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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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• 1417 – Pope Paul II (d. 1471)
• 1443 – Matthias Corvinus, Hungarian king (d. 1490)
• 1583 – Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer (d. 1656)
• 1633 – Samuel Pepys, English administrator and politician (d. 1703)
• 1646 – Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)
• 1648 – Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)
• 1664 – Georg Dietrich Leyding, German composer and organist (d. 1710)
• 1680 – Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician (d. 1767)
• 1685 – George Frideric Handel, German-English composer (d. 1759)
• 1723 – Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791)
• 1729 – Josiah Hornblower, English-American engineer and politician (d. 1809)
• 1744 – Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (d. 1812)
• 1752 – Simon Knéfacz, Croatian monk and author (d. 1819)
• 1809 – William Sprague, American minister and politician (d. 1868)
• 1840 – Carl Menger, Austrian economist (d. 1921)
• 1840 – Frederick Wicks, English author and inventor (d. 1910)
• 1842 – Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (d. 1906)
• 1850 – César Ritz, Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz London Hotel and Hôtel Ritz Paris (d. 1918)
• 1852 – Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)
• 1868 – W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (d. 1963)
• 1868 – Anna Hoffman-Uddgren, Swedish actress and director (d. 1947)
• 1873 – Liang Qichao, Chinese scholar (d. 1929)
• 1874 – Konstantin Päts, Estonian politician, 1st President of Estonia (d. 1956)
• 1877 – Frederic L. Paxson, American historian (d. 1948)
• 1878 – Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist (d. 1935)
• 1882 – Max Hainle, German swimmer (d. 1961)
• 1883 – Karl Jaspers, German philosopher (d. 1969)
• 1886 – Antonio Alice, Argentine painter (d. 1943)
• 1889 – Musidora, French actress and director (d. 1957)
• 1889 – Victor Fleming, American director, cinematographer, and producer (d. 1949)
• 1889 – John Gilbert Winant, American politician, 60th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1947)
• 1891 – Harold Horder, Australian rugby player (d. 1978)
• 1892 – Kathleen Harrison, English character actress (d. 1995)
• 1896 – J. N. Arumugam, Ceylon Tamil civil servant
• 1899 – Erich Kästner, German author and poet (d. 1974)
• 1899 – Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter (d. 1981)
• 1901 – Edgar Ende, German painter (d. 1965)
• 1904 – Terence Fisher, English director (d. 1980)
• 1904 – William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (d. 1993)
• 1904 – Leopold Trepper, Soviet spy (d. 1982)
• 1908 – William McMahon, Australian politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1988)
• 1914 – Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
• 1915 – Jon Hall, American actor (d. 1979)
• 1915 – Paul Tibbets, American general and pilot (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Richard Girnt Butler, American engineer, founded the Aryan Nations (d. 2004)
• 1919 – William McLean Hamilton, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 1920 – Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1923 – Miljenko Smoje, Croatian journalist (d. 1995)
• 1923 – Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay
• 1923 – Yannis Grivas, Greek judge and politician, 176th Prime Minister of Greece
• 1923 – Mary Francis Shura, American author (d. 1991)
• 1924 – Allan McLeod Cormack, South-African-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 1924 – Claude Sautet, French director and author (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Merv Hunter, Australian politician (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Régine Crespin, French soprano (d. 2007)
• 1928 – Hans Herrmann, German race car driver
• 1928 – Vasily Lazarev, Russian astronaut (d. 1990)
• 1929 – Jaan Einasto, Estonian astro physicist
• 1929 – Elston Howard, American baseball player (d. 1980)
• 1929 – Alexy II of Moscow, Estonian-Russian patriarch (d. 2008)
• 1931 – Tom Wesselmann, American painter and sculptor (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (d. 2008)
• 1933 – Donna J. Stone, American poet (d. 1994)
• 1935 – Gerrianne Raphael, American actress
• 1937 – Tom Osborne, American football player, coach, and politician
• 1938 – Paul Morrissey, American film director
• 1938 – Diane Varsi, American actress (d. 1992)
• 1940 – Peter Fonda, American actor
• 1940 – Jackie Smith, American football player
• 1941 – Ron Hunt, American baseball player
• 1943 – Fred Biletnikoff, American football player and coach
• 1943 – Harry Pilling, English cricketer (d. 2012)
• 1944 – Bernard Cornwell, English author
• 1944 – John Sandford, American author
• 1944 – Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1945 – Allan Boesak, South African cleric, politician, and activist
• 1946 – Rusty Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco)
• 1947 – Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician
• 1947 – John McWethy, American journalist (d. 2008)
• 1948 – Doug Moench, American author
• 1948 – Steve Priest, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Sweet)
• 1949 – Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut, engineer, and politician
• 1950 – Maxi, Irish singer, actor, and radio host
• 1951 – Ed Jones, American football player
• 1951 – Patricia Richardson, American actress
• 1952 – Brad Whitford, American guitarist (Aerosmith and The Joe Perry Project)
• 1953 – Kenny Bee, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The Wynners)
• 1953 – Satoru Nakajima, Japanese race car driver
• 1954 – Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan Tamil physician and academic (d. 1989)
• 1954 – Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian politician, 3rd President of Ukraine
• 1955 – Tom Bodett, American voice actor, radio host, and author
• 1955 – Howard Jones, English singer-songwriter
• 1955 – Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach
• 1957 – Ria Brieffies, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots) (d. 2009)
• 1957 – Viktor Markin, Russian runner
• 1958 – David Sylvian, English singer-songwriter (Japan and Nine Horses)
• 1959 – Clayton Anderson, American astronaut and engineer
• 1959 – Richard Dodds, English field hockey player
• 1960 – Alan Griffin, Australian politician
• 1960 – Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
• 1960 – Ivan Vdović, Yugoslavian drummer (Suncokret, Šarlo Akrobata, Supernaut, and Ekatarina Velika) (d. 1992)
• 1962 – Michael Wilton, American guitarist (Queensrÿche and Soulbender)
• 1963 – Bobby Bonilla, American baseball player
• 1963 – Radosław Sikorski, Polish journalist and politician, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
• 1964 – David E. Clemmer, American chemist
• 1964 – John Norum, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Europe)
• 1965 – Michael Dell, American businessman, founded Dell
• 1965 – Ashok Kamte, Indian police officer (d. 2008)
• 1965 – Helena Suková, Czech tennis player
• 1966 – Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (Starship) (d. 2012)
• 1966 – Neal McDonough, American actor
• 1967 – Hélène Darroze, French chef
• 1967 – Tamsin Greig, English actress
• 1967 – Chris Vrenna, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Nine Inch Nails, Tweaker, Die Warzau, and Exotic Birds)
• 1968 – Justin Bell, English race car driver
• 1969 – Michael Campbell, New Zealand golfer
• 1969 – Daymond John, American fashion designer, founded FUBU
• 1969 – Marc Wauters, Belgian cyclist
• 1970 – Marie-Josée Croze, Canadian actress
• 1970 – Niecy Nash, American actress
• 1971 – Jung Chan, South Korean actor
• 1971 – Risto Kallaste, Estonian footballer
• 1971 – Arvo Kraam, Estonian footballer
• 1971 – Don Maxwell, Canadian cricketer
• 1971 – Melinda Messenger, English model and television host
• 1971 – Joe-Max Moore, American soccer player
• 1972 – Steve Holy, American singer
• 1972 – Alessandro Sturba, Italian footballer
• 1972 – Rondell White, American baseball player
• 1973 – Lars-Olof Johansson, Swedish guitarist (The Cardigans)
• 1973 – Peng Weijun, Chinese soccer player
• 1973 – Jason_Boyd_(baseball), American baseball player
• 1973 – Jeff Nordgaard, American/Polish basketball player
• 1973 – Arnold Dwarika, Trinidadian soccer player
• 1973 – Tatyana Gracheva, Russian volleyball player
• 1973 – Brad Young, Australian cricket player
• 1974 – Leko, American DJ and producer
• 1974 – Herschelle Gibbs, South African cricketer
• 1975 – Michael Cornacchia, American actor
• 1975 – Robert Lopez, American composer
• 1975 – Maryse Turcotte, Canadian weightlifter
• 1975 – Natalia Verbeke, Argentinian actress
• 1976 – Scott Elarton, American baseball player
• 1976 – Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress
• 1976 – Jeff O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Satoshi Yoneyama, Japanese wrestler
• 1976 – Irina Zahharenkova, Estonian pianist
• 1977 – Kristina Šmigun-Vähi, Estonian skier
• 1978 – Residente, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter (Calle 13)
• 1978 – Dan Snyder, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
• 1979 – Sascha Zacharias, Swedish actress
• 1979 – S. E. Cupp, American author and talk show host
• 1981 – Gareth Barry, English footballer
• 1981 – Mai Nakahara, Japanese voice actress
• 1981 – Charles Tillman, American football player
• 1981 – Dylan Ryder, American pornographic actress
• 1982 – Karan Singh Grover, Indian actor
• 1982 – Adam Hann-Byrd, American actor
• 1982 – Malia Metella, French swimmer
• 1983 – Mido, Egyptian footballer
• 1983 – Aziz Ansari, American comedian and actor
• 1983 – Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
• 1983 – Emily Blunt, English actress
• 1983 – Courtney Culkin, American model
• 1986 – Emerson da Conceição, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Skylar Grey, American singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Kazuya Kamenashi, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KAT-TUN and Shūji to Akira)
• 1986 – Boipelo Makhothi, Lesotho swimmer
• 1986 – Jerod Mayo, American football player
• 1986 – Ola Svensson, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Nicolás Gaitán, Argentinian footballer
• 1989 – Evan Bates, American ice dancer
• 1989 – Amara Baby, French footballer
• 1990 – Kevin Cheung, Mauritian swimmer
• 1992 – Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1993 – Kasumi Ishikawa, Japanese table tennis player
• 1994 – Dakota Fanning, American actress
• 1995 – Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player
• 2012 – Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland