Today's 21 April Famous Birthdays in History

  • 1393 John Capgrave, English historian and scholastic theologian (Life of St Norbert, In regum), born in Bishop's Lynn, England (d. 1464)
  • 1488 Ulrich von Hutten, German knight, scholar and poet (led Imperial Knights against Roman Catholic Church), born in Schlüchtern, Hesse (d. 1523)
  • 1546 Arcangelo Crivelli, Italian composer, born in Bergamo, Republic of Venice (d. 1617)
  • 1555 Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1619)
  • 1619 Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Colony (Cape Town), born in Culemborg (d. 1677)
  • 1651 Joseph Vaz, Oratorian priest and missionary in Ceylon, born in Benaulim, Goa, Portuguese India (d. 1711)
  • 1652 Michel Rolle, French mathematician (Rolle's theorem), born in Ambert, Basse-Auvergne (d. 1719)
  • 1671 John Law, Scottish economist and author (Money and Trade Considered), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1729)
  • 1672 Johann Philipp Käfer, German composer, born in Schney, Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1728)
  • 1673 Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1742)
  • 1713 Louis de Noailles, Marshal of France, born in Versailles, France (d. 1793)

German-born Empress of Russia (1762-96) who expanded the Russian empire, born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia

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  • 1749 Johann Michael Malzat, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1787)
  • 1774 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist (Biot-Savart law), born in Paris (d. 1862)
  • 1775 Alexander Anderson, American engraver and illustrator (Shakespeare), born in New York City (d. 1870)
  • 1779 William Knyvett, British singer and composer, born in Westminster, London (d. 1856)
  • 1795 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint (founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate), born in Rome (d. 1850)
  • 1803 Levin Minn Powell, American Commander (Union Navy), born in Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia (d. 1885)
  • 1806 Peter van Schendel, Dutch-Belgian painter (Monsieur Chandelle), born in Terheijden, Netherlands (d. 1870)
  • 1809 Robert M. T. Hunter, American lawyer and politician (2nd Confederate States Secretary of State), born in Loretto, Virginia (d. 1887)
  • 1810 John Putnam Chapin, American politician and 10th Mayor of Chicago (1846-47), born in Bradford, Vermont (d. 1864)
  • 1811 Alson Sherman, American politician (8th Mayor of Chicago 1844-45), born in Barre, Vermont (d. 1903)
  • 1814 Angela Burdett-Coutts, English philanthropist extrordinaire and "the richest heiress in England", born in London (d. 1906)
  • 1814 Béni Egressy, Hungarian composer, librettist, and actor, born in Kazincbarcika, Hungary (d. 1851)

English novelist (Jane Eyre), born in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England

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  • 1816 Louis Wigfall, American politician (Confederate States Senator from Texas 1862-85), born in Edgefield, South Carolina (d. 1874)
  • 1822 Hannibal Goodwin, Episcopal priest who patented a method for making film used in Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope, born in Taughannock, New York (d. 1900)
  • 1824 Anselmo Clavé, Spanish politician and composer, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1874)
  • 1828 Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher and historian (Voyage in Italy), born in Vouziers, Ardennes, France (d. 1893)
  • 1834 William Rufus Terrill, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Covington City, Virginia (d. 1862)
  • 1837 Fredrik Bajer, Danish politician, feminist and pacifist politician (Nobel 1908), born in Næstved, Denmark (d. 1922)

Scottish naturalist and discoverer (glaciers in High Seirras), born in Dunbar

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  • 1844 Ted Barratt, English cricket spin bowler (10-43 in tour match vs Australia 1878; MCC, Surrey CCC), born in Stockton-on-Tees, England (d. 1891)
  • 1849 Oskar Hertwig, German embryologist (discovered fertilization), born in Friedberg, Germany (d. 1922)
  • 1851 Charles Barrois, French geologist and palaeontologist, born in Lille, France (d. 1939)
  • 1853 Charles Malherbe, French violinist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1911)
  • 1854 Eusapia Palladino, Italian spiritual medium, born in Minervino Murge, Apulia (d. 1918)
  • 1854 William Stang, German Roman Catholic Bishop, born in Bad Schönborn, Germany (d. 1907)
  • 1854 Władysław Rzepko, Polish composer, born in Piórków, Poland (d. 1932)
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  • 1868 Robert Herrick, American novelist (Common lot), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1938)
  • 1870 Edwin S. Porter, American film pioneer and producer (Jack and the Beanstalk), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1941)
  • 1871 Leo Blech, German composer and conductor, born in Aachen, Rhenish Prussia (d. 1958)
  • 1871 Vojtěch Říhovský, Czech composer, born in Dub nad Moravou, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1950)
  • 1872 Billy Bitzer, American cinematography pioneer, born in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1944)
  • 1878 Albert Weisgerber, German painter and graphic artist, born in Sankt Ingbert, Germany (d. 1915)
  • 1879 Kartini, Indonesian national heroine, born in Jepara, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (d. 1904)
  • 1881 Jules-Marie Canneel, Flemish painter and caricaturist (Rocks of Oran), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1953)
  • 1882 Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist (Nobel 1946 - physics of high pressure), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
  • 1886 Charles "Charlie" Naughton, Scottish actor (Frozen Limits), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1976)

American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Chicago Cubs; New York Yankees - World Series 1932, 36–39, 41, 43; Boston Red Sox), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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  • 1887 Lillian Walker [Wolke] American silent era actress and film producer (An Embarrassment of Riches), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1975)
  • 1889 Efrem Zimbalist Sr, Russian-American violinist, composer, and educator (Curtis Institute, 1928-68), born in Rostov on Don, Russia (d. 1985)
  • 1889 Paul Karrer, Swiss organic chemist (Nobel 1937), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1971)
  • 1891 František Suchý, Czech composer and folk song collector, born in Březové Hory, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1973)
  • 1892 Jaroslav Kvapil, Czech composer, born in Fryšták, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1959)
  • 1896 Henry de Montherlant, French novelist and stage author (La Reine Morte), born in Paris (d. 1972)
  • 1898 Steve Owen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle (NY Giants) and coach (NFL C'ship 1927, 34, 38; NY Giants), born in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma (d. 1964)
  • 1899 Clement D'Hooghe, Belgian composer, born in Temse, Belgium (d. 1951)
  • 1899 Randall Thompson, American composer, chiefly of choral music (Trip to Nahant; Frostiana), and educator (Curtis Institute; Harvard University), born in New York City (d. 1984)
  • 1901 Julián Bautista, Spanish orchestral and film score composer, and conductor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1961)
  • 1902 Ben Stroman, Dutch writer (Jomtof & Blue Beard), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1985)
  • 1903 Hans Hedtoft, 14th Prime Minister of Denmark (1947-50, 53-55), born in Århus, Denmark (d. 1955)
  • 1904 Gijs van Hall, Dutch politician and Mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), born in Amsterdam (d. 1977)
  • 1905 Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, American politician and Governor of California (D: 1959-67), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1996)
  • 1906 Tom Burns, British-Chilean publisher and editor, born in Chile (d. 1995)
  • 1907 Antoni Szałowski, Polish-French composer (The Resurrection of Lazarus; 2 Pieces for Ondes Martenot), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1973)
  • 1907 Beatrice Kay, American vaudevillian, singer ("Mention My Name In Sheboygan"), and actress (Calvin and the Colonel; Underworld U.S.A.), born in New York City (d. 1986)
  • 1908 Louis Hostin, French weightlifter (Olympic gold 1932, 36), born in Saint-Étienne, France (d. 1998)
  • 1909 Rollo May, American psychologist (Love & Will), born in Ada, Ohio (d. 1994)
  • 1911 Ivan Combe, American inventor of personal care products (Clearasil), born in Fremont, Iowa (d. 2000)
  • 1911 Leonard Warren [Warenoff], American baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1939-60) who died on stage, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1960) [1]
  • 1912 Eve Arnold, American photojournalist (Marilyn Monroe), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
  • 1912 Feike Asma, Dutch organist and conductor, born in Den Helder, Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1984)
  • 1912 Marcel Camus, French film director (Orfeu Negro), born in Chappes, France (d. 1982)
  • 1913 Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American bio-chemist (isolated growth hormones), born in Guangzhou, China (d. 1987)
  • 1913 Kai-Uwe von Hassel, German politician (President of Bundestag 1969-72), born in Gare, German East Africa (d. 1997)
  • 1913 Norman Parkinson, English fashion photographer (Harper's Bazaar), born in London (d. 1990)
  • 1914 Lee Gaines, American jazz singer and lyricist (Delta Rhythm Boys), born in Buena Vista, Mississippi (d. 1987)
  • 1915 Andor Kovach, Romanian composer (Médée), born in Transylvania, Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 2005)

Mexican-American actor (Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, Lust for Life), born in Chihuahua, Mexico

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  • 1915 Emanuel Vardi, Israeli-American viola virtuoso and conductor (South Dakota Symphony 1978-82), born in Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (d. 2011) [1]
  • 1915 Werner Groebli, Swiss ice skating clown, (Frick in ice skating act Frick & Frack), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2008) [1]
  • 1916 Sidney Clute, American actor (Lou Grant; Cagney & Lacey), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1985)
  • 1919 Don Cornell [Luigi Varlaro], American pop singer (Sammy Kaye Orchestra - "Room Full of Roses; solo - "Hold My Hand"), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2004)
  • 1919 Frank Essed, Surinamese politician and forestry scientist (Operation Grasshopper), born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1988)
  • 1919 John Goddard, West Indian cricket all-rounder and captain (27 Tests @ 30.67; 33 wickets; Barbados), born in St Michael, Barbados (d. 1987)
  • 1919 Roger Doucet, French Canadian tenor, noted for his bilingual rendition of national anthem "O Canada" at Montreal sporting events, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1981)
  • 1920 Bruno Maderna, Italian conductor, and avant garde composer (Quadrivium; Satyricon), born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1973)
  • 1920 Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo], American character actor, (World Without End; The Time Tunnel), born in New York City (d. 1971)
  • 1920 Edmund Adamkiewicz, German soccer forward (2 caps; Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1991)
  • 1921 Jack Fletcher, American actor (Calucci's Department, Once Upon a Mattress), born in Forest Hills, New York (d. 1990)
  • 1922 Alistair MacLean, Scottish thriller and adventure author (The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra), born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1987)
  • 1922 Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), born in Usk, Wales (d. 2011)
  • 1922 Valérie André, French aviator and parachutist, first woman to become a general officer in France, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1923 John Mortimer, English barrister, screenwriter and author (A Voyage Round My Father), born in London, England (d. 2009)
  • 1924 Daniel Melnick, American television and film producer (Get Smart; Ages of Man; Roxanne), and studio executive, born in New York City (d. 2009)
  • 1924 Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), born in Section, Alabama (d. 1965)
  • 1925 Solomon Perel, German public speaker and writer known for posing as a Hitler Youth in order to survive the Holocaust, born in Peine, Germany (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1926 Arthur Rowley, English soccer forward (most goals in English league football, 434 from 619 games; Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town), born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2002)

Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (country's longest reigning monarch 1952-2022), born in London

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  • 1926 Herbert Schlosser, American television executive (NBC - hired Johnny Carson; championed Laugh-In; conceptualized Saturday Night Live), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2021)
  • 1927 Gerald Flood, British actor (Doctor Who, Patton), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (d. 1989)
  • 1927 Henry Raymont [Heinz Rabinowitz], American journalist who was the first to report the Bay of the Pigs invasion, born in Königsberg, Germany (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1927 Robert Brustein, American theater critic, playwright and writer, born in New York City (d. 2023)
  • 1930 Dieter Roth, German-Swiss performer, publisher and artist (Literaturwurst, Insel), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1998)
  • 1930 Don Tyson, American businessman, founder of Tyson Foods, born in Olathe, Kansas (d. 2011)
  • 1930 Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (Death in Venice, Barabbas), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1989)
  • 1931 Morgan Wootten, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (46 seasons DeMatha Catholic HS, Hyattsville, Maryland; National C'ships 1962, 65, 68, 78, 84), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2020)

British tennis player (French C'ships 1955, Australian C'ships 1958, Wimbledon 1961), born in Plymouth, England

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  • 1932 Elaine May, American comedienne, writer and actress (New Leaf, Primary Colors), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1932 Slide Hampton [Locksley Wellington Hampton], American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, born in Jeanette, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
  • 1933 Easley Blackwood Jr., American concert pianist, composer (Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media), music professor and theorist (The Structure of Recognizable Diatonic Tunings), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2023)
  • 1933 Ian Carr, Scottish jazz musician (Nucleus), born in Dumfries, Scotland (d. 2009)
  • 1935 Charles Grodin, American stage and screen actor (Heartbreak Kid; Midnight Run; Ishtar: Beethoven series), writer, and talk show host, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2021) [1]
  • 1935 Pat Rebillot, American jazz and session pianist, arranger, and composer (Herbie Mann), born in Louisville, Ohio
  • 1935 Thomas H. Kean, American politician who served as chairman of the 9/11 Commission, born in New York City
  • 1936 Anthony Joseph Gnazzo, American electronic composer (First Things First), born in Plainville, Connecticut

American hockey HOF center (Olympic gold 1960; Harvard University), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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  • 1936 James Dobson, American evangelist and founder of Focus on the Family, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2025)
  • 1937 David Lucas [Helfman], American Clio Awrd-winning advertising jingle composer, rock and roll record producer ( Blue Öyster Cult), and singer, born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1937 Gary Peters, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1964, 67; AL Rookie of the Year 1963; AL wins leader 1964; Chicago WS, Boston Red Sox), born in Grove City, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
  • 1938 Edward J. Blakely, American urban planner and disaster recovery expert, born in San Bernardino, California (d. 2025)
  • 1939 Helen Prejean, American nun and advocate for abolishing the death penalty, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1939 John McCabe, British composer and pianist, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2015)
  • 1940 Peter Schneider, German essayist and novelist (The Wall Jumper; Lenz), born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 2026)
  • 1940 Robert Knight [Peeples], American pop and soul singer ("Everlasting Love"), born in Franklin, Tennessee (d. 2017)
  • 1940 Souleymane Cisse, Malian pioneering filmmaker (Waati, Yeelen, Finye, Baara), born in Bamako, Mali (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1941 (Alfred) "Pee Wee" Ellis, American jazz, funk, and rock saxophonist, arranger (James Brown; Van Morrison; Gotham; Maceo Parker), and songwriter ("The Chicken; "Cold Sweat"), born in Bradenton, Florida (d. 2021)
  • 1941 David L. Boren, American politician (Governor of Oklahoma 1975-79; Sen-D-Oklahoma 1979-94), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1942 Bobby McClure, American gospel (The Soul Stirrers) and soul singer ("Don't Mess Up A Good Thing"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
  • 1942 Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023)
  • 1943 Hannes Viljoen, South African rugby union winger (3 caps; Natal), born in Elliot, South Africa (d. 2021)
  • 1944 Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988, 92 Olympics; 1986, 90 World C'ships), born in Bega, Australia
  • 1945 Diana Darvey [Rollof], British actress, singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show), born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England (d. 2000)
  • 1946 Claire Denis, French film director (Chocolat, Beau Travail), born in Paris, France
  • 1946 Doug MacLeod, American blues musician (Blues Music Awards' Acoustic Artist of the Year, 2014, 2016 and 2017), born in New York City
  • 1947 Alan Warner, British musician and original guitarist for Foundations, born in London

1947 American singer and lyricist known as "The Godfather of Punk" (The Stooges - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"; solo - "Lust For Life"), born in Muskegon, Michigan

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  • 1947 John Weider, British rock guitarist, violinist, bassist (The Animals; Family; Stud), and new age musician, born in Shepherd's Bush, England
  • 1948 Gary Condit, American politician (Rep-D-California 1989-2003, affair with Chandra Levy), born in Salina, Oklahoma
  • 1948 Max Wyndham, 2nd Baron Egremont, English peer and biographer (Some Desperate Glory, Forgotten Land), born in England
  • 1948 Paul Davis, American country-rock-pop singer-songwriter and piano player ("I Go Crazy"; "65 Love Affair"), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2008)
  • 1949 Patti LuPone, American stage and screen Tony Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning singer (Evita; Life Goes On), born in Northport, Long Island, New York
  • 1951 (Nicole) Nickey Barclay, American rock singer-songwriter, piano player, Hammond organist (Fanny - "Solid Gold"), and session musician (Joe Cocker, Barbra Streisand; Keith Moon), born in the USA
  • 1951 Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin, Russian cosmonaut who took part in spaceflight Soyuz TM-2, born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1951 Michael Hartley Freedman, American mathematician known for his work on the Poincaré conjecture, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1951 Robert Grey, English rock drummer (Wire, 1976-90 as 'Robert Gotobed"), born in Marefield, England
  • 1951 Tony Danza, American boxer and actor (Taxi,- "Tony"; The Tony Danza Show - "Tony"; Who's the Boss - "Tony"), born in Brooklyn, New York City
  • 1953 Ed Fiori, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Lynwood, California (d. 2025)
  • 1954 Dale Eggeling, American golfer (3 LPGA titles), born in Statesboro, Georgia
  • 1954 Ebiet G. Ade [Abid Ghoffar], Javanese-Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Wanadadi, Indonesia
  • 1954 James Morrison [Paige], American actor (24, Twin Peaks), born in Bountiful, Utah
  • 1955 David Van Tieghem, American experimental percussionist, theatrical composer, and sound designer (Laurie Anderson; Talking Heads), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1955 Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, New Zealand Maori king (2006-24), born in Huntly, New Zealand (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1956 Phillip Longman, German-American demographer, Schwartz Senior Fellow (New America Foundation), born in Stuttgart, West Germany
  • 1957 Jesse Orosco, pitcher (NY Mets, Orioles, Dodgers), born in Santa Barbara, California
  • 1958 Andie MacDowell [Rosalie Anderson], American actress (Sex, Lies and Videotape, Green Card), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
  • 1958 Michael Zarnock, American author and Hot Wheels historian, born in Utica, New York
  • 1958 Mike Barson, Scottish rock keyboardist and songwriter (Madness - "Night Boat to Cairo"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • 1958 Yoshito Usui, Japanese manga artist (the Crayon Shin-chan series), born in Shizuoka, Japan (d. 2009)
  • 1959 Jerry Only [Gerald Caiafa Jr], American musician (Misfits), born in Lodi, New Jersey
  • 1959 Michael Timmins, Canadian songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Cowboy Junkies - "Angel Mine", "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning"), born in Montreal, Quebec

1959 British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Blackpool, England

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  • 1959 Tim Jacobus, American artist known for his work on the Goosebump novels, born in New Jersey, America
  • 1962 Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin, Russian cosmonaut who was a part of the final manned spaceflight to Mir, born in Tula, Russia
  • 1963 John Cameron Mitchell, American actor (Misplaced; Band of the Hand), born in El Paso, Texas
  • 1963 Ken Caminiti, American baseball third baseman (NL MVP 1996 SD Padres; 3 x MLB All-Star; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Houston Astros), born in Hanford, California (d. 2004)
  • 1963 Steve Shapiro, American jazz and session musician vibraphonist, and music producer, born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1964 Ludmila Engquist, Swedish athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1996; World C'ship gold 1991 [rep. USSR], 97), born in Tambov Oblast, Russia
  • 1965 Ed Belfour, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (Olympic gold 2001, Vezina Trophy 1991, 93), born in Carman, Manitoba
  • 1967 Michael Franti, American musician (The Beatnigs, Spearhead), born in Oakland, California
  • 1969 Robin Meade, American reporter and broadcaster (Morning Express with Robin Meade), born in New London, Ohio
  • 1970 Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist ("Falling Slowly"), and actor (Once; The Commitments), born in Ballymum, Ireland
  • 1970 Nicole Sullivan, American actress and comedienne (MADtv, The King of Queens), born in Manhattan, New York
  • 1970 Rob Riggle, American comedian and actor (Modern Family; The Daily Show, 2006-08; SNL, 2005-05), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • 1971 Hasan Akbar [Mark Fidel Kools], American soldier sentenced to death row for 2003 Camp Pennsylvania attack, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1971 Tony McGee, American NFL football tight end, 1993-2003 (Cincinnati Bengals, and 4 other teams), born in Terre Haute, Indiana
  • 1972 Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer (2002 Olympic Gold), born in Bron, France
  • 1972 Liz Carr, English comedian, actress Silent Witness), and disability rights activist (Better Off Dead?), born in Port Sunlight, Merseyside, England
  • 1972 Narges Mohammadi, Iranian imprisoned civil rights activist (2023 Nobel Peace Prize), born in Zanjan, Iran [1]
  • 1972 Severina [Vuckovic], Croatian pop singer and actress (Moja Stikla), born in Split, SFR Yugoslavia
  • 1974 Michael Leonhart, American jazz and session trumpeter (Steely Dan; Yoko Ono; Rufus Wainwright), born in New York City
  • 1975 Danyon Loader, New Zealand swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m freestyle 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
  • 1976 Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player, born in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
  • 1977 Doseone [Adam Drucker], American rapper (co-founder of Anticon), born in Napa, Idaho
  • 1978 Branden Steineckert, American drummer (Rancid; The Used), born in Pocatello, Idaho
  • 1978 Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish heavy metal drummer (Nightwish, 1997-2014), born in Kitee, Finland
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  • 1984 Ashley Peldon, American actress (Marah Lewis in "Guiding Light"), born in Staten Island, New York
  • 1985 Łukasz Trepczyński, Polish classical pianist, born in Radomsko, Poland
  • 1986 Alexander Edler, Swedish NHL hockey defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Östersund, Sweden

1988 Canadian actor (Tomorrow People), born in Toronto, Ontario

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  • 1988 Tyra Sanchez [James William Ross IV], American drag queen, Beyoncé impersonator and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 winner), born in Gainesville, Florida
  • 1991 Karolis Chvedukas, Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK Sūduva 163 games, Waterford FC), born in Marijampolė, Lithuania (d. 2023)
  • 1991 Max Chilton, British Formula One and IndyCar racing driver, born in Redhill, England
  • 2007 Princess Isabella of Denmark, third in line of succession to the Danish throne, born in Copenhagen, Denmark



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