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History Births on May 15

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History Births on May 15

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Michael Brantley, American baseball player

#Michael_Brantley

In 1987

Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author (d. 1905)

#Debendranath_Tagore

In 1817

Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

#Graeham_Goble

In 1947

David Krumholtz, American actor

#David_Krumholtz

In 1978

Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1824)

#Maria_Theresia_von_Paradis

In 1759

Vasilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician

#Vasilis_Kikilias

In 1974

L. Frank Baum, American novelist (d. 1919)

#L._Frank_Baum

In 1856

Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress

#Madhuri_Dixit

In 1967

Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player

#Justin_Morneau

In 1981

Ulrich Beck, German sociologist and academic (d. 2015)

#Ulrich_Beck

In 1944

Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer

#Jacek_Krzynówek

In 1976

Emmitt Smith, American football player and sportscaster

#Emmitt_Smith

In 1969

Ioannis Psycharis, Ukrainian-French philologist and author (d. 1929)

#Ioannis_Psycharis

In 1854

Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)

#Joseph_Cotten

In 1905

Andrei Eshpai, Russian pianist and composer (d. 2015)

#Andrei_Eshpai

In 1925

Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (d. 1911)

#Williamina_Fleming

In 1857

Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer

#Segundo_Castillo

In 1982

Beau Scott, Australian rugby league player

#Beau_Scott

In 1984

Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer

#Adam_Moffat

In 1986

Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator

#Ralph_Steadman

In 1936

Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist (d. 1991)

#Max_Frisch

In 1911

Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (d. 2013)

#Mohamed_Brahmi

In 1955

Danny Alexander, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

#Danny_Alexander

In 1972

Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer

#Lisa_Curry

In 1962

Karin Krog, Norwegian singer

#Karin_Krog

In 1937

Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004)

#Jim_Bacon

In 1950

Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour

#Andreas_Loverdos

In 1956

Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1843)

#Ezekiel_Hart

In 1770

Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster

#Caroline_Thomson

In 1954

Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer

#Adolfo_Bautista

In 1979

Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986)

#Ida_Rhodes

In 1900

Herta Oberheuser, German physician (d. 1978)

#Herta_Oberheuser

In 1911

Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player

#Mark_Fayne

In 1987

Louis Siminovitch, Canadian biologist and academic

#Louis_Siminovitch

In 1920

Frank L. Culbertson Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut

#Frank_L._Culbertson_Jr.

In 1949

Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

#Frank_de_Boer

In 1970

Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player

#Andy_Murray

In 1987

Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jordan_Eberle

In 1990

Robert Royal, American football player

#Robert_Royal

In 1979

Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General (d. 1820)

#Levi_Lincoln_Sr.

In 1749

Rob Bowman, American director and producer

#Rob_Bowman_(director)

In 1960

Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)

#Pierre_Curie

In 1859

Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (d. 1940)

#Mikhail_Bulgakov

In 1891

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble (d. 1707)

#Sébastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban

In 1633

Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler

#Ron_Simmons

In 1958

Mary F. Lyon, English geneticist and biologist (d. 2014)

#Mary_F._Lyon

In 1925

Élie Metchnikoff, Russian zoologist (d. 1916)

#Élie_Metchnikoff

In 1845

Laura Harvey, English football coach

#Laura_Harvey

In 1985

Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral (d. 1977)

#Charles_E._Rosendahl

In 1892

Ahmet Zappa, American musician and writer

#Ahmet_Zappa

In 1974

Ray Lewis, American football player and sportscaster

#Ray_Lewis

In 1975

Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (d. 1937)

#Sigizmund_Levanevsky

In 1902

Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player

#Chris_Masoe

In 1979

Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (d. 2014)

#Carl_Sanders

In 1925

Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (d. 1931)

#Arthur_Schnitzler

In 1862

Jeremy Hawkins, New Zealand rugby league player

#Jeremy_Hawkins

In 1993

James Mason, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)

#James_Mason

In 1909

John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1921)

#John_Storey_(politician)

In 1869

Sophie Raworth, English journalist and broadcaster

#Sophie_Raworth

In 1968

Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)

#Xavier_Herbert

In 1901

Cecilia Malmström, Swedish academic and politician, 15th European Commissioner for Trade

#Cecilia_Malmström

In 1968

René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint (d. 1642)

#René_Goupil

In 1608

Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist (d. 1912)

#Clarence_Dutton

In 1841

Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1976)

#Richard_J._Daley

In 1902

Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

#Brian_Eno

In 1948

Kevin Von Erich, American football player and wrestler

#Kevin_Von_Erich

In 1957

Frank Wilczek, American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Frank_Wilczek

In 1951

Ruth Marcus, American journalist

#Ruth_Marcus_(journalist)

In 1958

Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver

#Sérgio_Jimenez

In 1984

Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)

#Turk_Broda

In 1914

Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)

#Joseph_Wiseman

In 1918

Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer

#Anna_Maria_Alberghetti

In 1936

Birdy, English singer-songwriter

#Birdy_(singer)

In 1996

Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1926)

#Viktor_Vasnetsov

In 1848

Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor

#Trini_Lopez

In 1937

Mr Probz, Dutch singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer

#Mr_Probz

In 1984

Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas

#Kathleen_Sebelius

In 1948

Patrice Evra, French footballer

#Patrice_Evra

In 1981

Cristiane, Brazilian footballer

#Cristiane_Rozeira

In 1985

Ersan ?lyasova, Turkish basketball player

#Ersan_?lyasova

In 1987

Alison Jackson, English photographer, director, and screenwriter

#Alison_Jackson

In 1970

Michel Audiard, French director and screenwriter (d. 1985)

#Michel_Audiard

In 1920

Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1643)

#Claudio_Monteverdi

In 1567

Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State

#Madeleine_Albright

In 1937

Josh Beckett, American baseball player

#Josh_Beckett

In 1980

Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano (d. 1936)

#Frank_Hornby

In 1863

Layal Abboud, Lebanese singer

#Layal_Abboud

In 1982

Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator

#Dorothy_Shirley

In 1939

David Adams, American baseball player

#David_Adams_(baseball)

In 1987

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge (d. 1689)

#George_Jeffreys,_1st_Baron_Jeffreys

In 1645

Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician (d. 1864)

#Dimitris_Plapoutas

In 1786

Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania

#Doug_Lowe_(Australian_politician)

In 1942

Tyler Walker, American baseball player

#Tyler_Walker_(baseball)

In 1976

Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American baseball player (d. 2011)

#Hideki_Irabu

In 1969

Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist

#Lee_Jong-hyun

In 1990

Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia

#Jusuf_Kalla

In 1942

Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

#Rimas_Kurtinaitis

In 1960

Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark

#Lars_Løkke_Rasmussen

In 1964

Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic

#Meg_Gardiner

In 1957

Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician

#Juan_José_Ibarretxe

In 1957

Luis Monti, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1983)

#Luis_Monti

In 1901

Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer

#Ousmane_Dembélé

In 1997

Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer

#Lainie_Kazan

In 1940

Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician

#Khaosai_Galaxy

In 1959

Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Chazz_Palminteri

In 1952

Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (d. 1979)

#Norrie_Paramor

In 1914

Brian Dozier, American baseball player

#Brian_Dozier

In 1987

Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author

#Matthew_Sadler

In 1974

Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic

#Diana_Liverman

In 1954

Desmond Howard, American football player and sportscaster

#Desmond_Howard

In 1970

Albert Dubout, French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor (d. 1976)

#Albert_Dubout

In 1905

Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic

#Michael_Dexter

In 1945

Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917)

#Matthias_Zurbriggen

In 1856

Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter

#Beverly_Jo_Scott

In 1959

Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer (d. 1792)

#Maximilian_Hell

In 1720

Roger Ailes, American businessman (d. 2017)

#Roger_Ailes

In 1940

Prescott Bush, American captain, banker, and politician (d. 1972)

#Prescott_Bush

In 1895

Simen Agdestein, Norwegian chess grandmaster and football player

#Simen_Agdestein

In 1967

Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer

#Rhonda_Burchmore

In 1960

Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer

#Edu_Gaspar

In 1978

John Lanchbery, English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003)

#John_Lanchbery

In 1923

Paul Samuelson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)

#Paul_Samuelson

In 1915

Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor (d. 1870)

#Michael_William_Balfe

In 1808

Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (d. 1869)

#Juan_Almonte

In 1803

Kate Bornstein, American author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist

#Kate_Bornstein

In 1948

Rod Smith, American football player

#Rod_Smith_(wide_receiver)

In 1970

William D. Byron, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1941)

#William_D._Byron

In 1895

Leonardo Mayer, Argentinian tennis player

#Leonardo_Mayer

In 1987

Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver

#Tania_Cagnotto

In 1985

Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)

#Eddy_Arnold

In 1918

Stella Maxwell, New Zealand model

#Stella_Maxwell

In 1990

Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (d. 1969)

#Jimmy_Wilde

In 1892

Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player

#Rafael_Pérez_(baseball)

In 1982

José Nepomuceno, Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema (d. 1959)

#José_Nepomuceno

In 1893

Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, French footballer

#Mapou_Yanga-Mbiwa

In 1989

Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author

#Jakucho_Setouchi

In 1922

Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (d. 1581)

#Maria_of_Austria,_Duchess_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg

In 1531

Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (d. 2004)

#Richard_Avedon

In 1923

Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach

#Don_Nelson

In 1940

André Abujamra, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#André_Abujamra

In 1965

Ales Michalevic, Belarusian lawyer and politician

#Ales_Michalevic

In 1975

Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian soccer player

#Dwayne_De_Rosario

In 1978

John Smoltz, American baseball player and sportscaster

#John_Smoltz

In 1967

George Brett, American baseball player and coach

#George_Brett

In 1953

Mark Kennedy, Irish footballer

#Mark_Kennedy_(footballer,_born_1976)

In 1976

Mike Oldfield, English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Mike_Oldfield

In 1953

Pope Innocent XIII (d. 1724)

#Pope_Innocent_XIII

In 1655

Lois Johnson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

#Lois_Johnson

In 1942

Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter

#Veronica_Campbell-Brown

In 1982

Don Bragg, American pole vaulter

#Don_Bragg

In 1935

Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

#Ronald_de_Boer

In 1970

Ben Wallace, English captain and politician

#Ben_Wallace_(politician)

In 1970

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer

#Jamie-Lynn_Sigler

In 1981

Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (d. 1859)

#Klemens_von_Metternich

In 1773

Sejong the Great, Korean king (d. 1450)

#Sejong_the_Great

In 1397

Athene Donald, English physicist and academic

#Athene_Donald

In 1953

Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer

#Matías_Fernández

In 1986

Mireille Darc, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Mireille_Darc

In 1938

Constance Cummings, British-based American actress (d. 2005)

#Constance_Cummings

In 1910

Jeff Deslauriers, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jeff_Deslauriers

In 1984

Hendrick de Keyser, Dutch sculptor and architect born in Utrecht (d. 1621)

#Hendrick_de_Keyser

In 1565

Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Peter_Shaffer

In 1926

Scott Laird, English footballer

In 1988

Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player

In 1988

Thomas Brown, American football player

In 1986

Tathagata Mukherjee, Indian actor

In 1985

Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower

In 1985

Denis Onyango, Ugandan goalkeeper

In 1985

Tathagata Mukherjee, Indian actor

In 1985

Samantha Noble, Australian actress

In 1984

Zara Phillips, English horse rider

In 1981

Dominic Scott, Irish guitarist

In 1979

Ryan Max Riley, American skier

In 1979

Daniel Caines, English sprinter

In 1979

Amy Chow, American gymnast and pediatrician

In 1978

Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach

In 1976

Torraye Braggs, American basketball player

In 1976

Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager

In 1974

David Charvet, French actor and singer

In 1972

Karin Lušnic, Slovenian tennis player

In 1971

Laura Hillenbrand, American journalist and author

In 1967

Ji?í N?mec, Czech footballer

In 1966

Scott Tronc, Australian rugby league player

In 1965

Giselle Fernández, Mexican-American television journalist.

In 1961

R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician

In 1960

Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver

In 1959

Jason Graae, American musical theater actor

In 1958

Kevin Greenaugh, American nuclear engineer

In 1956

Dan Patrick, American television anchor and sportscaster

In 1956

Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician

In 1955

Chris Ham, English political scientist and academic

In 1951

Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

In 1951

Jim Simons, American golfer (d. 2005)

In 1950

Robert S.J. Sparks, English geologist and academic

In 1949

Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player

In 1948

Thadeus Nguy?n V?n Lý, Vietnamese priest and activist

In 1946

Jerry Quarry, American boxer (d. 1999)

In 1945

Bill Alter, American police officer and politician

In 1944

Freddie Perren, American songwriter, producer, and conductor (d. 2004)

In 1943

Paul Bégin, Canadian lawyer and politician

In 1943

K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress

In 1942

Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded the Rip Off Press (d. 2006)

In 1941

Nancy Garden, American author (d. 2014)

In 1938

Paul Zindel, American playwright and novelist (d. 2003)

In 1936

Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (d. 1977)

In 1936

Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

In 1935

Ted Dexter, Italian-English cricketer

In 1935

Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2013)

In 1931

Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor

In 1930

Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

In 1926

Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006)

In 1926

Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (d. 2008)

In 1925

Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971)

In 1924

Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (d. 2013)

In 1922

Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (d. 2015)

In 1918

Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (d. 2014)

In 1916

Henrik Sandberg, Danish production manager and producer (d. 1993)

In 1915

Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (d. 2006)

In 1915

Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (d. 2000)

In 1914

Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003)

In 1912

Clara Solovera, Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1992)

In 1909

Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (d. 1931)

In 1907

Abraham Zapruder, American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the Zapruder film (d. 1970)

In 1905

Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (d. 1999)

In 1904

Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)

In 1903

Jean Étienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)

In 1899

Arletty, French model, actress, and singer (d. 1992)

In 1898

Feg Murray, American hurdler and cartoonist (d. 1973)

In 1894

Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (d. 1971)

In 1891

Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (d. 1980)

In 1890

Paul Probst, Swiss target shooter (d. 1945)

In 1869

Samuel Carter, Early English railway solicitor and MP (d. 1878)

In 1805

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History Births on May 15

---

Michael Brantley, American baseball player

#Michael_Brantley

In 1987

Debendranath Tagore, Indian philosopher and author (d. 1905)

#Debendranath_Tagore

In 1817

Graeham Goble, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

#Graeham_Goble

In 1947

David Krumholtz, American actor

#David_Krumholtz

In 1978

Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1824)

#Maria_Theresia_von_Paradis

In 1759

Vasilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician

#Vasilis_Kikilias

In 1974

L. Frank Baum, American novelist (d. 1919)

#L._Frank_Baum

In 1856

Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress

#Madhuri_Dixit

In 1967

Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player

#Justin_Morneau

In 1981

Ulrich Beck, German sociologist and academic (d. 2015)

#Ulrich_Beck

In 1944

Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer

#Jacek_Krzynówek

In 1976

Emmitt Smith, American football player and sportscaster

#Emmitt_Smith

In 1969

Ioannis Psycharis, Ukrainian-French philologist and author (d. 1929)

#Ioannis_Psycharis

In 1854

Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. 1994)

#Joseph_Cotten

In 1905

Andrei Eshpai, Russian pianist and composer (d. 2015)

#Andrei_Eshpai

In 1925

Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (d. 1911)

#Williamina_Fleming

In 1857

Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer

#Segundo_Castillo

In 1982

Beau Scott, Australian rugby league player

#Beau_Scott

In 1984

Adam Moffat, Scottish footballer

#Adam_Moffat

In 1986

Ralph Steadman, English painter and illustrator

#Ralph_Steadman

In 1936

Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist (d. 1991)

#Max_Frisch

In 1911

Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (d. 2013)

#Mohamed_Brahmi

In 1955

Danny Alexander, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

#Danny_Alexander

In 1972

Lisa Curry, Australian swimmer

#Lisa_Curry

In 1962

Karin Krog, Norwegian singer

#Karin_Krog

In 1937

Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004)

#Jim_Bacon

In 1950

Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour

#Andreas_Loverdos

In 1956

Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1843)

#Ezekiel_Hart

In 1770

Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster

#Caroline_Thomson

In 1954

Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer

#Adolfo_Bautista

In 1979

Ida Rhodes, American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986)

#Ida_Rhodes

In 1900

Herta Oberheuser, German physician (d. 1978)

#Herta_Oberheuser

In 1911

Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player

#Mark_Fayne

In 1987

Louis Siminovitch, Canadian biologist and academic

#Louis_Siminovitch

In 1920

Frank L. Culbertson Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut

#Frank_L._Culbertson_Jr.

In 1949

Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

#Frank_de_Boer

In 1970

Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player

#Andy_Murray

In 1987

Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jordan_Eberle

In 1990

Robert Royal, American football player

#Robert_Royal

In 1979

Levi Lincoln Sr., American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General (d. 1820)

#Levi_Lincoln_Sr.

In 1749

Rob Bowman, American director and producer

#Rob_Bowman_(director)

In 1960

Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)

#Pierre_Curie

In 1859

Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (d. 1940)

#Mikhail_Bulgakov

In 1891

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble (d. 1707)

#Sébastien_Le_Prestre_de_Vauban

In 1633

Ron Simmons, American football player and wrestler

#Ron_Simmons

In 1958

Mary F. Lyon, English geneticist and biologist (d. 2014)

#Mary_F._Lyon

In 1925

Élie Metchnikoff, Russian zoologist (d. 1916)

#Élie_Metchnikoff

In 1845

Laura Harvey, English football coach

#Laura_Harvey

In 1985

Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral (d. 1977)

#Charles_E._Rosendahl

In 1892

Ahmet Zappa, American musician and writer

#Ahmet_Zappa

In 1974

Ray Lewis, American football player and sportscaster

#Ray_Lewis

In 1975

Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (d. 1937)

#Sigizmund_Levanevsky

In 1902

Chris Masoe, New Zealand rugby player

#Chris_Masoe

In 1979

Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (d. 2014)

#Carl_Sanders

In 1925

Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (d. 1931)

#Arthur_Schnitzler

In 1862

Jeremy Hawkins, New Zealand rugby league player

#Jeremy_Hawkins

In 1993

James Mason, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)

#James_Mason

In 1909

John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1921)

#John_Storey_(politician)

In 1869

Sophie Raworth, English journalist and broadcaster

#Sophie_Raworth

In 1968

Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)

#Xavier_Herbert

In 1901

Cecilia Malmström, Swedish academic and politician, 15th European Commissioner for Trade

#Cecilia_Malmström

In 1968

René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint (d. 1642)

#René_Goupil

In 1608

Clarence Dutton, American commander and geologist (d. 1912)

#Clarence_Dutton

In 1841

Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1976)

#Richard_J._Daley

In 1902

Brian Eno, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

#Brian_Eno

In 1948

Kevin Von Erich, American football player and wrestler

#Kevin_Von_Erich

In 1957

Frank Wilczek, American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Frank_Wilczek

In 1951

Ruth Marcus, American journalist

#Ruth_Marcus_(journalist)

In 1958

Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian race car driver

#Sérgio_Jimenez

In 1984

Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)

#Turk_Broda

In 1914

Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)

#Joseph_Wiseman

In 1918

Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-American actress and singer

#Anna_Maria_Alberghetti

In 1936

Birdy, English singer-songwriter

#Birdy_(singer)

In 1996

Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1926)

#Viktor_Vasnetsov

In 1848

Trini Lopez, American singer, guitarist, and actor

#Trini_Lopez

In 1937

Mr Probz, Dutch singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer

#Mr_Probz

In 1984

Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas

#Kathleen_Sebelius

In 1948

Patrice Evra, French footballer

#Patrice_Evra

In 1981

Cristiane, Brazilian footballer

#Cristiane_Rozeira

In 1985

Ersan ?lyasova, Turkish basketball player

#Ersan_?lyasova

In 1987

Alison Jackson, English photographer, director, and screenwriter

#Alison_Jackson

In 1970

Michel Audiard, French director and screenwriter (d. 1985)

#Michel_Audiard

In 1920

Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1643)

#Claudio_Monteverdi

In 1567

Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State

#Madeleine_Albright

In 1937

Josh Beckett, American baseball player

#Josh_Beckett

In 1980

Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano (d. 1936)

#Frank_Hornby

In 1863

Layal Abboud, Lebanese singer

#Layal_Abboud

In 1982

Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator

#Dorothy_Shirley

In 1939

David Adams, American baseball player

#David_Adams_(baseball)

In 1987

George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge (d. 1689)

#George_Jeffreys,_1st_Baron_Jeffreys

In 1645

Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek general and politician (d. 1864)

#Dimitris_Plapoutas

In 1786

Doug Lowe, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania

#Doug_Lowe_(Australian_politician)

In 1942

Tyler Walker, American baseball player

#Tyler_Walker_(baseball)

In 1976

Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American baseball player (d. 2011)

#Hideki_Irabu

In 1969

Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist

#Lee_Jong-hyun

In 1990

Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia

#Jusuf_Kalla

In 1942

Rimas Kurtinaitis, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

#Rimas_Kurtinaitis

In 1960

Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark

#Lars_Løkke_Rasmussen

In 1964

Meg Gardiner, American-English author and academic

#Meg_Gardiner

In 1957

Juan José Ibarretxe, Spanish politician

#Juan_José_Ibarretxe

In 1957

Luis Monti, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1983)

#Luis_Monti

In 1901

Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer

#Ousmane_Dembélé

In 1997

Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer

#Lainie_Kazan

In 1940

Khaosai Galaxy, Thai boxer and politician

#Khaosai_Galaxy

In 1959

Chazz Palminteri, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Chazz_Palminteri

In 1952

Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (d. 1979)

#Norrie_Paramor

In 1914

Brian Dozier, American baseball player

#Brian_Dozier

In 1987

Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author

#Matthew_Sadler

In 1974

Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic

#Diana_Liverman

In 1954

Desmond Howard, American football player and sportscaster

#Desmond_Howard

In 1970

Albert Dubout, French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor (d. 1976)

#Albert_Dubout

In 1905

Michael Dexter, English hematologist and academic

#Michael_Dexter

In 1945

Matthias Zurbriggen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917)

#Matthias_Zurbriggen

In 1856

Beverly Jo Scott, American-Belgian singer-songwriter

#Beverly_Jo_Scott

In 1959

Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer (d. 1792)

#Maximilian_Hell

In 1720

Roger Ailes, American businessman (d. 2017)

#Roger_Ailes

In 1940

Prescott Bush, American captain, banker, and politician (d. 1972)

#Prescott_Bush

In 1895

Simen Agdestein, Norwegian chess grandmaster and football player

#Simen_Agdestein

In 1967

Rhonda Burchmore, Australian actress, singer, and dancer

#Rhonda_Burchmore

In 1960

Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer

#Edu_Gaspar

In 1978

John Lanchbery, English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003)

#John_Lanchbery

In 1923

Paul Samuelson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)

#Paul_Samuelson

In 1915

Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor (d. 1870)

#Michael_William_Balfe

In 1808

Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (d. 1869)

#Juan_Almonte

In 1803

Kate Bornstein, American author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist

#Kate_Bornstein

In 1948

Rod Smith, American football player

#Rod_Smith_(wide_receiver)

In 1970

William D. Byron, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1941)

#William_D._Byron

In 1895

Leonardo Mayer, Argentinian tennis player

#Leonardo_Mayer

In 1987

Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver

#Tania_Cagnotto

In 1985

Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)

#Eddy_Arnold

In 1918

Stella Maxwell, New Zealand model

#Stella_Maxwell

In 1990

Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (d. 1969)

#Jimmy_Wilde

In 1892

Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player

#Rafael_Pérez_(baseball)

In 1982

José Nepomuceno, Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema (d. 1959)

#José_Nepomuceno

In 1893

Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, French footballer

#Mapou_Yanga-Mbiwa

In 1989

Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author

#Jakucho_Setouchi

In 1922

Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (d. 1581)

#Maria_of_Austria,_Duchess_of_Jülich-Cleves-Berg

In 1531

Richard Avedon, American sailor and photographer (d. 2004)

#Richard_Avedon

In 1923

Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach

#Don_Nelson

In 1940

André Abujamra, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#André_Abujamra

In 1965

Ales Michalevic, Belarusian lawyer and politician

#Ales_Michalevic

In 1975

Dwayne De Rosario, Canadian soccer player

#Dwayne_De_Rosario

In 1978

John Smoltz, American baseball player and sportscaster

#John_Smoltz

In 1967

George Brett, American baseball player and coach

#George_Brett

In 1953

Mark Kennedy, Irish footballer

#Mark_Kennedy_(footballer,_born_1976)

In 1976

Mike Oldfield, English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Mike_Oldfield

In 1953

Pope Innocent XIII (d. 1724)

#Pope_Innocent_XIII

In 1655

Lois Johnson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

#Lois_Johnson

In 1942

Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican sprinter

#Veronica_Campbell-Brown

In 1982

Don Bragg, American pole vaulter

#Don_Bragg

In 1935

Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager

#Ronald_de_Boer

In 1970

Ben Wallace, English captain and politician

#Ben_Wallace_(politician)

In 1970

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer

#Jamie-Lynn_Sigler

In 1981

Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (d. 1859)

#Klemens_von_Metternich

In 1773

Sejong the Great, Korean king (d. 1450)

#Sejong_the_Great

In 1397

Athene Donald, English physicist and academic

#Athene_Donald

In 1953

Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer

#Matías_Fernández

In 1986

Mireille Darc, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Mireille_Darc

In 1938

Constance Cummings, British-based American actress (d. 2005)

#Constance_Cummings

In 1910

Jeff Deslauriers, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jeff_Deslauriers

In 1984

Hendrick de Keyser, Dutch sculptor and architect born in Utrecht (d. 1621)

#Hendrick_de_Keyser

In 1565

Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Peter_Shaffer

In 1926

Scott Laird, English footballer

In 1988

Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player

In 1988

Thomas Brown, American football player

In 1986

Tathagata Mukherjee, Indian actor

In 1985

Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower

In 1985

Denis Onyango, Ugandan goalkeeper

In 1985

Tathagata Mukherjee, Indian actor

In 1985

Samantha Noble, Australian actress

In 1984

Zara Phillips, English horse rider

In 1981

Dominic Scott, Irish guitarist

In 1979

Ryan Max Riley, American skier

In 1979

Daniel Caines, English sprinter

In 1979

Amy Chow, American gymnast and pediatrician

In 1978

Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach

In 1976

Torraye Braggs, American basketball player

In 1976

Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager

In 1974

David Charvet, French actor and singer

In 1972

Karin Lušnic, Slovenian tennis player

In 1971

Laura Hillenbrand, American journalist and author

In 1967

Ji?í N?mec, Czech footballer

In 1966

Scott Tronc, Australian rugby league player

In 1965

Giselle Fernández, Mexican-American television journalist.

In 1961

R. Kuhaneswaran, Sri Lankan politician

In 1960

Luis Pérez-Sala, Spanish race car driver

In 1959

Jason Graae, American musical theater actor

In 1958

Kevin Greenaugh, American nuclear engineer

In 1956

Dan Patrick, American television anchor and sportscaster

In 1956

Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician

In 1955

Chris Ham, English political scientist and academic

In 1951

Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

In 1951

Jim Simons, American golfer (d. 2005)

In 1950

Robert S.J. Sparks, English geologist and academic

In 1949

Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese baseball player

In 1948

Thadeus Nguy?n V?n Lý, Vietnamese priest and activist

In 1946

Jerry Quarry, American boxer (d. 1999)

In 1945

Bill Alter, American police officer and politician

In 1944

Freddie Perren, American songwriter, producer, and conductor (d. 2004)

In 1943

Paul Bégin, Canadian lawyer and politician

In 1943

K. T. Oslin, American singer-songwriter and actress

In 1942

Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded the Rip Off Press (d. 2006)

In 1941

Nancy Garden, American author (d. 2014)

In 1938

Paul Zindel, American playwright and novelist (d. 2003)

In 1936

Mart Laga, Estonian basketball player (d. 1977)

In 1936

Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

In 1935

Ted Dexter, Italian-English cricketer

In 1935

Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2013)

In 1931

Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor

In 1930

Anthony Shaffer, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

In 1926

Clermont Pépin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006)

In 1926

Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (d. 2008)

In 1925

Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971)

In 1924

Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (d. 2013)

In 1922

Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (d. 2015)

In 1918

Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress (d. 2014)

In 1916

Henrik Sandberg, Danish production manager and producer (d. 1993)

In 1915

Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (d. 2006)

In 1915

Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (d. 2000)

In 1914

Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (d. 2003)

In 1912

Clara Solovera, Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1992)

In 1909

Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (d. 1931)

In 1907

Abraham Zapruder, American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the Zapruder film (d. 1970)

In 1905

Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (d. 1999)

In 1904

Maria Reiche, German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)

In 1903

Jean Étienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970)

In 1899

Arletty, French model, actress, and singer (d. 1992)

In 1898

Feg Murray, American hurdler and cartoonist (d. 1973)

In 1894

Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (d. 1971)

In 1891

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In 1890

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In 1869

Samuel Carter, Early English railway solicitor and MP (d. 1878)

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