Famous Birthdays On This Day
- 1170 Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190)
- 1185 King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)
- 1464 Johanna van Valois, Queen of France
- 1464 Robert Fayrfax, composer
- 1484 Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)
- 1500 Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician
- 1500 Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)
- 1516 Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)
- 1564 William Shakespeare, Stratford upon Avon, English Poet and playwright, traditionally regarded as his birthdate
- 1598 Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, naval commander
- 1621 William Penn, English admiral (d. 1670)
- 1623 Jan Adam Reincken, composer
- 1628 Johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. 1704)
- 1629 John Commelin, director (Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam)
- 1649 Andreas Kneller, composer
- 1676 King Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
- 1697 George Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer
- 1708 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)
- 1715 Johann Friedrich Doles, composer
- 1720 Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797)
- 1725 Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755)
- 1728 Samuel Wallis, explorer (Wallis Island)
- 1735 Ildephons Haas, composer
- 1746 Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)
- 1747 Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, composer
- 1756 Alexander Reinagle, composer
- 1775 Joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck)
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- 1791 W Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter/cartoonist
- 1792 John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)
- 1794 Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar (d. 1856)
- 1803 Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian minister of Justice
- 1804 Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (Triangulatie of Belgium)
- 1809 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer
- 1810 Thomas Wright, historian
- 1812 Louis-Antoine Julien, conductor
- 1813 Stephen Arnold Douglas, (Little giant), US senator (Lincoln debates)
- 1813 Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar (Society of Saint Vincent de Paul) (d. 1853)
- 1818 James Anthony Froude, historian
- 1818 John Gill Shorter, Gov (Confederacy), (d. 1872)
- 1821 Pierre Dupont, song writer
- 1823 Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861)
- 1827 Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer
- 1828 Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902)
- 1838 Alfred J Verwee, Flemish painter
- 1852 Edwin Markham, US, poet (1st winner of American Acad of Poets Award 1937)
- 1853 Winthrop M. Crane, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920)
- 1857 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza)
- 1858 Max Planck, German physicist (Planck Constant, Nobel 1918) father of Quantum Physics
- 1861 Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal
- 1865 Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian-Azerbaijani general (d. 1943)
- 1867 Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer (For the Young Ones)
- 1872 Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British musician (d. 1951)
- 1876 Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (d. 1925)
- 1877 Arthur Farwell, composer
- 1879 Emil Barth, German revolutionary (Social Democratic Party), born in Heidelberg (d. 1941)
- 1881 Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer (1912-22)
- 1881 Otakar Sini, composer
- 1882 Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)
- 1882 Max [G M J] Winders Maximilien, Belgium, architect (WW II)
- 1888 Georges Vanier, French-Canadian soldier and diplomat (d. 1967)
- 1889 Charles Warrell, big Chief I-Spy writer/teacher
- 1890 Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer
- 1890 Marcel L'Herbier, French director/screenwriter (El Dorado)
- 1891 Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (Peter and the Wolf), born in Sontsovka, Ukraine (d. 1953)
- 1892 Minus van Looi, [Benjamin van der Voort], Flemish writer
- 1892 R Huelsenbeck, writer
- 1893 Frank Borzage, Salt Lake City, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo)
- 1894 Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife)
- 1894 George Renevant, actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X), born in Paris, France
- 1894 Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (d. 1955)
- 1895 Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand writer (d. 1982)
- 1896 Margaret Kennedy, novelist
- 1897 Harold French, director (Encore)/actor
- 1897 John Wengraf, actor (12 to Moon, Pride & Passion), born in Vienna, Austria
- 1897 Lucius du Bignon Clay, US, general (WW II)/gov (West Germany)
- 1898 Edwin E Dwinger, German writer (General Vlassov)
- 1899 Vladimir Nabokov, St Petersburg, Russia, novelist (Lolita, Ada)
- 1900 Ary Verhaar, composer
- 1900 Henry Barraud, composer
- 1900 Joseph Green, filmmaker
- 1900 Jim Bottomley, American baseball player (d. 1959)
- 1901 E.B. Ford, British ecological geneticist (d. 1988)
- 1902 Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
- 1903 Guy Simonds, youngest general officer in the Canadian army (d 1974)
- 1904 Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid)
- 1904 Leslie French, actor/singer (More than a Miracle)
- 1905 Lord Carew, Ireland, judge (dressage)
- 1906 Marcel Hillaire, actor (Adv in Paradise), born in Cologne, Germany
- 1906 Maria Arnoldo, [Adrianus Broeders], photographer/writer
- 1907 Lee (Elizabeth) Miller, Poughkeepsie New York, American photographer
- 1908 Frederick Hawkins, dancer
- 1908 Herbert Telley, British actuary
- 1908 Myron Waldman, American animator (d. 2006)
- 1909 Thomas Padmore, senior civil servant
- 1911 Ronald Neame, director (1st Monday in Oct, Poseidon Adventure)
- 1911 Simone Simon, France, actress (All Money Can Buy, Ladies in Love)
- 1913 Jan Meyerowitz, composer
- 1914 Andrew Martin, Lord-Lt (Lechestershire England)
- 1914 John Hubbard, Indiana Harbor Indiana, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie)
- 1914 Mitsu Suzuki, teacher of tea ceremony at SF Zen Center
- 1915 Arnold Hall, CEO (Hawker Siddeley Group)
- 1916 Bud Wilkinson, college football coach (Oklahoma)
- 1917 Jacob Kistemaker, nuclear physicist (ultra centrifuge)
- 1917 Dorian Leigh, American supermodel (d. 2008)
- 1918 Anthony Craxton, British TV producer
- 1918 Maurice Druon, [Kessel], French writer/journalist (Prix Goncourt)
- 1918 Gordon Hirabayshi, American civil rights activist and WWII internment opponent (Hirabayshi v. United States), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2012)
- 1919 Dorian Leigh, model, sister of Suzy Parker, born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1919 Talivaldis Kenins, composer
- 1919 Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet double-agent
- 1920 Eric Yarrow, CEO (Clydesdale Bank)
- 1920 Louis Barron, composer
- 1921 Janet Blair, Altoona Pa, actress (Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family)
- 1921 Warren Spahn, left-handed pitcher (Boston/Milwaukee Braves)
- 1922 Boy [Segundo JA] Ecury, Aruba, resistance fighter
- 1922 Diarmuid Downs, auto engineer
- 1923 Avram Davidson, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Peregrine: Primus, Rork!)
- 1923 James Kirkup, travel writer/poet/novelist (African in Greenland)
- 1923 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer
- 1923 Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler
- 1923 Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas
- 1924 Arthur Frackenpohl, Irving NJ, composer (Natural Superiority of Music)
- 1924 Colin Welch, columnist/critic
- 1924 James Colin Ross Welch, journalist
- 1924 Malcolm Anson, CEO (Wessex Water Authority)
- 1924 Chuck Harmon, American baseball player
- 1926 James P Donleavy, novelist (Ginger Man, Onion Eaters), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1926 Richard Laws, Master (St Edmunds College Cambridge)
- 1927 Russell Smith, composer
- 1928 Bill Cotton, CEO (Noel Gay TV)
- 1928 Okke Jager, Dutch theologist/writer/poet
- 1929 George Steiner, professor (English)
- 1930 Alan Oppenheimer, actor (6 Million Dollar Man, Eischied), born in NYC, New York
- 1930 Michael Bowen, RC Archbishop (Southwark)
- 1932 Halston, [R Halston Frowick], fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame)
- 1932 Jim Fixx, jogger/writer (Jim Fixx on Running)
- 1933 Roger Wittevrongel, Flemish painter
- 1935 David Evans, MP
- 1935 Bunky Green, American musician
- 1936 Elias, [Etienne Michiels], Flemish painter
- 1936 Estelle Harris, actress (Estelle Castanza-Seinfeld)
- 1936 John D'Arcy, cricketer (NZ Test batsman on 1958 England tour)
- 1936 Joseph Willaert, Flemish painter
- 1936 Roy Orbison, rock musician (Pretty Woman), born in Vernon, Texas (d. 1988)
- 1937 Barry Shepherd, cricketer (Australian lefty bat early 60's)
- 1937 Don Massengale, Jackson TX, PGA golfer (1966 Bing Crosby Celebrity)
- 1937 Victoria Glendinning, author (Edith Sitwell A Unicorn Among Lions)
- 1938 Leonard Ernest John Chant, social worker
- 1938 Russell Hillhouse, under-sect Scottish Office
- 1938 Steven D Symms, (Sen-R-ID, 1981- )
- 1939 David Birney, actor (Brigette Loves Bernie, St Elsewhere), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1939 Ray Peterson, singer (Tell Laura I Love Her), born in Denton, Texas
- 1939 William Hagerty, editor (People)
- 1939 Lee Majors, [Harvey Lee Yeary], Wyandotte Mich, TV actor ($6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy)
- 1940 Richard Monaco, US, sci-fi author (Grail War, Final Quest)
- 1940 Michael Copps, American Federal Government official
- 1941 Ray Tomlinson, computer programmer (invented email and the @ sign), born in Amsterdam , New York (d. 2016)
- 1941 Ed Stewart, British DJ and broadcaster (Crackerjack), born in Exmouth, Devon (d. 2016)
- 1941 Hal Daub, (Rep-R-NB, 1981- )
- 1941 Jacqueline Boyer, French singer
- 1941 Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland 1995-2003
- 1941 Michael Lynne, American film executive
- 1942 Sandra Dee, [Zuck], actress (Gidget, Imitation of Life), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
- 1943 Carmen von Thyssen, Barcelona Spain, Baroness
- 1943 Herve Villechaize, France, "Da Plane! Da Plane!" (Fantasy Island)
- 1943 Hugh Davies, composer
- 1943 Tony Esposito, Ontario, NHL goalie (Chicago Blackhawks)
- 1943 [Gerardus] Bob van Toll, actor/interpreter/director (Pastorale 1943)
- 1944 Niklaus Schilling, Basel Germany, director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold)
- 1947 Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Ireland, political activist [or 1940]
- 1947 Saskia, [Trudy van den Berg], singer (S & Serge, Spinning Wheel)
- 1947 Glenn Cornick, English rock bassist (Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick), born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, (d. 2014)
- 1948 Richard Day, engineer/development expert
- 1948 Tessa Wyatt, actress (Beast in the Cellar, Wedding Night)
- 1948 Pascal Quignard, French author
- 1948 Serge Thériault, French-Canadian comedian and actor
- 1949 Blair Brown, actress (Altered States, Molly Dodd), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1949 John Miles, vocal/guitar/keyboards (John Miles Band-Rebel, Zaragon)
- 1949 Joyce DeWitt, Wheeling WV, actress (Janet Wood-Three's Company)
- 1949 Walter Sweeney, MP
- 1951 Loek M L H A Hermans, Dutch MP (VVD)
- 1952 Lionel Johnston, actor (Sons & Daughters), born in Augusta, Georgia
- 1952 Narada, [Michael Walden], Mich, rocker (Don't Want Nobody Else)
- 1952 Terry Moor, Hartford Conn, tennis star
- 1952 Tony Maselli, (fictional character on "Who's the Boss")
- 1953 Fred Upton, (Rep-R-Michigan)
- 1953 James Russo, actor (My Own Private Idaho, China Girl), born in NYC, New York
- 1955 Captain Sensible, [Ray Burns], UK, rock bassist (Women & Capts 1st)
- 1955 Judy Davis, Perth Australia, actress (Husbands & Wives)
- 1955 Mike Smith, British DJ
- 1955 Su Ingle, British TV hostess
- 1955 Tony Miles, chess player
- 1956 Peter Teravainen, Plymouth MA USA, Australian golfer
- 1957 Jan Hooks, Decatur Georgia, comedienne actress (SNL, Designing Women)
- 1957 Kathleen Lynch, Motueka NZ, cyclist (Olympics-96)
- 1957 Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer
- 1958 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer
- 1959 Terri Luckhurst, LPGA golfer
- 1960 Joseph Martin Mudd, Louisville KY, PGA golfer (1988 Federal Express)
- 1960 Steve Clark, Hillsborough England, rock guitarist (Def Leppard)
- 1960 Valerie Bertinelli, American actress (Barbara Cooper Royer-1 Day at a Time, Hot in Cleveland), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1961 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler (d. 2001)
- 1961 George Lopez, American actor and comedian
- 1962 John Hannah, Scottish actor
- 1963 Benoit Doucet, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1963 Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter
- 1964 Dan Frischman, Whippany NJ, actor (Arvid Engen-Head of the Class)
- 1964 Gen, [Simon Matthews], English pop drummer (Jesus Jones-Zeroes & Ones)
- 1964 Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer (world record 200m)
- 1965 Donna Weinbrecht, skier (Olympic-gold)
- 1966 Jacques "Jacq" Koumans, soccer player (NAC)
- 1966 Richard Greenwood, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Napa Valley), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1966 Wayne Drinkwalter, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
- 1966 Jim Stynes [James], Hall of Fame Australian rules footballer (only foreigner to win Brownlow medal), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2012)
- 1967 Brent Muscat, rocker (Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over)
- 1967 Melina Kanakaredes, actress (Eleni Andros-Guiding Light), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1967 Rheal Cormier, New Brunswick, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- 1968 Susan Emily Savastano, E Providence RI, Miss RI-America (1991)
- 1968 Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (d. 2001)
- 1968 Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein of Jordan
- 1968 Princess Zein bint Al Hussein of Jordan
- 1969 Nadeem Shahid, cricketer
- 1969 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
- 1969 Richard Wolstencroft, Australian Filmmaker
- 1969 Martin López-Zubero, Spanish swimmer
- 1970 Cristiano Caratti, Italy, tennis star (1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles)
- 1970 Frank Temming, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
- 1970 Scott Bairstow, American actor
- 1970 Dennis Bayne Culp, American singer/songwriter
- 1970 Sadao Abe, Japanese actor
- 1971 Chuck Adams, Pacific Palisades California, tennis star (1989 USTA Boys)
- 1971 Charmaine Sinclair, English model
- 1972 Rachel Hetherington, Port Macquarie NSW, golfer (1993 NSW Champ)
- 1972 Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet
- 1972 Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer
- 1972 Sonya Smith, American actress
- 1973 Derek Armstrong, NHL center (NY Islanders), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1973 Patrick Poulin, Vanier, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- 1974 Joey Kent, wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers)
- 1974 Sam Madison, cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
- 1974 Carlos Dengler, American musician (Interpol)
- 1974 Barry Watson, American actor
- 1975 Bret Anderson, CFL slot back (BC Lions)
- 1975 Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer (Sigur Rós)
- 1976 Tamas Buday Jr, Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist (Olympics-96)
- 1977 John Cena, American professional wrestler
- 1977 Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player
- 1977 Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1977 Lee Young-Pyo, Korean footballer
- 1979 Barry Fratelli, Scottish bassist (The Fratellis)
- 1979 Yana Gupta, Indian actress & model
- 1979 Jaime King, American actress
- 1979 Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer (The Rasmus)
- 1981 Gabriella MAO Windsor, daughter of English prince Michael
- 1981 Sean Henn, American baseball player
- 1981 Joanna Krupa, Supermodel/actress
- 1981 Chris Sharma, American rock climber/boulderer
- 1982 Taio Cruz, London/English R&B, Pop, Hip Hop singer
- 1983 Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player
- 1983 Jennifer Heil, Canadian free style skier
- 1984 Alexandra Kosteniuk, Chess Woman World Champion
- 1985 Angel Locsin, Filipina TV and movie actress
- 1986 Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
- 1986 Jessica Stam, Canadian supermodel
- 1987 Emily Fox, American cupstacking champion
- 1988 Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
- 1989 Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
- 1990 Matthew Dillon Underwood, American actor
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