Famous Birthdays on December 19 (2024)

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  • 1036 Su Tung-p'o, China, poet, essayist, painter and calligrapher (d. 1101)
  • 1498 Andreas Osiander, German Protestant Reformation theologist, born in Gunzenhausen, Ansbach (d. 1552)
  • 1554 Philip William, Prince of Orange (1584) and Knight of the Golden Fleece (1599), born in Buren, Gelderland (d. 1618)
  • 1676 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French organist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1749)
  • 1683 Philip V, King of Spain (1700-24, 1724-46), born in Versailles, France (d. 1746)
  • 1699 William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)
  • 1714 John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)
  • 1723 Susanne von Klettenberg, German abbess and correspondent of Goethe (d. 1774)
  • 1744 Jacobus Cramer, Dutch priest (Archpriest of Holland and Zeeland, chaplain to King Louis Napoleon) (d. 1824)
  • 1753 John Taylor, American philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy), born in Virginia, (d. 1824)
  • 1778 Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, eldest child of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, born at the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France (d. 1851)
  • 1779 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, born in Paris, France (d. 1857)
  • 1783 Charles-Julien Brianchon, French mathematician (Brianchon's theorem), born in Sèvres, France (d. 1864)
  • 1784 Marcus Morton, 16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1864)
  • 1790 William Parry, English Arctic explorer (Parry Channel), born in Bath, England (d. 1855)
  • 1792 Andries Hendrik Potgieter, Boer leader (led Voortrekkers group to settle Transvaal), born in Graaff-Reinet district, Cape Colony (d. 1852)
  • 1796 Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Spanish, poet, comic and playwright, born in Quel, Spain (d. 1873)
  • 1797 Josef Theodor Krov, Bohemian composer, singer and teacher, born in Nové Strašecí, Czechia (d. 1859)
  • 1809 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belgian paleontologist (life cycle of tapeworms), born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1894)
  • 1813 Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist and physicist (ozone), born in Belfast (d. 1885)

Edwin Stanton (1814-1869)

US Secretary of War during most of the American Civil War (1861-65) and US Attorney General (1860-61), born in Steubenville, Ohio

  • 1817 James Jay Archer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)
  • 1819 James Clifford Veatch, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Elizabeth, Indiana (d. 1895)
  • 1821 Mary Ashton Livermore, American social reformer and women's suffrage leader (President of American Woman Suffrage Association 1878-95), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1905)
  • 1824 Hercules Robinson, British colonial administrator (Ceylon, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa), born in County Westmeath Ireland (d. 1897)
  • 1825 George Frederick Bristow, American composer (Rip Van Winkle), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1898)
  • 1830 George Aiken, American playwright and actor famous for writing the most popular stage adaptation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1876)
  • 1831 Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian philanthropist (d. 1884)
  • 1832 John Kirk Barry, British physician, explorer and administrator in Zanzibar (companion to explorer David Livingstone), born in Barry, Scotland (d. 1922)
  • 1836 Maria Sanford, American pioneering educator and professor, born in Saybrook, Connecticut (d. 1920)
  • 1837 John Carpenter Carter, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
  • 1846 Ambrose Swasey, American mechanical engineer and inventor of telescopes, born in Exeter, England (d. 1937) [1]
  • 1849 Henry Clay Frick, American industrialist (built world's largest co*ke & steel operation) and art collector (Frick Collection), born in West Overton, Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
  • 1852 Albert A. Michelson, American physicist (Nobel Prize 1907), born in Strelno Prussia (d. 1931)
  • 1853 Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian politician who was the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and 5th Chief Justice of Canada, born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 1942)
  • 1861 Constance Garnett, English translator of Russian (first to translate Chekhov and Dostoevsky into English), born in Brighton England (d. 1946)
  • 1861 Italo Svevo, Italian writer (La Coscienza di Zeno), born in Trieste, Austrian Empire (d. 1928)
  • 1864 Adolf Sandberger, German composer and musicologist, born in Würzburg, Kingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1943)
  • 1865 Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), born in Magdeburg Prussia (d. 1936)
  • 1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1932)
  • 1869 Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer) Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (d. 1950)
  • 1875 Carter G. Woodson, American historian (African American studies), born in New Canton, Virginia (d. 1950)
  • 1876 Carlo Gatti, Italian musicologist (Verdi), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1965)
  • 1878 Anton Lajovic, Slovenian composer, born in Vače, Slovenia (d. 1960)

Beals Wright (1879-1961)

American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1905; doubles 1904-06), born in Boston, Massachusetts

  • 1879 Otto Olsson, Swedish organist (Gustaf Vasa Church, 1907-56), composer, and teacher (Royal Swedish Academy, 1908-45), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1964)
  • 1880 Nemesio Otaño, Spanish organist, choral director, educator, and composer (Basque Suite), born in Azcoitia, Spain (d. 1956) [1]
  • 1881 (Joseph) "King" Oliver, American jazz cornet player, composer, bandleader ("Dippermouth Blues"), and mentor to Louis Armstrong, born in Aben, Louisiana (d. 1938) [1] [2]
  • 1882 Ralph DePalma, Italian-American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1915; American AAA Dirt Track C'ships 1908, 09, 10, 11; International Motorsports Hall of Fame), born in Biccari, Italy (d. 1956)
  • 1882 Walter Braunfels, German composer (Die Vögel -The Birds), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1954)
  • 1883 Barry Byrne, American architect (Church of St. Francis Xavier in Kansas City), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1967)
  • 1883 Louis Davids [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer, singer and comedian, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1939)
  • 1884 Antonin Zapotocky, Czech communist politician (President of Czechoslovakia 1953-57), born in Zákolany, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1957)
  • 1884 Ferdinando Liuzzi, Italian composer and musicologist, born in Senigallia, Italy (d. 1940)
  • 1885 F. S. Flint, English translator and poet (imagist movement), born in London, England (d. 1960)
  • 1888 (Frederick) "Fritz" Reiner, Hungarian-American conductor (Cincinnati Symphony, 1922-31; Pittsburgh Symphony, 1938-48; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1953-63), and educator (Curtis Institute), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1963) [1]
  • 1890 Klaas Schilder, Dutch theologist and vicar (Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (liberated)), born in Kampen, Netherlands (d. 1952)
  • 1891 Edward Bernard Raczynski, Polish President-in-exile (1979-86), born in Austro-Hungary (d. 1993)
  • 1892 Gerald Nye, American politician and Republican US Senator from North Dakota (1925-1945), born in Hortonville, Wisconsin (d. 1971)
  • 1894 Ford C Frick, American Baseball HOF executive (NL President 1934-51; MLB Commissioner 1951-65), born in Wawaka, Indiana (d. 1978)
  • 1894 Paul Dessau, German orchestral, film, and theater composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Deutsches Miserere; Never Trust a Woman), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1979)
  • 1894 Yoshida Isoya, Japanese architect (modern sukiya style), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1974)
  • 1895 Ingeborg Refling-Hagen, Norwegian author and poet (Loke Saar Havre), born in Hedmark, Norway (d. 1989)
  • 1895 Maurice Roelants, Flemish novelist and poet (Komen en gaan, Prayer for a Good End), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
  • 1896 John Seldon Whale, British theologian and lecturer, born in Cornwall, England (d. 1997)
  • 1897 Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, French politician and Nazi collaborator (anti-Semite minister in WWII Vichy government), born in Cahors, France (d. 1980)
  • 1901 Dimitar Nenov, Bulgarian composer, pianist and architect, born in Razgrad, Bulgaria (d. 1953)
  • 1901 Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, American anthropologist and novelist, born in New York City (d. 1963)
  • 1902 Dusolina Giannini, Italian-American dramatic soprano (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1935-42), and teacher, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
  • 1902 Leonard Hirsch, Irish violinist and orchestra leader (RAF Symphony Orchestra), born in Dublin (d. 1995) [1]

Ralph Richardson (1902-1983)

English actor (Anna Karenina, Doctor Zhivago), born in Cheltenham, England

  • 1902 Sol Hoʻopiʻi [Kaʻaiʻai], Native Hawaiian acoustic and electric lap steel guitar virtuoso, born in Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1953)
  • 1903 Cyril Dean Darlington, English biologist and geneticist who discovered the mechanics of chromosomal crossover and its role in inheritance and evolution, born in Chorley, England (d. 1981)
  • 1903 George Davis Snell, American geneticist (1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, H-2 gene), born in Bradford, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
  • 1903 Theo Harych, German writer, born in Doruchow, Posen (d. 1958)
  • 1905 (Charles) Robert Medley, English abstract and figurative style painter, born in London (d. 1994)
  • 1906 H. Allen Smith, American humorist and author (Low Man on Totem Pole), born in McLeansboro, Illinois (d. 1976)

Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982)

General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1964-82), born in Kamenskoye, Ukraine

  • 1907 Jimmy McLarnin, Irish boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring welterweight world champion 1933-35; International Boxing HOF), born in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland (d. 2004)
  • 1909 W.A. Criswell, American (Baptist) preacher (d. 2002)

Jean Genet (1910-1986)

French novelist (The Thief's Journal, Our Lady of the Flowers) and playwright (The Balcony, The Maids), born in Paris

  • 1910 Jose Lezama Lima, Cuban poet and novelist, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1976)

Edith Piaf (1915-1963)

French chanteuse (Little Sparrow, Le Vie En Rose), born in Paris, France

  • 1916 Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea), born in Venray, Netherlands (d. 2003)
  • 1916 Hal Hastings, American orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), born in New York City (d. 1973)
  • 1916 Merv Wallace, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (13 Tests, 5 x 50; Auckland), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2008)
  • 1917 Graham Sharp, British figure skater (World C'ship, European C'ship 1939), born in London, England (d. 1995)
  • 1918 Professor Longhair [Henry Roeland Byrd], American boogie-woogie, New Orleans R&B, and mambo pianist and singer ("Tipitina"; "Go To The Mardis Gras"), born in Bogalusa, Louisiana (d. 1980)
  • 1919 Benedict Freedman, novelist and mathematician (Mrs Mike), born in New York City (d. 2012)
  • 1920 "Little" Jimmy Dickens, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry), born in Bolt, West Virginia (d. 2015)
  • 1920 David Susskind, American TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), born in New York City (d. 1987)
  • 1921 Ludvík Podéšť, Czech composer, born in Dubňany, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
  • 1922 Catherine Hall, British nurse who raised the professional profile of nursing and to establish its central role in health care, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1996)
  • 1922 Eamonn Andrews, Irish-born television presenter (d. 1987)
  • 1923 Gordon Jackson, Scottish actor (Upstairs, Downstairs, The Professionals, The Great Escape), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1990)
  • 1923 Luigi Innocenti, Italian motorbike and auto tycoon (Lambretta), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1995)
  • 1924 Carlo Chiti, Italian race car engineer (d. 1994)
  • 1924 Cicely Tyson, American stage and screen actress (Roots; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021) [1]

Doug Harvey (1924-1989)

Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Stanley Cup 1953, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Montreal Canadiens; James Norris Trophy x 7; 10 x NHL First All Star), born in Montreal, Quebec

  • 1924 Edmund Purdom, British actor (The Egyptian, Asissi Underground, Pieces), born in Hertfordshire, England (d. 2009)
  • 1924 Gary Morton [Morton Goldaper], American comedian, television producer, studio executive (Desilu), and second husband of Lucille Ball, born in New York City (d. 1999)
  • 1924 Michel Tournier, French writer (Friday, or, The Other Island), born in Paris (d. 2016)
  • 1925 Robert Sherman, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter, with his brother, Richard (Mary Poppins; The Jungle Book; "You're Sixteen"), born in New York City (d. 2012) [1]
  • 1925 Tankred Dorst, German playwright, born in Oberlind, Germany (d. 2017)
  • 1926 Bobby Layne, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (3 x NFL champion; 6 x Pro Bowl; Detroit Lions), born in Santa Anna, Texas (d. 1986)
  • 1926 Herb Stempel, American game show contestant and television industry whistleblower (Twenty-One), born in New York City (d. 2020) [1]
  • 1927 James Booth [David Geeves], British actor and screenwriter (Zulu, Keeping Mum), born in Croydon, Surrey (d. 2005)
  • 1928 Andrés Prieto, Chilean soccer forward (16 caps; Universidad Católica, Español) and manager (Universidad Católica, Liverpool FC, Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
  • 1928 Galt MacDermot, Canadian composer (Hair), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2018)
  • 1928 Michael Hurd, British composer and musicologist known for his choral music (Jonah-Man Jazz), born in Gloucester, England (d. 2006)
  • 1928 Morris "Moose" Charlap, American Broadway composer (Peter Pan; Kelly), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
  • 1928 Nathan Oliveira, American painter (Seated Figure with Pink Background), sculptor, and printmaker, born in Oakland, California (d. 2010)
  • 1928 Rubens Minelli, Brazilian soccer manager (SC Internacional, SE Palmeiras, SC Corinthians, Santos FC, Al-Hilal SFC, Saudi Arabia), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2023)
  • 1929 Bob Brookmeyer, American jazz and studio pianist, valve trombone player, arranger, and composer (Stan Getz; Jerry Mulligan), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2011)
  • 1929 Herman T M Lauxtermann, Dutch 2nd chamber member (VVD)
  • 1929 Howard Sackler, American screenwriter (d. 1982)
  • 1932 Salvador Elizondo, Mexican writer (Farabeuf; El grafógrafo), born in Mexico City (d. 2006)
  • 1933 Kevan Gosper, Australian sports executive (president Australian Olympic Committee 1985–1990; chairman Australian Institute of Sport 1980–85), born in Sidney, Australia

Al Kaline (1934-2020)

American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (18 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1968; 10 × Gold Glove Award; Detroit Tigers), born in Baltimore, Maryland

  • 1934 Casper R. Taylor, Jr., American politician
  • 1934 Pratibha Patil, 1st female President of India (2007-12) and Governor of Rajasthan (2004-07), born in Nadgaon, India
  • 1934 Rudi Carrell [Rudolf W Kesselman], Dutch showmaster
  • 1935 Barbara Bostock, American actress
  • 1935 Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist (Moanin'), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
  • 1935 Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball second baseman (MLB All Star 1960; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers), born in Central Álava, Cuba (d. 2020)
  • 1936 Marian McKnight, Miss America 1957
  • 1940 Phil Ochs, American anti-war folk singer (Joe Hill; The War is Over; I Ain't Marchin' Anymore), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 1976)
  • 1941 Maurice White, singer-songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2016)
  • 1942 "Mean" Gene Okerlund, American pro wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host (WWF, WCW), born in Brookings, South Dakota (d. 2019)
  • 1942 Cornell Dupree, American jazz and R&B session guitarist (Atlantic Records - Aretha Franklin), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2011)
  • 1942 Jean-Patrick Manchette, French thriller writer (3 to Kill, The Prone Gunman), born in Marseille, France (d. 1995)
  • 1942 Rufus [Jacques Narcy], French actor (Amélie), born in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme
  • 1943 Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Jimma, Ethiopian Empire
  • 1943 Ross M. Lence, American political scientist (d. 2006)
  • 1943 Sam Kelly [Roger Michael Kelly], English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Porridge), born in Manchester, England (d. 2014)
  • 1943 William DeVries, American cardiothoracic surgeon (artificial heart), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1944 Alvin Lee, British rock vocalist and guitarist (10 Years After), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2013)
  • 1944 Mitchell Feigenbaum, American mathematical physicist
  • 1944 Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician, born in Nairobi, Kenya
  • 1944 Steve Tyrell [Bilao], American jazz and standards singer ("The Way You Look Tonight"), and Grammy Award-winning record producer (Rod Stewart; B.J. Thomas), born in Palo Pinto, Texas
  • 1944 Tim Reid, American actor and comedian (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Venus Flytrap"; Frank's Place), born in Norfolk, Virgina
  • 1944 William Christie, American-born director of Les Arts Florissants
  • 1944 Zal Yanovsky, Canadian rock guitarist (Lovin' Spoonful - "Do You Believe in Magic?"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
  • 1945 Elaine Joyce, actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1945 John McEuen, American bluegrass, folk-rock fiddler, guitarist, banjo, and mandolin player (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Steve Martin), born in Oakland, California
  • 1946 Robert Urich, actor (SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$), born in Toronto, Ohio
  • 1946 Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author and broadcaster
  • 1947 Janie Fricke, American country music singer ("It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy"), born in South Whitley, Indiana
  • 1949 Christian Dalger, French soccer forward (6 caps; SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC) and manager (SC Toulon, Grenoble, Mali), born in Nîmes, France (d. 2023)
  • 1949 Claudia Kolb, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m medley 1968; silver 200m breaststroke 1964), born in Hayward, California
  • 1949 Lenny White, American jazz-fusion drummer (Return to Forever), born in Queens, New York
  • 1949 Nancy Kyes, American actress
  • 1949 Sebastian [Knud Torben Christensen], Danish musician and composer, born in Sønderborg, Denmark
  • 1951 Fred W Leslie, Ancon Panama, PhD/astronaut (STS 73)
  • 1955 Rob Portman, American politician (Senator-R-Ohio 2011-), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1955 Susil Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (5 Tests, HS 46; SL Air Force Sports Club), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1956 Alice Barrett, American actress (Frankie Frame-Another World), born in New York City
  • 1957 Cyril Collard, French film director (d. 1993)
  • 1957 Doug Johnson, Canadian rock keyboardist (Loverboy - "Working For The Weekend"), born in Surrey, British Columbia
  • 1957 John Gulager, American film director and actor (He Was a Quiet Man), born in New York City
  • 1957 Kevin McHale, American Basketball HOF forward (NBA C'ship 1981, 84, 86; 7 × NBA All-Star; Boston Celtics) and coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets), born in Hibbing, Minnesota
  • 1958 Limahl [Christopher Hamill], English pop singer (Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy"), born in Pemberton, Lancashire, England
  • 1958 Steven Isserlis, British cellist, born in London
  • 1959 Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (1 cap; HFC Haarlem 329 games, Sparta Rotterdam 224 games), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1960 Arthur Stone, New Zealand rugby union centre (9 Tests; Waikato RU, Bay of Plenty RU, Otago RFU), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1960 Michelangelo Signorile, American writer
  • 1960 Mike Lookinland, American actor (Bobby-Brady Bunch), born in Mt Pleasant, Utah
  • 1961 Abigail Johnson, American billionaire businesswoman (CEO Fidelity Investments), born in Boston, Massachusetts

Reggie White (1961-2004)

American College-Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; 8 × First-team All-Pro; 13 x Pro Bowl; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1987, 98), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee

  • 1962 Bettina Huebers, claims to be the illegitimate daughter of Paul McCartney, born in Hamburg, Germany
  • 1962 Charith Senanayake, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Colombo CC, Mombasa Sports Club), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1962 Jill Talley, American actress (SpongeBob SquarePants), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1963 Jennifer Beals, American actress (Flashdance; The Bride; The L-Word), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1963 Til Schweiger, German actor
  • 1964 Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian Basketball HOF center (Olympic gold USSR 1988; bronze Lithuania 1992, 96; 6 × Euroscar Player of the Year; Mr. Europa Player of the Year 1985, 97; Portland Trailblazers), born in Kaunas, Lithuania
  • 1964 Béatrice Dalle (née Cabarrou), French actress (Betty Blue; Chimère; Night on Earth), born in Brest, France
  • 1964 Lorie Kane, Canadian golfer (4 x LPGA Tour titles; Canadian Golf HOF), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
  • 1964 Mike Fetters, American MLB pitcher, 1989-2004 (California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, and 6 other teams), and pitching coach (Arizona Diamondback, 2012-present), born in Van Nuys, California
  • 1964 Randall McDaniel, American College-Pro Football HOF guard (Arizona State Uni; !2 x Pro-Bowl; 7 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings, TB Buccaneers), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1965 (Eugene) Chuckii Booker, American R&B musician, songwriter, and producer, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1965 Jessica Steen, actress (Earth II, Homefront, Trial & Error), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1966 Alberto Tomba, Italian alpine skier (Olympic gold Slalom 1988, Giant slalom 1988, 1992; silver Slalom 1992, 94), born in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy
  • 1966 Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricket spin bowler (21 Tests; 47 wickets; 35 ODIs; Madhya Pradesh), born in Ranchi, India
  • 1966 Robert MacNaughton, American actor (ET), born in New York City
  • 1967 Criss Angel [Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos], American magician and illusionist (Criss Angel Mindfreak), born in Hempstead, New York
  • 1967 Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor and TV executive, born in Hong Kong
  • 1967 Paul Harding, American musician and writer ("Tinkers" - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2010), born in Massachusetts
  • 1969 Kristen "Kristy" Swanson, American actress (Knots Landing, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Mission Viejo, California
  • 1969 Michael Bates, American football wide receiver (5 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × Pro Bowl; Carolina Panthers), born in Victoria, Texas
  • 1969 Nayan Mongia, Indian cricket batsman-wicketkeeper (44 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 152, 107 dismissals; Baroda), born in Baroda, India

Richard Hammond (54 years old)

1969 English motoring journalist and TV presenter (Top Gear; The Grand Tour, Brainiac; Science Abuse), born in Solihull, West Midlands, England

  • 1969 Tom Gugliotta, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1997; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1993; Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns), born in Huntington Station, New York
  • 1969 Villano IV, Mexican professional wrestler
  • 1970 Robert Lang, Czech ice hockey center (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 1996; NHL All-Star 2004; LA Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit RWs), born in Teplice, Czech Republic
  • 1970 Tyson Beckford, American model (Ralph Lauren), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1970 Zac Foley, English rock bassist (EMF "Unbelievable"), born in Gloucester (d. 2002)
  • 1971 Amy Locane, American actress (Andrea-Spencer, Sandy-Melrose Place), born in Trenton, New Jersey
  • 1971 Jennifer Dore, American rower (World C'ship gold W8+ 1995, silver 1993, 94, 98), born in Montclair, New Jersey
  • 1971 Liz Cho, American television reporter

Alyssa Milano (51 years old)

1972 American actress (Who's the Boss?; Charmed) and activist, born in Brooklyn, New York


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