Today's 28 April Famous Birthdays in History

  • 32 Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor, born in Ferentium, Italy (d. 69)

King of England (1461-70, 71-83), born in Rouen, Normandy

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  • 1545 Yi Sun-sin, Korean Naval Commander, born in Hanseong, South Korea (d. 1598)
  • 1630 Charles Cotton, English poet and writer, born in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England (d. 1687)
  • 1686 Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor, born in Klášterec nad Ohří, Czech Republic (d. 1721)
  • 1715 Franz Sparry, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1767)
  • 1748 Lorenz Justinian Ott, German composer, born in Dietfurt, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1805)
  • 1750 Paul Ignaz Kürzinger, German composer and pedagogue, born in Mergentheim, Duchy of Württemberg (d. 1837)
  • 1753 Franz K. Achard, German physicist and chemist, born in Berlin (d. 1821)
  • 1757 Claus Schall, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
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  • 1765 Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician, born in Paris (d. 1843)
  • 1770 Nikita P. Panin, Russian diplomat and minister of Foreign affairs, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 1837)
  • 1774 Francis Baily, English astronomer and describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse, born in Newbury, Berkshire, England (d. 1844)
  • 1795 Charles Sturt, English explorer (Australia), born in Bengal, British India (d. 1869)
  • 1810 Daniel Ullman, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1892)
  • 1812 Daniel Henry Rucker, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Belleville, New Jersey (d. 1910)
  • 1815 Andrew Jackson Smith, American Major General (Union Army), born in Livingston County, Kentucky (d. 1897)
  • 1819 Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar, born in Jackson, Maine (d. 1884)
  • 1825 James Winning McMillan, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1903)
  • 1826 Alexander Stadtfeld, German composer, born in Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau, German Confederation (d. 1853)
  • 1838 Tobias Asser, Dutch advocate of world law (Nobel 1911), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1913)
  • 1842 Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1922)
  • 1846 Johann Oskar Backlund, Swedish-Russian astronomer (planets/asteroids), born in Länghem, Sweden (d. 1916)
  • 1848 Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1909) [1] [2]
  • 1863 Alfred Zamara Austrian harpist, composer, and teacher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1940)
  • 1864 William Frederick Archdall Ellison, Irish clergyman and astronomer (director of the Armagh Observatory), born in Thomastown, Ireland (d. 1962)
  • 1865 Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist, born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 1940)
  • 1868 Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (Voronoi diagram), born in Zhuravki, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1908)
  • 1868 Joel Engel, Russian musicologist (Jewish Folksongs), composer "Numi Numi"), and music publisher, born in Berdyansk, Russian Empire (d. 1917)
  • 1869 Frances Hodgkins, New Zealand influential modernist artist and landscape painter, born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1947)
  • 1869 Lester Lonergan, Irish-American stage and screen actor and director (Seven Faces), born in Limerick, Ireland, UK (d. 1931)
  • 1870 Hermann Suter, Swiss composer, born in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Switzerland (d. 1926)
  • 1873 Harold Bauer, English-American pianist (Beethoven-Association), born in Kingston, England (d. 1951)
  • 1874 Karl Kraus, Austrian satirical writer, born in Jičín, Austrian-Hungarian Empire (d. 1936)
  • 1874 [Hooper] Sidney Toler, American theater director, playwright, stage and screen actor (Madame X; Meeting at Midnight; Charlie Chan films, 1938-46), born in Warrensburg, Missouri (d. 1947)
  • 1876 Frank Cavanaugh, American College Football HOF coach (University of Cincinnati, Holy Cross, Dartmouth, Boston College, Fordham), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1933)

American actor (It's A Wonderful Life; Dr. Kildare (films); Key Largo), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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  • 1879 Edgard Tytgat, Flemish painter and etcher, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954)
  • 1879 Franz Arnold, German writer, born in Znin, Prussia (d. 1960)
  • 1882 Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist, born in Milano, Italy (d. 1971)
  • 1886 Erich Salomon, German photographer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1944)

Canadian WWI and WWII general (First Canadian Army), born in Hamilton, Ontario

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Dictator of Portugal (1932-68) who founded and controlled the Estado Novo (New State), born in Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão, Portugal

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  • 1889 Bryant Washburn, American actor (Exposure, Millionaire Kid, Nabonga), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1963)
  • 1889 Karel Doorman, Dutch rear admiral (Java Sea), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1942)
  • 1891 Charley Patton, American Delta blues musician ("Pony Blues"; "High Water Everywhere"), born in Hinds County, Mississippi [date disputed] (d. 1934)
  • 1892 Georges Antoine, Belgian pianist and composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1918) [1]
  • 1892 John Jacob Niles, American composer, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1980)
  • 1892 Joseph Dunninger, American magician and mentalist (The Amazing Dunninger), born in New York City (d. 1975)
  • 1897 Kálmán Tihanyi, Hungarian physicist and engineer (invented cathode ray tube for television), born in Üzbég, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1947)
  • 1897 Ye Jianying, Chinese communist general and politician (Head of State of the People's Republic of China 1978-83), born in Jiaying, Guangdong, Qing Empire (d. 1986)
  • 1898 Grantley Herbert Adams, Premier of Barbados (1953-58) and Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958-62), born in St. Michael, British Windward Islands (d. 1971)
  • 1900 Bruno Apitz, German writer (Nackt unter Wölfen, born in Leipzig (d. 1979)
  • 1900 Heinrich Müller, German Nazi, Director of the Gestapo (1939-45) and most senior Nazi official never captured or confirmed to have died, born in Munich, German Empire (d. ?)
  • 1900 Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (hypothesized "Oort Cloud"), born in Franeker, Friesland (d. 1992)
  • 1900 Kenneth Horne, British writer and playwright (Fools Rush In; The Coming-Out Party), born in Westminster, London, England (d. 1975)
  • 1900 Maurice Thorez, French politician and secretary-general (French Communist Party), born in Noyelles-Godault, Pas-de-Calais, France (d. 1964)
  • 1901 Corry [Cornelia Diderika] Vonk, Dutch actress (Bleeke Bet), born in Amsterdam (d. 1988)
  • 1902 Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (Lillelord), born in Kristiana, Norway (d. 1979)
  • 1906 Bart [Bartholomeus Jan] Bok, Dutch-American astronomer (Milky Way), born in Hoorn, Netherlands (d. 1983)
  • 1906 Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician (Gödel's incompleteness theorems), born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1978)
  • 1906 Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and entrepreneur, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1999)
  • 1906 Pierre Boileau, French novelist (Vertigo), born in Paris, France (d. 1989)
  • 1906 Tony Accardo [Anthony Accardo], "Big Tuna", American mobster (St Valentine's Day Massacre) and boss of the Chicago Outfit, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
  • 1908 Jack Fingleton, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests, 1,189 runs @ 42.46, 5 x 100s), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1981)
  • 1908 Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1967)

Austrian businessman and subject of the novel "Schindler's Ark" and the film "Schindler's List", born in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary

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  • 1910 Sam Merwin, Jr., American mystery fiction writer, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1996)
  • 1911 Lee Falk, American comic strip writer (The Phantom), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1999)
  • 1912 Odette Hallowes, British classified agent in France (WWII), born in Amiens, France (d. 1995)
  • 1913 Rose Murphy, American jazz singer and pianist ("Busy Line"), born in Xenia, Ohio, U.S. (d. 1989)

Italian auto-designer (Lamborghini), born in Cento, Ferrara, Kingdom of Italy

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  • 1917 Joop Waasdorp, Dutch writer (Naked Life), born in Amsterdam (d. 1988)
  • 1917 Robert Anderson, American writer (Tea & Sympathy, I Never Sang for My Father), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2009)
  • 1917 Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (Thing, War of the Worlds, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?), born in St. Helens, Oregon (d. 2006)
  • 1920 Nan Merriman, American-Dutch singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
  • 1921 Rowland Evans, American news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak), born in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
  • 1922 William Broomfield, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan), born in Royal Oak, Michigan (d. 2019)
  • 1923 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress (Sands of Iwo Jima; Angel in Exile), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2010)
  • 1923 William Guarnere, American WWII veteran and author, portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
  • 1924 Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, born in East Durnham, New York (d. 2009)
  • 1924 Donatas Banionis, Lithuanian actor (Solaris, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment), born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2014)
  • 1924 Kenneth Kaunda, 1st President of Zambia (1964-91), born in Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) (d. 2021)
  • 1925 Laura Weber, American folk guitarist, educator, and public television host, born in New York City (d. 1995)
  • 1926 Francis Burt, British composer, and educator (Musikhochschule Wien, 1974-92), born in London (d. 2012)

American author (To Kill a Mockingbird), born in Monroeville Alabama

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  • 1927 Garry Weston, English businessman (Associated British Foods), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
  • 1928 Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist and geologist (Shoemaker-Levy comet), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1997)
  • 1928 Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), born in Tocopilla, Chile (d. 2022)
  • 1928 Yves Klein, French sculptor and painter, born in Nice, France (d. 1962)

American actress (Morticia-Addams Family), born in Amarillo, Texas

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  • 1930 Christopher Headington, English composer, musicologist and pianist, born in London (d. 1996)
  • 1930 James Baker, American attorney and diplomat (Secretary of State, 1989-92; US Secretary of the Treasury, 1985-88; White House Chief of Staff, 1981-85 and 1992), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1930 Richard C. Sarafian, American director and actor (Foley Square), born in New York City (d. 2013)
  • 1931 Dumitru Macri, Romanian soccer defender who played 8 internationals (FC Rapid București) and coached Algeria (1974-75), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2024)
  • 1931 Enos Semore, American college baseball coach (JUCO World Series 1967 Bacone College; 7 x Big 8 C'ships Oklahoma), born in Haskell County, Oklahoma (d. 2025)
  • 1932 Marek Kopelent, Czech contemporary classical composer, artistic director (Musica Viva Pragensis, 1965-73), and educator, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2023)
  • 1933 Karl Heinz Wahren, German pianist and composer (Nocturnal Dances of the Tuscan Virgins in the Florentine Gardens at the Height of the Inquisition), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 2021)
  • 1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, American jazz drummer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1994)
  • 1934 Lois Duncan, American young adult novelist (I Know What You Did Last Summer), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
  • 1936 John Tchicai, Danish jazz saxophonist and composer (New York Art Quartet), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2012)
  • 1936 Tariq Aziz, Iraqi politician and close adviser to Saddam Hussein, born in Tel Keppe, Iraq (d. 2015)
  • 1937 Jean Redpath, Scottish folk singer-songwriter, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2014)

President of Iraq (1979-2003), born in Al-Awja, Iraq

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  • 1938 Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 2004)
  • 1938 John Wilmerding Jr., American art collector and curator behind the "American Light: The Luminist Movement, 1850–1875" exhibit, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2024)
  • 1938 Madge Sinclair (née Walters), Jamaican-American actress (Conrack; Roots - "Bell"; Trapper John, M.D. - "Ernestine"; The Lion King), born in Kingston, Colony of Jamaica (d. 1995)
  • 1939 Peter Harper, British medical geneticist known for his work on myotonic dystrophy, born in Barnstaple, England (d. 2021)
  • 1941 Ann-Margret [Olsson], Swedish-American actress (Bye Bye Birdie; Viva Las Vegas: Tommy; Grumpy Old Men), and singer, born in Valsjöbyn, Sweden
  • 1941 Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet (An Evening Party in an Old Winery), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • 1941 K. Barry Sharpless, American chemist (Nobel 2001 - developing the first chiral catalysts, Nobel 2022 - click chemistry), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1941 Lucien Aimar, French cyclist (Tour de France General classification 1966), born in Hyères, France
  • 1942 Dave Davis, American ten-pin bowler (PBA Tournament of Champions 1968, 75; PBA National C'ship 1965, 67), born in Hackensack, New Jersey (d. 2022)
  • 1942 Elaine Wynn [née Pascal], American casino magnate, philanthropist and co-founder of Wynn Resorts, born in New York City (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1942 Mike Brearley, English cricket batsman and captain (39 Tests, 9 x 50; Middlesex CCC, Cambridge University CC), born in Harrow, England
  • 1943 Jacques Dutronc, French pop-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist ("Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille"), and actor (Van Gogh), born in Paris
  • 1943 John Oliver Creighton, American NASA astronaut (STS 51G, 36, 48), born in Orange, Texas
  • 1943 Liz Edgar (née Broome), Welsh horse showjumper (5 x Queen Elizabeth Cup; Aachen Grand Prix, 1980; European Champion. 1981), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2020)
  • 1943 The Fantastic Johnny C [Johnny Corley], American soul singer ("Boogaloo Down Broadway"), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
  • 1944 Alice Waters, American chef (Chez Panisse, farm-to-table movement), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey
  • 1944 Elizabeth LeCompte, American theater director (founding member of The Wooster Group), born in New Jersey
  • 1944 Martyn Ford, British classically trained horn player and rock orchestral arranger-conductor (Caravan; Bryan Ferry; Barclay James Harvest; Phil Colllins), born in Rugby, England
  • 1945 John Wolters, American drummer (Dr. Hook -"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman"), born in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey (d. 1997)
  • 1946 Ginette Reno [Raynault], Canadian Juno Award-winning pop singer-songwriter ("Beautiful Second Hand Man"), and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1946 Glenn Ross Campbell, American steel guitarist (The Misunderstood), born in San Diego, California
  • 1947 Jim McBride, American country music songwriter ("Chattahoochee"), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 2026)
  • 1947 Nicola LeFanu, British composer (The Hidden Landscape; Light Passing), and academic, born in Wickham Bishops, Essex, England
  • 1947 Steve Khan [Cahn], American jazz guitarist (Christmas Waltz), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1948 Dorothée Berryman, Canadian stage and screen actress (The Decline of the American Empire), and jazz singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec
  • 1948 Marcia Strassman, American actress (M*A*S*H; Welcome Back, Kotter - "Julie Kotter"), born in New York City (d. 2014)

English author of fantasy novels (Discworld), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

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  • 1949 Indian Larry [Lawrence Desmedt], American motorcycle builder and stuntman, born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York (d. 2004)
  • 1949 Jerome "Jay" Apt, American astronaut (STS 37, 47, 59, 79), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • 1949 Paul Guilfoyle, American actor (CSI, Mrs. Doubtfire), born in Boston, Massachusetts

1950 American comedian and TV talk show host (Tonight Show), born in New Rochelle, New York

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  • 1950 Robert Greenidge, Trinidadian steelpan drum player (Jimmy Buffett; John Lennon; Grover Washington, Jr.), born in Success Village, Trinidad
  • 1950 Willie Colón, American salsa music pioneer producer (Fania Records), singer, trombonist, actor (The Last Fight), and social activist, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2026) [1]
  • 1952 Chuck Leavell, American session and touring keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band; Rolling Stones; Sea Level), and forest conservationist (The Tree Man), born in Birmingham, Alabama [1]
  • 1952 Gerald Barry, Irish classical composer (The Eternal Recurrence), born in Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland
  • 1952 Mary McDonnell, American actress (Sneakers, Independence Day), born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
  • 1953 Kim Gordon, American rock bassist (Sonic Youth - "100%"), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1953 Roberto Bolaño, Chilean author and poet (2666), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2003)
  • 1954 Michael Daugherty, American pianist, classical composer (Metropolis Symphony; Dead Elvis; Bells for Stokowski), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • 1955 Eddie Jobson, British progressive rock synthesizer player, and violinist (UK; Frank Zappa, 1976-77; Roxy Music, 1973-76 ; Curved Air, 1972-73), born in Billingham, England
  • 1955 Nicky Gumbel, English author (Alpha Course) and Anglican priest, born in London
  • 1956 Jeremy John Beadle, British critic, writer and broadcaster, born in York, England (d. 1995)
  • 1956 Jimmy Barnes [Swan], Scottish-Australian rock and blues singer-songwriter ("For the Working Class Man"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1956 Paul S. Lockhart, American Major USAF and astronaut, born in Amarillo, Texas
  • 1957 Leopold Eyharts, French astronaut of the European Space Agency (Soyuz TM-27/26, STS-122/123), born in Biarritz, France [1]
  • 1957 Wilma Landkroon, Dutch child pop singer ("Tulips From Amsterdam"), born in Enschede, Netherlands
  • 1958 Doris de Agostini-Rossetti, Swiss alpine skier (Downhill World Cup 1982/1983), born in Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland (d. 2020)
  • 1958 Hal Sutton, American golfer (PGA Championship 1983), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • 1958 Nancy Lee Grahn, American actress (Santa Barbara), born in Evanston, Illinois
  • 1960 Elena Kagan, American Supreme Court Judge (2010-), born in New York City
  • 1960 Ian Rankin, Scottish novelist (Inspector Rebus crime novels), born in Cardenden, Scotland
  • 1960 Joel H. Rosenthal, American political scientist, scholar and president of Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, born in Massachusetts
  • 1960 John Cerutti, American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Albany, New York (d. 2004)
  • 1960 Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic powerlifter (World's Strongest Man 1984 , 86 , 88, 90), born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland (d. 1993)
  • 1960 Tom Browning, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1988; MLB All Star 1991; World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2022)
  • 1960 Walter Zenga, Italian soccer goalkeeper (58 caps; Inter Milan 328 games) and manager (Red Star Belgrade, Sampdoria, Wolverhampton Wanderers), born in Milan, Italy
  • 1961 Cathy Gerring, American golfer (3 x LPGA Tour wins; Solheim Cup 1990), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 1961 Futoshi Matsunaga, Japanese serial killer, born in Kitakyūshū, Japan
  • 1962 Susanne Klatten, Germany's richest woman (BMW, Altana), born in Bad Homburg, West Germany
  • 1963 Oby Ezekwesili [Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili], Nigerian former vice president of the World Bank and activist (co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls campaign), born in Anambra State, Nigeria
  • 1964 Barry Larkin, American Baseball HOF shortstop (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1990; NL MVP 1995; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1964 Helen Taylor [Windsor], English daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in Iver
  • 1964 L'Wren Scott [Laura Bambrough], American fashion designer and partner of Mick Jagger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2014)
  • 1964 Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward-captain (231 caps; Olympic bronze 1996) and coach (NZ, GB women's teams), born in Maryborough, Australia
  • 1964 Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese video game music composer, born in Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan
  • 1965 Steve Kragthorpe, American football coach (Uni of Tulsa 2003-06, Uni of Louisville 2007-09), born in Missoula, Montana (d. 2024)
  • 1965 Steven Blum, American voice actor (The Legend of Korra, Star Wars: Rebels), born in Santa Monica, California

1966 American golfer (PGA C'ship 1991, British Open 1995), born in Carmichael, California

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  • 1966 Mark Thomson, British particle physicist and Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, born in England

1966 American rapper, born in South Central Los Angeles, California

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  • 1967 Pete Stoyanovich, American football placekicker (All Pro 1992; PFW Golden Toe Award 1997; Miami Dolphins, KC Chiefs), born in Dearborn Heights, Michigan
  • 1968 Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricket wicketkeeper & captain (63 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 232no, 160 dismissals; Mashonaland, Essex CCC, South Australia), born in Cape Town, South Africa
  • 1968 Howard Donald, British pop musician (Take That - "Back For Good"), born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England
  • 1968 Jeff Grosso, American skateboarder (host Youtube’s 'Vans Loveletters to Skateboarding'), born in Glendale, California (d. 2020)
  • 1968 Mark Carrier, American football safety (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1990 Chicago Bears; 3 × Pro Bowl; Detroit Lions), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • 1970 Diego Simeone, Argentine soccer midfielder (108 caps; Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, Lazio) and manager (Atlético Madrid), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1970 Nicklas Lidström, Swedish Hockey HOF defenceman (Olympic gold 2006; World C'ship gold 1991; 4 x Stanley Cup; 7 x Norris Trophy; Conn Smythe Trophy 2002; Detroit Red Wings), born in Krylbo, Sweden
  • 1971 Bridget Moynahan, American actress (Blue Bloods, Coyote Ugly), born in Binghamton, New York
  • 1971 Meredith McGrath, American tennis player (US Open mixed doubles 1995; 3 WTA singles, 25 doubles titles), born in Midland Michigan
  • 1972 Violent J [Joseph Bruce], American rapper (Insane Clown Posse), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1973 Elisabeth Röhm, German-American actress (Angel, Law & Order), born in Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 1973 Francisco Palencia, Mexican soccer midfielder (80 caps; Cruz Azul 239 games, UNAM), born in Mexico City, Mexico
  • 1973 Ian Murdock, American computer programmer (Debian Project; Progeny Linux Systems), born in Konstanz, West Germany (d. 2015)
  • 1973 Jorge Garcia, American actor (Lost), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1973 Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)

1974 Spanish actress (Vanilla Sky, Waking Up in Reno), born in Madrid, Spain

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  • 1974 Vernon Kay, British TV/radio presenter, born in Bolton, England
  • 1976 Karuna Nundy, Indian lawyer (Supreme Court of India), born in Bhopal, India
  • 1977 Derrick Wayne Frazier, American convicted murderer, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2006)
  • 1977 Jorge Bolaño, Colombian soccer midfielder (36 caps; Atlético Junior, Parma, Modena), born in Santa Marta, Colombia (d. 2025)
  • 1978 Drew Scott, Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1978 Jonathan Scott, Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1978 Lauren Laverne [Gofton], British disc jockey, television presenter and punk-pop singer [Kenickie], born in Sunderland, England
  • 1978 Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • 1979 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor (The Passion of Love), born in Tehran, Iran
  • 1980 Bradley Wiggins, British cyclist (Olympic gold 2004, 2008 Tour de France 2012), born in Ghent, Belgium
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  • 1982 Harry Shum Jr. Costa Rican actor (Glee, Shadowhunters), born in Limón, Costa Rica
  • 1982 Nikki Grahame, English TV personality (Big Brother), born in London
  • 1983 David Freese, American Major League Baseball third baseman (St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers; All-Star, World Series champion, World Series MVP), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
  • 1983 Roger Johnson, English footballer (Cardiff City) and coach, born in Ashford, England
  • 1986 George [Nozuka], Canadian-Japanese R&B singer-songwriter ("Talk To Me"), born in New York City
  • 1986 Ryan Saunders, American basketball head coach (Minnesota Timberwolves 2019), born in Medina, Minnesota
  • 1987 Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress (Neethaane En Ponvasantham), born in Madras, India
  • 1988 Jiyai Shin, South Korean golfer (Women's British Open 2008, 12; US Open 2023 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea
  • 1988 Juan Mata, Spanish footballer (Manchester United, Spain), born in Burgos, Spain
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  • 1996 Tony Revolori [Anthony Quiñonez], American actor (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Anaheim, California
  • 1997 Denzel Ward, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 2018, 21, 23, 24; Cleveland Browns), born in Macedonia, Ohio



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