Famous People Born Today

Steve Jobs

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: 2011

A college dropout, Steve Jobs, went on to be regarded as the Father of the Digital World. The founder/co-founder of Apple Inc, Pixar Animation Studios and NeXT Inc was a passionate visionary who was responsible for the development of iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPad and the iPhone which ushered in a new era in the computer, music and film industries.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

One of the most remunerative pay-per-view (PPV) attractions of all time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has had a glorious boxing career. One of the most decorated boxers ever, Floyd is regarded as the best pound for pound boxer by many websites. During his career, he had his share of controversies and made brief appearances in shows like WWE and Dancing with the Stars.

Daniel Kaluuya

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: London, England,United Kingdom

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Phil Knight

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1938

Birthplace: Portland

Business tycoon Phil Knight co-founded Nike, Inc. and also served as its chairman and CEO. Forbes named him the world’s 26th-richest person in 2020. He is a qualified accountant and once owned a running team. He has launched a non-profit and owns a stop-motion production company, too.

Kristin Davis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Boulder, Colorado, U.S

Kristin Davis is an American actress best known for portraying Charlotte in the popular comedy-drama TV series Sex and the City. Also renowned for her philanthropic work, she has campaigned in support of Oxfam's work as the confederation's global ambassador since 2004. As part of her philanthropic work, Kristin Davis has traveled to places like South Africa, Haiti, and Mozambique.

Ibn Battuta

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1304

Birthplace: Tangier, Morocco

Died: 1369

Ibn Battuta was a Berber-Moroccan explorer and scholar who traveled extensively, visiting most of the Old World over a period of three decades. He is one of the most traveled explorers in history. After returning home, Ibn Battuta dictated an account of his journeys, which is simply referred to as The Rihla.

Billy Zane

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Billy Zane is an American actor best known for portraying Caledon Hockley in the 1997 epic romance film Titanic. He then went on to play a crucial role in the success of films, such as The Believer, which was showcased at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize.

Abe Vigoda

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1921

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 2016

Abe Vigoda was an American actor, best known for playing Salvatore Tessio in the 1972 crime film The Godfather. He also played important roles in TV series, such as Barney Miller. Apart from acting, Abe Vigoda also enjoyed playing handball, which he played often in his youth.

Edward James Olmos

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: East Los Angeles, California, United States

Edward James Olmos is an American actor, activist, director, and producer. Over the course of his career, Olmos has won several prestigious awards like the Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, and Saturn Award. Edward James Olmos is credited with contributing positively to the image of the Hispanics in the US.

Earl Sweatshirt

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rapper and record producer Earl Sweatshirt was previously known as Sly Tendencies. He was part of the hip-hop collective Odd Future. Following the release of his debut mixtape, his mother sent him to a Samoa boarding school. He went back to Los Angeles soon and began making music again.

Debra Jo Rupp

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Glendale, California

Debra Jo Rupp is best known as Kitty Forman from That '70s Show and as Alice Knight-Buffay from Friends. She voiced Mary Lou Helperman in the series Teacher's Pet and its sequel movie, and has also delivered award-winning stage performances. Fans also loved her as Miss Patterson in Big.

Chester W. Nimitz

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1885

Birthplace: Fredericksburg, Texas, United States

Died: 1966

Chester W. Nimitz was part of the United States Navy where he served as a fleet admiral. He played a key role during World War II, commanding the US Pacific Fleet and the Allied air, sea, and land forces. He also played a crucial role in acquiring approval to develop USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine in the world.

Dennis Waterman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Died: 2022

Dennis Waterman was best known for playing “tough guys,” such as DS George Carter in The Sweeney and Terry McCann in Minder. He also appeared in films such as Scars of Dracula and The World Cup: A Captain's Tale. He has also been caricatured in the sketch-comedy series Little Britain.

Jan Koum

Listed In: Business People

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine

Jan Koum is a Ukrainian American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He is credited with co-founding the popular cross-platform messaging service, WhatsApp. One of the most popular billionaires around the world, Koum donated almost $556 million to the donor-advised community foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, in 2014.

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Sebastián Marroquín

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: Medellín, Colombia

Sebastián Marroquín is the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. He and his family fled to Mozambique after Pablo’s death, and then to Argentina, where he dropped “Escobar” from his name. He owns an organic clothing line and has written a book and contributed to a documentary about Pablo.

George Thorogood

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1950

Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Wilson Bethel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Wilson Bethel is an American actor known for playing important roles in popular TV series, such as The Young and the Restless, Hart of Dixie, and All Rise. Apart from being an actor, Wilson Bethel also contributes as an executive producer and writer every now and then.

John Vernon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1932

Birthplace: Zehner, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died: 2005

Born to Polish immigrants, Canadian actor John Vernon made waves in Hollywood with his roles of figures of authority, such as doctors and academics, in films. Known for films such as Animal House and Dirty Harry, he had also lent his voice to many series and video games.

Shinsuke Nakamura

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan

Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese wrestler best known for appearing in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he has won several championships, such as the Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, and SmackDown Tag Team Championship. In 2016, Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine named him the Most Popular Wrestler of the Year. He is also known for his association with New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Dominic Chianese

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States

Dominic Chianese is best known for his Emmy-nominated role of Corrado "Junior" Soprano in The Sopranos. Fans also loved him as Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II and as Leander Cephas Whitlock in the series Boardwalk Empire. He has also received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Alain Prost

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Lorette, Loire, France

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Barry Bostwick

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: San Mateo, California, USA

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Zdzisław Beksiński

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Sanok, Poland

Died: 2005

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Honus Wagner

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1874

Birthplace: Chartiers, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1955

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Pete Duel

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA

Died: 1971

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Bonnie Somerville

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Bonnie Somerville is best known as Mona from the sitcom Friends and as Christa Lorenson from Code Black. She has also played significant roles in series such as NYPD Blue, Kitchen Confidential, and Golden Boy. She has also sung for the charity cover band Band from TV.

Paula Zahn

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Priscilla Chan

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States

Pediatrician and philanthropist Priscilla Chan, wife of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was born to Chinese-Vietnamese refugees. She met Zuckerberg while studying at Harvard. They launched the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2015, pledging to transfer 99 percent of their shares in Facebook. Their philanthropy focuses on healthcare, science, and education.

Bryce Papenbrook

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

Bryce Papenbrook is an American voice actor known for voicing anime series that feature young male protagonists. Also a martial artist, Papenbrook holds a fourth-degree black belt in American Tang Soo Do. A three-time kickboxing champion, Bryce Papenbrook has more than 60 fights under his belt. He also works as an occasional kickboxing instructor in Van Nuys, California.

Steven Hill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1922

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA

Died: 2016

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Beth Broderick

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Falmouth, Kentucky, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Zach Johnson

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Zach Johnson has been one of the most consistent players in the history of golf and first came to prominence with his victory over Tiger Woods at the 2007 Masters Tournament. The 12-time PGA Tour winner also co-owns the charity Zach Johnson Foundation, which aids underprivileged children in Iowa.

Emilio Rivera

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Marjorie Main

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1890

Birthplace: Acton, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Died: 1975

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Sid Meier

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Sarnia, Canada

Game designer Sid Meier soared to fame with the strategy game series Civilization. Initially a cash-register designer, he later co-founded the gaming company MicroProse. He met his wife at a Lutheran Church, where they both still sing. Apart from the AIAS Hall of Fame Award, he has also penned a memoir.

Ben Miller

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: London

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Winslow Homer

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1836

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1910

Winslow Homer was an American illustrator and landscape painter. He is best remembered for painting marine subjects. A pre-eminent figure in American art, Homer is widely regarded as one of the most important painters in 19th-century America. Although he never had any students, Winslow Homer's works influenced subsequent generations of American painters.

Eddie Murray

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1956

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Jessica-Jane Clement

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Sheffield

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Nicky Hopkins

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Perivale, Middlesex, England

Died: 1994

Joseph Banks

Listed In: Scientists

Birth Year: 1743

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1820

British naturalist Joseph Banks is remembered for accompanying Captain James Cook on his voyage across places such as Brazil and Tahiti. He had also been the president of the Royal Society for over 40 years. Both his herbarium and library now find a place at the British Museum.

Pooja Bhatt

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Plastic Bertrand

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1954

Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium

Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, and TV presenter. He is best known for his international hit single Ça plane pour moi. Interested in music from a young age, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music. As a musician, he toured extensively and released many albums and singles. He has also appeared in a few films.

Matt Skiba

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1976

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Erna Solberg

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Bergen, Norway

The 35th prime minister of Norway and the 2nd female Norwegian politician to hold the position, Erna Solberg now leads the Conservative Party and thus serves as the Leader of the Opposition. She previously earned the nickname Iron Erna for her stern decisions as Norway’s Minister of Local Government and Regional Development.