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Famous Birthdays on July 24

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 263

  • 1660 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician (d. 1718)
  • 1720 Louise Ulrike, Queen of Sweden and wife of Adolf Frederik, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1782)
  • 1725 John Newton, English cleric and hymnist, born in Wapping, London (d. 1807)
  • 1738 Betje Wolff [Elizabeth Wolff-Bekker], Dutch novelist and poet (Sara Burgerhart; Willem Levend), born in Flushing, Netherlands (d. 1804)
  • 1757 Vladimir Borovikovsky [Vоlоdymyr Borovyk], Russian painter, born in Myrhorod (now Ukraine) (d. 1825)
  • 1759 Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21), born in Royal Palace of Turin, Italy (d. 1824)
  • 1775 Eugène François Vidocq, French criminal and police detective, born in Arras, France (d. 1857)

Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)

Venezuelan political and military leader (freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule), born in Caracas

  • 1786 Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, born in Cluses, Savoy, France (d. 1843)
  • 1794 Heinrich Christian Pander, Baltic German biologist and embryologist, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1865)
  • 1796 Herman van Sonsbeeck, Dutch lawyer and statesman, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1865)
  • 1796 John Middleton Clayton, U.S. Secretary of State (1849-50) and U.S. Senator from Delaware, born in Dagsboro, Delaware (d. 1856)
  • 1798 John Adams Dix, American Major General (Union Army), born in Boscawen, New Hampshire (d. 1879)

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

French author (The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo), born in Aisne, France

  • 1803 Alexander Jackson Davis, American architect (gothic revivalist), born in New York City (d. 1892)
  • 1807 Ira Aldridge, famed 19th century African American Shakespearian actor (Othello), born in New York City (d. 1867) [1]
  • 1815 Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1893)
  • 1816 Józef Michał Poniatowski [Giuseppe Michele Luci], Poilsh-Italian-French nobleman, diplomat, operatic tenor, and composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1873)
  • 1817 Adolphe [Adolf Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich], Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1890-1905), born in Biebrich Palace, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau (d. 1905)
  • 1818 Félix Godefroid, Belgian harpist and composer, born in Namur, Belgium (d. 1897)

Bill the Butcher (1821-1855)

American gang member (New York City's Bowery Boys), born in Sussex County, New Jersey

  • 1823 Arthur Boreman, American lawyer, judge, and politician (1st Governor of West Virginia, 1863-69; US Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75), born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1896)

Francisco Solano López (1826-1870)

President and Dictator of Paraguay (1862-70), born in Asunción, Paraguay

  • 1827 Julius A. De Lagnel, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1912)
  • 1832 Johann Christoph Lauterbach, German violinist and concert master, born in Kulmbach, Germany (d. 1918)
  • 1836 Jan Bloch, Polish military theorist and peace activist, born in Radom, Poland (d. 1902)
  • 1841 Raimundo Madrazo y Garreta, Spanish Realistic painter, born in Rome (d. 1920)

Ilya Repin (1844-1930)

Ukrainian-Russian painter (Barge Haulers on the Volga, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks), born in Chuguev, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire

  • 1851 Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (Schottky's theorem), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1935)
  • 1856 Charles Émile Picard, French mathematician, born in Paris (d. 1941)
  • 1857 Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish writer (Promised Country, Nobel 1917), born in Fredericia, Denmark (d. 1943)
  • 1858 Wolfgang Kapp, German politician (Kapp Putsch 1920), born in New York City (d. 1922)
  • 1860 Alphonse Mucha, Czech Nouveau painter and artist, born in Ivančice, Margraviate of Moravia, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1939)
  • 1863 Tommy McCarthy, American Baseball HOF outfielder (Boston Beaneaters, Philadelphia Quakers, St. Louis Browns), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1922)

Frank Wedekind (1864-1918)

German actor and playwright (The "Lulu" plays), born in Hanover, German Confederation

  • 1864 Michel-Gaston Carraud, French composer, born in Le Mée-sur-Seine, France (d. 1920)
  • 1867 Edward Frederic Benson, English novelist, born in Wellington College, Berkshire, England (d. 1940)
  • 1867 Fred Tate, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Sussex CCC) and coach (Derbyshire CCC), born in Brighton, England (d. 1943)
  • 1867 Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran poet, born in Apopa, El Salvador (d. the same day 1908)
  • 1870 Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., American landscape architect, born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1957)
  • 1874 Oswald Chambers, Scottish Baptist and Holiness Movement minister and writer (My Utmost for His Highest), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1917)
  • 1877 Calogero Vizzini, Sicilian Mafia boss, born in Villalba, Sicily, Italy (d. 1954)
  • 1878 Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods), born in London (d. 1957)

Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Swiss-American composer (Schelomo; Israel; Avodath Hakodesh), and educator (UC Berkeley, 1941-52), born in Geneva, Switzerland

  • 1880 Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete (Olympic bronze 1,500m 1906) and executive (first Secretary-General International Association of Athletics Federations 1913-14), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1946)
  • 1884 Abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor (Suriname, 1928-33), born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
  • 1885 Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist and composer, born in Nagybecskerek, Hungary (d. 1945)
  • 1886 Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese writer (Snow Dusting), born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo (d. 1965)
  • 1888 Arthur Richardson, Australian cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 100, 12 wickets; South Australia, Western Australia), born in Sevenhill, Clare, Australia (d. 1973)
  • 1892 Alice Ball, African American chemist (developed treatment for leprosy), born in Seattle Washington (d. 1916)
  • 1894 Walter Schulthess, Swiss composer, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1971)
  • 1895 Robert Graves, English writer and poet (I Claudius) [or 6/26], born in London, England (d. 1985)
  • 1896 Hermann Kasack, German writer (Die Stadt hinter dem Strom), born in Potsdam, Germany (d. 1966)

Amelia Earhart (1897-1939)

American aviator (1st woman to fly solo across the Atlantic), born in Atchison, Kansas

  • 1897 Elmar Berkovich, Hungarian-Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven Theatre) (d. 1967)
  • 1897 Karl von Mechow, German writer (Auf Dem Wege, Vorsommer), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1960)
  • 1898 Caterina Jarboro, African-American opera singer and 1st black female performer to sing on opera stage in US, born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1986)
  • 1898 Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1986)
  • 1899 Chief Dan George [Tes-wah-no], Canadian Indian author, poet and actor (Harry & Tonto, Little Big Man, Smith!), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1981)
  • 1900 Zelda Fitzgerald [née Sayre], American writer (This Side of Paradise) and wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1948)
  • 1902 Hans Chemin-Petit, German composer, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1981)
  • 1902 Nora Swinburne [Leonora Mary Johnson], British actress (Quo Vardis, Dinner at Ritz, River), born in Bath, Somerset (d. 2000)
  • 1903 Robert Mills Delaney, American composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1956)
  • 1904 James R. Killian Jr., 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1948-59), born in Blacksburg, South Carolina (d. 1988)
  • 1904 Leo Arnaud, French-American composer (Bugler's Dream), born in Lyon, France (d. 1991)
  • 1904 Nikolay Kuznetsov, Russian naval commander (Admiral of the Fleet during World War II), born in Medvedki, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
  • 1907 Hughie Charles, English songwriter and impresario, born in Manchester, England (d. 1995)
  • 1909 John William Finn, American US Navy sailor, awarded the 1st Medal of Honor of WWII for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, born in Compton, California (d. 2010)
  • 1910 Edward Ford, courtier in the Royal Household of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II (d. 2006)
  • 1910 Harry Horner, Austro-Hungarian-born American stage and film designer (The Heiress), born in Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1994)
  • 1913 Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (Olympic gold 5½m Class 1952), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
  • 1913 George H. Brown, English film producer (Hotel Sahara), born in London (d. 2001)
  • 1913 Johnny McAfee, American ballad singer, saxophonist, and clarinetist (Harry James Orchestra; Sammy Kaye Show), born in Dallas, Texas (d. unk) [1]
  • 1914 David Miles Bensusan-Butt, English economist, born in Colchester, England (d. 1994)
  • 1914 Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman (Honest Ed's) and philanthropist, born in Colonial Beach, Virginia (d. 2007)
  • 1914 Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American FDA Director (stopped thalidomide use in the US), born in Cobble Hill, British Columbia (d. 2015)
  • 1914 Frank Silvera, Jamaican-American actor (High Chaparral, Killer's Kiss, Fear and Desire), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1970)
  • 1914 Kenneth Bancroft Clark, American civil rights activist (Dark Ghetto) and first black president of the American Psychological Association, born in Panama Canal Zone (d. 2005)
  • 1914 Riccardo Malipiero, Italian pianist, composer, critic, and educator, born in Milan (d. 2003)
  • 1914 Robert Emhardt, American actor (Another World, Underworld USA, Mooncussers), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1994)
  • 1915 Egon Ronay, Hungarian food critic, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 2010)
  • 1915 Frank Thistlethwaite, English academic and Vice Chancellor (University of East Anglia), born in Powell Street, Burnley, Lancashire (d. 2003)
  • 1916 Bob Eberly [Eberle], American big band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra), born in Mechanicville, New York (d. 1981) [1]
  • 1916 John D. MacDonald, American novelist (Deep Blue Goodbye), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
  • 1917 Jack Moroney, Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 118; NSWCA), born in Macksville, Australia (d. 1999)
  • 1917 John Hillaby, English writer and traveller, born in England (d. 1996)
  • 1917 Robert Farnon, Canadian classical and light music composer and conductor, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2005)
  • 1917 Simon Slåttvik, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 18 km individual 1952), born in Valnesfjord, Norway (d. 2001)
  • 1918 Ruggiero Ricci, American composer and violinist (Paganini), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
  • 1919 Ferdi Kübler, Swiss cyclist (Tour de France 1950, Points classification 1954; World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 1951), born in Marthalen (d. 2016)
  • 1920 Alexander H. Cohen, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe), born in New York City (d. 2000)
  • 1920 Bella Abzug "Battling Bella", American politician, feminist and activist (Rep-D-NY, 1970-74), born in New York City (d. 1998)
  • 1920 James Eric Storrar, English pilot (WWII - Operation Mosquito, destruction of Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest') and veterinarian, born in Ormskirk, England (d. 1995)
  • 1921 Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show), and broadcaster (NPR), born in Greenville, North Carolina (d. 2010) [1]
  • 1921 Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor, born in Motta Sant'Anastasia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2008)
  • 1922 Charles Mathias Jr., American Republican politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Frederick, Maryland (d. 2010)
  • 1922 Leo Kraft, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
  • 1922 Madeleine Ferron, French Canadian writer, born in Louiseville, Quebec (d. 2010)
  • 1924 Charles K. Johnson, American President of the Flat Earth Society, born in San Angelo, Texas (d. 2001)
  • 1924 David Loram, British vice-admiral (Supreme Allied Commander), born in London (d. 2011)
  • 1924 Edward Digby, 12th Baron Digby, British Army (Coldstream Guards) officer (d. 2018)
  • 1924 Glenn Loren Glasow, American composer, born in Pine County, Minnesota (d. 2002)
  • 1924 Janine Charrat, French ballerina and choreographer, born in Grenoble, France (d. 2017)
  • 1925 Ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (d. 1969)
  • 1926 Colin Low, Canadian documentary and animation filmmaker (City of Gold), born in Cardston, Alberta (d. 2016) [1]
  • 1926 Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (Olympic gold Individual jumping 1956, team 1956, 60, 64, 72), born in Barmen, Germany (d. 2018)
  • 1927 Alex Katz, American figurative and pop-art artist, born in Brooklyn, New York City
  • 1927 James J. Howard, American educator and Democratic Party politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey), born in Irvington, New Jersey (d. 1988)
  • 1927 Wilfred Josephs, English composer, born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne (d. 1997)
  • 1929 Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 17 dismissals; Jamaica), born in KIngston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
  • 1929 Hedda J. Garza, American writer and political activist, born in New York City (d. 1995)
  • 1929 Peter Yates, English film director (Breaking Away, Bullitt), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 2011)
  • 1930 Boris Nikolayevich Belousov, Soviet cosmonaut, born in Khotimsk, Mogilyov Oblast (d. 1998)
  • 1930 Charles Hambro, English banker, multi-millionaire and CEO (Hambros) (d. 2002)
  • 1930 Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (Jack & Mike, Another World), born in Montclair, New Jersey (d. 2013)
  • 1931 Alberto Orzan, Italian soccer defender (4 caps; Udinese, Fiorentina), born in San Lorenzo Isontino, Italy (d. 2022)
  • 1931 Éric Tabarly, French Navy officer and yachtsman (Ostar 1964, 76; Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race 1964), born in Nantes, France (d. 1998)
  • 1931 Ermanno Olmi, Italian film director (The Tree of Wooden Clogs), born in Bergamo, Italy (d. 2018)
  • 1932 Frank Phillips, Australian golfer (Australian Open 1957, 61; Hong Kong Open 1966, 73; Singapore Open 1961, 65), born in Moss Vale, Australia (d. 2023)
  • 1932 William Ruckelshaus, American attorney and first Head of Environmental Protection Agency, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1933 Doug Sanders, American golfer (4 x runner-up in major C'ships; 20 PGA Tour titles), born in Cedartown, Georgia (d. 2020)
  • 1933 John Aniston, American actor (Search for Tomorrow, Day of Our Lives), born in Crete, Greece (d. 2022)
  • 1934 Jimmy Holiday, American soul singer ("How Can I Forget"; Baby I Love You"), and songwriter ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart"), born in Sallis, Mississippi (d. 1987)
  • 1934 Sante Kimes 'Dragon Lady', American convicted con artist and murderess, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2014)
  • 1934 Willie Davis, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl I, II; Pro Bowl 1963-67; First-team All-Pro 1962, 64–67; GB Packers), born in Lisbon, Louisiana (d. 2020)
  • 1935 Les Reed, English songwriter (It's Not Unusual), born in Woking, Surrey
  • 1935 Pat Oliphant, Australian cartoonist (7 Pres: The Art of Oliphant)
  • 1935 Trevor Chinn, British businessman (Lex)
  • 1936 (Charles) Mark Goddard, American actor (Lost in Space - "Don West"; The Detectives; Roller Boogie), and teacher, born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
  • 1936 Ruth Buzzi, American comedienne (Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl), born in Westerly, Rhode Island
  • 1937 Barry Lloyd Vercoe, New Zealand composer and computer scientist (MIT Media Lab), born in Wellington, New Zealand
  • 1937 Emily Blatch, British politician (Minister of State for Education) (d. 2005)
  • 1937 Quinlan Terry, English classical architect (favoured by King Charles III), born in London, England
  • 1938 Colin Southgate, English businessman (Thorn EMI, Chairman of the Royal Opera House), born in New Malden, Surry (d. 2021)
  • 1938 Eugene J. Martin, American visual artist, born in Washington D.C. (d. 2005)
  • 1938 John Sparling, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 5 wickets, 1 x 50; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1939 Barry [Norman] Malzberg, sci-fi author (Revelations, Beyond Apollo)
  • 1939 Bob Lilly, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Super Bowl VI; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 11 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Olney, Texas
  • 1939 Walt Bellamy, American Basketball HOF center (NBA All-Star 1962, 63, 64, 65; NBA Rookie of Year 1962; Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets; New York Knicks; Olympic gold 1960), born in New Bern, North Carolina (d. 2013)
  • 1940 Carroll A. Campbell Jr., American politician (Governor South Carolina 1987-95, Rep-R-SC, 1979-87), born in Greenville, South Carolina (d. 2005)
  • 1940 Dan Hedaya, American actor (Cheers, Marvin's Room, Clueless), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1940 Stanley Hauerwas, American theologian
  • 1941 Barbara Love, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1941 Bobby Matos, American session percussionist, Latin jazz timbalero, and bandleader, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2017)
  • 1941 Tony Dunne, Irish soccer left-back (33 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United; Bolton Wanderers; Irish Footballer of the Year 1969), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
  • 1942 Chris Sarandon, American actor (Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick), born in Beckley, West Virginia
  • 1942 Cotton Nash, American baseball outfielder (Chicago WS, Minnesota Twins) and basketball small forward (LA Lakers, SF Warriors, Kentucky Colonels), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2023)
  • 1942 Gloria George, Canadian Indigenous politician and activist (first woman to lead major Indigenous political organization - Native Council of Canada), born in Hubert, British Columbia [1]
  • 1942 Heinz [Burt], British rock bassist (The Tornados - "Telstar"), born in Detmold, The Free State of Lippe (now Germany) (d. 2000)
  • 1943 Lyudmila Bragina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR 1500m 1972 WR 4:01.38), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
  • 1944 Jim Armstrong, Irish rock guitarist (Them - "Here Comes The Night"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • 1945 Azim Premji, Indian soap and technology business magnate (Wipro), and philanthropist, born in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India)
  • 1946 (Leo) Gallagher, American stand-up comic and watermelon smasher, born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1947 Geoffrey McQueen, TV Writer
  • 1947 Jacques Fouroux, French rugby union scrum-half and captain (27 Tests; US Cognac, La Voulte, FC Auch) and coach (France 1981–1990), born in Auch, France (d. 2005)
  • 1947 Michael Coveney, English drama critic (The Observer, The Daily Mail), born in London, England
  • 1947 Peter Serkin, American concert pianist (TASHI quartet), and pedagogue (Juilliard; Curtis Institute; Yale; Bard College), born in New York City (d. 2020)
  • 1947 Robert Hays, American actor (Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous), born in Bethesda, Maryland
  • 1947 Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricket batsman and captain (78 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 274; Karachi, Sind, Gloucestershire CCC) and executive (President ICC 2015–16), born in Sialkot, Pakistan
  • 1948 Marvin the Martian, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Haredevil Hare"
  • 1949 Graham Lear, British-Canadian session and touring rock drummer (Gino Vanneli, 1975-76; Santana, 1976-87, REO Speedwagon, 1988-89), born in Plymouth, England
  • 1949 Marjanne Sint, Dutch director and politician (PvdA), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1949 Michael Richards, American comedian (Fridays, Kramer-Seinfeld), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1950 Goutam Ghose, Indian director (Patang, Voyage Beyond, Paar), born in Kolkata, India
  • 1950 Johannes Jansson, Swedish composer (Nimbus; Peace Symphony), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1950 Sam Behrens, American actor (Jake Meyer-General Hospital, Sunset Beach, LA Law), born in New York City
  • 1951 Chris Smith, New Zealand politician (Labour), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1951 Lynda Carter, American actress (Wonder Woman, Sky High) and Miss USA (1973), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1951 Lynval Golding, Jamaican-born British new wave rock and ska guitarist (The Specials; Fun Boy Three), born in Saint Catherine, Colony of Jamaica
  • 1952 Gus Van Sant, American film director (Good Will Hunting), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • 1952 Vin Weber, American politician (Rep-R-MN, 1981-93), born in Slayton, Minnesota
  • 1953 Claire McCaskill, American politician (US Senator from Missouri (D), 2007-19), born in Rolla, Missouri
  • 1953 Garry Shider, American funk and psychedelic soul guitarist and musical director (Parliament-Funkadelic.), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2010)
  • 1953 Jon Faddis, American jazz trumpeter and educator, born in Oakland, California
  • 1953 Steve Grogan, American NFL quarterback, 1975-90 (New England Patriots), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1954 Philippe Alliot, French Formula One race driver, born in Voves, France
  • 1954 Vasile Dîba, Romanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 500m 1976; ICF World C'ships 5 x gold), born in Jurilovca, Romania (d. 2024)
  • 1955 Lubov Odinokova, Soviet handball player (Olympic gold 1976, 80)
  • 1956 Charles Crist, American politician (Governor of Florida 2007-2011), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania
  • 1957 Pam Tillis, American country singer (Melancholy Child), born in Plant City, Florida
  • 1957 Robbie Grey, English new wave rock singer-songwriter (Modern English - "I Melt With You"), born in England
  • 1957 Walter "Wattie" Buchan, Scottish punk rock singer (The Exploited), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • 1958 Mick Karn [Andonis Michaelides], Cypriot-British new wave and art rock fretless bassist, and singer-songwriter (Japan), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2011)
  • 1959 Edward Liddie, American Judo fighter (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Union, Georgia
  • 1961 Kerry Dixon, English footballer, 1979-97, and manager, born in Luton, England
  • 1961 Paul Geary, American heavy metal drummer (Extreme), born in Medford, Massachusetts
  • 1962 Cleo Rocos, British-Greek comic actress (The Kenny Everett Television Show), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1962 Kevin Butler, American College Football HOF placekicker (University of Georgia; Super Bowl 1985 Chicago Bears), born in Savannah, Georgia
  • 1963 Julie Krone, American jockey (only female to ride Triple Crown race winner; Colonial Affair Belmont Stakes 1993), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan

Karl Malone (60 years old)

1963 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA MVP 1997, 99; 14 x NBA All Star; Utah Jazz; Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Summeerfield, Louisiana

  • 1964 Banana Yoshimoto [Mahoko Yoshimoto], Japanese author (Kitchen), born in Tokyo, Japan

Barry Bonds (59 years old)

1964 American baseball left fielder (MLB home-run record [762], 7 x NL MVP), born in Riverside, California

  • 1965 Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
  • 1965 Brian Blades, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1989; Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 1965 Doug Liman, American film director (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow), born in New York City
  • 1965 Joe Oliver, American MLB catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1965 Kadeem Hardison, American actor (A Different World, The Sixth Man), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1965 Peter Wurman, American computer scientist and engineer, co-inventor of Kiva mobile robotics for warehouses and distribution [1]
  • 1966 Martin Keown, English soccer defender (43 caps; Arsenal, Aston Villa), born in Oxford, Oxfordshire
  • 1967 Jasper Teule, Dutch rock singer and bassist (Pilgrims - "Once to Everything"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands