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Discover all the world-renowned actors, singers, athletes, political leaders, and other celebrities who share a half birthday on this day. (Source: Wikipedia) And hey, don't forget to calculate half birthdays of family & friends and mark your calendar with alerts at least a week before so you can plan!

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• 1312 – Joan II of Navarre (d. 1349)
• 1457 – Henry VII of England (d. 1509)
• 1540 – Ludolph van Ceulen, German-Dutch mathematician (d. 1610)
• 1578 – Cornelius Haga, Dutch diplomat (d. 1654)
• 1582 – John Barclay, Scottish poet (d. 1621)
• 1600 – Pope Clement IX (d. 1669)
• 1608 – Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (d. 1679)
• 1611 – Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (d. 1687)
• 1622 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691)
• 1693 – Gregor Werner, Austrian composer (d. 1766)
• 1701 – Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)
• 1706 – John Baskerville, English printer and typographer (d. 1775)
• 1712 – Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)
• 1717 – Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1774)
• 1719 – Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1749)
• 1755 – Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, German physician (d. 1830)
• 1784 – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1860)
• 1818 – George S. Boutwell, American politician, 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1905)
• 1822 – Alexander Mackenzie, Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1892)
• 1833 – Charles George Gordon, English general and administrator (d. 1885)
• 1841 – Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh-American explorer and journalist (d. 1904)
• 1843 – Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (d. 1890)
• 1853 – José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist (d. 1895)
• 1853 – Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher (d. 1900)
• 1857 – William Seward Burroughs I, American inventor and businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (d. 1898)
• 1858 – Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (d. 1934)
• 1861 – Julián Felipe, Filipino composer (d. 1944)
• 1863 – Ernest William Christmas, Australian painter (d. 1918)
• 1864 – Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors (d. 1948)
• 1864 – Herbert Akroyd Stuart, English inventor, invented the Hot bulb engine and Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine (d. 1927)
• 1865 – Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (d. 1928)
• 1865 – Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish politician, 1st President of Finland (d. 1952)
• 1873 – Colette, French author (d. 1954)
• 1874 – Vsevolod Meyerhold, Russian director (d. 1940)
• 1875 – Julián Carrillo, Mexican composer, conductor, violinist, and theorist (d. 1965)
• 1880 – Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer (d. 1970)
• 1884 – Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist (d. 1962)
• 1885 – Vahan Terian, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1920)
• 1886 – Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French author (d. 1973)
• 1886 – Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese engineer (d. 1976)
• 1887 – Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist (d. 1982)
• 1890 – Robert Stroud, American criminal and ornithologist (d. 1963)
• 1891 – Bill Doak, American baseball player (d. 1954)
• 1892 – Ernst Lubitsch, German-American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (d. 1947)
• 1897 – Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (d. 1986)
• 1899 – Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman (d. 1940)
• 1900 – Alice Neel, American painter (d. 1984)
• 1903 – Aleksander Kamiński, Polish author and educator (d. 1978)
• 1904 – Canuplin, Filipino magician (d. 1979)
• 1908 – Paul Misraki, French composer (d. 1998)
• 1909 – John Thomson, Scottish footballer (d. 1931)
• 1910 – John Banner, Austrian actor (d. 1973)
• 1910 – Arnold Moss, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, professor, author and decorated World War II resistance member
• 1912 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 1956)
• 1913 – Maurice Gosfield, American actor (d. 1964)
• 1915 – Nien Cheng, Chinese-American author (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Harry Corbett, English puppeteer (d. 1989)
• 1918 – Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Francis Gabreski, American pilot (d. 2002)
• 1922 – Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
• 1924 – Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter (d. 1976)
• 1925 – Scotty Bloch, American actress
• 1925 – Raja Ramanna, Indian scientist (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996)
• 1927 – Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director (d. 2001)
• 1927 – Vera B. Williams, American children's author
• 1928 – Philip Levine, American poet
• 1929 – Acker Bilk, English clarinet player
• 1929 – Nikolai Parshin, Russian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American sculptor
• 1930 – Jasraj, Indian singer
• 1930 – Kurt Biedenkopf, German politician
• 1930 – Roy Clarke, English television scriptwriter
• 1933 – Jack Hill, American director
• 1934 – Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
• 1934 – Mitr Chaibancha, Thai actor (d. 1970)
• 1935 – David Lodge, English author
• 1936 – Alan Alda, American actor, screenwriter, and director
• 1936 – Bill Jordan, English economist, trade unionist and politician
• 1936 – Ismail Kadare, Albanian author
• 1937 – Karel Čáslavský, Czech historian and television host (d. 2013)
• 1938 – Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter
• 1939 – John M. Fabian, American pilot and astronaut
• 1940 – Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman, founded Grupo Carso
• 1941 – Joel Crothers, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1941 – King Tubby, Jamaican DJ, producer, and engineer (d. 1989)
• 1941 – Cash McCall, American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
• 1942 – Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater
• 1943 – John Beck, American actor
• 1943 – Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1943 – Dick Taylor, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, and The Mekons)
• 1944 – Bobby Ball, English comedian and actor
• 1944 – Tim Heald, English author and biographer
• 1944 – Susan Howard, American actress
• 1944 – Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (d. 2013)
• 1944 – John Tavener, English composer (d. 2013)
• 1945 – Maxwell Fuller, Australian chess player (d. 2013)
• 1945 – Karen Lynn Gorney, American actress
• 1945 – Marthe Keller, Swiss actress
• 1945 – José Luis Perales, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 – John Perkins, American author and activist
• 1845 – Nick Raynsford, English politician
• 1945 – Robert Wyatt, English singer-songwriter and drummer (Soft Machine, The Wilde Flowers, and Matching Mole)
• 1947 – Jeanne Shaheen, American politician, 78th Governor of New Hampshire
• 1948 – Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd President of Liberia
• 1948 – Bob Moses, American jazz drummer
• 1949 – Thomas Downey, American politician
• 1949 – Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach
• 1950 – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king
• 1950 – Barbi Benton, American model, actress, and singer
• 1950 – Bob Hay, American singer-songwriter and musician (Supercluster)
• 1950 – David C. Hilmers, American astronaut and engineer
• 1951 – Brian Bilbray, American politician
• 1951 – Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian astronaut
• 1953 – Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1953 – Chris Carter, English DJ and producer (Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey)
• 1954 – Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 1954 – Rick Warren, American pastor and author
• 1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, French politician, 23rd President of France
• 1955 – Vinod Khosla, Indian American venture capitalist
• 1957 – Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1957 – Nick Price, Zimbabwean golfer
• 1957 – Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor and author
• 1957 – Kent Kessler, American jazz double-bassist
• 1959 – Frank Darabont, American director and producer
• 1959 – Megan McDonald, American author
• 1959 – Randi Rhodes, American radio host
• 1959 – Bill Ware, American jazz vibraphonist
• 1959 – Dave Sharp, English guitarist (The Alarm and AOR – Spirit of The Alarm)
• 1960 – Robert von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American historian and film producer
• 1961 – Arnaldur Indriðason, Icelandic author
• 1961 – Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 – Keith Hamilton Cobb, American actor
• 1962 – Creflo Dollar, American pastor
• 1962 – Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 – Dan Spitz, American guitarist (Anthrax and Overkill)
• 1965 – Lynda Boyd, Canadian actress
• 1967 – Jan Lamb, Chinese singer and actor (Softhard)
• 1967 – Marvin Sapp, American singer-songwriter (Commissioned)
• 1968 – Rakim, American rapper (Eric B. & Rakim)
• 1968 – Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1968 – DJ Muggs, American DJ and producer (Cypress Hill and The 7A3)
• 1969 – Kathryn Morris, American actress
• 1969 – Mo Rocca, American comedian, actor, and journalist
• 1969 – Linda Sánchez, American politician
• 1971 – Anthony Hamilton, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1972 – Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist
• 1972 – Indrek Sammul, Estonian actor
• 1972 – Nicky Southall, English footballer
• 1973 – Jason Aaron, American comic book writer
• 1974 – Tony Delk, American basketball player
• 1974 – Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
• 1974 – Ramsey Nasr, Dutch author and poet
• 1974 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1975 – Shark Boy, American wrestler
• 1975 – Hiroshi Kamiya, Japanese voice actor
• 1975 – Tanya Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter
• 1975 – Terri Colombino, American actress
• 1975 – Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Steps and Upper Street)
• 1975 – Anne Montminy, Canadian diver
• 1975 – Junior Spivey, American baseball player
• 1976 – Lee Ingleby, English actor
• 1976 – Emiko Kado, Japanese wrestler (d. 1999)
• 1976 – Mark Madsen, American basketball player
• 1976 – Rick Ross, American rapper and producer (Triple C's)
• 1976 – Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
• 1977 – Sandis Buškevics, Latvian basketball player
• 1977 – Daunte Culpepper, American football player
• 1977 – Matt DeVries, American guitarist (Chimaira, Ringworm, Six Feet Under, and Fear Factory)
• 1977 – Joey Fatone, American singer, dancer, and actor (*NSYNC)
• 1977 – Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
• 1977 – Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver
• 1978 – Sheamus, Irish wrestler and actor
• 1978 – Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
• 1978 – Jamie Carragher, English footballer
• 1978 – Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer
• 1979 – Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder
• 1980 – Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys)
• 1980 – Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer
• 1980 – Brian Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gaslight Anthem and The Horrible Crowes)
• 1980 – Michael Hastings, American journalist (d. 2013)
• 1980 – Jesse James Hollywood, American drug dealer and criminal
• 1981 – Shuji Kondo, Japanese wrestler
• 1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor
• 1982 – Annie Social, American wrestler
• 1984 – Stephen Gostkowski, American football player
• 1984 – Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
• 1984 – Anne Panter, English field hockey player
• 1985 – Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – J. Cole, American rapper and producer
• 1985 – Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
• 1985 – Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
• 1986 – Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler
• 1986 – Shruti Haasan, Indian actress and singer
• 1986 – Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor
• 1986 – Antonis Petropoulos, Greek footballer
• 1986 – Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer
• 1987 – Chelsea Brummet, American actress and singer
• 1988 – Paul Henry, English footballer
• 1988 – Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler
• 1989 – Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
• 1989 – Ronny Philp, German footballer
• 1990 – Kalifa Faifai Loa, New Zealand rugby player
• 1990 – Paul Jolley, American singer
• 1991 – Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1991 – Calum Worthy, Canadian actor
• 1992 – Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer
• 1992 – Andrei Savchenko, Russian footballer
• 1993 – Richmond Boakye, Ghanaian footballer
• 1993 – Will Poulter, English actor
• 1998 – Ariel Winter, American actress