Historical Figures Born in 1964

Jeff Bezos (59 years old)

Jan 12 American entrepreneur and founder of Amazon, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Jan 14 Shepard Smith, American news anchor, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi

Michelle Obama (59 years old)

Jan 17 1st African-American US First Lady (2009-16), born in DeYoung, Illinois

Jan 19 Janine Antoni, Bahamian artist, born in Freeport, Bahamas
Feb 2 Laura Poitras, American documentary film maker (Citizenfour - Academy Award Best Docu), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 8 Trinny Woodall, British fashion guru (Trinny and Susannah - What Not to Wear), born in London, England
Feb 10 Arthur Lenk, Israeli diplomat, born in Paterson, New Jersey
Feb 10 Mir Aimal Kansi, Pakistani perpretrator of the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters, born in Quetta, Pakistan (d. 2002)
Feb 11 Ken Shamrock, American martial artist, born in Macon, Georgia
Feb 11 Sarah Palin, American politician, born in Sandpoint, Idaho
Feb 13 Ylva Johansson, Swedish politician, born in Huddinge Municipality, Sweden
Feb 19 Dmitri Lipskerov, Russian writer
Feb 19 Jennifer Doudna, American biochemist (2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for CRISPR Gene Editing), born in Washington D.C.
Feb 21 Jane Tomlinson, British cancer campaigner, born in Wakefield, United Kingdom (d. 2007)
Feb 21 Mark Kelly, American astronaut, Navy captain and politician (Senator-R-Arizona 2020-), born in Orange, New Jersey

Scott Kelly (59 years old)

Feb 21 American astronaut, born in Orange, New Jersey

Feb 29 Guy Leech, Australian iron man (World Ironman C'ship 1986; World Ocean Paddling C'ship 1994; 7 x Uncle Toby's Super Series; 2 x Coolangatta Gold), born in Sydney, Australia
Feb 29 James RB Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra
Mar 7 Bret Easton Ellis, American writer (American Psycho), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 7 Mikhail Popkov, Russian serial killer of 55 people, born in Angarsk, USSR
Mar 9 Herbert Fandel, German football referee, born in Kyllburg, Germany
Mar 10 David Faber, American television reporter

Prince Edward (59 years old)

Mar 10 Prince of Britain and son of Elizabeth II, born in Buckingham Palace, London

Mar 19 Barbara Lynch, American restaurateur (The Barbara Lynch Gruppo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 29 Catherine Cortez Masto, American politician (Senator-D-Nevada 2017-), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 29 Michael A. Jackson, American politician, born in Cheverly, Maryland
Apr 3 Nigel Farage, British politician and leader of the UKIP who campaigned for Brexit, born in Downe, Kent
Apr 6 Phil Gayle, British news presenter (DW News, The Big Breakfast), born in Birmingham, England
Apr 6 Tim Walz, American politician (Rep-DFL-Minnesota 2007-19), Governor of Minnesota (2019-), born in West Point, Nebraska
Apr 9 Doug Ducey, American businessman and politician, Governor of Arizona (2015-), born in Toledo, Ohio
Apr 17 Raye Hollitt, American bodybuilder (American Gladiators), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Apr 18 Niall Ferguson, British historian (Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, Civilisation: the West and the Rest), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 28 Helen Taylor [Windsor], English daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in Iver
Apr 28 L'Wren Scott [Laura Bambrough], American fashion designer and partner of Mick Jagger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2014)

Tony Fernandes (58 years old)

Apr 30 Malaysian businessman (AirAsia), born in Kuala Lumpur

May 1 Ruth Picardie, journalist
May 1 Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of princess Margaret & Lord Snowdon
May 4 Zsuzsa Mathe, Hungarian painter and visual artist, founder of transrealism
May 7 Brian Kilmeade, American TV and radio host (Fox and Friends, The Brian Kilmeade Show), born in Massapequa, New York
May 7 Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan Dutch writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd)
May 13 Ronnie Coleman, American bodybuilder
May 14 James M. Kelly, Capt USAF/astronaut, born in Burlington, Iowa
May 20 Earl Charles Spencer, English peer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, born in London, England
May 20 Joseph Sinnott Edwards, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 20 Paul W Richards, astronaut, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
May 23 Ruth Metzler-Arnold, member of the Swiss Federal Council
May 25 Ivan Bella, Slovak cosmonaut who was the 1st Slovak citizen to fly in space, born in Brezno, Czechoslovakia
May 31 Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman (CanWest), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jun 5 Rick Riordan, American author (Percy Jackson & the Olympians), born in San Antonio, Texas
Jun 14 Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer, born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
Jun 18 Uday Hussein, Iraqi leader (d. 2003)

Boris Johnson (58 years old)

Jun 19 British Conservative politician, (UK Prime Minister, 2019-22, Mayor of London, 2008-2016), born in NYC, New York

Dan Brown (58 years old)

Jun 22 American author of thriller fiction (The Da Vinci Code), born in Exeter, New Hampshire

Jun 25 Greg Raymer, American professional poker player, born in Minot, North Dakota
Jun 26 Zeng Jinlian, Chinese tallest woman ever recorded (2.46 m, 8'1"), born in Hunan, China (d. 1982)
Jun 28 Tommy Lynn Sells, American serial killer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2014)
Jul 2 Charles Robinson, American wrestling referee
Jul 3 Joanne Harris, British author (Chocolat), born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Jul 3 Peyton Reed, American film director (Yes Man; Ant-Man), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Jul 5 Mark H Lascells, grandson of English princess Mary
Jul 8 Maryalice Demler, American TV journalist and anchor, Miss New York (1991), born in North Tonawanda, New York
Jul 11 Kyrill, Prince of Preslav, titular Bulgarian royal family
Jul 18 Wendy Williams, American TV and radio host (The Wendy Williams Show), born in Asbury Park, New Jersey
Jul 19 André A. Jackson, founder African Diamond Producers Association
Jul 20 Terri Irwin, American naturalist; widow of Steve Irwin
Jul 23 Ed Forchion, American marijuana activist (NJWeedman), born in Camden, New Jersey
Jul 24 Banana Yoshimoto, Japanese author
Jul 26 Anne Provoost, Belgian author (In the Shadow of the Ark), born in Poperinge, Belgium
Jul 26 Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer, born in Aachen, Germany
Aug 3 Joan E Higginbotham, American engineer and NASA astronaut, born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 4 Gary King, British radio presenter
Aug 7 John Birmingham, Australian author, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Aug 8 Anastasia Ashman, American writer and digital strategist (GlobalNiche), born in Berkeley, California

Giuseppe Conte (58 years old)

Aug 8 Italian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (2018-2021), born in Volturara Appula, Italy

Aug 11 Jim Lee, Korean-born comic book artist
Aug 14 Brannon Braga, American scriptwriter, born in Bozeman, Montana

Melinda Gates (58 years old)

Aug 15 American philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, born in Dallas, Texas

Aug 19 Pete Ricketts, American businessman (TD Ameritrade) and politician, Governor of Nebraska (2015-), born in Nebraska City
Aug 23 Kong Hee, Singaporean founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia
Aug 24 Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani cosmonaut (STS-89), born in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
Aug 25 Maxim Kontsevich, Russian mathematician, born in Khimki, Russia
Aug 25 Timothy Nicholson, journalist
Aug 26 Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist (Panama Papers), born in Sliema, Malta (d. 2017)
Aug 31 Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and editor
Sep 3 Adam Curry, Internet entrepreneur
Sep 4 Anthony Weiner, American politician (Rep-NY 1999-2011) and sex offender, born in New York City, New York
Sep 8 Michael Johns, American conservative commentator and policy analyst, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Jack Ma (58 years old)

Sep 10 Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Alibaba Group, born in Hangzhou, China

Sep 10 John E. Sununu, American politician (S-(R)-New Hampshire 2003-09), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 13 Simegnew Bekele, Ethiopian dam engineer (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam), born in Maksegnit, Ethiopia (d. 2018)
Sep 15 Róbert Fico, Slovak Prime minister (2006-10, 2012-18), born in Topoľčany, Slovakia
Sep 15 Ryoko Kikuchi, Japanese cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-11) and reporter, born in Zama City, Kanagawa, Japan
Sep 25 Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Spanish writer (Shadow of the Wind), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2020)
Sep 25 Gary Ayles, British racing driver
Sep 30 Stephen N. Frick, American naval commander and astronaut, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 5 Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman
Oct 5 Warren E. Miller, Maryland politician
Oct 7 Dan Savage, American sex-columnist and author, born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 13 Niè Hǎishèng, Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut, born in Zaoyang, Hubei, China
Oct 14 Olu Oguibe, Nigerian born American artist, born in Aba, Eastern Nigera
Oct 15 Roberto Vittori, Italian air force officer and ESA astronaut, born in Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
Oct 16 Stephen Paul "Steve" Lamacq [Lammo], British disc jockey (BBC Radio 6), born in Islington, London

Kamala Harris (58 years old)

Oct 20 American lawyer, politician and 49th Vice President of the United States (2021-) who was the 1st African-American, Asian-American attorney general of California, born in Oakland, California

Oct 30 Howard Lederer, American poker player, born in Concord, New Hampshire
Oct 30 Sandra Magnus, American engineer and NASA astronaut (STS-119 Discovery), born in Belleville, Illinois
Oct 31 Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine; Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions), born in Dublin, Ireland
Nov 2 Britta Lejon, Swedish Social Democratic politician, born in Järfälla Municipality, Sweden
Nov 2 Michael D'Asaro II, American fencer-sabre, born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 7 Gill Holland, Norwegian-American producer (Hurricane Streets), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 12 Michael Kremer, American economist (2019 Nobel Prize for Economics), born in New York City
Nov 13 Dan Sullivan, American politician (Senator-R-Alaska 2015-), born in Fairview Park, Ohio
Nov 14 Bill Hemmer, American television news reporter
Nov 21 Liza Tarbuck, British actress (Watching), comedienne, and TVe and radio presenter, born in Liverpool, England
Nov 28 Cornelia Guest, debutante (Debutante's Guide to Life)
Nov 28 Michael Bennet, American politician (Senator-D-Colorado 2009-), born in New Delhi, India
Dec 11 John Mark Karr, American who claimed involvement in JonBenét Ramsey case
Dec 18 Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005-20), born in Ngozi, Burundi (d. 2020)
Dec 26 Elizabeth Kostova, American author (The Historian), born in New London, Connecticut

About 1964

How Old? 58 or 59 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer

Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit (Jan 25, 1963 - Feb 12, 1964),
Dragon (Feb 13, 1964 - Feb 1, 1965)

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