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History Births on September 28

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History Births on September 28

Ça?la Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player

#Ça?la_Büyükakçay

In 1989

Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

#Ben_E._King

In 1938

Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (d. 1899)

#Alvan_Wentworth_Chapman

In 1809

St. Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#St._Vincent_(musician)

In 1982

Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (d. 2013)

#Meskerem_Legesse

In 1986

Mark Randall, English footballer

#Mark_Randall_(footballer)

In 1989

Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic

#Stuart_Kauffman

In 1939

Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1963)

#Mart_Saar

In 1882

Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor (d. 2018)

#Robert_Wolders

In 1936

Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC)

#Confucius

In 551 BC

Steve Largent, American football player and politician

#Steve_Largent

In 1954

Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist

#Francois_Botha

In 1968

Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player

#Brian_Rafalski

In 1973

Érik Comas, French race car driver

#Érik_Comas

In 1963

Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic (d. 1958)

#Florent_Schmitt

In 1870

Ray Emery, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2018)

#Ray_Emery

In 1982

Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician

#Kamlesh_Patel,_Baron_Patel_of_Bradford

In 1960

Andy Ward, English drummer

#Andy_Ward_(musician)

In 1952

Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer

#Gregory_Jbara

In 1961

Aivar Rehemaa, Estonian skier

#Aivar_Rehemaa

In 1982

Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (d. 1764)

#Johann_Mattheson

In 1681

Dominic Waters, American basketball player

#Dominic_Waters

In 1986

Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman

#Bam_Margera

In 1979

Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American refugee and singer (d. 2014)

#Maria_Franziska_von_Trapp

In 1914

Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer (d. 2010)

#Tuli_Kupferberg

In 1923

Brigitte Bardot, French actress

#Brigitte_Bardot

In 1934

Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter and dancer

#Melody_Thornton

In 1984

Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (d. 1885)

#Narcís_Monturiol

In 1819

George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter

#George_Lynch_(musician)

In 1954

Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (d. 1951)

#Isabel_Pell

In 1900

Paul Burgess, English drummer

#Paul_Burgess_(musician)

In 1950

Mira Sorvino, American actress

#Mira_Sorvino

In 1967

Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player

#Nick_St._Nicholas

In 1943

Dustin Penner, Canadian ice hockey player

#Dustin_Penner

In 1982

Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager

#Claudio_Borghi_(football_manager)

In 1964

Jason Williams, English footballer

#Jason_Williams_(footballer)

In 1995

Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator (d. 1889)

#Alexandre_Cabanel

In 1823

Willy Caballero, Argentine footballer

#Willy_Caballero

In 1981

Laura Bruce, American artist

#Laura_Bruce

In 1959

Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)

#Robert_Stout

In 1844

Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer

#Jorge_Guagua

In 1981

Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

#Trish_Keenan

In 1968

Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (d. 1923)

#Kate_Douglas_Wiggin

In 1856

Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer (d. 1982)

#Florence_Violet_McKenzie

In 1890

Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)

#Bhagat_Singh

In 1907

Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (d. 1950)

#Pedro_de_Cordoba

In 1881

Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)

#Henri_Moissan

In 1852

Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver

#Mika_Häkkinen

In 1968

Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player

#Darius_Johnson-Odom

In 1989

William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (d. 1990)

#William_S._Paley

In 1901

Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria

#Edmund_Stoiber

In 1941

Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Hilary_Duff

In 1987

Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer

#Adam_Thompson

In 1992

Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player

#Anderson_Varejão

In 1982

Francis Turner Palgrave, English poet and critic (d. 1897)

#Francis_Turner_Palgrave

In 1824

Piper Kerman, American author and memoirist

#Piper_Kerman

In 1969

Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer

#Mariya_Kiselyova

In 1974

Anne White, American tennis player

#Anne_White

In 1961

Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (d. 1996)

#Seymour_Cray

In 1925

David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations

#David_Hannay,_Baron_Hannay_of_Chiswick

In 1935

Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer

#Lata_Mangeshkar

In 1929

Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop

#Socrates_Villegas

In 1960

Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 1942)

#Wenceslao_Vinzons

In 1910

Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer

#Andrés_Guardado

In 1986

Greg Anderson, American pianist and composer

#Greg_Anderson_(pianist)

In 1981

Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick

#Emmett_Chapman

In 1936

Quentin Kaw?nanakoa, American lawyer and politician

#Quentin_Kaw?nanakoa

In 1961

Javanshir, King of Caucasian Albania (d. 680)

#Javanshir

In 616

Dietmar Schacht, German footballer and manager

#Dietmar_Schacht

In 1962

Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter

#Janeane_Garofalo

In 1964

Angus Robertson, Scottish politician

#Angus_Robertson

In 1969

Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player

#Ryan_Zimmerman

In 1984

Ben Greenman, American journalist and author

#Ben_Greenman

In 1969

Steve Blackman, American wrestler and martial artist

#Steve_Blackman

In 1963

Mathieu Valbuena, French footballer

#Mathieu_Valbuena

In 1984

Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (d. 1870)

#Prosper_Mérimée

In 1803

Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer

#Bruce_Crampton

In 1935

Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver

#Ron_Fellows

In 1959

Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter

#Esmée_Denters

In 1988

Grant Fuhr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Grant_Fuhr

In 1962

Haywood S. Hansell, American general (d. 1988)

#Haywood_S._Hansell

In 1903

Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1996)

#Marcello_Mastroianni

In 1924

William Windom, American actor (d. 2012)

#William_Windom_(actor)

In 1923

Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian bass player

#Iracema_Trevisan

In 1981

Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast and physician (d. 1997)

#Heikki_Savolainen_(gymnast)

In 1907

Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist (d. 1934)

#Paul_Ulrich_Villard

In 1860

Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)

#Max_Schmeling

In 1905

Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer

#Aleksandr_Anyukov

In 1982

Hilda Geiringer, Austrian mathematician (d. 1973)

#Hilda_Geiringer

In 1893

Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (d. 1814)

#Frederick_Christian_II,_Duke_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

In 1765

Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist

#Christopher_Buckley_(novelist)

In 1952

Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer

#Aleks_Vrteski

In 1988

Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1545)

#Agnolo_Firenzuola

In 1494

Koko Taylor, American singer (d. 2009)

#Koko_Taylor

In 1928

Gualter Salles, Brazilian race car driver

#Gualter_Salles

In 1970

Hiranuma Kiichir?, Japanese lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1952)

#Hiranuma_Kiichir?

In 1867

Marin ?ili?, Croatian tennis player

#Marin_?ili?

In 1988

Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer

#Naomi_Watts

In 1968

Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 1975)

#Avery_Brundage

In 1887

Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee (d. 1974)

#Emil_Väre

In 1885

Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2000)

#Tommy_Collins_(singer)

In 1930

Alina Ibragimova, Russian-English violinist

#Alina_Ibragimova

In 1985

Jon Snow, English journalist and academic

#Jon_Snow_(journalist)

In 1947

Jodie Williams, English sprinter

#Jodie_Williams

In 1993

Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (d. 2012)

#Sylvia_Kristel

In 1952

Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (d. 1957)

#Carl_Clauberg

In 1898

Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment

#Stéphane_Dion

In 1955

Marielle Goitschel, French skier

#Marielle_Goitschel

In 1945

Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher

#Christina_Hoff_Sommers

In 1950

Amélie of Orléans, queen consort of Portugal (d. 1951)

#Amélie_of_Orléans

In 1861

José Calderón, Spanish basketball player

#José_Calderón_(basketball)

In 1981

Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and politician

#Fedor_Emelianenko

In 1976

Arnold Stang, American actor (d. 2009)

#Arnold_Stang

In 1918

Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock (d. 1910)

#Thomas_Crapper

In 1836

Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director

#Ranbir_Kapoor

In 1982

Bob Carr, Australian journalist and politician, 37th Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Bob_Carr

In 1947

Éric Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Éric_Lapointe_(singer)

In 1969

M?rti?š Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

#M?rti?š_Roze

In 1964

Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician

#Bill_Cassidy

In 1957

Luke Pomersbach, Australian cricketer

#Luke_Pomersbach

In 1984

Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter

#Abhinav_Bindra

In 1982

Ed Sullivan, American television host (d. 1974)

#Ed_Sullivan

In 1901

Elmer Rice, American playwright (d. 1967)

#Elmer_Rice

In 1892

Shindong, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

#Shindong

In 1985

Joe Benton, English soldier and politician

#Joe_Benton

In 1933

Margot Wallström, Swedish politician and diplomat, 42nd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs

#Margot_Wallström

In 1954

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1774)

#Henry_Fox,_1st_Baron_Holland

In 1705

George Eustice, English lawyer and politician

#George_Eustice

In 1971

Shane Webcke, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Shane_Webcke

In 1974

Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (d. 1874)

#Jonathan_Clarkson_Gibbs

In 1821

Otmar Hasler, Liechtensteiner educator and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

#Otmar_Hasler

In 1953

Nolwenn Leroy, French singer-songwriter and actress

#Nolwenn_Leroy

In 1982

Alice Marble, American tennis player (d. 1990)

#Alice_Marble

In 1913

Helen Grant, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

#Helen_Grant_(politician)

In 1961

Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Joseph_Arthur

In 1971

Alan Wright, English footballer and manager

#Alan_Wright

In 1971

Taki Tsan, American-Greek rapper and producer

#Taki_Tsan

In 1979

Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (d. 1929)

#Georges_Clemenceau

In 1841

K?ko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast

#K?ko_Tsurumi

In 1992

Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1983)

#Ángel_Labruna

In 1918

Emeka Okafor, American basketball player

#Emeka_Okafor

In 1982

John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (d. 2007)

#John_Scott,_9th_Duke_of_Buccleuch

In 1923

Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Puri_Jagannadh

In 1966

Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines (d. 1997)

#Diosdado_Macapagal

In 1910

William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar (d. 1794)

#William_Jones_(philologist)

In 1746

Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998)

#Jerry_Clower

In 1926

Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1694)

#Ismaël_Bullialdus

In 1605

Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter

#Jennifer_Rush

In 1960

Jenny Omnichord, Canadian singer-songwriter

#Jenny_Omnichord

In 1984

Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977)

#Peter_Finch

In 1916

James Edwin Campbell, American poet, editor, short story writer and educator (d. 1896)

#James_Edwin_Campbell_(poet)

In 1867

Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2008)

#Olga_Lepeshinskaya_(dancer)

In 1916

John Sayles, American novelist, director, and screenwriter

#John_Sayles

In 1950

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh

#Sheikh_Hasina

In 1947

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator (d. 2006)

#Miguel_Ortiz_Berrocal

In 1933

Maria Canals-Barrera, Cuban-American actress

#Maria_Canals-Barrera

In 1966

Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 2010)

#Rudolf_Barshai

In 1924

Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager

#Stuart_Clark

In 1975

Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Greg_Weisman

In 1963

Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss physician (d. 1654)

#Théodore_de_Mayerne

In 1573

Pak Se-ri, South Korean golfer

#Pak_Se-ri

In 1977

Dita Von Teese, American model and dancer

#Dita_Von_Teese

In 1972

Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete

#Marcel_Dost

In 1969

Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist, author, and academic (d. 2019)

#Immanuel_Wallerstein

In 1930

Khem Birch, Canadian professional basketball player

In 1992

Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player

In 1990

Worakls, French DJ and electronic musician

In 1988

Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper

In 1987

Chloë Hanslip, English violinist

In 1987

Gary Deegan, Irish footballer

In 1987

Pierre Becken, German footballer

In 1987

Naim Terbunja, Kosovan-Swedish boxer

In 1984

John Schwalger, New Zealand rugby player

In 1983

Stefan Moore, English footballer

In 1983

Marlon Parmer, American basketball player

In 1980

Ben Edmondson, Australian cricketer

In 1978

Young Jeezy, American rapper

In 1977

Ireneusz Marcinkowski, Polish footballer

In 1977

Lenny Krayzelburg, Russian-American swimmer

In 1975

Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (d. 2013)

In 1975

Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer and coach

In 1974

Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer and manager

In 1974

Braam van Straaten, South African rugby player

In 1971

Mike DeJean, American baseball player

In 1970

Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japanese tennis player

In 1970

Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer

In 1969

Sascha Maassen, German race car driver

In 1969

Kerri Chandler, electronic music producer and DJ

In 1969

Rob Moroso, American race car driver (d. 1990)

In 1968

Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2008)

In 1968

Moon Zappa, American actress and author

In 1967

Scott Adams, American football player (d. 2013)

In 1966

Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager

In 1964

Gregor Fisken, Scottish race car driver

In 1964

Chuck Taylor, American journalist

In 1962

Laurie Rinker, American golfer

In 1962

Gus Logie, Trinidadian cricketer

In 1960

Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager

In 1960

Tom Byrum, American golfer

In 1960

Gary Ayres, Australian footballer and coach

In 1960

Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla, Colombian-Italian mathematician and author

In 1956

Kenny Kirkland, American pianist (d. 1998)

In 1955

Mercy Manci, Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa

In 1955

John Scott, English rugby player

In 1954

Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach

In 1952

Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2015)

In 1951

Jim Henshaw, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

In 1949

Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic

In 1947

Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer

In 1946

Tom Bower, English journalist and author

In 1946

Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army

In 1945

Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2011)

In 1945

Marcia Muller, American journalist and author

In 1944

Richie Karl, American golfer

In 1944

George W. S. Trow, American novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 2006)

In 1943

Warren Lieberfarb, American businessman

In 1943

Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

In 1942

Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

In 1942

David Lewis, American philosopher and academic (d. 2001)

In 1941

Glenn Sutton, American country music songwriter and record producer (d. 2007)

In 1937

Alice Mahon, English trade union leader and politician

In 1937

Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (d. 2019)

In 1936

Ronald Lacey, English actor (d. 1991)

In 1935

Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

In 1933

Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 1973)

In 1932

Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish screenwriter and producer

In 1932

Martin David Kruskal, American physicist and mathematician (d. 2006)

In 1925

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (d. 1991)

In 1925

Larry Munson, American sportscaster (d. 2011)

In 1922

Doris Singleton, American actress (d. 2012)

In 1919

Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953)

In 1915

Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (d. 2007)

In 1913

Al Capp, American author and illustrator (d. 1979)

In 1909

Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright (d. 1984)

In 1893

Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (d. 1973)

In 1889

Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1962)

In 1878

Albert Young, American boxer and promoter (d. 1940)

In 1877

Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist (d. 1945)

In 1852

Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1811)

#Augustus_FitzRoy,_3rd_Duke_of_Grafton

In 1735

Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer (d. 1772)

In 1705

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Marshal of France (d. 1623)

In 1555

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Ça?la Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player

Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (d. 1899)

St. Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (d. 2013)

Mark Randall, English footballer

Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic

Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1963)

Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor (d. 2018)

Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC)

Steve Largent, American football player and politician

Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist

Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player

Érik Comas, French race car driver

Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic (d. 1958)

Ray Emery, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2018)

Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician

Andy Ward, English drummer

Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer

Aivar Rehemaa, Estonian skier

Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (d. 1764)

Dominic Waters, American basketball player

Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman

Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American refugee and singer (d. 2014)

Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer (d. 2010)

Brigitte Bardot, French actress

Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter and dancer

Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (d. 1885)

George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter

Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (d. 1951)

Paul Burgess, English drummer

Mira Sorvino, American actress

Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player

Dustin Penner, Canadian ice hockey player

Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager

Jason Williams, English footballer

Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator (d. 1889)

Willy Caballero, Argentine footballer

Laura Bruce, American artist

Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)

Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer

Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)

Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (d. 1923)

Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer (d. 1982)

Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)

Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (d. 1950)

Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)

Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver

Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player

William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (d. 1990)

Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria

Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress

Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer

Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player

Francis Turner Palgrave, English poet and critic (d. 1897)

Piper Kerman, American author and memoirist

Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer

Anne White, American tennis player

Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (d. 1996)

David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer

Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop