Today's Famous Birthdays
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1182 Minamoto no Yoriie, 2nd Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1202-3), born in Kamakura, Japan (d. 1204)
1458 Bernardo Accolti [Unico Aretino], Italian writer (Virginia), born in Arezzo, Italy (d. 1535)
1476 Louise of Savoy, French mother of and regent for King Francois I, born in Pont-d'Ain, France (d. 1531)
1522 Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist and naturalist, created a museum and library of natural history, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1605)
1524 Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (Ode à Cassandre; Les Amours), born in Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois, France (d. 1585)
1525 Johan Georg, Elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), born in Cölln, Germany (d. 1598)
1584 Thomas Erpenius [van Erpe], Dutch orientalist and Arabist (grammar), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1624)
1611 Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France, (Thirty Years War), born in Château de Sedan, Sedan, France (d. 1675)
1614 Philipp Buchner, German composer, born in Wertheim am Main, Wertheim County, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1669)
German composer and organist (Canon in D), baptized in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
1674 Elizabeth Singer Rowe, English poet and writer (Friendship in Death) who was one of England's most widely read authors in the 18th-century, born in Ilchester, Somerset, England (d. 1737)
1681 Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist, born in Eisenberg, Germany (d. 1741)
1700 James Thomson, Scottish poet (Rule Britannia), born in Ednam, Scotland (d. 1748)
1711 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), baptized in London, England (d. 1779)
1723 Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1790)
1741 Johann Jakob Engel, German author (Herr Lorenz Stark), born in Parchim, Germany (d. 1802)
1753 Friedrich August Baumbach, German composer, born in Gotha, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1813)
1762 Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet and playwright, born in Bothwell, Scotland (d. 1851)
1764 Valentino Fioravanti, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1837)
1771 Mungo Park, Scottish explorer (first westerner to travel the central Niger River in Africa), born in Selkirkshire, Scotland (d. 1806)
1786 Friedrich Kuhlau, German-Danish concert pianist and opera composer (Elverhøj (Elves' Hilll); Røverborgen (The Robbers' Castle)), born in Lüneburg, Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire ( (d. 1832)
1798 Franz E. Neumann, German mineralogist, mathematician and physicist, born in Joachimsthal, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1895)
1800 Daniel S. Dickinson, New York senator, born in Goshen, Connecticut (d. 1866)
1804 Aleksandr Polezhayev, Russian poet (Sasjka), born in Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1838) [OS 30 Sep]
1806 Joshua Blackwood Howell, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Woodbury, New Jersey (d. 1864)
1807 Ignaz Lachner, German composer, born in Rain, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1895)
1813 Conrad Feger Jackson, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Alsace Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
1816 Carl Zeiss, German scientific instrument and lens maker (Carl Zeiss AG), born in Weimar, German Confederation (d. 1888)
1821 Erastus Flaval Beadle, American publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels), born in Oswego County, New York (d. 1894)
1825 Eduard Hanslick, German music critic, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1904)
1835 William Wirt Allen, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in New York City (d. 1894)
1836 Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author (The Hasheesh Eater), born in New York City (d. 1870)
1838 John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), born in Burnchurch, Ireland (d. 1918)
1844 George Martin, English composer and organist, born in Lambourn, Berkshire, England (d. 1916)
1849 William Cooper, Australian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 9 wickets, BB 6/120; Victoria), born in Maidstone, England (d. 1939)
1859 Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian Realist writer (Pavao Šegota), born in Senj, Croatia (d. 1905)
1861 Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and writer (Panu, Tuomio), born in Lapinlahti, Finland (d. 1921)
1862 Hawley Harvey Crippen [Dr Crippen], American homeopath and first killer to be caught with the aid of wireless telegraphy, born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1910)
1862 Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British army officer, born in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1935)
American short story writer (Cabbages and Kings), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
1865 Alfred Hollins, British composer, born in Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1942)
1865 Rainis [Jānis Pliekšāns], Latvian poet and playwright, born in Dunava parish, Russian Empire (d. 1929)
1874 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, German composer, born in Landau, German Empire (d. 1953)
1876 Alfonso Broqua, Uruguayan composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1946)
1876 Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), born in Young, Australia (d. 1924)
1877 Felix Dzerzhinsky [Iron Felix, Bloody Felix], Polish-born Bolshevik leader established and developed Soviet secret police (Cheka, forerunner to the KGB), born in Ivyanets, Lithuania (d. 1926)
1877 James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (The Mysterious Universe), born in Southport, Lancashire (d. 1946)
1881 Asta Nielsen, Danish actress (Joyless Street), born in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1972)
1883 Grigory Zinoviev [Hirsch Apfelbaum], Russian revolutionary, Communist International chairman (1919-26), and anti-Stalinist politician, born in Yelizavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1936)
English poet and writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
1885 Herbert Stothart, American theater (Rose-Marie) and film score composer (The Wizard of Oz; Mutiny on the Bounty; A Night at the Opera), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1949)
1890 Marius Ulfrstad, Norwegian composer, born in Ellingsøya, Norway (d. 1968)
1891 Noël Gallon, French composer (Paysans et Soldats; Acis et Galathée), and educator (Paris Conservatoire), born in Paris (d. 1966)
1891 William Thomas Walsh, American author (Isabella of Spain), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1949)
1892 Ernie Koob, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1917; St. Louis Browns), born in Keeler, Michigan (d. 1941)
1892 Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1926), born in Wontergem, East Flanders, Belgium (d. 1980)
1892 Pinto Colvig, American animation voice actor (Goofy, Pluto), born in Jacksonville, Oregon (d. 1967)
1893 W. Douglas Hawkes, British auto racer and designer, born in Barton, England (d. 1974)
1894 Tom Howard, American photo-journalist (Chicago Sun-Times), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
1895 Harry Tobias, American lyricist (“Sweet and Lovely”; “It’s a Lonesome Old Town”; “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon”), born in New York City (d. 1994)
1899 Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter ("You Are My Sunshine"), born in Quitman, Louisiana (d. 2000)
1899 Nelly "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Jenny; Driestuivers Opera), born in Batavia, Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia) (d. 1971)
1900 D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, born in Royston, Georgia (d. 1999)
1901 Katri Vala, Finnish poet (Tulenkantajat (The Fire Bearers)), literary critic, and teacher, born in Muonio, Finland (d. 1944)
1902 Alice Tully, American singer and arts patroness (Carnegie Hall), born in Corning, New York (d. 1993)
German philosopher and sociologist (Dialectic of Enlightenment, Negative Dialectics), born in Frankfurt
1906 Roye England, creator and founder President of the Pendon Museum of Miniature Landscape and Transport, born in Perth, Australia (d. 1995)
1907 Oscar Da Costa, West Indian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1936)
1908 Everhardus Jacobus van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, born in Willemstad, Curaçao (d. 1960)
1909 Anne Seymour, American actress (Gemini Affair; Empire; Tim Conway Show), born in New York City (d. 1988)
1909 William Natcher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky 1953-94), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky (d. 1994)
1911 Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban pianist, singer and songwriter, born in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba (d. 1971)
1911 Lala Amarnath, Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (24 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 118, 45 wickets; Gujarat CC, Hindus CC), born in Kapurthala, India (d. 2000)
1912 Derek Sealy, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests, 3 x 50; youngest West Indian Test player 17:122; Barbados, Trinidad), born in Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1982)
American College Football HOF coach (University of Alabama 1958-82, 6 x NCAA C'ships; AFCA Coach of the Year 1961, 71, 73), born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas
1915 Athena Lorde, American actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek), born in New York City (d. 1973)
1915 Jack Fascinato, American pianist and orchestra leader (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), born in Bevier, Missouri (d. 1994)
American filmmaker (NFL Films), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey
1917 Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and racehorse owner (4 x winner Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe; 6 x France's leading owner), born in Paris, France (d. 2001)
10th President of the Philippines (1965-86), dictator and kleptocrat, born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
1917 Henderson Forsythe, American actor (As the World Turns, Crisis at Central High), born in Macon, Missouri (d. 2006)
1917 Herbert Lom, Czech-born British actor (Pink Panther, Dorian Gray), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 2012)
1917 Jessica "Decca" Mitford, English author (American Way of Death), activist and one of the Mitford sisters, born in Gloucestershire (d. 1996)
1918 Donald Blakeslee, American aviator who led 4th Fighter Group during World War II, born in Fairport Harbor, Ohio (d. 2008)
1919 Margaret Tynes, American child prodigy and international opera singer, born in Saluda, Virginia (d. 2024)
1921 Edwin Richfield, British actor (Interpol Calling, The Avengers), born in London England (d. 1990)
1921 Robert Dixon Sr., American Baptist minister, and the last known survivor of the U.S. Army's all-Black "Buffalo Soldier" regiments, born in New York City (d. 2024) [1]
1922 Charles Evers, American civil rights leader (1st Black mayor in Mississippi since Reconstruction), born in Decatur, Mississippi (d. 2020)
1923 Alan Badel, British actor (Shogun, Salome, Bill Brand), born in Manchester, England (d. 1982)
1923 Betsy Drake, American actress (Every Girl Should be Married), writer, and psychotherapist, born in Paris, France (d. 2015)
1924 Daniel Akaka, American educator and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2018)
1924 Rudolf Vrba, Slovak-Jewish biochemist and Holocaust survivor, born in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia (d. 2006)
American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl VI, XII; NFL Coach of the Year 1966 Dallas Cowboys), born in Mission, Texas
1925 Alan Bergman, American Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning lyricist, with wife Marilyn ("The Way We Were"; "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2025) [1]
1925 Ashley Heenan, New Zealand composer, born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2004)
1925 Harry Somers, Canadian composer, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1999)
1926 Alfred Slote, American children's books author (Love & Tennis, Omega Station), born in Brooklyn, New York
1926 Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1926 Gerrit Viljoen, South African politician (Chair of the Broederbond), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2009)
1927 G. David Schine, American businessman, born in Gloversville, New York (d. 1996)
1927 Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan pioneer radio broadcaster, born in Kurana, Sri Lanka (d. 2002)
1927 William B. Branch, American screenwriter and playwright (A Medal for Willie, In Splendid Error), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2019)
1928 Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker; Police Woman; Tribes; Cry Panic), pop singer, and animal rights activist, born in Delhi, Louisiana (d. 2024) [1]
1928 Reubin Askew, American politician (Governor of Florida, 1971-79), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
1929 David S. Broder, American journalist (Pulitzer 1973), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois (d. 2011)
1930 Cathryn Damon, American actress (Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1987)
1930 Saleh Selim, Egyptian football midfielder (10 caps; Al-Ahly Cairo SC 354 games) and executive (President Al-Ahly SC 1980-88, 1992-2002), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2002)
1931 Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian, born in Freudenberg, Germany (d. 2014)
American attorney and Republican party politician ( US Senator from Oregon, 1969-95), born in Portland, Oregon
1932 Ian Hamer, British jazz trumpeter and session musician (Beatles - "Got To Get You Into My Life"; Top of the Pops studio band), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2006)
1932 Peter Anderson, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle), born in Devonport, England (d. 2009)
1932 Sonny Callahan [Herbert Leon Callahan], American politician (Rep-R-Alabama 1985-2003), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2021)
1933 Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1971)
1933 Nicola Pietrangeli, Italian tennis player (French singles C'ships 1959, 60; World #3 1959; French doubles 1959; French mixed doubles 1958), born in Tunis, French Tunisia (d. 2025)
1933 William Luther Pierce, American author and activist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2002)
1934 Ian Abercrombie, English actor (Birds of Prey, Desperate Housewives), born in Grays, Essex, England (d. 2012)
1934 Norma Croker, Australian sprinter, born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2019)
1934 Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, born in Little Burgundy, Montreal, Quebec
1935 Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer (Für Alina; Fratres; Spiegel im Spiegel), born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia [1]
1935 Gherman Stepanovich Titov, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok II), born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 2000)
1936 Charles Dierkop, American character actor (Gunsmoke; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The Sting; Police Woman), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin (d. 2024) [1]
1937 Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman, born in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine (d. 2018)
1937 Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess and Queen of Belgium (1993-2013), born in Villa Claudia, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
1937 Robert Crippen, American astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G), born in Beaumont, Texas
1938 Charles Patrick, American do-wop singer and songwriter (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1939 Charles Geschke, American computer scientist, inventor and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
1939 Günther Herrmann, German soccer forward (9 caps West Germany; Karlsruher SC, Schalke 04), born in Trier, Germany (d. 2023)
1939 Tom Cherones, American television producer and director (81 episodes of "Seinfeld"), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 2026)
1940 Bernie Dwyer, British rock drummer (Freddie and The Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2002)
1940 Brian DePalma, American film director (Body Double, Dressed to Kill), born in Newark, New Jersey
1940 Robert Palmer, American businessman and last CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation, born in Gorman, Texas
1940 Theodore Olson, American attorney (42nd Solicitor General of the United States, 2001-04), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2024) [1]
1940 Tom Gallagher, American diplomat, gay activist, and 1st Foreign Service officer to publicly come out in 1976, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2018)
1942 Gerome Ragni, American playwright and songwriter (Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
1942 Lola Falana [Loletha Elayne], American singer and actress (Golden Boy; A Man Called Adam), born in Camden, New Jersey
American stand-up comedian best known for his act with Tim Reid (Tim and Tom), born in Harvey, Illinois [1]
1943 Jack Ely, American singer and guitarist (The Kingsmen - "Louie, Louie"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2015)
1943 Mickey Hart [Hartman], American drummer and percussionist (Grateful Dead, 1967-71 & 1974-96; Planet Drum: Rhythm Devils), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1943 Paul Riser, American session trombonist and musical arranger (Motown's "Funk Brothers"), born in Detroit, Michigan
1943 Raymond Villeneuve, Canadian radical Québécois separatist (founding member of the Front de libération du Québec), born in Canada
1944 Everaldo, Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
1944 Freddy Thielemans, Belgian socialist politician (Mayor of Brussels), born in Laeken, Belgium
1944 John McSherry, American MLB baseball umpire, 1971-96 (World Series - 1977, 87; All-Star Game - 1975, 82, 91), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1996)
German soccer defender (103 caps; FIFA World Cup 1974; Bayern Munich 427 games; Ballon d'Or 1972, 76) and manager (FIFA World Cup 1990; Bayern Munich), born in Munich, Germany
1945 Leo Kottke, American finger-picking acoustic guitarist (Ice Water; Greenhouse), born in Athens, Georgia
1946 Dennis Tufano, American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Buckinghams - "Kind of a Drag"), born in Chicago, Illinois
1947 Gerry Conway, British drummer and percussionist (Cat Stevens; Fairport Convention), born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
1948 John Martyn [Iain McGeachy], British folk-rock-blues singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("May You Never"), born in New Maldon, Surrey (d. 2009)
1949 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2021)
1949 Leivinha, Brazilian soccer forward (21 caps; Portuguesa, Palmeiras 263 games, Atlético Madrid), born in Novo Horizonte, Brazil (d. 2026)
1949 Marty Liquori, American runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)), born in Montclair, New Jersey
1949 Renfrew Christie, South African scholar and activist known for helping end the apartheid government's nuclear weapons program, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2025) [1]
1949 Roger Uttley, English rugby union player, born in Blackpool, England
1950 Amy Madigan, American actress (Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime), born in Chicago, Illinois
1950 Barry Sheene, British motorcycle racer, born in London (d. 2003)
1951 Richard D. Gill, British-Dutch mathematician, born in Redhill, Surrey
1953 Jani Allan, South African journalist and media personality, born in London
1953 Lenise Bent, American audio engineer in music (Blondie; The Knack) and film (L.A. Heat), born in Los Angeles, California
1953 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023) [1]
1953 Tommy Shaw, American rock guitarist, and singer (Styx - "Come Sail Away"; Damn Yankees), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1954 Reed Birney, American actor (Greatest Man in the World), born in Alexandria, Virginia
1955 Hiram Bullock, American jazz, funk, and fusion guitarist (The World's Most Dangerous Band), born in Osaka, Japan (d. 2008)
1956 Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director (The Bourne Franchise, Michael Clayton), born in Manhattan, New York
1957 James McBride, American writer, known for "The Good Lord Bird", born in New York City [1]
1957 Jeff Sluman, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1988; 6 PGA Tour titles), born in Rochester, New York
1957 Jon Moss, English rock drummer (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"), born in Wandsworth, South London
1958 Don Slaught, American catcher (California Angels, NY Yankees), born in Long Beach, California
1958 Mick Talbot, English rock keyboardist (Style Council - "You're The Best Thing"; "My Ever Changing Moods"), born in Wimbledon, London
1958 Roxann Dawson, American actress (B'Elanna Torres-Star Trek: Voyager), born in Los Angeles, California
1958 Scott Patterson, American actor (Gilmore Girls, Sullivan's Crossing, Saw IV), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 David Frost, South African golfer (10 PGA Tour titles; The Tradition 2013), born in Cape Town, RSA
1959 John Hawkes [Perkins], American actor (Deadwood, Winter's Bone), born in Alexandria, Minnesota
1959 Robert Wrenn, American golfer, sportscaster, course designer (ESPN), born in Richmond, Virginia
1960 Hiroshi Amano, Japanese engineer, physicist, co-inventor of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and Nobel Prize recipient (2014), born in Hamamatsu, Japan
1960 Julia Evans Reed, American columnist and author (Julia Reed's South, The House on First Street), born in Greenville, Mississippi (d. 2020)
1960 Neal X [Whitmore], English musician (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Henley-on-Thames, England
1961 Elizabeth Daily, American actress (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; The Powerpuff Girls - "Buttercup"), and pop singer ("Say It, Say It"), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 Philip Ardagh, English children's books author (Eddie Dickens series), born in Kent, England
1961 Virginia Madsen, American actress (Dune; Hot Spot; Class), born in Chicago, Illinois
1962 Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician (Vlaams Belang), born in Bruges, Belgium
1962 Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Bilbao, Spain
1962 Kristy McNichol, American actress (Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest), born in Los Angeles, California
1962 Victoria Polyo, Ukrainian composer (Gagaku; Lulling the Earth; Psalm 50), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
1963 Bonnie Gadusek, tennis player (French Juniors 1981), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1963 Colin Wells, British actor (Hollyoaks, Crossroads), born in Greenwich, England
1963 Pietro Ferrero, Italian businessman and co-chief executive of the Ferrero Group (1997-2011), born in Turin, Italy (d. 2011)
1964 Ellis Burks, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1990, 96; Gold Glove 1990; Silver Slugger 1990, 96; Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
1964 Eric Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos), born in Tucson, Arizona
1964 Victor Wooten, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-fusion, funk, and bluegrass bass guitarist and producer (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones), born in Mountain Home, Idaho
1965 President of Syria (2000-24) and dictator , born in Damascus, Syria
1965 Graeme Obree, Scottish racing cyclist (World Hour Record 1993, 94; World C'ships gold 4000m pursuit 1993, 95), born in Nuneaton, England
1965 John Schofield, British BBC journalist (shot and killed reporting in Croatia), born in Weybridge, England (d. 1995)
1965 Moby [Richard Hall], American musician (Play; 18), born in Harlem, New York City
1965 Paul Heyman, American entertainment producer and wrestling manager, born in Westchester County, New York
1966 Kiko {Kawasima], Japanese Crown Princess Akishino, born in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
1966 Richard Harvey, American NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
1967 Dany Theis, Luxembourgian soccer midfielder (34 caps; Jeunesse Esch FC) and manager (Differdange 03, F91 Dudelange, Jeunesse Esch FC), born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (d. 2022)
1967 American pop and jazz singer , pianist (We Are in Love; When Harry Met Sally), actor (Will & Grace), and TV Personality (American Idol, 2013-16), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1967 Maria Bartiromo, American financial broadcast journalist, born in Brooklyn, New York
1968 Kay Hanley, American singer-songwriter (Letters to Cleo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1968 Konstantin Shafranov, Kazakhstani ice hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan 1998, St. Louis Blues), born in Oskemen, Kazakhstan
1968 Paul Mayeda Berges, American film writer and director, born in Torrance, California
1969 Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1969 Gidget Gein [Bradley Stewart], American rock uitarist and bass player (Marilyn Manson band), born in Hollywood, Florida (d. 2008)
1969 Laura Sisk, American actress (Allison Rescott-Loving), born in Washington, D.C.
1970 Chris Garver, American tattoo artist and TV personality (Miami Ink), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1970 Taraji P. Henson, American singer and actress (Empire, Hidden Figures), born in Washington, D.C.
1970 Ted Leo, American musician (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists), born in South Bend, Indiana
1970 William Joppy, American professional boxer, born in Silver Spring, Maryland
1971 Mack Strong, American NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Benning, Georgia
1971 Markos Moulitsas, American blogger and author (Daily Kos), born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 Richard Ashcroft, British singer (The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"), born in Wigan, Lancashire, England
1971 Shelton Quarles, American NFL linebacker, executive (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Director Football Ops), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1972 Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania
1972 Mark Pope, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1972 Matthew Gilmore, Belgian-Australian cyclist, born in Ghent, Belgium
1973 Fred Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Bruce, Mississippi
1973 Robby Albarado, American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey (Preakness Stakes 2007, 20; Breeders' Cup Classic 2007, BC Juvenile Fillies Turf 2009, BC Mile 2011), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 2026)
1974 Lucian Sahetapy, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Groningen, Netherlands
1975 Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1975 Mark Klepaski, American bass guitarist (Breaking Benjamin), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1976 Elephant Man [Oneal Bryan], Jamaican musician ("Let's Get Physical"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1976 Flora Redoumi, Greek hurdler, born in Athens, Greece
1976 Tomáš Enge, Czech racing driver, born in Liberec, Czech Republic
1977 Jon Buckland, English rock guitarist (Coldplay - "Clocks"; "Viva La Vida"), born in London
1977 Ludacris [Christopher Bridges], American rapper ("Stand Up"; "Act A Fool"), and actor (The Ride; Fast and Furious franchise), born in Champaign, Illinois
1977 Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player, born in Carmarthen, Wales
1978 Ben Lee, Australian singer-songwriter ("Cigarettes Will Kill You"; "Love Me Like the World Is Ending"), and actor (The Rage in Placid Lake), born in Sydney, Australia
1978 Dejan Stanković, Serbian footballer (Serbia National Team captain), born in Belgrade, Serbia
1978 Ed Reed, American Pro Football HOF safety (Super Bowl 2012 Baltimore Ravens; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 2004; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 9 × Pro Bowl), born in St. Rose, Louisiana
1979 Ariana Richards, American actress (Spaced Invaders, Prancer), born in Healdsburg, California
1979 David Pizarro, Chilean footballer (Roma), born in Valparaíso, Chile
1979 Frank Francisco, Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1979 Nathan Gale, American murderer (Heavy metal Pantera's concert murder), born in Marysville, Ohio (d. 2004)
1979 Steve Hofstetter, American comedian (Secret Optimist) and podcaster (Judgy Two Shoes), born in Queens, New York
1980 Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver, born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
1980 Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1981 Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer (Piacenza), born in Lodi, Italy
1981 Charles Kelley, American country singer and songwriter (Lady A), born in Augusta, Georgia
1981 Dylan Klebold, American Columbine High School Massacre co-perpetrator, born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 1999)
1982 Shriya Saran, South Indian actress (Santhosham), born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
1982 Belarusian human rights activist and politician who claimed victory in the disputed 2020 Belarusian presidential election, born in Mikashevichy, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
1983 Ike Diogu, Nigerian-American basketball player, born in Buffalo, New York
1983 Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award 2011; World Series 2007, 13 Boston Red Sox), born in Madras, Oregon
1984 Cecília Gáspár, Hungarian soccer midfielder and captain (28 caps; TSV Crailsheim, SGS Essen), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2024)
1985 Shaun Livingston, American basketball player, born in Peoria, Illinois
1985 Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada
1986 Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby player, born in Tzaneen, South Africa
1987 Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress (Jemma Simmons-Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1987 Tyler Hoechlin, American actor (Teen Wolf), born in Corona, California
1990 Iskra Lawrence, British model and internet personality (Iskra on Instagram), born in Worcester, England
1991 Kygo [Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll] Norwegian DJ and music producer ("I See Fire" remix), born in Singapore
1994 Ei Thinzar Maung, Burmese politician and activist, born in Burma
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