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Famous Birthdays on October 29

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 209

  • 1463 Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1512)
  • 1507 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish noble and diplomat (governor of the Netherlands (1567–1573)), born in Piedrahíta, Ávila, Spain (d. 1582)
  • 1599 Marie de l’Incarnation [Marie Guyart], French Ursline nun, teacher and saint (established Catholicism in New France), baptized in Tours, France (d. 1674) [1]
  • 1682 Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French Jesuit priest and historian, born in Saint-Quentin, Picardy, Kingdom of France (d. 1761) [some sources cite birth as Oct 24]
  • 1690 Martin Folkes, English antiquarian and mathematician, born in Westminster, London (d. 1754)
  • 1704 John Byng, English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca, born in Southill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1757)
  • 1740 James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson and diarist, born in Edinburgh (d. 1795)
  • 1815 Dan Emmett, American composer, born in Mount Vernon, Ohio (d. 1904)
  • 1815 Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician and author of Slovak language, born in Uhrovec, Austrian Empire (d. 1856)
  • 1816 Ferdinand II, German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and King of Portugal (1837-53), born in Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1885)
  • 1822 Joost Gerard Kist, Dutch lawyer and president of High Council (1885-97), born in Zoelen, Netherlands (d. 1897)
  • 1822 Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
  • 1824 Joseph Horace Lewis, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Barren County, Kentucky (d. 1904)
  • 1827 Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (Thomsen–Berthelot principle of thermochemistry), born in Paris (d. 1907)
  • 1836 James Ritty, American saloon owner and inventor (mechanical cash register), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1918) [1]

Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)

Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901-05), born in Maassluis, Netherlands

  • 1837 Harriet Powers, African-American slave and quilt maker (Bible Quilt 1886), born in Clarke County, Georgia (d. 1910)
  • 1844 Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild, Austrian banker and member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1911)
  • 1853 Josephine Beall Bruce, African-American activist (NACW) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1923)
  • 1855 Paul Bruchési, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1939)
  • 1857 Konrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1946)
  • 1859 Charles Ebbets, American sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902), born in New York City (d. 1925)
  • 1861 Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter, born in Borisoglebsk Uyezd (d. 1904)
  • 1871 Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens), born in Ermershausen, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1946)
  • 1873 Guillermo Valencia, Colombian poet, translator and statesman, born in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia (d. 1943)
  • 1875 Marie, last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I (1914-27), born in Eastwell Park, Kent, England (d. 1938)
  • 1877 Narcisa de León, Filipino film mogul, born in San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1966)
  • 1877 Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930), born in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1973)
  • 1878 Alex von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II), born in Gut Blumenthal, Province of Silesia, German Empire (d. 1966)
  • 1879 Alva B. Adams, American politician (U.S. Senator from Colorado 1933-41), born in Del Norte, Colorado (d. 1941)

Franz von Papen (1879-1969)

German diplomat and chancellor (1932), born in Werl, Province of Westphalia, German Empire

  • 1880 Abram F. Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal), born in Romny, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
  • 1882 Jean Giraudoux, French writer and playwright (The Madwoman of Chaillot), born in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France (d. 1944)
  • 1889 Li Dazhao [Ta-chao], Chinese intellectual, revolutionary and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party with Chen Duxiu, born in Laoting, Zhili Province (now Hebei), Qing dynasty of China (d. 1927)
  • 1890 Claire Goll, German-French writer, born in Nuremberg (d. 1977)

Fanny Brice (1891-1951)

American singing comedian (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks), born in New York City

  • 1897 Hope Emerson, American actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), born in Hawarden, Iowa (d. 1960)

Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945)

German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany (1933-45), born in Rheydt, Germany

  • 1898 Emmanuel Bondeville, French composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1987)
  • 1899 Akim Tamiroff, Armenian-Russian actor (Touch of Evil, For Whom the Bell Tolls), born in Tiflis, Russian Empire (d. 1972)
  • 1901 Daniele Amfitheatrof [Amfiteatrov], Russian-Italian pianist, conductor, and composer of concert and Hollywood film score music (American Panorama; The Naked Jungle), born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1983)
  • 1903 Vivian Ellis, English composer, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1996)
  • 1905 Laurence Dowdall, Scottish lawyer, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1996)
  • 1906 Fredric Brown, American sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1972)
  • 1907 Edwige Feuillère, French film actress, born in Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France (d. 1998)
  • 1908 Jimmy Thomson, Scottish golfer (US Open 1935, PGA C'ship 1936 runner-up), born in North Berwick, Scotland (d. 1985)
  • 1908 Stewart Myles MacPherson, Canadian-born British broadcaster (WWII), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1995)
  • 1909 Douglass Montgomery, American actor (Forbidden, Harmony Lane), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1966)
  • 1909 Frank Wykoff, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1928, 32, 36), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1980)
  • 1910 A. J. Ayer, English Neopositivist philosopher (Logical Positivism), born in London (d. 1989)
  • 1911 Phillip Oppenheimer, British diamond trader (d. 1995)
  • 1913 (Israël) "Eddie" Constantine, American-French singer and actor (Alphaville; License to Kill; Lucky Jo, It Lives Again), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
  • 1915 Dennis Brookes, English cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948, scored 10 & 7), born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (d. 2006)
  • 1917 Henry Carlsson, Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948), born in Falköping, Västra Götalands län, Sweden (d. 1999)
  • 1918 Bernard Gordon, American writer and producer (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers), born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 2007)
  • 1920 Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American immunologist (Nobel 1980 - discovery of genes that regulate immune responses and of the role that some of these genes play in autoimmune diseases), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2011)
  • 1920 Didymos I, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (2005-10), born in Mavelikkara, India (d. 2014)
  • 1921 Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers (Pulitzer-1945, 59), born in Mountain Park, New Mexico (d. 2003)
  • 1921 Edward "Ed" Kemmer, American actor (Space Patrol, Lux Video Theatre), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
  • 1922 Neal Hefti, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Woody Herman; Count Basie); bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer ("Li'l Darlin"; The Odd Couple; Batman theme), born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2008)
  • 1922 Neil Blaney, Irish politician, born in Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1995)

Carl Djerassi (1923-2015)

Austrian-born American chemist and father of the contraceptive pill, born in Vienna, Austria

  • 1923 Dietrich Manicke, German composer, born in Wurzen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2013)
  • 1924 Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet and writer, born in Lwów, Poland (d. 1998)
  • 1925 (John) "Zoot" Sims, American jazz saxophonist, born in Inglewood, California (d. 1985)
  • 1925 Betty Evans Grayson, American softball pitcher (National Softball Hall of Fame 1959; Chicago Queens), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1979)
  • 1925 Dominick Dunne, American writer and producer (Panic in Needle Park), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2009)
  • 1925 Geraldine Brooks [Stroock], American stage and screen actress (Brightower; Embraceable You; The Dumplings), born in New York City (d. 1977)
  • 1925 Robert Hardy, British actor (Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small), born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (d. 2017)
  • 1926 Jon Vickers, Canadian operatic tenor (Covent Garden, 1957-87; New York Metropolitan Opera, 1960-87), born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (d. 2015)

Frank Sedgman (96 years old)

1927 Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles, doubles Grand Slam 1951), born in Melbourne, Victoria

  • 1927 Hugo Schiltz, Flemish lawyer and politician, born in Borsbeek, Belgium (d. 2006)
  • 1930 Natalie Sleeth, American composer of hymns and choral music, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1992)
  • 1930 Niki de Saint Phalle, French sculptor, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 2002)
  • 1930 Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer (Cuarteto d'Aida; Buena Vista Social Club), born in Havana, Cuba
  • 1931 Franco Interlenghi, Italian actor (I Vitelloni, Ulysses, Sciuscià), born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)
  • 1932 Dick Garmaker, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1957-60; Minneapolis Lakers), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 2020)
  • 1932 Ted Nash, American rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1960), born in Melrose, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
  • 1934 Karl Francis Hettinger, American police officer (Onion Field survivor), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1994)
  • 1934 Pim Jacobs, Dutch jazz pianist, TV host and actor (Gilas), born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1996)
  • 1934 Ramon Sender, Spanish composer and visual artist (San Francisco Tape Music Center), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1934 Robert E Hughes, American conductor and composer (Rich Little Show), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1935 David Allen, English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests, 5 x 50, 122 wickets, BB 5/30; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Bristol, England (d. 2014)
  • 1935 Isao Takahata, Japanese anime film director, screenwriter and producer (Grave of the Fireflies, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya), born in Ujiyamada, Mie, Japan (d. 2018)
  • 1936 Akiko Kojima, Japanese model (Miss Universe 1959 - 1st Japanese and Asian woman to win the title), born in Tokyo
  • 1937 Michael Ponti, German pianist (Boston Competition 1964), born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  • 1937 Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass banjo player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), born in Roark, Kentucky (d. 2021)

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (85 years old)

1938 President of Liberia (2006-2018) and the first elected female head of state in Africa, born in Monrovia, Liberia

  • 1938 Peter Stampfel, American musician and songwriter (The Holy Modal Rounders), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1938 Ralph Bakshi, Krymchak-American animator and film maker (Fritz the Cat; Lord of the Rings (1978); Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures), born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
  • 1938 Wilbert McClure, American boxer (Olympic gold light middleweight 1960), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2020)
  • 1940 Connie Mack III, American politician (U.S. Senator from Florida), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1940 Frida Boccara, French singer, born in Casablanca, French Morocco (d. 1996)
  • 1940 Galen Weston, English-Canadian multi-millionaire industrialist, born in Marlow, England
  • 1940 José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Catholic bishop, born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico
  • 1941 Andy Russell, American football linebacker (Super Bowl IX, X; First-team All-Pro 1975; 7 x Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2024)
  • 1941 Brian Yuile, New Zealand cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand
  • 1942 Bob Ross, American artist and television host, born in Daytona Beach, Florida (d. 1995)
  • 1942 Johan Fleming Ramsland, British broadcaster (d. 1996)
  • 1943 Donald Simpson, American film producer (Flashdance), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1996)
  • 1943 Dušan Ivković, Serbian basketball point guard (Radnički Belgrade) and coach (Yugoslavia 1987-95; Serbia 2008-13; FIBA HOF), born in Belgrade. Serbia (d. 2021)
  • 1943 Norman Hunter, English soccer defender (28 caps; Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley; FIFA World Cup 1966), born in Gateshead, England (d. 2020)
  • 1944 Claude Brochu, Canadian Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos), born in Quebec City, Quebec
  • 1944 Denny Laine [Brian Hines], British rock guitarist (The Moody Blues, 1964-66 - "Go Now"; Wings - "Mull of Kintyre"), born in Tyseley, Birmingham, England (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1944 Fausto Leali, Italian entertainer, born in Nuvolento, Brescia, Italy
  • 1944 Robbie van Leeuwen, Dutch guitarist (Shocking Blue), born in The Hague, Netherlands
  • 1945 Melba Moore [Beatrice], American singer and actress (Ellis Island), born in New York City
  • 1946 Anura Tennekoon, Sri Lankan cricketer (World Cup captain 1975-79), born in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • 1946 Peter Green [Greenbaum], English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"), born in Bethnal Green, London (d. 2020) [1] [2]
  • 1946 Strinivasa Moodley, South African anti-apartheid activist, born in Durban, Natal
  • 1946 Vahidin Musemić, Bosnian soccer striker (17 caps Yugoslavia; FK Sarajevo, OGC Nice), born in Janja, Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2023)
  • 1947 Helen Coonan, Australian politician (Senator for New South Wales), born in Mangoplah, Australia

Richard Dreyfuss (76 years old)

1947 American actor (Jaws, Nuts, Mr Holland's Opus), born in Brooklyn, New York

Kate Jackson (75 years old)

1948 American actress (Rookies, Charlie's Angels), born in Birmingham, Alabama

  • 1949 David Paton, Scottish rock session and touring bass player and singer (Pilot; Alan Parsons Project), born in Edinburgh
  • 1949 James Williamson, American guitarist (The Stooges), and electronics designer, born in Castroville, Texas
  • 1949 Paul Orndorff, American pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame 2005; WCW World Tag Team C'ship [Paul Roma] 1995; "Mr Wonderful"), born in Winchester, Virginia (d. 2021)
  • 1950 Abdullah Gul, Turkish President (2007-14), born in Kayseri, Anatolia
  • 1951 Dirk Kempthorne, American politician, Secretary of the Interior (Senator-R Idaho 1993-99), born in San Diego, California
  • 1951 Guy Gelso, American rock drummer (Zebra), born in Oakland, California
  • 1952 Arnell Carmichael, American funk-R&B singer (Raydio - "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1952 Valeri Tokarev, Russian colonel and cosmonaut, born in Kapustin Yar, Soviet Union

Denis Potvin (70 years old)

1953 Canadian born NHL defenseman (NY Islanders - Norris trophy), born in Vanier, Ontario

  • 1954 Anita Meyer [Annita Meijer], Dutch pop and disco singer ("Just a Disillusion"; "Why Tell Me Why"), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 1954 Herman Ronald Frazier, American 400m/4x400m runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1954 Lee Child [James Grant], English author (Jack Reacher novels), born in Coventry, England
  • 1955 Boy Abunda, Filipino journalist and television personality, born in Borongan, Philippines
  • 1955 Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2007)
  • 1955 Roger O'Donnell, British rock keyboardist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in East London, England
  • 1956 Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1957 Dan Castellaneta, American comedian, and Emmy Award-winning voice actor (The Simpsons -"Homer"), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1958 David Remnick, American writer and editor of The New Yorker, born in Hackensack, New Jersey
  • 1959 Finola Hughes, English actress (Anna-General Hospital, Staying Alive), born in London, England
  • 1959 Jesse Barfield, American MLB outfielder (Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 HR leader), born in Joliet, Illinois
  • 1959 John Magufuli, Tanzanian politician (President of Tanzania (2015-2021), born in Chato, Tanganyika (d. 2021)

Mike Gartner (64 years old)

1959 Canadian NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Ottawa, Ontario

  • 1959 Tamar Baruch, Dutch actress (Small Truth, Q & Q), born in Laren, Netherlands
  • 1960 Michael Carter, American football nose tackle (Super Bowl 1984, 88, 89; Pro Bowl 1985, 87, 88; First-team All-Pro 1986, 87, 88; SF 49ers) and athlete (Olympic silver shot put 1984), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1961 Cornelia Oschkenat, German hurdler, born in Neubrandenburg, East Germany
  • 1961 Joel Otto, American NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics 1998), born in Elk River, Minnesota
  • 1961 Randy Jackson, American singer and musician, ninth Jackson brother (Jackson 5 - "ABC"), born in Gary, Indiana
  • 1962 Einar Örn [Benediktsson], Icelandic rock singer (The Sugarcubes; Ghostdigital), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
  • 1962 Yahya Sinwar, Palestinian politician and leader of Hamas, born in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip
  • 1964 Greg Montgomery, American NFL punter (Baltimore Ravens), born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 2020)
  • 1964 Yasmin Le Bon, English supermodel, born in Oxford, England
  • 1965 Peter Timmons, Canadian alt-rock-folk drummer (Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane"), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1965 Steven Sweet, American heavy metal artist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Wadsworth, Ohio
  • 1967 Beth Chapman, American bounty hunter and reality star (Dog the Bounty Hunter), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2019)
  • 1967 Greg Gohr, American pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Santa Clara, California
  • 1967 Joely Fisher, American actress (Paige-Ellen), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1967 Rufus Sewell, English actor (A Knight's Tale, Middlemarch), born in London, England
  • 1968 Grayson McCouch, American actor (Morgan Winthrop-Another World), born in New York City
  • 1968 Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994), born in Drammen, Norway
  • 1968 Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood], British writer and album art designer (Radiohead; Thom Yorke), born in Essex, England
  • 1968 Tsunku [Mitsuo Terada], Japanese music producer and former singer (SHARAM Q), born in Osaka, Japan
  • 1969 Eleni Menegaki, Greek TV presenter (Proinos Kafes), born in Athens, Greece
  • 1969 Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer, born in Frankfurt, West Germany
  • 1969 Matthew Whitaker, American lawyer and politician (Acting Attorney General, Nov. 2018-Feb. 2019), born in Des Moines, Iowa
  • 1969 Peter Breen, American dance skater, born in Brockton, Massachusetts
  • 1970 Chris Thorpe, American doubles luger (Olympics 1994), born in Waukegan, Illinois
  • 1970 Dan Ratushny, Canadian NHL player (Florida Panthers) and coach, born in Nepean, Ontario
  • 1970 Edwin van der Sar, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax)
  • 1970 Marquez Pope, American NFL cornerback (SF 49ers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1970 Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, PSV), born in Voorhout, Netherlands
  • 1970 Toby Smith [Grafftey-Smith], British keyboardist and songwriter (Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity"), born in London (d. 2017)
  • 1971 Daniel J. Bernstein, American professor and cryptologist, born in East Patchogue, New York
  • 1971 Greg Blewett, Australian cricketer (Aust batsman, century on Test debut 1995)
  • 1971 Ma Huateng [Pony Ma], Chinese entrepreneur (Tencent), born in Chaoyang District, Shantou
  • 1971 Matthew Hayden, Australian cricket batsman (103 Tests, 8,625runs @ 50.73, 30 x 100, HS 380; 161 ODIs, 10 x 100; Queensland CA, Hampshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC, Chennai Super Kings, Brisbane Heat), born in Kingaroy, Australia
  • 1971 Valérie Masson-Delmotte, French climate scientist (co-chair 2021 report Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), born in Nancy, France

Winona Ryder (52 years old)

1971 American actress (Heathers, Edward Scissorhands), born in Winona, Minnesota

  • 1972 Gabrielle Union, American actress, author and activist (Bring it on, Being Mary Jane), born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1972 Takafumi Horie, Japanese entrepreneur (Livedoor), born in Yame, Japan
  • 1972 Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress (Black-ish), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1973 Adam Bacher, South African cricket batsman (19 Tests; 13 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 1973 Robert Pirès, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Reims, France
  • 1974 Michael Vaughan, English cricket batsman and captain (82 Tests, 18 x 100, HS 197; 86 ODIs; Yorkshire CCC) and commentator (BBC, Network 10, Fox Sports), born in Eccles, England
  • 1974 R. A. Dickey, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, NL Cy Young Award, NL strikeout leader 2012; Gold Glove Award 2013; NY Mets, Toronto Blue Jays), born in Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1975 Kelly Lin, Chinese actress (Reign of Assassins), born in China
  • 1976 Mohsen Emadi, Iranian-Mexican Poet, born in Sari, Iran
  • 1977 Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor (CSI: Miami), born in New Westminister, British Columbia
  • 1978 Kelly Smith, English football player (Arsenal Ladies), born in Watford, England
  • 1978 Travis Henry, American football player, born in Frostproof, Florida
  • 1980 B.J. Sams, American NFL player, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1980 Ben Foster, American actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 1980 Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican boxer (1st Puerto Rican first four-weight world champion), born in Providence, Rhode Island
  • 1981 Amanda Beard, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996, 200m breaststroke 2004), born in Newport Beach, California
  • 1981 Jonathan Brown, Australian rules football forward (AFL Premiership 2001, 02, 03 Brisbane Lions; All-Australian 2007, 09) and broadcaster (Fox Footy, Nova 100), born in Port Fairy, Australia
  • 1981 Reema Sen, Indian actress, born in Kolkata, India
  • 1982 Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress (They Kiss Again), and pop singer ("You"), born in Yilan, Taiwan
  • 1983 Dana Eveland, American MLB player, born in Olympia, Washington
  • 1983 Jason Tahincioglu, Turkish-British racing driver, born in Bristol, England
  • 1983 Johnny Lewis, American actor (Sons of Anarchy, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
  • 1983 Maurice Clarett, American football player and public speaker, born in Youngstown, Ohio
  • 1983 Richard Brancatisano, Australian actor (Power Rangers), born in New South Wales, Australia
  • 1984 Chris Baio, American rock bassist (Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"; "Oxford Comma"), born in Bronxville, New York
  • 1984 Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes; World C'ship gold 2007; Winter Olympic gold 2010), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
  • 1985 Gio Benitez, American TV journalist (Good Morning America), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1985 Vijender Singh, Indian boxer, born in Kaluwas, Bhiwani, India
  • 1987 Andy Dalton, American NFL player (Chicago Bears), born in Katy, Texas