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Today is chockfull of celebrity birthdays—Brad Pitt, Keith Richards, Christina Aguilera, and more. What celebrities do you share your birthday with? Do you find any similarities between you and those who share your birthday? <input ... > View other answers

There are a few of note...

Buffalo Bob Smith.... a fixture from my childhood...Jimi Hendrix ... the supreme guitarist of the '60's  .... Caroline Kennedy ... future Senator from New York... then there is myridean on my friends list...

1635 - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)

1701 - Anders Celsius, Swedish inventor and astronomer (d. 1744)

1710 - Robert Lowth, British bishop (d. 1787)

1746 - Robert Livingston, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from France (d. 1813)

1746 - Increase Sumner, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)

1754 - Georg Forster, German scientist (d. 1794)

1779 - Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (d. 1865)

1804 - Julius Benedict, German-born composer (d. 1885)

1809 - Fanny Kemble, British actress (d. 1893)

1833 - Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (d. 1897)

1843 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman (d. 1899)

1843 - Elizabeth Stride, victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)

1857 - Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1952)

1867 - Charles Koechlin, French composer (d. 1950)

1871 - Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist (d. 1950)

1874 - Charles A. Beard, American historian (d. 1948)

1874 - Chaim Weizmann, 1st President of Israel (d. 1952)

1878 - Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d. 1948).

1885 - Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian writer (d. 1944).

1894 - Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971)

1894 - Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (d. 1989)

1897 - Vito Genovese, American mafioso (d. 1969)

1898 - Fredric Warburg, publisher and author (d. 1981)

1901 - Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962)

1903 - Lars Onsager, Norwegian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)

1907 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (d. 2000)

1909 - James Agee, American writer (d. 1955)

1909 - Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (d. 1967)

1911 - David Merrick, American stage producer (d. 2000)

1911 - Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist

1916 - Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (d. 2002)

1917 - Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (d. 1998)

1920 - Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (d. 1985)

1920 - Buster Merryfield, English actor (d. 1999)

1921 - Alexander Dubček, Slovak politician (d. 1992)

1925 - John Maddox, British science writer and editor

1925 - Marshall Thompson, American actor (d. 1992)

1925 - Ernie Wise, British comedian (d. 1999)

1927 - Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer (d. 1987)

1928 - Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor (d. 2005)

1928 - Ronald William "Josh" Kirby, British artist (d. 2001)

1930 - Joe DeNardo, Pittsburgh Meteorologist

1932 - Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine politician (d. 1983)

1933 - Jacques Godbout, French Canadian novelist, journalist and filmmaker

1934 - Ammo Baba, Iraqi-Assyrian footballer

1935 - Al Jackson, American drummer, producer and songwriter (d. 1975)

1935 - Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker

1937 - Gail Sheehy, American writer

1939 - Dave Giusti, American baseball player

1940 - Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1973)

1941 - Eddie Rabbitt, American singer (d. 1998)

1941 - Aimé Jacquet, French football manager

1942 - Manolo Blahnik, Spanish shoe designer

1942 - Henry Carr, American athlete

1942 - Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (d. 1970)

1943 - Nicole Brossard, French Canadian poet

1945 - Barbara Anderson, American actress

1945 - Alain de Cadenet, SPEED Channel personality

1948 - James L. Avery, Sr., American actor

1949 - Masanori Sekiya, Japanese racing driver

1950 - Gran Hamada, Japanese professional wrestler

1951 - Jayne Kennedy, American sportscaster and actress

1952 - Kathryn Bigelow, American film director

1952 - Sheila Copps, Canadian politician

1952 - Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis)

1952 - James D. Wetherbee, American astronaut

1953 - Curtis Armstrong, American actor

1953 - Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer (Aquarium)

1954 - Patricia McPherson, American actress

1954 - Kimmy Robertson, American actress best known for her role as Lucy Moran in the TV series Twin Peaks

1955 - Bill Nye (The science guy), American engineer and broadcaster

1955 - Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player

1956 - William Fichtner, American actor

1957 - Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish racecar driver

1957 - Caroline Kennedy, American journalist

1957 - Kevin O'Connell, American sound re-recording mixer

1958 - Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager

1959 - Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and keyboardist (Simple Minds)

1960 - Ken O'Brien, American football player

1960 - Kevin Henkes, American children's book writer/illustrator

1960 - Tim Pawlenty, American politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota

1960 - Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian prime minister

1961 - Steve Oedekerk, American film director, actor and comedian

1962 - Charlie Benante, American drummer (Anthrax)

1962 - Mike Bordin, American musician (Faith No More)

1963 - Fisher Stevens, American actor

1964 - Robin Givens, American actress

1966 - Andy Merrill, American voice actor

1967 - Shane Embury, British guitarist/bassist (Napalm Death, among others)

1968 - Michael Vartan, French actor

1970 - Brooke Langton, American actress

1970 - Patricia Zentilli, Canadian actress

1971 - Nick Van Exel, American basketball player

1971 - Larry Allen, American football player

1972 - Shane Salerno, American screenwriter

1973 - Samantha Harris, American model and host

1973 - Evan Karagias, American professional wrestler

1973 - Twista, American rapper

1974 - Kirk Acevedo, American actor

1975 - Martin Gramatica, Argentinian-American football player

1976 - Jean Grae, South African-born rapper

1976 - Jaleel White, American actor

1976 - Chad Kilger, Canadian ice hockey player

1977 - Mika Tan, American pornographic actress

1978 - Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player

1978 - Shy Love, adult film actress

1978 - Radek Štěpánek, Czech tennis player

1978 - Mike Skinner, English musician

1978 - Tim Yeung, American drummer (Vital Remains)

1979 - Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer

1979 - Hilary Hahn, American violinist

1979 - Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa)

1979 - Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer

1980 - Michael Yardy, English cricketer

1981 - Gary Lucy, English actor

1981 - Matthew Taylor, English footballer

1984 - Domata Peko, American football player

1985 - Alison Pill, Canadian actress

1985 - Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir, Icelandic singer

1986 - Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer

1991 - Nur Atikah Nabilah, Singaporean Gymnast