Famous Birthdays on June 23

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 223

• 47 BC Caesarion [Ptolemy XV Caesar], Last pharaoh of ancient Egypt (44BC-30BC) and son of Cleopatra/Julius Caesar, born in the Ptolemaic Kingdom (d. 30 BC)
• 1160 John of Matha, French Christian saint and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity dedicated to ransoming Christians captured by North African marauders, born in Faucon-de-Barcelonnette, France (d. 1213)
• 1433 Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1458-88), born in Nantes, Brittany (d. 1488)

• 1456 Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland as wife of James III, daughter of Christian I, born in Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1486)

• 1540 Johann Baptista Serranus, German singer and composer, born in Lehrberg bei Ansbach, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1600)
• 1596 Johan Banér, Swedish Field Marshal, led Swedish armies during Thirty Years' War, born at Djursholm Castle, Sweden (d. 1641)
• 1612 André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician and priest (Cylindricorum et annularium), born in Antwerp (d. 1660)
• 1612 Justus Georgius Schottel [Schottelius], German poet, born in Hanover (d. 1676)
• 1668 Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (New Science), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1744)
• 1683 Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist notorious for stealing the work of others, born in Herblay, France (d. 1745)
• 1703 Maria Leszczyńska, Queen of Louis XV of France, daughter of Stanislaus I Leszczyński deposed King of Poland, born in Trzebnica in Lower Silesia, (d. 1768)
• 1716 Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons, born in England (d. 1789)
• 1749 Konrad Back, German monastic composer, born in Haigerloch, County of Hohenzollern, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1810)
• 1750 Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist, discovered mineral dolomite, born in Dauphiné, France (d. 1801)

• 1774 Matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (set out official Dutch spelling), born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1854)
• 1799 John Milton Bernhisel, American physician, politician and Latter Day Saints figure, born in Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1881)
• 1800 Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and social activist, born in Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1846)
• 1801 Daniel Smith Donelson, American Confederate general and planter, raised by Andrew Jackson, born in Sumner County, Tennessee (d. 1863)
• 1810 (Franziska) "Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina and choreographer, born in Gumpendorf, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1884)
• 1818 Simon Vissering, Dutch economist (Minister of Finances 1879-81), born in Amsterdam (d. 1888)
• 1822 Young Marshall Moody, American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, born in Chesterfield County, Virginia (d. 1866)
• 1824 Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer and teacher (Undine Sonata), born in Altona, Duchy of Holstein, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1910)
• 1837 Ernest Guiraud, French opera composer (Piccolino; Sylvie), arranger (Bizet), and teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1892)
• 1838 Edwin Henry Stoughton, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Chester, Vermont (d. 1868)
• 1849 John Hunn, American businessman and 51st Governor of Delaware, born in Odessa, Delaware (d. 1926)
• 1852 Raoul Pugno, Italian-French piano prodigy, organist (Church of Saint-Eugène, 1872–92), composer, and pedagogue (Paris Conservatoire, 1892-1901), born in Paris, France (d. 1914)
• 1855 Maude Valérie White, French-born English composer, born near Dieppe, Normandy (d. 1937)
• 1858 William Ernst Johnson, British mathematician (exchangability), born in Cambridge, England (d. 1931)

• 1859 Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses), born in Vlissingen, Netherlands (d. 1936)
• 1875 Carl Milles, Swedish sculptor (Wedding of Rivers), born in Lagga, Sweden (d. 1955)
• 1876 Irvin S, Cobb, American writer and humorist (Old Judge Priest), born in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 1944)
• 1877 Blair Fairchild, American composer and diplomat, born in Belmont, Massachusetts (d. 1933)
• 1877 Hermann Stephani, German organist, and musicologist, born in Grimma, German Empire (d. 1960)
• 1879 Huda Sha'arawi, Egyptian feminist and nationalist, founder of Egyptian Feminist Union, born in Upper Egypt (d. 1947)
• 1879 William Ewart Berry, British peer and newspaper publisher (The War Illustrated, The Sunday Times), born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1954)
• 1884 Cyclone Taylor, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame rover (Stanley Cup 1909 Ottawa, 1915 Vancouver), born in Tara, Ontario (d. 1979)
• 1884 Werner Krauss, German actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Joyless Street), born in Sonnefeld, Germany (d. 1959)
• 1887 Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1960)
• 1887 John Finley Williamson, American choral conductor (Westminster Choir College, 1920-58), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1964)
• 1888 Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (Senator (R) New Mexico 1927-28, 1929-35), born in Great River, New York (d. 1935)
• 1888 Lee Moran, American actor (Circus Clown), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
• 1889 Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (Poem Without a Hero), born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1966)
• 1891 Vladislav Vančura, Czech writer (Rozmarné léto), born in Háj ve Slezsku, Austria-Hungary (d. 1942)
• 1892 Abel Kiviat, American athlete (Olympic gold 3000m team race, silver 1500m 1912), born in New York City (d. 1991)
• 1892 Edmund Cobb, American silent and sound screen actor, specializing in western film (A Final Reckoning; Motorcycle Gang; Comanche Territory), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico Territory (d. 1974)
• 1892 Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish-American pianist, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1993)
• 1893 Donald MacBride, American stage and screen character actor (Topper Returns; The Seven Year Itch; My Friend Irma - "Mr. Clyde"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
• 1894 Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (Kinsey Report), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1956)

• 1897 Winifred Wagner, English-German daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner and friend of Adolf Hitler (ran Bayreuth Festival), born in Hastings, England (d. 1980)
• 1899 Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, Russian composer, born in Balta, Ukraine (d. 1958)
• 1901 Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish poet, novelist, recognized as one of the most important representatives of modernism in Turkish literature (A Mind at Peace, The Time Regulation Institute), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1962)
• 1901 Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister who unsuccessfully attempted to establish a Belgian government in London during World War II, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1982)
• 1901 Paul Verhoeven, German actor and director (Das kleine Hofkonzert), born in Unna, Germany (d. 1975)
• 1902 Howard Engstrom, American computer designer (co-creator Univac computer), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1962)
• 1902 Mathias Wieman, German actor (The Blue Light, Fear), born in Osnabrück, Germany (d. 1969)
• 1903 Anthony Veiller, American writer (Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge), born in New York City (d. 1965)
• 1903 Hans C Branner, Danish writer (Two Minutes of Silence), born in Ordrup, Denmark (d. 1966)
• 1903 Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician, often called the 'Father of Medicare' as Minister of National Health and Welfare, born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1992)
• 1904 Carleton Coon, American anthropologist (What in the World), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts (d. 1981)
• 1904 Quintin McMillan, South African cricket spin bowler (13 Tests, 36 wickets; Transvaal), born in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 1948)
• 1904 Willie Mae "Mother" Smith (née Ford), American gospel singer, evangelist, and folk artist, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi (d. 1994)
• 1905 Jack Pickersgill, Canadian politician, Secretary of State for Canada, born in Wyecombe, Ontario (d. 1997)
• 1906 Wolfgang Koeppen, German author (Death in Rome), born in Greifswald, Pomerania (d. 1996)
• 1907 Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian comedienne, singer and actress, worlds longest acting career (1922-2008), born in Santa Maria Madalena, Brazil (d. 2008)
• 1907 Eddie Pola [Sidney Edward Pollacsek], American radio and TV producer, and lyricist ("The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"; "I Love The Way You Say Goodnight"), born in New York City (d. 1995)
• 1909 Li Xiannian, President of the People's Republic of China (1983-88), born in Hong'an, Hubei, China (d. 1992)
• 1909 Sam Parks Jr., American golfer (US Open 1935), born in Bellevue, Pennsylvania (d. 1997)
• 1910 Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995-2008), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2008)

• 1910 Lawson Little, American golfer (US Open 1940), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1968)
• 1910 Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (Cab Calloway) and session musician, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2000)
• 1911 David Ogilvy 'Father of Advertising', English advertising whiz (founded Ogilvy & Mathers), born in West Horsley, England (d. 1999)

• 1912 Maurice Dallimore, British actor (The Collector, Me and My Girl), born in Essex, London, England (d. 1973)
• 1913 Helen Humes, American jazz and blues singer (Harry James; Count Basie; "Million Dollar Secret"), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1981)
• 1913 Jacques Rabemananjara, Malagasy playwright, poet (Antsa; Antidote), and politician (Vice President, 1971-72), born in Maroantsetra in Antongil Bay, Madagascar (d. 2005)
• 1913 Tom Blackburn, American novelist and screenwriter of the Western genre, born in Raton, New Mexico (d. 1992)
• 1913 William P. Rogers, American Republican politician (US Secretary of State, 1969-73), born in Norfolk, New York (d. 2001)
• 1915 Dennis Price, English actor (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Separate Tables), born in Twyford, England (d. 1973)
• 1915 Zeb Turner [William Grishaw], American country-rockabilly guitarist, singer-songwriter ("Chew Tobacco Rag"; "It's A Sin"), and disc jockey, born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 1978)
• 1916 Irene Worth [Hattie Abrams], American actress (Nicolas & Alexandra), born in Fairbury, Nebraska (d. 2002)
• 1916 Len Hutton, English cricket batsman (79 Tests, 19 x 100, HS 364, BA 56.67; Yorkshire CCC), born in Fulneck, Pudsey, England (d. 1990)
• 1917 Peter Knight, English musical arranger, conductor, and composer, born in Exmouth, Devon, England (d. 1985)
• 1919 Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian political leader, co-founder of the National Liberation Front, born in Ouled Madhi, French Algeria (d. 1992)
• 1920 Paul Des Marais, American composer, born in Menominee, Michigan (d. 2011)
• 1921 Jean [Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano], Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000), born in Berg Castle, Luxembourg (d. 2019)
• 1922 Francis Thorne, American composer (Fortuna; Elegy), born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York (d. 2017)
• 1922 Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey coach (inaugural HC Vancouver Canucks 1969-72), born in Sutherland, Saskatchewan (d. 1998)
• 1923 George Russell, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (The Jazz Workshop; Jazz in the Space Age), and music theorist (Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2009)
• 1925 (Amada) "Amy" Santos Ocampo, Filipina pianist and composer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2009)

• 1925 Miriam Karlin, British actress (The Rag Trade), born in Hampstead, London (d. 2011)
• 1925 Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1989)
• 1925 Oliver Smithies, British biochemist (2007 Noble Prize for gene targeting), born in Halifax (d. 2017)
• 1926 Lars Johan Werle, Swedish avant-garde composer (Pentagram; Resan - The Journey), singer, and jazz musician, born in Gävle, Sweden (d. 2001)

• 1928 Michael Shaara, American writer (Killer Angels), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1988)
• 1929 Dave King, British comedian (Kraft Music Hall), actor (The Long Good Friday), and pop singer ("Memories Are Made of This"), born in Twickenham England (d. 2002)
• 1929 Henri Pousseur, Belgian composer (Votre Faust), born in Malmedy, Liège, Belgium (d. 2009)

• 1930 Donn Fulton Eisele, American USAF officer and NASA astronaut (Apollo 7), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1987)
• 1930 Elza Soares, Brazilian samba and jazz singer, named one of the Singers of the Millennium by BBC Radio, born in the Padre Miguel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2022)
• 1931 Urs Jaeggi, Swiss sociologist and writer, born in Solothurn, Switzerland (d. 2021)
• 1932 Bob Blair, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (19 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 4/85; Wellington), born in Petone, New Zealand
• 1934 Marino H. Casem, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Alabama State, Alcorn State, Southern) and athletic administrator (Alcorn State, Southern), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2020)
• 1935 György Kárpáti, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
• 1935 Maurice Ferre, American politician, 1st Latino Mayor of Miami, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2019)
• 1936 Berend Boudewijn [van der Woude], Dutch TV host and director (Baantjer), born in De Bilt, Netherlands
• 1936 Costas Simitis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004), born in Piraeus, Greece
• 1937 Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician, and diplomat, President of Finland (1994-2000), Nobel Peace Prize 2008 for helping resolve international conflicts, born in Viipuri, Finland (d. 2023)
• 1937 Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets), born in South Gate, California (d. 2004)
• 1938 Alan Vega [Bermowitz] American punk rock vocalist (Suicide - "Ghost Rider"; "Dream Baby Dream"; Cubist Blues), and visual artist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
• 1939 Bill Mahoney, Canadian ice hockey coach (NHL: Minnesota North Stars 1983-85), born in Peterborough, Ontario (d. 2021)
• 1939 Charlie Spoonhour, American basketball coach (Southwest Missouri State, Saint Louis, UNLV), born in Mulberry, Kansas (d. 2012)
• 1940 Adam Faith [Terence Wright], English pop and rock singer ("What Do You Want?"; "Poor Me"), actor (Budgie; Love Hurts), and financial journalist, born in Acton, Middlesex, England (d. 2003)
• 1940 Derry Irvine [Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine], Scottish politician (Labour Party) and Lord Chanceller of UK (1997-2003), born in Inverness, Scotland
• 1940 Diana Trask, Australian-American country music and pop singer ("It's a Man's World (If You Have a Man Like Mine)"; "When I Get My Hands on You"), and television personality (Sing Along With Mitch), born in Camberwell, Australia
• 1940 Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricket all rounder (10 Tests, 5 wickets, BB 3/34; Central Districts), born in Feilding, New Zealand (d. 2015)
• 1940 Simon Hobday, South African golfer (US Senior Open 1984), born in Mafikeng, South Africa (d. 2017)
• 1940 Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish visual artist and rock bassist (The Beatles, 1960-61), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1962)

• 1941 Robert Hunter, American lyricist (Grateful Dead - "Box Of Rain"; "Ripple"; "Friend Of The Devil"; "Truckin'"), and singer-songwriter, born in Arroyo Grande, California (d. 2019)
• 1941 Roger McDonald, Australian author and poet (1915), born in Young, New South Wales
• 1942 Bruce Roberts, American curler (World C'ship 1976; US C'ship 1966, 67, 76, 77, 84), born in Orr, Minnesota (d. 2022)
• 1943 James Levine, American conductor (Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2021)
• 1943 Vint Cerf, American Internet pioneer, Turing Award laureate, born in New Haven, Connecticut
• 1944 Clive Barker, South African soccer coach (South Africa 1994-97; AmaZulu FC), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2023)
• 1944 Rosetta Hightower, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (d. 2014)
• 1945 John Garang, Sudanese vice-president and revolutionary, led the Sudan People's Liberation Army, born in Wangulei village, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (d. 2005)
• 1945 Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and writer, born in Jämtland, Sweden (d. 2016)
• 1945 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So In To You"), born in Georgia (d. 2014)
• 1946 Russ "Rusty" Thacker, American stage actor and singer, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
• 1946 Ted Shackelford, American actor (Gary-Dallas, Knots Landing), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• 1947 Bryan Brown, Australian actor (Gorillas in the Mist, Kim, Tai-Pan), born in Sydney, New South Wales

• 1948 Joaquin Avila, American lawyer and civil rights champion who advocated against voter discrimination, born in Compton, California (d. 2018)
• 1948 Myles Goodwyn, Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (April Wine - "You Could Have Been a Lady"), and record producer, born in Woodstock, New Brunswick (d. 2023) [1]
• 1948 Nigel Osborne, British composer, teacher and music therapist, born in Manchester, England
• 1949 Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster (ABC Sport, Network Ten; "The Voice of Rugby"), born in Sydney, Australia
• 1950 Dave Butz, American College Football HOF defensive tackle (Purdue Uni; Super Bowl 1982, 87; First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1983; St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins), born in Lafayette, Alabama (d. 2022)
• 1950 Sally Geeson, actress (Bless This House), born in Sussex, England
• 1951 Michèle Mouton, French rally car driver (4 x WRC wins; World rally C'ship 1982 runner-up), born in Grasse, France
• 1952 Anthony Jackson, American jazz, jazz-fusion, R&B, session and touring electric 4 and 6-string bassist (Philadelphia International Records, Billy Paul, Paul Simon, Chaka Kahn, Steve Kahn, Al DiMeola, Roberta Flack), born in New York City
• 1953 Filbert Bayi, Tanzanian athlete (WR 1500m: 3:32.16 1974, Mile: 3:51.0 1975; Olympic silver 3k steeplechase 1980), born in Karatu Tanzania
• 1953 Roberta Leighton, actress (Ginger-Days of Our Lives), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1954 Kevin Locke [Tȟokéya Inážiŋ], Lakota Native American flute player, storyteller, educator, and cultural ambassador, born in Southern California (d. 2022)
• 1955 Glenn Danzig [Anzalone], American rock musician, singer (The Misfits; Samhain; Danzig), born in Lodi, New Jersey
• 1955 Jean Tigana, French soccer midfielder (52 caps; Lyon 104 games, Bordeaux 251 games) and manager (Lyon, Monaco, Fulham), born in Bamako, French Sudan
• 1955 Maggie Greenwald, American film director and writer (The Ballad of Little Jo), born in Queens, New York City
• 1956 Dan Drucker, Canadian endocrinologist whose research into insulin levels led to new weight-loss medications, born in Montreal, Quebec [1]
• 1956 Randy Jackson, American session and touring bassist, singer, record producer (Jean-Luc Ponty; Journey; Mariah Carey), and TV personality (American Idol judge, 2002-14), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 1956 Tony Hill, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XII Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1978, 79, 85), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1957 David Houghton, Zimbabwean cricket batsman and captain (22 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 266; Rhodesia, Mashonaland), born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia

• 1957 Lee John [John L Mcgregor], English singer and actor (Body Talk), born in Hackney, England
• 1960 Donald Harrison, American jazz saxophonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1960 Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese arcade game musician and programmer, born in Japan
• 1961 Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff), born in the Netherlands
• 1961 Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist (The Technopriests), born in Subotica, Yugoslavia
• 1962 Chuck Billy, American thrash-metal vocalist (Testament), born in Alameda County, California
• 1962 Kevin Yagher, American TV and film special effects technician, known for designing Freddy Krueger's makeup and the Chucky doll, born in Lawrence, Kansas
• 1962 Paul LaGreca, actor (Big Trouble), born in The Bronx, New York

• 1963 Steve Shelley, American drummer (Sonic Youth), born in Midland, Michigan
• 1964 Joey Allen [Cagle], American glam-metal rock guitarist (Warrant, 1987-94, 2004–present) - "Cherry Pie"), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana

• 1964 Trent Bushey, American actor (David Rampal-All My Children), born in New Hampshire
• 1964 Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold vault 1984, 88; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Hangzhou, China
• 1965 Barbara Lufthansa Herzog, born during Lufthansa Frankfurt-NY flight
• 1965 Dawn Whiteham, bodybuilder (Penthouse Nov 1995), born in New London, Connecticut
• 1965 Paul Arthurs, British pop-rock guitarist (Oasis, 1991-99), born in Manchester, England
• 1966 (Jonathan) "Chico" DeBarge, American singer and keyboard player (DeBarge), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1966 Chantal Daucourt, Swiss mountain cyclist (world-bronze-95), born in Bienne, Switzerland
• 1966 Richie Ren, Taiwanese actor (Breaking News, Life Without Principle), born in Changhua, Taiwan
• 1967 Helen Geake, British archaeologist, born in Wolverhampton, England
• 1968 Jay Y Lee [Lee Jae-yong], South Korean Vice Chairman of Samsung, born in Washington, D.C.
• 1968 Kent Steffes, American beach volleyballer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• 1969 Martin Klebba, American actor, known as Marty in Pirates of the Caribbean films, born in Troy, Michigan
• 1969 Noa [Achinoam Nini], Israeli singer ("There Must Be Another Way"), born in Bat Yam, Israel
• 1970 Robert Brooks, American NFL wide receiver (Longest pass reception in NFL history, 99 yards; Super Bowl 1996, Green Bay Packers), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
• 1970 Yann Tiersen, French Breton multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter, born in Brest, Brittany, France
• 1971 Felix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (NHL All Star 1994, 96 Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Anjou, Quebec
• 1972 Cory Schlesinger, American football fullback (Detroit Lions), born in Columbus, Nebraska
• 1972 Larry Whigham, American football safety (First-team All-Pro 1997, 2001; Pro Bowl 1997, 2001; NE Patriots, Chicago Bears), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• 1972 Ron Corning, American television anchor ( ABC World News This Morning), born in Calais, Maine

• 1973 Marie N [Naumova], Latvian pop and jazz singer, born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
• 1974 Joel Edgerton, Australian actor (The Secret Life of Us, Loving), born in Blacktown, New South Wales
• 1974 Maria Carolina Christina, Princess of Netherlands, born in Nijmegen, Netherlands
• 1976 Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actress (CSI:NY; Lost Girl), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1976 Joe Becker, American rock guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1976 Paola Suarez, Argentinian tennis star (1995 Futures-Buenos Aires), born in Pergamino, Argentina
• 1976 Patrick Monahan, Irish-Iranian comedian, record for longest hug in the world (25 hrs 25 mins), born in Ahvaz, Iran
• 1976 Patrick Vieira, French soccer midfielder (107 caps; Arsenal 279 games; World Cup 1st 1998) and manager (Nice, Crystal Palace, Strasbourg), born in Dakar, Senegal

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