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History Births on May 21

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History Births on May 21

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James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic

#James_Clancy_Phelan

In 1979

Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physician, physiologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)

#Willem_Einthoven

In 1860

Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Ireland

#Mary_Robinson

In 1944

Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster

#Dorsey_Levens

In 1970

Guilherme, Brazilian footballer

#Guilherme_Costa_Marques

In 1991

William P. Sprague, American banker and politician (d. 1899)

#William_P._Sprague

In 1827

Joe Camilleri, Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist

#Joe_Camilleri

In 1948

Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)

#Léon_Bourgeois

In 1851

Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer

#Park_Gyu-ri

In 1988

Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician

#Al_Franken

In 1951

Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (d. 1992)

#Suzanne_Lilar

In 1901

Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives

#Abdulla_Yameen

In 1959

Mario Mandžuki?, Croatian footballer

#Mario_Mandžuki?

In 1986

Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)

#Dennis_Day

In 1916

Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player

#Beau_Falloon

In 1987

Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

#Allan_McKeown

In 1946

Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (d. 1941)

#Hans_Berger

In 1873

Carl Johnson, American long jumper (d. 1932)

#Carl_Johnson_(athlete)

In 1898

Josh Allen, American footballer

#Josh_Allen_(quarterback)

In 1996

Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician (d. 1840)

#Lucien_Bonaparte

In 1775

Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (d. 1981)

#Robert_Montgomery_(actor)

In 1904

Muffy Calder, Canadian-Scottish computer scientist and academic

#Muffy_Calder

In 1958

Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer

#Damián_Ariel_Álvarez

In 1979

Briana Banks, German-American porn actress and model

#Briana_Banks

In 1978

Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)

#Charles_Albert_Gobat

In 1843

Itagaki Taisuke, Japanese soldier and politician (d. 1919)

#Itagaki_Taisuke

In 1837

Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter

#Anna_Rogowska

In 1981

Earl Averill, American baseball player (d. 1983)

#Earl_Averill

In 1902

Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker

#Eder_Sánchez

In 1986

Tudor Arghezi, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1967)

#Tudor_Arghezi

In 1880

Alison Carroll, English gymnast, model, and actress

#Alison_Carroll

In 1985

Philip II of Spain (d. 1598)

#Philip_II_of_Spain

In 1527

Havoc, American rapper and producer

#Havoc_(musician)

In 1974

Elizabeth Buchan, English author and critic

#Elizabeth_Buchan

In 1948

Richard Hatch, American actor, writer, and producer (d. 2017)

#Richard_Hatch_(actor)

In 1945

Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

#Stan_Lynch

In 1955

Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist

#Scott_Smith_(fighter)

In 1979

Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Nick_Cassavetes

In 1959

Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan, Indian Civil Service Officer and former Under Secretary-General of the UN, serving twenty-two years. (d. 2003)

#Chakravarthi_V._Narasimhan

In 1915

Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999)

#Peggy_Cass

In 1924

Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993)

#Raymond_Burr

In 1917

Sonja Vectomov, Czech musician/composer

#Sonja_Vectomov

In 1979

Archduke Eugen of Austria (d. 1954)

#Archduke_Eugen_of_Austria

In 1863

Danny Ongais, American race car driver

#Danny_Ongais

In 1942

Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general and president (1934-1940) and father of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (d. 1970)

#Lázaro_Cárdenas

In 1895

Quinton Fortune, South African footballer and coach

#Quinton_Fortune

In 1977

Bobby Cox, American baseball player and manager

#Bobby_Cox

In 1941

Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright

#Lisa_Edelstein

In 1966

Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway, English photographer and politician

#Ambrose_Greenway,_4th_Baron_Greenway

In 1941

Jonny Howson, English footballer

#Jonny_Howson

In 1988

Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer

#Marc_Ribot

In 1954

Kent Hrbek, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Kent_Hrbek

In 1960

Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1976)

#Gina_Bachauer

In 1913

Luke Garbutt, English footballer

#Luke_Garbutt

In 1993

Ricky Williams, American football player and coach

#Ricky_Williams

In 1977

Tom Daley, English diver

#Tom_Daley

In 1994

Mr. T, American actor and wrestler

#Mr._T

In 1952

William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist (d. 1833)

#William_Babington_(physician)

In 1756

Abderrahim Goumri, Moroccan runner (d. 2013)

#Abderrahim_Goumri

In 1976

Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-born American drummer

#Pete_Sandoval

In 1969

Brandon Fields, American football player

#Brandon_Fields

In 1984

Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (d. 2015)

#Christian_Audigier

In 1958

Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

#Andrei_Sakharov

In 1921

Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health

#Jamie_Hepburn

In 1979

Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist

#Mark_Cavendish

In 1985

Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)

#Yevgeny_Minayev

In 1933

Glenn Curtiss, American cyclist and engineer (d. 1930)

#Glenn_Curtiss

In 1878

Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter

#Gotye

In 1980

Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (d. 1990)

#Armand_Hammer

In 1898

Denis O'Connor, British police officer

#Denis_O'Connor_(police_officer)

In 1949

Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (d. 1959)

#Kay_Kendall

In 1927

Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943)

#Fats_Waller

In 1904

Andrew Miller, American baseball player

#Andrew_Miller_(baseball)

In 1985

José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1929)

#José_Batlle_y_Ordóñez

In 1856

Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Bill_Champlin

In 1947

Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (d. 1945)

#Princess_Stéphanie_of_Belgium

In 1864

Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer

#Hal_Robson-Kanu

In 1989

Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress

#Renée_Soutendijk

In 1957

Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper

#Kaire_Leibak

In 1988

Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)

#Alfred_Moore

In 1755

Rudolf Koller, Swiss painter (d. 1905)

#Rudolf_Koller

In 1828

Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician (d. 1820)

#Joseph_Fouché

In 1763

Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Ronald_Isley

In 1941

Elizabeth Fry, English philanthropist and reformer (d. 1845)

#Elizabeth_Fry

In 1780

Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor

#Jonathan_Hyde

In 1948

Stuart Bingham, English snooker player

#Stuart_Bingham

In 1976

Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player

#Lucie_Hradecká

In 1985

Brad Arthur, Australian rugby league coach

#Brad_Arthur

In 1974

Stewart Cink, American golfer

#Stewart_Cink

In 1973

Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer

#Vladimir_Salnikov

In 1960

Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Deron_Miller

In 1976

Kevin Shields, American-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Kevin_Shields

In 1963

Nadine Dorries, English nurse and politician

#Nadine_Dorries

In 1957

Will Hutton, English economist and journalist

#Will_Hutton

In 1950

Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Tony_Sheridan

In 1940

Sara Goller, German volleyball player

#Sara_Goller

In 1984

Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, English duchess (d. 1806)

#Harriet_Sutherland-Leveson-Gower,_Duchess_of_Sutherland

In 1806

Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Bengt_I._Samuelsson

In 1934

Richard Appel, American screenwriter and producer

#Richard_Appel

In 1963

Princess Sophie of Sweden, Swedish princess (d. 1865)

#Princess_Sophie_of_Sweden

In 1801

Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1974)

#Anatole_Litvak

In 1902

Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut

#Ernst_Messerschmid

In 1945

Isa Guha, English cricketer

#Isa_Guha

In 1985

Mohanlal, Indian actor

#Mohanlal

In 1960

Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2019)

#Keith_Davis_(rugby_union)

In 1930

George LeMieux, American lawyer and politician

#George_LeMieux

In 1969

Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler

#Brigita_Bukovec

In 1970

Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2007)

#Chris_Benoit

In 1967

?lber Ortayl?, Turkish historian and academic

#?lber_Ortayl?

In 1947

Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete

#Grete_Gaim

In 1993

Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (d. 1918)

#Abel_Ayerza

In 1861

Edson Buddle, American soccer player

#Edson_Buddle

In 1981

Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player

#Karen_Khachanov

In 1996

Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)

#Günter_Blobel

In 1936

Maurice André, French trumpet player (d. 2012)

#Maurice_André

In 1933

Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (d. 2007)

#Bill_Barber_(musician)

In 1920

Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician

#Leo_Sayer

In 1948

Rene Krhin, Slovenian footballer

#Rene_Krhin

In 1990

Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-American drummer

#Pete_Sandoval

In 1963

Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (d. 2000)

#Robert_Welch_(designer)

In 1929

Anthony Mundine, Australian rugby league player and boxer

#Anthony_Mundine

In 1975

Arthur Carr, English cricketer (d. 1963)

#Arthur_Carr_(cricketer)

In 1893

Martin Carthy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Martin_Carthy

In 1941

Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer

#Sisca_Folkertsma

In 1997

Horace Heidt, American pianist, bandleader, and radio host (d. 1986)

#Horace_Heidt

In 1901

Henri Rousseau, French painter (d. 1910)

#Henri_Rousseau

In 1844

Rosalind Plowright, English soprano

#Rosalind_Plowright

In 1949

Mutya Buena, English singer-songwriter

#Mutya_Buena

In 1985

Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player

#Greg_Stewart_(ice_hockey)

In 1986

Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)

#Alexander_Dale_Oen

In 1985

Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter

#Viktoria_Petryk

In 1997

David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales

#David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral

In 1942

Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach

#Jamaal_Magloire

In 1978

Claire Cashmore, English swimmer

#Claire_Cashmore

In 1988

Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player

#Craig_Anderson_(ice_hockey)

In 1981

Syamsul Yusof, Malaysian actor, film director, scriptwriter, film producer, rapper and singer

#Syamsul_Yusof

In 1984

Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (d. 1914)

#Giuseppe_Mercalli

In 1850

Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (d. 2003)

#Armand_Borel

In 1923

John Dalton, English bass player (The Kinks)

#John_Dalton_(musician)

In 1943

Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Ilmar_Raag

In 1968

Josh Hamilton, American baseball player

#Josh_Hamilton

In 1981

Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor

#Heinz_Holliger

In 1939

Olivia Olson, American singer and actress

#Olivia_Olson

In 1992

Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)

#Malcolm_Fraser

In 1930

Nora Aunor, Filipino actress and recording artist

#Nora_Aunor

In 1953

Judge Reinhold, American actor and producer

#Judge_Reinhold

In 1957

Fairuza Balk, American actress

#Fairuza_Balk

In 1974

John Konrads, Australian swimmer

#John_Konrads

In 1942

Manly Wade Wellman, American author (d. 1986)

#Manly_Wade_Wellman

In 1903

Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer

#Dušan_Kuciak

In 1985

Denis MacShane, Scottish journalist and politician, UK Minister of State for Europe

#Denis_MacShane

In 1948

Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (d. 1528)

#Albrecht_Dürer

In 1471

Mary Anning, English paleontologist (d. 1847)

#Mary_Anning

In 1799

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1843)

#Gaspard-Gustave_de_Coriolis

In 1792

Heath L'Estrange, Australian rugby league player

#Heath_L'Estrange

In 1985

Andrew Neil, Scottish journalist and academic

#Andrew_Neil

In 1949

Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician

#Haleh_Afshar,_Baroness_Afshar

In 1944

Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002)

#Tinus_Osendarp

In 1916

Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (d. 2000)

#Georgiy_Gongadze

In 1969

Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (d. 1744)

#Alexander_Pope

In 1688

Noel Fielding, English comedian, musician and television presenter

#Noel_Fielding

In 1973

Danny Bailey, English footballer and coach

#Danny_Bailey

In 1964

Ara Parseghian, American football player and coach (d. 2017)

#Ara_Parseghian

In 1923

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (d. 1905)

#Jacques_Marie_Eugène_Godefroy_Cavaignac

In 1853

Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)

#Louis_Renault_(jurist)

In 1843

Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)

#Harold_Robbins

In 1916

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (d. 1858)

#William_Cavendish,_6th_Duke_of_Devonshire

In 1790

Michael Crick, English journalist and author

#Michael_Crick

In 1958

Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005)

#Robert_Creeley

In 1926

Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player

#Indy_de_Vroome

In 1996

Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)

#Adrian_Hardiman

In 1951

L?ga Dekmeijere, Latvian tennis player

#L?ga_Dekmeijere

In 1983

Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer

In 1997

Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor

In 1995

Katharina Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian

In 1995

Philipp Grüneberg, German footballer

In 1992

Hutch Dano, American actor

In 1992

Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer

In 1989

Park Sojin, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

In 1986

Alexander Noyes, American drummer

In 1986

Myra, American singer and actress

In 1986

Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor

In 1985

Kaori Shimizu, Japanese voice actress and singer

In 1983

Deidson Araújo Maia, Brazilian footballer

In 1983

Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter

In 1981

Max B, American rapper and songwriter

In 1978

Michael Fuß, German footballer

In 1977

Aditi Gowitrikar, Indian model, actress, and physician, Mrs. World 2001

In 1974

The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. 1997)

In 1972

Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach

In 1970

Pauline Menczer, Australian surfer

In 1970

Brian Statham, English footballer

In 1969

Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress and singer

In 1969

Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer

In 1969

Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (d. 1985)

In 1968

Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower

In 1968

Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler

In 1966

Josh Richman, American actor and producer

In 1965

Laurie Spina, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

In 1963

Dave Specter, American guitarist

In 1963

David Lonsdale, English actor

In 1963

Patrick Grant, American musician and producer

In 1963

David Crumb, American composer and educator

In 1962

Mark Ridgway, Australian cricketer

In 1960

Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)

In 1960

Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1958

Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer

In 1958

James Bailey, American basketball player

In 1957

Paul Barber, English field hockey player

In 1955

Janice Karman, American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice actress

In 1954

D. B. S. Jeyaraj, Sri Lankan-Canadian journalist and blogger

In 1954

Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (d. 1992)

In 1947

Wayne Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider and coach

In 1946

Janet Dailey, American author and entrepreneur (d. 2013)

In 1944

Marcie Blane, American singer

In 1944

Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (The Animals)

In 1943

Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (d. 1989)

In 1943

Lee "Shot" Williams, American singer (d. 2011)

In 1938

Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2013)

In 1935

Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader

In 1934

Jocasta Innes, Chinese-English journalist and author (d. 2013)

In 1934

Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral and intelligence chief (d. 2014)

In 1932

Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower and surgeon (d. 2011)

In 1932

Tommy Bryant, American bassist (d. 1982)

In 1930

Larance Marable, American drummer (d. 2012)

In 1929

Alice Drummond, American actress (d. 2016)

In 1928

Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (d. 1975)

In 1928

Péter Zwack, Hungarian businessman and diplomat (d. 2012)

In 1927

Evelyn Ward, American actress (d. 2012)

In 1923

Dorothy Hewett, Australian feminist poet, novelist and playwright (d. 2002)

In 1923

Vernon Biever, American photographer (d. 2010)

In 1923

Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (d. 2010)

In 1921

Forrest White, American businessman, co-founded the Music Man Company (d. 1994)

In 1920

George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

In 1919

Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (d. 2001)

In 1918

Cathleen Cordell, American actress (d. 1997)

In 1915

Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)

In 1912

John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)

In 1912

Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)

In 1912

John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

In 1907

Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (d. 1981)

In 1902

Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (d. 2000)

In 1901

Regina M. Anderson, Multiracial playwright and librarian (d. 1993)

In 1901

John McLaughlin, American painter and translator (d. 1976)

In 1898

Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (d. 1967)

In 1898

Giles Chippindall, Australian public servant (d. 1969)

In 1893

Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, Princess of Albania (d. 1936)

In 1885

Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet and publisher (d. 1920)

In 1884

František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian physician and academic (d. 1884)

In 1835

David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist (d. 1890)

In 1808

Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1697)

In 1653

Al-Hattab, Muslim jurist (d. 1547)

In 1497

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James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic

#James_Clancy_Phelan

In 1979

Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physician, physiologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1927)

#Willem_Einthoven

In 1860

Mary Robinson, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Ireland

#Mary_Robinson

In 1944

Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster

#Dorsey_Levens

In 1970

Guilherme, Brazilian footballer

#Guilherme_Costa_Marques

In 1991

William P. Sprague, American banker and politician (d. 1899)

#William_P._Sprague

In 1827

Joe Camilleri, Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist

#Joe_Camilleri

In 1948

Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)

#Léon_Bourgeois

In 1851

Park Gyu-ri, South Korean singer

#Park_Gyu-ri

In 1988

Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician

#Al_Franken

In 1951

Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (d. 1992)

#Suzanne_Lilar

In 1901

Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives

#Abdulla_Yameen

In 1959

Mario Mandžuki?, Croatian footballer

#Mario_Mandžuki?

In 1986

Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988)

#Dennis_Day

In 1916

Beau Falloon, Australian rugby league player

#Beau_Falloon

In 1987

Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

#Allan_McKeown

In 1946

Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (d. 1941)

#Hans_Berger

In 1873

Carl Johnson, American long jumper (d. 1932)

#Carl_Johnson_(athlete)

In 1898

Josh Allen, American footballer

#Josh_Allen_(quarterback)

In 1996

Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician (d. 1840)

#Lucien_Bonaparte

In 1775

Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (d. 1981)

#Robert_Montgomery_(actor)

In 1904

Muffy Calder, Canadian-Scottish computer scientist and academic

#Muffy_Calder

In 1958

Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer

#Damián_Ariel_Álvarez

In 1979

Briana Banks, German-American porn actress and model

#Briana_Banks

In 1978

Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)

#Charles_Albert_Gobat

In 1843

Itagaki Taisuke, Japanese soldier and politician (d. 1919)

#Itagaki_Taisuke

In 1837

Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter

#Anna_Rogowska

In 1981

Earl Averill, American baseball player (d. 1983)

#Earl_Averill

In 1902

Eder Sánchez, Mexican race walker

#Eder_Sánchez

In 1986

Tudor Arghezi, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1967)

#Tudor_Arghezi

In 1880

Alison Carroll, English gymnast, model, and actress

#Alison_Carroll

In 1985

Philip II of Spain (d. 1598)

#Philip_II_of_Spain

In 1527

Havoc, American rapper and producer

#Havoc_(musician)

In 1974

Elizabeth Buchan, English author and critic

#Elizabeth_Buchan

In 1948

Richard Hatch, American actor, writer, and producer (d. 2017)

#Richard_Hatch_(actor)

In 1945

Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

#Stan_Lynch

In 1955

Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist

#Scott_Smith_(fighter)

In 1979

Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Nick_Cassavetes

In 1959

Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan, Indian Civil Service Officer and former Under Secretary-General of the UN, serving twenty-two years. (d. 2003)

#Chakravarthi_V._Narasimhan

In 1915

Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (d. 1999)

#Peggy_Cass

In 1924

Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993)

#Raymond_Burr

In 1917

Sonja Vectomov, Czech musician/composer

#Sonja_Vectomov

In 1979

Archduke Eugen of Austria (d. 1954)

#Archduke_Eugen_of_Austria

In 1863

Danny Ongais, American race car driver

#Danny_Ongais

In 1942

Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general and president (1934-1940) and father of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (d. 1970)

#Lázaro_Cárdenas

In 1895

Quinton Fortune, South African footballer and coach

#Quinton_Fortune

In 1977

Bobby Cox, American baseball player and manager

#Bobby_Cox

In 1941

Lisa Edelstein, American actress and playwright

#Lisa_Edelstein

In 1966

Ambrose Greenway, 4th Baron Greenway, English photographer and politician

#Ambrose_Greenway,_4th_Baron_Greenway

In 1941

Jonny Howson, English footballer

#Jonny_Howson

In 1988

Marc Ribot, American guitarist and composer

#Marc_Ribot

In 1954

Kent Hrbek, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Kent_Hrbek

In 1960

Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1976)

#Gina_Bachauer

In 1913

Luke Garbutt, English footballer

#Luke_Garbutt

In 1993

Ricky Williams, American football player and coach

#Ricky_Williams

In 1977

Tom Daley, English diver

#Tom_Daley

In 1994

Mr. T, American actor and wrestler

#Mr._T

In 1952

William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist (d. 1833)

#William_Babington_(physician)

In 1756

Abderrahim Goumri, Moroccan runner (d. 2013)

#Abderrahim_Goumri

In 1976

Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-born American drummer

#Pete_Sandoval

In 1969

Brandon Fields, American football player

#Brandon_Fields

In 1984

Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (d. 2015)

#Christian_Audigier

In 1958

Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

#Andrei_Sakharov

In 1921

Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health

#Jamie_Hepburn

In 1979

Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist

#Mark_Cavendish

In 1985

Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (d. 1993)

#Yevgeny_Minayev

In 1933

Glenn Curtiss, American cyclist and engineer (d. 1930)

#Glenn_Curtiss

In 1878

Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter

#Gotye

In 1980

Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (d. 1990)

#Armand_Hammer

In 1898

Denis O'Connor, British police officer

#Denis_O'Connor_(police_officer)

In 1949

Kay Kendall, English actress and comedian (d. 1959)

#Kay_Kendall

In 1927

Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1943)

#Fats_Waller

In 1904

Andrew Miller, American baseball player

#Andrew_Miller_(baseball)

In 1985

José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay (d. 1929)

#José_Batlle_y_Ordóñez

In 1856

Bill Champlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Bill_Champlin

In 1947

Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (d. 1945)

#Princess_Stéphanie_of_Belgium

In 1864

Hal Robson-Kanu, English footballer

#Hal_Robson-Kanu

In 1989

Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress

#Renée_Soutendijk

In 1957

Kaire Leibak, Estonian triple jumper

#Kaire_Leibak

In 1988

Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (d. 1810)

#Alfred_Moore

In 1755

Rudolf Koller, Swiss painter (d. 1905)

#Rudolf_Koller

In 1828

Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician (d. 1820)

#Joseph_Fouché

In 1763

Ronald Isley, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Ronald_Isley

In 1941

Elizabeth Fry, English philanthropist and reformer (d. 1845)

#Elizabeth_Fry

In 1780

Jonathan Hyde, Australian-English actor

#Jonathan_Hyde

In 1948

Stuart Bingham, English snooker player

#Stuart_Bingham

In 1976

Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player

#Lucie_Hradecká

In 1985

Brad Arthur, Australian rugby league coach

#Brad_Arthur

In 1974

Stewart Cink, American golfer

#Stewart_Cink

In 1973

Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer

#Vladimir_Salnikov

In 1960

Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Deron_Miller

In 1976

Kevin Shields, American-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Kevin_Shields

In 1963

Nadine Dorries, English nurse and politician

#Nadine_Dorries

In 1957

Will Hutton, English economist and journalist

#Will_Hutton

In 1950

Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Tony_Sheridan

In 1940

Sara Goller, German volleyball player

#Sara_Goller

In 1984

Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, English duchess (d. 1806)

#Harriet_Sutherland-Leveson-Gower,_Duchess_of_Sutherland

In 1806

Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Bengt_I._Samuelsson

In 1934

Richard Appel, American screenwriter and producer

#Richard_Appel

In 1963

Princess Sophie of Sweden, Swedish princess (d. 1865)

#Princess_Sophie_of_Sweden

In 1801

Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1974)

#Anatole_Litvak

In 1902

Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and astronaut

#Ernst_Messerschmid

In 1945

Isa Guha, English cricketer

#Isa_Guha

In 1985

Mohanlal, Indian actor

#Mohanlal

In 1960

Keith Davis, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2019)

#Keith_Davis_(rugby_union)

In 1930

George LeMieux, American lawyer and politician

#George_LeMieux

In 1969

Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler

#Brigita_Bukovec

In 1970

Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2007)

#Chris_Benoit

In 1967

?lber Ortayl?, Turkish historian and academic

#?lber_Ortayl?

In 1947

Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete

#Grete_Gaim

In 1993

Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (d. 1918)

#Abel_Ayerza

In 1861

Edson Buddle, American soccer player

#Edson_Buddle

In 1981

Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player

#Karen_Khachanov

In 1996

Günter Blobel, Polish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)

#Günter_Blobel

In 1936

Maurice André, French trumpet player (d. 2012)

#Maurice_André

In 1933

Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (d. 2007)

#Bill_Barber_(musician)

In 1920

Leo Sayer, English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician

#Leo_Sayer

In 1948

Rene Krhin, Slovenian footballer

#Rene_Krhin

In 1990

Pete Sandoval, Salvadoran-American drummer

#Pete_Sandoval

In 1963

Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (d. 2000)

#Robert_Welch_(designer)

In 1929

Anthony Mundine, Australian rugby league player and boxer

#Anthony_Mundine

In 1975

Arthur Carr, English cricketer (d. 1963)

#Arthur_Carr_(cricketer)

In 1893

Martin Carthy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Martin_Carthy

In 1941

Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer

#Sisca_Folkertsma

In 1997

Horace Heidt, American pianist, bandleader, and radio host (d. 1986)

#Horace_Heidt

In 1901

Henri Rousseau, French painter (d. 1910)

#Henri_Rousseau

In 1844

Rosalind Plowright, English soprano

#Rosalind_Plowright

In 1949

Mutya Buena, English singer-songwriter

#Mutya_Buena

In 1985

Greg Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player

#Greg_Stewart_(ice_hockey)

In 1986

Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)

#Alexander_Dale_Oen

In 1985

Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter

#Viktoria_Petryk

In 1997

David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales

#David_Hunt,_Baron_Hunt_of_Wirral

In 1942

Jamaal Magloire, Canadian basketball player and coach

#Jamaal_Magloire

In 1978

Claire Cashmore, English swimmer

#Claire_Cashmore

In 1988

Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player

#Craig_Anderson_(ice_hockey)

In 1981

Syamsul Yusof, Malaysian actor, film director, scriptwriter, film producer, rapper and singer

#Syamsul_Yusof

In 1984

Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (d. 1914)

#Giuseppe_Mercalli

In 1850

Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (d. 2003)

#Armand_Borel

In 1923

John Dalton, English bass player (The Kinks)

#John_Dalton_(musician)

In 1943

Ilmar Raag, Estonian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Ilmar_Raag

In 1968

Josh Hamilton, American baseball player

#Josh_Hamilton

In 1981

Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor

#Heinz_Holliger

In 1939

Olivia Olson, American singer and actress

#Olivia_Olson

In 1992

Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)

#Malcolm_Fraser

In 1930

Nora Aunor, Filipino actress and recording artist

#Nora_Aunor

In 1953

Judge Reinhold, American actor and producer

#Judge_Reinhold

In 1957

Fairuza Balk, American actress

#Fairuza_Balk

In 1974

John Konrads, Australian swimmer

#John_Konrads

In 1942

Manly Wade Wellman, American author (d. 1986)

#Manly_Wade_Wellman

In 1903

Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer

#Dušan_Kuciak

In 1985

Denis MacShane, Scottish journalist and politician, UK Minister of State for Europe

#Denis_MacShane

In 1948

Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (d. 1528)

#Albrecht_Dürer

In 1471

Mary Anning, English paleontologist (d. 1847)

#Mary_Anning

In 1799

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1843)

#Gaspard-Gustave_de_Coriolis

In 1792

Heath L'Estrange, Australian rugby league player

#Heath_L'Estrange

In 1985

Andrew Neil, Scottish journalist and academic

#Andrew_Neil

In 1949

Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician

#Haleh_Afshar,_Baroness_Afshar

In 1944

Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002)

#Tinus_Osendarp

In 1916

Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (d. 2000)

#Georgiy_Gongadze

In 1969

Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (d. 1744)

#Alexander_Pope

In 1688

Noel Fielding, English comedian, musician and television presenter

#Noel_Fielding

In 1973

Danny Bailey, English footballer and coach

#Danny_Bailey

In 1964

Ara Parseghian, American football player and coach (d. 2017)

#Ara_Parseghian

In 1923

Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (d. 1905)

#Jacques_Marie_Eugène_Godefroy_Cavaignac

In 1853

Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)

#Louis_Renault_(jurist)

In 1843

Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)

#Harold_Robbins

In 1916

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household (d. 1858)

#William_Cavendish,_6th_Duke_of_Devonshire

In 1790

Michael Crick, English journalist and author

#Michael_Crick

In 1958

Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2005)

#Robert_Creeley

In 1926

Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player

#Indy_de_Vroome

In 1996

Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)

#Adrian_Hardiman

In 1951

L?ga Dekmeijere, Latvian tennis player

#L?ga_Dekmeijere

In 1983

Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer

In 1997

Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor

In 1995

Katharina Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian

In 1995

Philipp Grüneberg, German footballer

In 1992

Hutch Dano, American actor

In 1992

Emily Robins, New Zealand actress and singer

In 1989

Park Sojin, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

In 1986

Alexander Noyes, American drummer

In 1986

Myra, American singer and actress

In 1986

Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor

In 1985

Kaori Shimizu, Japanese voice actress and singer

In 1983

Deidson Araújo Maia, Brazilian footballer

In 1983

Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter

In 1981

Max B, American rapper and songwriter

In 1978

Michael Fuß, German footballer

In 1977

Aditi Gowitrikar, Indian model, actress, and physician, Mrs. World 2001

In 1974

The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (d. 1997)

In 1972

Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach

In 1970

Pauline Menczer, Australian surfer

In 1970

Brian Statham, English footballer

In 1969

Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress and singer

In 1969

Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer

In 1969

Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (d. 1985)

In 1968

Matthias Ungemach, German-Australian rower

In 1968

Tatyana Ledovskaya, Belarusian hurdler

In 1966

Josh Richman, American actor and producer

In 1965

Laurie Spina, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

In 1963

Dave Specter, American guitarist

In 1963

David Lonsdale, English actor

In 1963

Patrick Grant, American musician and producer

In 1963

David Crumb, American composer and educator

In 1962

Mark Ridgway, Australian cricketer

In 1960

Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994)

In 1960

Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1958

Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer

In 1958

James Bailey, American basketball player

In 1957

Paul Barber, English field hockey player

In 1955

Janice Karman, American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice actress

In 1954

D. B. S. Jeyaraj, Sri Lankan-Canadian journalist and blogger

In 1954

Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (d. 1992)

In 1947

Wayne Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider and coach

In 1946

Janet Dailey, American author and entrepreneur (d. 2013)

In 1944

Marcie Blane, American singer

In 1944

Hilton Valentine, English guitarist and songwriter (The Animals)

In 1943

Vincent Crane, English pianist and composer (d. 1989)

In 1943

Lee "Shot" Williams, American singer (d. 2011)

In 1938

Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player and bandleader (d. 2013)

In 1935

Bob Northern, American horn player and bandleader

In 1934

Jocasta Innes, Chinese-English journalist and author (d. 2013)

In 1934

Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral and intelligence chief (d. 2014)

In 1932

Inese Jaunzeme, Latvian javelin thrower and surgeon (d. 2011)

In 1932

Tommy Bryant, American bassist (d. 1982)

In 1930

Larance Marable, American drummer (d. 2012)

In 1929

Alice Drummond, American actress (d. 2016)

In 1928

Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (d. 1975)

In 1928

Péter Zwack, Hungarian businessman and diplomat (d. 2012)

In 1927

Evelyn Ward, American actress (d. 2012)

In 1923

Dorothy Hewett, Australian feminist poet, novelist and playwright (d. 2002)

In 1923

Vernon Biever, American photographer (d. 2010)

In 1923

Sandy Douglas, English computer scientist and academic, designed OXO (d. 2010)

In 1921

Forrest White, American businessman, co-founded the Music Man Company (d. 1994)

In 1920

George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

In 1919

Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (d. 2001)

In 1918

Cathleen Cordell, American actress (d. 1997)

In 1915

Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982)

In 1912

John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (d. 1986)

In 1912

Chen Dayu, Chinese painter and calligrapher (d. 2001)

In 1912

John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (d. 1979)

In 1907

Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (d. 1981)

In 1902

Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (d. 2000)

In 1901

Regina M. Anderson, Multiracial playwright and librarian (d. 1993)

In 1901

John McLaughlin, American painter and translator (d. 1976)

In 1898

Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (d. 1967)

In 1898

Giles Chippindall, Australian public servant (d. 1969)

In 1893

Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, Princess of Albania (d. 1936)

In 1885

Manuel Pérez y Curis, Uruguayan poet and publisher (d. 1920)

In 1884

František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian physician and academic (d. 1884)

In 1835

David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist (d. 1890)

In 1808

Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1697)

In 1653

Al-Hattab, Muslim jurist (d. 1547)

In 1497

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