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Famous Birthdays on July 12

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 216

  • 1394 Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shōgun (1429-41), (d. 1441)
  • 1644 Arnold Moonen, Dutch vicar and linguist (David's holy saint graduals), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1711)
  • 1651 Margaret Theresa of Spain, daughter of Philip IV, wife and niece of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (the child in Velázquez Las Meninas, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1673)
  • 1675 Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco, Italian cellist and composer, born in Verona, Republic of Venice (now Italy) (d. 1742)

Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)

English pottery designer and manufacturer (Wedgwood), born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England

  • 1757 Christian Danner, German violinist and composer, born in Schwetzingen, Electoral Palatinate, Holy RomanEmpire (now Germany) (d. 1813)
  • 1802 Charles-Louis Hanssens, Belgian composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1871)
  • 1803 Peter Chanel, French priest and saint, born in Montrevel-en-Bresse, Ain, France (d. 1841)
  • 1807 Silas Casey, American Major General (Union Army), born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island (d. 1882)
  • 1813 Claude Bernard, French physiologist involved in the founding of modern physiology (blind experiments), born in Saint-Julien, Rhône (d. 1878)

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

American naturalist and pacifist (Walden Pond), born in Concord, Massachusetts

  • 1821 Cesare Dominiceti, Italian composer, born in Desenzano del Garda, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire (now Italy) (d. 1888)
  • 1821 Daniel Harvey Hill, Confederate General (American Civil War), born in York District, South Carolina (d. 1889)
  • 1824 Eugène Boudin, French painter (beach scenes), born in Honfleur, France (d. 1898)
  • 1828 N.G. [Nikolay Gavrilovich] Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (What Is to Be Done?), born in Saratov, Russia (d. 1889)
  • 1840 Abraham Goldfaden, Russian-born Jewish poet and playwright (Shulamis), born in Starokostiantyniv, Russian Empire (d. 1908)
  • 1849 William Osler, Canadian physician and author (circulatory system), born in Bond Head, Province of Canada (d. 1919)
  • 1850 Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist, born in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (d. 1912)

Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852-1933)

President of Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina

George Eastman (1854-1932)

American inventor (Kodak camera) and founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, born in Waterville, New York

  • 1859 Peter Verigin, Russian Doukhobor leader (led Doukhobor community in Canada), born in Slavianka, Russia (d. 1924) [1]
  • 1861 Anton Arensky, Russian composer, born in Novgorod, Russia (d. 1906)
  • 1863 Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin), born in Nice, France (d. 1933)
  • 1863 Paul Karl Ludwig Drude, German physicist (optics), born in Brunswick, Germany (d. 1906)
  • 1868 Stefan George, German lyric poet (Algabal), born in Büdesheim, Germany (d. 1933)
  • 1870 Louis II [Louis Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi], Prince of Monaco, born in Baden-Baden, Germany (d. 1949)

Emil Hácha (1872-1945)

Czech politician (President of Czechoslovakia, 1938-9, State President of Bohemia and Moravia, 1939-1945), born in Trhové Sviny, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

  • 1876 Max Jacob, French poet and writer, born in Quimper, Brittany, France (d. 1944)
  • 1879 Han Yong-woon, Korean Buddhist reformer and poet, born in Yucheon, Hongseong, South Korea (d. 1944)
  • 1880 Tod Browning, American film director (Dracula), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1962)
  • 1881 Ludwig Rubiner, German poet and essayist, born in Berlin (d. 1920)
  • 1883 Joseph Crehan, American actor (The Roaring Twenties, Meeting at Midnight), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1966)
  • 1884 Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (Reclining Nude), born in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1920)

Louis B. Mayer (1884-1957)

American film producer and creator of the star system (MGM), born in Minsk, Russian Empire

  • 1885 George Butterworth, English composer, born in Paddington, London, England (d. 1916)
  • 1886 Jean Hersholt, Danish actor (Heidi, Greed, Men in White, Aryan), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1956)
  • 1889 Marty Friedman, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (tied World C'ship series, New York Whirlwinds 1921), born in New York City (d. 1986)
  • 1892 Bruno Schulz, Polish writer (The Street of Crocodiles), born in Drohobych, Austrian Galicia (d. 1942)
  • 1895 Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), born in Hamar, Norway (d. 1962)
  • 1895 Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (Rodgers & Hammerstein - "Oklahoma!"; "South Pacific"; "The King And I"; " The Sound Of Music"), born in New York City (d. 1960)
  • 1895 R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect and inventor (geodesic dome), born in Milton, Massachusetts (d. 1983)
  • 1897 Fred Enke, American College basketball coach (University of Arizona 1925–1961, record 522–344), born in Olmsted County, Minnesota (d. 1985)
  • 1902 Günther Anders, German Jewish philosopher, born in Breslau, German Empire (d. 1992)

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)

Chilean poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971), born in Parral, Chile

  • 1905 Prince John of the United Kingdom, youngest son of English King George V, born in York Cottage, Sandringham (d. 1919)
  • 1908 Alain Cuny, French actor (La Dolce Vita, Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle), born in Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1994)
  • 1908 Ernest Burnelle, Belgian politician (Communist Party of Belgium (PCB)), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1968)
  • 1908 Johan Franco, Dutch composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 1988)

Milton Berle (1908-2002)

American comedian and TV host (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television), born in New York City

  • 1908 Paul Runyan, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1934, 38), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas (d. 2002)
  • 1909 "Curly" Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (The Three Stooges), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
  • 1909 Fritz Leonhardt, German structural engineer, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1999)
  • 1909 Joey Faye, American comedian (Joey Faye's Follies), born in New York City (d. 1997)
  • 1909 Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose, British Conservative Lower house leader (1941-45), born in Surrey, England (d. 1995)
  • 1911 Johanna Moosdorf, German writer (Next Door), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2000)
  • 1912 Brodrick Haldane, Scottish photographer, born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)
  • 1912 Dioniysis Papagiannopoulos, Greek stage and screen actor, born in Diakopto, Achaea, Greece (d. 1984)
  • 1912 Will Bradley [Wilbur Schwichtenberg], American session, jazz, and boogie-woogie trombonist and bandleader ("Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"), born in Newton, New Jersey (d. 1989)
  • 1913 Willis Lamb, American physicist (Nobel 1955), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008)
  • 1915 Michael Haddon, Zimbabwe mining engineer and race relations activist, born in KweKwe, Southern Rhodesia (d. 1996)

Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916-1974)

Soviet sniper during World War II known as 'Lady Death' - the most successful female sniper in history with 309 confirmed kills, born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, Russian Empire

  • 1917 Andrew Wyeth, American realist painter (Christina's World), born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
  • 1919 Vera Ralston [Věra Helena Hrubá], Czech figure skater and actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2003)
  • 1920 Beah Richards, American actress, poet, playwright and author (Roots, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2000)
  • 1920 Honoré Desmond Sharrer, American artist (Tribute to the American Working People), born in West Point, New York (d. 2009)
  • 1920 Keith Andes, American actor (Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats), born in Ocean City, New Jersey (d. 2005)
  • 1920 Paul Foster, American gospel singer (The Soul Stirrers), born in Grand Cane, Louisiana (d. 1995)

Pierre Berton (1920-2004)

Canadian author (War of 1812), born in Whitehorse, Yukon

  • 1922 Clark MacGregor, American Republican politician (involved in Watergate), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2003)
  • 1922 Mark Hatfield, American politician (29th Governor of Oregon), born in Dallas, Oregon (d. 2011)
  • 1922 Michael Ventris, English architect who deciphered Linear B, born in Wheathampstead, England (d. 1956)
  • 1923 James E. Gunn, American sci-fi author (The Listeners, Station in Space, Immortal), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2020)
  • 1924 Jaap Geraedts, Dutch composer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2003)
  • 1925 Roger Smith, CEO (General Motors), born in Colombus, Ohio (d. 2007)
  • 1925 Yasushi Akutagawa, Japanese composer (Orpheus of Hiroshima, Ellora Symphony), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1989)
  • 1926 Max Sordam, Suriname warden and writer (Surinamese Dictionary Sranantongo), born in Paramaribo, Dutch Colony of Suriname
  • 1927 (Secondo) "Conte" Candoli, American jazz, big band, and session trumpeter (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; The Brothers Candoli; The Tonight Show, 1967-92), born in Mishawaka, Indiana (d. 2001)
  • 1927 Pavle Merku, Italian-Slovene composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Trieste (d. 2014)
  • 1928 Barbara Cowsill, American singer and rock band mother (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1985)
  • 1928 Elias James Corey, American organic chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 1990), born in Methuen, Massachusetts [1]
  • 1928 Hayden White, American "literary criticism" historian (Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Europe), born in Martin, Tennessee (d. 2018)
  • 1928 Kathy Staff [Minnie Higginbottom], British actress (Mary Reilly, Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England (d. 2008)
  • 1928 Sir Alastair Burnet [James William Alexander Burnet], British journalist and broadcaster (News at Ten), Born in Sheffield, England (d. 2012)
  • 1930 Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, writer (voice of "Babar the Elephant"), born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland (d. 2023)
  • 1930 Jean Brankart, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1955, Giro d'Italia 1958 runner-up; Belgium national track pursuit champion 1956, 58, 59), born in Momalle, Belgium (d. 2020)
  • 1931 André Laporte, Flemish composer, born in Oplinter, Tienen, Belgium
  • 1931 J. Bob Traxler, American politician (Rep-D-Michigan 1974-93), born in Kawkawlin, Michigan (d. 2019)
  • 1932 Harold William Woolhouse, British botanist, born in Sheffield (d. 1996)
  • 1932 Otis Davis, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m [WR 44.9], 4x400m relay [WR 3:02.2] 1960), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • 1933 Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England (d. 2017)
  • 1933 Donald E. Westlake, American author (The Hunter), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
  • 1934 Van Cliburn, American pianist (Tchaikovsky Competition winner, 1958), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2013)
  • 1935 Barrie Wilson, Canadian religious scholar (How Jesus Became Christian), born in Montreal, Québec (d. 1995)
  • 1935 Chris Burger, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 37no; Natal), born in Randfontein, South Africa (d. 2014)
  • 1935 Hans Tilkowski, German soccer goalkeeper (39 caps, West Germany; Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Husen, Germany (d. 2020)
  • 1936 Frank Ryan, American football quarterback (NFL C'ship 1964, 3 × Pro Bowl, NFL passing TD leader 1964, 66; Cleveland Browns), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2024)
  • 1936 Jan Nemec, Czech film director (Diamonds of the Night), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)

Bill Cosby (86 years old)

1937 American actor and comedian (Cosby Show, I Spy, Leonard Part 6), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • 1937 Howard "Howie" Casey, British rock saxophonist (Derry and the Seniors), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1937 Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997-2002), born in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • 1937 Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer ("Buenas Noches Mi Amor"), born in Thetford Mines, Quebec (d. 2021)
  • 1937 Mickey Edwards, American Republican congressman (Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1937 Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian billiards player (21 x UMB three-cushion World C'ships; 6 x UMB World one-cushion C'ships), born in Lier, Belgium

Robert McFarlane (1937-2022)

American Marine Corps veteran and civil servant (National Security Adviser, 1983-85), involved in the Space Defense Initiative, and Iran-Contra Affair, born in Washington, D.C.

  • 1938 Eiko Ishioka, Costume Designer (Academy Award, Bram Stoker’s Dracula), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2012)
  • 1938 Mickey Stratton, American National Softball HOF catcher (All World Team 1965; 5 x All American), born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 2018)
  • 1938 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2019)
  • 1939 Phillip Adams, Australian humanist and broadcaster (Late Night Live), born in Maryborough, Victoria
  • 1940 Christos Zanteroglou, Greek soccer defender (13 caps; Olympiacos, Egaleo), born in Nea Ionia, Greece (d. 2023)
  • 1941 Joseph Whipp, American actor (Escape from Alcatraz), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1942 Billy Smith, Australian rugby league halfback (26 Tests; St. George), born in Fremantle, Western Australia
  • 1942 Richard Stoltzman, American clarinetist (Tashi), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1943 Bruce Taylor, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (30 Tests, 111 wickets, BB 7/74, 2 x 100, HS 124; Canterbury, Wellington), born in Timaru, New Zealand (d. 2021)

Christine McVie (1943-2022)

British rock keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, 1970-98, 2014-22 - "Don't Stop"; "You Make Loving Fun"; solo - "Got A Hold On Me"), born in Bouth, Lancashire, England

  • 1943 Ernie Anastos, American news anchor (WCBS, WABC), born in Nashua, New Hampshire
  • 1943 Paul Silas, American College Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 1974, 76 Boston Celtics, 1979 Seattle SuperSonics; 2 x NBA All-Star) and coach (Charlotte/NO Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats), born in Prescott, Arkansas (d. 2022)
  • 1943 Walter Murch, American film editor and sound engineer (Apocalypse Now), born in New York City
  • 1944 Bill McCollum Jr., American lawyer and politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Brooksville, Florida
  • 1944 Denise Nicholas, American actress (Room 222, Baby I'm Back), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1944 Terry Cooper, English soccer defender (20 caps; Leeds, Middlesborough) and manager (Bristol City, Birmingham City), born in Brotherton, England (d. 2021)
  • 1945 Chuck Daellenbach, American-Canadian tubist (Canadian Brass, 1970-present), born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin
  • 1945 Dimitar Penev, Bulgarian soccer defender (90 caps; CSKA Sofia 329 games) and manager (Bulgaria 55 games, CSKA Sofia), born in Mirovyane, Bulgaria
  • 1945 Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor (Inferno), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy
  • 1946 Graham Roope, English cricket batsman (21 Tests, 7 x 50; Surrey CCC, Berkshire CCC, Griqualand West), born in Fareham, England (d. 2006)
  • 1946 Sian Barbara Allen, American actress (Scream Pretty Peggy), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
  • 1947 György Orbán, Hungarian choral composer and educator, born in Târgu Mureș, Romania
  • 1947 Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 8 dismissals; Hyderabad), born in Hyderabad, India (d. 1999)
  • 1947 Richard C. McCarty, American professor of psychology, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
  • 1947 Wilko Johnson [John Wilkinson], British guitarist, singer and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood, 1971-77 - "She Does It Right"), born in Canvey Island, Essex, England (d. 2022)
  • 1948 Ben Burtt Jr., American sound designer, born in Jamesville, New York
  • 1948 Chizuko Ueno, Japanese sociologist and feminist, known for "The Modern Family in Japan: Its Rise and Fall", born in Toyama Prefecture, Japan [1]
  • 1948 Jay Thomas [Jon Thomas Terrell], American disc jockey, comedian, and actor (Cheers; Murphy Brown), born in Kermit, Texas (d. 2017)
  • 1948 Richard Simmons, American exercise guru (CHiPs, Deal-a-Meal), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1948 Walter Egan, American guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("Magnet And Steel"; "Hot Summer Nights"), born in Queens, New York
  • 1949 Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner (Hendrick Motorsports; 7 x NASCAR Cup Series titles), born in Palmer Springs, Virginia
  • 1950 Eric Carr [Paul Charles Caravello], American rock drummer (Kiss,1980-91), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
  • 1951 Brian Grazer, American film producer, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1951 Cheryl Ladd, American actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts), born in Huron, South Dakota
  • 1951 Jamey Sheridan, American actor (Another World), born in Pasadena, California
  • 1951 Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1952 Liz Mitchell, Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M), born in Clarendon, Jamaica
  • 1952 Peter Marti, Swiss soccer striker (6 caps; BSC Young Boys, FC Zürich, FC Basel, FC Aarau), born in Langenthal, Switzerland (d. 2023)
  • 1952 Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass guitar player (Iron Butterfly, 1974-77), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1995)
  • 1952 Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer, born in Šabac, Serbia
  • 1954 Wolfgang Dremmler, German soccer defensive midfielder (27 caps West Germany; Eintracht Braunschweig, FC Bayern Munich), born in Salzgitter, Germany
  • 1956 Mario Soto, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1982, 83, 84 Cincinnati Reds), born in Baní, Dominican Republic
  • 1956 Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • 1957 Buddy Foster, American child actor (Hondo, Mayberry RFD), born in Virginia
  • 1957 Manabu Kitabeppu, Japanese Baseball HOF pitcher (Hiroshima Toyo Carp; 7 x NPB All-Star; Central League MVP 1986), born in Soo, Kagoshima, Japan (d. 2023)
  • 1957 Rick Husband, American astronaut, commander of STS-107 who died in the Columbia disaster, born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2003)
  • 1958 Michael Robinson, Irish soccer striker (24 caps, Republic of Ireland; Brighton & Hove Albion) and Spanish TV host (Canal+, El día después), born in Leicester, England (d. 2020)
  • 1958 Tonya Williams, Canadian actress (The Young and the Restless), born in London, England
  • 1959 Rolonda Watts, American talk show host and producer (Rolanda), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1959 Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012-), born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
  • 1960 Corynne Charby [Corinne Charbit], French model, actress and pop singer ("Pile ou face" - "Heads Or Tails"), born in Paris, France
  • 1962 Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer (WBC super featherweight title 1984-87; WBA & WBC lightweight titles 1987-89; WBC light welterweight title 1989-94, 1994-96; IBF light welterweight title 1990-91), born in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
  • 1963 Thierry Tulasne, French tennis player (World #10 1986) and coach (Sébastien Grosjean, Gilles Simon), born in Aix-les-Bains, France
  • 1964 Gaby Roslin, English television presenter known for "The Big Breakfast", born in London
  • 1964 Judi Evans Luciano, American actress (Guiding Light, Days of our Lives), born in Montebello, California
  • 1965 Eric Cullen, Scottish actor (Rab C. Nesbitt), born in Hamilton, Scotland (d. 1996)
  • 1965 Robin Wilson, American rock singer (Gin Blossoms - "Hey Jealousy"; "Allison Road"), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1965 Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricket batsman (37 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 218; Mumbai) and broadcaster (Star India), born in Mangalore, India
  • 1966 Allegra Curtis, model and daughter of Christine Kaufmann and Tony Curtis, born in London, England
  • 1966 Annabel Croft, English tennis player and broadcaster (Eurosport, Sky Sport, BBC), born in Farnborough, England
  • 1967 Adam Johnson, American writer ("The Orphan Master's Son" - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2013), born in South Dakota [1]
  • 1967 Bruny Surin, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1996; World C'ship gold 4 x 100m relay 1995, 97), born in Cap Haitien, Haiti
  • 1967 John Petrucci, American progressive rock guitarist (Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under"), born in Kings Park, New York
  • 1967 Richard Herring, English comedian (Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast), born in Pocklington, England
  • 1969 Alan Mullally, English cricket fast bowler (19 Tests, 58 wickets; 50 ODIs, 63 wickets; Western Australia, Hampshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Southend-on-Sea, England
  • 1969 Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death), born in Sonora, Mexico (d. 2006)
  • 1969 Kumiko Ida, Japanese classical pianist (d. 2007)
  • 1970 Brian Lee Byung-Hun, South Korean actor known for "Inside Men" and "Squid Game", born in Seoul, South Korea
  • 1970 Chad Brown, American football linebacker (First-team All-Pro 1996, 98; Pro Bowl 1996, 98, 99; Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Altadena, California
  • 1970 Jaason Simmons, Australian actor (Baywatch), born in Hobart, Australia
  • 1970 Juba Kalamka, American artist and activist (Deep Dickollective), born in Chicago, Illinois

Kristi Yamaguchi (52 years old)

1971 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1992; World Championships gold 1991-92), born in Hayward, California

  • 1971 Robert Allenby, Australian golfer (Players C'ship 2010 runner-up; 4 x PGA Tour titles; PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit 1992, 94), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1972 Brett Reed, American rock drummer (Rancid, 1991-2006 - "Time Bomb"), born in Oakland, California
  • 1972 Jake Wood, English actor (Eastenders), born in London, England
  • 1972 Tibor Benedek, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 2003) and coach (Hungary 2013-16), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
  • 1972 Travis Best, American basketball player (1995-2002 Indiana Pacers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • 1973 Christian Vieri, Italian soccer striker (49 caps; Inter Milan), born in Bologna, Italy
  • 1974 Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
  • 1974 Sharon den Adel, Dutch symphonic metal singer-songwriter (Within Temptation - "Stand My Ground"), and fashion desiner, born in Waddinxveen, Netherlands
  • 1974 Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek soccer midfielder (77 caps; Olympiacos, Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Paniliakos, Kifisia), born in Athens, Greece
  • 1975 Cheyenne Jackson, American stage and screen actor and singer, born in Spokane, Washington
  • 1976 Anna Friel, British actress (Pushing Daisies), born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester
  • 1976 Kyrsten Sinema, American politician (Senator-D-Arizona 2019-), born in Tucson, Arizona
  • 1976 Tracie Spencer, American pop and R&B singer ("This House"), born in Waterloo, Iowa

Brock Lesnar (46 years old)

1977 American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler (WWE), born in Webster, South Dakota

  • 1977 Neil Harris, English soccer striker (Millwall 374 games) and manager (Millwall, Cardiff City, Gillingham), born in Orsett, England
  • 1977 Steve Howey, American actor known for "Reba", born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1978 (Christopher) "Topher" Grace, American stage and screen actor (That '70s Show -"Eric"; In Good Company; Home Economics), born in New York City
  • 1978 Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress known for "Shortland Street", born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1978 Mélanie De Biasio, Belgian jazz singer, composer and flute player (A Stomach Is Burning), born in Charleroi, Belgium
  • 1978 Michelle Rodriguez, American actress (Girlfight, Fast and Furious), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1980 Johanna Klum, German TV presenter (VIVA), born in Berlin
  • 1981 Adie [Adrienne Camp], South African contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter (The Benjamin Gate), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • 1982 Antonio Cassano, Italian soccer forward (39 caps; Roma, Real Madrid, Sampdoria, Parma), born in Bari, Italy
  • 1983 Kimberly Perry, American country Singer (The Band Perry - "If I Die Young"; "Better Dig Two"), born in Jackson, Mississippi