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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1222]] – [[Nichiren]], founder of Nichiren Buddhism (died 1282)<ref>{{cite book|author=Diane Morgan|title=The Buddhist Experience in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqwzJt9XGpoC&pg=PA119|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-32491-8|pages=119–|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801120715/https://books.google.com/books?id=SqwzJt9XGpoC&pg=PA119|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1304]] – [[Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür]], Chinese emperor (died 1332) *[[1331]] – [[Coluccio Salutati]], Italian political leader (died 1406)<ref>{{cite book|author=George Sarton|title=Introduction to the History of Science ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7SJBmN5p5kC|year=1947|publisher=Carnegie Institution of Washington|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801123447/https://books.google.com/books?id=a7SJBmN5p5kC|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1419]] – [[John I, Duke of Cleves]] (died 1481) *[[1470]] – [[Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] (died 1540)<ref name="Anderson1857">{{cite book|author=J. Anderson|title=Ladies of the Reformation|publisher=Blackie and Son|url=https://archive.org/details/ladiesofreformat01andeiala|year=1857|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ladiesofreformat01andeiala/page/117 117]}}</ref> *[[1471]] – [[Krishnadevaraya]], emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire (died 1529) *[[1497]] – [[Philip Melanchthon]], German astronomer, theologian, and academic (died 1560)<ref>{{cite book|author=H. Ashley Hall|title=Philip Melanchthon and the Cappadocians: A Reception of Greek Patristic Sources in the Sixteenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qz4TAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75|date=12 March 2014|publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht|isbn=978-3-525-55067-0|pages=75–|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801115926/https://books.google.com/books?id=qz4TAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1514]] – [[Georg Joachim Rheticus]], Austrian cartographer and instrument maker (died 1574)<ref>{{cite book|author=Nicolaus Copernicus|title=Three Treatises on Copernican Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dxqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|date=17 October 2018|publisher=Courier Dover Publications|isbn=978-0-486-82775-9|pages=4–|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801123551/https://books.google.com/books?id=2dxqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1519]] – [[Gaspard II de Coligny]], French admiral (died 1572) *[[1543]] – [[Kanō Eitoku]], Japanese painter and educator (died 1590) ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – [[Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg|Frederick William]], Elector of Brandenburg (died 1688) *[[1643]] – [[John Sharp (bishop)|John Sharp]], English archbishop (died 1714) *[[1698]] – [[Pierre Bouguer]], French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (died 1758) *[[1727]] – [[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin]], Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist (died 1817) *[[1740]] – [[Giambattista Bodoni]], Italian publisher and engraver (died 1813) *[[1761]] – [[Jean-Charles Pichegru]], French general (died 1804)<ref>{{cite book|author=Grolier Incorporated|title=Academic American encyclopedia|url=https://archive.org/details/academicamericanv10grol|url-access=registration|year=1994|publisher=Grolier Incorporated|isbn=978-0-7172-2053-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/academicamericanv10grol/page/292 292]}}</ref> *[[1774]] – [[Pierre Rode]], French violinist and composer (died 1830) *[[1786]] – [[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786–1859)|Maria Pavlovna]], Russian Grand Duchess (died 1859) *[[1802]] – [[Phineas Quimby]], American mystic and philosopher (died 1866) *[[1804]] – [[Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold]], German physiologist and zoologist (died 1885) *[[1812]] – [[Henry Wilson]], American colonel and politician, 18th [[Vice President of the United States]] (died 1875) *[[1821]] – [[Heinrich Barth]], German explorer and scholar (died 1865)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G1mZShPo2wkC&pg=PR53|year=1868|publisher=The Society|pages=53|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801122834/https://books.google.com/books?id=G1mZShPo2wkC&pg=PR53|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1822]] – [[Francis Galton]], English biologist and statistician (died 1911) *[[1824]] – [[Peter Kosler]], Slovenian lawyer, geographer, and cartographer (died 1879) *[[1826]] – [[Joseph Victor von Scheffel]], German poet and author (died 1886) *[[1830]] – [[Lars Hertervig]], Norwegian painter (died 1902) *[[1831]] – [[Nikolai Leskov]], Russian author, playwright, and journalist (died 1895) *[[1834]] – [[Ernst Haeckel]], German biologist, physician, and philosopher (died 1919) *[[1838]] – [[Henry Adams]], American journalist, historian, and author (died 1918) *[[1841]] – [[Armand Guillaumin]], French painter (died 1927) *[[1843]] – [[Henry M. Leland]], American engineer and businessman, founded [[Cadillac]] and [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] (died 1932) *[[1845]] – [[George Kennan (explorer)|George Kennan]], American journalist and explorer (died 1924) *[[1848]] – [[Hugo de Vries]], Dutch botanist, geneticist, and academic (died 1935) * 1848 – [[Octave Mirbeau]], French journalist, novelist, and playwright (died 1917) *[[1856]] – [[Ossian Everett Mills]], American academic, founded [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]] (died 1920) *[[1866]] – [[Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)|Billy Hamilton]], American baseball player and manager (died 1940) *[[1873]] – [[Radoje Domanović]], Serbian journalist and author (died 1908) *[[1876]] – [[G. M. Trevelyan]], English historian and academic (died 1962) *[[1877]] – [[Tom Crean (explorer)|Tom Crean]], Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer (died 1938)<ref name="Murphy">{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=David |title=Crean, Thomas ("Tom") |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/crean-thomas-tom-a2175 |website=Dictionary of Irish Biography |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Pamela Colman Smith]], English occultist and illustrator (died 1951) * 1878 – [[James Colosimo]], Italian-American mob boss (died 1920) *[[1884]] – [[Robert J. Flaherty]], American director and producer (died 1951) *[[1887]] – [[Kathleen Clifford]], American actress (died 1962) *[[1891]] – [[Hans F. K. Günther]], German eugenicist and academic (died 1968) *[[1893]] – [[Katharine Cornell]], American actress and producer (died 1974) *[[1896]] – [[Eugénie Blanchard]], French super-centenarian (died 2010) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Wayne King]], American singer-songwriter and conductor (died 1985) * 1901 – [[Chester Morris]], American actor (died 1970)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jan Onofrio|title=Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0HqhGvQF4CQC&pg=RA1-PA189|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Somerset Publishers, Inc.|isbn=978-0-403-09950-4|pages=189|access-date=17 February 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801120136/https://books.google.com/books?id=0HqhGvQF4CQC&pg=RA1-PA189|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[Cyril Vincent]], South African cricketer (died 1968) *[[1903]] – [[Edgar Bergen]], American ventriloquist and actor (died 1978) *[[1904]] – [[James Baskett]], American actor and singer (died 1948)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 16: Ice-T, John McEnroe |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/16/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-16-Ice-T-John-McEnroe/7611676510686/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=16 February 2023}}</ref> * 1904 – [[George F. Kennan]], American historian and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union]] (died 2005) *[[1905]] – [[Henrietta Barnett (WRAF officer)|Henrietta Barnett]], English [[Women's Royal Air Force (World War II)|Women's Royal Air Force]] officer (died 1985)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-63949|title=Barnett, Dame (Mary) Henrietta (1905–1985), air force officer|last=Stone|first=Tessa|year=2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/63949|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Vera Menchik]], Russian-Czechoslovak-British chess player (died 1944) *[[1909]] – [[Hugh Beaumont]], American actor and director (died 1982)<ref>{{cite book|author=John Willis|title=Screen World 1968|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC&pg=PA217|date=June 1983|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers|isbn=978-0-8196-0309-8|pages=217|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801120013/https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC&pg=PA217|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1909 – [[Richard McDonald]], American businessman, co-founded [[McDonald's]] (died 1998) *[[1914]] – [[Jimmy Wakely]], American country music singer-songwriter and actor (died 1982) *[[1916]] – [[Bill Doggett]], American pianist and composer (died 1996) *[[1919]] – [[Georges Ulmer]], Danish-French actor and composer (died 1989) *[[1920]] – [[Anna Mae Hays]], American general (died 2018) *[[1921]] – [[Jean Behra]], French race car driver (died 1959) * 1921 – [[John Galbraith Graham]], English priest and academic (died 2013) * 1921 – [[Vera-Ellen]], German-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1981)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1922]] – [[Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer]], German soldier and pilot (died 1950) *[[1923]] – [[Samuel Willenberg]], Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (died 2016) *[[1925]] – [[Ed Emshwiller]], American illustrator and experiment film maker (died 1990)<ref>{{cite news|last=Ortiz|first=Luis|title=Ed Emshwiller: The Art of Things to Come|work=Illustration Magazine|date=February 2007|page=85}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Margot Frank]], German-Dutch [[holocaust]] victim (died 1945) * 1926 – [[John Schlesinger]], English actor and director (died 2003) *[[1927]] – [[June Brown]], English actress (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitmore |first1=Greg |title=June Brown: a life in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/gallery/2022/apr/04/june-brown-a-life-in-pictures |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 April 2022 |date=4 April 2022}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Gerhard Hanappi]], Austrian footballer and architect (died 1980) * 1929 – [[Peter Porter (poet)|Peter Porter]], Australian-English poet and educator (died 2010) *[[1931]] – [[Otis Blackwell]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2002) * 1931 – [[Bernie Geoffrion]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2006)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Geoffrion |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bernie-geoffrion-8446579 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Ken Takakura]], Japanese actor and singer (died 2014) *[[1932]] – [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]], Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd [[President of Sierra Leone]] (died 2014) * 1932 – [[Gretchen Wyler]], American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2007) *[[1934]] – [[August Coppola]], American author and academic (died 2009) * 1934 – [[Marlene Hagge]], American golfer (died 2023) *[[1935]] – [[Brian Bedford]], English-American actor and director (died 2016) *[[1934]] – [[Ken Brown (footballer)|Ken Brown]], English footballer and manager * 1935 – [[Sonny Bono]], American actor, singer, and politician (died 1998)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1935 – [[Stephen Gaskin]], American activist, co-founded [[The Farm (Tennessee)|The Farm]] (died 2014) * 1935 – [[Bradford Parkinson]], American colonel and engineer * 1935 – [[Kenneth Price]], American painter and sculptor (died 2012) *[[1936]] – [[Carl Icahn]], American businessman and investor<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1937]] – [[Paul Bailey (British writer)|Paul Bailey]], British novelist, critic, and biographer * 1937 – [[Valentin Bondarenko]], Soviet aviator and cosmonaut (died 1961)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=35 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Yuri Manin]], Russian-German mathematician and academic (died 2023) *[[1938]] – [[John Corigliano]], American composer and academic *[[1939]] – [[Adolfo Azcuna]], Filipino lawyer and judge *[[1940]] – [[Hannelore Schmatz]], German mountaineer (died 1979) *[[1941]] – [[Kim Jong Il]], North Korean commander and politician, 2nd [[List of leaders of North Korea|Supreme Leader of North Korea]] (died 2011)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1942]] – [[Yang Jen-fu]], Taiwanese politician (died 2024)<ref>[https://news.ipcf.org.tw/137564 前立委楊仁福病逝享壽83歲 生前致力原民事務] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Glyn Davies (British politician)|Glyn Davies]], Welsh farmer and politician * 1944 – [[Richard Ford]], American novelist and short story writer<ref name="UPI"/> * 1944 – [[António Mascarenhas Monteiro]], Cape Verdean politician, 2nd [[List of heads of state of Cape Verde|President of Cape Verde]] (died 2016) *[[1947]] – [[Jaroslav Kubera]], Czech politician (died 2020)<ref name="Šestinásobný primátor. Do čela Teplic opět usedne Kubera z ODS Domov">{{cite web|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/primatorem-teplic-se-poseste-stal-jaroslav-kubera-z-ods-pjh-/zpravy-domov.aspx?c=A141107_152154_ln_domov_sho|title=Šestinásobný primátor. Do čela Teplic opět usedne Kubera z ODS|date=7 November 2014|website=Lidovky.cz|access-date=20 July 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070714/http://www.lidovky.cz/primatorem-teplic-se-poseste-stal-jaroslav-kubera-z-ods-pjh-/zpravy-domov.aspx?c=A141107_152154_ln_domov_sho|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Kaiketsu Masateru]], Japanese sumo wrestler and coach (died 2014) *[[1950]] – [[Peter Hain]], Welsh politician, [[Secretary of State for Wales]] *[[1951]] – [[William Katt]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1952]] – [[James Ingram]], American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2019) * 1952 – [[Peter Kitchen]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/peter-kitchen-33281/|title=Peter Kitchen|website=11v11.com|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731040104/https://www.11v11.com/players/peter-kitchen-33281/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[John Bradbury (drummer)|John Bradbury]], English musician, songwriter, and producer (died 2015) * 1953 – [[Lanny McDonald]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager * 1953 – [[Roberta Williams]], American video game designer, co-founded [[Sierra Entertainment]] *[[1954]] – [[Iain Banks]], Scottish author and playwright (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Iain Banks obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/09/iain-banks-dies-59-cancer |website=The Guardian |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |date=10 June 2013 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810170610/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/09/iain-banks-dies-59-cancer |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1954 – [[Margaux Hemingway]], American model and actress (died 1996)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1954 – [[Michael Holding]], Jamaican cricketer and sportscaster<ref name="18facts">{{cite web |last1=Rajendiran |first1=Veeran |title=18 facts about Michael Holding: The quickest of em' all |url=https://www.crictracker.com/18-facts-about-michael-holding-the-quickest-of-em-all/ |website=CricTracker |access-date=15 February 2021 |language=en |date=16 February 2016 |quote=1. Born On: Michael Anthony Holding was born on February 16, 1954, in Half Way Tree, neighborhood city of Kingston, Jamaica. |archive-date=21 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321163753/http://www.crictracker.com/18-facts-about-michael-holding-the-quickest-of-em-all/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Vincent Ward (director)|Vincent Ward]], New Zealand director and screenwriter *[[1957]] – [[LeVar Burton]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 16, 2023 includes celebrities Elizabeth Olsen, LeVar Burton |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-16-2023-includes-celebrities-elizabeth-olsen-levar-burton.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=16 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Natalie Angier]], American author * 1958 – [[Ice-T]], American rapper and actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1958 – [[Oscar Schmidt]], Brazilian basketball player * 1958 – [[Herb Williams]], American basketball player and coach *[[1959]] – [[John McEnroe]], American tennis player and sportscaster<ref name="UPI"/> * 1959 – [[Kelly Tripucka]], American basketball player and sportscaster *[[1960]] – [[Pete Willis]], English guitarist and songwriter *[[1961]] – [[Niko Nirvi]], Finnish journalist<ref>Malin, Aarno: [https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kulttuuri/niko-nirvi-on-suomalaisen-pelijournalismin-pioneeri-jonka-olemassaoloa-moni-ehti-epailla-kameran-karttamisesta-tuli-pakkomielle/ Niko Nirvi on suomalaisen pelijournalismin pioneeri, jonka olemassaoloa moni ehti epäillä – kameran karttamisesta tuli pakkomielle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216182122/https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kulttuuri/niko-nirvi-on-suomalaisen-pelijournalismin-pioneeri-jonka-olemassaoloa-moni-ehti-epailla-kameran-karttamisesta-tuli-pakkomielle/ |date=2021-02-16 }}, ''[[Suomen Kuvalehti]]'' 16 February 2021. Accessed on 17 February 2021.</ref> * 1961 – [[Andy Taylor (guitarist)|Andy Taylor]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1962]] – [[John Balance]], English singer-songwriter (died 2004) *[[1964]] – [[Bebeto]], Brazilian footballer and manager * 1964 – [[Christopher Eccleston]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1965]] – [[Dave Lombardo]], Cuban-American musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1967]] – [[Keith Gretzky]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1968]] – [[Warren Ellis]], English author and screenwriter *[[1970]] – [[Angelo Peruzzi]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1971]] – [[Michael Avenatti]], American attorney and pundit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Michael_Avenatti|title=Michael Avenatti|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712123823/http://racing-reference.info/driver/Michael_Avenatti|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1971 – [[Craig Laundy]], Australian politician *[[1972]] – [[Jerome Bettis]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJe00.htm|title=Jerome Bettis Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=2021-02-15|archive-date=2021-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214155546/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJe00.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Zoran Čampara]], Bosnian football player * 1972 – [[Sarah Clarke]], American actress * 1972 – [[Naomi Nishida]], Japanese actress *[[1973]] – [[Cathy Freeman]], Australian sprinter *[[1974]] – [[Mahershala Ali]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1974 – [[José Dominguez]], Portuguese footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2111|title=Jose Dominguez|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731141900/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2111|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Eric Byrnes]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1976 – [[Kyo (musician)|Kyo]], Japanese singer-songwriter and producer *[[1977]] – [[Ian Clarke (computer scientist)|Ian Clarke]], Irish-American computer scientist, founded [[Freenet]] * 1977 – [[Ahman Green]], American football player * 1977 – [[Alexei Morozov]], Russian ice hockey player and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Aleksey Morozov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/aleksey-morozov-8462054 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Tia Hellebaut]], Belgian high jumper and chemist * 1978 – [[Wasim Jaffer]], Indian cricketer * 1978 – [[John Tartaglia]], American actor, singer, and puppeteer *[[1979]] – [[Stéphane Dalmat]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17918|title=Stéphane Dalmat|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731140310/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17918|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Eric Mun]], American-South Korean singer and actor * 1979 – [[Valentino Rossi]], Italian motorcycle racer *[[1980]] – [[Longineu W. Parsons III]], French-American musician and songwriter *[[1981]] – [[Jay Howard]], English race car driver * 1981 – [[Susanna Kallur]], Swedish sprint hurdler<ref>{{cite web |title=Susanna Kallur |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/susanna-kallur-14302070 |website=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820010046/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/susanna-kallur-14302070 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1981 – [[Jerry Owens]], American baseball player * 1981 – [[Qyntel Woods]], American basketball player *[[1982]] – [[Manny Delcarmen]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Manny Delcarmen |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/manny-delcarmen-434668 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Aleksandr Dmitrijev]], Estonian footballer * 1982 – [[Lupe Fiasco]], American rapper<ref name="AP"/> * 1982 – [[Rickie Lambert]], English footballer *[[1983]] – [[Agyness Deyn]], English model, actress, and singer * 1983 – [[Tuomo Ruutu]], Finnish ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Tuomo Ruutu |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/tuomo-ruutu-8469462 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Sofia Arvidsson]], Swedish tennis player * 1984 – [[Oussama Mellouli]], Tunisian swimmer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lohn |first1=John |title=Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming |date=2010 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6775-8 |page=95 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWLKhp7HEkMC&pg=PA95 |language=en |access-date=2020-09-23 |archive-date=2020-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213235440/https://books.google.com/books?id=RWLKhp7HEkMC&pg=PA95 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Simon Francis (footballer)|Simon Francis]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League - Simon Francis |url=https://the-premier-league.com/player/simon-francis/ |website=the-premier-league.com |access-date=14 April 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731055833/https://the-premier-league.com/player/simon-francis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1985 – [[Stacy Lewis]], American golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's British Open 2014: Stacy Lewis glad of Michelle Wie rivalry |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/28214346 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en-gb |date=9 July 2014 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308133426/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/28214346 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1985 – [[Ron Vlaar]], Dutch footballer *[[1986]] – [[Diego Godín]], Uruguayan footballer * 1986 – [[Shawne Williams]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Shawne Williams |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200761/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Luc Bourdon]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 2008) * 1987 – [[Theresa Goh]], Singaporean swimmer * 1987 – [[Tommy Milone]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Milone |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tommy-milone-543548 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Jon Ossoff]], American politician and filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ossoff, Thomas Jonathan (Jon)|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/O000174|access-date=January 22, 2021|website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Hasheem Thabeet]], Tanzanian basketball player *[[1988]] – [[Diego Capel]], Spanish footballer * 1988 – [[Denílson (footballer, born 1988)|Denílson]], Brazilian footballer * 1988 – [[Korbinian Holzer]], German ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Korbinian Holzer |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/korbinian-holzer-8473560 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Zhang Jike]], Chinese table tennis player * 1988 – [[Andrea Ranocchia]], Italian footballer * 1988 – [[Kim Soo-hyun]], South Korean actor and singer *[[1989]] – [[Elizabeth Olsen]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1990]] – [[The Weeknd]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rivera |first1=Joe |title=Who is The Weeknd? Super Bowl 55 halftime show performer's songs, lyrics & more to know |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/the-weeknd-songs-lyrics-super-bowl-halftime-show/bbt2m5plh8q216w2yb5jficq9 |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=[[Sporting News]] |date=7 February 2021 |language=en |quote=The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye (born Feb. 16, 1990), is a Canadian alternative R&B singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the early 2010s... |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208022212/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/the-weeknd-songs-lyrics-super-bowl-halftime-show/bbt2m5plh8q216w2yb5jficq9 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Sergio Canales]], Spanish footballer *[[1992]] – [[Nicolai Boilesen]], Danish footballer * 1992 – [[Zsófia Susányi]], Hungarian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennis Abstract: Zsofia Susanyi Match Results, Splits, and Analysis |url=https://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player-classic.cgi?p=ZsofiaSusanyi |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=tennisabstract.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billie Jean King Cup Profile: Zsófia Susányi |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800283094 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=billiejeankingcup.com |archive-date=2022-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021123349/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800283094 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Annika Beck]], German tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Annika Beck Stats | Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316979/annika-beck/stats |website=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731124640/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316979/annika-beck/stats |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1994 – [[Federico Bernardeschi]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Federico Bernardeschi Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/180956/federico-bernardeschi |website=ESPN |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=10 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510075609/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/180956/federico-bernardeschi |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1994 – [[Ava Max]], American singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocnal.com/2019/04/ava-max-i-feel-albanian-my-parents.html|title=Ava Max: I feel Albanian. My parents taught me never to give up|author=Oculus News|date=3 April 2019|work=Music|publisher=Oculus News|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308124214/https://www.ocnal.com/2019/04/ava-max-i-feel-albanian-my-parents.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Denzel Curry]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Denzel Curry |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/denzel-curry/631440154 |website=Apple Music |access-date=February 15, 2025}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Katy Dunne]], English tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Katy Dunne - ESPN |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=1844&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=EN |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731124727/http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=1844&src=desktop |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1995 – [[Carina Witthöft]], German tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carina Witthoeft Matches | Past Tournaments & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317536/carina-witthoeft/matches |website=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731063412/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317536/carina-witthoeft/matches |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Jordan Greenway]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Greenway |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/jordan-greenway-8478413 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * [[1998]] – [[An Hye-jin|An Hyejin]], South Korean volleyball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Volleyball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/olympics-2020/players/151959 |website=volleyballworld.com |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105182926/https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/olympics-2020/players/151959 |archive-date=2022-11-05 |language=en}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Kim Su-ji (diver)|Kim Suji]], South Korean diver<ref>{{cite web |title=Suji KIM | Profile | World Aquatics Official |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1018175/suji-kim/profile |website=World Aquatics |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808101747/https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1018175/suji-kim/profile |archive-date=2024-08-08 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Ignatius Ganago]], Cameroonian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ignatius Ganago - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/ignatius-ganago_prs483455/person.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Marie Ulven Ringheim]], Norwegian singer, songwriter and music producer<ref>{{cite news |title=Girl In Red's Real Name Was Inspired By Her Unrequited Love |url=https://hollywoodmask.com/lgbtiq/girl-in-red-real-name.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Hollywood Mask |date=22 December 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418135852/https://hollywoodmask.com/lgbtiq/girl-in-red-real-name.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Original Koffee|Koffee]], Jamaican singer, songwriter and rapper<ref>{{cite news |title=Koffee reveals the cutest baby pics for her birthday |url=https://www.loopjamaica.com/content/koffee-reveals-cutest-baby-pics-her-birthday |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=Loop News |date=16 Feb 2021 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216213831/http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/koffee-reveals-cutest-baby-pics-her-birthday |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2000 – [[Coby White]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Coby White |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629632/coby-white |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Yuki Naito]], Japanese tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yuki Naito | Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326235/yuki-naito |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
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