Birthdays today
1942 - Cory Wells, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World), born in Buffalo, New York
1942 - Roger Staubach, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
1942 - Susan Hill, English playwright (Magic Apple Tree)
1943 - Charles Winfield, Penn, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears-Spinning Wheel)
1943 - Craig Morton, Flint Mich, NFL quarterback (Dallas, Denver)
1943 - Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer
1943 - Larry Tamblyn, rock guitarist (Standells-Dirty Water)
1943 - Michael Mann, actor/director (Sexpot, Close Friends), born in Chicago, Illinois
1943 - Nolan Bushnell, founder (Atari)/creator (Pong)
1943 - Sven Johnson, rocker (Tangerine Dream
1944 - Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist (Blood Sweat & Tears-When I Die)
1944 - Cory Wells, rocker
1944 - J R Cobb, Birmingham Ala, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV)
1946 - Charlotte Rampling, England, actress (Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict)
1947 - Claude King, singer
1947 - David Ladd, actor (Raymie, Catlow, Misty, Deathline), born in Los Angeles, California
1947 - Mary Louise Cleave, Southampton NY, PhD/astronaut (STS 61-B, STS 30)
1947 - Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver
1948 - Barbara Hershey, [Herzstein], (Stuntman, Shy People), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1948 - Christopher Guest, actor (SNL, Heartbeeps, This is Spinal Tap), born in NYC, New York
1948 - David Denny, rock guitarist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
1948 - Elco [LC] Brinkman, Dutch minister WVC (CDA)
1948 - Nigel Tufnel, rocker (Spinal Tap)
1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager
1949 - David Sullivan, English softporno/newspaper publisher (Sunday Sport)
1949 - Maidarjabyn Ganzorig, Mongolia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 39 backup)
1949 - Nigel Olsson, rock guitarist/drummer (Elton John Band)
1950 - Ann Sexton, US vocalist (You're Gone too Long)
1951 - Elizabeth Swados, composer/playwright (1972 TONY), born in Buffalo, New York
1952 - Daniel Balavoine, French singer and songwriter (d. 1986)
1953 - John Beilein, American basketball coach
1954 - Roseanne Katan, Jamacia, playmate (Sep, 1978)
1954 - Cliff Martinez, American musician
1955 - Debra Jo Fondren, Los Angeles Cal, playmate of year (September, 1977)
1955 - Mike Heath, baseball player
1956 - Hector Rebaque, Mexican racing driver
1956 - Betty Ong, flight attendant that died on September 11, 2001, on American Airlines Flight 11
1957 - Craig Wilson, Beeville TX, US water polo goalie (Olym-silver-84, 88)
1959 - Glenn Dubis, Lincoln Neb, US 3x40 rifle (Olympics-1984, 88, 96)
1959 - Jennifer Granholm American Politician
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1960 - Jane Geddes, American LPGA golfer (1987 Women's Kemper Open), born in Huntington New York
1960 - William John Readings, literary theorist
1960 - Aris Christofellis, Greek countertenor
1961 - Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager
1961 - Tim Meadows, American actor and comedian
1962 - Jennifer Jason Leigh [Morrow], American actress (Single White Female, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle), born in Los Angeles, California
1962 - Tommy Skeoch, rock guitarist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper)
1963 - Steven Shainberg, American film director
1964 - Jim Pugh, Burbank CA, tennis star
1964 - Alexia, Cypriot singer
1964 - Duff McKagan [Michael Andrew], American bassist (Guns N' Roses), born in Seattle, Washington
1965 - Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, US badminton player (Olympic-92)
1965 - James David McGovern, Teaneck NJ, PGA golfer (1993 Shell Houston Open)
1965 - Tarik Benhabiles, Algeria, tennis star
1965 - Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer
1966 - Jose Maria Olazabal, golfer
1966 - Apostolos Nanos, Greek archer
1966 - Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993)
1967 - Chris Parnell, American actor
1968 - Chris Barron, rocker (Spin Doctors)
1968 - Regina Rajchitova, Czech, tennis star
1968 - Roberto Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1968 - Will Furrer, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, St Louis Rams)
1968 - Nir Kabaretti, Israeli conductor
1968 - Eyþór Guðjónsson, Icelandic actor
1969 - Bobby Brown, Roxbury Ma, US singer-songwriter ("My Prerogative")
1969 - Michael Sheen, Welsh actor
1970 - Darren Lehmann, cricketer (SA & Vic LHB Australian ODI 1996)
1970 - Forey Duckett, NFL/WLAF cornerback/safety (Saints, Scot Claymores)
1971 - Dianne Norman, Sault Ste Marie Ontario, basketball forward (Oly-96)
1971 - Marcus Redman, actor (Raymond-Doogie Howser)
1971 - Peter "Chip" Cipollone, Ardmore Pa, rower (Olympics-1996)
1971 - Sara Evans, American singer
1972 - Chris Bailey, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Oly-98)
1972 - Erin Phillips, Mexico Missouri, Miss America-Missouri (1996)
1972 - Tony Johnson, tight end (New Orleans Saints)
1972 - Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
1972 - Koriki Chōshū, Japanese comedian
1973 - Diego Serrano, Quito Ecuador, actor (Tomas Rivera-Another World)
1973 - Israel Raybon, defensive end (Carolina Panthers)
1973 - Laura Espinoza-Watson, Torrance CA, female infielder (Silver Bullets)
1973 - Richard Matvichuk, Ft Saskatchewan C, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1973 - Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer
1974 - Adrienne Johnson, WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
1975 - Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
1975 - Jan l'Ami, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
1975 - Adam Carson, American musician (AFI)
1976 - Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star (1995 Puerto Rico)
1976 - Tony Jaa, Thai actor
1976 - Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor
1976 - John Aloisi, Australian footballer
1976 - Brian Moorman, American football player
1977 - Ben Ainslie, British sailor
1977 - Adam Everett, American baseball player
1977 - Ahmad Merritt, American football player
1978 - Kristina Cherina, Miss Croatia Universe (1997)
1978 - Shawn Reaves, American actor
1978 - Brian Russell, American football player
1980 - Jo Swinson, British politician
1980 - Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer
1980 - Prince Peter, American-born Yugoslav royalty
1981 - Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player
1981 - Nora Zehetner, American actress
1982 - Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (d. 2007)
1982 - Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer
1982 - Tomas Kopecky, Ice hockey player
1982 - Kevin Everett, American football player
1984 - Carlos Tévez, Argentinine footballer
1984 - Nate Salley, American football player
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1985 - Cristiano Ronaldo, Funchal Portgual, Portuguese footballer
1985 - Laurence Maroney, American football player
1985 - Crystal Hunt, American actress
1985 - Lindsey Cardinale, American singer
1986 - Reed Sorenson, American racecar driver
1986 - Billy Sharp, English footballer
1986 - Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
1989 - Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress
1989 - Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
1992 - Neymar [da Silva Santos Júnior], Mogi das Cruzes, Brazilian footballer (FC Barcelona, Brazil)