Famous People Born Today

Shaquille O’ Neal

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Shaquille O'Neal is an American former basketball player who currently works as a sports analyst. Considered one of the greatest basketballers ever, O'Neal was also one of the heaviest and tallest players of all time. One of the most important players in the history of LA Lakers, O'Neal helped the team win three consecutive NBA championships between 2000 and 2002.

Tyler, The Creator

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: Ladera Heights, California, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Michelangelo

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1475

Birthplace: Caprese Michelangelo, Italy

Died: 1564

Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet Michelangelo was a prominent figure of the High Renaissance. He is credited to have influenced the Western art in unprecedented ways. He is widely regarded as the greatest artist of his age and one of the greatest artists of all time. He was equally revered and respected as an architect.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Aracataca, Colombia

Died: 2014

Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, also known as “Gabo,” is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the magic realism literary style. His novels One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera have achieved cult status. He previously worked as a journalist.

Shaun Evans

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1980

Birthplace: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Shaun Evans is an English actor best known for playing Endeavour Morse in the popular detective drama TV series, Endeavour. Also known for his skills as a director, Shaun Evans has helmed a couple of episodes of TV series Casualty and Endeavour.

Milo Manheim

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2001

Birthplace: Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

David Gilmour

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Cambridge ,England

Pink Floyd guitarist/singer David Gilmour helped the band become one of the best-selling acts ever. One of Rolling Stone magazine’s greatest guitarists of all time, he has also been an advocate of animal rights and other causes. He once auctioned off 120 guitars, including his iconic Black Strat, for charity.

Connie Britton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Lou Costello

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1906

Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1959

Lou Costello was a comedian best known for his comedy routine Who's on First?, which he performed alongside Bud Abbott. During the Second World War, the comedy duo was one of the highest-paid and most popular entertainers in the world. In 2009, he was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Valentina Tereshkova

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Bol'shoe Maslennikovo, Russia

Former cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is currently part of the Russian State Duma. In 1963, she became the first woman to fly into space when she went on a solo mission aboard the Vostok 6. She has won many honors, such as the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Rob Reiner

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Moira Kelly

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

Moira Kelly is an American actress known for playing important roles in films like The Cutting Edge, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story. Apart from contributing as an actress to the popular TV series One Tree Hill, Kelly also made an impact as a director, helming a couple of episodes of the series.

Ed McMahon

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Detroit

Died: 2009

Gordon Cooper

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Shawnee

Died: 2004

Part of the seven Project Mercury astronauts, Gordon Cooper manned a 34-hour space mission, becoming the first American to stay for a day in space. As part of the Gemini 5 mission, he and his co-pilot proved it was possible for astronauts to survive a mission to the Moon and back.

Timo Werner

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany

Timo Werner is a German football player who plays for the German national team and Chelsea Football Club. A prolific goalscorer, Werner was the second-highest goalscorer in the Bundesliga in the 2019–20 season. An intelligent player, Timo Werner is also known for his pace and determination. He represented his national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Martin Kove

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Alisha Boe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Oslo, Norway

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Cyrano de Bergerac

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1619

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1655

Seventeenth-century author and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac was immortalized by Edmond Rostand’s drama Cyrano de Bergerac, based on Bergerac’s life, with its mix of myth and reality. Even Bergerac's death is shrouded in mystery, with some claiming he died of an injury and others believing he died of a disease.

Mary Wilson

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Detroit

Kiki Dee

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Sara Jean Underwood

Listed In: Fashion

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Jacob Bertrand

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 2000

Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA

Jacob Bertrand made a name for himself as a child actor with his performances as Henry in Marvin Marvin and the titular character in Kirby Buckets. Fans also loved him as Jack Malloy in The Swap and as Eli Moskowitz/Hawk in Cobra Kai. He has voiced Gil in Bubble Guppies.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1806

Birthplace: Kelloe, Durham, England

Died: 1861

D.L. Hughley

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Alan Greenspan

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1926

Birthplace: Washington Heights, New York, United States

Economist Alan Greenspan chaired the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. It is believed that his easy money policies had caused the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008. He now works as a consultant through his organization Greenspan Associates LLC. He was also trained in clarinet at the Juilliard School.

Tom Arnold

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1959

Birthplace: Ottumwa, Iowa

Tom Arnold is best known for his role in True Lies. He has also appeared in Austin Powers and Nine Months. He was also part of The Best Damn Sports Show Period and The Jackie Thomas Show. He once recorded a call with Michael Cohen, related to the Falwell scandal.

John Stossel

Listed In: Writers

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Chicago Heights

Alan Davies

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1966

Birthplace: Loughton

Stand-up comedian Alan Davies is known for playing the titular role in the series Jonathan Creek. He has also been a panelist on the BBC panel show QI. Named Time Out's Best Young Comic in 1991, he has also been part of radio shows such as Alan's Big One.

Janhvi Kapoor

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Suzanne Crough

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Fullerton, California, United States

Died: 2015

Cooper Manning

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1974

Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Philip Sheridan

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1831

Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States

Died: 1888

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Wes Montgomery

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1923

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Died: 1968

Bob Wills

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1905

Birthplace: Limestone County, Texas, United States

Died: 1975

Stedman Graham

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Middle Township, New Jersey, United States

Stedman Graham is known to people as the partner of legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey. He owns the marketing firm S. Graham & Associates and has also authored many business and self-help books, taught at Full Sail University, and spoken at various events. He owns a non-profit, too.

Casimir Pulaski

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1745

Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

Died: 1779

Kazimierz Pułaski was a Polish nobleman, military commander, and soldier. Dubbed the father of the American cavalry, Pulaski is credited with creating the Pulaski Cavalry Legion and reorganizing the American cavalry. He played an important role in the American Revolutionary War and is remembered for fighting for the independence of Poland and the United States.

Glenn Greenwald

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States

Journalist Glenn Greenwald, previously a corporate lawyer, is known for his Online Journalism Award-winning investigation on Chelsea Manning’s case. He has contributed to The Guardian, the Salon, and his blog Unclaimed Territory, focusing on surveillance issues. He is also the author of bestselling books such as No Place to Hide.

Dick Fosbury

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States

Dick Fosbury is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump. Widely regarded as one of the most influential athletes in track and field history, Fosbury revolutionized the high jump with a new technique which came to be known as the Fosbury Flop. Dick Fosbury also won the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics.

Kiri Te Kanawa

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1944

Birthplace: Gisborne, New Zealand

Willie Stargell

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Earlsboro

Died: 2001

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Amy Pietz

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Eddie Deezen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1957

Birthplace: Cumberland

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Virginia Gregg

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1916

Birthplace: Harrisburg, Illinois, United States

Died: 1986

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Anna Maria Horsford

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1948

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Yvette Wilson

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2012

Yvette Wilson is best known as Andell Wilkerson from the sitcom Moesha and as Andell Wilkerson from its spin-off, The Parkers. She has also appeared in films such as House Party 3 and in series such as Def Comedy Jam. She suffered from kidney issues and died of cervical cancer.