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220 famous birthdays · Zodiac: Virgo

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Rio NgumohaBorn 2008

Rio Ngumoha

English footballer (born 2008)

Daryll NeitaBorn 1996

Daryll Neita

British sprinter (born 1996)

Ysaline BonaventureBorn 1994

Ysaline Bonaventure

Belgian tennis player (born 1994)

Lucas CruikshankBorn 1993

Lucas Cruikshank

American YouTuber (born 1993)

Liam PayneBorn 1993

Liam Payne

English singer and songwriter (1993–2024)

Noah SyndergaardBorn 1992

Noah Syndergaard

American baseball player (born 1992)

Néstor AraujoBorn 1991

Néstor Araujo

Mexican footballer (born 1991)

Deshaun ThomasBorn 1991

Deshaun Thomas

American basketball player (born 1991)

Jakub KoseckiBorn 1990

Jakub Kosecki

Polish footballer (born 1990)

Chris Taylor (baseball)Born 1990

Chris Taylor (baseball)

American baseball player (born 1990)

Patrick van AanholtBorn 1990

Patrick van Aanholt

Dutch footballer (born 1990)

CR
Born 1989

Charlotte Ritchie

British actress (born 1989)

TK
Born 1987

Tony Kane

Northern Irish footballer (born 1987)

Hajime IsayamaBorn 1986

Hajime Isayama

Japanese manga artist (born 1986)

Lea MicheleBorn 1986

Lea Michele

American actress and singer (born 1986)

JL
Born 1983

Jennifer Landon

American actress (born 1983)

Antti Niemi (ice hockey)Born 1983

Antti Niemi (ice hockey)

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1983)

Anthony ReckerBorn 1983

Anthony Recker

American baseball player (born 1983)

RA
Born 1982

Ruhila Adatia-Sood

Kenyan radio presenter (1982–2013)

Carlos DelfinoBorn 1982

Carlos Delfino

Argentine basketball player (born 1982)

Yakhouba DiawaraBorn 1982

Yakhouba Diawara

French basketball player (born 1982)

Vincent EnyeamaBorn 1982

Vincent Enyeama

Nigerian footballer (born 1982)

Martin EratBorn 1981

Martin Erat

Czech ice hockey player (born 1981)

Geneviève JeansonBorn 1981

Geneviève Jeanson

Canadian cyclist (born 1981)

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Chris SimmsBorn 1980

Chris Simms

American football player and coach (born 1980)

David West (basketball)Born 1980

David West (basketball)

American basketball player (born 1980)

Stijn DevolderBorn 1979

Stijn Devolder

Belgian road bicycle racer

KR
Born 1979

Kristjan Rahnu

Estonian decathlete

Ryan ShealyBorn 1979

Ryan Shealy

American baseball player (born 1979)

VA
Born 1978

Volkan Arslan

Turkish footballer and coach

Celestine BabayaroBorn 1978

Celestine Babayaro

Nigerian footballer (born 1978)

C(
Born 1977

Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis)

Greek musician

Devean GeorgeBorn 1977

Devean George

American basketball player (born 1977)

John HensleyBorn 1977

John Hensley

American actor (born 1977)

John O'Brien (soccer)Born 1977

John O'Brien (soccer)

American soccer player

Roy OswaltBorn 1977

Roy Oswalt

American baseball player (born 1977)

Charlie PickeringBorn 1977

Charlie Pickering

Australian comedian and presenter

Aaron RowandBorn 1977

Aaron Rowand

American baseball player (born 1977)

Stephen CarrBorn 1976

Stephen Carr

Irish former footballer (born 1976)

Phil Harvey (music manager)Born 1976

Phil Harvey (music manager)

English band manager (born 1976)

Kevin KaesviharnBorn 1976

Kevin Kaesviharn

American football player (born 1976)

GK
Born 1976

Georgios Kalaitzis

Greek basketball player & coach (born 1976)

Pablo MastroeniBorn 1976

Pablo Mastroeni

Argentine soccer coach & player (born 1976)

Jon Dahl TomassonBorn 1976

Jon Dahl Tomasson

Danish footballer (born 1976)

Dante BascoBorn 1975

Dante Basco

American actor (born 1975)

Kyle CookBorn 1975

Kyle Cook

American musician (born 1975)

Kumi TaniokaBorn 1974

Kumi Tanioka

Japanese composer and pianist (born 1974)

Vincent CavanaghBorn 1973

Vincent Cavanagh

English musician (born 1973)

Olivier JacqueBorn 1973

Olivier Jacque

French motorcycle racer

Amanda MarshallBorn 1972

Amanda Marshall

Canadian singer (born 1972)

Bae Yong-joonBorn 1972

Bae Yong-joon

South Korean businessman (born 1972)

Henry BlancoBorn 1971

Henry Blanco

Venezuelan baseball player and coach (born 1971)

Ned's Atomic DustbinBorn 1971

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

English rock band

Carla GuginoBorn 1971

Carla Gugino

American actress (born 1971)

Joe SwailBorn 1969

Joe Swail

Northern Irish snooker player

Jennifer CrittendenBorn 1969

Jennifer Crittenden

American screenwriter and producer

Lucero (entertainer)Born 1969

Lucero (entertainer)

Mexican singer, actress (born 1969)

Meshell NdegeocelloBorn 1968

Meshell Ndegeocello

American musician (born 1968)

Neil GorsuchBorn 1967

Neil Gorsuch

US Supreme Court justice since 2017

Anton NewcombeBorn 1967

Anton Newcombe

American musician

JG
Born 1966

Jörn Großkopf

German footballer and manager

Meshell NdegeocelloBorn 1965

Meshell Ndegeocello

American musician (born 1968)

WP
Born 1965

Will Perdue

American former basketball player (born 1965)

Geir-Inge SivertsenBorn 1965

Geir-Inge Sivertsen

Norwegian engineer and politician

Pebbles (musician)Born 1964

Pebbles (musician)

American singer-songwriter

ZT
Born 1964

Zisis Tsekos

Greek footballer (born 1964)

Elizabeth FraserBorn 1963

Elizabeth Fraser

Scottish singer (born 1963)

Carl BanksBorn 1962

Carl Banks

American football player (born 1962)

Hiroki KikutaBorn 1962

Hiroki Kikuta

Japanese composer and game designer (born 1962)

Ian James CorlettBorn 1962

Ian James Corlett

Canadian voice actor and author (born 1962)

ST
Born 1962

Simon Thurley

English academic and architectural historian

RA
Born 1962

Richard Angelo

American serial killer

CF
Born 1961

Carsten Fischer

German field hockey player

Rodney McCray (basketball)Born 1961

Rodney McCray (basketball)

American former basketball player (born 1961)

Todd EnglishBorn 1960

Todd English

American celebrity chef

Tony MacAlpineBorn 1960

Tony MacAlpine

American musician and composer (born 1960)

Rebecca De MornayBorn 1959

Rebecca De Mornay

American actress (born 1959)

Ramón DíazBorn 1959

Ramón Díaz

Argentine football manager (born 1959)

RE
Born 1959

Ray Elgaard

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1959)

Chris HadfieldBorn 1959

Chris Hadfield

Canadian astronaut (born 1959)

Eddi ReaderBorn 1959

Eddi Reader

Scottish singer-songwriter

Timothy ShriverBorn 1959

Timothy Shriver

American non-profit executive (born 1959)

Stephen WolframBorn 1959

Stephen Wolfram

British-American scientist (born 1959)

Nagarjuna (actor)Born 1959

Nagarjuna (actor)

Indian actor and film producer (born 1959)

Lenny HenryBorn 1958

Lenny Henry

British comedian and actor (born 1958)

Michael JacksonBorn 1958

Michael Jackson

American singer and songwriter (1958–2009)

JB
Born 1957

Jerry Bailey

American jockey (born 1957)

Grzegorz CiechowskiBorn 1957

Grzegorz Ciechowski

Musical artist

Mark Morris (choreographer)Born 1956

Mark Morris (choreographer)

American dancer, choreographer and director (born 1956)

EM
Born 1956

Eddie Murray (American football)

Canadian (born 1956)

CX
Born 1956

Charalampos Xanthopoulos

Greek footballer

Steve Yarbrough (writer)Born 1956

Steve Yarbrough (writer)

American author and academic

Diamanda GalásBorn 1955

Diamanda Galás

American singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist (born 1955)

Jack LewBorn 1955

Jack Lew

American attorney (born 1955)

Michael P. Kube-McDowellBorn 1954

Michael P. Kube-McDowell

American writer (born 1954)

David BoazBorn 1953

David Boaz

American libertarian author and editor (1953–2024)

RH
Born 1953

Richard Harding (rugby union)

English rugby union player (born 1953)

JQ
Born 1953

James Quesada

James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic

KH
Born 1952

Karen Hesse

American writer

TR
Born 1952

The Radiators (American band)

American rock band

Don SchlitzBorn 1952

Don Schlitz

American country singer-songwriter (1952–2026)

Deborah Van ValkenburghBorn 1952

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

American actress

Geoff WhitehornBorn 1951

Geoff Whitehorn

English guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1951)

Doug DeCincesBorn 1950

Doug DeCinces

American baseball player (born 1950)

Frank HenenlotterBorn 1950

Frank Henenlotter

American film director (born 1950)

Dave ReichertBorn 1950

Dave Reichert

American politician (born 1950)

Aki YashiroBorn 1950

Aki Yashiro

Musical artist

Stan HansenBorn 1949

Stan Hansen

American professional wrestler (born 1949)

DH
Born 1949

Darnell Hillman

American basketball player (born 1949)

Robert S. LangerBorn 1948

Robert S. Langer

American scientist and academic

Temple GrandinBorn 1947

Temple Grandin

American academic and autism activist (born 1947)

James HuntBorn 1947

James Hunt

British racing driver (1947–1993)

Bob BeamonBorn 1946

Bob Beamon

American long jumper (born 1946)

Francine D. BlauBorn 1946

Francine D. Blau

American economist

Demetris ChristofiasBorn 1946

Demetris Christofias

President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013

Warren JabaliBorn 1946

Warren Jabali

American basketball player

Giorgio OrsoniBorn 1946

Giorgio Orsoni

Mayor of Venice, Italy, in 2010–2014

Chris CoppingBorn 1945

Chris Copping

British musician

Wyomia TyusBorn 1945

Wyomia Tyus

American sprinter

Mohamed AminBorn 1943

Mohamed Amin

Kenyan photojournalist (1943–1996)

DH
Born 1943

Dick Halligan

American musician and composer (1943–2022)

Arthur B. McDonaldBorn 1943

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian astrophysicist

JG
Born 1942

James Glennon

American cinematographer (1942–2006)

Gottfried JohnBorn 1942

Gottfried John

German actor and voice actor

Sterling MorrisonBorn 1942

Sterling Morrison

American musician (1942–1995)

Robin LeachBorn 1941

Robin Leach

British journalist (1941–2018)

James BradyBorn 1940

James Brady

White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan (1940–2014)

GG
Born 1940

Gary Gabelich

American motorsport driver and land speed record holder (1940–1984)

JK
Born 1939

Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek

Hungarian discus thrower (1939–2022)

Joel SchumacherBorn 1939

Joel Schumacher

American film director (1939–2020)

Elliott GouldBorn 1938

Elliott Gould

American actor (born 1938)

AH
Born 1938

Angela Huth

English novelist and journalist

CM
Born 1938

Christian Müller (footballer, born 1938)

German footballer

Robert RubinBorn 1938

Robert Rubin

American banking executive, lawyer and government official (born 1938)

James FlorioBorn 1937

James Florio

American politician (1937–2022)

John McCainBorn 1936

John McCain

American politician and naval officer (1936–2018)

Hugo Brandt CorstiusBorn 1935

Hugo Brandt Corstius

Dutch computer scientist

William FriedkinBorn 1935

William Friedkin

American director and producer (1935–2023)

László GaraiBorn 1935

László Garai

Hungarian psychologist (1935–2019)

Dimitris PapamichaelBorn 1934

Dimitris Papamichael

Greek actor and director

Sorel EtrogBorn 1933

Sorel Etrog

Romanian born Israeli-Canadian artist, writer and sculptor (1933–2014)

Arnold KollerBorn 1933

Arnold Koller

Swiss politician

Stelios KazantzidisBorn 1931

Stelios Kazantzidis

Greek singer (1931–2001)

LP
Born 1931

Lise Payette

Canadian politician and journalist (1931–2018)

JB
Born 1930

Jacques Bouchard

Canadian marketing executive

Carlos LoyzagaBorn 1930

Carlos Loyzaga

Filipino basketball player, coach and politician

TG
Born 1929

Thom Gunn

English poet (1929–2004)

HM
Born 1928

Herbert Meier

Swiss writer and translator (1928–2018)

Jimmy C. NewmanBorn 1927

Jimmy C. Newman

American country music singer-songwriter (1927–2014)

Marion WilliamsBorn 1927

Marion Williams

American gospel singer (1927–1994)

Hélène AhrweilerBorn 1926

Hélène Ahrweiler

Greek Byzantinologist (1926–2026)

René DepestreBorn 1926

René Depestre

Haitian-French poet (born 1926)

Donn FendlerBorn 1926

Donn Fendler

American lost child (1926–2016)

Betty LynnBorn 1926

Betty Lynn

American actress (1926–2021)

Annette Saint-PierreBorn 1925

Annette Saint-Pierre

Canadian educator, writer and publisher (1925–2026)

Dinah WashingtonBorn 1924

Dinah Washington

American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924–1963)

Richard AttenboroughBorn 1923

Richard Attenborough

English actor and film director (1923–2014)

Arthur Anderson (actor)Born 1922

Arthur Anderson (actor)

American actor (1922–2016)

Richard BlackwellBorn 1922

Richard Blackwell

American journalist and fashion critic (1922–2008)

John Edward WilliamsBorn 1922

John Edward Williams

American writer (1922–1994)

Iris ApfelBorn 1921

Iris Apfel

American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024)

Otis BoykinBorn 1920

Otis Boykin

American inventor and engineer

Charlie ParkerBorn 1920

Charlie Parker

American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955)

Herb SimpsonBorn 1920

Herb Simpson

American baseball player

Isabel SanfordBorn 1917

Isabel Sanford

American actress (1917–2004)

LD
Born 1916

Luther Davis

American dramatist (1916–2008)

Ingrid BergmanBorn 1915

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

Nathan PritikinBorn 1915

Nathan Pritikin

American nutritionist and inventor (1915–1985)

Len ButterfieldBorn 1913

Len Butterfield

New Zealand cricketer

Jackie MitchellBorn 1913

Jackie Mitchell

Baseball player (1913-1987)

Sohn Kee-chungBorn 1912

Sohn Kee-chung

Korean marathon runner (1912–2002)

Barry Sullivan (American actor)Born 1912

Barry Sullivan (American actor)

American actor (1912–1994)

Wolfgang SuschitzkyBorn 1912

Wolfgang Suschitzky

Austrian cinematographer (1912–2016)

JC
Born 1911

John Charnley

British surgeon

Vivien ThomasBorn 1910

Vivien Thomas

American laboratory supervisor (1910–1985)

Dhyan ChandBorn 1905

Dhyan Chand

Indian field hockey player (1905–1979)

Arndt PekurinenBorn 1905

Arndt Pekurinen

Finnish pacifist

Werner ForssmannBorn 1904

Werner Forssmann

German physician, Nobel prize winner (1904–1979)

Aurèle JoliatBorn 1901

Aurèle Joliat

Canadian professional ice hockey player (1901–1986)

Preston SturgesBorn 1898

Preston Sturges

American film director and screenwriter

MJ
Born 1891

Marquis James

American historian (1891–1955)

Peder FurubotnBorn 1890

Peder Furubotn

Norwegian cabinetmaker, politician and resistance member

SP
Born 1888

Salme Pekkala-Dutt

Estonian-British communist politician

Jivraj Narayan MehtaBorn 1887

Jivraj Narayan Mehta

1st Chief Minister of Gujarat

Han Yong-unBorn 1879

Han Yong-un

Korean writer (1879–1944)

Charles F. KetteringBorn 1876

Charles F. Kettering

American inventor, engineer and businessman (1876–1958)

Kim KuBorn 1876

Kim Ku

Korean independence activist (1876–1949)

Leonardo De LorenzoBorn 1875

Leonardo De Lorenzo

Musical artist

Albert LebrunBorn 1871

Albert Lebrun

President of France from 1932 to 1940

Andrew FisherBorn 1862

Andrew Fisher

Australian prime minister (1862–1928)

Maurice MaeterlinckBorn 1862

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

Byron G. HarlanBorn 1861

Byron G. Harlan

American singer

Sandford SchultzBorn 1857

Sandford Schultz

English cricketer

William C. WhiteBorn 1854

William C. White

American minister (1854–1937)

Edward CarpenterBorn 1844

Edward Carpenter

English poet and academic (1844–1929)

David B. HillBorn 1843

David B. Hill

American politician (1843–1910)

Alfred ShawBorn 1842

Alfred Shaw

English cricketer and rugby footballer (1842–1907)

Henry BerghBorn 1813

Henry Bergh

American activist (1813–1888)

Juan Bautista AlberdiBorn 1810

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentine political theorist and diplomat (1810–1884)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.Born 1809

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

American poet, essayist, physician (1809–1894)

F. D. MauriceBorn 1805

F. D. Maurice

English Anglican socialist theologian (1805–1872)

Charles Grandison FinneyBorn 1792

Charles Grandison Finney

American minister and writer (1792–1875)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresBorn 1780

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780–1867)

Hyacinth (Bichurin)Born 1777

Hyacinth (Bichurin)

Russian sinologist, historian, and missionary (1777–1853)

James Finlayson (industrialist)Born 1772

James Finlayson (industrialist)

British business magnate (1772-1852)

Jan ŚniadeckiBorn 1756

Jan Śniadecki

Polish mathematician and philosopher (1756–1830)

Heinrich von BellegardeBorn 1756

Heinrich von Bellegarde

Savoyard Nobleman and Habsburg Military Commander

Maria Anna Sophia of SaxonyBorn 1728

Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony

Electress consort of Bavaria

Charles TownshendBorn 1725

Charles Townshend

British politician (1725–1767)

Giovanni Battista CastiBorn 1724

Giovanni Battista Casti

Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (died 1803)

John LockeBorn 1632

John Locke

English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

John Granville, 1st Earl of BathBorn 1628

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath

English Royalist soldier and statesman (1628–1701)

Jean-Baptiste ColbertBorn 1619

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

French statesman (1619–1683)

Henry Gage (soldier)Born 1597

Henry Gage (soldier)

Royalist officer during the English Civil War (1597-1645)

Nicholas PieckBorn 1534

Nicholas Pieck

16th-century Dutch Friar Minor and martyr declared a saint by the Catholic Church

García Álvarez de Toledo y OsorioBorn 1514

García Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio

Spanish general and politician (1514–1577)

Janus PannoniusBorn 1434

Janus Pannonius

Croatian-Hungarian poet

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeBorn 1347

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke

English nobleman and soldier (1347–1375)

John of Artois, Count of EuBorn 1321

John of Artois, Count of Eu

French nobleman; count of Eu

Oo
Born 979

Otto of Vermandois

French noble