Today's 8 March Famous Birthdays in History

1286 John III, French Duke of Brittany whose lack of heir started the Breton War of Succession, born in Champtoceaux (d. 1341)
1293 Beatrice of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1325-57), born in Toro, Zamora (d. 1359)
1495 John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint, founder of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, born in Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal (d. 1550)

1514 Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord, born in Izumo, Japan (d. 1562)
1560 Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian Prince of Venosa and composer, born in Venosa, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1613)
1599 Suzanna van Baerle, Dutch poet ("Dagh-werck" written with her husband, Constantijn Huygens), born in Amsterdam (d. 1637)
1607 Johann von Rist, German composer and poet known for his hymns, born in Ottensen, County of Holstein-Pinneberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1667)
1659 Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor, born in Niort, France (d. 1738)

Irish Caribbean pirate and lover of Calico Jack [date of birth is approximate], born in Kinsale, Ireland

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1712 John Fothergill, English physician, born in Wensleydale, England (d. 1780)
1714 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of J. S. Bach, born in Weimar, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1788)
1726 Richard Howe, British admiral, born in London (d. 1799)
1743 [Benedikt] Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish violinist, keyboardist, and composer, baptized in Husum, Duchy of Schleswig, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
1746 André Michaux, French botanist, born in Satory, France (d. 1802)
1748 William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1806)
1778 Friedrich August Kanne, Austrian-German composer, born in Delitzsch, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
1783 Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, German Protestant clergyman, composer, music theorist, and poet, born in Sulza, Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1846)
1783 Hannah Hoes, future wife of U.S. President Martin Van Buren (1837-41), born in Kinderhook, New York (d. 1819)

German surgeon who helped create modern plastic surgery, born in Warsaw, Poland

1799 Simon Cameron, U.S. Senator and Secretary of War (Union), born in Maytown, Pennsylvania (d. 1889)
1804 Alvan Clark, American astronomer and maker of the Dearborn Observatory telescope, the largest telescope in the world at the time, born in Ashfield, Massachusetts (d. 1887)
1814 Ede Szigligeti [József Szathmáry], Hungarian dramatist, born in Nagyvárad-Olaszi (d. 1878)

1825 Jules Barbier, French opera librettist (Jacques Offenbach - "The Tales of Hoffmann"; Charles Gounod - "Faust"), born in Paris (d. 1901)
1827 Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (Father of Bantu Philology), born in Berlin (d. 1875)
1828 George William Martin, English chorister, organist, composer, educator, and founder of the National Choral Society, born in London, England (d. 1881)
1830 João de Deus [Sao Bartolomeu de Messines], Portuguese poet (Flores do Campo), born in Algarve, Portugal (d. 1896)
1836 Matthew Calbraith Butler, American Major General (Confederate Army) and politician, born in Greenville, South Carolina (d. 1909)
1839 James Mason Crafts, American chemist (Friedel-Crafts alkylation synthesis), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1917)
1839 Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (automatic dishwasher), born in Ashtabula County, Ohio (d. 1913)
1840 Franco Faccio, Italian composer and conductor, born in Verona, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1891)

US 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32), born in Boston, Massachusetts

1843 Vilhelm Svedbom, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1904)
1847 Carl von Bach, German mechanical engineer, born in Stollberg / Erzgeb (d. 1931)
1848 LaMarcus Thompson 'Father of the American roller coaster', American inventor (Switchback Railway), born in Licking County, Ohio (d. 1919) [1]
1853 Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1916)
1854 Tom Horan, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 wickets; Victoria CA), born in Midleton, Ireland (d. 1916)
1856 Bramwell Booth, 2nd General of The Salvation Army, born in Halifax, England (d. 1929)
1856 Tom Roberts, British-Australian artist (Shearing the Rams), born in Dorchester, Dorset, England (d. 1931)

British author (The Wind in the Willows), born in Edinburgh

1859 Otto Taubmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (d. 1929)
1862 Joseph Lee, Father of Playgrounds movement, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
1865 Frederick William Goudy, American printer and type designer, born in Bloomington, Illinois (d. 1947)
1872 Paul Juon, Russian-Swiss violinist and composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1940)
1876 Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Puccini's Turandot), born in Posillipo, Italy (d. 1954)
1879 Agnes Miegel, German Nazi Party member, writer and poet (Gedichte), born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1964)
1879 Mechtilde Lichnowsky, German writer, born in Pocking, Bavaria (d. 1958)
1879 Otto Hahn, German physicist and chemist (Nobel 1944, radiothorium/actinium), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1968)
1883 Manuel Gómez Carrillo, Argentine composer, born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina (d. 1968)
1886 Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host and zoo director (Artis), born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)
1886 Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, isolated cortisone (Nobel 1950), born in South Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1972)
1888 Stuart Chase, American writer and economist (The Tragedy of Waste), born in Somersworth, New Hampshire (d. 1985)
1889 Oscar Ewing, US government official (Everybody's Business), born in Greensburg, Indiana (d. 1980)
1890 Oswald von Nell-Breuning, German theologist and philosopher, born in Trier, Germany (d. 1991)
1892 Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian party leader and Prime Minister (1952-53), born in Ada, Serbia (d. 1971)
1893 Mississippi John Hurt, American country blues singer and guitarist, born in Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi (d. 1966)
1896 Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa (1951-56), born in Renfrew, Ontario (d. 1975)
1899 Elmer Keith, American firearms enthusiast and author (Guns & Ammo), born in Missouri (d. 1984)
1899 Eric Linklater, British novelist and poet (Blue Swallows), born in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1974)

Irish composer (Glencree; The Magic Harp), born in Bushey Park, County Wicklow, Ireland

1900 Howard Aiken, American computing pioneer (Harvard Mark I computer), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1973)
1902 Jennings Randolph, American politician, Senator from West Virginia (1958-85), last living member of the Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, born in Salem, West Virginia (d. 1998)
1902 Louise Beavers, American actress (Beulah-Beulah), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1962)
1907 Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1990)
1907 Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek politician, President of Greece (1980-85), born in Sérrai, Ottoman Empire (d. 1998)
1909 Anthony Donato, America violinist, composer (The Hidden Fortress), pedagogue, and music writer (Preparing Music Manuscript), born in Prague, Nebraska (d. 1990)
1910 Bernard Benjamin, British health statistician, actuary and demographer, born in London (d. 2002)

American actress (Marjorie Morningstar), born in New York City

1911 Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2000)
1911 Elsie Giorgi, American-Italian physician and humanitarian, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1998)
1912 Preston Smith, 40th Governor of Texas, born in Williamson County, Texas (d. 2003)
1913 Jaap Musch, Dutch resistance fighter who saved hundreds of Jewish children, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1914 Jacob B. Bakema, Dutch modernist architect (St Louis Missouri), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1981)
1914 Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Russian physicist, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 1987)
1915 Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (Me tulemme taas, Rion yö), born in Pirkkala, Finland (d. 1979)
1915 Vivien John, English painter and daughter of Augustus John, born in Dorset (d. 1994)
1916 John W. Seybold, American economist and computer typesetting pioneer, born in Newburgh, Indiana (d. 2004)
1916 Robert Wolfgang Schnell, German writer, born in Barmen, Germany (d. 1986)
1917 Leslie Fiedler, American literary critic and author (Love and Death in the American Novel), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2003)
1918 Poon Lim, Chinese sailor who survived 133 days adrift at sea, born in Hainan, China (d. 1991)
1919 Ivor Keys, British organist, musicologist, and academic (University of Nottingham; University of Birmingham), born in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England (d. 1995)
1920 Danny Turner, American jazz saxophonist and flautist (Count Basie Orchestra), born in Farrell, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
1920 Eileen Herlie [Herlihy], Scottish-American actress (All My Children, The Angel with the Trumpet), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2008)
1920 Eva Dahlbeck, Swedish actress (Brink of Life, Dreams, A Lesson in Love), born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Stockholms län, Sweden (d. 2008)
1921 (Egbert) "Pete" Pitterson, Jamaican-British jazz trumpeter, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies (d. 1994)

American actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island), born in Los Angeles, California

1922 Carl Furillo, American baseball outfielder (NL Batting Champ 1953; MLB All-Star 1952, 53; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1922 Cyd Charisse [Tula Finklea], Amesrican dancer and actress (Singin' in the Rain), born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2008)
1922 Heinar Kipphardt, German writer and playwright (In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer), born in Heidersdorf, Lower Silesia (d. 1982)
1922 Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese soldier and Manga artist (GeGeGe no Kitarō), born in Sakaiminato, Tittori (d. 2015)
1923 Juancho Evertsz, Dutch Antillean politician Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1973-77), born in Curacao, Netherland Antilles (d. 2008)
1923 Ousmane Sembène, Senegalese author and director (Doctor Noir), born in Ziguinchor, Senegal (d. 2007)
1924 Judy Johnson [Betty Bonney], American singer (Your Show of Shows; "How Little We Know"), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2025) [1]
1924 Sean McClory, Irish actor (The Californians, My Chauffeur), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2003)
1925 Darwin Vargas [-Wallis], Chilean composer and choral conductor, born in Talagante, Chile (d. 1988)
1925 Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor (Holy Innocents, Camorra), born in Aguilas Spain (d. 2001)
1927 Dick Hyman, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, and organist, born in New York City
1927 Jaromir Podešva, Czech composer (Fragments of the Quinguennium), music theorist, and pedagogue, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 2000)
1927 Josef Berg, Czech composer, librettist (member of Group A; European Tourism), and musicologist, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 1971)
1927 Stanisław Kania, Polish communist politician, born in Wrocanka, Poland (d. 2020)
1928 Frank Michael Beyer, German composer, organist, and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2008)
1929 Joseph Hardy, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen director (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown), and producer, born in Carlsbad, New Mexico (d. 2024)
1930 Braulio Musso, Chilean soccer left winger (14 caps; Universidad de Chile 382 games), born in Limache, Chile (d. 2025)
1930 Douglas Hurd, British Conservative Party politician, Minister of State for Europe (1979-83), born in Wiltshire, England
1931 John McPhee, American writer known for "Annals of the Former World", born in Princeton, New Jersey
1931 Neil Adcock, South African cricket fast bowler (26 Tests, 104 wickets @ 21.10), born in Cape Town, Western Cape (d. 2013)
1931 Neil Postman, American cultural critic (Amusing Ourselves to Death), born in New York City (d. 2003)
1933 Johnny Dollar, American country and rockabilly singer, born in Kilgore, Texas (d. 1986)
1934 Christian Wolff, German-American experimental classical music composer, born in Nice, France [1]
1934 Martí Vergés, Spanish soccer midfielder (12 caps; FC Barcelona), born in Vidreres, Spain (d. 2021)
1934 Rodri, Spanish soccer defender (4 caps; FC Barcelona) and manager (CD Condal), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2022)
1934 Ron Taylor, Australian cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2012)
1935 George Coleman, American jazz saxophonist (Slide Hampton, Miles Davis, Chet Baker), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1936 Gábor Szabó, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist (Spellbinder), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1982)
1936 Sonny Allen, American basketball coach (ODU, Southern Methodist University, University of Nevada, Reno; WNBA Sacramento Monarchs), born in Moundsville, West Virginia (d. 2020)
1936 Sue Ane Langdon, actress (Bachelor Father, Arnie), born in Paterson, New Jersey

Rwandan General, Dictator and President of Rwanda (1973-94) who was assassinated at the start of the Rwandan Genocide, born in Ruanda-Urundi, Belgian Colonial Empire

1937 Raynoma Singleton [Gordy], music producer and singer-songwriter (Motown), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2016)
1937 Richard Fariña, American folk singer-songwriter ("Birmingham Sunday"), and novelist (Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me), born in New York City (d. 1966)
1938 Pete Dawkins, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1958, Army), born in Royal Oak, Michigan

American baseball pitcher, 1962-70 and 1978 (New York Yankees and 3 other teams; All-Star, 1969), author ("Ball Four"), and broadcaster, born in Newark, New Jersey

1939 Lynn Seymour [Berta Lynn Springbett], Canadian-English ballerina (Royal Ballet, 1962-78), choreographer, and director, born in Wainwright, Alberta (d. 2023)
1939 Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), born in St. John, Washington (d. 2017)
1939 Robert Tear, Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera, 1970-99), conductor, and teacher, born in Barry, Wales (d. 2011) [1]
1939 Yannis Vlachopoulos, Greek composer (Morphes), born in Piraeus, Greece

merengue and salsa bandleader (“Patacon Pisao”), and politician (Mayor of Santiago, 1998-2002), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic [1]

1940 Leslie Isben Rogge, American bank robber listed on FBI's Most Wanted, born in Seattle, Washington
1940 Susan Clark, actress (Night Moves, Webster), born in Sarnia, Ontario
1941 Ivana Loudová, Czech composer (Vocal Symphony), born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Bohemia, Czecho-Slovak Republic (d. 2017)
1941 Yvar Mikhashoff [Ronald Mackay], American contemporary classical pianist, composer, and educator (University of Buffalo, 1973-93), born in Troy, New York (d. 1993)
1942 Ann Packer, British 400m/800m runner (Olympic gold 1964), born in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, England
1942 Dick Allen, American MLB baseball HOF infielder, 1963-77 (7 × MLB All-Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1964, Philadelphia Phillies; AL MVP 1972, Chicago White Sox; 3 other teams), born in Wampum, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1] [2]
1942 Ralph Ellis, British rock guitarist (The Swinging Blue Jeans – "Hippy Hippy Shake"), born in Liverpool, England
1943 Gayla Peevey, American singer ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"), and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City

British-American actress (Gods and Monsters, Georgy Girl), born in London, England

1944 Buzz Hargrove, Canadian labour leader, born in Bath, New Brunswick

1944 American singer-songwriter ("On My Own"; "That's What Friends Are For"), and wife of Burt Bacharach (1982-91), born in Manhattan, New York City

1944 Sergey Nikitin, Russian-Soviet songwriter, poet, singer, seven-string guitarist, and biophysicist, born in Moscow, USSR
1945 Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor (Osiris and Isis), born in Donaueschingen, Germany
1945 Bruce Broughton, American Emmy Award-winning television and film score composer (Hawaii Five-0; Dallas), born in Los Angeles, California
1945 Graeme Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; 2 ODIs; Victoria CA, WA CA, NSW CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2020)
1945 Jim Chapman, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1985-1997), born in Washington, District of Columbia

1945 American singer (The Monkees - "I'm A Believer"), and actor (Circus Boy), born in Los Angeles, California

1946 Jean Pagé, Canadian sports journalist (host: 'La Soirée du hockey' and '110%'), born in Chicoutimi, Quebec (d. 2019)
1946 Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricket spin bowler (14 Tests, BB 7/99; Pakistan railways CC, Punjab Uni CC), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (d. 2024)
1946 Randy Meisner, American rock bassist and vocalist (Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band; Linda Ronstadt; The Eagles, 1971-77 - "Take It To The Limit"), born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska (d. 2023)
1947 Don Frank Brooks, American session and touring blues harmonica player (Waylon Jennings; Ken Burns' "The Civil War"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2000)
1947 Florentino Pérez, Spanish football executive (President of Real Madrid, 2100-06 and 2009-12), born in Hortaleza, Madrid, Spain
1947 Mike Allsup, American rock guitarist (Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"), born in Modesto, California
1948 Jethro [Geoffrey Rowe], British stand-up comedian (This Train Don't Stop Camborne Wednesdays), born in St Buryan, Cornwall, England (d. 2021)
1948 Jonathan Sacks, Lord Sacks, British intellectual and Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (1991-2013), born in London (d. 2020) [1]
1948 Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio], American pop vocalist ("I Will Follow Him"), born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
1949 Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold team, balance bean; bronze floor, all-round 1968), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1951 Phil Edmonds, English cricket spin bowler (51 Tests, 125 wickets, BB 7/66; Middlesex CCC), born in Lusaka, Zambia
1952 George Allen, American politician, 67th Governor of Virginia (1994-98) and Senator, born in Whittier, California
1952 Vladimir Vasyutin, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-14), born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2002)
1953 Bob Brozman, American world music guitarist, ethnomusicologist, and educator, born in New York City (d. 2013)
1953 Don Werner, American MLB baseball catcher, 1975-82 (Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers), and minor/major league coach, born in Appleton, Wisconsin
1953 Jim Rice, American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (AL MVP 1978; 8 x MLB All Star; AL HR leader 1977, 78, 83; Boston Red Sox), born in Anderson, South Carolina
1953 Kathy Shower, American model and Playboy playmate (May 1985, Playmate of the Year 1986), born in Brookville, Ohio
1954 Cheryl Baker, British rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz - "My Camera Never Lies"), and TV presenter, born in Bethnal Green, London
1954 David Wilkie, Scottish swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1976; World C 'ship gold 200m breaststroke 1973, 75, 100m 1975), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka (d. 2024)
1955 Steve James, American documentary filmmaker (Hoop Games, Stevie), born in Hampton, Virginia
1956 David Malpass, American economist (President of the World Bank 2019-), born in Petoskey, Michigan
1956 Laurie Cunningham, English soccer left winger (6 caps; Orient, West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid, Marseille, Rayo Vallecano), born in London, England (d. 1989)
1956 Rubby Pérez [Roberto Antonio Pérez Herrera], Dominican merengue singer (Volveré, El Africano), born in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic (d. 2025)
1957 Billy Childs, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Los Angeles, California
1957 Clive Burr, English drummer (Iron Maiden, 1979-82), born in London, England (d. 2013)
1957 Cynthia Rothrock, actress (Lady Dragon, Honor & Glory), born in Wilmington, Delaware
1957 Ruth Wysocki, American 800m/1500m runner, born in Alhambra, California
1958 Gary Numan [Webb], British new wave rock musician ("Cars"), born in Hammersmith, England
1959 Aidan Quinn, American actor (Desperately Seeking Susan, Elementary), born in Rockford, Illinois
1959 Lester Holt, American journalist and news anchor (NBC Nightly News, 2015-present), born in Hamilton Air Force Base, California
1961 Camryn Manheim, American actress (The Practice), born in Caldwell, New Jersey
1961 Kevin Arnott, Zimbabwean cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101no: Rhodesia, Masonaland), born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
1962 Shaun Gayle, American football strong safety (Super Bowl 1985; Pro Bowl 1991; Chicago Bears, SD Chargers), born in Newport News, Virginia
1963 Mike Lalor, American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Buffalo, New York
1964 Peter Gill, British drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
1965 Fátima Lopes, Portuguese fashion designer, born in Funchal, Portugal
1965 Thierry Jacob, French boxer (WBC super bantamweight champion 1992), born in Calais, France (d. 2024)
1968 Shawn Mullins, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Lullabye"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1971 Kit Symons, Welsh soccer defender (36 caps; Portsmouth, Manchester City, Fulham, Crystal Palace) and manager (Fulham), born in Basingstoke, England
1972 Angie Hart, Australian pop singer ("Tingly"), born in Adelaide, Australia
1972 Georgios Georgiadis, Greek soccer winger (61 caps; Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos), born in Kavala, Greece
1973 Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Gathering), born in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
1975 Peggy Zina [Panagiota-Calliope Chrysicopoulou], Greek pop and modern laika singer, and piano player, born in Athens, Greece
1976 (Gareth) "Gaz" Coombes, British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Supergrass - "Alright"), born in Oxford, England

American actor (Dawson in "Dawson's Creek"; Varsity Blues), born in Cheshire, Connecticut [1]

1978 Meelah Williams, American R&B singer (702 - "Where My Girls At?"), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1979 Andy Ross, American rock guitarist (OK Go), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
1979 Tom Chaplin, British rock singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Keane), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England
1981 Laura Main, Scottish actress (Call the Midwife), born in Aberdeen. Scotland
1982 Kat Von D, Mexican-American tattoo artist (LA Ink), born in Montemorelos, Mexico
1984 Aleksander "Sasha" Vujačić, Slovenian basketball point guard (Los Angeles Lakers; 2x NBA champion; 2x Turkish Basketball League All-Star), born in Maribor, SR Slovenia
1984 Dave Moffatt, Canadian pop-country-rock musician (The Moffats), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1987 Milana Vayntrub, Jewish-American actress (Other Space, This Is Us), born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
1987 Tobe Nwigwe, American singer, rapper ("I'm Dope"), and actor, born in Houston, Texas