Famous People Born Today

Ronaldo

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he played for Brazil in 98 matches, scoring 62 goals. He was named FIFA World Player of the Year three times. He retired in 2011 and has since established himself as a successful businessperson.

Ben Carson

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson is credited with many pioneering neurosurgical procedures. He became a Library of Congress “Living Legend” and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He later contested in the 2016 presidential primaries, has authored numerous books, was a Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and earned 60 honorary doctorates.

James Marsden

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

James Marsden is an American former model, actor, and singer. His portrayal of Cyclops in the X-Men superhero film series played a major role in the overall success of the franchise. Refusing to fall prey to stereotypes, James Marsden transitioned to comedy films before working in independent films. He has also had a successful career in music.

Aidan Gallagher

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2003

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Aidan Gallagher is a popular upcoming actor who started acting when he was just ten years old, appearing in an episode of the TV show Modern Family. He is also a singer. Besides his work in the entertainment industry, he is an environmentalist who follows a vegan lifestyle. He was named UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for North America in 2018.

James Gandolfini

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Westwood, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2013

James Gandolfini was an American actor who achieved the rare feat of being identified more as the character he performed rather than as himself. Years of immaculately performing the role of a powerful crime boss for the TV series, The Sopranos, defined Gandolfini’s legacy forever as a character actor, a legacy he gracefully carried over to the big screen.

Jason Sudeikis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1975

Birthplace: Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Saturday Night Live (SNL) has been a great platform for many exceptional comedians and actors, including Jason Sudeikis. Born with anosmia, Jason Sudeikis does not have the ability to detect smells. Nevertheless, one can say that he is blessed with the ability to smell out good scripts as many of his films have been major box office hits.

John McAfee

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England

Died: 2021

John McAfee is an English-American businessman and computer programmer. He is credited with founding one of the most popular software companies of all time, McAfee Associates, which specializes in producing enterprise security software. After leaving the company, which is now owned by TPG Capital and Intel, John McAfee went on to found other companies like Tribal Voice and Future Tense Central.

Aisha Tyler

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1970

Birthplace: San Francisco

Aisha Tyler is credited with co-founding an all-female a cappella group called Dartmouth Rockapellas, which aimed at spreading social awareness through music. She later became a prominent actress, playing important roles in popular TV series like Criminal Minds and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Aisha Tyler is also an ardent advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement and LGBTQ rights.

Christian Pulisic

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Greta Garbo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1905

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Died: 1990

Iconic Swedish-American movie star Greta Garbo is remembered for her melancholic characters. She soared to fame with silent movies such as A Woman of Affairs and talkies such as Mata Hari and Anna Karenina. The three-time Academy Award nominee quit films at 35 and lived a private life.

Fred Willard

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States

Died: 2020

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Frankie Avalon

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Frankie Avalon gained fame with his Billboard-charting singles Venus and Why. He was also part of various Beach Party movies, teaming up with actor Annette Funicello. He is also known for his role in the stage production of Grease. He later launched a cosmetic brand and also published a cookbook.

Holly Robinson Peete

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Samuel Johnson

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1709

Birthplace: Lichfield, England

Died: 1784

Essayist, biographer, lexicographer, and literary critic Samuel Johnson, or Dr. Johnson, is remembered for his A Dictionary of the English Language and Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. He was also a poet, a playwright, and a staunch Tory. His mannerisms indicated he had Tourette syndrome.

Toni Kukoč

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Split, Croatia

Toni Kukoč is a Croatian-American retired basketball player who played in the NBA for teams like Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks. A three-time NBA champion, Kukoč was made an inductee of the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 and 2021 respectively.

Kendra Lust

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: Madison Heights, Michigan, USA

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Jack Warden

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1920

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2006

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Dee Dee Ramone

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Fort Lee, Virginia, United States

Died: 2002

Douglas Glenn Colvin, or Dee Dee Ramone, was a co-founder, bassist, and singer of the punk rock band The Ramones. He had also written some of the band’s hits such as Wart Hog and Rockaway Beach. He had a lifelong struggle with heroin addiction and died of a drug overdose.

Serge Ibaka

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Lance Armstrong

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Plano, Texas, United States

Lance Armstrong became one of the most inspirational stories after he survived cancer and went on to win seven consecutive Tour de France races from 1999 to 2005. He was considered one of the greatest road racing cyclists ever before he was stripped of all of his achievements starting from August 1998 due to his involvement in a doping scandal.

Steven Pinker

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American linguist, cognitive psychologist, and popular science author. He is also a supporter of the computational theory of mind and evolutionary psychology. His works have earned him awards from organizations like the National Academy of Sciences, the American Psychological Association, and the American Humanist Association. In 2013, he was named in Prospect magazine's World Thinkers list.

June Foray

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1917

Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2017

Height: 4'11" (150 cm)

Billy Eichner

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1978

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Xzibit

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Sara Haines

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Newton, Iowa, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Viktor Hovland

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Oslo, Norway

Born to a golf enthusiast father, Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland was trained in the sport since age 11. He later scripted history by becoming the first from his country to win the U.S. Amateur, to compete in the Masters, and to win on the PGA European Tour.

Alison Lohman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Palm Springs, California, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Adrien-Marie Legendre

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1752

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1833

Born into an affluent family, French mathematician Adrien-Marie Legendre probably never had to earn a living till the beginning of the French Revolution. Excelling in math and physics, he later contributed to areas such as elliptic functions, developed the least squares method, and lent his name to Legendre polynomials.

Dennis Johnson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2007

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Arie Luyendyk Jr.

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Born in the Netherlands, to 2-time Indianapolis 500 champion Arie Luyendyk, Arie Luyendyk Jr. moved to the US with his family at age 3. He followed in his father’s footsteps to enter the arena of auto racing. He later gained fame with his appearance on The Bachelorette and his romance with Lauren Burnham.

Lukas Forchhammer

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Freetown Christiania, Denmark

Lukas Forchhammer is a Danish singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and former actor. He is credited with forming the popular Danish band Lukas Graham, where he serves as a multi-instrumentalist and lead singer. He formed the band along with his friends from high school. As a child, Lukas had appeared in the first three of the famous Krummerne film series.

Nina Arianda

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Jennifer Tisdale

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: Neptune, New Jersey, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Sol Campbell

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Plaistow, London, England

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Patrick Schwarzenegger, son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, is a promising model and actor. He is signed with LA Models. He was appreciated for his roles of Charlie Reed in Midnight Sun and Daniel in Daniel Isn't Real. He also appeared in the miniseries The Long Road Home.

Barrett Foa

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Anna Netrebko

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Krasnodar, Russia

Anna Netrebko is a Russian operatic singer who has performed at popular venues, such as The Royal Opera and Metropolitan Opera. She achieved international fame in 2002, when she played Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Festival. One of the most decorated operatic singers of her generation, Anna Netrebko was included in the Time 100 list in 2007.

Robert Blake

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Nutley, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2023

Robert Blake began as a child actor, appearing in MGM’s Our Gang short-film series and in the Red Ryder movie franchise, eventually appearing mostly as either a Latino or an American-Indian. He was later tried and acquitted of the murder of his second wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley.

Leon Askin

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1907

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: 2005

Leon Askin was a prominent actor of Austrian origin. Born in Vienna to a Jewish family, he fled to the United States in 1940 to escape the Nazis. Already trained in acting, he was able to get work in Hollywood. He ventured into television as well and became widely popular with his role in the sitcom Hogan's Heroes.