1978
Dan Parks, Australian-Scottish rugby player
Daniel Arthur Parks is a professional rugby union coach and former player who played as a fly-half.
Dan Parks, Australian-Scottish rugby player
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1978
Adin Brown, American soccer player
Adin Brown is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
Adin Brown, American soccer player
1978
Jake Johnson, American actor
Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger is an American actor. He has starred as Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Televisi…
Jake Johnson, American actor
1978
Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter
Per "Pelle" Almqvist, also known as Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, is a Swedish singer who is the frontman of the garage rock band The Hives.
Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter
1978
Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
Sébastien René Grosjean is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003…
Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
1978
Adam Rickitt, English singer
Adam Peter Rickitt is an English actor and singer. He portrayed the part of Nick Tilsley on the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004.…
Adam Rickitt, English singer
1978
Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper
Antonietta Di Martino is a retired Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres for outdoor events and 2.04 metres for indo…
Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper
1978
Dominic Cooper, English actor
Dominic Edward Cooper is an English actor known for his portrayal of comic book characters Jesse Custer on the AMC show Preacher (2016–2019) and young Howard Stark in the Marvel Ci…
Dominic Cooper, English actor
1978
Nikki Cox, American actress
Nikki Cox is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After, Las Vegas, The Norm Show, and Nikki.
Nikki Cox, American actress
1978
Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space
Yi So-yeon is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first South Korean to fly in space.
Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space
1978
Justin Long, American actor
Justin Jacob Long is an American actor and comedian.
Justin Long, American actor
1978
Lyfe Jennings, American singer-songwriter and producer
Chester Jermaine "Lyfe" Jennings is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano which he integrates into …
Lyfe Jennings, American singer-songwriter and producer
1978
Nick Kroll, American actor and comedian
Nicholas Kroll is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for the FX comedy series The League (2009–2015); creating and starring in the Comedy Central series…
Nick Kroll, American actor and comedian
1978
Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer
Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer
1978
Bill Hader, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
William Thomas Hader Jr. is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2013, for which he rec…
Bill Hader, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1978
Maria Menounos, American television personality, professional wrestler, author, and actress
Maria Menounos is an American and Greek television host. She has hosted Extra and E! News; she was a TV correspondent for Today, Access Hollywood, and co-hosted the Eurovision Song…
Maria Menounos, American television personality, professional wrestler, author, and actress
1978
Matt Bellamy, English singer, musician and songwriter
Matthew James Bellamy is an English musician and producer. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and lyricist for the English rock band Muse. He is recognised for his eccent…
Matt Bellamy, English singer, musician and songwriter
1978
Shandi Finnessey, American model and actress, Miss USA 2004
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously h…
Shandi Finnessey, American model and actress, Miss USA 2004
1978
Miroslav Klose, German footballer
Miroslav Josef Klose is a German professional football manager and former player who currently serves as head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg. A striker, Klose is the all-time top scorer f…
Miroslav Klose, German footballer
1978
Hayden Schlossberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Hayden Schlossberg is an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on Cobra Kai, the Harold & Kumar films and American Reunion.
Hayden Schlossberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1978
Raheem Brock, American football player
Raheem Fukwan Brock is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls. H…
Raheem Brock, American football player
1978
Heather Mitts, American soccer player
Heather Mitts Feeley is an American former professional soccer defender. Mitts played college soccer for the University of Florida, and thereafter, she played professionally in the…
Heather Mitts, American soccer player
1978
Subhash Khot, Indian-American mathematician and computer scientist
Subhash Khot is an Indian-American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who is the Julius Silver Professor of Computer Science in the Courant Institute of Mathematical …
Subhash Khot, Indian-American mathematician and computer scientist
1978
Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor
Joshua Carter Jackson is a Canadian and American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Pacey Witter on The WB's teen drama Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the Fox sc…
Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor