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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1350]] – [[John I of Aragon]] (d. 1395)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=John I {{!}} King of Valencia, Conqueror of Sardinia & Sicily |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-king-of-Aragon |accessdate=September 28, 2023 |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928203845/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-king-of-Aragon|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1390]] – [[Anne de Mortimer]], claimant to the English throne (d. 1411)<ref>{{cite DNB |last=Tout |first=T. F. |display=Mortimer, Roger (VI) de, fourth Earl of March |wstitle=Mortimer, Roger de (1374-1398) |volume=39 |page=146 |authorlink=Thomas Frederick Tout}}</ref> *[[1459]] – [[John I Albert]], [[King of Poland]] (d. 1501)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-Albert|title=John I Albert {{pipe}} Grand Duchy, Lithuania, Lithuania-Poland Union|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928204437/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-I-Albert|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1481]] – [[Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth]], Margrave of Bayreuth (d. 1527)<ref>{{Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie|4|43|53|Kasimir (Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach)|Theodor Hirsch|ADB:Kasimir}}</ref> *[[1493]] – [[Johann Pfeffinger]], German theologian (d. 1573)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theonlineportraitgallery.com/portrait/johann-pfeffinger/|title=Portrait of Johann Pfeffinger (1493 - 1573)|publisher=The Online Portrait Gallery|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> *[[1566]] – [[Jan Jesenius]], Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher (d. 1621)<ref>Kachlik, D., Vichnar, D., Kachlikova, D., Musil, V., Szabo, K., & Stingl, J. (2013). The life and work of Jan Jesensky (1566–1621), the physician of a dying time. Journal of Medical Biography, 21(3), 153–163. {{doi|10.1177/0967772013479736}}</ref> *[[1571]] – [[Johannes Kepler]], German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (d. 1630)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Kepler|title=Johannes Kepler|author=Robert S. Westman|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> *[[1572]] – [[Johannes Vodnianus Campanus]], Czech poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1622) *[[1584]] – [[Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania]] (d. 1625)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phil.uni-greifswald.de:8008/index.php?id=12421|title=Herzog Philipp Julius von Pommern-Wolgast (1584-1625) |publisher=[[University of Greifswald]], Faculty of Arts|accessdate=2009-07-28|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103256/https://www.phil.uni-greifswald.de:8008/index.php?id=12421|archivedate=2011-07-19}}</ref> *[[1595]] – [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky]], hetman of Ukraine (d. 1657) ===1601–1900=== *[[1622]] – [[Teofil Rutka]], Polish philosopher (d. 1700)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021110936.html|title=Rutka, Teofil, 1622-1700 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies|accessdate=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926181139/https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021110936.html |archive-date=September 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1633]] – [[Jean de Lamberville]], French missionary (d. 1714)<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lamberville_jean_de_2E.html Jaenen, C. J., "Lamberville, Jean de", ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003]</ref> *[[1636]] – [[William Whitelock]], English gentleman, Member of Parliament (d. 1717)<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/whitlock-%28whitelocke%29-sir-william-1636-1717 | title= Whitlock, (Whitelocke), Sir William (1636-1717), of Phyllis Court, Henley, Oxon.| publisher= History of Parliament Online (1660-1690)| accessdate = 25 July 2019 }}</ref> *[[1637]] – [[Petar Kanavelić]], Venetian writer (d. 1719)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hbl.lzmk.hr/clanak.aspx?id=176|work=Hrvatski Biografski Leksikon|title=Kanavelić, Petar |language=hr|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref> *[[1645]] – [[Giovanni Antonio Viscardi]], Swiss architect (d. 1713)<ref name="Penguin Dictionary p. 301">Fleming, John, et al. (1972) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture''; 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 301</ref> *[[1655]] – [[Abstrupus Danby]], English politician (d. 1727)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Abstrupus Danby, Of an Ancient Yorkshire Family - Twickenham Museum |url=http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.php?aid=170&cid=15 |website=www.twickenham-museum.org.uk |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> *[[1660]] – [[Veronica Giuliani]], Italian Capuchin mystic (d. 1727)<ref name=pope>[https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20101215.html Pope Benedict XVI, "Saint Veronica Giuliani", General audience, December 15, 2010] ''w2.vatican.va'', accessed 17 November 2019</ref> *[[1663]] – [[Johann Melchior Roos]], German painter (d. 1731)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liechtensteincollections.at/en/artists/johann-melchior-roos|title=JOHANN MELCHIOR ROOS 1663–1731|publisher=Liechtenstein The Princely Collections|accessdate=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926022804/https://www.liechtensteincollections.at/en/artists/johann-melchior-roos|archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref> *[[1683]] – [[Conyers Middleton]], English priest and theologian (d. 1750)<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Middleton, Conyers}}</ref> *[[1689]] – [[Jacob August Franckenstein]], Encyclopedia editor, professor (d. 1733)<ref name=Nowosadtko>{{cite web|url= http://www.zedleriana.de/zredfranckenstein.htm |title=Jacob August Franckenstein|author=Jutta Nowosadtko|work=Zedleriana|access-date=2011-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030113/https://www.zedleriana.de/zredfranckenstein.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref> *(baptised) [[1692]] – [[Francis Blake Delaval (Royal Navy officer)|Francis Blake Delaval]], British Royal Navy officer and Member of Parliament (d. 1752)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/delaval-francis-1692-1752 |title=DELAVAL, Francis (1692-1752), of Ford Castle, Seaton Delaval and Dissington, Northumb., and Doddington, Lincs.|publisher=History of Parliament Online|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref> *[[1697]] – [[Sollom Emlyn]], Irish legal writer (d. 1754)<ref>{{DNB|wstitle=Emlyn, Sollom}}</ref> *[[1705]] – [[Prince Frederick Henry Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau]], German prince of the House of Ascania (d. 1781)<ref>{{cite book|author=Eduard Lange|title=Die soldaten Friedrich's des Grossen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqNDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA139|year=1853|publisher=H. Mendelssohn|page=139}}</ref> *[[1713]] – [[Giovanni Battista Borra]], Italian architect and engineer (d. 1770)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.italianartsociety.org/2015/12/giovanni-battista-borra-was-born-on-27-december-1713-in-the-piedmont-town-of-dogliani-about-37-miles-from-turin-where-he-would-spend-much-of-his-career/ |title=This Day in History: December 27|author=Anne Leader|accessdate=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928203325/https://www.italianartsociety.org/2015/12/giovanni-battista-borra-was-born-on-27-december-1713-in-the-piedmont-town-of-dogliani-about-37-miles-from-turin-where-he-would-spend-much-of-his-career/|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1714]] – [[George Whitefield]], English preacher and saint (d. 1770)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Whitefield|title=George Whitefield |publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 29, 2023}}</ref> *[[1715]] – [[Philippe de Noailles]], French general (d. 1794) *[[1721]] – [[François Hemsterhuis]], Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790){{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=264}} *(baptised) [[1761]] – [[Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly]], Russian field marshal and politician, [[Governor-General of Finland]] (d. 1818)<ref> {{in lang|lt}}[http://www.liuteronai.lt/istorija_teologija/kalendoriai/lat_2000.htm The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201555/http://www.liuteronai.lt/istorija_teologija/kalendoriai/lat_2000.htm |date=27 September 2007}} </ref> *[[1773]] – [[George Cayley]], English engineer and politician (d. 1857)<ref>{{cite web|title= Sir George Cayley (British Inventor and Scientist)|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/100795/Sir-George-Cayley-6th-Baronet|publisher=Britannica|access-date=26 July 2009}}</ref> *[[1776]] – [[Nikolay Kamensky]], Russian general (d. 1811)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%91%D0%A1/%D0%92%D0%A2/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_2-%D0%B9,_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87|title=Каменский 2-й, Николай Михайлович|language=Russian|year=1897|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref> *[[1797]] – [[Ghalib]], Indian poet (d. 1869)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mīrzā Asadullāh Khān Ghālib |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mirza-Asadullah-Khan-Ghalib |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> * 1797 – [[Charles Hodge]], American theologian (d. 1878)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Hodge|title=Charles Hodge|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref> *[[1803]] – [[François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier]], Canadian activist (d. 1839)<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3507 Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']</ref> *[[1809]] – [[Alexandros Rizos Rangavis]], Greek poet and politician, [[List of foreign ministers of Greece|Foreign Minister of Greece]] (d. 1892) *[[1822]] – [[Louis Pasteur]], French chemist and microbiologist (d. 1895)<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Pasteur, Louis |volume= 20|last= Roscoe |first= Henry Enfield |author-link= Henry Roscoe (chemist) |pages=892-894 |short=1}}</ref> *[[1823]] – [[Mackenzie Bowell]], English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (d. 1917)<ref>{{Canadabio|ID=7231}}</ref> *[[1827]] – [[Stanisław Mieroszewski]], Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (d. 1900)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl/oebl_M/Mieroszewski_Stanislaw_1827_1900.xml|title='''Mieroszewski''' (Mieroszowski) Stanisław|work=[[Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950|Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon]]|language=de|access-date=Sep 12, 2019}}</ref> *[[1832]] – [[Pavel Tretyakov]], Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Tretyakov Gallery]] (d. 1897)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tretyakovgallerymagazine.com/news/happy-birthday-pavel-tretyakov|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PAVEL TRETYAKOV!|date=27 December 2014 |publisher=Tretyakov Gallery Magazine |accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref> *[[1838]] – [[Lars Oftedal (born 1838)|Lars Oftedal]], Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (d. 1900)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title= Lars Oftedal (prest) |first=Magnus A. |last=Mardal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=23 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Lars_Oftedal_-_prest |language=no|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Juan Luis Sanfuentes]], Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th [[President of Chile]] (d. 1930)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gray |first1=Richard B. |first2=Frederick R. |last2=Kirwin |title=Presidential Succession in Chile: 1817-1966 |journal=Journal of Inter-American Studies |volume=11 |issue=1 |date=1969 |pages=144–159 |doi=10.2307/165408|jstor=165408 }}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[Louis Lincoln Emmerson]], American lawyer and politician, 27th [[Governor of Illinois]] (d. 1941)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GE_iAAAAMAAJ&q=louis+lincoln+emmerson+politician|title=Annual Conclave|year=1941}}</ref> *[[1864]] – [[Hermann-Paul]], French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)<ref>{{cite book|title=L'Estampe Originale: A Catalogue Raisonné|author1=Donna Stein|author2=Donald H. Karshan|year=1970}}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Kalle Korhonen]], Finnish politician (d. 1938)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Kalle Korhonen |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910788.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318010448/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910788.aspx |archive-date=18 March 2019 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1879]] – [[Sydney Greenstreet]], English-American actor (d. 1954)<ref>{{cite book| last1=Donnelley| first1=Paul| title=Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries| year=2003| publisher=Omnibus| isbn=978-0-7119-9512-3| page=295| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qAhtNiAl3YsC&q=%22Sydney+Hughes+Greenstreet%22&pg=PA295| access-date=November 24, 2021| language=en}}</ref> *[[1882]] – [[Mina Loy]], British modernist poet and artist (d. 1966)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mina-Loy|title=Mina Loy|date=23 December 2023 |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref> *[[1883]] – [[Cyrus S. Eaton]], Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite news|author=Alden Whitman|author-link=Alden Whitman|title=Cyrus Eaton, Industrialist, 95, Dies. Cyrus Eaton Dies at 95. Cleveland Industrialist Urged Links With Communists |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/11/archives/cyrus-eaton-industrialist-95-dies-cyrus-eaton-dies-at-95-cleveland.html|quote=Cyrus S. Eaton Sr., a multimillionaire industrialist who strongly advocated friendly relations with the Communist world, died Wednesday night at his home, Acadia Farm, near Cleveland. He was 95 years old.|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 11, 1979|access-date=2014-12-15 }}</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Thea von Harbou]], German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sophsupp_gallery/50/|title=Thea von Harbou, 1888-1954 |journal=Author Gallery |date=27 June 2017 |accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref> *[[1892]] – [[Alfred Edwin McKay]], Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)<ref>Broad, G. (2017). One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps. Canada: University of Toronto Press.</ref> *[[1896]] – [[Louis Bromfield]], American author and theorist (d. 1956)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Bromfield|title=Louis Bromfield|publisher=Encyclopedia Brittanica|accessdate=September 30, 2023}}</ref> * 1896 – [[Maurice De Waele]], Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=8846 |title=Maurice De Waele |work=Cycling Archives |accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref> * 1896 – [[Carl Zuckmayer]], German author and playwright (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/carlzuckmayersge0000fink|url-access=registration|quote=Carl Zuckmayer Goldschmidt.|title=Carl Zuckmayer's Germany|publisher=Haag + Herchen|author=Margot Finke|isbn=978-3-89228-577-9|year=1990}}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Inejiro Asanuma]], Japanese politician (d. 1960) *[[1900]] – [[Hans Stuck]], German racing driver (d. 1978)<ref name=mem>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Hans Stuck |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=ct&n=450 |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Marlene Dietrich]], German-American actress and singer (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/marlene-dietrich|title=Marlene Dietrich|author=Dr. Kelly A. Spring|year=2017|accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref> * 1901 – [[Irene Handl]], English actress (d. 1987) *[[1904]] – [[René Bonnet (businessman)|René Bonnet]], French racing driver and engineer (d. 1983) *[[1905]] – [[Cliff Arquette]], American actor and comedian (d. 1974) *[[1906]] – [[Oscar Levant]], American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 1972) *[[1907]] – [[Asaf Halet Çelebi]], Turkish poet (d. 1958) * 1907 – [[Sebastian Haffner]], German journalist and author (d. 1999) * 1907 – [[Mary Howard (romance novelist)|Mary Howard]], English author (d. 1991) * 1907 – [[Conrad L. Raiford]], American baseball player and activist (d. 2002) * 1907 – [[Willem van Otterloo]], Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978) *[[1909]] – [[James Riddell (skier)|James Riddell]], English skier and author (d. 2000) *[[1910]] – [[Charles Olson]], American poet and educator (d. 1970) *[[1911]] – [[Anna Russell]], English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006) *[[1913]] – [[Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author)|Elizabeth Smart]], Canadian poet and novelist (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-smart |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |title=Elizabeth Smart |date=December 6, 2021 |first=Alice |last=Van Wart |others=Updated by: Andrew McIntosh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228101325/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007466 |archive-date=2006-02-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[William Masters]], American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001) * 1915 – [[Gyula Zsengellér]], Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999) *[[1916]] – [[Werner Baumbach]], German pilot (d. 1953) * 1916 – [[Cathy Lewis]], American actress (d. 1968) *[[1917]] – [[Buddy Boudreaux]], American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015) * 1917 – [[T. Nadaraja]], Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004) * 1917 – [[Onni Palaste]], Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009) *[[1918]] – [[John Celardo]], American captain and illustrator (d. 2012) *[[1919]] – [[Charles Sweeney]], American general and pilot (d. 2004) *[[1920]] – [[Bruce Hobbs]], American jockey and trainer (d. 2005) *[[1921]] – [[John Whitworth (musician)|John Whitworth]], English countertenor (d. 2013) *[[1923]] – [[Bruno Bobak]], Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012) * 1923 – [[Lucas Mangope]], South African politician (d. 2018) *[[1924]] – [[Jean Bartik]], American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011) * 1924 – [[James A. McClure]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011) *[[1925]] – [[Michel Piccoli]], French actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2020) *[[1926]] – [[Jerome Courtland]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012) *[[1927]] – [[Antony Gardner]], English engineer and politician (d. 2011) * 1927 – [[Nityanand Swami (politician)|Nityanand Swami]], Indian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (d. 2012) * 1927 – [[Audrey Wagner]], American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (d. 1984) *[[1930]] – [[Marshall Sahlins]], American anthropologist and academic (d. 2021) * 1930 – [[Wilfrid Sheed]], English-born American novelist and essayist (d. 2011) *[[1931]] – [[Scotty Moore]], American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Dave Marr]], American golfer (d. 1997) *[[1934]] – [[Larisa Latynina]], Ukrainian gymnast and coach * 1934 – [[Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow]], English businessman *[[1935]] – [[Michael Turnbull (bishop)|Michael Turnbull]], English bishop *[[1936]] – [[James Harrison (blood donor)|James Harrison]], Australian blood plasma donor (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nierenberg |first=Amelia |date=March 4, 2025 |title=James Harrison, Whose Antibodies Helped Millions, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/obituaries/james-harrison-dead-blood.html |access-date=March 6, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *1936 – [[Phil Sharpe (cricketer)|Phil Sharpe]], English cricketer (d. 2014) * 1936 – [[Eve Uusmees]], Estonian swimmer and coach *[[1939]] – [[John Amos]], American actor (d. 2024)<ref name="AP" /> *[[1940]] – [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]], English cricketer and umpire (d. 2009) *[[1941]] – [[Miles Aiken]], American basketball player and coach * 1941 – [[Mike Pinder]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2024) * 1941 – [[Nolan Richardson]], American basketball player and coach *[[1942]] – [[Byron Browne (baseball)|Byron Browne]], American baseball player * 1942 – [[Thomas Menino]], American politician, 53rd [[Mayor of Boston]] (d. 2014) * 1942 – [[Ron Rothstein]], American basketball player and coach *[[1943]] – [[Cokie Roberts]], American journalist and author (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 27: Olivia Cooke, Timothee Chalamet |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/27/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-27-Olivia-Cooke-Timothee-Chalamet/7041672079746/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=26 December 2023 |date=27 December 2022}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Joan Manuel Serrat]], Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1943 – [[Peter Sinfield]], English songwriter and producer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amorosi |first=A. D. |date=2024-11-15 |title=Peter Sinfield, Surrealist Lyricist for King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Dies at 80 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/peter-sinfield-lyricist-king-crimson-emerson-lake-palmer-dead-1236211448/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Roy White]], American baseball player and coach *[[1944]] – [[Mick Jones (Foreigner guitarist)|Mick Jones]], English guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1946]] – [[Lenny Kaye]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer * 1946 – [[Joe Kinnear]], Irish footballer and manager (d. 2024) * 1946 – [[Janet Street-Porter]], English journalist and producer * 1946 – [[Polly Toynbee]], English journalist and author<ref>{{cite book|author=Ann Evory |title=Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uQdVZ96IvEC|date=June 1983|publisher=Gale / Cengage Learning|isbn=978-0-8103-1938-7}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Bill Eadie]], American wrestler and coach * 1947 – [[Doug Livermore]], English footballer and manager * 1947 – [[Willy Polleunis]], Belgian runner *[[1948]] – [[Gérard Depardieu]], French-Russian actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Screen International Film and TV Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uBkAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Screen International, King Publications Limited|isbn=978-0-900925-21-4}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Terry Ito]], Japanese director, producer, and critic *[[1950]] – [[Haris Alexiou]], Greek singer-songwriter * 1950 – [[Roberto Bettega]], Italian footballer and manager * 1950 – [[Terry Bozzio]], American drummer and songwriter *[[1951]] – [[Karla Bonoff]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1951 – [[Ernesto Zedillo]], Mexican economist and politician, 54th [[President of Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/2894/Ernesto%20Zedillo|title=Ernesto Zedillo |publisher=Busca Biografias |language=es|access-date=May 30, 2019}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Jay Hill (politician)|Jay Hill]], Canadian farmer and politician * 1952 – [[David Knopfler]], Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1954]] – [[Kent Benson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kent Benson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76154/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Mandie Fletcher]], English director, producer, and production manager * 1954 – [[Teo Chee Hean]], Singaporean politician and 5th [[Senior Minister of Singapore]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/cabinet/mr-teo-chee-hean|website=[[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Prime Minister's Office, Singapore]] |title=Mr TEO Chee Hean |access-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Brad Murphey]], American race car driver * 1955 – [[Barbara Olson]], American journalist and author (d. 2001) *[[1956]] – [[Doina Melinte]], Romanian runner *[[1958]] – [[Steve Jones (golfer)|Steve Jones]], American golfer *[[1959]] – [[Gerina Dunwich]], American astrologer, historian, and author * 1959 – [[Andre Tippett]], American football player and coach *[[1960]] – [[Maryam d'Abo]], English actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1960 – [[Donald Nally]], American conductor and academic * 1960 – [[Terry Price (golfer)|Terry Price]], Australian golfer *[[1961]] – [[Guido Westerwelle]], German lawyer and politician, 15th [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]] (d. 2016) *[[1962]] – [[Mark Few]], American basketball player and coach * 1962 – [[John Kampfner]], Singaporean journalist and author * 1962 – [[Bill Self]], American basketball player and coach * 1962 – [[Sherri Steinhauer]], American golfer *[[1963]] – [[Gaspar Noé]], Argentine-French director and screenwriter *[[1964]] – [[Ian Gomez]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1964 – [[Theresa Randle]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1965]] – [[Salman Khan]], Indian film actor and producer *[[1966]] – [[Marianne Elliott (director)|Marianne Elliott]], English director and producer * 1966 – [[Bill Goldberg]], American football player, wrestler and actor * 1966 – [[Eva LaRue]], American model and actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 27, 2022 includes celebrities Timothee Chalamet, Hayley Williams |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-27-2022-includes-celebrities-timothee-chalamet-hayley-williams.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=26 December 2023 |date=27 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Jean-Christophe Boullion]], French racing driver * 1969 – [[Chyna]], American professional wrestler and actress (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1969 – [[Sarah Vowell]], American author and journalist * 1970 – [[Lorenzo Neal]], American football player and radio host * 1970 – [[Naoko Yamazaki]], Japanese pilot and astronaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=160}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Duncan Ferguson]], Scottish footballer and coach * 1971 – [[Guthrie Govan]], English guitarist and educator * 1971 – [[Savannah Guthrie]], American television journalist<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1972]] – [[Colin Charvis]], Welsh rugby union player and coach * 1972 – [[Kevin Ollie]], American basketball player and coach * 1972 – [[Matt Slocum]], American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1973]] – [[Wilson Cruz]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Kristoffer Zegers]], Dutch pianist and composer *[[1974]] – [[Tomáš Janků]], Czech high jumper * 1974 – [[Masi Oka]], Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[Fumiko Orikasa]], Japanese voice actress and singer * 1974 – [[Jay Pandolfo]], American ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{NHL profile| 8459454 | Jay Pandolfo}}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Aigars Fadejevs]], Latvian race walker and therapist * 1975 – [[Heather O'Rourke]], American actress (d. 1988)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1976]] – [[Nikolaos Georgeas]], Greek footballer * 1976 – [[Piotr Morawski]], Polish mountaineer (d. 2009) * 1976 – [[Daimí Pernía]], Cuban basketball player and hurdler * 1976 – [[Fernando Pisani]], Canadian-Italian ice hockey player *[[1977]] – [[Jacqueline Pillon]], Canadian actress * 1977 – [[Chris Tate (footballer)|Chris Tate]], English footballer *[[1978]] – [[Deuce McAllister]], American football player * 1978 – [[Lisa Jakub]], Canadian actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/999635/mrs-doubtfire-child-star-lisa-jakub-turns-40-see-the-cast-then-and-now|title=Mrs. Doubtfire's Lisa Jakub Turns 40: See Cast Then and Now|date=2018-12-27|website=E! Online|accessdate=2019-05-08}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Pascale Dorcelus]], Canadian weightlifter<ref>{{cite web |title=Results |url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=8559 |website=m2002.thecgf.com |access-date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302235756/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=8559 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1979 – [[David Dunn]], English footballer and manager * 1979 – [[Carson Palmer]], American football player *[[1980]] – [[Bernard Berrian]], American football player * 1980 – [[Claudio Castagnoli]], Swiss wrestler * 1980 – [[Dahntay Jones]], American basketball player * 1980 – [[Meelis Kompus]], Estonian journalist *[[1981]] – [[David Aardsma]], American baseball player * 1981 – [[Emilie de Ravin]], Australian actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1981 – [[Jay Ellis]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1981 – [[Moise Joseph]], American-Haitian runner * 1981 – [[Patrick Sharp]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1982]] – [[Erin E. Stead]], American illustrator *[[1983]] – [[Anthony Boric]], New Zealand rugby union player * 1983 – [[Cole Hamels]], American baseball player * 1983 – [[Jesse Williams (high jumper)|Jesse Williams]], American high jumper *[[1984]] – [[Andrejs Perepļotkins]], Ukrainian-Latvian footballer * 1984 – [[Gilles Simon]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilles Simon {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/gilles-simon/sd32/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Logan Bailly]], Belgian footballer * 1985 – [[Jérôme d'Ambrosio]], Belgian racing driver * 1985 – [[Adil Rami]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Adil Rami|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/adil-rami/13635/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Paul Stastny]], Canadian-American ice hockey player *[[1986]] – [[Torah Bright]], Australian snowboarder * 1986 – [[Jamaal Charles]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamaal Charles |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11307/jamaal-charles |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]], Jamaican sprinter *[[1987]] – [[Lily Cole]], English model *[[1988]] – [[Jorge Gutiérrez (basketball)|Jorge Gutiérrez]], Mexican basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jorge Gutierrez |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203268/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Hera Hilmar]], Icelandic actress * 1988 – [[Zavon Hines]], Jamaican-English footballer * 1988 – [[Ok Taec-yeon]], South Korean singer and actor * 1988 – [[Rick Porcello]], American baseball player * 1988 – [[Hayley Williams]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1989]] – [[Ingrid Várgas Calvo]], Peruvian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billie Jean King Cup Profile: Ingrid Várgas Calvo |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800265022 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.billiejeankingcup.com |archive-date=2022-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021165656/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800265022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Max Lindholm]], Finnish figure skater * 1990 – [[Jonathan Marchessault]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1990 – [[Milos Raonic]], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milos Raonic {{!}} Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/milos-raonic/r975/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Zelina Vega]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Zelina Vega |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/24394618/wwe-profile-page-zelina-vega |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=26 December 2023 |date=28 November 2021}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Chloe Bridges]], American actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 1991 – [[Michael Morgan (rugby league born 1991)|Michael Morgan]], Australian rugby league player * 1991 – [[Beth Potter]], Scottish triathlete and long-distance runner<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beth Potter |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130199 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</ref> * 1991 – [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991)|Danny Wilson]], Scottish footballer *[[1992]] – [[Joel Indermitte]], Estonian footballer * 1992 – [[Maicel Uibo]], Estonian decathlete *[[1993]] – [[Olivia Cooke]], English actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1994]] – [[Isi Palazón]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Isi Palazón|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/isaac-palazon-camacho/393726/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Timothée Chalamet]], French-American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1995 – [[Nick Chubb]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Chubb Bio |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/nick-chubb-player-bio |work=[[Fox Sports]] |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Ghislain Konan]], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghislain Konan|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ghislain-konan/435624/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Mark Lapidus]], Estonian chess player *[[1997]] – [[Mads Juel Andersen]], Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Mads Andersen|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/44737/Mads-Andersen/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Vachirawit Chivaaree]], Thai actor and singer<ref>{{cite web |date=2 April 2020 |title=HOTTIE ALERT: Thai-American heartthrob Bright Vachirawit |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/lifestyle/150551/bright-vachirawit-a721-20200402 |access-date=25 Dec 2020 |website=GMMTV |language=es}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Ana Konjuh]], Croatian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ana Konjuh {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320682/name |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Jang Gyu-ri]], South Korean actress<ref>{{cite web|title=[HAPPY B하인드] 12월 27일 오늘의 아이돌은? 프로미스나인(Promise9) '장규리'|url=https://enews.imbc.com/Tpl/View/250930|work=[[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] 연예|date=27 December 2018|access-date=15 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Luka Garza]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Luka Garza |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630568/luka-garza |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Brock Purdy]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brock Purdy |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4361741/brock-purdy |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Ander Barrenetxea (footballer)|Ander Barrenetxea]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ander Barrenetxea|url= https://int.soccerway.com/players/ander-barrenetxea-muguruza/587199/|website=Soccerway|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to 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