Births

Births

• 1297 – Emperor Hanazono of Japan (d. 1348)
• 1473 – Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (d. 1541)
• 1479 – Catherine of York (d. 1527)
• 1575 – Robert Hayman, English-Canadian poet (d. 1629)
• 1599 – Méric Casaubon, Swiss-English scholar (d. 1671)
• 1625 – François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (d. 1695)
• 1642 – Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723)
• 1653 – Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English colonel and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (d. 1688)
• 1688 – Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740)
• 1714 – Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789)
• 1727 – Louise Élisabeth of France (d. 1759)
• 1727 – Princess Henriette of France (d. 1752)
• 1738 – Leopold Hofmann, Austrian composer (d. 1793)
• 1740 – Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)
• 1758 – Carle Vernet, French painter (d. 1835)
• 1777 – Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (d. 1851)
• 1817 – Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1874)
• 1840 – Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychologist and author (d. 1902)
• 1847 – Robert Comtesse, Swiss politician (d. 1922)
• 1851 – Yannoulis Chalepas, Greek sculptor (d. 1938)
• 1851 – Doc Holliday, American dentist (d. 1887)
• 1857 – Max Wagenknecht, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1922)
• 1863 – Ernest Thayer, American poet (d. 1940)
• 1865 – Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician (d. 1952)
• 1866 – Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (d. 1962)
• 1867 – Cupid Childs, American baseball player (d. 1912)
• 1867 – John Galsworthy, English author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1933)
• 1871 – Guangxu Emperor of China (d. 1908)
• 1876 – Alexander I of Serbia (d. 1903)
• 1881 – Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1953)
• 1881 – Edward Siegler, American gymnast (d. 1942)
• 1882 – Gisela Richter, English archaeologist and historian (d. 1972)
• 1887 – Marija Leiko, Latvian actress (d. 1937)
• 1889 – Otto Tief, Estonian politician (d. 1976)
• 1892 – Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (d. 1988)
• 1893 – Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
• 1896 – Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer (d. 1980)
• 1899 – Evelyn Kozak, American super-centenarian (d. 2013)
• 1901 – Alice Rivaz, Swiss author (d. 1998)
• 1908 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (d. 1984)
• 1909 – Stuff Smith, American violinist (d. 1967)
• 1910 – Willy Ronis, French photographer (d. 2009)
• 1910 – Pierre Schaeffer, French composer and producer (d. 1995)
• 1911 – Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer and conductor (d.2006)
• 1911 – Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian spiritual leader (d. 2006)
• 1912 – Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985)
• 1913 – Paul Dean, American baseball player (d. 1981)
• 1915 – B. A. Santamaria, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1998)
• 1916 – Fumio Fujimura, Japanese baseball player and manager (d. 1992)
• 1916 – Wellington Mara, American businessman (d. 2005)
• 1922 – Leslie Marr, English racing driver
• 1923 – Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem (d. 2000)
• 1924 – Sverre Fehn, Norwegian architect, designed the Hedmark Museum (d. 2009)
• 1924 – Holger Juul Hansen, Danish actor (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Georges Prêtre, French conductor
• 1924 – Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual leader (d. 1981)
• 1925 – Russell Baker, American author
• 1926 – Alice Ghostley, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
• 1926 – René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (d. 1977)
• 1926 – Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist
• 1926 – Lina Wertmüller, Italian director and screenwriter
• 1929 – Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (d. 2013)
• 1929 – Gene Scott, American pastor and broadcaster (d. 2005)
• 1929 – Dick Tiger, Nigerian boxer (d. 1971)
• 1930 – Earl Weaver, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
• 1932 – Lee Hoffman, American author (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1935 – John Brodie, American football player and golfer
• 1936 – Trevor Bannister, English actor (d. 2011)
• 1940 – Galen Hall, American football player and coach
• 1940 – Alexei Panshin, American author
• 1941 – Lynne Cheney, American wife of Dick Cheney, 32nd Second Lady of the United States
• 1941 – David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and CPR)
• 1941 – Connie Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 – Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
• 1942 – Lionel Morton, English singer, guitarist, and television host (The Four Pennies)
• 1942 – Jackie Oliver, English race car driver
• 1945 – Heidi Hartmann, American feminist economist
• 1945 – Steve Martin, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 1945 – Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 – Antonio Fargas, American actor
• 1946 – Larry Graham, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Sly and the Family Stone and Graham Central Station)
• 1946 – Susan Saint James, American actress
• 1946 – Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver (d. 2010)
• 1947 – Peter Christian, English actor
• 1947 – Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Maddy Prior, English singer (Steeleye Span, Silly Sisters, and The Carnival Band)
• 1947 – Danielle Steel, American author
• 1947 – Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese illustrator
• 1947 – Joop van Daele, Dutch footballer
• 1948 – Terry Adams, American pianist and composer (NRBQ)
• 1949 – Bob Backlund, American wrestler
• 1949 – Morten Olsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 1950 – Gary Larson, American cartoonist
• 1951 – Peter Blegvad, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and illustrator (Slapp Happy and The Lodge)
• 1951 – Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Replacements)
• 1951 – Norbert Hofmann, German footballer and manager
• 1951 – Carl Lumbly, American actor
• 1952 – Debbie Meyer, American swimmer
• 1952 – Alex van Warmerdam, Dutch actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1953 – James Horner, American composer and conductor
• 1953 – Cliff Johnson, American game designer
• 1954 – Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
• 1954 – Stanley A. McChrystal, American general
• 1954 – Christian Gross, Swiss footballer and coach
• 1956 – Jackée Harry, American actress and director
• 1956 – Andy King, English footballer
• 1956 – Rusty Wallace, American race car driver
• 1957 – Peter Costello, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Treasurer of Australia
• 1957 – Gino Hernandez, American wrestler (d. 1986)
• 1957 – Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijani singer
• 1958 – Bobby Eaton, American wrestler
• 1959 – Frank Brickowski, American basketball player
• 1959 – Marcia Gay Harden, American actress
• 1959 – Magic Johnson, American basketball player and coach
• 1960 – Sarah Brightman, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1960 – Sharon Bryant, American singer (Atlantic Starr)
• 1960 – Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano
• 1960 – Stet Howland, American drummer and songwriter (Killing Machine, W.A.S.P., Blackfoot, and Impellitteri)
• 1960 – Fred Roberts, American basketball player
• 1961 – Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (d. 1995)
• 1961 – Susan Olsen, American actress and singer
• 1962 – Lady Bunny, American drag queen performer
• 1962 – Mark Gubicza, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1962 – Andres Herkel, Estonian politician
• 1962 – Rameez Raja, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
• 1963 – David Aaron Baker, American actor
• 1964 – Neal Anderson, American football player and coach
• 1965 – Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
• 1965 – Brannon Braga, American screenwriter and producer
• 1965 – Mark Collins, English guitarist and songwriter (The Charlatans and The Waltones)
• 1965 – Terry Richardson, American fashion photographer
• 1966 – Halle Berry, American model, actress, and producer, Miss World United States 1986
• 1966 – Karl Petter Løken, Swedish-Norwegian footballer
• 1967 – Erik Gandini, Italian-Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967 – Dirk Rehbein, German footballer
• 1968 – Pravin Amre, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1968 – Catherine Bell, American actress
• 1968 – Darren Clarke, Irish golfer
• 1968 – Adrian Lester, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1968 – Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian cartoonist
• 1968 – Medy van der Laan, Dutch politician
• 1969 – Tracy Caldwell Dyson, American chemist and astronaut
• 1969 – DJ Uncle Al, American rapper and DJ (d. 2001)
• 1969 – Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer and manager
• 1970 – Kevin Cadogan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Third Eye Blind)
• 1971 – Raoul Bova, Italian actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971 – Mark Loretta, American baseball player
• 1971 – Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1972 – Tamer El Said, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1972 – Yoo Jae-suk, South Korean comedian and actor
• 1972 – Laurent Lamothe, Haitian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Haiti
• 1972 – Jay Manuel, American make-up artist
• 1973 – Jared Borgetti, Mexican footballer
• 1973 – Daisuke Ishiwatari, Japanese game developer, voice actor, and composer, created Guilty Gear
• 1973 – Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer
• 1973 – Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer
• 1974 – Chucky Atkins, American basketball player
• 1974 – Martin Bulloch, Scottish drummer (Mogwai)
• 1974 – Christopher Gorham, American actor
• 1974 – Ana Matronic, American singer-songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
• 1975 – Mike Vrabel, American football player and coach
• 1976 – Alex Albrecht, American television host, actor, and producer
• 1976 – Steve Braun, Canadian actor
• 1976 – Fabrizio Donato, Italian triple jumper
• 1977 – Ed Harcourt, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1977 – Elisavet Mystakidou, Greek martial artist
• 1977 – Juan Pierre, American baseball player
• 1978 – Anastasios Kyriakos, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Greg Rawlinson, South African-New Zealand rugby player
• 1978 – Kate Ritchie, Australian actress
• 1979 – Jérémie Bréchet, French footballer
• 1979 – Paul Burgess, Australian pole vaulter
• 1979 – Yōichirō Morikawa, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1980 – Estrella Morente, Spanish singer
• 1980 – Roy Williams, American football player
• 1981 – Earl Barron, American basketball player
• 1981 – Matthew Etherington, English footballer
• 1981 – Ray William Johnson, American video blogger
• 1981 – Julius Jones, American football player
• 1981 – Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian-American wrestler
• 1983 – Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (d. 2014)
• 1983 – Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress
• 1983 – Black Milk, American rapper and producer
• 1983 – Lamorne Morris, American actor and comedian
• 1983 – Juan Oviedo, Dominican baseball player
• 1983 – Spencer Pratt, American television personality
• 1984 – Simon Andrews, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
• 1984 – Eva Birnerová, Czech tennis player
• 1984 – Clay Buchholz, American baseball player
• 1984 – Giorgio Chiellini, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Kunzang Choden, Bhutanese target shooter
• 1984 – Josh Gorges, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Nick Grimshaw, English radio and television host
• 1984 – Nicola Slater, Scottish tennis player
• 1984 – Robin Söderling, Swedish tennis player
• 1984 – Nicolette van Dam, Dutch actress
• 1985 – Ashlynn Brooke, American porn actress, dancer, and model
• 1985 – Christian Gentner, German footballer
• 1985 – Shea Weber, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Terin Humphrey, American gymnast
• 1986 – Cameron Jerome, English footballer
• 1986 – Mihkel Poll, Estonian pianist
• 1986 – Braian Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
• 1987 – James Buckley, English actor
• 1987 – Cate Harrington, English porn actress
• 1987 – Sinem Kobal, Turkish actress
• 1987 – Tim Tebow, American football player
• 1988 – Shahd Barmada, Syrian singer
• 1989 – Florian Abel, German footballer
• 1989 – Kyle Turris, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 – Jaydee Bixby, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1993 – Gongchan, South Korean singer and actor (B1A4)
• 1993 – Cassi Thomson, Australian-American actress and singer
• 1994 – Kim Rodriguez, Filipino actress
• 1999 – Garrett Ryan, American actor