Celebrity Birthdays Today (2024)

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1921 Alexis Smith, Canadian actress and singer (The Age of Innocence; Follies), born in Penticton, British Columbia (d. 1993)
1921 Sheila Ryan, American actress (Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury), born in Topeka, Kansas (d. 1975)
1922 Myron Healey, American actor (The Lone Ranger, Wyatt Earp), born in Petaluma, Sonoma County California (d. 2005)

1923 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish contemporary classical and minimalist composer (Zomerspelen/Summer Games; Aquarius), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1993)
1924 George Kirby, American comedian (ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
1924 Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 4 dismissals), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2005)
1924 Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter (Nevada Smith; Harris Against the World), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
1925 Del Ennis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 51, 55; NL RBI leader 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1925 Eddie Gaedel, American baseball pinch-hitter (shortest player in MLB history 3' 7"; St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1961)
1926 Anatol Vieru, Romanian-Jewish composer (Ultimele zile, ultimele ore/The Last Days, the Last Hours), and pedagogue, born in Iasi, Romania (d. 1998)

Jerry Stiller (1927-2020)

American comedian (Frank Constanza-Seinfeld, Stiller & Meara), born in Brooklyn, New York

1929 V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), born in Bangalore, Mysore (d. 2009)
1930 Dana Wynter, German-English actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2011)
1930 Yannis Ioannidis, Greek composer, born in Athens, Greece
1931 June Thorburn, British actress (Touch & Go; Children Galore), born in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan) (d. 1967)
1932 Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, born in Teterow, Germany (d. 2012)
1932 Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests; 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Pudsey, England (d. 2021)

Joan Rivers (1933-2014)

American comedian and actress (Late Show, Hollywood Squares), born in Brooklyn, New York

1934 Millicent Martin, English actress (Alfie, Nothing but the Best), born in Romford, Essex
1936 James Darren [Ercolani], American actor (TJ Hooker; Gidget movies -"Moondoggie"; Diamond Head; Venus in Furs), singer ("Goodbye Cruel World"), and director, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1936 Vicente Lecaro, Ecuadorian soccer defender (8 caps; FC Barcelona, CS Emelec), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2023)
1938 Vince Promuto, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1963, 64; Washington Redskins), born in New York City (d. 2021)
1939 Bernie Casey, American actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop), born in Wyco, West Virginia (d. 2017)
1939 Bob Goodman, American International Boxing HOF promoter (VP & Matchmaker Madison Square Garden 1985-94; Don King Productions; Garden State Boxing), born in New York City (d. 2023)
1939 Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
1939 Laurence Cook, American jazz drummer, percussionist, and avant garde composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1939 William "Bill" Watrous, American jazz trombonist, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 2018)
1940 Nancy Sinatra, American singer ("These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"; "Something Stupid"), and daughter of Frank Sinatra, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1940 Sherman Garnes, American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers), born in New York City (d. 1977)
1941 Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, American pop, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter (Parliament-Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), born in Elkins, West Virginia (d. 2023) [1]
1942 Chuck Negron, American pop-rock singer (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"; "One"; "Old Fashioned Love Song"), and songwriter, born in The Bronx, New York City
1942 Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player (Masters 1977; Pot Black 1978, 85; UK C'ship 1988, World C'ship 1981 runner-up), born in Gelligaer, Wales (d. 2021)
1943 Colin Baker, English actor (Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who, Swallows & Amazons), born in London
1943 Julia Waters Tillman, American session singer (The Waters Sisters), born in Jefferson County, Texas
1943 Willie Davenport, American bobsledder and track athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1968), born in Troy, Alabama (d. 2002)
1944 (William) "Boz" Scaggs, American rock guitarist (Steve Miller Band, 1967-68), and singer-songwriter ("Lowdown"; "Lido Shuffle"), born in Canton, Ohio
1944 Don Grady [Agrati], American actor (Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons), born in San Diego, California (d. 2012)
1944 Mark Belanger, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1976; 8 x Gold Glove winner; Baltimore Orioles), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
1945 Derek Underwood, England cricket spin bowler (86 Tests, 297 wickets @ 25.83, BB 8/51; Kent CCC), born in Bromley, England (d. 2024)
1946 Richie Robinson, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests; 4 dismissals; WSC; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia
1947 Annie Haslam, British art-rock singer-songwriter (Renaissance - "Carpet Of The Sun"; "Mother Russia") and painter, born in Bolton
1947 Joan La Barbara, American vocalist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1947 Julie Driscoll, English rocker and actress (33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee), born in London
1949 Emanuel Ax, Polish-American classical pianist, born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
1949 Hildegard Falck, German athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1972 FRG), born in Nettelrede, Germany
1949 Jeffrey Mylett, American actor and songwriter, born in North Canton, Ohio (d. 1986)
1950 Elmar Oliveira, American violinist (Naumburg competition, 1976; Tchaikovsky Competition, 1978; Avery Fisher Prize, 1983), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut
1950 Kathy Whitton Baker, American actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles), born in Midland, Texas
1951 Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins], Welsh rocker ("Total Eclipse Of The Heart"), born in Skewen, Neath, Wales
1951 Tony Rice, American bluegrass guitarist (J.D. Crowe and the New South), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 2020) [1]
1955 (Thomas) Griffin Dunne, American actor (American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl; After Hours), and filmmaker, born in New York City
1955 Greg Ginn, American punk rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (Black Flag), born in Tucson, Arizona
1955 James Jonathan Sylvers, American keyboardist and vocalist (The Sylvers - "Boogie Fever"), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 Uri Caine, American classical and jazz pianist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1957 Don Robinson, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1979, Pittsburgh Pirates; Silver Slugger Award 1982, 89, 90; SF Giants), born in Ashland, Kentucky
1958 Keenan Ivory Wayans, American comedian (In Living Color), born in New York City
1958 Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk [Curran], British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Level 42, 1991-94; King Crimson, 2010-present), producer, and actor, born in Archway, London, England
1960 Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter (Simply Red - "Hodling Back the Years", "If You Don't Know Me by Now"), born in Manchester, England
1961 Keti Garbi, Greek pop singer ("To Kati"), born in Athens, Greece
1961 Kevin Gross, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Downey, California
1962 Kristine W [Weitz], American musician ranked by Billboard as the 8th Greatest Dance Artist of all-time (The Advocate), born in Pasco, Washington
1962 Nick Rhodes [Bates], British keyboardist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"), born in Moseley, Birmingham, England
1964 Butch Reynolds, American athlete who held 400m WR 43.29s 1988-99; Olympic gold 4x400m relay, silver 400m 1988, born in Akron, Ohio
1965 Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
1965 Dine Doneff [Kostas Theodorou], Macedonian jazz double bassist, arranger, and composer, born in West Germany
1965 Frank Grillo, American actor (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Endgame), born in New York City
1965 Kevin Ritz, American pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Eatonstown, New Jersey
1965 Rob Pilatus, American-German model, dancer, and de-frocked Grammy Award winner (Milli Vanilli - "Girl You Know It's True"), born in New York City (d. 1998)
1966 Doris Pearson, British pop and disco singer (Five Star - "Can't Wait Another Minute"), born in London

Julianna Margulies (58th Birthday)

1966 American actress (ER, The Good Wife), born in Spring Valley NY

1967 Kathryn Tickell, English traditional folk musician, Northumbrian smallpipe bagpiper, and fiddle player, born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
1967 Neil Mitchell, Scottish rock keyboardist (Wet Wet Wet - "Good Night Gir"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, England
1968 Dave Mlicki, pitcher (NY Mets), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1969 David Sutcliffe, Canadian American actor (Gilmore Girls), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1969 J.P. Manoux, American actor, born in Fresno, California
1969 Marcos Siega, American director and producer (The Vampire Diaries), born in New York City
1970 "Seu" Jorge [da Silva], Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, singer, and actor (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1970 Troy Vincent, American football cornerback (5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 2002; Philadelphia Eagles) and executive (VP Football Operations NFL), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1971 Mark Feuerstein, American actor
1972 Christian Mayrleb, Austrian soccer striker (30 caps; Austria Vienna 134 games, LASK Linz), born in Wels, Austria
1973 Lexa Doig, Canadian actress, born in Toronto, Ontario
1973 Lucija Šerbedžija, Croatian actress
1975 Bryan McCabe, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (World C'ship gold 1997; NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks), born in St Catherines, Ontario
1975 Levente Gyöngyösi Hungarian contemporary classical composer ("Birth" Symphony), born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
1975 Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress and producer (Phir Milenge), born in Mangalore, India
1976 Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball catcher (10 × NPB All-Star; Japan Series 1999, 2003 f*ckuoka Daiei / f*ckuoka SoftBank Hawks; Seattle Mariners), born in Sasebo, Japan

Lindsay Davenport (48th Birthday)

1976 American tennis player (US Open 1998, Wimbledon 1999, Australian Open 2000; Tour Finals 1999; Olympic gold 1996), born in Palos Verdes, California

Kanye West (47th Birthday)

1977 American rapper, songwriter, and record producer, born in Atlanta, Georgia

Maria Menounos (46th Birthday)

1978 American actress, TV star (Today, Access Hollywood, WWE) and 1996 Miss Massachusetts Teen USA, born in Medford, Massachusetts

1979 Derek Trucks, American guitarist and founder of Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band (Tedeschi Truck Band), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1981 Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
1981 Alex Band, American singer (The Calling - "Wherever You Will Go"), born in Los Angeles, California
1981 Jess Weixler, American actress
1982 Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian soccer defensive midfielder (33 caps; Fulham, Norwich City, Preston NE), born in Kano, Nigeria
1982 Irina Lazareanu, Romanian-Canadian model
1982 Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player (Tour Finals doubles 2004, 12; Olympic bronze doubles 2012), born in Moscow, Russia

Kim Clijsters (41st Birthday)

1983 Belgian tennis player (US Open 2005, 09, 10; Australian Open 2011; Tour Finals 2003; Federation Cup 2001), born in Bilzen, Belgium

1983 Lee Harding, Australian punk-rock singer, born in Frankston, Australia
1984 Javier Mascherano, Argentine soccer centre-back, defensive midfielder (147 caps; River Plate, Liverpool, FC Barcelona), born in San Lorenzo, Argentina
1985 Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver (World C'ship gold 10m platform 2003, 1m, 3m springboard 2005; Olympic silver 3m springboard 2004. 08), born in Montreal, Quebec
1995 Tom Grennan, English singer-songwriter (Little Bit of Love), born in Bedford, England
2004 EmiSunshine [Emilie Sunshine Hamilton], American country-folk singer-songwriter, guitarist and ukulele player, born in Madisonville, Tennessee

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