Famous People Born Today

Lisa Manoban

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Buriram, Thailand

Lalisa Manoban gained fame as part of the South Korean girl group Blackpink. Raised by her Thai mother and Swiss stepfather, she became the only non-Korean member of YG Entertainment. A polyglot, she speaks five languages. She has released a book of self-taken photos and has endorsed Bulgari and Penshoppe.

Mariah Carey

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Huntington, New York, United States

Known for her five-octave vocal range and melismatic singing style, singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She holds the record for the most number-one singles by a solo artist and a female songwriter. She was ranked second on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music in 2012.

Brenda Song

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Carmichael, California, United States

Famous actress Brenda Song began her career as a child model, worked in TV shows ,The Ultimate Christmas Present, and The Bernie Mac and eventually became a Disney star with the sitcom, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and its spinoff The Suite Life on Deck. She ultimately transitioned into doing more mature characters with the acclaimed film The Social Network.

Fergie

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Hacienda Heights, California, United States

Fergie soared to fame as part of the hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas, which has delivered hits such as Boom Boom Pow. She was initially a child star in Kids Incorporated. She has also released solo hits such as Big Girls Don't Cry and owns a line of fragrances.

Nathan Fillion

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Edmonton, Canada

Nathan Fillion is a Canadian-American actor who came into prominence after playing Malcolm Reynolds in the TV series Firefly. His popularity and style prompted public artist, Martin Firrell, to choose Fillion as his subject for two works of public art. Fillion is also credited with co-founding a non-profit organization, Kids Need to Read, along with author PJ Haarsma.

Quentin Tarantino

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Popular film director, screenwriter, and producer, Quentin Tarantino, first rose to fame as an independent filmmaker in the early 1990s. His films are known for their nonlinear story-lines and neo-noir elements and have garnered both critical and commercial success. He is the winner of two Academy Awards and has been called "the single most influential director of his generation."

Pauley Perrette

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Pauley Perrette is a former actress, singer, and writer. Perrette is best known for portraying Abby Sciuto from 2003 to 2018 on the popular police procedural TV series NCIS. Also an activist, Pauley Perrette supports several animal rescue organizations, LGBT rights organizations, and civil rights organizations. Over the years, she has been an ardent supporter of the American Red Cross.

Manuel Neuer

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Considered one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Manuel Neuer is a German football player. He is the captain of German national team as well as his club Bayern Munich. Described as a sweeper-keeper due to his unique playing style, Neuer was part of the German team that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was adjudged the best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011 to 2020 by IFFHS.

Jessie J

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Seven Kings, Ilford, England

Jessie J, the first U.K. female artist to score six Top-10 singles from the same album, is best known for her Billboard Hot 100-charting single Domino. She has been a coach on The Voice in the U.K. and Australia, and has also appeared in the Chinese singing contest Singer.

Halle Bailey

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Elizabeth Mitchell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Gloria Swanson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1899

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1983

Actress and producer, Gloria Swanson, appeared in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and became a prominent Hollywood figure. As a teenager, she ventured into acting by chance and became a popular face soon after. After establishing herself as an actress, she became a filmmaker as well and is considered one of the film industry's pioneering women filmmakers.

Talisa Soto

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Talisa Soto is best known as Princess Kitana from the film Mortal Kombat and its sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Fans also loved her as Lupe Lamora in the James Bond movie Licence to Kill. She had previously been a model and has also been featured on Maxim Hot 100.

David Janssen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Naponee, Nebraska, United States

Died: 1980

David Janssen is best known for his portrayal of Richard Kimble in the series The Fugitive. He also played titular roles in Richard Diamond, Private Detective; O'Hara, U.S. Treasury; and Harry O. He made it to TV Guide’s list of the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

Buster Posey

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Leesburg, Georgia

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Wilhelm Rontgen

Listed In: Engineers

Birth Year: 1845

Birthplace: Lennep, Remscheid, Germany

Died: 1923

Wilhelm Rontgen was a German physicist and mechanical engineer. He is best remembered for producing and detecting X-rays for which he was honored with the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. His discovery of X-rays remains one of the greatest achievements in the field of medical science.

Michael York

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Fulmer, England

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Ram Charan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Anne Ramsey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Died: 1988

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Sarah Vaughan

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1990

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

David Coulthard

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Twynholm, Scotland

Former race-car driver David Coulthard, also known as DC, gained fame for his 15-season stint with Formula One. He has 13 Grand Prix wins and 62 podium finishes to his credit. Following his retirement from F1, he worked a BBC commentator and later joined the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series.

Sophie Nélisse

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Listed In: Architects

Birth Year: 1886

Birthplace: Aachen, Germany

Died: 1969

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect. He is widely considered one of the many pioneers of modernist architecture. After emigrating to the United States, Mies worked on structures like the Promontory Apartments. He is best remembered for serving as the director of a popular German art school named the Bauhaus before its closure in 1933.

JJ Lin

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Singapore

Singaporean singer, songwriter, record-producer and actor JJ Lin launched his career in music with the album Music Voyager that won him Best New Artist award at the 15th Golden Melody Awards. Moving on, Lin spawned other award-winning albums like Westside and Stories Untold. Lin has his own fashion-line, SMUDGE, and has featured in commercials for brands like Beats and Sprite.

Holliday Grainger

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Didsbury, Manchester, England

After starting her career as a child actress, Holliday Grainger went on to establish herself as a prominent actress in the British TV and film industry. Also a well-known philanthropist, Holliday Grainger was featured in a film titled Home, which was intended to help enhance awareness of the global refugee crisis.

Austin Pendleton

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Warren, Ohio, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Tony Banks

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Demi Rose

Listed In: Instagram Stars

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Birmingham

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Cale Yarborough

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Timmonsville, South Carolina, United States

Caitlin Upton

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Lexington

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Harold Nicholas

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Died: 2000

Rosabell Laurenti Sellers

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Helena Rubinstein

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1870

Birthplace: Kraków, Austrian Poland

Died: 1965

Amira Willighagen

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 2004

Birthplace: Nijmegen, Netherlands

Mstislav Rostropovich

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan

Died: 2007

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Henry Royce

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1863

Birthplace: Alwalton, Huntingdonshire, England

Died: 1933

Famous for his designs of car and airplane engines, fifteen years old Frederick Henry Royce learned engineering through hands-on during his apprenticeship at Great Northern Railway Company rather than through education. At twenty-one, he started his own engineering business, manufacturing electrically driven cranes, dynamos, and motors, eventually drawing the attention of C.S. Rolls, co-founding the Rolls Royce Company with him.

Domonique Foxworth

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Oxford, England

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Dave Koz

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Melissa Leong

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Stephen Dillane

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Jann Arden

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Calgary, Canada

Edward Steichen

Listed In: Photographers

Birth Year: 1879

Birthplace: Bivange

Died: 1973

Edward Steichen was a Luxembourgish American painter, curator, and photographer. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and prolific personalities in the history of photography, Steichen is credited with changing photography into an art form. During the 1920s and 1930s, Edward Steichen was considered the highest-paid and best-known photographer in the world.

Andrew Farriss

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Perth

The cofounder of the Australia’s iconic rock band, INXS, Andrew Farriss also serves as its main songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist, and backing vocalist. Opening his first band, Doctor Dolphin, while in high school, he later joined The Farriss Brothers before cofounding The Vegetables, which later became INXS. Winner of many awards, he released his debut album at the age of 62.