Famous People Born Today

Kevin Costner

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Lynwood, California, United States

Actor, film director, and producer, Kevin Costner, is a much-decorated Hollywood with two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards to his name. Even though he never dreamed of a career in films as a youngster, fate ultimately led him to Hollywood where he made a successful career. He is also a singer in a country rock band.

Pep Guardiola

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Santpedor, Spain

A football addict from beginning, Pep Guardiola went on to become a key player with the Barcelona and the Spanish National team. He played a crucial role in winning major titles like the La Liga and an Olympic gold medal. After retiring as a player, he became a coach and is widely regarded as one of the world's best coaches.

Dave Bautista

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Former professional wrestler, Dave Bautista, is a four time World Heavyweight Champion and two time WWE Champion. The WWE legend has also ventured in the entertainment industry and proved his acting capabilities with blockbuster movies like Guardians of the Galaxy film series and Avengers: Infinity War. His other notable films include House of the Rising Sun and Blade Runner 2049.

Cary Grant

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: Horfield, Bristol, England

Died: 1986

Considered one of the greatest actors ever, Cary Grant’s good looks, popular appeal and a knack for romantic comedy made him an enduring Hollywood star from the 1930s to the 1960s. Penny Serenade, An Affair to Remember, To Catch a Thief, North by Northwest and Charade are some of his classic films. He was bestowed an honorary Oscar in 1970.

Jason Segel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Jason Segel is best known as Marshall Eriksen from the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Some of his other notable projects are the films The End of the Tour and Knocked Up and the series Freaks and Geeks. He is also an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church.

Danny Kaye

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1987

Danny Kaye is best remembered for his pantomimes, physical comedy, and patter songs, one of the most popular being Inchworm. Some of his most notable movies were the 1947 movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Court Jester, and Hans Christian Andersen. He was UNICEF’s first ambassador-at-large.

Oliver Hardy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1892

Birthplace: Harlem, Georgia, United States

Died: 1957

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Karan Brar

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Redmond, Washington, United States

Karan Brar is an American actor. Starting his career as a child artist, Brar landed the role of an Indian boy named Ravi Ross in the comedy TV series Jessie; the casting directors were so impressed with Brar that they decided to recreate the role as Ravi Ross was originally intended to be a South American boy named Javier.

A. A. Milne

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1882

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1956

A. A. Milne was an English author best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh. He joined the British Army as a young man and served in both World War I and World War II. In his career as a writer, he wrote several novels, non-fiction pieces, articles, poems, screenplays, and children’s stories.

Angelique Kerber

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Bremen, Germany

Winning her first Grand Slam at 28, Angelique Kerber is an example of a talented later bloomer in tennis. The former World No. 1 German player is known for her defensive tactics, speed, and footwork. She blamed a 2-week COVID-related quarantine for her loss at the 2021 Australian Open.

Mark Rylance

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Ashford, United Kingdom

Mark Rylance is an English actor, playwright, and theatre director. He is one of the eight actors to have been honored twice with the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He is also one of the eight people to have won the British Triple Crown of Acting, having received the BAFTA Television Award, BAFTA Film Award, and Laurence Olivier Award.

Montesquieu

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1689

Birthplace: La Brède, France

Died: 1755

French Enlightenment political philosopher, historian, judge, and man of letters Montesquieu remains the main source of the separation of powers system that is followed in many constitutions across the globe. His treatise The Spirit of the Laws on political theory greatly influenced work of many others, including drafting of the U.S. Constitution by the founding fathers of the United States.

David Ruffin

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Whynot, Mississippi, United States

Died: 1991

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Jesse L. Martin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Jonathan Davis

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Bakersfield, California, United States

Jonathan Davis, or JDevil, is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the band Korn, which is said to have pioneered the genre of nu metal music. The two-time Grammy-winning artist came to be known for his intense and sometimes aggressive and high-pitched vocals.

Eugene Lee Yang

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Pflugerville, Texas, United States

Eugene Lee Yang is an American internet celebrity, filmmaker, producer, director, actor, author, and activist. He is known for his association with a YouTube group called The Try Guys. He is also known for his work with BuzzFeed from 2013 to 2018. An activist, Eugene Lee Yang works with various LGBTQ+ advocacy and human rights charities like The Trevor Project.

Leonard Fournette

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Daniel Webster

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1782

Birthplace: Salisbury, New Hampshire, United States

Died: 1852

Joanna Newsom

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Grass Valley, California, United States

Joanna Newsom is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. Noted for her unique musical style, Newsom's early work was influenced by polyrhythms. She is one of the most important members of the modern freak folk and psychedelic folk movement. Newsom is also noted for her songwriting, which incorporates elements of avant-garde modernism and Appalachian music.

Nacho

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Elsa Einstein

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1876

Birthplace: Hechingen, Germany

Died: 1936

Elsa Einstein was the second wife of Albert Einstein. She is best remembered for her relationship with Albert Einstein as the latter started a relationship with Elsa, who also happens to be his cousin, while he was still married to Mileva Marić. Elsa Einstein was instrumental in the Einsteins building their summer house in 1929.

David Ayer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Champaign

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Mark Messier

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Ashleigh Murray

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Becca Tobin

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Marietta, Georgia, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Ted DiBiase

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Ted DiBiase, or The Million Dollar Man, gained fame as a wrestler and is known for his association with WWE. He was part of WWE’s Legend program and held 30 titles, including the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. After his stints as a commentator and manager, he became a Christian minister.

Dave Attell

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Edmund Barton

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1849

Birthplace: Glebe, Australia

Died: 1920

The first prime minister of Australia, Edmund Barton had also been a senior judge at the High Court of Australia. The federation movement leader was also a major force behind the drafting of the constitution of his country. After rejecting the knighthood thrice, he finally accepted the honor in 1902.

Paul Keating

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Darlinghurst, Australia

Paul Keating is an Australian politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Australia and was in the office from 1991 to 1996. He previously served as the deputy prime minister of Australia and the treasurer of Australia. His tenure as the prime minister witnessed the enactment of the landmark Native Title Act to enshrine Indigenous land rights.

Alison Arngrim

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Gilles Villeneuve

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Died: 1982

Canadian race-car driver Gilles Villeneuve is remembered for his 6-year stint with Grand Prix, racing with Ferrari. He won six races but died in a violent collision with Jochen Mass’s car during a qualifying race for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. His son, Jacques, later became a F1 champion.

Julius Peppers

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Wilson, North Carolina, USA

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Zeeko Zaki

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Tee Higgins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1999

Birthplace: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Jane Horrocks

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England, UK

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Iván Zamorano

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Santiago, Chile

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Jay Chou

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Linkou, Taipei County, Taiwan

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Curt Flood

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Houston

Died: 1997

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Bobby Goldsboro

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Marianna, Florida, United States

David Bellamy

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 2019

Once regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on botany and the environment, David Bellamy was also a successful TV presenter and was a regular on BBC programs. However, he later claimed that he was shunned by the TV fraternity for his denial of the importance of climate change.

John Hume

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Died: 2020

John Hume, founder of the SDLP, was a major figure in the Northern Ireland peace process. He became the only person to win all three major peace awards: the Nobel Peace Prize, the Gandhi Peace Prize, and the Martin Luther King Award, and was “knighted” by Pope Benedict XVI.

Daniel Hale Williams

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1856

Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1931

Daniel Hale Williams was a general surgeon known for performing the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in the US in 1893. Born to interracial parents, he faced numerous struggles in his journey to become a physician. He later founded the first non-segregated hospital in the United States, Chicago's Provident Hospital. He also founded a nursing school for African Americans.

Rubén Darío

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1867

Birthplace: Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua

Died: 1916

The leader of the 19th-century Spanish-American Modernismo movement, Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío had been a prodigy who had started writing poems at age 14. Best remembered for his works such as Azul, he earned the tag of the Prince of Castilian Letters. He had also held various diplomatic posts.

Gilles Deleuze

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1995

Gilles Deleuze was a French philosopher who wrote extensively on philosophy, film, fine art, and literature. Widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of all time, Deleuze's works have influenced a wide range of disciplines, such as philosophy, literary theory, and art. His work has also influenced movements like postmodernism and post-structuralism.