Famous People Born Today

Theo James

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Theo James is best known for his award-winning role of "Four" Tobias Eaton in the Divergent series of films. Audiences also loved him in the series Bedlam and Golden Boy. Theo has also performed for the band Shere Khan and is devoted to the cause of Syrian refugees.

Krysten Ritter

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Krysten Ritter is an actress and model. She uses her popularity to promote animal rights; she has posed for advertisement campaigns organized by PETA. Also a singer and guitarist, Ritter formed an indie rock duo named Ex Vivian along with her friend William Thomas Burnett. Krysten Ritter is also a writer; her debut novel Bonfire was released in 2017.

Zara Larsson

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Solna, Sweden

Zara Larsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter who achieved national fame at the age of 10 when she won the 2008 season of the popular reality TV series, Talang. She then released her debut studio album and is currently one of the most decorated Swedish singer-songwriters of her generation.

Benjamin Bratt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Benjamin Bratt is best known for his Emmy-nominated role of Detective Rey Curtis in Law & Order. He has also played major roles in the series Private Practice and the films Miss Congeniality, Piñero, and Traffic. He also produced the critically acclaimed film Dolores. He supports Native American causes.

Billy Gibbons

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Houston

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Park Seo-joon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Popularly known as the master of romantic comedy in South Korea, Park Seo-joon is an award-winning actor. Having played important roles in popular television dramas, such as She Was Pretty and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Park is the man of many women's dreams. His popularity increased when he made an appearance in the Academy Award-winning film Parasite.

Wassily Kandinsky

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1866

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: 1944

Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky is considered the pioneer of abstract art. Known for notable works such as On White II and Study for Improvisation, he was a prominent artist of the Blue Rider Period and experimented with expressionism. He also earned a professorship at the University of Dorpat.

Philip K. Dick

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1982

Philip K. Dick was an American writer who was known for his work that explores varied social and philosophical themes. Dick's novels have inspired films like Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, and The Adjustment Bureau. In 2005, his novel Ubik was included in Time magazine's list of 100 greatest novels published in English since 1923.

Benny Andersson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Vasastan, Stockholm, Sweden

Born into a family of accordion players, Benny Andersson grew up to become a member of the iconic Swedish band ABBA, known for legendary chartbusting tracks such as Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia. Even after ABBA disbanded, he continued working on projects such as the musical Chess.

J. B. Smoove

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Plymouth, North Carolina, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Minehead, Somerset, England

Died: 2008

Sir Arthur C. Clarke is best known for his short story The Sentinel, which became the basis of the screenplay of Stanley Kubrick’s science-fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clarke spent the final years of his life in Sri Lanka and hosted shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World.

Bill Hicks

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Died: 1994

Stand-up comedian Bill Hicks was known for his controversial themes, which included religion and politics. He was ranked fourth on Channel 4's 2010 list of the "100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics.” He had also experimented with music before his untimely death due to pancreatic cancer at age 32.

Margaret Mead

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1901

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Died: 1978

One of the most celebrated anthropologists to have ever existed, Margaret Mead is remembered for his research on a broad range of topics, such as sexual conventions in Western society. Of her 23 books, the most talked-about was the bestseller Coming of Age in Samoa.

Mats Hummels

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Joyce Bulifant

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia, United States

Miranda Otto

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Brisbane

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Liv Ullmann

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Norwegian actress-film director Liv Ullmann is counted among the greatest European actresses. She is best-known for her roles in films like The Emigrants and Face to Face, both of which earned her Oscar nomination, and the former won her a Golden Globe She received an Honorary Academy Award. Her second directorial feature-film Faithless was nominated for Palme d'Or in 2000.

Veronica Porché Ali

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Alix Earle

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: New Jersey, United States

Donovan Bailey

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Manchester Parish, Jamaica

Donovan Bailey is a retired Jamaican-Canadian sprinter. He once held the world record for the 100 meters and is considered the greatest Canadian sprinter of all time. Noted for his top speed, he became the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters. In 2004, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Jyoti Amge

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Jyoti Amge, with a height of a little over 2 feet, holds the Guinness record for being the world’s shortest woman alive. Her condition is due to achondroplasia. She has been featured on shows such as Bigg Boss and also appeared as Ma Petite in American Horror Story: Freak Show.

George Santayana

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1863

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Died: 1952

One of George Santayana’s initial works, The Sense of Beauty, spoke about aesthetics, an oft-repeated topic in his later works. The Spanish-born American philosopher and Harvard professor is remembered for his quote “Only the dead have seen the end of war,” which has often been misattributed to Plato.

Steven Bochco

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2018

Anna Popplewell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: London, England

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Ben Cross

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Sam Robards

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Jon Tenney

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Christopher Biggins

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Oldham, Lancashire, England

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Santo Versace

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Reggio Calabria

Santo Versace is an Italian businessman and politician. He is the president and co-CEO of Gianni Versace SpA, a luxury fashion company. He is also a shareholder of Viola Reggio Calabria Basketball. As a politician, he is a member of the Alliance for Italy political party. Previously, he was a member of The People of Freedom group.

William Perry

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Aiken, South Carolina, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Jonathan Scarfe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1742

Birthplace: Toitenwinkel, Rostock, Germany

Died: 1819

Danielle Lloyd

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Liverpool, England, UK

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Zoltan Kodaly

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: Kecskemét, Hungary

Died: 1967

Hungarian composer and folk music legend Zoltan Kodaly pioneered what is known as the Kodály method of music education. His style reflected a fusion of Hungarian, Italian, and French tunes. His music originated from years of research on folk music in Hungarian villages, leading to his thesis on the same.

Tim Green

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Liverpool, New York, USA

Antrel Rolle

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Homestead, Florida, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Lieke Martens

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Bergen, Netherlands

Dutch footballer Lieke Martens plays as a winger/midfielder for the French club Paris Saint-Germain Féminine. She was 5 when she began training in football. She has won the 2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League with Barcelona and was part of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up Dutch squad.

Luisa Ranieri

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

Luisa Ranieri is an Italian actress best known for her portrayal of American-born Greek singer Maria Callas in the 2005 TV film Callas e Onassis, which is the only movie ever made to exclusively depict the close friendship and emotional relationship between Maria Callas and Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Ranieri achieved international prominence after appearing in Letters to Juliet.

Dan Le Batard

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Gaby Moreno

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala

Wilfred Ndidi

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Amy Carmichael

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1867

Birthplace: Millisle, County Down, Ireland

Died: 1951

Yeule

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Singapore

Alcides Escobar

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: La Sabana, Venezuela

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Abiola Ajimobi

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Oja'ba, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Died: 2020

Former senator from Oyo State in Nigeria, Abiola Ajimobi was previously an oil tycoon who headed the National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company as its MD/CEO. The first Oyo State governor to successfully serve 2 terms, he died of COVID-19 in 2020 at age 70.