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===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Vince Gair]], Australian politician, 27th [[Premier of Queensland]] (d. 1980)<ref>{{Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id2=gair-vincent-clare-vince-10267 |last=Costar |first=B. J. |title=Vincent Clare (Vince) Gair (1901–1980) |year=1996 |volume=14 |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=14 February 2014 |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gair-vincent-clare-vince-10267 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214165132/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gair-vincent-clare-vince-10267 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1901 – [[Zeppo Marx]], American comedian and theatrical agent (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite book |last=Gehring |first=Wes D. |title=The Marx Brothers: A Bio-bibliography |year=1987 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |location=Westport, Connecticut |pages=229 |isbn=978-03-13245-47-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xWfp8LsM8_gC&pg=PA229 |access-date=2019-12-23 |archive-date=2020-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801130908/https://books.google.com/books?id=xWfp8LsM8_gC&pg=PA229 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[King Clancy]], Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/king-clancy-8445471 |title=King Clancy |publisher=National Hockey League |location=New York City |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050850/https://www.nhl.com/player/king-clancy-8445471 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1905]] – [[Perry Miller]], American historian, author, and academic (d. 1963)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.poemhunter.com/perry-miller/biography/ |title=Biography of Perry Miller |publisher=Poem Hunter |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606050749/https://www.poemhunter.com/perry-miller/biography/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Mary Chase (playwright)|Mary Coyle Chase]], American journalist and playwright (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1601928 |title=Mary Coyle Chase |journal =American National Biography |year=2000 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601928 |isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |last1=Makowsky |first1=Veronica |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731040044/https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1601928 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Sabahattin Ali]], Turkish journalist, author, and poet (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/116623.Sabahattin_Ali |title=Sabahattin Ali |publisher=GoodReads, Inc. |location=San Francisco |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928071311/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/116623.Sabahattin_Ali |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Mary Locke Petermann]], American cellular biochemist (d. 1975)<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of World Scientists |last=Oakes |first=Elizabeth H. |date=2007 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |location=New York City |page=585 |isbn=978-14-38118-82-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPRB-OED1bcC&q=mary+petermann+++chemist&pg=PA585 |access-date=2020-11-11 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152456/https://books.google.com/books?id=uPRB-OED1bcC&q=mary+petermann+++chemist&pg=PA585 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L–Z |last1=Ogilvie |first1=Marilyn Bailey |last2=Harvey |first2=Joy Dorothy |author-link=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie |author2-link=Joy Harvey |date=2000 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location=Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |isbn=978-04-15920-40-7 |page=1010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA1010 |access-date=2018-12-18 |archive-date=2020-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801123559/https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA1010 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1908 – [[Frank G. Slaughter]], American physician and author (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL17969A/Frank_G._Slaughter |title=Frank G. Slaughter |work=Open Library |publisher=Internet Archive |location=San Francisco |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606060207/https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL17969A/Frank_G._Slaughter |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Millicent Fenwick]], American journalist and politician (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/F/FENWICK,-Millicent-Hammond-(F000078)/ |title=Millicent Fenwick |work=History, Art & Archives |publisher=US House of Representatives |location=Washington, DC |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827190146/https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/F/FENWICK,-Millicent-Hammond-(F000078)/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Jim Backus]], American actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://walkoffame.com/jim-backus/ |title=Jim Backus |work=Hollywood Walk of Fame |date=25 October 2019 |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |location=Los Angeles |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605160148/https://walkoffame.com/jim-backus/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1913 – [[Gert Fröbe]], German actor (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gert-Frobe |title=Gert Fröbe |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605161004/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gert-Frobe |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[S. Rajaratnam]], Singaporean politician, 1st [[Senior Minister of Singapore]] (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/sinnathamby-rajaratnam/story |title=Sinnathamby Rajaratnam |work=Roots |publisher=National Heritage Board |location=Singapore |access-date=26 July 2020 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726101737/https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/sinnathamby-rajaratnam/story |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Anthony Burgess]], English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last=Ratcliffe |first=Michael |orig-year=23 September 2004 |date=23 September 2010 |title=Wilson, John Burgess [pseud. Anthony Burgess] (1917–1993) |id=51526}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Bobby Riggs]], American tennis player (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Riggs |title=Bobby Riggs |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731042432/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Riggs |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Monte Irvin]], American baseball player and executive (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/monte-irvin-hall-of-fame-baseball-star-who-began-in-negro-leagues-dies-at-96/2016/01/12/f7a16e44-b968-11e5-b682-4bb4dd403c7d_story.html |last=Schudel |first=Matt |title=Monte Irvin, Hall of Fame baseball star who began in Negro leagues, dies at 96 |newspaper=The Washington Post |issn=0190-8286 |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405213217/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/monte-irvin-hall-of-fame-baseball-star-who-began-in-negro-leagues-dies-at-96/2016/01/12/f7a16e44-b968-11e5-b682-4bb4dd403c7d_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Philip Habib]], American academic and diplomat, [[Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs]] (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-Charles-Habib |title=Philip Charles Habib |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731124615/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-Charles-Habib |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Pierre Laporte]], Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, [[Deputy Premier of Quebec]] (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-laporte |title=Pierre Laporte |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |publisher=Historica Canada |location=Toronto |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516095501/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-laporte |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1921 – [[Andy Pafko]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/5016ac7c |title=Andy Pafko |publisher=Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) |location=Phoenix, Arizona |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=2 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402003733/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/5016ac7c |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Molly Reilly]], Canadian aviator (d. 1980)<ref>{{cite book |last=Welch |first=Rosanne |title=Encyclopedia of women in aviation and space |year=1998 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |location=Santa Barbara, California |chapter=Reilly, Molly Beall |pages=180–181 |oclc=39209984 |isbn=0-87436-958-4 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofwo00rosa/page/180}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cahf.ca/CUSTOMPAGES/907/MemberList.cfm?firstLetter=R#175 |title=Moretta Fenton Beall Reilly |publisher=Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame |location=Wetaskiwin, Alberta |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626085920/https://www.cahf.ca/CUSTOMPAGES/907/MemberList.cfm?firstLetter=R#175 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Hugh Huxley]], English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-Esmor-Huxley |title=Hugh Esmor Huxley |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731071415/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-Esmor-Huxley |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Lisa Kirk]], American actress and singer (d. 1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/69e00c80-1709-471e-92f1-baf774a9dc22 |title=Lisa Kirk |work=BBC Music |publisher=BBC |location=London |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=6 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606072406/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/69e00c80-1709-471e-92f1-baf774a9dc22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1925 – [[Shehu Shagari]], Nigerian politician, 6th [[President of Nigeria]] (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/09/shehu-shagari-obituary |title=Shehu Shagari obituary |newspaper=The Guardian |date=9 January 2019 |location=London |access-date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731063325/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/09/shehu-shagari-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda]], Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Ikeda/ |title=Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda |publisher=School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews |location=St Andrews |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605135056/https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Ikeda/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Ralph Stanley]], American singer and banjo player (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-Stanley |title=Ralph Stanley |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731063118/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-Stanley |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Paul Elvstrøm]], Danish yachtsman (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/paul-elvstrom |title=Paul Elvstrøm |publisher=International Olympic Committee |location=Lausanne |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607074500/https://www.olympic.org/paul-elvstrom |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1928 – [[Larry Gelbart]], American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-Simon-Gelbart |title=Larry Gelbart |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731081702/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-Simon-Gelbart |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1928 – [[A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.]], American civil rights advocate, historian, and judge (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aloysius-Leon-Higginbotham-Jr |title=A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605143722/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aloysius-Leon-Higginbotham-Jr |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1928 – [[Richard G. Stern]], American author and academic (d. 2013)<ref> {{cite news|last=Weber|first=Bruce|title=Richard G. Stern, Writers' Writer, Dies at 84|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/books/richard-g-stern-a-writers-writer-is-dead-at-84.html?pagewanted=all|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 24, 2013|accessdate=August 7, 2024}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Wendy Beckett]], British nun and art critic (d. 2018)<ref> {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46687275|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Sister Wendy Beckett, TV art historian, dies at 88|date=26 December 2018|accessdate=August 7, 2024}} </ref> *[[1932]] – [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]], English racing driver (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/tony-brooks |title=Tony Brooks |date=28 February 2020 |publisher=Motor Sport Magazine |location=London |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=14 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614171903/https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/tony-brooks |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1932 – [[Faron Young]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Faron-Young |title=Faron Young |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=13 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413065933/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Faron-Young |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[Tony Lema]], American golfer (d. 1966)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theopen.com/latest/2019/02/tony-lema-profile |title=Tony Lema – 85th birthday profile |work=The Open |publisher=R&A Championships Limited |location=St Andrews, Fife |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605154317/https://www.theopen.com/latest/2019/02/tony-lema-profile |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Tony Campolo]], American sociologist and pastor (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gryboski |first=Michael |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Tony Campolo, bestselling author, teacher and evangelist, dies at 89 |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/tony-campolo-bestselling-author-and-evangelist-dies-at-89.html |access-date=November 23, 2024 |website=[[The Christian Post]] |language=en}}</ref> *1935 – [[Oktay Sinanoglu]], Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yale.edu/2015/04/20/memoriam-oktay-sinano-lu-renowned-theoretical-chemist |title=Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda |work=Yale News |date=20 April 2015 |publisher=Yale University |location=New Haven, Connecticut |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731052748/https://news.yale.edu/2015/04/20/memoriam-oktay-sinano-lu-renowned-theoretical-chemist |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Tom Courtenay]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Tom-Courtenay |title=Tom Courtenay |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731050738/https://www.britannica.com/facts/Tom-Courtenay |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1937 – [[Bob Schieffer]], American political author, journalist and TV interviewer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bob-schieffer-08-07-1998/ |title=Bob Schieffer |work=CBS News |date=8 July 1998 |location=Los Angeles |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731075856/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bob-schieffer-08-07-1998/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Diane Baker]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1938 – [[Herb Elliott]], Australian athlete<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herb-Elliott |title=Herb Elliott |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514053644/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Herb-Elliott |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1938 – [[Farokh Engineer]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28624.html |title=Farokh Engineer |publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd |location=London |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509064414/https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28624.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Ron Santo]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ron-Santo |title=Ron Santo |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604162858/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ron-Santo |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[David Puttnam]], English film producer and academic<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Terence-Puttnam |title=David Puttnam |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814072700/https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Terence-Puttnam |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Karen Grassle]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1943]] – [[George Harrison]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Harrison-British-musician |title=George Harrison |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=13 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413063800/https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Harrison-British-musician |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[François Cevert]], French racing driver (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/francois-cevert |title=François Cevert |publisher=Motor Sport Magazine |location=London |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604165248/https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/francois-cevert |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Jean Todt]], French racing driver and team manager<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fia.com/profile/jean-todt |title=Jean Todt |date=28 March 2012 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |location=Paris |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604080144/https://www.fia.com/profile/jean-todt |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Lee Evans (sprinter)|Lee Evans]], American sprinter and athletics coach (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lee-Evans |title=Lee Evans |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717212137/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lee-Evans |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Ric Flair]], American professional wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shifferaw |first1=Abel |title=Ric Flair Gets Emotional at Surprise Birthday Party Attended by Triple H, Charles Barkley, and Others |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/02/ric-flair-gets-emotional-at-surprise-70th-birthday-party |publisher=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=22 February 2019}}</ref> * 1949 – [[Amin Maalouf]], Lebanese-French journalist and author<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/nov/16/classicalmusicandopera.fiction |title=A son of the road |newspaper=The Guardian |date=16 November 2002 |location=London |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604154735/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/nov/16/classicalmusicandopera.fiction |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Francisco Fernández Ochoa]], Spanish skier (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://skiracing.com/stories/spanish-gold-medalist-fernandez-ochoa-dies-56/ |last=Lang |first=Patrick |title=Spanish gold medalist Fernandez Ochoa dies at 56 |magazine=Ski Racing |publisher=Ski Racing Media |issue=1170 |date=6 November 2006 |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901223622/https://www.skiracing.com/stories/spanish-gold-medalist-fernandez-ochoa-dies-56 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1950 – [[Neil Jordan]], Irish film director, screenwriter and author<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Neil-Jordan |title=Neil Jordan |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731044008/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Neil-Jordan |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1950 – [[Néstor Kirchner]], Argentine politician; 51st [[President of Argentina]] (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nestor-Kirchner |title=Néstor Kirchner |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917040751/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nestor-Kirchner |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Don Quarrie]], Jamaican sprinter and coach<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=5421&Gender=M |title=Don Quarrie |publisher=Track and Field Statistics |access-date=2 June 2020 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224112430/http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=5421&Gender=M |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Joey Dunlop]], Northern Irish motorcyclist (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1823 |last=Froggatt |first=Richard |title=Joey Dunlop (1952–2000): Motorcycle racing champion; humanitarian aid worker |work=Dictionary of Ulster Biography |publisher=Ulster History Circle |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714115633/http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1823 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[José María Aznar]], Spanish politician; [[Prime Minister of Spain]], 1996–2004<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Maria-Aznar |title=José María Aznar |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731065208/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Maria-Aznar |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1953 – [[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]], American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and poet<ref name="AP"/> *[[1957]] – [[Raymond McCreesh]], [[Irish Republican]], hunger striker (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bobbysandstrust.com/hungerstrikers/Raymond%20McCreesh/| title = Raymond McCreesh {{!}} Bobby Sands Trust| access-date = 2021-06-15| archive-date = 2022-02-26| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220226152509/https://www.bobbysandstrust.com/hungerstrikers/Raymond%20McCreesh/| url-status = live}}</ref> *[[1957]] – [[Tharman Shanmugaratnam]], Singaporean economist and politician; 5th [[Senior Minister of Singapore|Senior Minister]] and 9th [[President of Singapore]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://successstory.com/people/tharman-shanmugaratnam |title=A Glimpse Into One of Singapore's Highly Respected Politicians: Tharman Shanmugaratnam Story |publisher=SuccessStory |location=Hyderabad |access-date=26 July 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731121808/https://successstory.com/people/tharman-shanmugaratnam |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Kurt Rambis]], Greek-American basketball player, coach, and executive<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rambiku01.html |title=Kurt Rambis |work=Basketball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |location=Philadelphia |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=1 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101170047/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rambiku01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[Birgit Fischer]], German kayaker<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/birgit-fischer |title=Birgit Fischer |publisher=International Olympic Committee |location=Lausanne |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731075920/https://www.olympic.org/birgit-fischer |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Paul O'Neill (baseball)|Paul O'Neill]], American baseball player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'neipa01.shtml |title=Paul O'Neill |work=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |location=Philadelphia |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602190912/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o%27neipa01.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Carrot Top]], American comedian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greeson |first1=Jay |title=5-at-10: Rose's injury, bubble games, Love in L.A. and Ric Flair's birthday |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2015/feb/25/5--10-roses-injury-bubble-games-love-la-and-ric-fl/ |publisher=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]] |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=25 February 2015}}</ref> * 1965 – [[Veronica Webb]], American model, actress, and writer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1966]] – [[Alexis Denisof]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1966 – [[Téa Leoni]], American actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Frazier |title=Tea Leoni in a happy state as 'Madam Secretary' |url=https://apnews.com/article/4f8b92d3720144e29f1db130db22ee1d |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=26 February 2015}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Ed Balls]], English politician; [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Balls |title=Ed Balls |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731082202/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Balls |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Lesley Boone]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1968 – [[Oumou Sangaré]], Malian musician<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oumou-Sangare |title=Oumou Sangaré |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604094046/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oumou-Sangare |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Sean Astin]], American actor, director and producer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Sean-Astin |title=Sean Astin |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604090605/https://www.britannica.com/facts/Sean-Astin |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1971 – [[Daniel Powter]], Canadian singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/> *[[1973]] – [[Anson Mount]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 25, 2023 includes celebrities Ric Flair, Jameela Jamil |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-25-2023-includes-celebrities-ric-flair-jameela-jamil.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=25 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Dominic Raab]], English politician; [[First Secretary of State]] and [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52064637 |title=Who is Dominic Raab? |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |location=London |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917181210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52064637 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Chelsea Handler]], American comedian, actress, author, and television host<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Dory |title=Chelsea Handler Skis Topless While Celebrating Her 47th Birthday: 'Doing All the Things I Love' |url=https://people.com/tv/chelsea-handler-skis-topless-while-celebrating-her-47th-birthday/ |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=25 February 2022}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Rashida Jones]], American actress and writer<ref>{{cite web |title=Rashida Jones |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/jones-rashida |publisher=[[Jewish Women's Archive]] |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Samaki Walker]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Samaki Walker |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/955/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Napoleon Harris]], American football player and politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Napoleon Harris |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3551/napoleon-harris |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Kash Patel]], American lawyer, former federal prosecutor and official<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-30 |title=Kash Patel {{!}} Family, Religion, Trump, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kash-Patel |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Park Ji-sung]], South Korean footballer<ref>{{Hugman|24881|Ji-Sung Park|access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Maria Kanellis]], American professional wrestler, actress, and model<ref>{{cite web |title=At age 40, female wrestler Maria Kanellis really knows how to make an 'Impact' |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/photo/how-wwe-diva-maria-kanellis-helped-husband-mike-bennett-fight-drug-addiction-40843/1 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=16 February 2023 |date=25 February 2022}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Flavia Pennetta]], Italian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/160391/flavia-pennetta/bio |title=Flavia Pennetta |publisher=WTA Tour Inc. |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731050636/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/160391/flavia-pennetta/bio |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1982 – [[Anton Volchenkov]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Anton Volchenkov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/anton-volchenkov-8468501 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Joakim Noah]], French-American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joakim Noah |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201149/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Justin Berfield]], American actor, writer, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1986 – [[Jameela Jamil]], English actress and presenter<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pocklington |first1=Rebecca |title=Magazine wishes Jameela Jamil happy birthday with photo of Jamelia - and Twitter reacts like this |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/magazine-wishes-jameela-jamil-happy-7440701 |publisher=[[Irish Mirror]] |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=25 February 2016}}</ref> * 1986 – [[James and Oliver Phelps|James Phelps]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1986 – [[James and Oliver Phelps|Oliver Phelps]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1987]] – [[Justin Abdelkader]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Abdelkader |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/justin-abdelkader-8471716 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Tom Marshall (artist)|Tom Marshall]], English photo colouriser and artist<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/let-these-old-photographs-womens-suffrage-inspire-anew-full-color-180968127/ |title=Photographs Documenting the Struggle for Women's Suffrage Are Reimagined in Full Color |last=Fessenden |first=Marissa |work=Smithsonian Magazine |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |location=Washington DC |date=9 February 2018 |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731042240/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/let-these-old-photographs-womens-suffrage-inspire-anew-full-color-180968127/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1988 – [[Gerald McCoy]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerald McCoy |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13240/gerald-mccoy |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Jimmer Fredette]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmer Fredette |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202690/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Kana Hanazawa]], Japanese voice actress and singer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doi |first1=Hitoshi |title=Hanazawa Kana (花澤香菜) |url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/hanazawa-kana/index.html |website=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database |access-date=24 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005063443/http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/hanazawa-kana/index.html |archive-date=5 October 2018 |date=5 May 2016}}</ref> * 1989 – [[E'Twaun Moore]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=E'Twaun Moore |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202734/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Félix Peña]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Félix Peña |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/felix-pena-570240 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Joakim Nordström]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joakim Nordstrom |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/joakim-nordstrom-8475807 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Jorge Soler]], Cuban baseball player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/solerjo01.shtml |title=Jorge Soler |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=30 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730174027/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/solerjo01.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Erick Fedde]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Erick Fedde |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/erick-fedde-607200 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Lukáš Sedlák]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lukas Sedlak |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/lukas-sedlak-8476310 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Fred VanVleet]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred VanVleet |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627832/fred-vanvleet/bio |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Mario Hezonja]], Croatian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mario Hezonja |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1626209/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Viktoriya Tomova]], Bulgarian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viktoriya Tomova {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317584/viktoriya-tomova |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Isabelle Fuhrman]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1997 – [[Thon Maker]], South Sudanese-Australian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Thon Maker |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1627748/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Gianluigi Donnarumma]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/celebration/2020-02-25/happy-birthday-gigio |title=Happy Birthday, Gigio! |publisher=AC Milan |location=Milano |date=25 February 2020 |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603150948/https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/celebration/2020-02-25/happy-birthday-gigio |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1999 – [[Rocky (singer)|Rocky]], South Korean singer, dancer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantagio.kr/musicians/라키/|title=라키|website=Fantagio|access-date=February 26, 2022|language=ko|archive-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102103132/http://www.fantagio.kr/musicians/%EB%9D%BC%ED%82%A4/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Bo Nix]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bo Nix Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NixxBo00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 24, 2025}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Vernon Carey Jr.]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Vernon Carey Jr. |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630176/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Brandin Podziemski]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandin Podziemski |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1641764/brandin-podziemski |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2005]] – [[Noah Jupe]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 25: Anson Mount, Chelsea Handler |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/25/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-25-Anson-Mount-Chelsea-Handler/9211677293948/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=25 February 2023}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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