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Famous Birthdays on March 7

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 250

Lucilla (148/150-182 AD)

Roman noblewoman, daughter of Marcus Aurelius and sister of Commodus who had her executed (birthdate between 148-150 AD), born in Rome

  • 189 Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor, born in Rome (d. 211)
  • 1481 Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, born in Siena, Italy (d. 1536)
  • 1543 Johan Casimir, German prince, and mercenary leader (occupied Ghent, 1578), born in Simmern, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1592)
  • 1556 Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, born in Paris (d. 1621)
  • 1574 John Wilbye, English madrigal composer, born in Brome, Suffolk, England (d. 1638)
  • 1621 Georg Neumark, German composer and poet, born in Langensalza, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1681)
  • 1663 Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian composer and violinist, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1745)

Rob Roy (1671-1734)

Scottish folk hero and outlaw, baptized in Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

  • 1678 Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect, born in Messina, Italy (d. 1736)
  • 1682 Johan Willem, Duke of Ripperda, Dutch political adventurer (Prime Minister of Spain, 1726), born in Oldehove, Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1737)
  • 1687 Jean Lebeuf, French historian, born in Auxerre, France (d. 1760)
  • 1693 Clement XIII [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), born in Venice (d. 1769)
  • 1707 Stephen Hopkins, American politician who signed the US Declaration of Independence, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1785)
  • 1715 Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1755)
  • 1715 Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet (d. 1759)
  • 1730 Baron de Breteuil, French statesman (d. 1807)
  • 1731 Jean-Louis Laruette, French musician and composer of comic opera, born in Paris, France (d. 1792)
  • 1762 Sebastiaan Cornelius Nederburgh, Dutch statesman, director-general East Indies Company, responsible for Nederburgh's Charter), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1811)

Nicéphore Niépce (1765-1833)

French inventor and pioneer of photography, born in Chalon-sur-Saône, France

  • 1769 Josef Alois Ladurner, Austrian composer and priest, born in Algund, Austrian Empire (d. 1851)
  • 1773 Tommaso Marchesi, Italian composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1852)
  • 1785 Alessandro Manzoni, Italian poet and novelist (Betrothed), born in Milan, Duchy of Milan (d. 1873)
  • 1788 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist who pioneered the study of electric and luminescent phenomena, born in Châtillon-Coligny, France (d. 1878)

John Herschel (1792-1871)

English astronomer and photographer who invented the blueprint and catalogued southern hemisphere stars, born in Slough, England

  • 1797 Carl Schwencke, German pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1870)
  • 1799 František Ladislav Čelakovský, Czech linguist, poet (national anthem, folk song), and Slavist, born in Strakonice, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1852)
  • 1807 Franz Graf von Pocci, German founding director of the Munich Marionette Theatre (Punch and Judy), poet, and illustrator of children's literature (Viola Tricolor: In Picture and Rhyme), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1876)
  • 1811 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, German composer, born in Niederwerrn, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1861)

James Donnelly (1816-1880)

Irish-Canadian patriarch of the Donnelly family (Black Donnelly massacre), born in Ireland

  • 1820 Emilio Faà di Bruno, Italian naval captain, born in Alessandria, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1866)
  • 1820 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, German composer and teacher, born in Bnin, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1900)
  • 1822 Victor Masse, French composer, born in Lorient, France (d. 1884)
  • 1825 Francesco Faà di Bruno, Italian mathematician, and later Catholic priest and advocate for the poor, born in Alessandria, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1888)
  • 1827 Henry DeLamar Clayton, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1889)
  • 1831 John Bratton [Old Reliable], American physician and Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Winnsboro, South Carolina (d. 1898)
  • 1832 Orlando Metcalfe Poe, American engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Navarre, Ohio (d. 1895)

Henry Draper (1837-1882)

American astronomer (Moon, Orion Nebula), born in Prince Edward County, Virginia

  • 1841 Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentine, journalist and poet (El nido de condores), born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (d. 1882)
  • 1841 William Rockhill Nelson, founder of The Kansas City Star and patron of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (d. 1915)
  • 1844 Anthony Comstock, American anti-vice crusader/philatelist, born in New Canaan, Connecticut (d. 1915)
  • 1845 Daniel David Palmer, Canadian founder of chiropractic (1897 Palmer School of Chiropractic), born in Port Perry, Canada West (d. 1913)
  • 1846 Whitcomb Judson, American inventor (zipper), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1909)

Luther Burbank (1849-1926)

American horticulturist who developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants, born in Lancaster, Massachusetts

  • 1850 Champ Clark, American politician, US Speaker of the House (1911-19), born in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky (d. 1921)

Tomáš Masaryk (1850-1937)

Czech philosopher and 1st President of Czechoslovakia (1918-35), born in Hodonín, Austrian Empire

  • 1856 Matilde Serao, Italian writer and journalist (Land of Cockayne, 1st woman to edit Italian newspaper), born in Patras, Greece (d. 1927)
  • 1857 Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian psychiatrist (1st psychiatrist to win Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 1927 for malaria inoculation for dementia paralytica), born in Wels, Austria (d. 1940)
  • 1858 Nikolai Artzibushev, Russian composer, born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire (d. 1937)
  • 1864 George Bean, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Sussex CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1923)
  • 1866 Paul Ernst, German writer, born in Elbingerode, Kingdom of Hanover (d. 1933)
  • 1869 Bertha Townsend, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1888-89), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1909)
  • 1869 Ernst Cohen, Dutch chemist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1944)

Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)

Dutch abstract painter (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Composition with Red Blue and Yellow) and art theoretician, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands

  • 1872 Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, Russian composer (Rhapsodie hébraïque; Prince Lake), and teacher, born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1964)
  • 1873 Madame Sul-Te-Wan [Nellie Crawford], American actress (The Birth of a Nation, Uncle Tom's Cabin), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1959)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

French composer, pianist and conductor (Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro), born in Ciboure, France

  • 1876 Edgar Evans, Welsh explorer (part of Robert Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica), born in Rhossili, Wales (d. 1912)
  • 1878 Boris Kustodiev, Russian-Soviet painter and stage designer, born in Astrakhan, Russian Empire (d. 1927)
  • 1883 Carl Deis, American composer and organist, born in New York City (d. 1960)
  • 1883 Marion Lord, American actress (Broadway), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1942)
  • 1886 Raymond Largay, American actor (April in Paris, Variety Girl), born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (d. 1974)
  • 1886 René Thomas, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1914), born in Périgueux, France (d. 1975)
  • 1887 Heino Eller, Estonian composer (Koit (Dawn); Videvik (Twilight)), pedagogue (Tallinn Conservatory, 1940 -70), and teacher of Arvo Pärt, born in Tartu, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1970)
  • 1888 Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau, American jazz guitarist and double-bassist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1969)
  • 1888 Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborch Stachouwer, Dutch last Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1936-45), taken prisoner by the Japanese during WWII, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1978)
  • 1891 Marcel Barger, Dutch Jewish cabaret performer (I keep Susy), born in Amsterdam (d. 1942 at Auschwitz)
  • 1893 Milton Avery, American artist, born in Almar, New York (d. 1965)
  • 1895 Juan Jose Castro, Argentine composer, born in Avellaneda, Argentina (d. 1968)
  • 1896 Erwin Bodky, German-American composer, born in Ragnit, East Prussia (d. 1958)
  • 1898 Jan Antonín Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer (Bata), born in Uherské Hradišt, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
  • 1900 Carel Willink, Dutch painter (magic realism), born in Amsterdam (d. 1983)
  • 1900 Evald Aav, Estonian composer (Vikerlased), born in Tallinn (d. 1939) [OS 22 Feb]
  • 1900 Giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter (Roman School), born in Rome (d. 1972)
  • 1902 Heinz Rühmann, German actor and director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick), born in Essen, Germany (d. 1994)
  • 1903 Maud Lewis (née Dowley), Canadian folk artist and painter, born in South Ohio, Nova Scotia (d. 1970)
  • 1904 Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 5,000m 1928; 500m, 5,000m 10,000m 1936), born in Lunner, Norway (d. 1969)

Reinhard Heydrich (1904-1942)

German Nazi leader (head of Bohemia and Moravia and the Reich Main Security Office), born in Halle an der Saale, Prussia, German Empire

  • 1904 Virginia Downing, American actress (The Gig, Butterfield 8), born in Washington, District of Columbia (d. 1996)
  • 1906 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, Cuban composer, born in Remedios, Cuba (d. 1940)
  • 1906 Hans Lachman, German born Dutch Jewish composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1990)
  • 1907 Juan Francisco Giacobbe, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1990)

Anna Magnani (1908-1973)

Italian actress (The Rose Tattoo; Miracle; Wild is the Wind), born in Rome, Italy

  • 1908 Nat Gonella, British big band jazz trumpeter, mellophonist, singer, and bandleader (The Georgians; Oh, Monah), born in Islington, London, England (d. 1998)
  • 1908 Tomas de Manzarraga, Spanish composer, born in Igorre, Spain (d. 1988)
  • 1909 Leo Malet, French crime novelist (Nestor Burma novels), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1996)
  • 1910 Josef Veselka, Czech choral conductor (Prague Philharmonic Choir, 1959-81), and pedagogue, born in Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovaia (d. 1992)
  • 1911 Louis Cottrell Jr., Creole-American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (Heritage Hall Jazz Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1978)
  • 1911 Stefan Kisielewski, Polish composer, writer and politician, born in Warsaw (d. 1991)
  • 1914 Morton DaCosta, American film and theatre director (Island of Love; The Music Man), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
  • 1915 Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French politician, French Prime Minister of France (1969-72), and 3-time President of the National Assembly, born in Paris, France (d. 2000)
  • 1917 Davis Roberts [Robert Davis], American character actor (Westworld; Star Trek; The Killers), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 1993)
  • 1917 Janet Collins, American ballerina, choreographer, and teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2003)
  • 1917 Robert Erickson, American composer, born in Marquette, Michigan (d. 1997)
  • 1918 June Wayne, American artist, lithographer and teacher (Tamarind Lithography Workshop), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
  • 1919 Jocelyn Hambro, British financier (Hambros Bank), born in London, England (d. 1994)
  • 1919 Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian writer (Twilight in Jakarta), born in Padang, Dutch East Indies (d. 2004)
  • 1920 Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), born in Bolton upon Dearne, England (d. 2004)
  • 1922 Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician (fluid dynamics), born in Kologriv, Soviet Russia (d. 2004)
  • 1922 Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Irish folk singer, harmonic player, and songwriter (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - "Carrickfergus"), born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland (d. 1998)
  • 1923 Bobo Holloman, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter on MLB debut 1953; St. Louis Browns), born in Thomaston, Georgia (d. 1987)
  • 1923 Mahlon Clark, American big band jazz and session clarinetist, born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2007)
  • 1924 Eduardo Paolozzi, Scottish sculptor (Hydra), born in Leith, Scotland (d. 2005)
  • 1924 Kobo Abe, Japanese playwright and writer (Woman, the Dunes), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1924)
  • 1925 Rene Gagnon, US Marine shown in photograph of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1979)
  • 1925 Richard Vernon, British character actor (A Hard Days Night; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Gandhi), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1997)
  • 1927 Henri Landwirth, Belgian-American hotel owner and philanthropist (Give Kids the World), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 2018)
  • 1927 James Broderick, American actor and director (Dog Day Afternoon, Family), born in Charlestown, New Hampshire (d. 1982)
  • 1927 Jean-Paul Desbiens, Quebec writer and teacher (d. 2006)
  • 1929 Yvonne Chouteau, Native American dancer (one of the "five Moons" of Oklahoma), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
  • 1930 Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret, born in London, England (d. 2017)
  • 1930 Stanley Miller, American chemist (created 'primordial soup' experiment to show how life might have originated on earth), born in Oakland, California (d. 2007)
  • 1931 C W Stubblefield, American restaurateur and music promoter, born in Navasota, Texas (d. 1995)
  • 1931 Wálter Taibo, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (30 caps; Huracán, C.A. Peñarol), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Ed Thrasher, American Grammy Award-winning art director (Warner Brothers Records, 1964-79), and photographer (album art for Frank Sinatra; Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead), born in Glendale, California (d. 2006)
  • 1932 Lola Beltrán, Mexican ranchera singer ("Priscila elque se fue"; "Paloma Negra") and actress (El revólver sangriento), born in El Rosario, Mexico (d. 1966)
  • 1933 Jackie Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 105 games; survived Munich air disaster), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1998)
  • 1934 Giorgos Katsaros, Greek musician and composer, born in Corfu, Greece
  • 1934 Nari Contractor, Indian cricket batsman and captain (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 108; Gujarat, Railways), born in Godhra, India
  • 1934 Willard Scott, American weather forecaster (Today Show), born in Alexandria, Virginia (d. 2021)
  • 1936 Colin Appleton, English soccer midfielder (Leicester City 277 games) and manager (Hull City, Swansea City, Exeter City), born in Scarborough, England (d. 2021)
  • 1936 Georges Perec, French writer (La Vie mode d'emploi (Life A User's Manual)), and filmmaker (Seire Noire), born in Paris, France (d. 1982)
  • 1937 Anne Kristen, Scottish actress (Coronation St, Sunset Song), (d. 1996)
  • 1937 Don Bonker, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1975-89), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1938 David Baltimore, American biologist (1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine), born in New York City
  • 1938 Homero Blancas, American golfer (US Ryder Cup 1973), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1938 Janet Guthrie, American auto racer (1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500 & Daytona 500; first woman to lead a lap in NASCAR Winston Cup Series), born in Iowa City, Iowa
  • 1939 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
  • 1939 Panajot Pano, Albanian soccer forward (28 caps; Partizani Tirana 210 games; "The little Puskás"), born in Durrës, Albania (d. 2010)
  • 1940 Daniel J Travanti, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Capt. Frank Furillo"), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • 1940 Harald Gerlach, German writer, born in Bolesławiec, Poland (d. 2001)
  • 1940 Rudi Dutschke, German political activist (Socialist Students Union (SDS)), born in Schönefeld, Germany (d. 1979)
  • 1940 Viktor Savinykh, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-4, T-13, TM-5), born in Berezkiny, Kirov, Russia
  • 1942 (Hamilton) Bohannon, American R&B and disco percussionist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer ("Save Their Souls"), born in Newnan, Georgia, d. 2020)
  • 1942 Charles R. Boutin, American politician (Maryland), born in Troy, New York
  • 1942 Michael Eisner, American CEO (Walt Disney), born in Mount Kisco, New York
  • 1942 Paul Preuss, American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter, Starfire)
  • 1942 Tammy Faye Bakker (née Messner), American Christian singer and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club), born in International Falls, Minnesota (d. 2007)
  • 1942 Tommy F. Robinson, American politician (Rep-D-AR, 1985-91), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • 1942 U N Kulkarni, Indian cricket pace bowler (4 Tests, 5 wickets, BB 2/37; Mumbai), born in Alibagh, India
  • 1943 Billy MacMillan, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1970-77 (Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames, NY Islanders), and coach, 1980-84 (Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils), born in Charlottetown, Canada (d. 2023)
  • 1943 Chris White, British rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
  • 1943 Leon Sylvers III, American R&B, disco, and funk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer (The Sylers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1943 Rick Redman, American College Football HOF linebacker (University of Washington; AFL All-Star 1967; San Diego Chargers), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2022)
  • 1944 Elton Gallegly, American politician (Rep-R-California 1987-2013), born in Huntington Park, California
  • 1944 Jürgen Theobaldy, German writer, born in Strasberg, France
  • 1944 Michael Rosbash, American geneticist (Nobel Prize 2017, Drosophila period gene), born in Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1944 Stanley Schmidt, American science fiction writer and editor, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1944 Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter ("Kathleen"; "Loretta"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1997)
  • 1945 Arthur Lee, American rock singer-songwriter (Love - "Forever Changes"; "Vindicator"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2006)
  • 1945 John Heard, American actor (Home Alone, Cat People, Big), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2017)
  • 1946 Matthew Fisher, English rock keyboardist (Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"), born in London, England
  • 1946 Peter Wolf [Blankenfield], American rock singer (J. Geils Band - "Centerfold"; "Freeze Frame"), born in the Bronx, New York City
  • 1947 Donna Loren, American singer and actress (Beach Blanket Bingo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1947 Lewis J Stadlen, American stage and screen actor (Minnie's Boys - "Groucho"; Savages; Windy City; Benson), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1947 Richard Lawson, American actor (Eddie-O'Neills), born in Loma Linda, California
  • 1947 Robert O'Neill Crossman, politician
  • 1947 Walter Röhrl, German auto racer / rally car driver (World Rally C'ship 1980, 82; 24 Hours of Le Mans GTP +3.0 class 1981; Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record 1987), born in Regensburg, Germany
  • 1949 Ghulam Nabi Azad, Indian politician, born in Bhalessa, Dominion of India
  • 1949 Rex Hunt, Australian TV and radio personality and former Australian rules player, born in Mentone, Australia
  • 1950 Franco Harris, American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78, 79; 9 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1977; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1950 Iris Chacón, Puerto Rican singer, dancer, and TV personality, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1950 J.R. Richard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980; NL ERA leader 1979; NL strikeout leader 1978, 79; Houston Astros), born in Vienna, Louisiana (d. 2021)
  • 1950 Mark Pinter, American actor (Behind the Screen, Another World), born in Decorah, Iowa
  • 1951 (Francis) Rocco Prestia, American funk-rock bassist (Tower of Power), born in Sonora, California (d. 2020)
  • 1952 Ernie Isley, American vocalist and guitarist (The Isley Brothers,1969-84 & 1991-present - "It's Your Thing"; "Heat is On"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1952 Lynn Swann, American College/Pro Football HOF wide receiver (USC; Super Bowl 1974, 75 [MVP], 78, 79; First-team All-Pro 1978; 3 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Alcoa, Tennessee

Viv Richards (72 years old)

1952 Antiguan cricket batsman (121 Tests West Indies, 24 x 100, HS 291, BA 50.23; Leeward Islands, Somerset CCC, Queensland, Glamorgan CCC), born in St. Johns, British Leeward Islands

  • 1953 Jules Shear, American rock musician and songwriter ("If She Knew What She Wants"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1953 Kenny Aronoff, American drummer (John Mellencamp), born in Albany, New York
  • 1954 Matt Frenette, Canadian rock drummer, and songwriter (Loverboy - "Working for the Weekend"), born in Calgary, Alberta
  • 1955 Anupam Kher, Bollywood actor (Vijay, Silver Linings Playbook), and Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India, born in Shimla, India
  • 1955 Tommy Kramer, American College Football HOF quarterback (Rice University; NFL Comeback Player of the Year & Pro Bowl 1986 Minnesota Vikings), born in San Antonio, Texas

Bryan Cranston (68 years old)

1956 American actor (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle), born in Canoga Park, California

  • 1957 Robert Harris, British TV reporter, journalist and author (Fatherland, Enigma), born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
  • 1958 Alan Hale, American astronomer (Comet Hale–Bopp), born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1958 Rik Mayall, English comedian and actor (Drop Dead Fred, The Young Ones), born in Epping, Essex, (d. 2014)
  • 1959 Donna Murphy, American musical theatre actress (The King and I), born in Queens, New York
  • 1959 Jorge Domínguez, Argentinian soccer striker (3 caps; CA Boca Juniors, OGC Nice, SC Toulon, Nîmes), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2023)

Tom Lehman (65 years old)

1959 American golfer (British Open 1996; Senior PGA C'ship 2010, Tradition 2011-12), born in Austin, Minnesota

  • 1960 Chris Rodriguez, American pop and country session and touring guitarist and vocalist, and contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, born in The Bronx, New York

Ivan Lendl (64 years old)

1960 Czech-American tennis player (world #1 270 weeks; 8 x Grand Slam singles title winner; 5 x Tour Finals, 2 x WCT Finals), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic

Joe Carter (64 years old)

1960 American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1991–94, 96; World Series 1992, 93; Silver Slugger Award 1991, 92; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • 1961 Mary Beth Evans, American actress (Katherine-General Hospital), born in Pasadena, California
  • 1961 Warrel Dane, American singer (Nevermore), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
  • 1962 Peter Manley, English Darts Player (PDC World C'ship runner-up 1999, 2002, 2006), born in London, England
  • 1962 Taylor Dayne [Leslie Wunderman], American vocalist ("Tell It To My Heart"; "I'll Always Love You"), born in New York
  • 1963 Bill Brochtrup, American actor (NYPD Blue), born in Inglewood, California
  • 1963 Mike Eagles, Canadian NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Sussex, New Brunswick
  • 1964 Bret Easton Ellis, American writer (American Psycho), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1964 Denyce Graves, American mezzo-soprano (Carmen), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1964 Jeff Criswell, American NFL tackle (KC Chiefs), born in Grinnell, Iowa
  • 1964 Jennifer McCarters, American country singer (McCarters - "The Gift"), born in Sevierville, Tennessee
  • 1964 Mikhail Popkov, Russian serial killer of 55 people, born in Angarsk, USSR

Wanda Sykes (60 years old)

1964 American actress and comedienne (Black-ish), born in Portsmouth, Virginia

  • 1965 Cameron Daddo, Australian actor (Brian Petersen-Models Inc), born in Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1965 Jack Armstrong, American baseball player, born in Englewood, New Jersey
  • 1965 Jesper Parnevik, Swedish golfer (Ryder Cup 1997, 99, 2002; British Open 2004, 07 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1965 Steve Beuerlein, American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars, Car Panthers), born in Hollywood, California
  • 1965 [Willie] Flipper Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts), born in Paulsboro, New Jersey