It's my birthday, B*tches!
PEOPLE WITH WHOM I SHARE A BIRTHDAY:
- 1481 - Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)
- 1506 - Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1526)
- 1534 - Frederick II of Denmark (d. 1588)
- 1574 - Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (d. 1656)
- 1586 - Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (d. 1630)
- 1633 - Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (d. 1698)
- 1646 - Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician (d. 1716)
- 1676 - Anthony Collins, English philosopher (d. 1729)
- 1723 - Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes, Spanish statesman (d. 1802)
- 1725 - Comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (d. 1807)
- 1742 - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (d. 1799)
- 1788 - Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician (d. 1867)
- 1804 - George Sand, French writer (d. 1876)
- 1807 - Thomas Green Clemson, American university founder (d. 1888)
- 1818 - Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician (d. 1865)
- 1834 - Jadwiga Łuszczewska, Polish poet (d. 1908)
- 1863 - William Grant Stairs, Canadian explorer (d. 1892)
- 1869 - William Strunk Jr., American grammarian (d. 1946)
- 1872 - Louis Blériot, French aviator (d. 1936)
- 1873 - Alice Guy-Blaché, American film director (d. 1968)
- 1879 - Léon Jouhaux, French labor leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1954)
- 1883 - Arthur Borton, English soldier (d. 1933)
- 1899 - Thomas A. Dorsey, American composer (d. 1993)
- 1899 - Charles Laughton, English actor (d. 1962)
- 1902 - William Wyler, French-born film director (d. 1981)
- 1903 - Amy Johnson, English pilot (d. 1941)
- 1906 - Estée Lauder, American entrepreneur (d. 2004)
- 1906 - Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician (d. 1992)
- 1908 - Peg Entwistle, Welsh actress (d. 1932)
- 1909 - Bill Stern, American sportscaster (d. 1971)
- 1911 - Sergei Sokolov, Soviet marshal
- 1912 - David R. Brower, American environmentalist (d. 2000)
- 1912 - Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (d. 1989)
- 1913 - Frank Barrett, baseball player (d. 1998)
- 1915 - Willie Dixon, American musician (d. 1992)
- 1915 - Joseph Ransohoff, American neurosurgeon (d. 2001)
- 1916 - Olivia de Havilland, British-born actress
- 1917 - Humphry Osmond, British psychiatrist (d. 2004)
- 1920 - Harold Sakata, American actor (d. 1982)
- 1921 - Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980)
- 1925 - Farley Granger, American actor
- 1926 - Robert Fogel, Nobel laureate
- 1926 - Hans Werner Henze, German composer
- 1926 - Carl Hahn, German automotive executive
- 1929 - Gerald Edelman, American biologist, Nobel laureate
- 1930 - Bobby Day, American singer (d. 1990)
- 1930 - Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American filmmaker (d. 2005)
- 1931 - Leslie Caron, French actress
- 1932 - Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist (d. 2007)
- 1934 - Jamie Farr, American actor
- 1934 - Jean Marsh, English actress
- 1934 - Sydney Pollack, American film director (d. 2008)
- 1934 - Claude Berri, French actor, director and screenwriter
- 1938 - Craig Anderson, baseball player
- 1939 - Karen Black, American actress
- 1941 - Alfred G. Gilman, American scientist, Nobel laureate
- 1941 - Myron Scholes, American economist, Nobel laureate
- 1941 - Twyla Tharp, American choreographer
- 1941 - Rod Gilbert, Canadian hockey player
- 1942 - Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress
- 1942 - Andraé Crouch, American singer
- 1942 - Mike Malloy, American talk radio host
- 1943 - Jeff Wayne, musician
- 1945 - Deborah Harry, American musician (Blondie)
- 1945 - Mike Burstyn, Israeli-American actor
- 1947 - Shirley Hemphill, American actress (d. 1999)
- 1947 - Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Japanese racing driver
- 1949 - John Farnham, Australian singer
- 1950 - David Duke, American politician, K.K.K. member
- 1951 - Fred Schneider, American singer (The B-52's)
- 1951 - Anne Feeney, American protest singer
- 1951 - Terrence Mann, American actor and dancer
- 1952 - Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor
- 1952 - Steve Shutt, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1952 - Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and musician (d. 2006)
- 1956 - Alan Ruck, American actor
- 1957 - Hannu Kamppuri, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1960 - Evelyn King, American singer
- 1961 - Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American astronaut (d. 2003)
- 1961 - Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)
- 1961 - Malcolm Elliott, British cyclist
- 1961 - Carl Lewis, American athlete
- 1961 - Michelle Wright, Canadian musician
- 1962 - Andre Braugher, American actor
- 1963 - Roddy Bottum, American musician (Faith No More and Imperial Teen)
- 1964 - Bernard Laporte, French rugby player & coach
- 1965 - Harald Zwart, Norwegian film director
- 1966 - Enrico Annoni, Italian footballer
- 1967 - Pamela Anderson, Canadian model
- 1968 - Tim Abell, American actor
- 1970 - Henry Simmons, American actor
- 1970 - Melissa Peterman, American actress
- 1971 - Missy Elliott, American rapper and singer
- 1971 - Julianne Nicholson, American actress
- 1971 - Steven W. Bailey, American actor
- 1971 - Jamie Walker, American baseball player
- 1972 - Claire Forlani, English actress
- 1972 - Alex Machacek, Austrian musician
- 1975 - Sufjan Stevens, American musician
- 1976 - Patrick Kluivert, Dutch footballer
- 1976 - Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch footballer
- 1976 - Justin Lo, Hong Kong singer and songwriter
- 1976 - Hannu Tihinen, Finnish footballer
- 1977 - Jarome Iginla, Canadian hockey player
- 1977 - Liv Tyler, American actress
- 1977 - Keigo Hayashi, Japanese music artist
- 1980 - Patrick Aufiero, American hockey player
- 1981 - Tadhg Kennelly, Irish-born Australian Rules footballer
- 1982 - Hilarie Burton, American actress
- 1982 - Carmella DeCesare, American model
- 1982 - Romola Garai, English actress
- 1982 - Justin Huber, Australian baseball player
- 1982 - Joachim Johansson, Swedish tennis player
- 1982 - Adrian Ward, American football player
- 1983 - Marit Larsen, Norwegian musician (M2M)
- 1983 - Leeteuk, Korean singer
- 1988 - Evan Ellingson, American actor
- 1989 - Mitch Hewer, English actor
- 1989 - Hannah Murray, English actress