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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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• 1631 – Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician (d. 1712)
• 1633 – Jan de Baen, Dutch painter (d. 1702)
• 1705 – Nicolas Chédeville, French musette player and composer (d. 1782)
• 1726 – William Prescott, American colonel (d. 1795)
• 1745 – Henry James Pye, English poet (d. 1813)
• 1751 – Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet (d. 1826)
• 1753 – Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815)
• 1757 – John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834)
• 1759 – Johann Christian Reil, German physician (d. 1813)
• 1761 – Ludwig Abeille, German pianist and composer (d. 1838)
• 1763 – Adalbert Gyrowetz, Bohemian composer (d. 1850)
• 1794 – William Carleton, Irish author (d. 1869)
• 1802 – Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1870)
• 1819 – Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (d. 1882)
• 1839 – Benjamin Waugh, English activist, founded the NSPCC (d. 1908)
• 1844 – Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist (d. 1906)
• 1844 – Joshua Slocum, Canadian sailor and adventurer (d. 1909)
• 1848 – E. H. Harriman, American businessman (d. 1909)
• 1850 – Nérée Beauchemin, Canadian physician and poet (d. 1931)
• 1859 – Eliza Courtney, French daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1859)
• 1860 – Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (d. 1921)
• 1866 – Carl Westman, Swedish architect, designed the Stockholm Court House and Röhsska Museum (d. 1936)
• 1874 – Mary Garden, Scottish soprano (d. 1967)
• 1879 – Hod Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1907)
• 1867 – Louise, Princess Royal of England (d. 1931)
• 1880 – Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (d. 1923)
• 1887 – Vincent Massey, Canadian politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (d. 1967)
• 1888 – Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (d. 1948)
• 1893 – Russel Crouse, American playwright (d. 1966)
• 1893 – Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American psychologist (d. 1993)
• 1898 – Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (d. 1951)
• 1899 – Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman (d. 1992)
• 1901 – René Dubos, French-born American biologist and author (d. 1982)
• 1901 – Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (d. 1987)
• 1901 – Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (d. 1984)
• 1901 – Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1978)
• 1902 – Ansel Adams, American photographer (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Alexei Kosygin, Soviet politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Gale Gordon, American actor (d. 1995)
• 1907 – Malcolm Atterbury, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1912 – Pierre Boulle, French author (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Tommy Henrich, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 1914 – John Charles Daly, South African–American journalist and game show host (d. 1991)
• 1916 – Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer
• 1918 – Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman (d. 2009)
• 1919 – James O'Meara, English pilot (d. 1974)
• 1920 – Yevgeny Dragunov, Russian weapons designer, designed the Dragunov sniper rifle (d. 1991)
• 1920 – Carl Schwende, Canadian fencer (d. 2002)
• 1921 – René Jalbert, Canadian soldier (d. 1996)
• 1921 – Tom McGuigan, New Zealand politician (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (d. 1992)
• 1923 – Forbes Burnham, Guyanese politician, 2nd President of Guyana (d. 1985)
• 1924 – Gloria Vanderbilt, American actress, author, and fashion designer
• 1925 – Robert Altman, American director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (d. 1990)
• 1925 – Heinz Kluncker, German union leader (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Adolf Bechtold, German footballer (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Roy Cohn, American lawyer (d. 1986)
• 1927 – Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer (Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars) (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Sidney Poitier, American actor and director
• 1928 – Roy Face, American baseball player
• 1928 – Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland
• 1929 – Amanda Blake, American actress (d. 1989)
• 1930 – Willie Cunningham, Irish footballer (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer (d. 1970)
• 1934 – Bobby Unser, American race car driver
• 1935 – Ellen Gilchrist, American writer
• 1936 – Marj Dusay, American actress
• 1936 – Larry Hovis, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
• 1936 – Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and coach
• 1937 – Robert Huber, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 – Roger Penske, American race car driver
• 1937 – Nancy Wilson, American singer and actress
• 1938 – Richard Beymer, American actor
• 1938 – Inge Lønning, Norwegian theologian, educator, and politician (d. 2013)
• 1939 – Frank Arundel, English footballer (d. 1994)
• 1940 – John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley, German-English businessman
• 1940 – Jimmy Greaves, English footballer
• 1941 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1941 – Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian politician
• 1942 – Phil Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1942 – Charlie Gillett, English radio host (d. 2010)
• 1942 – Mitch McConnell, American politician
• 1942 – Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 1942 – Arbo Valdma, Estonian pianist
• 1943 – Moshe Cotel, American pianist and composer (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Antonio Inoki, Japanese wrestler
• 1943 – Carlos, French singer, actor and entertainer (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Mike Leigh, English director
• 1944 – Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1999)
• 1944 – Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1945 – Andrew Bergman, American screenwriter and director
• 1945 – Alan Hull, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lindisfarne) (d. 1995)
• 1945 – Brion James, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1945 – Annu Kapoor, Indian actor
• 1945 – Henry Polic II, American actor (d. 2013)
• 1946 – Brenda Blethyn, English actress
• 1946 – Riccardo Cocciante, French-Italian singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1946 – Sandy Duncan, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1946 – J. Geils, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The J. Geils Band)
• 1947 – Eggert Magnússon, Icelandic businessman
• 1947 – Peter Osgood, English footballer (d. 2006)
• 1947 – Peter Strauss, American actor and producer
• 1947 – André van Duin, Dutch actor and singer
• 1948 – Juhan Aare, Estonian politician
• 1948 – Pierre Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1948 – Jennifer O'Neill, Brazilian-American actress
• 1949 – Mab Segrest, American author and activist
• 1949 – Ivana Trump, Czech-American skier and model
• 1950 – Walter Becker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Steely Dan)
• 1950 – Ken Shimura, Japanese actor
• 1950 – Tony Wilson, English journalist (d. 2007)
• 1951 – Edward Albert, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1951 – Gordon Brown, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1951 – Randy California, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Spirit and The Blue Flame) (d. 1997)
• 1951 – Phil Neal, English footballer
• 1951 – Sean Wilentz, American historian and author
• 1953 – Riccardo Chailly, Italian conductor
• 1953 – Roberto Ciotti, Italian guitarist and composer (d. 2013)
• 1953 – Poison Ivy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Cramps)
• 1954 – Jon Brant, American bass player (Cheap Trick)
• 1954 – Anthony Head, English actor and singer
• 1954 – Patty Hearst, American actress
• 1954 – Billy Pontoni, Colombian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Rick Green, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1957 – Glen Hanlon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1958 – James Wilby, English actor
• 1959 – Scott Brayton, American race car driver (d. 1996)
• 1959 – Bill Gullickson, American baseball player
• 1960 – Joel Hodgson, American comedian and actor
• 1960 – Kee Marcello, Swedish guitarist (Europe and Kee Marcello's K2)
• 1961 – Imogen Stubbs, English actress
• 1962 – Atul Chitnis, German-Indian technologist (d. 2013)
• 1962 – Kenn Nesbitt, American author
• 1962 – Dwayne McDuffie, American author, screenwriter, and producer, co-founded Milestone Media (d. 2011)
• 1963 – Charles Barkley, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1963 – Ian Brown, English singer-songwriter (The Stone Roses)
• 1963 – Jon Lynn Christensen, American politician
• 1963 – Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, Greek politician
• 1964 – Willie Garson, American actor
• 1964 – Rodney Rowland, American actor
• 1964 – French Stewart, American actor
• 1965 – Ron Eldard, American actor
• 1966 – Cindy Crawford, American model and actress
• 1967 – Paul Accola, Swiss skier
• 1967 – Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nirvana and Fecal Matter) (d. 1994)
• 1967 – David Herman, American comedian and actor
• 1967 – Andrew Shue, American actor
• 1967 – Lili Taylor, American actress
• 1967 – Tom Waddle, American football player
• 1968 – Ted Hankey, English darts player
• 1969 – Gedo, Japanese wrestler
• 1969 – Vaginal Davis, American drag queen performer
• 1969 – Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian footballer
• 1969 – Esther Moreno, Mexican wrestler
• 1969 – Danis Tanovic, Bosnian director and screenwriter
• 1969 – Tommy Vardell, American football player
• 1971 – Calpernia Addams, American actress, author, and activist
• 1971 – Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer
• 1971 – Shawn McKenzie, American programmer, created AutoTheme
• 1972 – k-os, Canadian rapper and producer
• 1972 – Brent Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Kimberley Davies, Australian actress
• 1973 – Rohan Alexander, Jamaican-American cricketer
• 1974 – Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer
• 1974 – Kateřina Kroupová-Sisková, Czech tennis player
• 1974 – Ophelie Winter, French actress
• 1975 – Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
• 1975 – Brian Littrell, American singer-songwriter and actor (Backstreet Boys)
• 1975 – Niclas Wallin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1976 – Rohan Gavaskar, Indian cricketer
• 1976 – Ed Graham, English drummer (The Darkness and Stone Gods)
• 1977 – Amal Hijazi, Lebanese singer and model
• 1977 – Gail Kim, Canadian wrestler and actress
• 1977 – Bartosz Kizierowski, Polish swimmer
• 1977 – Stephon Marbury, American basketball player
• 1977 – T. J. Slaughter, American football player
• 1978 – Lauren Ambrose, American actress
• 1978 – Jakki Degg, English model and actress
• 1978 – Jay Hernandez, American actor
• 1978 – Julia Jentsch, German actress
• 1980 – Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
• 1980 – Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby player
• 1980 – Luis Gabriel Rey, Colombian footballer
• 1980 – Yūichi Nakamura, Japanese voice actor
• 1981 – Tony Hibbert, English footballer
• 1981 – Fred Jackson, American football player
• 1981 – Chris Thile, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers)
• 1982 – Fait-Florian Banser, German footballer
• 1982 – Jason Hirsh, American baseball player
• 1983 – Jose Morales, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1983 – Justin Verlander, American baseball player
• 1984 – Brian McCann, American baseball player
• 1984 – Gilles Pagnon, French-German rugby player
• 1984 – Ramzee Robinson, American football player
• 1985 – Ryan Sweeney, American baseball player
• 1985 – Julia Volkova, Russian singer (t.A.T.u. and Neposedi)
• 1986 – Diego Reis, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 – Rihanna, Barbadian-American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1988 – Jiah Khan, American-Indian actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 1988 – Kealoha Pilares, American football player
• 1989 – Iga Wyrwał, Polish model and actress
• 1991 – Giovanni Kyeremateng Italian footballer
• 1991 – Angelique van der Meet, Dutch tennis player
• 1991 – Antonio Pedroza, English-Mexican footballer