Famous People Born Today

Evan Peters

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

American actor, Evan Peters, is best known for portraying different characters in eight out of the nine season of the popular horror anthology series American Horror Story. He played the mutant Quicksilver in the superhero films X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix. Peters, whose debut film won him an award, has also appeared in various television commercials.

Buzz Aldrin

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1930

Birthplace: Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Buzz Aldrin became the second person to set foot on the Moon, as the pilot of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, 19 minutes after Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon, on July 21, 1969. Aldrin has also been a U.S. Air Force officer and flew fighter jets in the Korean War.

Rainn Wilson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Rainn Wilson is an actor and writer who used his popularity to make his YouTube channel, SoulPancake, a success. Also a climate change advocate, Wilson made a documentary titled The Idiot’s Guide to Climate Change, based on his trip to Greenland. He is known for his charitable works and has adopted a vegan diet since adopting Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs.

Blueface

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Stacey Dash

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Nikki Haley

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Bamberg, South Carolina, United States

Born to Indian immigrant parents, Nikki Haley went on to become the first Indian-American to hold an office in South Carolina and later became its governor—the first woman and second Indian American to be appointed governor in the US. A published author, she has also served as the US ambassador to the United Nations.

David Lynch

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Missoula, Montana, United States

Died: 2025

American filmmaker David Lynch is widely regarded as one of the most influential and accomplished directors of the modern era. Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire are some of his acclaimed films. He was given an honorary Oscar in 2019. He is also a painter and a musician.

Skeet Ulrich

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

George Burns

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1896

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 1996

George Burns was an American actor, comedian, singer, and writer. Characterized by his cigar-smoke punctuation and arched eyebrow, which remained relevant for more than 75 years, Burns was one of the few entertainers to have achieved an equal amount of success in film, television, vaudeville, and radio. He has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

David Baszucki

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Canada

David Baszucki is a Canadian-born American entrepreneur and inventor. He is credited with co-founding the Roblox Corporation, for which he also serves as the CEO. He is also credited with co-founding Knowledge Revolution, a company which was obtained by MSC Software in 1998. In 2017 and 2018, Baszucki was named one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs.

Paul Stanley

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: New York City, United States

Singer, songwriter, and painter, Paul Stanley is best known for being a co-founder of the rock band Kiss. A rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the band, he also wrote or co-wrote many of their hit songs. He has been ranked 18th on Hit Parader’s list of the Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.

DeForest Kelley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Toccoa, Georgia, United States

Died: 1999

DeForest Kelley, also known as Dee, is remembered for his appearances in Westerns such as Warlock. He also gained fame as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in the Star Trek movie and TV franchise. A talented singer, he also sang on various radio shows and appeared on WSB AM. 

Nick Foles

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Questlove

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Aristotle Onassis

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Karataş, İzmir, Turkey

Died: 1975

A Greek shipping magnate who was one of the world's richest men at one point, Aristotle Onassis held the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet at the peak of his career. He was involved in the privatization of the Greek national airlines as well. He had liaisons with many famous and beautiful women and was married to Jacqueline Kennedy.

Patricia Neal

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Packard, Kentucky, United States

Died: 2010

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Federico Fellini

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Rimini, Italy

Died: 1993

Italian film director and screenwriter, Federico Fellini, is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. He was nominated for the Academy Awards 12 times and won four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. His distinctive style of film-making has inspired generations of directors in both Italy and Hollywood.

Lorenzo Lamas

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Lorenzo Lamas, son of actors Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl, is best known for his Golden Globe-nominated role of Lance Cumson in the soap Falcon Crest. He also played Reno Raines in Renegade and Hector Ramirez in The Bold and the Beautiful, and lent his voice to Phineas and Ferb. 

Joey Badass

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Gary Barlow

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Gary Barlow, best known as part of the British pop band Take That, has also had a successful solo career. The six-time Ivor Novello Award-winning singer has also judged shows such as The X Factor UK and has worked for charitable causes such as the Children in Need initiative. 

Kevin Parker

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Kevin Parker is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with founding the psychedelic music project, Tame Impala. Over the years, Parker has won several prestigious awards, such as a Brit Award and ARIA Music Awards. 

Chris Harris

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: United Kingdom

TV host and automotive journalist Chris Harris is best known as a primary presenter of Top Gear. He had a successful YouTube series, Chris Harris on Cars, which was later moved to the Top Gear website. Chris is also a major contributor to auto magazines such as Evo and Autocar.

Ron Harper

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Brantley Gilbert

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Jefferson, Georgia, U.S.

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Andre Marie Ampere

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1775

Birthplace: Parish of St. Nizier, Lyon, France

Died: 1836

Andre Marie Ampere was a French physicist and mathematician. He is best known for being one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism. He was a professor at the École Polytechnique and the Collège de France and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. The base SI unit of electric current, the ampere, is named after him. 

Melissa Rivers

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

John Michael Montgomery

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Danville, Kentucky, USA

Frances Tiafoe

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Hyattsville, Maryland, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Reno Wilson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Tom Baker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Liverpool, England

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

James Denton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Sid Wilson

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Robert Morris

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1734

Birthplace: Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Died: 1806

Robert Morris was an English-born merchant best remembered as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was also one of the signers of the United States Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, and the Declaration of Independence. From 1789 to 1795, Robert Morris served as the United States Senator from Pennsylvania.

Slim Whitman

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Oak Park, Tampa, Florida, United States

Died: 2013

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

R. A. Salvatore

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Leominster, Massachusetts

Joy Adamson

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1910

Birthplace: Opava, Czechia

Died: 1980

Best known for her iconic book Born Free, which describes her experiences of raising a lion cub named Elsa, Joy Adamson was a noted Austro-Hungarian wildlife conservationist. She excelled in music and medicine in her younger days and later settled in Kenya with her third husband, conservationist George Adamson.

Ian Hill

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: West Bromwich, England

Georgina Bloomberg

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Born to former New York City mayor and media magnate Michael Bloomberg, Georgina Bloomberg was no stranger to the glitz of an affluent lifestyle. An elite equestrian, she now owns the New York Empire team. She has also co-authored a few novels and is an animal rights activist and a philanthropist.

Rudy Boesch

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States

Died: 2019

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Margaret Avery

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Mangum, Oklahoma, United States

Julia Morgan

Listed In: Engineers

Birth Year: 1872

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: 1957

Julia Morgan was an American engineer and architect who is credited with designing over 700 buildings in California. She was the first woman to study at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the first woman to be honored with the AIA Gold Medal, which was conferred upon her posthumously. She also received a posthumous induction into the California Hall of Fame.

Marco Simoncelli

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Cattolica, Italy

Died: 2011

Marco Simoncelli was an Italian motorcycle racer. From 2002 to 2011, Simoncelli competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing and won the 2008 Grand Prix Championship. While competing in the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix on 23 October, Simoncelli lost control over his motorcycle and was run over by other vehicles on the track. He died of wounds at age 24.

Tyler Herro

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Kellyanne Conway

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Atco, New Jersey, USA

Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway, the pollster and political consultant, served as counselor to the president in Donald Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2020. Earlier, she was Trump's campaign manager in 2016. She is the first woman to have run a successful US presidential campaign. Conway has been embroiled in a series of controversies and has been accused of violating public office norms.

Tenille Townes

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Grande Prairie, Canada

Nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award at 17, Tenille Townes rocked the country music scene of Canada with hits such as Somebody’s Daughter and Come as You Are. Her albums, such as The Lemonade Stand, have been inspired by the beauty of her hometown, Grande Prairie, in Alberta.

Kerri Kenney-Silver

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Ozzie Guillen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Philippe Cousteau Jr.

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Known for the documentary Ocean's Deadliest, which he co-hosted with Steve Irwin, oceanographer Philippe Cousteau Jr. also earned an Emmy nomination for his work in Awesome Planet. The grandson of naval officer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Philippe had lost his father, sailor and filmmaker Philippe Cousteau, 6 months before his birth.

Matthew Tuck

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Bridgend, Wales

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Fireball Roberts

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Tavares, Florida, United States

Died: 1964