Famous People Born Today

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John F. Kennedy
(35th President of the United States (1961 - 1963))
John F. Kennedy
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1917
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1963

The 35th President of the United States, John F Kennedy was a charismatic leader who, during his tenure, ably dealt with Cuban missile crisis, proposed public service programmes and lent support to the growing civil rights movement. Before becoming one of the youngest Presidents of the country, he served in the navy, U.S. House of Representatives and the US Senate.

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Bob Hope
(Stand-Up Comedian Known for His One-Liners and Rapid-Fire Delivery of Jokes)
Bob Hope
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Birth Year: 1903
Birthplace: Eltham, London, England
Died: 2003
Bob Hope began his career with vaudeville and Broadway, before plunging into radio and films. He is remembered for his comedy timing and trademark self-deprecating humor. He hosted the Academy Awards 19 times and authored 14 books, apart from performing for the U.S. military in 57 USO tours.
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Carmelo Anthony
(American Basketball Player and One of the Greatest Scorers in NBA History)
Carmelo Anthony
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

A star basketball player currently with Los Angeles Lakers, Carmelo Anthony was first drafted by Denver Nuggets and played eight seasons with them. Amongst the most prolific scorers in the NBA history, he played another seven season with New York Knicks. At the Olympics, Anthony was part of the teams that won  a bronze medal in 2004 and a goldmedal in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

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Annette Bening
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Birth Year: 1958
Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas, United States
Annette Bening is best known for her Academy Award-nominated roles in American Beauty, The Grifters, Being Julia, and The Kids Are All Right. She started her career with Shakespearean theater and delivered Tony Award-nominated performances. She was also appreciated for her roles in Captain Marvel and the miniseries Mrs. Harris.
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Danny Elfman
(Singer-Songwriter for the New Wave Band 'Oingo Boingo')
Danny Elfman
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Birth Year: 1953
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Danny Elfman is best known for his association with the new wave band Oingo Boingo. He has written over 100 feature film scores and has composed music for numerous TV shows and stage productions. He is the recipient of two Emmy Awards and one Grammy and has been nominated for the Academy Award.

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Mel B
(Singer)
Mel B
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Birth Year: 1975
Birthplace: Harehills, West Yorkshire, England

Mel B is an English television personality and singer-songwriter. She gained international recognition as part of the popular pop girl group Spice Girls, which has sold more than 85 million records. Over the years, Mel B has been an important TV personality, appearing in several reality series as a participant as well as a judge.

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Patrick Henry
(1st and 6th Governor of Virginia)
Patrick Henry
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1736
Birthplace: Studley, Virginia, United States
Died: 1799

A significant figure of the American Revolution, Patrick Henry was the first governor of post-colonial Virginia. A skilled orator, he is remembered for his iconic words “Give me liberty or give me death!” He excelled as a lawyer and gained fame with his win in the Parson's Cause.

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Melissa Etheridge
(Singer-songwriter)
Melissa Etheridge
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1961
Birthplace: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
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Ted Levine
(Best Known for His Role in Film ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ and TV Series ‘Monk’)
Ted Levine
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Birth Year: 1957
Birthplace: Bellaire, Ohio, United States

Ted Levine is an American actor known for portraying important roles in popular films, such as The Silence of the Lambs, The Fast and the Furious, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. A self-made man, Ted Levine serves as an inspiration to aspiring actors with no or little background in the entertainment industry.

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Lisa Whelchel
(Known for Her Appearances as a Mouseketeer on the TV Show 'The New Mickey Mouse Club')
Lisa Whelchel
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Birth Year: 1963
Birthplace: Littlefield, Texas, United States

Best remembered as rich and spoiled Blair Warner on NBC sitcom, The Facts of Life, actress Lisa Whelchel is also a well-known singer and songwriter. She reached No. 17 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian music charts with her Christian pop album, All Because of You. Founder of Momtime Ministers and author of ten books, she is also known for her motivational speeches.

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Markelle Fultz
(Basketball player)
Markelle Fultz
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
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Maika Monroe
(Actress)
Maika Monroe
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Birth Year: 1993
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Tobin Heath
(American Footballer)
Tobin Heath
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1988
Birthplace: Basking Ridge, Bernards Township, New Jersey
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
(One of the Greatest Writers of the 20th Century Best Known as the 'Prince of Paradox')
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Listed In: Writers
Birth Year: 1874
Birthplace: Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1936

Gilbert K. Chesterton was an English writer, philosopher, and art critic. A prolific writer, he composed around 80 books, hundreds of poems, around 200 short stories, and 4,000 essays. Often referred to as the "prince of paradox", he had as many detractors as he had admirers. He is considered a successor to Victorian authors like Matthew Arnold and John Ruskin.

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Riley Keough
(Actress & Granddaughter of Elvis Presley)
Riley Keough
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Listed In: Fashion
Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

An actress, model, and producer primarily known for appearing in independent films, Riley Keough is the grandchild of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. She started working as a teenager and took up a few modeling assignments. Making her film debut in the early 2010s, she was soon able to establish herself as a fine performer.

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Hornswoggle
(American Professional Wrestler)
Hornswoggle
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
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Rebbie Jackson
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1950
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States
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Austin Reaves
(Basketball player)
Austin Reaves
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1998
Birthplace: Newark, Arkansas, United States
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Laverne Cox
(First Transgender Person To Appear on Cover of 'Time' Magazine)
Laverne Cox
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Birth Year: 1972
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Anders Holm
(Comedian, Actor)
Anders Holm
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Birth Year: 1981
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Nia Jax
(American Professional Wrestler Who Also Performs Under the Ring Name ‘Lina Fanene’)
Nia Jax
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Nia Jax is a professional wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). A former WWE Raw Women's Champion, Nia Jax has been an important member of WWE's women's division since 2018. Nicknamed The Irresistible Force because of her speed and size, Jax has often been criticized for causing unintentional injuries to her colleagues while performing risky moves on the ring.

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Aaron McGruder
(Writer, Cartoonist & Public Speaker)
Aaron McGruder
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Listed In: Writers
Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: Chicago

Aaron McGruder is an American writer, cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, and lecturer. He is best known for writing a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip titled The Boondocks. He also wrote its TV series adaptation where he served as the creator, head writer, and executive producer.

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Zulay Henao
(Colombian-American Actress Known for Her Films: ‘Illegal Tender’, ‘Fighting’, ‘Takers’ and ‘Boy Wonder’)
Zulay Henao
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Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Colombian-born actor Zulay Henao made headlines for her relationship with Entourage actor Kevin Connolly, after an Instagram post in 2021 declared they were expecting a child. She had plunged into acting after serving in the U.S. Army for 3 years and later gained fame with series such as The Oath.

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Tenzing Norgay
(Nepali-Indian Sherpa Mountaineer One of the First People to Set Foot on the Summit of Mount Everest)
Tenzing Norgay
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1914
Birthplace: Khumbu, Nepal
Died: 1986

Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, was one of the first two individuals known to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the other being Edmund Hillary. He was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine. In his later years, he became the first Director of Field Training of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

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Anita Briem
(Actress)
Anita Briem
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Birth Year: 1982
Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland
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Alessandra Torresani
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Birth Year: 1987
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States
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Maribel Guardia
(Actress)
Maribel Guardia
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Birth Year: 1959
Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica
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Karla DeVito
(Actress and Lead Singer of the Band 'Orchestra Luna')
Karla DeVito
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Birth Year: 1953
Birthplace: Mokena, Illinois, United States

Karla DeVito is a singer cum actress. She loved acting from a young age and studied theater at Loyola University Chicago. She began her career as a stage actress and enjoyed much success. She eventually ventured into music as well and collaborated with numerous artists like Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman. She is married to actor and singer Robby Benson.  

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Mike Porcaro
(Bass Player Best Known as the Member of the Rock Band 'Toto')
Mike Porcaro
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1955
Birthplace: South Windsor, Connecticut, United States
Died: 2015

Mike Porcaro was an American bass player best remembered for his association with the popular rock band Toto. Porcaro's career was cut short by motor neuron disease as he was forced to retire from touring, in 2007. He died at the age of 59 from complications that stemmed up from motor neuron disease.

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Anthony Geary
(Actor)
Anthony Geary
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Birth Year: 1947
Birthplace: Coalville, Utah, United States U.S.
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Adrian Paul
(British Actor and Humanitarian)
Adrian Paul
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Birth Year: 1959
Birthplace: London, England

Adrian Paul is a British actor best known for his portrayal of Duncan MacLeod on the popular TV series, Highlander: The Series. He is also credited with founding a production company named Filmblips in 2008. Adrian Paul is also a humanitarian; in 1997, he established a charitable organization called Peace Fund, which aims at helping children all over the world.

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Matt Bryant
(American footballer)
Matt Bryant
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1975
Birthplace: Bridge City, Texas, USA
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Isaac Albeniz
(Spanish Catalan Virtuoso Pianist & One of the Foremost Composers of the Post-Romantic Era)
Isaac Albeniz
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1861
Birthplace: Camprodon, Spain
Died: 1909

Isaac Albeniz was a Spanish composer, conductor, and virtuoso pianist. Widely regarded as one of the most important composers of the Post-Romantic era, Albeniz had a strong influence on younger composers as well as his contemporaries. Many of his personal papers are preserved in several prominent institutions, such as the Library of Catalonia.

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Al Unser
(Racecar driver)
Al Unser
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1939
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Died: 2021

Born into a reputed family of racers, Al Unser later became a four-time Indianapolis 500 winner. At 48, he also became the oldest racer to emerge victorious at the Indianapolis 500. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee is also known as Big Al and Al Unser Sr.

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Shiva Negar
(Actress known for role in action thriller American Assassin 2017)
Shiva Negar
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Birth Year: 1988
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
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Gregg Sulkin
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Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: Westminster, United Kingdom

The star of the suspense film Don't Hang Up and the romantic series Faking It, the versatile London-born actor made his career debut at the age of 10. Gregg Sulkin, who holds the dual citizenship of the UK and the US is also known for his role in television series, Pretty Little Liars. He is a fan of the Arsenal football team.

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
(Composer, Conductor)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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Birth Year: 1897
Birthplace: Brünn, Moravia, Austria
Died: 1957
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Fray Tormenta
(Priest)
Fray Tormenta
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1945
Birthplace: San Agustín Metzquititlán, Mexico
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Darren Wang
(Actor)
Darren Wang
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Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
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Peter Higgs
(British Theoretical Physicist and Nobel Prize Laureate for His Work on the Mass of Subatomic Particles)
Peter Higgs
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1929
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Peter Higgs is a British theoretical physicist. He studied at King's College London and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1954. He went on to have a brilliant academic career and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1983. In 2013, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Belgian physicist François Englert.  

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Eric Davis
(Baseball player)
Eric Davis
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1962
Birthplace: Los Angeles
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Josef von Sternberg
(Film Director)
Josef von Sternberg
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Birth Year: 1894
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1969
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Blaze Bayley
(Singer)
Blaze Bayley
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1963
Birthplace: Birmingham
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Jaslene Gonzalez
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Listed In: Fashion
Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
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Ken Schrader
(American Professional Racing Driver)
Ken Schrader
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1955
Birthplace: Fenton, Missouri, United States
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Brian Kendrick
(American Professional Wrestler)
Brian Kendrick
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Iannis Xenakis
(Greek-French Composer Who Pioneered the Use of Mathematical Models in Music)
Iannis Xenakis
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1922
Birthplace: Brăila, Romania
Died: 2001

Born to Greek parents in Romania, Iannis Xenakis was inspired to take up music by his parents, especially his pianist mother. He lost an eye in the Greek resistance during World War II but later excelled as an architect, musician, and mathematician in France, merging music and math through his musique stochastique.

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Kevin Conway
(Actor)
Kevin Conway
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Birth Year: 1942
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2020
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Tom Schwarz
(Boxer)
Tom Schwarz
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1994
Birthplace: Halle (Saale) Halle, Germany.
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Alysson Paradis
(Actress)
Alysson Paradis
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Birth Year: 1984
Birthplace: Paris, France