Today's 11 March Famous Birthdays in History

1544 Torquato Tasso, Italian Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia), born in Sorrento, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1595)
1549 Henric Laurenszoon Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance writer and poet (Hertspiegel), born in Amsterdam (d. 1612)
1596 Isaac Elsevier, Dutch book publisher (House of Elzevir), born in Leiden (d. 1651)

1654 Heinrich Georg Neuss, German composer, Lutheran theologian, and poet, born in Elbingerode, Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1716)
1683 Giovanni Veneziano, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (d. 1742)
1725 Henry Benedict Stuart, Jacobite pretender to the throne of Great Britain and Roman Catholic cardinal, born in Rome (d. 1807)
1730 Otto Friedrich Müller, Danish Naturalist who was a pioneer in the study of microorganisms including bacteria, diatoms, and infusoria, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1784)
1731 Robert Treat Paine, American judge and Founding Father (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1814)
1738 Benjamin Tupper, American Continental Army officer, and pioneer to the Ohio Country, born in Sharon, Massachusetts (d. 1792)

British statesman and first railway casualty, born in Worcestershire, England

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1781 Anthony Philip Heinrich, America's 1st "full-time" composer, born in Schönbüchel, Bohemia (d. 1861)
1785 John McLean, American jurist (US Supreme Court Justice, 1829-61; Ohio Supreme Court Justice (1816-22) and US Postmaster General (1823-28), born in Morris County, New Jersey (d. 1861)
1787 Ivan Nabokov, Russian general during the Napoleonic Wars, born in Russia (d. 1852)
1793 Jan Frans Willems, Flemish writer and philologist, born in Boechout, Belgium (d. 1846)
1811 Marsena Rudolph Patrick, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hounsfield, New York (d. 1888)
1811 Urbain Jean Joseph le Verrier, French astronomer (made calculations that proved existence of Neptune), born in Saint-Lô, France (d. 1877)
1812 James Speed, American Attorney General (1864-66), born in Jefferson County, Kentucky (d. 1887)
1812 William Vincent Wallace, Irish-American violinist (known as the 'Australian Paganini'), and composer (Maritana), born in Waterford, Ireland (d. 1865)
1818 John Wilkins Whitfield, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Franklin, Tennessee (d. 1879)
1819 Henry Tate, English sugar producer (established Tate Gallery in London), born near Chorley, England (d. 1899)
1819 Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer (Don Quiotte), born in Marseille, France (d. 1910)
1831 William Ruffin Cox, American Confederate general and US Secretary of State (1893-1900), born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina (d. 1919)
1832 Franz Melde, German physicist (Melde test), born in Großenlüder (d. 1901)
1838 Ōkuma Shigenobu, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1898, 1914-1916), born in Saga, Japan (d. 1922)
1840 Edmund Kirby Jr, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brownville, New York (d. 1863)
1846 Antonio Cândido Gonçalves Crespo, Brazilian-born Portuguese poet, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1886)
1860 Thomas Hastings, American architect (NY Public Library), born in New York City (d. 1929)
1863 Andrew Stoddart, English cricket batsman and captain (16 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 173; Middlesex CCC) and rugby union centre & captain (10 Tests; first captain Barbarians RFC), born in Westoe, England (d. 1915)
1863 Wobbe de Vries, Dutch linguist, and writer (Something About Word Formation), born in Okswerd, Netherlands (d. 1942)
1870 Arthur E Ochse, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal), born in Graaff-Reinet, South Africa (d. 1918)
1870 Herm McFarland, American MLB outfielder (first grand slam in AL history), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1935)
1870 Louis Bachelier, French mathematician who pioneered mathematical finance introducing Brownian motion, born in Le Havre, France (d. 1946)
1876 Carl Ruggles, American composer (Evocations), born in Marion, Massachusetts (d. 1971)
1876 David Wijnkoop, Dutch socialist, and later communist politician, and journalist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1941)
1877 Alfred Léonard Loewenstein, Belgian financier and third-richest person in the world at the time, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1928) [1] [2] [3]
1879 Justus Hermann Wetzel, German composer, born in n Kyritz, Germany (d. 1973)
1879 Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph tests), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1958)
1880 Harry H. Laughlin, American eugenecist, born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1943)
1884 Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer and actor (Village by the River, Beautiful Juliet), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1884 Lewi Pethrus, Swedish Pentecostal minister who founded Christian Democratic Party, born in Vargön, Sweden (d. 1974)

British auto racer (world land and water speed record holder), born in London, England

1887 Gottfried Huppertz, German singer and silent film score composer (Metropolis; Die Nibelungen), born in Köln, German Empire (d. 1937)
1890 Vannevar Bush, American engineer and science administrator (developed 1st electronic analogue computer), born in Everett, Massachusetts (d. 1974)

American actor and comedian (3 Stooges), born in Brooklyn, New York

1897 Dick Tyldesley, English cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 19 wickets, BB 3/50; Lancashire CCC), born in Westhoughton, England (d. 1943)
1897 Henry Cowell, American pianist, composer (The Tides of Manaunaun; Aeolian Harp), and modern music promoter (New Musical Resources), born in Menlo Park, California (d. 1965)
1898 (Irving Milford) "Miff" Mole, American jazz trombonist, and composer (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies - "Slippin' Around"; Sophie Tucker), born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York (d. 1961)
1898 Dorothy Gish, American film actress (Orphans of the Storm), born in Massillon, Ohio (d. 1968)
1899 Frederick IX, King of Denmark (1947-72), born at Sorgenfri Palace, Denmark (d. 1972)
1902 Josef Martin Bauer, German writer (including Nazi propaganda), radio dramatist, and novelist (As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me), born in Taufkirchen, Germany (d. 1970)
1903 Dorothy Schiff, American owner and publisher (NY Post), born in New York City (d. 1989)
1903 George Dickinson, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 8 wickets; Otago, Wellington) and rugby union five-eighth (NZ 5 x tour matches; Otago RFU), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1978)

American inventor who created silica, born in Solvay, New York

1903 Lawrence Welk, American accordionist and orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Strasburg, North Dakota (d. 1992)
1903 Ronald Syme, New Zealand classicist and historian, born in Eltham, New Zealand (d. 1989)
1904 Cornelis Jan Bakker, Dutch nuclear physicist (Director of CERN), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1960)
1905 Gilroy Roberts, American sculptor (Chief Engraver of the US Mint, 1948-64), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
1906 Hasan Ferit Alnar, Turkish composer, born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1978)
1906 Zino Davidoff, Ukrainian--Swiss tobacco entrepreneur (cigars; desktop humidors), born in Novhorod-Siversky, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1994)
1907 Eleni Gatzoyiannis, Greek heroine (subject of "Eleni" by son Nicholas Gage about how she saved her children), born in Greece (d. 1948)
1907 Helmuth James von Moltke, German jurist who opposed the Nazis (July 20th plot), born in Kreisau, Germany (d. 1945)
1907 Jessie Matthews, British actress (Gangway, First a Girl), born in London, England (d. 1981)
1907 Peggy Herbison, Scottish Labour Party politician (Member of Parliament, 1945-70; Minister of Social Security, 1964-67), born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1996)
1910 Robert Havemann, German chemist and dissident, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1982)
1911 Alan Gifford [John Lennox], American actor (Time Lock, 2001: A Space Odyssey), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
1911 Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish adventurer, soldier, writer and politician who was an inspiration for Ian Flemings James Bond, born in Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire (d. 1996)
1912 Robert Clifford Latham, English Pepys scholar, born in Audley, England (d. 1995)
1912 Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish composer (El gato con botas), born in Girona, Spain (d. 2002)
1913 John Jacob Weinzweig, Canadian composer (The Enchanted Hill; Red Ear Of Corn), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2006)
1913 Thomas Gray, English pioneering anaesthetist, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2008)
1915 J. C. R. Licklider, American computer scientist and Internet pioneer, born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1990)
1915 Karl Krolow, German poet and translator, born in Hannover (d. 1999)
1915 Vijay Hazare, Indian cricket batsman and captain (30 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 164no; Maharashtra, Central India, Baroda, Holkar), born in Sangli, India (d. 2004)
1916 Ezra Jack Keats, American children's author known for "The Snowy Day" winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1983)

1917 Robert L. Carter, American civil rights activist and judge (Brown v. Board of Education, NAACP v. Alabama), born in Caryville, Florida (d. 2012)
1919 Mercer Ellington, American composer, bandleader, and son of Duke Ellington, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1996)
1920 D. J. Enright, English poet and novelist (Some Men are Brothers), born in Royal Leamington Spa, England (d. 2002)
1921 Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian bandoneon player, and composer (Tango Nuevo), born in Mar del Plata, Argentina (d. 1992)
1921 Frank Harary, American mathematician who pioneered modern graph theory, born in New York City (d. 2005)
1921 Phyllis Lee Levin, American fashion reporter, essayist and author (The Wheels of Fashion, Great Historic Houses of America), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2025)
1922 Abdul Razak bin Hussain, Malaysian politician, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970-77), born in Pekan, British Malaysia (d. 1976)
1922 Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek philosopher and economist, born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1997)
1922 José Luis López Vázquez, Spanish actor, director and comedian (La Cabina, Travels With My Aunt), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2009)
1922 Thom Kelling, Dutch singer, guitarist, and bandleader (Programa de Manha), born in 's-Gravenhage, Netherlands (d. 1968)

American actress and 1st African-American woman to direct on Broadway (Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (1972)), born in New York City

1923 Ad den Besten, Dutch poet and publisher (Hymn Book for the Churches), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2015) [1]
1923 Alexander Xaver Gwerder, Swiss writer, born in Thalwil, Zurich (d. 1952)

American tennis player (Wimbledon 1948-50, 55), born in Oklahoma City

1923 Terence Alexander, English actor (Bergerac), born in London, England (d. 2009)
1926 Ilhan Mimaroglu, Turkish electronic music composer and musician, born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2012)
1926 Malcolm Wells, American architect regarded as "the father of modern earth-sheltered architecture", writer, and solar energy consultant, born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2009) [1]
1926 Patricia Tindale, British architect and civil servant (school buildings, public housing), born in Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2011)

American civil rights leader (Southern Christian Leadership Conference), born in Linden, Alabama

1926 Thomas Starzl, American surgeon, performed 1st successful liver transplant, born in Le Mars, Iowa (d. 2017)
1927 Alan Betts, British emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College), born in Norfolk, England (d. 2005)
1927 Raymond Jackson, British illustrator and political cartoonist (Evening Standard, 1952-97), born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 1997)
1927 Robert Mosbacher, American businessman, yachtsman and political appointee (US Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 2010)
1927 Ron Todd, British trade unionist (TGWU General Secretary, 1985-92), born in Walthamstow, London, England (d. 2005)
1928 Albert Salmi, American stage and screen character actor (Caddyshack; The Brothers Karamazov; Bus Stop), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
1928 Peter R. Hunt, British film director (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), born in London (d. 2002)
1929 Erskine Childers, Irish writer and United Nations civil servant official, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1996)
1929 Jackie McGlew, South African cricket batsman (34 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 255no; Natal), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1998)
1929 Józef Zapędzki, Polish sport shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1968, 72), born in Rokitno, Poland (d. 2022)
1929 Timothy Carey, American actor (Paths of Glory, The Killing), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1994)
1930 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), born in Tuckerman, Arkansas (d. 2020)
1930 David Gentleman, British visual artist, illustrator, and muralist (Charing Cross underground station), born in London
1931 Colin Jillings, New Zealand thoroughbred horse trainer (W. S. Cox Plate 1993 The Phantom Chance; 4 x Auckland Cup winners; 5 x NZ Derby winners), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2022)
1931 Peter Walters, British businessman (British Petroleum, 1954-90; CEO of Midland Bank, 1991-94; Chairman of SmithKline Beecham, 1994-2000), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2023)

1931 Australian-born American media mogul (NY Post, News of the World, FOX-TV), born in Melbourne, Victoria

1932 Leroy Jenkins, American jazz violinist, avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
1932 Nigel Lawson, British journalist and politician (UK Chancellor 1983-89 reformed tax laws), born in London, England (d. 2023) [1]
1932 Valerie French, British actress (Jubal), born in London, England (d. 1990)
1933 Rudy Hayden, Canadian country music and rockabilly singer ("Want Me A Woman"), and stage magician, born in Ethelbert, Manitoba
1933 Saïd Amara, Algerian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Strasbourg, Béziers, Bordeaux) and manager (Algeria), born in Saïda, Algeria (d. 2020)
1933 Sandra Milo [Salvatrice Greco], Italian actress (8½; Juliet of the Spirits), and television personality, born in Tunis, French Tunisia (d. 2024)
1933 Walter Brueggeman, American theologian and advocate for the poor (The Prophetic Imagination), born in Tilden, Nebraska (d. 2025)
1934 George Stamatoyannopoulos, Greek genetics researcher (founder of American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy), and educator, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2018)
1934 Joep Straesser, Dutch composer (Blossom songs, Ramasasiri), born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (d. 2004)
1934 Sam Donaldson, ABC White House correspondent (Prime Time), born in El Paso, Texas
1934 Sydney Burke, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; 11-196 on Test debut v NZ 1961), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2017)
1936 Antonin Scalia, 105th Supreme Court Justice (1986-2016), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2016)
1936 Hollis Frampton, American photographer and experimental filmmaker (Zorns Lemma, Critical Mass), born in Wooster, Ohio (d. 1984)
1936 Nathan Silver, American architect, writer (Lost New York), and educator (Columbia; Cambridge), born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 2025) [1]
1937 Alexandra Zabelina, Russian fencer (Olympic gold USSR women's team foil 1960, 68, 72), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2022)
1937 John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests; 17 dismissals; Canterbury), born in Timaru, New Zealand (d. 2021)
1937 Milan Vukcevich, Yugoslavian chemist and a grandmaster of chess problem composition, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2003)
1939 (Leonardo) "Flaco" Jiménez, American Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto accordionist (Texas Tornados), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2025) [1] [2]
1939 Lorraine Hunt, American businesswoman, and former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, born in Niagara Falls, New York
1940 Alberto Cortez, Argentinian singer-songwriter ("Cuando un amigo se va"), born in Rancul, Argentina (d. 2019) [1]
1940 Jon Gibson, American flute and saxophone player (Philip Glass Ensemble, 1968-2019), and composer (The Voyage of The Beagle), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
1941 Shelly Zegart, American historian, preservationist and founding director of Quilt Alliance, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
1943 Colin McFadyean, English rugby union centre & captain (11 Tests England, 4 British & Irish Lions; Loughborough College, Moseley RFC), born in Tavistock, England (d. 2025)
1944 Bobby Lyle, American jazz pianist and organist, born in Memphis, Tennessee
1944 Graham Lyle, Scottish singer-songwriter ("What's Love Got to Do With It"), born in Bellshill, Scotland
1944 Ric Rothwell, British rock drummer (Mindbenders - "The Game of Love"), born in Reddish, Cheshire, England
1945 Dock Ellis, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star & World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates; pitched no-hitter 1971), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008)
1945 Harvey Mandel, American rock guitarist (The Snake), born in Morton, Illinois
1945 Tricia O'Neal, actress (Piranha Part II), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1946 Brigitte Fossey, French actress (Man Who Died Twice), born in Tourcoing France
1947 Alan Yentob, British broadcaster, TV executive and creative director for the BBC (2004-15), born in Stepney, England (d. 2025) [1]
1947 Geoffrey Hunt, Australian 4xworld-champion squash player, born in Melbourne, Victoria
1947 Mark Stein, American rock singer, Hammond organ and keyboard player, and songwriter (Vanilla Fudge - "You Keep Me Hanging On"), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
1947 Tristan Murail, French composer (Gondwana; Random Access Memory, and educator, born in Le Havre, France
1948 Dominique Sanda [Varaigne], French actress (The Conformist, 1900, First Love), born in Paris, France
1948 George Kooymans, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Golden Earring - "Radar Love"), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2025)
1948 Jan Schelhaas, English progressive rock keyboardistn (Caravan, 1975-78 &2 002-present; Camel, 1978-81), born in Liverpool, England
1948 Roy Barnes, American politician 80th Governor of Georgia (1999-2003), born in Mableton, Georgia
1949 Richard de Bois, Dutch songwriter ("Ik Hou Van Jou"), record producer (Dollly Dots); Ivy Green), and drummer (Roek's Family; Ginger Ale), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008)
1949 Sam Tsemberis, Greek-Canadian clinical psychologist, founder of Pathways to Housing in the US, born in Skoúra, Greece [1]
1950 Bobby McFerrin, American Grammy Award-winning vocalist ("Don't Worry Be Happy"), and classical music conductor, born in New York City
1950 Jerry Zucker, American director and producer (Airplane!; The Naked Gun; Ghost), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1]
1950 Katia Labèque, French concert pianist, chiefly as a duo with her younger sister, Marielle, born in Bayonne, France
1951 Katie Kissoon [Farthing], Trinidadian-British pop singer ("Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"), and session and touring backing vocalist (Van Morrison; Eric Clapton; Roger Water; Mark Knopfler), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

English author (Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy), born in Cambridge, England

1952 James Fleet, British screen and theatre actor (Four Weddings in a Funeral, The Vicar of Dibley, Bridgerton), born in Bilston, England
1953 Bernie LaBarge, Canadian session and touring guitarist, and singer-songwriter, born in Ottawa, Ontario
1953 Chet Catallo, American jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra), born in Rochester, New York
1953 Chuck Jackson, Canadian singer and harmonica player (Downchild, 1990-present; Cameo Blues Band, 1978-92), born in Toronto, Ontario
1953 Jimmy Iovine, American record producer (Interscope Records), born in Brooklyn, New York
1954 Gale Norton, American 48th United States Secretary of the Interior, born in Wichita, Kansas
1955 Catharina "Nina" Hagen, German punk rock singer, and actress (The Go-Blue Girl), born in East Berlin, East Germany
1956 Curtis Brown, American NASA astronaut (STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, 95), born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina
1956 Rob Paulsen, American voice actor (Pinky and The Brain), born in Detroit, Michigan
1957 Cheryl Lynn, American disco and R&B singer-songwriter ("Got To Be Real"; "Every Time I Try to Say Goodbye"), born in Los Angeles, California
1957 Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Soviet-American chess Woman Grandmaster, born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2012)
1957 Qasem Soleimani, Iranian major general of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, born in Kerman, Iran (d. 2020)
1957 The Lady Chablis [Benjamin Knox], American transgender entertainer (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), born in Quincy, Florida (d. 2016)
1958 Anissa Jones, American child actress (Family Affair - "Buffy"), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 1976)
1958 Flemming Rose, Danish journalist and freedom of speech advocate, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1958 Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer, Iraqi politician, Iinterim President of Iraq (2004-05), born in Mosul, Iraq
1958 James Pinkerton, American columnist, author, and political analyst (Fox News, Newsday), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts [1] [2]
1961 Bruce Watson, Canadian-Scottish rock guitarist, sitar and mandolin player (Big Country - "Wonderland"; "In A Big Country"), born in Timmons, Ontario
1961 Ken [Kenneth Sean Carson], American model & boyfriend of Barbie, born in El Segundo, California
1961 Mike Percy, English rock bassist (Dead or Alive, 1981-88 - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"), born in Liverpool, England
1961 Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler and President of the UAE (2022-), born in Al Ain, Trucial States
1962 Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Somali diplomat and 9th President of Somalia (2017-present), born in Mogadishu, Somalia
1963 Alexandra "Alex" Kingston, British actress (Doctor Who, ER, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders), born in Epsom, Surrey, England
1964 Emma Chambers, British actress (The Vicar of Dibley, Notting Hill), born in Doncaster, England (d. 2018)
1964 Julia Gomelskaya, Ukrainian composer, born in Sartov, USSR (d. 2016)
1964 Shane Richie, British actor (EastEnders, Flushed Away), born in Harlesden, London
1964 Vinnie Paul, American drummer (Pantera), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2018)
1965 Andy Sturmer, American pop-rock singer, songwriter and producer (Jellyfish; Puffy AmiYumi), born in Los Angeles County, California
1965 Jesse Jackson, Jr., American politician (US House of Representative from Illinois, 1995-2012), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1965 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, British interior designer and television host (Changing Rooms), born in Kensington, London, England
1965 Wallace Langham, American actor (The Larry Sanders Show; CSI), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1966 Joe Hachem, Australian poker player (first Australian to win World Series of Poker, 2005 record $7.5m), born in Lebanon
1966 John Thompson III, American basketball coach (Princeton, Georgetown 2004-17), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1966 Stéphane Demol, Belgian soccer central defender (38 caps; Anderlecht, Bologna, Porto, Toulouse, Standard Liège), born in Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium (d. 2023)
1967 Brad Carson, American politician, Rep-D-Oklahoma (2001-05), born in Winslow, Arizona
1967 John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor, singer, presenter and writer (Captain Jack Harkness in "Doctor Who"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1967 Sergei Bautin, Belarusian ice hockey defenceman (Olympic gold Unified Team 1992; Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks), born in Rahachow, Belarus (d. 2022)
1968 Lisa Loeb, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Stay (I Missed You)"), born in Bethesda, Maryland
1969 Dan Lacroix, NHL left wing (NY Rangers), born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 Rami Jaffee, American rock keyboardist (The Foo Fighters), born in Los Angeles, California
1969 Soraya [Lamilla], Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer ("Amor En Tus Ojos / Love In Your Eyes"'; "Casi"), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey (d. 2006)

1969 American actor (Mr. Holland's Opus; Hustle & Flow; Empire), and singer-songwriter ("Shine Through It"; "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"), born in Chicago, Illinois

1971 Jiri Vykoukai, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Republic - Olympic gold, 1998), born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
1971 Johnny Knoxville [Philip Clapp], American stunt performer and actor (Jackass franchise), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1971 Jonas Karlsson, Swedish actor (Riding in Darkness), born in Salem, Sweden
1971 Liesbeth Migchelsen, Dutch soccer defender (97 caps; FFC Heike Rheine, SV Fortuna Wormerveer, AZ Alkmaar), born in Harderwijk, Netherlands (d. 2020)
1971 Martin Ručinský, Czech NHL left wing, 1991-2008 (Canadiens and 7 other teams; Olympic gold, 1998), born in Most, Czechoslovakia
1972 Carl Greenwood, American NFL cornerback (NY Jets), born in Fort Ord, California
1974 Adam Wakeman, British session and touring rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Black Sabbath; Rick Wakeman; Headspace), and television score composer, born in Windsor, England
1974 Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder, 1996-2014, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and four other teams), born in Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela
1975 Buvaisar Saitiev, Russian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 74kg 1996, 2004, 08; World C'ship gold x 6), born in Khasavyurt, Russia (d. 2025)
1975 Eric the Actor, [Eric S. Lynch], American radio personality (The Howard Stern Show), formerly known as Eric the Midget, born in Rodeo, California (d. 2014)
1977 Andre Nickatina [Adams], American rapper ("Conversation with a Devil "), born in San Francisco, California
1977 Becky Hammon, American Basketball HOF point guard (WNBA: NY Liberty, SA Stars; Russia Olympics 2008, 12) and coach (first female to coach an NBA team; SA Spurs 2020; LV Aces), born in Rapid City, South Dakota
1978 Albert Luque, Spanish soccer forward (17 caps Spain, 3 Catalonia; RC Deportivo La Coruña 101 games), born in Terrassa, Spain
1978 Christopher Rice, American author (A Density of Souls, The Snow Garden), born in Berkeley, California

1978 Ivorian football player (Chelsea, Phoenix Rising FC, Ivorian national team), born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

1979 Benji Madden, American rock guitarist (Good Charlotte), born in Waldorf, Maryland
1979 Elton Brand, American NBA basketball player, 1999-2016 (Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and 3 other teams), and general manager (76ers, 2018-present), born in Cortlandt Manor, New York
1979 Joel Madden, American rock singer (Good Charlotte), born in Waldorf, Maryland
1981 LeToya Luckett, American R&B and pop singer (Destiny's Child, 1997-2000 - "Bills, Bills, Bills"), and actress, born in Houston, Texas
1981 Paul Wall [Slayton], American rapper and DJ ("Girl"; Nelly - "Grillz"), born in Georgetown, Texas
1981 Russell Lissack, English indie-rock guitarist (Bloc Party - "A Weekend in the City"), born in Chingford, London, England

1982 American actress (American Beauty, Ghost World), born in Los Angeles, California

1984 Anna Tsuchiya, Japanese model, pop-rock singer ("Rose"; "Kuroi Namida"), and actress (Kamikaze Girls), born in Shibuya, Japan
1984 Tom James, British rower, 2x Olympic Champion for the coxless four (2008, 2012), born in Cardiff, Wales
1985 Arooj Aftab, Pakistani-American singer and composer (Mohabbat), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1985 Taniela Moa, Tongan rugby union halfback (20 caps; Auckland Blues, Section Paloise RUFC), born in Tofoa, Tonga (d. 2021)
1987 Tom Furse, English rock and ambient keyboardist (The Horrors), record producer, and artist, born in UK
1989 Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (Star Trek), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2016)

1991 Indian media personality known for faking her death, born in Kanpur, India