Famous People Born Today

Juice WRLD

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 2019

Rapper Juice Wrld is best remembered for his tracks Lucid Dreams and All Girls Are the Same. He was also part of the collective Internet Money. He died due to a drug-induced seizure at the age of 21. His posthumous album Legends Never Die topped the Billboard 200 chart.

Britney Spears

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: McComb, Mississippi, United States

Internationally recognised American singer, songwriter and actress, Britney Spears entered the entertainment industry at an early age and later became highly successful as a solo artist with her albums, Baby One More Time, and Oops!…I Did It Again. The Princess of Pop has since released a number of albums and dabbled with acting. Her personal life has also garnered frequent media attention.

Charlie Puth

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Rumson, New Jersey, United States

Charlie Puth initially gained fame through his covers and originals on his YouTube channel, CharliesVlogs. He briefly worked under Ellen DeGeneres's label. He is known for the multiple-Grammy-nominated track See You Again by rapper Wiz Khalifa, which featured him, and his chartbusters One Call Away and We Don't Talk Anymore.

Aaron Rodgers

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Chico, California, United States

Aaron Rodgers, who has the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the history of the National Football League (NFL), is regarded by many as one of the greatest football quarterbacks ever. Also known for his humanitarian and charitable efforts, Aaron Rodgers is an ardent supporter of the MACC Fund, which is a fund-raising organization.

Lucy Liu

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Jackson Heights, New York, United States

American actress, Lucy Liu, shot to fame with television series Ally McBeal and later proved her acting skills with films like Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill, Volume 1, Shanghai Noon and television series Elementary and Southland. Intelligent and multitalented, she has voiced animated films, turned producer/director, made her Broadway debut and last but not the least, is also a visual artist.

Gianni Versace

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Reggio Calabria, Italy

Died: 1997

Legendary Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace founded the brand Versace, reputed worldwide for its luxury products, including clothes, accessories, and fragrances. He had also designed for renowned artists and for series and movies, too. He was shot dead outside his Miami mansion, Casa Casuarina, by Andrew Cunanan. 

Nelly Furtado

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Victoria, Canada

Nelly Furtado is a Portuguese-Canadian record producer and singer-songwriter. Known for her constant reinvention and musical versatility, Furtado is one of the most successful musical artists from Canada, having sold more than 40 million records. Her work has also inspired fellow musicians like Dua Lipa and Bridgit Mendler. Also a philanthropist, Furtado is a member of Artists Against Racism charity.

Daniela Ruah

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Portuguese-American actress, Daniela Rua,h is best known for her role in the TV series, NCIS: Los Angeles. She began acting as a teenager and went on to study performing arts at the London Metropolitan University. She then trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before commencing her professional career. She works in both Portuguese and American films.

Maria Callas

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: New York City, United States

Died: 1977

Greek soprano Maria Callas, also known as “La Divina,” is considered one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner was also in the news for her affair with shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, her rivalry with Renata Tebaldi, and her gradually declining vocal ability.

Monica Seles

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia

Former world number 1 tennis player Monica Seles has nine Grand Slam singles titles to her credit, eight of them for Yugoslavia and one for the U.S. At 16, she was the youngest French Open champion. Her career was affected after being stabbed on court by a Steffi Graf fan.

Alfred Enoch

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Westminster, London, England

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Jana Kramer

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States

Jana Kramer is an American singer and actress who was adjudged Top New Female Artist at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards. A multi-talented personality, Kramer is also known for her skills as a dancer; she finished fourth after competing in the popular dance competition television series Dancing with the Stars in 2016.

Joe Lo Truglio

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Ozone Park, New York, United States

Actor and comedian, Joe Lo Truglio, is best known for his role in the sitcom, Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He studied at the New York University, where he was active in the school’s sketch comedy club. He started working immediately after college and was able to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry within a few years.

Rena Sofer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Arcadia, California, USA

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Georges Seurat

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1859

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1891

A significant figure of the Post-Impressionist era, Georges Seurat depicted structured art, far removed from the free-flowing Impressionist art. Best known for techniques such as pointillism, he created masterpieces such as Bathers at Asnières. He died before his last exhibition ended, and eerily displayed an unfinished painting, Cirque.

Kalvin Phillips

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Leeds, England

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Alexander Haig

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2010

Brendan Coyle

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Corby, Northamptonshire, England

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Yvonne Orji

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Port Harcourt, Rivers State Rivers, Nigeria

Donald De La Haye

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Limon, Costa Rica

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Jason Collins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Gabbi Garcia

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Makati, Philippines

Gabbi Garcia is a Filipino recording artist and actress. Best known for her association with the GMA Network, Gabbi Garcia has played important roles in TV series, such as Encantadia and Let The Love Begin. Over the years, she has also won many prestigious awards like Urduja Heritage Film Award and Golden TV Screen Award.

Shiva Ayyadurai

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Shiva Ayyadurai is an Indian-American engineer, scientist, and entrepreneur. He gained recognition after claiming to be the inventor of email, which is widely disputed even today. His claim is based on a software called EMAIL, which he wrote while studying at Livingston High School in the late-1970s. He is also known for his unfounded medical claims, including treatments for COVID-19.

Neelima Azeem

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: New Delhi

Neelima Azeem, former wife of actor Pankaj Kapur and mother of actors Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter, was once a regular on TV, with Hindi series such as Phir Wahi Talash, The Sword of Tipu Sultan, and Junoon. A trained Kathak dancer, she has played supporting roles in many movies.

Jonathan Frid

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Died: 2012

Cathy Lee Crosby

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Rick Savage

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Sheffield, United Kingdom

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Aaron Jones

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Richard Montgomery

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1738

Birthplace: Swords, Ireland

Died: 1775

Steven Bauer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba

Steven Bauer is a Cuban-American actor best known for playing Cuban drug lord, Manny Ribera, in the American crime drama film, Scarface, a film which gave him an opportunity to work with actors like Al Pacino. Bauer received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the film. He then went on to establish himself as a serious actor.

Randolph Apperson Hearst

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1915

Birthplace: New York, United States

Died: 2000

George Saunders

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas, United States

Edwin Meese

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Oakland, California, U.S.

Teairra Mari

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

Julie Harris

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States

Died: 2013

Soyou

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Jeju Island, South Korea

Dennis Christopher

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Otto Dix

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1891

Birthplace: Gera, Germany

Died: 1969

German painter, engraver and printmaker Otto Dix, counted among the most significant artists of Neue Sachlichkeit, is noted for his harsh and brutal depictions of war and severe situation of German society during the Weimar Republic. Some of his paintings, exhibited in Otto Dix House, which showcases materials on his life and work, include Selbstbildnis als Rauchern and Meine Freundin Elis.  

Dan Butler

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Huntington, Indiana

Stone Phillips

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Texas City, Texas, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Afra Saraçoğlu

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey

Willie Brown

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States

Died: 2019

Penelope Spheeris

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Gary Sanchez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Marc Anthony Thompson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Panama

Marc Anthony Thompson is a Panamanian singer-songwriter currently based in New York City. He is the founder of the music project Chocolate Genius that also includes guitarist Marc Ribot, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, keyboardist John Medeski, and bassist Chris Wood. Besides his association with the group, he also performs as a solo artist and has scored film and theater productions.  

Tal Wilkenfeld

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Tal Wilkenfeld is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She developed an early interest in music and graduated from Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music. She is the bandleader of her own bands and has also performed in collaboration with artists including Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and Mick Jagger. She is a regular practitioner of meditation. 

Lualhati Bautista

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Tondo

Lualhati Bautista is a Filipina writer, political critic, liberal activist, and novelist. Apart from writing novels and short stories, Bautista also writes screenplays. In 1984, Lualhati Bautista was honored at the Metro Manila Film Festival with the Best Story and Best Screenplay awards for her work in a drama film titled Bulaklak sa City Jail.

Suzy Nakamura

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Gary Becker

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2014

Anna Kalinskaya

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Anna Kalinskaya is a Russian professional tennis player who won the girls' doubles event at the 2016 Australian Open, partnering with Slovak tennis player Tereza Mihalíková. She has won seven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She played her first Grand Slam event as a professional player at the Australian Open in 2017.