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History Births on January 24

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History Births on January 24

Andrija Geri?, Serbian volleyball player

#Andrija_Geri?

In 1977

Gianluca Basile, Italian former professional basketball player

#Gianluca_Basile

In 1975

Phiwa Nkambule, South African entrepreneur

#Phiwa_Nkambule

In 1992

Scott Speed, American race car driver

#Scott_Speed

In 1983

Cyril Despres, French rally racer

#Cyril_Despres

In 1974

Martin Lings, English author and scholar (d. 2005)

#Martin_Lings

In 1909

Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Austrian Archduchess (d. 1578)

#Joanna_of_Austria,_Grand_Duchess_of_Tuscany

In 1547

Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013)

#Maria_Tallchief

In 1925

Fernando Escartín, Spanish cyclist

#Fernando_Escartín

In 1968

William Congreve, English playwright and poet (d. 1729)

#William_Congreve

In 1670

Elena Kolomina, Kazakhstani cross country skier

#Elena_Kolomina

In 1981

Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)

#Galeazzo_Maria_Sforza

In 1444

Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

#Cristiano_Araújo

In 1986

Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer

#Luis_Suárez

In 1987

Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (d. 1706)

#Charles_Sackville,_6th_Earl_of_Dorset

In 1643

Wayne Hennessey, Welsh footballer

#Wayne_Hennessey

In 1987

Stanis?aw Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist (d. 1976)

#Stanis?aw_Grochowiak

In 1934

Rokia Traoré, Malian singer

#Rokia_Traoré

In 1974

Julie Dreyfus, French actress

#Julie_Dreyfus

In 1966

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, French Crown Princess (d. 1858)

#Duchess_Helene_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin

In 1814

Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany

#Joachim_Gauck

In 1940

Paula Hawkins, American politician (d. 2009)

#Paula_Hawkins

In 1927

Veerle Baetens, Belgian actress and singer

#Veerle_Baetens

In 1978

Hoyt Vandenberg, U.S. Air Force general (d. 1954)

#Hoyt_Vandenberg

In 1899

Eugen Roth, German poet and songwriter (d. 1976)

#Eugen_Roth

In 1895

Nirei Fukuzumi, Japanese racer

#Nirei_Fukuzumi

In 1997

Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer and screenwriter

#Subhash_Ghai

In 1945

Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist

#Jools_Holland

In 1958

Thomas Jaggar, American volcanologist (d. 1953)

#Thomas_Jaggar

In 1871

Aaron Neville, American singer

#Aaron_Neville

In 1941

Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter and academic

#Mahmoud_Farshchian

In 1930

Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor

#Michael_Des_Barres

In 1948

Li Xuerui, Chinese badminton player

#Li_Xuerui

In 1991

Michael Kiske, German singer

#Michael_Kiske

In 1967

Roberto Bonano, Argentine footballer

#Roberto_Bonano

In 1970

Bart Gordon, American lawyer

#Bart_Gordon

In 1949

Céline Deville, French footballer

#Céline_Deville

In 1982

Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)

#Doris_Haddock

In 1910

Frank Ullrich, German biathlete

#Frank_Ullrich

In 1958

Becky Downie, English gymnast

#Becky_Downie

In 1992

John Colenso, British mathematician (d. 1883)

#John_Colenso

In 1814

Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser, German psychiatrist (d. 1931)

#Sigbert_Josef_Maria_Ganser

In 1853

Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)

#Thomas_Tanner_(bishop)

In 1674

Margaret Urlich, New Zealand singer-songwriter

#Margaret_Urlich

In 1965

Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Carlos_Saldanha

In 1965

Frederick the Great, Prussian king (d. 1786)

#Frederick_the_Great

In 1712

Karin Viard, French actress

#Karin_Viard

In 1966

Suzy, Portuguese singer

#Suzy_(singer)

In 1980

Yuly Aykhenvald, Russian literary critic (d. 1928)

#Yuly_Aykhenvald

In 1872

Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer

#Arnold_Vanderlyde

In 1963

Aitor Hernández, Spanish racing cyclist

#Aitor_Hernández

In 1982

Tony Trimmer, English race car driver

#Tony_Trimmer

In 1943

Ingo Friedrich, German Member of the European Parliament

#Ingo_Friedrich

In 1942

Ade Edmondson, English comedian and musician

#Ade_Edmondson

In 1957

Guan Xin, Chinese basketball player

#Guan_Xin

In 1987

Christian Ludwig Brehm, German pastor and ornithologist (d. 1864)

#Christian_Ludwig_Brehm

In 1787

Phil LaMarr, American actor, singer, and screenwriter

#Phil_LaMarr

In 1967

Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (d. 1909)

#Signe_Rink

In 1836

Louis Klein, French general (d. 1845)

#Louis_Klein

In 1761

Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic

#Michio_Kaku

In 1947

Nik Wallenda, American acrobat

#Nik_Wallenda

In 1979

Daniel Auteuil, French actor, director, and screenwriter

#Daniel_Auteuil

In 1950

Gong Lijiao, Chinese shot putter

#Gong_Lijiao

In 1989

Ji?í Karásek ze Lvovic, Czech poet, writer and literary critic (d. 1951)

#Ji?í_Karásek_ze_Lvovic

In 1871

Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (d. 2005)

#Frederick_Ashworth

In 1912

Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer (d. 2012)

#Giorgio_Chinaglia

In 1947

Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier (d. 1799)

#Pierre_Beaumarchais

In 1732

Jung Jin-sun, South Korean fencer

#Jung_Jin-sun

In 1984

Zé Luís, Cape Verdean footballer

#Zé_Luís

In 1991

Éliane Radigue, French electronic music composer

#Éliane_Radigue

In 1932

Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (d. 1889)

#Constance_Naden

In 1858

Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)

#Warren_Zevon

In 1947

Tommie Hoban, English footballer

#Tommie_Hoban

In 1994

Ray Stevens, American singer-songwriter and actor

#Ray_Stevens

In 1939

Daveed Diggs, American actor, rapper and singer

#Daveed_Diggs

In 1982

Ed Helms, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Ed_Helms

In 1974

Kristen Schaal, American actress, voice artist, comedian and writer

#Kristen_Schaal

In 1978

John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (d. 1726)

#John_Vanbrugh

In 1664

Wyatt Crockett, New Zealand rugby player

#Wyatt_Crockett

In 1983

John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior

#John_Garamendi

In 1945

Moon Jae-in, 19th President of South Korea

#Moon_Jae-in

In 1953

Friedrich Grünanger, Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect (d. 1929)

#Friedrich_Grünanger

In 1856

Busy Signal, Jamaican dancehall reggae artist

#Busy_Signal

In 1979

Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist, and painter

#Desmond_Morris

In 1928

Vasily Surikov, Russian painter (d. 1916)

#Vasily_Surikov

In 1848

Nastassja Kinski, German-American actress and producer

#Nastassja_Kinski

In 1961

Lynda Weinman, American businesswoman and author

#Lynda_Weinman

In 1955

Serdar Kesimal, Turkish footballer

#Serdar_Kesimal

In 1989

Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1937)

#Edith_Wharton

In 1862

Scott Kazmir, American baseball player

#Scott_Kazmir

In 1984

Delphine de Girardin, French author (d. 1855)

#Delphine_de_Girardin

In 1804

Jim Montgomery, American swimmer

#Jim_Montgomery_(swimmer)

In 1955

Leandro Desábato, Argentinian footballer

#Leandro_Desábato

In 1979

Manuel Velázquez, Spanish footballer (d. 2016)

#Manuel_Velázquez

In 1943

Ernst Heinkel, German engineer and businessman, founded the Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (d. 1958)

#Ernst_Heinkel

In 1888

Ernest Borgnine, American actor (d. 2012)

#Ernest_Borgnine

In 1917

Yechiel Michel Epstein, Rabbi and posek (d. 1908)

#Yechiel_Michel_Epstein

In 1829

Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1996)

#Gottfried_von_Einem

In 1918

Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 1979)

#Ismail_Nasiruddin_of_Terengganu

In 1907

Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and academic (d. 2012)

#Lars_Hörmander

In 1931

Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1920)

#Jaan_Poska

In 1866

Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer

#Shaun_Maloney

In 1983

Charles James Fox, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 1806)

#Charles_James_Fox

In 1749

Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, German general of paratroop forces during World War II (d. 1968)

#Hermann-Bernhard_Ramcke

In 1889

Davide Valsecchi, Italian racing driver

#Davide_Valsecchi

In 1987

Craig Horner, Australian actor and musician

#Craig_Horner

In 1983

Richard de Bury, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1345)

#Richard_de_Bury

In 1287

Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, English politician (d. 1666)

#Mildmay_Fane,_2nd_Earl_of_Westmorland

In 1602

Kia Vaughn, American born Czech basketball player

#Kia_Vaughn

In 1987

Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor

#Michael_Ontkean

In 1946

Ray Stehr, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1983)

#Ray_Stehr

In 1913

Farinelli, Italian castrato singer (d. 1782)

#Farinelli

In 1705

Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela (d. 2009)

#Rafael_Caldera

In 1916

Princess Athena of Denmark, younger child of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark

#Princess_Athena_of_Denmark

In 2012

Geneviève Asse, French painter

#Geneviève_Asse

In 1923

Fabiana Claudino, Brazilian volleyball player

#Fabiana_Claudino

In 1985

Jerry Maren, American actor (d. 2018)

#Jerry_Maren

In 1920

Tymerlan Huseynov, Ukrainian footballer

#Tymerlan_Huseynov

In 1968

Matthew Lillard, American actor

#Matthew_Lillard

In 1970

John Romita Sr., American soldier and illustrator

#John_Romita_Sr.

In 1930

Akira Maeda, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor

#Akira_Maeda

In 1959

Doug Kershaw, American fiddle player and singer

#Doug_Kershaw

In 1936

Zhan Beleniuk, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler

#Zhan_Beleniuk

In 1991

Davide Biondini, Italian footballer

#Davide_Biondini

In 1983

Vito Acconci, American designer (d. 2017)

#Vito_Acconci

In 1940

Mario Eggimann, Swiss footballer

#Mario_Eggimann

In 1981

Zaur Hashimov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager

#Zaur_Hashimov

In 1981

Maurice Couve de Murville, French soldier and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1999)

#Maurice_Couve_de_Murville

In 1907

Ferdinand Cohn, German biologist (d. 1898)

#Ferdinand_Cohn

In 1828

Vicki Baum, Austrian author and screenwriter (d. 1960)

#Vicki_Baum

In 1888

Elliott Abrams, American diplomat, lawyer and political scientist

#Elliott_Abrams

In 1948

Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier and Marshal of Italy (d. 1935)

#Gaetano_Giardino

In 1864

Michelle Hunziker, Swiss-Dutch actress, model and singer

#Michelle_Hunziker

In 1977

Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, German noble (d. 1737)

#Charles_Alexander,_Duke_of_Württemberg

In 1684

Wilhelm Henzen, German philologist and epigraphist (d. 1887)

#Wilhelm_Henzen

In 1816

Yoo Ho-jeong, South Korean actress

#Yoo_Ho-jeong

In 1969

Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)

#Konstantin_Bogaevsky

In 1872

Jean Nicolas Houchard, French General of the French Revolution (d. 1793)

#Jean_Nicolas_Houchard

In 1739

Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast

#Mary_Lou_Retton

In 1968

Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Neil_Diamond

In 1941

Robin Dutt, German footballer

#Robin_Dutt

In 1965

John Myung, American bass player and songwriter

#John_Myung

In 1967

Dan Shechtman, Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Dan_Shechtman

In 1941

E. T. A. Hoffmann, German jurist, author, and composer (d. 1822)

#E._T._A._Hoffmann

In 1776

Hermann Ebbinghaus, German psychologist (d. 1909)

#Hermann_Ebbinghaus

In 1850

Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor and musician

#Mark_Hildreth_(actor)

In 1978

Yakov Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American comedian and actor

#Yakov_Smirnoff

In 1951

Antony Garrett Lisi, American theoretical physicist

#Antony_Garrett_Lisi

In 1968

Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)

#Coleman_Francis

In 1919

Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian ice dancer, coach, and choreographer

#Shae-Lynn_Bourne

In 1976

Michel Serrault, French actor (d. 2007)

#Michel_Serrault

In 1928

Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (d. 1936)

#Marguerite_Durand

In 1864

David Gerrold, American science fiction screenwriter and author

#David_Gerrold

In 1944

Michel Preud'homme, Belgian footballer and manager

#Michel_Preud'homme

In 1959

Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, German Lieutenant General (d. 1731)

#Margrave_Albert_Frederick_of_Brandenburg-Schwedt

In 1672

Georges Lautner, French director and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Georges_Lautner

In 1926

Josip Stadler, Croatian archbishop (d. 1918)

#Josip_Stadler

In 1843

Mischa Barton, English-American actress

#Mischa_Barton

In 1986

Henry King, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)

#Henry_King_(director)

In 1886

Agus Martowardojo, governor of Bank Indonesia

#Agus_Martowardojo

In 1956

Melissa Tkautz, Australian actress and singer

#Melissa_Tkautz

In 1974

Edmund Campion, English priest and martyr (d. 1581)

#Edmund_Campion

In 1540

Julius Hemphill, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1995)

#Julius_Hemphill

In 1938

Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Ukrainian general and politician (d. 1831)

#Louis_Alexandre_Andrault_de_Langeron

In 1763

Claudia Heill, Austrian judoka

#Claudia_Heill

In 1982

Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

#Gus_Mortson

In 1925

Hadrian, Roman emperor (d. 138)

#Hadrian

In 76

Mark Kozelek, American singer and musician

#Mark_Kozelek

In 1967

Shivabalayogi, Indian religious leader (d. 1994)

#Shivabalayogi

In 1935

Yamazaki Ansai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1682)

#Yamazaki_Ansai

In 1619

Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (d. 1754)

#Christian_Wolff_(philosopher)

In 1679

Ki Sung-yueng, South Korean footballer

#Ki_Sung-yueng

In 1989

Vít?zslava Kaprálová, Czech composer and conductor (d. 1940)

#Vít?zslava_Kaprálová

In 1915

Victor Eftimiu, Romanian poet and playwright (d. 1972)

#Victor_Eftimiu

In 1889

Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer

#Tatyana_Ali

In 1979

Alan Sokal, American physicist and author

#Alan_Sokal

In 1955

Evgeny Drattsev, Russian swimmer

#Evgeny_Drattsev

In 1983

Yuri Bashmet, Russian violinist, viola player, and conductor

#Yuri_Bashmet

In 1953

Herbert Kilpin, English footballer (d. 1916)

#Herbert_Kilpin

In 1870

Walter Model, German field marshal (d. 1945)

#Walter_Model

In 1891

Sharon Tate, American model and actress (d. 1969)

#Sharon_Tate

In 1943

Yotam Halperin, Israeli basketball player

#Yotam_Halperin

In 1984

Michael Kightly, English footballer

#Michael_Kightly

In 1986

Beth Hart, American blues-rock singer and piano player

#Beth_Hart

In 1972

John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)

#John_Belushi

In 1949

Andrew Ellicott, American soldier and surveyor (d. 1820)

#Andrew_Ellicott

In 1754

Guido Buchwald, German footballer and manager

#Guido_Buchwald

In 1961

Vitalie Dama?can, Moldovan footballer

In 1999

Dylan Everett, Canadian actor

In 1995

Felitciano Zschusschen, Curaçao footballer

In 1992

Tatiana Kashirina, Russian weightlifter

In 1991

Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1990

Selina Jörg, German snowboarder

In 1988

Ricky Ullman, Israeli-American actor

In 1986

Vladislav Ivanov, Russian footballer

In 1986

Mohammad Bagheri Motamed, Iranian taekwondo practitioner

In 1986

Trey Gilder, American basketball player

In 1985

Paulo Sérgio Moreira Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer

In 1984

Emerse Faé, French-born Ivorian footballer

In 1984

Jofre Mateu, Spanish footballer

In 1980

Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist

In 1976

Henna Raita, Finnish alpine skier

In 1975

Reto Hug, Swiss triathlonist

In 1975

Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer and manager

In 1975

José Carlos Fernandez, Bolivian footballer

In 1971

Neil Johnson, Zimbabwean cricketer

In 1970

Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva, bishop of Montenegro

In 1969

Kim Sung-moon, South Korean wrestler

In 1965

Pagonis Vakalopoulos, Greek footballer and manager

In 1965

Annika Dahlman, Swedish cross country skier

In 1964

William Van Dijck, Belgian runner

In 1961

Christa Kinshofer, German ski racer

In 1961

Jorge Barrios, Uruguayan footballer

In 1961

Kim Eui-kon, Korean wrestler

In 1958

Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster

In 1957

Jo Gartner, Austrian race car driver (d. 1986)

In 1954

Rihoko Yoshida, Japanese voice actress

In 1949

Nadezhda Ilyina, Russian athlete and mother of Russian tennis player Nadia Petrova (d. 2013)

In 1949

Masashi Ozaki, Japanese baseball player and golfer

In 1947

Eva Janko, Austrian javelin thrower

In 1945

Gian-Franco Kasper, Swiss ski official

In 1944

Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence (d. 2012)

In 1943

Gary Hart, American wrestler and manager (d. 2008)

In 1942

Renate Garisch-Culmberger, German shot putter

In 1939

Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer

In 1937

Eric Ashton, English rugby player and coach (d. 2008)

In 1935

Leonard Goldberg, American producer

In 1934

Asim Ferhatovi?, Bosnian footballer (d. 1987)

In 1933

Kamran Baghirov, the 12th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party (d. 2000)

In 1933

Ib Nørholm, Danish composer and organist

In 1931

Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (d. 2016)

In 1930

Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, Scottish lieutenant (d. 2007)

In 1927

Ruth Asawa, American sculptor (d. 2013)

In 1926

Neil Franklin, English footballer (d. 1996)

In 1922

Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2014)

In 1922

Jimmy Forrest, American saxophonist (d. 1980)

In 1920

Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator (d. 2009)

In 1919

Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (d. 2009)

In 1918

Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 2012)

In 1917

Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor (d. 2013)

In 1916

Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (d. 1991)

In 1915

Norman Dello Joio, American organist and composer (d. 2008)

In 1913

Jean Daetwyler, Swiss composer and musician (d. 1994)

In 1907

Wilfred Jackson, American animator and composer (d. 1988)

In 1906

J. Howard Marshall, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1995)

In 1905

Edward Turner, English engineer (d. 1973)

In 1901

Cassandre, French painter (d. 1968)

In 1901

Harry Calder, South African cricketer (d. 1995)

In 1901

René Guillot, French writer (d. 1969)

In 1900

Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian-American geneticist and biologist (d. 1975)

In 1900

Paul Fejos, Hungarian-born American director (d. 1963)

In 1897

Franz Aigner, Austrian weightlifter (d. 1970)

In 1892

Charles Hawes, American historian and author (d. 1923)

In 1889

Jean-Henri Humbert, French botanist (d. 1967)

In 1887

Ödön Bodor, Hungarian athlete (d. 1927)

In 1882

Harold D. Babcock, American astronomer (d. 1968)

In 1882

Dmitry Ushakov, Russian philologist and lexicographer (d. 1942)

In 1873

Morris Travers, English chemist and academic (d. 1961)

In 1872

August Adler, Czech and Austrian mathematician (d. 1923)

In 1863

Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)

In 1746

Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist (d. 1779)

In 1709

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Andrija Geri?, Serbian volleyball player

Gianluca Basile, Italian former professional basketball player

Phiwa Nkambule, South African entrepreneur

Scott Speed, American race car driver

Cyril Despres, French rally racer

Martin Lings, English author and scholar (d. 2005)

Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Austrian Archduchess (d. 1578)

Maria Tallchief, American ballerina and actress (d. 2013)

Fernando Escartín, Spanish cyclist

William Congreve, English playwright and poet (d. 1729)

Elena Kolomina, Kazakhstani cross country skier

Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)

Cristiano Araújo, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer

Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and politician, Lord Chamberlain of Great Britain (d. 1706)

Wayne Hennessey, Welsh footballer

Stanis?aw Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist (d. 1976)

Rokia Traoré, Malian singer

Julie Dreyfus, French actress

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, French Crown Princess (d. 1858)

Joachim Gauck, German pastor and politician, 11th President of Germany

Paula Hawkins, American politician (d. 2009)

Veerle Baetens, Belgian actress and singer

Hoyt Vandenberg, U.S. Air Force general (d. 1954)

Eugen Roth, German poet and songwriter (d. 1976)

Nirei Fukuzumi, Japanese racer

Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer and screenwriter

Jools Holland, English singer-songwriter and pianist

Thomas Jaggar, American volcanologist (d. 1953)

Aaron Neville, American singer

Mahmoud Farshchian, Iranian-Persian painter and academic

Michael Des Barres, English singer-songwriter and actor

Li Xuerui, Chinese badminton player

Michael Kiske, German singer

Roberto Bonano, Argentine footballer

Bart Gordon, American lawyer

Céline Deville, French footballer

Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)

Frank Ullrich, German biathlete

Becky Downie, English gymnast

John Colenso, British mathematician (d. 1883)

Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser, German psychiatrist (d. 1931)

Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)

Margaret Urlich, New Zealand singer-songwriter

Carlos Saldanha, Brazilian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Frederick the Great, Prussian king (d. 1786)

Karin Viard, French actress

Suzy, Portuguese singer

Yuly Aykhenvald, Russian literary critic (d. 1928)

Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer

Aitor Hernández, Spanish racing cyclist

Tony Trimmer, English race car driver

Ingo Friedrich, German Member of the European Parliament

Ade Edmondson, English comedian and musician

Guan Xin, Chinese basketball player

Christian Ludwig Brehm, German pastor and ornithologist (d. 1864)

Phil LaMarr, American actor, singer, and screenwriter

Signe Rink, Greenland-born Danish writer and ethnologist (d. 1909)

Louis Klein, French general (d. 1845)

Michio Kaku, American physicist and academic

Nik Wallenda, American acrobat

Daniel Auteuil, French actor, director, and screenwriter