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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== <!-- Please do not add yourself or anyone else without a biography in Wikipedia to this list --> *[[1316]] – [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. 1378) *[[1553]] – [[Margaret of Valois]], Queen of France (d. 1615)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Of Valois {{!}} queen consort of Navarre {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-of-Valois |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=15 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1574]] – [[Francesco Rasi]], Italian singer-songwriter, [[theorbo]] player, and poet (d. 1621) *[[1592]] – [[Alice Barnham]], wife of statesman [[Francis Bacon]] (d. 1650) ===1601–1900=== *[[1630]] – [[Katakura Kagenaga (2nd)|Katakura Kagenaga]], Japanese samurai (d. 1681) *[[1652]] – [[Johann Philipp Förtsch]], German composer (d. 1732) *[[1657]] – [[Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj]], Indian(Maratha) emperor (d. 1689) *[[1666]] – [[Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia]] (d. 1732) *[[1679]] – [[Peder Horrebow]], Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764) *[[1699]] – [[Hans Joachim von Zieten]], Prussian general (d. 1786) *[[1701]] – [[William Emerson (mathematician)|William Emerson]], English mathematician and academic (d. 1782) *[[1710]] – [[Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden]] (d. 1771) *[[1725]] – [[Ludovico Manin]], the last [[Doge of Venice]] (d. 1802) *[[1727]] – [[Thomas Gainsborough]], English painter (d. 1788) *[[1737]] – [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney]], Irish-English politician and diplomat, [[List of colonial governors of Grenada|Governor of Grenada]] (d. 1806) *[[1752]] – [[Timothy Dwight IV]], American minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1817) * 1752 – [[Albrecht Thaer]], German agronomist and author (d. 1828) *[[1761]] – [[Samuel Dexter]], American lawyer and politician, 4th [[United States Secretary of War]], 3rd [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (d. 1816) *[[1771]] – [[Robert Owen]], Welsh businessman and social reformer (d. 1858) * 1771 – [[Thomas Wedgwood (photographer)|Thomas Wedgwood]], English photographer (d. 1805) *[[1781]] – [[Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer]], German historian and academic (d. 1873) *[[1794]] – [[Fanny Imlay]], daughter of British feminist [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] (d. 1816) *[[1814]] – [[Charles Beyer]], German-English engineer, co-founded [[Beyer, Peacock & Company]] (d. 1876) *[[1817]] – [[Alexander Kaufmann]], German poet and educator (d. 1893) *[[1820]] – [[James Martin (premier)|James Martin]], Irish-Australian politician, 6th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (d. 1886) *[[1830]] – [[Antonio Annetto Caruana]], Maltese archaeologist and author (d. 1905) *[[1832]] – [[Rudolf Lipschitz]], German mathematician and academic (d. 1903) *[[1851]] – [[Anna Laurens Dawes]], American author and anti-suffragist (d. 1938)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|location=Buffalo, N.Y.|publisher=Moulton|year=1893|oclc=751955051|page=235}}</ref> *[[1852]] – [[Henri Julien]], Canadian illustrator (d. 1908) *[[1863]] – [[John Charles Fields]], Canadian mathematician, founder of the [[Fields Medal]] (d. 1932) *[[1867]] – [[Kurt Eisner]], German journalist and politician, [[Prime Minister of Bavaria]] (d. 1919) *[[1868]] – [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], German physician and sexologist (d. 1935) *[[1869]] – [[Arthur Rostron]], English captain (d. 1940) *[[1872]] – [[Elia Dalla Costa]], Italian cardinal (d. 1961) *[[1878]] – [[J. L. Wilkinson]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1964) *[[1879]] – [[Fred Englehardt]], American jumper (d. 1942) *[[1880]] – [[Wilhelm List]], German field marshal (d. 1971) *[[1881]] – [[Lionel Hill]], Australian politician, 30th [[Premier of South Australia]] (d. 1963) * 1881 – [[George Murray Hulbert]], American judge and politician (d. 1950) *[[1885]] – [[Otto Klemperer]], German composer and conductor (d. 1973) *[[1887]] – [[Ants Kurvits]], Estonian general and politician, 10th [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of War]] (d. 1943) *[[1888]] – [[Archie Alexander]], American mathematician and engineer (d. 1958) *[[1893]] – [[Louis Verneuil]], French actor and playwright (d. 1952) *[[1897]] – [[Sidney Bechet]], American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1959) * 1897 – [[Ed Ricketts]], American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948) *[[1899]] – [[Charlotte Auerbach]], German-Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite book|first=Catharine M. C.|last=Haines|title=International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-Clio|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-090-1|page=10}}</ref> * 1899 – [[Pierre Victor Auger]], French physicist and academic (d. 1993) * 1899 – [[Earle Combs]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1976) *[[1900]] – [[Hal Borland]], American journalist and author (d. 1978) * 1900 – [[Walter Rehberg]], Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957) * 1900 – [[Cai Chang]], Chinese first leader of [[All-China Women's Federation]] (d. 1990) * 1900 – [[Leo Smit (Dutch composer)|Leo Smit]], Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943) * 1900 – [[Edgar Wind]], German-English historian, author, and academic (d. 1971) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Robert Ritter]], German psychologist and physician (d. 1951) *[[1903]] – [[Billie Dove]], American actress (d. 1997) *[[1904]] – [[Hans Albert Einstein]], Swiss-American engineer and educator (d. 1973) * 1904 – [[Marcel Junod]], Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961) *[[1905]] – [[Jean Daniélou]], French cardinal and theologian (d. 1974) * 1905 – [[Herbert Morrison (announcer)|Herbert Morrison]], American journalist (d. 1989) * 1905 – [[Antonio Berni]], Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (d. 1981) *[[1907]] – [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]], Pakistani general and politician, 2nd [[President of Pakistan]] (d. 1974) * 1907 – [[Johnny Moss]], [[Gambling|gambler]] and professional [[poker]] player, first winner of the [[World Series of Poker]] (d. 1995)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Moss: The Grand Old Man of Poker |url=https://casinobonus.ai/en/posts/johnny-moss-the-grand-old-man-of-poker |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=CasinoBonus |language=en}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Ne Win]], Burmese army general and politician, 4th [[President of Burma]] (d. 2002) *[[1914]] – [[Gul Khan Nasir]], Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1983) * 1914 – [[William Tutte]], British codebreaker and mathematician (d. 2002) <ref name="mactutor">{{MacTutor Biography|id=Tutte}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Robert F. Christy]], Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) * 1916 – [[Marco Zanuso]], Italian architect and designer (d. 2001) *[[1917]] – [[Lou Harrison]], American composer and critic (d. 2003) *[[1921]] – [[Richard Deacon (actor)|Richard Deacon]], American actor (d. 1984) *[[1922]] – [[Franjo Tuđman]], Croatian historian and politician, 1st [[President of Croatia]] (d. 1999) *[[1923]] – [[Adnan Pachachi]], Iraqi politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq)|Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 2019) * 1923 – [[Mrinal Sen]], Bangladeshi-Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018) *[[1925]] – [[Sophie Kurys]], American baseball player (d. 2013) * 1925 – [[Patrice Munsel]], American soprano and actress (d. 2016) *[[1926]] – [[Eric Morecambe]], English comedian and actor (d. 1984) *[[1927]] – [[Herbert W. Franke]], Austrian scientist and author (d. 2022) *[[1928]] – [[Frederik H. Kreuger]], Dutch engineer, author, and academic (d. 2015) *[[1929]] – [[Barbara Branden]], Canadian-American author (d. 2013) * 1929 – [[Henry McGee]], English actor and singer (d. 2006) * 1929 – [[Gump Worsley]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007) *[[1930]] – [[William James (Australian general)|William James]], Australian general and physician (d. 2015) *[[1931]] – [[Alvin Lucier]], American composer and academic (d. 2021) *[[1933]] – [[Siân Phillips]], Welsh actress and singer *[[1935]] – [[Ethel Johnson (wrestler)|Ethel Johnson]], American professional wrestler (d. 2018)<ref name=genzilenger>{{cite news|last=Genzilenger|first=Neil|title=Ethel Johnson, Early Black Wrestling Star, Is Dead at 83|date=November 25, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/sports/ethel-johnson-dead.html|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Bobby Darin]], American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1973) * 1936 – [[Dick Howser]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987) * [[1937]] – [[Vic Flick]], English guitarist (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindner |first=Emmett |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Vic Flick, Guitarist Who Plucked the James Bond Theme, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/arts/vic-flick-james-bond-dead.html |access-date=November 21, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[H. Jones]], English colonel, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1982) * 1942 – [[Byron Dorgan]], American lawyer and politician * 1942 – [[Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green]], English businessman and politician (d. 2014) * 1942 – [[Tony Pérez]], Cuban-American baseball player and manager *[[1943]] – [[Jack Bruce]], Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clayson |first1=Alan |last2=McIver |first2=Joel |title=Jack Bruce obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/26/jack-bruce |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 October 2014 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]], Icelandic academic and politician, 5th [[President of Iceland]] * 1943 – [[Eddie Low]], New Zealand country singer and musician (d. 2024)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=21 September 2024 |title=Legendary singer Eddie Low passes away |url=https://www.eddielow.co.nz/site_files/34167/upload_files/LegendarysingerEddieLowpassesawayafterabattlewithcancer_20240821.pdf |website=Eddie Low}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Gene Cornish]], Canadian-American guitarist * 1944 – [[George Lucas]], American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded [[Lucasfilm]] * 1944 – [[David Kelly (weapons expert)|David Kelly]], Welsh scientist (d. 2003) *[[1945]] – [[Francesca Annis]], English actress * 1945 – [[Yochanan Vollach]], Israeli footballer *[[1947]] – [[Ana Martín]], Mexican actress, singer, producer and former model ([[Miss Mexico Organization|Miss Mexico 1963]])<ref>{{citation|website=Alpha Life|title=Ana Martin Net Worth & Biography|access-date=August 24, 2019|url=https://www.alphalife.me/ana-martin-net-worth-biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824161950/https://www.alphalife.me/ana-martin-net-worth-biography|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Bob Woolmer]], Indian-English cricketer and coach (d. 2007) *[[1952]] – [[David Byrne]], Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor * 1952 – [[Michael Fallon]], Scottish politician, [[Secretary of State for Defence]] * 1952 – [[Donald R. McMonagle]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut * 1952 – [[Robert Zemeckis]], American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1953]] – [[Tom Cochrane]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1955]] – [[Zofija Mazej Kukovič]], Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007–8<ref>{{Cite web |date=1955-05-14 |title=7th parliamentary term {{!}} Zofija MAZEJ KUKOVIČ {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/39916/ZOFIJA_MAZEJ+KUKOVIC/history/7 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Dennis Martínez]], Nicaraguan baseball player and coach * 1955 – [[Big Van Vader]], American wrestler and football player (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=CU Football, Pro Wrestling Great Leon White Passes Away |url=https://cubuffs.com/news/2018/6/20/cu-football-pro-wrestling-great-leon-white-passes-away.aspx |publisher=[[University of Colorado Boulder]] |access-date=9 May 2023 |date=20 June 2018}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Hazel Blears]], English lawyer and politician, [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]] * 1956 – [[Steve Hogarth]], English singer-songwriter and keyboardist *[[1958]] – [[Christine Brennan]], American journalist and author * 1958 – [[Rudy Pérez]], Cuban-born American composer and music producer <ref name="TV y Novelas1">TV y Novelas. Reportage: ''El Elegido por los Grandes'' (Magazine in Spanish: The chosen by the Great) Pages: 62 - 64. Number 14. June 9, 2001.</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Carlisle Best]], Barbadian cricketer * 1959 – [[Patrick Bruel]], French actor, singer, and poker player * 1959 – [[Robert Greene (American author)|Robert Greene]], American author and translator * 1959 – [[Rick Vaive]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1959 – [[Heather Wheeler]], English politician *[[1960]] – [[Anne Clark (poet)|Anne Clark]], English singer-songwriter and poet * 1960 – [[Frank Nobilo]], New Zealand golfer * 1960 – [[Ronan Tynan]], Irish tenor *[[1961]] – [[Tim Roth]], English actor and director * 1961 – [[Alain Vigneault]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1962]] – [[Ian Astbury]], English-Canadian singer-songwriter * 1962 – [[C.C. DeVille]], American guitarist, songwriter, and actor * 1962 – [[Danny Huston]], Italian-American actor and director *[[1963]] – [[Pat Borders]], American baseball player and coach *[[1964]] – [[Suzy Kolber]], American sportscaster and producer * 1964 – [[Alan McIndoe]], Australian rugby league player<ref name="encyc">{{cite book| last1=Whiticker|first1=Alan|last2=Hudson|first2=Glen|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007|publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=[[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|pages=380–381}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Mike Inez]], American rock bass player and songwriter * 1966 – [[Fab Morvan]], French singer-songwriter, dancer and model * 1966 – [[Raphael Saadiq]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1967]] – [[Tony Siragusa]], American football player and journalist (d. 2022) *[[1968]] – [[Greg Davies]] Welsh actor, comedian, writer and presenter<ref>{{cite web | title=Greg Davies{{!}} Who Do You Think You Are? |url=https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2017/who-do-you-think-you-are/greg-davies-426/}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Cate Blanchett]], Australian actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Cate Blanchett {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cate-Blanchett |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1969 – [[Sabine Schmitz]], German race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2021) *[[1971]] – [[Sofia Coppola]], American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Syme |first1=Rachel |title=Sofia Coppola's Path to Filming Gilded Adolescence |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/29/sofia-coppola-profile |access-date=29 January 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=22 January 2024 |page=24 |issue=47 |volume=99 |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> * 1971 – [[Martin Reim]], Estonian footballer and manager *[[1972]] – [[Ike Moriz]], German-South African singer-songwriter, producer and actor<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jazz |first=All About |title=Ike Moriz Musician - All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/ike-moriz/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=All About Jazz Musicians |language=en}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Kirstjen Nielsen]], American attorney, 6th [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kirstjen-nielsen-bio-photos-trump-homeland-security-secretary-2018-6|title=Meet Kirstjen Nielsen, the Homeland Security chief at the center of the controversy over family separations at the US-Mexico border|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Natalie Appleton]], Canadian singer and actress * 1973 – [[Fraser Nelson]], Scottish journalist *[[1975]] – [[Nicki Sørensen]], Danish cyclist *1975 – [[Gulmurod Khalimov]], Tajikistani police commander turned [[Islamic State]] mercenary outlaw<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counter Terrorism Designations {{!}} Office of Foreign Assets Control |url=https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20150929 |archive-url=https://archive.is/uUBX7 |archive-date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=ofac.treasury.gov |language=en}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Martine McCutcheon]], English actress and singer *[[1977]] – [[Roy Halladay]], American baseball player (d. 2017) * 1977 – [[Ada Nicodemou]], Australian actress *[[1978]] – [[Brent Harvey]], Australian footballer * 1978 – [[Eddie House]], American basketball player *[[1979]] – [[Dan Auerbach]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1979 – [[Clinton Morrison]], Irish international footballer *[[1980]] – [[Júlia Sebestyén]], Hungarian figure skater *[[1981]] – [[Pranav Mistry]], Indian computer scientist, invented [[SixthSense]] *[[1983]] – [[Anahí]], Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress * 1983 – [[Frank Gore]], American football player * 1983 – [[Tatenda Taibu]], Zimbabwean cricketer * 1983 – [[Amber Tamblyn]], American actress, author, model, director *[[1984]] – [[Gary Ablett, Jr.]], Australian footballer * 1984 – [[Olly Murs]], English singer-songwriter * 1984 – [[Mark Zuckerberg]], American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded [[Facebook]] *[[1985]] – [[Dustin Lynch]], American singer-songwriter * 1985 – [[Sam Perrett]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1985 – [[Zack Ryder]], American wrestler *[[1986]] – [[Clay Matthews III]], American football player *[[1987]] – [[François Steyn]], South African rugby player *[[1989]] – [[Rob Gronkowski]], American football player *[[1993]] – [[Miranda Cosgrove]], American actress and singer * 1993 – [[Kyle Freeland]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Freeland |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/kyle-freeland-607536 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Kristina Mladenovic]], French tennis player *[[1994]] – [[Marcos Aoás Corrêa|Marquinhos]], Brazilian footballer * 1994 – [[Pernille Blume]], Danish swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Pernille Blume|url=https://www.olympic.org/pernille-blume|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Bronte Campbell]], Malawian-Australian swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Bronte Campbell|url=https://www.olympic.org/bronte-campbell|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Rose Lavelle]], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rose Lavelle {{!}} USWNT {{!}} U.S. Soccer Official Site|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/players/l/rose-lavelle|access-date=2021-01-14|website=www.ussoccer.com|language=en}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Blake Brockington]], American trans man and activist (d. 2015) * 1996 – [[Martin Garrix]], Dutch DJ * 1996 – [[Pokimane]], Moroccan-Canadian internet personality<ref>{{Cite web|last=Koepp|first=Brent|date=9 October 2019|title=Who is Pokimane? The number one female streamer on Twitch|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/whos-is-pokimane-1-female-streamer-twitch-1118246/|access-date=14 May 2021|website=Dextero}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Rúben Dias]], Portuguese footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Rúben Dias |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234878/ruben-dias |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Jack Hughes]], American hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Hughes |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4991362-jack-hughes |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Zach Edey]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Edey - 2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster |url=https://purduesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/zach-edey/12351 |website=purduesports.com |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref> <!--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 year in history" websites for accurate date information.-->
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