Celebrity Birthdays
1600 – Charles I king of England (1625-49); executed by Parliament
1752 – George Rogers Clark frontier military leader in Revolutionary War
1831 – James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States (d. 1881)
1895 – Louise Dahl-Wolfe, American photographer (d. 1989)
1897 – Quentin Roosevelt, son of United States President Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1918)
1905 – Tommy Dorsey, American bandleader (d. 1956)
1917 – Indira Gandhi Allahabad India, Indian PM (1966-77, 1980-84)
1917 – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (d. 1984)
1919 – Alan Young, actor (Time Machine, Wilbur Post-Mr Ed)
1919 – George Fenneman, TV announcer (You Bet Your Life)
1920 – Gene Tierney, American actress (d. 1991)
1921 – Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodger catcher (NL MVP 1951/53/55)
1926 – Jeane J Kirkpatrick US ambassador to UN (R)
1933 – Larry King, American TV personality
1936 – Dick Cavett, American talk show host’s Cup
1938 – Ted Turner, Media mogul (Turner Broadcasting, CNN, TBS, TNT)
1939 – Garrick Utley, newscaster (1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend)
1939 – Tom Harkin, American politician
1941 – Dan Haggerty, actor (Grizzly Adams)
1941 – Tommy Thompson, 42nd U.S. Governor of Wisconsin and 19th Secretary of Health and Human Services
1942 – Calvin Klein, American clothing designer
1947 – Lamar S. Smith, American politician
1949 – Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore) NFL receiver (Minnesota Vikings)/sportscaster
1953 – Robert Beltran, American actor
1953 – Tom Villard, American actor (d. 1994)
1954 – Kathleen Quinlan, actress (Rose Garden, Twilight Zone)
1956 – Ann Curry, American journalist and television anchor
1956 – Eileen Collins, American astronaut
1956 – Glynis O’Connor, actress (California Dreaming, Ode to Billy Joe)
1957 – Otis J Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants, 1990 Superbowl MVP)
1958 – Michael Wilbon, sports analyst
1958 – Terrence “T.C.” Carson, American actor
1960 – Elizabeth Hulette, American professional wrestling manager (d. 2003)
1960 – Matt Sorum, American musician (The Cult, Guns ‘N Roses, Velvet Revolver)
1961 – Jim L. Mora, American football coach
1961 – Meg Ryan, actress (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle)
1962 – Jodie Foster, actress (Taxi Driver, Accused)
1963 – Terry Farrell, actress (Star Trek: DS9, Becker)
1966 – Jason Scott Lee, American actor
1969 – Erika Alexander, American actress
1973 – Billy Currington, American singer and songwriter
1977 – Kerri Strug, American gymnast]]]]> ]]>
See a typo? Report it here.