Celebrity Birthdays Today
- 1921 Lowell Fulson, Choctaw-Cherokee-American blues guitarist and songwriter (“3 O’Clock Blues”; “Reconsider Baby”), born in Atoka, Oklahoma (d. 1999)
- 1922 Patrick Magee [McGee], Northern Irish actor (A Clockwork Orange; Barry Lyndon), born in Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 1982)
- 1922 Richard Kiley, American singer and actor (Kismet; Man of La Mancha; Endless Love), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
- 1923 Don Barksdale, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1948, NBA All Star 1953), born in Oakland, CA (d. 1993)
- 1923 Lawrie Miller, New Zealand cricket batsman (13 Tests), born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (d. 1996)
- 1925 Jean Coutu, French Canadian actor (d. 1999)
- 1927 Dave Hassinger, American recording engineer and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2007)
- 1927 William Daniels, American actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere, 1776), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1928 (William) "Lefty" Frizzell, American country music singer and songwriter ("If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)"; "Saginaw, Michigan"), born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 1975)
Gordie Howe (1928-2016)
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (23-time NHL All Star; NHL: Detroit Red Wings; WHA: Houston Aeros), born in Floral, Saskatchewan
- 1929 Lee Patterson, Canadian actor (Dave-Surfside Six, Another World), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2007)
- 1931 Miller Barber, American golfer (11 PGA Tour; 3 US Senior Open titles), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- 1932 Godfrey Lawrence, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 8-53 v NZ 1961), born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
- 1933 Bob Simmons, Fulham England, stuntman (double for James Bond)
- 1934 John D. Loudermilk, country singer and songwriter ("Tobacco Road"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2016)
Richard Chamberlain (89th Birthday)
1934 American stage and screen actor (Dr. Kildare (TV series); The Thorn Birds), born in Beverly Hills, California
Shirley Jones (89th Birthday)
1934 American Academy Award-winning actress (Elmer Gantry; Oklahoma!), and singer (Partridge Family), born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Herb Alpert (88th Birthday)
1935 American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Tijuana Brass - "This Guy's In Love With You"), and record executive (A & M), born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California
- 1936 Bob Pulford, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing, coach (coach: LA Kings, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Newton Robinson, Ontario
- 1936 Dokumamushi Sandayu, Japanese actor
- 1937 Willem Duyn [Mouth], Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal)
- 1938 Arthur B. Rubinstein, American composer
- 1938 Jimmy Johnson, American Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback (4-time Pro Bowl), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1938 Nathaniel Taylor, American actor (Rollo-Sanford & Sons), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2019)
- 1942 Hugh McCracken, American session guitarist (Aretha Franklin; Paul McCartney; Steely Dan; Billy Joel; John Lennon), born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2013)
- 1943 Christopher [Ronald] Walken, American actor (The Deer Hunter, Brainstorm), born in NYC, New York
- 1943 Roy Andersson, Swedish film director (A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1944 Mick Ralphs, British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople - "All The Young Dudes"; Bad Company - "Can't Get Enough"), born in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England
- 1944 Rod Allen [Bainbridge] British pop-rock singer and bassist (Fortunes - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"), born in Leicester, England (d. 2008)
- 1944 Tomohiro Nishikado, Japanese video gamer developer (Space Invaders), born in Osaka, Japan
- 1945 Valerie Curtin, American actress, writer, and producer
- 1946 Aftab Gul, Pakistani cricket batsman (6 Tests @ 22.75), born in Gujar Khan, Punjab
- 1946 Al Nichol, American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Turtles - "Elenore"), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- 1946 Gabe Kaplan, American comedian and actor (Welcome Back Kotter), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1947 Al Goodman, American pop-soul singer (Ray, Goodman, Brown - "Special Lady"), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1947 John Poulos, American drummer (The Buckinghams - "Kind Of A Drag"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1980)
- 1948 Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist (world champion 100k team road race), born in Mechelen, Flanders
- 1948 Rhea Perlman, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Taxi - "Zena"; Cheers - "Carla"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1948 Thijs van Leer, Dutch rock singer, organist, and flutist (Focus - "Hocus Pocus"; Introspection), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1950 Ed Marinaro, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Ofc Joe Coffey"; Laverne & Shirley, 1980-81 - "Sonny"), and NFL running back, 1972-77 (Minnesota Vikings and 2 other teams), born in NYC, New York
- 1950 Richard Hughes, American drummer (Johnny Winter Band, 1973-76), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 1983)
- 1951 Henry Spinetti, Welsh session and touring drummer (Eric Clapton, Joan Armatrading, Gerry Rafferty, Katie Melua), born in Cwm, Monmouthshire, Wales
- 1952 Dermot Morgan, Irish actor and comedian (Father Ted Crilly-Father Ted), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1998)
- 1952 Mike Rafter, England Rugby Union flanker (England 17 caps), born in Bristol, England
- 1953 Dennis Kamakahi, Hawaiian Grammy Award-winning slack-key guitarist, born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 2014)
- 1953 Greg Martin, American singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett"), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1953 Rene Portland, American college basketball coach (Penn State 1980-2007), born in Broomall, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
- 1953 Sean Hopper, American rock keyboardist (Huey Lewis & The News - "The Power Of Love"), born in San Francisco, California
- 1954 Tony Brock, England, rock drummer (Isn't It Time, Every Time I Think of You)
Angus Young (68th Birthday)
1955 Scottish rock guitarist (AC/DC - "Highway to Hell"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1955 Robert Vance, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests @ 29.57), born in Wellington, NZ
- 1956 Bruce Sinofsky, American documentary film director (Brother's Keeper), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- 1957 Marc McClure, San Mateo California, actor (Ross-California Fever)
- 1957 Mary Cadorette, East actress (Vicky-3's a Crowd), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1958 Pat McGlynn, Scottish pop guitarist (Bay City Rollers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1958 Paul Ferguson, British rock drummer (Killing Joke), born in England
- 1958 Tony Cox, American actor
- 1959 Ali McMordie, Irish bassist (Stiff Little Fingers)
- 1960 Anne Howard, actress (Nicole Love-Another World), born in San Diego, California
- 1960 Mark Tuinei, American NFL offensive tackle (3-time Super Bowl winner, Dallas Cowboys), born in Oceanside, CA
- 1961 Ron Brown, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 John Taylor, American NFL wide receiver (3-time Super Bowl winner, SF 49ers), born in Philadelphia, PA
- 1963 Paul Mercurio, Australian actor/dancer
- 1963 Stephen Tataw, Cameroonian soccer right-back (63 caps; captain Cameroon national team FIFA World Cup 1990, 94), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon (d. 2020)
- 1964 Dave Wyman, American NFL linebacker, broadcaster (Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos), born in San Diego, CA
- 1964 David Diaz-Infante, American NFL guard, coach, broadcaster (2-time Super Bowl winner, Denver Broncos, born in San Jose, CA
- 1964 Erik Turner, American rock guitarist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1964 Isabelle Ferrari [Isabella Fogliazza], Italian actress (Italy's Miss Teenager), born in Ponte dell'Olio, Italy
- 1965 Patty Fendick, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1991), born in Sacramento, California
- 1965 Tom Barrasso, American NHL goaltender (Calder Memorial Trophy, Vezina Trophy 1984), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1965 William McNamara, American actor (Texasville, Beat, Stealing Home), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1966 Roger Black, English athlete (World C'ships gold 4 x 400m relay 1991, 97), born in Gosport, Hampshire,
- 1967 Nanci Bowen, American golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1995), born in Tifton, Georgia
- 1968 Naoya Ogawa, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1969 Samantha Brown, American television host
- 1969 Steve Smith, American NBA guard (14 NBA seasons, Olympic gold 2000), born in Highfield Park, MI
- 1971 Craig McCracken, American animator, writer, and director (The Powerpuff Girls), born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Ewan McGregor (52nd Birthday)
1971 Scottish actor (Trainspotting, Star Wars Episodes I, II, III), born in Perth, Scotland
Pavel Bure (52nd Birthday)
1971 Russian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1972 Alejandro Amenábar, Spanish film director
- 1972 Andrew Bowen, American actor
- 1974 Benjamin Eicher, Swiss film director
- 1974 Carol Ann Plante, actress (Sara Henderson-Harry & the Hendersons)
- 1974 Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bassist (Placebo), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1975 Adam Green, American film director
- 1976 Josh Saviano, actor (Paul Pfeiffer-Wonder Years)
- 1977 Garth Tander, Australian auto racer (Bathurst 1000: 2000, 09, 11), born in Perth, WA
- 1977 Toshiya, Japanese musician (Dir en grey)
- 1978 Jérôme Rothen, French soccer winger (France 13 caps, Paris SG, Caen, Monaco), born in Châtenay-Malabry, France
- 1978 Tony Yayo [Marvin Bernard], American rapper (G-Unit - "So Seductive"), born in Queens, New York City
- 1979 Amey Date, Indian playback singer
- 1980 Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese MLB pitcher (NY Yankees, AL wins leader 2006), born in Tainan City, Taiwan
- 1980 Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese voice actor, film dubber, and singer (You Can't Cath Me), born in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
- 1981 Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch distance swimmer (Olympic gold 10k open water 2008), born in Alkmaar, Netherlands
- 1981 Ryan Bingham, American Academy Award-winning roots-rock singer-songwriter (Crazy Heart "The Weary Kind"), born in Hobbs, New Mexico
- 1982 Brian Tyree Henry, American actor (If Beale Street Could Talk), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Chloé Zhao (41st Birthday)
1982 Chinese filmmaker and director (The Rider, Nomadland), born in Beijing, China
- 1982 Jessica Joseph, American ice dancer (World Junior champion 1998), born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- 1982 Lennon Murphy, American rock singer/songwriter
- 1982 Philippe Mexès, French soccer defender (France 29 caps), born in Toulouse, France
- 1982 Tal Ben Haim, Israeli soccer defender (Israel 96 caps), born in Rishon LeZion, Israel
- 1983 Hashim Amla, South African cricket batsman (first RSA Test triple century, 311), born in Durban, Natal
- 1983 Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast (World C'ships gold, horizontal bar 2001-02), born in Athens, Greece
- 1984 Eddie Johnson, American soccer striker (63 caps; FC Dallas, Seattle Sounders), born in Bunnell, Florida
- 1984 Jack Antonoff, American rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Bleachers; fun.), born in Bergenfield, New Jersey
- 1984 James Jones, American NFL receiver (NFL receiving TD leader 2012), born in San Jose, CA
- 1986 Cveta Majtanović, Serbian singer, winner of Pop Idol
- 1987 Humpy Koneru, Indian chess player (youngest woman to achieve title of grandmaster), born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
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