Famous Birthdays on September 21

Q: Who was born on September 21?

Famous people born on September 21 include: Pope Vitalian (died 672), Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, Bertha of Savoy (died 1087), Frederick I, Leonello d'Este.

287 people 580 – 2006

September 21 has seen 287 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 580 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · September 21 — Wikipedia

1958 — Simon Mayo

English radio host

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Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo is an English radio presenter and author who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 until 2022

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From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio 1, including five years on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show

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From 2001 he presented on BBC Radio 5 Live: from his debut until 2009 on a daily afternoon programme, and from 2009 until 2022 with Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on Fridays

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Between January 2010 and December 2018 he was the presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2, for the final six months with co-host Jo Whiley

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In addition to his programme on 5 Live, Mayo originally joined Radio 2 between October 2001 and April 2008 to host a weekly Album Chart Show, followed by the station's Music Club Weekly

Pope Vitalian (died 672)

Pope Vitalian was the bishop of Rome from 30 July 657 to his death in 672. His pontificate was marked by the dispute between the papacy and the imperial government in Constantinople over Monothelitism, which Rome…

580

Abu Ishaq Ibrahim

Buyid prince

Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, also known by his honorific title of Umdat al-Dawla, was a Buyid prince, who was the youngest son of the Buyid ruler Mu'izz al-Dawla.

953

Bertha of Savoy (died 1087)

Bertha of Savoy, also called Bertha of Turin, was Queen of Germany from 1066 and Holy Roman Empress from 1084 until 1087 as the first wife of Emperor Henry IV.

1051

Frederick I

Elector of Brandenburg (died 1440)

Frederick was the last Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1397 to 1427, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from 1420, and Elector of Brandenburg from 1415 until his death. He became the…

1371

Leonello d'Este

Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (died 1450)

Leonello d'Este was Marquess of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio Emilia from 1441 to 1450. Despite the presence of legitimate children, Leonello was favoured by his father as his successor. In addition, his virtuous…

1407

Richard of York

3rd Duke of York, English politician, Lord Protector of England (died 1460)

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantagenet by virtue of…

1411

Frederick III

Holy Roman Emperor (died 1493)

Frederick III was Holy Roman emperor from 1452 until his death in 1493. He was the penultimate emperor to be crowned by the pope, and the last to be crowned in Rome. He was the fourth king of the Romans and the first…

1415

Jingtai Emperor of China (died 1457)

The Jingtai Emperor, personal name Zhu Qiyu, was the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1449 to 1457. He succeeded his elder brother, Emperor Yingzong.

1428

Guillaume Fichet

French scholar and academic (died 1480)

Guillaume Fichet was a French scholar, who cooperated with Johann Heynlin to establish the first printing press in France (Paris) in 1470.

1433

Girolamo Savonarola

Italian priest and philosopher (died 1498)

Girolamo Savonarola, OP, also referred to as Jerome Savonarola, was an ascetic Dominican friar from Ferrara and a preacher active in Renaissance Florence. He became known for his prophecies of civic glory, his advocacy…

1452

Hedwig Jagiellon

Duchess of Bavaria, Polish princess (died 1502)

Hedwig Jagiellon, baptized as Hedwigis, was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and member of the Jagiellonian dynasty. She was Duchess of Bavaria by marriage to George, Duke of…

1457

Barbara Longhi

Italian painter (died 1638)

Barbara Longhi was an Italian painter. She was much admired in her lifetime as a portraitist, although most of her portraits are now lost or unattributed. Her work, such as her many Madonna and Child paintings, earned…

1552

Cigoli

Italian painter and architect (died 1613)

Lodovico or Ludovico Cardi, also known as Cigoli, was an Italian painter and architect of the late Mannerist and early Baroque period, trained and active in his early career in Florence, and spending the last nine years…

1559

Philip Howard

English cardinal (died 1694)

Philip Howard was an English Roman Catholic cardinal.

1629

Philippe I

Duke of Orléans, younger son of Louis XIII of France and his wife (died 1701)

Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV. He was the founder of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the…

1640

Louis Jolliet

Canadian explorer (died 1700)

Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the…

1645

Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (died 1735)

Princess Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was the second wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont whom she married in 1724. The mother of the future Victor Amadeus III, she was Queen of Sardinia from 1730 until…

1706

Christopher Gore

American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1827)

Christopher Gore was a prominent Massachusetts lawyer, Federalist politician, and U.S. diplomat. Born into a family divided by the American Revolution, Gore sided with the victorious Patriots, established a successful…

1758

Ivan Dmitriev

Russian poet and politician, Minister of Justice for Imperial Russia (died 1837)

Ivan Ivanovich Dmitriev was a Russian statesman. He was also a poet associated with the sentimentalist movement in Russian literature.

1760

Antoine Barnave

French politician and orator (died 1793)

Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave was a French politician, and, together with Honoré Mirabeau, one of the most influential orators of the early part of the French Revolution. He is most notable for correspondence with…

1761

John Fitchett

English poet (died 1838)

John Fitchett was an English poet.

1776

Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (died 1864)

Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois was a duchess and later a regent of Parma. She was the eldest daughter of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, younger son of King Charles X of France, and Princess Caroline of Naples and…

1819

Murad V

Ottoman sultan (died 1904)

Murad V was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported the conversion of the government to a constitutional monarchy. His uncle Abdulaziz had succeeded…

1840

Abdul Hamid II

34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1918)

Abdülhamid II or Abdul Hamid II was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a period of decline with rebellions, and…

1842

Mihály Kolossa

Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (died 1906)

Mihály Kolossa was a Slovene ploughman and writer in Hungary.

1846

Maurice Barrymore

American actor (died 1905)

Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth, known professionally by his stage name Maurice Barrymore, was an Indian-born British stage actor. He is the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, and the father of John, Lionel,…

1849

Fanny Searls

American biologist (died 1939)

Fanny Searls, also known by her married name Fanny Gradle, was an American physician and botanical collector. Dalea searlsiae, Searls' prairie clover, is named after her. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, she attended…

1851

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1926)

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch experimental physicist who became the first to liquefy helium, cooling it to near 1.5 kelvin (K). For this work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1913.

1853

Francesc Macià

Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (died 1933)

Francesc Macià i Llussà was a Catalan politician who served as the 122nd president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and formerly an officer in the Spanish Army.

1859

James E. Talmage

English-American religious leader and author (died 1933)

James Edward Talmage was an English chemist, geologist, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1911 until his death.

1862

John Bunny

American actor (died 1915)

John Bunny was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made over 150 short films – many of them…

1863

Charles Nicolle

French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)

Charles Jules Henri Nicolle was a French bacteriologist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his identification of lice as the transmitter of epidemic typhus.

1866

H. G. Wells

English novelist, historian, and critic (died 1946)

Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular…

1866

Charles Bathurst

1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 1958)

Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, was a British landowner, barrister, Conservative politician and government minister, and colonial governor. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935.

1867

Henry L. Stimson

American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (died 1950)

Henry Lewis Stimson was an American statesman, lawyer, and politician. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in U.S. foreign policy by serving in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He served…

1867

Henry Tingle Wilde

English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (died 1912)

Lieutenant Henry Tingle Wilde was a British Merchant Navy officer who was the chief officer of the RMS Titanic during her ill-fated maiden voyage. Wilde died during the sinking, alongside 1,500 others.

1872

Papa Jack Laine

American drummer and bandleader (died 1966)

George Vitelle "Papa Jack" Laine was an American musician and a pioneering band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish–American War to World War I. He was often credited for training many musicians who…

1873

Gustav Holst

English composer and educator (died 1934)

Gustav Holst was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His…

1874

Peter McWilliam

Scottish-English footballer and manager (died 1951)

Peter McWilliam was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotland. He won every domestic trophy during his nine years with Newcastle United.

1878

Geevarghese Ivanios

Indian metropolitan (died 1953)

Panikkervettil Thomas Panicker Geevarghese, known formally as Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, was a prominent Indian bishop and the first metropolitan archbishop and the founder of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was a…

1882

Dénes Kőnig

Hungarian mathematician and theorist (died 1944)

Dénes Kőnig was a Hungarian mathematician of Hungarian Jewish heritage who worked in and wrote the first textbook on the field of graph theory.

1884

Max Immelmann

German lieutenant and pilot (died 1916)

Max Immelmann PLM was a German World War I flying ace. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was in fact achieved on 1 July…

1890

Charles William Train

English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1965)

Sergeant Charles William Train VC was a British Army soldier and an English-born recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest British honour awarded for gallantry in the presence of the enemy. It was awarded in the…

1890

Erna Scheffler

German lawyer and justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (died 1983)

Erna Scheffler was a German senior judge.

1893

Anton Piëch

Austrian lawyer and businessman (died 1952)

Anton Piëch was an Austrian-German lawyer and the son-in-law of Ferdinand Porsche. He headed Volkswagenwerk GmbH between 1941 and 1945, which produced the Volkswagen vehicles (KdF-Wagen) at the factory in Wolfsburg,…

1894

Frances Mary Albrier

American civil rights activist (died 1987)

Frances Mary Albrier was an American civil rights activist and community leader.

1898

Frederick Coutts

Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (died 1986)

Frederick Coutts, CBE was the eighth General of The Salvation Army (1963–1969).

1899

Luis Cernuda

Spanish poet and critic (died 1963)

Luis Cernuda Bidón was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. During the Spanish Civil War, in early 1938, he went to the UK to deliver some lectures and this became the start of an exile that lasted till…

1902

Allen Lane

English publisher, founded Penguin Books (died 1970)

Sir Allen Lane was a British publisher who together with his brothers Richard and John Lane founded Penguin Books in 1935, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market.

1902

Howie Morenz

Canadian ice hockey player (died 1937)

Howard William Morenz was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1923, he played centre for three National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Montreal Canadiens, the Chicago Black Hawks, and the New York…

1902

Preston Tucker

American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan (died 1956)

Preston Thomas Tucker was an American automobile entrepreneur who developed the innovative Tucker 48 sedan, initially nicknamed the "Tucker Torpedo", an automobile which introduced many features that have since become…

1903

Hans Hartung

German-French painter (died 1989)

Hans Hartung was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style. He was also a decorated World War II veteran of the Legion d'honneur.

1904

Robert Lebel

Canadian businessman and politician (died 1999)

Robert Lebel or LeBel was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, who served as president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Lebel founded a senior ice…

1905

Henry Beachell

American biologist and botanist (died 2006)

Henry Monroe "Hank" Beachell was an American plant breeder. His research led to the development of hybrid rice cultivars that saved millions of people around the world from starvation.

1906

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (died 1972)

Kwame Kofi Nkrumah, baptised Francis, was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United…

1909

Meinrad Schütter

Swiss composer (died 2006)

Meinrad Schütter was a Swiss composer.

1910

Chuck Jones

American animator, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)

Charles Martin Jones was an American animator, filmmaker, painter, and voice actor, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or…

1912

György Sándor

Hungarian pianist and composer (died 2005)

György Sándor was a Hungarian pianist and writer.

1912

Françoise Giroud

Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (died 2003)

Françoise Giroud was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician.

1916

Phyllis Nicolson

English mathematician and academic (died 1968)

Phyllis Nicolson was a British mathematician and physicist best known for her work on the Crank–Nicolson method together with John Crank.

1917

John Gofman

American physicist, chemist, and biologist (died 2007)

John William Gofman was an American scientist and advocate. He was professor emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley.

1918

Karl Slover

American actor (died 2011)

Karl Slover was a Slovak-born American actor best known as one of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Only three other adult Munchkin performers remained alive at the time of Slover's death.

1918

Juan José Arreola

Mexican writer and academic (died 2001)

Juan José Arreola Zúñiga was a Mexican writer, academic, and actor. He is considered Mexico's premier experimental short story writer of the 20th century. Arreola is recognized as one of the first Latin American writers…

1918

Mario Bunge

Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher (died 2020)

Mario Augusto Bunge was an Argentine-Canadian philosopher and physicist. His philosophical writings combined scientific realism, systemism, materialism, emergentism, and other principles.

1919

Herman Fowlkes

Jr., American trumpet player and educator (died 1993)

Herman Fowlkes Jr. was an American jazz musician and educator from Chicago, Illinois.

1919

Fazlur Rahman Malik

Pakistani philosopher and scholar (died 1988)

Fazlur Rahman Malik, commonly known as Fazlur Rahman, was a modernist scholar and Islamic philosopher from present-day Pakistan. Recognized as a leading liberal reformer within Islam, he focused on educational reform…

1919

Kenneth McAlpine

British race car driver (died 2023)

Kenneth McAlpine was a British racing driver from England.

1920

John McHale

American baseball player and manager (died 2008)

John Joseph McHale was an American professional baseball player and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman for the Detroit Tigers during the 1940s, and later served as the general manager…

1921

Fred Hunt

British jazz pianist (died 1986)

Herbert Frederick Hunt was an English jazz pianist.

1923

Hermann Buhl

Austrian mountaineer (died 1957)

Hermann Buhl was an Austrian mountaineer. His accomplishments include the first ascents of Nanga Parbat in 1953 and Broad Peak in 1957. He is one of the pioneers of the alpine style. Buhl was the father of…

1924

Don Dunstan

Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (died 1999)

Donald Allan Dunstan was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the division of…

1926

Donald A. Glaser

American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)

Donald Arthur Glaser was an American physicist and biologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1960 for his invention of the bubble chamber.

1926

Fereydoon Moshiri

Iranian poet and critic (died 2000)

Fereydoon Moshiri was one of the prominent contemporary Persian poets who wrote poems in both modern and classic styles of the Persian poem.

1926

Sándor Kocsis

Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1979)

Sándor Péter Kocsis was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest Honvéd, Young Fellows Zürich, FC Barcelona and Hungary as a striker. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor,…

1929

Edgar Valter

Estonian author and illustrator (died 2006)

Edgar Valter was an Estonian graphic artist, caricaturist, writer and illustrator of children's books, with over 250 books to his name, through 55 years of activity (1950–2005). His most famous work is Pokuraamat.

1929

Bernard Williams

English-Italian philosopher and academic (died 2003)

Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams was an English philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self (1973), Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (1985), Shame and Necessity (1993), and Truth and Truthfulness…

1929

John Morgan

Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (died 2004)

John Morgan was a Welsh-born Canadian comedian.

1930

Bob Stokoe

English footballer and manager (died 2004)

Robert Stokoe was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east animosity between the region's footballing rivals, Newcastle United and Sunderland. As a player,…

1930

Larry Hagman

American actor, director, and producer (died 2012)

Larry Martin Hagman was an American actor, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the handsome astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970…

1931

Shirley Conran

English journalist and author (died 2024)

Dame Shirley Ida Conran was an English author, designer, journalist, and social entrepreneur.

1932

Marjorie Fletcher

English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (died 2008)

Commandant Marjorie Fletcher CBE served as Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) between 1986 and 1988.

1932

Don Preston

American keyboard player and composer

Donald Ward Preston is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is best known for being a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention during the late 1960s. He continued to work with…

1932

Allan Jeans

Australian footballer and coach (died 2011)

Allan Lindsay Jeans was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame at its inception in 1996. Jeans was known for his oratory and motivation skills as a coach and…

1933

Dick Simon

American race car driver

Richard Raymond Simon is an American former auto racing driver and racing team owner. Simon drove Indy cars in USAC and CART, and made 17 starts at the Indianapolis 500. At the 1988 Indianapolis 500, Simon set a record…

1933

Leonard Cohen

Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (died 2016)

Leonard Norman Cohen was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, social and…

1934

María Rubio

Mexican actress (died 2018)

María Rubio was a Mexican actress. She worked with Televisa on many telenovelas. She appeared as the villain Catalina Creel in the 1986–87 telenovela, Cuna de lobos.

1934

Jimmy Armfield

English footballer and manager (died 2018)

James Christopher Armfield was an English professional football player and manager. He played the whole of his Football League career at Blackpool, usually at right-back. Between 1954 and 1971, he played 627 games in…

1935

Henry Gibson

American actor (died 2009)

James Bateman, known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1971, was the voice of the…

1935

Ian Albery

English manager and producer

Ian Bronson Albery is an English theatre consultant, manager, and producer. He is a former chief executive of Sadler's Wells Theatre (1994-2002), and was in charge of the Donmar Warehouse from 1961 to 1989.

1936

Dickey Lee

American pop-country singer-songwriter and guitarist

Royden Dickey Lipscomb, known professionally as Dickey Lee, is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ". He also has a number of hit songs on…

1936

Yury Luzhkov

Russian soldier and politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow (died 2019)

Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. Before the election of Gavriil Popov as the first mayor of Moscow, he also headed the capital in 1990–1991 as chairman…

1936

Diane Rehm

American journalist and radio host

Diane Rehm is an American journalist and the host of Diane Rehm: On My Mind podcast, produced at WAMU, which is licensed to American University in Washington, D.C.. She also hosts a monthly book club series, Diane Rehm…

1936

John D'Amico

Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 2005)

John David D'Amico was a Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) linesman and later supervisor of officials.

1937

Doug Moe

American basketball player and coach (died 2026)

Douglas Edwin Moe was an American professional basketball player and coach. A star small forward playing college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, Moe was a two-time All-American but was accused of point…

1938

Olu Falae

Nigerian politician and government official

Chief Samuel Oluyemisi Falae, is a Nigerian banker, administrator and politician who was secretary to the military government of Ibrahim Babangida from January 1986 to December 1990, and briefly the Finance Minister in…

1938

Agnivesh

Indian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 2020)

Swami Agnivesh, was an Indian social activist and the founder of Arya Sabha, a political party based on the principles of Arya Samaj. He also served as a cabinet minister in the state of Haryana. He is best known for…

1939

Ron Fenton

English footballer, coach, and manager (died 2013)

Ronald Fenton was an English football player, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.

1940

Hermann Knoflacher

Austrian engineer and academic

Hermann Knoflacher is an Austrian civil engineer. He was the head of the Institute for Transport Planning and Technology at the Vienna University of Technology.

1940

Bill Kurtis

American journalist and producer

Bill Kurtis is a retired American television journalist, television producer, narrator, and news anchor.

1940

Jack Brisco

American wrestler and manager (died 2010)

Freddie Joe "Jack" Brisco was an American amateur wrestler and professional wrestler. As an amateur for Oklahoma State, Brisco was two-time All-American and won the NCAA Division I national championship. He turned pro…

1941

R. James Woolsey

Jr., American scholar and diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence

Robert James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer who has served in various senior positions. He headed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as Director of Central Intelligence from February 5, 1993 until January 10,…

1941

Sam McDowell

American baseball player

Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher from 1961 to 1975, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. A six-time All-Star,…

1942

David Hood

American session bassist and trombone player

David Hood is an American musician, hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, He is known for playing the bass guitar and trombone, and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

1943

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer

Jerome Leonard Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror and science fiction. After working in advertising out of college,…

1943

Steve Beshear

American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky

Steven Lynn Beshear is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to…

1944

Marcus Binney

English historian and author

Marcus Hugh Crofton Binney is a British architectural historian and author. He is best known for his conservation work regarding Britain's heritage.

1944

Fannie Flagg

American actress, comedian, and author

Fannie Flagg is an American actress, comedian, and author. She is most notable as a frequent panelist on the 1973–1982 versions of the game show Match Game and for her 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop…

1944

Hamilton Jordan

American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (died 2008)

William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan was an American politician who served as Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter.

1944

Bobby Tench

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)

Robert Tench was a British singer, guitarist, sideman, songwriter and arranger.

1944

Richard Childress

American race car driver and businessman

Richard Reed Childress is an American former race car driver in NASCAR. Childress is the owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR). In 2004, he opened a vineyard in the Yadkin Valley AVA near Lexington, North Carolina.…

1945

Shaw Clifton

Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army (died 2023)

Shaw Clifton was a Salvation Army Officer born to Salvation Army officer parents stationed in Northern Ireland, who served as the 18th General of the Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson on 2 April 2006.

1945

Kay Ryan

American poet and educator

Kay Ryan is an American poet and educator. She has published seven volumes of poetry and an anthology of selected and new poems. From 2008 to 2010 she was the sixteenth United States Poet Laureate. In 2011 she was named…

1945

Rose Garrard

English sculptor and author

Rose Garrard is an installation, video and performance artist, sculptor and author. Garrard's works have been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tate Gallery, the British Council maintained Great Britain…

1946

Moritz Leuenberger

Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation

Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1995 to 2010. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he was President of the Swiss Confederation in…

1946

Mart Siimann

Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia

Mart Siimann is an Estonian politician. He was Prime Minister of Estonia from 1997 to 1999 as a member of the Estonian Coalition Party, and President of the Estonian Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2012.

1946

Don Felder

American musician and songwriter

Donald William Felder is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 to 2001. He is known for co-writing several of the band's songs, most notably "Hotel California". Felder was…

1947

Keith Harris

English ventriloquist and singer (died 2015)

Keith Shenton Harris was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show The Keith Harris Show (1982–86), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. He…

1947

Rupert Hine

English musician, songwriter, and record producer (died 2020)

Rupert Neville Hine was an English record producer and musician. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de…

1947

Stephen King

American author and screenwriter

Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He…

1947

Ed Nimmervoll

Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (died 2014)

Edward Charles Nimmervoll né Eduard Nimmervoll was an Australian music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock and pop magazines Go-Set (1966–1974) and Juke Magazine (1975–1992) both as a journalist and as…

1947

Marsha Norman

American playwright and author

Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother. She wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as The Secret…

1947

Jack Dromey

English union leader and politician (died 2022)

John Eugene Joseph Dromey was a British politician and trade unionist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Deputy General…

1948

Mitsuo Momota

Japanese wrestler

Mitsuo Momota is a semi-retired Japanese professional wrestler and executive, known for his work in the Japanese promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling and later in Pro Wrestling NOAH. He is the son of wrestler Rikidōzan.

1948

John B. O'Reilly Jr.

American politician (died 2025)

John Bernard "Jack" O'Reilly Jr. was an American politician who served as the 6th mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, from 2007 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the Dearborn City Council from…

1948

Henry Butler

American pianist and photographer (died 2018)

Henry Butler was an American jazz and blues pianist. He learned piano, drums, and saxophone in school. He received a college degree and graduate degree and taught at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He worked…

1949

Artis Gilmore

American basketball player and radio host

Artis Gilmore Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial…

1949

Odilo Scherer

Brazilian cardinal

Odilo Pedro Scherer is a Brazilian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Since 2007 he has been the Archbishop of São Paulo, where he was auxiliary bishop from 2001 to 2007. From 1994 to 2001 he worked in the Roman Curia at…

1949

Charles Clarke

English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education

Charles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour Party politician who held various Cabinet positions under Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2001 to 2006, lastly as Home Secretary from December 2004 to May 2006. Clarke was the…

1950

Bill Murray

American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

William James Murray is an American actor and comedian, known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has received several accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Golden…

1950

Bruce Arena

American soccer player and manager

Bruce Arena is an American soccer coach who currently serves as the head coach and sporting director of the San Jose Earthquakes.

1951

Aslan Maskhadov

Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (died 2005)

Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov was a Soviet and Chechen politician and military commander who also served as the third president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

1951

Dave Gregory

English guitarist and keyboard player

David Charles Gregory is an English guitarist from Swindon, best known for his work with the rock band XTC. He was a member of the group between the single "Life Begins at the Hop" (1979) and early sessions for the…

1952

John Taylor

Baron Taylor of Warwick, English lawyer and politician

John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1996, at the age of 44, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house.

1952

Arie Luyendyk

Dutch race car driver and sportscaster

Arie Luijendijk, nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman," is a Dutch former auto racing driver, and winner of the 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 races. He was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2009,…

1953

Reinhard Marx

German cardinal

Reinhard Marx is a German Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising since 2008. Pope Benedict XVI made him a cardinal in 2010. He is a former member of the Council of Cardinals established by…

1953

Shinzo Abe

Japanese lawyer and politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2022)

Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving…

1954

Julia Grant

British transgender activist (died 2019)

Julia Grant was the first transgender person to have her transition chronicled on a mainstream UK television documentary in A Change of Sex.

1954

Thomas S. Ray

American ecologist and academic

Thomas S. Ray is an American evolutionary biologist known for his research in tropical biology, digital evolution, and the human mind.

1954

Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor

English rock drummer (died 2015)

Philip John Taylor, better known as "Philthy Animal", was an English drummer. He was a member of the rock band Motörhead from 1975 to 1984 and 1987 to 1992, recording eleven studio albums and four live albums with the…

1954

Richard Hieb

American engineer and astronaut

Richard James Hieb is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. After leaving NASA he worked at…

1955

Israel Katz

Israeli politician

Israel Katz is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabinet of Israel. Katz has been recognized for his role in modernizing…

1955

Mika Kaurismäki

Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter

Mika Juhani Kaurismäki is a Finnish film director.

1955

Jack Givens

American basketball player and sportscaster

Jack "Goose" Givens is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning consensus second-team All-American honors. He led the team to the 1978 NCAA Men's…

1956

Marta Kauffman

American screenwriter and producer

Marta Fran Kauffman is an American television writer and producer. She is best known for co-creating the NBC sitcom Friends with her longtime friend, David Crane; Crane and Kauffman similarly were in a friend group with…

1956

Ricky Morton

American wrestler

Richard Wendell Morton is an American professional wrestler who currently performs on the independent circuit. For most of his career, Morton has teamed with Robert Gibson as part of the Rock 'n' Roll Express, widely…

1956

Ethan Coen

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Ethan Jesse Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Joel, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona…

1957

Mark Levin

American lawyer, radio host, and author

Mark Reed Levin is a conservative American broadcast news analyst, columnist, lawyer, political commentator, radio personality, and writer. He is the host of syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show, as well as Life,…

1957

Sidney Moncrief

American basketball player and coach

Sidney Alvin Moncrief is an American former professional basketball player. As an NCAA college basketball player from 1975 to 1979, Moncrief played for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, leading them to the 1978…

1957

Kevin Rudd

Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia

Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013. He held office as the Leader of the Labor Party from 2006 to 2010,…

1957

Rick Mahorn

American basketball player and coach

Derrick Allen Mahorn is an American former professional basketball player who played power forward and center for the Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and the New Jersey Nets of the National…

1958

Crin Antonescu

Romanian educator and politician, former interim president of Romania

George Crin Laurențiu Antonescu is a Romanian politician and history teacher who served as Acting President of Romania in 2012. He was also candidate in the 2009 and 2025 presidential elections, finishing both in third…

1959

Andrzej Buncol

Polish footballer

Andrzej Bernard Buncol is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1959

Dave Coulier

American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

David Alan Coulier is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House, Peter Venkman on The Real Ghostbusters, and Animal and Bunsen Honeydew on Muppet…

1959

Danny Cox

English-American baseball player and coach

Daniel Bradford Cox is an English born American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1983–1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1991–1992), the…

1959

Corinne Drewery

English singer-songwriter and fashion designer

Corinne Drewery is an English singer-songwriter and fashion designer, best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Swing Out Sister.

1959

David James Elliott

Canadian-American actor and director

David William Smith, known professionally as David James Elliott, is a Canadian actor. He was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005.

1960

Masoumeh Ebtekar

Iranian journalist, politician and scientist, first woman Vice President of Iran

Masoumeh Ebtekar is an Iranian politician. A Reformist, she headed the country's Department of Environment from 1997 to 2005 and again from 2013 to 2017, after which she served as the Vice President for Women and Family…

1960

Kelley Eskridge

American author and screenwriter

Kelley Eskridge is an American writer of fiction, non-fiction and screenplays. Her work is generally regarded as speculative fiction and is associated with the more literary edge of the category, as well as with the…

1960

Musalia Mudavadi

Kenyan politician and Former Deputy Prime Minister

Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi is a Kenyan politician and land economist who is currently serving as Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya, and since 2023, in an expanded role of Foreign & Diaspora Affairs cabinet secretary of…

1960

Graham Southern

English art dealer and gallery owner

Blain|Southern was a contemporary art gallery with branches in London, Berlin and New York. It was started in September 2010 by Harry Blain and Graham Southern, who had sold their previous gallery, Haunch of Venison, to…

1960

Maurizio Cattelan

Italian sculptor

Maurizio Cattelan is an Italian visual artist. Known primarily for his hyperrealistic sculptures and installations, Cattelan's practice also includes curating and publishing. His satirical approach to art has resulted…

1960

Billy Collins

Jr., American boxer (died 1984)

William Ray Collins Jr. was an American professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1983. He was undefeated before his career was cut short after his final fight when he sustained serious injuries against Luis Resto in…

1961

Dan Borislow

American businessman and inventor (died 2014)

Daniel Marc Borislow was an American entrepreneur, sports team owner, inventor, and thoroughbred horse breeder. Borislow was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Widener University. In 1989, he…

1961

Serena Scott Thomas

English actress and producer

Serena Harriet Scott Thomas is an English actress and documentary producer. Her television roles include Diana, Princess of Wales in Diana: Her True Story in 1993. Her film appearances include The World Is Not Enough…

1961

Nancy Travis

American actress and producer

Nancy Travis is an American actress. She began her career on Off-Broadway theater, before her first leading screen role in the ABC television miniseries Harem opposite Omar Sharif. Her breakthrough came in 1987, playing…

1961

Rob Morrow

American actor

Robert Alan Morrow is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure, a role that garnered him three Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Dramatic…

1962

Curtly Ambrose

Antiguan cricketer and bass player

Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose KCN is an Antiguan former cricketer who played 98 Test matches for the West Indies. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, he took 405 Test wickets at an…

1963

Cecil Fielder

American baseball player and manager

Cecil Grant Fielder is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Fielder was a power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the…

1963

Angus Macfadyen

Scottish actor and screenwriter

Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor. His roles include Robert the Bruce, both in Braveheart and Robert the Bruce, Komodo in Warriors of Virtue, Vice-Counsel Dupont in Equilibrium, Jeff Denlon in the Saw franchise,…

1963

Mamoru Samuragochi

Japanese composer

Mamoru Samuragochi is a Japanese composer from Hiroshima Prefecture who falsely stated that he was totally deaf. He said throughout his career that he was deaf which led to foreign media dubbing him a "digital-age…

1963

Trevor Steven

English footballer

Trevor McGregor Steven is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-sided midfielder. He progressed through the ranks at Burnley, making his debut in 1981 regularly scoring over the next two…

1963

David J. Wales

British academic and educator

David John Wales is a professor of chemical physics in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge..

1963

Jorge Drexler

Uruguayan singer-songwriter

Jorge Abner Drexler Prada is a Uruguayan musician and actor. Drexler is known for winning the 2005 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries, becoming the first…

1964

Lester Quitzau

Canadian guitarist

Lester Quitzau is a Canadian folk and blues guitarist from Edmonton, Alberta.

1964

Frédéric Beigbeder

French author and critic

Frédéric Beigbeder is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World and the Prix Renaudot in 2009 for his book A French Novel. He is…

1965

Cheryl Hines

American actress

Cheryl Ruth Hines is an American actress and comedian. She portrayed Cheryl David on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC…

1965

Johanna Vuoksenmaa

Finnish director and screenwriter

Johanna Vuoksenmaa is a Finnish television and film director and screenwriter who has also worked as a photographer, installation artist and a teacher. Her films have been shown at numerous film festivals around the…

1965

Kerrin Lee-Gartner

Canadian skier and journalist

Kerrin Anne Lee-Gartner is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medallist from Canada.

1966

Faith Hill

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold almost 50 million albums worldwide.

1967

Suman Pokhrel

Nepali poet, lyricist and playwright

Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator and artist. Universities in Nepal and India have included his poetry in their syllabi.

1967

Tyler Stewart

Canadian drummer

Barenaked Ladies (BNL) is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough. The band developed a following in Canada in the early 1990s with their cassette Barenaked Ladies (1991) and their debut album Gordon (1992).…

1967

Kevin Buzzard

British mathematician

Kevin Mark Buzzard is a British mathematician and currently a professor of pure mathematics at Imperial College London. He specialises in arithmetic geometry and the Langlands program.

1968

David Jude Jolicoeur

American rapper, songwriter, and producer (died 2023)

David Jude Jolicoeur, also known as Trugoy the Dove, Plug Two, and Dave, was an American rapper best known as one third of the hip hop group De La Soul.

1968

Ricki Lake

American actress, producer, and talk show host

Ricki Pamela Lake is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best…

1968

Anne Burrell

American chef and television host (died 2025)

Anne W. Burrell was an American chef, television personality, and instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education. She hosted the Food Network show Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and was co-host of Worst Cooks in…

1969

Jason Christiansen

American baseball player

Jason Samuel Christiansen is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher.

1969

Curtis Leschyshyn

Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Curtis Michael Leschyshyn is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Leschyshyn played 1,033 games in the National Hockey League. He is the only NHL player to have played for two relocated franchises, both…

1969

Billy Porter

American actor and singer

William Ellis Porter II is an American singer, actor, writer, director and businessperson. He gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. For his role as Lola in Kinky…

1969

Rob Benedict

American actor, screenwriter, and musician

Rob Benedict is an American actor, writer and musician. His near 30 year career includes more than 90 television and movie credits. He is best known for his work on the television series Supernatural, Threshold,…

1970

Melissa Ferrick

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Melissa Ferrick is an American singer-songwriter. She is a music professor at Northeastern University and Berklee College of Music.

1970

Samantha Power

Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Samantha Jane Power is an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official. She was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for…

1970

John Crawley

English cricketer and academic

John Paul Crawley is a former English first-class cricketer who played at international level for England and county cricket for Hampshire and Lancashire. Crawley, one of three brothers who all played first-class…

1971

James Lesure

Americana actor

James Lesure is an American film and television actor, best known for roles on the NBC/The WB sitcom For Your Love (1998–2002), and NBC comedy-drama Las Vegas (2003–2008), Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2017–2018) and…

1971

Alfonso Ribeiro

American actor, director, and comedian

Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro is an American actor, comedian, and television host. In a career spanning over four decades, he is best known for his role as Carlton Banks on the NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of…

1971

Luke Wilson

American actor, director, and screenwriter

Luke Cunningham Wilson is an American actor. He is best known for his work with filmmaker Wes Anderson, appearing in Anderson's Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Wilson is also…

1971

Olivia Bonamy

French actress

Olivia Bonamy is a French actress. She is best known for her appearances in the films Jefferson in Paris, Jacques Audiard's Read My Lips, the thriller Ils and Le ciel, les oiseaux et ta mère.

1972

Liam Gallagher

English singer-songwriter

William John Paul Gallagher is an English singer and songwriter who is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Oasis. Gallagher fronted Beady Eye, an offshoot of Oasis, between 2009 and 2014, before starting a…

1972

Jon Kitna

American football player and coach

Jon Kelly Kitna is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Dallas Cowboys. He played college…

1972

Vanessa Grigoriadis

American journalist and author

Vanessa Maia Grigoriadis is an American journalist. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone among other publications.

1973

Virginia Ruano Pascual

Spanish tennis player

Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She had moderate success in singles, winning three WTA Tour titles as well as reaching two major quarterfinals and a top-30 ranking, but she had…

1973

Oswaldo Sánchez

Mexican footballer

Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a sports analyst for TUDN. He is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican footballing history.

1973

Bryce Drew

American basketball player and coach

Bryce Homer Drew is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach at Grand Canyon University. Previously, he served as the head coach at Vanderbilt and in the same capacity at his alma…

1974

Andy Todd

English footballer and manager

Andrew John James Todd is an English football coach and former player.

1974

Doug Davis

American baseball player

Douglas N. Davis is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Chicago Cubs.

1975

Craig Thompson

American graphic novelist

Craig Matthew Thompson is an American graphic novelist best known for his books Good-bye, Chunky Rice (1999), Blankets (2003), Carnet de Voyage (2004), Habibi (2011), Space Dumplins (2015), and Ginseng Roots (2025).…

1975

Jonas Bjerre

Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jonas Bjerre Terkelsbøl is a Danish musician and visual artist from Copenhagen, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Mew. Bjerre creates animated videos for Mew's live shows. He has an uncommon…

1976

Poul Hübertz

Danish footballer and manager

Poul Hübertz is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He previously played for a number of Danish clubs, including Farum BK, Herfølge BK, AaB, and FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga, and…

1976

Kārlis Lācis

Latvian pianist and composer

Kārlis Lācis is a Latvian contemporary composer. Along with the scores for theatre productions, movies, and musical arrangements, a large part of his work is dedicated to vocal and choral music, symphonic, and…

1977

Andre Pärn

Estonian basketball player

Andre Pärn is an Estonian former basketball player.

1977

Kohei Sato

Japanese wrestler

Kohei Sato is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.

1977

Brian Tallet

American baseball player

Brian Curtis Tallet is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Tallet played the majority of his career for the Toronto Blue Jays. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians. He is 6'…

1977

Paulo Costanzo

Canadian actor, director, and producer

Paulo Costanzo is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill (Ax) in the TV series Animorphs, the roles of Rubin Carver in the comedy film Road Trip, Alexander Cabot in Josie and the…

1978

Luke Godden

Australian footballer

Luke Godden is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League

1978

Doug Howlett

New Zealand rugby player

Douglas Charles Howlett is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He was primarily a wing, but he also sometimes played as a fullback.

1978

James Allan

Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

James Allan is a Scottish musician and former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Glasvegas.

1979

Richard Dunne

Irish footballer

Richard Patrick Dunne is an Irish former professional footballer, current Man City Youth Academy Coach and television pundit for TNT Sports, who played as a centre-back. He made 432 Premier League appearances, including…

1979

Chris Gayle

Jamaican cricketer

Christopher Henry Gayle OD is a former Jamaican cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. Gayle is widely regarded as the greatest Twenty20 batsman in the history of cricket. He…

1979

Julian Gray

English footballer

Julian Raymond Marvin Gray is an English football coach and former professional player.

1979

Monika Merl

German runner

Monika Merl is a German 800 metre runner and former champion in the 800 meters in Germany.

1979

Nyree Kindred

Welsh swimmer

Nyree Elise Kindred MBE is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals.

1980

Tomas Scheckter

South African race car driver

Tomas Michael Scheckter is a South African former racing driver best known for his time in the IndyCar Series.

1980

Autumn Reeser

American actress

Autumn Reeser is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Taylor Townsend on the Fox series The O.C., Lizzie Grant on HBO's Entourage, Katie Andrews on ABC's No Ordinary Family, and Leslie Bellcamp on E!'s The…

1980

Kareena Kapoor

Indian actress

Kareena Kapoor Khan is an Indian actress. She has been known for her leading roles in Hindi cinema since 2000. Kapoor is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards, and as of 2024, is one of Hindi…

1980

Nicole Richie

American actress, fashion designer, and author

Nicole Camille Richie is an American media personality, fashion designer, and actress. She came to prominence after appearing on the reality television series The Simple Life (2003–2007), in which she starred alongside…

1981

Sarah Whatmore

English singer-songwriter

Sarah Louise Whatmore is an English singer-songwriter, best known for appearing in the first series of the British TV series Pop Idol. Whatmore later went on to launch her own solo career.

1981

Eduardo Azevedo

Brazilian race car driver

Eduardo Azevedo is a race car driver. He was the 2001 Brazilian Formula Junior champion and the 2002 South American Formula Three Class-B champion. He raced in Brazilian Formula Renault in 2003.

1982

Dominic Perrottet

Australian politician, 46th Premier of New South Wales

Dominic Francis Perrottet is an Australian politician who served as the 46th premier of New South Wales from 2021 to 2023. He held office as leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party of Australia, and…

1982

Christos Tapoutos

Greek basketball player

Christos Tapoutos is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball executive. At a height of 2.06 m tall, he played at both the small forward and power forward positions, with power forward being…

1982

Rowan Vine

English footballer

Rowan Lewis Vine is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

1982

Ndiss Kaba Badji

Senegalese athlete

Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres, which he achieved when he won the 2008 African…

1983

Fernando Cavenaghi

Argentine footballer

Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He played as a striker who was efficient in front of goal with either foot and from any range. More recently, in 2021, Cavenaghi was the…

1983

Francesco Dracone

Italian race car driver

Francesco Dracone is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with BHK Motorsport.

1983

Scott Evans

American actor

Scott Andrew Evans is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of police officer Oliver Fish on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, the recurring role of Oliver on the series Grace and Frankie, and…

1983

Anna Favella

Italian actress

Anna Favella is an Italian stage, television and movie actress. She is best known for her role as Elena Marsili in the TV series Terra Ribelle, directed by Cinzia TH Torrini, and Terra Ribelle – Il nuovo mondo, directed…

1983

Maggie Grace

American actress

Margaret Grace Denig is an American actress. She is known for playing Shannon Rutherford on the ABC television series Lost, Kim Mills in the Taken trilogy (2008–2014), Irina in The Twilight Saga (2011–2012), and Althea…

1983

Cristian Hidalgo

Spanish footballer

Cristian Hidalgo González, known simply as Cristian, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played for Andorran club FC Ordino as a winger.

1983

Greg Jennings

American football player

Gregory Jennings Jr. is an American sports television personality and former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay…

1983

Joseph Mazzello

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Joseph Francis Mazzello III is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and played Tim Murphy in Jurassic Park and Roarke Hartman in The River Wild. As an adult, Mazzello is best known for his portrayal…

1983

Anna Meares

Australian track cyclist

Anna Maree Devenish Meares is an Australian retired track cyclist. As of early 2023, Meares and her family moved to New Zealand.

1983

Reggie Nelson

American football player

Reggie Lee Nelson is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, winning a national championship and earning…

1983

Rafael Marques Pinto

Brazilian footballer

Rafael Marques Pinto, most commonly known as Rafael Marques, is a Brazilian former footballer.

1983

Dwayne Bowe

American football player

Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, and was selected by…

1984

Jason Citron

American businessman, co-founded Discord

Jason Citron is an American businessman who is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of the instant messaging social platform Discord. He is also a founder of OpenFeint, a social platform for mobile games.

1984

Ahna O'Reilly

American actress

Ahna O'Reilly is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Help (2011) and Fruitvale Station (2013).

1984

Ben Wildman-Tobriner

American swimmer

Benjamin Marshall Wildman-Tobriner is an American physician and former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.

1984

Wale

American rapper

Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, known professionally as Wale, is an American rapper. He first became known for his 2006 song "Dig Dug ", which became popular in his hometown of Germantown, Maryland and led Wale to gain…

1984

Justin Durant

American football player

Justin Ryan Durant is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hampton Pirates and was selected by the Jacksonville…

1985

Faris Badwan

English singer-songwriter

Faris Adam Derar Badwan is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the Horrors and as half of the duo Cat's Eyes.

1986

Lindsey Stirling

American violinist and composer

Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist, songwriter and dancer. She presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos found on her official YouTube channel, which she created in 2007.

1986

Jimmy Clausen

American football player

James Richard Clausen is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) from 2010 to 2015. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and…

1987

Anthony Don

Australian rugby league player

Anthony Don is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played on the wing for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.

1987

Marcelo Estigarribia

Paraguayan footballer

Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia Balmori is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Sportivo Ameliano in the Primera División Paraguaya.

1987

Ryan Guzman

American actor and model

Ryan Anthony Guzman is an American actor and dancer. He is known for his lead roles as Sean Asa in Step Up Revolution and Step Up: All In, part of the Step Up film series, as Noah Sandborn in the psychological thriller…

1987

Murilo Maccari

Brazilian footballer

Murilo Maccari is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays for Naxxar Lions F.C. in Malta.

1987

Ashley Paris

American basketball player

Ashley Paris is an American basketball player. She is the twin sister of former WNBA center Courtney Paris, who last played for the Seattle Storm and is currently an assistant coach for the Dallas Wings. She has been…

1987

Courtney Paris

American basketball player

Courtney Paris is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is best known for her…

1987

Michał Pazdan

Polish footballer

Michał Pazdan is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains I liga club Wieczysta Kraków.

1987

Ivelisse Vélez

Puerto Rican wrestler

Ivelisse Milagro Vélez, better known by her mononymous ring name Ivelisse, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in Lucha Underground, where she twice held the Lucha Underground Trios…

1987

Doug Baldwin

American football player

Douglas Dewayne Baldwin Jr. is an American former professional football player who spent his entire eight-season career as a wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played…

1988

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Pakistani politician

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is a Pakistani politician who served as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023. He became the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party in 2007 following his mother's assassination.

1988

Jason Derulo

American singer-songwriter

Jason Joel Desrouleaux, known professionally as Jason Derulo, is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, he has sold over 250 million singles worldwide and has…

1989

Sandor Earl

Australian rugby league player

Sandor Earl is a former New Zealand Māori international rugby league footballer who played on the wing for the Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers, Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League…

1989

Manny Harris

American basketball player

Corperryale Lādorable "Manny" Harris is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Lakers,…

1989

Emma Watkins

Australian singer and actress

Emma Olivia Watkins is an Australian children's entertainer, dancer, singer, and actress. She is best known as the first female member of the children's group the Wiggles, which she was a member of from 2013 to 2021.…

1989

Al-Farouq Aminu

American basketball player

Al-Farouq Ajadi Aminu is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Nigeria national basketball team…

1990

Danny Batth

English footballer

Daniel Tanveer Batth is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Derby County.

1990

Rob Cross

English darts player

Robert Stefan Eric Cross is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number twenty-two; he reached a peak ranking of world number two in…

1990

Ivan Dorschner

American-Filipino model and actor

Ivan Anthony Dorschner is a Filipino-American actor, television host and model based in the Philippines. He is best known for being a former housemate of the Philippine reality television show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen…

1990

Sam Kasiano

New Zealand rugby league player

Sam Kasiano is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Souths Sharks in the Mackay & District Rugby League; he is player-coach. He is both a New Zealand and Samoan international.

1990

Allison Scagliotti

American actress and musician

Allison Scagliotti is an American actress, musician and director. Her television roles include appearing in Drake & Josh, Warehouse 13, and Stitchers. She performs as a musician under the name La Femme Pendu.

1990

Christian Serratos

American actress

Christian Marie Serratos is an American actress, who is best known for portraying Rosita Espinosa in AMC's The Walking Dead TV series, based on the comic book of the same name. She is also known for playing Suzie…

1990

Anastassia Kovalenko

Estonian motorcycle racer

Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart is an Estonian motorcycle road racer and politician. She raced in the European Junior Cup and is the first female racer in Estonian road racing history to race on the international level.…

1991

Carlos Martínez

Dominican baseball player

Carlos Ernesto Martínez, nicknamed "Tsunami", is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals. Originally signed by the Boston Red Sox as an…

1991

Kim Jong-dae

South Korean singer-songwriter

Kim Jong-dae, known professionally as Chen (첸), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Exo, its subgroup Exo-M and its subunit Exo-CBX, and participated in SM's projects SM…

1992

Rodrigo Godínez

Mexican footballer

Rodrigo Godínez Orozco is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender.

1992

Devyn Marble

American basketball player

Roy Devyn Marble is an American professional basketball player for FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the…

1992

Kirsty Gilmour

Scottish badminton player

Kirsty Gilmour is a Scottish badminton player who represents both Scotland and Great Britain. She's Scotland's first ever European champion in badminton.

1993

Kwon Mina

South Korean singer and actress

Kwon Mina, known mononymously as Mina, is a former South Korean singer and actress. She was a vocalist and rapper of the girl group AOA and bassist of the sub-unit AOA Black. Kwon has acted in television dramas,…

1993

Ante Rebić

Croatian footballer

Ante Rebić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for HNL club Hajduk Split. Mainly a winger, he can be deployed at any forward position.

1993

Devin Williams

American baseball player

Devin Terran Williams is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees. Internationally,…

1994

Bruno Caboclo

Brazilian basketball player

Bruno Correa Fernandes Caboclo is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He plays at the power forward and center positions.

1995

Máscara de Bronce

Mexican wrestler

Multibronce is a Mexican professional wrestler. He previously worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) as Máscara de Bronce as a tecnico. Multibronce has also previously worked for the International Wrestling League…

1998

Yainer Díaz

Dominican baseball player

Yainer Radhames Díaz is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).

1998

Wang Junkai

Chinese singer

Wang Junkai, also known as Karry Wang, is a Chinese singer and actor. He debuted as the leader of TFBoys in 2013.

1999

Alexander Isak

Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer

Alexander Isak is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the Sweden national team.

1999

Alisha Palmowski

British female racing driver

Alisha Palmowski is a British racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Campos Racing as part of the Red Bull Academy Programme.

2006

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