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Famous Birthdays on June 8

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 244

  • 1625 Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician, astronomer and engineer who discovered four of Saturn's moons, born in Perinaldo, Republic of Genova (d. 1712)

William Dampier (1651-1715)

English explorer and pirate who was the 1st Englishman to explore parts of Australia and the 1st person to circumnavigate the world 3 times, born in East Coker, Sommerset, England

  • 1671 Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (Adagio in G-minor), born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1751)
  • 1717 John Collins, American politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (1786-90), born in Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British America (d. 1795)
  • 1722 Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1794)
  • 1724 John Smeaton, British civil engineer, born in Austhorpe, Leeds, England (d. 1792)
  • 1740 Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, born in Quinzano d'Oglio, Lombardy, Republic of Venice (d. 1809)
  • 1743 Alessandro Cagliostro [Giuseppe Balsamo], Italian adventurer and magician (Prince of Quacks), born in Palermo, Sicily (d. 1795)
  • 1745 Caspar Wessel, Danish-Norwegian mathematician, born in Vestby, Norway (d. 1818)
  • 1753 Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac, French composer, born in Muret, Haute-Garonne, France (d. 1809)
  • 1756 Cornelis van Foreest, Dutch politician, Mayor of Alkmaar, born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 1823)
  • 1757 Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1824)
  • 1759 Thomas Dunham Whitaker, British topographer, born in Rainham, Norfolk (d. 1821)
  • 1772 Robert Stevenson, Scottish civil engineer (Bell Rock Lighthouse, Scotland), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1850)
  • 1783 Joseph Lincke, German cellist and composer, born in Trachenberg, Silesia (now Żmigród, Poland) (d. 1837)
  • 1805 Luigi Ricci, Italian composer, born in Naples, KIngdom of Naples (d. 1859)
  • 1806 Gideon Johnson Pillow, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Williamson County, Tennessee (d. 1878)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

German pianist, composer (Humoresque), and music critic (Neue Zeitschrift für Musik - New Journal for Music), born in Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony

  • 1812 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian violinist and composer, born in Brno, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire 1865)
  • 1812 Spyridon Xyndas, Greek composer, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1896)
  • 1813 David Dixon Porter, United States Navy admiral, born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1891)
  • 1814 Charles Reade, English novelist (Cloister & Hearth), born in Ipsden, Oxfordshire (d. 1884)
  • 1814 Thomas Green, American lawyer and soldier (Texas Revolution; Confederate Army General), born in Buckingham County, Virginia (d. 1864)
  • 1821 John Dunlap Stevenson, American attorney, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Staunton, Virginia (d. 1897)
  • 1821 Samuel White Baker, English explorer (Ceylon & Egypt), born in London, England (d. 1893)
  • 1823 Robert Morris, 1st successful African American lawyer in the US and Abolitionist, born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
  • 1824 James Loudon, Dutch politician, Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1872-75), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1900)
  • 1824 William Montgomery Gardner, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1901)
  • 1829 John Everett Millais, English painter (Order of Release), born in Southampton, Hampshire, England (d. 1896)
  • 1831 Thomas J. Higgins, Union Army soldier during the American Civil War, recipient of America's highest military decoration (Medal of Honor), born in Huntington, Quebec, Canada (d. 1917)
  • 1834 George Garrett, English composer, born in Winchester, England (d. 1897)
  • 1837 Jan Kleczyński Sr., Polish painist and composer, born in Janiewicze, Russian Empire (d. 1895)
  • 1837 Moritz Heyne, German germanist (Beowulf), born in Weissenfels, Germany (d. 1906)
  • 1842 John Q. A. Brackett, American politician, 36th Governor of Massachusetts (1890-91), born in Bradford, New Hampshire (d. 1918)
  • 1844 Willem Molkenboer, Dutch sculptor and art educator, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1915)
  • 1847 Ida McKinley, US First Lady (1897-1901) and wife of the 25th US President William McKinley, born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1907)
  • 1849 Julien Dillens, Flemish sculptor (Anspach Monument), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1904)
  • 1851 Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, French physicist and inventor of the moving-coil D'Arsonval galvanometer, born in La Porcherie, France (d. 1940)
  • 1854 Douglas Colin Cameron, Canadian politician, born in Hawkesbury, Ontario (d. 1921)
  • 1856 Natalia Janotha, Polish pianist and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1932)
  • 1858 Antoni Nicolau, Spanish composer and conductor, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 1933)
  • 1858 Harry Rowe Shelley, American composer (known for his hymn music), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1947)
  • 1859 Frank Dalton, American lawman of the Old West (Deputy US Marshal, Oklahoma Territory), brother of the Dalton Gang of outlaws, born in Westport, Missouri (d. 1887)
  • 1859 Smith Wigglesworth, British religious figure, born in Menston, Yorkshire, England (d. 1947)
  • 1860 Alicia Boole Stott, Irish mathematician, born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1940)
  • 1866 Hylton Philipson, English cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals), born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England (d. 1935)

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

American architect (Guggenheim) recognized as "the greatest American architect of all time", born in Richland Center, Wisconsin

  • 1879 Ethel Larcombe, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1912), born in Islington, England (d. 1965)
  • 1881 Próspero Bisquertt, Chilean composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1959)
  • 1885 Karl Genzken, Nazi physician, Chief of the Medical Office of the Waffen-SS, born in Preetz, German Empire (d. 1957)
  • 1888 Poul Schierbeck, Danish organist and composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1949)
  • 1889 Josef Hromádka, Czech Protestant theologist (Christian Peace Conference founder; Lenin Prize, 1957), born in Hodslavice, Moravia (d. 1969) [1]
  • 1894 Erwin Schulhoff, Czech-Russian composer and pianist (Ogelala) who died in a German concentration camp, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1942) [1]
  • 1896 Samuel Gonard, Swiss lawyer and chairman (International Red Cross), born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 1975)
  • 1897 John G. Bennett, British scientist and author, born in London (d. 1974)

Noel Wien (1899-1977)

American aviation pioneer (Wien Air Alaska), born in Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin

  • 1900 H. J. Friedericy, Dutch author (Last General), born in Stadskanaal, Netherlands (d. 1962)
  • 1900 Lena Baker, American domestic servant convicted of capital murder of her employer, Ernest Knight (first and only woman executed in state of Georgia; posthumously pardoned in 2005), born in Cuthbert, Georgia (d. 1945) [1]
  • 1902 Albe [Renaut A. Joostens], Flemish writer (Andalusian Diary), born in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1973)
  • 1903 Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer, Dutch theologist (Dogmatic Studies), born in Amsterdam (d. 1996)
  • 1903 Marguerite Yourcenar, French-American novelist (Memoirs of Hadrian, The Abyss), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1987)
  • 1903 Ralph Webster Yarborough, American politician, U.S. Senator from Texas (1957-71), born in Chandler, Texas (d. 1996)
  • 1903 Ronald Shiner, British actor (Dry Rot, Carry on Admiral, Keep it Clean, Aunt Clara), born in London, England (d. 1966)
  • 1905 Brian Coffey, Irish poet (Avent), born in Dublin (d. 1995)
  • 1906 Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), born in Borgerhout, Belgium (d. 1986)
  • 1906 Nazir Ali, Indian cricket all-rounder (2 Tests; first Indian Test 1932; Southern Punjab, Sussex CCC), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, India (d. 1975)
  • 1909 Ferhunde Erkin (née Remzi) Turkish concert pianist and pedagogue, born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) (d. 2007)
  • 1909 Mary van de Berg, Flemish actress (Moutarde van Sonaansee), born in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 2003)
  • 1910 Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and editor in chief (Novyj Mir), born in Zagorye, Russian Empire (d. 1971) [NS=June 21]
  • 1910 Fernand Fonssagrives, French photographer, born in Paris (d. 2003)
  • 1910 John W. Campbell, American sci-fi writer (Moon is Hell), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1971)
  • 1911 Van Lingle Mungo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 36, 37, 45; NL strikeout leader 1936; Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants), born in Pageland, South Carolina (d. 1985)
  • 1912 Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist, born in New York City (d. 1987)
  • 1912 Henry Brandon [Heinrich von Kleinbach], German-American character actor (The Searchers; Assault on Precinct 13; Drums of Fu Manchu), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1990)
  • 1912 Ian Morrow, British company director, best known for saving Rolls Royce (d. 2006)
  • 1913 Graham Watson, British literary agent (Curtis Brown, including authors Daphne du Maurier and John Steinbeck), born in Newcastle, England (d. 2002)
  • 1913 Jagamas János, Hungarian composer, born in Dés, Romania (d. 1997)
  • 1913 Peter Diamand, artistic administrator, born in Berlin (d. 1998)
  • 1914 Joseph DePietro, American weightlifter (Olympic gold -56kg 1948), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1999)
  • 1914 Kurt Barthel [KuBa], German writer and political activist, born in Garnsdorf (d. 1967)
  • 1915 Gustaaf Vincent Willem van Hemert tot Dingshof, Dutch Mayor of Maarn, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
  • 1915 Julian Ridsdale, British politician (C), Member of Parliament for Harwich (1954-92) (d. 2004)

Francis Crick (1916-2004)

English molecular biologist who co-discovered DNA's structure, with James Watson (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1962), born in Northampton, England [1] [2]

  • 1916 Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (L'imperatore di Capri), born in Salò, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2007)
  • 1916 Richard Pousette-Dart, American abstract expressionist artist, sculptor, and photographer, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1992)
  • 1917 Byron White, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1962-93), born in Fort Collins, Colorado (d. 2002)
  • 1918 John D. Roberts, American chemist, received American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (2013), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
  • 1918 Robert Preston [Meservey], American stage and screen actor and singer (The Music Man; Mame; The Last Starfighter), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1987)
  • 1919 Guy Overton, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1993)
  • 1920 Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director (Belgian National TV), born in Balen, Belgium (d. 1959)
  • 1920 Gwen Harwood, Australian poet (The Lion's Bride), born in Taringa, Brisbane, Australia (d. 1995)
  • 1921 Alexis Smith, Canadian actress and singer (The Age of Innocence; Follies), born in Penticton, British Columbia (d. 1993)
  • 1921 Alwyn Williams, Welsh geologist and Vice-Chancellor (University of Glasgow), born in Aberdare, Wales (d. 2004)
  • 1921 LeRoy Neiman, American painter, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2012)
  • 1921 Sheila Ryan, American actress (Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury), born in Topeka, Kansas (d. 1975)

Suharto (1921-2008)

Indonesian army officer and 2nd President of Indonesia (1967-98), born in Yogyakarta, Java

  • 1922 Myron Healey, American actor (The Lone Ranger, Wyatt Earp), born in Petaluma, Sonoma County California (d. 2005)
  • 1923 Alice Coleman, English geographer (directed UK Land Use Survey), born in London, England (d. 2023)
  • 1923 Jean Maxwell-Scott, Lady-in-Waiting (Princess Alice Duchess Gloucester), born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (d. 2004)
  • 1923 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish contemporary classical and minimalist composer (Zomerspelen/Summer Games; Aquarius), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
  • 1923 Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest, author and civil rights activist, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2015)
  • 1924 George Kirby, American comedian (ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
  • 1924 Iain Glidewell, Lord Justice of Appeal and Judge of Appeal of the High Court of the Isle of Man (d. 2016)
  • 1924 Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 4 dismissals), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2005)
  • 1924 Lyn Nofziger, American journalist and political advisor to Ronald Reagan, born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2006)
  • 1924 Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter (Nevada Smith; Harris Against the World), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)

Barbara Bush (1925-2018)

First Lady of the US (1989-93) and wife of George H. W. Bush, born in New York City

  • 1925 Del Ennis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 51, 55; NL RBI leader 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
  • 1925 Eddie Gaedel, American baseball pinch-hitter (shortest player in MLB history 3' 7"; St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
  • 1926 Anatol Vieru, Romanian-Jewish composer (Ultimele zile, ultimele ore/The Last Days, the Last Hours), and pedagogue, born in Iasi, Romania (d. 1998)
  • 1926 Cranley Onslow, British politician (C), born in Bexhill (d. 2001)
  • 1926 Fred Kaps [Abram Bongers], Dutch magician (FISM World Champion 1950, 1955 & 1961), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1980)
  • 1926 Nico Kiasashvii, Professor of English Literature (d. 1996)
  • 1927 Dame Anne Warburton, 1st British female ambassador (1976) and President of Lucy Cavendish College (Cambridge) (d. 2015)

Jerry Stiller (1927-2020)

American comedian (Frank Constanza-Seinfeld, Stiller & Meara), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1927 Michael Levey, English art historian and director (British National Gallery), born in Wimbledon, London (d. 2008)
  • 1928 Kate Wilhelm, American fiction author (Hugo Award: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2018)
  • 1929 Earl Ferrers, 13th Earl Ferrers, British minister of state (Department of Environment) (d. 2012)
  • 1929 V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), born in Bangalore, Mysore (d. 2009)
  • 1930 Bo Gunnar Widerberg, Swedish director (Elvira Madigan), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 1997)
  • 1930 Dana Wynter, German-English actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2011)
  • 1930 Marcel Léger, Canadian politician, born in Montreal (d. 1993)
  • 1930 Michael Codron, British theatrical producer (plays of Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard), born in London
  • 1930 Robert Aumann, German-Israeli mathematician (The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2005), born in Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1930 Yannis Ioannidis, Greek composer, born in Athens, Greece
  • 1931 Ivan V. Lalić, Serbian poet, born in Belgrade (d. 1996)
  • 1931 June Thorburn, British actress (Touch & Go; Children Galore), born in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan) (d. 1967)
  • 1931 Leo Nichols, businessman, honorary consul and longtime friend of Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, born in Rangoon, Burma (d. 1996)
  • 1932 Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, born in Teterow, Germany (d. 2012)
  • 1932 Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests; 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Pudsey, England (d. 2021)
  • 1933 Dr Robert Stevens, British lawyer and Master (Pembroke College, Oxford)
  • 1933 Eric Parker, English industrialist, deputy CEO (Trafalgar House), born in Shropshire, England (d. 2014)

Joan Rivers (1933-2014)

American comedian and actress (Late Show, Hollywood Squares), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1934 Millicent Martin, English actress (Alfie, Nothing but the Best), born in Romford, Essex
  • 1936 James Darren [Ercolani], American actor (TJ Hooker; Gidget movies -"Moondoggie"; Diamond Head; Venus in Furs), singer ("Goodbye Cruel World"), and director, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1936 Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1982), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 2013)
  • 1936 Vicente Lecaro, Ecuadorian soccer defender (8 caps; FC Barcelona, CS Emelec), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2023)
  • 1937 Bruce McCandless II, American aviator, electrical engineer and astronaut who made the 1st untethered space walk (STS 41B, STS-31), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
  • 1937 Norma Shaw, English lawn bowler (World Outdoor C'ship gold 1981; Indoor C'ship gold 1997), born in Wakefield, England (d. 2009)

Martin Lee (86 years old)

1938 Hong Kong politician (Democratic Party: 1985-2008) and barrister known as the "Father of Democracy" in Hong Kong, born in British Hong Kong

  • 1938 Vince Promuto, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1963, 64; Washington Redskins), born in New York City (d. 2021)
  • 1939 Bernie Casey, American actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop), born in Wyco, West Virginia (d. 2017)
  • 1939 Bob Goodman, American International Boxing HOF promoter (VP & Matchmaker Madison Square Garden 1985-94; Don King Productions; Garden State Boxing), born in New York City (d. 2023)
  • 1939 Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
  • 1939 Laurence Cook, American jazz drummer, percussionist, and avant garde composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1939 William "Bill" Watrous, American jazz trombonist, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 2018)
  • 1940 Nancy Sinatra, American singer ("These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"; "Something Stupid"), and daughter of Frank Sinatra, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 1940 Sherman Garnes, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers), born in New York City (d. 1977)
  • 1941 Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, American pop, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter (Parliament-Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), born in Elkins, West Virginia (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1941 George Pell, Australian Catholic Cardinal and treasurer of the Vatican, convicted, and then acquitted, of child sex abuse, born in Ballarat, Australia (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1941 Joop van den Berg, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA), born in Bartlehiem, Netherlands
  • 1942 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Tambov, Russia
  • 1942 Chuck Negron, American pop-rock singer (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"; "One"; "Old Fashioned Love Song"), and songwriter, born in The Bronx, New York City
  • 1942 Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player (Masters 1977; Pot Black 1978, 85; UK C'ship 1988, World C'ship 1981 runner-up), born in Gelligaer, Wales (d. 2021)
  • 1942 Gael Ramsey, Brigadier commander (HQ Aldershot Garrison)
  • 1943 Colin Baker, English actor (Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who, Swallows & Amazons), born in London
  • 1943 Julia Waters Tillman, American session singer (The Waters Sisters), born in Jefferson County, Texas
  • 1943 William Calley Jr., American war criminal, convicted by court-martial of murdering 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre, born in Miami, Florida
  • 1943 Willie Davenport, American bobsledder and track athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1968), born in Troy, Alabama (d. 2002)
  • 1944 (William) "Boz" Scaggs, American rock guitarist (Steve Miller Band, 1967-68), and singer-songwriter ("Lowdown"; "Lido Shuffle"), born in Canton, Ohio
  • 1944 Don Grady [Agrati], American actor (Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons), born in San Diego, California (d. 2012)
  • 1944 Marc Ouellet, Canadian Cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church, Archbishop of Quebec City, born in La Motte, Quebec, Canada
  • 1944 Mark Belanger, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1976; 8 x Gold Glove winner; Baltimore Orioles), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
  • 1945 Derek Underwood, England cricket spin bowler (86 Tests, 297 wickets @ 25.83, BB 8/51; Kent CCC), born in Bromley, England (d. 2024)
  • 1945 Donna Deitch, American film and TV director (Sexual Advances, Women of Brewster Place), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1946 Elizabeth A. Lynn, American sci-fi author (Watchtower, Red Hawk), born in New York City
  • 1946 Richie Robinson, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests; 4 dismissals; WSC; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1947 Annie Haslam, British art-rock singer-songwriter (Renaissance - "Carpet Of The Sun"; "Mother Russia") and painter, born in Bolton
  • 1947 Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist (Nobel 1995), born in South Bend, Indiana
  • 1947 Joan La Barbara, American vocalist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1947 Julie Driscoll, English rocker and actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee), born in London
  • 1947 Sara Paretsky, American crime writer (V. I. Warshawski novels), born in Ames, Iowa
  • 1949 Emanuel Ax, Polish-American classical pianist, born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
  • 1949 Hildegard Falck, German athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1972 FRG), born in Nettelrede, Germany
  • 1949 Jeffrey Mylett, American actor and songwriter, born in North Canton, Ohio (d. 1986)
  • 1950 Elmar Oliveira, American violinist (Naumburg competition, 1976; Tchaikovsky Competition, 1978; Avery Fisher Prize, 1983), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut
  • 1950 Kathy Whitton Baker, American actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles), born in Midland, Texas
  • 1951 Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins], Welsh rocker ("Total Eclipse Of The Heart"), born in Skewen, Neath, Wales
  • 1951 Tony Rice, American bluegrass guitarist (J.D. Crowe and the New South), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 2020) [1]
  • 1952 Lindka Cierach, fashion designer
  • 1952 Martin Taylor, CEO (Barclays Bank)
  • 1954 Sergei Storchak, Russian deputy finance minister
  • 1955 (Thomas) Griffin Dunne, American actor (American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl; After Hours), and filmmaker, born in New York City
  • 1955 Greg Ginn, American punk rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (Black Flag), born in Tucson, Arizona
  • 1955 James Jonathan Sylvers, American keyboardist and vocalist (The Sylvers - "Boogie Fever"), born in Los Angeles, California

Tim Berners-Lee (69 years old)

1955 English inventor (World Wide Web), born in London, England

  • 1956 Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1957 Don Robinson, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1979, Pittsburgh Pirates; Silver Slugger Award 1982, 89, 90; SF Giants), born in Ashland, Kentucky
  • 1957 Scott Raymond Adams, Catskill NY, cartoonist (Dilbert)
  • 1958 Keenan Ivory Wayans, American comedian (In Living Color), born in New York City
  • 1958 Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk [Curran], British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Level 42, 1991-94; King Crimson, 2010-present), producer, and actor, born in Archway, London, England
  • 1960 Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter (Simply Red - "Hodling Back the Years", "If You Don't Know Me by Now"), born in Manchester, England
  • 1961 Keti Garbi, Greek pop singer ("To Kati"), born in Athens, Greece
  • 1961 Kevin Gross, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Downey, California
  • 1962 Kristine W [Weitz], American musician ranked by Billboard as the 8th Greatest Dance Artist of all-time (The Advocate), born in Pasco, Washington
  • 1962 Nick Rhodes [Bates], British keyboardist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"), born in Moseley, Birmingham, England
  • 1964 Butch Reynolds, American athlete who held 400m WR 43.29s 1988-99; Olympic gold 4x400m relay, silver 400m 1988, born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1965 Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
  • 1965 Dine Doneff [Kostas Theodorou], Macedonian jazz double bassist, arranger, and composer, born in West Germany
  • 1965 Frank Grillo, American actor (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Endgame), born in New York City