Today's Famous Birthdays - On This Day

August26 Calendar

1687 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist and composer (Joseph), born in Alkmaar, North Holland, The Netherlands (d. 1761)
1694 Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College, born in Hatfield, Massachusetts, (d. 1755)
1726 Karl Kohaut, Austrian composer and lutenist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1784)
1728 Johann Heinrich Lambert, French-Swiss scientist, mathematician and astronomer, 1st real proof that π is irrational, born in the Republic of Mudhouse (d. 1777)
1736 Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist known for his work on crystallography, born in Gray, France (d. 1790)
1740 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French balloonists (invented Montgolfier balloon), born in Annonay, France (d. 1810)
1743 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, father of modern chemistry (identified oxygen and hydrogen), born in Paris, France (d. 1794)
1745 François Guichard, French guitarist and composer, born in Le Mans, France (d. 1807)
1749 Johann Ernst Rembt, German organist and composer, born in Suhl, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1810)
1775 William Joseph Behr, German writer and politician arrested for sedition, born in Sulzheim, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1851)
1788 Aloys Schmitt, German pianist, composer and music theorist (Preparatory Exercises, Op. 16), born in Erlenbach am Main, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1866)
1789 Abbas Mirza, Crown Prince of Qājār dynasty of Iran, introduced Western military techniques, born in Nava, Mazandaran (d. 1833)
1792 Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan politician and nationalist, 2nd President of Uruguay (1835-38), born in Montevideo, Río de la Plata (d. 1857)
1808 Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Claiborne County, Mississippi (d. 1882)
1811 Danville Leadbetter, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Leeds, Maine (d. 1866)
1813 Nicaise de Keyser, Belgian painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks), born in Zandvliet, Belgium (d. 1887)
1819 Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort of British queen Victoria, born at Schloss Rosenau, nr Coburg, Germany (d. 1861)
1820 James Harlan, American politician (Rep-Iowa), US Secretary of Interior (1865-66), born in Clark County, Illinois (d. 1899)
1823 Wilhelm Troszel, Polish operatic bass, composer and voice teacher, born in Warsaw, Congress Poland (d. 1887)
1826 Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, German princess and writer, born at Schloss Johannisburg, Aschaffenburg (d. 1875)
1828 Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, Danish organist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1892)
1833 Charles Jackson Paine, American railroad executive, soldier, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1916)
1835 Theodore Washington Brevard, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Tuskegee, Alabama (d. 1882)
1842 Heinrich Quincke, German internist and surgeon (introduced lumbar puncture), born in Frankfurt an der Oder (d. 1922)
1843 Georg August Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (Tivoli Concert Hall Orchestra), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1922)

English prostitute and 1st victim of Jack the Ripper, born in London

1850 Charles Richet, French physiologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1913 for work on anaphylaxis), born in Paris, France (d. 1935)
1854 Arnold Fothergill, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 8 wickets. BB 4/19; Somerset CCC, MCC), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1932)
1862 Herbert Booth, English officer of the Salvation army and son of William and Catherine Booth who resigned from the army, born in Penzance, Cornwall (d. 1926)
1870 Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok), born in Narovchat, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1938) [NS=Sept 7]
1873 Lee De Forest, American inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube), born in Council Bluffs, Iowa (d. 1961)
1874 Zona Gale, American novelist and playwright, 1st woman to win Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1921), born in Portage, Wisconsin (d. 1938)
1875 John Buchan, Scottish politician, Governor-General of Canada (1935-40), writer (The Thirty-Nine Steps) and historian, born in Perth, Scotland (d. 1940)
1877 Harriet Ware (Krumbhaar), American concert pianist, composer (Women's Triumphal March; The Rose Is Red; The Varying Shore), and music educator, born in Waupun, Wisconsin (d. 1962)
1879 Joe Jeannette, American boxer (world coloured champion 1909), born in West Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1958)
1880 Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet and art critic (coined the term 'Cubism'), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1918)
1882 Carl Wilhelm de Vries, Dutch jurist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1967)
1882 James Franck, German-American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1925), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1964)
1884 Earl Derr Biggers, American author ("Charlie Chan" detective series), born in Warren, Ohio (d. 1933)
1885 Gene Gauntier [Liggett], American silent film screenwriter and actress, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1966)
1885 Jules Romains, French novelist, playwright and poet (Men of Good Will), born in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, France (d. 1972)
1887 Luis Abraham Delgadillo, Nicaraguan pianist and composer (Inca Symphony), born in Managua, Nicaragua (d. 1961)
1890 Tommy Andrews, Australian cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's), born in Newtown, Australia (d. 1970)
1891 Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch writer and literary critic, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1891 Ferdinand Bruckner [Theodor Tagger], Austrian-German playwright (Races), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 1958)
1896 Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization), born in Novo Selo, Ottoman Empire (d. 1990)
1896 Richard Pindle Hammond, American composer, born in Kent, England (d. 1980)
1897 Yoon Boseon, Korean politician, President of South Korea (1960-62), born in Asan, Joseon (d. 1990)
1898 Clem Beauchamp, American film actor, stuntman, and production manager (Tarzan; Dick Tracy; The Adventures of Superman), born in Bloomfield, Iowa (d. 1992)
1898 Peggy Guggenheim, American art patron and collector, born in New York City (d. 1979)
1899 Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter, born in Oaxaca, Mexico (d. 1991)
1900 Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (rocket engines; gas turbines; submarine propulsion systems), born in Wedel, Germany (d. 1980)
1901 Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander, politician and Mayor of Shanghai, born in Lezhi County, Sichuan (d. 1972)
1901 Frankie Genaro, American boxer (World flyweight champion 1928-31; Olympic gold flyweight 1920), born in New York City (d. 1966)
1901 Jan de Quay, Dutch politician (KVP party, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1959-63), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1985)
1901 Jimmy Rushing, American jump blues singer, known as "Mr. Five By Five" (Count Basie Orchestra, 1935-48), and pianist, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1972)
1901 Maxwell D. Taylor, American general (commander of WWII 101 Airborne Division) US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1962-64), born in Keytesville, Missouri (d. 1987)
1901 Tullio Campagnolo, Italian racing cyclist and inventor (quick release skewer patent; founder bicycle component company Campagnolo), born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 1983)
1904 Christopher Isherwood, English novelist (Goodbye to Berlin), born in High Lane, Cheshire (d. 1986)

Polish American physician who invented the oral polio vaccine, born in Bialystok, Russian Empire

1906 Ceferino Garcia, Filipino boxer (World Middleweight champion 1939-40), born in Naval, Biliran, Philippine Islands (d. 1981)
1908 Walter Bruno Henning, German scholar and linguist specializing in Iranian languages, born in Ragnit, East Prussia, German Empire (d. 1967)
1909 Eric Davies, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets; East Province, Transvaal), born in King William's Town, South Africa (d. 1976)
1909 Frank Gasparro, American chief engraver of the US Mint (1965-81), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
1909 Gene Moore, American MLB player, born in Lancaster, Texas (d. 1978)
1909 Jim Davis, American actor (Dallas), born in Edgerton, Missouri (d. 1981)

Albanian-born Indian nun and founder of Missionaries of Charity (Nobel Peace Prize, 1979), born in Skopje, Ottoman Empire

1911 Lester Lanin, American orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1913 Cees de Lange, Dutch comedian and conferencier, born in The hague, Netherlands (d. 1974)
1914 Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (Blow-Up, Underground Game), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1984)
1915 Humphrey Searle, British composer and musicologist (Twentieth Century Counterpoint; The Music of Franz Liszt), born in Oxford, England (d. 1982)
1916 Allan Merson, English historian and communist, born in Monkseaton, England (d. 1995)
1916 Virginia Hill, American organized crime figure (girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel), born in Lipscomb, Alabama (d. 1966)
1917 Jan Clayton, American actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), born in Tularosa, New Mexico (d. 1983)
1917 William French Smith, American lawyer and US Attorney General (1981-85), born in Wilton, New Hampshire (d. 1990)

American NASA mathematician (portrayed in film Hidden Figures), born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

1918 Louis Stotijn, Dutch bassoonist, and conductor (Residence Orchestra), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2013)
1919 Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
1920 Brant Parker, American cartoonist (co-creator of "The Wizard of Id"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2007)

American editor, journalist and newspaper executive (Washington Post), born in Boston, Massachusetts

1921 David Begelman, American film producer who embezzled Columbia Pictures, born in New York City (d. 1995)
1921 Naomi Parker Fraley, American who inspired "Rosie the Riveter" poster, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
1922 Irving R. Levine, American journalist (NBC News), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (d. 2009)
1922 Jay Pritzker, American entrepreneur (co-founder of Hyatt hotels), philanthropist, founder of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
1922 Lazar Nikolov, Bulgarian composer, born in Burgas, Bulgaria (d. 2005)
1923 Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor (Vienna Symphony, 1960-70; Philadelphia Orchestra, 1993-2003), and pianist, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2013)
1924 Alex Kellner, American MLB player, born in Tucson, Arizona (d. 1996)
1925 Alain Peyrefitte, French politician (Minister of Justice, 1977-81; Minister of Information, 1962-66) and writer (The Immobile Empire), born in Najac, France (d. 1999)
1925 Jack Hirshleifer, American economist, educator, and author, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2005)
1925 Sangharakshita [Dennis Lingwood], Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order, born in London, England (d. 2018)
1927 B. V. [Balkrishna] Doshi, Indian architect (Pritzker Prize - 2018), born in Pune, India (d. 2023) [1]
1927 Sam Massell, American businessman and politician (1st Jewish Mayor of Atlanta. 1970-74), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2022)
1928 Andrew Porter, British organist, opera director, music critic, and librettist, born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2015)
1928 Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist, born in Baghdad, Iraq (d. 2021)
1928 Peter Appleyard, British-Canadian jazz vibraphonist, born in Cleethorpes England (d. 2013)
1928 Yvette Vickers [Vedder], American actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman; Attack of the Giant Leeches), and Playboy playmate (July 1959), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. c. 2010)
1930 Joe Solomon, West Indian cricket batsman (27 Tests, 1 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 100no; British Guiana, Berbice), born in Port Mourant, Guyana (d. 2023)
1931 Dane Škerl, Slovene conductor, composer (Rhapsodic Symphony), and teacher, born in Ljubljana, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2002)
1931 Gordon Greig, British political journalist (Daily Mail) (d. 1995)
1931 Guy Vander Jagt, American politician (Rep-R-MI, 1966-93), born in Cadillac, Michigan (d. 2007)
1932 Joe H. Engle, American USAF Major General, test pilot (X-15), and NASA astronaut (STS-2; STS-51-I), born in Chapman, Kansas
1933 Ida Gotkovsky, French pianist, composer (Poème du feu), and teacher, born in Calais, France
1934 Gordon Clough, English journalist (BBC Radio 4), born in Salford, England (d. 1996)
1935 Cornelis Bastiaan Vaandrager, Dutch poet (Long Live Joop Massaker), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)

American politician (US Representative from New York (D), 1979-85), and the 1st female vice-presidential nominee (1984), born in Newburgh, New York

1936 Francine York, American actress (Slattery's People), born in Aurora, Minnesota (d. 2017)
1937 Tom Heinsohn, American NBA star, coach (Boston Celtics) and broadcaster, born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1938 Jet Black [Brain Duffy], British punk rock drummer (The Stranglers), born in Ilford, Essex, England (d. 2022)
1938 Marcello Gandini, Italian car designer (created first supercars including Lancia Stratos), born in Turin, Italy (d. 2024) [1]
1939 Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer (Dion & The Belmonts), born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 2012)

1939 Swiss-Brazilian investor, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1940 Don LaFontaine, American voice actor known as "the King of movie trailers", born in Duluth, Minnesota (d. 2008)
1940 Nik Turner, British jazz-rock fusion saxophonist, flute player, singer, and composer (Hawkwind), born in Oxford, England (d. 2022)
1941 Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress (You Only Live Twice), born in Tokyo, Japan
1941 Barbet Schroeder, Iranian-Swiss director (Barfly, Single White Female, More), born in Tehran, Iran
1941 Chris Curtis [Crummey], British rock drummer, songwriter and vocalist (The Searchers - "Needles And Pins"), born in Oldham, Lancashire (d. 2005)
1942 John E. Blaha, American USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81), born in San Antonio, Texas
1942 Keith Alison, American session and touring guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1968-75), and songwriter, born in Coleman, Texas (d. 2021)
1942 Vic Dana [Samuel Mendola], American singer and dancer ("Red Roses For A Blue Lady"), born in Buffalo, New York
1942 Yevgeniy Zagorulko, Russian high jump coach (Andrey Silnov, Yelena Yelesina, Anna Chicherova), born in Tyrma, Russia (d. 2021)
1943 Ulf Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1968; World C'ship gold Dragon class 1971, 5.5m class 1986), born in Nacka, Sweden
1944 Alan Parker, British session guitarist (Blue Mink; Serge Gainsbourg) and television and film composer (American Gothic), born in Matlock, Derbyshire, England
1944 Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (first paraplegic to compete in the Olympic Games 1984), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2006)
1944 Richard, English prince and Duke of Gloucester, born in Northampton, England
1944 Stephen Greif, English actor (Blake's Seven), born in Sawbridgeworth, England
1945 Melvin Watt, American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina 1993-2014), born in Steele Creek, North Carolina
1945 Tom Ridge, American politician, (1st US Secretary of Homeland Security, Rep-R-Pennsylvania), born in Munhall, Pennsylvania
1946 Alison Steadman, English actress (Life is Sweet), born in Liverpool, England
1946 Chantal Renaud, Québécoise yé-yé singer, songwriter, actress and writer, born in Quebec, Canada
1946 Ladislav Kubík, Czech-American composer (Aulos; Subterranean River) and educator (Florida State University, 1990-2017), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
1946 Mark Snow [Martin Fulterman], American television and film composer (The X-Files theme), born in New York City
1946 Valerie Simpson, American singer, songwriter and producer (Ashford & Simpson - "Solid"), born in The Bronx, New York City
1947 Candy Moore, American actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ), born in Maplewood, New Jersey
1947 Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor (George Lopez), born in Havana, Cuba
1949 Bob Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Newport, Rhode Island
1949 Gayle McKinney-Griffith, American ballerina (Dance Theater of Harlem), dancing coach, and choreographer, born in New York City (d. 2023) [1]
1949 John Baldwin, American light middleweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968), born in Detroit, Michigan
1949 Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician ("Seduced"; "Theme to Mr. Belvedere"), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2019)
1949 Virginia Vallejo, Colombian journalist, writer and TV presenter, born in Cartago, Colombia
1950 Arnold McCuller, American session and touring vocalist (James Taylor; Lyle Lovett; Phil Collins; Ry Cooder; Bonnie Raitt), songwriter, and record producer, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1950 Benjamin Hendrickson, American stage and screen actor (As The World Turns, 1985-2006 - "Hal Munson"), born in Huntington, New York (d. 2006)
1951 Robert Torricelli, American politician (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983-97, Senator-New Jersey 1997-2003), born in Paterson, New Jersey
1952 Billy Rush, American guitarist (Asbury Jukes; Serge Gainesbourg), born in Deal, New Jersey
1952 John Kinsella, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1972), born in Oak Park, Illinois
1952 Michael Jeter, American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (The Fisher King; Evening Shade; Assassins), born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee (d. 2003)
1952 Will Shortz, American crossword editor (New York Times), born in Crawfordsville, Indiana
1953 David Hurley, Australian general, Governor General of Australia (2019-24) and Governor of New South Wales (2014-19), born in Wollongong, Australia
1954 Efren Reyes 'The Magician', Filipino professional pool player, born in Mexico, Philippines
1954 Michael Chetwood, British keyboard player (T'Pau), born in Shropshire, England
1954 Steve Wright, English DJ and actor (Funny Man), born in London (d. 2024)
1954 Wally Murphy, American pedal steel guitarist (Asleep At The Wheel, 1981-85; STEEL), born in the USA
1956 Maneka Gandhi, Indian politician and activist, wife of Sanjay Gandhi, born in Delhi, India
1956 Mark Mangino, American football coach, born in New Castle, Pennsylvania
1956 Sally Beamish, British violist and composer (Monster; River; The Singing; Spinal Chords), born in London, England
1957 "Dr." Alban [Nwaba], Nigerian-Swedish hip-hop reggae singer, born in Oguta, Imo, Federation of Nigeria
1957 Alex Trevino, Mexican MLB catcher (LA Dodgers), born in Monterrey, Mexico

1957 Canadian wheelchair athlete (Paralympic gold 1980, 2 x 1984), born in Port Alberni, British Columbia

1958 Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist, born in Ninove, Belgium
1959 Kathryn P Hire, American Lt Commander USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90), born in Mobile, Alabama
1960 Branford Marsalis, American jazz, classical and funk saxophonist (Sting; Tonight Show, 1992-95), born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
1960 Jim Beard, American session and touring jazz-fusion keyboardist and composer (Pat Metheny, Steely Dan, The Brecker Brothers), born in Ridley Park Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
1960 Keith Raniere, American sex cult leader (NXIVM) and convicted felon, born in Brooklyn, New York
1960 Nancy Martinez, French Canadian pop-dance singer (Move Out), born in Montreal, Quebec
1960 Ola Ray, American model, Playboy playmate (Jun, 1980) and actress (girlfriend in Thriller music video), born in St Louis, Missouri
1960 Pharez Whitted, American jazz, funk, and soul trumpeter, and educator, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1961 Jeff Parrett, American pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1961 Jimmy Olander, American country guitarist and banjo player (Diamond Rio - "Meet in Middle"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1962 Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney, born in Evanston and Illinois
1962 Tariq Ramadan, Islamic scholar, born in Geneva, Switzerland
1963 David Byas, English cricketer (left-handed Yorkshire batsman), born in Middledale, England
1963 Liu Huan, Chinese singer (Beijing Olympics theme song "You and Me"), born in Tianjin, China
1964 Chad Kreuter, American MLB catcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Marin County, California
1964 Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist (Panama Papers), born in Sliema, Malta (d. 2017)
1965 Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler, born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2000)
1965 Chris Burke, American actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On), born in Point Lookout, New York
1965 Jon Hensley, American actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns), born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
1966 Dan Vickrey, American guitarist and songwriter (Counting Crows - "Accidentally in Love"), born in Walnut Creek, California
1966 Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
1966 Shirley Manson, Scottish rock singer (Garbage), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1967 Michael Gove, British politician, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
1967 Myron Guyton, American NFL full safety (NE Patriots), born in Metcalf, Georgia
1968 Chris Boardman, British cyclist (world 1 hour record), born in Merseyside, England
1968 Courtney Hall, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1969 Adrian Young, American drummer (No Doubt - "Don't Speak"), born in Long Beach, California
1969 Drew Hester, American session and touring drummer (Joe Walsh, Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks), born in Chicago, Illinois
1969 Elaine Irwin, American model (Almay Cosmetics, Ralph Lauren) and former wife of John Mellencamp, born in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
1969 Nicole Arendt, American tennis player (1996 Aust doubles finalist), born in Somerville New Jersey
1969 Ricky Bottalico, American MLB, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in New Britain, Connecticut
1970 Brett Schultz, South African cricket pace bowler (South African Test), born in East London, South Africa

1970 American comedian and actress (Mike and Molly, Spy), born in Plainfield, Illinois

1970 Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian race walker, born in Munsjuty, Soviet Union
1971 Jocelyn Borgella, first person of Haitian descent to play in the NHL (Detroit Lions), born in Nassau, Bahamas

1971 Mexican actress and singer known as the "Queen of Latin Pop", born in Mexico City

1973 Barret Robbins, American NFL center (Oakland Raiders), born in Houston, Texas
1974 Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist / movie reviewer, born in Lake Elsinore, California
1974 Huang Bo, Chinese actor (Cow) and singer, born in Qingdao, China
1974 Kelvin Cato, American NBA center (Portland Trailblazers), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1975 Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player, born in Hermosa Beach, California
1975 Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers) and coach, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1976 Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh - Guapa), born in Irun, Spain
1976 Carey Tally, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1976 Mike Colter, American actor (Luke Cage in Marvel Universe), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1976 Zemfira [Ramazanova], Russian rock singer (Forgive Me My Love), born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, Soviet Union
1977 Liam Botham, English cricketer and ruby player (son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996), born in Doncaster, England
1977 Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
1978 Amanda Schull, American actress (12 Monkeys), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1978 Cedric Burnside, American Blues musician and singer-songwriter (I Be Trying), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1978 Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer and songwriter, born in Isleworth, Hounslow, England
1979 Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footing goalkeeper, born in Vinces, Ecuador
1979 Jamal Lewis, American NFL running back (Super Bowl 2000; NFL rushing yards leader 2003; Baltimore Ravens), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1980 Chris Pine, American actor (Star Trek), born in Los Angeles, California

1980 American actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich), born in New York City

1980 Neeru Bajwa, Canadian actress and director in Punjabi cinema, born in Surrey, British Columbia
1981 Birdie Kim, South Korean golfer (US Open 2005), born in Iksan, South Korea
1981 Jesse Martin, German- Australian yachtsman (youngest person to solo circumnavigate the globe at 18), born in Dachau, Germany
1981 Nico Muhly, American contemporary classical composer (Marnie), born in Randolph, Vermont
1981 Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler (Lucha Libre USA), born in Windsor, Ontario
1982 David Long, New Zealand dance and soundtrack composer (Peter Jackson's films), and rock musician (The Mutton Birds), born in New Zealand

1983 Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver, born in Castellón, Spain
1985 Brian Kelley, American country musician (Florida Georgia Line), born in Ormond Beach, Florida
1985 David Price, American baseball pitcher (2012 Cy Young Award TB Rays; 5 × All-Star; World Series 2018 Boston Red Sox), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1985 Hugo Duminil-Copin, French mathematician (Fields Medal 2022, probability theory), born in Paris, France
1986 Cassie [Ventura], American singer (Me & U) and actress, born in New London, Connecticut
1986 SAINt JHN [Carlos St. John Phillips], Guyanese-American rapper, singer and songwriter (Roses), born in Brooklyn, New York
1988 Evan Ross [Naess], American actor (96 Minutes), and singer, born in Greenwich, Connecticut
1988 Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, born in Saint-Luc, Belgium
1988 Wayne Simmonds, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 2008-present (Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), born in Scarborough, Ontario
1989 James Harden, American basketball guard (NBA MVP 2018; NBA All-Star 2013–19; Houston Rockets), born in Los Angeles, California
1990 Lil' Chris [Hardman], British rock singer ("Checkin' It Out"), born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England (d. 2015)

1991 American actor (Thomas-Maze Runner, Stiles Stilinski-Teen Wolf), born in New York City

1992 Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast, born in Huadu, Guangzhou, China
1993 Keke Palmer, American actress (True Jackson, VP), born in Harvey, Illinois
2002 Lil Tecca [Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe], American rapper (Ransom), born in Queens, New York City

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