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Famous Birthdays on January 29

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 236

Frederick Henry (1584-1647)

Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel (1625-47), born in Delft, Dutch Republic

  • 1632 Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (d. 1703)
  • 1689 Hubert K. Poot, Dutch poet (Akkerleven (Field Life); Minnezangen (Love Songs)), born in Abtswoude, Dutch Republic (d. 1733)
  • 1703 Carlmann Kolb, German composer and priest, born in Kösslarn, Lower Bavaria (d. 1765)
  • 1711 Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1788)
  • 1715 Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian court composer and pianist, born in Vienna (d. 1777)
  • 1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English army general (commanded British forces in North America) and Royal Governor of Virginia (1759-1768), born in Sevenoaks, England (d. 1797)
  • 1718 Paul Rabaut, French Huguenot pastor (d. 1794)

Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

English American writer and political essayist (Age of Reason, Common Sense), born in Thetford, England

  • 1749 Christian VII, King of Denmark and Norway (1766-1808), born in Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1808)
  • 1754 Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland (d. 1806)
  • 1756 Henry Lee III "Light Horse Harry", American Congressman, Governor of Virginia and American General, born on Leesylvania Plantation, Colony of Virginia (d. 1818)
  • 1761 Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American politician, Secretary of the Treasury (1801-14), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1849)
  • 1763 Johann Gottfried Seume, German writer (Spaziergang nach Syrakus), born in Poserna, Saxony-Anhalt, (d. 1810)
  • 1782 Daniel François Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo), born in Caen, Normandy, France (d. 1871)
  • 1782 Franciszek Ścigalski, Polish violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland (d. 1846)
  • 1783 Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian folk poet and translator (Homerus) [NS=Feb 9], born in Mishenskoe, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1852)
  • 1798 Henry Neele, English poet, born in London, England (d. 1828)
  • 1801 Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor (Felix Meritis Society, 1829-57), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1857)
  • 1803 James Outram “the Bayard of India”, English general and administrator in India, born in Bulterley Hall, Derbyshire (d. 1868)
  • 1810 Earnest Kummer, German mathematician (d. 1893)
  • 1821 Isaac Ferdinand Quinby, American General (Union Army), born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 1891)
  • 1823 Franklin Gardner, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in New York City (d. 1873)
  • 1824 Karl von Perfall, German composer and music director (Royal Bavarian Court and Residence Theater, 1868-92), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1907)
  • 1836 Benjamin Franklin Potts, American lawyer, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Fox Township, Ohio (d. 1887)
  • 1836 James Meech Warner, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Middlebury, Vermont (d. 1897)

William McKinley (1843-1901)

25th US President (Republican: 1897-1901), born in Niles, Ohio

  • 1846 Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (d. 1915)
  • 1850 Ebenezer Howard, English pioneer of garden cities, born in London, England (d. 1928)
  • 1850 Lawrence Hargrave, English-born aviation pioneer and inventor (box kite), born in London (d. 1915)
  • 1852 Frederic Hymen Cowen, British pianist, conductor, and composer (Thorgrim), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1935)
  • 1852 Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor and playwright (O Noapte Furtunoasa), born in Haimanalele, Ploiesti, Romania (d. 1912)

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

Russian author and playwright (Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya), born in Taganrog, Russia

  • 1862 Frederick Delius, British composer (A Mass of Life; Brigg Fair; In a Summer Garden), born in Bradford, England (d. 1934)
  • 1864 Adolf Philipp, German-American Broadway composer (Adele), born in Hamburg, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1936)
  • 1866 Romain Rolland, French writer (Jean-Christophe, Nobel Prize for Literature 1915), born in Clamecy, France (d. 1944)
  • 1867 Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1928)
  • 1869 Andrey Scherbachov, Russian composer and pianist, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1922)
  • 1871 Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, Spanish composer, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1970)
  • 1873 Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Italian navy officer, explorer and mountaineer (Ruwenzori Range, Uganda; Mount Saint Alias, Yukon), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1933)

John D. Rockefeller Jr (1874-1960)

American financier and philanthropist, born in Cleveland, Ohio

  • 1874 Robert Lach, Austrian composer, born in Vienna (d. 1958)
  • 1876 Ludolf Nielsen, Danish composer, born in Nørre Tvede, Denmark (d. 1939)
  • 1876 [William] Havergal Brian, British composer ("Gothic" symphony), born in Dresden, Staffordshire (d. 1972)
  • 1877 Georges Catroux, French general (d. 1969)
  • 1878 Barney Oldfield, American auto racer (International Motorsports Hall of Fame; first to drive at 60mph on circular track), born near Wauseon, Ohio (d. 1946)
  • 1880 W. C. Fields [William Claude Dukenfield], American actor (Bank Dick), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
  • 1884 Juhan Aavic, Estonian composer, born in Holstre, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
  • 1887 Albert Conti, Austrian actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
  • 1889 Francisco Santiago, Filipino pianist, composer (Taga-ilog Symphony), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1947)
  • 1889 Rudolf Mauersberger, German choral conductor and composer (Dresdner Requiem), born in Mauersberg, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire (d. 1971)
  • 1890 Marguerite Canal, French conductor and composer (1st woman in France to conduct an orchestra), born in Toulouse, France (d. 1978)

R. Norris Williams (1891-1968)

American tennis player (US National C'ship 1914, 16; survived sinking of RMS Titanic), born in Geneva, Switzerland

  • 1892 Clifford Gray, American bobsledder (Olympic gold 5-man 1928, 4-man 1932), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1969)
  • 1892 Ernst Lubitsch, German actor, producer and film director (To Be or Not to Be, Love Parade), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1947)
  • 1893 Edric Cundell, British composer (Serbia; The Tragedy of Deirdre) conductor, and educator (Guildhall School of Music, 1938-56), born in London, England (d. 1961)
  • 1893 Martian Negrea, Romanian composer and conductor, born in Valea Viilor, Romania (d. 1973)
  • 1895 Muna Lee, American poet and activist, born in Raymond, Mississippi (d. 1965)
  • 1896 Teddy Hoad, West Indies cricket batsman, captain (4 Tests; Barbados), born in Richmond, Saint Michael, Barbados (d. 1986)
  • 1898 Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist, composer and conductor (La Guerre), born in Charleroi, Belgium (d. 1971)
  • 1898 Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer (The Stars Grow Pale), born in Vejle, Denmark (d. 1980)
  • 1900 Marco Tajcevic, Serbian composer, born in Osijek, Austria-Hungry (d. 1984)
  • 1900 Willem Hussem, Dutch painter and poet (Coastline, Lookout on Sea), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1974)
  • 1901 Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1965)
  • 1903 Cornelis Hendrik Edelman, Dutch geologist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1964)
  • 1905 Barnett Newmann, American abstract expressionist painter (Black Fire I), born in New York City (d. 1970)
  • 1906 Frans Hin, Dutch yachtsman (Olympic gold 12' Dinghy 1920; aged 14 years 163 days), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1968)
  • 1906 Joe Primeau, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1931–32; Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Stanley Cup 1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Lindsay, Ontario (d. 1989)
  • 1909 Alan Marshal, Australian actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1961)
  • 1909 George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy, British politician (Speaker of the House of Commons), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 1997)
  • 1910 Colin Middleton, Irish artist (d. 1983)
  • 1910 Paul Hodder-Williams, British publisher (Hodder & Stoughton), born in Calcutta, India (d. 2007)
  • 1911 Peter von Siemens, German industrialist, born in Charlottenburg, German Empire (d. 1986)
  • 1913 Daniel Taradash, American screenwriter (d. 2003)
  • 1913 Peter von Zahn, German journalist, writer, and film maker, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 2001)
  • 1913 Victor Mature, American actor (I Wake Up Screaming, Samson and Delilah), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1999)
  • 1914 Menelaos Pallantios, Greek composer, born in Piraeus (d. 2012)
  • 1915 Fred Ramsey, American jazz writer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
  • 1915 Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet (wrote about social issues and nonsense verse for children), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2002)
  • 1915 John Serry, Sr., American classical, jazz, and bolero accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2003)
  • 1916 Barbara Skelton, English writer, memoirist, and socialite (mistress to King Farouk), born in Taplow, England (d. 1996)
  • 1916 Kyra Vayne [Knopmuss], English stage and opera soprano, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 2001)
  • 1917 John Raitt, American stage and screen singer and actor (Carousel; The Pajama Game), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 2005)
  • 1918 Bill Rigney, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1948; NY Giants) and manager (NY/SF Giants; LA Angels; Minnesota Twins), born in Alameda, California (d. 2001)

John Forsythe (1918-2010)

American actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), born in Penns Grove, New Jersey

  • 1919 Doyle Royal, American collegiate soccer coach (NCAA C'ship 1968; University of Maryland 1946-73) and tennis coach (U of Maryland 1954-80), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2020)
  • 1919 Norman Frederick Simpson, British playwright (One Way Pendulum), born in London, England (d. 2011)
  • 1920 Alec Coppen, British pioneering psychiatrist (serotonin theory of depression), born in London, England (d. 2019)
  • 1920 José Luis de Villalonga, Spanish aristocrat (d. 2007)
  • 1921 Anthony George, American actor (Checkmate; Dark Shadows), born in Endicott, New York (d. 2005)
  • 1922 Gerda Steinhoff, Nazi concetration camp supervisor (d. 1946)
  • 1923 (Sidney) "Paddy" Chayefsky, American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Marty; The Hospital; Network), novelist, and playwright, born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 1981)
  • 1923 Jack Burke Jr, American golfer (US Masters, PGA C'ship 1956; Ryder Cup 1951, 53, 55, 59; 1973 [non-playing captain]), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2024)
  • 1924 Brian Trubshaw, British test pilot, first to fly Concorde, born in Liverpool (d. 2001)
  • 1924 Lord John Gregson, British Labour politician and Baron, born in Manchester, England (d. 2009)
  • 1924 Luigi Nono, Italian avant-garde composer (Canonic Variations), born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1990)
  • 1924 Marcelle Ferron, Quebec painter and stained glass artist (d. 2001)
  • 1924 Peter Voulkos, American artist (d. 2002)
  • 1925 Pier Tania (Meinte Piet), Dutch radio/TV host (ANP, De Bezetting) (d. 1995)
  • 1926 Abdus Salam, Pakistani theoretical physicist (1979 Noble Prize for Physics - electroweak unification theory), born in Jhand, British India (d. 1996)
  • 1926 Bob Falkenburg, American tennis player (Wimbledon singles 1948, doubles, 1947; US Open doubles 1944), born in New York City (d. 2022)
  • 1927 Edward Abbey, American author and environmentalist (Desert Solitaire), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
  • 1928 Bengt Hambraeus, Swedish Canadian composer and organist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2000)
  • 1929 Elio Petri, Italian director (Property is no theft), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1982)
  • 1929 Puggy Pearson, American poker player (World Series of Poker Main Event 1973; 4 x World Series of Poker bracelets), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2006)
  • 1929 William McMillan, American sports shooter (Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1960; World C'ship gold 1952), born in Frostburg, Maryland (d. 2000)
  • 1930 Derek Bailey, British avant-garde jazz guitar virtuoso, born in Sheffield, England (d. 2005)
  • 1930 John Junkin, British actor and scriptwriter (A Hard Day's Night), born in Ealing, Middlesex (d. 2006)
  • 1931 Leslie Bricusse, British stage and film composer and lyricist (Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; "Goldfinger"; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - "The Candy Man"; "Pure Imagination"), born in Pinner, Middlesex, England (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Beverly Kenney American jazz singer ("I Hate Rock n' Roll"; "Born To Be Blue"), born in Harrison, New Jersey (d. 1960)
  • 1932 Raman Subba Row, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 137; Surrey CCC, Northamptonshire CCC), born in London (d. 2024)
  • 1932 Tommy Taylor, English soccer striker (19 caps; Manchester United 166 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Smithies, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1958)
  • 1933 R. C. Alston, British bibliographer, born in Trinidad (d. 2011)
  • 1933 Ron Townson, American rock vocalist (The 5th Dimension - "Up, Up And Away"), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2001)
  • 1933 Sacha Distel, French singer ("Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" cover), born in Paris, France (d. 2004)
  • 1933 Wolfgang Gönnenwein, German choral director and educator, and artistic director (Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, 1972-2004), born in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (d. 2015)
  • 1934 Noel Harrison, British singer ("The Windmills of Your Mind"), and actor (Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - "Mark Slate"), born in London, England (d. 2013)
  • 1934 Paul Gutama Soegijo, Indonesian composer working ijn Germany, born in Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies (d. 2019)
  • 1935 Roger Payne American biologist, environmentalist, and whale conservationist (Songs of the Humpback Whale), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1936 James Jamerson, American session pop and R&B bass guitarist (Motown Records), born in Edisto, South Carolina (d. 1983)
  • 1936 Malcolm Binns, English concert pianist, born in Nottingham, England
  • 1936 Patrick Caulfield, British painter and printmaker, born in London (d. 2005)
  • 1937 Bobby Scott, American composer, arranger and jazz singer ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), born in Mt Pleasant, New York (d. 1990)
  • 1938 Bill Christian, American ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1960, captain), born in Warroad, Minnesota
  • 1939 Germaine Greer, Australian feminist and author (Female Eunuch), born in Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1940 Justino DÍaz, Puerto Rican opera singer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1940 Katharine Ross, American actress (Graduate, Francesca-Colbys), born in Hollywood, California
  • 1940 Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer (1st Japanese rider to win GP race 1961) and auto racer (4 x All-Japan Sports Prototype C'ship), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2022)
  • 1942 Arnaldo Tamayo-Méndez, Cuban cosmonaut, first Latin-American in space (Soyuz 38, 1980), born in Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba
  • 1942 Claudine Longet, French-American singer, actress, and former Mrs Andy Williams (1961-75), born in Paris, France
  • 1942 Frank Robinson Hartley, British vice-chancellor (Cranfield University)
  • 1942 Robin Morgan, American poet, author, political theorist, academic, and former child actor (Dagmar-Mama), born in Lake Worth, Florida
  • 1943 Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard, Irish-born Abbot of Downside Abbey, born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1943 Tim Souster, British composer, born in Bletchley, England (d. 1994)
  • 1943 Tony Blackburn, English radio DJ (Radio Caroline, BBC - 1st to broadcast), born in Guildford, England
  • 1944 Barbara Moore, American actress (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - "Lisa Rogers"), born in Wardell, Missouri
  • 1944 Hans Plomp, Dutch writer and poet (Venus in Holland), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1944 Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge (International Court of Justice, 2015-), born in Jamaica
  • 1944 Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan military, rebel leader, and autocratic politician (President of Uganda, 1986-), born in Ntungamo, Uganda

Donna Caponi (79 years old)

1945 American golfer (PGA C'ship 1979, 81; US Open 1969, 70; 24 x LPGA Tour wins), born in Detroit, Michigan

Tom Selleck (79 years old)

1945 American actor (Lance-Rockford Files, Magnum PI), born in Detroit, Michigan

  • 1946 Bettye LaVette [Betty Jo Haskins], American soul singer (I've Got My Own Hell to Raise), born in Muskegon, Michigan
  • 1947 David Byron [Garrick], British vocalist and songwriter (Uriah Heep), born in Epping, England (d. 1985)
  • 1947 Israel Wetrin, German-born businessman (Elonex)
  • 1947 Linda B. Buck, American scientist, (2004 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - olfactory receptor), born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1947 Marián Varga, Slovak musician (Prúdy), born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
  • 1948 Dervin Gordon, British rock singer (The Equals), born in Jamaica
  • 1948 Felice Taylor, American R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin' On), born in Richmond, California (d. 2017)
  • 1948 Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor (V, Dallas), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1948 Pat Kenny, Irish TV presenter and radio host
  • 1949 Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2014)
  • 1950 Ann Jillian, American actress (Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 1950 Jody Scheckter, South African auto racer (World F1 Champion 1979), born in East London, South Africa
  • 1950 Max Carl [Gronenthal], American rock singer and musician (Grand Funk Railroad, 2000-present; 38 Special, 1987-92), born in Platte Center, Nebraska
  • 1951 Andy Roberts, West Indian cricket fast bowler (47 Tests, 202 wickets, BB 7/54; Hampshire CCC, Leeward Islands, Leicestershire CCC), born in Urlings Village, Antigua
  • 1951 Gegham Grigorian, Armenian operatic tenor, and artistic director (Yerevan Opera, 2000-07), born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2016)
  • 1951 Stevie "Keys" Roseman, American session and touring rock keyboardist (Journey), born in Oakland, California
  • 1952 Kenn Kweder, American rock and folk singer-songwriter ("Diablo"; "Suzy Said So"; "Mommy And Daddy"), born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania [1]
  • 1952 Tim Healy, English actor (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet), born in Benwell, England
  • 1953 Dalila di Lazzaro, Italian, covergirl/model (Vogue), born in Udine, Italy
  • 1953 Hwang Woo-Suk, South Korean biomedical scientist and stem cell researcher, born in Buyeo-gun, South Korea
  • 1953 Louie F. Pérez, Jr., American lyricist, percussionist, guitarist, and jarana player (Los Lobos - "Will The Wolf Survive?"), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1953 Lynne McGranger, Australian actress (Home and Away), born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1953 Teresa Teng [Li-chun], Taiwanese pop singer("Aijin"; The Power Of Love"; "Airport"), and actress, born in Baozhong Township, Yunlin, Taiwan
  • 1954 Dick Manitoba, American punk rock singer (The Dictators), born in New York City
  • 1954 Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1976-79 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames), born in Guelph, Ontario

Oprah Winfrey (70 years old)

1954 American TV talk show host and actress (The Oprah Winfrey Show, Colour Purple), born in Kosciusko, Mississippi

  • 1955 John Tate, American boxer (WBA heavyweight championship 1979-80), born in Marion, Arkansas (d. 1998)
  • 1957 Grazyna Miller, Italian poet, translator, and journalist
  • 1957 Irlene Mandrell, American country singer (Mandrell Sisters), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
  • 1957 Jac Bico [van Bekhoven], Dutch guitarist and singer-songwriter (Tambourine; Piu Piu), born in Oosterhout, Netherlands
  • 1958 Judy Norton-Taylor, American actress (Mary Ellen - The Waltons), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1960 Cho-Liang Lin, American classical violinist (Queen Sophia prize, 1977), and teacher (Juilliard, 1991-present), born in Hsinchu, Taiwan [1]
  • 1960 David Piltch, Canadian session and touring bassist (Holly Cole, k.d. lang, Joe Henry), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1960 Gia Carangi, American model (one of 1st supermodels), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)

Greg Louganis (64 years old)

1960 American diver (4 x Olympic gold 10m platform & 3m springboard 1984, 88), born in San Diego, California

  • 1960 James "JG" Thirlwell, Australian musician, composer and record producer, born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1960 Matthew Ashford, American actor (Days of Our Lives - "Jack Devaraux"), born in Davenport, Iowa
  • 1960 Sean Kerly, English field hockey forward (Olympic gold 1988, bronze 1984) and broadcaster, born in Whistable, England
  • 1960 Steve Sax, American baseball 2nd baseman (World Series 1981, 88; NL Rookie of the Year 1982; 5 x MLB All-Star, Los Angeles Dodgers), born in West Sacramento, California
  • 1961 Eddie Jackson, American heavy metal rock bassist (Queensrÿche - "Silent Lucidity"), born in Robstown, Texas
  • 1962 Ismail Haniyeh, Palestinian politician and leader of Hamas, born in Al-Shati refugee campl, Gaza Strip
  • 1962 Nicholas Turturro, American actor (James Martinez-NYPD Blue), born in Queens, New York
  • 1962 Olga Tokarczuk, Polish writer (Primeval and Other Times), 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature, born in Sulechów, Poland
  • 1963 Bob Holly 'Hardcore Holly', American professional wrestler, born in Glendale, California
  • 1964 Andre Reed, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (7 x Pro Bowl; Buffalo Bills), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • 1964 Anna Ryder Richardson, British interior designer and television presenter
  • 1964 John Gallagher, New Zealand rugby union fullback (18 Tests; World Cup 1987; Wellington), born in London, England
  • 1964 Roddy Frame, Scottish singer-songwriter (Aztec Camera-Stray), born in East Kilbride, Scotland
  • 1965 Dominik Hašek, Czech Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (Olympic gold 1998; NHL MVP 1997, 98; 6 x Vezina Trophy; 6 x NHL All Star; Buffalo Sabres), born in Pardubice, Czech Republic
  • 1965 Tim Johnson, American pastor (Orlando World Outreach Center) and NFL defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1991; Pro Bowl 1993; Washington Redskins), born in Sarasota, Florida
  • 1966 Romário, Brazilian soccer striker (70 caps; Vasco da Gama, PSV Eindhoven, Fluminense) and politician, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1967 Khalid Skah, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1992), born in Midelt, Morocco
  • 1967 Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey goalie (NHL All-Star 1989, 2001, 02; Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes; Canada Cup gold 1991), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1967 Stacey King, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 1991-93 Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (CSN Chicago), born in Lawton, Oklahoma
  • 1968 Aeneas Williams, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1995, 97, 2001; 8 × Pro Bowl; Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1968 Edward Burns, American actor, director, writer (Brothers McMullen, Saving Private Ryan), born in Queens, New York
  • 1968 Sora Jung, Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
  • 1968 Susi Erdmann, German bobsledder (World C'ship gold x 7; Olympic silver Women's singles 1994, bronze 1992), born in Blankenburg, Germany
  • 1969 Hyde [Hideto Takarai], Japanese singer, born in Wakayama