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Famous Birthdays on February 19

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 255

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)

Polish mathematician and astronomer who theorized that planets revolve around the sun (Heliocentric theory), born in Toruń, Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland

  • 1526 Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)
  • 1552 Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)
  • 1588 Pieter de Carpentier, Dutch administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East-Indies 1623-27, Gulf of Carpentaria named after him), born in Antwerp (d. 1659)
  • 1611 Andries de Graeff, Dutch leader during Dutch Golden Age (Mayor of Amsterdam 1657-71), born in Amsterdam (d. 1678)
  • 1630 Shivaji Bhonsle [Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj], Indian warrior and founder of the Maratha Empire (disputed birth date; 1630-02-19 accepted by Indian government), born at Shivneri fort (d. 1680)
  • 1660 Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)
  • 1671 Charles-Hubert Gervais, French baroque composer, born at the Palais Royal in Paris, France (d. 1744)
  • 1717 David Garrick, English actor, producer and writer (Aboan-Oroonoko), born in Hereford, England (d. 1779)
  • 1722 Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (d. 1774)
  • 1743 (Ridolfo) Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer, who worked in the Spanish court, born in Lucca, Republic of Lucca (d. 1803)
  • 1751 Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician and patriot during the Dutch Republic, born in Gorinchem (d. 1815)
  • 1754 Nicolas Baudin, French explorer, led cartographic survey of the coast of Australia, born in St-Pierre-de-Ré, France (d. 1803)
  • 1754 Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet and translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier, the Iliad), born in Alfonsine, Emilia-Romagna (d. 1828)
  • 1755 Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten, Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1796-1801), born in Bergen op Zoom (d. 1801)
  • 1762 Friedrich Franz Hurka, Bohemian operatic tenor, conductor, and composer, born in Merklin, Bohemia (d. 1805)
  • 1780 Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen, German philologist (Nibelungenlied), born in Angermünde-Schmiedeberg i (d. 1856)
  • 1780 Richard McCarty, American politician, born in Coeymans, New York (d. 1844)
  • 1792 Roderick Murchison, Scottish Geologist (Silurian system), born in Muir of Ord Ross-shire, Scotland (d. 1871)
  • 1802 Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881)
  • 1804 Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878)
  • 1804 David Wark, Irish-born Canadian senator (1867-1905) who served almost 38 years in office, born in Derry, Ireland (d. 1905)
  • 1812 Lauro Rossi, Italian composer (I falsi monetari), born in Macerata, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1885)
  • 1817 Willem III, King of the Netherlands (1849-90), born in Palace of the Nation, Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 1890)
  • 1817 William III, last male King of the Netherlands (1849-90) until 2013, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1890)
  • 1819 Mark Prager Lindo, English-Dutch writer (The Dutch Spectator), born in London, England (d. 1877)
  • 1821 Francis Preston Blair Jr., (Rep-Missouri), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1875)
  • 1827 Charles Robert Woods, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Newark, Ohio (d. 1855)
  • 1828 Johannes von Miquel, German politician (Vice President Kingdom of Prussia 1897-1901), born in Neuenhaus, Kingdom of Hanover (d. 1901)
  • 1841 Felipe Pedrell, Spanish guitarist, composer (Excelsior; La Celestina), and musical scholar, born in Tortosa, Spain (d. 1922)
  • 1843 Adelina Patti, Italian opera soprano (Lucio), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1919)
  • 1855 John Morrill, American baseball first baseman and manager (National League pennant: 1877, 78, 83; Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1932)
  • 1859 Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1903), born in Wik Castle, Sweden (d. 1927)
  • 1863 Emánuel Moór, Hungarian composer, pianist, and inventor of musical instruments, born in Kecskemét, Hungary (d. 1931)
  • 1865 Sven Hedin, Swedish scientist and explorer who travelled and mapped Central Asia (Central Asia Atlas), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1952)
  • 1876 Constantin Brancusi, Romanian French sculptor (Princesse X), born in Hobita (d. 1957)
  • 1877 Else Berg, German born Dutch painter (Bergense School), born in Ratibor, German Empire (d. 1942)
  • 1877 Gabriele Münter, German painter (d. 1962)
  • 1877 Louis Aubert French composer (Habanera), born in Paramé, France (d. 1968)
  • 1880 Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and President of Mexico (1920-24), born in Alamos, Mexico (d. 1928)
  • 1880 Arthur Shepherd, American composer, born in Paris, Indiana (d. 1958)
  • 1881 Armin Knab, German lawyer, jurist, composer (Eichendorff-cycle), and educator, born in Oberaurach, Bavaria, Kingdom of Germany (d. 1951)
  • 1881 Evert Gorter, Dutch children's pioneering paediatrician (founder of Dutch medical child care), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1954)
  • 1881 Paul Zech, German writer, born in Briesen, Western Prussia (d. 1946)
  • 1886 George Luther Foote, American composer, born in Cannes, France (d. 1956)
  • 1888 Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (d. 1949)
  • 1888 Jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombian poet and novelist (Vortex), born in Neiva, Colombia (d. 1928)
  • 1891 J C White, English cricket spin bowler (15 Tests, 49 wickets; 10-76 Somerset v Worcestershire 1921), born in Holford, England (d. 1961)
  • 1893 Cedric Hardwicke, British stage actor (Rope; Suspicion; Peter Pan; Richard III), born in Lye, Worcestershire, England (d. 1964)
  • 1893 Pietro Pancrazi, Italian critic (Scrittori d'Oggi) (d. 1952)
  • 1895 Louis Calhern, American actor (Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle), born in New York City (d. 1956)
  • 1897 Alma Rubens, American actress (Humoresque), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1931)
  • 1898 Lauwrens Voorthuyzen [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch religious sect leader, born in Breezand, Netherlands (d. 1968)
  • 1899 Louis "Kid Shots" Madison, American jazz cornetist (WPA Brass Band; Eureka Brass Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1948)
  • 1899 Yury Olesha, Russian novelist (d. 1960)
  • 1900 Giorgos Seferis [Giōrgios Stylianou Seferiadēs], Greek writer (Nobel Prize for Literature 1963) and diplomat, born in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (d. 1971)
  • 1902 Hugo Haas, Czechoslovakian actor and director (Bait, Pick Up, 2 Smart People), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
  • 1902 John Bubbles, American rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1986)
  • 1902 Nydia Westman, American actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), born in New York City (d. 1970)
  • 1903 Kay Boyle, American novelist (Plagued by Nightingales), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1992)
  • 1903 Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Blind Person Owl), (d. 1951)
  • 1904 Havank [Hans van der Kallen], Dutch thriller and mystery writer (St Eustache), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1964)
  • 1906 Grace Mary Williams, Welsh composer (Penillion), born in Barry, Wales (d. 1977)
  • 1906 Hendrik Spruit, Dutch conductor and composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1998)
  • 1906 Louis Gesensway, Latvian-American violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1926-71), and composer (Ode To Peace), born in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now Daugavpils, Latvia) (d. 1976)
  • 1911 Bill Bowerman, American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1999)
  • 1911 Merle Oberon, British actress (That Uncertain Feeling, Wuthering Heights), born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (d. 1979)
  • 1911 Nikola Hercigonja, Croatian composer, born in Vinkovci, Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia (d. 2000)
  • 1912 Adolf Rudnicki [Aron Hirschhorn], Polish writer (Niekochana), born in Żabno, Galicia (now Poland) (d. 1990)
  • 1912 Peter Francis du Sautoy, British publisher (Faber & Faber) (d. 1995)
  • 1912 Saul Chaplin [Kaplan], American Oscar Award-winning stage, and screen composer, arranger, and orchestrator (An American in Paris; "The Anniversary Song"), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1997)
  • 1913 Alvin Derold Etler, American oboist, and composer, born in Battle Creek, Iowa (d. 1973)
  • 1914 Jacques Dufilho, French comedian (d. 2005)
  • 1915 Frank Glazer, American pianist (Satie), composer and teacher (Eastman School of Music, 1965-80), born in Chester, Wisconsin (d. 2015)
  • 1915 John Freeman, British politician (Labour), ambassador, TV host and executive (London Weekend Television), born in London, England (d. 2014)

Eddie Arcaro (1916-1997)

American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (Triple Crown 1941 Whirlaway, 1948 Citation), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 1917 Carson McCullers, American novelist (The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1967)
  • 1917 Richard "Dick" Emery, British comedian and actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love), born in London, England (d. 1983)
  • 1918 Fay McKenzie, American actress (The Party; Sierra Sue), and singer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2019)
  • 1920 C. Z. Guest, American socialite and fashion icon, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
  • 1920 Frances Bairstow, American educator and labor relations arbitrator, born in Racine, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
  • 1920 George Rose, British actor and singer (Beacon Hill, Holocaust), born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England (d. 1988)
  • 1920 Jaan Kross, Estonian writer (d. 2007)
  • 1921 Andries Treurnicht [Dr No], South African politician (founder of the South African Conservative Party), born in Piketberg, South Africa (d. 1993)
  • 1921 Claude Rene Georges Pascal, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
  • 1922 Beant Singh, Indian politician (Chief Minister of Punjab), born in Patiala, Punjab (d. 1995)
  • 1922 Fredell Lack, American concert violinist, and teacher (University of Houston, 1959-2009), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2017)
  • 1922 Josef Matěj, Czech trombonist, and composer (Monograms), born in Brušperk, Czechoslovakia (d. 1992)
  • 1923 Donald Lybbert, American composer (Zap; Lines for the Fallen), and educator (Hunter College, 1954-80), born in Cresco, Iowa (d. 1981)
  • 1924 Bruce Norris, American Hockey Hall of Fame executive (owner Detroit Red Wings 1952-82), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1986)
  • 1924 David Bronstein, Ukrainian chess player (d. 2006)

Lee Marvin (1924-1987)

American actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou), born in New York City

  • 1925 Jindřich Feld, Czech composer (Concerto for Flute and Orchestra), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
  • 1925 Leslie Laing, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold men's 4x400m relay 1952 WR 3:03.9), born in Linstead, Saint Catherine, Jamaica (d. 2021)
  • 1926 György Kurtág, Hungarian pianist, composer (Stele; Játékok), and teacher (Franz Liszt Academy, 1967-93), born in Lugoj, Romania
  • 1927 Rene Firino-Martell, French cognac manufacturer (Martell), born in Cognac, France (d. 1995)
  • 1928 Garland F. Pinholster, American college basketball coach (USA: gold Pan American Games 1963; Oglethorpe University 1956-66), born in Clyattville, Georgia (d. 2020)
  • 1928 Mike Sammes, British arranger, session, pop and easy-listening vocalist (The Mike Sammes Singers; Disneyland; The Beatles - "I Am The Walrus", "Good Night"; Olivia Newton-John - "Let Me Be There"), born in Reigate, England (d. 2001)
  • 1928 Nicolas Hayek, Swiss businessman who founded Swatch, born in Beirut, Lebanon (d. 2010)
  • 1929 Jacques Deray, French film director (d. 2003)
  • 1929 Joe Crozier, Canadian ice hockey head coach (Buffalo Sabres 1971-74, Toronto Maple Leafs 1980-81), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2022)
  • 1930 Gerald Sinstadt, English sports broadcaster and columnist (BBC Radio, ITV Grenada, BBC One; The Sentinel), born in Folkestone, England (d. 2021)
  • 1930 John Frankenheimer, American film director (The Birdman of Alcatraz; The Manchurian Candidate), born in New York City (d. 2002)
  • 1930 Virginia Kraft Payson American sports journalist (Sports Illustrated) and thoroughbred owner & breeder, born in New York City (d. 2023)
  • 1932 Jean-Pierre Ponnele, French opera director (Carmina Burana), born in Paris, France (d. 1988)
  • 1932 Joseph P. Kerwin, American Capt Med Corps USN/astro (Skylab 2), born in Oak Park, Illinois
  • 1934 Carole Eastman, American screenwriter (d. 2004)
  • 1934 David Jones, English director (Betrayal), born in Poole, England (d. 2008)
  • 1934 Julian Rochfort Belfrage, English theatre agent, born in London, England (d. 1994)
  • 1936 Bob Engemann, American singer (The Lettermen), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2013)
  • 1936 Ione Mylonas Shear, American archeologist (Bronze Age Greece), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2005)
  • 1936 Marin Sorescu, Romanian poet, playwright and artist (Iona, House under surveillance), born in Bulzești, Dolj County (d. 1996)
  • 1937 Norman O'Neill, Australian cricket batsman (42 Tests @ 45.55, 6 x 100s; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2008)
  • 1939 Douglas Mitchell, Canadian Football Hall of Fame executive (CFL Commissioner 1984-88), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2022)
  • 1939 Gwen Taylor, British actress (Monty Python's Life of Brian; Duty Free; Heartbeat - "Peggy"), born in Crich, Derbyshire, England
  • 1940 Bobby Rogers, American pop and soul tenor vocalist (The Miracles - "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"), and songwriter ("Going To A Go-Go"; "The Way You Do the Things You Do"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
  • 1940 Carlin Glynn, American actress (Continental Divide)
  • 1940 Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (d. 2006)

Smokey Robinson (84 years old)

1940 American soul singer-songwriter (The Miracles - "You Really Got A Hold On Me"; "Tears Of A Clown"; "My Girl"), born in Detroit, Michigan

  • 1941 Carlos Roqué Alsina, French-Argentinian concert pianist, composer (Überwindung; Schichten), and pedagogue, born in Buenos Aries, Argentina
  • 1941 Francisco Feliciano, Filipino conductor and composer (Pokpok Alimpako), born in Morong, Rizal, Philippines (d. 2014)
  • 1941 Imre Szöllősi, Hungarian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold K-2 10,00m 1966; 2 x Olympic silver 1960, bronze 1968), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
  • 1941 Stephen Dobyns, American author and poet (Cold Dog Soup), born in Orange, New Jersey
  • 1941 Warren Powers, American football running back (Oakland Raiders) and coach (Washington State University 1977, University of Missouri 1978-84), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2021)
  • 1942 Ken Kramer [Kenneth Bentley Kramer], former American Republican member of the House of Representatives, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1943 Homer Hickam, American author (Rocket Boys) and retired NASA engineer, born in Coalwood, West Virgina
  • 1943 Lou Christie [Lugee Sacco], American singer-songwriter ("Lightnin' Strikes"), born in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania
  • 1943 Tim Hunt, British biochemist, (Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for discovery of protein molecules), born in Neston, England
  • 1945 Jon Whiteley, Scottish child actor (Moonfleet) and art historian, born in Monymusk, Scotland
  • 1945 Michael Nader, American actor (Dynasty, All My Children), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2021)
  • 1945 Thomas Brasch, German writer and film director, born in Westow, England (d. 2001)
  • 1946 Alexander Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (Russian Requiem; Symphony No. 7 - Quarantine), born in Moscow, USSR
  • 1946 Karen Silkwood, American nuclear lab technician and labor union activist, born in Longview, Texas (d. 1974)
  • 1946 Paul Dean, Canadian rock guitarist (Loverboy - "Working For The Weekend"), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1946 Peter Hudson, Australian rules footballer
  • 1946 Pierre van der Linden, Dutch drummer (Brainbox; Focus -"Hocus Pocus"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1947 Ferdousi Priyabhashini, Bangladeshi sculptor (Independence Day Award-2010), born in Khulna District, British India (d. 2018)
  • 1947 Peter Bird, British ocean rower (1st to row non-stop solo across the Pacific), (d. 1996)
  • 1947 Tim Shadbolt, New Zealand politician (Mayor of Invercargill), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1948 (Whilhelmus) "Pim" Fortuyn, Dutch writer, politician, academic, and founder of right-wing political party (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF), born in Velsen. Netherlands (d. 2002)
  • 1948 Byron K. Lichtenburg, American astronaut (STS 9, STS 45), born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
  • 1948 John Minton [Big John Studd], American pro wrestler (Royal Rumble 1989), born in Butler, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
  • 1948 Mark Andes, American rock bassist (Spirit, 1968-74, 84, 89; Firefall, 1976-79; Heart, 1982-92), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1948 Tony Iommi, American rock guitarist (Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"; "Iron Man"), born in Birmingham, England
  • 1949 Danielle Bunton Berry [Dan Bunten], American software developer (M.U.L.E), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1998)
  • 1949 Eddie Hardin, English rock pianist and singer (Spencer Davis Group), born in London, England
  • 1949 William Messner-Loebs, American comics writer and artist (Flash, Wonder Woman), born in Ferndale, Michigan
  • 1950 Andy Powell, British rock guitarist and songwriter (Wishbone Ash - Argus), born in London, England
  • 1951 Alan Merrill [Allan Sachs], American vocalist and songwriter (The Arrows -"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2020)
  • 1951 Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (Db), Pakistani Islamic Sufi Scholar
  • 1951 Stephen Nichols, American actor (Witchboard, Days of our Lives), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1952 Amy Tan, American novelist (The Joy Luck Club), born in Oakland, California
  • 1952 Gaëtan Dugas, French Canadian flight attendant and HIV patient erroneously vilifed as "Patient Zero", born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1984) [1]
  • 1952 Rudolfo Neri-Vida, Mexican electrical engineer, PHD, and astronaut (STS 23), born in Chilpancingo, Mexico
  • 1953 Bill Kirchenbauer, American actor and comedian (Coach-Just the 10 of Us), born in Salzburg, Austria
  • 1953 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina (2007-2015), born in La Plata, Buenos Aires
  • 1954 Francis Bucholz, German rock bassist (Scorpions, 1973-92 - "Wind of Change"; Temple of Rock), born in Hanover, West Germany
  • 1954 Michael Gira, American rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Swans; Angels of Light), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1954 Sócrates [Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira], Brazilian soccer midfielder (60 caps, 22 goals Brazil; Corinthians), born in Belém, Brazil (d. 2011)
  • 1955 Jeff Daniels, American actor (Dumb & Dumber, Speed, The Newsroom), born in Athens, Georgia
  • 1956 Dave Wakeling, British Rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The English Beat; General Public), born in Birmingham, England
  • 1956 George David Low, American astronaut (STS 32, STS 43), born in Cleveland, Ohio

Jeffrey Immelt (68 years old)

1956 American CEO of General Electric (2001-17), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 1956 Kathleen Beller, American actress (Promises in the Dark, Dynasty, The Betsy), born in Westchester, New York
  • 1956 Peter Holsapple, American rock-pop singer-songwriter (The dB's; Continental Drifters), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
  • 1956 Roderick MacKinnon, American biologist (2003 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on ion channels), born in Burlington, Massachusetts
  • 1956 Steve Randell, Tasmanian cricket Test umpire (international panel)
  • 1957 Dave "Smoke" Stewart, American pitcher (Oakland Athletic), born in Oakland, California
  • 1957 Falco [Johann "Hans" Hölzel], Austrian rock vocalist ("Rock Me Amadeus"), born in Vienna, Austria
  • 1957 Ray Winstone, British actor (Scum), born in Homerton, London
  • 1958 Helen Fielding, English writer (Bridget Jones), born in Morley, England

Roger Goodell (65 years old)

1959 American NFL Commissioner, born in Jamestown, New York

  • 1960 Andrew, Duke of York, British prince and 2nd son of Queen Elizabeth II, born at Buckingham Palace, London
  • 1960 John Paul Jr., American auto racer (IMSA GT C'ship 1982; 24 Hours of Daytona 1982, 92; 12 Hours of Sebring 1982), born in Muncie, Indiana (d. 2020)
  • 1960 Keith Musa[kawukhathi] Zondi, South African head of Inkatha Youth Brigade
  • 1961 Andy Wallace, English auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1988; 24 Hours of Daytona 1990, 97, 99; 12 Hours of Sebring 1992, 93), born in Oxford, England
  • 1961 Justin Fashanu, English soccer forward (first openly gay pro footballer; first black footballer to command £1 million transfer fee), born in London, England (d. 1998)
  • 1962 Alvaro Espinoza, Venezuelan baseball shortstop (NY Yanks, NY Mets)

Hana Mandlikova (62 years old)

1962 Czech tennis player (4 Grand Slam titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic

  • 1962 John Laroche, American orchid poacher
  • 1963 Jessica Tuck, American actress (Megan-1 Life to Live), born in New York City
  • 1963 Laurell K. Hamilton, American writer (Anita Blake books), born in Heber Springs, Arkansas

Seal (61 years old)

1963 British Grammy and Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Crazy"; "Kiss From A Rose"; "Love's Divine"), born in London, England

  • 1964 Dmitri Lipskerov, Russian writer
  • 1964 Doug Aldrich, American rock guitarist (Burning Rain; Dead Daisies), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 1964 Jennifer Doudna, American biochemist (2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for CRISPR Gene Editing), born in Washington D.C.
  • 1964 Sonu Walia, Indian actress
  • 1965 Andrew Jameson, English swimmer, born in Crosby, England
  • 1965 John Commins, South African cricketer (South African Test batsman v NZ 1994-95)
  • 1966 Enzo Scifo, Belgian footballer
  • 1966 Justine Bateman, America actress (Family Ties, Satisfaction), born in Rye, New York
  • 1966 Paul Haarhuis, Dutch tennis star (1994 US/Austral doubles), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • 1966 Peter Douris, Canadian NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1966 Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales], American rapper (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"), and actor (Disorderlies), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2021) [1]
  • 1966 William White, American NFL safety (KC Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons), born in Lima, Ohio
  • 1967 Benicio Del Toro, Puerto Rican actor (Licence to Kill, Usual Suspects), born in San Germán, Puerto Rico
  • 1967 Kate Radley, British keyboardist (Spiritualized - "Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space"), born in England
  • 1967 Roel Liefden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
  • 1968 Frank Watkins, American heavy metal bassist (Obituary - "Cause of Death"), born in Boca Raton, Florida (d. 2015)
  • 1968 Rob Dimaio, Canadian NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Calgary, Alberta