Famous Birthdays By Date

Anastasia Potapova, Russian tennis player

Colton Herta, American race car driver

Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player

Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model

Ryan Noda, American baseball player

Zay Jones, American football player

Alex Bregman, American baseball player

Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer

Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer

Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer

NF, American rapper

Thomas Rhett, American country music singer and songwriter

Michal Březina, Czech figure skater

Chris Sale, American baseball player

João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player

Will Matthews, Australian rugby league player

Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer

Richard Sherman, American football player

Larisa Yurkiw, Canadian alpine skier

Trent Barreta, American wrestler

Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer

Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer

Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player

Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer

Giacomo Ricci, Italian racing driver

Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player

Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player

Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer

Mark Hudson, English footballer

Philippe Mexès, French footballer

Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer

Jason Dohring, American actor

Jammal Brown, American football player

Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player

Katrine Lunde, Norwegian handball goalkeeper

Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Norwegian handball player

Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer

Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer

Paweł Czapiewski, Polish runner

Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach

Bok van Blerk, South African singer-songwriter and actor

Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter

Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player

Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter

Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark

Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player

Martin Love, Australian cricketer

Adam Goldstein, American keyboard player, DJ, and producer (died 2009)

Jan Koller, Czech footballer

Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American long jumper

Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress

Emerson Thome, Brazilian footballer and scout

Karel Poborský, Czech footballer

Mari Holden, American cyclist

Mark Consuelos, American actor and television personality

Tobias Hill, English poet and author (died 2023)

Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian food/agriculture researcher and author

Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer

Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter

Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and coach (died 2008)

Richard Hutten, Dutch furniture designer

Julie Richardson, New Zealand tennis player

Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess player and author

Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer (died 2025)

Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper

Piers Morgan, English journalist and talk show host

Vlado Bozinovski, Macedonian-Australian footballer and manager

Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia

Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer

Mark Begich, American politician

MC Hammer, American rapper and actor

Gary Stevens, English international footballer and manager

Mike Thackwell, New Zealand racing driver

Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1999)

Laurie Graham, Canadian skier

Bill Johnson, American skier (died 2016)

Martina Cole, English television host and author

Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian

Joey Sindelar, American golfer

Marie-Christine Koundja, Chadian author and diplomat

Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician

Juanito Oiarzabal, Spanish mountaineer

Paul Reiser, American actor and comedian

Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author

Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2004)

Stuart Dryburgh, English-New Zealand cinematographer

Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach

Janet Browne, English-American historian and academic

Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (died 2022)

Grady Little, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Liza Frulla, Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage

Dana Gillespie, English singer-songwriter and actress

Naomi Sims, American model and author (died 2009)

Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English computer programmer and politician (died 2022)

Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver and team owner, founded Jordan Grand Prix (died 2025)

Mervyn King, English economist and academic

Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock singer

Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, American activist, writer, and black anarchist

Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs

Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist

Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter

Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat

Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host

Jay Traynor, American pop and doo-wop singer (died 2014)

Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru (died 2014)

Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby player (died 2023)

Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor (died 2022)

Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021)

Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic (died 2020)

Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan

Bob Smith, American soldier and politician

Norman Gifford, English cricketer

Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator

Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (died 2016)

David Earle Bailey, American Episcopal priest (died 2024)

John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum

Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth, English businessman

Karl Berger, German pianist and composer (died 2023)

Willie Galimore, American football player (died 1964)

Gordon Mumma, American composer

Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (died 2013)

Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and academic, designed Haas House (died 2014)

Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (died 2007)

Joe Ruby, American animator (died 2020)

John Astin, American actor

Rolf Harris, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2023)

Richard Dysart, American actor (died 2015)

Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (died 2014)

István Rózsavölgyi, Hungarian runner (died 2012)

Robert Badinter, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (died 2024)

Colin Egar, Australian cricket umpire (died 2008)

Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author and educator (died 2013)

Wally Grout, Australian cricketer (died 1968)

Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (died 2018)

Hans Reichelt, German politician (died 2025)

Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (died 1986)

Turhan Bey, American actor (died 2012)

Arthur Wightman, American physicist and academic (died 2013)

André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (died 2013)

McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (died 1996)

Robin Williams, New Zealand mathematician, university administrator and public servant (died 2013)

Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1995)

Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (died 2015)

Sonny Boy Williamson I, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (died 1948)

Marc Davis, American animator (died 2000)

Richard Helms, American soldier and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (died 2002)

Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (died 2007)

Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th President of Malta (died 2012)

Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (died 1994)

Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (died 2004)

Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (died 2002)

Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish soldier, mathematician, and academic (died 1940)

Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German general (died 1994)

Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (died 1927)

Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper and academic (died 1998)

Albert Pierrepoint, English hangman (died 1992)

Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach (died 1970)

Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (died 1984)

Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist (died 2007)

Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer (died 1969)

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1970)

Jean Giono, French author and poet (died 1970)

Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (died 1975)

Charlie Wilson, English footballer (died 1971)

Tommy Green, English race walker (died 1975)

Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer, founded Ilyushin Design Bureau (died 1977)

Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1945)

Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1960)

Erhard Milch, German field marshal (died 1972)

Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (died 1918)

Erwin Panofsky, German historian and academic (died 1968)

Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher (died 1977)

J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist (died 1957)

Melanie Klein, Austrian-English psychologist and author (died 1960)

Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist (died 1964)

Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (died 1954)

Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast (died 1942)

Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic (died 1952)

Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player (died 1962)

Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania (died 1953)

Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (died 1943)

Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (died 1930)

Siegfried Alkan, German composer (died 1941)

Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (died 1926)

Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (died 1890)

Arnoldo Sartorio, German composer, pianist, and teacher (died 1936)

Paul Verlaine, French poet (died 1896)

Anna Sewell, English author (died 1878)

James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (died 1882)

Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (died 1899)

Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, German-Swedish linguist and botanist (died 1887)

Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (died 1877)

John Stafford Smith, English organist and composer (died 1836)

Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and sculptor (died 1828)

Tommaso Traetta, Italian composer and educator (died 1779)

John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1695)

Vincentio Reinieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1647)

Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (died 1622)

Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist (died 1566)

Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (died 1481)

Ivan II of Moscow (died 1359)

Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (April 6 also proposed, d. 1204)

Shi Jingtang, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (died 942)