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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1442]] – [[Galeotto I Pico]], Duke of Mirandola (d. 1499)<ref>{{cite book|last=Papotti|first=Francesco Ignazio|title=Annali: Memorie storiche della citta e dell'antico ducato della Mirandola|volume=4|location=Mirandola|publisher=Tipografia di Gaetano Cagarelli|year=1877|page=286|oclc=459100829|language=IT}}</ref> *[[1486]] – [[Imperia Cognati]], Italian courtesan (d. 1512) *[[1491]] – [[Maria of Jülich-Berg]], German noblewoman (d. 1543) *[[1509]] – [[Étienne Dolet]], French scholar and translator (d. 1546) ===1601–1900=== *[[1622]] – [[Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein]], German field marshal (d. 1698) *[[1692]] – [[John Henley (priest)|John Henley]], English minister and poet (d. 1759)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Midgley |first1=Graham |title=Henley, John [known as Orator Henley] (1692–1756), dissenting minister and eccentric |date=23 September 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/12928}}</ref> *[[1724]] – [[Alvise Foscari]], Venetian admiral (d. 1790)<ref>{{DBI | last = Gullino | first = Giuseppe | title = FOSCARI, Alvise | volume = 49 | url = https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alvise-foscari_res-5c3d91a5-87ed-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref> *[[1766]] – [[Aaron Chorin]], Hungarian rabbi and author (d. 1844) *[[1770]] – [[Frederick William III of Prussia]] (d. 1840) *[[1803]] – [[Joseph Paxton]], English gardener and architect, designed [[The Crystal Palace]] (d. 1865)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Kenworthy-Browne |first1=John |title=Paxton, Sir Joseph (1803–1865), landscape gardener and architect |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/21634}}</ref> *[[1808]] – [[Hamilton Fish]], American lawyer and politician, 26th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 1893)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Simpson |first1=Brooks D. |title=Fish, Hamilton (1808-1893), lawyer and secretary of state |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0400375}}</ref> *[[1811]] – [[Elisha Otis]], American businessman, founded the [[Otis Elevator Company]] (d. 1861)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Wepman |first1=Dennis |title=Otis, Elisha Graves (1811-1861), inventor and manufacturer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1001256}}</ref> *[[1817]] – [[Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen]] (d. 1895) *[[1823]] – [[Thomas Francis Meagher]], Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana (d. 1867)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Cornish |first1=Rory T. |title=Meagher, Thomas Francis (1823–1867), Irish nationalist and soldier |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/18483}}</ref> *[[1832]] – [[Ivan Zajc]], Croatian composer, conductor, and director (d. 1914)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Županović |first1=Lovro |title=Zajc, Ivan |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30795}}</ref> *[[1837]] – [[Julien Reverchon]], French botanist (d. 1905)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reverchon, Julien |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/reverchon-julien |last=Perez |first=Joan J.|access-date=4 August 2024 |website=Texas State Historical Association}}</ref> *[[1840]] – [[John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey]], English jurist and politician (d. 1929)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Mooney |first1=Hugh |title=Bigham, John Charles, first Viscount Mersey (1840–1929), judge |date=4 October 2012 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31884}}</ref> *[[1850]] – [[Reginald Heber Roe]], English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic (d. 1926)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=E. |last=Clarke |title=Reginald Heber Roe (1850–1926) |volume=11 |year=1988 |id2=roe-reginald-heber-8253 |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[Alfred Deakin]], Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 1919)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=R. |last=Norris |title= Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) |volume=8 |year=1981 |id2=deakin-alfred-5927 |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref> *[[1860]] – [[William Kennedy Dickson]], French-Scottish actor, director, and producer (d. 1935) *[[1863]] – [[Géza Gárdonyi]], Hungarian author and journalist (d. 1922) *[[1867]] – [[Stanley Baldwin]], English businessman and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1947)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Ball |first1=Stuart |title=Baldwin, Stanley, first Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867–1947), prime minister |date=20 January 2019 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30550}}</ref> *[[1871]] – [[Vernon Louis Parrington]], American historian and scholar (d. 1929)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Hall |first1=H. Lark |title=Parrington, V. L. (1871-1929), intellectual historian |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400464}}</ref> *[[1872]] – [[Haakon VII of Norway]] (d. 1957) *[[1886]] – [[Maithili Sharan Gupt]], Indian poet and playwright (d. 1964) *[[1887]] – [[Rupert Brooke]], English poet (d. 1915)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Caesar |first1=Adrian |title=Brooke, Rupert Chawner (1887–1915), poet |date=1 September 2017 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32093}}</ref> * 1887 – [[August Wesley]], Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (d. ?){{cn|date=August 2024}} *[[1890]] – [[Konstantin Melnikov]], Russian architect, designed the [[Rusakov Workers' Club]] (d. 1974) *[[1894]] – [[Harry Heilmann]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1951)<ref>{{cite ANB|last1=Alexander |first1=Charles C. |title=Heilmann, Harry Edwin (1894-1951), baseball player and announcer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1900079}}</ref> *[[1895]] – [[Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley]], English politician (d. 1942) *[[1896]] – [[Ralph Horween]], American football player and coach (d. 1997) *[[1899]] – [[Louis Chiron]], Monegasque race car driver (d. 1979) *[[1900]] – [[Ernie Pyle]], American soldier and journalist (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Pyle, Ernie (1900-1945), newspaper reporter |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601336}}</ref> * 1900 – [[John T. Scopes]], American educator (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Brown |first1=Kathleen S. |title=Scopes, John Thomas (1900-1970), high school science teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0900665}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[John C. Stennis]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Scribner |first1=Christopher MacGregor |title=Stennis, John Cornelius (1901-1995), senator |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700703}}</ref> * 1901 – [[Stefan Wyszyński]], Polish cardinal (d. 1981) *[[1902]] – [[Regina Jonas]], German rabbi (d. 1944) * 1902 – [[David Buttolph]], American film composer (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Sherk |first1=Warren M. |title=Buttolph, (James) David, (Jr.) |date=23 February 2011 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2092895}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Habib Bourguiba]], Tunisian journalist and politician, 1st [[List of Presidents of Tunisia|President of the Republic of Tunisia]] (d. 2000) *[[1904]] – [[Dolores del Río]], Mexican actress (d. 1983) * 1904 – [[Clifford D. Simak]], American journalist and author (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Wepman |first1=Dennis |title=Simak, Clifford D. (1904-1988), science-fiction writer |date=January 2003 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1603480}}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Franz König]], Austrian cardinal (d. 2004)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pick |first1=Hella |title=Cardinal Franz König |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/mar/16/guardianobituaries.religion |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 March 2004}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist)|Lawrence Brown]], American trombonist and composer (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Lambert |first1=Eddie |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Brown, Lawrence |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J061400}}</ref> * 1907 – [[Ernesto Geisel]], Brazilian general and politician, 29th [[President of Brazil]] (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Briley |first1=Harold |title=Obituary: General Ernesto Geisel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-general-ernesto-geisel-1363238.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=13 September 1996}}</ref> * 1907 – [[Yang Shangkun]], Chinese politician, and 4th [[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]] (d. 1998) *[[1909]] – [[Walter Van Tilburg Clark]], American author and educator (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lee |first1=L. L.|title=Clark, Walter Van Tilburg (1909-1971), novelist and teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601938}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Alex McCrindle]], Scottish actor and producer (d. 1990) *[[1912]] – [[Fritz Hellwig]], German politician (d. 2017) *[[1913]] – [[Mel Tolkin]], Ukrainian-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Mel Tolkin, Lead Writer for 'Show of Shows,' Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/arts/27tolkin.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=27 November 2007}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Shakeel Badayuni]], Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970) * 1916 – [[José Manuel Moreno]], Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978) *[[1917]] – [[Les Elgart]], American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1995) *[[1918]] – [[James MacGregor Burns]], American historian, political scientist, and author (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=James MacGregor Burns, Scholar of Presidents and Leadership, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/us/james-m-burns-a-scholar-of-presidents-and-leadership-dies-at-95.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2014}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Sidney Gottlieb]], American chemist and theorist (d. 1999)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hodgson |first1=Godfrey |title=Sidney Gottlieb obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/mar/11/guardianobituaries2 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=11 March 1999}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Larry Haines]], American actor (d. 2008) * 1918 – [[Eddie Jefferson]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Kernfeld |first1=Barry |title=Jefferson, Eddie |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J227700}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Norman Dewis]], English test driver and engineer (d. 2019) * 1920 – [[Max Fatchen]], Australian journalist and author (d. 2012) * 1920 – [[P. D. James]], English author (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Stanley |title=PD James obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/27/pd-james |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 November 2014}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Charlie Shavers]], American trumpet player and composer (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Chilton |first1=John |title=Shavers, Charlie |date=13 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276480}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Elmar Tampõld]], Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2013) *[[1921]] – [[Richard Adler]], American composer and producer (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freedland |first1=Michael |title=Richard Adler obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jun/22/richard-adler |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 June 2012}}</ref> * 1921 – [[Hayden Carruth]], American poet and critic (d. 2008)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Woo |first1=Elaine |title=Loner poet wrote of rural people's struggles |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-03-me-carruth3-story.html |access-date=8 August 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 October 2008}}</ref> * 1921 – [[Marilyn Maxwell]], American actress (d. 1972) *[[1922]] – [[John Eisenhower]], American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th [[United States Ambassador to Belgium]] (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=John Eisenhower, Military Historian and Son of the President, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/us/john-eisenhower-historian-and-son-of-the-president-dies-at-91.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=22 December 2013}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Jean Hagen]], American actress (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jean Hagen |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jean-hagen/ |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> * 1923 – [[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joffe |first1=Lawrence |title=Pope Shenouda III obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/18/pope-shenouda-the-third |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=18 March 2012}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Connie Converse]], American musician and singer-songwriter * 1924 – [[Leon Uris]], American soldier and author (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lehmann-Haupt |first1=Christopher |title=Leon Uris, Author of 'Exodus,' Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/24/obituaries/leon-uris-author-of-exodus-dies-at-78.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=24 June 2003}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Marv Levy]], American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager * 1925 – [[Lewis Rowland]], American neurologist (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grady |first1=Denise |title=Dr. Lewis Rowland, Leading Neurologist on Nerve and Muscle Diseases, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/science/lewis-rowland-dead-columbia-university-neurologist.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 March 2017}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Rona Anderson]], Scottish actress (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Rona Anderson obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/09/rona-anderson |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=4 November 2020 |date=9 August 2013}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Tony Bennett]], American singer and actor (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gans |first1=Charles J. |title=Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96|url=https://apnews.com/article/tony-bennett-dies-c3b3a7e2360449fb936a38794c7c3266 |access-date=July 21, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |date=July 21, 2023}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Anthony Sampson]], English journalist and author (d. 2004)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=John |title=Anthony Sampson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/21/pressandpublishing.booksobituaries |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 December 2004}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Gordon Scott]], American actor (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Gordon Scott |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jun/08/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 June 2007}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Rushdy Abaza]], Egyptian actor (d. 1980) *[[1928]] – [[Cécile Aubry]], French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Cécile Aubry obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/30/cecile-aubry-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 July 2010}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Henning Moritzen]], Danish actor (d. 2012) *[[1930]] – [[James Komack]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997) *[[1933]] – [[Pat Crawford]], Australian cricketer (d. 2009) *[[1934]] – [[Haystacks Calhoun]], American wrestler and actor (d. 1989) * 1934 – [[Michael Chapman (bassoonist)|Michael Chapman]], English [[bassoon]] player (d. 2005) * 1934 – [[Jonas Savimbi]], Angolan general, founded [[UNITA]] (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria |title=Jonas Savimbi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/feb/25/guardianobituaries.victoriabrittain |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 February 2002}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[John Erman]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2021) * 1935 – [[Georgy Shonin]], Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (d. 1997)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=65 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Vic Vogel]], Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite Grove|last1=Miller |first1=Mark |first2=Barry |last2=Kernfeld |title=Vogel, Vic(tor Stephan) |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J468800}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Jerry G. Bishop]], American radio and television host (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jerry G. Bishop, 1936-2013 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/18/jerry-g-bishop-1936-2013/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=18 September 2013}}</ref> * 1936 – [[Edward Petherbridge]], English actor *[[1937]] – [[Steven Berkoff]], English actor, director, and playwright * 1937 – [[Roland Burris]], American lawyer and politician, 39th [[Illinois Attorney General]]<ref>{{CongBio |id=B001266 |name=BURRIS, Roland|inline=YES}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Duncan Sharpe]], Pakistani-Australian cricketer *[[1938]] – [[Terry Wogan]], Irish radio and television host (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Terry Wogan obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/31/terry-wogan |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=18 September 2021|date=31 January 2016}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Jimmie Nicol]], English drummer * 1939 – [[Apoorva Sengupta]], Indian general and cricketer (d. 2013) *[[1940]] – [[Lance Alworth]], American football player * 1940 – [[Martin Sheen]], American actor and producer * 1940 – [[James Tyler (music)|James Tyler]], American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Scott |first1=David |title=Tyler, James |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.28667}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Beverly Lee]], American singer * 1941 – [[Martha Stewart]], American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded [[Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Martha Stewart Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/10/us/martha-stewart-fast-facts/ |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=22 July 2019}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Béla Bollobás]], Hungarian-English mathematician and academic * 1943 – [[Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson]] of Sweden * 1943 – [[Steven Millhauser]], American novelist and short story writer *[[1944]] – [[Morris Berman]], American historian and social critic <ref>[http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77019036 LCNAF: Library of Congress Name Authority Files]</ref> * 1944 – [[Nino Bravo]], Spanish singer (d. 1973) *[[1945]] – [[Eamon Dunphy]], Irish footballer and journalist *[[1946]] – [[Robert Ayling]], English businessman * 1946 – [[Jack Straw]], English lawyer and politician, [[Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] * 1946 – [[John York (musician)|John York]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer *[[1947]] – [[Ralph Wright (footballer)|Ralph Wright]], English footballer (d. 2020) *[[1948]] – [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]], French lawyer and politician, 166th [[Prime Minister of France]] *[[1949]] – [[Philip Casnoff]], American actor and director * 1949 – [[B. B. Dickerson]], American bass player and songwriter (d. 2021) * 1949 – [[Sue Slipman]], English politician *[[1950]] – [[Linda Howard]], American author * 1950 – [[John Landis]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1950 – [[Jo Marie Payton]], American actress and singer * 1950 – [[Ernesto Samper]], Colombian economist and politician, 29th [[President of Colombia]] *[[1951]] – [[Marcel Dionne]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1951 – [[Jay North]], American actor (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petri |first=Alexandra E. |last2=Slotnik |first2=Daniel E. |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Jay North, Child Star Who Played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/television/jay-north-dennis-the-menance-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Osvaldo Ardiles]], Argentinian footballer and manager *[[1953]] – [[Ian Bairnson]], Scottish saxophonist and keyboard player (d. 2023) * 1953 – [[Marlene Dumas]], South African painter *[[1954]] – [[Michael Arthur (physician)|Michael Arthur]], English physician and academic * 1954 – [[Gary Peters (footballer)|Gary Peters]], English footballer and manager *[[1956]] – [[Kirk Brandon]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1956 – [[Todd Christensen]], American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Todd Christensen, Record-Setting Tight End, Dies at 57 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/sports/football/todd-christensen-record-setting-tight-end-dies-at-57.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=14 November 2013}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Dave Cloud]], American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015) * 1956 – [[Balwinder Sandhu]], Indian cricketer and coach *[[1957]] – [[Bodo Rudwaleit]], German footballer and manager * 1957 – [[Kate Wilkinson (politician)|Kate Wilkinson]], New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th [[Minister of Conservation (New Zealand)|New Zealand Minister of Conservation]] *[[1958]] – [[Lindsey Hilsum]], English journalist and author * 1958 – [[Ana Kokkinos]], Australian director and screenwriter *[[1959]] – [[Martin Atkins]], English drummer and producer * 1959 – [[Mike Gminski]], American basketball player and sportscaster * 1959 – [[John C. McGinley]], American actor and producer * 1959 – [[Koichi Tanaka]], Japanese chemist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1960]] – [[Tim Mayotte]], American tennis player and coach * 1960 – [[Gopal Sharma]], Indian cricketer *[[1961]] – [[Molly Hagan]], American actress * 1961 – [[Nick Harvey]], English politician, [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]] * 1961 – [[Lee Rocker]], American bassist *[[1963]] – [[Tasmin Archer]], English pop singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tasmin-archer-mn0000014931/biography|title=Tasmin Archer | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Frano Botica]], New Zealand rugby player and coach * 1963 – [[James Hetfield]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Pillsbury |first1=Glenn |title=Metallica |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49160}}</ref> * 1963 – [[David Knox (rugby union)|David Knox]], Australian rugby player * 1963 – [[Ed Roland]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1963 – [[Lisa Ann Walter]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter * 1963 – [[Isaiah Washington]], American actor and producer<ref name=upi0803 /> *[[1964]] – [[Lucky Dube]], South African singer and keyboard player (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Katz |first1=David |title=Lucky Dube |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/22/guardianobituaries.obituaries1 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 October 2007}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Ralph Knibbs]], British rugby union player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/252243.html|title=Ralph Andrew Knibbs|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Nate McMillan]], American basketball player and coach * 1964 – [[Kevin Sumlin]], American football player and coach * 1964 – [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]], English-Thai economist and politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] *[[1966]] – [[Brent Butt]], Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1966 – [[Gizz Butt]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1966 – [[Eric Esch]], American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist * 1966 – [[Robert Laimer]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Robert Laimer |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2330 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929152135/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2330 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Mathieu Kassovitz]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1967 – [[Skin (musician)|Skin]], English singer and guitarist *[[1968]] – [[Rod Beck]], American baseball player (d. 2007) *[[1969]] – [[Doug Overton]], American basketball player and coach *[[1970]] – [[Stephen Carpenter]], American guitarist and songwriter * 1970 – [[Gina G]], Australian singer-songwriter * 1970 – [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Japanese video game designer *[[1971]] – [[Forbes Johnston]], Scottish footballer (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Forbes Johnston |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/forbes-johnston-2469191 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Scotsman |date=1 August 2007}}</ref> * 1971 – [[DJ Spinderella]], American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Elafros |first1=Athena |title=Salt-N-Pepa |date=3 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2267606}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Sandis Ozoliņš]], Latvian ice hockey player and politician *[[1973]] – [[Jay Cutler (bodybuilder)|Jay Cutler]], American bodybuilder * 1973 – [[Nikos Dabizas]], Greek footballer * 1973 – [[Michael Ealy]], American actor<ref name=upi0803>{{cite news|title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 3: Tom Brady, Martha Stewart|work=UPI|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2018|url=https://www.upi.com/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-3-Tom-Brady-Martha-Stewart/5431501557774/}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Chris Murphy]], American politician *[[1975]] – [[Wael Gomaa]], Egyptian footballer * 1975 – [[Argyro Strataki]], Greek heptathlete *[[1976]] – [[Troy Glaus]], American baseball player *[[1977]] – [[Tom Brady]], American football player * 1977 – [[Justin Lehr]], American baseball player * 1977 – [[Óscar Pereiro]], Spanish cyclist and footballer *[[1978]] – [[Joi Chua]], Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress * 1978 – [[Mariusz Jop]], Polish footballer * 1978 – [[Jenny Tinmouth]], English motorcycle racer * 1978 – [[Dimitrios Zografakis]], Greek footballer *[[1979]] – [[Evangeline Lilly]], Canadian actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Evangeline Lilly |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd0fbf6ac |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107145106/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd0fbf6ac |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Nadia Ali (singer)|Nadia Ali]], Libyan-American singer-songwriter * 1980 – [[Dominic Moore]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1980 – [[Tony Pashos]], American football player * 1980 – [[Brandan Schieppati]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1980 – [[Hannah Simone]], Canadian television host and actress *[[1981]] – [[Fikirte Addis]], Ethiopian fashion designer * 1981 – [[Travis Bowyer]], American baseball player * 1981 – [[Pablo Ibáñez]], Spanish footballer *[[1982]] – [[Kaspar Kokk]], Estonian skier * 1982 – [[Jesse Lumsden]], Canadian bobsledder and football player * 1982 – [[Damien Sandow]], American wrestler *[[1983]] – [[Ryan Carter]], American ice hockey player * 1983 – [[Mark Reynolds (baseball)|Mark Reynolds]], American baseball player *[[1984]] – [[Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984)|Yasin Avcı]], Turkish footballer * 1984 – [[Sunil Chhetri]], Indian footballer * 1984 – [[Matt Joyce (baseball)|Matt Joyce]], American baseball player * 1984 – [[Ryan Lochte]], American swimmer * 1984 – [[Chris Maurer]], former bassist of ska band Suburban Legends *[[1985]] – [[Georgina Haig]], Australian actress<ref name=rose0803>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list for August 3, 2018|work=The Plain Dealer|date=August 3, 2018|access-date=August 3, 2018|url=https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/0007d42f834581/todays-top-celebrity-birthdays.html}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Brent Kutzle]], American bass player and producer * 1985 – [[Ats Purje]], Estonian footballer * 1985 – [[Sonny Bill Williams]], New Zealand rugby player and boxer *[[1986]] – [[Charlotte Casiraghi]], Monégasque journalist, co-founded ''[[Ever Manifesto]]'' * 1986 – [[Darya Domracheva]], Belarusian biathlete *[[1987]] – [[Kim Hyung-jun]], South Korean singer and dancer <!-- "Kim" is family name --> * 1987 – [[Chris McQueen]], Australian-English rugby league player *[[1988]] – [[Denny Cardin]], Italian footballer * 1988 – [[Leigh Tiffin]], American football player * 1988 – [[Sven Ulreich]], German footballer *[[1989]] – [[Jules Bianchi]], French race car driver (d. 2015) * 1989 – [[Sam Hutchinson]], English footballer * 1989 – [[Tyrod Taylor]], American football player * 1989 – [[Nick Viergever]], Dutch footballer *[[1990]] – [[Jourdan Dunn]], English model * 1990 – [[Kang Min-kyung]], South Korean singer *[[1992]] – [[Gamze Bulut]], Turkish runner * 1992 – [[Gesa Felicitas Krause]], German runner * 1992 – [[Diāna Marcinkēviča]], Latvian tennis player * 1992 – [[Aljon Mariano]], Filipino basketball player * 1992 – [[Lum Rexhepi]], Finnish footballer * 1992 – [[Karlie Kloss]], American fashion model<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.24smi.org/celebrity/74784-karlie-kloss.html|title=Karlie Kloss|website=en.24smi.org}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Ola Abidogun]], English sprinter * 1993 – [[Yurina Kumai]], Japanese singer *[[1994]] – [[Kwon Alexander]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kwon Alexander |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2976541/kwon-alexander |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Manaia Cherrington]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1994 – [[Esther Earl]], American author, vlogger, and online personality. (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Esthers Story |url=https://www.tswgo.org/our-story |website=www.tswgo.org |access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> Celebrated annually as [[Esther Earl#Esther Day|Esther day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Esther Earl |url=https://people.com/celebrity/meet-esther-earl-the-brave-girl-who-inspired-the-fault-in-our-stars/ |website=People |access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Todd Gurley]], American football player * 1994 – [[Younghoe Koo]], South Korean-born American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Younghoe Koo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KooxYo00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Zac Gallen]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zac Gallen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galleza01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Victoria Kan]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria Kan |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/victoria-kan_prs377834/person.shtml |website=www.eurosport.com |access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Alec Bohm]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alec Bohm |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alec-bohm-664761 |website=MLB.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Bokondji Imama]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bokondji Imama Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/bokondji-imama-8478147 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Derwin James]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Derwin James Jr. |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3691739/derwin-james-jr |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Luis Robert Jr.]], Cuban baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Luis Robert Jr. |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/luis-robert-jr-673357 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Zach Wilson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Wilson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsZa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Brahim Díaz]], Spanish-Moroccan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Brahim cumple 25 años|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/actualidad/brahim-cumple-25-anos-02-08-2024|website=[[Real Madrid CF]]|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Yoo Yeon-jung]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=우주소녀 유연정, 기희현X청하 생일 축하에 감동‥I.O.I-'프듀' 우정ing|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003328071|work=헤럴드POP|date=4 August 2020|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref> <!--Do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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