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Famous Birthdays on October 23


Roman general (Battle of Actium), born in an uncertain location but possibly in Arpino, Istria or Asisium [or 64 BC]

  • 1491 Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish-Basque nobleman, priest, and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) religious order, born in Azpeitia, Spain (d. 1556)
  • 1516 Charlotte of Valois, Princess of France as second daughter of King Francis I and his wife Claude, born in Château d’Amboise, France (d. 1524)
  • 1543 Juan de la Cueva, Spanish dramatist, born in Sevilla, Spain (d. 1612)
  • 1634 Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden by marriage to Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1654-60), born in the Palace of Gottorp, Schleswig (d. 1715)
  • 1654 Johann Bernhard Staudt, Austrian Jesuit composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1712)
  • 1698 Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde), born in Paris (d. 1782)
  • 1705 Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1757)
  • 1713 Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1778)
  • 1715 Peter II Alexeyevich, Tsar of Russia (1727-30), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1730)
  • 1725 Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves, British admiral (Seven Years’ War, American War of Independence), born in Plymouth, England (d. 1802)

American inventor of early internal combustion engines and a steamship pioneer, born in Hebron, Connecticut

  • 1766 Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French general and marshal, born in Paris (d. 1847)
  • 1767 Benjamin Constant [de Rebeque], French politician and writer (Adolphe), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1830)
  • 1771 Jean-Andoche Junot, French general under Napoleon, born in Bussy-le-Grand, France (d. 1813)
  • 1773 Pietro Generali, Italian composer, born in Masserano, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1832)
  • 1790 Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman and lexicographer (edited Webster’s Dictionary), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1860)
  • 1794 Joseph Panny, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Kollmitzberg, Austria (d. 1838)
  • 1796 Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor, 1st Italian speaking councilor, born in Bodio, Switzerland (d. 1857)
  • 1797 Jan Jacob Rochussen, Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1845-51), born in Etten, Batavian Republic (d. 1871)
  • 1801 (Gustav) Albert Lortzing, German Spieloper composer and actor (Zar und Zimmerman), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1851)
  • 1805 Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author and painter (Nachsommer), born in Oberplan, Bohemia (d. 1868)
  • 1805 John Russell Bartlett, American linguist and historian known for his “Dictionary of Americanisms”, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1886)
  • 1810 William Leidesdorff, Mixed-race early Californian businessman, born in Christiansted, Virgin Islands, Danish West Indies (d. 1848)

German explorer of northern and central Australia, born in Trebatsch, Prussia

  • 1815 João Maurício Vanderlei [Wanderley], Brazilian magistrate and politician, Prime Minister of Brazil (1885-88), voted against emancipation law, born in Barra, Brazil (d. 1889)
  • 1817 Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer, born in Toucy, France (d. 1875)
  • 1819 Isac Baker Woodbury, American composer, and musicologist (The Dulcimer: Or the New York Collection of Sacred Music), born in Beverly, Massachusetts, (d. 1858)
  • 1820 James Monroe Goggin, American Confederate Army major, born in Bedford County, Virginia (d. 1889)
  • 1824 Thomas Gamble Pitcher, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Rockport, Indiana (d. 1895)
  • 1828 Turner Ashby, American cavalry commander in the Confederate Army, born in Fauquier County, Virginia (d. 1862)
  • 1832 William Hulbert, American Baseball HOF executive (President Chicago White Stockings; National League 1877-82), born in Burlington Flats, New York (d. 1882)
  • 1835 Adlai Stevenson I, American politician (D), 23rd Vice President of the United States (1893-97), born in Christian County, Kentucky (d. 1914)
  • 1844 Robert Bridges, English poet (Testament of beauty) and British Poet Laureate (1913-30), born in Walmer, Kent (d. 1930)
  • 1846 Alexander Arkhangelsky, Russian composer, born in Penza, Russian Empire (d. 1924)
  • 1851 Guillaume Couture, Canadian choir conductor, composer, and teacher, born In Montreal, Quebec (d. 1915)
  • 1852 Jean-Louis Forain, French impressionist etcher and lithographer, born in Reims, France (d. 1931)
  • 1865 Neltje Blanchan, American nature writer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1918)
  • 1868 Frederick Lanchester, English Engineer who built the first British petrol automobile (1896), born in London, England (d. 1946)
  • 1869 Jacobus H “Koos” Speenhoff, Dutch cabaret singer, born in Kralingen, Holland (d. 1945)

American football coach (legalised forward pass, originated the center-snap; Heisman Trophy named after him), born in Cleveland, Ohio

  • 1870 Francis Kelley, Canadian-born Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma, born in Vernon River, Prince Edward Island (d. 1948)
  • 1873 William D. Coolidge, American physicist and inventor (modern x-ray tube), born in Hudson, Massachusetts (d. 1975)
  • 1875 Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist (theory of covalent bonding), born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1946)
  • 1876 Franz Schlegelberger, German judge, Justice Minister under the Third Reich, born in Königsberg, Germany (d. 1970)
  • 1880 Una O’Connor, Irish-American actress (Banjo; David Copperfield; The Invisible Man), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1959)
  • 1885 Lawren Harris, Canadian landscape painter (South Shore, Baffin Island; The Old Stump), and co-founder of the Group of Seven, born in Brantford, Ontario (d. 1970)
  • 1886 Lena Blackburne, American baseball infielder, manager, coach (Chicago White Sox; discovered rubbing clay to take the shine off baseballs), born in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
  • 1888 Onésime Gagnon, Canadian politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec, born in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec, (d. 1961)
  • 1892 Milton “Gummo” Marx, American actor and comedian (Marx Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1977)
  • 1893 Ernest Julius Öpik, Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist known for his studies of meteors and the structure and evolution of the cosmos, born in Kunda, Estonia, Russian Empire (d. 1985)
  • 1893 Jean Absil, Belgian organist and composer (Benedictions; Peau d’Ane), born in Bonsecours, Belgium (d. 1974)
  • 1896 André Lévêque, French engineer, born in Beauvais, France (d. 1930)
  • 1899 Lilyan Tashman, American actress (Millie, Bulldog Drummond), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1934)
  • 1900 Douglas Jardine, English cricket batsman (22 Tests, 1 x 100, 10 x 50, HS 127; England’s Bodyline Series captain; Oxford Uni CC, Surrey CCC, MCC), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1958)
  • 1902 Otmar Nussio, Swiss conductor and composer (Boccaccio Suite), born in Grossetto, Italy (d. 1990)
  • 1902 Otto J. Gombosi, Hungarian-American musicologist, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1955)
  • 1903 Milford Dolliole, American pioneer jazz drummer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1994)
  • 1904 Harvey Penick, American golfer, coach, author (World Golf Hall of Fame), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1995)
  • 1905 Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Soviet-Armenian pianist, conductor (Bol’shoy Theatre, 1931-62), composer, and pedagogue, born in Tblisi, Georgia, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
  • 1905 Felix Bloch, Swiss-American nuclear physicist (1st Director of CERN, Nobel Prize for Physics 1952), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1983)
  • 1905 Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (1st female English Channel 1926), born in New York City (d. 2003)
  • 1906 Miriam Gideon, American composer, born in Greeley, Colorado (d. 1996)
  • 1908 Ilya Mikhaylovich Frank, Russian Physicist and Nobel Laureate (Cherenkov radiation), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1990)
  • 1908 Sally O’Neil, American actress (Beggar’s Holiday, Moth), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1968)
  • 1909 Zellig S. Harris, Russian-American linguist, born in Balta, Russia (d. 1992)
  • 1910 Hayden Rorke, American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, When Worlds Collide), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1987)
  • 1914 Dick Durrance, American skier, born in Tarpon Springs, Florida (d. 2004)
  • 1914 Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi (d. 1980)
  • 1917 Robert Bray, American actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West), born in Kalispell, Montana (d. 1983)
  • 1918 James Daly, American actor (Medical Center, Planet of the Apes), born in Wisconsin Rapids (d. 1978)
  • 1918 Mary Jeanette “Peggy” Moran, American actress (Double Date, Horror Island), born in Clinton, Iowa (d. 2002)
  • 1919 Katie Lee, American folk singer, environmentalist and author (Colorado River Songs), born in Aledo, Illinois (d. 2017)
  • 1919 Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist who discovered ancient royal Macedonian tombs in northern Greece, born in Bursa, Ottoman Empire (d. 1992)
  • 1920 Bob Montana, American comic strip artist and creator of Archie Andrews (Archie Comics), born in Stockton, California (d. 1975)
  • 1920 Ted Fujita, Japanese-American meteorologist, invented the Fujita scale for rating tornadoes, born in Sonamura, Japan (d. 1998)
  • 1920 Vern Stephens, American baseball shortstop (8 x MLB All Star; AL HR leader 1945; 3×AL RBI leader; St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox), born in McAlister, New Mexico (d. 1968)
  • 1921 Denise Duval, French soprano (music of Francis Poulenc), born in Paris (d. 2016)
  • 1921 İlhan Usmanbaş, Turkish contemporary classical composer, born in Constantinople, Turkey
  • 1921 Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), born in The Hague (d. 1972)
  • 1922 Coleen Gray [Doris Bernice Jensen], American actress (Apache Drums, The Killing), born in Staplehurst, Nebraska (d. 2015)
  • 1922 Stuart Sloan, British war hero and pilot, born in Whitecraig, Scotland (d. 1994)
  • 1923 Frank Sutton, American actor (Marty; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. – “Sgt. Carter”), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 1974)
  • 1923 Harold P. Warren, American film director (Manos: The Hands of Fate), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1985)
  • 1923 Ned Rorem, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Air Music: Ten Etudes for Orchestra; Evidence of Things Not Seen), and author (The Paris Diary), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1925 Fred Shero, Canadian Hockey HOF coach (Stanley Cup 1974, 75 Philadelphia Flyers; NY Rangers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1990)

American comedian and TV host (The Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust), born in Corning, Iowa

  • 1925 Manos Hatzidakis, Greek pianist, violinist, accordionist, conductor, and Academy Award-winning composer (“Never On Sunday”), born in Xanthi, Greece (d. 1994)
  • 1925 Nanni Loy, Italian film director (The Four Days of Naples), born in Cagliari, Italy (d. 1995)
  • 1927 Dezső Gyarmati, Hungarian water polo player (Olympics, 1948-64), born in Miskolc, Hungary (d. 2013)
  • 1927 Edward Kienholz, American sculptor (Roxy), born in Fairfield, Washington (d. 1994)
  • 1927 Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher and writer (Conversations with the Devil), born in Radom, Poland (d. 2009)
  • 1927 William “Sonny” Criss, American bebop jazz saxophonist (Jazz U.S.A.), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1977)
  • 1928 Alexander Tanev, Bulgarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)
  • 1928 Bella Darvi [Bajla Węgier], Polish actress (The Egyptian, Hell and High Water, Racers), born in Sosnowiec, Poland (d. 1971)
  • 1928 Patrick Peter Sacco, American composer, born in Albion, New York (d. 2000)
  • 1930 (Wilson) “Boozoo” Chavis, American zydeco pioneer, accordion player, singer-songwriter and bandleader, born in Pied des Chiens, Lake Charles, Louisiana (d. 2001)
  • 1930 Gérard Blain, French director and actor (The Friends, Hatari), born in Paris, France (d. 2000)
  • 1931 Diana Dors [Fluck], British actress and singer (Berserk!; Steaming), born in Swindon, Wiltshire (d. 1984)

American Baseball HOF pitcher (9 x MLB All-Star; perfect game 1964; no-hitter 1958; Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies) and politician (US Senator Kentucky 1999-2011; US Representative 1987-99), born in Southgate, Kentucky

  • 1932 Dimitra Arliss [Arlys], American actress (Rich Man Poor Man II, The Sting), born in Lorain, Ohio (d. 2012)
  • 1932 Vasily Belov, Russian author, poet and playwright (Business as Usual, Everything’s Ahead), born in Northern Krai, USSR (d. 2012)
  • 1933 Hans Weilbächer, German soccer midfielder (1 cap West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt e.V 241 games), born in Hattersheim am Main, Germany (d. 2022)
  • 1933 Tom Dewdney, West Indian cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets, BB 5/21; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1934 Lewis Merenstein, American record producer (Miriam Makeba; Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks; Glass Harp), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2016)

Puerto Rican golfer (Senior Tournament Players C’ship 1986, PGA Senior C’ship 1987), born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

  • 1935 Jimmy Dale, British-Canadian pianist and orchestra leader (The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour), born in London, England (d. 2017)
  • 1935 Zbigniew Rudzinski, Polish composer (Mannequins), born in Czechowice, Poland
  • 1936 Barry Sinclair, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 3 x 100s; Wellington CA), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2022)
  • 1936 Philip Kaufman, American director (Right Stuff, Henry & June), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1937 Yvonne Staples, American gospel and R&B singer (The Staple Singers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2018)
  • 1938 Humpy Wheeler [Howard Wheeler Jr.], American NASCAR promoter known as the “P.T. Barnum of Motorsports”, born in Belmont, North Carolina (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1938 John Heinz, American businessman and Republican politician (Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-1991), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
  • 1939 Charlie Foxx, American soul songwriter, guitarist, and singer (“Mockingbird”), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1998)
  • 1940 Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter (with Jeff Barry -“Da Doo Ron Ron”, “Then He Kissed Me”, “Leader of the Pack”), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2009)
  • 1940 Freddie Marsden, British rock drummer (Gerry & Pacemakers – “How Do You Do It?”; “Ferry Cross The Mersey”), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2006)
  • 1940 Jordan Christopher, American stage and screen actor (Angel, Angel, Down We Go; Secrets of Midland Heights), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1996)

Brazilian soccer attacking midfielder (92 caps; Player of the Century; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games; Santos, NY Cosmos), born in Três Corações, Brazil [1] [2]

  • 1941 Colin Milburn, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, 2 x 100, 2 x 50, HS 139; Northamptonshire CCC, MCC, WA CA), born in Burnopfield, England (d. 1990)
  • 1941 Igor Smirnov, Transnistrian politician, President of breakaway region of Moldova, born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Soviet Union
  • 1941 Jim Parkinson, American lettering artist known for his work on the covers of Rolling Stone and Esquire, born in Oakland, California (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1941 Mel Winkler, American actor (Devil in a Blue Dress), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2020)
  • 1941 René Metge, French rally driver (Dakar Rally 1981, 84, 86), born in Montrouge, France (d. 2024)
  • 1942 Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and cosmetic manufacturer (Body Shop), born in Littlehampton, West Sussex (d. 2007) [1]
  • 1942 Carol Littleton, American film editor (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Manchurian Candidate), born in Oklahoma City

American novelist (The Andromeda Strain: Congo), screenwriter (Jurassic Park; ER), television and film producer (ER; Twister; Looker), born in Chicago, Illinois

  • 1943 Barbara Ann Hawkins, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups – “Chapel Of Love”; “Iko Iko”), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1943 Billy Talbot, American singer-songwriter and bassist (Crazy Horse), born in New York City
  • 1944 Warren Burton, American actor (Jason Dunlap-Another World, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1945 Ernie Watts, American jazz, R&B, and pop session and touring soprano and tenor saxophonist (Charlie Haden’s Quartet West; Carole King; Frank Zappa; The Rolling Stones), born in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1945 Kim Larsen, Danish rock singer (“In the Middle of the Night”), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2018)
  • 1946 Gerda Havertong, Surinam-Dutch singer and actress (Sesame Street), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
  • 1946 Mel Martinez, American politician (Senator-R-Florida 2005-9), born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba
  • 1946 Miklós Németh, Hungarian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 1976), born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1947 Greg Ridley, British rock bassist (Spooky Tooth; Humble Pie), born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England (d. 2003)
  • 1948 Brian Ross, American Emmy and Peabody Award television journalist (NBC, 1974-94; ABC, 1994-2019), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1948 Hermann Hauser, Austrian-born entrepreneur (Acorn Computers), born in Vienna, Austria
  • 1949 John Leckie, British audio engineer and record producer (XTC; Muse; Stone Roses; Radiohead), born in Paddington, London, England
  • 1949 Nick Tosches, American writer (bio of Jerry Lee Lewis), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2019)
  • 1949 Tony Wright, British graphic artist and album cover designer (Traffic – “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys”; Steve Winwood – “Arc Of A Diver”; The B-52’s), born in London, England
  • 1949 Würzel [Michael Burston], British musician (Motörhead), born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (d. 2011)
  • 1950 Harry Sacksioni, Dutch instrumental-folk-pop guitarist and composer (Around the Corner; Meta Sequoia), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1951 Charly García, Argentine singer (“Sui Generis”, “Serú Girán”), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1951 David Johnson, English soccer forward (8 caps; Liverpool FC, Ipswich Town, Everton, Manchester City), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2022)
  • 1951 Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovar politician, First President of Kosovo (2006-10), born in Pakashticë, Yugoslavia
  • 1951 Michael Rupert, American actor (Pasadena Playhouse), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1952 Pierre Moerlen, French rock-jazz fusion drummer and percussionist (Gong: Mike Oldfield), born in Colmar, France (d. 2005)
  • 1953 Gary Wilson, American experimental musician and performance artist (You Think You Really Know Me), born in Endicott, New York
  • 1953 Pauline Black [Belinda Magnus], English ska singer (Selecter – “On My Radio”), born in Romford, East London

1954 Taiwanese-born American filmmaker (Brokeback Mountain; Life of Pi), born in Chaochou, Pingtung, Republic of China

  • 1955 Toshio Hosokawa, Japanese composer (Circulating Ocean), born in Hiroshima, Japan
  • 1956 Betsy Nagelsen, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1978, 80; Australian Open singles 1978 runner-up), born in St Petersburg, Florida
  • 1956 Darrell Pace, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1976, 84; silver team 1988), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1956 Dwight Yoakam, American country singer-songwriter (“Honky Tonk Man”), born in Pikeville, Kentucky

1957 Rwandan leader, head of Rwandan Patriotic Front, President of Rwanda (2000-), born in Tambwe, Ruanda-Urundi

  • 1958 Jonathan Wolff, American musician and TV theme composer (Seinfeld, Will & Grace), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • 1958 Michael Eric Dyson, American activist, professor, author, born in Detroit, Michigan

1959 American accordionist and parody singer-songwriter (“Eat It”; “Another One Rides The Bus”), and actor (UHF; Naked Gun), born in Downey, California

  • 1959 Sam Raimi, American filmmaker and actor (Spiderman trilogy, Evil Dead series), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
  • 1959 Uriah Rennie, Jamaican-British football referee and the first Black referee in the Premier League, born in Jamaica (d. 2025) [1]
  • 1960 Randy Pausch, American computer science professor and author, known for “The Last Lecture”, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2008)
  • 1960 Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer (500cc World Champion 1990, 91, 92; runner-up 1989, 93), born in Downey, California
  • 1961 Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (126 caps Spain, 4 Basque Country; FC Barcelona 301 games, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
  • 1961 Laurie Halse Anderson, American writer (Speak), born in Potsdam, New York
  • 1962 Beatie Edney, English actress (Diary of a Mad Old Man), born in London, England
  • 1962 Christo van Rensburg, South African tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1985), born in Uitenhage, South Africa

1962 American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1984, Boston College; Grey Cup MVP 1992, 96, 97; Pro Bowl 1998, Buffalo Bills), born in Manchester, Maryland

  • 1962 Mike Tomczak, *American NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Calumet City, Illinois
  • 1963 Allison Shearmur [Allison Ivy Brecker], American film executive and producer (Star Wars, The Hunger Games, Jason Bourne), born in New York City (d. 2018)
  • 1964 Robert Trujillo, American musician and songwriter (Metallica), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1965 Al Leiter, American pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Mets), born in Toms River, New Jersey
  • 1965 Augusten Burroughs [Christopher Richter Robison], American writer (Running with Scissors), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1966 Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver who raced with prosthetic limbs, born in Bologna, Italy
  • 1967 Dale Crover, American rock drummer and guitarist (Melvins; The Men of Porn; Altamont), born in Aberdeen, Washington
  • 1967 Jaime Yzaga, Peruvian tennis star, born in Lima, Peru
  • 1968 Bettina Fulco Villella, Argentinian tennis star (1993 Futures), born in Mar Del Plata, Argentina
  • 1968 Kevin Henry, american NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi
  • 1969 Brooke Theiss, American actress (Wendy-Just the 10 of Us, Good & Evil), born in California
  • 1969 Sanjay Gupta, American neurosurgeon and medical reporter (CNN), born in Novi, Michigan
  • 1970 Grant Imahara, American TV Mythbuster, born in Lod Angeles, California (d. 2020)
  • 1972 Richard McNamara, British guitarist, songwriter and producer (Embrace), born in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, England
  • 1973 Blaine McElmurry, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Helena, Montana
  • 1973 Malaika Arora, Indian dancer, actress and television personality (India’s Best Dancer, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa), born in Thane, India
  • 1974 Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand discus thrower (Olympics 96), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1974 Dani Tyler, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1974 Derek Landy, Irish author (Skulduggery Pleasant series), born in Lusk, Ireland
  • 1974 Kaleena Kiff, American actress (Patti-Love Sidney), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1974 Sander Westerveld, Dutch soccer coach and player (FC Twente), born in Enschede, Netherlands
  • 1975 Jessicka [Jessica Fodera], American goth-rock, alt-pop singer-songwriter and artist, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 1975 Odalys García, Cuban actress (Lente Loco), born in Havana, Cuba
  • 1976 Cat Deeley, English TV presetner, model and television personality (SMTV Live), born in West Bromwich, England

1976 Canadian-American actor (The Proposal; Deadpool), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

  • 1977 Javier Castellano, Venezuelan jockey (Kentucky Derby & Belmont Stakes 2023; Preakness Stakes 2006, 17; Breeders’ Cup Classic 2004), born in Maracaibo, Venezuela
  • 1978 Archie Thompson, Australian soccer striker (54 caps; Melbourne Victory 224 games) and broadcaster, born in Ōtorohanga, New Zealand
  • 1978 Jimmy Bullard, English footballer and TV host (Soccer AM), born in East Ham, England
  • 1978 Steve Harmison, English cricketer, born in Ashington, England
  • 1979 Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer (WBA Super Featherweight title 2010), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
  • 1979 Kirill Gerstein, Russian-American concert pianist, harpsichordist, and educator, born in Voronezh, USSR
  • 1979 Prabhas, Indian actor (Mirchi), born in Madras, India
  • 1979 Simon Davies, Welsh soccer winger (58 caps; Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
  • 1980 Eun Sun Kim, South Korean conductor (San Francisco Opera), born in Seoul, South Korea
  • 1980 Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player, born in Fantino, Dominican Republic
  • 1981 Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch racing driver, born in Heemstede, Netherlands
  • 1983 Filipos Darlas, Greek footballer, born in Kenourgio, Greece
  • 1983 Josh Strickland, American entertainer, born in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1984 Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model (Victoria’s Secret), born in ão Carlos, Brazil
  • 1984 Meghan McCain, American columnist, author, and TV host (The View, 2017-21), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1985 James Kotecki, American political blogger, born in Syracuse, New York
  • 1985 Miguel [Pimentel], American R&B singer (“Kaleidoscope Dream”), born in San Pedro, California

1986 English actress (Daenerys Targaryen in “Game of Thrones”; Me Before You), born in London

  • 1986 Jessica Stroup, American Actress (90210), born in Anderson, South Carolina
  • 1987 Carmella [Leah Van Dale], American pro wrestler (WWE SmackDown Women’s C’ship 2017; WWE Women’s Tag Team C’ship [Queen Zelina] 2021), born in Spencer, Massachusetts
  • 1987 Faye [Hamlin], Swedish pop singer (“Play”), born in Stockholm
  • 1987 Seo In-Guk, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (The Master’s Sun), born in Ulsan, South Korea
  • 1988 Nicolaj Agger, Danish football player, born in Hvidovre, Denmark
  • 1990 Stevie Brock, American pop singer, born in Dayton, Ohio
  • 1991 Mako of Akishino, Japanese former princess of the imperial family who gave up her title upon marriage, born in Toyko
  • 1992 Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer (Juventus), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1993 Fabinho [Fábio Tavares], Brazilian footballer (Liverpool), born in Campinas, Brazil
  • 1994 Margaret Qualley, American actress (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), born in Kalispell, Montana
  • 1997 Nick Bosa, American NFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 1998 Amandla Stenberg, American actress (Hunger Games), born in Los Angeles, California

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