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Saint Cajetan, Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer (died 1547)

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect who designed the Church of the Gesù (died 1573)

Dorothy Stafford, English noble (died 1604)

Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss pastor and theologian (died 1617)

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Spanish explorer (died 1595)

Anne of Saint Bartholomew, Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun (died 1626)

Leonardus Lessius, Jesuit theologian (died 1623)

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (died 1683)

Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (died 1742)

Giulia Lama, Italian painter (died 1747)

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1740)

Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 1768)

William Shippen, American physician and politician (died 1801)

John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian (died 1781)

Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer (died 1808)

Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer (died 1777)

Richard Stockton, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1781)

William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (died 1844)

Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (died 1813)

Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (died 1842)

Sergey Aksakov, Russian soldier and author (died 1859)

Mary Anna Custis Lee, American wife of Robert E. Lee (died 1873)

Caroline Harrison, American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (died 1892)

Henry Clay Work, American composer and songwriter (died 1884)

Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician and anatomist (died 1920)

S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (died 1924)

Charles Cros, French poet and author (died 1888)

Nectarios of Aegina, Greek metropolitan and saint (died 1920)

Annie Besant, English-Indian activist and author (died 1933)

John Mackenzie Moore, Canadian architect (died 1930)

Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic (died 1935)

Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1950)

William Boeing, American engineer and businessman who founded the Boeing Company (died 1956)

Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, and critic (died 1977)

Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (died 1952)

Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (died 1945)

Stanley Holloway, English actor (died 1982)

Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter (died 1974)

Ip Man, Chinese martial artist (died 1972)

Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic (died 1961)

Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1951)

Ted Healy, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1937)

Ernest Haycox, American author (died 1950)

Tom Goddard, English cricketer (died 1966)

Ashfaqulla Khan, Indian activist (died 1927)

Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-born American pianist and composer (died 1989)

Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (died 1970)

Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (died 1979)

A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (died 1977)

S. D. Burman, Indian composer and singer (died 1975)

Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author, and critic (died 1998)

Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (died 1977)

Herman David Koppel, Danish pianist and composer (died 1998)

Sam Yorty, American captain, politician, and 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (died 1998)

Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist (died 1983)

José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer (died 1998)

Bonnie Parker, American criminal (died 1934)

Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2012)

Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (died 1994)

Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 2004)

Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (died 2014)

Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (died 2009)

Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer (died 1998)

Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, author, and 12th Librarian of Congress (died 2004)

Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author (died 2016)

Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian (died 2009)

Bob Boyd, American baseball player (died 2004)

Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2000)

David Herbert Donald, American historian and author (died 2009)

Walter Matthau, American actor (died 2000)

James Whitmore, American actor (died 2009)

Chen-Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist, academic, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025)

Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)

Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (died 2014)

Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (died 2016)

William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (died 2005)

Roger Williams, American pianist (died 2011)

Tom Bosley, American actor (died 2010)

Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American lawyer and judge (died 2006)

Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author (died 2025)

Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-English actor, director, and producer (died 1973)

Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (died 1969)

George Peppard, American actor (died 1994)

Sivaji Ganesan, Indian actor (died 2001)

Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby player and coach

Grady Chapman, American singer (died 2011)

Bonnie Owens, American singer-songwriter (died 2006)

Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver and manager (died 2009)

Richard Harris, Irish actor (died 2002)

Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi (died 2020)

Philippe Noiret, French actor (died 2006)

Sylvano Bussotti, Italian violinist and composer (died 2021)

Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (died 2013)

Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (died 2007)

Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)

Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)

Julie Andrews, English actress and singer

Walter De Maria, American sculptor and drummer (died 2013)

Duncan Edwards, English footballer (died 1958)

Saeed Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (died 2024)

Tunç Başaran, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)

Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (died 2024)

Stella Stevens, American actress and director (died 2023)

George Archer, American golfer (died 2005)

Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor

Phyllis Chesler, American feminist psychologist

Steve O'Rourke, English race car driver and manager (died 2003)

Marc Savoy, American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion

Herb Fame, American R&B singer

Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver and engineer (died 2023)

Bob Lanigan, Australian rugby league player (died 2024)

Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1973)

David Stancliffe, English bishop and scholar

Günter Wallraff, German journalist and author

Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director, producer, and screenwriter

Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2014)

Jerry Martini, American saxophonist

Robert Slater, American author and journalist (died 2014)

Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach

Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1979)

Ram Nath Kovind, 14th President of India

Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader

Tim O'Brien, American novelist and short story writer

Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (died 2009)

Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge

Buzz Capra, American baseball player and coach

Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate

Stephen Collins, American actor and director

Nevill Drury, English-Australian journalist and publisher (died 2013)

Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician

Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (died 2006)

Cub Koda, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2000)

Isaac Bonewits, American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (died 2010)

Sheila Gilmore, Scottish lawyer and politician

André Rieu, Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor

Elpida, Greek singer-songwriter

Yvette Freeman, American actress

Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician

Mark Helias, American bassist and composer

Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance

Boris Morukov, Russian physician and astronaut (died 2015)

Randy Quaid, American actor

Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Bob Myrick, American baseball player (died 2012)

Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)

Earl Slick, American rock guitarist and songwriter

Pete Falcone, American baseball player

Viljar Loor, Estonian volleyball player (died 2011)

Miguel Lopez, Salvadorian-American soccer player

Grete Waitz, Norwegian runner and coach (died 2011)

Klaus Wowereit, German civil servant and politician, Governing Mayor of Berlin

Howard Hewett, American singer-songwriter

Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist and composer

Jeff Reardon, American baseball player

Andrus Ansip, Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia

Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Kang Seok-woo, South Korean actor

Éva Tardos, Hungarian mathematician and educator

Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter

Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer

Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer and manager

Brian P. Cleary, American author and poet

Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer-songwriter, musician, and politician

Joshua Wurman, American scientist, Doppler on Wheels inventor, and storm chaser

Gary Ablett Sr., Australian footballer

Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager

Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer and coach

Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (died 2015)

Nico Claesen, Belgian footballer and coach

Esai Morales, American actor

Paul Walsh, English footballer and sportscaster

Jean-Denis Delétraz, Swiss race car driver

Mark McGwire, American baseball player and coach

Harry Hill, English comedian and author

Max Matsuura, Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager

Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-New Zealand chess player and author

Andreas Keller, German field hockey player

Cindy Margolis, American actress and model

Mia Mottley, Barbadian prime minister

Chris Reason, Australian journalist

Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician, 25th President of Liberia

José Ángel Ziganda, Spanish footballer and manager

Mike Pringle, American-Canadian football player

Scott Young, American ice hockey player and coach

Rob Collard, English race car driver

Phil de Glanville, English rugby player

Mark Durden-Smith, British television presenter

Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Jon Guenther, American author and engineer

Jay Underwood, American actor and pastor

Zach Galifianakis, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

Joseph Patrick Moore, American musician, composer, and producer

Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist and producer

Marcus Stephen, Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru

Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player

Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager

Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player and manager

Vince Zampella, American video game designer (died 2025)

Andrew O'Keefe, Australian lawyer and television host

Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author and poet

Nicky Morgan, British politician

Ayşe Yiğit, Belgian politician

Christian Borle, American actor and singer

Jana Henke, German swimmer

John Mackey, American composer

Keith Duffy, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

Sherri Saum, American actress

Justin Leppitsch, Australian rules footballer

Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player

Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer

Richard Oakes, English guitarist and songwriter

Mark Švets, Estonian footballer

Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter

Curtis Axel, American wrestler

Rudi Johnson, American football player (died 2025)

Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer

Ryan Pontbriand, American football player

Sarah Drew, American actress

Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer

Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer

Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player

Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player

Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (died 2006)

Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer

Beck Bennett, American actor and comedian

Matt Cain, American baseball player

Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer

Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer (died 2021)

Jurnee Smollett, American actress

Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer

Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player

Matthew Daddario, American actor

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesian businessman and politician, 14th Vice President of Indonesia

Brie Larson, American actress

Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer

Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer

Robbie Ray, American baseball player

Jennifer Dodds, Scottish curler

Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player

Chris Green, South African-Australian cricketer

Lizaad Williams, South African cricketer

Trézéguet, Egyptian footballer

Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musician

Daniel Gafford, American basketball player

Haumole Olakau'atu, Australian-Tongan rugby league player

Kalle Rovanperä, Finnish professional rally driver

Luna Blaise, American actress and singer

Mason Greenwood, English footballer

Livvy Dunne, American gymnast and social media personality

Fernando Mendoza, American football player

Priah Ferguson, American actress