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==Births== <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not trust "this day in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ===Pre-1600=== *[[1153]] – [[William IX, Count of Poitiers]] (d. 1156) *[[1465]] – [[Philibert I, Duke of Savoy]] (d. 1482) *[[1473]] – [[Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York]] (d. 1483) *[[1501]] – [[Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg]] (d. 1529) *[[1556]] – [[Alexander Briant]], English martyr and saint (d. 1581) *[[1578]] – [[Francesco Albani]], Italian painter (d. 1660) * 1578 – [[Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]], first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1638) *[[1582]] – [[John Matthew Rispoli]], Maltese philosopher (d. 1639) *[[1586]] – [[Johann Valentin Andrea]], German theologian (d. 1654) ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Lennart Torstensson]], Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651) *[[1629]] – [[John III Sobieski]], Polish–Lithuanian king (d. 1696) *[[1686]] – [[Nicola Porpora]], Italian composer and educator (d. 1768)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Markstrom |first1=Kurt |last2=Robinson |first2=Michael F. |title=Porpora, Nicola |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.22126}}</ref> *[[1753]] – [[Josef Dobrovský]], Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828) *[[1768]] – [[Louis Desaix]], French general (d. 1800) *[[1786]] – [[Davy Crockett]], American soldier and politician (d. 1836)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lofaro |first1=Michael A. |title=Crockett, Davy (1786-1836), frontiersman, Tennessee and U.S. congressman, and folk hero |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2000231}}</ref> * 1786 – [[Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] (d. 1861) *[[1801]] – [[Fredrika Bremer]], Swedish writer and feminist (d. 1865)<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Bremer, Fredrika |volume=4 |pages=494–495}}</ref> *[[1828]] – [[Jules Bernard Luys]], French neurologist and physician (d. 1897) *[[1840]] – [[Wilfrid Scawen Blunt]], English poet and activist (d. 1922)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Longford |first1=Elizabeth |title=Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen (1840–1922), hedonist, poet, and breeder of Arab horses |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31938}}</ref> *[[1845]] – [[Henry Cadwalader Chapman]], American physician and naturalist (d. 1909) *[[1849]] – [[William Kidston]], Scottish-Australian politician, 17th [[Premier of Queensland]] (d. 1919) *[[1863]] – [[Gene Stratton-Porter]], American author and photographer (d. 1924) *[[1865]] – [[Julia Marlowe]], English-American actress (d. 1950) *[[1866]] – [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]], Indian 6th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] (d. 1911) *[[1873]] – [[John A. Sampson]], American gynecologist and academic (d. 1946) *[[1877]] – [[Ralph McKittrick]], American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923) *[[1878]] – [[Reggie Duff]], Australian cricketer (d. 1911) *[[1880]] – [[Percy Sherwell]], South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948) *[[1887]] – [[Charles I of Austria]] (d. 1922) * 1887 – [[Marcus Garvey]], Jamaican journalist and activist, founded [[Black Star Line]] (d. 1940) *[[1888]] – [[Monty Woolley]], American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Fisher |first1=James |title=Woolley, Monty (1888-1963), stage and screen actor and director |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801268}}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[Lalla Carlsen]], Norwegian singer and actress (d. 1967)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lalla Carlsen |first1=Lillian |last1=Bikset |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 August 2023 |editor1-last=Bolstad | editor1-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Lalla_Carlsen |language=no|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Stefan Bastyr]], Polish soldier and pilot (d. 1920) * 1890 – [[Harry Hopkins]], American politician and diplomat, 8th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] (d. 1946)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=McJimsey |first1=George |title=Hopkins, Harry Lloyd (1890-1946), New Deal administrator and presidential adviser |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600288}}</ref> *[[1893]] – [[John Brahm]], German-American director and production manager (d. 1982) * 1893 – [[Mae West]], American stage and film actress (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mae West {{!}} Biography, Plays, Movies, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mae-West |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref> *[[1894]] – [[William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes]], English businessman, founded [[Rootes Group]] (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Butterworth |first1=J. B. |last2=Bloomfield |first2=G. T. |title=Rootes, William Edward, first Baron Rootes (1894–1964), motor vehicle manufacturer |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/35825}}</ref> *[[1896]] – [[Leslie Groves]], American general and engineer (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Fredriksen |first1=John C. |title=Groves, Leslie Richard, Jr. (1896-1970), army officer and engineer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700115}}</ref> * 1896 – [[Tõnis Kint]], Estonian lieutenant and politician, [[Prime Minister of Estonia in exile]] (d. 1991) * 1896 – [[Oliver Waterman Larkin]], American historian and author (d. 1970) *[[1899]] – [[Janet Lewis]], American poet and novelist (d. 1998)<ref name=NYTobit>{{cite news |author1=Robert McG. Thomas Jr. |author-link1=Robert McG. Thomas Jr. |title=Janet Lewis, 99, Poet of Spirit and Keeper of the Hearth, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/05/arts/janet-lewis-99-poet-of-spirit-and-keeper-of-the-hearth-dies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 December 1998 |page=C 16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Obituary: Janet Lewis |author= Davis, Dick|newspaper= The Independent|date= December 15, 1998|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-janet-lewis-1191516.html|accessdate=July 11, 2010}}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Vivienne de Watteville]], British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957) * 1900 – [[Pauline A. Young]], American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991) ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Mary Cain (editor)|Mary Cain]], American journalist and politician (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=McRae |first1=Elizabeth Gillespie |title=Cain, Mary Dawson (17 Aug. 1904–6 May 1984), newspaper publisher and conservative political activist |date=26 May 2022 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.013.370007}}</ref> * 1904 – [[Leopold Nowak]], Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Klein |first1=Rudolf |last2=Korstvedt |first2=Benjamin |title=Nowak, Leopold |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.20155}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Larry Clinton]], American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Schneider |first1=Wayne |title=Clinton, Larry |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J091300}}</ref> * 1909 – [[Wilf Copping]], English footballer (d. 1980) *[[1911]] – [[Mikhail Botvinnik]], Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995) * 1911 – [[Martin Sandberger]], German colonel and lawyer (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=The Quiet Death of a Nazi |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/interview-death-nazi-officer-martin-sandberger/story?id=10380750 |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=ABC News |date=15 April 2010}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Mark Felt]], American lawyer and agent, 2nd [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (d. 2008)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Evensen |first1=Bruce J. |title=Felt, Mark (17 August 1913–18 December 2008) |date=April 2015 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700855}}</ref> * 1913 – [[Oscar Alfredo Gálvez]], Argentinian race car driver (d. 1989) * 1913 – [[Rudy York]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1970) *[[1914]] – [[Bill Downs]], American journalist (d. 1978) * 1914 – [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1988)<ref name=fdr>{{cite ANB |last1=Lemons |first1=Shelly L. |title=Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Jr. (1914-1988), politician and businessman |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700515}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Moses Majekodunmi]], Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) *[[1918]] – [[Evelyn Ankers]], British-American actress (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite news |title=Evelyn Ankers Is Dead; 'Queen' of the B-Films |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/31/arts/evelyn-ankers-is-dead-queen-of-the-b-films.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 August 1985}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Ike Quebec]], American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Lambert |first1=Eddie |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Quebec, Ike |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J366500}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Michael John Wise]], English geographer and academic (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Johnston |first1=Ron |title=Wise, Michael John (1918–2015), geographer |date=10 January 2019 |doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109817}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Georgia Gibbs]], American singer (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Georgia Gibbs, 87, Singer of the '50s Hit 'Kiss of Fire,' Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/obituaries/12gibbs.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 December 2006}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Maureen O'Hara]], Irish-American actress and singer (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Evensen |first1=Bruce J. |title=O'Hara, Maureen (17 Aug. 1920–24 Oct. 2015), actress |date=28 March 2019 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.013.1803936}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Lida Moser]], American photographer and author (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel E. |title=Lida Moser, Photographer With an Urban Eye, Dies at 93 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/arts/lida-moser-photographer-with-an-urban-eye-dies-at-93.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=3 September 2014}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Geoffrey Elton]], German-English historian and academic (d. 1994) *[[1922]] – [[Roy Tattersall]], English cricketer (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frith |first1=David |title=Roy Tattersall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/11/roy-tattersall |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=11 December 2011}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Carlos Cruz-Diez]], Venezuelan artist (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rodríguez |first1=Bélgica |editor-first1=Iliana |editor-last1=Cepero |title=Cruz-Diez, Carlos |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T020486|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4 }}</ref> * 1923 – [[Larry Rivers]], American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Harrison |first1=Helen A. |title=Rivers, Larry |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T072310}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Evan S. Connell]], American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Evan S Connell obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jan/14/evan-s-connell |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=14 January 2013}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Valerie Eliot]], English businesswoman (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Raine |first1=Craig |title=Eliot [née Fletcher], (Esmé) Valerie (1926–2012), literary executor and editor |date=7 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/105728}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Jiang Zemin]], Chinese engineer and politician, former [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] ([[paramount leader]]) and 5th [[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]] (d. 2022) *[[1927]] – [[Sam Butera]], American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keepnews |first1=Peter |title=Sam Butera, High-Energy Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader, Is Dead at 81 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/music/05butera.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 June 2009}}</ref> * 1927 – [[F. Ray Keyser Jr.]], American lawyer and politician, [[Governor of Vermont]] (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=F. Ray Keyser, Ex-Governor of Vermont, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/f-ray-keyser-ex-governor-of-vermont-dies-at-87.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=3 June 2024 |date=9 March 2015}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[T. J. Anderson]], American composer, conductor, and educator<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Ramsey |first1=Guthrie P., Jr |title=Anderson, T(homas) J(efferson) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00866}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Willem Duys]], Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (d. 2011) *[[1929]] – [[Francis Gary Powers]], American captain and pilot (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Butler |first1=Brian |title=Powers, Francis Gary (1929-1977), pilot and espionage agent |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700619}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Harve Bennett]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Harve Bennett, Quiz Kid and 'Star Trek' Producer, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/arts/television/harve-bennett-quiz-kid-and-star-trek-producer-dies-at-84.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 March 2015}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Ted Hughes]], English poet and playwright (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lyall |first1=Sarah |title=Ted Hughes, 68, a Symbolic Poet And Sylvia Plath's Husband, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/30/books/ted-hughes-68-a-symbolic-poet-and-sylvia-plath-s-husband-dies.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 October 1998}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Tony Wrigley]], English historian, demographer, and academic (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Sir Tony Wrigley PhD FBA m.1949 |url=https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-sir-tony-wrigley-phd-fba-m1949 |website=Peterhouse Cambridge |access-date=3 March 2022 |date=2 March 2022}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[V. S. Naipaul]], Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramchand |first1=Kenneth |title=VS Naipaul obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/12/vs-naipaul-obituary |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=12 August 2018}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Duke Pearson]], American pianist and composer (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Kernfeld |first1=Barry |title=Pearson, Duke |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J349300}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Jean-Jacques Sempé]], French cartoonist (d. 2022)<ref name="Reuters-Sempé">{{cite news|title=French cartoonist Sempe, famous for New Yorker covers, dies age 89|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-cartoonist-sempe-famous-new-yorker-covers-dies-age-89-2022-08-12/|work=[[Reuters]]|date=August 12, 2022|language=en|access-date=12 August 2022|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812102121/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-cartoonist-sempe-famous-new-yorker-covers-dies-age-89-2022-08-12/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Mark Dinning]], American pop singer (d. 1986) *[[1934]] – [[João Donato]], Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=João Donato, Innovative Brazilian Musician, Is Dead at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/arts/music/joao-donato-dead.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=21 July 2023}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Ron Henry]], English footballer (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Welch |first1=Julie |title=Ron Henry obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/05/ron-henry |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 January 2015}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Seamus Mallon]], Irish educator and politician, [[First Minister and deputy First Minister|Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland]] (d. 2020) * 1936 – [[Margaret Heafield Hamilton]], American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner *[[1938]] – [[Theodoros Pangalos (politician)|Theodoros Pangalos]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Greece]] (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Theodoros Pangalos, outspoken Greek former foreign minister, dies at 84 |url=https://apnews.com/article/greece-theodoros-pangalos-dies-7ebdb39af848eee6d6d08728b220b00e |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=AP News |date=31 May 2023|first1=Nicholas |last1=Paphitis}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Luther Allison]], American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1997)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leigh |first1=Spencer |title=Obituary: Luther Allison |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-luther-allison-1245354.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=13 August 1997}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Eduardo Mignogna]], Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006) * 1940 – [[Barry Sheerman]], English academic and politician *[[1941]] – [[Lothar Bisky]], German businessman and politician (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Robert H. |title=Ex-leader of Germany's Left Party dies at age 71 |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-0012afd6a41e45cd9df6d591f010d3f8 |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=AP News |date=13 August 2013}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Jean Pierre Lefebvre]], Canadian director and screenwriter * 1941 – [[Boog Powell]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Boog Powell |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/boog-powell-120719 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Shane Porteous]], Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter *[[1943]] – [[Edward Cowie]], English composer, painter, and author<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Burton |first1=Anthony |title=Cowie, Edward |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06746}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Robert De Niro]], American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert De Niro |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/robert-de-niro |website=www.goldenglobes.com |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=De Niro, Robert |url=https://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n85231405.html |website=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> * 1943 – [[John Humphrys]], Welsh journalist and author * 1943 – [[Dave "Snaker" Ray]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) *[[1944]] – [[Larry Ellison]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Oracle Corporation]] * 1944 – [[Jean-Bernard Pommier]], French pianist and conductor<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Timbrell |first1=Charles |title=Pommier, Jean-Bernard |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.22065}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Rachel Pollack]], American author, poet, and educator (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Priest |first1=Christopher |title=Rachel Pollack obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/17/rachel-pollack-obituary |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=17 April 2023}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Hugh Baiocchi]], South African golfer * 1946 – [[Martha Coolidge]], American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1946 – [[Patrick Manning]], Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th [[List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago]] (d. 2016) *[[1947]] – [[Mohamed Abdelaziz (Sahrawi politician)|Mohamed Abdelaziz]], Sahrawi politician, [[President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] (d. 2016) * 1947 – [[Gary Talley]], American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and author<ref name="AP" /> *[[1948]] – [[Alexander Ivashkin]], Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dixon |first1=Gavin |title=Alexander Ivashkin obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/13/alexander-ivashkin |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=13 February 2014}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Norm Coleman]], American lawyer and politician, 52nd [[List of mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota|Mayor of St. Paul]] * 1949 – [[Sue Draheim]], American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunt |first1=Ken |title=Sue Draheim: Widely admired folk violinist |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sue-draheim-widely-admired-folk-violinist-8635048.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=28 May 2013}}</ref> * 1949 – [[Julian Fellowes]], English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician<ref name="AP" /> * 1949 – [[Sib Hashian]], American rock drummer (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=Bryan Marquard Globe |title=Sib Hashian, 67, former drummer for Boston |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2017/03/23/sib-hashian-former-drummer-for-boston-dies/cwWTjRTGSCg7xdxC8slHkK/story.html |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Boston Globe |date=23 March 2017}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Geraint Jarman]], Welsh musician, poet and television producer (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-08-17 |title=Geraint Jarman yn 70 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/53802556 |access-date=2025-03-03 |work=BBC Cymru Fyw |language=cy}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=Y canwr Geraint Jarman wedi marw yn 74 oed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/erthyglau/cx29jdjdl0zo |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=BBC Cymru Fyw |language=cy}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Richard Hunt (puppeteer)|Richard Hunt]], American Muppet performer (d. 1992) * 1951 – [[Robert Joy]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1952]] – [[Aleksandr Maksimenkov]], Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012) * 1952 – [[Nelson Piquet]], Brazilian race car driver and businessman * 1952 – [[Mario Theissen]], German engineer and businessman * 1952 – [[Guillermo Vilas]], Argentinian tennis player *[[1953]] – [[Mick Malthouse]], Australian footballer and coach * 1953 – [[Herta Müller]], Romanian-German poet and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1953 – [[Korrie Layun Rampan]], Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015) * 1953 – [[Kevin Rowland]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1954]] – [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1954 – [[Andrés Pastrana Arango]], Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th [[President of Colombia]] *[[1955]] – [[Colin Moulding]], English singer-songwriter and bassist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1956]] – [[Gail Berman]], American businessman, co-founded [[BermanBraun]] * 1956 – [[Álvaro Pino]], Spanish cyclist *[[1957]] – [[Ken Kwapis]], American director and screenwriter * 1957 – [[Laurence Overmire]], American poet, author, and actor * 1957 – [[Robin Cousins]], British competitive figure skater *[[1958]] – [[Belinda Carlisle]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Brown |first1=Jessica L. |title=Go-Go's, the |date=1 July 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2262338}}</ref> * 1958 – [[Fred Goodwin]], Scottish banker and accountant * 1958 – [[Maurizio Sandro Sala]], Brazilian race car driver *[[1959]] – [[Jonathan Franzen]], American novelist and essayist * 1959 – [[Jacek Kazimierski]], Polish footballer * 1959 – [[Eric Schlosser]], American journalist and author * 1959 – [[David Koresh]], American cult leader<ref>{{cite web|title=David Koresh |date=27 March 2023 |url=https://www.biography.com/crime/david-koresh}}</ref> (d. 1993) *[[1960]] – [[Stephan Eicher]], Swiss singer-songwriter * 1960 – [[Sean Penn]], American actor, director, and political activist<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Penn |url=https://www.biography.com/actor/sean-penn |website=Biography.com |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Gilby Clarke]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Jovanovic |first1=Rob |title=Guns N' Roses |date=25 July 2013 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2241369}}</ref> * 1962 – [[Dan Dakich]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster *[[1963]] – [[Jon Gruden]], American football player, coach, and sportscaster * 1963 – [[Jackie Walorski]], American politician (d. 2022)<ref>{{CongBio |id==W000813 |name=WALORSKI, Jackie (1963–)|inline=YES}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Colin James]], Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1964 – [[Maria McKee]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1964 – [[Dave Penney]], English footballer and manager *[[1965]] – [[Steve Gorman]], American drummer<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[Dottie Pepper]], American golfer *[[1966]] – [[Jüri Luik]], Estonian politician and diplomat, 18th [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Defense]] * 1966 – [[Rodney Mullen]], American skateboarder and stuntman * 1966 – [[Don Sweeney]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager *[[1967]] – [[David Conrad]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1967 – [[Michael Preetz]], German footballer and manager *[[1968]] – [[Andriy Kuzmenko]], Ukrainian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trach |first1=Nataliya |title=Ukrainian pop star dies in car accident |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/10529 |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=Kyiv Post |date=2 February 2015}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Ed McCaffrey]], American football player and sportscaster * 1968 – [[Helen McCrory]], English actress (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=Helen McCrory obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/apr/18/helen-mccrory-obituary |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=18 April 2021}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Christian Laettner]], American basketball player and coach * 1969 – [[Kelvin Mercer]], American rapper, songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1969 – [[Donnie Wahlberg]], American singer-songwriter, actor and producer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Conn |first1=Stephanie |title=New Kids on the Block |date=3 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2267337}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Jim Courier]], American tennis player and sportscaster * 1970 – [[Andrus Kivirähk]], Estonian author * 1970 – [[Øyvind Leonhardsen]], Norwegian footballer and coach *[[1971]] – [[Uhm Jung-hwa]], South Korean singer and actress * 1971 – [[Jorge Posada]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player * 1971 – [[Shaun Rehn]], Australian footballer and coach *[[1972]] – [[Habibul Bashar]], Bangladeshi cricketer *[[1974]] – [[Giuliana Rancic]], Italian-American journalist and television personality<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[Johannes Maria Staud]], Austrian composer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Ender |first1=Daniel |title=Staud, Johannes Maria |date=9 September 2009 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.2082392}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Eric Boulton]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1976 – [[Geertjan Lassche]], Dutch journalist and director * 1976 – [[Serhiy Zakarlyuka]], Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014) *[[1977]] – [[Nathan Deakes]], Australian race walker * 1977 – [[William Gallas]], French footballer * 1977 – [[Thierry Henry]], French footballer * 1977 – [[Mike Lewis (musician)|Mike Lewis]], Welsh guitarist * 1977 – [[Tarja Turunen]], Finnish singer-songwriter and producer *[[1979]] – [[Antwaan Randle El]], American football player and journalist * 1979 – [[Nicole Sunitsch]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/30665|title=Nicole Sunitsch (aktiv)|publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]]|language=de}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Keith Dabengwa]], Zimbabwean cricketer * 1980 – [[Daniel Güiza]], Spanish footballer * 1980 – [[Jan Kromkamp]], Dutch footballer * 1980 – [[Lene Marlin]], Norwegian singer-songwriter *[[1982]] – [[Phil Jagielka]], English footballer * 1982 – [[Cheerleader Melissa]], American wrestler and manager * 1982 – [[Mark Salling]], American actor and musician (d. 2018) *[[1983]] – [[Dustin Pedroia]], American baseball player *[[1984]] – [[Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984)|Dee Brown]], American basketball player * 1984 – [[Oksana Domnina]], Russian ice dancer * 1984 – [[Liam Heath]], British sprint canoeist<ref>{{cite web|title=Liam Heath|url=http://www.olympic.org/liam-heath/|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Garrett Wolfe]], American football player *[[1985]] – [[Yū Aoi]], Japanese actress and model *[[1986]] – [[Rudy Gay]], American basketball player * 1986 – [[Tyrus Thomas]], American basketball player *[[1988]] – [[Brady Corbet]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1988 – [[Jihadi John]], Kuwaiti-British member of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] (d. 2015) * 1988 – [[Natalie Sandtorv]], Norwegian singer-songwriter * 1988 – [[Erika Toda]], Japanese actress *[[1989]] – [[Lil B]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madden |first1=Sidney |title=Happy Birthday, Lil B! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-lil-b/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=15 August 2023 |date=17 August 2015}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Rachel Corsie]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Rachel Corsie {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=74263&lid=2 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Rachel Hurd-Wood]], English actress<ref>{{cite news|title=Aug. 17 celebrity birthdays|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2012/08/17/aug-17-celebrity-birthdays/|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=17 August 2012|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Austin Butler]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 17, 2022 includes celebrities Taissa Farmiga, Robert DeNiro |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-17-2022-includes-celebrities-taissa-farmiga-robert-deniro.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 August 2023 |date=17 August 2022}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Saraya Bevis]], English wrestler * 1992 – [[Alex Elisala]], New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013) * 1992 – [[Chanel Mata'utia]], Australian rugby league player * 1992 – [[Maru Teferi]], Israeli marathon runner<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/israel/maru-teferi-14526757|title=Maru TEFERI | Profile | World Athletics|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Ederson Moraes]], Brazilian footballer * 1993 – [[Sarah Sjöström]], Swedish swimmer * 1993 – [[Xie Zhenye]], Chinese athlete<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/pr-of-china/zhenye-xie-14376449|title=Zhenye XIE | Profile | World Athletics|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Phoebe Bridgers]], American singer/songwriter * 1994 – [[Jack Conklin]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Conklin |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2979534/jack-conklin |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Taissa Farmiga]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1995]] – [[Gracie Gold]], American figure skater * 1995 – [[Dallin Watene-Zelezniak]], New Zealand rugby league player *[[1996]] – [[Jake Virtanen]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[2000]] – [[Lil Pump]], American rapper and songwriter *[[2003]] – [[Nastasja Schunk]], German tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nastasja Schunk {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329366/nastasja-schunk |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref> * 2003 – [[The Kid Laroi]], Australian rapper and songwriter<ref>{{cite tweet |author=charlton |user=thekidlaroi |number=1294551414425804801 |date=15 August 2020 |title=My bday is actually on the 17th da Internet is a lie|access-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815082922/https://twitter.com/thekidlaroi/status/1294551414425804801 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- 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