May 09
Today In History

Birthdays In History 1951

1951 Linda Dobbs English lawyer and judge

1951 Gary Nairn Australian surveyor and politician 14th Special Minister of State

1951 Don Gullett American baseball player and coach

1951 Kim Wilson American singer-songwriter and harmonica player

1951 Kenny Anthony Saint Lucian politician 5th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

1951 Charlie Huhn American rock singer and guitarist

1951 Willie Maddren English footballer and manager (d. 2000)

1951 Philip Tartaglia Scottish archbishop (d. 2021)

1951 Kirstie Alley American actress and producer (d. 2022)

1951 Chris Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)

1951 Drew Pearson American football player and sportscaster

1951 O. Panneerselvam Indian politician 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

1951 Bram Behr Surinamese journalist and activist (d. 1982)

1951 Bob Latchford English footballer

1951 Martha Davis American singer

1951 Ian Hill English rock bassist

1951 Iván Fischer Hungarian conductor and composer

1951 Ondrej Nepela Slovak figure skater and coach (d. 1989)

1951 Leon Roberts American baseball player and manager

1951 Yakov Smirnoff Ukrainian-American comedian and actor

1951 Steve Prefontaine American runner (d. 1975)

1951 David Briggs Australian guitarist songwriter and producer

1951 Andy Hummel American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)

1951 Anne Mills English economist and academic

1951 Charles S. Dutton American actor and director

1951 Bobby Stokes English footballer (d. 1995)

1951 Harry Wayne Casey American singer-songwriter pianist and producer

1951 Vangelis Alexandris Greek basketball player and coach

1951 Ken Bruce Scottish radio host

1951 Eugenijus Riabovas Lithuanian footballer and manager

1951 Michael Ruppert American journalist and author (d. 2014)

1951 Patrick Bergin Irish actor

1951 David Pomeranz American singer musician and composer

1951 Bob Iger American media executive

1951 Mike Leavitt American politician 14th Governor of Utah

1951 Terry Gross American radio host and producer

1951 Kevin Keegan English footballer and manager

1951 Markku Alén Finnish racing driver

1951 Melissa Manchester American singer-songwriter and actress

1951 Jane Seymour English-American actress producer and jewelry designer

1951 Barry Foote American baseball player and coach

1951 Rashid Minhas Pakistani soldier and pilot (d. 1971)

1951 Queen Komal of Nepal

1951 Isabel Preysler Filipino-Spanish journalist

1951 Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Pakistani scholar and politician founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran

1951 Edward Albert American actor (d. 2006)

1951 Randy California American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)

1951 Phil Neal English footballer and manager

1951 Vince Welnick American keyboard player (d. 2006)

1951 Ellen Greene American singer and actress

1951 Eddie Dibbs American tennis player

1951 Debbie Friedman American singer-songwriter of Jewish melodies (d. 2011)

1951 Ed "Too Tall" Jones American football player and boxer

1951 Patricia Richardson American actress

1951 David Ford Northern Irish social worker and politician

1951 Derek Randall English cricketer

1951 Debra Jo Rupp American actress

1951 Helen Shaver Canadian actress and director

1951 Laimdota Straujuma Latvian economist and politician 12th Prime Minister of Latvia

1951 Don Quarrie Jamaican sprinter and coach; four Olympic medals and two world records

1951 Carl A. Anderson 13th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

1951 Lee Atwater American journalist activist and political strategist (d. 1991)

1951 Walter de Silva Italian car designer

1951 Steve Harley English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Sergei Kourdakov Russian-American KGB agent (d. 1973)

1951 Lindsay Cooper English composer bassoon and oboe player (d. 2013)

1951 Andy Murray Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1951 Heizō Takenaka Japanese economist and politician

1951 Edelgard Bulmahn German educator and politician German Federal Minister of Education and Research

1951 Kenny Dalglish Scottish footballer and manager

1951 Pete Haycock English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

1951 Peter O'Sullivan Welsh international footballer

1951 Sam Perlozzo American baseball player and manager

1951 Chris Rea English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Glenis Willmott English scientist and politician

1951 Zoran Žižić Montenegrin politician 4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2013)

1951 Rodney Hogg Australian cricketer and coach

1951 Dianne Walker American tap dancer

1951 Helen Zille South African journalist politician and Premier of the Western Cape

1951 Gloria Diaz Filipino actress and beauty queen Miss Universe 1969

1951 Dominique Sanda French model and actress

1951 Charo Spanish-American singer guitarist and actress

1951 Jerry Greenfield American businessman and philanthropist co-founded Ben & Jerry's

1951 David Alton Baron Alton of Liverpool English politician

1951 Ray Benson American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1951 Abdelmajid Bourebbou Algerian footballer

1951 Oddvar Brå Norwegian skier

1951 Joe DeLamielleure American football player

1951 Alexandre Gonzalez French long-distance runner

1951 Scott Gorham American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Craig Ramsay Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1951 Paul Barber English actor

1951 Ben Cohen American businessman and philanthropist co-founded Ben and Jerry's

1951 Bill Frisell American guitarist and composer

1951 Timothy N. Philpot American lawyer author and judge

1951 Jimmie Vaughan American blues-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Conrad Lozano American bass player

1951 Russell Thompkins Jr. American soul singer

1951 Ron Jaworski American football player and sportscaster

1951 Adrian Reynard English businessman founded Reynard Motorsport

1951 Jumbo Tsuruta Japanese wrestler (d. 2000)

1951 Željko Pavličević Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player

1951 Carl Wieman American physicist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1951 Andrei Kozyrev Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia

1951 Chris Stewart English musician and author

1951 David Cheriton Canadian computer scientist mathematician and businessman

1951 William Clarke American harmonica player (d. 1996)

1951 Geoff Howarth New Zealand cricketer

1951 Tina Monzon-Palma Filipino journalist

1951 Roger Myerson American economist and professor

1951 Nick Ut Vietnamese-American photographer

1951 John Abizaid American general

1951 Ayako Okamoto Japanese golfer

1951 Brendan Barber English trade union leader

1951 Annette Dolphin British academician and educator

1951 Mitch Woods American singer-songwriter and pianist

1951 John Hannah American football player and coach

1951 Les Binks Irish drummer and songwriter

1951 Yevgeniy Gavrilenko Belarusian hurdler

1951 Nedim Gürsel Turkish writer

1951 Dean Kamen American inventor and businessman founded Segway Inc.

1951 Dave McArtney New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

1951 Ubol Ratana Thai Princess

1951 Bert Blyleven Dutch-American baseball player and sportscaster

1951 Jean-Marc Boivin French skier mountaineer and pilot (d. 1990)

1951 Pascal Rogé French pianist

1951 Bruce Gary American drummer (d. 2006)

1951 Janis Ian American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Gerd Andres German politician

1951 Geir Haarde Icelandic economist journalist and politician 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland

1951 Mel Schacher American bass player

1951 Joan Sebastian Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)

1951 Phil Schaap American jazz disc jockey and historian (d. 2021)

1951 Paul Fox English singer and guitarist (d. 2007)

1951 Tom Noonan American actor

1951 Leszek Borysiewicz Welsh immunologist and academic

1951 Peter Davison English actor

1951 Ioan Mihai Cochinescu Romanian author and photographer

1951 Jóannes Eidesgaard Faroese educator and politician Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

1951 Tony Danza American actor and producer

1951 Michael Freedman American mathematician and academic

1951 Bob Varsha American sportscaster

1951 Steve Vickers Canadian ice hockey player

1951 Aivars Kalējs Latvian organist composer and pianist

1951 Ana María Shua Argentinian author and poet

1951 Martin Bayerle American treasure hunter

1951 Ron Arad Israeli architect and academic

1951 Christian Bobin French author and poet

1951 Nigel Harrison English bass player and songwriter

1951 Enda Kenny Irish educator and politician 13th Taoiseach of Ireland

1951 Ian McCartney Scottish politician Minister of State for Trade

1951 John Battle English politician

1951 Ace Frehley American guitarist and songwriter

1951 Tim Congdon English economist and politician

1951 Larry Smith Canadian football player and politician

1951 Rick Burleson American baseball player

1951 John Holmes English diplomat British Ambassador to France

1951 Geoff Lees English race car driver

1951 Sally Mann American photographer

1951 John Glascock English singer and bass player (d. 1979)

1951 Alan Clayson English singer-songwriter and journalist

1951 Christopher Cross American singer-songwriter and producer

1951 Ashok Gehlot Indian politician 21st Chief Minister of Rajasthan

1951 Tatyana Tolstaya Russian author and publicist

1951 Colin Bass English bass player songwriter and producer

1951 Colleen Hanabusa American lawyer and politician

1951 Jackie Jackson American singer-songwriter and dancer

1951 Rudolf Finsterer German rugby player and coach

1951 Toomas Vilosius Estonian physician and politician 2nd Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia

1951 Samuel Doe Liberian sergeant and politician 21st President of Liberia (d. 1990)

1951 Philip Bailey American singer-songwriter drummer and actor

1951 Mike D'Antoni American basketball player and coach

1951 Chris Frantz American drummer and producer

1951 Ed Stelmach Canadian farmer and politician 13th Premier of Alberta

1951 George Karl American basketball player and coach

1951 Rosie Boycott English journalist and author

1951 Sharon Sayles Belton American politician 45th Mayor of Minneapolis

1951 Anand Modak Indian composer and director (d. 2014)

1951 Herman Philipse Dutch philosopher and academic

1951 Selina Scott English journalist producer and author

1951 Paul Thompson English drummer

1951 Jay Beckenstein American saxophonist

1951 Dennis Frederiksen American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

1951 Chris Ham English political scientist and academic

1951 Frank Wilczek American mathematician and physicist Nobel Prize laureate

1951 Christian Lacroix French fashion designer

1951 Jonathan Richman American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Janet Soskice Canadian philosopher and theologian

1951 Simon Hughes English lawyer and politician

1951 Joey Ramone American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)

1951 Dick Slater American wrestler (d. 2018)

1951 Thomas Akers American colonel engineer and astronaut

1951 Christie Blatchford Canadian newspaper columnist journalist and broadcaster (d. 2020)

1951 Mike Crapo American lawyer and politician

1951 Al Franken American actor screenwriter and politician

1951 Adrian Hardiman Irish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)

1951 Antonis Samaras Greek economist and politician 185th Prime Minister of Greece

1951 Bob Gale American director producer and screenwriter

1951 Ramón Calderón Spanish lawyer and businessman

1951 Lou van den Dries Dutch mathematician

1951 Muhammed Faris Syrian military aviator and cosmonaut

1951 Madeleine Taylor-Quinn Irish educator and politician

1951 John Conteh English boxer

1951 Zdravko Čolić Bosnian Serb singer-songwriter

1951 Fernando Lugo Paraguayan bishop and politician President of Paraguay

1951 Stephen Tobolowsky American actor singer and director

1951 Karl-Hans Riehm German hammer thrower

1951 Gilbert Baker American artist gay rights activist and designer of the rainbow flag (d. 2017)

1951 Arnold Mühren Dutch footballer and manager

1951 Larry Robinson Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1951 Alexander Wylie Lord Kinclaven Scottish lawyer judge and educator

1951 Jill Biden American educator First Lady of the United States

1951 Leigh Kennedy American author

1951 Bronisław Malinowski Polish runner (d. 1981)

1951 Melanie Phillips English journalist and author

1951 Wendy Pini American author and illustrator

1951 David Yip English actor and playwright

1951 Bonnie Tyler Welsh singer-songwriter

1951 Michael Patrick Cronan American graphic designer and academic (d. 2013)

1951 James Newton Howard American composer conductor and producer

1951 Dave Parker American baseball player and coach

1951 Brian Taylor American basketball player

1951 Dan Fouts American football player and sportscaster

1951 Tony Mundine Australian boxer

1951 Burglinde Pollak German pentathlete

1951 Yasumasa Morimura Japanese painter and photographer

1951 Brad Delp American musician and singer (d. 2007)

1951 Andranik Margaryan Armenian engineer and politician 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)

1951 Howard Leese American guitarist and producer

1951 Richard Thomas American actor director and producer

1951 Stellan Skarsgård Swedish actor

1951 Paul Boateng English lawyer and politician British High Commissioner to South Africa

1951 Danny Edwards American golfer

1951 Jane Amsterdam American magazine and newspaper editor (Manhattan inc. New York Post)

1951 Vance A. Larson American painter (d. 2000)

1951 John Redwood English politician Secretary of State for Wales

1951 Steve Walsh American rock singer-songwriter and musician

1951 Charlie Dominici American singer and guitarist

1951 Starhawk American author and activist

1951 John Garrett Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1951 Joe Piscopo American actor comedian and screenwriter

1951 Mohammed Al-Sager Kuwaiti journalist and politician

1951 Miriam Flynn American actress and comedian

1951 Ian Hargreaves English-Welsh journalist and academic

1951 Stephen Hopper Australian botanist and academic

1951 Gyula Sax Hungarian chess player (d. 2014)

1951 Ayman al-Zawahiri Egyptian terrorist (d. 2022)

1951 Francesco Moser Italian cyclist

1951 Tress MacNeille American actress and voice artist

1951 Sheila McLean Scottish scholar and academic

1951 Paul Muldoon Irish poet and academic

1951 Jim Douglas American academic and politician 80th Governor of Vermont

1951 Terence Etherton English lawyer and judge

1951 Alan Hudson English footballer

1951 Nils Lofgren American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Lenore Manderson Australian anthropologist and academic

1951 Mona-Lisa Pursiainen Finnish sprinter (d. 2000)

1951 Brian Cookson British cyclist and sports administrator

1951 Craig Gruber American bass player (d. 2015)

1951 Humphrey Ocean English painter and academic

1951 Angelo Falcón Puerto Rican-American political scientist activist and academic founded the National Institute for Latino Policy (d. 2018)

1951 Michèle Mouton French race car driver and manager

1951 Raelene Boyle Australian sprinter

1951 Charles Sturridge English director producer and screenwriter

1951 Eva Bayer-Fluckiger Swiss mathematician and academic

1951 Gary Gilmour Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2014)

1951 Ulf Andersson Swedish chess player

1951 Julia Duffy American actress

1951 Gilson Lavis English drummer and portrait artist

1951 Mary McAleese Irish academic and politician 8th President of Ireland

1951 Mick Cronin Australian rugby league player and coach

1951 Mark Shand English conservationist and author (d. 2014)

1951 Lalla Ward English actress and author

1951 Craig Sager American sportscaster (d. 2016)

1951 Stanley Clarke American bass player and composer

1951 Trevor Eve English actor and producer

1951 Anne Feeney American singer-songwriter and activist (d. 2021)

1951 Julia Goodfellow English physicist and academic

1951 Klaus-Peter Justus German runner

1951 Tom Kozelko American basketball player

1951 Terrence Mann American actor singer and dancer

1951 Fred Schneider American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

1951 Victor Willis American singer-songwriter pianist and actor

1951 John Alexander Australian tennis player and politician

1951 Ralph Johnson American R&B drummer and percussionist

1951 Vladimir Tismăneanu Romanian-American political scientist sociologist and academic

1951 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend American lawyer and politician 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

1951 Lorna Golding Former First Lady of Jamaica

1951 Alan Ashby American baseball player manager and sportscaster

1951 Chris Cooper American actor

1951 Māris Gailis Latvian politician businessman and former Prime Minister of Latvia

1951 Cheryl Wheeler American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Rajnath Singh Indian Politician and Union Home Minister of India

1951 Ed Ott American baseball player and coach

1951 Rob Bishop American educator and politician

1951 Didi Conn American actress and singer

1951 Gregory Isaacs Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

1951 Jesse Ventura American wrestler actor and politician 38th Governor of Minnesota

1951 Lucie Arnaz American actress and singer

1951 Mark Bowden American journalist and author

1951 Andrew Robathan English soldier and politician Minister of State for the Armed Forces

1951 Elio Di Rupo Belgian chemist academic and politician 68th Prime Minister of Belgium

1951 Margo Martindale American actress

1951 Abel Ferrara American director producer and screenwriter

1951 Jeff Rawle English actor and screenwriter

1951 Richard Gozney English politician and diplomat 30th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man 139th Governor of Bermuda

1951 Richard Bennett American guitarist and producer

1951 J. V. Cain American football player (d. 1979)

1951 Patriarch Daniel of Romania

1951 Lynda Carter American actress

1951 Chris Smith Baron Smith of Finsbury English politician Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport

1951 Jack Thompson American lawyer and activist

1951 Verdine White American bass player and producer

1951 Rick Martin Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2011)

1951 Roseanna Cunningham Scottish lawyer and politician Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs

1951 Bob Diamond American-English banker and businessman

1951 Rolf Thung Dutch tennis player

1951 Santiago Calatrava Spanish architect and engineer designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex

1951 Doug Collins American basketball player and coach

1951 Gregg Giuffria American rock musician and businessman

1951 Ray Kennedy English footballer (d. 2021)

1951 Susan Blackmore English psychologist and theorist

1951 Dan Driessen American baseball player and coach

1951 Dean Pitchford American actor director screenwriter and composer

1951 Alan Kourie South African cricketer

1951 Gerry Judah Indian-English painter and sculptor

1951 Tim Bachman Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Tommy Bolin American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

1951 Pete Mackanin American baseball player coach and manager

1951 Andrew Gold American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

1951 Steve Hillage English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Joe Lynn Turner American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Per Westerberg Swedish businessman and politician Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden

1951 Jay North American actor

1951 Peter Goodfellow English geneticist and academic

1951 Samantha Sang Australian pop singer

1951 Catherine Hicks American actress

1951 Daryl Somers Australian television host and singer

1951 Martin Brest American director producer and screenwriter

1951 Phil Carlson Australian cricketer (d. 2022)

1951 Mohamed Morsi Egyptian engineer academic and politician 5th President of Egypt (d. 2019)

1951 Mamoru Oshii Japanese director producer and screenwriter

1951 Randy Shilts American journalist and author (d. 1994)

1951 Louis van Gaal Dutch footballer and manager

1951 James Naughtie Scottish journalist and radio host

1951 Steve Swisher American baseball player and manager

1951 Juan Manuel Santos Colombian businessman and politician 59th President of Colombia

1951 Klaus Toppmöller German football manager and former player

1951 Dan Fogelberg American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)

1951 Slim Dunlap American singer-songwriter and guitarist: 1894 

1951 Ann Biderman American screenwriter and producer

1951 Bobby Caldwell American singer-songwriter

1951 John Childs English cricketer

1951 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Nigerian businessman and politician 13th President of Nigeria (d. 2010)

1951 Richard Hunt American Muppet performer (d. 1992)

1951 John Deacon English bass player and songwriter

1951 Gustavo Santaolalla Argentinian singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1951 DeForest Soaries American minister and politician 30th Secretary of State of New Jersey

1951 Eric Goles Chilean mathematician and computer scientist

1951 Yana Mintoff Maltese politician economist and educator

1951 Chesley V. Morton American businessman and politician

1951 Jimi Jamison American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2014)

1951 Akhmad Kadyrov Chechen cleric and politician 1st President of the Chechen Republic (d. 2004)

1951 Queen Noor of Jordan

1951 Danny Joe Brown American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2005)

1951 Orson Scott Card American novelist critic public speaker essayist and columnist

1951 Oscar Hijuelos American author and academic (d. 2013)

1951 Rob Halford English heavy metal singer-songwriter

1951 Bill Handel Brazilian-American lawyer and radio host

1951 Gerd Bonk German weightlifter (d. 2014)

1951 Bill Whitaker American journalist

1951 Edward Witten American physicist and academic

1951 Buddy Bell American baseball player and manager

1951 Mack Brown American football player and coach

1951 Randall Garrison American-Canadian criminologist and politician

1951 Colin McAdam Scottish footballer (d. 2013)

1951 Wayne Osmond American singer-songwriter and actor

1951 Keiichi Suzuki Japanese singer-songwriter

1951 Geoff Whitehorn English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Jim Paredes Filipino singer-songwriter and actor

1951 Timothy Bottoms American actor and producer

1951 Dana Rosemary Scallon Irish singer and activist

1951 Gediminas Kirkilas Lithuanian politician 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania

1951 Grant Batty New Zealand rugby player

1951 Sirje Tamul Estonian historian author and academic

1951 David Bairstow English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1998)

1951 Jim DeMint American politician

1951 Mark Harmon American actor and producer

1951 Mik Kaminski English musician rock violinist

1951 Denys Hobson South African cricketer

1951 Martin Chambers English drummer and singer

1951 Judith Ivey American actress

1951 Marita Ulvskog Swedish politician Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

1951 Paul Breitner German footballer

1951 Jamie Oldaker American drummer and percussionist (d. 2020)

1951 Melih Kibar Turkish composer (d. 2005)

1951 Morris Albert Brazilian singer-songwriter

1951 Mark Isham American trumpet player and composer

1951 Mark McCumber American golfer

1951 Mammootty Indian actor and producer

1951 Tim Gullikson American tennis player and coach (d. 1996)

1951 Tom Gullikson American tennis player and coach

1951 John McDonnell English politician

1951 Dezső Ránki Hungarian pianist

1951 Alexander Downer Australian economist and politician 34th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Australia

1951 Tom Wopat American actor and singer

1951 Sarah Coakley English philosopher theologian and academic

1951 Steve Keirn American wrestler

1951 Bill Rogers American golfer

1951 Miroslav Dvořák Czech ice hockey player (d. 2008)

1951 Richard D. Gill English-Dutch mathematician and academic

1951 Hugo Porta Argentinian rugby player

1951 Bertie Ahern Irish accountant and politician 11th Taoiseach of Ireland

1951 Norm Dubé Canadian ice hockey player

1951 Ray Gravell Welsh rugby player and actor (d. 2007)

1951 Joe Pantoliano American actor and producer

1951 Ali-Ollie Woodson American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2010)

1951 Anne Devlin Irish author playwright and screenwriter

1951 Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudanese politician 1st President of South Sudan

1951 Jean Smart American actress

1951 Volodymyr Melnykov Ukrainian poet writer songwriter and composer

1951 Pete Carroll American football player and coach

1951 Johan Neeskens Dutch footballer and manager

1951 Fred Seibert owner of Nickelodeon and Frederator Studios

1951 Vince Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Andy Irvine Scottish rugby player and coach

1951 Russell Brown Scottish politician

1951 Cassandra Peterson American actress television host and producer

1951 Ben Carson American neurosurgeon author and politician

1951 Dee Dee Ramone American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2002)

1951 Tony Scott American baseball player and coach

1951 Darryl Stingley American football player and scout (d. 2007)

1951 Marc Surer Swiss racing driver and sportscaster

1951 Daniel Lanois Canadian singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1951 Javier Marías Spanish journalist author and academic (d. 2022)

1951 Greg Valentine American wrestler

1951 Bruce Arena American soccer player and manager

1951 Aslan Maskhadov Chechen general and politician 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 2005)

1951 David Coverdale English singer-songwriter

1951 Mike Graham American wrestler and promoter (d. 2012)

1951 Doug Somers American wrestler (d. 2017)

1951 Steven Springer American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2012)

1951 Douglas Kmiec American scholar and diplomat United States Ambassador to Malta

1951 Yardena Arazi Israeli singer

1951 Burleigh Drummond American drummer and songwriter

1951 Graeme Knowles English bishop

1951 Bob McAdoo American basketball player and coach

1951 Tommy Taylor English footballer and manager

1951 Stuart Tosh Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer

1951 Geoff Gallop Australian politician 27th Premier of Western Australia

1951 Michel Rivard Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Jim Shooter American author and illustrator

1951 Jim Diamond Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2015)

1951 Pier Luigi Bersani Italian educator and politician 6th President of Emilia-Romagna

1951 Roslyn Schwartz Canadian author

1951 John Lloyd English screenwriter and producer

1951 Barry Marshall Australian physician and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1951 Simon White English astrophysicist and academic

1951 Brian Greenway Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Keb' Mo' American blues musician and songwriter

1951 Kathryn D. Sullivan American geologist and astronaut

1951 Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov Kazakh poet and author

1951 Karen Allen American actress

1951 Kevin Cronin American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1951 Clive Rees Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator

1951 Gavin Sutherland Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player

1951 Manfred Winkelhock German race car driver (d. 1985)

1951 Enki Bilal French comic book creator comics artist and film director

1951 Jack O'Connell American educator and politician

1951 Timo Salonen Finnish race car driver

1951 Shannon C. Stimson American philosopher historian and theorist

1951 Epeli Ganilau Fijian general and politician 16th Minister for Fijian Affairs

1951 Kevin McFoy Dunn American guitarist songwriter and producer

1951 Bruce Bartlett American economist historian and author

1951 Jean-Jacques Goldman French singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Jon Miller American sportscaster

1951 Louise Rennison English author and comedian (d. 2016)

1951 Charles Shyer American director producer and screenwriter

1951 Ed Royce American businessman and politician

1951 Norio Suzuki Japanese golfer

1951 Stephen Bayley Welsh journalist author and critic

1951 Aad van den Hoek Dutch cyclist

1951 Peter Richardson English actor director and screenwriter

1951 Rafael Vaganian Armenian chess player

1951 Annie Borckink Dutch speed skater

1951 Roger Pontare Swedish singer

1951 Shari Ulrich American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist

1951 Dirk Beheydt Belgian footballer

1951 Mike Antonovich American ice hockey player and coach

1951 Pam Dawber American actress and producer

1951 Terry McMillan American author and screenwriter

1951 David Normington English civil servant and politician

1951 Nic Potter English bass player and songwriter (d. 2013)

1951 Demetrios Christodoulou Greek mathematician and physicist

1951 Annie Golden American actress and singer

1951 Kurt Schrader American veterinarian and politician

1951 Al Greenwood American keyboard player

1951 Patrick Hall English lawyer and politician

1951 Ken Ham Australian-American evangelist

1951 Leif Pagrotsky Swedish businessman and politician

1951 Claudio Ranieri Italian footballer and manager

1951 Charly García Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player

1951 Ángel de Andrés López Spanish actor (d. 2016)

1951 Fatmir Sejdiu Kosovan academic and politician 2nd President of Kosovo

1951 David Wills American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 George Tsontakis American composer and conductor

1951 Bootsy Collins American singer-songwriter and bass player

1951 Tommy Mars American keyboard player

1951 Julian Schnabel American painter director and screenwriter

1951 K. K. Downing English guitarist and songwriter

1951 Carlos Frenk Mexican-English physicist cosmologist and academic

1951 Nancy Jacobs American politician

1951 Jayne Kennedy American model actress and sportscaster

1951 Peter Hitchens English journalist and author

1951 Joe R. Lansdale American martial artist and author

1951 Dirk Kempthorne American businessman and politician 49th United States Secretary of the Interior

1951 Tiff Needell English race car driver and television host

1951 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. American race car driver and businessman (d. 2000)

1951 Trilok Gurtu Indian drummer and songwriter

1951 Harry Hamlin American actor

1951 Poncho Sanchez American singer and conga player

1951 Nick Saban American football player and coach

1951 Dave Trembley American baseball player coach and manager

1951 Ronald Bell American singer-songwriter saxophonist and producer (d. 2020)

1951 Fabrice Luchini French actor and screenwriter

1951 Craig Serjeant Australian cricketer and chemist

1951 Thomas Mallon American novelist essayist and critic

1951 Lindy Morrison Australian rock drummer

1951 Dwight Evans American baseball player and coach

1951 Ed Murawinski American cartoonist

1951 André Wetzel Dutch footballer and manager

1951 Traian Băsescu Romanian captain and politician 4th President of Romania

1951 Gerard F. Gilmore New Zealand astronomer and academic

1951 Kevin MacMichael Canadian guitarist songwriter and record producer (d. 2002)

1951 Lawrence O'Donnell American journalist and talk show host

1951 John Tamargo American baseball player and coach

1951 Gerald Alston American R&B singer

1951 Larry Burnett American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Alfredo Astiz Argentinian captain

1951 Laura Cox English lawyer and judge

1951 Peter Suber American philosopher and academic

1951 Lou Ferrigno American bodybuilder and actor

1951 Kim Peek American megasavant (d. 2009)

1951 Marc Summers American television host and producer

1951 Pini Gershon Israeli basketball player and coach

1951 Harry Hurt III American author and journalist

1951 Leszek Cichy Polish mountaineer

1951 Zhang Yimou Chinese actor director producer and cinematographer

1951 Beverly D'Angelo American actress singer and producer

1951 Andy Dalton New Zealand rugby player

1951 Butch Davis American football player and coach

1951 Werner Hoyer German economist and politician

1951 Dean Paul Martin American singer actor and pilot (d. 1987)

1951 Stephen Root American actor

1951 Jack Vettriano Scottish painter and philanthropist

1951 Charles Falconer Baron Falconer of Thoroton Scottish lawyer and politician Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

1951 Rodger Bumpass American actor and singer

1951 León Gieco Argentine folk rock singer and interpreter

1951 Aleksey Spiridonov Soviet footballer (d. 1998)

1951 David Walters American businessman and politician 24th Governor of Oklahoma

1951 Kent Nagano American conductor director and manager

1951 Maik Galakos Greek footballer and manager

1951 Mimis Androulakis Greek author and politician

1951 Chet Edwards American businessman and politician

1951 Margaret Mountford Northern Irish-British lawyer and businesswoman

1951 Graham Price Egyptian-Welsh rugby player

1951 Bucky Dent American baseball player and manager

1951 Charlaine Harris American author and poet

1951 Bill Morrissey American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

1951 Arturo Pérez-Reverte Spanish author and journalist

1951 Johnny Rep Dutch footballer and manager

1951 Ilona Staller Hungarian-Italian porn actress singer and politician

1951 Sulejman Tihić Bosnian lawyer judge and politician (d. 2014)

1951 Vera Fischer Brazilian actress winner from Miss Brasil 1969 contest

1951 Gunnar Graps Estonian singer and guitarist (d. 2004)

1951 Barbara Morgan American educator and astronaut

1951 Barry Goudreau American guitarist and songwriter

1951 Roger Troutman American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)

1951 Daniel Petrie Jr. American director producer and screenwriter

1951 Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov Bulgarian cosmonaut

1951 Obba Babatundé American actor director and producer

1951 Doug Mulray Australian radio and television host

1951 Jaco Pastorius American bass player songwriter and producer (d. 1987)

1951 Nozipho Schroeder South African lawn bowler

1951 Treat Williams American actor

1951 Mike Bantom American basketball player and manager

1951 Ray Candy American wrestler and trainer (d. 1994)

1951 Rick Mears American race car driver

1951 Mike Stock English songwriter record producer and musician

1951 Gary Rossington American guitarist (d. 2023)

1951 Patricia Wettig American actress and playwright

1951 Link Byfield Canadian journalist and author (d. 2015)

1951 Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven Belgian painter and illustrator

1951 Wendy Ellis Somes English ballerina and producer

1951 Maurice Hope Caribbean-English boxer

1951 Bill Bryson American essayist travel and science writer

1951 Richard Desmond English publisher and businessman founded Northern & Shell

1951 Jan Eggum Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Johnny Rodriguez American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

1951 Mazlan Othman Malaysian astrophysicist and astronomer

1951 Ria Stalman Dutch discus thrower and shot putter

1951 Rehman Malik Pakistani politician Pakistani Minister of Interior

1951 Jan Timman Dutch chess player and author

1951 George Donikian Australian journalist

1951 Joe Jordan Scottish footballer and manager

1951 Tim Webster Australian journalist and sportscaster

1951 Sally Emerson English author and poet

1951 Mike Flanagan American baseball player coach and sportscaster (d. 2011)

1951 Robben Ford American guitarist and songwriter

1951 Mark Heard American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 1992)

1951 Aykut Barka Turkish scientist (d. 2002)

1951 Pat Hill American football player and coach

1951 Ken Hitchcock Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1951 Tatyana Kazankina Russian runner

1951 Bobby Jones American basketball player

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