Birthdays Date 1955 P 4 | History by KabAstro

Birthdays 601 - 779 of 779

Victor Pecci (68 years old)

Oct 15 Paraguayan tennis star, born in Asuncion, Paraguay

Oct 16 Ellen Dolan, Monticello IO, actress (Guiding Light, Margo Hughes-ATWT)
Oct 17 Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek politician
Oct 17 Kerry James Marshall, American artist whose works seek to challenge the marginalization of African-Americans, born in Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 17 Sam Bottoms, actor (Prime Risk, Savages), born in Santa Barbara, California
Oct 18 David Twohy, American movie director and screenwriter
Oct 18 Denis Watson, South African golfer (US Open 1985 runner-up; Senior PGA C'ship 2007), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Oct 18 Timmy Mallett, British TV presenter
Oct 19 Lonnie Shelton, NBA forward (NY Knick, Seattle Supersonics)
Oct 19 Melpo Kosti, Greek actress
Oct 19 Nino DeFranco, Canadian pop guitarist (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
Oct 19 Pat Klous, Hutchinson Ks, actress (Marcy-Flying High, Judy-Love Boat)
Oct 19 Roland Dyens, French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger (Libra Sonatine), born in French Tunisia. (d. 2016)
Oct 20 Aaron Pryor, American welterweight boxing champion, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2016)
Oct 20 David Profumo, English novelist (Bringing the House Down), born in London, England
Oct 20 Robert ten Brink, Dutch TV host (All You Need Is Love), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 20 Sheldon Whitehouse, American politician (Senator-D-Rhode Island 2007-), born in New York City
Oct 20 Thomas Newman, American film score composer (The Shawshank Redemption; Finding Nemo; Six Feet Under; WALL-E), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 21 Eric Faulkner [Falconer], Scottish rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Oct 21 Fred Hersch, American jazz pianist, composer, educator (New England Conservatory), and HIV/AIDS activist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Oct 21 Rich Mullins, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter ("Awesome God"), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 1997)
Oct 23 Toshio Hosokawa, Japanese composer (Circulating Ocean), born in Hiroshima, Japan
Oct 24 Ghulam Parkar, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982), born in Kaluste, Maharashtra, India
Oct 25 Danny Darwin, American baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Bonham, Texas
Oct 25 Glynis Barber, South African-English actress (Dempsey and Makepeace), born in Durban, South Africa
Oct 25 Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 25 Tim Rosaforte, American golf writer (Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest) and broadcaster (USA Network, Golf Channel), born in Mount Kisco, New York (d. 2022)
Oct 26 Christine Brewer, American operatic soprano, born in Grand Tower, Illinois
Oct 26 Stephen K Robinson, American PhD, and astronaut (STS 85, sk:95), born in Sacramento, California
Oct 27 Debra Bowen, American politician, 31st Secretary of State of California (2007-15), born in Rockford, Illinois

Bill Gates (68 years old)

Oct 28 American businessman and billionaire (founder and CEO of Microsoft, richest person in the world), born in Seattle, Washington

Oct 28 Indra Nooyi, Indian American businesswoman (CEO of PepsiCo), born in Madras, India
Oct 29 Boy Abunda, Filipino journalist and television personality, born in Borongan, Philippines
Oct 29 Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2007)
Oct 29 Roger O'Donnell, British rock keyboardist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in East London, England
Oct 30 Myanna [Pontoppidan], American jazz and funk saxophonist (Divine Dysfunktion), born in Monterey, California
Oct 30 Shanna Reed, American actress (Major Dad, Mirrors), born in Kansas City, Kansas
Nov 1 Beth Leavel, American Broadway actress and singer (Baby It's You; The Drowsy Chaperone), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 2 Chris Burnett, American musician and composer, born in Olathe, Kansas
Nov 2 Frank Gilligan, American singer (Mason Dixon - "Karen Comes Around"), born in Queens, New York
Nov 2 Mark Reynolds, American yachtsman who won Olympic gold, Star class 1992, 2000, born in San Diego, California
Nov 3 Phil Simms, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1986 [MVP], 90; NY Giants) and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC CBS), born in Springfield, Kentucky
Nov 4 David Julius, American physiologist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for receptors for temperature and touch), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 4 Matti Vanhanen, 40th Prime Minister of Finland (2003-10), born in Jyväskylä, Finland
Nov 4 Peter Boynton, American actor (Tonio-As the World Turns), born in Damariscotta, Maine
Nov 5 Karan Thapar, Indian journalist, political analyst and commentator, born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Kris Jenner (68 years old)

Nov 5 American businesswoman and TV personality (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in San Diego, California

Nov 5 Nestor Serrano, American actor (Navi Araz-24), born in The Bronx, New York
Nov 6 Maria Shriver, American newscaster (Sunday Today) and ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 6 Paul Romer, American economist (Nobel Prize 2018, endogenous growth theory), born in Denver, Colorado
Nov 7 Detlef Ultsch, German judoka (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
Nov 7 René Marie, American jazz singer (Sound of Red), born in Warrenton, Virginia
Nov 7 Shirley Eikhard, Canadian Juno Award-winning country singer-songwriter (Something to Talk About), born in Sackville, New Brunswick (d. 2022)
Nov 8 Patricia Barber, American jazz pianist and vocalist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 9 Bob Nault, French Canadian politician (Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River), born in Ste. Anne, Manitoba
Nov 9 Don Schiff, American session and touring rock and progressive rock bassist and Chapman Stick player, born in Wilmington, Delaware
Nov 9 Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian film director (The Constant Gardener), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Nov 9 Karen Dotrice, British actress (Mary Poppins), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands
Nov 10 Jack Clark, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1978, 79, 85, 87; Silver Slugger Award 1985, 87; SF Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Nov 10 James Chapman, American novelist (Stet)
Nov 10 Roland Emmerich, German film producer and director (2012, The Day After Tomorrow), born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Nov 11 Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan (1972-2006), born in Thimphu, Bhutan
Nov 12 Leslie McKeown, Scottish pop vocalist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2021)
Nov 12 Tito Lupini, Italian rugby union prop (11 Tests; Rovigo) and coach (Rovigo), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2021)

Whoopi Goldberg (68 years old)

Nov 13 American comedian, actress (The Color Purple; Sister Act), singer, and TV host (The View), born in New York City

Nov 14 Jack Sikma, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Kankalee, Illinois
Nov 15 Georgie Born, English academic, anthropologist and musician (Henry Cow), born in Wheatley, England
Nov 15 Henry Corra, American documentarian
Nov 15 Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian film director and screenwriter (On Body and Soul), born in Budapest, Hungary
Nov 15 Joe Leeway, British instrumentalist and songwriter (Thompson Twins), born in Islington, London, England
Nov 15 Oliver Conant, American actor (Summer of '42), born in New York City
Nov 16 Chris Layton, American blues-rock drummer (Double Trouble -"Pride and Joy"; Kenny Wayne Shepherd), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
Nov 16 Pierre Larouche, Canadian National Hockey League player
Nov 17 Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee
Nov 17 Dennis Maruk, Canadian hockey player
Nov 17 Peter Cox, British pop-rock singer-songwriter (Go West - "Call Me"; "King of Wishful Thinking"), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
Nov 17 Yolanda King, actress (Fluke, Ghosts of Mississippi)
Nov 18 Jake Brockman, British musician (Echo and the Bunnymen), born in Borneo (d. 2009)
Nov 19 Gloria Guida, Italian actress, born in Merano, Italy
Nov 19 Peter Aykroyd, Canadian actor, comedian, and writer (SNL, 1980; PSI Factor), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2021)
Nov 19 Sam Hamm, American screenwriter (Batman), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov 20 Thea Vidale, American actress and comedian (Thea, Family Matters), born in Washington D. C.
Nov 20 Timothy Mace, British cosmonaut, (d. 2014)
Nov 21 Cedric Maxwell, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 1981 [MVP], 84 Boston Celtics; LA Clippers, Houston Rockets), born in Kinston, North Carolina
Nov 21 Jacob Desvarieux, French zouk singer, and guitarist (Kassav'), born in Paris, France (d. 2021)
Nov 22 George Alagiah, Ceylonese-born British journalist and newsreader (BBC News), born in Colombo, Ceylon (d. 2023) [1]
Nov 22 James Edwards, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 1989, 90 Detroit Pistons, 1996 Chicago Bulls), born in Seattle, Washington
Nov 22 Sue Novara-Reber, American cyclist (1975 World sprint champ), born in Flint, Michigan
Nov 23 Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist, classical and film composer (Divenire), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Nov 23 Mary Landrieu, American politician (US Senator of Louisiana, 1997-2005), born in Arlington, Virgina
Nov 23 Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan], American sci-fi author (Yendi, Jhereg), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
Nov 24 Clem Burke [Clement Bozewski], American rock drummer (Blondie - "Heart Of Glass"), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
Nov 24 Elvis Ramone [Clement Bozewski], American drummer (The Ramones, August 1987), born in Bayonne, New Jersey

Ian Botham (68 years old)

Nov 24 England cricket captain, all-rounder (102 Tests, 5,200 runs, 383 wickets), born in Heswall, England

Nov 24 Jerry Holland, Irish rugby union lock (3 Tests; Munster RUFC) and coach (Munster RUFC 1994-97), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2022)
Nov 24 Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
Nov 24 Scott Hoch, American golfer (US Masters 1989 runner-up, Ryder Cup 1997, 2002), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 24 Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer
Nov 25 Bruno Tonioli, Italian-British dancer, choreography and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing, 2004-19; Dancing With the Stars, 2005-present; Britain's Got Talent, 2023-), born in Ferrara, Italy
Nov 26 Bob Walk, American baseball player, born in Van Nuys, California
Nov 26 Jay Howell, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees, Oakland A's), born in Miami, Florida
Nov 26 Tracy Hickman, American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Salt Lake City, Utah

Bill Nye (68 years old)

Nov 27 American TV host and science presenter (Bill Nye the Science Guy) and engineer, born in Washington D.C.

Nov 27 Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Sorel, Quebec
Nov 28 Adem Jashari, Albanian freedom fighter
Nov 28 Alessandro Altobelli, Italian soccer striker (61 caps; Internazionale 317 games), born in Sonnino, Italy
Nov 28 Jeffrey Byron, American actor
Nov 29 Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian (Dr Wayne Fiscus-St Elsewhere), born in Toronto, Ontario
Nov 30 Andy Gray, English soccer player
Nov 30 Billy Idol [William Broad], British-American pop-punk singer ("White Wedding"; "Dancing With Myself"), born in Stanmore, England
Nov 30 Kevin Conroy, American actor (Tour of Duty: Batman- The Animated Series), born in Westport, Connecticut (d. 2022)
Nov 30 Richard Burr, American politician (Senator-R-North Carolina 2005-, Rep-R-North Carolina 1995-2005), born in Charlottesville, North Carolina
Dec 1 Mark Thompson, American disc jockey and actor, born in Florence, Alabama
Dec 1 Pat Spillane, Irish Gaelic football left half forward and broadcaster (8 x All Ireland titles; Kerry), born in Templenoe, County Kerry, Ireland
Dec 1 Uwe Benter, German rowing coxswain (Olympic gold coxed four 1972), born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Dec 1 Verónica Forqué, Spanish actress, born in Madrid, Spain
Dec 2 Paul Holmgren, American NHL right wing, 1975-85 (Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars), coach, 1988-96 (Philadelphia, Hartford Whalers), and executive (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dec 3 Alberto Tarantini, Argentine soccer defender (61 caps; FIFA World Cup 1978; Boca Juniors, River Plate, Toulouse), born in Ezeiza, Argentina
Dec 3 Melody Anderson, Canadian actress (Flash Gordon), born in Edmonton, Alberta
Dec 3 Warren Jeffs, American convicted polygamist
Dec 4 Brian Prout, American singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet In The Middle"), born in Troy, New York
Dec 4 Cassandra Wilson [née Fowlkes], American jazz singer-songwriter, born in Jackson, Mississippi
Dec 4 Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey right wing and executive (NHL All-Star 1981-82, 86, 94; LA Kings; St. Louis Blues), born in Levack, Ontario
Dec 6 Bill Lloyd, American country music singer (Foster & Lloyd - "Crazy Over You"), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 6 Bright Sheng, Chinese-American concert pianist, composer (Never Far Away; Hot Pepper), conductor, and music teacher, born in Shanghai, China
Dec 6 Malcolm Jarvis, Zimbabwean cricket fast bowler (5 Tests including Zimbabwe's 1st Test side, 11 wickets), born in Fort Victoria, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Dec 6 Rick Buckler, British rock drummer (The Jam), born in Woking, Surrey, England
Dec 6 Steven Wright, American stand-up comedian (Steven Wright Live), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dec 6 Tish Hinojosa, American country singer ("Something in the Rain"), born in San Antonio, Texas
Dec 7 John Watkins, Australian politician (Deputy Premier of New South Wales), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dec 7 Priscilla Barnes, American actress (License to Kill, 3s Company), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Dec 8 Ian Greig, cricketer (brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982)
Dec 8 Kasim Sulton, American session and touring bass guitarist (Utopia; Todd Rundgren; Meatloaf), born in Staten Island, New York
Dec 8 Nathan East, American jazz, R&B, and rock session and touring bass player (Fourplay; Phil Collins), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9 Chamras Saewataporn, Thai composer and musician, born in Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 9 Janusz Kupcewicz, Polish soccer midfielder (20 caps; KS Arka Gdynia, ASSE Saint-Étienne), born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 2022)
Dec 10 Garth Smith [Davies], British punk rock bassist (Buzzcocks), born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
Dec 10 Jacquelyn Mitchard, American journalist and novelist (The Deep End of the Ocean), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 11 Stu Jackson, American NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
Dec 12 Eddy Schepers, Belgian professional cyclist, born in Tienen, Belgium
Dec 12 Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Greek businesswoman and president of the bidding and organizing committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, born in Heraklion, Greece
Dec 13 Glenn Roeder, English soccer defender (QPR, Newcastle United), and manager (Watford, West Ham, Newcastle, Norwich), born in Woodford, England (d. 2021)
Dec 14 Jane Crafter, Australian-American golfer (1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams), born in Perth, Australia
Dec 15 Paul Simonon, British rock bassist (The Clash; Havana 3 AM), and visual artist, born in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
Dec 16 Carol M Browner, US Administrator (EPA)
Dec 16 Graham Stevenson, English cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 5 wickets; 4 ODIs; Yorkshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), born in Ackworth, England
Dec 16 Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Dec 16 Xander Berkeley, American actor
Dec 19 Rob Portman, American politician (Senator-R-Ohio 2011-), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 19 Susil Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (5 Tests, HS 46; SL Air Force Sports Club), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dec 20 Ed Kuepper, Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Saints), born in Bremen, Germany
Dec 20 Pierre Bokma, Dutch actor (Avonden, Leedvermaak), born in Paris, France
Dec 20 Sammy Mitchell, US programmer (Qedit/TSE/Semware)
Dec 21 Jane Kaczmarek, American actress, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 21 Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese musician, born in Agano, Niigata Prefecture
Dec 21 Peter Oundjian, Canadian-American violinist (Tokyo String Quartet, 1981-95), conductor. (the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, 1998-2003; Toronto Symphony, 2004-18; Royal Scottish, 2012-18; Colorado Symphony, 2022-present), and educator, born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 22 Lonnie Smith, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1978-94; (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, and 3 other teams), WS wins with 3 different teams, born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 23 Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet (British Poet Laureate 2009-19), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Dec 24 Anwar Khan, Pakistani cricketer (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979), born in Karachi, Pakistan
Dec 24 Clarence Gilyard Jr, American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger - "Trivette"; Matlock, 1989-93 - "Conrad"; Die Hard), and educator, born in Moses Lake, Washington (d. 2022)
Dec 24 Grand L. Bush, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 25 Claus Strigel, German filmmaker and director (Obituary for the Automobile, Act of God), born in Munich, West Germany
Dec 25 William Andrews, actor (Sealed Cargo)
Dec 26 Evan Bayh, American politician, born in Shirkieville, Indiana
Dec 27 Barbara Olson (née Bracher), American political commentator, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2001)
Dec 27 Brad Murphey, Australian racing driver

Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017)

Dec 28 Chinese writer and human rights activist, born in Changchun, China

Dec 29 Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer (Doe Maar - "Bomb"), born in Vught, Netherlands
Dec 29 Neil "Spyder" Giraldo, American rock guitarist, arranger, and producer (Pat Benatar Band), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 30 Dindo Yogo [Mabeli], Congolese singer and musician, known as La Voix Cassée, born in Lokutu, Belgian Congo (d. 2000)
Dec 31 Dawood Ibrahim, Indian crime boss (D-Company), born in Khed, Ratnagiri, India
Dec 31 Michigan J. Frog, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "One Froggy Evening"