Famous People Born Today

Jimmy Fallon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Bay Ridge, New York, United States

Jimmy Fallon began as a stand-up comedian and an SNL cast member and then got his own show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He succeeded Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. He has also starred in movies, written a few children’s books, and released two comedy albums.

Adam West

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1928

Birthplace: Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Died: 2017

Adam West was an actor best known for his portrayal of Batman in the 1960s live-action TV series of the same name. One of the first actors to play Batman, West is considered the most popular actor to play the iconic character. After his death, the Bat-Signal was projected on Los Angeles’ City Hall as a tribute to the actor.

David McCallum

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1933

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

David McCallum is a Scottish musician and actor who gained recognition for portraying Illya Kuryakin in the popular spy fiction TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. He gained international recognition for playing Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the action police procedural TV series NCIS. David McCallum has also contributed as a writer, publishing a novel titled Once a Crooked Man.

Danielle Panabaker

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia

Danielle Panabaker is an American actress who made the heads turn with her performance in the TV series, Shark. She has acted in a number of horror films and hence is popularly known as scream queen. Also known for her charity work, Danielle Panabaker volunteers for organizations, such as Unicef, Art of Elysium, and Young Storytellers Foundation.

Jeremy Irons

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom

Jeremy Irons is a popular English actor. In the US, Irons is best known as one of the few actors to have achieved the famous Triple Crown of Acting. Also an activist known for his charity work, Jeremy Irons works closely with the United Nations. He also supports charities, such as The Prison Phoenix Trust.

Sunita Williams

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Euclid, Ohio, United States

Sunita Williams is an American US Navy officer and astronaut. She formerly held the records for most spacewalk time for a woman and most spacewalks by a woman. In 2007, she became the first person to run a marathon in space. She has several honors under her belt, including a NASA Spaceflight Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, and Navy Commendation Medal.

Cass Elliot

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1941

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died: 1974

Cass Elliot was a popular American singer and actress. As part of the famous folk-rock vocal group The Mamas and the Papas, Cass Elliot played an important role in influencing the counterculture of the 1960s and its music scene. She had a great impact on the American entertainment industry of the 1960s.

Trisha Yearwood

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Monticello, Georgia, United States

Trisha Yearwood is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, author, and celebrity chef. She is credited with releasing several chart-busting albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. Also known for her philanthropic activities Trisha Yearwood has been supporting Habitat for Humanity, a charity home building group, for many years now.

Song Joong-ki

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Secheon-dong, Daejeon, South Korea

Song Joong-ki is one of the most popular South Korean actors of the current generation; he gained international recognition after his performance in the TV series Descendants of the Sun. A top Hallyu star, Song had become the face of more than 30 brands by 2016. Also known for his humanitarian efforts, Song provides financial support to treat cancer-stricken children.

Sanaa Lathan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Sanaa Lathan voiced Donna Tubbs in The Cleveland Show and Family Guy. She has also starred in movies such as Contagion and The Best Man. She delivered a Tony-nominated performance in A Raisin in the Sun and was part of the all-Black cast of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Trae Young

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1998

Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Alison Sweeney

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Actress, reality show host, and director, Alison Sweeney, is best known for her role in the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives. She began acting as a child and made her TV debut at the age of five in an advertisement. As a young woman, she started acting in TV shows and became a popular TV actress.

Twiggy

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1949

Birthplace: Neasden,Middlesex, England

Dame Lesley Lawson, better known as Twiggy, soared to fame as a model in the 1960s. Known for her signature androgynous look, she graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue. She has won two Golden Globes for her role in The Boy Friend and written a bestselling memoir, too.

Lita Ford

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1958

Birthplace: London, England

Lita Ford is an English-born American vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. She is best known as the lead guitarist for The Runaways, a now-defunct rock band. Also a humanitarian, Ford took part in a cooking television game show titled Chopped in an attempt to raise $10,000 for her charity. In the 2010 film The Runaways, Ford was played by Scout Taylor-Compton.

Brian Epstein

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1934

Birthplace: Liverpool

Died: 1967

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Nile Rodgers

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: New York City

Kieran Trippier

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Bury, England

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Frances Farmer

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Died: 1970

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Randolph Mantooth

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Eva Marie

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Walnut Creek, California, United States

Eva Marie is an American actress, professional wrestler, model, and fashion designer. She achieved popularity after appearing in WWE and the popular reality TV series, Total Divas. In 2015, she launched her own line of hair extensions and followed it up by launching a fashion line called NEM Fashion the next year. Eva Marie has also won several fashion competitions.

Rosemary Harris

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Ashby, United Kingdom

Rosemary Harris is an English actress known for playing Aunt May in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man film series. The winner of several awards, including a Golden Globe Award and Tony Award, Harris was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1994, she received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1994 film Tom & Viv.

William Golding

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1911

Birthplace: Newquay

Died: 1993

William Golding was a British playwright, novelist, and poet whose novel Rites of Passage earned him the Booker Prize in 1980. In 1983, Golding was honored with the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1988, William Golding was knighted for his contributions to literature. In 2008, he was mentioned in The Times' list of 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

Bill Medley

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Los Angeles

Lorenza Izzo

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Santiago, Chile

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Joan Lunden

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Fair Oaks, California

Joan Lunden is an American author, journalist, and television host. From 1980 to 1997, Joan Lunden co-hosted one of ABC network's most popular and successful shows, Good Morning America. Over the years, Lunden has been serving as an inspiration to several working American mothers, having been recognized as a dedicated mother with several honors and awards.

Pia Mia

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Guam, United States

Stephon Gilmore

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: , Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Tegan and Sara

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Kostya Tszyu

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Serov, Russia

Kostya Tszyu is a former boxer who held multiple light-welterweight championships. Renowned for his punching power, Tszyu is considered one of the hardest-punching boxers in the history of light-welterweight boxing. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1991 World Championships, where he won a gold medal. In 2010, Tszyu was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Cheri Oteri

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1962

Birthplace: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States

Cheri Oteri is best known for Saturday Night Live, where she played various characters, such as Arianna and Adele. She was also part of the films Grown Ups 2 and Scary Movie and has voiced characters in the animated series Bunsen Is a Beast and Sit Down, Shut Up.

Soledad O'Brien

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: St. James, New York St. James, New York (state) New York, U.S.

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Tim Scott

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: North Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.

Joe Morgan

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1943

Birthplace: Bonham, Texas, United States

Died: 2020

Joe Morgan, nicknamed Little Joe for his short stature, was a star second baseman who played MLB baseball for teams such as the Houston Astros, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants. The Baseball Hall of Fame inductee had won two World Series championships with the Cincinnati Reds.

Paulo Freire

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Recife, Brazil

Died: 1997

An advocate of critical consciousness as a form of pedagogy, Paulo Freire grew up amid abject poverty in a Depression-hit Brazil. Remembered for his iconic work Pedagogy of the Oppressed, the revered educator who supported dialogic education had also won accolades such as the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.

Katrina Bowden

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1988

Birthplace: Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Renee Paquette

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Toronto, Canada

Renee Paquette is a Canadian television personality and host. She is best known for appearing in WWE, where she worked as an interviewer, presenter, and commentator from 2012 to 2020. In 2013, Renee Paquette received the Slammy Award for her work in The JBL and Cole Show. In 2020, she started hosting Oral Sessions, her own podcast.

James Lipton

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Detroit

Lydia Hearst

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Wilton (Connecticut)

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Uğur Şahin

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: İskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey

Stephanie Allynne

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: California, United States

Nick Massi

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2000

Lisa Cimorelli

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: California

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Mario Batali

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Mario Batali is an American chef, restaurateur, writer, and media personality. He started hogging the limelight after appearing on some of Food Network's shows, such as Iron Chef America and Molto Mario. Also a well-known philanthropist and social activist, Batali established the Mario Batali Foundation in 2008, which funds pediatric disease research and various children's educational programs.

Jarvis Cocker

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Sheffield

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Dejounte Murray

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Skepta

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Tottenham, London

Skepta is a British record producer, songwriter, and rapper. He is credited with founding the independent record label Boy Better Know (BBK) along with his younger brother Jamie aka Jme. The record label has produced several successful albums so far.