Famous Birthdays on April 12

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 278

• 599 BC Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism (d. 527 BC)
• 812 Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam, born in Medina, Abbasid Empire (d. 835)
• 1484 Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, born in Florence (d. 1546)

• 1500 Joachim Camerarius [Liebhard Kammerer], German classical scholar, born in Bamberg, Germany (d. 1574)
• 1526 Marc-Antoine de Muret, French humanist, born in Muret, France (d. 1585)
• 1550 Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England, born in Hedingham Castle, Essex, England (d. 1604)
• 1577 Christian IV of Denmark, King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648), born in Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark (d. 1648)
• 1579 François de Bassompierre, marshal of France, born in Haroué, France (d. 1646)
• 1626 Paul Hainlein, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)
• 1695 Caspar Burman, Dutch historian and Mayor of Utrecht, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1755)
• 1705 William Cookworthy, English chemist, born in Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1780)
• 1710 Caffarelli [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castrato soprano, born in Bitonto, Kingdom of Naples, Habsburg Empire (d. 1783)
• 1713 Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer, born in Lapanouse, France (d. 1796)
• 1716 Felice Giardini, Italian composer, born in Turin, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1796)
• 1722 Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer, born in Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1793)
• 1724 Lyman Hall, American physician and signer (Declaration of Independence), born in Wallingford, Connecticut (d. 1790)

• 1726 Charles Burney, English music historian, born in Shrewsbury, England (d. 1814)
• 1727 Gaspare Gabellone, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Habsburg Empire (d. 1796)
• 1748 Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (Classification of flowering plants), born in Lyon, France (d. 1836)
• 1760 Juan Manuel Olivares, Venezuelan composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1797)
• 1764 Dirk van den Boetzelaer, Regent of Holland, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1819)
• 1769 Giovanni Agostino Perotti, Italian composer, born in Vercelli, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1855)

American politician known as "the Great Compromiser", Speaker of the House, Senator and Secretary of State (1825-29), born in Hanover County, Virginia

• 1788 Johan Erik Nordblom, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1848)
• 1791 Francis Preston Blair, American journalist and newspaper editor (Washington Globe), born in Abingdon, Virginia (d. 1876)
• 1792 John George Lambton, British statesman (1st Earl of Durham), born in London, England (d. 1840)
• 1794 Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (geometry), born in Paris (d. 1847)
• 1796 George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Adams, Massachusetts (d. 1861)
• 1799 Henri Druey, Swiss politician and a founding father of constitutional democracy in Switzerland, born in Faoug, Switzerland (d. 1855)
• 1801 Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar and secession leader, born in Veendam, Groningen, the Netherlands (d. 1842)
• 1801 Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austrian composer and violinist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)
• 1802 Francis Libermann, French religious leader (Congregation of Heart), born in Saverne, France (d. 1852)
• 1815 Henry Hugo Pierson, English composer, born in Oxford, England (d. 1873)

Russian playwright (Artists & Admirers), born in Moscow, Russian Empire

• 1827 Edward Mollenhauer, Prussian-American violinist and composer (Love Among the Breakers), born in Erfurt, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1914)
• 1831 Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter and sculptor, born in Etterbeek, Belgium (d. 1905)
• 1831 George B. Anderson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Hillsborough, North Carolina (d. 1862)

• 1838 John Shaw Billings, American librarian and surgeon, born in Allensville, Switzerland County, Indiana (d. 1913)
• 1839 Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian naturalist and explorer (East and Central Asia), born in Kimborovo, Russia (d. 1888) (OS 31 March)
• 1839 Victorin de Joncières, French composer (Dimitiri), and music critic, born in Paris (d. 1903)
• 1840 Edmond Audran, French composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1901)
• 1840 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest and musicologist (Magister choralis), born in Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1910)
• 1848 José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet, born in Caguas, Puerto Rico (d. 1880)
• 1851 Emil Liebling, German-American composer, born in Pless, Silesia (d. 1914)
• 1852 Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (Proving π ["pi"] is a transcendental number), born in Hanover, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1939)
• 1856 William Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English historian and explorer (Spitzbergen), born in Rochester, Kent (d. 1937)
• 1863 Raul Pompeia, Brazilian writer (O Ateneu), born in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1895)
• 1868 Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, born in Matsuyama, Iyo Province, Japan (d. 1918)
• 1869 Henri Désiré Landru, French sex murderer, born in Paris (d. 1922)
• 1871 Ioannis Metaxas, Greek military officer, politician, and dictator (1936-41), born in Ithaca, Greece (d. 1941)
• 1876 Vic Willis, American Baseball HOF pitcher (no-hitter 1899; World Series 1909; MLB ERA leader 1899 & strikeout leader 1902; Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Cecil County, Maryland (d. 1947)
• 1878 Richard B Goldschmidt, German-American zoologist (butterflies), born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (d. 1958)
• 1879 Frederic G. Melcher, American publisher and editor who founded children's book week, born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
• 1880 Addie Joss, American Baseball HOF pitcher (perfect game 1908; no hitters 1908, 10; 1.89 career ERA 2nd-lowest in MLB history; career WHIP 0.968 MLB record; Cleveland Bronchos), born in Woodland, Wisconsin (d. 1911)
• 1883 Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests; NSW; Eastern Suburbs; ARL 'Immortal'; Dally M Medal) and rugby union utility (2 caps), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1959)
• 1883 Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1976)
• 1884 Otto Meyerhof, German psychologist and biochemist (Nobel 1922), born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1951)
• 1884 Tenby Davies, Welsh athlete (world half-mile professional champion 1909), born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 1932)
• 1885 R. D. Banerji, Indian archaeologist and historian (discovered ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro), born in Berhampore, British India (d. 1930) [1]
• 1885 Robert Delaunay, French artist, born in Paris, France (d. 1941)
• 1887 Harold Lockwood, American actor (Tess of the Storm Country), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1918)
• 1888 Dan Ahearn, Irish-American athlete (men's triple jump WR 15.52m 1911-24), born in Athea, Ireland (d. 1942)
• 1888 Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist (The Art of Piano Playing), born in Elisavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
• 1892 Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, born in Waveland, Mississippi (d. 1940)
• 1894 Francisco Craveiro Lopes, 12th President of Portugal (1951-58), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1964)
• 1894 Fred Barratt, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 5 wickets; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Annesley, England (d. 1947)
• 1898 (Alice) "Lily" Pons, French-American coloratura soprano opera singer (Metropolitan Opera, 1931-60) and actress (That Girl From Paris), born in Draguignan, France (d. 1976)
• 1899 Chief Thundercloud [Victor Daniels], Cherokee actor (The Lone Ranger; Colt .45), born in Muskogee, Indian Territory (d. 1955)
• 1901 Lowell Stockman, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon, born in Helix, Oregon (d. 1962)
• 1902 Louis J. M. Beel, Prime Minister of Netherlands (1946-48, 58-59), born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1977)
• 1903 Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist (Plan of Labor, Nobel 1969), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
• 1904 Frankie Masters [Masterman], American banjo player, guitarist, vocalist and big band bandleader ("Scatter-Brain"), born in St. Marys, West Virginia (d. 1990)
• 1904 Harald Penrose, British test pilot, born in Hereford, England (d. 1996)
• 1907 Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor (Marine Corps War Memorial), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2003)
• 1907 Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (Little Toot), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1979)
• 1908 Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966-70), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1994)
• 1908 Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American General and Air Force pilot, born in Waynesboro, Georgia (d. 2006)
• 1908 Virginia Cherrill, American actress (City Lights; Lake Extra; Brat), born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1996)
• 1910 Jürgen Rausch, German philosopher and author (End of the Playboys), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1995)
• 1911 Darrell A. Amyx, American classical archaeologist (Greek Ceramics), born in Exeter, California (d. 1997)
• 1911 Geoff Chubb, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 21 wickets; Border), born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (d. 1982)
• 1911 Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization engineer, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1976)
• 1912 Eric Feldary, Hungarian actor (Hold Back the Dawn; 16 Fathoms Deep), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1968)
• 1912 Georges Franju, French film director (Judex; Les Yeux sans visage - Eyes Without A Face), born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1987)
• 1912 Harold Maguire, British air marshal, born in Kilkishen, Ireland (d. 2001)
• 1912 Walter "Walt" Gorney, American character actor (Friday the 13th; Trading Places), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2004)
• 1913 Gabor Jodal, Romanian composer, born in Székelyudvarhely (d. 1989)
• 1913 Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-born American martial artist, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013)
• 1914 Armen Alchian, American economist and professor (University of California), born in Fresno, California (d. 2013)
• 1915 Emil Petaja, American sci-fi author (Star Mill, Tramontane), born in Milltown, Missoula County, Montana (d. 2000)
• 1915 Ernest Borneman, German sexual researcher, psychotherapist, musician and writer (Bang, You're Dead), born in Berlin (d. 1995)
• 1915 Hound Dog Taylor [Theodore Roosevelt], American Chicago blues guitarist and singer, born in Natchez, Mississippi (d. 1975)
• 1916 Benjamin Libet, American scientist (human consciousness), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
• 1916 Beverly Cleary, American Newberry Medal winning writer of children's and young adult fiction (Ramona series, 1955-99), born in McMinnville, Oregon (d. 2021)
• 1916 Brian Connell, British writer and broadcaster, born in Hertford (d. 1999)
• 1917 Helen Forrest [Fogel], American big band, pop, and swing jazz singer (Artie Shaw; Benny Goodman; Harry James), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1999) [1]
• 1917 M Marie Wadlow, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1979)
• 1917 Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 231, 162 wickets, BB 8/52; Nawanagar, Hindus, Gujarat, Bombay, Rajasthan), born in Jamnagar, India (d. 1978)
• 1919 Billy Vaughn, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader ("Sail Along Sil'vry Moon"), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1991)
• 1919 István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian classical and electronic music composer (La Tourangelle; Winthrop), educator (McGill; Queens (Ontario) Universities), and writer (Alternative Voices), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2012) [1]
• 1919 Maurice Girodias, French publisher and founder (Olympia Press), born in Paris (d. 1990)
• 1920 Robert Fizdale, American pianist (Misia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
• 1921 Alfred Mabbs, British archivist (Public Records Office), born in London (d. 2009)
• 1922 (Edwin) "Ted" Astley, British arranger, bandleader, and film and television composer (The Mouse That Roared; The Saint), born in Warrington, Lancashire, England (d. 1998)
• 1923 Ann Miller [Johnnie Lucille Collier], American actress, dancer, and singer (On the Town), born in Chireno, Texas (d. 2004)
• 1924 Curtis Turner, American auto racer (184 NASCAR races over 17 years, 17 wins), born in Floyd, Virginia (d. 1970)
• 1924 Julius Moormann, Dutch student and resistance fighter (WWII), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1944)
• 1924 Peter Safar, Austrian physician (pioneered cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2003)
• 1924 Sergiu Natra [Nadler], Romanian-Israeli composer (Symphony in Red, Blue, Yellow and Green), and music professor (Tel Aviv University, 1975-85), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2021)
• 1925 Evelyn Berezin, American computer pioneer, invented first word processor, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2018)
• 1925 Johnny Jordan, English cameraman (You Only Live Twice), born in Oxfordshire, England (d. 1969)
• 1925 Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer and writer, born in Hendon, London (d. 2008)
• 1926 James Hillman, American psychologist, and educator (C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2011)
• 1926 Jane Withers, American film child star (Bright Eyes; Ginger), character actress (Giant), and commercial spokesperson (Josephine the Plumber), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2021)
• 1927 Patrick Meehan, Scottish petty criminal, wrongly convicted of murder and later given a royal pardon, born in Scotland (d. 1994) [1]
• 1928 Brooklyn Supreme, Belgian stallion, heaviest known horse (1450 kg)
• 1928 Hardy Krüger, German actor (The Flight of the Phoenix), novelist, and travel writer, born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
• 1928 Jean-François Paillard, French conductor, and arranger (Pachelbel's Canon in D), born in Vitry-le-François, France (d. 2013)
• 1928 Russell L. Rogers, American electrical engineer and astronaut (X-20), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1967)
• 1928 Uwe Kitzinger, German-British political scientist, educator and administrator (President of Templeton College Oxford), born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 2023)
• 1929 Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, Scottish actress (4 Weddings & a Funeral, Solo, Tenko), born in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland (d. 2013)
• 1930 Betty Clooney, American singer (Jack Paar Show), born in Maysville, Kentucky (d. 1976)
• 1930 Bryan Magee, British philosopher, politician (Member of Parliament, 1974-83), writer (Modern British Philosophy), and broadcaster (Thinking Aloud), born in Hoxton, London (d. 2019)
• 1930 John Landy, Australian athlete (2nd man to run sub-4 min mile; WR mile (3:58.0) and 1500m (3:41.8+) 1954; Olympic bronze 1956), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
• 1930 Johnny Antonelli, American baseball pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star 1954, 56–59²; World Series, NL ERA leader 1954; SF Giants), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)
• 1930 Louw de Graaf, Dutch politician and bureaucrat (Member of Parliament; Secretary of Social Affairs (VDA), born in Kootstertille, Netherlands (d. 2020)
• 1930 Manuel Neri, American sculptor (life-size figurative sculptures), born in Sanger, California (d. 2021)
• 1930 Patrick Edmund Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick, Irish peer and public servant, born in London (d. 2003)
• 1931 Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet-songwriter, born in Moscow (d. 1995)
• 1931 Martin Boykan, American composer (Elegy; Usurpations; Soliloquies of an Insomniac), born in New York City (d. 2021)
• 1932 Dennis Banks, American activist (leader of the American Indian Movement), born in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota (d. 2017)
• 1932 Henri Lazarof, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2013)
• 1932 Jack Gelber, American playwright (The Connection, Apple), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
• 1932 Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka), born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 2005)

American singer and ukulele player ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips"), born in Manhattan, New York

• 1933 Montserrat Caballé, Spanish bel canto operatic soprano, and unlikely pop star (with Freddie Mercury - "Barcelona"), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2018)
• 1934 Charlie Robertson, American politician (mayor of York, Pennsylvania 1994-2002), born in York, Pennsylvania, (d. 2017)
• 1934 Heinz Schneiter, Swiss soccer defender (44 caps; BSC Young Boys) and manager (FC Thun, BSC Young Boys), born in Thun, Switzerland (d. 2017)
• 1935 Wendy Savage, British obstetrician and gynaecologist, born in Surrey, England
• 1936 Charles Napier, American actor (Night Stalker, Rambo), born in Mt. Union, Kentucky (d. 2011)
• 1936 Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts & Nevis (1983-95), born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
• 1937 Edward Hide, British jockey (1,000 Guineas 1972, 77; Epsom Oaks 1967; Epsom Derby 1973; St Leger Stakes 1959, 78), born in Stanton Lacy, England (d. 2023)
• 1937 Igor Volk, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-12) and test pilot, born in Zmiiv, Ukraine (d. 2017)

• 1939 Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league lock (33 Tests, 6 World Cup games; Newtown RLFC, St. George RLFC; Inaugural RL "Immortal") and coach (St. George, RLFC, Cronulla RLFC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2022)
• 1939 Peter Giger, Swiss progressive rock and jazz percussionist and bandleader (Dzyan), born in Zurich, Switzerland
• 1940 Duncan Fearnley, English cricket entrepreneur (Duncan Fearnley cricket bats), born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England (d. 2024)

1940 American jazz and funk pianist, and composer ("I Thought it Was You"; "Rockit"; "Watermelon Man"), born in Chicago, Illinois

• 1940 John Hagee, American pastor and televangelist, born in Goose Creek, Texas
• 1940 Woodie Fryman, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 76; Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), born in Ewing, Kentucky (d. 2011)
• 1941 Bobby Moore, English football defender (108 caps; captain World Cup 1966; West Ham United), born in Barking, Essex (d. 1993)
• 1941 Julio Euson, Aruban-Dutch singer ("I Use The Soap"), born in Aruba
• 1942 Bill Bryden, Scottish stage director (National Theatre), film director, and screenwriter, born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 2022)
• 1942 Carlos Reutemann, Argentine auto racer (World F1 Drivers C'ship 1981 runner-up; 3 x third) and politician (governor of Santa Fe 2003-21), born in Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2021)
• 1942 Daniel Schmidt, American composer and builder of American gamelan, born in California
• 1942 Frank Bank, American actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2013)

• 1943 Charles Ludlam, American playwright and actor (Big Easy), born in New York City (d. 1987)
• 1944 John Kay [Joachim Krauledat], German-born Canadian rock singer (Steppenwolf), born in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
• 1944 Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, born in Kroměříž, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (d. 1994)
• 1944 Lisa Jardine, British historian and writer, born in Oxford, England (d. 2015)
• 1944 Mike Garrett, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1965, USC; AFL All-Star 1966-67, KC Chiefs) and executive (athletic director USC 1993-2010), born in Los Angeles, CA
• 1944 Siegfried Stritzl, American soccer midfielder (11 caps; NY Cosmos; NASL Rookie of the Year 1969), born in Yugoslavia (d. 2022)
• 1945 Doug Riley, Canadian jazz keyboard player (Dr. Music), and musical director (Famous People Players), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2007)
• 1945 Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organization, born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2006)
• 1945 Willie Parnell, American singer (Archie Bell & the Drells - "Tighten Up"), born in Houston, Texas
• 1946 Ed O'Neill, American comedian and actor (Married with Children, Modern Family), born in Youngstown, Ohio
• 1946 Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor, director and playwright (Leonce & Lena)
• 1946 René Krijnen, Dutch rock keyboardist (Les Baroques - "Such A Cad"), born in the Netherlands
• 1947 Antonin Kratochvil, Czech-American photojournalist (VII Photo Agency), born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
• 1947 Dan Lauria, American actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Brooklyn, New York

1947 American comedian and late night TV host (Late Night; Late Show), born in Indianapolis, Indiana

• 1947 Tom Clancy, American author (Rainbow Six, The Hunt for Red October), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2013)
• 1948 Bill Ashurst, English rugby league second rower (3 Tests GB; Wigan, Penrith RLFC, Wakefield Trinity), born in Ince-in-Makerfield, England (d. 2022)
• 1948 Jeremy Beadle, English television presenter (Beadle's About), born in London, England (d. 2008)
• 1948 Joschka Fischer, German politician and Foreign Minister of Germany (1998-2005), born in Gerabronn, Germany
• 1948 Lois Reeves, American singer (Martha and the Vandellas, 1969-72), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1948 Raphick Jumadeen, West Indian cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 4/72, 1 x 50; T&T), born in Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2023)
• 1949 Carol Ross Barney, American architect (1st woman to design US federal building), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1949 Scott Turow, American lawyer and author (Presumed Innocent), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1950 David Cassidy, American singer ("I Think I Love You"), and actor (Partridge Family - "Keith"), born in New York City (d. 2017)
• 1950 Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman and F1 team principal (Renault F1), born in Verzuolo, Italy
• 1950 Joyce Banda, President of Malawi (2012-2014), born in Malemia, Nyasaland
• 1950 Kari Palaste, Finnish architect, born in Kajaani, Finland
• 1950 Tom Werner, American producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show), born in New York City
• 1951 Jakson Spires, American rock drummer (Blackfoot), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1951 Judy Singer, Australian sociologist (coined term neurodiversity), born in Hungary [1]
• 1952 Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan boxer (3-weight world champion), born in Managua, Nicaragua (d. 2009)
• 1952 J. D. Nicholas, British guitarist (Heatwave, Commodores), born in Watford, England
• 1952 Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2004)
• 1952 Reuben Gant, American professional football player (Buffalo Bills), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1953 Tony James, English rock bassist (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F-111), born in Shepherds Bush, London
• 1954 Marvin Johnson, American boxer (WBC Light heavyweight title 1978; WBA Light heavyweight title 1979-80, 86-87), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1954 Pat Travers, Canadian rock guitarist (Puttin' it Straight), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1956 Alex Briley, American actor (Can't Stop the Music), born in New York City
• 1956 Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die), born in Havana, Cuba
• 1956 Doris Baaten, Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien), born in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• 1956 Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer (Mensch; Spruenge), born in Göttingen, Germany
• 1956 Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker (The Motorcycle Diaries), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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