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Birthdays 1 – 200 of 240

• 1511 Janus Secundus [Jan Everaerts], Dutch writer and Neo-Latin poet (Liber Basiorum (Book of Kisses)), born in The Hague, Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1536)
• 1567 Maurice of Nassau, Dutch nobleman (Prince of Orange, 1618-25), and military leader in rebellion against Spain, born in Dillenburg, County of Nassau, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1625)
• 1601 Jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists, born at Ri, France (d. 1680)

• 1663 Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, German musician and composer (Georg Frideric Handel’s master), baptized in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1712)
• 1679 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker and son of Antonius, born in Cremona, Duchy of Milan, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1742)
• 1719 Leopold Mozart, German composer and teacher of his son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Augsburg (d. 1787)
• 1740 Johann van Beethoven, German musician, Ludwig van Beethoven’s father and first teacher, born in Mechelen, Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1792)
• 1746 Giulio Gabrielli the Younger, Italian Cardinal (served Pius VII), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1822)

• 1774 Gaspare Spontini, Italian opera composer and conductor (La Vestale), born in Maiolati, Papal State (d. 1851)
• 1776 Henri Dutrochet, French physiologist (discovered & named process of osmosis), born in Néon, France (d. 1847)
• 1778 Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian piano virtuoso and composer, born in Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1837)
• 1779 Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet who wrote nation anthem “Der er et yndigt land”, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1850)
• 1796 Carlo Conti, Italian composer, born in Arpino, Lazio, Papal States (d. 1868)

• 1800 Heinrich Dorn, German composer and opera conductor, born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1892)
• 1802 August Pott, German philologist (Etymology Forschungen), born in Nettelrede, Germany (d. 1887)
• 1803 Jacob Abbott, American teacher and writer of children’s books (the Rollo series), born in Hallowell, Maine (d. 1879)
• 1805 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, German composer, and pianist, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1847)
• 1812 Maria Christina of Savoy, Queen of the Two Sicilies and saint, born in Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia(d. 1836)
• 1814 Michael Kelly Lawler, Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in County Kildare, Ireland (d. 1882)
• 1816 John Curwen, English Congregationalist minister and founder of Tonic sol-fa music system, born in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England (d. 1880)
• 1822 William Harrow, American lawyer and a controversial Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Winchester, Kentucky (d. 1872)
• 1823 Robert Fruin, Dutch historian (Eighty Years’ War), and professor (Leiden University), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1899)
• 1825 August Reissmann, Prussian composer, born in Frankenstein, Silesia (now Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland) (d. 1903)
• 1827 Isaac Wistar, American lawyer, author, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1905)
• 1828 James Birdseye MacPherson, American Major General (Union Army), born in Clyde, Ohio (d. 1864)
• 1829 Giulio Roberti, Italian composer, born in Barge, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1891)
• 1833 Antonius von der Linde, Dutch-German librarian and historian (history of chess), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1897)
• 1838 August Senoa, Croatian writer (Zlatarevo zlato), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1881)

• 1842 Walter Williams, American, claimed to be last survivor of the US Civil War, born in Itawamba County, Mississippi, (d. 1959) date disputed, possibly 1854
• 1845 Allen Hill, English cricket fast bowler (took 1st wicket in Test cricket; 2 Tests, 7 wickets; Yorkshire CCC), born in Kirkheaton, England (d. 1910)
• 1845 Ernst Perabo, German-American composer and pianist, born in Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau (d. 1920)
• 1845 Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician and politician (Fondamenti per la teorica delle funzioni di variabili reali), born in Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1918)
• 1859 Alexander Samsonov, Russian general (Russo-Japanese War; WWI – Battle of Tennenberg), born in Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1914)
• 1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian and educator (known for his “frontier thesis”), born in Portage, Wisconsin (d. 1932)

• 1875 Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general known as the ‘boy general’ during the Philippine-American War, born in Bulakan, Philippines (d. 1899)
• 1875 Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Conrad Pilater), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1944)

• 1877 René de Clerq, Flemish poet and author (Emergency Horn), born in Deerlijk, Belgium (d. 1932)
• 1878 Julie Manet, French painter and model for the Impressionists, daughter of Berthe Morisot, born in Paris, France (d. 1966)
• 1878 Leopold Staff, Polish Modernist poet, born in Lemberg, Austrian partition (d. 1957)
• 1879 Geoffrey Turton Shaw, British church composer, born in London, England (d. 1943)
• 1880 Eugene O’Brien, American actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), born in Boulder, Colorado (d. 1966)
• 1883 Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek politician and general (Prime Minister of Greece 1945, 50, 51-52), born in Karditsa, Greece (d. 1953)
• 1885 Sonia Delaunay, Russian-born French artist (Orphism), born in Hradyzk, Russian Empire (d. 1979)
• 1887 Bernhard Paumgartner, Austrian musicologist, conductor, and composer, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1971)

• 1892 Ted Meredith, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m in world record 1:51.9s 1912), born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania (d. 1957)
• 1893 Carlo Emilio Gadda, Italian writer (La Madonna dei filosofi – The Philosoper’s Madonna; Giornale di guerra e di prigionia – War and Prison Diary), poet, and engineer (Vatican City power station), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1973)

• 1894 Harold Collett Dent, British journalist and educator, editor of the Times Education Supplement (d. 1995)
• 1894 Seena Owen, American silent screen actress (Queen Kelly), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1966)
• 1895 Louise Huff, American actress (What Women Want), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1973)
• 1895 Walter Jackson Freeman II, American physician who developed and practiced psychiatric surgery and transorbital lobotomy, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania(d. 1972)
• 1896 Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (1953-61), born in Boone, Iowa (d. 1979)
• 1897 John Steuart Curry, American painter and lithographer (Baptism in Kansas), born in Dunavant, Kansas (d. 1946)
• 1898 Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-French writer, filmmaker and critic, born in Iași, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1944)

• 1900 Clara Fasano, Italian-American sculptor, born in Castellaneta, Italy (d. 1990)
• 1901 (John) Morton Downey, American pop tenor, known as “The Irish Nightengale”, songwriter, radio and television host, born in Wallingford, Connecticut (d. 1985)
• 1904 Aleksey Semyonovich Zhivotov, Russian composer, born in Kazan, Russia (d. 1964)
• 1904 Dick Powell, American singer, radio and screen actor (Cry Danger; Dick Powell Theater), producer and director (The Enemy Below), born in Mountain View, Arkansas (d. 1963)
• 1904 Harold Larwood, England cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, Bodyline Series v Australia 1932-33), born in Nuncargate, England (d. 1995)
• 1904 Marya Mannes, American author (The Reporter), born in New York City (d. 1990)
• 1905 John Henry Barbee, American blues guitarist and singer, born in Henning, Tennessee (d. 1964)
• 1905 Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian author and journalist (founded news agency Antara), born in Muara Sipongi, Tapanuli, Dutch East Indies (d. 1968)
• 1906 Louise Brooks, American silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora’s Box), born in Cherryvale, Kansas (d. 1985)

• 1907 Howard William Hunter, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1995)
• 1907 Pedro Arrupe, Spanish Jesuit priest (1st responder after the bombing of Hiroshima), born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 1991)
• 1907 William Steig, American cartoonist (The New Yorker, 1930-2003) and children’s author (Shrek!; Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; Doctor De Soto), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2003) [1]
• 1908 Harrison Salisbury, American journalist and author (New York Times correspondent in Moscow), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1993)

• 1910 Eric Malpass, English writer (Pentecost family books), born in Derby, England (d. 1996)
• 1910 Norman MacCaig, Scottish poet, born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)
• 1910 Rosemary DeCamp, American radio, film, and television character actress (Love That Bob – “Margaret”, That Girl – “Mrs. Marie”; The Partridge Family – “Amanda Renfrew”), born in Prescott, Arizona (d. 2001)
• 1912 Barbara Hutton ‘poor little rich girl’, American heiress (Woolworth fortune), born in New York City (d. 1979)
• 1914 Eric Crozier, British theater producer and librettist (worked with Benjamin Britten), born in London, England (d. 1994)
• 1914 Florentine Rost van Tonningen (née Heubel), Dutch Nazi supporter known as “Black Widow”, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2007)
• 1914 Ken Carson, American western singer (Garry Moore Show), born in Coalgate, Oklahoma (d. 1994)
• 1915 Edward Digby Baltzell, American Ivy League sociologist (coined term WASP), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
• 1915 Mabel Fairbanks, Seminole-African American figure skater and coach (US Figure Skating Hall of Fame), born in Florida Everglades (d. 2001) [1]
• 1915 Martha Tilton, American big band singer (Benny Goodman; Jimmy Dorsey), born in Corpus Christi, Texas (d. 2006) [1]
• 1916 George Fierstone, British jazz and session drummer (The Skyrockets), born in London, England (d. 1984)
• 1916 Sherwood Schwartz, American television screenwriter and producer (The Brady Bunch, Gilligan’s Island), born in Passaic, New Jersey (d. 2011)

• 1919 Lisa Otto, German soprano (Berlin State Opera, 1951-85), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2013)
• 1920 Johnny Desmond [Giovanni De Simone], American radio and big band singer (Bob Crosby; Gene Krupa; Your Hit Parade; Glenn Miller’s Army Air Forces Orchestra), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1985) [1]
• 1921 Brian Keith, American actor (Family Affair, Loneliest Runner, The Parent Trap), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1997)

• 1922 Marina Candael, Flemish dancer and choreography (Rhapsody in Blue), born in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium (d. 2003)
• 1922 Veronica Lake [Constance Ockleman], American actress (Sullivan’s Travels, I Married a Witch), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1973)
• 1923 Margaret Courtenay, Welsh stage and screen actress, singer and entertainer (Royal Flash; Duet for One), born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1996)
• 1924 A. F. Shore, British Egyptologist (British Museum), born in Aldbury, England (d. 1994)
• 1924 Billy Jim Layton, American composer and academic, born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 2004)
• 1924 Kenneth J. Gray, American politician (Rep-D-IL, 1955-74, 85-89), born in West Frankfort, Illinois (d. 2014)
• 1924 Leonid Kogan, Soviet Russian violinist (Lenin Prize, 1952), born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (d. 1982)
• 1924 Phyllis Avery, American actress (Ruby Gentry, George Gobel Show, Mr Novak), born in New York City (d. 2011)
• 1927 McLean Stevenson, American actor (M*A*S*H, 1972-75 – “Col. Henry Blake”; Hello Larry), born in Normal, Illinois (d. 1996)
• 1927 Narciso Yepes, Spanish classical guitarist (Orquesta Nacionale, 1947), born in Lorca, Spain (d. 1997)
• 1927 Sir Lawrence “Lawrie” Barratt, British businessman and housing developer (Barratt Developments), born in England (d. 2012)
• 1928 Kathleen Hughes [Elizabeth von Gerkan], American actress (It Came From Outer Space; Bracken’s World), born in Hollywood, California
• 1928 Leopoldine “Leonie” Rysanek, Austrian dramatic soprano (Vienna State Opera 1954-96; Metropolitan Opera, 1959-96), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1998)
• 1929 Gilbert Rogin, American journalist and author (The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
• 1929 Horst Janssen, German graphic artist and printmaker, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1995)
• 1929 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book & film, “Fear Strikes Out”), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2017)
• 1930 Alan Moss, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2019)
• 1930 Dame Elisabeth Frink, British sculptor and printmaker, born in Thurlow, Suffolk, England (d. 1993)
• 1930 Ed White, American USAF officer and test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut (Gemini 4; Apollo 1), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1967)
• 1930 Ham Kee-yong, South Korean runner (Boston Marathon 1950), born in Chuncheon, South Korea (d. 2022)
• 1930 Jay Migliori, saxophonist (Supersax), born in Erie, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
• 1930 Michael Robbins, British actor and comedian (On the Buses, The Great Muppet Caper), born in London, England (d. 1992)
• 1930 Monique Mercure [Marie Monique Émond], French Canadian actress (Naked Lunch; J.A. Martin Photographer), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
• 1930 Ornelio Martina, Antillian author, and politician , born in Curacao
• 1930 Peter Katin, British concert pianist, born in London (d. 2015)
• 1930 Pierre Bergé, French industrialist and co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House, born in Oléron, France (d. 2017)
• 1930 Shirley Crabtree Jr. [Big Daddy], English pro wrestler (record-breaking 64-inch chest), born in Halifax, England (d. 1997)
• 1931 Terence Marsh, British production designer (Oliver!, Dr. Zhivago, Spaceballs), born in London, England (d. 2018)
• 1932 (Hendricus) “Henk” Mochel, Dutch TV host (Rondom Tien), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 2016)
• 1932 Ramon Zupko, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (Fluxus), and educator (Western Michigan University, 1971-96), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
• 1933 Akira Endo, Japanese biochemist, first to develop statins, born in Higashiyuri, Japan (d. 2024) [1]
• 1933 Fred Haise, American USAF officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (Apollo 13; STS-T-1, -T-3, -T-5), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
• 1934 Ellis Marsalis Jr., American jazz pianist and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020) [1] [2]
• 1934 Hans Eder, German soccer defender (Hertha BSC) and manager (Hertha BSC 1974, 79, 85), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
• 1934 Kurt Hamrin, Swedish soccer winger (31 caps; AIK, AC Milan, Fiorentina 289 games), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2024)
• 1935 Don Stewart, American actor (Guiding Light), born in New York City (d. 2006)
• 1935 Hussein ibn Talal, King of Jordan (1952-99), born in Amman, Jordan (d. 1999)
• 1935 Jakusho Kwong, head of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, born in Santa Rosa, California
• 1936 Cornell Gunter, American R&B singer (The Coasters – “Poison Ivy”; “Yakety-Yak”), born in Coffeyville, Kansas (d. 1990)
• 1936 Robert H. Willson, American engineer, pastor and co-inventor of the plasma screen [1]
• 1937 Jim Brewer, American baseball relief pitcher (World Series 1965; MLB All Star 1973; LA Dodgers), born in Merced, California (d. 1987)
• 1937 Joseph Billingslea, Jr., American R&B singer (The Contours – “Do You Love Me”), born in Hamtramck, Michigan
• 1937 Vittorio Adorni, Italian road racing cyclist (Giro d’Italia general classification 1965), born in San Lazzaro di Parma, Italy (d. 2022)
• 1939 [Walter] Wendy Carlos, American musician and composer (Switched-On Bach), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
• 1940 Freddie Garrity, British pop singer (Freddie and the Dreamers – “I’m Telling You Now”), born in Crumpsall, Manchester, England (d. 2006)
• 1941 Hemus Kriel, South African politician, 1st Premier of the Western Cape, born in Karamas, South Africa (d. 2015)
• 1942 Jackie Du Preez, Zimbabwe cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, South Africa; Zimbabwe Test selector), born in Harare, Zimbabwe (d. 2020)
• 1943 Peter Norton, American software engineer (Peter Norton Computing), born in Aberdeen, Washington
• 1944 Aditya Vikram Biria, India’s 1st global industrialist, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1995)
• 1945 Paul Hirsch, American film editor (Star Wars), born in New York City
• 1945 Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian First Lady and political activist, born in Esan, British Nigeria (d. 2005)
• 1946 Sacheen Littlefeather [Marie Louise Cruz]. American indigenous rights activist, who declined Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando, born in Salinas, California (d. 2022) [1]
• 1947 Buckwheat Zydeco [Stanley Dural, Jr.], American B-3 organist, accordionist and singer (Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 2016)

• 1948 Ian Stanley, Australian golfer (British Senior Open 2001), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2018)
• 1948 Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch lawyer and politician (Senator, 1999-2004; Undersecretary of the Interior (1994-98; House of Representatives, 1981-82. 1986-94), born in Wassenaar, Netherlands
• 1948 Robert Ginty, American actor (The Paper Chase: Coming Home; The Exterminator), and director, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
• 1949 James “J.Y.” Young, American rock guitarist (Styx), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1949 Phil Baron, American voice actor (Piglet), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1949 Terry Lee Johnson, American murderer who escaped jail before being recaptured (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Madison County, Alabama
• 1951 Alec John Such [Szűcs], American rock bassist (Bon Jovi, 1983-94 – “Wanted Dead or Alive”), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2022)
• 1951 Barry Brandt, American rock drummer (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1951 Frankie Banali, American heavy metal drummer (Quiet Riot – “Cum on Feel the Noize”), born in Queens, NewYork City (d. 2020)
• 1951 Sandahl Bergman, American actress (Conan; All that Jazz), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1951 Stephen Bishop, American singer-songwriter (“On And On”; “Save It For A Rainy Day”), born in San Diego, California
• 1951 Zhang Yimou, Chinese film director (Let Live, Raise the Red Lantern), born in Xi’an, China
• 1952 Ray Sharkey, American actor (Wise Guys, Wired, Caged Fear), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1953 Dominique de Villepin, French politician (Prime Minister, 2005-07; Minister of the Interior, 2004-05; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2002-04), born in Rabat, Morocco
• 1953 James Guthrie, English music producer and sound engineer (Pink Floyd), born in Edmonton, England

• 1954 Tawatha Agee, American singer-songwriter (“Juicy Fruit”), session and touring vocalist (James Mtume; Dave Matthews Band), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1954 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher (World Series, AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers; MLB All-Star 1984, 85, 86), born in Aguada, Puerto Rico (d. 2023)
• 1954 Yanni [Chryssomallis], Greek new age musician (Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance), born in Kalamata, Greece
• 1955 Jack Sikma, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Kankalee, Illinois
• 1956 Keith Alexander, British soccer forward (3 caps St Lucia; Grimsby Town FC, Lincoln City FC) and manager (Lincoln, Peterborough, Macclesfield), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2010)
• 1956 Ken Bowersox, American Navy officer and NASA astronaut (STS 50, 61, 73, 82), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
• 1957 Frank Affolter, Dutch pianist, songwriter and singer (“If Nobody Does”), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 1957 Michael J. Fitzgerald, American technical writer and novelist (Song of Falling Leaves), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
• 1957 Sean Slade, American sound engineer, record producer (Radiohead; Hole), and music educator, born in Lansing, Michigan

• 1959 Paul McGann, English actor (Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who), born in Liverpool, Lancashire
• 1960 Piet Swerts, Belgian classical pianist, composer (Rotations; Zodiac), and educator, born in Tongeren, Belgium
• 1962 Harland Williams, Canadian American actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1962 Laura San Giacoma, American actress (Pretty Woman; Saving Grace), born in Danville, New Jersey
• 1962 Morgan Reeser, American 470 sailor (Olympics-8th-1992, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• 1962 Satomi Kōrogi, Japanese voice actress, born in Tokyo
• 1962 Stefano Gabbana, Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana), born in Milan, Italy
• 1963 Scott Bloomquist, American late model dirt race car driver (National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame), born in Fort Dodge, Iowa (d. 2024) [1]
• 1964 (Joseph) “Run” Simmons, American rapper and minister (Run-D.M.C. – “Walk This Way”), born in New York City
• 1964 Andrew Banfield, British pop and R&B singer (The Pasadenas – “Riding On A Train”; “I’m Doing Fine Now”), born in London, England
• 1964 Bill Hemmer, American television news reporter (“Americas’ Newsroom” on Fox News), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

• 1964 Silken Laumann, Canadian rower (Olympic bronze, silver-92, 96), born in Mississauga, Ontario
• 1966 Curt Schilling, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Anchorage, Alaska
• 1966 Petra Roßner, German track cyclist (Olympic gold FRG 3km pursuit 1992; World C’ship gold 1991), born in Leipzig, Germany
• 1967 Letitia Dean, English actress (Sharon Watts in “EastEnders”), born in Potters Bar, England
• 1967 Nina Gordon [Shapiro], American singer-songwriter (Veruca Salt – “Volcano Girls”), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1968 Brian Yale, American bass guitarist (Matchbox Twenty – “If You’re Gone”), born in Carmel, California
• 1968 Kent Bottenfield, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1968 Lionel Simmons, American basketball forward (NCAA Player of the Year 1990, La Salle Uni; Sacramento Kings), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1968 Serge Postigo, Canadian actor (Aurore), born in Agen, France
• 1969 (Bradley) “Butch” Walker, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (SouthGang – “Tainted Angel”; The Marvelous 3), born in Rome, Georgia