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History Births on October 17

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History Births on October 17

Chuka Umunna, English lawyer and politician

#Chuka_Umunna

In 1978

Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)

#Paul_Derringer

In 1906

Fructuoso Rivera, first president of Uruguay (d. 1854)

#Fructuoso_Rivera

In 1784

Louis-Léon Cugnot, French sculptor (d. 1894)

#Louis-Léon_Cugnot

In 1835

Danny Ferry, American basketball player and manager

#Danny_Ferry

In 1966

Débora García, Spanish football midfielder

#Débora_García

In 1989

Aida Navarro, Venezuelan mezzo-soprano

#Aida_Navarro

In 1937

Roman Petrovich, Russian prince (d. 1978)

#Prince_Roman_Petrovich_of_Russia

In 1896

Vina Morales, Filipino actress and singer

#Vina_Morales

In 1975

Julie Adams, American actress (d. 2019)

#Julie_Adams

In 1926

Sophie Luck, Australian actress

#Sophie_Luck

In 1989

Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2005)

#Arthur_Miller

In 1915

Toby Young, English journalist and academic

#Toby_Young

In 1963

Hippolyte Aucouturier, French cyclist (d. 1944)

#Hippolyte_Aucouturier

In 1876

Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer

#Mohammad_Hafeez

In 1980

Roger Pontare, Swedish singer

#Roger_Pontare

In 1951

Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor (d. 1620)

#Nathan_Field

In 1587

Eileen Sedgwick, American actress (d. 1991)

#Eileen_Sedgwick

In 1898

Carlos Pairetti, Argetine racing driver

#Carlos_Pairetti

In 1935

Beverly Garland, American actress (d. 2008)

#Beverly_Garland

In 1926

Tarkan, German-Turkish singer

#Tarkan_(singer)

In 1972

Randall Munroe, American author and illustrator

#Randall_Munroe

In 1984

John Bowring, English polyglot and governor of Hong Kong (d. 1826)

#John_Bowring

In 1792

Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)

#Dmitry_Pozharsky

In 1577

Bill Hudson, American musician and actor

#Bill_Hudson_(singer)

In 1949

Spring Byington, American actress (d. 1971)

#Spring_Byington

In 1886

Theodor Eicke, German SS general (d. 1943)

#Theodor_Eicke

In 1892

Rolando Panerai, Italian baritone

#Rolando_Panerai

In 1924

Gene Green, American lawyer and politician

#Gene_Green

In 1947

Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician (d. 2005)

#Zhao_Ziyang

In 1919

Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)

#Martin_Donnelly_(cricketer)

In 1917

Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster

#Steve_McMichael

In 1957

Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004)

#Barney_Kessel

In 1923

Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer (d. 1726)

#Domenico_Zipoli

In 1688

Jupiter Hammon, American poet (d. 1806)

#Jupiter_Hammon

In 1711

Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bandleader

#Anja_Eline_Skybakmoen

In 1984

Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

#Norm_Macdonald

In 1959

David Timor, Spanish footballer

#David_Timor

In 1989

Brenda Asnicar, Argentine actress

#Brenda_Asnicar

In 1991

Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)

#Roy_Kilner

In 1890

Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer

#Dudu_Aouate

In 1977

Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987)

#Rita_Hayworth

In 1918

Mark Gatiss, English actor, screenwriter and novelist

#Mark_Gatiss

In 1966

Wood Harris, American actor

#Wood_Harris

In 1969

Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Russell_Gilbert

In 1959

Chris Lowell, American actor

#Chris_Lowell

In 1984

Constant Djakpa, Ivorian footballer

#Constant_Djakpa

In 1986

John Mabry, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

#John_Mabry

In 1970

Pino Palladino, Welsh bassist

#Pino_Palladino

In 1957

Horacio Cervantes, Mexican footballer

#Horacio_Cervantes

In 1981

Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Greek folk singer

#Eleftheria_Arvanitaki

In 1957

Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (d. 2018)

#Margot_Kidder

In 1948

Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter

#Alan_Jackson

In 1958

Louis Charles, French prince of the blood (d. 1808)

#Louis_Charles,_Count_of_Beaujolais

In 1779

Johann Friedrich Meckel, German anatomist (d. 1833)

#Johann_Friedrich_Meckel

In 1781

Julio Miranda, Argentine politician

#Julio_Miranda

In 1946

Maria Dul?ba, Polish actress (d. 1959)

#Maria_Dul?ba

In 1881

Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader

#Joseph_Bowie

In 1953

Rob Marshall, American director, producer, and choreographer

#Rob_Marshall

In 1960

José Andrés Pacheco de Melo, Argetine statesman and priest (d. approx. 1820)

#José_Andrés_Pacheco_de_Melo

In 1779

Guy Henry, English actor

#Guy_Henry_(actor)

In 1960

Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Catalan architect who designed the Casa Martí (d. 1956)

#Josep_Puig_i_Cadafalch

In 1867

Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal

#Philippe_Barbarin

In 1950

Jim Smith, English footballer and manager

#Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940)

In 1940

Stephen Kovacevich, American pianist and conductor

#Stephen_Kovacevich

In 1940

Marion Rolland, alpine ski racer

#Marion_Rolland

In 1982

Giacomo Mari, Italian football midfielder (d. 1991)

#Giacomo_Mari

In 1924

Simon Segars, English businessman

#Simon_Segars

In 1967

Francisco Flores Pérez, Salvadorian politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2016)

#Francisco_Flores_Pérez

In 1959

Earl Thomas Conley, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)

#Earl_Thomas_Conley

In 1941

Craig Murray, British diplomat

#Craig_Murray

In 1958

Cameron Mackintosh, English producer and manager

#Cameron_Mackintosh

In 1946

Paul Anderson, American weightlifter (d. 1994)

#Paul_Anderson_(weightlifter)

In 1932

Erin Karpluk, Canadian actress

#Erin_Karpluk

In 1978

Shaun Edwards, English rugby player and coach

#Shaun_Edwards

In 1966

Richard Mentor Johnson, ninth Vice President of the United States (d. 1850)

#Richard_Mentor_Johnson

In 1780

Felicity Jones, English actress

#Felicity_Jones

In 1983

Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival

#Michael_Eavis

In 1935

Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)

#Theodore_Marier

In 1912

Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)

#Bartolommeo_Bandinelli

In 1493

C. C. van Asch van Wijck, Dutch artist and sculptor (d. 1932)

#C._C._van_Asch_van_Wijck

In 1900

René Dif, Danish musician

#René_Dif

In 1967

Alexander Gardner, Scottish photographer (d. 1882)

#Alexander_Gardner_(photographer)

In 1821

Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter

#Bob_Seagren

In 1946

Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer

#Thomas_Strudwick

In 2001

Gustave Schlumberger, French historian (d. 1929)

#Gustave_Schlumberger

In 1844

Maica García Godoy, Spanish water polo player

#Maica_García_Godoy

In 1990

Alexandre Bonnet, French football midfielder

#Alexandre_Bonnet

In 1986

Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969)

#Red_Rolfe

In 1908

Anton Geiser, Croatian SS officer (d. 2012)

#Anton_Geiser

In 1924

Ben Rothwell, American mixed-martial artist

#Ben_Rothwell

In 1981

Jaime Ravinet, Chilean politician

#Jaime_Ravinet

In 1946

Ivo of Kermartin, French priest and saint (d. 1303)

#Ivo_of_Kermartin

In 1253

Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author (d. 2017)

#Jimmy_Breslin

In 1930

Aureliano Maestre de San Juan, Spanish scientist (d. 1890)

#Aureliano_Maestre_de_San_Juan

In 1828

Carlos Loret de Mola, Mexican journalist

#Carlos_Loret_de_Mola

In 1976

Matthew Macfadyen, English actor

#Matthew_Macfadyen

In 1974

Andrey Voronikhin, Russian architect and painter (d. 1814)

#Andrey_Voronikhin

In 1759

Prince René, Italian Prince of Denmark (d. 1962)

#Prince_René_of_Bourbon-Parma

In 1894

Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American pastor and educator (d. 1876)

#Albertus_van_Raalte

In 1811

Oliver Rackham, English botanist and academic (d. 2015)

#Oliver_Rackham

In 1939

Juan Lavalle, Argentine politician (d.1841)

#Juan_Lavalle

In 1797

Vincent Van Patten, American tennis player and actor

#Vincent_Van_Patten

In 1957

Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (d. 2005)

#Johnny_Haynes

In 1934

Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach

#Jerry_Flannery

In 1978

Sergiy Gladyr, Ukrainian basketball player

#Sergiy_Gladyr

In 1988

Andrei Grechko, Soviet general (d. 1976)

#Andrei_Grechko

In 1903

Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer

#Saki_Kumagai

In 1990

José E. Días, Paraguayan general (d. 1867)

#José_E._Díaz

In 1833

Christen Smith, Norwegian scientist (d. 1816)

#Christen_Smith

In 1785

Alan Garner, English author and playwright

#Alan_Garner

In 1934

Martin Heinrich, American politician

#Martin_Heinrich

In 1971

Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer-songwriter and violinist

#Marcela_Bovio

In 1979

Annie Borckink, Dutch speed skater

#Annie_Borckink

In 1951

Jared Tallent, Australian race walker

#Jared_Tallent

In 1984

Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (d. 2010)

#Miguel_Delibes

In 1920

Jim Seals, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and violinist

#Seals_and_Crofts

In 1941

André Gill, French caricaturist (d. 1885)

#André_Gill

In 1840

Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Greek Minister of Finance

#Georgios_Alogoskoufis

In 1955

Sergio Goycochea, Argentinian footballer and journalist

#Sergio_Goycochea

In 1963

Gregg Wallace, English television presenter

#Gregg_Wallace

In 1964

Haritina Korotkevich, Russian war heroine (d. 1904)

#Haritina_Korotkevich

In 1882

Joaquín Satrústegui, Spanish lawyer and politician (d. 1992)

#Joaquín_Satrústegui

In 1909

Robert Jordan, American soldier and author (d. 2007)

#Robert_Jordan

In 1948

James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1950)

#James_Rudolph_Garfield

In 1865

Richard Roeper, American journalist and critic

#Richard_Roeper

In 1959

Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer

#Nick_Riewoldt

In 1982

Alonso de Orozco Mena, Spanish Roman Catholic priest (d. 1591)

#Alonso_de_Orozco_Mena

In 1500

Seth Etherton, American baseball player

#Seth_Etherton

In 1976

Pedro González Vera, Chilean footballer

#Pedro_González_Vera

In 1967

Adolphe-Félix Cals, French painter (d. 1880)

#Adolphe-Félix_Cals

In 1810

Raffaele Bendandi, Italian clockmaker and seismologist (d. 1979)

#Raffaele_Bendandi

In 1893

Leopoldo Benites, Ecuadorian diplomat 28th president of the United Nations General Assembly (d. 1996)

#Leopoldo_Benites

In 1905

Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic (d. 2019)

#Les_Murray_(poet)

In 1938

Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer

#Lawrence_Bender

In 1957

Emma Gamboa Alvarado, Costa Rican educator (d. 1973)

#Emma_Gamboa_Alvarado

In 1901

Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Rick_Mercer

In 1969

Peter Stringfellow, English businessman (d. 2018)

#Peter_Stringfellow

In 1940

Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (d. 1837)

#Georg_Büchner

In 1813

Akira Kushida, Japanese vocalist

#Akira_Kushida

In 1946

Giovanni Marchese, Italian footballer

#Giovanni_Marchese

In 1984

Jay Humphries, American basketball player

#Jay_Humphries

In 1962

Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Spanish politician

#Pablo_Iglesias_Turrión

In 1978

Pablo de Rokha, Chilean poet (d. 1968)

#Pablo_de_Rokha

In 1894

André Villas-Boas, Portuguese footballer and manager

#André_Villas-Boas

In 1977

Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. 2007)

#Kenji_Miyamoto_(politician)

In 1908

Wally Prigg, Australian rugby league player (d. 1980)

#Wally_Prigg

In 1908

Marina Núñez del Prado, Bolivian sculptor (d. 1995)

#Marina_Núñez_del_Prado

In 1910

Max Irons, English-Irish actor

#Max_Irons

In 1985

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)

#Grand_Duchess_Maria_Alexandrovna_of_Russia

In 1853

Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Eminem

In 1972

Kenneth Omeruo, Nigerian footballer

#Kenneth_Omeruo

In 1993

David Means, American short story writer

#David_Means

In 1961

Yannick Ponsero, French figure skater

#Yannick_Ponsero

In 1986

Childe Hassam, American painter and illustrator (d. 1935)

#Childe_Hassam

In 1859

Howard Alden, American guitarist

#Howard_Alden

In 1958

Zully Moreno, Argentian actress (d. 1999)

#Zully_Moreno

In 1920

Luke Rockhold, American mixed martial artist

#Luke_Rockhold

In 1984

Henri de Saint-Simon, French political and economic theorist (d. 1825)

#Henri_de_Saint-Simon

In 1760

Lý Nam ??, first emperor of Vietnam (d. 548)

#Lý_Nam_??

In 503

Jacques Cazotte, French author and academic (d. 1792)

#Jacques_Cazotte

In 1719

Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)

#Montgomery_Clift

In 1920

Marina Salas, Spanish actress

#Marina_Salas

In 1988

Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)

#Irene_Ryan

In 1902

Darío Sala, Argentine footballer

#Darío_Sala

In 1974

Sam Concepcion, Filipino musician and dancer

#Sam_Concepcion

In 1992

Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898)

#Syed_Ahmad_Khan

In 1817

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer and academic (d. 1817)

#Pierre-Alexandre_Monsigny

In 1729

Gottfrid Svartholm, Swedish computer specialist

#Gottfrid_Svartholm

In 1984

José María Álvarez del Manzano, Spanish politician

#José_María_Álvarez_del_Manzano

In 1937

Ariel Levy, American journalist and author

#Ariel_Levy_(journalist)

In 1974

António Calvário, Portuguese singer and artist

#António_Calvário

In 1938

Francis Bouillon, American-Canadian ice hockey player

#Francis_Bouillon

In 1975

Vitali Teleš, Estonian footballer

#Vitali_Teleš

In 1983

Segundo de Chomón, Spanish cinematographer, director, and screenwriter (d.1929)

#Segundo_de_Chomón

In 1871

Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer

#Marsha_Hunt_(actress,_born_1917)

In 1917

Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer

#Anil_Kumble

In 1970

Alejandra Ávalos, Mexican artist

#Alejandra_Ávalos

In 1968

Renato Prada Oropeza, Bolivian-Mexican scientist (d. 2011)

#Renato_Prada_Oropeza

In 1937

Carlos González, Venezuelan baseball player

#Carlos_González_(baseball)

In 1985

Rico Rodriguez, American trombonist (d. 2015)

#Rico_Rodriguez_(musician)

In 1934

Dhondup Wangchen, Chinese director and producer

#Dhondup_Wangchen

In 1974

Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)

#Cristofano_Allori

In 1577

J. C. MacKenzie, Canadian actor

#J._C._MacKenzie

In 1970

Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 2001)

#Luiz_Bonfá

In 1922

Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (d. 2007)

#Evel_Knievel

In 1938

Eugenio Hernández Flores, Mexican politician

#Eugenio_Hernández_Flores

In 1959

Ferenc Deák, Hungarian politician (d. 1876)

#Ferenc_Deák

In 1803

Sophie von Dönhoff, morganatic spouse by bigamy to King Frederick William II of Prussia (d. 1838)

#Sophie_von_Dönhoff

In 1768

Daniela Payssé, Uruguayan politician (d. 2018)

#Daniela_Payssé

In 1946

Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981)

#Cozy_Cole

In 1909

Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet (d. 1971)

#Simon_Vestdijk

In 1898

Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (d. 1988)

#Hjördis_Petterson

In 1908

Sandra Reemer, cantante neerlandesa (d. 2017)

#Sandra_Reemer

In 1950

Bárbara Paz, Brazilian actress

#Bárbara_Paz

In 1974

Mitch Talbot, American baseball player

#Mitch_Talbot

In 1983

Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver

#Kimi_Räikkönen

In 1979

Robert Lowery, American actor (d. 1971)

#Robert_Lowery_(actor)

In 1913

Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper, producer, and actor

#Wyclef_Jean

In 1969

Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer

#Aravinda_de_Silva

In 1965

Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer

#Sebastián_Abreu

In 1976

Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and sportscaster

#Tommy_Kendall

In 1966

Paul Haenlein, German mechanical engineer (d.1905)

#Paul_Haenlein

In 1835

Nathalie Tauziat, French tennis player

#Nathalie_Tauziat

In 1967

John J. Gardner, American politician (d. 1921)

#John_J._Gardner

In 1845

Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)

#Norman_Leyden

In 1917

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, Spanish politician and 17th Duke of Alba (d. 1953)

#Jacobo_Fitz-James_Stuart,_17th_Duke_of_Alba

In 1878

Fran Cosmo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Fran_Cosmo

In 1956

Mike Judge, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and actor

#Mike_Judge

In 1962

Pope John Paul I, Catholic pope from August 1978- September 1978 (d. 1978)

#Pope_John_Paul_I

In 1912

George Wendt, American actor and comedian

#George_Wendt

In 1948

Anatoly Pristavkin, Russian writer (d. 2008)

#Anatoly_Pristavkin

In 1931

Marko Antonio Cortés Mendoza, Mexican politician

#Marko_Antonio_Cortés_Mendoza

In 1977

Antoni Bou, Spanish motorcyclist

#Antoni_Bou

In 1986

Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator (d. 1996)

#Jerry_Siegel

In 1914

José López Rega, Argentinean politician (d. 1989)

#José_López_Rega

In 1916

Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer-songwriter and dancer

#Chris_Kirkpatrick

In 1971

Hideto Takahashi, Japanese footballer

#Hideto_Takahashi

In 1987

José Alencar, Brazilian businessman and politician (d. 2011)

#José_Alencar

In 1931

Philippe Sands, American lawyer and academic

#Philippe_Sands

In 1960

Graeme Le Saux, English footballer and sportscaster

#Graeme_Le_Saux

In 1968

Ziggy Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and voice actor

#Ziggy_Marley

In 1968

Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (d. 1646)

#Balthasar_Charles,_Prince_of_Asturias

In 1629

Ivan Saenko, Russian footballer

#Ivan_Saenko

In 1983

Johann Gerhard, German theologian and academic (d. 1637)

#Johann_Gerhard

In 1582

Pat McCrory, American businessman and politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina

#Pat_McCrory

In 1956

Bea Alonzo, Filipino actress and singer

#Bea_Alonzo

In 1987

Franz Xaver Feuchtmayer the Younger, German Baroque artist (d. 1803)

#Franz_Xaver_Feuchtmayer_the_Younger

In 1735

Luis Alberto Solari, Uruguayan artist (d. 1993)

#Luis_Alberto_Solari

In 1918

Michael McKean, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director

#Michael_McKean

In 1947

Glenn Braggs, American baseball player

#Glenn_Braggs

In 1962

Collins John, Dutch footballer

#Collins_John

In 1985

John Wilkes, English journalist and politician (d. 1797)

#John_Wilkes

In 1725

Owen Arthur, Barbadian economist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Barbados

#Owen_Arthur

In 1949

Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player

#Yekaterina_Gamova

In 1980

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (d. 1982)

#Miguel_Ydígoras_Fuentes

In 1895

Adam Michnik, Polish journalist and historian

#Adam_Michnik

In 1946

Mae Jemison, American physician, academic, and astronaut

#Mae_Jemison

In 1956

Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player

#Kostas_Tsartsaris

In 1979

John Marley, American actor (d. 1984)

#John_Marley

In 1907

Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)

#Jean_Arthur

In 1900

Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1795)

#Maria_Teresa_Agnesi_Pinottini

In 1720

Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)

#Tom_Poston

In 1921

Ernie Els, South African golfer and sportscaster

#Ernie_Els

In 1969

Keerthy Suresh, Indian actress

#Keerthy_Suresh

In 1992

Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player

In 1990

Ronald González Tabilo, Chilean footballer

In 1990

Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer

In 1990

Oleksandr Isakov, Ukrainian swimmer

In 1989

Tori Matsuzaka, Japanese actor and model

In 1988

Elliot Grandin, French football winger

In 1987

Jaros?aw Fojut, Polish footballer

In 1987

Nicolás Richotti, Argentine basketball player

In 1986

Aija Brumermane, Latvian basketball player

In 1986

Tomokazu Nagira, Japanese footballer

In 1985

Junichi Miyashita, Japanese swimmer

In 1983

Riki Miura, Japanese actor

In 1983

Toshihiro Matsushita, Japanese footballer

In 1983

Milica Brozovic, Serbian-Russian figure skater

In 1983

Michelle Ang, New Zealander actress

In 1983

Rubén Ramírez, Argentine football striker

In 1982

Tsubasa Imai, Japanese singer, actor, and dancer

In 1981

Kurumi Enomoto, Japanese singer-songwriter

In 1981

Justin Shenkarow, American actor

In 1980

Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver

In 1980

Angel Parker, American actress

In 1980

Isaac Mina, Ecuadorian footballer

In 1980

Alexandros Nikolaidis, Greek martial artist

In 1979

Ryan McGinley, American photographer

In 1977

Walter Calderón, Ecuadorian footballer

In 1977

Bryan Bertino, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1977

Alimi Ballard, American actor and producer

In 1977

Kevin Maher, English-Irish footballer and coach

In 1976

Jericó Abramo Masso, Mexican politician

In 1975

Gabriel Silberstein, Chilean tennis player

In 1974

John Rocker, American baseball player

In 1974

Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboard player

In 1974

Obdulio Ávila Mayo, Mexican politician

In 1974

Rubén Garcés, Panamanian basketball player

In 1973

Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer and coach

In 1973

Akio "Musashi" Mori, Japanese karateka and kickboxer

In 1972

Derrick Plourde, American drummer (d. 2005)

In 1971

Kim Ljung, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bass player

In 1971

Blues Saraceno, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

In 1971

David Robertson, Scottish footballer and manager

In 1968

Rhys Muldoon, Australian actor

In 1965

Margarita Liborio Arrazola, Mexican politician

In 1964

Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (d. 2013)

In 1960

Mustafa Aberchán, Spanish politician

In 1959

Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic

In 1959

Ron Drummond, American author and scholar

In 1959

Sandra Mozarowsky, Spanish actress (d. 1977)

In 1958

Nelson Barrera, Mexican baseball player (d. 2002)

In 1957

Antonio Galdo, Italian journalist

In 1957

Stephen Palumbi, American academic and author

In 1956

Mike Bratz, American basketball player

In 1955

Carlos Buhler, American mountaineer

In 1954

Domenico Penzo, Italian footballer

In 1953

Dirk Beheydt, Belgian football player.

In 1951

Shari Ulrich, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist

In 1951

Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996)

In 1950

Osvaldo Castro, Chilean footballer

In 1948

Omar Azziman, adviser to the King of Morocco

In 1947

Robert Post, American educator and academic

In 1947

Rüdiger Wittig, German geobotanist and ecologist

In 1946

José Perramón, Spanish handball player

In 1946

Manuel Ibáñez, Mexican actor and comedian

In 1946

Drusilla Modjeska, English-Australian author and critic

In 1946

Michael Hossack, American drummer (d. 2012)

In 1946

Ronni Chasen, American publicist (d. 2010)

In 1946

Ángel Cristo, Spanish circus performer (d. 2012)

In 1944

Ignacio Rupérez, Spanish diplomat and journalist (d. 2015)

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Ismail Akbay, Turkish physicist and engineer (d. 2003)

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Mário Wilson, Mozambican footballer and manager (d. 2016)

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Santiago Stevenson, Panamanian singer and minister (d. 2007)

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Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 2011)

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Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (d. 2010)

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Don Coryell, American football player and coach (d. 2010)

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Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (d. 2001)

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Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (d. 2012)

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George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996)

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Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic

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Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014)

In 1918

Alfred Benlloch Llorach, Spanish inventor (d. 2013)

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Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (d. 1991)

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Adele Stimmel Chase, American painter and sculptor (d. 2000)

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Marian Marsh, Trinidadian-American actress and environmentalist (d. 2006)

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Faik Türün, Turkish general (d. 2003)

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Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982)

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Ester Wier, American author (d. 2000)

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Leopoldo Panero, Spanish poet (d. 1962)

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Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (d. 1940)

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Yvor Winters, American critic and poet (d. 1968)

In 1900

Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (d. 1998)

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Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1858)

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Alexander Neill, Scottish educator (d. 1973)

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Roger Pontare, Swedish singer

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Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)

Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster

Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004)

Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer (d. 1726)

Jupiter Hammon, American poet (d. 1806)

Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bandleader

Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

David Timor, Spanish footballer

Brenda Asnicar, Argentine actress

Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)

Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer

Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987)

Mark Gatiss, English actor, screenwriter and novelist

Wood Harris, American actor

Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Chris Lowell, American actor

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John Mabry, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

Pino Palladino, Welsh bassist

Horacio Cervantes, Mexican footballer

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Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress (d. 2018)

Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter

Louis Charles, French prince of the blood (d. 1808)

Johann Friedrich Meckel, German anatomist (d. 1833)

Julio Miranda, Argentine politician

Maria Dul?ba, Polish actress (d. 1959)

Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader

Rob Marshall, American director, producer, and choreographer

José Andrés Pacheco de Melo, Argetine statesman and priest (d. approx. 1820)

Guy Henry, English actor

Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Catalan architect who designed the Casa Martí (d. 1956)