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Famous Birthdays on June 29

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 230

  • 1318 Yusuf I [al-Muayyad billah], ruler of Granada (1333-54), born in The Alhambra, Granada (d. 1354)
  • 1326 Murad I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1362-89), born in Bursa, Ottoman Beylik (d. 1389)
  • 1397 John II, King of Aragon and Navarre, born in Medina del Campo, Spain (d. 1479)
  • 1482 Maria of Aragon, queen of Portugal (1500-17), born in Córdoba, Kingdom of Castile (d. 1517)
  • 1517 Rembert Dodoens [Rembert Van Joenckema], Flemish physician and botanist, born in Mechelen, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1585)
  • 1596 Emperor Go-Mizunoo, 108th Emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1680)
  • 1620 Masaniello [Tommaso Aniello], Italian fisherman and leader of the 1647 Naples revolt against the rule of Habsburg Spain, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1647)
  • 1738 Constantin Reindl, German composer, born in Jettenhofen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
  • 1783 August Alexander Klengel, German pianist and composer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1852)
  • 1798 Giacomo Leopardi, Italian poet and philosopher (The Poems of Leopardi), born in Recanati, Italy (d. 1837)
  • 1803 John Newton Brown, American publisher and Baptist teacher, born in New London, Connecticut (d. 1868)
  • 1805 Hiram Powers, American sculptor (Greek Slave), born in Woodstock, Vermont (d. 1873)
  • 1816 Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (1852-53), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1890)
  • 1831 William Thomas Clark, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1905)
  • 1842 Josef Labor, Austrian composer, born in Hořovice, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1924)
  • 1849 Sergei Witte, 1st Prime Minister of Russia (1905-06), born in Tiflis, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (d. 1915)
  • 1850 Joseph Paul Skelly, Irish-American composer and songwriter ("I Should Say So!"; "Little Darling, Dream of Me"), born in Ireland (d. 1895)
  • 1858 George Washington Goethals, American army general and civil engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1928)
  • 1861 William James Mayo, American surgeon and co-founder (Mayo Clinic in Minnesota), born in Le Sueur, Minnesota (d. 1939)
  • 1863 James Harvey Robinson, American historian (Ordeal of Civilization), born in Bloomington, Illinois (d. 1936)
  • 1864 Anton Beer-Walbrun, German composer, born in Kohlberg, Kingdom of Württemberg (d. 1929)
  • 1864 Ashutosh Mukherjee, Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician described as the "Banglar Bagh" (Tiger of Bengal), born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1924)
  • 1864 Pietro Bonfante, Italian lawyer (Roman law) and historian, born in Poggio Mirteto, Italy (d. 1932)
  • 1864 Wilbert Robinson, American Baseball HOF catcher (Philadelphia A's, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Robins), born in Bolton, Massachusetts (d. 1934)
  • 1865 Shigechiyo Izumi, once thought to be the world's oldest man ever but birth date now disputed (120 y 237 d), born in Isen, Tokunoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan (d. 1986)
  • 1865 William E. Borah, American lawyer and politician (Republican U.S. Senator from Idaho), born in Fairfield, Illinois (d. 1940)
  • 1868 George Ellery Hale, American astronomer (discovery of magnetic fields in sunspot), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1938)
  • 1870 Joseph Carl Breil, American lyric tenor, and composer - one of the first to write for film (Les amours de la reine Élisabeth; Birth of a Nation; Intolerance), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
  • 1873 Leo Frobenius, German ethnologist and archaeologist (African cultures), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1938)
  • 1874 Georg Göhler, German composer (Rückert), born in Zwickau, German Empire (d. 1954)
  • 1876 Nellie Tayloe Ross, American educator, politician, 1st woman to serve as a governor (Wyoming, 1925-27), and administrator (Director of US Mint, 1933-53), born in Saint Joseph, Missouri (d. 1977)
  • 1880 Harry Frazee, American MLB team owner (Boston Red Sox), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1929)
  • 1880 Ludwig Beck, German general (July 20th plot), born in Biebrich, Germany (d. 1944)
  • 1881 Curt Sachs, German musicologist, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1959)
  • 1884 Francis Brett Young, British physician and writer (White Ladies), born in Halesowen, England (d. 1954)
  • 1885 André Gailhard, French classical music composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1966)
  • 1885 Virginia Pope, American fashion editor (New York Times), born in Chicago (d. 1978)
  • 1886 George Frederick Boyle, Australian-American composer, born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1948)
  • 1886 James Van Der Zee, African-American photographer, born in Lenox, Massachusetts (d. 1983)
  • 1886 Juliane Gabriels, Flemish physician (Artus Quellin) (d. 1958)
  • 1886 Robert Schuman, Luxembourg-born French statesman and Prime Minister of France (1947-48), born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (d. 1963)
  • 1888 Joseph "Squizzy" Taylor, Australian gangster, born in Brighton, Victoria (d. 1927)
  • 1889 Willie Macfarlane, Scottish golfer (US Open 1925), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1961)
  • 1893 Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer (Lemminkäinen; Juha; Schott Concerto), and educator, born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1958)
  • 1893 Antoon Schweigmann, Dutch religious poet and resistance fighter, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1945)

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972)

Indian scientist and applied statistician (Mahalanobis distance), whose birthdate is celebrated annually in India as "National Statistics Day", born in Calcutta, Bengal, British India

  • 1896 Harold Gilligan, English cricket batsman (4 Tests; captain 1929-30 Tour of NZ), born in Shamley Green, England (d. 1978)
  • 1896 Irene Browne, British actress (All at Sea, Peg O' My Heart), born in London, England (d. 1965)
  • 1897 Fulgence Charpentier, French Canadian journalist, born in Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott, Ontario, Canada (d. 2001)
  • 1897 Ottmar Gerster, German composer (rector of the Liszt Music Academy in Weimar), born in Braunfels, Germany (d. 1969)
  • 1899 Lester Vail, American actor (Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1959)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

French writer, poet and pioneering aviator (The Little Prince), born in Lyon, France

  • 1901 Frieda Inescort, Scottish-American stage and screen actress (Hay Fever; Pride and Prejudice (1940)), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1976)
  • 1901 Hendrik Diels, Flemish conductor, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1974)
  • 1901 Nelson Eddy, American baritone (duets with Jeanette MacDonald), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1967)
  • 1902 Carl-Heinz Schroth, German actor and director (Reaching for the Stars), born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1989)
  • 1902 Ellen Clara Pollock, British-German actress (Wicked Lady, Horror Hospital), born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1997)
  • 1903 Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1942)
  • 1905 Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, Anglican bishop of Zululand and Swaziland, born in South Africa (d. 1988)
  • 1905 Herb Vigran, American character actor (The Ed Wynn Show - "Ernie"; Gunsmoke - "Judge Brooker"; The Jack Benny Program), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1986)
  • 1905 Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet and publisher (La lenta libertad), born in Málaga, Spain (d. 1959)
  • 1906 Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (youngest ever Soviet general of the army), born in Uman, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1907 Paul O'Dwyer, Irish-American politician and President of City Council (D-NYC), born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland (d. 1998)
  • 1908 Leroy Anderson, American composer (Syncopated Clock), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1975)
  • 1908 Paul Lebeau, Flemish writer (Last Rose, Xanthippe), born in Borgerhout, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1982)
  • 1908 Rene Gerber, Swiss composer, born in Travers, Switzerland (d. 2006)
  • 1910 Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (New York Giants), born in Tarboro, North Carolina (d. 1993)

Frank Loesser (1910-1969)

American songwriter and composer (Guys And Dolls; "Baby, It's Cold Outside"; The Most Happy Fella), born in New York City

  • 1911 Bernard Herrmann [Maximillian Herman], American radio and Academy Award-winning film score composer (Mercury Theatre on the Air; Citizen Kane; Vertigo; Psycho; Taxi Driver), and conductor, born in New York City (d. 1975)
  • 1911 Bernhard, German Prince (Consort to Queen Juliana of Netherlands), born in Jena, Germany (d. 2004)
  • 1912 Émile Peynaud, French oenologist, born in Madiran, Gers, France (d. 2004)
  • 1912 Joan Davis [Josephine Davis], American comic radio and screen actress (I Married Joan; The Rudy Vallee Show), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1961)
  • 1912 John Toland, American political writer (Rising Sun, Pulitzer 1971), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin (d. 2004)
  • 1912 José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican composer (Huapango), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 1958)
  • 1914 Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek mathematician, born in Chalandri, Athens, Greece (d. 1976)
  • 1914 Ellen Kuzwayo, South African member of parliament (ANC) and noted writer ("Call me Woman"), born in Thaba-Nchu, Orange Free State (d. 2006)
  • 1914 Rafael Kubelik, Czech conductor (Cornelia Farooli), born in Býchory, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)
  • 1916 David Donaldson, Painter and Limner to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland, born in Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1996)
  • 1916 Ruth Warrick, American actress (Citizen Kane; All My Children, 1970-2005 - "Phoebe"), civil rights and political activist, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri (d. 2005)
  • 1918 Jack Harkness, British rose grower (R. Harkness & Co. Ltd) (d. 1994)
  • 1919 Lloyd Richards, Canadian-American theaterical director (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2006)
  • 1919 Slim Pickens [Louis Burton Lindley Jr], American rodeo performer and actor (Dr Strangelove; Blazing Saddles), born in Kingsburg, California (d. 1983)
  • 1920 Ray Harryhausen, American movie special effect artist (Clash of Titans), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
  • 1921 Frédéric Dard, French writer (San-Antonio), born in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France (d. 2000)
  • 1922 Vasko Popa, Yugoslavia-Serbian poet (Heaven is a Side Issue), born in Grebenac, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia (d. 1991)
  • 1923 Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer (Mode of Shang), born in Yantai, Shandong, China (d. 2019)
  • 1923 Ronnie Ronalde [Ronald Charles Waldron], British entertainer and world-famous whistler, born in London (d. 2015)
  • 1924 Ezra Laderman, American composer (Jacob and the Indians), born in New York City (d. 2015)
  • 1924 Flo Sandon's [Mammola Sadon], Italian jazz and pop singer (Sanremo Music Festival, 1953 - "Viale d'autunno"), born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 2006)
  • 1925 Cara Williams, American actress (Pete & Gladys, Cara Williams Show), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
  • 1925 Giorgio Napolitano, Italian politician, President of Italy (2006-15), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2023)
  • 1925 Hale Smith, American classical and jazz pianist, arranger, and composer (Toussaint L'Ouverture; Dialogues and Commentaries), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2009)
  • 1926 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, born in Kuwait City (d. 2006)
  • 1926 Rex Hunt, British diplomat and Governor of the Falkland Islands (1982-1985), born in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England (d. 2012)
  • 1928 Ian Bannen, Scottish character actor (Eye of the Needle, Gorky Park), born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1999)
  • 1929 Alexandre Lagoya, Greek-Italian-French classical guitarist and composer, born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1999)
  • 1929 John McClure, American Grammy Award-winning classical record producer, born in Rahway, New Jersey (d. 2014)
  • 1929 Leigh Snowden [Martha Lee Estes], American actress (All That Heaven Allows), born in Covington, Tennessee (d. 1982)
  • 1929 Mamiya Michio, Japanese composer (Narukami), born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
  • 1929 Pat Crawford Brown, American actress (Desperate Housewives - "Ida"; General Hospital), born in New York City (d. 2019)
  • 1929 Paul Webb, American college basketball coach (Randolph–Macon College 1956-75, Old Dominion University 1975-85), born in Petersburg, Virginia (d. 2023)
  • 1929 Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold middle-heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, 56), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2021)

Robert Evans (1930-2019)

American producer and actor (Love Story, The Godfather, Chinatown), born in New York City

  • 1930 Viola Léger, American-Canadian stage and screen actress (La Sagouine), and politician (Canadian Senate, 2001-05), born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
  • 1931 Ed Gilbert, American actor (The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
  • 1933 Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
  • 1933 John Bradshaw, American theologian, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2016)
  • 1934 Henning Kronstam, Danish dancer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1995)
  • 1935 Johnnie Richardson, American R&B musician (Johnnie & Joe), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1988)
  • 1935 Katsuya Nomura, Japanese baseball catcher and manager (first NPB batter to win Triple Crown 1965; Nankai Hawks), born in Kyōtango Kyoto, Japan (d. 2020)
  • 1936 David Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960; World C'ship gold singles 1957-59), born in Akron, Ohio

Harmon Killebrew (1936-2011)

American Baseball HOF utility (13 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1969; 6 × AL HR leader; Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins), born in Payette, Idaho

  • 1936 Kigeli V, last King of Rwanda (1959-61), born in Kamembe, Rwanda (d. 2016)
  • 1936 Leonard Lee, American vocalist (Shirley & Lee - "Let The Good Times Roll"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1976)
  • 1937 Joel Habener, American scientist who pioneered diabetes and obesity treatment methods based on GLP-1 [1]
  • 1938 Billy Storm [Spicer], American singer (Valiants - "This Is The Night"), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2000)
  • 1939 Alan Connolly, Australian cricket fast bowler (29 Tests, 102 wickets; Victoria), born in Skipton, Australia
  • 1939 Ron Headley, West Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests; son of WI great George Headley; Worcestershire), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1939 Sante Gaiardoni, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1000m time trial, 1000m sprint 1960; UCI Track World C'ship gold 1960, 63), born in Villafranca di Verona, Italy (d. 2023)
  • 1940 John Dawes, Welsh rugby union centre (22 caps Wales, 4 caps British & Irish Lions; London Welsh; Barbarians), born in Abercarn, Wales (d. 2021)
  • 1940 Louise Groenman, Dutch director and politician (D66), born in Meppel, Netherlands
  • 1940 Nancy Ramey, American swimmer (WR 100m butterfly 1:09.1 1959; 200m butterfly 2:40.5 1958; Olympic silver 100m butterfly 1956), born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1940 Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia, USSR
  • 1941 John Boccabella, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1941 Kwame Toure [Stokely Carmichael], American activist (Black Power movement), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1998)
  • 1941 Margitta Gummel-Helmbold, German track & field athlete (Olympic gold GDR women's shot put 1968), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2021)
  • 1942 Larry Snyder, American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey (US Champion Jockey by wins 1969; George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award 1989), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2018)
  • 1942 Mike Willesee, Australian television presenter (This Day Tonight), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2019)

Little Eva (1943-2003)

American pop singer ("The Loco-motion"; "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"), born in Belhaven, North Carolina

  • 1943 Pedro Pablo León, Peruvian soccer forward (49 caps; Alianza Lima), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2020)
  • 1943 Roger Ruskin Spear, English saxophonist (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band), born in London
  • 1944 Claude Humphrey, American Pro Football HOF defensive end (6 × Pro Bowl, 5 × First-team All-Pro Atlanta Falcons; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2021)
  • 1944 Collin Peterson, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota), born in Fargo, North Dakota
  • 1944 Gary Busey, American actor (The Buddy Holly Story; A Star in Born (1976); Lethal Weapon), born in Goose Creek, Texas
  • 1944 Seán Patrick O'Malley, American Roman Catholic bishop, born in Lakewood, Ohio
  • 1944 Sisto Malaspina, Australian cafe owner (Pellegrini's) who started Melbourne coffee culture, born in Marche region, Italy
  • 1945 Chandrika Kumaratunga, first female President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005), born in Colombo, British Ceylon
  • 1946 Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2004)
  • 1946 Ernesto Pérez Balladares, President of Panama (1994-99), born in Panama City, Panama
  • 1946 Joelle Wallach, American classical composer (The Tiger's Tail; Shadows, Sighs and Songs of Longing), born in New York City
  • 1947 Jeff Moss, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v Pakistan 1979), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1947 Michael Carter, Scottish actor, born in Dumfries, Scotland

Richard Lewis (1947-2024)

American comedian and actor (Anything But Love; Robin Hood: Men in Tights; Curb Your Enthusiasm), born in New York City [1]

  • 1948 Bill Kirchen, American singer and guitarist (Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - "Hot Rod Lincoln"), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • 1948 Charles McCorquodale, British art historian, born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)
  • 1948 Fred Grandy, American actor (The Love Boat - "Gopher") and politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa), born in Sioux City, Iowa
  • 1948 Ian Paice, British hard rock drummer (White Snake; Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"), born in Nottingham, England
  • 1948 Lala Rukh, Pakistani activist and abstract artist (Women’s Action Forum), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2017) [1]
  • 1949 Ann Veneman, 5th Executive Director of UNICEF and 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture, born in Modesto, California
  • 1949 Dan Dierdorf, American football offensive lineman and sportscaster (Monday Night Football), born in Canton, Ohio
  • 1949 Joan Clos, Spanish politician (116th Mayor of Barcelona & Minister of Industry), born in Parets del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
  • 1951 Don Rosa, American comic book writer and illustrator (Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • 1953 Billy Hinsche, American pop musician, singer, and songwriter (Dino, Desi & Billy; The Beach Boys), born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2021)
  • 1953 Colin Hay, Scottish-Australian guitarist and singer (Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now?"; Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band, 2003, 2008, 2018-present), born in Saltcoats, Scotland
  • 1953 Don Dokken, American heavy metal singer (Dokken - "Alone Again"), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1954 Rick Honeycutt, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • 1955 Charles J. Precourt, American NASA astronaut (STS 55, 71, 84, sk:91), born in Waltham, Massachusetts
  • 1955 Terence M. O'Sullivan, American labor union activist who is president of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1956 Pedro Guerrero, Dominican MLB player (LA Dodgers), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
  • 1956 Pedro Santana Lopes, 115th Prime Minister of Portugal (2004-05), born in Lisbon, Portugal
  • 1957 María Conchita Alonso, Venezuelan actress (Moscow on the Hudson), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
  • 1957 Robert Forster, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens), born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • 1958 Leslie Browne, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in New York City

Rosa Mota (66 years old)

1958 Portuguese long distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 1988; World C'ship gold marathon 1987), born in Porto, Portugal

  • 1959 Larry Parham, American 4th victim of NYC's Zodiac killer
  • 1960 "The Caveman" Kevin Shirley, South African music producer and mixer (Journey, Iron Maiden, Europe, Led Zeppelin), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 1960 Sergei Kopylov, Soviet cyclist (Olympic gold 1980), born in Tula, Soviet Union
  • 1961 Greg Hetson, American punk-rock guitarist (Circle Jerks), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1961 Kimberlin Brown, American actress (Sheila Carter-The Young and The Restless), born in Hayward, California
  • 1961 Sharon Lawrence [Sharon Elizabeth], American actress (NYPD Blue, Fired Up), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • 1962 Amanda Donohoe, English actress (CJ Lamb-LA Law), born in London, England
  • 1962 George Zamka, American NASA astronaut, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 1963 Anne-Sophie Mutter, German Grammy Award-winning concert violinist (Berlin Philharmonic debut at age 13), born in Rheinfelden, West Germany
  • 1963 Khalid El-Masri, German-Lebanese suspected terrorist mistakenly abducted by the Macedonian police in 2003, and handed over to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), born in Kuwait
  • 1964 Pepper Johnson, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants, Cleveland Browns), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1964 Stedman Pearson, English pop vocalist (Five Star - "Rain or Shine"; "The Slightest Touch"), born in Islington, London
  • 1964 Wendy Kilbourne, American actress (Devon-Midnight Caller), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1965 Paul Jarvis, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Yorkshire CCC), born in Redcar, England
  • 1965 Tripp Eisen [Tod Salvador], American musician (Static-X), born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
  • 1966 John Part, Canadian darts player and commentator (PDC World C'ship 2003, 08; BDO World C'ship 1994), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1967 John Wehner, American MLB infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1967 Melora Hardin, American actress (Family Tree, Best Times), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1967 Murray Foster, Canadian songwriter, bassist (Moxy Früvous - "My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors"; Great Big Sea, 2003-12), and playwright, born in Thorn Hill, Ontario
  • 1968 Theoren Fleury, Canadian NHL right wing (Calgary Flames, Canada), born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 1969 Brian d'Arcy James, American stage and screen actor (Shrek the Musical; n Sweet Smell of Success; Spotlight), born in Saginaw, Michigan
  • 1969 Claude Béchard, Canadian politician (Member of the National Assembly of Quebec), born in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec
  • 1969 Erik Tammer, American soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 1969 Ilan Mitchell-Smith, American academic and actor (Weird Science), born in New York City
  • 1969 Simon Brown, English cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Durham, Northamptonshire), born in Cleadon, England
  • 1969 Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese politician (Mayor of Osaka), born in Tokyo
  • 1970 Mike Vallely, American skateboarder and singer (Black Flag), born in Edison, New Jersey
  • 1971 Matthew Good, Canadian musician (Matthew Good Band), born in Burnaby, British Columbia
  • 1971 Mike Sillinger, Canadian NHL right wing (Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks), born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 1972 Nawal Al Zoghbi, Lebanese singer, born in Jal el Dib, Lebanon
  • 1972 Samantha Smith, American peace activist and actress (invited to the Soviet Union during Cold War), born in Houlton, Maine (d. 1985)
  • 1973 George Hincapie, American road cyclist (Olympics-76th-92, 96), born in Queens, New York
  • 1976 Bret McKenzie, New Zealand musician and comedian (Flight of the Conchords - "Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"), born in Wellington, New Zealand
  • 1977 Colton Dunn, American comedian, writer and actor (Superstore), born in Normal, Illinois
  • 1977 Zuleikha Robinson, English actress (The Namesake), born in London
  • 1978 Luke Kirby, Canadian-American actor (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in Hamilton, Ontario