Famous People Born Today

Michael Jordan

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

A superstar, a legend and the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan is all this and much more. Very few athletes can match up with his level of popularity and impact. And if that is not enough, he is also the richest former professional athlete in the world.

Ed Sheeran

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Ed Sheeran is one of the most popular English singer-songwriters of the current generation. His songs Castle on the Hill and Shape of You from his third studio album broke records in several countries. He is one of the best-selling music artists in the world, having sold over 150 million records worldwide.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

A multitalented personality, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a versatile actor, a recognised director and the founder of HitRecord, a collaborative platform for creative artist. Debuting as a child actor, he won fame and awards with the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun. Later, as an adult, he acted in films like The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Don Jon.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States

Billie Joe Armstrong is an American musician and record producer. He is credited with co-founding and popularizing the rock band, Green Day. As a guitarist and vocalist, he has also contributed immensely to the success of the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder. In 1997, Armstrong founded Adeline Records to help support contemporary bands; the record company was closed in 2017.

AB de Villiers

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Warmbad, Transvaal Province, South Africa

AB de Villiers, also known as “Mr. 360” and “Superman,” has captained the South African cricket team in Tests, ODIs, and T20s. Named the ICC ODI Player of the Year thrice, the Wisden "cricketer of the decade" is a devout Christian, has written an autobiography, and released a pop album.

Paris Hilton

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Paris Hilton comes from an affluent family and is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. A leaked 2001 sex tape with her then boyfriend, Rick Salomon, had created quite a scandal in 2003, which led her to act in the reality television series, The Simple Life. She’s also an actress, singer, model, author, socialite and businesswomen.

Bonnie Wright

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: London, United Kingdom

Bonnie Wright is an English actress, filmmaker, screenwriter, and activist. She is best known for portraying Ginny Weasley in the popular Harry Potter movie series. Over the years, Wright has been playing a key role in raising awareness about plastic pollution. She also serves as an ambassador for an international non-governmental charity called Lumos.

Rene Russo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States

Rene Russo is an American actress, model, and producer. As a fashion model, Russo graced the covers of magazines like Cosmopolitan and Vogue during the 1970s. She then established herself as an actress, playing important roles in popular films like Lethal Weapon 3, Outbreak, and In the Line of Fire. She also headlined the comedy film Yours, Mine and Ours.

Vasyl Lomachenko

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi, Ukraine

Vasyl Lomachenko is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He is widely regarded as the most popular Ukrainian boxer and one of the most successful amateur boxers ever with an impressive record of 396 wins and 1 loss. Known for his exceptional accuracy, creativity, hand speed, athleticism, footwork, and defense, Lomachenko won Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.

Jim Brown

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1936

Birthplace: St. Simons, Georgia, United States

Died: 2023

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Denise Richards

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Denise Richards is an actress, television personality and a former fashion model. Some of her well known films are Starship Troopers, Wild Things, The World Is Not Enough and Love Actually. She’s also worked in many television sitcoms and has made it to top 50 and top 100 ‘Sexiest Women’ list of several magazines. She supports numerous charities.

Lou Diamond Phillips

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines

Golden Globe-nominated actor Lou Diamond Phillips is best known as Ritchie Valens from the film La Bamba. His performance in the Broadway revival of The King and I earned him a Tony nomination. He has also appeared in a string of TV and radio projects and participated in poker championships.

Larry the Cable Guy

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Pawnee City, Nebraska

Stand-up comedian Daniel Lawrence Whitney, better known as "Larry the Cable Guy," soared to fame with Blue Collar Comedy Tour. He has authored a book named Git-R-Done, which is also his signature catchphrase. He was the voice of Mater in the Cars film series and has appeared in several movies.

Dominic Purcell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Wallasey, England, United Kingdom

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Taylor Hawkins

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Hal Holbrook

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1925

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S

Died: 2021

Actor, TV director, and writer, Hal Holbrook, has been active in the entertainment industry for seven decades. In his extensive career, he has appeared in hundreds of films, TV shows, and stage productions. He is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including five Primetime Emmy Awards. He was honored with the National Humanities Medal in 2003.

Michael Bay

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Filmmaker Michael Bay, the man behind films such as Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and the Transformers movies, is known for his big-budget action films with eye-catching special effects. He also co-owns two production houses, one of which has remade several horror films, such as The Amityville Horror and Friday the 13th.

Vicente Fernández

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico

Died: 2021

One of Mexico’s best-known cultural icons, singer-actor Vicente Fernández gained nicknames such as The King of Ranchera Music. Known for his signature oversized sombrero and eye-catching costumes, he sold more than 50 million albums throughout his career and won 3 Grammys and 9 Latin Grammys. He also produced Mexican films.

Sasha Pieterse

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa

Sasha Pieterse is an actress, songwriter, and singer. She is best known for playing Alison DiLaurentis in the popular mystery thriller TV series, Pretty Little Liars. Also known for her dancing skills, Pieterse took part in the season 25 of Dancing with the Stars where she finished tenth. In 2019, Pieterse helped build houses by working with Habitat for Humanity.

Jason Ritter

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Jason Ritter, son of actors Nancy Morgan and John Ritter, is best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Mark Cyr in Parenthood. Fans loved him as Kevin Girardi in Joan of Arcadia and as the voice of Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls. He has also appeared in many short films.

Jerry O'Connell

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Marc Márquez

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Cervera, Spain

Marc Márquez is a Spanish professional road racer best known for his association with Repsol Honda. Having won eight Grand Prix World Championships so far, Márquez is counted among the most successful motorcycle racers in the history of motorcycle racing. The most successful and popular Spanish rider in MotoGP history, Márquez is also counted among the greatest innovators of MotoGP.

Richard Karn

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Richard Karn is an American actor and former game show host. He is known for hosting the popular game show, Family Feud, and for playing Al Borland in the television series Home Improvement. Karn used the popularity, which he achieved through Home Improvement, to author a couple of books on home renovation, such as House Broken and Handy at Home.

Brooke D'Orsay

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Gene Pitney

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died: 2006

Huey P. Newton

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Died: 1989

Huey P. Newton was an African-American civil and political rights activist. He is credited with co-founding The Black Panther Party (BPP), which went on to become one of black movement's most influential organizations of the late-1960s. The party, under Newton's leadership, founded more than 60 community support programs, including Free Breakfast for Children, which provided food to thousands of children.

Mary Ann Mobley

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Died: 2014

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Ralphie May

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Died: 2017

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Chord Overstreet

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Alan Bates

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Allestree, Derby, England

Died: 2003

Alan Bates was an English actor who achieved popularity during the 1960s by playing important roles in films like Whistle Down the Wind and A Kind of Loving. The same decade, he also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Yakov Shepsovitch Bok in the 1968 British drama film The Fixer.

Barry Humphries

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Kew, Australia

Australian comedian and satirist Barry Humphries is best known for his stage/TV alter egos Sir Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage. He has also written plays for London's West End and also published an award-winning autobiography. Known for his Dadaist humor, he is also a skilled landscape painter.

Rickey Medlocke

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Patricia Routledge

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

David Goggins

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States

Adriano Leite Ribeiro

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Kathleen Freeman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1919

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 2001

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Devin White

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Springhill, Louisiana, United States

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Case Keenum

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Brownwood, Texas

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Banjo Paterson

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1864

Birthplace: Orange

Died: 1941

Remembered for the legendary poems Waltzing Matilda and The Man from Snowy River, Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson was an Australian bush poet who depicted rural life through his works. Initially a law clerk and a journalist, he later adopted the pseudonym Banjo, which was his favorite horse’s name.

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Tocopilla, Chile

Chilean-French filmmaker and artist, Alejandro Jodorowsky, is best known for his avant-garde films. A multifaceted personality, he is also a novelist, poet, musician, composer, and spiritual guru. His films are filled with surreal images and mysticism. A much-revered figure in international cinema, he is the recipient of the Jack Smith Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF).

René Laennec

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1781

Birthplace: Quimper, France

Died: 1826

Unlike most doctors, French physician René Laennec was also a skilled musician. It was while making his own wooden flutes that he invented the stethoscope, which helped doctors examine the chest cavity through auditory cues. His research also included work on melanoma, cirrhosis, and tuberculosis. He was a dedicated Catholic.