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Famous Birthdays on September 30

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 233

  • 1207 Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Persian mystic and poet, born in Khorassan, Afghanistan (d. 1273)
  • 1227 Nicholas IV [Girolamo Masci], Italian Pope (1288-92) who was the 1st Franciscan elected, born in Lisciano, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1292)
  • 1530 Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
  • 1550 Michael Maestlin, German mathematician (d. 1631)
  • 1622 Johann Sebastiani, German composer, born in Weimar (d. 1683)
  • 1627 Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe's fictional character, is born (according to the famous novel)
  • 1631 William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (d. 1701)
  • 1685 Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, Bohemian composer and choirmaster, born in Gossengrün, (d. 1734)
  • 1700 Stanisław Konarski, Polish political writer and Catholic priest who influenced education reform in Poland, born in Żarczyce Duże, Poland (d. 1773)
  • 1710 John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (d. 1771)
  • 1715 Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (d. 1780)

Jacques Necker (1732-1804)

French finance minister of Louis XVI whose decisions contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution, born in Geneva, Switzerland

  • 1743 Jeronymo Francisco de Lima, Portuguese composer (Dixit Dominus), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1822)
  • 1752 Justin Heinrich Knecht, German composer, born in Biberach an der Riss (d. 1817)
  • 1765 José María Morelos, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1815)
  • 1788 FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British Army officer (commander of the British forces during the Crimean War), born in Badminton, England (d. 1855)
  • 1800 Decimus Burton, British architect (Hyde Park, Palm House Kew Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1881)
  • 1803 Ferdinand Berthier, French deaf educator (founder of the Société Centrale des Sourds-muets), born in Louhans, France (d. 1886)
  • 1805 Samuel Peter Heintzelman, American Major General (Union Army), born in Manheim, Pennsylvania (d. 1880)
  • 1811 Augusta of Saxe-Weimar, Queen of Prussia and German Empress (d. 1890)
  • 1824 Peter Milne, Scottish composer and violinist, born in Kincardine O'Neil (d. 1908)
  • 1827 Ellis H. Roberts, American Treasurer of the United States (1897-1905) and politician (Rep-R-New York), born in Utica, New York (d. 1918)
  • 1827 Kenner Garrard, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bourbon County, Kentucky (d. 1879)
  • 1832 Frederick Roberts "Bobs", British military commander and governor of Natal (Second Afghan War, Boer War), born in Cawnpore, British India (d. 1914)
  • 1833 Ferdinand von Saar, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1906)
  • 1840 Johan Svendsen, Norwegian composer, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1911)
  • 1847 Wilhelmina Drucker [Lensing], Dutch feminist and writer (Women's Mutual Protection Society), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1925)
  • 1852 Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist, conductor, composer, and music teacher (Royal College of Music, 1882-1924), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1924)
  • 1856 Andrejs Jurjans, Latvian composer, born in Ērgļi, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1922)
  • 1857 Hermann Sudermann, German writer (Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge), born in Matziken, East Prussia (d. 1928)
  • 1861 William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company), and owner of MLB Chicago Cubs, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1932)
  • 1862 Georgy Eduardovich Konyus (Conus), Russian composer, and music theorist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1933)

Reinhard Scheer (1863-1928)

German admiral and commander of the High Seas Fleet in World War I (Battle of Jutland), born in Obernkirchen, Electorate of Hesse

  • 1865 Bonnor Middleton, South African cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 24 wickets; Western Province), born in Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, England (d. 1913)
  • 1869 Ernie Jones, Australian cricket fast bowler (19 Tests, 64 wickets; first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test), born in Auburn, South Australia (d. 1943)
  • 1870 Jean Perrin, French physicist, studied Brownian motion (Nobel 1926), born in Lille, France (d. 1942)
  • 1870 Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father of Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (d. 1948)
  • 1871 Jan Fabricius, Dutch-English playwright (Dolle Hans), born in Assen, Netherlands (d. 1964)
  • 1871 Ruben Liljefors, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1936)
  • 1876 Katherine Griffith [Kiernan], American actress (Pollyanna, Fast Company), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1921)
  • 1879 Ernst Isler, Swiss organist and critic, born in Zurich (d. 1944)
  • 1879 Henri Casadesus, French violist and composer (Preludes for Viola d'amour), born in Paris, France (d. 1947)
  • 1882 George Bancroft, American actor (Underworld), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1956)
  • 1882 Hans Geiger, German physicist (co-inventor of the Geiger counter), born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, German Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1883 Bernhard Rust, German Nazi politician and Minister of Science, Education and National Culture (1934-45), born in Hanover, German Empire (d. 1945)
  • 1883 Robert Lightfoot, English theologist and exegetist (St John's Gospel) (d. 1953)
  • 1887 Lil Dagover [Marie Seubert;], German silent and sound screen actress (Destiny; Spiders), born in Madiun, Dutch East Indies (d. 1980)
  • 1893 Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, American politician (REP-Maryland 1939-53), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland (d. 1964)
  • 1895 Lewis Milestone [Leib Milstein], Moldovan-American Academy Award-winning film director (d All Quiet on the Western Front; Of Mice and Men; Ocean's 11), born in Kishinev, Russian Empire (now Chișinău, Moldova) (d. 1980)
  • 1896 Jolie Gabor [Janka Tilleman], Hungarian-American jeweler and mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa, & Eva, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1997) [birth date disputed]
  • 1898 Felix Kersten, Baltic-German Finnish masseuse physical therapist and personal trainer to Heinrich Himmler who helped save people from Finns from Nazi persecution, born in Tartu, Imperial Russia (d. 1960)
  • 1898 Princess Charlotte of Monaco, illegitimate daughter of Louis II and mother of Prince Rainier III, born in Constantine, French Algeria (d. 1977)
  • 1898 Renée Adorée [Jeanne de la Fontein], French actress (The Big Parade), born in Lille, Nord, France (d. 1933)
  • 1898 [Julius] Johannes Rontgen, German Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1932)
  • 1899 Hendrik Marsman, Dutch poet (Herinnering aan Holland - Remembrance of Holland; Vrees - Fear), writer, and critic, born in Zeist, Netherlands (d. 1940)
  • 1901 Philip Dorn, Dutch actor (Enemy Agent, I Remember Mama), born in Scheveningen, Netherlands (d. 1975)
  • 1902 Piet Lieftinck, Dutch politician (Minister of Finance 1945-52 - oversaw rebuilding of Dutch economy after WWII), born in Muiden, Netherlands (d. 1989)
  • 1904 Frank Lawton, British actor (Devil Doll, Invisible Ray), born in London, England (d. 1969)
  • 1904 Ralph Forbes [Taylor], British screen and stage actor (Romeo and Juliet; Piccadilly Jim; Daniel Boone), born in Wandsworth, London, England (d. 1951)
  • 1905 Michael Powell, English director, screenwriter, producer (Red Shoes), born in Bekesbourne, England (d. 1990)
  • 1905 Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1977 for work on amorphous semiconductors), born in Leeds, England (d. 1996)
  • 1905 Savitri Devi [Maximiani Portas], Greek French Nazi writer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1982)
  • 1906 Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair [Eamonn O Gallagher], Irish composer, born in Dundalk, Ireland (d. 1982)
  • 1906 John I M Stewart [pseudonym Michael Innes], Scottish detective writer (Comedy of Terrors), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1994)
  • 1907 Arnold Elston, American composer, and educator, born in New York (d. 1971)
  • 1907 Harry Bluestone, British-American jazz and session violinist, bandleader, and music publisher, born in London, England (d. 1992)
  • 1908 David Oistrakh, Soviet violinist considered one of the pre-eminent violinists of the 20th century (Moscow Conservatory), born in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
  • 1908 Edzard Schaper, German author (Der Henker 'The Hangman'; The Fourth King) who wrote about Estonia and Christianity and was sentenced to death by both the Soviet Union and Germany, born in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, German Empire (d. 1984)
  • 1908 Herbert Maxwell Strong, American physicist and inventor (1st to synthesize diamonds as part of Project Superpressure), born in Wooster, Ohio (d. 2002) [1]
  • 1911 Ed Danowski, American football quarterback and halfback (NFL Championship 1934, 38; New York Giants; Pro Bowl 1938), born in Jamesport, New York (d. 1997)
  • 1912 Oliver Anderson, English novelist (Rotten Borough), born in Snitterby, England (d. 1996)
  • 1915 Lester Maddox, American politician (Governor-D-Georgia 1967-71) and restaurant owner, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2003)
  • 1915 Robert Morris, American lawyer, born in Jersey City (d. 1996)
  • 1916 Roland Bengtsson, Swedish guitarist, lute player and double bassist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2005)

Buddy Rich (1917-1987)

American jazz drummer and bandleader (Buddy Rich Band - "Away We Go"), born in Brooklyn, New York

  • 1917 Chung Hee Park, Korean general and President of South Korea (1961-79), assassinated in office, born in Gumi, Japanese Korea (d. 1979)
  • 1917 Irving B. Kahn, American inventor of the teleprompter, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1994)
  • 1917 Yuri "Petrovich" Lyubimov, Soviet director (Taganka Theatre), born in Yaroslavl, Russia (d. 2014)
  • 1918 Lewis Nixon, American WWII soldier (depicted in "Band of Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1996)
  • 1919 Patricia Neway, American soprano (Consul; Maria Golovia), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
  • 1919 Roberto Bonomi, Argentine racing driver (d. 1992)
  • 1920 Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American concert cellist and educator (Yale School of Music, 1958-2018), born in Natal, Brazil (d. 2018)
  • 1920 Ghazar Saryan, Armenian composer (Symphonic Panels on motifs by Saryan; Day of Peace), and educator (Komitas State Conservatory, 1960-86), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (d. 1998)
  • 1920 Torbjörn Lundquist, Swedish classical and film score composer, conductor, and musicologist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2000)
  • 1921 Deborah Kerr, American actress (The King & I, Night of Iguana), born in Helensburg Scotland (d. 2007)
  • 1921 Eileen Chang, Chinese-American writer, scriptwriter and feminist, born in Shanghai, China (d. 1995)
  • 1921 Pedro Knight, Cuban-American trumpeter, husband and manager of legendary singer Celia Cruz, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2007)
  • 1922 Alan Stretton, Australian general who managed the response to Cyclone Tracey in Darwin, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2012)
  • 1922 Allan Rae, Jamaican cricketer (prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2005)
  • 1924 Charles Quinlivan, American actor (Seven Guns to Mesa, Mr. Garlund), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1974)

Truman Capote (1924-1984)

American author (Breakfast At Tiffany's; In Cold Blood), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

  • 1925 Félix Luna, Argentine historian and lyricist, born in La Rioja Province, Argentina (d. 2009)
  • 1925 Gwyn A. Williams, Welsh historian and socialist, born in Dowlais, Wales (d. 1995)
  • 1926 Peder Holm, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)
  • 1926 Robin Roberts, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; won 28 consecutive complete games 1952-53; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2010)
  • 1927 Hossein Dehlavi, Persian composer, conductor and teacher (Sarbaz; Plectrum Orchestra), born in Tehran, Persia (d. 2019)
  • 1927 Ivor Noël Hume, English-born archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg who excavated Martin's Hundred and is known as "the Babe Ruth of historical archaeology", born in London (d. 2017) [1]
  • 1927 W. S. Merwin, American poet (17th United States Poet Laureate), born in New York City (d. 2019)

Elie Wiesel (1928-2016)

Jewish Auschwitz survivor and author (Night), Nobel Prize winner 1986, born in Sighet, Romania

  • 1929 Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino Senator, lawmaker and women's rights activist who led the drafting of the international women’s bill of rights, born in Lingayen, Philippine Islands (d. 2017)
  • 1930 Ben Cooper, American western actor (The Rose Tattoo; Outcast; Arizona Raiders), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2020)
  • 1931 Angeline "Angie" Dickinson [Brown], American actress (Police Woman), born in Kulm, North Dakota
  • 1932 Johnny Podres, American baseball player (d. 2008)
  • 1932 Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo), born in Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan (d. 2022)
  • 1933 Emily "Cissy" Houston [née Drinkard], American soul and gospel singer, and Whitney's mother, born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1933 Mars Rafikov, Russian cosmonaut (one of the 20 original cosmonauts), born in Jalal-Abad, Soviet Union (d. 2000)
  • 1934 Anna Kashfi [Joan O'Callaghan], Welsh actress and 1st wife of actor Marlon Brando, born in Darjeeling, India (d. 2015)
  • 1934 Udo Jürgens [Bockelmann], Austrian-Swiss pop singer-songwriter (Eurovision Song Contest, 1966), born in Klagenfurt, Federal State of Austria (now Austria) (d. 2014)
  • 1935 Jill Corey [Norma Jean Speranza], American pop singer (Your Hit Parade), born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
  • 1935 Johnny Mathis, American pop vocalist ("Chances Are"; "Wild Is The Wind"; The Twelfth of Never"), born in Gilmer, Texas
  • 1936 Butler Derrick, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1974-95), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
  • 1936 Jim Sasser, American politician (Senator-D-Tennessee, 1977-97), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1937 Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer (Jacob the Liar), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1997)
  • 1937 Valentin Silvestrov, Ukranian pianist and contemporary classical composer (Melodies of Instances; Quiet Songs), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
  • 1938 Salvatore Michael Caruana, American criminal (FBI Most Wanted List)
  • 1939 Len Cariou, Canadian actor (Sweeney Todd), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • 1940 Harry Winston Jerome, Canadian 100m runner (Olympic bronze 1964), born in Sask, Canada
  • 1940 Lori Burton [Dolores Squeglia], American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • 1942 (Angus) "Gus" Dudgeon, British pop record producer (Elton John, David Bowie), born in Woking, Surrey (d. 2002)
  • 1942 Dewey Martin, Canadian rock drummer (Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"), born in Chesterville, Ontario (d. 2009)
  • 1942 Frankie Lymon, American pop singer (The Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"), born in New York City (d. 1968)
  • 1942 Sture Pettersson, Swedish cyclist (Olympic silver 1968)
  • 1943 Ian Ogilvy, English actor (Return of the Saint), born in Woking, England
  • 1943 Jody Powell, American White House press secretary for Jimmy Carter, born in Cordele, Georgia (d. 2009)
  • 1943 Johann Deisenhofer, German biochemist (1988 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for determining structure of proteins essential to photosynthesis), born in Zusamaltheim, Germany
  • 1943 Marilyn McCoo, American soul singer (5th Dimension; "You Don't Have To Be A Star") and TV host (Solid Gold), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 1944 Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1944 Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish soccer forward (23 caps; Celtic FC), born in Viewpark, Scotland (d. 2006)
  • 1945 Bob Lassiter 'Mad Dog', American radio personality, born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2006)
  • 1945 Ehud Olmert, Israeli politician (twelfth Prime Minister of Israel 1988-92), born near Binyamina, Palestine
  • 1946 Héctor Lavoe [Pérez], Puerto Rican salsa singer, born in Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 1993)
  • 1946 Paul Sheahan, Australian cricket batsman (31 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 127; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1946 Raël [Claude Vorilhon] French founder of Raelism, a UFO religion, born in Vichy, France
  • 1946 Sylvia Peterson, American pop vocalist (Chiffons - "He's So Fine"), born in The Bronx, New York
  • 1946 William Thurston, American mathematician (Fields Medal, 1982), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
  • 1947 Marc Bolan, British rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex - "Bang A Gong (Get It On)"; "Jeepster"), born in London (d. 1977)
  • 1947 Miguel de Oliveira, Brazilian boxer (WBC light middleweight champion 1975), born in Sao Paulo, Brazil (d. 2021)
  • 1947 Rula Lenska [Róża Łubieńska], British stage and screen actress (Coronation Street; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), born in St Neots, England
  • 1949 Eleanor Alberga, Jamaican contemporary music composer, based in London (Arise, Athena!), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1949 Michel Tognini, French test pilot and astronaut (Soyuz TM-15, sk: STS 93), born in Vincennes, France
  • 1950 Renato Zero [Fiacchini], Italian pop, rock and soul singer (Madame), born in Rome
  • 1950 Victoria Tennant, English actress (All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War), born in London, England
  • 1951 Barry Marshall, Australian physician, (1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes peptic ulcers), born in Kalgoorlie, Australia
  • 1951 Catie Ball, American 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-4X4 gold-1968)
  • 1951 Nicholas Yermakov, American sci-fi author (Epiphany, Jehad, Clique)
  • 1952 Darrell Hair, Australian cricketer (Australian Test umpire since 1993-94)
  • 1952 Frank Zincavage, American new wave bassist (Romeo Void - "Never Say Never"), born in the USA
  • 1952 Jack Wild, British actor (Oliver!, H.R. Pufnstuf), born in Lancashire, England (d. 2006)
  • 1952 John Lombardo, American songwriter and guitarist (10,000 Maniacs), born in Jamestown, New York
  • 1953 Deborah Allen, American country singer (Jim Stafford Show), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1953 S.M. Stirling, Canadian-American author (Draka series), born in Metz, France
  • 1954 Barry Williams, American actor (Greg-Brady Bunch), born in Santa Monica, California
  • 1954 Calvin Levels, American actor (Knightwatch), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1954 John Drew, American basketball small forward (NBA All-Star 1976, 80; Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz), born in Vredenburgh, Alabama (d. 2022)
  • 1954 Patrice Rushen, American jazz and R&B pianist and singer and songwriter ("Forget Me Nots"), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1955 Frankie Kennedy, Irish folk flute player (Altan), born in Belfast, Northern, Ireland (d. 1994)
  • 1956 Maria Esmeralda, Belgian princess, daughter of Leopold III and Lilian Baels

Fran Drescher (66 years old)

1957 American actress (Cadillac Man, The Nanny), born in Queens, New York

  • 1957 Gladys Portugues, American atress, Mrs Jean-Claude Van Damme (It's Alive 3), born in New York City
  • 1957 William Christian, American actor (Derek Frye-All My Children), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1958 Biggie Tembo [Rodwell Marasha], Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys), born in Chinhoye, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (d. 1995)
  • 1958 Christopher Cass, American actor (Jack Forbes-Loving), born in Cold Spring Harbor, New York
  • 1958 Marty Stuart, American country guitarist, singer-songwriter and mandolin player ("Tempted"; "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'"), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi
  • 1959 Basia [Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska], Polish jazz and pop singer ('Time and Tide"), born in Jaworzno, Poland
  • 1959 Ettore Messina, Italian basketball coach (Olimpia Milano), born in Catalania, Italy
  • 1959 Hans Werdekker, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, RKC/Amsterdam Admirals)
  • 1959 Xiomara Castro, Honduran politician (1st female President of Honduras 2022-), born in Santa Bárbara, Honduras
  • 1960 Bill Rieflin, American rock drummer (Nine Inch Nails; R.E.M.; King Crimson, 2013-20), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020)
  • 1960 Blanche Lincoln, American politician (Senator-Arkansas 1999-2011, youngest person elected to the Senate at 38), born in Helena, Arkansas
  • 1961 Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's)
  • 1961 Crystal Bernard, American actress (Amy-It's a Living, Helen-Wings), born in Garland, Texas
  • 1961 Eric Stoltz, American actor (Anaconda, Pulp Fiction, Mask), born in Whittier, California
  • 1961 Eric van de Poele, Belgian racing driver
  • 1961 Jorge Ricardo, Brazilian jockey (Brazilian Champion jockey 1982-2006; highest tally winning rider in thoroughbred racing), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1961 Sally Yeh, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress, born in Taipei, Taiwan,
  • 1962 Dave Magadan, American baseball player (NY Mets, Chicago Cubs), born in Tampa, Florida
  • 1962 Frank Rijkaard, Surinam-Dutch soccer star (Ajax, AC Milan)
  • 1962 Massimo Bottura, Italian restaurateur (Osteria Francescana), born in Modena, Italy
  • 1962 Shaan [Shantanu Mukherjee], Bengali playback and pop singer-songwriter, actor, and TV personality (The Voice India), born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • 1963 Cristina Marsillach, Spanish actress (Barocco), born in Madrid, Spain
  • 1964 (Ernest Joseph) "Trey" Anastasio III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Phish), born in Ft. Worth, Texas
  • 1964 Monica Bellucci, Italian actress (Dracula), born in Citta di Castello, Italy
  • 1964 Robby Takac, American rock Bassist (Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris"), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1964 Stephen N. Frick, American naval commander and astronaut, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1965 Kathleen Madigan, American comedian, born in Florissant, Missouri
  • 1965 Omid Djalili, British stand-up comedian, actor of Iranian heritage, born in Chelsea, London
  • 1966 Kerry G. Johnson, African American graphic designer and caricaturist
  • 1967 Yorkis Perez, Dominican pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
  • 1969 Chris Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1991)
  • 1969 Silas Weir Mitchell, American character actor (Prison Break, Grimm), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1970 Eric Piatkowski, American NBA player (LA Clippers), born in Steubenville, Ohio
  • 1970 Tony Hale, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Veep; Arrested Development), born in West Point, New York
  • 1971 Brentson Buckner, NFL player and coach (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbus, Georgia
  • 1971 Jenna Elfman, American actress (Townies, Dharma & Greg), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1972 Ari Behn (né Bjørshol), Norwegian author (Trist som faen - Sad as hell), playwright, and husband of Princess Martha Louise of Norway (2002-17), born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 2019)
  • 1972 John Campbell, American heavy metal bassist (Burn the Priest; Lamb of God), born in the USA
  • 1974 Jeremy Giambi, American MLB baseball player, 1998-2003 (Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and two other teams), born in San Jose, California (d. 2022)
  • 1975 Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball shortstop (3-time MLB All Star; Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers), born in Maracay, Aragua
  • 1975 Georges-Alain Jones, French pop singer ("Embrasse"), born in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
  • 1975 Jay Asher, American writer, born in Arcadia, California