May20

Today's Famous Birthdays

Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803)

Haitian general, revolutionary and most famous of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, born in Cap-Français, French colony of Saint-Domingue

1750 Stephen Girard, French-born American banker (bailed out US bonds during War of 1812), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1831)
1754 Hans Gram, Danish-American organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1804)
1759 William Thornton, British-American architect (Capitol Building in Washington, D.C), born in Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands (d. 1828)
1764 Johann Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor (Brandenburg Gate chariot), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1850)
1768 Dolley Madison, American 4th First Lady of the United States (1809-17) as wife of President James Madison, born in Guildford County, North Carolina (d. 1849) [1]
1769 Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (d. 1835)
1772 William Congreve, English artillery officer and inventor who designed fire rockets, born in London (d. 1829)
1776 Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer and fur trader (explored the Fraser River), born in Mapletown, New York (d. 1862) [1]
1799 Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (La Comédie Humaine), born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France (d. 1850)

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)

English philosopher, political economist and utilitarian, born in London

1812 Gustav Mankell, Moravian-Swedish organist and composer, born in Christiansfeld, Denmark (d. 1880)
1818 William Fargo, American expressman (founder of Wells Fargo and American Express Co), born in Pompey, New York (d. 1881)
1822 Emile Erckmann [co-wrote with Alexandre Chatrian using penname Erckmann-Chatrian], French writer (Waterloo), born in Meurthe, France (d. 1899)
1822 Frédéric Passy, French economist and pacifist (Nobel Peace Prize 1901 for European Peace Movement), born in Paris, France (d. 1912)
1825 Antoinette Brown Blackwell, American minister (1st ordained US female minister), born in Henrietta, New York (d. 1921)
1828 James William Reilly, American lawyer, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1905)
1830 Amalia of Saxen-Weimar-Eisenach, Dutch princess and wife of Prince Henry of the Netherlands, born in Walferdange, Luxembourg (d. 1872)
1830 Hector Malot, French writer (Without Family), born in La Bouille, France (d. 1907)
1838 Jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925)
1841 Sara Louisa Oberholtz, American economist and social reformer (children's school savings banks), born in Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1930)
1843 Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, Spanish violinist and composer, born in Palma, Majorca, Spain (d. 1918)
1850 (Joseph) Eaton Faning, British organist and composer (The Vikings; Mock Turtles), born in Helston, Cornwall, England (d. 1927)
1851 Emile Berliner, German inventor (flat phonograph record, founded Deutsche Grammophon), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1929)
1851 Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, American nun and daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne (founded Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne), born in Lenox, Massachusetss (d. 1926)
1856 Henri-Edmond Cross [Delacroix], French painter (Fauvism), born in Douai, France (d. 1910)
1860 Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1917)
1869 Joshua Pim, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1893-94), born in Bray, Wicklow (d. 1942)
1876 John Owen Jones, Welsh organist, violist, and composer, born at Bryncoed, Caernarfonshire, Wales (d. 1962)
1878 Karel Komzák III, Austrian conductor and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1924) [1]
1881 Władysław Sikorski, Polish World War II general and Prime Minister of Poland in exile (1939-43), born in Tuszów Narodowy, Austria-Hungary (d. 1943)
1882 Sigrid Undset, Danish-born Norwegian writer (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel Prize for Literature 1928), born in Kalundborg, Denmark (d. 1949)
1883 Faisal I of Iraq, King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920–1933) & King of Iraq (1921–1933), born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (d. 1933)
1883 Paul Arntzenius, Dutch painter, graphic artist and etcher, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1965)
1885 Faisal I, Arab statesman, King of Syria (1920) and King of Iraq (1921-33), born in Mecca, Ottoman Empire (d. 1933)
1889 Felix Arndt, American organist, pianist, arranger, and composer ("Desecration Rag"; "Nola"), born in New York City (d. 1918) [1]
1889 William Lawther, English union leader (National Union of Mine Workers 1939-54), born in Choppington, England (d. 1976)
1890 Beniamino Gigli, Italian lyric tenor (La Gioconde - "Enzo"; Metropolitan Opera, 1920-32), born in Recanati, Marche, Italy (d. 1957)
1894 Adela Rogers St John "The World's Greatest Girl Reporter", American journalist, screenwriter and author (Foreign Correspondent), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1988)
1894 Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994)
1895 R. J. [Reginald Joseph] Mitchell, English airplane designer (Supermarine Spitfire), born in Butt Lane, England (d. 1937)
1897 Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)
1899 Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969)
1899 Estelle Taylor, American actress (The Ten Commandments), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1958)
1899 John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer, jurist and 91st Supreme Court Justice (1955-71), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1971)
1899 Lydia Cabrera, Cuban anthropologist and ethnographer of Cuban folklore and Afro-Cuban culture, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1991) [1]
1901 Max Euwe, Dutch World Chess Champion (1935-37), born in The Netherlands (d. 1981)
1901 Otto Waldis, Austrian actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1974)
1902 Hans Sahl, German American anti-Nazi Jewish writer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1993)
1903 Jerzy Fitelberg, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Russian Empire (d. 1951)
1904 Margery Allingham, English detective writer (one of 'four 'Queens of Crime'), born in London, England (d. 1966)
1904 Russell Hardie, American actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1973)
1905 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing), born in Nederlangbroek, Netherlands (d. 1962)
1905 Harry Campion, English statistician (1st Director of British Central Statistical Office), born in Worsley, England (d. 1996)
1905 John Emery, American actor (Ship Ahoy, Kronos), born in New York City (d. 1964)
1906 Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989)
1907 Carl Mydans, American photojournalist (Life Magazine, 1936-72), born in Medford, Massachusetts (d. 2004) [1]

James Stewart (1908-1997)

American actor (The Philadelphia Story; It's a Wonderful Life; Mr Smith Goes to Washington; Vertigo), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania

1911 Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch writer (Fam Doorsnee, Jip & Janneke), born in Kapelle, Netherlands (d. 1995)
1911 Gardner Fox, American sci-fi author (Atom; Hawkman; Zatanna), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1986)
1912 Joseph Proce, American murder victim (3rd person attacked by NYC's Zodiac killer), (d. 1990)
1913 Henry Cadbury Brown, English architect (Royal College of Art), born in Sarratt, England (d. 2009)
1913 Ion Dumitrescu, Romanian classical and film score composer (The Sun Rises), born in Otesani, Romania (d. 1996)

Bill Hewlett (1913-2001)

American engineer and businessman (co-founder Hewlett-Packard), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan

1914 Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party), born in Bobota, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1995)
1914 Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)

Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)

Israeli military leader and politician (Minister of Defense 1967-74), born in Degania Alef, Ottoman Empire

1915 Peter Copley, British actor (Victim, Kingdom of Heaven, King & Country), born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2008)
1916 Alexei Petrovich Maresiev, Russian flying ace (d. 2001)
1916 John McIntyre, Scottish theologian (Chaplin to the Queen in Scotland), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2005)
1916 Owen Chadwick, English historian, priest and university chancellor, born in London, England (d. 2015)
1916 Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006)
1917 Bergur Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic politician (d. 2005)
1917 Francis-Paul Demillac [Enyss Djemil], French violinist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Paris, France (d. 2014)
1917 Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer, politician and judge, born in Montréal, Quebec (d. 1967)
1917 Richard Cobb, British historian, born in Frinton-on-Sea (d. 1996)
1918 Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
1919 George Gobel, American humorist, comedian and TV host (The George Gobel Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
1920 Elizabeth "Betty" Driver, British singer and actress (Coronation Street, Pardon the Expression), born in Leicester, England (d. 2011)
1920 John Cruickshank, Scottish WWII war hero (Victoria Cross) and banker, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
1920 William Simpson, Scottish trade union leader (d. 2001)
1921 Hal Newhouser, American Baseball HOF pitcher (7 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1945; AL MVP 1944, 45; Triple Crown 1945; Detroit Tigers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1998)
1921 John Harrison, British vice admiral and surgeon (Medical Director Royal Navy during Falklands War), born in Simla, British India (d. 2010)
1921 John Marchi, US Senator (Rep-R-NY 1957-2006), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2009)
1921 Wolfgang Borchert, German writer, born in Hamburg (d. 1947)
1922 Clifford Charles Butler, English physicist (hyperon and meson types of particles) and vice chancellor of Loughborough University, born in Reading, England (d. 1999)
1923 Edith Fellows, American actress (Pennies From Heaven, She Married Her Boss), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
1923 Samuel "Sam" Selvon, Trinidad-born writer (The Lonely Londoners), born in San Fernando (d. 1994)
1924 Peter Shore, British politician (Labour), born in Great Yarmouth, England (d. 2001)
1925 Chester Ludgin, American operatic baritone (New York City Opera, 1957-91; San Francisco Opera, 1962-85), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2003) [1]
1925 D. French Slaughter Jr, American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1985-91), born in Culpeper, Virginia (d. 1998)
1926 Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956)
1926 George Hurst, British conductor (BBC Northern Orchestra. 1958-68; Bournemouth Sinfonietta. 1968-74), and educator, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2012)
1926 John Lucarotti, scriptwriter
1926 Vic Ames, American pop singer (Ames Brothers), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1978)
1927 David Barlow, British composer and pedagogue, born in Rothwell, England (d. 1977)
1927 David Hedison, American actor (Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea), born in Providence, Rhode Island
1927 Franciszek Macharski, Polish Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków (1978-2005), born in Kraków (d. 2016)
1927 Harry "Bud" Grant, American Pro Football HOF coach (NFL Coach of the Year 1969 Minnesota Vikings; 4 x Grey Cup C'ship Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and basketball forward (NBA C'ship 1950 Minnesota Lakers), born in Superior, Wisconsin (d. 2023) [1]
1927 Walter Aschaffenburg, German-American composer, born in Essen, Germany (d. 2005)
1928 Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (New York Post; Saturday Evening Post), introduced The Beatles to Bob Dylan, born in Bordentown, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1928 David Berriman, CEO (Rose Thomson Young group of Lloyds Trustees)
1929 Andre Carolus Cirino, Suriname/Indian poet
1930 James McEachin, American actor and author (Perry Mason, Harry-Tenafly), born in Rennert, North Carolina
1930 Robert Bunyard, Commandant (British Police Staff College)
1931 Chiharu Igaya, Japan, slalom (Olympic silver 1956)
1931 Ken Boyer, American baseball player (d. 1982)
1933 Constance Towers, American actress (Capitol, Shock Corridor, Naked Kiss), born in Whitefish, Montana

José Mujica (89th Birthday)

1935 40th President of Uruguay (2010-2015), champion of the poor and former urban guerrilla with the Tupamaros, born in Montevideo, Uruguay

1936 Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor (Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr Tibbs)
1937 Dave Hill, American golfer (Vardon Trophy 1969; US Open 1970 runner-up; 13 x PGA Tour titles), born in Jackson, Michigan (d. 2011)
1938 Alan Smithers, British professor
1938 Astrid Kirchherr, German photographer, helped establish The Beatles image, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2020)
1938 Christina Bass-Kaiser, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3000m 1972; World C'ship gold allround 1967, 68; 9 x WR's), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 2022)
1938 Marinella [Kyriaki Papadopoulou], Greek pop, folk, and rebetiko singer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
1939 María Luisa Ozaita, Spanish pianist, harpsichordist, musicologist, conductor, and composer (Pelleas y Melisanda), born in Baracaldo, Spain (d. 2017)
1940 (Frederick) "Shorty" Long, American soul singer, and pianist ("Devil with the Blue Dress On"; "Here Comes The Judge"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1969)
1940 Sadaharu Oh, of Yomiuri Giants (Japan), hit 868 career HR

Stan Mikita (1940-2018)

Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1961; Hart Memorial Trophy [MVP] 1967, 68; 6 x NHL First All-Star Team), born in Sokolče, Slovak Republic

1941 Goh Chok Sole, premier of Singapore (1990- )
1941 John Strasberg, American actor
1942 Carlos Hathcock, American Marine Corps sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills (Vietnam War), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1999)
1942 Lynn Davies, Welsh athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1964), born in Nantymoel, Wales
1942 Paula [Jill Jackson], American pop singer ("Hey Paula"), born in McCamey, Texas
1943 Al Bano [Albano Carrisi], Italian-Albanian pop singer, actor, and winemaker, born in Cellino San Marco, Italy
1943 Deryck Murray, cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian 1963-80)
1943 Iain Vallance [Baron Vallance of Tummel], CEO (British Telecom)
1943 Justin Cartwright, British novelist (In Every Face I Meet), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2018)
1943 Martin Honeysett, British cartoonist (Punch, Private Eye), born in Hereford (d. 2015)
1943 Tison Street, American violinist and composer (Jewel Tree), born in Boston, Massachusetts

Joe Cocker (1944-2014)

English rock vocalist ("With A Little Help From My Friends"; "Cry Me A River"; "You Are So Beautiful"), born in Sheffield, England

1944 Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch folk singer ("Sleep Well, Mr. President"), born in a Japanese concentration camp, near Batavia, occupied Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia)
1944 Cipa Dichter, Brazilian pianist, and wife of Misha Dichter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1944 David M Walker, Capt USN/astron (STS 51-A 30, 53, 69), born in Columbus, Georgia

Dietrich Mateschitz (1944-2022)

Austrian businessman (founder, owner Red Bull Racing; FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig; co-creator Red Bull energy drink), born in Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Austria

1944 Joseph Benz, Swiss bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-man 1980; World C'ship gold 4-man 1975; 2-man 1978, 79), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 2021)
1944 Keith Fletcher, cricket captain (Essex & England)
1945 Anton Zeilinger, Austrian physicist (2022 Nobel Prize for experiments with entangled photons), born in Innkreis, Austria [1]
1945 Harold Ford Sr., American politician (Rep-D-TN, 1975-97), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1945 Lord Hollick, CEO (MAI)
1945 Nikolai Nikolayevich Fefelov, Russian colonel and cosmonaut
1945 Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian politician
1945 Wally Herger, American politician (Rep-R-California 1987-2013), born in Yuba City, California
1946 Bakhaavaa Buidaa, Mongolia, wrestler (Olympic silver 1972) disqualified
1946 Bobby Murcer, American baseball outfielder (5-time MLB All Star), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2008)

1946 American Grammy Award-winning singer ("I Got You Babe"; "If I Could Turn Back Time"; "Believe") and Academy Award-winning actress (Mask; Moonstruck; Mama Mia - Here We Go Again), born in El Centro, California

1946 Craig Patrick, American NHL center and executive (USA Olympic gold 1980; GM Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991-92, 2009), born in Detroit, Michigan
1948 Aleksandr Timoshinin, Russian rower (Olympic gold Soviet Union double sculls 1968, 72), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2021)
1948 Dave Thomas, St Catherines Ontario, comedian (SCTV, Grace Under Fire)
1948 John Amiel, director (Queen of Hearts, Tune in Tomorrow)
1948 John R. McKernan Jr., American politician (Rep-R-ME, 1983-86, Governor of Maine 1987-95), born in Bangor, Maine
1948 Samuel Gejdenson, American politician (Rep-D-Connecticut, 1981-2001), born in Eschwege, Allied-occupied Germany
1949 Nick Rahall II, American politician (Rep-D-WV, 1977-2015), born in Beckley, West Virginia
1950 Andy Johns, British sound engineer (Rolling Stones; Led Zeppelin), and record producer (Free; Humble Pie; L.A. Guns), born in Epsom, Surrey, England (d. 2013)
1950 Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer
1951 Mike Crapo, American politician (Senator-R-Idaho 1999-, Rep-R-Idaho 1993-99), born in Idaho Falls, Idaho
1951 Thomas D Akers, American former astronaut (STS 41, 49, 61, 79), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1951 William Cullen Bryant, actor (Hell Squad)
1952 Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer
1952 Warren Cann, Canadian rock drummer (Ultravox), born in Victoria, British Columbia
1953 Robert Doyle, Australian politician
1954 Cindy Hensley McCain, American businesswoman, diplomat and humanitarian (wife of politician John McCain, head of UN Food Programme), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1954 David Paterson, American politician (Governor of New York 2008-10), born in Brooklyn, New York
1954 Guy Hoffman, American drummer (BoDeans, 1984-87; Violent Femmes, 1993-2002), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1954 James Henderson, American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas, 1975-79 - "Ain't Life Grand"), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2016)
1954 Robert Van de Walle, Belgian judoka
1955 Anton Corbijn, Dutch photographer, music video director (Depeche Mode; U2), and film director (The American), born in Strijen, Netherlands
1955 Nigel Griffiths, MP (Labour)
1955 Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Indian poet and film and theater lyricist ("Vidhata Thalapuna"), born in Anakapalle, India (d. 2021)
1955 Steve George, American rock keyboardist (Mr Mister - "Broken Wings"; "Kyrie"), born in Bloomington, Indiana
1955 Zbigniew Preisner, Polish film composer (Three Colors film trilogy), born in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
1956 Andrew Hilditch, cricketer (Australian opening bat 1979-85)
1956 Dean Butler, American actor
1956 Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian author (Elling tetralogy; Brødre i blodet), born in Tønsberg, Norway
1956 John Carney, American politician, Governor of Delaware (2017-), born in Willington, Delaware
1956 Tomas Smid, Czech, tennis star
1956 William Michaelian, American novelist and poet
1958 Jane Wiedlin, American pop-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter (The Go-Gos - "Vacation"; "We Got The Beat"; solo - Fur), born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
1958 Mike Stefanik, American auto racer (9 NASCAR Modified Championships), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan Jr, LA, TV host (Ron Reagon Show) and son of Ronald and Nancy Reagon
1959 Bronson Pinchot, American actor (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop), born in New York City
1959 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Native Hawaiian singer, songwriter ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World"), and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate, born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 1997)
1959 Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
1960 John Billingsley, American actor
1960 Susan Cowsill, American rock vocalist (The Cowsills - "We Can Fly"), born in Newport, Rhode Island
1960 Tony Goldwyn, American actor (Ghost, Scandal), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 Kit Clarke, Scottish rocker (Danny Wilson - "Mary's Prayer"), born in Dundee, Scotland
1961 Nick Heyward, British rock guitarist and vocalist (Haircut 100 - "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"), born in Becjenham, Kent, England
1961 Vaughn Jefferis, New Zealand equestrian rider (World C'ship gold 1994, 98; Olympic bronze 1996), born in Huntly, New Zealand
1962 Lydia Cheng, American Ms Big Apple bodybuilder (1982) (Pumping Iron 2), born in New York City
1962 Ralph Peterson Jr., American jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers; Fo'tet), and educator (Berklee), born in Pleasantville, New Jersey (d. 2021) [1]
1962 Sylvie Rauch, German nude model and actress, born in Munich West Germany
1963 Brian Nash, actor (Joel-Please Don't Eat Daisies), born in Glendale, California
1963 David Wells, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1998; World Series 1992, 98; MLB All Star 1995, 98, 2000), born in Torrance, California
1964 Earl Charles Spencer, English peer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, born in London, England
1964 Jeff Schwarz, American baseball pitcher (California Angels, Chicago White Sox)
1964 Joseph Sinnott Edwards, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Chicago, Illinois
1964 Paul W Richards, astronaut, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
1965 Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner (world record 200 m indoor)
1965 Fia Porter, Mexia Tx, actress (Audrey Ames-One Life to Live)
1965 Ted Allen, American television host
1966 Dan Abrams, American TV reporter (Nightline)
1966 Gina Ravera, American actress
1966 Liselotte Neumann, Swedish golfer (US Open 1988; 13 LPGA Tour titles), born in Finspang, Sweden
1966 Mindy Cohn, American actress (The Facts of Life - "Natalie"), born in Los Angeles, California
1966 Paolo Seganti, actor (Damian-As the World Turns)
1967 Beate Reinstadler, Stuttgart Ger, tennis star (1989 Futures Israel)
1967 Gabriele Muccino, Italian film director
1967 Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist
1968 Timothy Olyphant, American stage and screen actor (Deadwood; Justified; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1968 Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby union and rugby sevens footballer, born in Suva, Fiji
1969 Alberto Mancini, Argentine professional tennis player, born in Misiones, Argentina
1969 Brian Gerard James, American professional wrestler
1970 Jason York, Nepean, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)

Louis Theroux (54th Birthday)

1970 English television broadcaster (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends; When Louis Met....), born in Singapore

1970 Missy Cress, female catcher (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Burbank, California
1970 Terrell Brandon, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1996, 97 Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Portland, Oregon
1971 Erato Alakiozidou, Greek classical and contemporary music concert pianist and arts director (Tangos a Cuatro; Idée Fixe”; Music Diaries; beArtive), born in Thessaloniki, Greece
1971 Niklas Andersson, NHL and SEL hockey left wing, 1989-2011 (NY Islanders, Västra Frölunda), born in Kungälv, Sweden
1971 Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete
1971 Tony Stewart, American race car driver
1972 Busta Rhymes [Trevor George Smith Jr.], American rapper (The Coming), born in New York City
1972 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
1972 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
1973 Elsa [Lunghini], French singer ("T'en va pas" - "Don't Go Away") and actress, born in Paris, France
1975 Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (d. 2006)
1975 Mark Zupan, American quadriplegic rugby player
1976 Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1976 Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
1977 Angela Goethals, American actress (VI Warshawski, Heartbreak Hotel), born in New York City
1977 Chad Muska, American Skateboarder for Element Skateboards, born in Lorain, Ohio
1977 Leonardo Noeren Franco, Argentine football goalkeeper and manager, born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
1977 Matt Czuchry, American actor (Gilmore Girls, The Resident), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
1977 Miriam Parrish, American television actress (Days of Our Lives), born in Bradenton, Florida
1980 Austin Kearns, American Baseball player
1981 Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
1981 Mark Winterbottom, Australian auto racer (Bathurst 1000 2013; International V8 Supercars C'ship 2015; Sandown 500 2006, 15), born in Sydney, Australia
1981 Rachel Platten, American singer-songwriter (“Fight Song”), born in New York City
1982 Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
1982 Petr Čech, Czech footballer
1983 Jr. NTR, Indian film actor
1984 Kenny Vasoli, American rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Vacationer), born in Abington, Pennsylvania

Chris Froome (39th Birthday)

1985 British road cyclist (Tour de France 2013, 15, 16, 17; Giro d'Italia 2018; Vuelta a España 2011, 17; Olympic bronze time trial 2012, 16), born in Nairobi, Kenya

1986 Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
1986 Yolanda "LaLa" Brown, American R&B singer ("S.E.X"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2007)
1988 Madeleine Humphries, Filipina-American actress and TV presenter, born in California
1990 Josh O'Connor, English actor (The Crown), born in Southampton, England
1992 Jack Gleeson, Irish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Cork
1993 Caroline Zhang, American figure skater
1996 Harris Reed, British-American fashion designer, born in Los Angeles, California
1997 Alexandre Kantorow, French concert pianist (International Tchaikovsky Competition, 2019), born in Clermont-Ferrand, France
1997 Omar Apollo, American singer-songwriter (Ivory), born in Hobart, Indiana
2010 Lady Cosima Windsor, daughter of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
2011 Doug the Pug, American internet celebrity dog, born in Ohio