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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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• 1209 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, German king (d. 1272)
• 1548 – Francisco Suárez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)
• 1587 – Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)
• 1592 – Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (d. 1666)
• 1614 – Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)
• 1640 – Paolo Lorenzani, Italian composer (d. 1713)
• 1679 – Pietro Filippo Scarlatti, Italian composer and organist (d. 1750)
• 1717 – William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician (d. 1793)
• 1762 – Constanze Mozart, German wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842)
• 1767 – Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist (d. 1832)
• 1778 – Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (d. 1813)
• 1779 – Stephen Decatur, American navy officer (d. 1820)
• 1808 – Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist (d. 1881)
• 1834 – William John Wills, English surgeon and explorer (d. 1861)
• 1838 – Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)
• 1846 – Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)
• 1855 – King C. Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (d. 1932)
• 1864 – Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)
• 1865 – Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)
• 1865 – Ban Johnson, American businessman, founded the Western League (d. 1931)
• 1866 – Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1922)
• 1871 – Frederick Converse, American composer (d. 1940)
• 1874 – Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
• 1876 – Konrad Adenauer, German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (d. 1967)
• 1879 – Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)
• 1879 – Marcel Tournier, French harp player and composer (d. 1951)
• 1880 – Nikolai Medtner, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1951)
• 1881 – David Hammond, American swimmer and water polo player
• 1882 – Herbert Bayard Swope, American journalist (d. 1958)
• 1885 – Humbert Wolfe, Italian-English poet (d. 1940)
• 1886 – Markus Reiner, Israeli scientist (d. 1976)
• 1893 – Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian politician (d. 1945)
• 1893 – Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)
• 1895 – Elizabeth Cotten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)
• 1895 – Jeannette Piccard, American priest, and scientist (d. 1981)
• 1900 – Yves Tanguy, French painter (d. 1955)
• 1902 – Hubert Beuve-Méry, French journalist (d. 1989)
• 1902 – Stella Gibbons, English author (d. 1989)
• 1903 – Harold Gatty, Australian navigator (d. 1957)
• 1904 – Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)
• 1904 – Erika Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)
• 1906 – Kathleen Kenyon, English archaeologist (d. 1978)
• 1908 – George Dolenz, American actor (d. 1963)
• 1909 – Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-American sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1995)
• 1909 – Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician (d. 1994)
• 1910 – Hugh Brannum, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner (d. 1949)
• 1911 – Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)
• 1914 – George Reeves, American actor (d. 1959)
• 1915 – Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian cartographer (d. 2004)
• 1917 – Lucienne Day, English textile designer (d. 2010)
• 1917 – Francis L. Kellogg, American diplomat (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Wieland Wagner, German director (d. 1966)
• 1917 – Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist (d. 2012)
• 1919 – Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flute player (d. 1992)
• 1920 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. 1995)
• 1921 – Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (d. 1990)
• 1921 – Paul Governali, American football player (d. 1978)
• 1921 – Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• 1922 – Anthony Synnot, Australian navy officer (d. 2001)
• 1923 – Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Hamzah Abu Samah, Malaysian politician (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Sam Phillips, American record producer, founded Sun Records (d. 2003)
• 1926 – W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (d. 2009)
• 1926 – Hosea Williams, American businessman and activist (d. 2000)
• 1928 – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani politician, 4th President of Pakistan (d. 1979)
• 1928 – Walter Mondale, American politician, 42nd Vice President of the United States
• 1929 – Wilbert Harrison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994)
• 1929 – Russ Manning, American comic book and comic strip artist, created Magnus, Robot Fighter (d. 1981)
• 1930 – Al Masini, American television producer (d. 2010)
• 1931 – Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer, founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (d. 1989)
• 1931 – Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet, and author
• 1931 – Joan Coxsedge, Australian politician
• 1931 – Robert Duvall, American actor and director
• 1932 – Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and author
• 1932 – Raisa Gorbachova, Russian wife of Mikhail Gorbachev, First Lady of the Soviet Union (d. 1999)
• 1932 – Chuck Noll, American football player and coach
• 1933 – Leonard Marsh, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (d. 2013)
• 1934 – William Bendeck, Bolivian race car driver (d. 1971)
• 1934 – Phil Ramone, South African-American record producer, co-founded A & R Recording (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Florence King, American author and columnist
• 1938 – Juan Carlos I of Spain
• 1938 – Jim Otto, American football player
• 1938 – Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan author
• 1940 – Athol Guy, Australian bassist (The Seekers)
• 1940 – Michael O'Donoghue, American screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 1940 – Mike Rose, British retired army general
• 1941 – Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
• 1941 – Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer (d. 2011)
• 1941 – Bruno Schettino, Italian archbishop (d. 2012)
• 1942 – Jan Ellis, South African rugby player (d. 2013)
• 1942 – Jan Leeming, English journalist
• 1942 – Terenci Moix, Spanish author (d. 2003)
• 1942 – Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist
• 1942 – Charlie Rose, American journalist and talk show host
• 1943 – Mary Gaudron, Australian lawyer and judge
• 1944 – Jo Ann Kelly, English blues singer and guitarist (d. 1990)
• 1944 – Ed Rendell, American politician, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania
• 1944 – Louis Stewart, Irish jazz guitarist
• 1945 – Chuck McKinley, American tennis player (d. 1986)
• 1945 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-English director
• 1946 – Diane Keaton, American actress, director, screenwriter, and producer
• 1946 – Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (d. 2012)
• 1947 – Mike DeWine, American politician, 50th Attorney General of Ohio
• 1947 – Mercury Morris, American football player
• 1948 – Ted Lange, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1950 – Ioan P. Culianu, Romanian historian, philosopher, and author (d. 1991)
• 1950 – Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, English lawyer
• 1950 – John Manley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• 1950 – Charlie Richmond, Canadian sound designer and engineer
• 1950 – Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Blondie)
• 1950 – Krzysztof Wielicki, Polish mountaineer
• 1951 – Steve Arnold, English footballer
• 1951 – Jagathy Sreekumar, Indian actor and screenwriter
• 1952 – Uli Hoeneß, German footballer and manager
• 1953 – Steve Archer, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Archers)
• 1953 – Pamela Sue Martin, American actress
• 1953 – Mike Rann, English-Australian politician, 44th Premier of South Australia
• 1953 – George Tenet, American civil servant and academic, 18th Director of Central Intelligence
• 1954 – Alex English, American basketball player
• 1954 – László Krasznahorkai, Hungarian author and screenwriter
• 1955 – Jimmy Mulville, English comedian, comedy writer and producer. Hat Trick Productions
• 1955 – Mohsen Sazegara, Iranian journalist
• 1956 – Chen Kenichi, Japanese-Chinese chef
• 1956 – Tim Macartney-Snape, Australian mountaineer
• 1956 – Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German politician
• 1957 – Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby player
• 1958 – Nancy Delahunt, Canadian curler
• 1958 – Ron Kittle, American baseball player
• 1958 – Marvin Lee Wilson, American murderer (d. 2012)
• 1959 – Clancy Brown, American actor
• 1959 – David Eastwood, English academic
• 1960 – Steve Jones, English pilot
• 1960 – Otar Korghalidze, Georgian football player and manager
• 1960 – Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer
• 1960 – Phil Thornalley, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Cure and Johnny Hates Jazz)
• 1961 – Iris DeMent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1962 – Suzy Amis, American actress and model
• 1962 – Perry Fenwick, English actor
• 1962 – Danny Jackson, American baseball player
• 1962 – Andrew Rawnsley, English political journalist
• 1963 – Jeff Fassero, American baseball player
• 1964 – Grant Young, American drummer (Soul Asylum)
• 1965 – Vinnie Jones, English footballer and actor
• 1966 – Kate Schellenbach, American drummer (Luscious Jackson and Beastie Boys)
• 1966 – Steve Tuttle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Joe Flanigan, American actor
• 1968 – DJ BoBo, Swiss singer-songwriter and producer
• 1968 – Ricky Paull Goldin, American actor
• 1968 – Andrew Golota, Polish boxer
• 1968 – Carrie Ann Inaba, American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer
• 1968 – Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Marilyn Manson, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director (Satan on Fire)
• 1969 – Paul McGillion, Scottish actor
• 1970 – Rick Campanelli, Canadian television host
• 1971 – Jayne Middlemiss, English chef
• 1971 – Mayuko Takata, Japanese actress
• 1972 – Philip Davies, English politician
• 1972 – Nikki Nova, American porn actress and model
• 1972 – Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer-songwriter, producer and actor
• 1973 – Diamond Foxxx, American pornographic actress
• 1973 – Phil Joel, New Zealand singer-songwriter and bass player (Newsboys)
• 1974 – Sarah-Jane Honeywell, English actress and dancer
• 1975 – Kylie Bax, New Zealand-American model and actress
• 1975 – Bradley Cooper, American actor
• 1975 – Warrick Dunn, American football player
• 1975 – Mike Grier, American ice hockey player
• 1976 – Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer
• 1976 – Matt Wachter, American bass player (Thirty Seconds to Mars and Angels & Airwaves)
• 1978 – Sabrina Harman, American army reservist
• 1978 – January Jones, American actress
• 1978 – Seanan McGuire, American author
• 1978 – Franck Montagny, French race car driver
• 1978 – Marcus Trick, German rugby player
• 1979 – Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Ronnie O'Brien, Irish footballer
• 1979 – Masami Tanaka, Japanese swimmer
• 1980 – Sebastian Deisler, German footballer
• 1980 – Bennie Joppru, American football player
• 1981 – Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby player
• 1981 – Brooklyn Sudano, American actress
• 1981 – Joel Thomas Zimmerman Canadian DJ
• 1982 – Norichika Aoki, Japanese baseball player
• 1982 – Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
• 1982 – Darren Mackie, Scottish footballer
• 1982 – Tiiu Nurmberg, Canadian-Estonian alpine skier
• 1982 – Vadims Vasiļevskis, Latvian javelin thrower
• 1982 – Benoît Vaugrenard, French cyclist
• 1983 – Sean Dockery, American basketball player
• 1984 – Reinar Hallik, Estonian basketball player
• 1984 – Amanda Hearst, American model
• 1985 – Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (2Ge+Her) (d. 2001)
• 1985 – Fabienne Suter, Swiss skier
• 1985 – Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer
• 1985 – Yoon So-yi, South Korean actress
• 1986 – J. P. Arencibia, American baseball player
• 1986 – Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer (WaT)
• 1986 – Deepika Padukone, Danish-Indian model and actress
• 1987 – Kristin Cavallari, American actress
• 1987 – Michael Gilday, Canadian Speed-skater
• 1988 – Mario de Luna, Mexican footballer
• 1988 – Pauline, French singer-songwriter
• 1989 – Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
• 1990 – Yang Yo-seob, South Korean singer and dancer (Beast)
• 1991 – Denis Alibec, Romanian footballer
• 1991 – Eric Fisher, American football player
• 1991 – Daniel Pacheco, Spanish footballer
• 1992 – Julian Derstroff, German footballer
• 1993 – De'Anthony Thomas, American football player
• 1995 – Joyce Ching, Filipino actress
• 1995 – Lexi Fernandez, Filipino actress
• 1999 – Marc Yu, American pianist