Famous People Born Today

Freddie Mercury

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Stone Town, Tanzania

Died: 1991

Legendary singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of the British rock band, Queen, Frederick Bulsara adopted the name Freddie Mercury which aptly suits his on-stage vibrant and exuberant persona. A four-octave vocal range musician, Mercury owned every stage he set foot on as much with his vivid performance as with his superhuman voice modulation.

Michael Keaton

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1951

Birthplace: Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania, United States

As an actor, Michael Keaton gained international fame after playing the title character in Batman and its sequel Batman Returns. A vastly experienced actor, Michael Keaton serves as a visiting scholar at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University. He has supported PETA, asking tourists not to exploit animals, although he is an avid fisherman.

Raquel Welch

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1940

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 2023

Raquel Welch is best known for appearing in a trendsetting bikini in One Million Years B.C. She also delivered a Golden Globe-winning performance in The Three Musketeers. A trained ballerina, she later launched her beauty and fitness book and videos, and her own line of wigs, jewelry, and skincare products.

Bob Newhart

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1929

Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Died: 2024

American stand-up comedian Bob Newhart is renowned for his slightly stammering delivery style and dry humor for which he was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2002. Over the years, his comedic style has influenced many comedians. Also an actor, he was ranked 17th on TV Guide's list of 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

Rose McGowan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Certaldo, Italy

Rose McGowan is popular for being an actress and activist. She has always been vocal about various issues, especially sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein. She also supported Tara Reade and criticized celebrities for supporting Joe Biden, who was accused of sexual assault by the former. In 2017, she was voted Time magazine's Person of the Year.

Annabelle Wallis

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Kat Graham

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland

Kat Graham is best known for her Teen Choice Award-winning role of Bonnie Bennett in The Vampire Diaries. She also has two EPs and two albums to her credit. She has appeared in the movies The Parent Trap, Addicted, and All Eyez on Me. She is vegan and a polyglot.

Francis Ngannou

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Batié, Cameroon Batié, Cameroon

Francis Ngannou is a Cameroonian MMA fighter who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) heavyweight division. The current UFC Heavyweight Champion, Ngannou is renowned for his heavy punches and is the hardest recorded puncher of all time. Ngannou is also known for his philanthropic efforts; the Francis Ngannou Foundation aims at helping young people train in a gym.

Werner Herzog

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1942

Birthplace: Munich, Germany

Werner Herzog, one of the prominent figures of the New German Cinema era, has directed films such as Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, and documentaries such as Grizzly Man. Named to TIME 100, he has written countless books and directed many operas. He was also seen playing The Client in The Mandalorian.

Sigrid Raabe

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1996

Birthplace: Ålesund

Sigrid Raabe is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who won the BBC Music Sound of 2018. Sigrid's debut studio album Sucker Punch, which released in 2019, debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart. Over the years, Sigrid has won several prestigious awards, such as the MTV Europe Music Award.

Skandar Keynes

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1991

Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Skandar Keynes, a descendant of Charles Darwin, is best known as Edmund Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia movie series. The Young Artist Award-winning actor has also played a young Enzo Ferrari in Ferrari. He later attended Cambridge University and became a political advisor to Conservative MP Crispin Blunt.

Claudette Colvin

Listed In: Activists

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Claudette Colvin is an American retired nurse aide and pioneer of the civil rights movement during the 1950s. She was arrested at age 15, when she refused to give up her seat in a crowded bus to a white woman. This occurred several months before the more renowned Rosa Parks incident, which helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955.

Josh Charles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1971

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

John Cage

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1912

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 1992

John Cage was one of the most influential avant-garde composers of the post-World War II era. He pioneered many innovative techniques in music, such as the prepared piano and electroacoustic music. His composition 4′33″ involved musicians sitting silently, without playing any instrument, while the audience heard environmental sounds.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1888

Birthplace: Thiruttani, Tamil Nadu, India

Died: 1975

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the second President of India and served from 1962 to 1967. He is regarded as one of India’s most eminent scholars and wrote extensively on Indian philosophy and religion. Lifelong he defended Hindu traditions and culture against criticism from the West. September 5, his birthday, is observed as Teachers Day in India, in his honour.

Brittany Furlan

Listed In: Social Media Stars

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States

Brittany Furlan is an American actor, comedian, and Internet personality. Furlan, who was the most followed woman on Vine, was recognized by Time magazine as one of the most influential Internet personalities in 2015. In 2018, she was featured in The American Meme, a documentary that explores the journey of social media influencers.

William Devane

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1939

Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States

William Devane is best known as Greg Sumner from the soap Knots Landing and as James Heller from the 24 TV franchise. He has also been part of the films The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar. He played John F. Kennedy in the TV movie The Missiles.

Thomas Mikal Ford

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2016

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Kristian Alfonso

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1963

Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Elena Delle Donne

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Colt McCoy

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Hobbs, New Mexico, USA

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Arnel Pineda

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1967

Birthplace: Sampaloc, Manila

Filipino singer Arnel Pineda’s rags-to-riches story is sure to inspire all. He went from losing his mother at 13 and staying on the streets of Manila, to gaining international fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey. He was discovered through his YouTube covers and rock contest appearances.

Al Stewart

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Glasgow

Al Stewart is a Scottish folk-rock musician and singer-songwriter. He achieved popularity during the 1960s and 1970s and helped revive British folk music. He is best known for his single Year of the Cat, which became a hit worldwide. Over the course of his career, Al Stewart has worked with well-known musicians like Peter White, Jimmy Page, and Richard Thompson.

Mavis Leno

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Johann Christian Bach

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1735

Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany

Died: 1782

Victor Davis Hanson

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Fowler, California, United States

Historian and academic Victor Davis Hanson is best known for his opinions on warfare and politics in publications such as The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He teaches at the California State University and Stanford's Hoover Institution. His academic interests include military history and classics.

Jenny Taft

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Edina, Minnesota, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Max Mittelman

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

David Glen Eisley

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Yuna Kim

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Bucheon-si, South Korea

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Caspar David Friedrich

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1774

Birthplace: Greifswald, Germany

Died: 1840

Caspar David Friedrich was a German painter best remembered for painting mid-period allegorical landscapes. Widely regarded as the most important German painter of his era, Friedrich is celebrated as an important figure of the German Romantic movement. His works have influenced several painters, including Johan Christian Dahl, Arnold Böcklin, and Christiane Pooley.

Paul Volcker

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2019

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Sin Cara

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1977

Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Paddy Considine

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1973

Birthplace: Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Paddy Considine is an English actor, musician, screenwriter, and director. The quintessential antihero of the British film industry, Paddy Considine is also famous for playing emotionally vulnerable characters. As a musician, he is credited with forming bands, such as She Talks To Angels and Pedestrians. He is currently an important member of the rock band Riding the Low.

Buddy Miles

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Died: 2008

Brandon Allen

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Dweezil Zappa

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1969

Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Amy Beach

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1867

Birthplace: Henniker, New Hampshire, United States

Died: 1944

Dennis Dugan

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1946

Birthplace: Wheaton, Illinois, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Dennis Scott

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1968

Birthplace: Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Patrick Bamford

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Grantham, England

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Ricky Fataar

Listed In: Musicians

Birth Year: 1952

Birthplace: Durban, South Africa

Ricky Fataar is a South African multi-instrumentalist and actor. He gained national recognition after playing Stig O'Hara in the popular 1978 television film All You Need Is Cash, a parody of the history of The Beatles. Also known for his work as a record producer, Fataar won the 1983 Countdown Australian Music Award for Best Record Producer of the Year.