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===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Jimmy Dorsey]], American saxophonist, composer and bandleader (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite ANB |last=Kernfeld |first=Barry |title=Dorsey, Jimmy |id=1802930 }}</ref> * 1904 – [[Pepper Martin]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martipe01.shtml |title=Pepper Martin statistics |publisher=Baseball-Reference |access-date=March 15, 2011}}</ref> *[[1908]] – [[Balthus]], French-Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weber |first1=Nicholas Fox |title=Balthus: a biography |date=1999 |publisher=Knopf |isbn=9780385352765 |page=6}}</ref> * 1908 – [[Dee Brown (writer)|Dee Brown]], American historian and author (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Courtemanche-Ellis |first1=Anne |title=Dee Brown (1908–2002) |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/dee-brown-1086/ |publisher=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |access-date=4 September 2021 |date=17 September 2018}}</ref> * 1908 – [[Alf Gover]], English cricketer and coach (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite book |title=If The Cap Fits |last=Bateman |first=Colin |year=1993 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=1-869833-21-X |page=73 |url=https://archive.org/details/ifcapfits0000unse/page/73 |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> * 1908 – [[Louie Myfanwy Thomas]], Welsh writer (d. 1968)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Emlyn |first1=Hedd ab |title=THOMAS, LOUIE MYFANWY ('Jane Ann Jones '; 1908 - 1968), novelist |url=https://biography.wales/article/s2-THOM-MYF-1908 |publisher=Dictionary of Welsh Biography |access-date=4 September 2021 |date=2001}}</ref> *[[1912]] – [[Kamil Tolon]], Turkish industrialist (d. 1978)<ref>{{cite book|last=Kuter|first=Murat|date=2009|title=Bursa'da Bir Mucit: Kamil Tolon'un Yaşam Öyküsü|trans-title=An Inventor in Bursa: the Life of Kamil Tolon|url=http://www.kuterpr.com/e-kitaplar/bursada-bir-mucit/index.html#4|publisher=[[Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728044113/http://www.kuterpr.com/e-kitaplar/bursada-bir-mucit/index.html|archive-date=28 July 2022|url-status=live|isbn=9789756664025|language=Turkish|page=7}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[James B. Donovan]], American lawyer (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bigger |first1=Philip J. |title=Negotiator: The Life and Career of James B. Donovan |date=2006 |publisher=Lehigh University Press |isbn=0934223858 |page=23}}</ref> * 1916 – [[Leonard Shoen]], founder of [[U-Haul]] Corp. (d. 1999)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kroll |first1=Luisa |last2=Morrell |first2=Alex |title=Inside U-Haul's Rollercoaster Ride From Nastiest Family Feud To Market Dominance |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2016/02/10/inside-u-hauls-rollercoaster-ride-from-nastiest-family-feud-to-market-dominance/?sh=1552f8c73bb5 |access-date=4 September 2021 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=10 February 2016}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Fyodor Abramov]], Russian author and critic (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Luebering |first1=J.E. |title=Fyodor Abramov |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fyodor-Abramov |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |access-date=4 September 2021 |date=1998}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Arthur Franz]], American actor (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Raw|first1=Laurence|title=Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960|date=2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786490493|page=82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jqBllx5lyuwC&pg=PA82 |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> * 1920 – [[James Mitchell (actor)|James Mitchell]], American actor and dancer (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=James Mitchell obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/apr/13/james-mitchell-obituary |access-date=4 September 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=13 April 2010}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Michèle Morgan]], French-American actress and singer (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blumenfeld |first1=Samuel |title=Mort de Michèle Morgan, légendaire actrice du " Quai des brumes " |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2016/12/20/mort-de-l-actrice-michele-morgan-rendue-celebre-par-son-role-dans-le-quai-des-brumes_5052118_3382.html |access-date=4 September 2021 |work=Le Monde |date=22 December 2016 |language=French}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Rolland W. Redlin]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)<ref>{{CongBio|id=R000107|name=REDLIN, Rolland W.|accessdate=4 September 2021|inline=YES}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[David Beattie]], New Zealand judge and politician, 14th [[Governor-General of New Zealand]] (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hon. Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, QC |url=http://www.gg.govt.nz/utilities/popupimage.asp?ID=5 |publisher=New Zealand Press Association |access-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032308/http://www.gg.govt.nz/utilities/popupimage.asp?ID=5 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Carlos Humberto Romero]], Salvadoran politician, [[President of El Salvador]] (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Copley |first1=Gregory R. |title=Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook |date=1980 |publisher=International Strategic Studies Association |isbn=0531-03917-X |page=699}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Al Rosen]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Horvitz |first1=Peter S. |last2=Horvitz |first2=Joachim |title=The Big Book of Jewish Baseball |date=2001 |publisher=SP Books |isbn=1561719730 |page=145}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Joss Ackland]], English actor (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joss Ackland |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1caeb2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528035022/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1caeb2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Jean Adamson]], British writer and illustrator (''[[Topsy and Tim]]'') (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Adamson |url=https://www.gold.ac.uk/honorands/jean-adamson/ |website=Goldsmiths, University of London |access-date=7 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Vance Haynes]], American archaeologist, geologist and author<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Eric |title=Caleb Vance Haynes |url=http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/fghij/haynes_caleb.html |publisher=Minnesota State University, Mankato |access-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528213159/http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/fghij/haynes_caleb.html |archive-date=28 May 2010}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Michael Henshall]], English Anglican suffragan bishop (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Henshall, Rt Rev. Michael|title=Who's Who 2012|location=London|publisher=A. & C. Black|year=2012|edition=Online|via=Oxford University Press|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U19871|accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> * 1928 – [[Seymour Papert]], South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-creator of the [[Logo (programming language)|Logo programming language]] (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stager|first1=Gary S.|title=Seymour Papert (1928–2016) Father of educational computing|journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|location=London|publisher=[[Springer Nature]] |volume=537 |issue=7620 |year=2016|pages=308|pmid=27629633|doi=10.1038/537308a|doi-access=free }}</ref> * 1928 – [[Tempest Storm]], born Annie Banks, "The Queen Of Exotic Dancers", American burlesque performer and actress (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burlesquehall.com/tempest-storm/|title=Tempest Storm|publisher=[[Burlesque Hall of Fame]]|date=2013-09-26|access-date=2016-07-31|archivedate=2016-06-11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611091031/http://www.burlesquehall.com/tempest-storm/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Gene H. Golub]], American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary: Gene H. Golub (1932–2007)|journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]|volume=450|page=962|year=2007|doi=10.1038/450962a|first=Lloyd N.|last=Trefethen|author-link=Lloyd N. Trefethen |pmid=18075573|issue=7172|bibcode=2007Natur.450..962T|s2cid=4413569 |doi-access=free }}.</ref> * 1932 – [[Masten Gregory]], American race car driver (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cox |first=Michael |date=2000 |title="The Kansas City Flash": The Lives & Times of Masten Gregory |url=http://www.atlasf1.com/2000/aut/cox.html |magazine=Atlas F1 |volume=6 |issue=29 |location= |publisher= |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Reri Grist]], American soprano and actress<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=LaRue |editor-first1=C. Steven |title=International Dictionary of Opera |date=1993 |publisher=Gale |isbn=9781558620810 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1643000255/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=ac0b1dfc |access-date=9 September 2021 |chapter=Reri Grist}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Jaguar (cartoonist)|Jaguar]], Brazilian cartoonist<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaguar |url=https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa1734/jaguar |publisher=Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Gavin Stevens]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite web |title=Gavin Stevens |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/gavin-stevens-7674 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Nh. Dini]], Indonesian writer (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite news |title=Author NH Dini dies following car crash in Semarang |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/12/04/author-nh-dini-dies-following-car-crash-in-semarang.html |access-date=5 December 2018 |work=Jakarta Post |date=5 December 2018 |author1=Muthi Achadiat Kautsar |author2=Suherdjoko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003756/http://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/12/04/author-nh-dini-dies-following-car-crash-in-semarang.html |archive-date=5 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1936 – [[Jack R. Lousma]], American colonel, astronaut and politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nmspacemuseum.org/inductee/jack-r-lousma/|title=Jack R. Lousma|date=February 12, 2019 |publisher=New Mexico Museum of Space History|access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * 1936 – [[Henri Richard]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindeman |first1=Tracey |title=Canadiens legend Henri Richard dies at 84 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-montreal-canadiens-henri-richard-obit-1.5488245 |access-date=5 September 2021 |work=cbc.ca |date=6 March 2020}}</ref> * 1936 – [[Alex Rocco]], American actor (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=David |title=Alex Rocco, "Godfather" star, dead at 79 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-rocco-godfather-star-dead-at-79/ |access-date=5 September 2021 |work=CBS News |date=19 July 2015}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Sonja Barend]], Dutch talk show host<ref>{{cite news |last1=Funnekotter |first1=Bart |title=Gewone Mensen aan het Woord |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2006/12/29/gewone-mensen-aan-het-woord-11251623-a620751 |access-date=5 September 2021 |work=NRC Handelsblad |date=29 December 2006 |language=Dutch}}</ref> *1940 – [[Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]], current [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Orthodox Church |url=https://www.goarch.org/-/biography-ecumenical-patriarch#:~:text=His%20All%20Holiness%20Ecumenical%20Patriarch%20Bartholomew%20was%20born%20February%2029,Archontonis%20who%20christened%20him%20Demetrios. |website=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |access-date=2 March 2025}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Dennis Farina]], American police officer and actor (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,49,00.html |title=A Sweet Second Act |publisher=Cigar Aficionado |first1=Joel |last1=Drucker |date=1 August 1999 |access-date=23 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806001953/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,49,00.html |archive-date=6 August 2010 }}</ref> * 1944 – [[Nicholas Frayling]], English priest and academic<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kay |first1=Richard |title=IS IT me or are [...] |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A281538565/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=d8fbf6bc |access-date=9 September 2021 |work=Daily Mail |date=29 February 2012}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Phyllis Frelich]], American actress (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Phyllis Frelich, Tony-Winning Actress and Deaf Activist, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/arts/phyllis-frelich-deaf-activist-and-actress-dies-at-70.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/arts/phyllis-frelich-deaf-activist-and-actress-dies-at-70.html |archive-date=2022-01-02 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=5 September 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=14 April 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Steve Mingori]], American baseball player (d. 2008)<ref>{{cite news |title=Steven Bernard "Mingo" Mingori |url=https://www.morningsun.net/article/20080716/NEWS/307169931 |access-date=5 September 2021 |work=The Morning Sun |date=16 July 2008 |archive-date=September 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905092936/https://www.morningsun.net/article/20080716/NEWS/307169931 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1944 – [[Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri]], Italian author and illustrator<ref>{{cite web |author1=Loïc |title=Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri |url=https://www.gralon.net/articles/art-et-culture/bande-dessinee/article-paolo-eleuteri-serpieri-8.htm |website=gralon.net |access-date=5 September 2021 |language=French |date=8 January 2007}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Lennart Svedberg]], Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1972).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/var-varldens-baste-da-korde-han-ihjal-sig/|title=Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg |publisher=Expressen |language=Swedish |first1=Thomas |last1=Kingdahl|date=5 October 2018|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Saeed Poursamimi]], Iranian actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviemeter.com/celebrities/1298007/saeed-poursamimi|title=Saeed Poursamimi}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Hermione Lee]], English author, critic and academic<ref>{{cite book |title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors |date=2015 |publisher=Gale |isbn=9780787639952 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000058409/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=46766482 |access-date=6 September 2021 |format=Collection |chapter=Hermione Lee}}</ref> * 1948 – [[Manoel Maria]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/manoel-maria-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/manoel-maria-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Manoel Maria |accessdate=19 October 2018}}</ref> * 1948 – [[Patricia A. McKillip]], American author (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nicholls |first1=Peter |last2=Clute |first2=John |title=McKillip, Patricia A |url=http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mckillip_patricia_a |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |access-date=5 September 2021 |date=19 July 2021}}</ref> * 1948 – [[Sonny M'Pokomandji]], Central African basketball player and politician, Minister of Equipment and Transport (2003–2005)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yepassis-Zembrou |first1=Félix |title=M'POKOMANDJI SONNY. L'HOMME ET SON HISTOIRE (Par Félix Yepassis-Zembrou) |url=https://www.sangonet.com/afriqg/PAFF/Dic/actuC/ActuC25/mp-s-basket-fyz/MPOKOMANDJI-SONNY-L-HOMME-ET-SON-HISTOIRE-Par-Felix-Yepassis-Zembrou.html |website=sangonet.com |publisher=Sango Net |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Tim Powers]], American author and educator<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=WonderCon Special Guests |url=https://issuu.com/comic-con/docs/ccmag_winter2010 |magazine=Comic-Con Magazine - Winter 2010 |location= |publisher=San Diego Comic-Con International |date=24 March 2010 |access-date=5 September 2021 |page=20}}</ref> * 1952 – [[Raisa Smetanina]], Russian cross-country skier<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/raisa-smetanina-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417111032/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/raisa-smetanina-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020 |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * 1952 – [[Bart Stupak]], American police officer and politician<ref>{{CongBio|id=S001045|name=Stupak, Bart T.|accessdate=5 September 2021|inline=YES}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Knut Agnred]], Swedish singer, actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/prime-video/actor/Knut-Agnred/amzn1.dv.gti.2e759c7a-140d-40e1-84c6-9fb4e373808c/ | title=Knut Agnred: Movies, TV, and Bio | website=Amazon UK }}</ref> * 1956 – [[Jonathan Coleman (presenter)|Jonathan Coleman]], English-Australian radio and television host (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jonathan Coleman: Tributes paid to radio and TV presenter |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-57788328 |access-date=5 September 2021 |work=BBC News |date=10 July 2021}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Bob Speller]], Canadian businessman and politician, 30th [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]] (d. 2021)<ref>{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=14690|nolist=yes|2=The Hon. Robert (Bob) Speller, P.C., M.P.}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Aileen Wuornos]], American serial killer (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/wuornos805.htm |title=Aileen Carol Wuornos |website=Clark County Prosecuting Attorney |access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Khaled (musician)|Khaled]], Algerian singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sullivan |first1=Steve |title=Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3 |date=17 May 2017 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781442254497 |page=692}}</ref> * 1960 – [[Richard Ramirez]], American serial killer and sex offender (d. 2013)<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica 2017 v666">{{cite web | title=Biography, Night Stalker, Death, Childhood, & Facts | website=Encyclopedia Britannica | date=2017-09-20 | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Ramirez | access-date=2023-09-06}}</ref> * 1960 – [[Tony Robbins]], American author and motivational activist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=2024-02-29 |title=Famous birthdays list for Leap Day, February 29, 2024 includes celebrities Antonio Sabato Jr., Tony Robbins |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/02/famous-birthdays-list-for-leap-day-february-29-2024-includes-celebrities-antonio-sabato-jr-tony-robbins.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> *[[1964]] – [[Dave Brailsford]], English cyclist and coach<ref>{{cite news|last=Shuttleworth|first=Peter|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/cycling/7533548.stm|title=Cycling's Taff at the top|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 August 2008|access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Carmel Busuttil]], former Maltese footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carmel Busuttil |url=https://matchcentre.mfa.com.mt/player/68890/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=matchcentre.mfa.com.mt |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Shades of Greats: 'Talent is not enough to achieve success' - Carmel Busuttil - The Malta Independent |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2021-02-20/local-news/50-Shades-of-Greats-Talent-is-not-enough-to-achieve-success-Carmel-Busuttil-6736231185 |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=www.independent.com.mt}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Lyndon Byers]], Canadian ice hockey player and radio host<ref>{{cite web |title=Lyndon Byers |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=711 |website=hockeydb.com |publisher=The Internet Hockey Database |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Mervyn Warren]], American tenor, composer and producer<ref>{{LCAuth |id=no2002020589 |name=Warren, Mervyn}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Chucky Brown]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite book |title=Who's Who Among African Americans |date=2021 |publisher=Gale |issn=1081-1400 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1645542460/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=67c4f8c1 |access-date=9 September 2021 |chapter=Chucky Brown}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Gareth Farr]], New Zealand composer and percussionist<ref>{{cite web |title=Famous New Zealanders |url=https://christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/famousnewzealanders/gareth.asp |publisher=Christchurch City Libraries |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Pete Fenson]], American curler<ref>{{cite web |title=Pete Fenson |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/941 |publisher=World Curling Federation |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Bryce Paup]], American football player and coach<ref>{{LCAuth |id=n97084585 |name=Paup, Bryce, 1968-}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Howard Tayler]], American author and illustrator<ref>{{LCAuth |id=n99254258 |name=Tayler, Howard}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Eugene Volokh]], Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator<ref>{{cite book |title=Directory of American Scholars |publisher=Gale |issn=0070-5101 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1612547793/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2faae761 |access-date=9 September 2021 |date=2002 |format=Directory |chapter=Eugene Volokh}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Frank Woodley]], Australian actor, producer and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd| first1=Tim | url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23267989-5016434,00.html | title=Quite Frankly |work=Adelaide Now |date=25 February 2008 | access-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016061533/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23267989-5016434,00.html |archive-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Sylvie Lubamba]], Italian showgirl<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dell’Arti |first1=Giorgio |title=Sylvie Lubamba |url=http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=LUBAMBA+Sylvie |website=cinquantamila.corriere.it |access-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018170424/http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=LUBAMBA+Sylvie |archive-date=18 October 2014 |language=Italian |date=11 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Mike Pollitt]], English footballer and coach<ref>{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 | year = 2010 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 9781845966010 | page = 337 }}</ref> * 1972 – [[Antonio Sabàto Jr.]], Italian-American model and actor<ref>{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2006 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609020629/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=dfee68c5 |access-date=9 September 2021 |format=Collection |chapter=Antonio Sabato, Jr |journal=Contemporary Theater, Film and Television: A Biographical Guide |volume=69}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Pedro Sánchez (Spanish politician)|Pedro Sánchez]], [[Prime Minister of Spain]]<ref>{{LCAuth |id=no2019098882 |name=Sánchez, Pedro}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Dave Williams (singer)|Dave Williams]], American singer (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Simmonds |first1=Jeremy |title=The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns and Ham Sandwiches |date=2012 |publisher=Chicago Review Press |location=Chicago, Illinois |isbn=9781613744789 |page=479 |edition=2nd}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Saul Williams]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/saul-williams|title=Saul Williams|work=[[Academy of American Poets]]|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Pedro Zamora]], Cuban-American activist and educator (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite book |title=Newsmakers |date=1995 |publisher=Gale |issn=0899-0417 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1618001858/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=a954816e |access-date=9 September 2021 |chapter=Pedro Zamora|journal=Newsmakers. Cumulation. }}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Vonteego Cummings]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Vonteego Cummings |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cummivo01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Katalin Kovács]], Hungarian sprint kayaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Katalin Kovács|work=ICF - Planet Canoe |date=October 5, 2016 |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/athlete/katalin-kovacs|publisher=International Canoe Federation|access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Terrence Long]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite book |title=Who's Who Among African Americans |date=2021 |publisher=Gale |issn=1081-1400 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1645545886/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=c7bcc276 |access-date=9 September 2021 |chapter=Terrence Deon Long}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Ja Rule]], American rapper and actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Birchmeier |first1=Jason |title=Ja Rule Biography, Songs & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ja-rule-mn0000120675/biography |website=allmusic.com |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Çağdaş Atan]], Turkish footballer and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Cagdas Atan |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/player/6567/cagdas-atan |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Simon Gagné]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Simon Gagne #12 |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/simon-gagne-8467346 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Rubén Plaza]], Spanish cyclist<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruben Plaza Molina |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/ruben-plaza-molina/ |website=cyclingnews.com |date=November 9, 2019 |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Clinton Toopi]], New Zealand rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daly |first1=Phil |title=TOOPI CELEBRATES 7TH BIRTHDAY ON WORLD STAGE |url=https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2008/02/28/toopi-celebrates-7th-birthday-on-world-stage/ |website=therhinos.co.uk |publisher=Leeds Rhinos |access-date=11 September 2021 |date=28 February 2008}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Taylor Twellman]], American soccer player and sportscaster<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/taylor-twellman|title=Taylor Twellman|website=Major League Soccer|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Peter Scanavino]], American actor (''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mariska Hargitay on Instagram: "Happy Birthday @peterscanavino I celebrate your first-rate mind, your journeying soul, your RIDICULOUS talent—and most of all, your beautiful heart. Oh, and wait, actually most of all your totally spectacular family!" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Ktf0ZnlnO/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Darren Ambrose]], English footballer<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA footballers' Who's Who 2002-03 |date=2002 |publisher=Queen Anne |isbn=9781852916480 |page=18}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Rica Imai]], Japanese model and actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Rica Imai |date=December 20, 2018 |url=https://www.lespros.co.jp/artists/rica-imai/ |publisher=LesPros Entertainment |access-date=8 September 2021 |language=Japanese}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Cullen Jones]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography |date=2009 |publisher=Gale |volume=73 |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606004349/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=060c09b9 |access-date=9 September 2021 |chapter=Cullen Jones}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Nuria Martínez]], Spanish basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nuria Martinez |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/nuria-martinez/ |publisher=Women's National Basketball Association |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Lena Raine]], American video game composer and producer<ref>{{cite tweet |user=kuraine |last=Raine |first=Lena|number=968877816019222529 |title=heya it's my birthday (observed)! |date=28 February 2018 |access-date=4 September 2021 }}</ref> * 1984 – [[Rakhee Thakrar]], English actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/St-Matthew-s-Mitchells/story-20459595-detail/story.html|title=From St Matthew's to the Mitchells... Leicester's Rakhee Thakrar is the new face on Eastenders|work=[[Leicester Mercury]]|accessdate=31 January 2015 |date=17 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402192642/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/St-Matthew-s-Mitchells/story-20459595-detail/story.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Cam Ward (ice hockey)|Cam Ward]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite news |title=Cam Ward |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/player-bio/cam-ward/bio |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=TSN |agency=STATS, LLC}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Mark Foster (singer)|Mark Foster]], American singer, songwriter and musician<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hautman |first=Nicholas |date=28 February 2021 |title=Leap Year Babies! Celebrities Who Were Born on February 29 |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrities-who-were-born-on-february-29-during-leap-years/mark-foster/ |magazine=[[US Magazine]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Lena Gercke]], German model and television host<ref>{{cite news | title =Lena Gercke - Karriere nach der Castingshow | work=[[Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag]] |language=German | date =3 July 2008 | url =http://www.shz.de/artikel/article/142/lena-gercke-karriere-nach-der-castingshow.html | access-date =17 April 2009 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120216145218/http://www.shz.de/artikel/article/142/lena-gercke-karriere-nach-der-castingshow.html | archive-date =16 February 2012 }}</ref> * 1988 – [[Benedikt Höwedes]], German footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy birthday, Howedes! |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/happy-birthday-howedes |website=juventus.com |access-date=11 September 2021 |date=1 March 2018}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Brent Macaffer]], Australian Rules footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/player-profile/brent-macaffer|title=Brent Macaffer|website=Collingwood Football Club|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228005909/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/player-profile/brent-macaffer|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Hannah Mills]], Welsh sports sailor<ref>{{cite web|title=Hannah Mills|publisher=Team GB|url=https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/hannah-mills/3D1tZhiuDl5rhJMAjstE0m|accessdate=2021-08-04}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Sean Abbott]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite web|title=Sean Abbott|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/398666.html|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Eric Kendricks]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric Kendricks|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/erickendricks/2552312/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=16 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Jessica Long]], American [[Paralympic swimming|paralympic swimmer]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tarasenko |first1=Ivan |title=Американская паралимпийская чемпионка Джессика Лонг приехала в Россию, чтобы встретиться с матерью |url=https://www.sovsport.ru/olympic_games/news/665077-amerikanskaja-paralimpijskaja-chempionka-dzhessika-long-priehala-v-rossiju-chtoby-vstretitsja-s-materju |access-date=12 September 2021 |work=Sovetsky Sport |date=4 December 2012 |language=Russian}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Jessie T. Usher]], American actor<ref>{{LCAuth |id=no2014133533 |name=Usher, Jessie, 1992-}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Saphir Taïder]], Algerian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Saphir Taïder|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/saphir--sliti-taider/131271/|website=[[Soccerway]]|access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Nelson Asofa-Solomona]], New Zealand rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nelson Asofa-Solomona |date=June 9, 2020 |url=https://nzrl.co.nz/players/nelson-asofa-solomona/ |publisher=[[New Zealand Rugby League]] |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Norberto Briasco]], Argentine-Armenian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Norberto Briasco|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/norberto-briasco/449725/|website=[[Soccerway]]|access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Reece Prescod]], British sprinter<ref>{{cite web|title=Reece Prescod|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/reece-prescod-283327|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Claudia Williams (tennis)|Claudia Williams]], New Zealand tennis player<ref>{{cite news |title=Claudia Williams |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/players/67081-claudia-williams-playerprofile |access-date=11 September 2021 |work=[[NDTV Sports]]}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Tyrese Haliburton]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/halibty01.html|title=Tyrese Haliburton Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Ferran Torres]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/265869/ferran-torres |title=Ferrán Torres: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Jesper Lindstrøm]], Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jesper Lindstrøm|url=https://sscnapoli.it/en/player-details/?id=26802|website=[[SSC Napoli]]|access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Lydia Jacoby]], American swimmer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/christinebrennan/2021/07/25/17-year-old-lydia-jacoby-first-us-olympic-swimmer-alaska/8085670002/|title=17-year-old Alaskan swimmer Lydia Jacoby makes history before she races at Tokyo Olympics |work=USA Today |date=25 July 2021 |accessdate=July 29, 2021 |first=Christine |last=Brennan}}</ref> * 2004 – [[Abdukodir Khusanov]], Uzbek footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Abdukodir Khusanov|url=https://www.mancity.com/players/abdukodir-khusanov|website=[[Manchester City]]|access-date=28 January 2025}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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