Famous People Born Today

Bruce Lee

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: 1973

An iconic actor and martial artist, Bruce Lee, in his short life, gained international fame and developed his own form of martial arts, Jeet Kune Do. In films, he debuted as a child actor and became a huge Hollywood star after the release of his last film Enter the Dragon.

Jimi Hendrix

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Died: 1970

One of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. As his career progressed, he became the first musician to use stereophonic phasing effects in recordings. Rolling Stone ranked him as the greatest guitarist and the sixth greatest artist of all time. He died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 27.

Bill Nye

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Bill Nye is an American mechanical engineer, television presenter, and science communicator. He is known for hosting the live-action science program Bill Nye the Science Guy. He is credited with inventing a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube, which is used on the Boeing 747 airplanes. He also helped develop MarsDial, a sundial that became part of the Mars Exploration Rover missions.

William Fichtner

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Caroline Kennedy

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Cornell Medical Center Hospital, New York City, New York, U.S.

Caroline Kennedy is an American author, diplomat, and attorney. The only surviving child of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Caroline served as the US Ambassador to Japan between 2013 and 2017. A prolific author who writes about civil liberties, Caroline Kennedy has also served as a spokesperson for the Kennedy family's legacy.

Jaleel White

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Culver City, California

Jaleel White is best known as the immensely popular Steve Urkel from the sitcom Family Matters, a role that was initially meant to be a guest role. He also became the first to voice the animated character Sonic the Hedgehog and has been part of Netflix’s The Big Show Show.

Anuel AA

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Carolina

Anuel AA is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper. Regarded as one of the founding fathers and a pioneer of Latin trap music, Anuel AA often incorporates topics like sex and crime in his lyrics. Also one of the most controversial rappers of his generation, Anuel AA has had several legal issues; his debut album was recorded while being incarcerated.

Robin Givens

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Robin Givens is an American model and actress whose professional life during the late-1980s was overshadowed by her violent marriage to Mike Tyson. Subsequently, their acrimonious divorce drew considerable media attention as Givens claimed physical abuse, with Tyson admitting to punching her in the face.

James Avery

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.

Died: 2013

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Park Chanyeol

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

South Korean entertainer Park Chan-yeol, also known as Chanyeol, gained fame as part of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, which has delivered hits such as Mama. He has also starred in series such as Secret Queen Makers and Missing 9, and films such as So I Married an Anti-fan.

Blackbear

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Matthew Tyler Musto, better known as Blackbear, has had a successful solo career and is also part of the hip hop/R&B duo Mansionz, with rapper Mike Posner. He has also written songs such as Boyfriend for Justin Bieber and My Ex's Best Friend for Machine Gun Kelly.

Fisher Stevens

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Sharlto Copley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Pretoria, South Africa

Sharlto Copley is a South African actor best known for playing important roles in science fiction films, such as District 9, Elysium, Europa Report, Chappie, and Hardcore Henry. His portrayal of Wikus van der Merwe in District 9 earned him several accolades including a couple of IGN Movie Awards.

Brooke Langton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Arizona, United States

Brooke Langton is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Samantha Reilly in the popular television soap opera, Melrose Place. Her performance in the soap opera landed her leading roles in TV series and films like The Net and The Replacements. Langton, who started her career as a model, is also known for her good looks.

Kathryn Bigelow

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: San Carlos, California, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Alison Pill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Toronto

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Eddie Rabbitt

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: 1998

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Samantha Bond

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Kensington, London, England

Samantha Bond, daughter of actor Philip Bond, gained fame as Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond movies, including Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day, all of them with Pierce Brosnan in the lead role. She also appeared in Downton Abbey and is an eminent Royal Shakespeare Company stage actor.

Curtis Armstrong

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Iván Rodríguez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Manatí, Puerto Rico

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Elizabeth Marvel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Orange County, California, USA

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Michael Vartan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Michael Vartan is a French-American actor best known for playing Michael Vaughn in the American action-thriller television series Alias. His performance in the series earned him nominations at Saturn Awards and Teen Choice Awards. He is also known for his film roles, such as Sam Coulson in Never Been Kissed for which he received an MTV Movie Award nomination.

Myles Kennedy

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Boston

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Suresh Raina

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Known for his aggressive batting, Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina is also a phenomenal fielder. He was part of India’s 2011 World Cup squad and became the first Indian cricketer with a century in all forms of international cricket. He retired in 2020 but will continue to play IPL matches.

Anders Celsius

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1701

Birthplace: Uppsala

Died: 1744

Inventor of the centigrade or the Celcius scale of temperature, Swedish astronomer and scientist Anders Celsius was no stranger to science, being the son of an astronomy professor and the grandson of mathematician Magnus Celsius. His expeditions confirmed Isaac Newton's belief that the earth was flattened at the poles.

Fe del Mundo

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: Intramuros

Died: 2011

Fe del Mundo was a Filipina paediatrician who achieved international recognition in 1977 when she was honored with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. In 1980, she was named National Scientist of the Philippines, becoming the first woman to be named so. Del Mundo is credited with founding Philippines' first pediatric hospital.

Hilary Hahn

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Lexington

Chick Hearn

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Aurora, Illinois, United States

Died: 2002

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Shaunie O’Neal

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Wichita Falls, Texas, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

John Alderton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Ernie Wise

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Bramley, Leeds

Died: 1999

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Steve Oedekerk

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1907

Birthplace: Uttar Pradesh, India

Died: 2003

A pioneer of Hindi romantic poetry and the Chhayavaad movement, Harivanshrai Bachchan is best remembered for his book of 135 quatrains, Madhushala. He was the first Indian to earn a PhD in English literature from Cambridge University. He was also the father of legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan.

Buster Merryfield

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Battersea, London, England

Died: 1999

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Manolo Blahnik

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Santa Cruz de la Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Alexander Dubcek

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Uhrovec

Died: 1992

The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubček, was no stranger to politics as a child, being the son of a Communist Party member. He resisted the Nazi occupation, while his liberal policies later led Soviet authorities to invade Czechoslovakia. He eventually died in a car crash.

Aubrey Peeples

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Lake Mary, Florida, USA

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Parov Stelar

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Linz, Austria

Austrian electronic music artist and DJ Marcus Füreder, better known as Parov Stelar, has also created music under aliases such as Plasma and Cash Candy. His works include hit collaborations with artists such as Lady Gaga and Lana Del Ray. He also co-established the designer label Stelarbloom with his wife.

Himanshi Khurana

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Tim Pawlenty

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Saint Paul

James Agee

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1909

Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Died: 1955

Nick Van Exel

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Buffalo Bob Smith

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States

Died: 1998

Lashana Lynch

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Lashana Lynch is best known for her roles of Rosaline Capulet in the series Still Star-Crossed and Maria Rambeau in the film Captain Marvel. She received the Laurence Olivier bursary in drama school. Lynch will be seen as Nomi in the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die.

Lorraine Crosby

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Walker

Lorraine Crosby is an English songwriter and singer. She achieved popularity in 1993, when she was featured by Meat Loaf in his hit song, I'd Do Anything for Love. Lorraine Crosby's popularity increased in 2008, when she came up with her first album, Mrs Loud.