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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1140]] – [[Xin Qiji]], Chinese poet, general, and politician (d. 1207) *[[1371]] – [[John the Fearless]], Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419) *[[1588]] – [[Pierre Séguier]], French politician, [[Lord Chancellor of France]] (d. 1672) *[[1589]] – [[Robert Arnauld d'Andilly]], French writer (d. 1674) ===1601–1900=== *[[1663]] – [[António Manoel de Vilhena]], Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (d. 1736) *[[1676]] – [[Jacopo Riccati]], Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754) *[[1692]] – [[Geminiano Giacomelli]], Italian composer (d. 1740) *[[1738]] – [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]], French physician (d. 1814) *[[1759]] – [[William Pitt the Younger]], English lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1806)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – History – Historic Figures: Pitt the Younger (1759–1806) |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/pitt_the_younger.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> *[[1763]] – [[Manuel Alberti]], Argentinian priest and journalist (d. 1811) *[[1764]] – [[Edward Livingston]], American jurist and politician, 11th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 1836) *[[1779]] – [[Thomas Moore]], Irish poet and composer (d. 1852) *[[1807]] – [[Louis Agassiz]], Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (d. 1873) *[[1818]] – [[P. G. T. Beauregard]], American general (d. 1893) *[[1828]] – [[Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera]], Buddhist monk and scholar, founder of [[Vidyalankara Pirivena]] (d. 1885)<ref>{{cite web|title=Buddhist moks of Sri Lanka|url=https://garystockbridge617.getarchive.net/topics/buddhist+monks+of+sri+lanka/sri+lanka}}</ref> *[[1836]] – [[Friedrich Baumfelder]], German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916) * 1836 – [[Alexander Mitscherlich (chemist)|Alexander Mitscherlich]], German chemist and academic (d. 1918) *[[1837]] – [[George Ashlin]], Irish architect, co-designed [[St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh|St Colman's Cathedral]] (d. 1921) * 1837 – [[Tony Pastor]], American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (d. 1908) *[[1841]] – [[Sakaigawa Namiemon]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 1887) *[[1853]] – [[Carl Larsson]], Swedish painter and author (d. 1919) *[[1858]] – [[Carl Richard Nyberg]], Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the [[blow torch]] (d. 1939) *[[1872]] – [[Marian Smoluchowski]], Polish physicist and mountaineer (d. 1917) *[[1878]] – [[Paul Pelliot]], French sinologist and explorer (d. 1945) *[[1879]] – [[Milutin Milanković]], Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1958) *[[1883]] – [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]], Indian poet and politician (d. 1966) * 1883 – [[Clough Williams-Ellis]], English-Welsh architect, designed the [[Portmeirion|Portmeirion Village]] (d. 1978) *[[1884]] – [[Edvard Beneš]], Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th [[List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia|President of Czechoslovakia]] (d. 1948) *[[1886]] – [[Santo Trafficante, Sr.]], Italian-American mobster (d. 1954) *[[1888]] – [[Kaarel Eenpalu]], Estonian journalist and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Estonia]] (d. 1942) * 1888 – [[Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot]], English author and educator (d. 1947) * 1888 – [[Jim Thorpe]], American decathlete, football player, and coach (d. 1953) *[[1889]] – [[Richard Réti]], Slovak-Czech chess player and author (d. 1929) *[[1892]] – [[Minna Gombell]], American actress (d. 1973) *[[1900]] – [[Tommy Ladnier]], American trumpet player (d. 1939) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[S. L. Kirloskar]], Indian businessman, founded [[Kirloskar Group]] (d. 1994) *[[1906]] – [[Henry Thambiah]], Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, [[Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada]] (d. 1997) *[[1908]] – [[Léo Cadieux]], Canadian journalist and politician, 17th [[Minister of National Defence (Canada)|Canadian Minister of National Defence]] (d. 2005) * 1908 – [[Ian Fleming]], English journalist and author, created ''[[James Bond]]'' (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Fleming {{!}} Biography, Novels, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ian-Fleming |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=9 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Red Horner]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005) *[[1910]] – [[Georg Gaßmann]], German politician, [[List of mayors of Marburg|Mayor of Marburg]] (d. 1987) * 1910 – [[Rachel Kempson]], English actress (d. 2003) * 1910 – [[T-Bone Walker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) *[[1911]] – [[Bob Crisp]], South African cricketer (d. 1994) * 1911 – [[Thora Hird]], English actress (d. 2003) * 1911 – [[Fritz Hochwälder]], Austrian playwright (d. 1986) *[[1912]] – [[Herman Johannes]], Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992) * 1912 – [[Ruby Payne-Scott]], Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981) * 1912 – [[Patrick White]], Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1990) *[[1914]] – [[W. G. G. Duncan Smith]], English captain and pilot (d. 1996) *[[1915]] – [[Joseph Greenberg]], American linguist and academic (d. 2001) *[[1916]] – [[Walker Percy]], American novelist and essayist (d. 1990) *[[1917]] – [[Barry Commoner]], American biologist, academic, and politician (d. 2012) *[[1918]] – [[Johnny Wayne]], Canadian comedian (d. 1990) *[[1921]] – [[D. V. Paluskar]], Indian Hindustani classical musician (d. 1955) * 1921 – [[Heinz G. Konsalik]], German journalist and author (d. 1999) * 1921 – [[Tom Uren]], Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015) *[[1922]] – [[Lou Duva]], American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2017) * 1922 – [[Roger Fisher (academic)|Roger Fisher]], American author and academic (d. 2012) * 1922 – [[Tuomas Gerdt]], Finnish soldier (d. 2020) *[[1923]] – [[György Ligeti]], Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (d. 2006) * 1923 – [[N. T. Rama Rao]], Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] (d. 1996) *[[1924]] – [[Edward du Cann]], English naval officer and politician (d. 2017) * 1924 – [[Paul Hébert]], Canadian actor (d. 2017) *[[1925]] – [[Bülent Ecevit]], Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (d. 2006) * 1925 – [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]], German opera singer and conductor (d. 2012) *[[1928]] – [[Sally Forrest]], American actress and dancer (d. 2015) *[[1929]] – [[Patrick McNair-Wilson]], English politician *[[1930]] – [[Edward Seaga]], American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Jamaica]] (d. 2019) *[[1931]] – [[Carroll Baker]], American actress * 1931 – [[Gordon Willis]], American cinematographer (d. 2014) *[[1932]] – [[Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry]], English politician, [[Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries]] (d. 2020) *[[1933]] – [[John Karlen]], American actor (d. 2020) * 1933 – [[Zelda Rubinstein]], American actress and activist (d. 2010) *[[1936]] – [[Claude Forget]], Canadian academic and politician * 1936 – [[Ole K. Sara]], Norwegian politician (d. 2013) * 1936 – [[Betty Shabazz]], American educator and activist (d. 1997) *[[1938]] – [[Jerry West]], American basketball player, coach, and executive (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=2024-06-12 |title=Jerry West, One of Basketball's Greatest Players, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/sports/jerry-west-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Maeve Binchy]], Irish novelist (d. 2012) *[[1940]] – [[David Brewer (broker)|David Brewer]], English politician, [[Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London]] (d. 2023) * 1940 – [[Shlomo Riskin]], American rabbi and academic, founded the [[Lincoln Square Synagogue]] *[[1941]] – [[Beth Howland]], American actress and singer (d. 2015) *[[1942]] – [[Stanley B. Prusiner]], American neurologist and biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1943]] – [[Terry Crisp]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1944]] – [[Faith Brown]], English actress and singer * 1944 – [[Rudy Giuliani]], American lawyer and politician, 107th [[mayor of New York City]] * 1944 – [[Gladys Knight]], American singer-songwriter and actress * 1944 – [[Sondra Locke]], American actress and director (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sondra Locke {{!}} BAFTA|date=23 January 2019 |url=https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/sondra-locke}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Rita MacNeil]], Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013) * 1944 – [[Patricia Quinn]], British actress and singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography – Patricia Quinn|url=http://patriciaquinn.co.uk/bio|work=patriciaquinn.co.uk}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Gary Stewart (singer)|Gary Stewart]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2003) * 1944 – [[Billy Vera]], American singer-songwriter and actor *[[1945]] – [[Patch Adams]], American physician and author, founded the [[Gesundheit! Institute]] * 1945 – [[John N. Bambacus]], American military veteran (USMC) and politician * 1945 – [[John Fogerty]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1945 – [[Jean Perrault]], Canadian politician, [[List of mayors of Sherbrooke|Mayor of Sherbrooke]], Quebec * 1945 – [[Helena Shovelton]], English physician *[[1946]] – [[Bruce Alexander (actor)|Bruce Alexander]], English actor * 1946 – [[Skip Jutze]], American baseball player * 1946 – [[Janet Paraskeva]], Welsh politician * 1946 – [[K. Satchidanandan]], Indian poet and critic * 1946 – [[William Shawcross]], English journalist and author *[[1947]] – [[Zahi Hawass]], Egyptian archaeologist and academic * 1947 – [[Lynn Johnston]], Canadian author and illustrator * 1947 – [[Leland Sklar]], American singer-songwriter and bass player *[[1948]] – [[Michael Field (politician)|Michael Field]], Australian politician, 38th [[Premier of Tasmania]] * 1948 – [[Pierre Rapsat]], Belgian singer and songwriter (d. 2002) *[[1949]] – [[Martin Kelner]], English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter * 1949 – [[Wendy O. Williams]], American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (d. 1998) *[[1952]] – [[Roger Briggs]], American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator *[[1953]] – [[Pierre Gauthier]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager *[[1954]] – [[João Carlos de Oliveira]], Brazilian jumper (d. 1999) * 1954 – [[Youri Egorov]], Russian pianist and composer (d. 1988) * 1954 – [[Charles Saumarez Smith]], English historian and academic * 1954 – [[Péter Szilágyi (politician, 1954)|Péter Szilágyi]], Hungarian conductor and politician (d. 2013) * 1954 – [[John Tory]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th [[Mayor of Toronto]] *[[1955]] – [[Laura Amy Schlitz]], American author and librarian *[[1956]] – [[Jerry Douglas]], American guitarist and producer * 1956 – [[Jeff Dujon]], Jamaican cricketer * 1956 – [[Markus Höttinger]], Austrian racing driver (d. 1980) * 1956 – [[Peter Wilkinson (Royal Navy officer)|Peter Wilkinson]], English admiral *[[1957]] – [[Colin Barnes]], English footballer * 1957 – [[Kirk Gibson]], American baseball player and manager * 1957 – [[Ben Howland]], American basketball player and coach *[[1959]] – [[Risto Mannisenmäki]], Finnish racing driver *[[1960]] – [[Mark Sanford]], American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th [[Governor of South Carolina]] * 1960 – [[Mary Portas]], English journalist and author *[[1963]] – [[Houman Younessi]], Australian-American biologist and academic (d. 2016) *[[1964]] – [[Jeff Fenech]], Australian boxer and trainer * 1964 – [[Armen Gilliam]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2011) * 1964 – [[Zsa Zsa Padilla]], Filipino singer and actress * 1964 – [[Phil Vassar]], American singer-songwriter *[[1965]] – [[Chris Ballew]], American singer-songwriter and bass player * 1965 – [[Mary Coughlan (politician)|Mary Coughlan]], Irish politician *[[1966]] – [[Roger Kumble]], American director, screenwriter, and playwright * 1966 – [[Miljenko Jergović]], Bosnian novelist and journalist * 1966 – [[Gavin Robertson]], Australian cricketer *[[1967]] – [[Glen Rice]], American basketball player *[[1968]] – [[Kylie Minogue]], Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress *[[1969]] – [[Mike DiFelice]], American baseball player and manager * 1969 – [[Rob Ford]], Canadian politician, 64th [[Mayor of Toronto]] (d. 2016) *[[1970]] – [[Glenn Quinn]], American actor (d. 2002) *[[1971]] – [[Isabelle Carré]], French actress and singer * 1971 – [[Ekaterina Gordeeva]], Russian figure skater and sportscaster * 1971 – [[Marco Rubio]], American lawyer and politician *[[1972]] – [[Doriva]], Brazilian footballer and manager * 1972 – [[Michael Boogerd]], Dutch cyclist and manager *[[1973]] – [[Marco Paulo Faria Lemos]], Portuguese footballer and manager *[[1974]] – [[Hans-Jörg Butt]], German footballer * 1974 – [[Misbah-ul-Haq]], Pakistani cricketer * 1975 – [[Maura Johnston]], American journalist, critic, and academic *[[1976]] – [[Steven Bell]], Australian rugby league player * 1976 – [[Zaza Enden]], Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach * 1976 – [[Roberto Goretti]], Italian footballer * 1976 – [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Glenn Morrison]], Australian rugby league player and coach *[[1977]] – [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]], American talk show host and author *[[1978]] – [[Jake Johnson]], American actor *[[1979]] – [[Abdulaziz al-Omari]], Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of [[American Airlines Flight 11]] (d. 2001) * 1979 – [[Ronald Curry]], American football player and coach *[[1980]] – [[Miguel Pérez (footballer, born 1980)|Miguel Pérez]], Spanish footballer * 1980 – [[Lucy Shuker]], English tennis player *[[1981]] – [[Daniel Cabrera]], Dominican-American baseball player * 1981 – [[Eric Ghiaciuc]], American football player * 1981 – [[Adam Green (musician)|Adam Green]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1982]] – [[Alexa Davalos]], French-American actress * 1982 – [[Jhonny Peralta]], Dominican-American baseball player *[[1983]] – [[Steve Cronin]], American soccer player * 1983 – [[Humberto Sánchez]], Dominican-American baseball player * 1983 – [[Roman Atwood]], American YouTuber *[[1985]] – [[Colbie Caillat]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1985 – [[Pablo Andrés González]], Argentinian footballer * 1985 – [[Kostas Mendrinos]], Greek footballer * 1985 – [[Carey Mulligan]], English actress and singer *[[1986]] – [[Berrick Barnes]], Australian rugby player * 1986 – [[Bryant Dunston]], American-Armenian basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dunstbr01.html|title=Bryant Dunston Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Michael Oher]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Oher |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12621/michael-oher |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Seth Rollins]], American wrestler * 1986 – [[Ingmar Vos]], Dutch decathlete *[[1987]] – [[T.J. Yates]], American football player *[[1988]] – [[NaVorro Bowman]], American football player * 1988 – [[Percy Harvin]], American football player * 1988 – [[Craig Kimbrel]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Craig Kimbrel Stats, Age, Position, Height, ... – MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/craig-kimbrel-518886 |website=MLB.com |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[David Perron]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Perron |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/player/david-perron-8474102 |access-date=11 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Kyle Walker]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/kyle-walker|title=Manchester City Kyle Walker profile|website=MCFC}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Danielle Lao]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danielle Lao {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316771/danielle-lao |access-date=2022-10-21 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Kail Piho]], Estonian skier<ref>{{cite web |title=Kail PIHO – Olympic {{!}} Estonia |url=https://www.olympic.org/kail-piho |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=12 February 2021 |language=en |date=13 February 2021}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Daniel Alvaro]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Alvaro |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/nsw-cup/wentworthville-magpies/daniel-alvaro/ |publisher=New South Wales Rugby League |date=17 July 2019 |access-date=12 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Bárbara Luz]], Portuguese tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis barbara Luz – ESPN |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=1958&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=12 February 2021 |language=EN}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Alec Benjamin]], American singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Alec Benjamin |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alec-benjamin/632781795 |website=Apple Music |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref> * 1994 – [[John Stones]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=England squad profile: John Stones |url=https://www.thefa.com/england/mens-seniors/squad/john-stones |website=thefa.com |access-date=12 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Dahyun|Kim Dahyun]], South Korean rapper and singer<ref>{{cite web|title=TWICE(Profile)|url=http://twice.jype.com/profile.asp|website=JYP Entertainment – Twice|publisher=JYP Entertainment|access-date=October 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008044820/http://twice.jype.com/profile.asp|archive-date=October 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Cameron Boyce]], American actor (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/disney-channel-star-cameron-boyce-dies-20/story?id=64174031|title=Disney Channel Star Cameron Boyce Dies at 20|publisher=ABC News|location=United States|author1=Mark Osborne|author2=Bill Hutchinson|date=July 7, 2019|access-date=July 7, 2019|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714134037/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/disney-channel-star-cameron-boyce-dies-20/story?id=64174031|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Jodie Burrage]], British tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jodie Burrage {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323802/jodie-burrage |access-date=2022-10-17 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Phil Foden]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Foden: Champions League record for Man City teenager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42260682 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 May 2020 |language=en-gb |date=7 December 2017}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Risi Pouri-Lane]], New Zealand rugby sevens player<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Sevens {{!}} Athlete Profile: Risealeaana POURI-LANE – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n6026197-risealeaana-pouri-lane.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417022931/https://results.gc2018.com/en/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n6026197-risealeaana-pouri-lane.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> <!--Do not add your own name or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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