Famous People Born Today

George Clooney

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1961

Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Multiple award winning actor, producer, writer and director, George Clooney rose to fame with a medical drama ER and has since then established himself as a bigtime star with movies like Syriana, Good Night, and Good Luck and Ocean's Eleven trilogy. The living legend is also known for his humanitarian work and support to numerous social and political causes.

Naomi Scott

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1993

Birthplace: Hounslow, London, England

Best known for playing Princess Jasmine in the 2019 fantasy film Aladdin, Naomi Scott is one of the most popular actresses of English and Indian descent. She is also a noted singer and has released several singles and music videos. She is the UK ambassador to Compassion International, a Christian charity organization that sponsors children living in poverty.

Chris Paul

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1985

Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Chris Paul is a professional basketball player and one of the highest-paid sportspersons in the world. Apart from earning from his career as a basketball player, he also earns by signing endorsement deals with companies like State Farm and Air Jordan. A religious person, Chris Paul attends church whenever possible.

Sigmund Freud

Listed In: Physicians

Birth Year: 1856

Birthplace: Příbor, Czechia

Died: 1939

Regarded as the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud was a neurologist. Despite suffering criticism, psychoanalysis remains influential in the fields of psychology and psychiatry; such is the influence Freud has on humanities. Scholars believe that Freud is one of the most influential personalities of the 20th century and that his impact is comparable to that of Marxism and Darwinism.

Orson Welles

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1915

Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Died: 1985

American filmmaker, Orson Welles, acted in and directed the 1941 film, Citizen Kane, which is considered to be one the greatest movies ever made. Though hailed as a genius, many of his films didn’t work at the box office. The Stranger, Macbeth, Chimes at Midnight, Touch of Evil and The Trial are some of the other films that he directed.

Adrianne Palicki

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Adrianne Palicki is an American actress known for playing important roles in TV series like Friday Night Lights and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Adrianne Palicki went on to establish herself as a respectable actress despite suffering from celiac disease.

Bob Seger

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1945

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Singer, songwriter, and musician, Bob Seger, first gained fame in the 1960s as a heartland rock artist. Known for his classic raspy and powerful voice, he recorded many songs that dealt with themes like love and women. With worldwide sales of more than 75 million records, he is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.

Meek Mill

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1987

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Rapper Meek Mill initially performed with the group The Bloodhoundz. His debut album was featured at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. He has released Billboard-charting tracks such as Amen and Going Bad, both featuring Drake. His brushes with the law inspired the documentary Free Meek.

Willie Mays

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1931

Birthplace: Westfield, Alabama, United States

Died: 2024

Willie Mays is considered one of the all-time greats of baseball. His breathtaking catch of Vic Wertz’s fly ball is etched as a great movement in the history of the sport. Associated with New York / San Francisco Giants for about two decades, the former center fielder with record Major League Football putouts, features in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dani Alves

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Juazeiro, State of Bahia, Brazil

Dani Alves is a Brazilian professional footballer. He currently plays as a right-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Brazil national team. He is widely considered one of the greatest full-backs of all time. With 46 titles at the senior level and 47 official titles overall, he is the most decorated player in the history of football.

Rubin Carter

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1937

Birthplace: Clifton, New Jersey, United States

Died: 2014

Rubin Carter was an American-Canadian boxer whose boxing career was overshadowed by his murder conviction; after serving almost 20 years of prison term, it was revealed that he was wrongfully convicted of murder. His autobiography, The Sixteenth Round, which he had written during his time in prison, inspired the 1999 film, The Hurricane, where Denzel Washington played Rubin Carter.

Rudolph Valentino

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1895

Birthplace: Castellaneta, Italy

Died: 1926

Rudolph Valentino was an Italian actor who appeared in many silent films, including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and The Sheik. He began his career as part of an operetta company and later joined movies. He was known in Hollywood as the Latin Lover and was considered a major male sex symbol in the 1920s.

Dana Hill

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California

Died: 1996

Dana Hill is best remembered as Audrey Griswold from National Lampoon’s European Vacation. Initially a track athlete, she discontinued sports after being diagnosed with Type I diabetes, a condition that also stunted her growth and contributed to her childlike looks. She had also voiced Max in Goof Troop.

Mateo Kovačić

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1994

Birthplace: Linz, Austria

Mateo Kovačić is a Croatian football player who plays as a midfielder for the Croatia national football team and Premier League club Chelsea. He has represented Croatia at the World Cups and the UEFA European Football Championships. A versatile midfielder, Mateo Kovačić has also won several titles for Chelsea.

Stewart Granger

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1913

Birthplace: Kensington, London, England

Died: 1993

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Jason Witten

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1982

Birthplace: Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States

A football tight end currently playing for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), Jason Witten ranks second in all-time career receptions and receiving yards by an NFL tight end. He became interested in sports as a young boy and began playing professionally when he was in his early 20s.

Emily Alyn Lind

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 2002

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Emily Alyn Lind, daughter of producer John Lind and actor Barbara Alyn Woods, started off as a child actor, with The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia. She won a Young Artist Award for her role in the series Revenge and also appeared as Snakebite Andi in Doctor Sleep.

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1918

Birthplace: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Died: 2004

Tom Bergeron

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1955

Birthplace: Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Roma Downey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Derry, Northern Ireland

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Julianne Phillips

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1960

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Model and actress Julianne Phillips started her career as a model and then moved on to acting. Entering the show business in the 1980s, she gained much popularity after marrying the famous musician Bruce Springsteen. The couple divorced a few years later. Following a moderately successful career, she retired from acting in the late 1990s.

Lynn Whitfield

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Goran Dragić

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Goran Dragić is a Slovenian basketball player best known for his accomplishments in the NBA. An NBA All-Star, Dragić has played for popular teams like Houston Rockets, Miami Heat, and Brooklyn Nets. He is also credited with leading his national team to its maiden FIBA EuroBasket title in 2017. The same year, he was named Slovenian Sportsman of the Year.

Tony Blair

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1953

Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland

Former Labour Party leader Tony Blair was the prime minister of the U.K. from 1997 to 2007. He supported the U.S.’s “War on Terror.” Blair was the youngest British PM since 1812 and the longest-tenured from his party. He is known for introducing the “New Labour” and the “Third Way.”

Dianne Buswell

Listed In: Dancers

Birth Year: 1989

Birthplace: Bunbury

Dianne Buswell is an Australian dancer best known for showcasing her dancing skills in the popular British TV show, Strictly Come Dancing. After starting her training in ballroom dance at the age of four, Dianne Buswell began participating in shows like So You Think You Can Dance Australia, Burn the Floor, and Dancing with the Stars.

Skanderbeg

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1405

Birthplace: Principality of Kastrioti (Albania)

Died: 1468

Skanderbeg was initially a hostage at the Ottoman court and served the Ottoman sultan for about 20 years. He was named the governor of the Sanjak of Dibra, following which he became the captain general under King Alfonso V of Northern Albania and fought against the Ottoman forces.

Maximilien de Robespierre

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1758

Birthplace: Arras, France

Died: 1794

Maximilien de Robespierre was a leading left-wing lawyer and leader during the Reign of Terror. He led the Committee of Public Safety and was part of the Constituent Assembly and the Jacobin Club. He was accused of establishing a dictatorship and was guillotined in 1794, thus beginning the Thermidorian Reaction.

Gabourey Sidibe

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1983

Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York, United States

Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Claireece Precious Jones in the 2009 drama film Precious, an adaptation of a novel titled Push, for which Sidibe received critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award. Since then, she has contributed to the success of several TV series.

Jose Altuve

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1990

Birthplace: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Nessa Diab

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birth Year: 1981

Birthplace: California, USA

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Alan Dale

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1947

Birthplace: Dunedin

Alan Dale is a New Zealand actor best known for his portrayal of Jim Robinson in the popular Australian television soap opera, Neighbours. After realizing that he had become stereotyped as Jim Robinson in New Zealand and Australia, Alan Dale moved to the US where he achieved international recognition after appearing in movies like Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Patricia Kennedy Lawford

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1924

Birthplace: Brookline

Died: 2006

Maître Gims

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1986

Birthplace: Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Congolese-French hip-hop artist Gandhi Bilel Djuna, better known as Maître Gims, or Gims, soared to fame with the group Sexion d'Assaut and then launched a solo career. Best known for tracks such as Zombie and Bella, Gims had initially studied graphic art but later followed in his singer father’s footsteps.

Tiera Skovbye

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1995

Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada

After losing the lead role of Betty in the teen drama series Riverdale to Lili Reinhart, Tiera Skovbye interestingly ended up in the series later, as Betty’s sister, Polly. She later bagged the plum role of Grace in Nurses and also starred in the film 2 Hearts.

Martin Brodeur

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1972

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Jonas Valanciunas

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Utena, Lithuania

Height: 7'0" (213 cm)

Raymond Bailey

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1904

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Died: 1980

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Leslie Hope

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1965

Birthplace: Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada

Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of Teri Bauer in the popular American action drama TV series, 24. Over the years, she has played an important role as an actress in both the Canadian and American entertainment industries. Apart from being an actress, Leslie Hope is also a director.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birth Year: 1979

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Robert Peary

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birth Year: 1856

Birthplace: Cresson, Pennsylvania

Died: 1920

US naval officer Robert Peary is credited with discovering the North Pole, with explorer Matthew Henson as his attendant, though he was challenged by Frederick A. Cook, who claimed to have achieved the feat independently before him. Later, diary entries revealed Peary may have been 100km short of the pole.

Lars Mikkelsen

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1964

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Lars Mikkelsen is a Danish actor best known for playing the Russian president Viktor Petrov in the American series House of Cards on Netflix. As a young man, he began to study biology at the University of Copenhagen but quit midway to pursue a career in entertainment. He is the recipient of many awards, including an International Emmy Award.

Baekhyun

Listed In: Singers

Birth Year: 1992

Birthplace: Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Ranz Kyle

Listed In: YouTubers

Birth Year: 1997

Birthplace: San Juan, Philippines

Ranz Kyle is a Filipino social media personality and dancer. Kyle is best known for posting dance covers alongside his stepsister and popular social media personality, Niana Guerrero. In 2019, Kyle won the Kids Choice Award under the Favorite Pinoy Internet Star category. The following year, he won the CICP Spotlight Award along with Niana Guerrero.

Bresha Webb

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birth Year: 1984

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

William D. Leahy

Listed In: Leaders

Birth Year: 1875

Birthplace: Hampton, Iowa, United States

Died: 1959

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birth Year: 1880

Birthplace: Aschaffenburg, Germany

Died: 1938

One of the pioneers of Expressionism, German painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner co-established the artists’ group Die Brücke, or The Bridge. His iconic works such as Girl under Japanese Umbrella and Street, Berlin displayed psychological and erotic themes. Declared a "degenerate" by the Nazis, he later committed suicide.