Famous Birthdays on September 6

Q: Who was born on September 6?

Famous people born on September 6 include: Artus Gouffier, Sebastiano Serlio, Francesco I d'Este, Isabella Leonarda, Charles Porter.

Q: What is Saeed Anwar known for?

Saeed Anwar, Pakistani cricketer

246 people 1475 – 2006

September 6 has seen 246 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1475 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · September 6 — Wikipedia

1968 — Saeed Anwar

Pakistani cricketer

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Anwar is credited for being one of the most stylish batsmen of the 1990s alongside Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn and Sourav Ganguly

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An opening batsman and occasional slow left arm orthodox bowler, Anwar played international cricket between 1989 and 2003

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He played 55 Test matches, scoring 4052 runs with eleven centuries, average 45.52

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In 247 One Day Internationals (ODIs) he made 8824 runs at an average of 39.21

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He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Artus Gouffier

Lord of Boissy, French nobleman and politician (died 1519)

Artus Gouffier de Boissy was a French nobleman and politician. He was baron of Roannez, count of Étampes, count of Caravaggio, baron of Passavant, of Maulévrier, of la Mothe-Saint-Romain, of Bourg-Charente and of…

1475

Sebastiano Serlio

Italian Mannerist architect (died 1554)

Sebastiano Serlio was an Italian Mannerist architect, who was part of the Italian team building the Palace of Fontainebleau. Serlio helped canonize the classical orders of architecture in his influential treatise…

1475

Francesco I d'Este

Duke of Modena, Italian noble (died 1658)

Francesco I d'Este was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1629 until his death. The eldest son of Alfonso III d'Este, he became reigning duke after his father's abdication.

1610

Isabella Leonarda

Italian composer and educator (died 1704)

Isabella Leonarda was an Italian composer from Novara. At the age of 16, she entered the Collegio di Sant'Orsola, an Ursuline convent, where she stayed for the remainder of her life. Leonarda is most renowned for the…

1620

Charles Porter

English-born judge (died 1696)

Sir Charles Porter was a flamboyant and somewhat controversial English-born politician and judge, who nonetheless enjoyed a highly successful career in Ireland.

1631

Sebastian Knüpfer

German cantor and composer (died 1676)

Sebastian Knüpfer was a German composer, conductor and educator. He was the Thomaskantor, cantor of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig and director of the towns's church music, from 1657 to 1676.

1633

Guillaume Dubois

French cardinal and politician (died 1723)

Guillaume Dubois was a French cardinal and statesman.

1656

Ivan V of Russia

Russian tsar (died 1696)

Ivan V Alekseyevich was Tsar of all Russia between 1682 and 1696, jointly ruling with his younger half-brother Peter I. Ivan was the youngest son of Alexis I of Russia by his first wife, Maria Miloslavskaya, while Peter…

1666

Henry Muhlenberg

German-American pastor and missionary (died 1787)

Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, was a German-born Lutheran clergyman and missionary. Born in Einbeck, Muhlenberg immigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania in response to demands from Lutherans for missionary work in the…

1711

Moses Mendelssohn

German philosopher and theologian (died 1786)

Moses Mendelssohn was a German-Jewish philosopher and theologian. His writings and ideas on Jews and the Jewish religion and identity were a central element in the development of the Haskalah, or 'Jewish Enlightenment'…

1729

Johan Wilcke

Swedish physicist and academic (died 1796)

Johan Carl Wilcke was a Swedish physicist.

1732

Gilbert du Motier

Marquis de Lafayette, French general (died 1834)

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General…

1757

John Dalton

English chemist, meteorologist, and physicist (died 1844)

John Dalton was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist whose work laid the foundations of modern atomic theory and stoichiometric chemistry. Building on earlier ideas about the indivisibility of matter and his…

1766

Vincent Novello

English composer and publisher (died 1861)

Vincent Novello, was an English musician and music publisher born in London. He was an organist, chorister, conductor and composer, but he is best known for bringing to England many works now considered standards, and…

1781

Frances Wright

Scottish-American author and activist (died 1852)

Frances Wright, widely known as Fanny Wright, was a Scottish-born lecturer, writer, freethinker, feminist, utopian socialist, abolitionist, social reformer, and Epicurean philosopher, who became a US citizen in 1825.…

1795

Catharine Beecher

American educator and activist (died 1878)

Catharine Esther Beecher was an American educator and writer known for her forthright opinions on female education as well as her vehement support of the many benefits of the incorporation of kindergarten into…

1800

Alcide d'Orbigny

French zoologist, palaeontologist, and geologist (died 1857)

Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology, palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology.

1802

Emir Abdelkader

Algerian religious and military leader (died 1883)

Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abd al-Qadir al-Hassani al-Jaza'iri, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algiers in the…

1808

George-Étienne Cartier

Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (died 1873)

Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling—is explained by his having been named…

1814

Alexander Tilloch Galt

English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (died 1893)

Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, was a politician and Father of Confederation, the union of British North American colonies into Canada.

1817

William Rosecrans

American general, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 1898)

William Starke Rosecrans was an American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War. He was the victor…

1819

Samuel Arnold

American conspirator (died 1906)

Samuel Bland Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer involved in a plot to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He had joined the Confederate Army shortly after the start of the Civil War but was…

1838

Schalk Willem Burger

South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (died 1918)

Schalk Willem Burger was a South African military leader, lawyer, politician, and statesman who was acting president of the South African Republic from 1900 to 1902, whilst Paul Kruger was in exile. At the age of 21,…

1852

Ferdinand Hummel

German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1928)

Ferdinand Hummel was a German composer, harp player, pianist and conductor.

1855

Zelia Nuttall

American archeologist and historian (died 1933)

Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall was an American archaeologist and anthropologist who specialised in pre-Aztec Mexican cultures and pre-Columbian manuscripts. She discovered two forgotten manuscripts of this type in…

1857

Macpherson Robertson

Australian businessman and philanthropist, founded MacRobertson's (died 1945)

Sir Macpherson Robertson KBE was an Australian philanthropist, entrepreneur and founder of chocolate and confectionery company MacRobertson's. He was also known for bringing the United States inventions of chewing gum…

1859

Jane Addams

American sociologist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)

Laura Jane Addams was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, philosopher, and author. She was a leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage. In 1889,…

1860

May Jordan McConnel

Australian trade unionist and suffragist (died 1929)

Mary Emma Jordan McConnel was an Australian trade unionist and suffragist. She was the first paid female trade union organiser in Queensland.

1860

William Lane

English-Australian journalist, founded New Australia (died 1917)

William Lane was an English-born journalist, author, advocate of Australian labour politics and a utopian socialist ideologue.

1861

Jessie Willcox Smith

American illustrator (died 1935)

Jessie Willcox Smith was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". A contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and…

1863

Heinrich Häberlin

Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (died 1947)

Heinrich Häberlin was a Swiss politician, judge and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1920–1934).

1868

Walford Davies

English organist and composer (died 1941)

Sir Henry Walford Davies was a renowned English composer, organist, and educator who was Master of the King's Music from 1934 until 1941.

1869

Felix Salten

Austrian-Swiss author and critic (died 1945)

Felix Salten was an Austrian author and literary critic. His most famous work is Bambi, a Life in the Woods, which was adapted into an animated feature film, Bambi, by Walt Disney Productions in 1942.

1869

John Macleod

Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)

John James Rickard Macleod, was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. He is noted for his…

1876

Max Schreck

German actor (died 1936)

Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film Nosferatu (1922).

1879

Joseph Wirth

German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1956)

Karl Joseph Wirth was a German politician of the Catholic Centre Party who was chancellor of Germany from May 1921 to November 1922, during the early years of the Weimar Republic. He was also minister of four government…

1879

Otto Kruger

American actor (died 1974)

Otto Kruger was an American actor. Originally a Broadway matinée idol, he established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942) and Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession…

1885

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 1969)

Joseph Patrick Kennedy was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. Known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children, he was the patriarch of the Kennedy family.

1888

Louis Silvers

American composer (died 1954)

Louis "Lou" Silvers was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for One Night of Love.

1889

Clara Kimball Young

American actress and producer (died 1960)

Clara Kimball Young was an American film actress who was popular in the early silent film era.

1890

Edward Victor Appleton

English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)

Sir Edward Victor Appleton was a British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947 for his contributions to the knowledge of the ionosphere, which led to the development of radar and shortwave radio.

1892

Claire Lee Chennault

American general and pilot (died 1958)

Claire Lee Chennault was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force in World War II.

1893

Billy Rose

American composer and manager (died 1966)

Billy Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman, lyricist and columnist. For years both before and after World War II, Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows such as Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt…

1899

W. A. C. Bennett

Canadian businessman and politician, 25th Premier of British Columbia (died 1979)

William Andrew Cecil Bennett was a Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972. With just over 20 years in office, Bennett remains the longest-serving premier in British…

1900

Julien Green

French-American author (died 1998)

Julien Green often Julian Green, was an American writer who lived most of his life in France and wrote mostly in French and only occasionally in English. Over a long and prolific career, he authored novels and essays,…

1900

Nguyễn An Ninh

Vietnamese political journalist (died 1943)

Nguyễn An Ninh was a revolutionary Vietnamese political journalist and publicist in French colonial Cochinchina. An independent and charismatic figure, Ninh was able to conciliate between different anti-colonial…

1900

Luis Federico Leloir

French-Argentine physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)

Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine physician and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the metabolic pathways by which carbohydrates are synthesized and converted into energy…

1906

Anthony Wagner

English genealogist and academic (died 1995)

Sir Anthony Richard Wagner was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He served as Garter Principal King of Arms before retiring to the post of Clarenceux King of Arms. He was one of the most…

1908

Korczak Ziolkowski

American sculptor, designed the Crazy Horse Memorial (died 1982)

Korczak Ziolkowski was an American artist and sculptor known for designing the Crazy Horse Memorial.

1908

Michael Gordon

American actor and director (died 1993)

Michael Gordon was an American stage actor and stage and film director.

1909

Walter Giesler

American soccer player, referee, and coach (died 1976)

Walter John Giesler was an American soccer administrator, and coach best known for coaching the United States men's national soccer team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

1910

Harry Danning

American baseball player and coach (died 2004)

Harry Danning, nicknamed "Harry the Horse", was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants, and was considered to be both an…

1911

Charles Deutsch

French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "DB (died 1980)

Charles Deutsch (1911–1980) was a French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, founder of the brand "DB" with René Bonnet, and later of the "CD".

1911

Sir Ewan Forbes

11th Baronet, Scottish nobleman (died 1991)

Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet,, was a Scottish nobleman, general practitioner and farmer. Forbes was a trans man; he was officially registered as the youngest daughter of John, Lord Sempill. After an uncomfortable…

1912

Wayne Barlow

American organist, composer, and director (died 1996)

Wayne Brewster Barlow was an American composer of classical music. He was also a professor of music, organist, and choir director.

1912

Julie Gibson

American actress and singer (died 2019)

Julie Gibson was an American singer and radio, television and film actress who had a career in movies during the 1940s. Gibson, who retired from the industry in 1984, was known for her work opposite The Three Stooges.…

1913

Leônidas

Brazilian footballer (died 2004)

Leônidas da Silva was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. At the height of his career, Leônidas was…

1913

Ed Oliver

American golfer (died 1961)

Edward Stewart "Porky" Oliver, Jr. was an American professional golfer. He played on what is now known as the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.

1915

Franz Josef Strauss

German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (died 1988)

Franz Josef Strauss was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969…

1915

John Berry

American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999)

John Berry was an American film and theatre director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He went into exile in France when his career was interrupted by the Hollywood blacklist.

1917

George Mann

English cricketer (died 2001)

Francis George Mann, was an English Test cricket captain, who played for Cambridge University, MCC, Middlesex and England. A member of the Mann baronets brewing family, he was also a decorated Army officer.

1917

Philipp von Boeselager

German soldier and economist (died 2008)

Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager was the second-last surviving member of the 20 July Plot, a conspiracy of Wehrmacht officers to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1944.

1917

Wilson Greatbatch

American engineer and philanthropist (died 2011)

Wilson Greatbatch was an American engineer and pioneering inventor. He held more than 325 patents and was a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Lemelson–MIT Prize and the National Medal…

1919

Elvira Pagã

Brazilian actress, singer, and author (died 2003)

Elvira Olivieri Cozzolino, better known by her stage name Elvira Pagã, was a Brazilian vedette, actress, singer, writer, and painter. She was the first Rio Carnival Queen, the first woman to wear a bikini in public, and…

1920

Carmen Laforet

Spanish author (died 2004)

Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War. An important European writer, her works contributed to the school of Existentialist Literature and her first novel Nada continued…

1921

Norman Joseph Woodland

American inventor, co-created the bar code (died 2012)

Norman Joseph Woodland was an American inventor and engineer, best known as one of the inventors of the barcode, for which he received a patent in October 1952. Later, employed by IBM, he developed the format which…

1921

Adriano Moreira

Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS – People's Party (died 2022)

Adriano José Alves Moreira, ComC GCC GOIH GCSE was a Portuguese lawyer, professor and a leading political figure in Portugal throughout the second half of the 20th century.

1922

Peter II of Yugoslavia (died 1970)

Peter II Karađorđević was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945. He was the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty.

1923

John Melcher

American veterinarian and politician (died 2018)

John David Melcher was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana for four terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States senator for…

1924

Andrea Camilleri

Italian author, screenwriter, and director (died 2019)

Andrea Calogero Camilleri was an Italian writer best known for his Salvo Montalbano crime novels.

1925

Jimmy Reed

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)

Mathis James Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with a wide variety of audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), "Baby What You Want Me to…

1925

Prince Claus of the Netherlands (died 2002)

Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg was Prince of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until his death on 6 October 2002, as the husband of Queen Beatrix.

1926

Jack English Hightower

American lawyer and politician (died 2013)

Jack English Hightower was a former Democratic U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district, serving five terms from 1975 to 1985.

1926

Arthur Oldham

English composer and conductor (died 2003)

Arthur William Oldham OBE was an English composer and choirmaster. He founded the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in 1965, the Chorus of the Orchestre de Paris in 1975, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Chorus in Amsterdam in…

1926

Maurice Prather

American photographer and director (died 2001)

Maurice William Prather was an American motion picture and still photographer and film director. He was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Maurice J. Prather, a mechanic, cabinet maker, and woodworker, and Zora M.…

1926

Fumihiko Maki

Japanese architect and academic, designed the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Makuhari Messe (died 2024)

Fumihiko Maki was a Japanese architect. In 1993, he received the Pritzker Prize for his work, which often explores pioneering uses of new materials and fuses the cultures of east and west. Maki died on 6 June 2024, at…

1928

Robert M. Pirsig

American novelist and philosopher (died 2017)

Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991),…

1928

Yevgeny Svetlanov

Russian conductor and composer (died 2002)

Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist.

1928

Sid Watkins

English neurosurgeon and academic (died 2012)

Eric Sidney Watkins, also known as Professor Sid or simply Prof, was an English neurosurgeon. From 1978 to 2004, Watkins served as Safety and Medical Delegate in Formula One.

1928

Yash Johar

Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (died 2005)

Yash Johar was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films were known for their lavish sets, exotic locations, and emphasis on Indian traditions and family values. He was the father of Karan…

1929

Ljubov Rebane

Estonian physicist and mathematician (died 1991)

Ljubov A. Rebane was an Estonian physicist. She graduated from Leningrad University in 1952 and received a PhD in Physics and Mathematics in 1961 from the same university.

1929

Charles Foley

American game designer, co-created Twister (died 2013)

Charles Foley was the co-inventor of the game Twister, with Neil W. Rabens.

1930

Helmut Piirimäe

Estonian historian and academic (died 2017)

Helmut Piirimäe was a prominent Estonian historian. He was professor emeritus of University of Tartu and an honorary doctor of University of Uppsala.

1930

Bud Shrake

American journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2009)

Edwin A. "Bud" Shrake, Jr. was an American journalist, sportswriter, novelist, biographer and screenwriter. He co-wrote a series of golfing advice books with golf coach Harvey Penick, including Harvey Penick's Little…

1931

Colin McColl

English intelligence officer

Sir Colin Hugh Verel McColl, was Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1989 to 1994.

1932

Gilles Tremblay

Canadian composer and educator (died 2017)

Gilles Tremblay, was a Canadian composer and teacher.

1932

Isabelle Collin Dufresne

French actress and author (died 2014)

Isabelle Collin Dufresne, known professionally as Ultra Violet, was a French-American artist, actress, and writer. She initially studied and worked with Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí before relocating to New York,…

1935

Jock Wallace Jr.

Scottish footballer and coach (died 1996)

John Martin Bokas Wallace was a Scottish professional football player and manager. Wallace played as a goalkeeper, and has the unique distinction of being the only player ever to play in the English, Welsh and Scottish…

1935

Sergio Aragonés

Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator

Sergio Aragonés Domenech is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad magazine and creating the comic book Groo the Wanderer.

1937

Janusz Kurczab

Polish fencer and mountaineer (died 2015)

Janusz Kurczab was a Polish fencer, mountaineer and expedition leader. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Expert in the history of Himalayism, editor of the online climbing…

1937

Jo Anne Worley

American actress, comedian, and singer

Jo Anne Worley is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Her work covers television, films, theater, game shows, talk shows, commercials, and cartoons. Worley is widely known for her work on the comedy-variety show…

1937

Joan Tower

American pianist, composer, and conductor

Joan Tower is a Grammy-winning contemporary American composer, concert pianist, and conductor. Her work has been performed worldwide. Since gaining recognition for her first orchestral composition, Sequoia (1981), a…

1938

Brigid Berlin

American actress, painter, and photographer (died 2020)

Brigid Emmett Berlin, also known as Brigid Polk, was an American artist and Warhol superstar.

1939

David Allan Coe

American outlaw country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

David Allan Coe was an American singer and songwriter. Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons, and first became notable for busking in Nashville. He initially played mostly…

1939

Susumu Tonegawa

Japanese biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Susumu Tonegawa is a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of V(D)J recombination, the genetic mechanism which produces antibody…

1939

John M. Hayes

American scientist (died 2017)

John Michael Hayes was an American oceanographer. He worked at Indiana University Bloomington, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

1940

Elizabeth Murray

American painter and illustrator (died 2007)

Elizabeth Murray was an American painter, printmaker and draughtsman. Her works are in many major public collections, including those of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the…

1940

Jackie Trent

English-Spanish singer-songwriter and actress (died 2015)

Yvonne Ann Gregory, known professionally as Jackie Trent, was an English singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1965 song "Where Are You Now" reached number one in the UK singles chart. She co-wrote several hits for Petula…

1940

Roger Law

English illustrator

Roger Law is a British caricaturist, ceramicist and one half of Luck and Flaw, creators of the popular satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image.

1941

Monica Mason

South African ballerina and director

Dame Monica Margaret Mason is a former ballet dancer, teacher, and director of The Royal Ballet. In more than a half-century with the company, she established a reputation as a versatile performer, a skilled rehearsal…

1941

Dave Bargeron

American trombonist and tuba player (died 2025)

David Wayne Bargeron was an American trombonist and tuba player who was a member of the jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears.

1942

Richard Hutton

English cricketer

Richard Anthony Hutton is a former English cricketer, who played in five Test matches for the England cricket team in 1971. A right-handed batsman and right-arm seam bowler, Hutton's bowling was probably his stronger…

1942

Mel McDaniel

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)

Melvin Huston McDaniel was an American country music artist. Many of his top hits were released in the 1980s, including "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It…

1942

Gordon Birtwistle

English engineer and politician

Gordon Birtwistle is a British Liberal Democrat politician and former MP. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Burnley, England, from May 2010 to May 2015. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary…

1943

Richard J. Roberts

English biochemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

Sir Richard John Roberts is a British biochemist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Phillip Allen Sharp for the discovery of introns in eukaryotic DNA and the…

1943

Roger Waters

English singer-songwriter and bass player

George Roger Waters is an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the band's main songwriter Syd Barrett in…

1943

Donna Haraway

American author, academic, and activist

Donna Jeanne Haraway is an American professor emerita in the history of consciousness and feminist studies departments at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a prominent scholar in the field of science and…

1944

Swoosie Kurtz

American actress

Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards.

1944

Ron Boone

American basketball player and commentator

Ronald Bruce Boone is an American former professional basketball player. He had a 13-year career in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Boone set a record for most…

1946

Roger Knight

English cricketer and educator

Roger David Verdon Knight is an English administrator, cricketer and schoolmaster. He was awarded the OBE in 2007. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and was President of the club from…

1946

Shirley M. Malcom

American scientist, academic and educator

Shirley M. Malcom currently serves as a Senior Advisor and Director of SEA Change at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Malcom is a trustee of Caltech, and a regent of Morgan State…

1946

Jane Curtin

American actress and comedian

Jane Therese Curtin is an American actress and comedian.

1947

Bruce Rioch

English footballer and manager

Bruce David Rioch is a British football manager and former player for the Scotland national team. His last managerial post was at AaB in the Danish Superliga in 2008. He was Aston Villa's record signing.

1947

Jacob Rubinovitz

Polish-Israeli engineer and academic (died 2018)

Jacob Rubinovitz is an Israeli scientist. He was the head of the Laboratory for robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) at the Technion.

1947

Sylvester

American singer-songwriter (died 1988)

Sylvester James Jr., known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance,…

1947

Claydes Charles Smith

American guitarist (died 2006)

Claydes "Charles" Smith was an American musician best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of the group Kool & the Gang.

1948

Iris Robinson

Northern Irish politician

Iris Robinson is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician in Northern Ireland. She is married to Peter Robinson, who was First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2016.

1949

Melih Kibar

Turkish composer (died 2005)

Melih Kibar was a Turkish composer.

1951

Simon Burns

English politician, Minister of State for Transport

Sir Simon Hugh McGuigan Burns is a British politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelmsford since being elected at the 1987 general election until the 2017 general election.

1952

Vladimir Kazachyonok

Russian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2017)

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kazachyonok was a Soviet football player and Russian coach. He was the academy director with Zenit St. Petersburg until his death in 2017.

1952

Buddy Miller

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Steven Paul "Buddy" Miller is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. Miller is married to and has recorded with singer-songwriter Julie Miller.

1952

Carly Fiorina

American businesswoman and activist

Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005. Fiorina is the first woman to lead a…

1954

Demetris Kizas

Cypriot footballer

Demetris Kizas is a Cypriot former international footballer.

1954

Patrick O'Hearn

American bassist and composer

Patrick John O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist.

1954

John Sauven

English economist and environmentalist

John Sauven is a British environmentalist who was executive director of Greenpeace's UK division from 2008 to 2022, and previously responsible for Greenpeace's communications. Sauven started working in a temporary…

1954

Raymond Benson

American author and playwright

Raymond Benson is an American writer known for his James Bond novels published between 1997 and 2003.

1955

Bill Ritter

American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Colorado

August William Ritter Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the district attorney for Denver before his…

1956

Steven Yearley

English sociologist and academic

Steve Yearley is a British sociologist. He is Professor of the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge at the University of Edinburgh, a post he has held since 2005. He has been designated a Fellow of the Royal Society of…

1956

Ali Divandari

Iranian painter, sculptor, and journalist

Ali Divandari is an Iranian cartoonist, painter, graphic designer, sculptor and journalist.

1957

Michaëlle Jean

Haitian-Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Governor General of Canada

Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and Black person to hold this office.

1957

José Sócrates

Portuguese engineer and politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal

José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, commonly known as José Sócrates, is a Portuguese politician who was the prime minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. For the second half of 2007, he acted as…

1957

Buster Bloodvessel

English singer-songwriter

Douglas Steven Trendle, better known as Buster Bloodvessel, is an English singer who has been the frontman of the two-tone band Bad Manners since forming the band in 1976. He took his stage name from the bus conductor…

1958

Jeff Foxworthy

American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and radio and television host. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and formerly Ron White.…

1958

Nigel Westlake

Australian composer and conductor

Nigel Westlake is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films Ali's Wedding, Paper Planes, Miss Potter, Babe and its sequel Babe: Pig in the…

1958

Michael Winslow

American actor

Michael Leslie Winslow is an American actor, comedian, and beatboxer billed as The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects for his ability to make realistic sounds using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven…

1958

The Barbarian

Tongan wrestler

Sione Havea Vailahi is a Tongan professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Barbarian. He is best known for his various stints with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World…

1958

Bill Root

Canadian ice hockey player

William John Root is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia…

1959

Simon Reeve

Australian journalist and game show host

Simon Reeve is an Australian television presenter and journalist, best known for his association with the Seven Network.

1961

Wendi Richter

American wrestler

Victoria "Wendi" Richter is an American occupational therapist and former professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies such as the National Wrestling Alliance, where she teamed with…

1961

Scott Travis

American rock drummer

Mark Scott Travis is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member of…

1961

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Norwegian musician and songwriter

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, which has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.…

1961

Chris Christie

American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New Jersey

Christopher James Christie is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he was the United States attorney for the District of…

1962

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian badminton player and diplomat, Estonia Ambassador to Russia

Marina Kaljurand is an Estonian politician and Member of the European Parliament. Kaljurand served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Taavi Rõivas' second cabinet as an independent. Earlier, she served as the Ambassador…

1962

Elizabeth Vargas

American journalist

Elizabeth Anne Vargas is an American television journalist who is the lead investigative reporter/documentary anchor for A&E Networks, and was the host for Fox's revival of America's Most Wanted (2021). She began her…

1962

Kevin Willis

American basketball player and fashion designer

Kevin Alvin Willis is an American former professional basketball player mostly known for playing with the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 7-foot power forward/center. Excluding…

1962

Mark Chesnutt

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of…

1963

Pat Nevin

Scottish footballer and sportscaster

Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Nevin is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger. In a twenty-year career, he appeared for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell. He…

1963

Betsy Russell

American actress

Betsy Russell is an American actress who is best known for her roles in Private School (1983), Tomboy (1985), and as Jill Tuck, one of the primary characters of the Saw film series from 2006 to 2010.

1963

Alice Sebold

American author

Alice Sebold is an American author. She is known for her novels The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon, and a memoir, Lucky. The Lovely Bones was on The New York Times Best Seller list and was adapted into a film by the…

1963

Bryan Simonaire

American engineer and politician

Bryan Warner Simonaire is an American politician who serves as a Maryland state senator representing District 31, which encompasses much of northern Anne Arundel County's Baltimore suburbs. A member of the Republican…

1963

Geert Wilders

Dutch lawyer and politician

Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician who has led the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) since he founded it in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives. Wilders is best known for his right-wing…

1963

Rosie Perez

American actress, dancer, and director

Rosa Maria Perez is an American actress. Her breakthrough came at age 24 with her portrayal of Tina in the film Do the Right Thing (1989). Her starring film roles since include It Could Happen to You (1994), The Road to…

1964

Terry Bickers

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Terence "Terry" Robert Arthur Bickers is an English musician and songwriter. A guitarist and singer, he is best known for his work as the original lead guitarist with the House of Love and as the former…

1965

Darren Clark

Australian sprinter

Darren Edward Clark is an Australian retired sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.

1965

Tony Fleet

Australian darts player

Anthony "Tony" Fleet is an Australian former professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO), World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

1965

Christopher Nolan

Irish author and poet (died 2009)

Christopher Nolan was an Irish poet and author. He was born in Mullingar, Ireland, but later moved to Dublin. He was educated at the Central Remedial Clinic School, Mount Temple Comprehensive School and at Trinity…

1965

Van Tiffin

American football player

Van Leigh Tiffin is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

1965

William DuVall

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

William Bradley DuVall is an American musician. He has been the co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alice in Chains since 2006, sharing vocal duties with Jerry Cantrell. DuVall joined Alice in Chains…

1967

Macy Gray

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Natalie Renée McIntyre, known professionally as Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Her 1999 single, "I…

1967

Kalli Kalde

Estonian painter and illustrator

Kalli Kalde is an Estonian painter, graphic artist and illustrator.

1967

Milan Lukić

Bosnian Serb convicted of war crimes by the ICTY

Milan Lukić is the former leader of the Bosnian Serb paramilitary force the White Eagles that operated during the Bosnian War. He was found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)…

1967

Igor Štimac

Croatian footballer and manager

Igor Štimac is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.

1967

Christopher Brookmyre

Scottish author

Christopher Brookmyre is a Scottish novelist whose novels, generally in a crime or police procedural frame, mix comedy, politics, social comment and action with a strong narrative. He has been referred to as a Tartan…

1968

Paul Rea

American journalist

Paul V. Rea is an American radio, TV and web journalist, and media personality based in Clarkesville, Georgia.

1968

Tony DiTerlizzi

American author and illustrator

Tony M. DiTerlizzi is an American fantasy artist, children's book creator, and motion picture producer.

1969

Ben Finegold

American chess player and educator

Benjamin Philip Finegold is an American chess grandmaster and YouTuber/Twitch streamer. He had previously been nicknamed the "strongest International Master in the United States" until receiving his Grandmaster (GM)…

1969

Michellie Jones

Australian-American triathlete

Michellie Yvonne Jones is an Australian triathlete. She has won two ITU Triathlon World Championships, an Olympic silver medal, and the 2006 Ironman World Championship. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer…

1969

CeCe Peniston

American singer-songwriter, actress, and former beauty pageant winner

Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song "Finally" reached…

1969

Cheyne Coates

Australian singer-songwriter and producer

April M. Coates is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer who performs as Cheyne Coates or Cheyne. Coates and Andrew Van Dorsselaer comprised the duo Madison Avenue (1998–2003). Their song "Don't Call Me Baby"…

1970

Igor Korolev

Russian-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2011)

Igor Borisovich Korolev was a Russian-Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Korolev played over 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1992 until 2004. Korolev returned to Russia, and played a…

1970

Emily Maitlis

Canadian-English journalist

Emily Maitlis is a British journalist and former newsreader for the BBC who was the lead anchor of the BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight from 2018 until the end of 2021. Maitlis has since been a…

1970

Rhett Miller

American alternative country singer-songwriter and guitarist

Stewart Ransom "Rhett" Miller II is the lead singer of the alternative country rock band Old 97's. He also records and performs as a solo musician, and has been published as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

1970

DJ Spooky

American electronic and experimental hip hop musician

Paul Dennis Miller, known professionally as DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is an American electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a…

1970

Devang Gandhi

Indian cricketer

Devang Jayant Gandhi is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and a very occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played for Bengal, Hadleigh and Thundersley Cricket Club, Essex.

1971

Asko Künnap

Estonian poet and illustrator

Asko Künnap is an Estonian designer, writer, and artist.

1971

Dolores O'Riordan

Irish singer-songwriter (died 2018)

Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was an Irish musician who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band the Cranberries. O'Riordan was the principal songwriter of the band and also played acoustic and…

1971

Dylan Bruno

American actor and model

Dylan Bruno is an American actor and former model. His first major film role was a supporting part in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998), followed by a lead role in the horror film The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999).…

1972

Idris Elba

English actor

Sir Idrissa Akuna Elba is an English actor, DJ, and rapper. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and six Emmy Awards. He was named in the Time 100 list of the Most…

1972

Justina Machado

American actress

Justina Milagros Machado is an American actress. She began her career playing secondary roles on television and film before starring as Vanessa Diaz in the HBO comedy-drama series, Six Feet Under (2001–05), for which…

1972

Saulius Mikalajūnas

Lithuanian footballer

Saulius Mikalajūnas is a retired Lithuanian international football midfielder. He obtained a total number of 42 caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring one goal. He also played in Russia during his…

1972

Anika Noni Rose

American actress and singer

Anika Noni Rose is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.

1972

Carlo Cudicini

Italian footballer

Carlo Cudicini is an Italian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently loan player technical coach at Premier League club Chelsea, where he also serves as a club…

1973

Greg Rusedski

Canadian-English tennis player and sportscaster

Gregory Rusedski is a Canadian-British former professional tennis player. He was the British No. 1 in 1997, 1999 and 2006, and reached the ATP ranking of world No. 4 for periods from 6 October 1997 to 12 October 1997…

1973

Alessandro Troncon

Italian rugby player and coach

Alessandro Troncon is a former Italian rugby union player.

1973

Tim Henman

English tennis player and sportscaster

Timothy Henry Henman is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) during the early 2000s. Henman won 15 career ATP Tour…

1974

Nina Persson

Swedish singer-songwriter and musician

Nina Elisabet Persson is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish rock band The Cardigans. She also has worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and one under her own name, and has appeared as a guest…

1974

Justin Whalin

American actor

Justin Garrett Whalin is an American drama teacher, administrator, and former actor. He portrayed the teenage Andy Barclay in Child's Play 3, Ridley Freeborn in Dungeons & Dragons, and Jimmy Olsen in the American…

1974

Derrek Lee

American baseball player and coach

Derrek Leon Lee, nicknamed "D-Lee", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Lee played with the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh…

1975

Ryoko Tani

Japanese judoka and politician

Ryoko Tani is a Japanese politician and retired female judoka.

1975

Rodrigo Amarante

Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Rodrigo Amarante de Castro Neves is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger. He is part of the bands Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial, and Little Joy, and released his first solo…

1976

Naomie Harris

English actress

Naomie Melanie Harris is a British actress. She started her career when she was a child, appearing in the television series Simon and the Witch in 1987. In 2016, she starred in the film Moonlight, a performance that…

1976

Jon Ander López

Spanish footballer (died 2013)

Jon Ander López Maquiera, known as Jon Ander in his playing days, was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1976

Tom Pappas

American decathlete and coach

Tom Pappas is a retired American decathlete.

1976

Cisco Adler

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Cisco Sam Adler is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

1978

Foxy Brown

American rapper

Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand, known professionally as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. She signed to Def Jam Recordings and released her debut studio album Ill Na Na (1996) to critical and commercial success. The album…

1978

Alex Escobar

Venezuelan baseball player

Alexander José Escobar [ess-COE-bar] is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball outfielder.

1978

Mathew Horne

English actor and screenwriter

Mathew Frazer Horne is an English actor, comedian, singer, television presenter, and narrator. He is best known for appearing on several BBC sketch shows and sitcoms, most notably Gavin & Stacey, The Catherine Tate…

1978

Homare Sawa

Japanese footballer

Homare Sawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward or a midfielder. Regarded by many as one of the greatest female footballers of all time, Sawa had a professional club career spanning 24…

1978

Mike Arnaoutis

Greek boxer

Michalis John Arnaoutis is a Greek professional boxer who challenged for the WBO light welterweight title in 2006. At regional level he held the WBO-NABO light welterweight title from 2004 to 2006 and the IBF-USBA light…

1979

Massimo Maccarone

Italian footballer

Massimo Maccarone is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a striker. He was nicknamed Big Mac during his playing days.

1979

Carlos Adrián Morales

Mexican footballer

Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera is a Mexican former professional footballer. He last played for Lobos BUAP on loan from Morelia in Liga MX. He recently was the manager of Atlético Morelia

1979

Low Ki

American wrestler

Brandon Silvestry is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Low Ki. He is known for his time with TNA Wrestling, Ring of Honor and Major League Wrestling as Low Ki and Senshi and with WWE as…

1979

Jillian Hall

American wrestler and singer

Jillian Faye Hall is an American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE.

1980

Kerry Katona

English singer and actress

Kerry Katona is an English television personality and former singer. She was an original member of the pop girl group Atomic Kitten between 1998 and 2001, leaving as the group's success peaked. Katona has appeared on…

1980

Samuel Peter

Nigerian boxer

Samuel Okon Peter is a Nigerian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title in 2008. At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships,…

1980

Joseph Yobo

Nigerian footballer

Joseph Michael Yobo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

1980

Yuki Abe

Japanese footballer

Yuki Abe is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He played 53 times for Japan between 2005 and 2011 and was a member of the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.

1981

Yumiko Cheng

Hong Kong singer and actress

Yumiko Cheng is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. Cheng was given the Japanese nickname "Yumiko" by her friends in secondary school, and upon signing with EEG, adopted it as her official stagename.

1981

Andrew Richardson

Jamaican cricketer

Andrew Peter Richardson is a former West Indian cricketer who played in the role of a right arm fast medium bowler. Richardson picked up 192 wickets at an average of 23.96 in his first class career. He also featured for…

1981

Mark Teahen

American baseball player

Mark Thomas Teahen is an American-Canadian former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays.

1981

Temeka Johnson

American basketball player

Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American former professional basketball player, currently serving as the associate head coach for Louisiana. Her primary position was a point guard.

1982

Jerry Blevins

American baseball player

Jerry Richard Blevins, nicknamed Gordo, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Blevins was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major league…

1983

Pippa Middleton

English socialite and author

Philippa Charlotte Matthews is a British author and columnist. She is the younger sister of Catherine, Princess of Wales.

1983

Braun Strowman

American wrestler and strongman

Adam Joseph Scherr is an American professional wrestler, strongman and actor. As a wrestler, he is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Braun Strowman.

1983

Helena Ekholm

Swedish skier

Helena Ekholm is a Swedish former biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå. She is the 2009 world champion in pursuit and the 2011 world champion in individual. She also won the Women's Overall World Cup in the…

1984

William Porterfield

Northern Irish cricketer

William Thomas Stuart Porterfield is an Irish former cricketer from Northern Ireland and a former captain of the Ireland cricket team. He played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. A left-handed…

1984

Lauren Lapkus

American actress and comedian

Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus is an American actress and comedian, known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black, Denise in The Big Bang Theory (2018–2019), and Jess in…

1985

Mitch Moreland

American baseball player

Mitchell Austin Moreland, nicknamed "2-Bags", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Oakland…

1985

Małgorzata Rejmer

Polish novelist

Małgorzata Zofia (Margo) Rejmer, born in 1985 in Warsaw, is a Polish novelist, reporter, and writer of short stories.

1985

Emir Preldžić

Turkish basketball player

Emir Preldžić is a Bosnian-Turkish professional basketball player for KK Orlovik Žepče of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also represented the Turkish national basketball team. He is 6 ft 9 in…

1987

Max George

English singer-songwriter and actor

Maximillian Albert George is an English singer and actor, known as the lead singer of the boy band The Wanted.

1988

Denis Tonucci

Italian footballer

Denis Tonucci is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro.

1988

Kim So-eun

South Korean actress

Kim So-eun is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2009 in the popular television drama Boys Over Flowers. She has since starred in Happiness in the Wind (2010), A Thousand Kisses (2011–12), Liar Game (2014),…

1989

John Wall

American basketball player

Johnathan Hildred Wall Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Washington Wizards.

1990

Brian Dumoulin

American ice hockey player

Brian Joseph Dumoulin is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dumoulin was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round…

1991

Joe Harris

American basketball player

Joseph Malcolm Harris is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers, before being selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the…

1991

Ryan Shazier

American football player

Ryan Dean Shazier is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was…

1992

Young Tonumaipea

Samoan rugby league player

Yee-Huang "Young" Tonumaipea is a retired Samoan professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre or winger for the Melbourne Storm.

1992

Famous Dex

American rapper

Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr., better known by his stage name Famous Dex, is an American rapper. His debut studio album, Dex Meets Dexter (2018) peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 while its singles, "Pick It Up" and…

1993

Alex Poythress

American basketball player

Alex Poythress is an American-born naturalized Ivorian professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He won the Gatorade Player of the Year in Tennessee in 2011–12 in his senior…

1993

Mattia Valoti

Italian footballer

Mattia Valoti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Spezia.

1993

Mark Andrews

American football player

Mark Andrews is an American professional football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Ravens in the third…

1995

Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladeshi cricketer

Mustafizur Rahman is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he is recognized for his most prolific 'slower cutters' all over the world. He has taken more wickets in the death overs of…

1995

Andrés Tello

Colombian footballer

Andrés Felipe Tello Muñoz is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

1996

Lil Xan

American rapper

Nicholas Diego Leanos, better known as Lil Xan or simply Diego, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his song "Betrayed", which peaked at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. On April 6,…

1996

Mallory Comerford

American swimmer

Mallory Burckle is an American competitive swimmer specializing in freestyle events. Comerford was the winner of five gold medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She won USA Swimming's Golden Goggle Award for…

1997

Tsukushi

Japanese wrestler

Tsukushi Haruka is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. Trained by Emi Sakura, Tsukushi made her debut for her Ice Ribbon promotion in January 2010 as part of a trial series with Kurumi. After winning the fan…

1997

Michele Perniola

Italian singer

Michele Perniola, known also as 3x3n, is an Italian singer, best known for representing San Marino at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with his song "O-o-O Sole Intorno a Me". He also represented San Marino in…

1998

David Kushner

American singer-songwriter

David Alan Kushner II is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and began releasing music. Kushner's song "Miserable Man" (2022) went viral on…

2000

Freya Allan

English actress

Freya Allan is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Princess Cirilla of Cintra in the Netflix series The Witcher, for which she was nominated for two Saturn Awards, and as Mae in the 2024 action film…

2001

Terrence Clarke

American basketball player (died 2021)

Terrence Adrian Clarke was an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Clarke was a standout Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball player for Todd Quarles at…

2001

Asher Angel

American actor

Asher Dov Angel is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the film Jolene (2008), starring Jessica Chastain. He is known for his roles as Jonah Beck in the Disney Channel series Andi Mack (2017–2019)…

2002

Leylah Fernandez

Canadian tennis player

Leylah Annie Fernandez is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 13 in women's singles by the WTA, achieved in August 2022, and world No. 17 in doubles, achieved in October 2023.…

2002

Elzhana Taniyeva

Kazakh rhythmic gymnast

Elzhana Taniyeva is a Kazakh retired rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 Asian all-around champion and the 2022 Asian Games all-around and team silver medalist. She won three medals at the 2021 Summer World University…

2005

Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Japanese prince

Prince Hisahito of Akishino is a member of the Imperial House of Japan. He is the youngest child and only son of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, and the nephew of Emperor Naruhito. He is second in the…

2006

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