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===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Tamurbek Dawletschin]], Tatar author and prisoner of war (d. 1983)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dawletschin-Linder |first=Camilla |title=Von Kasan bis Bergen-Belsen: Erinnerungen eines sowjetischen Kriegsgefangenen 1941/42 |pages=7–21 |language=de |chapter=Einführung und Kurzbiografie |date=2021 |doi=10.5771/9783835347458-7|isbn=978-3-8353-4745-8 }}</ref> * 1904 – [[George Formby]], English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1961) * 1904 – [[Necip Fazıl Kısakürek]], Turkish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1983) * 1904 – [[Vlado Perlemuter]], Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (d. 2002) *[[1907]] – [[Jean Bernard (physician)|Jean Bernard]], French physician and haematologist (d. 2006) * 1907 – [[John Wayne]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 1979) *[[1908]] – [[Robert Morley]], English actor (d. 1992) * 1908 – [[Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ]], Vietnamese politician, 1st [[Leaders of South Vietnam|Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam]] (d. 1976) *[[1909]] – [[Matt Busby]], Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1994) * 1909 – [[Adolfo López Mateos]], Mexican politician, 48th [[President of Mexico]] (d. 1969) *[[1910]] – [[Imi Lichtenfeld]], Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, boxer, and gymnast (d. 1998) *[[1911]] – [[Maurice Baquet]], French actor and cellist (d. 2005) * 1911 – [[Henry Ephron]], American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1992) *[[1912]] – [[János Kádár]], Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th [[List of Prime Ministers of Hungary|Prime Minister of Hungary]] (d. 1989) * 1912 – [[Jay Silverheels]], Canadian-American actor (d. 1980) *[[1913]] – [[Peter Cushing]], English actor (d. 1994) * 1913 – [[Pierre Daninos]], French author (d. 2005) * 1913 – [[Karin Ekelund]], Swedish actress (d. 1976) * 1913 – [[Josef Manger]], German weightlifter (d. 1991) *[[1914]] – [[Frankie Manning]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009) *[[1915]] – [[Vernon Alley]], American bassist (d. 2004) * 1915 – [[Antonia Forest]], English author (d. 2003) *[[1916]] – [[Henriette Roosenburg]], Dutch journalist and author (d. 1972) *[[1919]] – [[Rubén González (pianist)|Rubén González]], Cuban pianist (d. 2003) *[[1920]] – [[Jack Cheetham]], South African cricketer (d. 1980) * 1920 – [[Peggy Lee]], American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2002) *[[1921]] – [[Inge Borkh]], German soprano (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite book|first=David|last=Ewen|title=Musicians Since 1900: Performers in Concert and Opera|location=New York|publisher=Wilson|year=1978|isbn=978-0-82420-565-2|page=93}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[James Arness]], American actor (d. 2011) * 1923 – [[Roy Dotrice]], English actor (d. 2017) *[[1925]] – [[Carmen Montejo]], Cuban-Mexican actress (d. 2013) * 1925 – [[Alec McCowen]], English actor<ref>{{cite news|title=Birthday's today|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2011-5-26.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527150901/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2011-5-26.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 May 2011 |newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=24 May 2014|date=26 May 2011|quote=Mr Alec McCowen, actor, is 86 }}</ref> (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/feb/07/alec-mccowen-obituary |title=Alec McCowen obituary |newspaper=The Guardian |date=7 February 2017 |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Miles Davis]], American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)<ref>{{cite book|author=Ian Carr|title=Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uTgIAQAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-00-255222-6|page=1}}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Jacques Bergerac]], French actor and businessman (d. 2014) *[[1928]] – [[Jack Kevorkian]], American pathologist, author, and assisted suicide activist (d. 2011) *[[1929]] – [[J. F. Ade Ajayi]], Nigerian historian and academic (d. 2014) * 1929 – [[Ernie Carroll]], Australian television personality and producer (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jessica |last1=Riga |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-30/ernie-carroll-puppeteer-behind-ossie-ostrich-dead-at-92/100953062|title=Ernie Carroll, pioneering entertainer behind Ossie Ostrich, died aged 92|newspaper=ABC News|date=30 March 2022|accessdate=31 March 2022}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Hans Freeman]], Australian bioinorganic chemist and protein crystallographer (d. 2008) * 1929 – [[Catherine Sauvage]], French singer and actress (d. 1998) *[[1930]] – [[Karim Emami]], Indian-Iranian lexicographer and critic (d. 2005) *[[1935]] – [[Eero Loone]], Estonian philosopher and academic *[[1936]] – [[Natalya Gorbanevskaya]], Russian-Polish poet and activist (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |title=Natalya Gorbanevskaya - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10617528/Natalya-Gorbanevskaya-obituary.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10617528/Natalya-Gorbanevskaya-obituary.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=22 December 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=4 February 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], Indian actress and singer (d. 2015) * 1937 – [[Paul E. Patton]], American politician, 59th [[Governor of Kentucky]] *[[1938]] – [[William Bolcom]], American pianist and composer * 1938 – [[Andrew Clennel Palmer]], British engineer (d. 2019)<ref>{{ cite journal | last = King | first = Roger Anthony | doi = 10.1098/rsbm.2022.0015 | date = 27 July 2022 | title = Andrew Clennel Palmer. 26 May 1938—21 December 2019 | journal = [[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 73 | pages = 379–393 | s2cid = 251071307 | doi-access = free }}</ref> * 1938 – [[Lyudmila Petrushevskaya]], Russian author and playwright * 1938 – [[K. Bikram Singh]], Indian director and producer (d. 2013) * 1938 – [[Teresa Stratas]], Canadian soprano and actress<ref>{{cite book |last1=Randel |first1=Don Michael |title=The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians |date=30 October 2002 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-25572-2 |page=866 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXILEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT866 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Monique Gagnon-Tremblay]], Canadian academic and politician, [[Deputy Premier of Quebec]] * 1940 – [[Levon Helm]], American singer-songwriter, drummer, producer, and actor (d. 2012) *[[1941]] – [[Aldrich Ames]], American [[CIA]] officer and criminal * 1941 – [[Jim Dobbin]], Scottish microbiologist and politician (d. 2014) * 1941 – [[Cliff Drysdale]], South African tennis player and sportscaster * 1941 – [[Imants Kalniņš]], Latvian composer *[[1943]] – [[Erica Terpstra]], Dutch swimmer, journalist, and politician *[[1944]] – [[Phil Edmonston]], American-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2022) * 1944 – [[Jan Kinder]], Norwegian ice hockey player (d. 2013) * 1944 – [[Sam Posey]], American race car driver and journalist *[[1945]] – [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]], Indian lawyer and politician, 17th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (d. 2012) * 1945 – [[Alistair MacDuff]], English lawyer and judge * 1945 – [[Garry Peterson]], Canadian-American drummer *[[1946]] – [[Neshka Robeva]], Bulgarian gymnast and coach * 1946 – [[Mick Ronson]], English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1993) *[[1947]] – [[Carol O'Connell]], American author and painter * 1947 – [[Glenn Turner]], New Zealand cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38622.html|title=Glenn Turner|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> * [[1948]] – [[Dayle Haddon]], Canadian model and actress (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sanders |first=Hank |date=December 28, 2024 |title=Dayle Haddon, Model Who Bucked Age Discrimination, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/us/dayle-haddon-dead.html |access-date=December 29, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *1948 – [[Stevie Nicks]], American singer-songwriter *[[1949]] – [[Jeremy Corbyn]], British journalist and politician * 1949 – [[Ward Cunningham]], American computer programmer, developed the first [[wiki]] * 1949 – [[Pam Grier]], American actress * 1949 – [[Anne McGuire]], Scottish educator and politician * 1949 – [[Philip Michael Thomas]], American actor<ref>{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA293|date=30 September 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-264-1|pages=293}}</ref> * 1949 – [[Hank Williams Jr.]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite book|author1=George William Koon|author2=Bill Koon|title=Hank Williams, So Lonesome|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fPMlrotQFbcC&pg=PA40|year=2001|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-57806-283-6|pages=40}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Ramón Calderón]], Spanish lawyer and businessman * 1951 – [[Lou van den Dries]], Dutch mathematician * 1951 – [[Muhammed Faris]], Syrian military aviator and cosmonaut (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham |isbn=9783319241630 |page=225}}</ref> * 1951 – [[Sally Ride]], American physicist and astronaut, founded [[Sally Ride Science]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last=Grady |first=Denise |title=Obituary: American Woman Who Shattered Space Ceiling |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/science/space/sally-ride-trailblazing-astronaut-dies-at-61.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=July 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726211528/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/science/space/sally-ride-trailblazing-astronaut-dies-at-61.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=July 26, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1951 – [[Madeleine Taylor-Quinn]], Irish educator and politician *[[1953]] – [[Kay Hagan]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2019)<ref>{{CongLinks | congbio=H001049 | votesmart=21082 | fec=S8NC00239 | congress= }}</ref> * 1953 – [[Don McAllister]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|title=Don McAllister|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/don-mcallister-35245/|publisher=11v11.com|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref> * 1953 – [[Michael Portillo]], English journalist, politician and TV presenter<ref>{{cite book|title=The Guardian Political Almanac|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cj2NAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Fourth Estate|page=26}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Michael Devine (hunger striker)|Michael Devine]], [[Irish Republican]] [[1981 Irish hunger strike|hunger strike]] participant (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bobbysandstrust.com/hungerstrikers/mickey-devine/ |title=Micky Devine, Died August 20th, 1981 |website=www.bobbysandstrust.com}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Alan Hollinghurst]], English novelist, poet, short story writer, and translator * 1954 – [[Denis Lebel]], Canadian businessman and politician, 29th [[Minister of Transport (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Transport]] *[[1956]] – [[Fiona Shackleton]], English lawyer<ref>{{cite news |last=Dyer |first=Clare |title=She can give people straight answers, often ones they don't want to hear, in such a way that they take it from her |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/feb/15/law|access-date=24 September 2012 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 May 2021}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Jyoti Gogte]], Indian academician<ref>{{cite book |title=Gogte [[Kulavruttanta]] |publisher=Gogte Committee|year=2006|location=[[Pune]]|language=mr|trans-title=The Gogte Family Genealogy Almanac|chapter=Belgav Gharana, Dusra|trans-chapter=The 2nd [[Noble house (term)|House]] of [[Belgaum]]|page=447}}</ref> *[[1957]] – [[Diomedes Díaz]], Colombian singer-songwriter (d. 2013) * 1957 – [[François Legault]], Canadian businessman and politician * 1957 – [[Roberto Ravaglia]], Italian racing driver *[[1958]] – [[Ronnie Black]], American golfer * 1958 – [[Arto Bryggare]], Finnish hurdler and politician * 1958 – [[Margaret Colin]], American actress<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Playbill]]|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/margaret-colin-vault-0000063449|title=Margaret Colin|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190130064226/http://www.playbill.com/person/margaret-colin-vault-0000063449|archive-date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Ole Bornedal]], Danish actor, director, and producer *[[1960]] – [[Dean Lukin]], Australian weightlifter * 1960 – [[Masahiro Matsunaga]], Japanese racing driver * 1960 – [[Romas Ubartas]], Lithuanian discus thrower *[[1961]] – [[Tarsem Singh]], Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1962]] – [[Black (singer)|Black]], English singer-songwriter (d. 2016) * 1962 – [[Genie Francis]], Canadian-American actress * 1962 – [[Bobcat Goldthwait]], American actor, director, and screenwriter *[[1963]] – [[Simon Armitage]], English poet, playwright and novelist<ref>{{cite book|author=Ian Scott-Kilvert|title=British Writers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rIYYAAAAIAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Scribner|isbn=978-0-684-80656-3|page=1}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Claude Legault]], Canadian actor and screenwriter *[[1964]] – [[Caitlín R. Kiernan]], Irish-American paleontologist and author * 1964 – [[Lenny Kravitz]], American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor * 1964 – [[Argiris Pedoulakis]], Greek basketball player and coach *[[1966]] – [[Helena Bonham Carter]], English actress * 1966 – [[Zola Budd]], South African runner *[[1967]] – [[Philip Treacy]], Irish milliner, hat designer * 1967 – [[Mika Yamamoto]], Japanese journalist (d. 2012) *[[1968]] – [[Fernando León de Aranoa]], Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter * 1968 – [[Frederik X of Denmark|Frederik X]], King of Denmark * 1968 – [[Steve Sedgley]], English footballer and manager *[[1969]] – [[John Baird (Canadian politician)|John Baird]], Canadian politician, 10th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] * 1969 – [[Siri Lindley]], American triathlete and coach<ref>{{cite book|author=Siri Lindley|title=Surfacing: From the Depths of Self-Doubt to Winning Big and Living Fearlessly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=auyPDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT6|date=10 October 2016|publisher=VeloPress|isbn=978-1-937716-85-1|pages=6}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]], Japanese illustrator *[[1971]] – [[Zaher Andary]], Lebanese footballer * 1971 – [[Matt Stone]], American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer *[[1973]] – [[Naomi Harris]], Canadian-American photographer *[[1974]] – [[Lars Frölander]], Swedish swimmer *[[1975]] – [[Lauryn Hill]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress *[[1976]] – [[Paul Collingwood]], English cricketer and coach * 1976 – [[Stephen Curry (comedian)|Stephen Curry]], Australian comedian and actor * 1976 – [[Kenny Florian]], American mixed martial artist and sportscaster * 1976 – [[Justin Pierre]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1977]] – [[Nikos Chatzivrettas]], Greek basketball player * 1977 – [[Raina Telgemeier]], American author and cartoonist * 1977 – [[Luca Toni]], Italian footballer * 1977 – [[Misaki Ito]], Japanese actress and model *[[1978]] – [[Fabio Firmani]], Italian footballer * 1978 – [[Dan Parks]], Australian-Scottish rugby player *[[1979]] – [[Ashley Massaro]], American wrestler and model (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morin |first1=Alyssa |title=WWE and Survivor Star Ashley Massaro Dead at 39 |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1042208/wwe-and-survivor-star-ashley-massaro-dead-at-39 |publisher=[[E!]] |access-date=23 May 2023 |date=16 May 2019}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Natalya Nazarova]], Russian sprinter * 1979 – [[Elisabeth Harnois]], American actress * 1979 – [[Mehmet Okur]], Turkish basketball player *[[1980]] – [[Louis-Jean Cormier]], Canadian singer and songwriter *[[1981]] – [[Anthony Ervin]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Ervin|url=https://www.olympic.org/anthony-ervin|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Jason Manford]], English actor, screenwriter, and television host * 1981 – [[Ben Zobrist]], American baseball player<ref>{{baseballstats |mlb=450314 }}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Hasan Kabze]], Turkish footballer *[[1983]] – [[Demy de Zeeuw]], Dutch footballer * 1983 – [[Nathan Merritt]], Australian rugby league player *[[1985]] – [[Monika Christodoulou]], Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1985 – [[Ashley Vincent]], English footballer *[[1986]] – [[Michel Tornéus]], Swedish long jumper *[[1987]] – [[Olcay Şahan]], Turkish footballer *[[1988]] – [[Andrea Catellani]], Italian footballer * 1988 – [[Dani Samuels]], Australian discus thrower<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/judo/1029997/dani_samuels.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150124225051/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/judo/1029997/dani_samuels.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 24, 2015|title=Dani Samuels|website=Glasgow XX Commonwealth Games|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Paula Findlay]], Canadian triathlete * 1989 – [[Park Ye-eun]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=핫벨트(예은) '생일잔치에 웬 미스코리아 선?' [TEN★]|url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2021052754714|work=텐아시아|date=27 May 2021|access-date=26 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Ah Young]], South Korean singer and actress *[[1993]] – [[Jason Adesanya]], Belgian footballer *[[1994]] – [[Gong Myung]], South Korean actor<ref>{{cite web|title=배우그룹 '서프라이즈' 공명, '안녕하세요' 출연 "격한 반응에 눈물까지…감성 풍부"|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1KYXCVC9YN|website=Seoul Daily|date=19 July 2016|access-date=4 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Lara Goodall]], South African cricketer *[[1997]] – [[Mathew Barzal]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathew Barzal |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3899946/mathew-barzal |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Micah Parsons]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Micah Parsons |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4361423/micah-parsons |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Georgia Wareham]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Georgia Wareham {{!}} Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/players/georgia-wareham/47oXCuxgs0KCpJg5_y9oZQ|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.cricket.com.au|language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Yeji (singer)|Yeji]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=있지 예지, 생일 축하 감사...“더 큰 사랑 줄 수 있는 사람 될 것”|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/hot-issues/9887071|work=매일경제|date=26 May 2021|access-date=2 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
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