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History Births on May 18

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History Births on May 18

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Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (d. 1985)

#Don_Whillans

In 1933

Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013)

#Gerd_Langguth

In 1946

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931)

#Hermann_Müller_(politician)

In 1876

Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (d. 1982)

#Pierre_Balmain

In 1914

Taeyang, member of popular Korean boyband Big Bang

#Taeyang

In 1988

Milivoje Novakovi?, Slovenian footballer

#Milivoje_Novakovi?

In 1979

Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic (d. 1995)

#Fred_Perry

In 1909

Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (d. 1931)

#Francis_Bellamy

In 1855

Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player

#Josh_Starling

In 1990

Philippe Benetton, French rugby player

#Philippe_Benetton

In 1968

Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic

#Henrietta_Moore

In 1957

Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)

#Vincent_du_Vigneaud

In 1901

Stanislaus Papczy?ski, Polish priest (d. 1701)

#Stanislaus_Papczy?ski

In 1631

Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft

#Jens_Bergensten

In 1979

Vicky Sunohara, Canadian former ice hockey player

#Vicky_Sunohara

In 1970

Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter

#Chow_Yun-fat

In 1955

Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (d. 1896)

#Mathew_Brady

In 1822

Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico

#Tom_Udall

In 1948

Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France

#Bernadette_Chirac

In 1933

Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (d. 1513)

#Piero_Soderini

In 1450

Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (d. 1974)

#Eurico_Gaspar_Dutra

In 1883

Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (d. 1922)

#Denis_Horgan

In 1871

Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter

#Oliver_Sin

In 1985

H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India

#H._D._Deve_Gowda

In 1933

Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter

#Gino_Brito

In 1941

Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

#Tina_Fey

In 1970

Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585)

#Guido_Luca_Ferrero

In 1537

Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer

#Jem_(singer)

In 1975

Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Wreckless_Eric

In 1954

Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (d. 1934)

#Augusto_César_Sandino

In 1895

Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Jay_Wells

In 1959

Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (d. 1908)

#Charles_N._Sims

In 1835

Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter

#Diane_Duane

In 1952

Mark Menzies, Scottish politician

#Mark_Menzies

In 1971

Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer

#Diego_Pérez_(footballer)

In 1980

Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager

#Nobby_Stiles

In 1942

Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player

#Joakim_Soria

In 1984

Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (d. 1924)

#Bernard_Zweers

In 1854

Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist (d. 1968)

#Babe_Adams

In 1882

Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (d. 1984)

#Meredith_Willson

In 1902

Antônio Carlos Zago, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Antônio_Carlos_Zago

In 1969

George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer

#George_Strait

In 1952

Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist

#Niki_Terpstra

In 1984

Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (d. 1941)

#Minakata_Kumagusu

In 1867

Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Jari_Kurri

In 1960

Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1787)

#Roger_Joseph_Boscovich

In 1711

George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719)

#George_Smalridge

In 1662

Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Erico_Aumentado

In 1940

Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player

#Marie-Ève_Pelletier

In 1982

Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 1993)

#Boris_Christoff

In 1914

Marcus Giles, American baseball player

#Marcus_Giles

In 1978

Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer

#Joe_Bonsall

In 1948

Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Warren_Rudman

In 1930

Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)

#Giovanni_Falcone

In 1939

Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter

#Mark_Mothersbaugh

In 1950

Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence

#Gordon_O'Connor

In 1939

Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor (d. 2010)

#Walter_Hawkins

In 1949

Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (d. 2000)

#Jack_Sanford

In 1929

Jessica Watson, Australian sailor

#Jessica_Watson

In 1993

Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

#Bertrand_Russell

In 1872

Henri Sauguet, French composer (d. 1989)

#Henri_Sauguet

In 1901

John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (d. 1854)

#John_Wilson_(Scottish_writer)

In 1785

Yannick Noah, French tennis player

#Yannick_Noah

In 1960

Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic

#Malcolm_Longair

In 1941

Ruth Alexander, pioneering American pilot (d. 1930)

#Ruth_Alexander

In 1905

Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer

#Miriam_Margolyes

In 1941

Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)

#Alan_Kupperberg

In 1953

Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001)

#Perry_Como

In 1912

Polina Edmunds, American figure skater

#Polina_Edmunds

In 1998

Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (d. 1985)

#Big_Joe_Turner

In 1911

Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010)

#Pernell_Roberts

In 1928

Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1925)

#Oliver_Heaviside

In 1850

John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland

#John_Bruton

In 1947

Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jim_Sundberg

In 1951

Priscilla Pointer, American actress

#Priscilla_Pointer

In 1924

Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver

#Nobuteru_Taniguchi

In 1971

Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1957)

#Ezio_Pinza

In 1892

Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer

#Ricardo_Carvalho

In 1978

Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)

#Nicholas_II_of_Russia

In 1868

Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver

#Simon_Pagenaud

In 1984

David Leakey, English general and politician

#David_Leakey

In 1952

Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1943)

#Hedley_Verity

In 1905

Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster

#Danny_Mills

In 1977

Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Michael_Tait

In 1966

Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015)

#Ray_Nagel

In 1927

Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player

#Luis_Terrero

In 1983

Michaël Llodra, French tennis player

#Michaël_Llodra

In 1980

Angela Voigt, German long jumper (d. 2013)

#Angela_Voigt

In 1951

Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver

#Heinz-Harald_Frentzen

In 1967

Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter

#Laura_Omloop

In 1999

Gary O'Neil, English footballer

#Gary_O'Neil

In 1983

Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (d. 1999)

#Ester_Boserup

In 1910

Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Billy_Howerdel

In 1970

Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter

#Catherine_Corsini

In 1956

Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Reggie_Jackson

In 1946

Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965)

#Eric_Backman

In 1896

Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician

#Ignasi_Guardans

In 1964

Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg

#Jacques_Santer

In 1937

Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (d. 2007)

#Fred_Saberhagen

In 1930

Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969)

#Walter_Gropius

In 1883

Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (d. 1997)

#Rod_Milburn

In 1950

Bill Macy, American actor

#Bill_Macy

In 1922

Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (d. 1854)

#Charles_Vane,_3rd_Marquess_of_Londonderry

In 1778

Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Albert_Hammond

In 1944

Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218)

#Konstantin_of_Rostov

In 1186

Robert Morse, American actor

#Robert_Morse

In 1931

Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director

#Dwayne_Hickman

In 1934

Lee Hendrie, English footballer

#Lee_Hendrie

In 1977

Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (d. 1752)

#Joseph_Butler

In 1692

Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934)

#Gertrude_Käsebier

In 1852

Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity

#Mimi_Macpherson

In 1967

Rick Wakeman, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter (Yes)

#Rick_Wakeman

In 1949

James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (d. 1908)

#James_Budd

In 1851

Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China

#Frank_Hsieh

In 1946

Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Toyah_Willcox

In 1958

Troy Cassar-Daley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Troy_Cassar-Daley

In 1969

Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer

#Henrique_Sereno

In 1985

Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Brooks_Robinson

In 1937

Vince Young, American football player

#Vince_Young

In 1983

Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player

#Ashley_Harrison

In 1981

Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jack_Johnson_(musician)

In 1975

Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)

#Pope_John_Paul_II

In 1920

Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)

#Frank_Capra

In 1897

Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer

#Julián_Speroni

In 1979

Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model

#Adwoa_Aboah

In 1992

Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer

#Mahamadou_Diarra

In 1981

Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and manager

#Eric_Gerets

In 1954

Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948)

#Josephus_Daniels

In 1862

Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player

#Kevin_Anderson_(tennis)

In 1986

Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner

#Charles_Kamathi

In 1978

Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)

#Kai_Winding

In 1922

Brad Friedel, American soccer player and sportscaster

#Brad_Friedel

In 1971

Jeana Yeager, American pilot

#Jeana_Yeager

In 1952

Reggie Evans, American basketball player

#Reggie_Evans

In 1980

Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)

#Frederick_Augustus_II_of_Saxony

In 1797

Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (d. 1991)

#Margot_Fonteyn

In 1919

Jason Brown, English footballer

#Jason_Brown_(footballer)

In 1982

Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer

#Yuya_Osako

In 1990

John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (d. 1852)

#John_George_Children

In 1777

Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Marty_McSorley

In 1963

Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer

#Mariusz_Lewandowski

In 1979

Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Nelson_Figueroa

In 1974

Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach

#Donyell_Marshall

In 1973

Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater

#Alina_Zagitova

In 2002

Javier Cárdenas, Spanish singer, television and radio presenter

#Javier_Cárdenas_(presenter)

In 1970

Richard Clapton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Richard_Clapton

In 1951

Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)

#Richard_Brooks

In 1912

Faim Aydogdiyev, Russian football player

In 2000

Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1993

Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer

In 1990

Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver

In 1986

Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player

In 1984

Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter

In 1984

Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager

In 1977

Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player

In 1976

Marko Tomasovi?, Croatian pianist and composer

In 1976

Ron Mercer, American basketball player

In 1976

John Higgins, Scottish snooker player

In 1975

Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (d. 2011)

In 1973

Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1972

Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster

In 1970

Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

In 1969

Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver

In 1968

Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films

In 1967

Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author

In 1967

Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach

In 1966

Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach

In 1963

Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1961

Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1960

Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011)

In 1959

Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach

In 1958

Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer

In 1957

John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter

In 1956

Paul Da Vinci, English singer-songwriter

In 1951

Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic

In 1948

Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic

In 1948

Gail Strickland, American actress

In 1947

W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)

In 1944

Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician

In 1939

Janet Fish, American painter and academic

In 1938

Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic

In 1936

Türker ?nano?lu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1936

Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

In 1936

Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician

In 1931

Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (d. 1995)

In 1931

Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)

In 1931

Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 2012)

In 1929

Richard Body, English politician

In 1927

Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)

In 1925

Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster

In 1924

Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004)

In 1923

Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)

In 1923

Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic

In 1921

Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)

In 1917

Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (d. 2000)

In 1913

Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003)

In 1912

Irene Hunt, American author and educator (d. 2001)

In 1907

Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (d. 1986)

In 1904

Shunry? Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (d. 1971)

In 1904

Faruk Nafiz Çaml?bel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (d. 1973)

In 1898

Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (d. 1970)

In 1891

Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (d. 1944)

In 1889

Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946)

In 1886

Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (d. 1977)

In 1878

Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress (d. 1937)

In 1873

Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1131)

In 1048

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History Births on May 18

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Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (d. 1985)

#Don_Whillans

In 1933

Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013)

#Gerd_Langguth

In 1946

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931)

#Hermann_Müller_(politician)

In 1876

Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (d. 1982)

#Pierre_Balmain

In 1914

Taeyang, member of popular Korean boyband Big Bang

#Taeyang

In 1988

Milivoje Novakovi?, Slovenian footballer

#Milivoje_Novakovi?

In 1979

Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic (d. 1995)

#Fred_Perry

In 1909

Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (d. 1931)

#Francis_Bellamy

In 1855

Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player

#Josh_Starling

In 1990

Philippe Benetton, French rugby player

#Philippe_Benetton

In 1968

Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic

#Henrietta_Moore

In 1957

Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)

#Vincent_du_Vigneaud

In 1901

Stanislaus Papczy?ski, Polish priest (d. 1701)

#Stanislaus_Papczy?ski

In 1631

Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft

#Jens_Bergensten

In 1979

Vicky Sunohara, Canadian former ice hockey player

#Vicky_Sunohara

In 1970

Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter

#Chow_Yun-fat

In 1955

Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (d. 1896)

#Mathew_Brady

In 1822

Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico

#Tom_Udall

In 1948

Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France

#Bernadette_Chirac

In 1933

Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (d. 1513)

#Piero_Soderini

In 1450

Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (d. 1974)

#Eurico_Gaspar_Dutra

In 1883

Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (d. 1922)

#Denis_Horgan

In 1871

Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter

#Oliver_Sin

In 1985

H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India

#H._D._Deve_Gowda

In 1933

Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter

#Gino_Brito

In 1941

Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

#Tina_Fey

In 1970

Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585)

#Guido_Luca_Ferrero

In 1537

Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer

#Jem_(singer)

In 1975

Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Wreckless_Eric

In 1954

Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (d. 1934)

#Augusto_César_Sandino

In 1895

Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Jay_Wells

In 1959

Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (d. 1908)

#Charles_N._Sims

In 1835

Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter

#Diane_Duane

In 1952

Mark Menzies, Scottish politician

#Mark_Menzies

In 1971

Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer

#Diego_Pérez_(footballer)

In 1980

Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager

#Nobby_Stiles

In 1942

Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player

#Joakim_Soria

In 1984

Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (d. 1924)

#Bernard_Zweers

In 1854

Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist (d. 1968)

#Babe_Adams

In 1882

Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (d. 1984)

#Meredith_Willson

In 1902

Antônio Carlos Zago, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Antônio_Carlos_Zago

In 1969

George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer

#George_Strait

In 1952

Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist

#Niki_Terpstra

In 1984

Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (d. 1941)

#Minakata_Kumagusu

In 1867

Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Jari_Kurri

In 1960

Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1787)

#Roger_Joseph_Boscovich

In 1711

George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719)

#George_Smalridge

In 1662

Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Erico_Aumentado

In 1940

Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player

#Marie-Ève_Pelletier

In 1982

Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 1993)

#Boris_Christoff

In 1914

Marcus Giles, American baseball player

#Marcus_Giles

In 1978

Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer

#Joe_Bonsall

In 1948

Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Warren_Rudman

In 1930

Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)

#Giovanni_Falcone

In 1939

Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter

#Mark_Mothersbaugh

In 1950

Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence

#Gordon_O'Connor

In 1939

Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor (d. 2010)

#Walter_Hawkins

In 1949

Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (d. 2000)

#Jack_Sanford

In 1929

Jessica Watson, Australian sailor

#Jessica_Watson

In 1993

Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

#Bertrand_Russell

In 1872

Henri Sauguet, French composer (d. 1989)

#Henri_Sauguet

In 1901

John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (d. 1854)

#John_Wilson_(Scottish_writer)

In 1785

Yannick Noah, French tennis player

#Yannick_Noah

In 1960

Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic

#Malcolm_Longair

In 1941

Ruth Alexander, pioneering American pilot (d. 1930)

#Ruth_Alexander

In 1905

Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer

#Miriam_Margolyes

In 1941

Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)

#Alan_Kupperberg

In 1953

Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001)

#Perry_Como

In 1912

Polina Edmunds, American figure skater

#Polina_Edmunds

In 1998

Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (d. 1985)

#Big_Joe_Turner

In 1911

Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010)

#Pernell_Roberts

In 1928

Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1925)

#Oliver_Heaviside

In 1850

John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland

#John_Bruton

In 1947

Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jim_Sundberg

In 1951

Priscilla Pointer, American actress

#Priscilla_Pointer

In 1924

Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver

#Nobuteru_Taniguchi

In 1971

Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1957)

#Ezio_Pinza

In 1892

Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer

#Ricardo_Carvalho

In 1978

Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)

#Nicholas_II_of_Russia

In 1868

Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver

#Simon_Pagenaud

In 1984

David Leakey, English general and politician

#David_Leakey

In 1952

Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1943)

#Hedley_Verity

In 1905

Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster

#Danny_Mills

In 1977

Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Michael_Tait

In 1966

Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015)

#Ray_Nagel

In 1927

Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player

#Luis_Terrero

In 1983

Michaël Llodra, French tennis player

#Michaël_Llodra

In 1980

Angela Voigt, German long jumper (d. 2013)

#Angela_Voigt

In 1951

Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver

#Heinz-Harald_Frentzen

In 1967

Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter

#Laura_Omloop

In 1999

Gary O'Neil, English footballer

#Gary_O'Neil

In 1983

Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (d. 1999)

#Ester_Boserup

In 1910

Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Billy_Howerdel

In 1970

Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter

#Catherine_Corsini

In 1956

Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Reggie_Jackson

In 1946

Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965)

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In 1896

Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician

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In 1964

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In 1937

Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (d. 2007)

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In 1930

Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969)

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In 1883

Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (d. 1997)

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In 1950

Bill Macy, American actor

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In 1922

Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (d. 1854)

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In 1778

Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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In 1944

Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218)

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Robert Morse, American actor

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In 1931

Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director

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In 1934

Lee Hendrie, English footballer

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In 1977

Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (d. 1752)

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In 1692

Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934)

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In 1852

Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity

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In 1967

Rick Wakeman, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter (Yes)

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In 1949

James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (d. 1908)

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In 1851

Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China

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In 1946

Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

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In 1958

Troy Cassar-Daley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

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In 1969

Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer

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In 1985

Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster

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In 1937

Vince Young, American football player

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In 1983

Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player

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In 1981

Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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In 1975

Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)

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In 1920

Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)

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Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer

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In 1979

Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model

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In 1992

Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer

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In 1981

Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and manager

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In 1954

Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948)

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In 1862

Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player

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In 1986

Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner

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In 1978

Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)

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In 1922

Brad Friedel, American soccer player and sportscaster

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In 1971

Jeana Yeager, American pilot

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In 1952

Reggie Evans, American basketball player

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In 1980

Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)

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In 1797

Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (d. 1991)

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In 1919

Jason Brown, English footballer

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In 1982

Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer

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In 1990

John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (d. 1852)

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In 1777

Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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In 1963

Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer

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In 1979

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In 1974

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In 1973

Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater

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In 2002

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In 1970

Richard Clapton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)

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Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

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In 1966

Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach

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Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011)

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Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer

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Gail Strickland, American actress

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Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

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