# Famous people born on your exact birthday? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 29, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987 "2010-06-29T21:52:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/41 "2010-06-30T08:34:58Z")
According to Wiki: Mark Henry, American professional wrestler Ryan Klesko, American baseball player Never heard of either of 'em. But I’m not much of a sports fan, and not a fan of wrestling at all. ---
**Author:** ![Future\_Londonite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9dc877/32.png) [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/42 "2010-06-30T08:41:00Z")
no one famous died on my birthday…and a soccerplayer from Lichtenstein was born - so quite a quiet day in my opinion ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/43 "2010-06-30T12:02:05Z")
Born: David Boon, Australian cricketer, in Launceston, Tasmania Dave Pelzer, American author, in Daly City, California You may now weep with jealousy. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/44 "2010-06-30T12:20:37Z")
There’s Chris Smith of the late, lamented early 90s rap duo Kriss Kross. And [Henrik Tallinder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Tallinder) a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres. Jack Soo (Nick, from _Barney Miller_) died the day after I was born. In world despot news, Pol Pot fled Cambodia three days before I was born, and the Shah fled Iran six days after I was born. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/45 "2010-06-30T12:31:51Z")
Nobody, the notable births end at 1989 and I was born in 1990. To those who said Common and PJ Harvey weren’t famous - they’re both considered pretty big stars within their own genres if not the mainstream, especially PJ Harvey who was one of the most acclaimed artists of the nineties. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/46 "2010-06-30T12:39:50Z")
John Ventimiglia, who played Artie Bucco on _The Sopranos_; baseball pitcher Bobby Thigpen, who held the single-season save record for 18 years; and I were all born on July 17, 1963. Others who share the date but not the year: Hockey star Marc Savard “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett David Hasselhoff Lucie Arnaz Former Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger Diahann Carroll Donald Sutherland Vince Guaraldi, composer of “Linus and Lucy” (aka the Peanuts Christmas song) Baseball Hall-of-Famer Lou Boudreau Phyllis Diller Art Linkletter James Cagney ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/47 "2010-06-30T12:40:30Z")
The most recognizable (at least to me) is Sully Erna, singer for crap-metal band Godsmack. I also share a birthday with Slovak ice hockey player Peter Bondra and Canadian swimmer Mark Tewksbury – no idea who either of them are, however. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/48 "2010-06-30T12:54:23Z")
No one famous was born on my exact. George Formby, Jr died on my birthday. My first college roommate (randomly selected?) had the same exact birthday as me. We were literally born within minute of each other. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/49 "2010-06-30T13:02:15Z")
Collie Buddz, (Colin Harper) Reggae & Dancehall artist Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player Jarrod Lyle, Australian Golfer So nobody I have ever heard of. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/50 "2010-06-30T13:07:27Z")
Prince William and I were born about an hour apart. I gave up believing that this meant I was destined to move to England and be a princess by age 12 though. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/51 "2010-06-30T13:55:24Z")
> [@pbbth](#): > > Prince William and I were born about an hour apart. I gave up believing that this meant I was destined to move to England and be a princess by age 12 though. There’s still time! ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/52 "2010-06-30T14:11:11Z")
Mary McDonnell is the only one I found, Jay Leno two years earlier and Sadamm Hussein a lot earlier. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/53 "2010-06-30T14:36:37Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > To those who said Common and PJ Harvey weren’t famous - they’re both considered pretty big stars within their own genres if not the mainstream, especially PJ Harvey who was one of the most acclaimed artists of the nineties. Didn’t say Common wasn’t famous, said he was a famous one I haven’t heard of. (Because he does have his own [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_%28entertainer%29) entry, and everyone on Wikipedia must be famous, right?) ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/54 "2010-06-30T14:51:04Z")
According to wikipedia, _no one_ worth noting was born the day I was born. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/55 "2010-06-30T15:19:31Z")
Lanzy and I have the same birthday, different years. In my year, I get Jorge “Hurley” Garcia (from Lost) and Elizabeth “Is this because I’m a lesbian” Rohm (from Law & Order), as well as a Spanish footballer named Francisco Palencia who may or may not be famous. I thought I also got Penelope Cruz, but she’s a year younger. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/56 "2010-06-30T15:40:27Z")
Michelle Obama It was a pretty boring birth day growing up (I think Muhammad Ali was it for famous folks that anyone had heard of) but now I share my actual birth date with the first lady of the U.S. ! Pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/57 "2010-06-30T15:57:05Z")
Wikipedia list a bunch but here are the ones I recognized… Hugh Jackman - Actor Leon Lett Jr. - Football player Adam Rich - Much less famous actor ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/58 "2010-06-30T16:12:24Z")
Dan Marino. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/59 "2010-06-30T17:13:27Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Dan Marino. [San Marino](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino)??? It was born on September 3, 301 AD! You must be **OLD!!!** Oh, **Dan** Marino! Never mind! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987/60 "2010-06-30T17:50:09Z")
How are you searching wikipedia? I tried mm/dd/yyyy and got a mixture of things. Is their a way to check whos born on that day? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-born-on-your-exact-birthday/544987.md?page=4)