Today's 15 February Famous Birthdays in History

1368 Sigismund, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37), born in Nuremberg, Kingdom of Germany (d. 1437)
1458 Ivan the Young, Russian Prince of Moscow, heir of Ivan III of Russia, and ruler of Tver by marriage to Maria of Tver, born in Empire of Russia (d. 1490)
1471 Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici [Piero the Unfortunate], Italian ruler of Florence (1492-94), born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. 1503) [1]

1497 Philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant reformer and theologian (Martin Luther's right-hand man), born in Bretten, Palatinate (d. 1560)
1506 Juliana van Stolberg, German countess, mother of William of Orange and Jan Nassau, born at Stolberg, County of Stolberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1580)
1519 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer who founded St. Augustine, Florida, born in Avilés, Spain (d. 1574)
1524 Charles de Guise, French 2nd Cardinal de Lorraine (political influential and wealthy member of House of Guise), born in Joinville, France (d. 1574)
1557 Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer (Ferrara school), born in Reggio nell'Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1622)

Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer who has been called the father of science, born in Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy

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1620 François Charpentier, French scholar and archaeologist, born in Paris, France (d. 1702)
1650 Anne Jules de Noailles, French general under Louis XIV (marshal of France), born in Paris, France (d. 1708)
1666 Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (anatomy of the ear), born in Imola (d. 1723)
1705 Charles-André Van Loo, French Rococo painter, born in Nice, France (d. 1765)
1707 Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French satirical novelist (The Skimmer), born in Paris, France (d. 1777)
1710 Louis XV, King of France (1715-74) known as "Louis the Beloved", born in the Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1774)
1726 Abraham Clark, American politician, signed US Declaration of Independence, born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey (d. 1794)
1739 Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect known for the Palais Brongniart, born in Paris (d. 1813)
1740 Ernst Eichner, German composer and bassoonist, born in Arolsen, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1777)
1746 Bathsheba Spooner, first American woman executed after US Independence for arranging husband's murder, born in Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1759 Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist (Prolegomena), born in Hainrode (d. 1824)
1760 Jean-François Le Sueur, French composer, noted for his operas and oratorios, born in Drucat-Plessiel, France (d. 1837)
1761 Jacob Kimball, American pioneering composer, musician, and educator, born in Topsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1826) [some sources cite Feb. 22]
1764 Jens Baggesen, Danish writer and linguist (Labyrinth), born in Korsør, Denmark (d. 1826)
1768 Joseph Bernard Cannaert [Olim], Flemish lawyer, born in Ghent (d. 1848)
1774 Frederick, Dutch Prince of Orange, General and Second son of King William V, born in the Hague, Netherlands (d. 1799)
1783 Johann Nepomuk Poissl, Bavarian composer, born in Rattiszell, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1865)
1789 Friedrich Fesca, German violinist, and composer, born in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1826)
1795 Charles Niellon, Belgian general (Liberation of Antwerp during Belgian Revolution), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1871)
1797 Heinrich [Henry] Engelhard Steinway, German American piano maker (Steinway & Sons), born in Wolfshagen im Harz, Duchy of Brunswick (d. 1871)
1800 Frederick Willem Conrad, Dutch hydraulic engineer and railway pioneer (Katwyk), born near Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1869)
1803 John Augustus Sutter, Swiss-American immigrant on whose land the California gold rush began (New Helvetia, Sutter Mill), born in Kandern, Baden (d. 1880)
1807 Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, Polish composer, born in Romanów, Russian Empire (d. 1867)
1809 André Dumont, Belgian geologist, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1857)

American inventor and businessman (mechanical reaper), born in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

1811 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, President of Argentina (1868-74), born in San Juan, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (d. 1888)

American jeweler and founder of Tiffany & Co, born in Killingly, Connecticut

1817 Charles-François Daubigny, French painter of the Barbizon school, born in Paris (d. 1878)

American social reformer and women's suffrage movement leader, born in Adams, Massachusetts

1821 Abraham de Amorie van der de Have, Dutch theologist and poet, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1848)
1822 Theodor Uhlig, German composer and violinist, born in Wurzen, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1853)
1823 Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese modernizing politician and general (governor-general of Zhili province), born in Hefei, Anhui province, China (d. 1901)
1825 Carter Harrison, Sr., American politician, Mayor of Chicago (1879-87, 1893) who was assassinated, born near Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1893)
1826 George Johnstone Stoney, Irish physicist (introduced term electron), born in Oakley Park, Ireland (d. 1911)
1828 Johan Hendrik van Dale, Dutch schoolmaster and lexicographer(Van Dale's Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language), born in Sluis, Netherlands (d. 1872)
1829 Silas Weir Mitchell, American physician (discovered causalgia, erythromelalgia) and author (Roland Blake, Hugh Wynne), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1914)
1834 William Henry Preece, Welsh electrical engineer/wireless pioneer, born in Caernarfon, Wales (d. 1913)
1835 Alexander Stuart Webb, American Union general (medal for gallantry at Battle of Gettysburg), born in New York City (d. 1911)
1835 Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and writer (first President International Olympic Committee 1894-1896), born in Ermoupoli, Greece (d. 1908)
1841 Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles, Brazilian lawyer, politician (President of Brazil, 1898-1902), and coffee grower, born in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1913)

American statesman (Nobel Peace Prize, 1912), born in Clinton, New York

1847 Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer, and teacher (Vienna Conservatory, 1875-1912), born in Frauental, Austria (d. 1927)
1855 Gustav Hollaender, German violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Leobschütz, Germany (d. 1915)

German psychiatrist who developed a classification system for mental illness, born in Munich, Germany

1858 William Henry Pickering, American astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1938)

1861 Halford John Mackinder, British geographer (Britain and the British Seas), born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1947)
1866 Bannister Fletcher, English architect and architectural historian (A History of Architecture), born in London (d. 1953)
1873 Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-born Swedish biochemist who investigated the fermentation of sugar and enzymes (Nobel 1929), born in Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1964)
1874 Emilis Melngailis, Latvian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Vidriži, Russian Empire (d. 1954)

British-Irish polar explorer (Endurance, Antarctica), born in Kilkea, Ireland

1876 Ernest Wilson, English botanist (plant collector in China), born in Chipping Campden, England (d. 1930)

American actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1883 Sax Rohmer [Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward], English author (Dr Fu Manchu novels), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1959)

American inventor and businessman who invented the Erector Set, one of the most popular toys of all time, born in Salem, Oregon

1885 Richard Würz, German composer, and music critic, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1965)
1887 H. M. Bateman, British cartoonist (The Man Who... series), born in Sutton Forest, Australia (d. 1970)
1890 Robert Ley, German Nazi politician, born in Niederbreidenbach, Germany (d. 1945)
1890 Semyon Bogatyrev, Russian and Soviet musicologist and composer (completed a symphony abandoned by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
1892 James Forrestal, American banker and administrator (Secretary of the Navy, 1944-47, 1st US Secretary of Defense 1947-49), born in Beacon, New York (d. 1949) [1]
1893 Harm Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch painter, etcher and ceramist, born in Zoeterwoude, Netherlands (d. 1985)
1893 Walter Donaldson, American pianist and popular song composer ("Makin' Whoopee"; "My Blue Heaven"; My Buddy"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1947)
1894 Oswaldo Aranha, Brazilian politician and statesman (President of the UN General Assembly 1948-49), born in Alegrete, Brazil (d. 1960)
1896 Arthur Shields, Irish actor ("The River"; "Enchanted Island"), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1970)
1897 Earl Blaik, American College Football coach (NCAA C'ship 1944–46; AFCA Coach of the Year 1946; Army) and executive (AD Army 1948–59, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
1898 Totò [Antonio Clemente], Italian actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri) commonly referred to as the most popular Italian comedian of all time, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1967)
1899 Gale Sondergaard, American actress (The Letter, Road to Rio), born in Litchfield, Minnesota (d. 1985)
1899 Georges Auric, French composer (one of Les Six), born in Lodève, Hérault, France (d. 1983)
1899 Lillian Disney, wife of animator Walt Disney, born in Spalding, Idaho (d. 1997)
1900 George Earnshaw, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1929-30; Philadelphia Athletics), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1976)
1901 Andre Parrot, French archaeologist (Mari, Assur), born in Désandans, France (d. 1980)
1901 Christmas Humphreys, English lawyer and prominent British Buddhist (Awakening of Zen), born in Ealing, England (d. 1983)
1901 James "Kokomo" Arnold, American blues slide guitarist, and singer, born in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia (d. 1968) [some sources give birth year as 1896]
1901 Paul Haesaerts, Belgian architect and painter (Animisme), born in Boom, Belgium (d. 1974)
1904 Antonin Magne, French cyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34; runner-up 1936; World C'ship gold Road Race 1936), born in Ytrac, France (d. 1983)
1904 Mary Adshead, English muralist and painter, born in London, England (d. 1995)

American composer ("Over the Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"; "Stormy Weather"), born in Buffalo, New York

1905 Nise da Silveira, Brazilian psychiatrist (made advances in occupational therapy), born in Maceió, Brazil (d. 1999)

American actor (Batman, Ocean's 11), born in New York City

1907 Jean Langlais, French organist, and composer (Missa Salve Regina), born in La Fontenelle, Brittany, France (d. 1991)
1908 Sarto Fournier, Quebec politician, Mayor of Montreal (1957-60), born in East Broughton, Quebec (d. 1980)
1908 Sidney Gilliat, English screenwriter (Night Train to Munich) and director, born in Stockport, Cheshire, England (d. 1994)
1908 Ypk van der Fear, Dutch writer (Reade Runen), born in Sondel, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1909 Harold Beeley, British diplomat to the Arab world, born in Manchester, England (d. 2001)
1909 Miep Gies, Dutch discoverer of Anne Frank's diary and friend of the Frank family, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2010)
1910 Irena Sendler [née Krzyżanowska], Polish nurse, social worker, and WWII heroine who helped smuggle Jewish ghetto children to safety, born in Warsaw, Russian Poland (d. 2008) [1]
1911 Leonard Woodcock, American labor leader (United Auto Workers) and US ambassador to China, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2001)
1912 George Mikes, Hungarian-British writer and humorist (How to Be an Alien), born in Siklós, Hungary (d. 1987)
1913 Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (grandmaster 1952), born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1997)
1913 Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (Suske & Wiske), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1990)
1914 (Thomas) Hale Boggs, American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1947-73), born in Long Beach, Mississippi (d. 1972)
1914 Kevin McCarthy, American actor (Invasion of Body Snatchers, Death of a Salesman), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2010)
1916 Ian Ballantine, American publisher (Ballantine Books), born in New York City (d. 1995)
1916 Mary Jane Croft, American actress (Our Miss Brooks: The Lucy Show), born in Muncie, Indiana (d. 1999)
1916 Ronnie Aldrich, British easy listening and jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, born in Erith, Kent, England (d. 1993)
1918 Allan Arbus, American commercial photographer, and actor (M*A*S*H - "Dr. Sidney Freeman"; Greaser's Palace; Curb Your Enthusiasm), born in New York City (d. 2013)
1920 Endicott Peabody, American politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (1963-65), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (d. 1997)
1920 Ingmar Milveden, Swedish organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2007)
1920 Piet van Aken, Flemish writer (Klinkaart, Het begeren), born in Terhagen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1984)
1920 Richard O'Brien, British Industrial relations expert (Manpower Services Commission), born in Chesterfield, England (d. 2009)
1921 Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (History of Bihar), born in Begusarai, India (d. 1985) [1] [2]
1922 Herman Kahn, American, writer and military strategist (Thinking About the Unthinkable), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1983)
1922 John B. Anderson, American politician and 1980 Republican presidential candidate, born in Rockford, Illinois (d. 2017)
1923 Keene Curtis, American character actor (The Rothschilds, Cheers, Amanda's), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2002)

Soviet dissident and wife of Andre Sakharov, born in Merv, Turkmenistan, Soviet Union [1]

1925 Angella Ferguson, American pediatrician known for developing a blood test to diagnose sickle cell in newborns, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2026) [1]
1927 Frank Dunlop, British theater director (Edinburgh International Festival, 1983-91), born in Leeds, England (d. 2026) [1]
1927 Gottfrid Gräsbeck, Finnish choral director, and composer, born in Turku, Finland (d. 2010)
1927 Harvey Korman, American actor (The Carol Burnett Show; Blazing Saddles; High Anxiety), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2008)
1928 (Mary) Norma Procter, British contralto singer, born in Cleethorpes, England (d. 2017)
1928 Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist (Clifford the Big Red Dog), born in Kokomo, Indiana (d. 2014)
1929 Bob Moore, American food entrepreneur (Bob's Red Mill), and philanthropist, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2024) [1]
1929 Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2021)
1929 Gerald Harper, British stage and screen actor (Adam Adamant Lives!; Hadleigh), and broadcast presenter (The Sunday Affair), born in London (d. 2025)

English auto racer (Formula One World Champion 1962, 68; Indianapolis 500 1966; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1972), born in Hampstead, London

1929 James Schlesinger, American economist and public servant (US Secretary of Energy, 1977-79; US Secretary of Defense, 1973-75; Chair of Atomic Energy Commission, 1973-75), born in NYC (d. 2014)
1930 Christopher Payne, British police officer (Chief Constable of the Cleveland Constabulary, 1976-90), born in South London, England (d. 2019)
1930 Frank Navarro, American college football coach (Williams College, Columbia University, Princeton University), born in White Plains, New York (d. 2021)
1930 Nico Minardos, Greek-American actor (The Twilight Zone; Twelve Hours to Kill), born in Pangrati, Athens (d. 2011)
1930 Sara Jane Moore, American radical who attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford, born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 2025) [1]
1931 Geoff Edwards, American television game show host, born in Westfield, New Jersey (d. 2014)
1931 William Reid, British Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (1990-96), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
1931 [Patricia] Claire Bloom, British actress (Charly, Look Back in Anger), born in London, England
1932 Adrian Swire, British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific), born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 2018)
1933 Adolfo [Sardiña], Cuban fashion designer (Nancy Reagan)Adolfo [ Sardiña], born in Cárdenas, Cuba (d. 2018)
1934 Gérard Chaliand [Gérard Tchalian], Belgian-French writer and geopolitical expert (Revolution in the Third World, A Global History of War), born in Etterbeek, Belgium (d. 2025) [1]
1934 Graham Kennedy, Australian actor "the King of Australian television", born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2005)
1934 Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist who invented nine programming languages (Pascal, Oberon) and won the Turing Award in 1984, born in Winterthur, Switzerland (d. 2024) [1]
1934 Paul Ekman, American psychologist known for his work on facial expressions (Telling Lies, Emotions Revealed), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2025)
1935 Gene Hickerson, American NFL football Hall of Famer (6 x Pro Bowl, Cleveland Browns), born in Trenton, Tennessee (d. 2008)
1935 John R. Block, US Secretary of Agriculture (1981-86) under Reagan, born in Galesburg, Illinois
1935 Roger B Chaffee, American US Navy Lt Cmdr and NASA astronaut (Apollo1), born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 1967)
1935 Susan Brownmiller, American activist and feminist author (Against Our Wills), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2025) [1]
1936 David Pryce-Jones, Austrian-British historian, political commentator and conservative writer (Owls and Satyrs), born in Meidling, Austria (d. 2025)
1937 Coen Moulijn, Dutch soccer winger (38 caps; Feyenoord 487 games, European Cup 1970), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1937 Gregory Mcdonald, American mystery writer known for "Fletch", born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts (d. 2008)
1937 Terry Everett, American politician (Rep-R-Alabama 1993-2009), born in Dothan, Alabama
1937 Zoltán Peskó, Hungarian opera conductor and composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1938 Jack Tinker, British theater critic for the Daily Mail, born in England (d. 1996)
1939 Alvin Cash [Welch], American pop singer ("Twine Time"; "The Philly Freeze"), and actor, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1999)
1939 Jo Clayton, American sci-fi and fantasy author (Irsud, Maeve, Star Hunters), born in Modesto, California (d. 1998)
1939 Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 50km & 4×10km relay 1968; World C'ship gold 4×10km relay 1966), born in Furnes, Norway (d. 2022)
1939 Robert Hansen, American serial killer who killed at least 17 women in Alaska, born in Estherville, Iowa (d. 2014)
1940 Hamzah Haz, Indonesian politician, Vice President of Indonesia (2001-04), born in Pontianak, Borneo (d. 2024)
1940 John Hadl, American College Football HOF quarterback (Uni of Kansas; 4 x AFL All-Star; Pro Bowl 1972, 73; First Team All Pro 1973; AFL C'ship 1963; SD Chargers; LA Rams), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 2022)
1940 Trygve Madsen, Norwegian pianist and composer (The Dream of the Rhinoceros; Aurora), born in Fredrikstad, Norway
1941 Austin Savage, Welsh field hockey goaltender player (1972 Olympics), born in St Asaph, Wales (d. 2024)
1941 Brian Holland, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland - "Heat Wave"; "Where Did Our Love Go"; "You Keep Me Hanging On"), born in Detroit, Michigan
1941 Florinda Bolkan [Bulcão], Brazilian model and actress (The Damned; The Last Valley; The Word), born in Uruburetama, Brazil
1942 Glyn Johns, British recording engineer and producer (Eagles; The Who; Eric Clapton), born in Epsom, Surrey, England
1942 László Hammerl, Hungarian sport shooter (Olympic gold 50m rifle prone 1964; silver 1968; bronze rifle three 1964), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2024)
1942 Sherry Jackson, American actress (Make Room for Daddy. 1953-58 - "Terry"; The Mini-Skirt Mob), born in Wendell, Idaho
1943 Ian Heads, Australian sports journalist, commentator and author who was rugby league's foremost historian (Rugby League Week), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)
1944 Aleksandr Serebrov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7, T-8, TM-8, TM-17), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2013)
1944 Henry Threadgill, American composer, saxophonist and flautist (2016 Pulitzer Prize "In for a Penny, In for a Pound"), born in Chicago, Illinois
1944 Mick Avory, British rock drummer (The Kinks, 1964-84 - "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"), born in East Molesey, Surrey, England
1944 Tineke Netelenbos, Dutch director and politician (PvdA), born in Wormerveer, Holland

1945 American academic and writer, born in New York City

1945 John Helliwell, British rock Saxophonist (Supertramp - "The Logical Song"), born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
1947 (Russell) "Rusty" Hamer, American actor (Make Room for Daddy), born in Tenafly, New Jersey (d. 1990)
1947 David Brown, American rock bassist (Santana, 1967-1971, 1974-76), born in New York City (d. 2000)
1947 John Adams, American composer (Nixon In China), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
1947 Marisa Berenson, American actress (Barry Lyndon; Death in Vienna; SOB), born in New York City
1948 Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist (The New Yorker, 1992-2002), Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novelist (Maus), and editor (Arcade; Raw), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1948 Ron Cey, American MLB third baseman. 1971-87 (Los Angeles Dodgers, and two other teams), sometimes known as "the Penguin", born in Tacoma, Washington
1949 Billy Nicholls, British singer ("Would You Believe?") and songwriter ("I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)", born in White City, London, England
1949 Christopher Rouse, American Grammy Award-winning composer (Trombone Concerto - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1993), and educator (Eastman School, 1981-2002; Juilliard, 1997-2017), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2019)
1949 George Howard, English nobleman (13th Earl of Carlisle), English hereditary peer, and academic, born in England
1949 Hans Graf, Austrian conductor, and educator, born in Marchtrenk, Austria
1949 Jess Walton, Canadian-American actress (Jill Foster Abbott in "The Young and the Restless"), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1950 Donna Hanover Giuliani (née Kofnovec;), American TV news anchor (WPIX), and second wife of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (1994-2002), born in Oakland, California
1951 Jane Seymour [Joyce Frankenberg], British actress (Live and Let Die; Somewhere in Time; Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman), born in London, England
1951 Melissa Manchester, American pop singer ("Don't Cry Out Loud"; "Midnight Blue"), born in The Bronx, New York
1952 Michel Talagrand, French mathematician, 2024 Abel Prize for probability theory and describing randomness, born in Béziers, France [1]
1954 Brad Little, American politician, Governor of Idaho (2019-), born in Emmett, Idaho

1954 American cartoonist and writer (Life in Hell; The Simpsons; Futurama), born in Portland, Oregon

1954 Pamela Theresa Jiles, American 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1955 Bev Francis, Australian athlete and world women's power-lifting champion, born in Geelong, Australia
1955 Christopher McDonald, American character actor (Happy Gilmore), born in New York City
1955 Hugh Padgham, British record producer and audio engineer (Phil Collins; The Police; Spandau Ballet), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1955 Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, South African psychologist, researcher and writer (A Human Being Died that Night), born in Langa, South Africa
1956 Desmond Haynes, West Indian cricket batsman and administrator (116 Tests; 7,487 runs @ 42.29; 238 ODIs; Director WI Cricket Board), born in Saint James, Barbados
1956 Hilda Beatriz Guevara, Mexican-born daughter of "Che" Guevara, born in Mexico City (d. 1995)
1957 Bienvenida Buck, Spanish lover of Peter Harding, born in Valencia, Spain
1957 Jake E Lee, American rock guitarist (Badlands, 1988-93; Ozzy Osborne, 1982-89), born in Norfolk, Virginia
1958 Chrystine Brouillet, Quebec novelist (Chère Voisine), born in Loretteville, Quebec
1958 Tony Tubbs, American boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1985-86), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1959 Alistar "Ali" Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist (UB40, 1978-2008 - "Red Red Wine"), born in Birmingham, England
1959 Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian sports commentator and wrestler, born in Guayaquil, Ecuador
1959 Joe Hesketh, MLB player (Boston Red Sox), born in Lackawanna, New York
1960 Darrell Green, NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins), born in Houston, Texas
1960 Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (21 Tests; Canterbury RU; Chairman NZRFU 2002-10), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2012)
1960 Mikey Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
1962 Renee Props, American actress (Ellie Snyder in "As the World Turns"), born in Oklahoma
1963 Srettha Thavisin, Thai real estate tycoon and politician (Prime Minister of Thailand 2023-24), born in Bangkok, Thailand

American actor and comedian (SNL, Wayne's World, Coneheads), born in Madison, Wisconsin

1965 Craig Matthews, South African cricket pace bowler (South African Test), born in Cape Town, South Africa
1966 Melido Perez, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
1967 Jane Child [Hyslop], Canadian pop and R&B singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer ("Don't Wanna Fall I Love"), born in Toronto, Ontario
1967 Michael Easton, American actor (General Hospital, Ally McBeal), born in Long Beach, California
1968 Axelle Red [Fabienne Demal], Belgian pop and soul singer-songwriter ("Sensualité", "Parce que c'est toi"),human rights activist, and UNICEF ambassador, born in Hasselt, Belgium
1968 Kurt Robin McKinney, American actor (General Hospital, Guiding Light), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1968 Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
1969 Birdman [Bryan Williams], American record executive and rapper, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1969 Edgar Bennett, American football running back (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers) and coach, born in Jacksonville, Florida
1969 Josh Marshall, American journalist and blogger (Talking Points Memo), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1970 Gloria Trevi, Mexican singer and songwriter (Que Hago Aqui?), born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
1970 Shepard Fairey, American contemporary street artist, born in Charleston, North Carolina
1970 Tyrone Legette, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1971 Ray Sefo, New Zealand kick boxer, born in Auckland, New Zealand
1971 Renee O'Connor, American actress (Xena Warrior Princess), born in Katy, Texas

1972 Czech NHL, CZE. CLE right wing, 1990-present, 2X Stanley Cup, 5X NHL Scoring Champion, 13X All-Star (Pittsburgh Penguins, and 8 other teams; Czech Olympic gold, 1998), and team owner (HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH), born in Kladno, Czech Republic

1973 Alex Borstein, American actress and animator (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel), born in Highland Park, Illinois
1973 Amy Van Dyken, US 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 2 g-96), born in Denver, Colorado
1974 Alexander Wurz, Austrian racing driver, born in Waidhofen an der Thaya, Austria
1974 Erik Schulz, US pairs skater (with partner Ilana Goldfogel), born in Port Huron, Michigan
1974 Miranda July, American writer, actress, and filmmaker (You, Me, and Everyone We Know;; Kajillionaire), born in Barre, Vermont
1974 Mr. Lordi [Tomi Petteri Putaansuu], Finnish singer (Lordi), born in Rovaniemi, Finland

American racehorse (American Triple Crown 1977), born in White Horse Acres Farm, Texas

1974 Tim Hall, American NFL running back, 1996-97 (Oakland Raiders), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1998)
1974 Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1975 Brendon Small, American comedian, musician, screenwriter and voice actor (Home Movies, Metalocalypse), born in Springfield, Illinois
1975 Robert Fuchs, Dutch footballer (PSV, DESK Kaatsheuvel), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands

1976 American rock singer (Incubus - "Make Yourself"), born in Van Nuys, California

1976 Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist, born in Torrelavega, Spain
1976 Ronnie Vannucci Jr., American drummer (The Killers), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1977 Brooks Wackerman, American drummer (Bad Religion; Avenged Sevenfold), born in Long Beach, California
1978 Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy), born in Los Angeles, California
1978 Tuan Le, Vietnamese-US poker player, born in Paris, France
1979 Adam Granduciel [Granofsky], American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer (The War on Drugs - "Thinking Of A Place"; "Holding On": The Violators, 2003-11), born in Dover, Massachusetts
1979 Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer, born in Kranj, Slovenia
1979 Gordon Shedden, Scottish auto racing driver, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1979 Josh Low, English footballer, born in Bristol, United Kingdom
1979 Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Canadian actor (Quarantine), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1980 Benedict Sheehan, American composer, and choral director (Saint Tikhon Choir), born in Franconia, New Hampshire
1980 Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1980 Domingo Hindoyan, Armenian-Venezuelan conductor (Polish National Radio Symphony, 2021-present), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1981 Diego Martínez, Mexican soccer left back (12 caps; Club Necaxa, CD Guadalajara), born in Mexico City
1981 Jenna Morasca, American actress, model, and reality TV contestant, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1981 Matt Hoopes, American rock guitarist (Relient K), born in Canton, Ohio
1981 Olivia Longott, American hip-hop and R&B singer (G-Unit), born in Brooklyn, New York
1983 Ashley Cafagna Tesoro, American actress (Saved By The Bell:The New Class; The Bold and the Beautiful), and country and Christian singer, born in Iowa City
1983 Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player, born in East York, Canada
1984 Doda [Dorota Rabczewska], Polish pop and rock singer-songwriter (Virgin; Diamond B*tch), born in Ciechanów, Poland
1984 Gary Clark, Jr. American blues-rock-soul singer-songwriter and guitarist ("This Land"; The Story of Sonny Boy Slim), born in Austin, Texas
1984 Meera Jasmine, Indian actress (Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam), born in Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
1985 Natalie Morales, American actress and director (No Hard Feelings, Dead to Me, Parks and Recreation), born in Miami, Florida
1986 Gabriel Paletta, Argentine-born Italian footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1988 Hironori Kusano, Japanese J-pop singer (NEWS), born in Yokohama, Japan
1990 Callum Turner, English actor (Masters of the Air, The Boys in the Boat, Emma), born in London
1990 Erwin Sak, Polish football goalkeeper (Stomil Olstyn), born in Lublin, Poland