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Famous Birthdays on May 25

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 258

  • 1048 Emperor Shenzong of China, 6th emperor of the Song dynasty in China, born in Kaifeng, China (d. 1085)
  • 1334 Emperor Sukō, Japanese Emperor of the Northern Court (1348-51) (d. 1398)
  • 1458 Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (successfully captured Pavagadh and Junagadh forts in battles), born in Ahmedabad, India (d. 1511)
  • 1494 Jacopo da Pontormo [Carucci], Italian painter (Sepulture of Christ), born in Pontormo, Italy (d. 1557)
  • 1550 Camillus de Lellis, Italian Roman Catholic saint (founder of the Ministers of the Sick), born in Bucchianico, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1614)
  • 1606 Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary in New France, born in Paris (d. 1649)
  • 1661 Claude Buffier, French philosopher and historian, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1737)
  • 1688 Christian August Jacobi, German composer, born in Grimma, Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1725)
  • 1713 John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1760-63), born in Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian (d. 1792)
  • 1725 Samuel Ward, American politician (31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1776)
  • 1726 Giuseppe Paolucci, Italian composer, born in Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1776)
  • 1729 Jean de Neufville, Dutch-American merchant (started 4th English war), born in Amsterdam (d. 1796)
  • 1767 Friedrich Johann Eck, German violinist and composer (Concertos pour violon), born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1838)
  • 1779 Hendrik Marcus de Kock, Dutch general and politician (Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1826-30), born in Heusden, Dutch Republic (d. 1845)
  • 1781 Ferdinand Karl Joseph, Archduke of Austria-Este, born in Milan (d. 1850)
  • 1783 Philip Pendleton Barbour, American politician and U.S. Supreme Court justice, born in Gordonsville, Virginia (d. 1841)
  • 1789 Simon Paap, Dutch dwarf (71 cm/28 inches tall) cabaret artist, born in Zandvoort, Holland (d. 1828)

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

American essayist and philosopher (Concord Hymn), born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • 1818 Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1897)
  • 1821 Diederich Krug, German pianist and composer (Le petit Chevalier), born in Hamburg, German Confederation (d. 1880)
  • 1830 Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), born in Lede, Belgium (d. 1905)
  • 1839 John Eliot, English meteorologist, born in Lamesley, Durham (d. 1908)
  • 1845 Lip Pike, American baseball player, born in New York City (d. 1893)
  • 1846 Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer, born in Frashër, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (d. 1900)
  • 1846 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria, born in Buckingham Palace, London (d. 1923)
  • 1847 Alphonse Goovaerts, Belgian composer and musicologist (Histoire et Bibliographie de la Typographie Musicale dans les Pays-Bas), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1922)
  • 1847 John Alexander Dowie, Scottish-American evangelist (founded the city of Zion, Illinois), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1907)
  • 1848 Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, music teacher, editor and publisher of liturgical music, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1924)
  • 1849 "Blind" Tom Wiggins, African-American pianist and composer, born in Harris County, Georgia (d. 1908) [1] [2]
  • 1852 William Muldoon, American wrestler and owner of NY health institute "The Olympia", born in Caneadea, Allegany County, New York (d. 1933)
  • 1856 Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general during WWI, born in Mostaganem, French Algeria (d. 1942)
  • 1860 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist, born in Easton, Pennsylvania (d. 1944)
  • 1865 Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony (1904-18), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1932)
  • 1865 John Mott, American evangelist and organizer (YMCA, Nobel 1946), born in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York (d. 1955)
  • 1865 Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist (Zeeman effect, Nobel Prize 1902), born in Zonnemaire, Schouwen-Duiveland (d. 1943)
  • 1877 Billy Murray, Irish-American vaudeville and early recording popular music tenor, known as the 'Denver Nightengale' ("Shine On, Harvest Moon"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1954)

Bill Robinson (1878-1949)

American actor and tap dancer (Stormy Weather; The Little Colonel), born in Richmond, Virginia

  • 1879 William Maxwell Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian English newspaper publisher (Daily Express), born in Maple, Ontario (d. 1964)
  • 1880 Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist who helped identify the Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome, born in Nantes, France (d. 1967)
  • 1882 Harry Fox [Arthur Carringford], American vaudeville dancer, comedian and actor (Talent Scout), born in Pomona, California (d. 1959)
  • 1882 Marie Doro, American stage and film actress of the early silent film era (The Heart of Nora Flynn, The White Pearl), born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania (d. 1956)
  • 1883 Elsa Maxwell, American writer (Jack Paar Show), born in Keokuk, Iowa (d. 1963)
  • 1886 Philip Murray, 1st president of the United Steelworkers and longest-serving president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, born in Blantyre, Scotland (d. 1952)
  • 1886 Rash Behari Bose, Indian revolutionary leader against the British Raj in India, born in Bengal, India (d. 1945)
  • 1887 Padre Pio, Roman Catholic saint, born in Pietrelcina, Benevento, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1968)
  • 1888 Miles Malleson, British stage and screen actor, and writer (Kind Hearts and Coronets; Postman's Knock), born in Croydon, Surrey, England (d. 1969)
  • 1889 Gilardo Gilardi, Argentine composer, pianist and conductor (La leyenda del urutaú; Réquiem; Misa de Gloria), born in San Fernando, Argentina (d. 1963)

Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972)

Russian-American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, born in Kyiv, Ukraine

  • 1889 Sverre Jordan, Norwegian composer, orchestra conductor and pianist (Norwegian Rapsody), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1972)
  • 1891 Robert Willem Pieter Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief (Haarlem Newspaper), born in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands (d. 1956)
  • 1893 (Ernest) "Pop" Stoneman, American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and autoharp player ("Sinking of the Titanic"; The Stoneman Family), born in Monarat, Virginia (d. 1968)
  • 1894 Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1967)
  • 1896 Jan Nicolaas Bakhuizen van den Brink, Dutch theologist and church historian, born in Joure, Netherlands (d. 1987)
  • 1897 Alan Kippax, Australian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 2 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 145; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1972)
  • 1898 Bennett Cerf, American publisher (Random House) and panelist (What's My Line), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1971)
  • 1898 Gene Tunney, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1926-30), born in New York City (d. 1978)
  • 1898 Gustav Regler, German writer, born in Merzig (d. 1963)
  • 1898 Mischa Levitzki, Russian-born American pianist and composer (The Enchanted Nymph), born in Kremenchuk, Russian Empire (d. 1941)
  • 1899 Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher, born in Asansol, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 1976)
  • 1900 Alain Grandbois, French Canadian poet (Né à Québec: Louis Jolliet), born in Saint-Casimir, Quebec (d. 1975)
  • 1901 Milenko Živković, Serbian composer, conductor, and pedagogue, born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia (d. 1964)
  • 1902 Helvi Leiviskä, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1982)
  • 1904 Kurt Thomas, German composer, born in Tönning, Germany (d. 1973)
  • 1905 Joseph C. Harsch, American newscaster (Background), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1998)
  • 1905 Martín Dihigo, Cuban Baseball HOF two-way player (2 × Negro League All-Star New York Cubans; 4 × Cuban League MVP), born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 1971)

U Nu (1907-1995)

1st Prime Minister of Burma (1948-56, 1960-62), born in Wakema, Myaungmya District, British Burma

  • 1908 Theodore Roethke, American poet (Words for the Wind), born in Saginaw, Michigan (d. 1963)
  • 1909 Alfred Kubel, German politician, born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1999)
  • 1909 Marie Menken, American experimental filmmaker and socialite, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1970)
  • 1912 Eddie Maxwell [Cherkose], American lyricist (Breathless) and actor, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)
  • 1912 Princess Deokhye of Korea, last princess of the Korean Empire, born in Changdeok Palace, Keijo, Japanese Korea (d. 1989)
  • 1913 (Virginia) "Ginny" Simms, American singer (Kay Kyser Band), actress (Night and Day), and radio star, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1994) [1]
  • 1913 J. Peter Grace, American businessman and industrialist, born in Manhasset, New York (d. 1995)
  • 1913 Richard Dimbleby, British journalist and broadcaster, born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 1965)
  • 1914 Dorothy Sarnoff, American operatic soprano, Broadway actress (Rosalinda), author and pioneer of the self-help movement (Speech Can Change Your Life, Speech Dynamics), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
  • 1915 Daniel Wolf, American journalist (d. 1996)
  • 1916 Lou van Rees, Dutch impresario, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
  • 1917 Jimmy Hamilton, American jazz saxophonist, born in Dillon, South Carolina (d. 1994)
  • 1917 Steve Cochran [Robert Alexander Cochran], American actor (Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas), born in Eureka, California (d. 1965)
  • 1918 Johnny Beazley, American MLB baseball pitcher (1941-42 & 1946-49 (St. Louis Cardinals - winner of two 1942 World Series games; Boston Braves), and WWII veteran, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1990)
  • 1918 Peder Lunde Sr., Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic silver 1952), born in Nordstrand, Norway (d. 2009)
  • 1919 Gino Negri, Italian composer, songwriter, and actor, born in Perledo, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1991)
  • 1919 Lindsey Nelson, American sportscaster (NY Mets), born in Pulaski, Tennessee (d. 1995)
  • 1921 (Catherine) "Kitty" Kallen, American big band (Harry James, Jimmy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden) and pop singer ("Little Things Mean A Lot"; "My Coloring Book"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016) [1]
  • 1921 Hal David, American lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "What The World Needs Now Is Love"; "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
  • 1921 Jack Steinberger, American physicist (1988 Nobel Prize for Physics - Neutrinos), born in Bad Kissingen, Germany (d. 2020) [1]
  • 1923 John Weitz, American author and fashion designer (Friends in High Places), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
  • 1924 István Nyers, Hungarian footballer, born in Freyming-Merlebach, Moselle, France (d. 2005)
  • 1925 Aldo Clementi, Italian composer, born in Catania, Sicily (d. 2011)
  • 1925 Don Liddle, American baseball player, born in Mount Carmel, Illinois (d. 2000)
  • 1925 Jeanne Crain, American actress (Man Without a Star, Pinky), born in Barstow California (d. 2003)
  • 1925 Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (Balún Canán), born in Mexico City (d. 1974)

Bill Sharman (1926-2013)

American Basketball HOF guard (8 × NBA All-Star; 4 x NBA C'ship; Boston Celtics) and coach (NBA C'ship 1972 LA Lakers), born in Abilene, Texas

  • 1926 Claude Akins, American character actor (B. J. and the Bear, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Movin' On), born in Nelson, Georgia (d. 1994)
  • 1927 Norman Petty, American musician, songwriter, recording studio owner, and record producer (Buddy Holly), born in Clovis, New Mexico (d. 1984)
  • 1927 Robert Ludlum, American spy novelist (Bourne Identity), born in New York City (d. 2001)
  • 1928 Frigyes Hidas, Hungarian composer, and musical director (Hungarian National Theater, 1951-66; Budapest Operetta, 1974-79), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2007)
  • 1928 Mary Tuck, British social researcher and civil servant (d. 1996)
  • 1929 Beverly Sills [Belle Miriam Silverman], American operatic soprano, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
  • 1929 David Sturtevant Ruder, American lawyer, college professor, and 23rd chairman of Security & Exchange Commission (1987-89), born in Wausau, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
  • 1929 Warren Frost, American actor (Twin Peaks, Matlock, Seinfeld), born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
  • 1930 Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer, born in Paris, France (d. 2016)
  • 1931 John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh], American stage and screen actor (Ryan's Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer, born in Niagara Falls, New York (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Georgy Grechko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 26, T-14), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (d. 2017)
  • 1932 John Gregory Dunne, American writer (Up Close & Personal, True Confessions), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2003)
  • 1932 K. C. Jones, American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Olympic gold 1956; NBA C'ship 1959–66, Boston Celtics) and coach (NBA C'ship 1984, 86; Boston Celtics), born in Taylor, Texas (d. 2020)
  • 1932 Roberto Fleitas, Uruguayan soccer coach (Uruguay: Copa América 1987; Nacional FC: Copa Libertadores & South American Coach of the Year 1988), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2024)
  • 1933 Roger Bowen, American actor (M*A*S*H (film); The Main Event: What About Bob?: Petulia), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1996)
  • 1934 David Burke, English actor (The Woman in Black), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1934 Ron Nesson, American press secretary (Gerald Ford), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1935 Cookie Gilchrist, American football fullback (AFL All Star 1962-65; AFL MVP 1962; CFL All Star 1956-60), born in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
  • 1935 Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Westworld), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1988)
  • 1936 Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), born in Surat, Gujarat, India (d. 2013)
  • 1936 Tom T. Hall, American country singer, songwriter ("Harper Valley PTA"), and author, born in Olive Hill, Kentucky (d. 2021)
  • 1937 (Trevor) Tom Phillips, English visual artist, printmaker and collagist, born in Clapham, England (d. 2022)
  • 1937 Mark Shields, American political journalist and commentator (PBS NewsHour, 1988-2020; CNN Capitol Gang, 1998-2005), born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 2022)
  • 1938 John Davies, New Zealand sports executive (President NZOC 2000-03) and athlete (Olympic bronze 1500m 1964), born in London, England (d. 2003)
  • 1938 Lyudmila Buldakova, Russian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1968, 72), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2006)
  • 1938 Raymond Carver, American poet and short story writer (Furious Season), born in Clatskanie, Oregon (d. 1988)
  • 1939 Dixie Carter, American actress (Designing Women; The Edge of Night), born in McLemoresville, Tennessee (d. 2010)
  • 1939 Gene A. Budig, American baseball executive (last American League [AL] president 1994-99), born in McCook, Nebraska (d. 2020)

Ian McKellen (85 years old)

1939 English film and theatre actor (Lord of the Rings; X-Men), born in Burnley Lancashire

  • 1941 Bill Young, American rocker, born in Daingerfield, Texas (d. 1999)
  • 1942 Brian "Blinky" Davison, British rock drummer (The Nice), born in Leicester, England (d. 2008)
  • 1942 Ron Davies, Welsh soccer forward (29 caps; Norwich City, Southampton, Portsmouth, LA Aztecs), born in Holywell, Wales (d. 2013)
  • 1943 Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson], American country singer ("I'm Not Lisa"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1943 John "Poli" Palmer, British progressive rock keyboardist and vibraphonist (Family), born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England
  • 1943 Leslie Uggams, American singer and actress (Leslie Uggams Show; Roots), born in New York City
  • 1943 Wynand Charl Malan, South African lawyer and politician, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • 1944 Bob Payton, American pizza magnate (The Chicago Pizza Pie Factory), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1994)
  • 1944 Frank Oz [Oznowicz], American muppetteer (Sesame Street - "Grover"; " Cookie Monster"; "Bert"; The Muppet Show - "Miss Piggy", Fozzie Bear"), film director (Little Shop of Horrors, What About Bob?; Bowfinger), and actor, born in Hereford, England
  • 1944 Herbert Worthington lll, American photographer and album cover artist (Stevie Nix; Fleetwood Mac), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
  • 1944 John Bunnell, former Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon and TV personality (World's Wildest Police Videos), born in Pendleton, Oregon
  • 1944 Robert MacPherson, American mathematician (invention of intersection homology with Mark Goresk), born in Lakewood, Ohio
  • 1945 Dave Lee Travis [David Griffin], British DJ and presenter (Top of the Pops], convicted of indecent assault, born in Buxton, Derbyshire
  • 1946 David A. Hargrave, American role-playing games (RPGs) designer (d. 1988)
  • 1946 Irena Szewińska, Polish 200m runner (Olympic Gold 1964, 68, 76), born in Leningrad, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
  • 1946 Janet Morris, American sci-fi author (Golden Sword, Tempus), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1946 Tim Hinkley, British rock and soul Hammond B3 organist and singer-songwriter (Jody Grind; Hinkley's Heroes), born in London, England
  • 1946 Tommy Cecil, Irish ferryman, born on Rathlin Island, County Antrim (d. 1997)
  • 1947 Karen Valentine, American actress (Love American Style, Room 222), born in Santa Rosa, California
  • 1947 Mitch Margo, American rocker (The Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2017)
  • 1948 Klaus Meine, German rock singer and lyricist (Scorpions), born in Hanover, Germany
  • 1949 Jamaica Kincaid [Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardsonn], Antiguan-American journalist (NYer), born in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
  • 1949 Lalith Kaluperuma, Sri Lankan cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1950 (Elizabeth) Ann Crumb, American stage and screen actress and singer, born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 2019)
  • 1950 Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer (Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"), born in Lawrence, Kansas
  • 1951 Bob Gale, American screenwriter (Back to the Future), born in University City, Missouri
  • 1951 Chuck Ruff, American rock drummer (Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein"), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2011)
  • 1952 Al Sarrantonio, American writer (999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense), born in New York City
  • 1952 Gordon Smith, American politician (U.S. Senator from Oregon), born in Pendleton, Oregon
  • 1952 Jeffrey Bewkes, American media executive (CEO of Time Warner from 2008-18), born in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 1953 D. A. Weibring Jr., American golfer (Senior Players Championship 2008), born in Quincy, Illinois
  • 1953 Daniel Passarella, Argentine footballer, born in Chacabuco, Argentina
  • 1953 Eve Ensler, American playwright (The Vagina Monologues), born in New York City
  • 1953 Gaetano Scirea, Italian soccer defender (78 caps, FIFA World Cup 1982; Juventus 377 games), born in Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy (d. 1989)
  • 1953 Jane Priest, Australian model who kissed Prince Charles on the beach, born in Perth, Australia
  • 1953 Rich Alves, American country guitarist (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in Pleasanton, California
  • 1953 Stan Sakai, Japanese-American cartoonist (Usagi Yojimbo), born in Kyoto, Japan
  • 1954 Alison Stern, American wife of radio personality Howard Stern (Private Parts), born in Newton, Massachusetts
  • 1955 Alistair Burt, British Conservative Party politician, born in Bury, Lancashire, England
  • 1955 Connie Sellecca, American actress (Hotel; Captain America II), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1956 (Lincoln) "Sugar" Minott, Jamaican reggae singer (The African Brothers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2010)
  • 1956 David P. Sartor, American composer (Synergistic Parable; Polygon), educator, and music director (Parthenon Chamber Orchestra), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1956 Helen Terry, British pop-rock singer ("Love Lies Lost"; "Now You're Mine"), born in England
  • 1956 Larry Hogan, American politician, Governor of Maryland (2015-), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1956 Tatsutoshi Goto, Japanese professional wrestler (WAR/NJPW), born in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
  • 1957 Edward Lee, American writer (Mr. Torso), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1957 Hillary B. Smith, American actress (Nora-One Life to Live), born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1958 Dorothy Straight, American 4-year-old author (How the World Began), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1958 Paul Weller, English guitarist (Jam - "This is Modern World"; Style Council), born in Woking, Surrey, England
  • 1959 Cathryn Harrison, English actress (Old Woman in Black Moon), born in London, England
  • 1959 Julian Clary, British television personality, born in Surbiton, Surrey, England
  • 1959 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician (Minister for Mercantile Marine), born in Heraklion, Greece
  • 1960 Amy Klobuchar, American politician (D), senator for Minnesota (2007-), born in Plymouth, Minnesota
  • 1960 Wallace Roney, American post-bop jazz trumpeter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
  • 1961 Hiro Saito, Japanese professional wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary), born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
  • 1962 Zulqarnain, Pakistani cricketer (last person in alphabetical order to play Test), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Mike Myers (61 years old)

1963 Canadian actor and comedian (SNL, Wayne's World), born in Scarborough, Ontario

  • 1964 David Shaw, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1982-98 (Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and 4 other teams), born in St. Thomas, Ontario
  • 1964 Ivan Bella, Slovak cosmonaut who was the 1st Slovak citizen to fly in space, born in Brezno, Czechoslovakia
  • 1964 Ray Stevenson, Northern Irish actor (King Arthur, Rome), born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland (d. 2023)
  • 1965 George Hickenlooper, American documentary filmmaker, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2010)
  • 1965 Mark Knight, American rock guitarist (Bang Tango - "Dancin' On Coals"), born in California
  • 1965 Remco Prins, Dutch rockabilly guitarist, mandolin player, and vocalist (Stringcaster; Burma Shave), born in The Hauge, Netherlands
  • 1965 Roef Ragas, Dutch actor (Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch), born in Harderwijk, Netherlands (d. 2007)
  • 1965 Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria high jumper (world record 1987), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Yahya Jammeh (59 years old)

1965 Gambian dictator (1994-2017), born in Kanilai, Gambia

  • 1966 Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, wife of Prince Constantijn and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, born in Leiden, Netherlands
  • 1967 Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player (RSC Anderlecht/PSV), born in Hasselt, Belgium
  • 1967 Poppy Z. Brite [Billy Martin], American author (Lost Souls, Drawing Blood), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • 1967 Ruthie Bolton, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996), born in Lucedale, Mississippi
  • 1968 Kendall Gill, American NBA guard & forward (NJ Nets), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1968 Nathalie Schneyder, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1968 Shawn Bouwens, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Lincoln, Nebraska

Anne Heche (1969-2022)

American actress (Donnie Brasco; Juror; Volcano), born in Aurora, Ohio

  • 1969 Matt Borlenghi, Italian-American actor (Brian Bodine-All My Children), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1969 Stacy London, American stylist and fashion consultant (What Not To Wear), born in New York City
  • 1970 Heather Simmons-Carrasco, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic alt-96), born in Mountain View, California
  • 1970 Joey Eischen, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in West Covina, California