Today's 7 March Famous Birthdays in History

Roman noblewoman, daughter of Marcus Aurelius and sister of Commodus who had her executed (birthdate between 148-150 AD), born in Rome

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189 Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor, born in Rome (d. 211)
1481 Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, born in Siena, Italy (d. 1536)
1543 Johan Casimir, German prince, and mercenary leader (occupied Ghent, 1578), born in Simmern, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1592)
1556 Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, born in Paris (d. 1621)
1574 John Wilbye, English madrigal composer, born in Brome, Suffolk, England (d. 1638)
1621 Georg Neumark, German composer and poet, born in Langensalza, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1681)
1663 Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian composer and violinist, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1745)

Scottish folk hero and outlaw, baptized in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

1678 Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, born in Messina, Italy (d. 1736)
1682 Johan Willem, Duke of Ripperda, Dutch political adventurer (Prime Minister of Spain, 1726), born in Oldehove, Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1737)
1687 Jean Lebeuf, French historian, born in Auxerre, France (d. 1760)
1693 Clement XIII [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), born in Venice (d. 1769)
1707 Stephen Hopkins, American politician who signed the US Declaration of Independence, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1785)
1715 Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1755)
1715 Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier, born in Zeblin, Father Pomerania (d. 1759)
1730 Baron de Breteuil, French statesman, Louis XVI's last Chief Minister who organized king and queen's escape, born in d'Azay-le-Ferron, France (d. 1807)
1731 Jean-Louis Laruette, French musician and composer of comic opera, born in Paris, France (d. 1792)
1762 Sebastiaan Cornelius Nederburgh, Dutch statesman, director-general East Indies Company, responsible for Nederburgh's Charter), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1811)

French inventor and pioneer of photography, born in Chalon-sur-Saône, France

1769 Josef Alois Ladurner, Austrian composer and priest, born in Algund, Austrian Empire (d. 1851)
1773 Tommaso Marchesi, Italian composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1852)
1780 Miloš Obrenović, Serbian Prince and revolutionary leader of the Second Serbian Uprising, born in Gornja Dobrinja, Ottoman Empire (d. 1860)
1785 Alessandro Manzoni, Italian poet and novelist (Betrothed), born in Milan, Duchy of Milan (d. 1873)
1788 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist who pioneered the study of electric and luminescent phenomena, born in Châtillon-Coligny, France (d. 1878)

English astronomer and photographer who invented the blueprint and catalogued southern hemisphere stars, born in Slough, England

1797 Carl Schwencke, German pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1870)
1799 František Ladislav Čelakovský, Czech linguist, poet (national anthem, folk song), and Slavist, born in Strakonice, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1852)
1807 Franz Graf von Pocci, German founding director of the Munich Marionette Theatre (Punch and Judy), poet, and illustrator of children's literature (Viola Tricolor: In Picture and Rhyme), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1876)
1811 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, German composer, born in Niederwerrn, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1861)

Irish-Canadian patriarch of the Donnelly family (Black Donnelly massacre), born in Ireland

1820 Emilio Faà di Bruno, Italian naval captain, born in Alessandria, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1866)
1820 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, German composer and teacher, born in Bnin, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1900)
1822 Victor Masse, French composer, born in Lorient, France (d. 1884)
1825 Francesco Faà di Bruno, Italian mathematician, and later Catholic priest and advocate for the poor, born in Alessandria, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1888)
1827 Henry DeLamar Clayton, American attorney, legislator and Confederate general, born in Pulaski County, Georgia (d. 1889)
1831 John Bratton [Old Reliable], American physician and Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Winnsboro, South Carolina (d. 1898)
1832 Orlando Metcalfe Poe, American engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Navarre, Ohio (d. 1895)

American astronomer (Moon, Orion Nebula), born in Prince Edward County, Virginia

1841 Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentine, journalist and poet (El nido de condores), born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (d. 1882)
1841 William Rockhill Nelson, American real estate developer, co-founder of The Kansas City Star whose home became Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, born in Fort Wayne Indiana (d. 1915)
1844 Anthony Comstock, American anti-vice crusader and philatelist, born in New Canaan, Connecticut (d. 1915)
1845 Daniel David Palmer, Canadian founder of chiropractic (1897 Palmer School of Chiropractic), born in Port Perry, Canada West (d. 1913)
1846 Whitcomb Judson, American inventor (zipper), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1909)

American horticulturist who developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants, born in Lancaster, Massachusetts

1850 Champ Clark, American politician, US Speaker of the House (1911-19), born in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky (d. 1921)

Czech philosopher and 1st President of Czechoslovakia (1918-35), born in Hodonín, Austrian Empire

1856 Matilde Serao, Italian writer and journalist (Land of Cockayne, 1st woman to edit Italian newspaper), born in Patras, Greece (d. 1927)
1857 Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian psychiatrist (1st psychiatrist to win Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 1927 for malaria inoculation for dementia paralytica), born in Wels, Austria (d. 1940)
1858 Nikolai Artzibushev, Russian composer, born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire (d. 1937)
1864 George Bean, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Sussex CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1923)
1866 Paul Ernst, German writer, born in Elbingerode, Kingdom of Hanover (d. 1933)
1869 Bertha Townsend, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1888-89), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1909)
1869 Ernst Cohen, Dutch chemist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1944)

Dutch abstract painter (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Composition with Red Blue and Yellow) and art theoretician, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands

1872 Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, Russian composer (Rhapsodie hébraïque; Prince Lake), and teacher, born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1964)
1873 Madame Sul-Te-Wan [Nellie Crawford], American actress (The Birth of a Nation, Uncle Tom's Cabin), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1959)

1876 Edgar Evans, Welsh explorer (part of Robert Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica), born in Rhossili, Wales (d. 1912)
1878 Boris Kustodiev, Russian-Soviet painter and stage designer, born in Astrakhan, Russian Empire (d. 1927)
1883 Carl Deis, American composer and organist, born in New York City (d. 1960)
1883 Marion Lord, American actress (Broadway), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1942)
1886 Raymond Largay, American actor (April in Paris, Variety Girl), born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (d. 1974)
1886 René Thomas, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1914), born in Périgueux, France (d. 1975)
1887 Heino Eller, Estonian composer (Koit (Dawn); Videvik (Twilight)), pedagogue (Tallinn Conservatory, 1940 -70), and teacher of Arvo Pärt, born in Tartu, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1970)
1888 Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, American jazz guitarist and double-bassist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1969)
1888 Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborch Stachouwer, Dutch last Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1936-45), taken prisoner by the Japanese during WWII, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1978)
1891 Marcel Barger, Dutch Jewish cabaret performer (I keep Susy), born in Amsterdam (d. 1942 at Auschwitz)
1893 Milton Avery, American artist, born in Almar, New York (d. 1965)
1895 Juan Jose Castro, Argentine composer, born in Avellaneda, Argentina (d. 1968)
1896 Erwin Bodky, German-American composer, born in Ragnit, East Prussia (d. 1958)
1898 Jan Antonín Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer (Bata), born in Uherské Hradišt, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
1900 Carel Willink, Dutch painter (magic realism), born in Amsterdam (d. 1983)
1900 Evald Aav, Estonian composer (Vikerlased), born in Tallinn (d. 1939) [OS 22 Feb]
1900 Giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter (Roman School), born in Rome (d. 1972)
1902 Heinz Rühmann, German actor and director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick), born in Essen, Germany (d. 1994)
1903 Maud Lewis (née Dowley), Canadian folk artist and painter, born in South Ohio, Nova Scotia (d. 1970)
1904 Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 5,000m 1928; 500m, 5,000m 10,000m 1936), born in Lunner, Norway (d. 1969)

German Nazi leader (head of Bohemia and Moravia and the Reich Main Security Office), born in Halle an der Saale, Prussia, German Empire

1904 Virginia Downing, American actress (The Gig, Butterfield 8), born in Washington, District of Columbia (d. 1996)
1906 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, Cuban composer, born in Remedios, Cuba (d. 1940)
1906 Hans Lachman, German born Dutch Jewish composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1990)
1907 Juan Francisco Giacobbe, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)

Italian actress (The Rose Tattoo; Miracle; Wild is the Wind), born in Rome, Italy

1908 Nat Gonella, British big band jazz trumpeter, mellophonist, singer, and bandleader (The Georgians; Oh, Monah), born in Islington, London, England (d. 1998)
1908 Tomas de Manzarraga, Spanish composer, born in Igorre, Spain (d. 1988)
1909 Leo Malet, French crime novelist (Nestor Burma novels), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1996)
1910 Josef Veselka, Czech choral conductor (Prague Philharmonic Choir, 1959-81), and pedagogue, born in Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovaia (d. 1992)
1911 Louis Cottrell Jr., Creole-American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (Heritage Hall Jazz Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1978)
1911 Stefan Kisielewski, Polish composer, writer and politician, born in Warsaw (d. 1991)
1914 Morton DaCosta, American film and theatre director (Island of Love; The Music Man), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1915 Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French politician, French Prime Minister of France (1969-72), and 3-time President of the National Assembly, born in Paris, France (d. 2000)
1917 Davis Roberts [Robert Davis], American character actor (Westworld; Star Trek; The Killers), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 1993)
1917 Janet Collins, American ballerina, choreographer, and teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2003)
1917 Robert Erickson, American composer, born in Marquette, Michigan (d. 1997)
1918 June Wayne, American artist, lithographer and teacher (Tamarind Lithography Workshop), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
1919 Jocelyn Hambro, British financier (Hambros Bank), born in London, England (d. 1994)
1919 Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian writer (Twilight in Jakarta), born in Padang, Dutch East Indies (d. 2004)
1920 Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), born in Bolton upon Dearne, England (d. 2004)
1922 Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician (fluid dynamics), born in Kologriv, Soviet Russia (d. 2004)
1922 Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Irish folk singer, harmonic player, and songwriter (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - "Carrickfergus"), born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland (d. 1998)
1923 Bobo Holloman, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter on MLB debut 1953; St. Louis Browns), born in Thomaston, Georgia (d. 1987)
1923 Mahlon Clark, American big band jazz and session clarinetist, born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2007)
1924 Eduardo Paolozzi, Scottish sculptor (Hydra), born in Leith, Scotland (d. 2005)
1924 Kobo Abe, Japanese playwright and writer (Woman, the Dunes), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1924)
1925 Rene Gagnon, US Marine shown in photograph of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1979)
1925 Richard Vernon, British character actor (A Hard Days Night; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Gandhi), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1997)
1926 Margaret Weston, British museum director and the first woman to lead a national museum in the UK (Science Museum 1973-86), born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 2021)
1927 Henri Landwirth, Belgian-American hotel owner and philanthropist (Give Kids the World), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2018)
1927 James Broderick, American actor and director (Dog Day Afternoon, Family), born in Charlestown, New Hampshire (d. 1982)
1927 Jean-Paul Desbiens, Quebec writer and teacher, born in Métabetchouan, Quebec (d. 2006)
1929 Yvonne Chouteau, Native American dancer (one of the "five Moons" of Oklahoma), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
1930 Andreas Makris, Greek-American violinist (National Symphony, 1961-89), and composer, born in Thesssaloniki, Greece (d. 2005)
1930 Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret, born in London, England (d. 2017)
1930 Stanley Miller, American chemist (created 'primordial soup' experiment to show how life might have originated on earth), born in Oakland, California (d. 2007)
1931 C W Stubblefield, American restaurateur and music promoter, born in Navasota, Texas (d. 1995)
1931 Wálter Taibo, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (30 caps; Huracán, C.A. Peñarol), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
1932 Ed Thrasher, American Grammy Award-winning art director (Warner Brothers Records, 1964-79), and photographer (album art for Frank Sinatra; Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead), born in Glendale, California (d. 2006)
1932 Lola Beltrán, Mexican ranchera singer ("Priscila elque se fue"; "Paloma Negra") and actress (El revólver sangriento), born in El Rosario, Mexico (d. 1966)
1933 Jackie Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 105 games; survived Munich air disaster), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1998)
1934 Giorgos Katsaros, Greek musician and composer, born in Corfu, Greece
1934 Nari Contractor, Indian cricket batsman and captain (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 108; Gujarat, Railways), born in Godhra, India
1934 Willard Scott, American weather forecaster (Today Show), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 2021)
1936 Colin Appleton, English soccer midfielder (Leicester City 277 games) and manager (Hull City, Swansea City, Exeter City), born in Scarborough, England (d. 2021)
1936 Georges Perec, French writer (La Vie mode d'emploi (Life A User's Manual)), and filmmaker (Seire Noire), born in Paris, France (d. 1982)
1936 Perry Henzell, Jamaican screenwriter and director (The Harder They Come, No Place Like Home), born in Port Maria, Jamaica (d. 2006)
1937 Anne Kristen, Scottish TV actress (Olive Rowe-Coronation St, Miss Meiklejohn-Hamish Macbeth), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1996)
1937 Don Bonker, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1975-89), born in Denver, Colorado
1938 David Baltimore, American biologist (1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2025) [1]
1938 Homero Blancas, American golfer (US Ryder Cup 1973), born in Houston, Texas
1938 Janet Guthrie, American auto racer (1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500 & Daytona 500; first woman to lead a lap in NASCAR Winston Cup Series), born in Iowa City
1939 Dušan Maravić, Serbian soccer midfielder (7 caps; Red Star Belgrade, Racing Paris; Olympic gold Yugoslavia 1960), born in Injoux-Génissiat, France (d. 2025)
1939 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
1939 Panajot Pano, Albanian soccer forward (28 caps; Partizani Tirana 210 games; "The little Puskás"), born in Durrës, Albania (d. 2010)
1940 Daniel J Travanti, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Capt. Frank Furillo"), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
1940 Harald Gerlach, German writer, born in Bolesławiec, Poland (d. 2001)
1940 Rudi Dutschke, German political activist (Socialist Students Union (SDS)), born in Schönefeld, Germany (d. 1979)
1940 Viktor Savinykh, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-4, T-13, TM-5), born in Berezkiny, Kirov, Russia
1942 (Hamilton) Bohannon, American R&B and disco percussionist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer ("Save Their Souls"), born in Newnan, Georgia, d. 2020)
1942 Charles R. Boutin, American politician (Maryland), born in Troy, New York
1942 Michael Eisner, American CEO (Walt Disney), born in Mount Kisco, New York
1942 Paul Preuss, American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter, Starfire), born in Albany, Georgia
1942 Tammy Faye Bakker Messner (née LaValley), American Christian singer, AIDS support activist, and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club), born in International Falls, Minnesota (d. 2007)
1942 Tommy F. Robinson, American politician (Rep-D-AR, 1985-91), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1942 U N Kulkarni, Indian cricket pace bowler (4 Tests, 5 wickets, BB 2/37; Mumbai), born in Alibagh, India
1943 Billy MacMillan, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames, NY Islanders) and coach (Colorado Rockies/NJ Devils), born in Charlottetown, Canada (d. 2023)
1943 Chris White, British rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
1943 Leon Sylvers III, American R&B, disco, and funk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer (The Sylers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1943 Rick Redman, American College Football HOF linebacker (University of Washington; AFL All-Star 1967; San Diego Chargers), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2022)
1944 Elton Gallegly, American politician (Rep-R-California 1987-2013), born in Huntington Park, California
1944 Jürgen Theobaldy, German writer, born in Strasberg, France
1944 Michael Rosbash, American geneticist (Nobel Prize 2017, Drosophila period gene), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1944 Stanley Schmidt, American science fiction writer and editor, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1944 Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter ("Kathleen"; "Loretta"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1997)
1945 Arthur Lee, American rock singer-songwriter (Love - "Forever Changes"; "Vindicator"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2006)
1945 John Heard, American actor (Home Alone, Cat People, Big), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2017)
1946 Matthew Fisher, English rock keyboardist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), born in London, England
1946 Peter Wolf [Blankenfield], American rock singer (J. Geils Band - "Centerfold"; "Freeze Frame"), born in the Bronx, New York City
1947 Donna Loren, American singer and actress (Beach Blanket Bingo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1947 Lewis J Stadlen, American stage and screen actor (Minnie's Boys - "Groucho"; Savages; Windy City; Benson), born in Brooklyn, New York
1947 Richard Lawson, American actor (Eddie-O'Neills), born in Loma Linda, California
1947 Walter Röhrl, German auto racer / rally car driver (World Rally C'ship 1980, 82; 24 Hours of Le Mans GTP +3.0 class 1981; Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record 1987), born in Regensburg, Germany
1949 Ghulam Nabi Azad, Indian politician, born in Bhalessa, Dominion of India
1949 Rex Hunt, Australian TV and radio personality and former Australian rules player, born in Mentone, Australia
1950 Franco Harris, American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78, 79; 9 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1977; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey (d. 2022) [1]
1950 Iris Chacón, Puerto Rican singer, dancer, and TV personality, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1950 J.R. Richard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980; NL ERA leader 1979; NL strikeout leader 1978, 79; Houston Astros), born in Vienna, Louisiana (d. 2021)
1950 Mark Pinter, American actor (Behind the Screen, Another World), born in Decorah, Iowa
1951 (Francis) Rocco Prestia, American funk-rock bassist (Tower of Power), born in Sonora, California (d. 2020)
1952 Ernie Isley, American vocalist and guitarist (The Isley Brothers,1969-84 & 1991-present - "It's Your Thing"; "Heat is On"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1952 Lynn Swann, American College/Pro Football HOF wide receiver (USC; Super Bowl 1974, 75 [MVP], 78, 79; First-team All-Pro 1978; 3 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Alcoa, Tennessee

1952 Antiguan cricket batsman (121 Tests West Indies, 24 x 100, HS 291, BA 50.23; Leeward Islands, Somerset CCC, Queensland, Glamorgan CCC), born in St. Johns, British Leeward Islands

1953 David F. Gibson, American big band jazz drummer (Duke Ellington Orchestra, Count Basie Orchestra; Cab Calloway), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2025) [1]
1953 Jules Shear, American rock musician and songwriter ("If She Knew What She Wants"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1953 Kenny Aronoff, American drummer (John Mellencamp), born in Albany, New York
1954 James Baker, Australian punk rock drummer (The Victims; The Scientists: Hoodoo Gurus), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2025)
1954 Matt Frenette, Canadian rock drummer, and songwriter (Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"), born in Calgary, Alberta
1955 Anupam Kher, Bollywood actor (Vijay, Silver Linings Playbook), and Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India, born in Shimla, India
1955 Tommy Kramer, American College Football HOF quarterback (Rice University; NFL Comeback Player of the Year & Pro Bowl 1986 Minnesota Vikings), born in San Antonio, Texas

1957 Robert Harris, British TV reporter, journalist and author (Fatherland, Enigma), born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
1958 Alan Hale, American astronomer (Comet Hale–Bopp), born in Tokyo, Japan
1958 Rik Mayall, British comedian and actor (Drop Dead Fred, The Young Ones), born in Epping, Essex, (d. 2014)
1959 Donna Murphy, American musical theatre actress (The King and I), born in Queens, New York
1959 Jorge Domínguez, Argentinian soccer striker (3 caps; CA Boca Juniors, OGC Nice, SC Toulon, Nîmes), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2023)

1959 American golfer (British Open 1996; Senior PGA C'ship 2010, Tradition 2011-12), born in Austin, Minnesota

1960 Chris Rodriguez, American pop and country session and touring guitarist and vocalist, and contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, born in The Bronx, New York

1960 Czech-American tennis player (world #1 270 weeks; 8 x Grand Slam singles title winner; 5 x Tour Finals, 2 x WCT Finals), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic

1960 American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1991–94, 96; World Series 1992, 93; Silver Slugger Award 1991, 92; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Oklahoma City

1961 Mary Beth Evans, American actress (General Hospital, Days of Our Lives), born in Pasadena, California
1961 Sanae Takaichi, Japanese politician, first Prime Minister of Japan (2025–present), and first President of the Liberal Democratic Party (2025–present), born in Yamatokōriyama, Japan [1]
1961 Warrel Dane, American singer (Nevermore), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
1962 Peter Manley, English Darts Player (PDC World C'ship runner-up 1999, 2002, 2006), born in London, England
1962 Taylor Dayne [Leslie Wunderman], American vocalist ("Tell It To My Heart"; "I'll Always Love You"), born in New York
1963 Bill Brochtrup, American actor (NYPD Blue), born in Inglewood, California
1963 Mike Eagles, Canadian NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Sussex, New Brunswick
1964 Bret Easton Ellis, American writer (American Psycho), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 Denyce Graves, American mezzo-soprano (Carmen), born in Washington, D.C.
1964 Jennifer McCarters, American country singer (McCarters - "The Gift"), born in Sevierville, Tennessee
1964 Mikhail Popkov, Russian serial killer of 55 people, born in Angarsk, USSR

1965 Cameron Daddo, Australian actor (Brian Petersen-Models Inc), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1965 Jack Armstrong, American baseball pitcher (World Series & MLB All Star 1990 Cincinnati Reds), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1965 Jesper Parnevik, Swedish golfer (Ryder Cup 1997, 99, 2002; British Open 2004, 07 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1965 Steve Beuerlein, American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers), born in Hollywood, California
1965 [Willie] Flipper Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts), born in Paulsboro, New Jersey
1966 Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese rock vocalist and songwriter (Buck-Tick), born in Fujioka, Japan (d. 2023)
1966 Jeff Feagles, American football punter (Pro Bowl 1995, 2008; Super Bowl XLII NY Giants; NCAA C'ship 1987 Uni of Miami), born in Anaheim, California
1966 Joy Tanner, American-Canadian actress (Life with Derek, Degrassi: The Next Generation), born in New York
1966 Terry Carkner, Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Smiths Falls, Canada
1967 Ai Yazawa, Japanese mangaka (manga author - Neighbourhood Story), born in Amagasaki, Japan
1967 Randel "Randy" Guss, American musician and drummer (Toad the Wet Sprocket), born in Detroit, Michigan
1967 Zheng Haixia, Chinese WNBA center (LA Sparks), born in Shangqiu, China
1968 Jeff Kent, American Baseball HOF second baseman (NL MVP 2000 SF Giants; 5 × MLB All-Star), born in Bellflower, California
1968 Ricky Proehl, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears), born in New York City
1969 Anne Marie Lauck, American marathoner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Rochester, New York
1969 Brian Jamieson, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Livingston, New Jersey
1969 Geoff Smith, Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Edmonton
1969 Matt Blundin, American quarterback (KC Chiefs, Detroit Lions), born in Darby, Pennsylvania
1969 Sam Gash, American NFL running back (New England Patriots), born in Hendersonville, North Carolina
1969 Shin Ae-ra, Korean actress (Ugly Alert) and radio DJ (MBC's Standard FM), born in South Korea
1970 James 'Jim' Spivey, American middle-distance runner, born in Schiller Park, Illinois

1970 English actress (The Mummy, The Constant Gardener), born in London, England

1971 Alison Herst, Canadian kayaker (Olympics-5-92, 96), born in Toronto, Ontario
1971 Matthew Vaughn, British producer and director (Kingsman films), born in London, England
1971 Peter Sarsgaard, American actor (The Killing), born in St Clair, Illinois
1972 Jang Dong-gun, South Korean actor (Friend) and musician, born in Seoul, South Korea
1972 Maxim Roy, Canadian actress (Wichita, Shadowhunters), born in Rigaud, Québec
1973 Andrew Haigh, British film director (All of Us Strangers, Looking), born in Harrogate, England
1973 Ray Parlour, English footballer (Arsenal), born in Romford, England
1973 Sébastien Izambard, French operatic pop singer (Il Divo), born in Paris, France
1974 Facundo Sava, Argentine footballer and manager, born in Ituzaingó, Argentina
1974 Hugo Ferreira, Portuguese-American rock singer-songwriter (Tantric), born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola
1974 Jenna Fischer, American actress (The Office), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
1974 Larry Bagby, American actor and musician (Buffy the Vampire Slyer), born in Marysville, California
1974 Tobias Menzies, English actor (Outlander, The Crown), born in London, England
1977 Bartosz Kowalski [-Banasewicz], Polish classical music composer (Contra Tempus; Symmetrical Visions), born in Warsaw, Poland
1977 Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer, born in Caserta
1977 Mitja Zastrow, German-born Dutch swimmer, born in Wuppertal, Germany
1979 Lisa Batiashvili, Georgian-German concert violinist, born in Tblisi, Georgian SSR
1979 Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rican politician (Governor of Puerto Rico, 2017-19), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1980 Laura Prepon, American actress (That '70s Show - "Donna"; Orange is the New Black - "Alex"), born in Watchung, New Jersey
1983 Greta Lee, American actress (Past Lives), born in Los Angeles, California
1983 Manucho, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
1984 Brandon T. Jackson, American comedian and actor (Tropic Thunder; Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son), born in Detroit, Michigan
1984 Mathieu Flamini, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Marseille, France
1985 Gerwyn Price, Welsh darts player (PDC World C'ship 2021; Grand Slam of Darts 2018, 19; World Grand Prix 2020), born in Cardiff, Wales
1985 Thomas Erak, American progressive rock guitarist (The Fall of Troy; Just Like Vinyl), born in Seattle, Washington
1986 Mona Fastvold, Norwegian actress, producer and screenwriter (The Brutalist, The Testament of Ann Lee), born in Oslo, Norway
1989 Gerald Anderson, Filipino actor and model (Maalaala Mo Kaya), born in Subic, Philippines
1990 Abigail and Brittany Hensel, American conjoined twins, born in New Germany, Minnesota
1992 Alisson Kruusmaa, contemporary classical composer (Rain; Hummingbirds), born in Pärnu, Estonia
1992 Bel Powley, British actress (The Diary of a Teenage Girl, The King of Staten Island), born in London
1993 Mary Earps, English football goalkeeper (Paris Saint-Germain, England), born in Nottingham, England
1994 Chase Kalisz, American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 400m individual medley 2020; silver 2016), born in Bel Air, Maryland
1994 Jordan Pickford, English footballer, goalkeeper for Everton and England, born in Washington, England
1997 Josh Dewhurst, British rock guitarist (Blossoms), born in Manchester, England