Famous Birthdays on July 4 (Part 2)

  • 1970 Andrei Cherkasov, Russian tennis player, born in Ufa, Russia
  • 1970 Doddie Weir, Scottish rugby union lock (61 Tests; Newcastle Falcons RFC, Border Reivers RFC), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2022)
  • 1970 Louise Van Voorhis, American 470 sailor (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1970 Tony Vidmar, Australian former footballer, born in Adelaide, Australia
  • 1971 Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician, born in Scarborough, Canada
  • 1971 Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player, born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1971 Koko, sign-language gorilla, born in San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco, California)
  • 1971 Steve Rucchin, Canadian NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Thunder Bay, Canada
  • 1972 Stephen Giles, Canadian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold C-1 1,000 1998; Olympic bronze 2000), born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
  • 1972 William Goldsmith, American drummer (Foo Fighters; Sunny Day Real Estate), born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1973 Gackt [Gakuto Oshiro], Japanese rock singer-songwriter and actor, born in Okinawa, Japan
  • 1973 Jan Magnussen, Danish racing driver, born in Roskilde, Denmark
  • 1973 Keiko Ihara, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1973 Michael Johnson, English-born Jamaican footballer, born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1974 La'Roi Glover, American football player, born in San Diego, California
  • 1975 Tania Davis, Australian violinist, born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1976 Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer, born in Saitama, Japan (d. 2003)
  • 1977 Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry), born in Grangärde, Sweden
  • 1978 Becki Newton, American actress, born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • 1978 Emile Mpenza, Belgian footballer, born in Zellik, Belgium
  • 1978 Stephen McNally, British singer and songwriter (BBMak, 10 Reasons to Live), born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • 1978 Tatyana Jecmenica, Serbian tennis star (1995 Futures-Novi Sad), born in Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 1978 Vicky Kaya, Greek supermodel and actress, born in Athens, Greece
  • 1980 Max Elliott Slade, American film actor, born in Pasadena, California
  • 1980 Muhammad Ali Hasan, American filmmaker, born in Pueblo, Colorado
  • 1981 Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player, born in La Vega, Dominican Republic
  • 1981 Tahar Rahim, French actor (The Serpent), born in Belmont, France
  • 1983 Andy Mrotek, American musician (The Academy Is...), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1983 Ben Jorgensen, American musician, born in Teaneck, New Jersey
  • 1983 Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian model, born in Curitiba, Brazil
  • 1984 Akanishi Jin, Japanese singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1984 Gina Glocksen, American singer, born in Tinley Park, Illinois
  • 1986 Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1986 Terrance Knighton, American NFL Player, born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1988 Luke Thompson, English actor (Benedict in Bridgerton), born in Southampton, England

Post Malone (28 years old)

1995 American singer and songwriter (Stoney), born in Syracuse, New York

  • 1998 Malia Obama, American daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama, born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 2003 Alessia di Matteo, Italian medical figure (1st person to survive the transplantion of eight organs in a single operation), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 2005)