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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1342]] – [[Philip II, Duke of Burgundy]] (died 1404) *[[1429]] – [[Antonio del Pollaiuolo]], Italian artist (diedc. [[1498]]) *[[1463]] – [[Frederick III, Elector of Saxony]] (died 1525) * 1463 – [[Antoine Duprat]], French cardinal (died 1535) *[[1472]] – [[Guidobaldo da Montefeltro]], Italian captain (died 1508) *[[1484]] – [[George Spalatin]], German priest and reformer (died 1545) *[[1501]] – [[Leonhart Fuchs]], German physician and botanist (died 1566) *[[1504]] – [[Pope Pius V]] (died 1572)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Pius V {{!}} pope {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Pius-V |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref> *[[1517]] – [[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk]], English Duke (died 1554) *[[1560]] – [[Gaspard Bauhin]], Swiss botanist, physician, and academic (died 1624) *[[1574]] – [[Robert Fludd]], English physician, astrologer, and mathematician (died 1637) *[[1593]] – [[William Backhouse]], English alchemist and astrologer (died 1662) *[[1600]] – [[Pedro Calderón de la Barca]], Spanish playwright and poet (died 1681) ===1601–1900=== *[[1612]] – [[Thomas Fairfax]], English general and politician (died 1671) *[[1640]] – [[Jonathan Singletary Dunham]], American settler (died 1724) *[[1659]] – [[Antonio Veracini]], Italian violinist and composer (died 1745) *[[1666]] – [[Antonio Maria Valsalva]], Italian anatomist and physician (died 1723) *[[1686]] – [[Archibald Bower]], Scottish historian and author (died 1766) *[[1693]] – [[Melchor de Navarrete]], Spanish colonial governor of [[Cartagena de Indias]] (Colombia, 1739 – 1742); of Spanish Florida (1749 – 1752); and of Yucatán (Mexico, 1754 – 1758) (died 1761)<ref name="Vicent1979">{{cite book|author=Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent|title=Caballeros de la Orden de Santiago, siglo XVIII|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QNpLb8wdM_EC&pg=PA95|year=1979|publisher=Ediciones Hidalguia|isbn=978-84-00-04412-1|page=95}}</ref> *[[1706]] – [[Benjamin Franklin]], American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|President of Pennsylvania]] (died 1790) *[[1712]] – [[John Stanley (composer)|John Stanley]], English organist and composer (died 1786) *[[1719]] – [[William Vernon]], American businessman (died 1806) *[[1728]] – [[Johann Gottfried Müthel]], German pianist and composer (died 1788) *[[1732]] – [[Stanisław August Poniatowski]], Polish-Lithuanian king (died 1798) *[[1734]] – [[François-Joseph Gossec]], French composer and conductor (died 1829) *[[1761]] – [[Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet]], Scottish geologist and geophysicist (died 1832) *[[1789]] – [[August Neander]], German historian and theologian (died 1850) *[[1793]] – [[Antonio José Martínez]], Spanish-American priest, rancher and politician (died 1867) *[[1814]] – [[Ellen Wood (author)|Ellen Wood]], English author (died 1887) *[[1820]] – [[Anne Brontë]], English author and poet (died 1849) *[[1828]] – [[Lewis A. Grant]], American lawyer and general, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (died 1918) * 1828 – [[Ede Reményi]], Hungarian violinist and composer (died 1898) *[[1832]] – [[Henry Martyn Baird]], American historian and academic (died 1906) *[[1834]] – [[August Weismann]], German biologist, zoologist, and geneticist (died 1914) *[[1850]] – [[Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti]], Brazilian cardinal (died 1930) * 1850 – [[Alexander Taneyev]], Russian pianist and composer (died 1918) *[[1851]] – [[A. B. Frost]], American author and illustrator (died 1928) *[[1853]] – [[Alva Belmont]], American suffragist (died 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1500052|title=Belmont, Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt (1853-1933), social leader and suffragist |work= American National Biography|year=2000|doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500052|access-date=2019-12-02|last1=Viens |first1=Katheryn P. |isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 }}</ref> * 1853 – [[T. Alexander Harrison]], American painter and academic (died 1930) *[[1857]] – [[Wilhelm Kienzl]], Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1941) * 1857 – [[Eugene Augustin Lauste]], French-American engineer (died 1935) *[[1858]] – [[Tomás Carrasquilla]], Colombian author (died 1940) *[[1860]] – [[Douglas Hyde]], Irish academic and politician, 1st [[President of Ireland]] (died 1949) *[[1863]] – [[David Lloyd George]], Welsh lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (died 1945) * 1863 – [[Konstantin Stanislavski]], Russian actor and director (died 1938) *[[1865]] – [[Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet]], English general and politician, 3rd [[Governor-General of New Zealand]] (died 1951) *[[1867]] – [[Carl Laemmle]], German-born American film producer, co-founded [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] (died 1939) * 1867 – [[Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet]], English colonel, pilot, and polo player (died 1934) *[[1871]] – [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty]], English admiral (died 1936) * 1871 – [[Nicolae Iorga]], Romanian historian and politician, 34th [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (died 1940) *[[1875]] – [[Florencio Sánchez]], Uruguayan journalist and playwright (died 1910) *[[1876]] – [[Frank Hague]], American lawyer and politician, 30th [[Mayor of Jersey City]] (died 1956) *[[1877]] – [[Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková]], Czech botanist and zoologist (died 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://biography.hiu.cas.cz/Personal/index.php/BABOROV%C3%81-%C4%8CIH%C3%81KOV%C3%81_Marie_Zdenka_17.1.1877-29.9.1937|title=BABOROVÁ-ČIHÁKOVÁ, Marie Zdenka|last=Brabencová|first=Jana|website=Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands|language=cs|access-date=2019-08-11}}</ref> * 1877 – [[May Gibbs]], English-Australian author and illustrator (died 1969) *[[1880]] – [[Mack Sennett]], Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (died 1960) *[[1881]] – [[Antoni Łomnicki]], Polish mathematician and academic (died 1941) * 1881 – [[Harry Price]], English psychologist and author (died 1948) *[[1882]] – [[Noah Beery, Sr.]], American actor (died 1946) *[[1883]] – [[Compton Mackenzie]], English-Scottish author, poet, and playwright (died 1972) *[[1886]] – [[Glenn L. Martin]], American pilot and businessman, founded the [[Glenn L. Martin Company]] (died 1955) *[[1887]] – [[Ola Raknes]], Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (died 1975) *[[1888]] – [[Babu Gulabrai]], Indian philosopher and author (died 1963) *[[1897]] – [[Marcel Petiot]], French physician and serial killer (died 1946) *[[1898]] – [[Lela Mevorah]], Serbian librarian (died 1972)<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Kovačević-Ristanović|first=Ružica|date=2014-07-10|title=Lela Mevorah: A Professional Jewish Woman's Contribution to the Practice of Medicine in Serbia in the Aftermath of the Holocaust|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/548958|journal=Serbian Studies: Journal of the North American Society for Serbian Studies|volume=25|issue=2|pages=199–211|doi=10.1353/ser.2011.0042|s2cid=144369420|issn=1941-9511|url-access=subscription}}</ref> *[[1899]] – [[Al Capone]], American mob boss (died 1947) * 1899 – [[Robert Maynard Hutchins]], American philosopher and academic (died 1977) * 1899 – [[Nevil Shute]], English engineer and author (died 1960) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Aron Gurwitsch]], Lithuanian-American philosopher and author (died 1973) *[[1904]] – [[Hem Vejakorn]], Thai painter and illustrator (died 1969) *[[1905]] – [[Ray Cunningham]], American baseball player (died 2005) * 1905 – [[Peggy Gilbert]], American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2007) * 1905 – [[Eduard Oja]], Estonian composer, conductor, educator, and critic (died 1950) * 1905 – [[Guillermo Stábile]], Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1966) * 1905 – [[Jan Zahradníček]], Czech poet and translator (died 1960) *[[1907]] – [[Henk Badings]], Indonesian-Dutch composer and engineer (died 1987) * 1907 – [[Alfred Wainwright]], British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator (died 1991) *[[1908]] – [[Cus D'Amato]], American boxing manager and trainer (died 1985) *[[1911]] – [[Busher Jackson]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 1966) * 1911 – [[John S. McCain Jr.]], American admiral (died 1981) * 1911 – [[George Stigler]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1991) *[[1914]] – [[Anacleto Angelini]], Italian-Chilean businessman (died 2007) * 1914 – [[Irving Brecher]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008) * 1914 – [[Howard Marion-Crawford]], English actor (died 1969)<ref>{{cite book|last=McMullen|first=Kieran E.|title=The Many Watsons|location=London|publisher=MX Publishing|date=2012|isbn=9781780923031|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xP66BAAAQBAJ|page=88}}</ref> * 1914 – [[Paul Royle]], Australian lieutenant and pilot (died 2015) * 1914 – [[William Stafford (poet)|William Stafford]], American poet and author (died 1993) *[[1916]] – [[Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.]], American lieutenant and politician (died 2011) *[[1917]] – [[M. G. Ramachandran]], Indian actor, director, and politician, 3rd [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] (died 1987) *[[1918]] – [[Keith Joseph]], English lawyer and politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]] (died 1994) * 1918 – [[George M. Leader]], American soldier and politician, 36th [[Governor of Pennsylvania]] (died 2013) *[[1920]] – [[Georges Pichard]], French author and illustrator (died 2003) *[[1921]] – [[Jackie Henderson]], Scottish footballer (died 2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/11588|title=Jackie Henderson: the Arsenal man who moved to my village|website=woolwicharsenal.co.uk|date=2 January 2015|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> * 1921 – [[Asghar Khan]], Pakistani general and politician (died 2018) * 1921 – [[Charlie Mitten]], English footballer and manager (died 2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/charlie-mitten-9183168.html|title=Charlie Mitten|website=The Independent|location=London|date=8 January 2002|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> * 1921 – [[Antonio Prohías]], Cuban cartoonist (died 1998) *[[1922]] – [[Luis Echeverría]], Mexican academic and politician, 50th [[President of Mexico]] (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/09/world/americas/luis-echeverra-alvarez-dead.html|title = Luis Echeverría Alvarez, Former President of Mexico, Dies at 100|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 9 July 2022|accessdate = 9 July 2022|last = Kandell|first = Jonathan|url-access = limited}}</ref> * 1922 – [[Nicholas Katzenbach]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 65th [[United States Attorney General]] (died 2012) * 1922 – [[Betty White]], American actress, game show panelist, television personality, and animal rights activist (died 2021)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/betty-white-dead-obituary-197806/|title=Beloved TV Icon Betty White Dead on Cusp of 100th Birthday |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 31, 2021 |first=Jon |last=Blistein |date=31 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Rangeya Raghav]], Indian author and playwright (died 1962) *[[1924]] – [[Rik De Saedeleer]], Belgian footballer and journalist (died 2013) * 1924 – [[Jewel Plummer Cobb]], American biologist, cancer researcher, and academic (died 2017) *[[1925]] – [[Gunnar Birkerts]], Latvian-American architect (died 2017) * 1925 – [[Robert Cormier]], American author and journalist (died 2000) * 1925 – [[Abdul Hafeez Kardar]], Pakistani cricketer and author (died 1996) *[[1926]] – [[Newton N. Minow]], American lawyer and politician (died 2023)<ref name = WaPo>{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Adam |title=Newton Minow, FCC chairman who assailed 'vast wasteland' of TV, dies at 97|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/06/newton-minow-fcc-chairman-vast-wasteland-dies/ |newspaper=The Washington Post|date = May 6, 2023|access-date=May 6, 2023|url-access = limited}}</ref> * 1926 – [[Moira Shearer]], Scottish-English ballerina and actress (died 2006) * 1926 – [[Clyde Walcott]], Barbadian cricketer (died 2006) *[[1927]] – [[Thomas Anthony Dooley III]], American physician and humanitarian (died 1961) * 1927 – [[Eartha Kitt]], American actress and singer (died 2008)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jack |first1=Adrian |title=Obituary: Eartha Kitt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/26/eartha-kitt-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=10 December 2020|date=26 December 2008}}</ref> * 1927 – [[Harlan Mathews]], American lawyer and politician (died 2014) * 1927 – [[E. W. Swackhamer]], American director and producer (died 1994) *[[1928]] – [[Jean Barraqué]], French composer (died 1973) * 1928 – [[Vidal Sassoon]], English-American hairdresser and businessman (died 2012)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Jan. 17: Dwyane Wade, Jim Carrey |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/01/17/Famous-birthdays-for-Jan-17-Dwyane-Wade-Jim-Carrey/2041673921313/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=16 January 2024 |date=17 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Philip Latham]], British actor (died 2020)<ref>{{cite news|title=Stage, television and film actor dies|work=The Old Felstedian|date=December 2020|accessdate=19 January 2024|url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1608282952/felstedorg/mpwanyw5hy5lofjpnisi/72dpiWEBOldFelstedianMagazine2020.pdf|page=25}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Jacques Plante]], Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (died 1986) * 1929 – [[Tan Boon Teik]], Malaysian-Singaporean lawyer and politician, [[Attorney-General of Singapore]] (died 2012) *[[1931]] – [[James Earl Jones]], American actor (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/james-earl-jones-voice-darth-vader-dies-93-2024-09-09/ |work=Reuters|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Douglas Wilder]], American sergeant and politician, 66th [[Governor of Virginia]]<ref name="UPI"/> * 1931 – [[Don Zimmer]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2014) *[[1932]] – [[John Cater]], English actor (died 2009)<ref>{{cite news|last=Coveney|first=Michael|title=Obituary: John Cater|work=The Guardian|date=13 May 2009|accessdate=19 January 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/13/obituary-john-cater-actor}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Sheree North]], American actress and dancer (died 2005)<ref>{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Scott|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2016|isbn=9780786479924|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ|page=553}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Dalida]], Egyptian-French singer and actress (died 1987) * 1933 – [[Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan]], French-Pakistani diplomat, [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] (died 2003) * 1933 – [[Shari Lewis]], American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host (died 1998)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1934]] – [[Donald Cammell]], Scottish-American director and screenwriter (died 1996)<ref>{{cite book|last=Shail|first=Robert|title=British Film Directors: A Critical Guide|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|date=2007|isbn=9780748622313|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lJckDQAAQBAJ|page=39}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Ruth Ann Minner]], American businesswoman and politician, 72nd [[Governor of Delaware]] (died 2021) *[[1936]] – [[John Boyd (diplomat)|John Boyd]], English academic and diplomat, [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan|British ambassador to Japan]] (died 2019) * 1936 – [[A. Thangathurai]], Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1997) *[[1937]] – [[Alain Badiou]], French philosopher and academic *[[1938]] – [[John Bellairs]], American author and academic (died 1991) * 1938 – [[Toini Gustafsson]], Swedish cross country skier *[[1939]] – [[Christodoulos of Athens]], Greek archbishop (died 2008) * 1939 – [[Maury Povich]], American talk show host and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-17-2023-includes-celebrities-james-earl-jones-jim-carrey.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=16 January 2024 |date=17 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni]], Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (died 2015) * 1940 – [[Kipchoge Keino]], Kenyan athlete<ref name="UPI"/> * 1940 – [[Tabaré Vázquez]], Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th [[President of Uruguay]] (died 2020) *[[1941]] – [[István Horthy, Jr.]], Hungarian physicist and architect *[[1942]] – [[Muhammad Ali]], American boxer and activist (died 2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Muhammad Ali|url=https://www.biography.com/athlete/muhammad-ali|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Biography|date=22 October 2021}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Ita Buttrose]], Australian journalist and author * 1942 – [[Ulf Hoelscher]], German violinist and educator * 1942 – [[Nigel McCulloch]], English bishop *[[1943]] – [[Chris Montez]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1943 – [[René Préval]], Haitian agronomist and politician, 52nd [[President of Haiti]] (died 2017) *[[1944]] – [[Ann Oakley]], English sociologist, author, and academic *[[1945]] – [[Javed Akhtar]], Indian poet, playwright, and composer * 1945 – [[Anne Cutler]], Australian psychologist and academic (died 2022) *[[1947]] – [[Joanna David]], English actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1947 – [[Jane Elliot]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1948]] – [[Davíð Oddsson]], Icelandic politician, 21st [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] *[[1949]] – [[Anita Borg]], American computer scientist and academic (died 2003) * 1949 – [[Gyude Bryant]], Liberian businessman and politician (died 2014) * 1949 – [[Augustin Dumay]], French violinist and conductor * 1949 – [[Andy Kaufman]], American actor and comedian (died 1984)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1949 – [[Mick Taylor]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1950]] – [[Luis López Nieves]], Puerto Rican-American author and academic *[[1952]] – [[Tom Deitz]], American author (died 2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Deitz, 1952-2009|website=Locus Magazine|date=April 28, 2009|accessdate=January 17, 2023|url=https://locusmag.com/2009/04/thomas-deitz-1952-2009/}}</ref> * 1952 – [[Darrell Porter]], American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2002) * 1952 – [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], Japanese pianist, composer, and producer (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Ryuichi Sakamoto obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/03/ryuichi-sakamoto-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 April 2023 |date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404005401/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/03/ryuichi-sakamoto-obituary |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Jeff Berlin]], American bass player and educator * 1953 – [[Carlos Johnson (blues musician)|Carlos Johnson]], American singer and guitarist *[[1954]] – [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]], American environmental lawyer, writer, and conspiracy theorist *[[1955]] – [[Steve Earle]], American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, author and actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1955 – [[Pietro Parolin]], Italian cardinal * 1955 – [[Steve Javie]], American basketball player and referee *[[1956]] – [[Damian Green]], English journalist and politician * 1956 – [[Paul Young]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/> *[[1957]] – [[Steve Harvey]], American actor, comedian, television personality and game show host<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Jessie Carney |title=Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture [4 volumes] |date=17 December 2010 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-35797-8 |page=650 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=10rEGSIItjgC&pg=PA650}}</ref> * 1957 – [[Ann Nocenti]], American journalist and author *[[1958]] – [[Tony Kouzarides]], English biologist, cancer researcher *[[1959]] – [[Susanna Hoffs]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1960]] – [[John Crawford (musician)|John Crawford]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1960 – [[Chili Davis]], Jamaican-American baseball player and coach *[[1961]] – [[Brian Helgeland]], American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1962]] – [[Jun Azumi]], Japanese broadcaster and politician, 46th [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Japanese Minister of Finance]] * 1962 – [[Jim Carrey]], Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1962 – [[Sebastian Junger]], American journalist and author<ref name="UPI"/> * 1962 – [[Denis O'Hare]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1963]] – [[Colin Gordon (footballer)|Colin Gordon]], English footballer, agent, manager and chief executive<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/colingordon.html|title=Colin Gordon|website=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com |access-date=12 April 2025}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Kai Hansen]], German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1964]] – [[Michelle Obama]], American lawyer and activist, 44th [[List of First Ladies of the United States|First Lady of the United States]]<ref name="AP"/> * 1964 – [[John Schuster]], Samoan-New Zealand rugby player *[[1965]] – [[Sylvain Turgeon]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1966]] – [[Trish Johnson]], English golfer * 1966 – [[Joshua Malina]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1966 – [[Shabba Ranks]], Jamaican rapper, musician, and songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1967]] – [[Richard Hawley]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1968]] – [[Rowan Pelling]], English journalist and author * 1968 – [[Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer]], Dutch author, poet, and scholar *[[1969]] – [[Naveen Andrews]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1969 – [[Lukas Moodysson]], Swedish director, screenwriter, and author * 1969 – [[Tiësto]], Dutch DJ and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1970]] – [[Cássio Alves de Barros]], Brazilian footballer * 1970 – [[Jeremy Roenick]], American ice hockey player and actor * 1970 – [[Genndy Tartakovsky]], Russian-American animator, director, and producer<ref>{{cite book|last=Lenberg|first=Jeff|title=Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and TV Award-Winning and Legendary Animators|location=New York|publisher=Applause|date=2006|isbn=9781557836717|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVShFCjVzvIC|page=331}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Giorgos Balogiannis]], Greek basketball player * 1971 – [[Richard Burns]], English race car driver (died 2005) * 1971 – [[Kid Rock]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1971 – [[Sylvie Testud]], French actress, director, and screenwriter *[[1973]] – [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]], Mexican footballer and actor * 1973 – [[Chris Bowen]], Australian politician, 37th [[Treasurer of Australia]] * 1973 – [[Liz Ellis]], Australian netball player and sportscaster * 1973 – [[Aaron Ward (ice hockey)|Aaron Ward]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster *[[1974]] – [[Yang Chen (footballer, born 1974)|Yang Chen]], Chinese footballer and manager * 1974 – [[Vesko Kountchev]], Bulgarian viola player, composer, and producer * 1974 – [[Derrick Mason]], American football player *[[1975]] – [[Freddy Rodriguez (actor)|Freddy Rodriguez]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1977]] – [[Leigh Whannell]], Australian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1978]] – [[Lisa Llorens]], Australian [[Paralympic athletics|Paralympian]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games Sydney|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee.|year=2000|location=Sydney|pages=30}}</ref> * 1978 – [[Ricky Wilson (English singer)|Ricky Wilson]], English singer-songwriter *[[1980]] – [[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]], Ukrainian-American dancer and choreographer<ref name="UPI"/> * 1980 – [[Zooey Deschanel]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1980 – [[Modestas Stonys]], Lithuanian footballer *[[1981]] – [[Warren Feeney]], Northern Irish footballer and manager * 1981 – [[Ray J]], American singer, actor, and television personality<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heching |first1=Dan |title=Brandy Wishes 'Genius' Brother Ray J a Happy Birthday: He 'Can Do It All' |url=https://people.com/music/brandy-wishes-genius-brother-ray-j-a-happy-birthday-he-can-do-it-all/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=17 January 2023 |date=17 January 2022}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Michael Zigomanis]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Zigomanis |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/mike-zigomanis-8467937 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Dwyane Wade]], American basketball player<ref name="UPI"/> * 1982 – [[Andrew Webster (rugby league)|Andrew Webster]], Australian rugby league player and coach<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/teams/nrl-premiership/warriors/andrew-webster/ | title=Andrew Webster | date=22 October 2023 }}</ref> * 1982 – [[Amanda Wilkinson]], Canadian singer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1983]] – [[Álvaro Arbeloa]], Spanish footballer * 1983 – [[Ryan Gage]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1983 – [[Johannes Herber]], German basketball player * 1983 – [[Rick Kelly]], Australian race car driver * 1983 – [[Marcelo Garcia (grappler)|Marcelo Garcia]], Brazilian martial artist *[[1984]] – [[Calvin Harris]], Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1984 – [[Dexter Lumis]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Dexter Lumis |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/34920256/wwe-profile-page-dexter-lumis |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=16 January 2024 |date=1 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Pablo Barrientos]], Argentinian footballer * 1985 – [[Simone Simons]], Dutch singer-songwriter *[[1986]] – [[Viktor Stålberg]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Viktor Stalberg |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/viktor-stalberg-8473537 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Cody Decker]], American baseball player * 1987 – [[Oleksandr Usyk]], Ukrainian boxer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/06/oleksandr-usyk-interview-ukraine-world-heavyweight-boxing-champion|title=Oleksandr Usyk: 'There had been laughter in that gym. When I got there, only darkness and death'|website=The Guardian|author=Donald McRae|date=6 February 2023 |access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Andrea Antonelli]], Italian motorcycle racer (died 2013) * 1988 – [[Earl Clark]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Earl Clark |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201947/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Will Genia]], Australian rugby player * 1988 – [[Jonathan Keltz]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1988 – [[Héctor Moreno (footballer)|Héctor Moreno]], Mexican footballer *[[1989]] – [[Taylor Jordan]], American baseball player * 1989 – [[Kelly Marie Tran]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1990]] – [[Santiago Tréllez]], Colombian footballer * 1990 – [[Tyler Zeller]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Zeller |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203092/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Trevor Bauer]], American baseball player * 1991 – [[Willa Fitzgerald]], American actress<ref name="UPI"/> * 1991 – [[Esapekka Lappi]], Finnish rally driver * 1991 – [[Alise Willoughby|Alise Post]], American BMX rider *[[1992]] – [[Stanislav Galiev]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanislav Galiev |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/stanislav-galiev-8475816 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Lucy Boynton]], American-English actress<ref name="UPI"/> * 1994 – [[Mark Steketee]], Australian cricketer *[[1995]] – [[Indya Moore]], American actor and model<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Moore|first=Indya|user=IndyaMoore|number=1218129181780992000|title=Thank you all so much for the birthday love!!|date=January 17, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Allonzo Trier]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Allonzo Trier |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629019/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Jake Paul]], American boxer, actor, rapper, and social media personality<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jake Paul – Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jake_paul|access-date=2021-06-14|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Kyle Tucker]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Tucker |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/kyle-tucker-663656 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Sophie Molineux]], Australian cricketer * 1998 – [[Jeff Reine-Adélaïde]], French footballer *[[1999]] – [[Isa Briones]], American actor and singer<ref>{{cite news|last=Nepales|first=Ruben V.|title=Fil-Am Isa Briones went from ''Hamilton'' to a female lead role in ''Picard''—and she's just 21|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 30, 2020|accessdate=April 6, 2020|page=1|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/362057/fil-am-isa-briones-went-from-hamilton-to-a-female-lead-role-in-picard-and-shes-just-21}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Kang Chan-hee]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EC%B0%AC%ED%9D%AC&sm=ppl_cts&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=216857|title=찬희 프로필|publisher=Naver|language=ko}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Devlin DeFrancesco]], Canadian race car driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Devlin_DeFrancesco|title=Devlin DeFrancesco|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Ayo Dosunmu]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ayo Dosunmu |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630245/ayo-dosunmu |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Enzo Fernández]], Argentinian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Enzo Fernández| url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/63741/Enzo-Fern%C3%A1ndez/overview| publisher=[[Premier League]] |access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Samuel (singer)|Samuel]], American singer based in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|title=사무엘, '0117 생일' 특별 이벤트 진행|url=https://m.tf.co.kr/read/starwars/2060541.htm|work=더팩트|date=8 December 2023|access-date=17 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
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