Famous Birthdays for 15th August 2024
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Birthdays 1 – 200 of 278
- 1171 Alfonso IX, King of León and Galicia (1188-1230), born in Zamora (d. 1230)
- 1195 Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1231)
- 1432 Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (Morgante), born in Florence (d. 1484)
- 1575 Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist, born in Pag, Croatia (d. 1650)
- 1613 Gilles Ménage, French scholar, born in Angers, France (d. 1692)
- 1619 Hubertus Quellinus, Flemish cartoonist and painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1687)
- 1702 Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter and etcher, born in Pitigliano, Italy (d. 1788)
- 1717 Blind Jack [John Metcalf], English 1st professional roadbuilder, born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England (d. 1810)
- 1725 Ferdinando Bertoni, Italian composer, born in Salò, Lombardy (d. 1813)
- 1727 Johann Georg Holzbogen, German violinist and composer, born in Schwandorf, Bavaria (d. 1775)
- 1736 Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer, born in Gräfenroda, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1803)
- 1740 Matthias Claudius, German poet (Death and the Maiden), and journalist (Der Wandsbecker Bote), born in Reinfeld, Duchy of Holstein (now Germany) (d. 1815)
- 1741 Thomas Norris, English singer and composer, baptized in Mere, Wiltshire (d. 1790)
French military leader and Emperor of the French (1804-14, 1815), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France
- 1776 Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten), born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1812)
- 1776 Ignaz von Seyfried, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1841)
- 1780 Marie-Anne Gaboury, French-Canadian settler (first white woman to settle in Western Canada), born in Maskinongé, Quebec (d. 1875)
- 1782 Henri de Mérode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1847)
- 1785 Thomas De Quincey, English writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater), born in Manchester (d. 1859)
- 1787 Alexander Aliabiev, Russian composer remembered as one of the fathers of Russian art song, born in Tobolsk, Siberia (d. 1851)
- 1788 Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director, born in Cossimbazar, British East India (d. 1856)
- 1794 Elias M. Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum), born in Femsjö, Sweden (d. 1878)
- 1798 Sangolli Rayanna, Indian military chief warrior, born in Karnataka, India (d. 1831)
- 1803 James Douglas, British-Canadian fur trader and politician (1st Governor of British Columbia 1858-64) called “The Father of British Columbia”, born in Demerara, Guyana (d. 1877)
- 1808 Charles Fisher, Canadian politician and jurist (Premier of the Colony of New Brunswick 1854-56, 1857-51), born in Fredericton, New Brunswick (d. 1880) [or born 16 Sept] [1]
- 1810 Louise Colet, French Romantic poet who had an affair with Gustave Flaubert, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1876)
- 1813 Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic, born in Mont-sous-Vaudrey, France (d. 1891)
- 1822 Virginia Clemm Poe, American wife of writer Edgar Allan Poe, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1847) [1]
- 1822 Wilhelm Rust, German musicologist and composer, born in Dessau, Germany (d. 1892)
- 1823 Orris Sanford Ferry, American lawyer, politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1875)
- 1829 Eduard de Hartog, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1909)
- 1839 Hugh Archibald Clarke, Canadian organist, composer, and educator (The Music of The Spheres), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1927)
- 1845 Walter Crane, English painter, cartoonist and illustrator (The Lady of Shalott), born in Liverpool (d. 1915)
- 1851 Helena Amelung [Georgette A], Dutch actress (Scapegoat), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1906)
- 1856 J. Keir Hardie, Scottish politician and 1st Labour representative in British Parliament, born in Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1915)
- 1857 Albert Ballin, German inventor and shipping tycoon, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1918)
- 1858 Edith Nesbit, British children books author (The Story of the Treasure Seekers, Five Children and It), born in London, England (d. 1924)
- 1860 Florence Harding [DeWolfe], US 1st lady (1921-23), born in Marion, Ohio (d. 1924)
- 1860 Roosje Vos, Dutch seamstress, and trade union leader, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1932)
- 1863 Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician, born in Alatyrsky District, Russia (d. 1945)
- 1865 Johan Bernard Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga), born in Heerenveen, Netherlands (d. 1937)
- 1865 Louisa Aldrich-Blake, British pioneering surgeon, born in Chingford, Essex (d. 1925)
- 1865 Mikao Usui, Japanese founder of Reiki (form of spiritual practice), born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan (d. 1926)
- 1872 Harold Fraser-Simson, English composer, born in London (d. 1944)
- 1872 Rubin Goldmark, American composer and teacher, born in New York (d. 1936)
- 1872 Shri Aurobindo [Aurobindo Ghose], Indian guru and nationalist, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 1950)
- 1874 Joseph Klausner, Polish-Israeli new testament expert, born in Valkininkai, Lithuania (d. 1958)
- 1875 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, African-British composer (Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast), born in London, England (d. 1912)
- 1876 Aleksandar Belic, Serbian linguist, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1960)
- 1878 Pyotr Nikolayevich, Baron Wrangel, Russian baron general (White Armies, WW II), born in Novalexandrovsk, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1928)
American classic film and stage actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1881 Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist, born in Görlitz, Imperial Germany (d. 1956)
- 1883 Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and architect, born in Vrpolje, Croatia (d. 1962)
- 1885 Andrey Pashchenko, Russian composer (A Symphonic Mystery, for Theremin and Orchestra), born in Rostov-on-Don (d. 1972)
- 1885 Edna Ferber, American author and playwright (American Beauty, Cimarron), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 1968)
- 1885 Mary Nash, American actress (The Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), born in Troy, New York (d. 1976)
- 1886 Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (left-arm bowler 1909-12), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1974)
- 1888 Albert Spalding, American violinist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1953)
- 1890 Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (oldest verified person in the world at the time of her death), born in Somerville, Tennessee (d. 2006)
- 1890 Elvin M. Jellinek, American physiologist and pioneer in the study of alcoholism, born in New York City (d. 1963)
- 1890 Jacques Ibert, French composer (Escales), born in Paris, France (d. 1962)
- 1892 Knud Jeppesen, Danish organist, composer, educator (Royal Danish Academy, 1920-47; Aarhus University, 1946-57), and musicologist (La frottola), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1974)
- 1892 Louis Victor de Broglie, French quantum physicist (studied electrons, Nobel Prize for Physics, 1929), born in Dieppe, France (d. 1987)
- 1893 Alexander Gauk, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1963)
President of General Motors (1953-58), born in Petrieville, Michigan
- 1893 Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer, born in Pukekohe, New Zealand (d. 1950)
- 1896 Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist, born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (d. 1985)
- 1897 Marion Eugene Bauer, American composer, born in Walla Walla, Washington (d. 1955)
- 1898 Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (The Beetle), born in Zhmerynka, Ukraine (d. 1966)
- 1898 Lillian Carter, US President Jimmy Carter’s (1977-1981) mom, born in Richland, Georgia (d. 1983)
- 1900 Estelle Brody, American actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1901 Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68), born in Penonomé, Coclé, Panama (d. 1988)
- 1901 Byron Arnold, American composer, born in Vancouver, Washington (d. 1971)
- 1901 Hans Lorbeer, German writer and politician, born in Lutherstadt, Wittenberg, Germany (d. 1973)
- 1901 Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (group theory), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1975)
- 1901 Sulho Ranta, Finnish composer, born in Peräseinäjoki, Finland (d. 1960)
- 1902 Jan Campert, Dutch resistance fighter and poet (Song the 18 dead), born in Spijkenisse, Netherlands (d. 1943)
- 1903 Joe Garland, American big band jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer (In the Mood; Serenade To A Savage), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1977)
- 1904 Bill Baird, American puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie, Muppet Show), born in Grand Island, Nebraska (d. 1987)
- 1906 Finn Videro, Danish organist and composer, born in Fuglebjerg, Næstved (d. 1987)
- 1906 Harry Goodman, American jazz bassist, and sometimes tuba player, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
- 1907 Paul Vincze, Jewish-Hungarian designer of coins and medal, born in Galgagyörk, Hungary (d. 1994)
- 1909 Raymond O’Malley, English teacher “the most cantankerous teacher of English in modern times” and writer (One-House Farm), born in London (d. 1996)
- 1910 Hugo Winterhalter, American composer, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
- 1910 Josef Klaus, Austrian conservative politician (Minister of Finance, 1961-63; Chancellor, 1966-70), born in Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria (d. 2001)
- 1910 Leslie Coffelt, American White House Police officer, killed in the line of duty during an assassination attempt on Harry Truman, born in Oranda, Virginia (d. 1950) [1]
- 1910 Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (Johnny Angel; A Double Life), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2002)
- 1911 Buster Brown, American blues singer and harmonica player (Fannie Mae), born in Cordele, Georgia (d. 1976)
- 1912 Julia Child, American chef, author and television personality (The French Chef), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2004)
- 1912 Wendy Hiller, English actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield), born in Bramhall, Cheshire, England (d. 2003)
- 1914 Peter Nicholson Gunn, Australian writer (The Churches of Rome), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995)
- 1915 Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish author and resistance fighter (Mensch op Weg), born in Turnhout, Belgium (d. 1945)
- 1916 Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer (That way Myzeqe), born in Palasë, Himara, Albania (d. 1989)
- 1917 Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest who was murdered, born in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador (d. 1980)
- 1918 Fay Honey Knopp, American activist (founded a Quaker ministry for men and women in prisons), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1995)
- 1918 Florian ZaBach, American violinist (“The Hot Canary”) and TV personality, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
- 1918 Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, French violinist and composer, born in Saigon, Vietnam (d. 1994)
- 1919 Benedict Kiely, Irish author and broadcaster, born in Dromore, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 2007)
- 1920 (Henry) “Huntz” Hall, American radio, stage, and screen actor (Dead End Kids: The Bowery Boys; Gas Pump Girls), born in New York City (d. 1999)
- 1922 Lukas Foss [Fuchs], German-American pianist, conductor and composer (Prairie), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2009)
- 1923 Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show – “Sally”; The Doris Day Show), born in New York City (d. 2017)
- 1924 Robert Oxton Bolt, English playwright (A Man for All Seasons, Doctor Zhivago), born in Sale, Manchester (d. 1995)
- 1925 Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French concert pianist, born in Naples, Italy (d. 2015)
- 1925 Billy Pinkney, American bass vocalist (Drifters – “Ruby Baby”), born in Dalzell, South Carolina (d. 2007)
- 1925 George Morrow, American jazz double-bassist (Max Roach and Clifford Brown; Sonny Rollins), born in Pasadena, California (d. 1992)
- 1925 Gertrude Shope, South African leader of the ANC Women’s League, born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1925 Mike Connors [Krekor Ohanian], American actor (Mannix), born in Fresno, California (d. 2017)
Canadian jazz pianist and composer (Downbeat Magazine’s Pianist of the Year, 1950-62), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1925 Rose Maddox, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter, and fiddle player (Sing a Little Song of Heartache), born in Boaz, Alabama (d. 1998)
- 1926 Georgann Johnson, American actress (Marge-Mr Peepers, Star Trek, Midnight Cowboy), born in Decorah, Iowa (d. 2018)
- 1926 Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), born in Patras, Greece (d. 2016)
- 1926 Lewis Thompson Preston, American banker (President of the World Bank 1991-95), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- 1926 Lyutsian Abramovich Prigozhn, Russian composer, born in Tashkent (d. 1994)
- 1927 Eddie Leadbeater, English cricketer (England leg-spinner with an avg of 109), born in Lockwood, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2011)
- 1927 Joe Castro, American bebop and West Coast jazz pianist (Teddy Edwards Quartet; June Christy), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2009)
- 1927 Wesley Mouzon, American boxing trainer (Roy Jones Jr., Dwight Muhammad Qawi), born in Kingstree, South Carolina (d. 2003)
- 1928 Nicolas Roeg, English cinematographer and director (Aria, Eureka), born in London, England (d. 2018)
- 1929 Jerry Groom, American College Football HOF center (Notre Dame; NFL Pro Bowl 1954; Chicago Cardinals), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2008)
- 1930 Ageeda Paavel, Estonian freedom fighter who blew up a Soviet war monument at age 15, born in Tallinn, Republic of Estonia (d. 2023)
- 1930 Antonio Permunian, Swiss soccer goalkeeper (11 caps; AC Bellinzona, FC Luzern), born in Bellinzona, Switzerland (d. 2020)
- 1931 Janice Rule, American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor’s Wife), born in Norwood, Ohio (d. 2003)
- 1931 Mario Kuri-Aldana, Mexican composer, born in Tampico, Mexico (d. 2013)
- 1931 Richard F. Heck, American chemist who discovered the Heck Reaction (Nobel Prize 2010), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- 1932 Bill Dowdy, American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
- 1932 Robert L. Forward, American physicist and sci-fi writer (Dragon’s Egg, Starquake), born in Geneva, NY (d. 2002)
- 1933 Bobby Helms, American country music singer (Jingle Bell Rock), born in Bloomington, Indiana (d. 1997)
- 1933 Floyd Ashton, American singer (The Tams – “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy”), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1933 Lori Nelson, American actress (Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico (d. 2020)
- 1934 Georgy Garanian, Armenian-Russian jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2010)
- 1934 Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer and composer (Mirza, Cornichons), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1998)
- 1934 Reg Scarlett, West Indian cricket off-spinner (3 Tests 1960), born in Port Maria, St Mary, Jamaica (d. 2019)
- 1934 Valentin Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Sukhaya Tereshka, Russia (d. 1980)
- 1935 Abby Dalton, American actress (Joey Bishop Show), born in Las Vegas, Nevada (d. 2020)
- 1935 Jim Dale, English actor, director and singer (Barnum; My One & Only), born in Rothwell, England
- 1935 Luciano Vassallo, Eritrean soccer midfielder (104 caps Ethiopia; Cotton Factory Club 1960-73) and manager (Ethiopia, Cotton FC), born in Asmara, Eritrea (d. 2022)
- 1935 Vernon Jordan, American businessman and civil rights activist (National Urban League), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2021)
- 1936 Lothar Buchmann, German soccer manager (VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach, Karlsruher SC), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 2023)
- 1937 Janet Mead, Australian Catholic nun and pop-rock singer (The Lord’s Prayer), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1937 Ronnie G. Flippo, American politician (US Representative, Alabama (D), 1977-91), born in Florence, Alabama
- 1938 Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish sci-fi author (The Whole Truth about Planet Xi), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1985)
- 1938 Maxine Waters, American politician (Rep-D-California), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1938 Nesbert “Stix” Hooper, American jazz drummer (The Crusaders), born in Houston, Texas
- 1938 Ottavio Cinquanta, Italian sports executive (President International Skating Union 1994-2016; IOC Executive Committee 2000-08), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2022)
- 1938 Stephen Breyer, American lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court, born in San Francisco, California
- 1939 (Herman) Onno Ruding, Dutch politician (CDA) (Financial Minister, 1982-89), and businessman (Director of Amrobank, 1971-77), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1939 Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer (“Daddy Don’t Run So Fast”), born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1995)
- 1939 Norma Waterson, British folk music revivalist, and singer-songwriter, born in Hull, East Yorkshire, England (d. 2022)
- 1940 Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist (Founder of Red Army Faction), born in Bartholomä, Germany (d. 1977)
- 1940 Rita Shane, American soprano, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2014)
- 1941 Don Rich, American guitarist and country singer (Hee Haw), born in Olympia, Washington (d. 1974)
- 1942 Gary Woollard, New Zealand rugby league five eighth (10 Tests; Wellington), born in Waiuku, New Zealand (d. 2021)
- 1942 Larry Hartsell, American martial artist, bodyguard, trainer, student of Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto, born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2007)
- 1942 Peter York, British rock drummer (Spencer Davis Group), born in Redcar, Yorkshire
- 1943 Barbara Bouchet, German-American actress (Casino Royale), born in Liberec, Czech Republic
- 1943 Eni Faleomavaega, American-Samoan politician (3rd Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa), born in Vailoatai, American Samoa (d. 2017)
- 1943 Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1971-79) and Ruler of Dubai (1990-2006), born in Dubai, Trucial States (d. 2006)
- 1943 María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician, born in Mexico City
- 1943 Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord and co-founder of the Cali Cartel, born in Mariquita, Colombia
- 1944 Frederick Knight, American R&B singer-songwriter (“I’ve Been Lonely For So Long”), and record producer, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1944 Linda Ellerbee, American journalist (Weekend, NBC Overnight), born in Bryan, Texas
- 1944 Pamela Polland, American singer-songwriter (Hawaiianized Pop Classics), born in California
- 1944 Sylvie Vartan, Armenian-Bulgarian-French pop-yé-yé singer (“Twiste et Chante”), and actress, born in Iskretz, Bulgaria
- 1944 Thomas J. Murphy Jr., American politician (57th Mayor of Pittsburgh), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1945 Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991-96 and 2001-06), born in Dinajpur, Bangladesh
- 1945 Gene Upshaw, American NFL guard (Oakland Radiers) and NFLPA leader, born in Robstown, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1945 Thomas C. Sawyer, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1946 Jean-Claude Arnault, French Swedish photographer involved in Nobel Prize scandal, born in Marseille, France
- 1946 Jimmy Webb, American singer and songwriter (“MacArthur Park”; “Up Up & Away”), born in Elk City, Oklahoma
- 1946 Kathryn Whitmire, American accountant and politician (4 time Mayor-Houston), born in Houston, Texas
- 1946 Tony Robinson, English actor, comedian and author, born in Homerton, London
- 1947 (Gerardo) “Jerry” Velez, American drummer and percussionist (Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock appearance; Spyro Gyra – “Morning Dance”), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1947 Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman, born in London (d. 1996)
- 1947 Manley Lanier “Sonny” Carter Jr, American chemist and NASA astronaut (STS 33), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1991)
- 1947 Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress (Shubho Mahurat), born in Ranaghat, Bengal, India
- 1948 George Ryton, British engineer, born in Singapore
- 1948 Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer (“It’ll All Come Around”), born in Campbellton, New Brunswick
- 1948 Tom Johnston, American guitarist and vocalist (The Doobie Brothers, 1970-77 & 1987-present – “Listen To The Music”; “China Grove”), born in Visalia, California
- 1949 Ann Ryerson, American actress (Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin), born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
- 1949 Beverly Burns, American pilot and 1st woman to captain a Boeing 747, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1949 Kate Taylor, American singer and songwriter (“It’s In His Kiss”), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1949 Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor, born in Bangor, Wales
- 1950 Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, born in Clarence House, London
- 1950 Billy Griffin, American singer (Miracles – “Love Machine”), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1950 Steve Smoger, American boxing referee (200+ title bouts; International Boxing HOF), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 2022)
- 1950 Tess Harper, American actress (Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies), born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
- 1950 Tom Kelly, American baseball manager (Minnesota Twins), born in Graceville, Minnesota
- 1950 Tommy Aldridge, American heavy metal and hard rock drummer (Black Oak Arkansas; Ozzy Osbourne; Whitesnake), born in Pearl, Mississippi
- 1951 Ann Biderman, American film and television writer and producer (Ray Donovan)
- 1951 Bobby Caldwell, American jazz and pop singer (“What You Won’t Do for Love”), and songwriter (“The Next Time I Fall”), born in New York City (d. 2023)
- 1951 Daba Diawara, Malian politician, born in Bamako, Mali
- 1951 John Childs, English cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Gloucestershire CCC, Essex CCC), born in Plymouth, England
- 1952 Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group), born in Sevenum, Netherlands
- 1954 Mary Jo Salter, American poet and co-editor of The Norton Anthology of Poetry, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Swedish author (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), born in Skelleftehamn, Sweden
- 1955 Kenneth Carr, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1976; LA Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Portland TBs), born in Clearwater, Florida
- 1955 Larry Mathews [Mazzeo], American child actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show – “Ritchie”), born in Burbank, California
- 1956 Lorraine Desmarais, French Canadian jazz pianist and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec
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Born in Syracuse, NY. He holds a bachelor of science degree in communication from Florida Institute of Technology with specialization in technical writing, business, public relations, marketing, media, promotion, and aerospace engineering.
⭐️ Las Vegas Entertainer ⭐️ MTV uplaya Platinum Auddy Award Winner ⭐️ Southeastern FTTF Talent Champion ⭐️ Movies & TV ⭐️ Listed in ‘Who’s Who’ publication ⭐️ Voted ‘MOST MARKETABLE’: Sonic Records ⭐️ U.S. Veteran ⭐️