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History Births on June 21

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History Births on June 21

Sidney Smith, English admiral and politician (d. 1840)

#Sidney_Smith_(Royal_Navy_officer)

In 1764

Joko Widodo, Indonesian businessman and politician, 7th President of Indonesia

#Joko_Widodo

In 1961

Enoch Poor, American general (d. 1780)

#Enoch_Poor

In 1736

Mike McCormack, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

#Mike_McCormack_(American_football)

In 1930

Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor

#Lalo_Schifrin

In 1932

Edward Snowden, American activist and academic

#Edward_Snowden

In 1983

Charles Thomas Jackson, American physician and geologist (d. 1880)

#Charles_Thomas_Jackson

In 1805

Garrett Jones, American baseball player

#Garrett_Jones

In 1981

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai businesswoman and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Thailand

#Yingluck_Shinawatra

In 1967

Eumir Deodato, Brazilian pianist, composer, and producer

#Eumir_Deodato

In 1943

Pierre Omidyar, French-American businessman, founded eBay

#Pierre_Omidyar

In 1967

Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (d. 1729)

#Anthony_Collins

In 1676

Wade Phillips, American football coach

#Wade_Phillips

In 1947

Increase Mather, American minister and author (d. 1723)

#Increase_Mather

In 1639

Iztok Mlakar, Slovenian actor and singer-songwriter

#Iztok_Mlakar

In 1961

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani financier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2007)

#Benazir_Bhutto

In 1953

Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1928)

#Medardo_Rosso

In 1858

Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist

#Michael_M._Richter

In 1938

Mike Einziger, American guitarist and songwriter

#Mike_Einziger

In 1976

Giovanni Spadolini, Italian journalist and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1994)

#Giovanni_Spadolini

In 1925

Dale Thomas, Australian footballer

#Dale_Thomas_(footballer)

In 1987

Fernando Savater, Spanish philosopher and author

#Fernando_Savater

In 1947

Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, French noble (d. 1721)

#Godefroy_Maurice_de_La_Tour_d'Auvergne,_Duke_of_Bouillon

In 1636

Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player

#Irene_van_Dyk

In 1972

Sendy Rleal, Dominican baseball player

#Sendy_Rleal

In 1980

John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (d. 1761)

#John_Dollond

In 1706

Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter

#Ian_McEwan

In 1948

Al Wilson, American football player

#Al_Wilson

In 1977

Chris Pratt, American actor

#Chris_Pratt

In 1979

Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989)

#Mary_McCarthy_(author)

In 1912

Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and illustrator (d. 1962)

#Natalia_Goncharova

In 1881

Juliette Lewis, American actress and singer-songwriter

#Juliette_Lewis

In 1973

Michael Gomez, Irish boxer

#Michael_Gomez

In 1977

Víctor Montoya, Bolivian journalist and author

#Víctor_Montoya

In 1958

John Mitchell, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter

#John_Mitchell_(musician)

In 1973

Eddie Lopat, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1992)

#Eddie_Lopat

In 1918

Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and historian (d. 2006)

#Pontus_Hultén

In 1924

Brandon Flowers, American singer-songwriter

#Brandon_Flowers

In 1981

Claude Auchinleck, English field marshal (d. 1981)

#Claude_Auchinleck

In 1884

Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe, English businessman and politician

#Clive_Brooke,_Baron_Brooke_of_Alverthorpe

In 1942

Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss historian and critic (d. 1945)

#Heinrich_Wölfflin

In 1864

Manu Chao, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Manu_Chao

In 1961

Dimitris Papaioannou, Greek director and choreographer

#Dimitris_Papaioannou

In 1964

Derrick Coleman, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Derrick_Coleman

In 1967

Thaddeus Young, American basketball player

#Thaddeus_Young

In 1988

Lluís Companys, Spanish lawyer and politician, 123rd President of Catalonia (d. 1940)

#Lluís_Companys

In 1882

James Short, Scottish-English mathematician and optician (d. 1768)

#James_Short_(mathematician)

In 1710

Kate Brown, American politician, 38th Governor of Oregon

#Kate_Brown

In 1960

Brenda Holloway, American singer-songwriter

#Brenda_Holloway

In 1946

Matt Kuchar, American golfer

#Matt_Kuchar

In 1978

Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian architect and engineer, co-designed the Pirelli Tower and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (d. 1979)

#Pier_Luigi_Nervi

In 1891

Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter

#Lana_Del_Rey

In 1985

Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality

#Mariette_Hartley

In 1940

Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (d. 1965)

#Judy_Holliday

In 1921

Trygve Thue, Norwegian guitarist and record producer

#Trygve_Thue

In 1950

Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1938)

#Oscar_Florianus_Bluemner

In 1867

Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Indian bishop

#Aloysius_Paul_D'Souza

In 1941

Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary (d. 2017)

#Gerald_Kaufman

In 1930

Marjorie Margolies, American journalist and politician

#Marjorie_Margolies

In 1942

Hermann Scherchen, German-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 1966)

#Hermann_Scherchen

In 1891

Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter

#Rebecca_Black

In 1997

Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011)

#Jane_Russell

In 1921

Kate Hoey, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

#Kate_Hoey

In 1946

Adam Zagajewski, Polish author and poet

#Adam_Zagajewski

In 1945

Gennady Padalka, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut

#Gennady_Padalka

In 1958

Nikolaus Nilles, German Catholic writer and teacher (d. 1907)

#Nikolaus_Nilles

In 1828

Charles Momsen, American admiral, invented the Momsen lung (d. 1967)

#Charles_Momsen

In 1896

Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (d. 1596)

#Leonhard_Rauwolf

In 1535

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German pianist and composer (d. 1791)

#Johann_Christoph_Friedrich_Bach

In 1732

Ray Davies, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ray_Davies

In 1944

Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor (d. 1972)

#Ralph_Craig

In 1889

Richard Jefferson, American basketball player

#Richard_Jefferson

In 1980

Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1818)

#Pierre-Nicolas_Beauvallet

In 1750

John Baron, English captain and politician

#John_Baron_(politician)

In 1959

David Beerling, English biologist and academic

#David_Beerling

In 1965

Joe Flaherty, American-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Joe_Flaherty

In 1941

Yang Liwei, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut

#Yang_Liwei

In 1965

Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (d. 1790)

#Luc_Urbain_de_Bouëxic,_comte_de_Guichen

In 1712

Boles?aw V the Chaste of Poland (d. 1279)

#Boles?aw_V_the_Chaste

In 1226

Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (d. 1971)

#Rockwell_Kent

In 1882

Nobuharu Asahara, Japanese sprinter and long jumper

#Nobuharu_Asahara

In 1972

Giuseppe De Sanctis, Italian painter (d. 1924)

#Giuseppe_De_Sanctis

In 1858

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Shirin_Ebadi

In 1947

Willem Hendrik Keesom, Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1956)

#Willem_Hendrik_Keesom

In 1876

Craig Lowndes, Australian race car driver

#Craig_Lowndes

In 1974

Kostas Katsouranis, Greek footballer

#Kostas_Katsouranis

In 1979

Gretchen Carlson, American model and television journalist, Miss America 1989

#Gretchen_Carlson

In 1966

Kathy Mattea, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kathy_Mattea

In 1959

Daniel Carter Beard, American author and illustrator, co-founded the Boy Scouts of America (d. 1941)

#Daniel_Carter_Beard

In 1850

Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (d. 2015)

#Robert_Dewar

In 1945

Doug Savant, American actor

#Doug_Savant

In 1964

Alexander J. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1817)

#Alexander_J._Dallas_(statesman)

In 1759

Pierre Paul Royer-Collard, French philosopher and academic (d. 1845)

#Pierre_Paul_Royer-Collard

In 1763

Feodor Gladkov, Russian author and educator (d. 1958)

#Feodor_Gladkov

In 1883

Maureen Stapleton, American actress (d. 2006)

#Maureen_Stapleton

In 1925

Joey Kramer, American rock drummer and songwriter (Aerosmith)

#Joey_Kramer

In 1950

David Morrissey, English actor and director

#David_Morrissey

In 1964

Sentayehu Ejigu, Ethiopian runner

#Sentayehu_Ejigu

In 1985

Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1603)

#Maria_of_Austria,_Holy_Roman_Empress

In 1528

Michael Crocker, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Michael_Crocker

In 1980

Patrick Dunleavy, English political scientist and academic

#Patrick_Dunleavy

In 1952

Michel Platini, French footballer and manager

#Michel_Platini

In 1955

Luis Antonio Tagle, Filipino cardinal

#Luis_Antonio_Tagle

In 1957

Hideaki Wakui, Japanese baseball player

#Hideaki_Wakui

In 1986

Pope Leo IX (d. 1054)

#Pope_Leo_IX

In 1002

Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist, painter and illustrator (d. 2003)

#Al_Hirschfeld

In 1903

Antonia Mesina, Italian martyr and saint (d. 1935)

#Antonia_Mesina

In 1919

Sebastian Prödl, Austrian footballer

#Sebastian_Prödl

In 1987

Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy, Australian wheelchair basketball player

#Kathleen_O'Kelly-Kennedy

In 1986

Meredith Baxter, American actress

#Meredith_Baxter

In 1947

?ukasz Cyborowski, Polish chess player

#?ukasz_Cyborowski

In 1980

Fred Cone, American football player

#Fred_Cone_(American_football)

In 1926

Eric Reed, American pianist and composer

#Eric_Reed_(musician)

In 1970

Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (d. 1920)

#Samuel_Griffith

In 1845

Norman L. Bowen, Canadian geologist and petrologist (d. 1956)

#Norman_L._Bowen

In 1887

Sascha Konietzko, German keyboard player and producer

#Sascha_Konietzko

In 1961

Anton Nuhn, German anatomist and academic (d. 1889)

#Anton_Nuhn

In 1814

Alois Hába, Czech composer and educator (d. 1973)

#Alois_Hába

In 1893

Terence Etherton, English lawyer and judge

#Terence_Etherton

In 1951

Shelley Craft, Australian television host

#Shelley_Craft

In 1976

Kip Winger, American rock singer-songwriter and musician

#Kip_Winger

In 1961

Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1977)

#Buddy_O'Connor

In 1916

Per Eklund, Swedish race car driver

#Per_Eklund

In 1946

Karl Erjavec, Slovenian politician

#Karl_Erjavec

In 1960

Nils Lofgren, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Nils_Lofgren

In 1951

Ferdinand Christian Baur, German theologian and scholar (d. 1860)

#Ferdinand_Christian_Baur

In 1792

Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer (d. 2000)

#Kazimierz_Leski

In 1912

Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (d. 2013)

#Paolo_Soleri

In 1919

Yann Danis, Canadian ice hockey player

#Yann_Danis

In 1981

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev (d. 1580)

#John_II,_Duke_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

In 1521

Ba?ak Erayd?n, Turkish tennis player

#Ba?ak_Erayd?n

In 1994

William Stubbs, English bishop and historian (d. 1901)

#William_Stubbs

In 1825

Byron Schammer, Australian footballer

#Byron_Schammer

In 1985

Alexandre Lagoya, Egyptian-Greek guitarist and composer (d. 1999)

#Alexandre_Lagoya

In 1929

Jacques Goddet, French journalist (d. 2000)

#Jacques_Goddet

In 1905

Michael Gross, American actor

#Michael_Gross_(actor)

In 1947

Jussie Smollett, American actor and singer

#Jussie_Smollett

In 1982

Pavel Haas, Czech composer (d. 1944)

#Pavel_Haas

In 1899

Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie, Irish economist and jurist (d. 1882)

#Thomas_Edward_Cliffe_Leslie

In 1825

James Joll, English historian, author, and academic (d. 1994)

#James_Joll

In 1918

Luis Taruc, Filipino political activist (d. 2005)

#Luis_Taruc

In 1913

Ri?ardas Berankis, Lithuanian tennis player

#Ri?ardas_Berankis

In 1990

Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author (d. 1980)

#Jean-Paul_Sartre

In 1905

Margaret Heckler, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

#Margaret_Heckler

In 1931

Sonique, English singer-songwriter and DJ

#Sonique_(musician)

In 1968

Håvard Nordtveit, Norwegian footballer

#Håvard_Nordtveit

In 1990

David Kushnir, Israeli Olympic long-jumper

#David_Kushnir

In 1931

Max Wolf, German astronomer and academic (d. 1932)

#Max_Wolf

In 1863

Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland

#Malcolm_Rifkind

In 1946

Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor (d. 2018)

#Ezzatolah_Entezami

In 1924

Wilhelm Küchelbecker, Russian poet and author (d. 1846)

#Wilhelm_Küchelbecker

In 1797

Carlo Matteucci, Italian physicist and neurophysiologist (d. 1868)

#Carlo_Matteucci

In 1811

Robert Menasse, Austrian author and academic

#Robert_Menasse

In 1954

Marcella Detroit, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Marcella_Detroit

In 1959

Hermann Engelhard, German runner and coach (d. 1984)

#Hermann_Engelhard

In 1903

Derrius Guice, American football player

#Derrius_Guice

In 1997

William Brede Kristensen, Norwegian historian of religion (d. 1953)

#William_Brede_Kristensen

In 1867

Daniel D. Tompkins, American lawyer and politician, 6th Vice President of the United States (d. 1825)

#Daniel_D._Tompkins

In 1774

Viktor Tsoi, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1990)

#Viktor_Tsoi

In 1962

Mona-Lisa Pursiainen, Finnish sprinter (d. 2000)

#Mona-Lisa_Pursiainen

In 1951

Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress

#Fiorella_Mari

In 1928

Don Black, English songwriter

#Don_Black_(lyricist)

In 1938

Clara Immerwahr, Jewish-German chemist and academic (d. 1915)

#Clara_Immerwahr

In 1870

Hans Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater (d. 2017)

#Hans_Gerschwiler

In 1920

Joey Molland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Joey_Molland

In 1947

Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish author and translator

#Andrzej_Sapkowski

In 1948

Dean Saunders, Welsh footballer and manager

#Dean_Saunders

In 1964

Motoori Norinaga, Japanese poet and scholar (d. 1801)

#Motoori_Norinaga

In 1730

Carrie Preston, American actress, director, and producer

#Carrie_Preston

In 1967

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

#Prince_William,_Duke_of_Cambridge

In 1982

Mark Kimmitt, American general and politician, 16th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

#Mark_Kimmitt

In 1954

William Frankena, American philosopher and academic (d. 1994)

#William_Frankena

In 1908

MAX, American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model

#Max_Schneider

In 1992

Tim Bray, Canadian software developer and businessman

#Tim_Bray

In 1955

Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais (d. 1808)

#Prince_Benedetto,_Duke_of_Chablais

In 1741

Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (d. 1937)

#Henry_Ossawa_Tanner

In 1859

Ferdinand André Fouqué, French geologist and academic (d. 1904)

#Ferdinand_André_Fouqué

In 1828

François Moubandje, Swiss footballer

#François_Moubandje

In 1990

John Paul Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter

#John_Paul_Young

In 1950

Brian Sternberg, American pole vaulter (d. 2013)

#Brian_Sternberg

In 1943

Luigi Tripepi, Italian theologian (d. 1906)

#Luigi_Tripepi

In 1836

Jim Breuer, American comedian, actor, and producer

#Jim_Breuer

In 1967

Berkeley Breathed, American author and illustrator

#Berkeley_Breathed

In 1957

Pablo Barrera, Mexican footballer

#Pablo_Barrera

In 1987

Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and author (d. 1943)

#Damrong_Rajanubhab

In 1862

Wolfgang Haken, German-American mathematician and academic

#Wolfgang_Haken

In 1928

Bernie Kopell, American actor and comedian

#Bernie_Kopell

In 1933

Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1840)

#Siméon_Denis_Poisson

In 1781

Jim Douglas, American academic and politician, 80th Governor of Vermont

#Jim_Douglas

In 1951

Tyrone May, Australian rugby league player

#Tyrone_May

In 1996

Charles Edward Horn, English singer-songwriter (d. 1849)

#Charles_Edward_Horn

In 1786

Gaël Kakuta, French footballer

In 1991

Abubaker Kaki, Sudanese runner

In 1989

Paolo Tornaghi, Italian footballer

In 1988

Allyssa DeHaan, American basketball and volleyball player

In 1988

Lee Dae-ho, South Korean baseball player

In 1982

Brad Walker, American pole vaulter

In 1981

Dejan Ognjanovi?, Montenegrin footballer

In 1978

Cristiano Lupatelli, Italian footballer

In 1978

Nigel Lappin, Australian footballer and coach

In 1976

Brian Simmons, American football player

In 1975

Flavio Roma, Italian footballer

In 1974

Rob Kelly, American football player

In 1974

Neil Doak, Northern Irish cricketer and rugby player

In 1972

Tyronne Drakeford, American football player

In 1971

Lana Wachowski, American director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1965

Ewen McKenzie, Australian rugby player and coach

In 1965

Mike Sherrard, American football player

In 1963

Dario Marianelli, Italian pianist and composer

In 1963

Tom Chambers, American basketball player and sportscaster

In 1959

Már Guðmundsson, Icelandic economist, former Governor of Central Bank of Iceland

In 1954

K?ichi Mashimo, Japanese director and screenwriter

In 1952

Jeremy Coney, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster

In 1952

Judith Bingham, English singer-songwriter

In 1952

Lenore Manderson, Australian anthropologist and academic

In 1951

Alan Hudson, English footballer

In 1951

Enn Reitel, Scottish actor and screenwriter

In 1950

Anne Carson, Canadian poet and academic

In 1950

Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth, Scottish lawyer and judge

In 1949

John Agard, Guyanese-English author, poet, and playwright

In 1949

Philippe Sarde, French composer and conductor

In 1948

Jovan A?imovi?, Serbian footballer and manager

In 1948

Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi, Iraqi-British businessman, founded M&C Saatchi and Saatchi & Saatchi

In 1946

Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)

In 1946

Tony Scott, English-American director and producer (d. 2012)

In 1944

Diane Marleau, Canadian accountant and politician, Canadian Minister of Health (d. 2013)

In 1943

Togo D. West, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

In 1942

Henry S. Taylor, American author and poet

In 1942

Lyman Ward, Canadian actor

In 1941

Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic

In 1940

John W. Dower, American historian and author

In 1938

John Edrich, English cricketer and coach

In 1937

Françoise Sagan, French author and playwright (d. 2004)

In 1935

O.C. Smith, American R&B/jazz singer (d. 2001)

In 1932

Bernard Ingham, English journalist and civil servant

In 1932

Zlatko Grgi?, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1988)

In 1931

Margit Bara, Hungarian actress (d. 2016)

In 1928

Carl Stokes, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Seychelles (d. 1996)

In 1927

Conrad Hall, French-American cinematographer (d. 2003)

In 1926

Stanley Moss, American poet, publisher, and art dealer

In 1925

Larisa Avdeyeva, Russian mezzo-soprano (d. 2013)

In 1925

Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and academic (d. 2012)

In 1924

Wally Fawkes, British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and a satirical cartoonist

In 1924

Jacques Hébert, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2007)

In 1923

Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkinabé historian, politician and writer (d. 2006)

In 1922

William Edwin Self, American actor, producer, and production manager (d. 2010)

In 1921

Vladimir Simagin, Russian chess player and coach (d. 1968)

In 1919

Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1997)

In 1919

Josephine Webb, American engineer

In 1918

Tibor Szele, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1955)

In 1918

Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (d. 2006)

In 1918

Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (d. 2000)

In 1916

Tchan Fou-li, Chinese photographer (d. 2018)

In 1916

Joseph Cyril Bamford, English businessman, founded J. C. Bamford (d. 2001)

In 1916

Wilhelm Gliese, German soldier and astronomer (d. 1993)

In 1915

William Vickrey, Canadian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)

In 1914

Madihe Pannaseeha Thero, Sri Lankan monk and scholar (d. 2003)

In 1913

Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (d. 2009)

In 1912

Irving Fein, American producer and manager (d. 2012)

In 1911

Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and author (d. 1971)

In 1910

Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (d. 1964)

In 1898

Milward Kennedy, English journalist and civil servant (d. 1968)

In 1894

Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian and academic (d. 1971)

In 1892

Adrianus de Jong, Dutch fencer and soldier (d. 1966)

In 1882

Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (d. 1941)

In 1880

Arnold Gesell, American psychologist and pediatrician (d. 1961)

In 1880

Swami Kalyan Dev, philosopher [year disputed]. (d. 2004)

In 1876

Anthony Michell, English-Australian engineer (d. 1959)

In 1870

Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist and anatomist (d. 1946)

In 1868

Marion Adams-Acton, Scottish-English author and playwright (d. 1928)

In 1846

Arthur Cowper Ranyard, English astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1894)

In 1845

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1908)

In 1839

Frans de Cort, Flemish poet and author (d. 1878)

In 1834

Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (d. 1873)

In 1823

Karl Friedrich Curschmann, German composer and singer (d. 1841)

In 1805

Karl Zittel, German theologian (d. 1871)

In 1802

Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Saffarid emir (d. 963)

In 906

Pope Martin I (d. 656)

In 598

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Sidney Smith, English admiral and politician (d. 1840)

Joko Widodo, Indonesian businessman and politician, 7th President of Indonesia

Enoch Poor, American general (d. 1780)

Mike McCormack, American football player and coach (d. 2013)

Lalo Schifrin, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor

Edward Snowden, American activist and academic

Charles Thomas Jackson, American physician and geologist (d. 1880)

Garrett Jones, American baseball player

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thai businesswoman and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Thailand

Eumir Deodato, Brazilian pianist, composer, and producer

Pierre Omidyar, French-American businessman, founded eBay

Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (d. 1729)

Wade Phillips, American football coach

Increase Mather, American minister and author (d. 1723)

Iztok Mlakar, Slovenian actor and singer-songwriter

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani financier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2007)

Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor and educator (d. 1928)

Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist

Mike Einziger, American guitarist and songwriter

Giovanni Spadolini, Italian journalist and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1994)

Dale Thomas, Australian footballer

Fernando Savater, Spanish philosopher and author

Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, French noble (d. 1721)

Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player

Sendy Rleal, Dominican baseball player

John Dollond, English optician and astronomer (d. 1761)

Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter

Al Wilson, American football player

Chris Pratt, American actor

Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (d. 1989)

Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter, costume designer, and illustrator (d. 1962)

Juliette Lewis, American actress and singer-songwriter

Michael Gomez, Irish boxer

Víctor Montoya, Bolivian journalist and author

John Mitchell, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter

Eddie Lopat, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1992)

Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and historian (d. 2006)

Brandon Flowers, American singer-songwriter

Claude Auchinleck, English field marshal (d. 1981)

Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe, English businessman and politician

Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss historian and critic (d. 1945)

Manu Chao, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Dimitris Papaioannou, Greek director and choreographer

Derrick Coleman, American basketball player and sportscaster

Thaddeus Young, American basketball player

Lluís Companys, Spanish lawyer and politician, 123rd President of Catalonia (d. 1940)

James Short, Scottish-English mathematician and optician (d. 1768)

Kate Brown, American politician, 38th Governor of Oregon

Brenda Holloway, American singer-songwriter

Matt Kuchar, American golfer

Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian architect and engineer, co-designed the Pirelli Tower and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (d. 1979)

Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter

Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality

Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (d. 1965)

Trygve Thue, Norwegian guitarist and record producer

Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1938)

Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Indian bishop

Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary (d. 2017)

Marjorie Margolies, American journalist and politician

Hermann Scherchen, German-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 1966)

Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter

Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011)