Famous Birthdays on September 2

Q: Who was born on September 2?

Famous people born on September 2 include: Gilbert de Clare, Francis of Fabriano, Francis I, Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Vincenzo Scamozzi.

Q: What is Andreas Embirikos known for?

Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (died 1975)

228 people 1243 – 1998

September 2 has seen 228 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1243 – 1998. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · September 2 — Wikipedia

1901 — Andreas Embirikos

Greek psychoanalyst and poet (died 1975)

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As a writer, he emerged from the Generation of the '30s and is considered one of the most important representatives of Greek surrealism

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He studied psychoanalysis in France and was the first to practice it as a profession in Greece in the years 1935–1951

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Andreas Embirikos was a Greek surrealist poet, writer, photographer, and one of the first Greek psychoanalysts

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Out of his entire literary work, his first collection of poetry, titled Ypsikaminos, stands out as the first purely surrealist Greek text

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Among his prose works, his bold erotic novel The Great Eastern was completed over a period of several decades becoming the lengthiest modern Greek novel

Gilbert de Clare

7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford, English politician (died 1295)

Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester was a powerful English magnate. He was also known as "Red" Gilbert de Clare or "The Red Earl", probably because of his hair colour or fiery temper in…

1243

Francis of Fabriano

Italian writer (died 1322)

Francesco da Fabriano - born Francesco Venimbeni - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. He was a noted writer on various theological and biblical matters and was known for his…

1251

Francis I

Duke of Nevers (died 1561)

François I de Clèves, was a French Prince étranger and military commander during the Italian Wars. He was the first duke of Nevers, his county being elevated to a duchy in 1539. In deference to the large amount of land…

1516

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto

Bishop of Fiesole (died 1595)

Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, often referred to as Francesco Cattani da Diacceto il Giovane in order to distinguish him from his grandfather, the philosopher Francesco di Zanobi Cattani da Diacceto (1466–1522), was…

1531

Vincenzo Scamozzi

Italian architect (died 1616)

Vincenzo Scamozzi was an Italian architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Republic of Venice area in the second half of the 16th century. He was perhaps the most important figure there…

1548

Georg Böhm

German organist and composer (died 1733)

Georg Böhm was a German Baroque organist and composer. He is notable for his development of the chorale partita and for his influence on the young J. S. Bach.

1661

William Somervile

English poet and author (died 1742)

William Somervile or Somerville was an English poet who wrote in many genres and is especially remembered for "The Chace", in which he pioneered an early English georgic.

1675

Marie Joséphine of Savoy (died 1810)

Marie Joséphine of Savoy was a princess of France and Countess of Provence by marriage to the future King Louis XVIII of France. She was regarded by Bourbon royalist Legitimists as the titular 'Queen of France' when her…

1753

Louis Bonaparte

French-Dutch king (died 1846)

Louis Bonaparte was a younger brother of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French. He was a monarch in his own right from 1806 to 1810, ruling over the Kingdom of Holland. In that capacity, he was known as Louis I.

1778

Esteban Echeverría

Argentinian poet and author (died 1851)

José Esteban Antonio Echeverría was an Argentine poet, fiction writer, cultural promoter, and liberal activist who played a significant role in the development of Argentine literature, not only through his own writings…

1805

Lysander Button

American engineer (died 1898)

Lysander Button was the inventor of many of the early improvements made on hand and steam fire engines. Many of those improvements made their way to the modern fire engines of today.

1810

William Seymour Tyler

American historian and educator (died 1897)

William Seymour Tyler was the Amherst College, Massachusetts, historian during his tenure as professor of Latin, Greek, and Greek literature from 1832 to 1893.

1810

Ernst Curtius

German archaeologist and historian (died 1896)

Ernst Curtius was a German archaeologist, historian and museum director.

1814

Lucretia Peabody Hale

American journalist and author (died 1900)

Lucretia Peabody Hale was an American writer and editor, best known for her humorous The Peterkin Papers stories.

1820

William P. Frye

American lawyer and politician (died 1911)

William Pierce Frye was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and then U.S. House of…

1830

Bhaktivinoda Thakur

Indian guru and philosopher (died 1914)

Bhaktivinoda Thakur, born Kedarnath Datta, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and spiritual reformer of Gaudiya Vaishnavism who effected its resurgence in India in late 19th and early 20th century and was called by…

1838

Liliʻuokalani

Last sovereign monarch of Hawaiʻi (died 1917)

Liliʻuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893, in a coup that was led by…

1838

Henry George

American economist and author (died 1897)

Henry George was an American political economist, social philosopher and journalist. His writing was immensely popular in 19th-century America and sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era. He inspired the…

1839

Eugene Field

American author and poet (died 1895)

Eugene Field Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood".

1850

Albert Spalding

American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding Sporting Goods Company (died 1915)

Albert Goodwill Spalding was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of the Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raised in Byron, Illinois,…

1850

Woldemar Voigt

German physicist and academic (died 1919)

Woldemar Voigt was a German mathematician and physicist.

1850

Paul Bourget

French author and critic (died 1935)

Paul Charles Joseph Bourget was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.

1852

Wilhelm Ostwald

Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)

Wilhelm Friedrich Ostwald was a Baltic German chemist and philosopher. Ostwald is credited with being one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry, with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst and Svante…

1853

John Bowser

English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria (died 1936)

Sir John Bowser, Australian politician, was the 26th Premier of Victoria. He was born in London, the son of an army officer, and arrived in Melbourne as a child with his family. He grew up at Bacchus Marsh and when he…

1856

Simeón Ola

Filipino general and politician (died 1952)

Simeón Ola y Arboleda is a hero of the Philippine Revolution and was the last general of the Philippines to surrender to the American forces after the Philippine–American War.

1865

Charles Vintcent

South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1943)

Charles Henry Vintcent was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1889 to 1892.

1866

Lily Poulett-Harris

Australian cricketer and educator (died 1897)

Lily Poulett-Harris was an Australian sportswoman and educationalist, notable for being the founder and captain of the first women's cricket team in Australia. Poulett-Harris continued to play until forced to retire due…

1873

Frederick Soddy

English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1956)

Frederick Soddy FRS was an English radiochemist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions. He also proved the existence of…

1877

Herman

Estonian-Finnish archbishop (died 1961)

Archbishop Herman was an Estonian-born Orthodox bishop who served from 1925 to 1960 as Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland of the Orthodox Church of Finland.

1878

Werner von Blomberg

German field marshal (died 1946)

Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg was a German field marshal and politician who served as the first Minister of War in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1938. Blomberg had served as Chief of the Truppenamt, equivalent to the…

1878

Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (died 1963)

Archduchess Elisabeth Marie Henriette Stephanie Gisela of Austria was the only child of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. Her father was the son and heir apparent of Emperor Franz…

1883

Frank Laubach

American missionary and mystic (died 1970)

Frank Charles Laubach, from Benton, Pennsylvania was a Congregational Christian missionary educated at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, and a mystic known as "The Apostle to the Illiterates." In 1915,…

1884

Dezső Kertész

Hungarian actor and film director (died 1965)

Dezső Kertész was a Hungarian film actor and director.

1892

Joseph Roth

Austrian journalist and author (died 1939)

Moses Joseph Roth was a Austro-Hungarian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga Radetzky March (1932), about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his novel of Jewish life Job (1930) and…

1894

Fazlollah Zahedi

Iranian general and statesman, 36th Prime Minister of Iran (died 1963)

Fazlollah Zahedi was an Iranian military officer and statesman who replaced the Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh through a coup d'état supported by the United States and the United Kingdom.

1897

Adolph Rupp

American basketball player and coach (died 1977)

Adolph Frederick Rupp was an American college basketball coach. Nicknamed the "Baron of the Bluegrass", he coached the University of Kentucky Wildcats to four NCAA championships, one NIT championship, 27 Southeastern…

1901

August Jakobson

Estonian author and politician (died 1963)

August Jakobson was an Estonian writer and politician. He was one of the few Estonian playwright among his contemporaries whose plays were untouched by Soviet censorship and reached other Soviet states. He has been…

1904

Pertev Naili Boratav

Turkish author and educator (died 1998)

Pertev Naili Boratav, born Mustafa Pertev was a Turkish folklorist and researcher of folk literature. He has been characterized as 'the founding father of Turkish folkloristics during the Republic'.

1907

Ruth Bancroft

American landscape and garden designer (died 2017)

Ruth Bancroft was the creator of the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.

1908

Paul Saagpakk

Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (died 1996)

Paul Friedrich Saagpakk was an Estonian linguist who compiled a standard reference dictionary of Estonian with 500,000 Estonian expressions and their English equivalents.

1910

Donald Watson

English activist, founded the Vegan Society (died 2005)

Donald Watson was an English animal rights and veganism advocate who co-founded The Vegan Society.

1910

Romare Bearden

American painter and author (died 1988)

Romare Howard Bearden was an American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bearden grew up in New York City and…

1911

William F. Harrah

American businessman, founded Harrah's Entertainment (died 1978)

William Fisk Harrah was an American businessman and the founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, now part of Caesars Entertainment.

1911

Lill Tschudi

Swiss artist (died 2004)

Lill Tschudi was a Swiss artist associated with the Grosvenor School of Modern Art.

1911

Ernest Bromley

Australian cricketer (died 1967)

Ernest Harvey Bromley was an Australian cricketer who played in two Test matches, one in 1933 and the other in 1934.

1912

Israel Gelfand

Russian-American mathematician and biologist (died 2009)

Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, also written Israïl Moyseyovich Gel'fand, or Izrail M. Gelfand was a prominent Ukrainian-American mathematician, one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, biologist, teacher and…

1913

Bill Shankly

Scottish footballer and manager (died 1981)

William Shankly was a Scottish football player and manager who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. Shankly brought success to Liverpool, gaining promotion to the First Division and winning three League…

1913

Benjamin Aaron

American lawyer and scholar (died 2007)

Benjamin Aaron was an American attorney, labor law scholar and civil servant. He is known for his work as an arbitrator and mediator, and for helping to advance the development of the field of comparative labor law in…

1915

Ömer Lütfi Akad

Turkish director and screenwriter (died 2011)

Lütfi Ömer Akad was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and academic, who directed movies from 1948 to 1990. In 1949, he debuted as a film director with Vurun Kahpeye an adaptation of Halide Edib Adıvar's book of the…

1916

Laurindo Almeida

Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (died 1995)

Laurindo José de Araújo Almeida Nóbrega Neto was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to…

1917

Cleveland Amory

American author and critic (died 1997)

Cleveland Amory was an American author, reporter, television critic, commentator and animal rights activist. He wrote a series of popular books poking fun at the pretensions and customs of society, starting with The…

1917

Allen Drury

American journalist and author (died 1998)

Allen Stuart Drury was an American novelist. During World War II, he was a reporter in the Senate, closely observing Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, among others. He would convert these experiences…

1918

Marge Champion

American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2020)

Marjorie Celeste Champion was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in…

1919

Lance Macklin

English racing driver and businessman (died 2002)

Lance Noel Macklin was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952. He was infamously involved in the 1955 Le Mans disaster, starting…

1919

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)

Arthur Ashkin was an American scientist and Nobel laureate who worked at Bell Labs. Ashkin has been considered by many as the father of optical tweezers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 at age…

1922

Leigh Kamman

American radio host (died 2014)

Leigh Kamman was an American radio host who focused on bringing jazz music to the airwaves during his career, which spanned more than six decades.

1922

René Thom

French mathematician, biologist, and academic (died 2002)

René Frédéric Thom was a French mathematician, who received the Fields Medal in 1958.

1923

Ramón Valdés

Mexican actor and comedian (died 1988)

Ramón Esteban Gómez-Valdés y Castillo was a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Don Ramón in the Mexican sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. He is also recognized as one of Mexico's best…

1923

Daniel arap Moi

Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya (died 2020)

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He is the country's longest-serving president to date. Moi previously served as the third vice president…

1924

Hugo Montenegro

American composer and conductor (died 1981)

Hugo Mario Montenegro was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best-known work is interpretations of the music from Spaghetti Westerns, especially his cover version of Ennio Morricone's…

1925

Milo Hamilton

American sportscaster (died 2015)

Leland Milo Hamilton was an American sportscaster, best known for calling play-by-play for seven different Major League Baseball teams from 1953 to 2012. He received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of…

1927

Francis Matthews

English actor (died 2014)

Francis Matthews was an English actor, best known for playing Paul Temple in the BBC television series of the same name and for voicing Captain Scarlet in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

1927

Alice Raftary

American educator of blind adults (died 2014)

Alice Geisler Raftary was an American educator, based in Detroit, who specialized in education and rehabilitation for newly blind adults.

1927

Jim Jordan

Canadian educator and politician (died 2012)

Jim Jordan was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. His career had been in education as a teacher and administrator.

1928

Horace Silver

American pianist and composer (died 2014)

Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.

1928

Mel Stuart

American director and producer (died 2012)

Mel Stuart was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance.

1928

Hal Ashby

American actor, director, and producer (died 1988)

William Hal Ashby was an American film director and editor. His work exemplified the countercultural attitude of the era. He directed wide-ranging films featuring iconic performances. He is associated with the New…

1929

Beulah Bewley

English physician and academic (died 2018)

Dame Beulah Rosemary Bewley was a British public health physician and past president of the Medical Women's Federation on the General Medical Council.

1929

Rex Hartwig

Australian tennis player (died 2022)

Rex Noel Hartwig was an Australian tennis player.

1929

Victor Spinetti

Welsh actor and director (died 2012)

Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti was a Welsh actor, author, poet and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his fifty-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films A Hard…

1929

Clifford Jordan

American saxophonist (died 1993)

Clifford Laconia Jordan was an American jazz tenor saxophone player and composer. Originally from Chicago, Jordan later moved to New York City, where he recorded extensively in addition to touring across both Europe and…

1931

Alan Simpson

American politician, US Senator from Wyoming (died 2025)

Alan Kooi Simpson was an American politician from Wyoming. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing Park County, Wyoming from 1965 to 1977 and as a…

1931

Walter Davis Jr.

American pianist (died 1990)

Walter Davis Jr. was an American bebop and hard bop pianist.

1932

Arnold Greenberg

American businessman, co-founded Snapple (died 2012)

Arnold Shepard Greenberg was an American businessman who co-founded Snapple, a brand of tea and juice drinks, in the 1970s with Leonard Marsh, his former high school classmate, and Hyman Golden, who was Marsh's…

1932

Ed Conlin

American basketball player and coach (died 2012)

Edward James Conlin was an American basketball player and coach.

1933

Mathieu Kérékou

Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (died 2015)

Mathieu Kérékou was a Beninese politician who served as president of the People's Republic of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and the Republic of Benin from 1996 to 2006.

1933

Hilla Becher

German conceptual photographer (died 2015)

Hilla Becher was a German conceptual photographer. Becher was well known for her industrial photographs, or typologies, with longtime collaborator and husband, Bernd Becher. Her career spanned more than 50 years and…

1934

Sam Gooden

American soul singer (died 2022)

Samuel Gooden was an American soul singer. He was best known for being an original member of the successful 1991 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted R&B group The Impressions, from its beginnings as The Roosters in the…

1934

Chuck McCann

American actor and screenwriter (died 2018)

Charles John Thomas McCann was an American actor, comedian, puppeteer, commercial presenter and television host. His career spanned over 70 years. He was best known for his work in presenting children's television…

1934

Grady Nutt

American comedian, minister, and author (died 1982)

Grady Lee Nutt was a Southern Baptist minister, humorist, television personality, and author. His humor revolved around rural Southern Protestantism and earned him the title of "The Prime Minister of Humor".

1934

D. Wayne Lukas

American horse trainer (died 2025)

Darrell Wayne Lukas was an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He won 20 Breeders' Cup races, 15 Triple Crown races, received five Eclipse Awards for his accomplishments, and his horses won…

1935

Andrew Grove

Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (died 2016)

Andrew "Andy" Stephen Grove was a Hungarian-American businessman and engineer who served as the third CEO of Intel Corporation. He escaped from the Hungarian People's Republic during the 1956 revolution at the age of 20…

1936

Károly Krajczár

Hungarian-Slovene author and educator (died 2018)

Károly Krajczár was a Hungarian Slovene teacher and writer. He was born in Apátistvánfalva. He wrote Slovene textbooks and collected ethnological objects.

1936

Len Carlson

Canadian voice actor (died 2006)

Len Carlson was a Canadian voice actor who voiced various characters on many animated television series from the 1960s to the 2000s, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during the 1970s…

1937

Peter Ueberroth

American businessman

Peter Victor Ueberroth is an American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. A Los Angeles–based businessman, he was the chairman of the Los Angeles Olympic…

1937

Leonard Appleyard

English diplomat, British Ambassador to China (died 2020)

Sir Leonard Vincent Appleyard, was a British diplomat.

1938

Jimmy Clanton

American pop singer-songwriter

Jimmy Clanton is an American singer who became known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol". His band recorded a hit song "Just a Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records label. It reached number four…

1938

Ernie Sigley

Australian television host (died 2021)

Ernest William Sigley was an Australian Gold Logie award winning television host, comedian, variety performer, radio presenter and singer. Known as a pioneer of radio and television in Australian, he was often styled as…

1938

Jyrki Otila

Finnish economist and politician (died 2003)

Jyrki Ilari Otila was a Finnish quiz show judge and a member of the European Parliament.

1941

Sadhana Shivdasani

Indian actress (died 2015)

Sadhana Shivdasani, known mononymously as Sadhana, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded among the most popular actresses of Hindi Cinema, Sadhana was noted for her exquisite beauty and trend-setting…

1941

John Thompson

American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2020)

John Robert Thompson Jr. was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate…

1941

Rosalind Ashford

American singer

Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes is an American soprano R&B and soul singer, known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.

1943

Glen Sather

Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Glen Cameron Sather is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and current executive. He is the current senior advisor and alternate governor of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the…

1943

Joe Simon

American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2021)

Joseph Simon was an American soul and R&B musician. He began as a gospel artist singing with the Golden West Singers in the Bay Area in California. A consistent presence on the US charts between 1964 and 1981, Simon…

1943

Janet Simpson

English sprinter (died 2010)

Janet Mary Simpson was a British athlete who competed in sprint events and the 400 metres and competed at three Olympic Games.

1944

Luis Ávalos

Cuban-American actor (died 2014)

Luis Ávalos was an American character actor. A Cuban-American, he made numerous film and television appearances, most notably in the 1971–1977 children's television show The Electric Company.

1946

Mary Goudie

Baroness Goudie, English humanitarian and politician

Mary Teresa Goudie, Baroness Goudie is a British politician and life peer, currently sitting for the Labour Party. In 1998, she was made a life peer as Baroness Goudie, of Roundwood in the London Borough of Brent. She…

1946

Marty Grebb

American keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger (died 2020)

Martin Joseph Grebb was an American keyboardist, guitarist, and saxophonist. A member of The Buckinghams in the late 1960s, Grebb was also a record producer and an arranger, who worked with musicians including Peter…

1946

Billy Preston

American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2006)

William Everett Preston was an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, backing Little Richard, Sam…

1946

Walt Simonson

American author and illustrator

Walter Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' Thor from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned…

1946

Dan White

American assassin and politician (died 1985)

Daniel James White was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone, the 37th mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a fellow member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside San Francisco City Hall…

1946

Louis Michel

Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Louis Michel is a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as minister of foreign affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. From…

1947

Jim Richards

New Zealand racing driver

James Charles Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who won numerous championships in his home country and in Australia. While now retired from professional racing, Richards continued to compete in the Touring Car…

1947

Nate Archibald

American basketball player and coach

Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald is an American former professional basketball player. He spent 14 years playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City–Omaha Kings…

1948

Terry Bradshaw

American football player, sportscaster, and actor

Terry Paxton Bradshaw is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since 1994, he has been a television sports…

1948

Christa McAuliffe

American educator and astronaut (died 1986)

Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.

1948

Hans-Hermann Hoppe

American economist and philosopher

Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a German-American academic associated with Austrian School economics, anarcho-capitalism, right-wing libertarianism, and opposition to democracy. From 1986 until 2008 he was professor of economics…

1949

Moira Stuart

British broadcaster

Moira Clare Ruby Stuart is a British TV presenter and broadcaster. She was the first female newsreader of Caribbean heritage to appear on British national television, having worked on BBC News since 1981.

1949

Rosanna DeSoto

American actress

Rosanna DeSoto is an American actress who has performed in films and television. She is best known for her roles in Stand and Deliver, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, and in…

1950

Michael Rother

German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter

Michael Rother is a German experimental musician, best known for being a founding member of the influential bands Neu! and Harmonia, and an early member of the band Kraftwerk.

1950

Tony Windsor

Australian politician

Antony Harold Curties Windsor, is a former Australian politician. Windsor was an independent member for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Tamworth from 1991 to 2001 − supporting the incumbent Greiner…

1950

Jim DeMint

American politician

James Warren DeMint is an American businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States senator from South Carolina and as president of The Heritage Foundation. A leading figure in the Tea Party…

1951

Mark Harmon

American actor and producer

Thomas Mark Harmon is an American actor, writer, producer, television director and former football player. He is best known for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS.

1951

Mik Kaminski

English musician, rock violinist

Michael Kaminski is an English musician. He played violin in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) between 1973 and 1980 and toured with the band from 1981 to 1986. He was a member of Electric Light Orchestra…

1951

Jimmy Connors

American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster

James Scott Connors is an American former professional tennis player as well as an author, a tennis commentator, and a coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals…

1952

Mihhail Lotman

Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician

Mihhail Lotman is an Estonian literature researcher and politician, son of Juri Lotman and Zara Mints.

1952

Maurice Colclough

English rugby player (died 2006)

Maurice John Colclough was an England international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa and the 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, playing in all four internationals…

1953

Ahmad Shah Massoud

Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (died 2001)

Ahmad Shah Massoud was an Afghan military leader and politician. Known as the "Lion of Panjshir", he was the foremost commander of the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation during the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979…

1953

John Zorn

American saxophonist, composer, and producer

John Zorn is an American composer, conductor, producer, arranger and saxophonist who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde compositions and experimental improvisations meld jazz, rock, hardcore, classical,…

1953

Billi Gordon

American neuroscientist, author, and actor. (died 2018)

Wilbert Anthony Gordon Jr., better known as Billi Gordon, was an American author, television writer, neuroscientist, actor and model.

1954

Gai Waterhouse

Scottish-Australian horse trainer and businesswoman

Gabriel Marie "Gai" Waterhouse is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman. The daughter of Tommy J. Smith, a leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, Waterhouse was born and raised in Sydney. After graduating…

1954

Andrej Babiš

Czech politician, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

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1954

Linda Purl

American actress

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1955

Mario Tremblay

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Joseph Daniel Mario Tremblay is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). As a player, he was a five-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens.

1956

Tony Alva

American skateboarder and bass player

Tony Alva is an American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician. He was a pioneer of vertical skateboarding and was one of the original members of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, also known as the Z-Boys.…

1957

Steve Porcaro

American keyboard player and songwriter

Steven Maxwell Porcaro is an American synth programmer, keyboardist, songwriter, film & television composer, and founding member of the rock band Toto, which he founded with his brother, drummer Jeff Porcaro, and later…

1957

Lynne Kosky

Australian social worker and politician (died 2014)

Lynne Janice Kosky was an Australian politician and senior minister in the Government of Victoria. She represented the electoral district of Altona in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party from 1996 to…

1958

Drungo Hazewood

American baseball player (died 2013)

Drungo LaRue Hazewood was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1980. He spent the majority of his career in the minor leagues, playing for the Class AA Charlotte O's in…

1959

Guy Laliberté

Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil

Guy Laliberté is a Québécois billionaire businessman and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, which was founded in 1984. The Canadian circus company's shows have since…

1959

Eric Dickerson

American football player and sportscaster

Eric Demetric Dickerson is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, earning unanimous…

1960

Kristin Halvorsen

Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance

Kristin Halvorsen is a Norwegian politician of the Socialist Left Party. She served as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2009 and as Minister of Education from 2009 to 2013. She also served as the party's leader from…

1960

Rex Hudler

American baseball player and sportscaster

Rex Allen Hudler is an American former Major League Baseball utility player and color commentator for the Kansas City Royals. He played a total of 14 seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees…

1960

Eugenio Derbez

Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Eugenio González Derbez is a Mexican actor and comedian. He has appeared in many films and television series, including The Book of Life, The Angry Birds Movie 2, and CODA.

1961

Carlos Valderrama

Colombian footballer and manager

Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio, also known as "El Pibe", is a Colombian former professional footballer and sports commentator for Fútbol de Primera, who played as an attacking midfielder. Valderrama is considered by…

1961

Ron Wasserman

American singer-songwriter and producer

Ronald Aaron Wasserman, also known as Aaron Waters and The Mighty Raw, is an American musician who composed the original theme songs for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and X-Men: The Animated Series. He was also a member…

1961

Alonso Lujambio

Mexican academic and politician (died 2012)

Alonso José Ricardo Lujambio Irazábal was a Mexican academic and politician who served as Secretary of Public Education in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.

1962

Prachya Pinkaew

Thai director, producer, and screenwriter

Prachya Pinkaew is a Thai filmmaker. His films include Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior and Tom-Yum-Goong, both martial arts films starring Tony Jaa.

1962

Tracy Smothers

American wrestler (died 2020)

Tracy Stanton Smothers was an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship…

1962

Keir Starmer

English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He served as Leader of the Opposition…

1962

Sam Mitchell

American basketball player and coach

Samuel E. Mitchell Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Playing at small forward, Mitchell's 18-year professional basketball career spanned three decades, and was most notable for his ten…

1963

Andrea Illy

Italian businessman

Andrea Illy is an Italian businessman. He is the Chairman of illycaffè S.p.A., a family coffee business founded in Trieste in 1933. He has additionally been Chairman of Altagamma since 2013.

1964

Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor, singer, and producer

Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning four decades, he is known for his leading roles in action films, his amiable public image, and…

1964

Lennox Lewis

English-Canadian boxer

Lennox Claudius Lewis is a British-Canadian boxing commentator and former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division from 1989 to 2003. He was a three-time world champion, a two-time lineal champion,…

1965

Partho Sen-Gupta

Indian director and screenwriter

Partho Sen-Gupta is an independent film director and screenwriter who has made films in India, France, and Australia. He has a post-graduate degree in film direction from the FEMIS in France.

1965

Dino Cazares

American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Dino Cazares is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory. He is also a co-founder of Divine Heresy, Asesino, and Brujeria. Cazares popularized…

1966

Massimo Cuttitta

Italian rugby player and coach

Massimo Cuttitta was an Italian professional rugby union player and coach. He used to play as a prop. He was the twin brother of Marcello Cuttitta.

1966

Salma Hayek

Mexican-American actress, director, and producer

Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995).…

1966

Olivier Panis

French racing driver

Olivier Jean Denis Marie Panis is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2004, earning the first and only win of his F1 career at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix.

1966

Tuc Watkins

American actor

Charles Curtis "Tuc" Watkins III is an American actor, known for his roles as David Vickers on One Life to Live, Mr. Burns in The Mummy, Bob Hunter on Desperate Housewives, Congressman Roger Harris on Black Monday, Hank…

1966

Frank Fontsere

American drummer and songwriter

Frank Fontsere is an American drummer from Marietta, Georgia. He is known mostly for his work in rap metal group Stuck Mojo (1996–2000) and heavy metal group Fozzy. He has also been a member of Agent Cooper, The Duke…

1967

Andreas Möller

German footballer and manager

Andreas Möller is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He also worked as the head of the youth department at Eintracht Frankfurt for three years, between 2019 and 2022.

1967

Cynthia Watros

American actress

Cynthia Michele Watros is an American actress recognized for her roles in both daytime and primetime television. In 1994, she was cast in the regular role of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light, which earned her the Daytime…

1968

Francisco Acevedo

American serial killer

Francisco Acevedo is an American serial killer who was convicted of strangling three women to death in New York between 1989 and 1996. Acevedo was linked to the murders in 2009 after voluntarily giving his DNA as a…

1968

Laurence Brihaye

Belgian rhythmic gymnast

Laurence Brihaye is a Belgian rhythmic gymnast.

1969

K-Ci

American R&B singer-songwriter

Cedric Renard Hailey, known professionally as K-Ci, is an American singer, songwriter and member of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci.

1969

Stéphane Matteau

Canadian ice hockey player

Stéphane Matteau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 800 regular-season games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round, 25th overall, by the Calgary Flames…

1969

Kjetil André Aamodt

Norwegian skier

Kjetil André Aamodt is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup. He is one of the most successful alpine ski racers from Norway.

1971

Pawan Kalyan

Indian actor politician

Konidela Pawan Kalyan is an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and martial artist serving as the 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. He is also the Minister of Panchayat Raj, Rural…

1971

Tommy Maddox

American football player and coach

Thomas Alfred Maddox is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, most notably with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also played one season each…

1971

César Sánchez

Spanish footballer

César Sánchez Domínguez, sometimes known as simply César, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1971

Tom Steels

Belgian cyclist

Tom Steels is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races. He was one of the top sprinters in the peloton.

1971

Katt Williams

American comedian and actor

Micah "Katt" Williams is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Money Mike in Friday After Next, was a recurring cast member on the first three seasons of Wild 'n Out, portrayed Bobby Shaw in My Wife and…

1971

Robert Coles

English golfer

Robert Anthony Coles is an English professional golfer who formerly played on the European Tour.

1972

Jason Blake

American ice hockey player

Jason Wayne Blake is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1973

Indika de Saram

Sri Lankan cricketer

Samantha Indika de Saram is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually plays as a wicketkeeper. He is a former student of St. Thomas' College, Matara.

1973

Matthew Dunn

Australian swimmer

Matthew Stephen Dunn is an Australian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

1973

Nicholas Pinnock

English actor

Nicholas Andre Pinnock is a British actor. He is known for his role as lead character Aaron Wallace in the ABC legal drama For Life and as Truman Dawes in the Peacock crime drama Long Bright River.

1973

Sudeep

Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter

Sudeep Sanjeev, also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and television presenter, who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films.…

1973

Sami Salo

Finnish ice hockey player

Sami Sakari Salo is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his professional career with TPS of the SM-liiga before being selected by the Ottawa…

1974

Jill Janus

American singer (died 2018)

Jill Janus was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of heavy metal bands Huntress, The Starbreakers and Chelsea Girls.

1975

MC Chris

American rapper, actor, and screenwriter

Christopher Brendan Ward IV, better known by the stage name MC Chris, is an American rapper, voice actor, comedian, and writer. He is recognized for his high-pitched voice and for blending his "geek” background with a…

1975

Tony Thompson

American singer (died 2007)

Anthony Ulysses Thompson, Jr. was an American singer–songwriter. Thompson was best known as the lead vocalist of the American R&B quintet Hi-Five, which had hit singles such as "I Like the Way " and "I Can't Wait…

1975

Syleena Johnson

American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress

Syleena Johnson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her guest appearance on Kanye West's 2004 single "All Falls Down", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.…

1976

Aziz Zakari

Ghanaian sprinter

Abdul Aziz Zakari is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He was born in Accra, Ghana.

1976

Tiffany Hines

American actress

Tiffany Hines is an American actress, known for her roles as Birdie Scott in Beyond the Break, Michelle Welton in Bones, Jaden in Nikita, Didi Miller in Devious Maids, Tamar Braxton in Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart,…

1977

Frédéric Kanouté

Malian footballer

Frédéric Oumar "Freddie" Kanouté is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for several top-tier clubs in Europe, enjoying his greatest success with La Liga side Sevilla. Kanouté was named the 2007…

1977

Sam Rivers

American musician (died 2025)

Samuel Robert Rivers was an American musician. He was the bassist, backing vocalist and was one of the founding members of the nu metal band Limp Bizkit.

1977

Tomer Ben Yosef

Israeli footballer

Tomer Ben Yosef is an Israeli football player who plays as a central defender.

1979

Jonathan Kite

American actor and comedian

Jonathan Kite is an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his role as Oleg Golishevsky on 2 Broke Girls.

1979

Brian Westbrook

American football player

Brian Collins Westbrook is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of…

1979

Dany Sabourin

Canadian ice hockey player

Dany Sabourin is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender.

1980

Danny Shittu

Nigerian footballer

Daniel Olusola Shittu is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He made 346 appearances in the Premier League and Football League, including 190 for Queens Park Rangers.

1980

Hiroki Yoshimoto

Japanese race car driver

Hiroki Yoshimoto is a Japanese race car driver. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series for the BCN Competicion team, alongside the Venezuelan E. J. Viso. For 2006 he was initially teamed with the more experienced Timo Glock…

1980

Fariborz Kamkari

Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter

Fariborz Kamkari is a Kurdish Iranian film director and producer.

1981

Jennifer Hopkins

American tennis player

Jennifer Dent is an American former professional tennis player.

1981

Chris Tremlett

English cricketer

Christopher Timothy Tremlett is a former English cricketer who played international cricket for England and domestically for Hampshire and Surrey. He was a 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall fast-medium bowler able to…

1981

Joey Barton

English footballer

Joseph Anthony Barton is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Barton made 269 appearances in the Premier League, including 130 for Manchester City; he was most recently…

1982

Jason Hammel

American baseball player

Jason Aaron Hammel is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs,…

1982

Mark Phillips

English footballer

Mark Ian Phillips is a retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Southend United, Millwall, Brentford, Darlington and AFC Wimbledon as a defender.

1982

Mark Foster

English rugby player

Mark Foster is an English retired rugby union footballer who played at wing or centre for Jersey.

1983

Jack Peñate

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jack Peñate is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and musician.

1984

Keith Galloway

Australian rugby league player

Keith Galloway is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 2000s and 2010s.

1985

Allison Miller

American actress

Allison Miller is an American actress. She is best known for playing Michelle Benjamin on the NBC series Kings, Skye Tate on the Fox series Terra Nova, Carrie on the NBC series Go On, and Dr. Maggie Bloom in ABC's A…

1985

Gélson Fernandes

Swiss footballer

Gelson da Conceição Tavares Fernandes is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Cape Verde, he represented the Switzerland national team. He is most well known for scoring the…

1986

Kyle Hines

American basketball player

Kyle Terrel Hines is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center positions. Hines played college basketball with the UNC Greensboro Spartans of the University of North…

1986

Scott Moir

Canadian ice dancer

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1987

Spencer Smith

American musician

Spencer James Smith is an American talent agent and former musician and songwriter. He is best known as a co-founding member and the former drummer of the rock band Panic! at the Disco. He recorded four studio albums…

1987

Keisuke Kato

Japanese actor and singer

Keisuke Katō is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his roles as Kousuke Kitamura (Ivory) in TV Tokyo's drama Happy Boys and Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider Ixa in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva. Also, he is…

1988

Javi Martínez

Spanish footballer

Javier "Javi" Martínez Aginaga is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Qatari Second Division club Al Bidda.

1988

Ibrahim Šehić

Bosnian footballer

Ibrahim Šehić is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1. Lig club Çorum.

1988

Ishant Sharma

Indian cricketer

Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer who has represented India in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He is a 6 ft 4 in tall right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 2011, he became the fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets. While…

1988

Ishmeet Singh

Indian singer (died 2008)

Ishmeet Singh was a winning singer on the STAR Plus show Amul STAR Voice of India. Hailing from Model town, Ludhiana of Punjab, Ishmeet won the Star Plus show in 2007 and also participated in another reality show called…

1988

Marcus Morris

American basketball player

Marcus Thomas Morris Sr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks…

1989

Markieff Morris

American basketball player

Markieff Morris is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks before being…

1989

Alexandre Pato

Brazilian footballer

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, commonly known as Alexandre Pato or just Pato, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1989

Zedd

Russian-German record producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter

Anton Zaslavski, known professionally as Zedd, is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name was derived from zed, the English pronunciation for the first letter of his surname. Raised in Kaiserslautern, Zedd rose…

1989

Marcus Ericsson

Swedish race car driver

Marcus Thorbjörn Ericsson is a Swedish racing driver, who competes in the IndyCar Series for Andretti. Ericsson competed in Formula One from 2014 to 2018. In American open-wheel racing, Ericsson won the Indianapolis 500…

1990

Shayla Worley

American gymnast

Shayla Worley is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning American team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She trained for most of her athletic career at Orlando Metro…

1990

Christian Bethancourt

Panamanian baseball player

Christian Gabriel Bethancourt Ruiz is a Panamanian professional baseball catcher and first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, San…

1991

Mareks Mejeris

Latvian basketball player

Mareks Mejeris is a Latvian professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League, who plays the power forward position.

1991

Gyasi Zardes

American footballer

Gyasi A. Zardes is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

1991

Xenia Knoll

Swiss tennis player

Xenia Knoll is a Swiss former tennis player.

1992

Nenad Lukić

Serbian footballer

Nenad Lukić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Voždovac.

1992

Alberto Masi

Italian footballer

Alberto Masi is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group A club Pro Patria.

1992

Emiliano Martínez

Argentine footballer

Damián Emiliano "Emi" Martínez Romero, also known as Dibu, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Argentina national team. Known as a specialist in…

1992

Ella Toone

English footballer

Ella Ann Toone is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team. She represented England from under-17 to under-21,…

1992

Tom Anderson

English footballer

Thomas Robert Anderson is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town.

1993

Zaza Nadiradze

Georgian sprint canoeist

Zaza Nadiradze is a Georgian sprint canoeist. He competed in the men's C-1 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

1993

Robert Rooba

Estonian ice hockey player

Robert Rooba is an Estonian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for KooKoo of the Liiga.

1993

Willy Adames

Dominican baseball player

Willy Rafael Luna Adames is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. Adames…

1995

Aleksander Barkov

Russian-Finnish ice hockey player

Aleksander Aleksandrovich "Sasha" Barkov is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Barkov was selected by the Panthers in the…

1995

Deimantas Petravičius

Lithuanian footballer

Deimantas Petravičius is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a winger. Petravičius has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Stevenage, Zagłębie Lubin, Motherwell, Falkirk, Okzhetpes, Queen of the…

1995

Austin Abrams

American actor

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1996

645AR

American rapper

Austin Alan Rochez, known professionally as 645AR, is an American rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia. Best known for his use of a high-pitched voice, a hallmark of the hip hop style dubbed "squeak rap", he has released…

1997

Brandon Ingram

American basketball player

Brandon Xavier Ingram is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named the NBA Most Improved Player in 2020.…

1997

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Canadian basketball player

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. A versatile guard,…

1998

Choi Ye-bin

South Korean actress

Choi Ye-bin is a South Korean actress. She is best known for role in The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–2021), where she rose to prominence for playing the villainous soprano student Ha Eun-byeol.

1998

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