Famous Birthdays on October 9

Q: Who was born on October 9?

Famous people born on October 9 include: Robert de Sorbon, Salimbene di Adam, Denis of Portugal (died 1325), Peter I of Cyprus (died 1369), Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac.

Q: What is David Cameron known for?

David Cameron, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1966 — David Cameron

English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

October 9 has seen 221 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1201 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · October 9 — Wikipedia

Famous Birthdays 221 people 1201 – 2002

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Until 2015, he led the first coalition government in the UK since 1945 and resigned after a referendum supported the country's leaving the European Union

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David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016

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After his premiership, he served as Foreign Secretary in the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from 2023 to 2024

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Cameron was Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010

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He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016, and has been a member of the House of Lords since November 2023

Robert de Sorbon

French minister and theologian, founded the Collège de Sorbonne (died 1274)

Robert de Sorbon was a French theologian, the chaplain of Louis IX of France, and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris.

1201

Salimbene di Adam

Italian historian and scholar (died 1290)

Salimbene di Adam was an Italian Franciscan friar, theologian, and chronicler. Salimbene was one of the most celebrated Franciscan chroniclers of the High Middle Ages. His Cronica is a fundamental source for Italian…

1221

Denis of Portugal (died 1325)

Denis, called the Farmer King and the Poet King, was King of Portugal from 1279 until his death in 1325.

1261

Peter I of Cyprus (died 1369)

Peter I was King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem from his father's abdication on 24 November 1358 until his death in 1369. He was invested as titular Count of Tripoli in 1346. As King of Cyprus, he had some…

1328

Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac

French mathematician, poet, and scholar (died 1638)

Claude Gaspar Bachet Sieur de Méziriac was a French mathematician and poet born in Bourg-en-Bresse, at that time belonging to Duchy of Savoy. He wrote Problèmes plaisans et délectables qui se font par les nombres, Les…

1581

Leopold V

Archduke of Austria (died 1632)

Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Prince-Bishop…

1586

Nicolaes Tulp

Dutch anatomist and politician (died 1674)

Nicolaes Tulp was a Dutch physician and mayor of Amsterdam. Tulp was well known for his upstanding moral character and as the subject of Rembrandt's famous painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.

1593

Thomas Weston

4th Earl of Portland, English noble (died 1688)

Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of Portland was a younger son of the 1st Earl of Portland, by his second wife Frances Walgrave. He was born at Nayland in Suffolk, England.

1609

Ferdinand Verbiest

Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (died 1688)

Ferdinand Verbiest, was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He was born in Pittem near Tielt in the County of Flanders. He is known as Nan Huairen in Chinese.

1623

Johann Andreas Segner

German mathematician, physicist, and physician (died 1777)

Johann Andreas von Segner was a Hungarian scientist of German descent. He was born in the Kingdom of Hungary, in the former Hungarian capital city of Pozsony, or Pressburg.

1704

Charles X of France (died 1836)

Charles X was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother of reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile. After the…

1757

Joseph Bonomi the Younger

British Egyptologist and sculptor (died 1878)

Joseph Bonomi the Younger was an English sculptor, artist, Egyptologist and museum curator.

1796

Mary Ann Shadd

American-Canadian abolitionist (died 1893)

Mary Ann Camberton Shadd Cary was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.…

1823

Agathon Meurman

Finnish politician and journalist (died 1909)

Agathon Meurman was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was one of the key persons of the Fennoman movement and since 1863 the leader of the Finnish Party together with Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen.

1826

Camille Saint-Saëns

French composer and conductor (died 1921)

Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First…

1835

Francis Wayland Parker

American theorist and academic (died 1902)

Francis Wayland Parker was a pioneer of the progressive school movement in the United States. He believed that education should include the complete development of an individual — mental, physical, and moral. John Dewey…

1837

Simeon Solomon

English painter (died 1905)

Simeon Solomon was a British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites who was noted for his depictions of Jewish life and same-sex desire. His career was cut short as a result of public scandal following his arrests…

1840

Carl Gustav Thulin

Swedish shipowner (died 1918)

Carl Gustav Thulin was a Swedish shipowner. He co-owned and later became the sole owner of the shipping company Nordström & Thulin.

1845

Hermann von Ihering

German-Brazilian zoologist (died 1930)

Hermann Friedrich Albert von Ihering was a German Brazilian doctor, professor and ornithologist. He was the oldest son of Rudolf von Jhering.

1850

Hermann Emil Fischer

German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919)

Hermann Emil Louis Fischer was a German chemist and 1902 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He discovered the Fischer esterification. He also developed the Fischer projection, a symbolic way of drawing…

1852

Mihajlo Pupin

Serbian-American physicist and chemist (died 1935)

Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, also known as Michael Pupin, was a Serbian-American electrical engineer, physicist and inventor.

1858

Alfred Dreyfus

French colonel (died 1935)

Alfred Dreyfus was a French Army officer best known for his central role in the Dreyfus affair. In 1894, Dreyfus fell victim to a judicial conspiracy that eventually sparked a major political crisis in the French Third…

1859

Edward Bok

Dutch-American journalist and author (died 1930)

Edward William Bok was a Dutch-born American editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was editor of the Ladies' Home Journal for 30 years (1889–1919). He also distributed popular homebuilding plans and created Bok…

1863

Reginald Dyer

British brigadier general (died 1927)

Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, was a British military officer in the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army. His military career began in the regular British Army, but he soon transferred…

1864

Georges Gauthier

Canadian archbishop (died 1940)

Georges Gauthier was a French Canadian archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Université de Montréal.

1871

Carl Flesch

Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1944)

Carl Flesch was a Hungarian classical violinist and teacher. Flesch’s compendium Scale System is a staple of violin pedagogy.

1873

Karl Schwarzschild

German physicist and astronomer (died 1916)

Karl Schwarzschild was a German physicist and astronomer.

1873

Charles Rudolph Walgreen

American pharmacist and businessman, founded Walgreens (died 1939)

Charles Rudolph Walgreen was an American businessman and the founder of Walgreens.

1873

Nicholas Roerich

Russian archaeologist and painter (died 1947)

Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, better known as Nicholas Roerich, was a Russian polymath, painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure. He is best known for his prolific body of artwork,…

1874

Gopabandhu Das

Indian journalist, poet, and activist (died 1928)

Gopabandhu Das (1877–1928), popularly known as Pandit Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, was a social worker, reformer, political activist, journalist, poet and essayist.

1877

Max von Laue

German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1960)

Max Theodor Felix von Laue was a German physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 "for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals."

1879

Charlie Faust

American baseball player (died 1915)

Charles Victor "Victory" Faust was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Regarded as a good-luck charm, Faust helped the New York Giants win the 1911 National League championship.

1880

Maria Filotti

Greek-Romanian actress (died 1956)

Maria Filotti was a Romanian actress. She was described as one of the "prestigious actors of the great realistic school" and the "directress" of a theater "that made an important contribution to transmitting the…

1883

Rube Marquard

American baseball player and manager (died 1980)

Richard William "Rube" Marquard was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball in the 1910s and early 1920s. He achieved his greatest success with the New York Giants. He was inducted into the Baseball…

1886

Nikolai Bukharin

Russian journalist and politician (died 1938)

Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, and Marxist theorist. A prominent Bolshevik described by Vladimir Lenin as a "most valuable and major theorist" of the Communist Party, Bukharin…

1888

Irving Cummings

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1959)

Irving Cummings was an American film director and actor.

1888

Aimee Semple McPherson

Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (died 1944)

Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson, also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian-born American Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursquare Church.…

1890

Ivo Andrić

Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

Ivo Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under Ottoman rule.

1892

Mário de Andrade

Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (died 1945)

Mário Raul de Morais Andrade was a Brazilian poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, and photographer. He wrote one of the first and most influential collections of modern Brazilian poetry, Paulicéia…

1893

Eugene Bullard

American pilot (died 1961)

Eugene Jacques Bullard was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few Black combat pilots during World War I. Also a boxer and…

1895

M. Bhaktavatsalam

Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras State (died 1987)

Minjur Bhaktavatsalam was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the chief minister of Madras State from 2 October 1963 to 6 March 1967. He was the last Congress chief minister of Tamil Nadu and…

1897

Tawfiq al-Hakim

Egyptian author and playwright (died 1987)

Tawfiq al-Hakim or Tawfik el-Hakim was an Egyptian writer. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama. The triumphs and failures that are represented by the reception of his enormous output of plays are…

1898

Joe Sewell

American baseball player (died 1990)

Joseph Wheeler Sewell was an American professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees from 1920 to 1933. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in…

1898

Bruce Catton

American historian and author (died 1978)

Charles Bruce Catton was an American historian and journalist who wrote books concerning the American Civil War. As a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, featuring interesting characters and…

1899

Joseph Friedman

American inventor (died 1982)

Joseph B. Friedman was an independent American inventor with a broad range of interests and ideas. Friedman was a first generation American and the fifth of eight children of Jewish-American immigrants.

1900

Alastair Sim

Scottish-English actor and academic (died 1976)

Alastair George Bell Sim was a Scottish actor. He began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his death in 1976. Starting in 1935,…

1900

Joseph Zubin

Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (died 1990)

Joseph Zubin was a Lithuanian-born American educational psychologist and an authority on schizophrenia who is commemorated by the Joseph Zubin Awards. He was the founder of the Biometrics Research Department of New York…

1900

Alice Lee Jemison

Seneca political activist and journalist (died 1964)

Alice Mae Lee Jemison was a Seneca political activist and journalist. She was a major critic of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the New Deal policies of its commissioner John Collier. She lobbied in support of…

1901

Freddie Young

English cinematographer (died 1998)

Frederick A. Young OBE, BSC was an English cinematographer. Sometimes credited as F. A. Young, his career in motion picture photography spanned more than 130 films across 65 years, between 1919 and 1984. He was best…

1902

Walter O'Malley

American lawyer and businessman (died 1979)

Walter Francis O'Malley was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. In 1958, as owner of the Dodgers, he brought major league baseball…

1903

J. R. Eyerman

American photographer and journalist (died 1985)

J. R. Wharton Eyerman was an American photographer and photojournalist.

1906

Léopold Sédar Senghor

Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (died 2001)

Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese politician, cultural theorist and poet who served as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980.

1906

Quintin Hogg

Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (died 2001)

Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He was known as the 2nd Viscount Hailsham between 1950 and 1963, at which point he disclaimed his…

1907

Jacques Tati

French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1982)

Jacques Tati was a French mime, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an Entertainment Weekly poll of the Greatest Movie Directors he was voted 46th, though he had directed only six feature-length films.

1907

Horst Wessel

German SA officer (died 1930)

Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930 by two members of the…

1907

Harry Hooton

Australian poet and critic (died 1961)

Henry (Harry) Arthur Hooton was an Australian poet and social commentator whose writing spanned the years 1930s–1961. He was described by a biographer as ahead of his time, or rather "of his time while the majority of…

1908

Werner von Haeften

German lieutenant (died 1944)

Werner Karl Otto Theodor von Haeften was an Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht who took part in the military-based conspiracy against Adolf Hitler known as the 20 July plot.

1908

Donald Coggan

English archbishop (died 2000)

Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980. As Archbishop of Canterbury, he "revived morale within the Church of England, opened a dialogue with Rome and supported…

1909

Joe Rosenthal

American photographer (died 2006)

Joseph John Rosenthal was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. His picture became one of…

1911

Edward Andrews

American actor (died 1985)

Edward Bryan Andrews Jr. was an American stage, film and television actor. Andrews was one of the most recognizable character actors on television and in films from the 1950s through the 1980s. Over time his stark white…

1914

Clifford M. Hardin

American academic and politician, 17th United States Secretary of Agriculture (died 2010)

Clifford Morris Hardin was an American politician who served as the first president of the University of Nebraska. He served as the United States secretary of agriculture from 1969 to 1971 under President Richard Nixon.

1915

Belva Plain

American author (died 2010)

Belva Plain, née Offenberg, was a best-selling American author of mainstream fiction.

1915

E. Howard Hunt

American CIA officer and author (died 2007)

Everette Howard Hunt Jr. was an American intelligence officer and author. From 1949 to 1970, Hunt served as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), where he was a central figure in U.S. regime change in…

1918

Charles Read

Australian air marshal (died 2014)

Air Marshal Sir Charles Frederick Read, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1972 to 1975. Born in Sydney, Read joined the…

1918

Bebo Valdés

Cuban-Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2013)

Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big band…

1918

Jens Bjørneboe

Norwegian author and educator (died 1976)

Jens Ingvald Bjørneboe was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a Waldorf school teacher. Bjørneboe was a harsh and eloquent critic of Norwegian society and…

1920

Yusef Lateef

American saxophonist, composer, and educator (died 2013)

Yusef Abdul Lateef was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in the United States.

1920

Jason Wingreen

American actor and screenwriter (died 2015)

Jason Wingreen was an American actor. He portrayed bartender Harry Snowden on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1976–1979), a role he reprised on the continuation series Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983). He was also…

1920

Michel Boisrond

French director and screenwriter (died 2002)

Michel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and screenwriter.

1921

Tadeusz Różewicz

Polish poet and playwright (died 2014)

Tadeusz Różewicz was a Polish poet, playwright, writer, and translator. Różewicz was in the first generation of Polish writers born after Poland regained its independence in 1918, following the century of foreign…

1921

Léon Dion

Canadian political scientist and academic (died 1997)

Léon Dion was a Canadian political scientist.

1922

Fyvush Finkel

American actor (died 2016)

Philip "Fyvush" Finkel was an American actor and director known as a star of Yiddish theater and for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series Picket Fences, for which he earned an Emmy Award for…

1922

Olga Guillot

Cuban-American singer (died 2010)

Olga Guillot was a Cuban singer who was known as the "Queen of Bolero". She was a native of Santiago de Cuba.

1922

Donald Sinden

English actor (died 2014)

Sir Donald Alfred Sinden was an English actor.

1923

Immanuvel Devendrar

Indian soldier (died 1957)

Immanuvel Devendrar, who later took the name Immanuel Sekaran, was a civil rights activist, former soldier and a party worker for the Indian National Congress in Tamil Nadu, India.

1924

Arnie Risen

American basketball player (died 2012)

Arnold Denny "Stilts" Risen was an American professional basketball player.

1924

Danièle Delorme

French actress and producer (died 2015)

Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard, known by her stage name Danièle Delorme, was a French actress and film producer, famous for her roles in films directed by Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier and Yves Robert.

1926

John Margetson

English scholar and diplomat, British Ambassador to the Netherlands (died 2020)

Sir John William Denys Margetson was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Vietnam, the United Nations, and the Netherlands.

1927

Einojuhani Rautavaara

Finnish composer and educator (died 2016)

Einojuhani Rautavaara was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a great number of works spanning various styles. These include…

1928

Tony Booth

English actor (died 2017)

Anthony George Booth was an English actor, often known for his role as Mike Rawlins in the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part. He was the father-in-law of former prime minister Tony Blair and the widower of Coronation…

1931

Peter Mansfield

English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)

Sir Peter Mansfield was an English physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Mansfield was a…

1933

Melvin Sokolsky

American fashion photographer (died 2022)

Melvin Sokolsky was an American photographer and film director.

1933

Bill Tidy

English soldier and cartoonist (died 2023)

William Edward Tidy, MBE was a British cartoonist, writer and television personality, known chiefly for his comic strips. He was noted for his charitable work, particularly for the Lord's Taverners, which he supported…

1933

Jill Ker Conway

Australian historian and author (died 2018)

Jill Ker Conway was an Australian-American scholar and author. Well known for her autobiographies, in particular her first memoir, The Road from Coorain, she also was Smith College's first woman president (1975–1985)…

1934

Abdullah Ibrahim

South African pianist and composer

Abdullah Ibrahim, previously known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from…

1934

Prince Edward

Duke of Kent

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is a member of the British royal family. The elder son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, he is a grandson of George V, nephew of Edward VIII and…

1935

Don McCullin

English photographer and journalist

Sir Donald McCullin is a British photojournalist, particularly recognised for his war photography and images of urban strife. His career, which began in 1959, has specialised in examining the underside of society, and…

1935

Brian Blessed

English actor

Brian Blessed is an English actor. He is known for his distinctive bushy beard, loud booming voice, and exuberant personality and performances. He portrayed PC "Fancy" Smith in Z-Cars; Augustus in the 1976 BBC…

1936

Mick Young

Australian politician (died 1996)

Michael Jerome Young was an Australian politician. He rose through the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to become its National Secretary, before serving as a Labor member of the House of Representatives from the 1974…

1936

Heinz Fischer

Austrian academic and politician, 11th President of Austria

Heinz Fischer is an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria from 2004 to 2016. Fischer previously served as minister for science from 1983 to 1987 and as president of the National Council of Austria…

1938

Nicholas Grimshaw

English architect and academic (died 2025)

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw was an English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was president of the…

1939

John Pilger

Australian-English journalist, director, and producer (died 2023)

John Richard Pilger was an Australian journalist, writer, scholar and documentary filmmaker. From 1962, he was based mainly in Britain. He was also a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York.

1939

John Lennon

English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1980)

John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney…

1940

Brian Lamb

American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN

Brian Patrick Lamb is an American journalist. He is the founder, executive chairman, and the now-retired CEO of C-SPAN, an American cable network that provides coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S.…

1941

Trent Lott

American lawyer and politician

Chester Trent Lott Sr. is an American lobbyist, lawyer, author, and politician who represented Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 and in the United States Senate from 1989 to…

1941

Omali Yeshitela

political activist and founder of the Uhuru Movement

Omali Yeshitela is an American far-left political activist and author. Ideologically a Pan-Africanist and African socialist, he is a co-founder and current chairman of the African People's Socialist Party. Yeshitela has…

1941

Douglas Kirby

American psychologist and author (died 2012)

Douglas Bernard Kirby was senior research scientist for ETR Associates in Scotts Valley, California, and one of the world’s leading experts on the effectiveness of school and community programs in the reduction of…

1943

Mike Peters

American cartoonist

Michael Bartley Peters is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm.

1943

Rita Donaghy

Baroness Donaghy, English academic and politician

Rita Margaret Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy, CBE, FRSA is a British university administrator, trade unionist and Labour life peer in the House of Lords.

1944

John Entwistle

English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 2002)

John Alec Entwistle was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed…

1944

Nona Hendryx

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Nona Bernis Hendryx is an American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, and author. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady…

1944

Amjad Ali Khan

Indian classical Sarod player

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. Khan was born into a classical musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was awarded…

1945

Taiguara

Uruguayan-Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 1996)

Taiguara Chalar da Silva, whose stage name was Taiguara, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.

1945

France Gall

French singer (died 2018)

Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall, known professionally as France Gall, was a French yé-yé and pop singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Poupée de…

1947

Jackson Browne

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Clyde Jackson Browne is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 30 million albums in the United States.

1948

Rod Temperton

English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (died 2016)

Rodney Lynn Temperton was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer.

1949

Yoshiyuki Konishi

Japanese fashion designer

Masanori Konishi , better known as Yoshiyuki Konishi is a Japanese fashion designer who is represented by the talent agency Someday. He is nicknamed Don Konishi . He was divorced and is now single.

1950

Reichi Nakaido

Japanese singer and guitarist

Hideaki Katō , known professionally as Reichi Nakaido and nicknamed Chabo, is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as one of the guitarists and vocalists of the rock band RC Succession. Nakaido…

1950

Jody Williams

American academic and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

Jody Williams is an American political activist known for her work in banning anti-personnel landmines, her defense of human rights, and her efforts to promote new understandings of security in today's world. She was…

1950

Robert Wuhl

American actor, comedian, and writer

Robert Wuhl is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television comedy series Arliss (1996–2002) and for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Alexander Knox in Tim…

1951

Sharon Osbourne

English television host and manager

Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English and American television personality, businesswoman and author. She came to prominence while appearing on The Osbournes (2002–2005), a reality television show that aired on MTV, which…

1952

Dennis Stratton

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Dennis Stratton is an English guitarist best known as a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from December 1979 to October 1980. He was also the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of Praying Mantis from…

1952

Sally Burgess

South African-English soprano and educator

Sally Burgess FRCM is a South African-born British operatic lyric mezzo-soprano, opera director, and educator. She has been a Fellow and Professor of Vocal Studies at the Royal College of Music since 2004, as well as…

1953

Hank Pfister

American tennis player

Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 2, 1983, when he…

1953

Tony Shalhoub

American actor and producer

Anthony Marc Shalhoub is a Lebanese-American actor and filmmaker. He is known for a variety of roles ranging from comedic to dramatic on stage and screen. He has received several accolades including five Emmy Awards, a…

1953

Scott Bakula

American actor

Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor. He played Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap – for which he was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards – and Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek:…

1954

James Fearnley

English musician

James Fearnley is an English musician. He plays accordion in the Pogues.

1954

Rubén Magnano

Argentine-Italian basketball coach

Rubén Pablo Magnano is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball coach.

1954

John O'Hurley

American actor and game show host

John George O'Hurley Jr. is an American actor, comedian, and game show host. He played J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, provided the voice for King Neptune on SpongeBob SquarePants, and hosted the game show…

1954

Linwood Boomer

Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Linwood M. Boomer is a Canadian-born American film and television producer, writer, and actor. He is known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama Little House on the Prairie, and for creating the Fox sitcom…

1955

Steve Ovett

English runner and sportscaster

Stephen Michael James Ovett, is a retired British track athlete. A middle-distance runner, he was the gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Ovett set five world records for 1500 metres and…

1955

Ini Kamoze

Jamaican singer-songwriter

Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae singer who began his career in the early 1980s and rose to prominence in 1994 with the signature song "Here Comes the Hotstepper". The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as…

1957

Al Jourgensen

Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer

Alain David Jourgensen is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans five decades. He is the frontman and lyricist…

1958

Michael Paré

American actor

Michael Kevin Paré is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), and on the series Houston Knights…

1958

Mike Singletary

American football player and coach

Michael Singletary, nicknamed "Samurai Mike", is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college…

1958

Boris Nemtsov

Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (died 2015)

Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov was a Russian physicist, liberal statesman and politician, opposition leader and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. Early in his political career, he was involved in the introduction of reforms…

1959

Kenny Garrett

American saxophonist and composer

Kenny Garrett is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. Garrett's primary instruments…

1960

Julian Bailey

English racing driver and sportscaster

Julian Terence Bailey is a British former Formula One driver from England, who raced for the Tyrrell and Lotus teams.

1961

Kurt Neumann

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kurt Robert Neumann is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is a co-founder of the roots-rock band BoDeans.

1961

Jorge Burruchaga

Argentinian footballer and manager

Jorge Luis Burruchaga, nicknamed Burru, is an Argentine association football coach and former professional football player. He played both as an attacking midfielder and forward and scored the winning goal in the final…

1962

Paul Radisich

New Zealand racing driver

Paul Francis Wade Radisich is a retired New Zealand racing driver and businessman of Croat origin. He has competed in saloon cars for many years — both European-style tourers and the V8 Supercars of Australia and New…

1962

Ōnokuni Yasushi

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 62nd Yokozuna

Ōnokuni Yasushi is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō. Making his professional debut in 1978, he reached the top division in 1983. In 1987 he won his first yūshō or tournament championship with…

1962

Andy Platt

English rugby league player

Andrew Platt is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and second-row forward in the 1980s and 1990s.

1963

Guillermo del Toro

Mexican-American director, producer, and screenwriter

Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse…

1964

Martín Jaite

Argentine tennis player

Martín Jaite is a former top-10 professional tennis player from Argentina.

1964

Christopher Östlund

Swedish publisher, founded Plaza Magazine

Christopher Östlund is the publisher of Plaza Magazine International, a magazine in the field of fashion, interior and design.

1966

Carling Bassett-Seguso

Canadian tennis player

Carling Kathrin Bassett-Seguso is a Canadian former professional tennis player, fashion model and actress. Bassett is the daughter of John F. Bassett and Susan Carling, and the granddaughter of media baron John W. H.…

1967

Eddie Guerrero

American wrestler (died 2005)

Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),…

1967

Gheorghe Popescu

Romanian footballer

Gheorghe "Gică" Popescu is a Romanian former professional football player who played as a defender, currently he is the owner and the president of Liga I club Farul Constanța.

1967

Guto Bebb

Welsh businessman and politician

Guto ap Owain Bebb is a Welsh politician and former business consultant who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberconwy from 2010 to 2019, having previously lost elections to the Welsh Assembly and the House of…

1968

Anbumani Ramadoss

Indian politician

Anbumani Ramadoss is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India and was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the First Manmohan Singh…

1968

Darren Britt

Australian rugby league player

Darren Britt is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s and 2000s.

1969

Simon Fairweather

Australian archer

Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia.

1969

PJ Harvey

English musician, singer-songwriter, writer, poet, and composer

Polly Jean Harvey is an English singer and songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.

1969

Christine Hough

Canadian figure skater and coach

Christine "Tuffy" Hough is a Canadian former pair skater. With Doug Ladret, she is the 1988 Canadian national champion and finished in the top ten at two Winter Olympics, in 1988 and 1992.

1969

Giles Martin

English songwriter and producer

Giles Martin is an English record producer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist. His studio recordings, stage shows, TV and film works have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful around the…

1969

Steve McQueen

English director, producer, and screenwriter

Sir Steve Rodney McQueen is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter and video artist. Known for directing films that deal with intense subject matter, he has received several awards including an Academy…

1969

Kenny Anderson

American basketball player and coach

Kenneth Anderson is an American former professional basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Tech, he played point guard professionally from 1991 to 2006, mostly in the National Basketball Association.

1970

Steve Jablonsky

American composer

Steve Jablonsky is an American composer for film, television, and video games, best known for his musical scores in the Transformers film series, Desperate Housewives, and The Sims 3. Some of his frequent collaboration…

1970

Annika Sörenstam

Swedish golfer and architect

Annika Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish and American professional golfer regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 96…

1970

Wayne Bartrim

Australian rugby league player and coach

Wayne Bartrim, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was selected to represent Australia and Queensland during his career, which he spent playing for the Gold…

1971

Sian Evans

Welsh singer

Sian Evans is a Welsh singer. She is front woman and singer-songwriter of the band Kosheen, a trip-hop/drum and bass group that had their first two albums rise into the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart between 2001 and…

1971

Steve Burns

American actor, television host and musician

Steven Michael Burns is an American actor, musician, and television host. He is best known for portraying a fictional version of himself as the host of the children's television series Blue's Clues from 1996 until 2002,…

1973

Fabio Lione

Italian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Fabio Tordiglione, known professionally as Fabio Lione, is an Italian singer who has worked with many bands in the heavy metal genre. He was known for being the singer of Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of…

1973

Keith Booth

American basketball player and coach

Keith Eugene Booth is an American basketball coach and former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Booth played college basketball at the University of Maryland from 1993 to 1997. He was an assistant coach at…

1974

Shmuel Herzfeld

American rabbi

Shmuel Herzfeld is an American Orthodox rabbi. He is the Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivas Elimelech. He previously served as Senior Rabbi of Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue in Washington, D.C., and before that as…

1974

Haylie Ecker

Australian violinist

Bond is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover and synth-pop music. The quartet has sold five million albums.

1975

Sean Lennon

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

Sean Tarō Ono Lennon is a British and American musician. He is the son of the musical artists John Lennon and Yoko Ono and half-brother of Julian Lennon and Kyoko Cox. Over the course of his career, Lennon has been a…

1975

Mark Viduka

Australian footballer

Mark Antony Viduka is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre forward. Regarded as one of the best Australian players of all time, he captained the Australia national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup,…

1975

William Alexander

American author and educator

William Joseph Alexander is an American writer and academic.

1976

Stephen Neal

American football player

Stephen Matthew Neal is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former world champion in…

1976

Lee Peacock

Scottish footballer and coach

Lee Anthony Peacock is a Scottish former professional footballer and current Assistant Manager at Plymouth Parkway F.C.

1976

Özlem Türköne

Turkish journalist and politician

Özlem Piltanoğlu is a Turkish columnist and politician of the Justice and Development Party. She was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of…

1976

Nick Swardson

American actor and comedian

Nicholas Roger Swardson is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his recurring role as Terry Bernadino in the comedy series Reno 911! (2003–2009), for his work with Adam…

1976

Emanuele Belardi

Italian footballer

Emanuele Belardi is a retired Italian footballer who was a goalkeeper.

1977

Brian Roberts

American baseball player

Brian Michael Roberts is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2001 and played for the team until 2013. He played his final…

1977

Nicky Byrne

Irish singer-songwriter

Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne Jr. is an Irish singer, songwriter, radio and television presenter and former professional footballer. He is best known for being a member of the pop group Westlife, one of the most…

1978

Juan Dixon

American basketball player and coach

Juan Max Dixon is an American former professional basketball player and former head coach for Coppin State University in Baltimore. Dixon led the Maryland Terrapins to their first NCAA championship in 2002 and earned…

1978

Vernon Fox

American football player and coach

Vernon Lee Fox, III is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and was signed by the San Diego…

1979

Alex Greenwald

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Alexander Greenwald is an American musician and actor. Prior to his music career, he began his professional career as a teen actor with both live-action and animated roles in films like The Halloween Tree (1993) and No…

1979

Todd Kelly

Australian racing driver

Todd Evan Kelly is a retired Australian professional racing driver who competed in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He is the older brother of fellow Supercars driver and former Bathurst 1000 winner, Rick…

1979

Lecrae

American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor

Lecrae Devaughn Moore is an American Christian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and recording producer and executive. Since having begun his career in 2004, he has released ten studio albums and four mixtapes as a solo…

1979

Chris O'Dowd

Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter

Christopher O'Dowd is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, which ran for four seasons from 2006 to 2010. He has…

1979

Brandon Routh

American model and actor

Brandon Routh is an American actor. His portrayal of Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns garnered him international fame. In 2011, he played the title character of the film Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. He also had…

1979

Gonzalo Sorondo

Uruguayan footballer

Gonzalo Sorondo Amaro is a Uruguayan former footballer who last played for Defensor.

1979

Lucy Akello

Ugandan social worker and politician

Lucy Akello is a Ugandan social worker and politician, who served as the member of parliament for the Amuru District Women's Constituency in the 10th Parliament. She was elected back to the eleventh Parliament…

1980

Filip Bobek

Polish actor

Filip Andrzej Bobek is a Polish actor, best known for his role of the main love interest in BrzydUla.

1980

Sarah Lovell

Australian politician

Sarah Elizabeth Lovell is an Australian politician. She has been the Labor member for Rumney in the Tasmanian Legislative Council since the 2017 periodic elections.

1980

Thami Tsolekile

South African cricketer

Thami Lungisa Tsolekile is a South African former cricketer who played three Test matches for the national team as a wicketkeeper in 2004–05. He was educated in Cape Town at Pinelands High School.

1980

Henrik Zetterberg

Swedish ice hockey player

Henrik Zetterberg is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played his entire National Hockey League career, from 2002 to 2018, with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.

1980

Zachery Ty Bryan

American actor

Zachery Tyler Bryan is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement. He also appeared in the films First Kid and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo…

1981

Darius Miles

American basketball player

Darius LaVar Miles is an American former professional basketball player.

1981

Farhaan Behardien

South African cricketer

Farhaan Behardien is a South African former international cricketer who played ODIs and T20Is. On 10 January 2017, Behardien was appointed as the T20I captain for the Sri Lanka tour.

1983

Trevor Daley

Canadian ice hockey player

Trevor Daley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, currently serving as a Special Assistant to the President of Hockey Operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He…

1983

Stephen Gionta

American ice hockey player

Stephen Michael Gionta is an American former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. Gionta is the younger brother of Brian…

1983

Spencer Grammer

American actress

Spencer Karen Grammer is an American actress best known for her roles as the voice of Summer Smith in the Adult Swim animated science-fiction series Rick and Morty and as Casey Cartwright in the ABC Family college…

1983

Jang Mi-ran

South Korean weightlifter

Jang Mi-ran is a South Korean Olympic weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, competing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club.

1983

Andreas Zuber

Austrian racing driver

Andreas "Andi" Zuber is a former motor racing driver. An Austrian by birth, he is based in Dubai and once raced under a licence issued by the United Arab Emirates.

1983

Marie Kondo

Japanese author and television presenter

Marie Kondo , also known as Konmari (こんまり), is a Japanese organizing consultant, author, and TV presenter.

1984

David Plummer

American swimmer

David Edward Plummer is a retired American competition swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. He won bronze and gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

1985

Derek Holland

American baseball player

Derek Lane Holland, nicknamed "Dutch Oven", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs,…

1986

Laure Manaudou

French swimmer

Laure Manaudou is a retired French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She has held the world record in freestyle events between 200 and 1500 meter. Her younger brother Florent Manaudou is also an Olympic gold…

1986

David Phelps

American baseball player

David Edward Phelps is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee…

1986

Jan Christian Vestre

Norwegian businessman and politician

Jan Christian Vestre is a Norwegian jurist, businessperson in the furniture industry, and politician for the Labour Party. He has served as Minister of Health and Care Services since 2024, and Minister of Trade and…

1986

Stephane Zubar

French footballer

Stéphane Zubar is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Ronald Zubar and cousin of Claude Dielna, both of whom are footballers.

1986

Craig Brackins

American basketball player

Craig Lee Brackins is an American former professional basketball player.

1987

Samantha Murray Sharan

British tennis player

Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 22 August 2022, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 76.

1987

Henry Walker

American basketball player

William Henry Walker is an American professional basketball player for Gladiadores de Anzoátegui of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). Previously known as Bill Walker, the 6-foot-6-inch-tall player was…

1987

Starling Marte

Dominican baseball player

Starling Javier Marte is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami…

1988

David Tyrrell

Australian rugby league player

David Tyrrell is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Tyrrell played his entire career for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, primarily as a prop.

1988

Russell Packer

New Zealand rugby league player

Russell Packer is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Wests Tigers, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, and the New Zealand Māori and…

1989

Kevin Kampl

German-Slovene footballer

Kevin Kampl is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Germany, he represented the Slovenia national team at international level.

1990

Jake Lamb

American baseball player

Jacob Ryan Lamb is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014 and was an All-Star in 2017. He also played in MLB for the…

1990

Jerian Grant

American basketball player

Holdyn Jerian Grant is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball with the University of Notre Dame and was…

1992

Sam Mewis

American soccer player

Samantha June Mewis is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Mewis is the editor-in-chief and podcast host of The Women's Game from Men in Blazers.

1992

Tyler James Williams

American actor

Tyler James Williams is an American actor and rapper. He began his career as a child actor, making several appearances on Saturday Night Live, Little Bill, and Sesame Street. Williams later rose to prominence for…

1992

Ani Amiraghyan

Armenian tennis player

Ani Amiraghyan is an Armenian tennis player.

1993

Lauren Davis

American tennis player

Lauren Davis is an American former professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, speed, and clay-court strength, she has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high singles ranking…

1993

Jayden Hodges

Australian rugby league player

Jayden Hodges is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who is the captain of the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup. He primarily plays as a hooker.

1993

George Kittle

American football player

George Krieger Kittle is an American professional football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the 49ers in…

1993

Scotty McCreery

American singer and songwriter

Scott Cooke McCreery is an American country singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of American Idol in May 2011.

1993

Wesley So

Filipino-American chess grandmaster

Wesley Barbossa So is a Filipino-American chess grandmaster, a three-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the first World Fischer Random Chess Champion. He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. On the March 2017 FIDE…

1993

Jodelle Ferland

Canadian actress

Jodelle Micah Ferland is a Canadian actress. She performed in the drama film Mermaid (2000) at the age of four, for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination at the age of six, making her one of the youngest Emmy…

1994

Jacob Batalon

Filipino-American actor

Jacob Andres Batalon is an American actor. Batalon achieved international recognition playing Ned Leeds in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero films, beginning with a supporting role in Spider-Man: Homecoming…

1996

Bella Hadid

American model

Isabella Khair Hadid is an American fashion model. In 2022, she was named Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Throughout her career, Hadid has made at least 35 appearances on international Vogue covers.…

1996

Jharrel Jerome

American actor

Jharrel Jerome is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us…

1997

Megan Moroney

American singer-songwriter.

Megan Ann Moroney is an American country music singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia, west of Atlanta. Moroney first gained attention from her single "Hair Salon", which was included on her debut EP Pistol…

1997

Penei Sewell

American football player

Penei Elama Sewell is an American Samoan professional football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, winning the Outland and…

2000

Kyla Leibel

Canadian swimmer

Kyla Anne Leibel is a Canadian butterfly and freestyle swimmer.

2001

Ben Shelton

American tennis player

Benjamin Todd Shelton is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 5 in singles, achieved in November 2025, and No. 68 in doubles, attained in 2024. He is the current No.…

2002

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