Today's 11 January Famous Birthdays in History

"The Great", last Roman Emperor to rule both the East and West empires, born in Hispania

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1322 Kōmyō, 2nd Japanese Emperor of the Northern Court (1336-48), born in Japan (d. 1380)
1359 Go-En'yū, 5th Japanese Emperor of the Northern Court (1371-82), born in Japan (d. 1393)
1395 Michelle of Valois, Duchess consort of Burgundy (1419-22), born in Paris (d. 1422)
1503 Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola,], Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck), born in Parma, Duchy of Milan (now Italy) (d. 1540)
1591 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Parliamentarian and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil War, born in England (d. 1646)
1630 John Rogers, English Puritan minister and President of Harvard College (1682-84), born in Coggeshall, England (d. 1684)
1638 Nicolas Steno, Danish scientist prominent in anatomy and geology, and later Catholic priest, bishop, and candidate for sainthood, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1686)
1671 François Marie, 1st Duke of Broglie, French military leader during the War of the Spanish Succession, born in Paris (d. 1745)
1703 Columban Praelisauer, German music director and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1753)

Last King of the Gorkha Kingdom (1743-68) and 1st King of Nepal (1768-75) who began the unification of modern Nepal, born in the Gorkha Palace, Nepal

1727 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, born in Altötting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
1746 Frantisek Adam Mica, Bohemian composer, born in Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1811)
1746 William Curtis, English botanist and publisher (Botanical Magazine), born in Alton, England (d. 1799)
1750 Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss politician and composer, born in Unterwetzikon, Switzerland (d. 1817)

US Founding Father and 1st Secretary of the Treasury (1789-95), born in Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies

1757 Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer and naval architect, born in England (d. 1831)
1786 Joseph Jackson Lister, British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens, born in London (d. 1869)
1788 William Thomas Brande, English chemist, Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, born in London (d. 1866)
1800 Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist who developed the dynamo principle, and Benedictine priest, born in Szémo, Hungary (d. 1895)
1801 John Lodge Ellerton, British classical composer (The Bridal of Triermain; Domenica), born in Cheshire, England (d. 1873)
1807 Alfred E. Jackson "Mudwall", American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Davidson County, Tennessee (d. 1889)
1807 Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist (founder of Western Union Telegraph and Cornell University), born in Westchester Landing, New York (d. 1874)
1808 Antoine Schayes, Belgian historian, archivist and archaeologist, born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1859)
1814 James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), born in Great Yarmouth, England (d. 1899)
1814 Richard Griffith, American Confederate brigadier general, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)

1816 Fitz Henry Warren, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Brimfield, Massachusetts (d. 1878)
1818 John Reese Kenly, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1891)
1825 Bayard Taylor, American poet, travel author and diplomat, born in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (d. 1878)
1831 James Ronald Chalmers, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Halifax County, Virginia (d. 1898)
1839 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist, born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (d. 1903)

1843 Charles Yelverton O'Connor, Irish-New Zealand-Australian engineer, constructed Fremantle harbour water supply to Coolgardie goldfields, born in Castletown, Ireland (d. 1902) [1]
1849 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (electrophysical therapy, advocated for public bath houses), born in Hamburg (d. 1907)
1850 J. C. Arthur, American botanist (studied parasitic fungi rusts), born in Lowville, New York (d. 1842)
1850 Philipp von Ferrary, French philatelist (compiled world's most complete stamp collection), born in Paris, France (d. 1917)
1852 Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor of the Weimar Republic (1920-21), born in Wellendingen, Baden (d. 1926)
1853 Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter, founded National Gallery of Athens, born in Chidira, Lesbos, Greece (d. 1926)
1853 Gustav Falke, German author and poet (Der Mann im Nebel), born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1916)
1856 Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (Rustle of Spring), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1941)
1857 Fred Archer, English jockey (record 13 x GB Champion flat racing jockey 1874–86; 21 x British Classic Race wins; 5 x French Classic Race wins), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1886)

American-born British retailer, founded London department store Selfridges, born in Ripon, Wisconsin

1859 Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator and philosopher (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1916)
1864 Thomas Dixon, American white supremacist, novelist, playwright (The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan), born in Shelby, North Carolina (d. 1946)
1867 Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist, established experimental psychology in America, born in Chichester, England (d. 1927)
1868 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher and educator (President of Peking University), born in Shaoxing, China (d. 1940)
1870 Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (Washington Square Arch, New York City; Swann Memorial Fountain, Philadelphia; Leif Erikson Memorial, Reykjavík), and father of sculptor Alexander Calder, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1945)
1872 George Washington Pierce, American physicist who pioneered electrical communication (crystal oscillator circuit), born in Webberville, Texas (d. 1956)
1872 Paul Graener, German Romantic composer, born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1944)

British tennis player (Wimbledon 1891-2, 95), born in Bromley, England

1873 John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (Army and Naval Journal), born in Washington D.C. (d. 1949)
1875 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1956)
1876 Elmer Flick, American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905; NL RBI leader 1900; 2 × AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps), born in Bedford, Ohio (d. 1971)
1876 Thomas Hicks, English athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1904), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1952)
1878 Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and dictator (1926), born in Salamis, Greece (d. 1952)
1879 Antonio Beltramelli, Italian writer (Il Gargano), born in Forli, Italy (d. 1930)
1880 Elisabeth Achelis, American heiress, writer, and proponent of the 13-month World Calendar, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1973)
1880 Rudolf Palm, Curaçaoan pianist and composer, born in Curaçao (d. 1950)

American suffragist who founded the National Woman's Party (NWP), born in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey

1885 Jack Hoxie, American actor and rodeo performer (The White Outlaw), born in Kingfisher Creek, Oklahoma (d. 1965)
1886 Chester Conklin, American actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1971)
1886 George Zucco, British actor (Fog Island, Black Raven, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Captain Fury), born in Manchester, England (d. 1960)
1887 Aldo Leopold, American conservationist, professor and co-founder of the Wilderness Society, born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1949)
1887 Monte Blue, American silent and sound screen actor (White Shadows in the South Seas; Key Largo; Apache), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1963)
1889 Calvin Bridges, American geneticist who worked on chromosomes and heredity, born in Schuyler Falls, New York (d. 1938)
1890 Max Carey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1925; 10 × NL stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins) and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1976)
1890 Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (one of the modernist Group of Five), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1954)
1894 Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor (Brno Philharmonic, 1959-62; Ostrava Orchestra 1919- 43), born in Pilsen, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1970)
1895 Laurens Hammond, American engineer and inventor with 91 patents, including musical instruments (Hammond organ; Novachord synthesizer)), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1973)
1895 Paddy Driscoll, American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro x 6; NFL 1920s All-Decade Team; Racine/Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears) and coach (Cardinals, Marquette, Bears), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1968)
1897 August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (head of the SS Main Office), born in Aerzen, Germany (d. 1979)
1898 Hans Kirk, Danish writer (The Fishermen), born in Hadsund, Denmark (d. 1962)
1899 Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress and director (Resurrection), born in London, England (d. 1991)
1900 Wilbur De Paris, American swing and Dixieland jazz trombone player, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 1973)
1901 Andries Dirk Copier, Dutch glass designer (the Gilde glass), born in Leerdam, Netherlands (d. 1991)
1901 Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pioneering female pilot in Korea and China, born in Sangsugu Village, Korea (d. 1988)
1901 Sulamith Wülfing, German artist and illustrator, born in Elberfeld, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1989)
1902 Maurice Duruflé, French organist (St. Etienne-du-Mond, 1929-75), composer (Requiem, Op. 9), and teacher (Paris Conservatory, 1943-70), born in Louviers (d. 1986)

South African author (Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope) and anti-apartheid activist, born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

1904 Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat (President of the UN General Assembly), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1985)
1905 Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist who worked with the Navajo, born in Le Mars, Iowa (d. 1960)
1905 John Henry Jacques, English co-operative retailer and politician, born in Ashington, Northumberland (d. 1995)

Swiss chemist who first synthesized and ingested LSD, born in Baden, Switzerland

1906 Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1973)
1906 Robert Nesbitt, English theatre impresario (Royal Variety Show), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1907 Abraham Joshua Heschel, Jewish American rabbi and theologian, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1972)
1907 Pierre Mendès-France, French Premier (1954-55), born in Paris (d. 1982)
1908 Lionel Stander, American blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours), born in New York City (d. 1994)
1909 Gunnar, Swedish-Danish classical and avant-garde composer (Cosmogonie; Essai accoustique III'), born in St, Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1989)
1909 Marguerite Kelsey, English model for artists (Haunting), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1910 Dorothy Stroud, English museum curator and biographer, born in London (d. 1997)
1910 Izler Solomon, American conductor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
1910 Shane Paltridge, Australian politician and minister for the Liberal Party, born in Leederville, Western Australia (d. 1966)
1910 Trygve Bratteli, Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour: 1971-72, 1973-76), born in Nøtterøy, Norway (d. 1984)
1911 Nora Heysen, Australian artist, first female Australian war artist, born in Hahndorf, South Australia (d. 2003)
1911 Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (1980-82), born in Yamada, Japan (d. 2004)
1912 Donald "Red" Barry, American actor (Adventures of Red Ryder, Jesse James' Women), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1980)
1912 Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1935, 36, 47; World Series 1935 Detroit Tigers), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1961)
1912 Roger Lewis, American businessman (CEO of Amtrak, Pan Am), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1987)
1914 Dorothy Jeakins, Americanfilm and theatre costume designer (Samson and Delilah), born in San Diego, California (d. 1995)
1915 Paddy Mayne, British soldier, co-founder of the Special Air Service (SAS) and sportsman, born in Newtownards, Ireland (d. 1955) [1]
1915 Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
1916 Bernard Blier, French character actor (Les Miserables; Women & War), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1989)
1916 Jimmy Quillen, American politician (Rep-R-TN, 1963-97), born in Scott County, Virginia (d. 2003)
1918 Albert Weisser, American musicologist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1982)
1919 Stan Pearson, English soccer inside forward (8 caps; Manchester United, Bury, Chester), born in Salford, England (d. 1997)
1921 Gory Guerrero, Mexican-American professional wrestler, born in Ray, Arizona (d. 1990)
1921 Hughes Van Ellis, American World War II veteran and survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, born in Holdenville, Oklahoma (d. 2023)
1921 Kathleen Byron, British actress (Abdication, Profile, Saving Private Ryan), born in London, England (d. 2009)
1922 Ernle Bradford, English historian and writer, born in Cole Green, England (d. 1986)
1922 Neville Duke, English WWII flying ace (shot down 27 planes ), test pilot (air speed record 1953), born in Tonbridge, Kent (d. 2007)
1923 Carroll Shelby, American auto racer who won LeMans 1959; and automobile designer Ford Shelby Mustang, Shelby GT, Dodge Shelby Charger, Dodge Viper, born in Leesburg, Texas (d. 2012)
1924 Kai Laursen, Danish concert violinist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1996)
1924 Roger Guillemin, French-American neuroscientist (1977 Nobel Prize for Medicine for work on neurohormones), born in Dijon, France (d. 2024) [1]
1924 Sam B. Hall, American politician and judge (Rep (D) Texas 1976-85), born in Marshall, Texas (d. 1994)
1924 Slim Harpo [James Moore], American blues musician ("I'm a King Bee, Baby"; "Scratch My Back"), born in Lobdell, Louisiana (d. 1970)
1926 Grant Tinker, American TV executive (NBC), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 2016)
1926 Lev Demin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 15), born in Moscow, Russia, USSR (d. 1998)
1926 Phil Sidey, English broadcaster (Radio Leeds), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1927 John Hayes, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 30 wickets; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2007)
1927 Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, Jamaican-German jazz saxophonist ("Blue Bogey"; "Kingston Bypass"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
1928 David L Wolper, American television and film producer (Roots; The Thorn Birds; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; Welcome Back, Kotter), born in New York City (d. 2010)
1929 Nicoletta Orsomando, Italian TV presenter, born in Casapulla, Italy (d. 2021)
1929 Wanda Wilkomirska, Polish violinist, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2018)
1930 (Johann) "Johnny" Parth, Austrian record producer, and label founder (Document Records), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2025)
1930 Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter ("I Was Made to Love Her"; "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"), and mother of singer Stevie Wonder, born in Eufaula, Alabama (d. 2006)

Australian actor (The Birds, Time Machine), born in Sydney, New South Wales

1930 Ron Mulock, Australian politician (Deputy Premier of New South Wales, 1984-88; Mayor of Perth, Penrith, 1968-71), born in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2014)
1931 Betty Churcher, Australian painter and director of the National Gallery of Australia, born in Brisbane, Queensland (d. 2015)
1931 Ed Hall, American character actor (Medical Center; Mannix; Baby... I'm Back!), born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
1931 Eve Queler, American conductor (Opera Orchestra of New York, 1971-2010), born in New York City
1932 Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director known for "Like Water for Chocolate", born in Mexico City
1933 Goldie Hill, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry; "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"), born in Karnes County, Texas (d. 2005)

1934 Mitchell Ryan, American actor (Dark Shadows; Lethal Weapon; Dharma & Greg; Executive Suite), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2022)
1934 Tony Hoare, British computer scientist (Turing award 1980), known for his sorting and selection algorithms, born in Colombo, British Ceylon
1935 Chuck Barksdale, American baritone doo-wop singer (The Dells - "I Can Sing a Rainbow"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
1935 Ghita Nørby, Danish actress (Freud Leaving Home), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1935 Melvyn Hayes [Melvyn Hyams], English actor (Gunner "Gloria Beaumont in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'), born in London, England
1936 Abdullah the Butcher [Lawrence Robert Shreve], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Windsor, Ontario
1936 Eve Hesse, German born Jewish-American sculptor, born in Hamburg, Germany
1936 Katie Webster [Kathyrne Jewel Thorne], American boogie pianist (The Swamp Boogie Queen), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1999)
1936 Linda Lawson [Spaziani], American actress (Don't Call Me Charlie), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2022)
1936 Meindert Leerling, Dutch television director, journalist, and politician (Member of Parliament, 1981-94), born in Heerjansdam, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1937 Felix Silla, Italian-American circus performer, Hollywood stuntman, and actor (The Addams Family - "Cousin Itt"), born in Roccascasale, Italy (d. 2021)
1938 Arthur Scargill, British Marxist and trade unionist (President of National Union of Mineworkers. 1982-2002), born in Barnsley, United Kingdom
1938 Fischer Black, American economist and one of the authors of the Black–Scholes equation, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1995)
1938 Micky Fenn, British dock worker, trade unionist, anti-fascist, and anti-racist activist, born in England (d. 1996)
1939 Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold Slalom 1960; World C'ship gold Combined 1960), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1940 Mark DeVoto, American composer (Hodayot; Pavane and Zortzico), and musicologist (Schubert), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1942 Clarence Clemons, American rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band), born in Norfolk County, Virginia (d. 2011)
1942 Leo Cullum, American cartoonist (The New Yorker), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2010)
1943 Henry Cecil, British thoroughbred horse trainer (25 x Classic winners; 10 x GB flat racing Champion Trainer), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2013)
1943 William Albert Penn, American composer (Living in the Next Great Ice Age; Garland Songs), educator, and record producer, born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2021)
1944 Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic and poet, born in Khartoum, Sudan (d. 1989)
1944 Shibu Soren, Indian politician (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), convicted of murder (later cleared), born in Ramgarh, Bihar, British India
1944 York Höller, German electro-acoustic composer (Klanggitter), artistic director (WDR Studio for Electronic Music, 1990-99), and educator, born in Leverkusen, Germany (d.
1945 Christine Kaufmann, Austrian-born actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips), born in Lendolf (d. 2017)
1945 Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry, Seventh Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Buddhist Dhammayutt Order, born in Battambang, French Indochina
1946 (Diana) "Naomi" Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - "Why Not Me"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2022)
1946 John Piper, American theologian, writer (Don't Watse Your Life; Love Your Enemies), and Baptist pastor, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1946 Ludmila Poradnik, Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold USSR 1976, 80), born in Kiev, Ukraine
1946 Tony Kaye [Anthony John Selvidge], British progressive rock piano and organ player (Yes, 1968-71; 1983-94; 2018–19), born in Leicester, England
1946 Vladimír Bokes, Slovak cellist, composer (Good Day, Mr. Fibonacci), and pedagogue, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovak Republic (d. 2024)
1947 Anna Calder-Marshall, English actress (Zulu Dawn), born in Kensington, England
1947 Bill Narum, American counter-culture figure, illustrator and rock poster and album art designer (ZZ Top), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2009) [1]
1947 Rod Thomas, Welsh soccer defender (49 caps; Gloucester City, Swindon Town, Derby County, Cardiff City), born in Glynncorwg, Wales (d. 2025)
1947 Tom Netherton, American pop and Christian music singer (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Munich. Germany (d. 2018)
1948 Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2021)
1948 Madeline Manning-Mimms, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1968), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1948 Terry Goodkind, American epic fantasy novelist (The Sword of Truth), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
1948 Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer (Man; Rockpile; Dire Straits, 1982-88), born in Swansea, Wales
1949 (Frederick) "Denny" Greene, American singer (Sha Na Na, 1968-84), born in New York City (d. 2015)
1949 Chris Ford, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 1971 Detroit Pistons; Boston Celtics) and coach (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2023)
1949 Daryl Braithwaite, Australian pop singer (Sherbert), born in Melbourne, Australia
1951 Willie Maddren, English soccer defender (Middlesborough 293 games) and manager (Middlesborough 1984-86), born in Billingham, England (d. 2000)

1952 American golfer (US Masters 1984, 95), born in Austin, Texas

1952 Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (Royal Shakespeare Company), born in Biloela, Queensland (d. 2013)
1952 Kim Hartman, British screen, stage, and radio actress (Allo Allo! - "Helga"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
1952 Lee Ritenour, American jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California
1952 Massimo Lopez, Italian comedian ( Il Trio ), born in Ascoli, Italy
1952 Michael Forshaw, Australian politician (Labor), born in Sydney
1953 Anna Marchesini, Italian voice actress and entertainer (Il Trio), born in Orvieto, Italy (d. 2016)
1953 John Sessions, Scottish actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway), born in Largs, Scotland (d. 2020)
1953 Rigoberto Riasco, Panamanian boxer (Lineal & WBC Super bantamweight champion 1976), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2022)
1955 Christian Marclay, Swiss-American visual artist best known for the "The Clock", born in San Rafael, California
1956 Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2014)
1956 Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter ("What I Really Mean"), born in Houston, Texas
1957 Bryan Robson, English soccer midfielder and manager (90 caps; Manchester United, WBA, Middlesborough), born in Chester-le-Street, England
1957 Darryl Dawkins, American basketball center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets; NBA breaking a backboard rule), born in Orlando, Florida (d. 2015)
1958 Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian crime boss and leader of the Norte del Valle drug cartel, born in Trujillo, Colombia
1958 Vicki Peterson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Bangles - "Manic Monday"), born in Los Angeles, California
1959 Brett Bodine, American stock car racing driver, born in Chemung, New York
1961 Jasper Fforde, English author (Thursday Next novels), born in London
1962 Julie Moran (née Bryan), American broadcast journalist and TV hostess (Wide World of Sports; Entertainment Tonight), born in Thomasville, Georgia
1962 Kim Coles, American actress (Living Single - "Synclaire"), born in Brooklyn, New York
1963 Jason Connery, British actor (Robin of Sherwood), born in Rome, Italy
1963 Petra Schneider, East German swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 400m medley Moscow), born in Chemnitz, Germany
1963 Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m medley, 400m medley, 1 x 100m medley relay 1984; 5 x World C'ship gold 1978), born in Winona, Minnesota
1965 Loredana Romito, Italian model and actress (Fatal Temptation), born in Benevento, Italy
1965 Olivia Barash, actress (Laura-Out of the Blue), born in Miami, Florida
1965 Roland Scholten, Dutch darts player (UK Open 2004), born in The Hague, Netherlands
1966 Marc Acito, American novelist, humorist and playwright known for "How I Paid for College", born in Bayonne, New Jersey
1967 Richmond Webb, American football tackle (7 × Pro Bowl; First Team All-Pro 1992, 94; Miami Dolphins), born in Dallas, Texas
1968 Benjamin List, German chemist (2021 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for asymmetric organocatalysis), born in Frankfurt, Germany
1968 Sharon Brown, American actress (Chantal-Generations), born in New York City
1968 Tom Dumont, American rock guitarist, songwriter (No Doubt - "Just a Girl"; "It's My Life"), and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California
1969 Kyle Richards, American actress (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 Joy Nilo, Filipino pianist, conductor, and composer, chiefly of choral music, born in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

1972 American actress (The Whole Nine Yards; Identity; 2012), born in New York City

1972 Marc Blucas, American actor (Riley Finn-Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Matthew Donnelly-Necessary Roughness), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
1972 Rey Ordóñez, Cuban baseball infielder (Gold Glove Award 1997, 98, 99 NY Mets), born in Havana, Cuba
1972 Yang Wenyi, Chinese swim star (WR/OR 50m freestyle), born in Shanghai, China
1973 Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress (Magma M. and Kasia i Tomek), born in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland

1973 Indian cricket batsman and captain (164 Tests, 13,288 runs @ 52.31, 36 x 100s; 344 ODIs), born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

1973 Rockmond Dunbar, American actor (Earth 2, Prison Break), born in Berkeley, California
1974 Jens Nowotny, German footballer, born in Malsch, Germany
1974 Rod Jones, American NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Detroit, Michigan
1975 Brad Badger, American football player (Washington Redskins), born in Corvallis, Oregon
1975 Matteo Renzi, Italian politician (Senator, 2018 -present; Prime Minister of Italy, 2014-16; MAyor of Florence, 2009-14), born in Florence, Italy
1975 Rory Fitzpatrick, American NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rochester, New York
1976 Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player, born in Trikala, Greece
1977 Nadia Turner, American rock singer and television personality (American Idol, 2005), born in Miami, Florida
1977 Shomari Buchanan, American football player, born in Corpus Christi, Texas
1978 Emile Heskey, English footballer, born in Leicester, United Kingdom
1978 Holly Brisley, Australian actress and television presenter (Home and Away, Argo's Cartoon Connection), born in Adelaide, Australia
1978 Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1979 Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director (Saw Ⅱ, Spiral), born in Overland Park, Kansas
1979 Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler, born in Waterford, Ireland
1979 Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian pop, traditional, and R&B singer-songwriter ("Aku Cinta Padamu"), and actress, born in Kampung Awah, Malaysia
1980 Deanna Wright, American actress (Kay Bennett in "Passions"), born in Ocala, Florida
1980 Lovieanne Jung, American softball player, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1980 Mike Williams, American football player, born in South Carolina, United States
1981 Jamelia [Davis], British R&B and pop singer ("Superstar", "Thank You"), born in Handsworth, England
1981 Tom Meighan, British rock singer (Kasabian, 1997-2020 - "Empire", "Fire"), born in Leicester, England
1982 Ashley Taylor Dawson, British singer (allSTARS*) and actor (Darren Osborne in "Hollyoaks"), born in Wilmslow, England
1982 Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress (A Moment to Remember, Crash Landing on You), born in Sang-dong, South Korea
1983 Adrian Sutil, German racing driver, born in Starnberg, Germany
1983 Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player, born in Richmond Hill, Canada
1985 Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
1985 Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter, born in Surrey, England
1985 Rie fu [Rie Funakoshi], Japanese singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
1986 Rachel Riley, English television presenter and mathematician (Countdown, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown), born in Rochford, England
1987 Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoeist (5-time Olympic gold K-1, K-2, K-4 500m 2012, 16), born in Budapest, Hungary

1987 Scotty Cranmer, US professional BMX rider, born in Jackson Township, New Jersey
1988 Alexandria L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1988 Danielle L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1988 Erica L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1988 Raymond L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1988 Veronica L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1993 Flora Cross, French-American child actress (Bee Season, Margot at the Wedding), born in Paris, France
1994 Kai [Kim Jong-in], South Korean singer, dancer and actor (Exo, SuperM), born in Suncheon, South Korea