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Births
VIP
1829 – Chester A. Arthur [American general, lawyer, and politician] (d. 18 Nov 1886)
21st President of the United States, 1881-1885
Notable
1338 – Alexios III of Trebizond (d. 1390)
1377 – Louis II of Naples (d. 1417)
1520 – Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal (d. 1589)
1600: Thomas Goodwin [English Puritan theologian and preacher] (d. 23 Feb 1680)
1641 – Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan (d. 1707)
French mistress of Louis XIV of France
1658 – Mary of Modena (d. 1718)
1695 – John Glas, Scottish clergyman (d. 1773)
1703: Jonathan Edwards [American Theologian] (d. 22 Mar 1758)
1712 – Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
1713: Denis Diderot [French Philosopher] (d. 31 Jul 1784)
1715 – Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (d. 1789)
French economist and educator
1717 – Marie Anne de Mailly, French mistress of Louis XV of France (d. 1744)
1728 – Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (d. 1810)
1743 – Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator (d. 1818)
1781 – Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)
1792 – Joseph Crosfield, English businessman (d. 1844)
1795 – Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician (d. 1873)
13th Mayor of Halifax
1820 – David Wilber, American politician (d. 1890)
1824: Henry Chadwick [American Writer] (d. 20 Apr 1908)
1835: Mary Elizabeth Braddon [English novelist] (d. 4 Feb 1915)
1844 – Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1934)
5th State President of the Orange Free State
1848 – Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist and poet (d. 1919)
1850 – Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (d. 1910)
1857 – Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish author and playwright (d. 1942)
1858 – Helen Churchill Candee, American journalist and author (d. 1949)
1864 – Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)
1873 – Lucien Mérignac, French fencer (d. 1941)
1878 – Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
1879: John Erskine [American educator and author] (d. 2 Jun 1951)
1879 – Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist and virologist (d. 1970)
Nobel Prize laureate
1881 – Robert Stangland, American jumper (d. 1953)
1882 – Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 1945)
1883 – Ernst Pittschau, German actor (d. 1951)
1885 – Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (d. 1969)
1885 – Ida Rubinstein, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1960)
1887 – René Cassin, French judge and academic (d. 1976)
Nobel Prize laureate
1887 – Manny Ziener, German actress (d. 1972)
1888 – Mary Fuller, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1973)
1889 – Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (d. 1936)
1892 – Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (d. 1969)
1894 – Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist (d. 1948)
1898 – Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
1899 – George, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1963)
1899: Georges Bidault [French Politician] (d. 27 Jan 1983)
1901 – John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1996)
1902 – Larry Fine, American actor and singer (d. 1975)
1902: Ray Kroc [American Businessman] (d. 14 Jan 1984)
Predominant founder of the McDonald's Corporation
1903 – M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 1989)
1905 – John Hoyt, American actor (d. 1991)
1905 – Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (d. 1987)
1907 – Mrs. Elva Miller, American singer (d. 1997)
1907 – Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (d. 1959)
1908 – Joshua Logan, American director and screenwriter (d. 1988)
1909 – Tony Malinosky, American baseball player (d. 2011)
1911 – Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic (d. 2011)
1911 – Brian O'Nolan (aka Flann O'Brien) (d. 1 Apr 1966)
Irish author and playwright
1912 – Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003)
1913 – Eugene B. Fluckey American admiral (d. 2007)
Medal of Honor recipient
1913 – Lois January, American actress (d. 2006)
1914 – Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (d. 2015)
1916 – Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011)
1917 – Allen Ludden, American game show host (d. 1981)
1917 – Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
1919 – Robin Bailey, English actor (d. 1999)
1919 – Donald Pleasence, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
1921 – Phạm Duy, Vietnamese singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1921 – Bill Willis, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
1922 – Jim Godbolt, English historian and journalist (d. 2013)
1922 – José Froilán González, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2013)
1922 – Bil Keane, American cartoonist (d. 2011)
1922 – Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
1923: Ian Barbour [American author and professor]
1923 – Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (d. 2002)
1923 – Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author (d. 1954)
1923 – Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (d. 1994)
1923 – Glynis Johns, South African-born British actress, singer, and dancer
1923 – Kailashpati Mishra, Indian politician (d. 2012)
18th Governor of Gujarat
1924 – Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1924 – José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996)
1924 – Barbara Kelly, Canadian actress and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1924: Frederic Morton [Austrian American writer] (d. 20 Apr 2015)
1924 – Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
1925 – Gail Davis, American actress and singer (d. 1997)
1925: Bill Dixon [American musician and educator] (d. 16 Jun 2010)
1925 – Herbert Kretzmer, South African-English journalist and songwriter
1925 – Walter Dale Miller, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
29th Governor of South Dakota
1926 – Avraham Adan, Israeli general (d. 2012)
1926 – Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979)
1928 – Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator (d. 1974)
1929 – Fred Feast, English actor (d. 1999)
1929 – Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1929 – Bill Wirtz, American businessman (d. 2007)
1930: John Pearson [English biographer and novelist]
1930 – Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2009)
1930 – Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician
Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician (d. 2013)
1932 – Neal Ascherson, Scottish journalist
1932 – Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 – Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and police officer (d. 2006)
1933 – Doug Bailey, American political consultant (d. 2013)
founded The Hotline
1933 – Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (d. 2011)
1934 – Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer (d. 2002)
1934 – Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian diplomat
1935 – Arlene Saunders, American soprano
1936 – Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician (d. 18 Dec 2011)
1st President of the Czech Republic
1937 – Barry Switzer, American football player and coach
1938 – Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
1938 – Ed Ocampo, Filipino basketball player (d. 1992)
1939 – Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright
1939 – Marie Laforêt, French-Swiss singer and actress
1939 – A. R. Penck, German visual artist
1939 – Walter Wolf, Austrian-Canadian businessman
founded Walter Wolf Racing
1939 – Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist
1940 – Rein Aun, Estonian decathlete (d. 1995)
1940 – Thom Christopher, American actor
1940 – John Byrne Cooke, American author and photographer
1940 – Milena Dravić, Serbian actress
1941 – Roy Book Binder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Stephanie Cole, English actress
1941 – Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician
50th President of Argentina
1942 – Billy Scott, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
1942 – Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
(The Temptations and The Monitors)
1943: Ginny Brown-Waite [American politician]
U.S. Representative, R. FL, 2003-2011
1943 – Benjamin Cardin, American lawyer and politician
1943 – Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Steve Miller Band)
1943 – Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright
1944 – Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, English union leader and politician
1945 – Brian Connolly, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
(Sweet)
1945 – Geoff Leigh, English saxophonist and flute player (Henry Cow)
1946 – Zahida Hina, Pakistani journalist and author
1946 – Robin Lane Fox, English historian and author
1946 – Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
1947 – Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter
(AC/DC and Geordie)
1947 – Michèle Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician
14th Prime Minister of Haiti
1948 – Carter Cornelius, American singer (d. 1991)
(Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose)
1948 – Tawl Ross, American guitarist (Funkadelic)
1948 – Zoran Živković, Serbian author and academic
1949 – Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic
1949 – Ralph Goodale, Canadian lawyer and politician
36th Canadian Minister of Finance
1949 – Bill James, American historian and author
1949 – B.W. Stevenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
1949 – Yashiki Takajin, Japanese singer and television personality (d. 2014)
1950 – Eddie Clarke, English guitarist
(Motörhead and Fastway)
1950 – Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (d. 2011)
1950 – Mari Henmi, Japanese singer and actress
1950 – Edward P. Jones, American novelist and short story writer
1950 – James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (d. 2011)
1951 – Karen Allen, American actress
1951 – Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor
(The Boomtown Rats)
1951 – Sam Younger, English civil servant
1952 – Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter
1952 – Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor
1952 – Gigi Sabani, Italian television host and singer (d. 2007)
1953 – Philip Hampton, English-Scottish accountant and businessman
1954: Alan Phillip Cohen [American Businessman]
1955 – John Alexander, English footballer
1955 – Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
1955 – Caroline Loeb, French singer and actress
1955 – Ángela Molina, Spanish actress and singer
1955: Denny Rehberg [American politician]
U.S. Representative, R. MT, 2001-2013
26th Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1991-1997
1955 – Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell
English academic and businessman
1957 – Mark Geragos, American lawyer
1957 – Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
(Madness and The Dance Brigade)
1957 – Bernie Mac, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1958 – André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
1958 – Dagul, Filipino comedian and actor
1958 – Neil Peart, Australian footballer
1958 – Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
1959 – Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor
designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
1959 – Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – David Shannon, American author and illustrator
1960 – Careca, Brazilian footballer
1960 – Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
1960 – David Kirk, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1960 – Hitomi Kuroki, Japanese actress
1960 – Evangelia Tzampazi, Greek politician
1961 – Sharon Cheslow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Chalk Circle)
1961 – Matthew Kauffman, American journalist
1962 – Michael Andretti, American race car driver
1962 – Thomas Herbst, German footballer and manager
1962 – Caron Keating, English television host (d. 2004)
1963 – Laura Davies, English golfer and sportscaster
1963 – Michael Hadschieff, Austrian speed skater
1963 – Nick Robinson, English journalist and blogger
1963 – Ronni Le Tekrø, Norwegian guitarist (TNT)
1964 – Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor
1964 – Philip A. Haigh, English historian and author
1964 – Malik Saidullaev, Russian businessman
1964 – Korina Sanchez, Filipino journalist
1965 – Trace Armstrong, American football player and agent
1965 – Theo Bos, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
1965 – Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Dennis Byrd, American football player
1966 – Sean M. Carroll, American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
1966 – Terri Runnels, American wrestler and manager
1966 – Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker player and referee
1967 – Rex Chapman, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 – Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor and singer
1968: Alexandre de Betak [French designer]
1968 – Jens Potteck, German sport shooter
1969: Andrea McLean [Scottish television presenter]
1970 – Josie Bissett, American actress
1970 – Matthew Knights, Australian footballer and coach
1970 – Audie Pitre, American singer and bass player (Acid Bath) (d. 1997)
1970 – Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
1970 – Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1971 – Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentinian footballer and manager
1971 – Samuel Vincent, Canadian voice actor and singer
1972 – Annely Akkermann, Estonian politician
1972 – Aaron Guiel, Canadian baseball player
1972 – Grant Hill, American basketball player
1972: Ehren Kruger [American screenwriter and producer]
1972 – Thomas Roberts, American journalist and actor
1973 – Titof, French pornographic actor
1973 – Cédric Villani, French mathematician and academic
1974 – Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist
1974 – Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American musician and actress
1974 – Colin Meloy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(The Decemberists, Tarkio, and Happy Cactus)
1974 – Anousjka van Exel, Dutch tennis player
1974 – Alex Walkinshaw, English actor
1975 – Bobo Baldé, French-Guinean footballer
1975 – Carson Ellis, American painter and illustrator
1975 – Christian Fährmann, German footballer
1975 – Parminder Nagra, English actress
1975 – Monica Rial American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Scott Weinger American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress and singer
1976 – Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian-Chechen general and politician
3rd President of the Chechen Republic
1976 – Song Seung-heon, South Korean actor and singer
1976 – Royston Tan, Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
1977 – Hugleikur Dagsson, Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic
1977 – Vinnie Paz, Italian-American rapper and producer
(Jedi Mind Tricks and Army of the Pharaohs)
1978 – Mark Gower, English footballer
1978 – Jesse Palmer, Canadian football player and sportscaster
1978 – Shane Ryan, Irish footballer and hurler
1978 – James Valentine, American guitarist
(Maroon 5, JJAMZ, and Square)
1978 – Steinar Nickelsen, Norwegian organist and pianist
1978 – Morgan Webb, Canadian-American television host and producer
1979 – Vince Grella, Australian footballer
1979 – Ximena Herrera, Bolivian-Mexican actress
1979 – Joe Lipari, American comedian, radio host, and producer
1979 – Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Gao Yuanyuan, Chinese actress
1980 – Paul Thomas, American bass player (Good Charlotte)
1980 – James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
1981 – Joel Lindpere, Estonian footballer
1981 – Andy Nägelein, German footballer
1981 – Kelvin Tan, Singaporean singer-songwriter
1982 – Michael Roos, Estonian-American football player
1982 – Brandi Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (Blaque)
1982 – Steve Williams, Australian-German rugby player
1983 – Jesse Eisenberg, American actor, playwright, and author
1983 – Nicky Hilton, American model and fashion designer
1983 – Florian Mayer, German tennis player
1983 – Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer
1983 – Noot Seear, Canadian model and actress
1983: George Zimmerman [American newsmaker]
known for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin
1984 – Naima Adedapo, American singer and dancer
1984 – Tiana Benjamin, English actress
1984 – Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer
1985 – Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter and actress (Girls Aloud)
1986 – Mladen Bartulović, Croatian footballer
1987 – Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer
1987 – Tim Ream, American soccer player
1987 – Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
1987 – Javier Villa, Spanish race car driver
1987 – Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer
1988 – Bobby Edner, American singer, dancer, and actor
1988 – Benny Howell, English cricketer
1988 – Bahar Kızıl, German singer-songwriter (Monrose)
1988 – Kevin Olusola, American beat-boxer (Pentatonix)
1988 – Maja Salvador, Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host
1989 – Asmirandah, Indonesian actress, singer, writer and model
1989 – Marcel Baude, German footballer
1989 – Ify Ibekwe, American basketball player
1989 – Kensho Ono, Japanese voice actor
1991 – Betty Who, Australian singer-songwriter
1713: Denis Diderot [French Philosopher] (d. 31 Jul 1784)
1715 – Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (d. 1789)
French economist and educator
1717 – Marie Anne de Mailly, French mistress of Louis XV of France (d. 1744)
1728 – Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (d. 1810)
1743 – Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator (d. 1818)
1781 – Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)
1792 – Joseph Crosfield, English businessman (d. 1844)
1795 – Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician (d. 1873)
13th Mayor of Halifax
1820 – David Wilber, American politician (d. 1890)
1824: Henry Chadwick [American Writer] (d. 20 Apr 1908)
1835: Mary Elizabeth Braddon [English novelist] (d. 4 Feb 1915)
1844 – Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1934)
5th State President of the Orange Free State
1848 – Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist and poet (d. 1919)
1850 – Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (d. 1910)
1857 – Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish author and playwright (d. 1942)
1858 – Helen Churchill Candee, American journalist and author (d. 1949)
1864 – Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)
1873 – Lucien Mérignac, French fencer (d. 1941)
1878 – Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
1879: John Erskine [American educator and author] (d. 2 Jun 1951)
1879 – Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist and virologist (d. 1970)
Nobel Prize laureate
1881 – Robert Stangland, American jumper (d. 1953)
1882 – Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 1945)
1883 – Ernst Pittschau, German actor (d. 1951)
1885 – Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (d. 1969)
1885 – Ida Rubinstein, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1960)
1887 – René Cassin, French judge and academic (d. 1976)
Nobel Prize laureate
1887 – Manny Ziener, German actress (d. 1972)
1888 – Mary Fuller, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1973)
1889 – Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (d. 1936)
1892 – Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (d. 1969)
1894 – Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist (d. 1948)
1898 – Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
1899 – George, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1963)
1899: Georges Bidault [French Politician] (d. 27 Jan 1983)
1901 – John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1996)
1902 – Larry Fine, American actor and singer (d. 1975)
1902: Ray Kroc [American Businessman] (d. 14 Jan 1984)
Predominant founder of the McDonald's Corporation
1903 – M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 1989)
1905 – John Hoyt, American actor (d. 1991)
1905 – Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (d. 1987)
1907 – Mrs. Elva Miller, American singer (d. 1997)
1907 – Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (d. 1959)
1908 – Joshua Logan, American director and screenwriter (d. 1988)
1909 – Tony Malinosky, American baseball player (d. 2011)
1911 – Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic (d. 2011)
1911 – Brian O'Nolan (aka Flann O'Brien) (d. 1 Apr 1966)
Irish author and playwright
1912 – Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003)
1913 – Eugene B. Fluckey American admiral (d. 2007)
Medal of Honor recipient
1913 – Lois January, American actress (d. 2006)
1914 – Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (d. 2015)
1916 – Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011)
1917 – Allen Ludden, American game show host (d. 1981)
1917 – Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
1919 – Robin Bailey, English actor (d. 1999)
1919 – Donald Pleasence, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
1921 – Phạm Duy, Vietnamese singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1921 – Bill Willis, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
1922 – Jim Godbolt, English historian and journalist (d. 2013)
1922 – José Froilán González, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2013)
1922 – Bil Keane, American cartoonist (d. 2011)
1922 – Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
1923: Ian Barbour [American author and professor]
1923 – Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (d. 2002)
1923 – Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author (d. 1954)
1923 – Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (d. 1994)
1923 – Glynis Johns, South African-born British actress, singer, and dancer
1923 – Kailashpati Mishra, Indian politician (d. 2012)
18th Governor of Gujarat
1924 – Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1924 – José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996)
1924 – Barbara Kelly, Canadian actress and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1924: Frederic Morton [Austrian American writer] (d. 20 Apr 2015)
1924 – Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
1925 – Gail Davis, American actress and singer (d. 1997)
1925: Bill Dixon [American musician and educator] (d. 16 Jun 2010)
1925 – Herbert Kretzmer, South African-English journalist and songwriter
1925 – Walter Dale Miller, American lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
29th Governor of South Dakota
1926 – Avraham Adan, Israeli general (d. 2012)
1926 – Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979)
1928 – Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator (d. 1974)
1929 – Fred Feast, English actor (d. 1999)
1929 – Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1929 – Bill Wirtz, American businessman (d. 2007)
1930: John Pearson [English biographer and novelist]
1930 – Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2009)
1930 – Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician
Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician (d. 2013)
1932 – Neal Ascherson, Scottish journalist
1932 – Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 – Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and police officer (d. 2006)
1933 – Doug Bailey, American political consultant (d. 2013)
founded The Hotline
1933 – Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (d. 2011)
1934 – Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer (d. 2002)
1934 – Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian diplomat
1935 – Arlene Saunders, American soprano
1936 – Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician (d. 18 Dec 2011)
1st President of the Czech Republic
1937 – Barry Switzer, American football player and coach
1938 – Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
1938 – Ed Ocampo, Filipino basketball player (d. 1992)
1939 – Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright
1939 – Marie Laforêt, French-Swiss singer and actress
1939 – A. R. Penck, German visual artist
1939 – Walter Wolf, Austrian-Canadian businessman
founded Walter Wolf Racing
1939 – Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist
1940 – Rein Aun, Estonian decathlete (d. 1995)
1940 – Thom Christopher, American actor
1940 – John Byrne Cooke, American author and photographer
1940 – Milena Dravić, Serbian actress
1941 – Roy Book Binder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Stephanie Cole, English actress
1941 – Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician
50th President of Argentina
1942 – Billy Scott, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
1942 – Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
(The Temptations and The Monitors)
1943: Ginny Brown-Waite [American politician]
U.S. Representative, R. FL, 2003-2011
1943 – Benjamin Cardin, American lawyer and politician
1943 – Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Steve Miller Band)
1943 – Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright
1944 – Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, English union leader and politician
1945 – Brian Connolly, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
(Sweet)
1945 – Geoff Leigh, English saxophonist and flute player (Henry Cow)
1946 – Zahida Hina, Pakistani journalist and author
1946 – Robin Lane Fox, English historian and author
1946 – Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
1947 – Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter
(AC/DC and Geordie)
1947 – Michèle Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician
14th Prime Minister of Haiti
1948 – Carter Cornelius, American singer (d. 1991)
(Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose)
1948 – Tawl Ross, American guitarist (Funkadelic)
1948 – Zoran Živković, Serbian author and academic
1949 – Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic
1949 – Ralph Goodale, Canadian lawyer and politician
36th Canadian Minister of Finance
1949 – Bill James, American historian and author
1949 – B.W. Stevenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
1949 – Yashiki Takajin, Japanese singer and television personality (d. 2014)
1950 – Eddie Clarke, English guitarist
(Motörhead and Fastway)
1950 – Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (d. 2011)
1950 – Mari Henmi, Japanese singer and actress
1950 – Edward P. Jones, American novelist and short story writer
1950 – James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (d. 2011)
1951 – Karen Allen, American actress
1951 – Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor
(The Boomtown Rats)
1951 – Sam Younger, English civil servant
1952 – Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter
1952 – Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor
1952 – Gigi Sabani, Italian television host and singer (d. 2007)
1953 – Philip Hampton, English-Scottish accountant and businessman
1954: Alan Phillip Cohen [American Businessman]
1955 – John Alexander, English footballer
1955 – Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
1955 – Caroline Loeb, French singer and actress
1955 – Ángela Molina, Spanish actress and singer
1955: Denny Rehberg [American politician]
U.S. Representative, R. MT, 2001-2013
26th Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1991-1997
1955 – Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell
English academic and businessman
1957 – Mark Geragos, American lawyer
1957 – Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
(Madness and The Dance Brigade)
1957 – Bernie Mac, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1958 – André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
1958 – Dagul, Filipino comedian and actor
1958 – Neil Peart, Australian footballer
1958 – Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
1959 – Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor
designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
1959 – Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1959 – David Shannon, American author and illustrator
1960 – Careca, Brazilian footballer
1960 – Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
1960 – David Kirk, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1960 – Hitomi Kuroki, Japanese actress
1960 – Evangelia Tzampazi, Greek politician
1961 – Sharon Cheslow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Chalk Circle)
1961 – Matthew Kauffman, American journalist
1962 – Michael Andretti, American race car driver
1962 – Thomas Herbst, German footballer and manager
1962 – Caron Keating, English television host (d. 2004)
1963 – Laura Davies, English golfer and sportscaster
1963 – Michael Hadschieff, Austrian speed skater
1963 – Nick Robinson, English journalist and blogger
1963 – Ronni Le Tekrø, Norwegian guitarist (TNT)
1964 – Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor
1964 – Philip A. Haigh, English historian and author
1964 – Malik Saidullaev, Russian businessman
1964 – Korina Sanchez, Filipino journalist
1965 – Trace Armstrong, American football player and agent
1965 – Theo Bos, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
1965 – Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 – Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1966 – Dennis Byrd, American football player
1966 – Sean M. Carroll, American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
1966 – Terri Runnels, American wrestler and manager
1966 – Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker player and referee
1967 – Rex Chapman, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 – Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor and singer
1968: Alexandre de Betak [French designer]
1968 – Jens Potteck, German sport shooter
1969: Andrea McLean [Scottish television presenter]
1970 – Josie Bissett, American actress
1970 – Matthew Knights, Australian footballer and coach
1970 – Audie Pitre, American singer and bass player (Acid Bath) (d. 1997)
1970 – Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
1970 – Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1971 – Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentinian footballer and manager
1971 – Samuel Vincent, Canadian voice actor and singer
1972 – Annely Akkermann, Estonian politician
1972 – Aaron Guiel, Canadian baseball player
1972 – Grant Hill, American basketball player
1972: Ehren Kruger [American screenwriter and producer]
1972 – Thomas Roberts, American journalist and actor
1973 – Titof, French pornographic actor
1973 – Cédric Villani, French mathematician and academic
1974 – Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist
1974 – Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American musician and actress
1974 – Colin Meloy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(The Decemberists, Tarkio, and Happy Cactus)
1974 – Anousjka van Exel, Dutch tennis player
1974 – Alex Walkinshaw, English actor
1975 – Bobo Baldé, French-Guinean footballer
1975 – Carson Ellis, American painter and illustrator
1975 – Christian Fährmann, German footballer
1975 – Parminder Nagra, English actress
1975 – Monica Rial American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Scott Weinger American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress and singer
1976 – Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian-Chechen general and politician
3rd President of the Chechen Republic
1976 – Song Seung-heon, South Korean actor and singer
1976 – Royston Tan, Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
1977 – Hugleikur Dagsson, Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic
1977 – Vinnie Paz, Italian-American rapper and producer
(Jedi Mind Tricks and Army of the Pharaohs)
1978 – Mark Gower, English footballer
1978 – Jesse Palmer, Canadian football player and sportscaster
1978 – Shane Ryan, Irish footballer and hurler
1978 – James Valentine, American guitarist
(Maroon 5, JJAMZ, and Square)
1978 – Steinar Nickelsen, Norwegian organist and pianist
1978 – Morgan Webb, Canadian-American television host and producer
1979 – Vince Grella, Australian footballer
1979 – Ximena Herrera, Bolivian-Mexican actress
1979 – Joe Lipari, American comedian, radio host, and producer
1979 – Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Gao Yuanyuan, Chinese actress
1980 – Paul Thomas, American bass player (Good Charlotte)
1980 – James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
1981 – Joel Lindpere, Estonian footballer
1981 – Andy Nägelein, German footballer
1981 – Kelvin Tan, Singaporean singer-songwriter
1982 – Michael Roos, Estonian-American football player
1982 – Brandi Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (Blaque)
1982 – Steve Williams, Australian-German rugby player
1983 – Jesse Eisenberg, American actor, playwright, and author
1983 – Nicky Hilton, American model and fashion designer
1983 – Florian Mayer, German tennis player
1983 – Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer
1983 – Noot Seear, Canadian model and actress
1983: George Zimmerman [American newsmaker]
known for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin
1984 – Naima Adedapo, American singer and dancer
1984 – Tiana Benjamin, English actress
1984 – Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer
1985 – Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter and actress (Girls Aloud)
1986 – Mladen Bartulović, Croatian footballer
1987 – Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer
1987 – Tim Ream, American soccer player
1987 – Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
1987 – Javier Villa, Spanish race car driver
1987 – Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer
1988 – Bobby Edner, American singer, dancer, and actor
1988 – Benny Howell, English cricketer
1988 – Bahar Kızıl, German singer-songwriter (Monrose)
1988 – Kevin Olusola, American beat-boxer (Pentatonix)
1988 – Maja Salvador, Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host
1989 – Asmirandah, Indonesian actress, singer, writer and model
1989 – Marcel Baude, German footballer
1989 – Ify Ibekwe, American basketball player
1989 – Kensho Ono, Japanese voice actor
1991 – Betty Who, Australian singer-songwriter
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