👑 30s Prime & Golden Epoch Chronological History Timeline

Chronological Timeline (1704 Entries)

1. [1024] Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor34세 — When the imperial dynastic line was left without a successor after Emperor Henry II's death in 1024, on 4 September an assembly of the imperial princes appointed the 34-year-old Conrad king (Rex romanorum).
2. [1046] Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor30세 — In 1046 Henry ended the papal schism, was crowned Emperor by Pope Clement II, freed the Vatican from dependence on the Roman nobility and laid the foundation for its empire-wide authority.
3. [1066] William the Conqueror38세 — In 1066, William launched a decisive invasion of England, culminating in the Battle of Hastings where he defeated the Anglo-Saxon forces led by Harold Godwinson.
4. [1106] Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor31세 — Lothair achieved prominence through his political appointments, being named Duke of Saxony in 1106 and subsequently elected King of Germany in 1125.
5. [1136] Hildegard of Bingen38세 — As the elected mother superior of Disibodenberg in 1136, Hildegard expanded her influence by founding the monasteries of Rupertsberg and Eibingen.
6. [1136] Matilda of Boulogne31세 — Matilda of Boulogne was consequently crowned queen in 1136.
7. [1152] Frederick Barbarossa30세 — His early political career saw him elected King of Germany in Frankfurt in 1152.
8. [1152] Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor30세 — He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 1152.
9. [1167] Herrad of Landsberg37세 — Following the death of Abbess Relinda, Herrad was subsequently elected as the abbess in 1167.
10. [1169] Saladin31세 — After Shawar was assassinated and Shirkuh died in 1169, al-Adid appointed Saladin as vizier.
11. [1183] Guy of Lusignan33세 — As the leprosy afflicted Baldwin IV, he appointed Guy as regent in 1183.
12. [1196] Stefan the First-Crowned31세 — Stefan Nemanjić, also known as Stefan the First-Crowned, was born around 1165 and served as the Grand Prince of Serbia starting in 1196.
13. [1209] Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor34세 — In 1209, Otto marched to Italy to be crowned emperor by Pope Innocent III.
14. [1221] Ögedei Khan35세 — When his older brothers Jochi and Chagatai quarrelled over strategies when besieging Gurganj, Genghis appointed Ögedei sole commander; his successful capture of the city in 1221 ensured his military reputation.
15. [1223] Louis VIII of France36세 — Crowned king in 1223, Louis's ordinance against Jewish usury, a reversal of his father's policies, led to the establishment of Lombard moneylenders in Paris.
16. [1229] Ivan Asen II39세 — He started negotiations about the return of the Bulgarian Church to Orthodoxy after the barons of the Latin Empire had elected John of Brienne regent for Baldwin II in 1229.
17. [1236] Mindaugas33세 — mindaugas first grand duke and crowned king of lithuania, ruling from 1236 to 1263.
18. [1247] Qin Jiushao39세 — His seminal work, the Shùshū Jiǔzhāng, published in 1247 CE, remains a vital text addressing complex mathematical problems and practical applications for surveying and military strategy.
19. [1278] Giovanni Pisano30세 — Their next major work was the Fontana Maggiore in Perugia, completed in 1278.
20. [1292] Adolf, King of the Romans37세 — 1255 – 2 July 1298) was the count of Nassau from about 1276 and the elected king of Germany from 1292 until his deposition by the prince-electors in 1298.
21. [1305] Giotto38세 — Giotto's masterwork is the decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel, in Padua, also known as the Arena Chapel, which was completed around 1305.
22. [1306] Robert the Bruce32세 — Bruce moved quickly to seize the throne and was crowned king of Scots on 25 March 1306.
23. [1324] Charles IV of France30세 — Beginning in 1323 Charles was confronted with a peasant revolt in Flanders, and in 1324 he made an unsuccessful bid to be elected Holy Roman Emperor.
24. [1346] Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor30세 — In 1346, Charles was elected King of the Romans and simultaneously became King of Bohemia.
25. [1346] Charles IV of Bohemia30세 — He was elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) in 1346 and became King of Bohemia (as Charles I) that same year.
26. [1399] Jogaila37세 — His sole reign in Poland started in 1399, upon the death of Queen Jadwiga, lasted a further thirty-five years, and laid the foundation for the centuries-long Polish–Lithuanian union.
27. [1399] Władysław II Jagiełło37세 — His sole reign in Poland started in 1399, upon the death of Queen Jadwiga, lasted a further thirty-five years, and laid the foundation for the centuries-long Polish–Lithuanian union.
28. [1428] Guillaume Du Fay31세 — As his fame began to spread, he settled in Rome in 1428 as musician of the prestigious papal choir, first under Pope Martin V and then Pope Eugene IV, where he wrote the motets Balsamus et munda cera, Ecclesie militantis and Supremum est mortalibus.
29. [1429] Ashikaga Yoshinori35세 — Yoshinori was appointed shōgun in 1429, one year before the surrender of the Southern Court.
30. [1442] John Hunyadi35세 — In 1442, Hunyadi won four victories against the Ottomans, two of which were decisive.
31. [1477] Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg32세 — In 1477 he founded the University of Tübingen.
32. [1487] Kemal Reis36세 — In 1487 the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II appointed Kemal Reis with the task of defending the lands of Emir Abu Abdullah, the ruler of Granada, which was then one of the final Muslim strongholds in Spain.
33. [1500] Pedro Álvares Cabral33세 — He was appointed to head an expedition to India in 1500, following Vasco da Gama's newly opened route around Africa.
34. [1507] György Dózsa37세 — Therefore, he considers it unproven that the György Dózsa from Dálnok was the same person recorded as being from Makfalva in the 1507 court document.
35. [1507] Martin Waldseemüller37세 — His collaborator Matthias Ringmann and he are credited with the first recorded usage of the word America to name a portion of the New World in honour of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci in a world map they delineated in 1507.
36. [1523] Johannes Magnus35세 — He was ultimately appointed Archbishop of Sweden by Gustav I Vasa in 1523.
37. [1533] Hernando Pizarro31세 — Hernando Pizarro wrote this letter on November 1533.
38. [1540] Ōuchi Yoshitaka33세 — With his back then secure, in 1540 he again started combating the Amago clan and by 1541, managed to gain complete control the Aki province.
39. [1548] Hieronymus Cock30세 — His house published more than 1,100 prints between 1548 and his death in 1570, a vast number by earlier standards.
40. [1548] Tachibana Dōsetsu35세 — In 1548, Dōsetsu was recorded to have been struck by a lightning bolt, which caused his left leg to be permanently paralyzed In 1550, Dōsetsu was involved in the Ōtomo clan's civil war of succession between Ōtomo Sōrin and Ōtomo Shioichimaru.
41. [1561] Saitō Yoshitatsu34세 — He proved a capable commander and was able to defeat attempts by Oda Nobunaga to avenge his father-in-law Dôsan's death, but died of his illness in 1561.
42. [1562] Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor35세 — He ascended to prominence by being crowned King of Bohemia and elected King of Germany in 1562, establishing his claim to imperial authority.
43. [1562] Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester30세 — In October 1562, he became a privy councillor and, in 1587, was appointed Lord Steward of the Royal Household.
44. [1566] Giambologna37세 — Pope Pius IV gave Giambologna his first major commission, the colossal bronze Neptune and subsidiary figures for the Fountain of Neptune (the base designed by Tommaso Laureti, 1566) in Bologna.
45. [1568] Asakura Yoshikage35세 — After the capture of Kyoto in 1568, Ashikaga Yoshiaki appointed Yoshikage as a regent and requested Asakura aid in driving Nobunaga out of the capital.
46. [1581] Torquato Tasso37세 — Tasso achieved widespread renown through his epic poem Gerusalemme liberata, published in 1581.
47. [1598] Honoré d'Urfé30세 — Following the League's defeat, he emigrated to Savoy where he composed the Epîtres morales in 1598.
48. [1598] Louise Boursier35세 — Largely self-taught, she became a licensed midwife in Paris in 1598 and was appointed midwife to Queen Marie de' Medici in 1601.
49. [1607] Alessandro Striggio the Younger34세 — He wrote the libretto for Monteverdi's first opera Orfeo (1607), a landmark in the history of the genre, as well as the ballo (sung ballet) Tirsi e Clori.
50. [1607] Takuan Sōhō34세 — In 1607, Takuan returned to Daitoku-ji and in 1609 was appointed its 154th head abbot.
51. [1616] Cardinal Richelieu31세 — Consecrated a bishop in 1607, Richelieu was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616.
52. [1618] Albrecht von Wallenstein35세 — Wallenstein fought for the Catholics in the Protestant Bohemian Revolt of 1618 and was awarded estates confiscated from the rebels after their defeat at White Mountain in 1620.
53. [1620] Edmund Gunter39세 — In 1620, he invented the first successful analogue device which he developed to calculate logarithmic tangents.
54. [1622] Ii Naotaka32세 — He would finish the construction of Hikone castle in 1622, a project which had been started by his brother in 1603.
55. [1622] Théophile de Viau32세 — He further published a collection of poems titled Le Parnasse satyrique in 1622, despite some authorship disputes.
56. [1642] Abel Tasman39세 — His career culminated in 1642 when the VOC appointed him to lead a major expedition into the vast, unexplored regions of the southern Pacific Ocean.
57. [1647] George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle39세 — Released in 1647, he was named Parliamentarian commander in Eastern Ulster, fought in Scotland under Oliver Cromwell in the 1650 to 1652 Anglo-Scottish War, and served as General at sea during the 1652 to 1654 First Anglo-Dutch War.
58. [1649] Richard Crashaw37세 — In April 1649, Cardinal Pallotta appointed Crashaw to a minor benefice as canon of the Shrine of the Holy House at Loreto where he died suddenly four months later.
59. [1665] Robert Hooke30세 — He is credited as one of the first scientists to investigate living things at microscopic scale in 1665, using a compound microscope that he designed.
60. [1668] John Dryden37세 — 1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.
61. [1669] Samuel Pepys36세 — He recorded his daily life until 1669 when concerns over fading eyesight forced him to abandon the routine.
62. [1670] Hotta Masatoshi36세 — He served as personal secretary to the next shōgun, Tokugawa Ietsuna, for a time, before being appointed wakadoshiyori (junior councillor) in 1670.
63. [1670] Thomas Tompion32세 — The first reference to Tompion in London is recorded around the end of 1670 in Water Lane (now Whitefriars Street) off Fleet Street.
64. [1690] Jacob Roggeveen31세 — On the 12th of August 1690, he graduated as a doctor of the law at the University of Harderwijk.
65. [1700] William Congreve30세 — Despite this, his literary career only lasted seven years (from 1693 to 1700) and he wrote a total of five plays.
66. [1703] Peter the Great31세 — In December 1699, he introduced the Julian calendar, and in 1703, he introduced the first Russian newspaper, Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti, and ordered the civil script, a reform of Russian orthography largely designed by himself.
67. [1710] James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope37세 — In 1710 he commanded the British contingent of the Allied Army which occupied Madrid, having won a decisive victory at the Battle of Zaragoza.
68. [1714] John Theophilus Desaguliers31세 — He was elected to the Royal Society in 1714, where he served as an experimental assistant to Isaac Newton.
69. [1718] Allan Ramsay (poet)32세 — Ramsay published verses and turned bookseller in 1718, selling poetry collections like Wealth and the Woody, a satire on the South Sea Company.
70. [1721] George Berkeley36세 — Berkeley argued against Isaac Newton's doctrine of absolute space, time and motion in De Motu (On Motion), first published in 1721.
71. [1722] Jean-Philippe Rameau39세 — It was not until the 1720s that he won fame as a major theorist of music with his Treatise on Harmony (1722) and also in the following years as a composer of masterpieces for the harpsichord, which circulated throughout Europe.
72. [1725] William Stukeley38세 — From 1710 till 1725 he embarked on annual tours of the countryside, seeking out archaeological monuments and other features that interested him; he wrote up and published several accounts of his travels.
73. [1731] Giuseppe Guarneri33세 — They are all violins, although one cello bearing his father's label, dated 1731, seems to have been completed by del Gesù.
74. [1732] Alphonsus Liguori36세 — He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, known as the Redemptorists, in November 1732.
75. [1733] Augustus III of Poland37세 — He was elected king of Poland by a small minority on 5 October 1733 and subsequently banished the former Polish king Stanisław I.
76. [1735] Vasily Trediakovsky32세 — His most celebrated work is the theoretical treatise published in 1735, 'A New and Brief Way for Composing of Russian Verses'.
77. [1738] Carl Linnaeus31세 — His early scientific endeavors included a period abroad in the Netherlands between 1735 and 1738, where he published the initial edition of his seminal work, Systema Naturae.
78. [1746] Antonio de Ulloa30세 — He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1746, and as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1751.
79. [1746] Jean-Étienne Guettard31세 — In 1746, he communicated to the Academy of Sciences in Paris a memoir on the distribution of minerals and rocks, and this was accompanied by a map on which he had recorded his observations.
80. [1748] Denis Diderot35세 — In the 1740s he wrote many of his best-known works in fiction and non-fiction, including the 1748 novel Les Bijoux indiscrets (The Indiscreet Jewels).
81. [1748] Louis XV38세 — In 1748, Louis returned the Austrian Netherlands, won at the Battle of Fontenoy of 1745.
82. [1751] Thomas Gray35세 — He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751.
83. [1755] Pasquale Paoli30세 — The Corsican Republic (1755–1769) was a representative democracy asserting that the elected Diet of Corsican representatives had no master.
84. [1759] John Smeaton35세 — He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1753 and in 1759 won the Copley Medal for his research into the mechanics of waterwheels and windmills.
85. [1760] Oliver Goldsmith32세 — His first works were published in his The Citizen of the World series in 1760, often under the pseudonym James Willington.
86. [1762] Ivan Barkov30세 — In 1755-56 he was Lomonosov's personal secretary, and in this period he wrote "A Brief History of Russia", which was published in 1762.
87. [1764] Stanisław August Poniatowski32세 — With her aid, he was elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania by the Sejm in September 1764 following the death of Augustus III.
88. [1765] James Beattie (poet)30세 — He published the volume The Judgment of Paris in 1765, which garnered attention for his literary talents.
89. [1769] Granville Sharp34세 — Increasingly devoted to the cause, he continually sought test cases against the legal justifications for slavery, and in 1769 he published the first tract in England that explicitly attacked the concept of slavery.
90. [1773] John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore)38세 — After returning to Maryland in 1773, he started organizing the Catholic Church in America with a small cadre of priests.
91. [1773] Yemelyan Pugachev31세 — In 1773, Pugachev launched an open rebellion against Catherine, asserting his claim as the late husband of Tsar Peter III while simultaneously advocating for the abolition of serfdom.
92. [1775] Johan Christian Fabricius30세 — On his return, he started work on his Systema entomologiae, which was finally published in 1775.
93. [1775] John Barry (naval officer)30세 — He has been credited by some as "The Father of the American Navy", sharing that moniker with John Paul Jones and John Adams, and was appointed as a captain in the Continental Navy on December 7, 1775.
94. [1775] Nathanael Greene33세 — After the April 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord, the legislature of Rhode Island established an army and appointed Greene to command it.
95. [1776] Edward Gibbon39세 — His defining scholarly work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published across six volumes between 1776 and 1789.
96. [1777] Marquis de Sade37세 — During his first extended imprisonment from 1777 to 1790, he wrote a series of novels and other works, some of which his wife smuggled out of prison.
97. [1781] Túpac Katari31세 — 1750 – 13 November 1781), born Julián Apasa Nina, was an indigenous Aymara leader who started a major rebellion in colonial-era Upper Peru (now Bolivia), laying siege to La Paz for six months.
98. [1783] Bernardo de Gálvez37세 — He was granted many titles and honors by the Spanish government, which in 1783 appointed him viceroy of one of its most valuable territories, New Spain, succeeding his father Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo.
99. [1784] Jean-Pierre Blanchard31세 — Blanchard made his first successful balloon flight in Paris on 2 March 1784, in a hydrogen gas balloon launched from the Champ de Mars.
100. [1784] Phillis Wheatley31세 — 1753 – December 5, 1784), was an American writer who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
101. [1784] William Jones (philologist)38세 — Jones also founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta in 1784.
102. [1785] Pierre-Simon Laplace36세 — He was Napoleon's examiner when Napoleon graduated from the École Militaire in Paris in 1785.
103. [1786] Ranajit Kunwar33세 — After the consolidation of Pyuthan in November 1786, Ramakrishna Kunwar opened an ammunition factory at Pyuthan.
104. [1787] Marquis de Lafayette30세 — Lafayette returned to France and was appointed to the Assembly of Notables in 1787, convened in response to the fiscal crisis.
105. [1788] Ali Pasha of Yanina38세 — He joined the administrative-military apparatus of the Ottoman Empire, holding various posts until 1788, when he was appointed pasha, ruler of the Sanjak of Ioannina.
106. [1788] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe39세 — Goethe's first major scientific work, the Metamorphosis of Plants, was published after he returned from a 1788 tour of Italy.
107. [1789] Adrien Duport30세 — He was notably elected to the States-General by the Paris nobility in 1789, marking his entry into the highest levels of French political discourse.
108. [1789] Friedrich Schiller30세 — In 1789, he became professor of History and Philosophy at the University of Jena, where he wrote historical works.
109. [1789] Victor Emmanuel I30세 — He married Maria Theresa of Austria-Este in 1789, a union that produced seven children, including the future Empress of Austria.
110. [1790] James Monroe32세 — In 1790, Monroe won election to the Senate where he became a leader of the Democratic-Republican Party.
111. [1791] Aaron Burr35세 — In 1791, Burr was elected to the United States Senate, where he served until 1797.
112. [1791] José Leonardo Chirino37세 — 1795 was perhaps the most revolutionary year in Caribbean history, with rebellions in Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Curaçao, Dominica, Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica, and the unfolding Haitian Revolution, the precursor which started in 1791 .
113. [1791] Pierre-Joseph Cambon35세 — His analytical skills were recorded in his remarkable speech of 24 November 1791.
114. [1792] Georges Danton33세 — Following the monarchy's fall on August 10, 1792, he was appointed to the significant role of Minister of Justice.
115. [1792] Lazare Carnot39세 — Carnot was elected to the National Convention in 1792, and a year later he became a member of the Committee of Public Safety, where he directed the French war effort as one of the Ministers of War during the War of the First Coalition.
116. [1792] Maximilien Robespierre34세 — A radical Jacobin leader, Robespierre was elected as a deputy to the National Convention in September 1792, and in July 1793, he was appointed a member of the Committee of Public Safety.
117. [1793] Georges Couthon38세 — He was elected to the powerful Committee of Public Safety in May 1793.
118. [1794] Ann Radcliffe30세 — Her popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, was published in 1794.
119. [1799] José María Morelos34세 — Born in Valladolid, Michoacán, Morelos studied at Colegio de San Nicolás and was appointed priest of Carácuaro in 1799.
120. [1800] Alexandre Brongniart30세 — He was appointed director of the Sèvres Porcelain Factory in 1800, a position he maintained until his passing.
121. [1800] Napoleon31세 — He won the Battle of Marengo in 1800, which secured France's victory in the War of the Second Coalition, and in 1803 he sold the territory of Louisiana to the United States.
122. [1803] Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington34세 — He was appointed governor of Seringapatam and Mysore and, as a newly appointed major general, won a decisive victory over the Maratha Confederacy at the Battle of Assaye in 1803.
123. [1803] Catherine Flon31세 — According to Haitian revolutionary tradition, Flon created the country's first flag on May 18, 1803, the last day of the Congress of Arcahaie.
124. [1803] James Corcoran33세 — The defeat of Robert Emmet's rising in July 1803, saw renewed British intent to wipe out all remaining rebel activity in Ireland and a new campaign was launched against Corcoran.
125. [1806] Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor38세 — In 1806, after Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine, Francis abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, which in effect marked the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.
126. [1806] Joachim Murat39세 — In 1806, Murat was appointed Grand Duke of Berg, a title he held until 1808 when he was named King of Naples.
127. [1806] Meriwether Lewis32세 — President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806.
128. [1807] Éleuthère Irénée du Pont36세 — Furthermore, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia in 1807.
129. [1810] Zebulon Pike31세 — In 1810, Pike published an account of his expeditions, a book so popular that it was translated into several languages for publication in Europe.
130. [1811] Jane Austen36세 — The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815) were moderate successes, but they did not bring her public fame in her lifetime.
131. [1812] Ugo Foscolo34세 — Furthermore, he composed the carmen The Graces in 1812, demonstrating his versatility as a writer.
132. [1813] Martin Van Buren31세 — Van Buren entered politics as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, won a seat in the New York State Senate in 1813, and was elected to the United States Senate eight years later.
133. [1817] Stamford Raffles36세 — He also wrote The History of Java in 1817, describing the history of the island from ancient times.
134. [1817] Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet30세 — The institution Gallaudet helped found officially opened on April 15, 1817, initially known as the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons.
135. [1818] Jan Evangelista Purkyně31세 — After leaving the Piarists order, Purkyně pursued advanced studies and graduated from the University of Prague in 1818 with a medical degree.
136. [1821] Davy Crockett35세 — He was made a colonel in the militia of Lawrence County, Tennessee, and was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821.
137. [1821] James Fenimore Cooper32세 — The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about espionage set during the American Revolutionary War and published in 1821.
138. [1821] Thomas De Quincey36세 — De Quincey is most renowned for his seminal work, the Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, published in 1821.
139. [1821] Vicente Guerrero39세 — In early 1821, with the restored Constitution of Cádiz unsettling New Spain and with royalist columns unable to finish him, Guerrero and Agustín de Iturbide opened talks.
140. [1821] William Etty34세 — Etty's Cleopatra's Arrival in Cilicia, painted in 1821, featured numerous nudes and was exhibited to great acclaim.
141. [1822] Louis Daguerre35세 — Exceedingly adept at his skill of theatrical illusion, he became a celebrated designer for the theatre, and later came to invent the diorama, which opened in Paris in July 1822.
142. [1822] Robert Peel34세 — Peel entered the Cabinet as Home Secretary (1822–1827), in which post he reformed and liberalised the criminal law and created the modern police force, leading to a new type of officer known in tribute to him as "bobbies" and "peelers".
143. [1823] Guadalupe Victoria37세 — Victoria then served as part of the Provisional Government from 1823 to 1824, when congress ratified the Constitution of 1824, and elected Victoria as Mexico's first president.
144. [1824] Claude-Louis Navier39세 — Although his reputation as a builder suffered after the 1824 Pont des Invalides design required dismantling, his scientific contributions proved lasting.
145. [1826] Manuel Blanco Encalada36세 — In 1826, Congress elected him to the newly established office of President of the Republic.
146. [1826] Pyotr Chaadayev32세 — Chaadayev wrote eight "Philosophical Letters" about Russia in French between 1826 and 1831, which circulated among intellectuals in Russia in manuscript form for many years.
147. [1827] William Lyon Mackenzie32세 — He published his first newspaper, the Colonial Advocate in 1824, and was elected a York County representative to the Legislative Assembly in 1827.
148. [1831] Vincenzo Bellini30세 — He wrote many celebrated operas, ascending to triumphal heights with I Capuleti e i Montecchi (1830, La Fenice), La sonnambula (1831, Teatro Carcano), and more gradually Norma (1831, La Scala).
149. [1832] Millard Fillmore32세 — Fillmore became prominent in the Buffalo area as an attorney and politician, and was elected to the New York Assembly in 1828 and the House of Representatives in 1832.
150. [1833] Antonio López de Santa Anna39세 — Santa Anna was elected President as a liberal in 1833 and again in 1847, sharing power with the liberal Vice President, Valentín Gómez Farías.
151. [1834] Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve30세 — Sainte-Beuve published several works, including the novel *Volupté* in 1834, and later became a member of the French Academy in 1845.
152. [1834] José Núñez (President of Nicaragua)34세 — On 10 March 1834, the Representative Council appointed Núñez as Head of State of Nicaragua on an interim basis.
153. [1835] Francis Lieber35세 — Lieber wrote a plan of education for the newly founded Girard College and lectured at New York University before becoming a tenured professor of history and political economy at the University of South Carolina in 1835.
154. [1837] Esteban Echeverría32세 — Once he returned to Buenos Aires, he wrote "Los Consuelos" in 1834 and "Las rimas" in 1837.
155. [1837] Rodolphe Töpffer38세 — In 1837, he published Histoire de Mr.
156. [1837] William Procter (industrialist)36세 — William Procter (7 December 1801 – 4 April 1884) was an English-born American industrialist and candlemaker who co-founded Procter & Gamble in 1837, along with James Gamble.
157. [1838] Elizabeth Barrett Browning32세 — After being introduced to literary circles in the 1840s, she published her first adult poetry collection in 1838.
158. [1840] Margaret Fuller30세 — She became the first editor of the transcendentalist journal The Dial in 1840, which was the year her writing career started to succeed, before joining the staff of the New-York Tribune under Horace Greeley in 1844.
159. [1840] Pierre-Joseph Proudhon31세 — Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement), published in 1840.
160. [1841] Khachatur Abovian32세 — Written in 1841 and published posthumously in 1858, it was the first novel published in the Modern Armenian language, based on the Yerevan dialect instead of Classical Armenian.
161. [1842] Aloysius Bertrand35세 — His masterpiece is the collection of prose poems Gaspard de la Nuit, published posthumously in 1842; three of its poems were adapted to an eponymous piano suite by Maurice Ravel in 1908.
162. [1842] Franklin Pierce38세 — Following this, he was elected to the Senate, where he remained until his resignation in 1842.
163. [1843] Domingo Faustino Sarmiento32세 — Between 1843 and 1850, he was frequently in exile, and wrote in both Chile and in Argentina.
164. [1844] Max Stirner38세 — Despite academic struggles, he established himself as an influential thinker and published his seminal work, The Ego and Its Own, in 1844.
165. [1846] Adolphe Sax32세 — His defining professional achievement came in the early 1840s with the invention of the saxophone, which he successfully patented in 1846.
166. [1847] Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri39세 — After his surrender in 1847, he was detained in France for almost five years before being released by Napoleon III and taken to Bursa.
167. [1847] Abdelkader El Djezairi39세 — After his surrender in 1847, he was detained in France for almost five years before being released by Napoleon III and taken to Bursa.
168. [1847] C. H. D. Buys Ballot30세 — In 1847, he was appointed professor of mathematics and from 1867 until his retirement he was professor of physics.
169. [1847] Jefferson Davis39세 — He was appointed to the United States Senate in 1847, resigning to unsuccessfully run for governor of Mississippi.
170. [1847] Paul Reuter31세 — After some work as a bank clerk, in 1847 he founded Reuter and Stargardt, a Berlin book-publishing firm, with Joseph Abraham Stargardt.
171. [1848] Arthur de Gobineau32세 — He was an elitist who, in the immediate aftermath of the Revolutions of 1848, wrote An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races.
172. [1848] Joseph Jenkins Roberts39세 — Elected as the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) president of Liberia after independence, he was the first man of African descent to govern the country, serving previously as governor from 1841 to 1848.
173. [1849] Frédéric Chopin39세 — Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano.
174. [1849] George Boole34세 — He was appointed the first professor of mathematics at Queen’s College, Cork, in 1849.
175. [1849] Richard Wagner36세 — Wagner outlined those ideas in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852, most fully realising them in the first half of his four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).
176. [1849] Rufus Wilmot Griswold34세 — They never reconciled their differences, and after Poe's mysterious death in 1849, Griswold wrote an unsympathetic obituary.
177. [1855] Edward Walford32세 — In 1855, Walford published an abridged work containing Sozomen's and Philostorgius' Ecclesiastical History, which he translated into English.
178. [1855] Heinrich Barth34세 — He mastered Arabic and several African languages, allowing him to meticulously document local cultures and collect extensive oral histories during his travels between 1850 and 1855.
179. [1855] Walt Whitman36세 — Whitman's major poetry collection, Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, was financed with his own money and became well known.
180. [1856] Alexander II of Russia38세 — Crowned on 7 September 1856, he succeeded his father Nicholas I and was succeeded by his son Alexander III.
181. [1856] Eunice Newton Foote37세 — In 1856 she published a paper notable for demonstrating the absorption of heat by CO2 and water vapor and hypothesizing that changing amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere would alter the climate.
182. [1856] Ignacy Łukasiewicz34세 — He successfully invented the modern kerosene lamp and spearheaded the development of the first modern oil refinery in 1856.
183. [1858] Alfred Russel Wallace35세 — He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's writings on the topic.
184. [1858] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar38세 — A weekly newspaper, Somprakash Patrika, was started on 15 November 1858 (1 Agrahayan 1265 BS) by Dwarakanath Vidyabhusan.
185. [1859] John C. Breckinridge38세 — In 1859, he was elected to succeed Senator John J.
186. [1860] Étienne Lenoir38세 — He successfully patented this innovative design in 1860, marking a pivotal moment in thermal engineering.
187. [1862] Carl Wilhelm Siemens39세 — Furthermore, he received accolades such as the Albert Medal in 1874 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1862.
188. [1862] Ebenezer Cobb Morley31세 — Morley founded Barnes Football Club in 1862, and served as its captain until 1867.
189. [1862] François-Marie Raoult32세 — He became aspirant répétiteur at the Lycée of Reims in 1853, and after holding several intermediate positions was appointed in 1862 to the professorship of chemistry in Sens lycée.
190. [1863] Ferdinand Lassalle38세 — Best remembered as an initiator of the social democratic movement in Germany, in 1863 he founded the General German Workers' Association (ADAV), the first independent German workers' party.
191. [1863] Henry Dunant35세 — In February 1863, Dunant was a member of a five-person committee that sought to put his plan into action, which in effect founded the organization that would become the International Committee of the Red Cross.
192. [1864] Henri Meilhac33세 — He and Halévy wrote the libretti for Offenbach's La belle Hélène (1864), La vie parisienne (1866), La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein (1867) and La Périchole (1868).
193. [1865] Sakai Tadashige38세 — He was appointed Tairō on 26 February 1865 after the assassination of Ii Naosuke, until his dismissal on 29 December 1865.
194. [1865] William Morris31세 — Webb and Morris designed Red House in Kent where Morris lived from 1859 to 1865, before moving to Bloomsbury, central London.
195. [1867] Ernesto Teodoro Moneta34세 — Between 1867 and 1896 he was editor of the Milan democratic paper Il Secolo, published by Edoardo Sonzogno.
196. [1867] Franz Joseph I37세 — He concluded the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, which both granted greater autonomy to Hungary and created the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary.
197. [1867] Kawanabe Kyōsai36세 — His reputation soared as a caricaturist during the political unrest following the 1867 revolution, where he created works reflecting contemporary social tensions.
198. [1868] Eadweard Muybridge38세 — In 1868, he exhibited large photographs of Yosemite Valley, and began selling popular stereographs of his work.
199. [1869] Enomoto Takeaki33세 — On 27 January 1869, the Tokugawa loyalists declared the foundation of the Republic of Ezo and elected Enomoto as president.
200. [1869] Ignacio Manuel Altamirano35세 — He wrote Clemencia (1869), which is often considered to be the first modern Mexican novel.
201. [1869] Tani Tateki32세 — In 1869, he was appointed a junior councilor, and spent the next three years in Tosa, reforming the clan's government, while his fellow clansmen, Itagaki Taisuke and Gotō Shōjirō remained in Tokyo.
202. [1870] Camille Jordan32세 — His Traité des substitutions, on permutation groups, was published in 1870; this treatise won for Jordan the 1870 prix Poncelet.
203. [1870] Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi36세 — He also created the monumental Lion of Belfort, which commemorates the heroic resistance of the city of Belfort during the siege of 1870 to 1871.
204. [1870] John D. Rockefeller31세 — Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870.
205. [1870] Margaret E. Knight32세 — She founded the Eastern Paper Bag Company in 1870, creating paper bags for groceries similar in form to the ones that would be used in later generations.
206. [1871] Wilfrid Laurier30세 — Laurier studied law at McGill University and practised as a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1871.
207. [1873] Ellen Swallow Richards31세 — She graduated in 1873 and later became its first female instructor.
208. [1873] Tobias Asser35세 — He also co-founded the Institut de Droit International in 1873.
209. [1874] Franz Brentano36세 — As a non-denominational professor, Brentano developed his seminal work, *Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint*, published in 1874.
210. [1874] Per Teodor Cleve34세 — In 1874 he theorised that didymium was in fact two elements; this theory was confirmed in 1885 when Carl Auer von Welsbach discovered neodymium and praseodymium.
211. [1875] Edward VII34세 — His tours of North America in 1860 and of the Indian subcontinent in 1875 proved popular successes.
212. [1875] James Dewar33세 — In 1875, Dewar was elected Jacksonian professor of natural experimental philosophy at the University of Cambridge, becoming a member of Peterhouse.
213. [1875] Kuroki Itei31세 — In February 1875, aged only 31, he was appointed commander of the 12th Hiroshima Infantry Regiment and promoted to lieutenant-colonel.
214. [1876] Carl von Linde34세 — He discovered the refrigeration cycle and invented the first industrial-scale air separation and gas liquefaction processes, which led to the first reliable and efficient compressed-ammonia refrigerator in 1876.
215. [1877] Pōmare V38세 — Following his mother's passing in 1877, he became the reigning monarch of Tahiti and was formally crowned in Pape'ete.
216. [1878] Nikola Pašić33세 — On his return to Serbia, he was elected to the National Assembly in 1878 as a member of the People's Radical Party, which was formally organised three years later.
217. [1879] Shō Tai36세 — He transitioned from being a hereditary monarch to becoming the Japanese appointed Domain King by Emperor Meiji in 1879.
218. [1881] August Strindberg32세 — The Royal Theatre rejected his first major play, Master Olof, in 1872; it was not until 1881, when he was thirty-two, that its première at the New Theatre gave him his theatrical breakthrough.
219. [1882] Charles Stewart Parnell36세 — He was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, in 1882, but he was released when he renounced violent extra-parliamentary action.
220. [1882] François Victor Alphonse Aulard33세 — Moving from literature to history, he made a study of parliamentary oratory during the French Revolution and published two volumes on Les orateurs de la Constituante (1882) and on Les orateurs de la Legislative et de la Convention (1885).
221. [1884] Bolesław Prus37세 — Achieving success, he proceeded to a larger canvas: between 1884 and 1895, he completed four major novels: The Outpost, The Doll, The New Woman, and Pharaoh.
222. [1885] Alexander Graham Bell38세 — He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
223. [1885] Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh38세 — His status grew significantly when he was created a baronet of Castleknock in 1885 for services during the Prince of Wales' visit.
224. [1885] Giuseppe Giacosa38세 — Despite being appointed professor of history and literature in Turin in 1885, Giacosa often retreated to Ivrea for periods of intense creative output.
225. [1885] W. T. Stead36세 — Stead published a series of hugely influential campaigns whilst editor of The Pall Mall Gazette, including his 1885 series of articles, The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon.
226. [1886] Charles Taze Russell34세 — From 1886 to 1904, he published a six-volume Bible study series titled Millennial Dawn, later renamed Studies in the Scriptures, nearly 20 million copies of which were printed and distributed around the world in several languages during his lifetime.
227. [1888] Nikola Tesla32세 — His development of the AC induction motor and related polyphase AC patents, licensed by Westinghouse Electric in 1888, proved to be a cornerstone of the modern polyphase system.
228. [1890] James Buchanan Duke34세 — In 1890, he founded the American Tobacco Company, consolidating control over major competitors and achieving a near-monopoly in the American cigarette market.
229. [1891] George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston32세 — In 1891, Curzon was named Under-Secretary of State for India, and in 1899 he was appointed Viceroy of India.
230. [1891] José Rizal30세 — He wrote the novels Noli Me Tángere (1887) and El filibusterismo (1891), which together are taken as a national epic, in addition to numerous poems and essays.
231. [1892] Georges Feydeau30세 — With his technique honed, and sometimes in collaboration with a co-author, he wrote seventeen full-length plays between 1892 and 1914, many of which have become staples of the theatrical repertoire in France and abroad.
232. [1892] Maximilian Harden31세 — Commencing from 1892, Harden published the journal Die Zukunft (The Future) in Berlin.
233. [1893] Andrew Fisher31세 — He settled in Gympie, Queensland, and in 1893 was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as a representative of the Labor Party.
234. [1893] Edvard Munch30세 — Between 1893 and 1910, he made two painted versions and two in pastels, as well as a number of prints.
235. [1893] Henri La Fontaine39세 — In 1893, he became professor of international law at the Free University of Brussels and two years later was elected to the Belgian Senate as a member of the Socialist Party.
236. [1894] Billy Hughes32세 — He was subsequently elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1894.
237. [1894] Orville Gibson38세 — Gibson began in 1894 in his home workshop in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and patented his idea for mandolins in 1898.
238. [1896] A. E. Housman37세 — In 1896, Housman published A Shropshire Lad, a cycle of poems marked by the author's pessimism and preoccupation with early death, which gradually acquired a wide readership and appealed particularly to a younger audience during World War I.
239. [1896] Hubert Van Innis30세 — He also won the prize in 1893, 1894, 1895 and 1896.
240. [1896] Theodor Herzl36세 — In 1896, Herzl published the pamphlet Der Judenstaat, in which he elaborated his visions of a Jewish homeland.
241. [1897] Carl Nielsen32세 — The works he composed between 1897 and 1904 are sometimes ascribed to his "psychological" period, resulting mainly from a turbulent marriage with the sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen.
242. [1897] Hugh Chisholm31세 — Chisholm worked for The St James's Gazette as assistant editor from 1892 and was appointed editor in 1897.
243. [1897] John Galsworthy30세 — He was thirty before his first book was published in 1897, and did not achieve real success until 1906, when The Man of Property, the first of his novels about the Forsyte family was published.
244. [1898] Hugo Wolf38세 — His final composition was completed in 1898 before he experienced a mental collapse linked to syphilis.
245. [1898] James Naismith37세 — First developing the game in Canada, he wrote the original basketball rule book after moving to the United States and founded the University of Kansas basketball program in 1898.
246. [1898] Margaret Murray35세 — The first woman to be appointed as a lecturer in archaeology in the United Kingdom, she worked at University College London (UCL) from 1898 to 1935.
247. [1898] Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow33세 — His career expanded further when he was appointed Bishop of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska in 1898, demonstrating his administrative capabilities.
248. [1899] John Nance Garner31세 — He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903 and won election to represent Texas in the U.
249. [1899] Percy Pilcher33세 — By 1899, Pilcher had produced a motor-driven triplane, which he planned to test at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire on September 30, 1899; however, the attempt was delayed by mechanical problems.
250. [1900] Gustav Klimt38세 — As he began to develop a more personal style, his work was the subject of controversy that culminated when the paintings he completed around 1900 for the ceiling of the Great Hall of the University of Vienna were criticised as pornographic.
251. [1900] Henri Matisse31세 — The intensity of colour in the works he painted between 1900 and 1905 brought him notoriety as one of the Fauves (French for "wild beasts").
252. [1900] Nettie Stevens39세 — In 1905, soon after the rediscovery of Mendel's paper on genetics in 1900, she observed that male mealworms produced two kinds of sperm, one with a large chromosome and one with a small chromosome.
253. [1900] Władysław Reymont33세 — In 1900, Reymont was severely injured in a railway accident, which halted his writing career until 1904 when he published the first part of Chłopi.
254. [1901] Charles G. Dawes36세 — Following this, McKinley appointed him as the Comptroller of the Currency, a role he held until 1901.
255. [1901] George V36세 — When Queen Victoria died in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales.
256. [1901] Yamada Kōrin32세 — Written with Keizo Dohi (土肥 慶蔵) and Asahi Kenkichi (旭 憲吉), The Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Disease (皮膚病診断及治療法) was first published in 1901, and its chapters are organized according to pathology.
257. [1903] Beatrix Potter37세 — Her entrepreneurial acumen was evident when Peter Rabbit became the first fictional character to be patented as a stuffed toy in 1903, pioneering character merchandising.
258. [1903] Kijūrō Shidehara31세 — In 1903, Shidehara married Masako Iwasaki, who came from the family that founded the Mitsubishi zaibatsu.
259. [1903] Komitas34세 — Besides Armenian folk songs, he also showed interest in other cultures and in 1903 published the first-ever collection of Kurdish folk songs titled Kurdish melodies.
260. [1903] Marie Curie36세 — She shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband, Pierre Curie, "for their joint researches on the radioactivity phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel".
261. [1903] Paul Laurence Dunbar31세 — In addition to his poems, short stories, and novels, he also wrote the lyrics for the musical comedy In Dahomey (1903), the first all-African-American musical produced on Broadway in New York.
262. [1903] Tsunesaburō Makiguchi32세 — Makiguchi's novel approach to geography appears in his book Jinsei Chirigaku (A Geography of Human Life) published in 1903 when he was 32.
263. [1903] Winsor McCay34세 — In 1903 he joined the New York Herald, where he created popular comic strips such as Little Sammy Sneeze and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.
264. [1903] Zinaida Gippius34세 — Gippius published her first poetry collection between 1889 and 1903, marking an important early contribution to Russian literature.
265. [1904] François Coty30세 — In 1904, his first success, fragrance La Rose Jacqueminot launched his career.
266. [1904] José María Pino Suárez35세 — In 1904, he founded El Peninsular, a newspaper that gave voice to a new generation of liberal intellectuals opposed to Olegario Molina, a powerful Porfirian cacique.
267. [1904] Sakai Toshihiko33세 — It also published a Japanese translation of the Communist Manifesto in its November 13, 1904, issue.
268. [1905] Lev Shestov39세 — \n\nHis most significant contributions are found in his published works, including Apotheosis of Groundlessness in 1905 and his magnum opus, Athens and Jerusalem, spanning from 1930 to 1937.
269. [1905] Paul Fort33세 — He also founded and edited the literary reviews Livre d'Art with Alfred Jarry and Vers et Prose (1905–14) with poet Guillaume Apollinaire, which published the work of Paul Valéry and other important Symbolist writers.
270. [1906] Emma Goldman37세 — In 1906, Goldman founded the anarchist journal Mother Earth.
271. [1906] George Washington (inventor)35세 — His defining breakthrough occurred during a Central American sojourn in 1906 or 1907, leading to an improved instant coffee process.
272. [1906] Henri de Baillet-Latour30세 — De Baillet-Latour was elected an IOC member in 1903 and subsequently co-founded the Belgian Olympic Committee in 1906.
273. [1906] Jujiro Matsuda31세 — He was apprenticed to a blacksmith in Osaka at the age of 14 and invented the "Matsuda-type pump" in 1906.
274. [1906] Percy Newberry37세 — On the strength of his fieldwork and publications, Newberry was appointed the first Brunner Professor of Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, serving from 1906 to 1919.
275. [1906] Thorvald Stauning33세 — He was elected to the Folketinget in 1906 and subsequently became chairman of the Social Democratic Party for nearly three decades.
276. [1907] Aleister Crowley32세 — In 1907, he and George Cecil Jones co-founded an esoteric order—the A∴A∴, through which they propagated Thelema.
277. [1907] Joseph Franklin Rutherford38세 — He was appointed the legal counsel for the Watch Tower Society in 1907, as well as a traveling representative prior to his election as president in 1917.
278. [1907] Karl Liebknecht36세 — In 1907, he was imprisoned a year for writing an anti-militarism pamphlet, and in 1912 was elected to the Reichstag.
279. [1907] Ulrich Salchow30세 — Salchow won the World Figure Skating Championships ten times, from 1901 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1911.
280. [1908] Arthur Meighen34세 — Meighen entered the House of Commons of Canada in 1908, and in 1913 was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Robert Borden.
281. [1908] Lee de Forest35세 — He invented the first practical electronic amplifier, the three-element "Audion" triode vacuum tube in 1908.
282. [1908] Talaat Pasha34세 — Following the Young Turk Revolution in 1908, Talat Pasha was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and subsequently served as the Minister of the Interior.
283. [1909] Alfred Kroeber33세 — He directed the Museum of Anthropology from 1909 to 1947, notably documenting detailed ethnographic data from Ishi, the last surviving Yahi individual.
284. [1909] Chen Jiongming31세 — He was elected to the Guangdong Provincial Assembly in 1909, where he became a prominent reformer, and played a pivotal role in the Xinhai Revolution in Guangdong.
285. [1909] Glenn Curtiss31세 — In 1909, Curtiss won the Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy at the world's first international air meet in France, the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne.
286. [1909] Hideyo Noguchi33세 — In 1909, he wrote his comprehensive monograph, Snake Venoms: An Investigation of Venomous Snakes with Special Reference to the Phenomena of Their Venoms, which contained several drawings and photographs of specimens.
287. [1909] Joseph Lyons30세 — He was active in the Labor Party from a young age and won election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1909.
288. [1909] King Baggot30세 — " Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947; wrote 18 screenplays; and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including The Lie (1912), Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) and The House of Scandal (1928).
289. [1909] Learned Hand37세 — After a relatively undistinguished career as a lawyer in Albany and New York City, he was appointed at the age of 37 as a Manhattan federal district judge in 1909.
290. [1911] António Egas Moniz37세 — A significant professional milestone occurred in 1911 when he appointed himself as the professor of neurology at the University of Lisbon.
291. [1911] Edgar Wallace36세 — Drawing on his time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines such as The Windsor Magazine and later published collections such as Sanders of the River (1911).
292. [1911] Edward Steichen32세 — His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published.
293. [1911] Louis Chevrolet33세 — Chevrolet ultimately co-founded the highly influential Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911, marking his transition into automotive history.
294. [1912] Giuseppe Adami34세 — In October 1912 in La Lettura, a monthly magazine of the Corriere della Sera, Adami published a one-act play entitled La leggenda valacca.
295. [1912] Gustav Stresemann34세 — He lost his seat in 1912 but was re-elected two years later.
296. [1912] Otto Hahn33세 — In 1912, he became head of the Radioactivity Department of the newly founded Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry (KWIC).
297. [1912] Sam Rayburn30세 — He won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1912 and continuously won re-election until his death in 1961, serving a total of 25 terms.
298. [1912] Thomas Mann37세 — He also wrote short stories and novellas, including Death in Venice (1912).
299. [1912] Virginia Woolf30세 — She married Leonard Woolf in 1912, and together they established the Hogarth Press in 1917, which published much of her work.
300. [1913] Alfred Noyes33세 — Noyes published five more volumes of poetry from 1903 to 1913, among them The Flower of Old Japan (1903) and Poems (1904).
301. [1913] Branch Rickey32세 — Rickey launched a highly successful career in 1913, transitioning into roles as a manager, executive, and team owner.
302. [1913] Elmer McCollum34세 — " He and Marguerite Davis discovered the first vitamin, named A, in 1913.
303. [1913] Jack Lang (Australian politician)37세 — He was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1913, laying the foundation for his political ascent.
304. [1913] Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov39세 — 5 mm for a cartridge of his own design (1913), and one of the first prototype assault rifles in the world: the Avtomat Fyodorova (1916), which was originally designed to fire a shortened Arisaka 6.
305. [1914] Lois Weber35세 — She was also the first American woman to direct a full-length feature film when she and Smalley directed The Merchant of Venice in 1914, and in 1917 the first American woman director to own her own film studio.
306. [1914] Madeleine Vionnet38세 — Although it was forced to close in 1914 at the outbreak of the First World War, it re-opened after the war and Vionnet became one of the leading designers of 1920s-30s Paris.
307. [1914] Sveinn Björnsson33세 — He was elected to the Althing for Reykjavík 1914–15 and 1919–20.
308. [1914] Vincent Auriol30세 — First elected to the Chamber of Deputies from Haute-Garonne in 1914, Auriol served in government under the Third Republic as Minister of Finance (1936–1937) and Minister of Justice (1937–1938).
309. [1914] Yasuma Takada31세 — He started teaching as an assistant professor of law at Kyoto University in September 1914.
310. [1915] A. Wyatt Tilby35세 — In 1915 he was appointed editor of the Evening Standard, but presumed tuberculosis forced him to reduce his journalistic commitments the following year.
311. [1915] Kyota Sugimoto33세 — He obtained the patent rights to the Japanese typewriter that he invented, first in Japan (1915, Patent N° 27877 ) and somewhat later in the USA (1917, Patent N° 1245633 ).
312. [1915] Tod Browning35세 — He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915 and 1939, but was primarily known for horror films.
313. [1915] Willis Carrier39세 — In 1915, he founded Carrier Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (now abbreviated "HVAC") systems.
314. [1916] Begum Rokeya36세 — In 1916, she founded the Muslim Women's Association, an organization that fought for women's education and employment.
315. [1916] Jeannette Rankin36세 — House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term, then was elected again in 1940.
316. [1916] William E. Boeing35세 — He founded the Pacific Airplane Company in 1916, which was renamed to Boeing a year later.
317. [1917] Alexei Rykov36세 — Months prior to the October Revolution of 1917, he became a member of the Petrograd and Moscow Soviets and was elected to the Bolshevik Party Central Committee during the Sixth Congress of the Bolshevik Party.
318. [1917] Floyd Collins30세 — In 1917 and 1918, Collins discovered and commercialized Great Crystal Cave in the Flint Ridge Cave System, but the cave was remote and visitors were few.
319. [1917] Guillaume Apollinaire37세 — Apollinaire wrote one of the earliest Surrealist literary works, the play The Breasts of Tiresias (1917), which became the basis for Francis Poulenc's 1947 opera Les mamelles de Tirésias.
320. [1917] Louise Bryant32세 — In her 1917 coverage of the Russian Revolution, Bryant wrote about Russian leaders such as Catherine Breshkovsky, Maria Spiridonova, Alexander Kerensky, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky.
321. [1917] Nichidatsu Fujii32세 — He started missionary activities in Manchuria in 1917, but the Great Kanto earthquake made him return to Japan in 1923.
322. [1917] Symon Petliura38세 — After the 1917 February Revolution overthrew the Tsarist monarchy, the Ukrainian People's Republic was proclaimed and Petliura was elected head of its military.
323. [1917] Étienne Oehmichen33세 — He patented the first electric stroboscope in 1917, building at the same time a camera capable of shooting 1,000 frames per second.
324. [1917] Upton Sinclair39세 — Novels such as King Coal (1917), The Coal War (published posthumously), Oil!
325. [1918] Béla Kun32세 — In Russia, Kun embraced communist ideas, and in 1918 in Moscow he co-founded a Hungarian arm of the Russian Communist Party.
326. [1918] Gerrit Rietveld30세 — In 1918, he started his own furniture factory, and changed the chair's colours after becoming influenced by the De Stijl movement, of which he became a member in 1919, the same year in which he became an architect.
327. [1918] James Franck36세 — " Franck completed his doctorate in 1906 and his habilitation in 1911 at the Frederick William University in Berlin, where he lectured and taught until 1918, having reached the position of professor extraordinarius.
328. [1918] Korechika Anami31세 — In November 1918, Anami graduated from the 30th class of the Army Staff College with the rank of captain.
329. [1918] Marc Bloch32세 — After the war, he was awarded his doctorate in 1918 and became a lecturer at the University of Strasbourg.
330. [1918] Nikolai Bukharin30세 — He led the Left Communist faction in 1918, and during the civil war wrote The ABC of Communism (1920; with Yevgeni Preobrazhensky) and Historical Materialism: A System of Sociology (1921), among other works.
331. [1918] Norman Lindsay39세 — When friend and literary critic Bertram Stevens argued that children like to read about fairies rather than food, Lindsay wrote and illustrated The Magic Pudding (1918), now considered a classic work of Australian children's literature.
332. [1918] Oswald Spengler38세 — He is best known for his two-volume work The Decline of the West (Der Untergang des Abendlandes), published in 1918 and 1922, covering human history.
333. [1918] Peter Fraser34세 — In 1918, Fraser won a Wellington by-election and entered the House of Representatives.
334. [1918] Sara Teasdale34세 — In 1918, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her 1917 poetry collection Love Songs.
335. [1919] Adolf Hitler30세 — In 1919, he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party, and in 1921, was appointed the leader of the Nazi Party.
336. [1919] Douglas Fairbanks36세 — Furthermore, he co-founded the influential studio United Artists in 1919 alongside industry luminaries.
337. [1919] György Lukács34세 — In 1919, he was appointed the Hungarian Minister of Culture of the government of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic (March–August 1919).
338. [1919] Irving Langmuir38세 — Furthermore, he published the seminal 1919 article detailing his concentric theory of atomic structure.
339. [1919] John Reed (journalist)32세 — He is best known for his coverage of the October Revolution in Petrograd, Russia, which he wrote about in his 1919 book Ten Days That Shook the World.
340. [1919] Karl Barth33세 — Romans I), published in 1919, in which he resolved to read the New Testament differently.
341. [1919] Lev Kamenev36세 — In 1919, he was elected as a full member of the first Central Committee Politburo, the supreme decision-making body of the emerging Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
342. [1919] Morihei Ueshiba36세 — On leaving Hokkaido in 1919, Ueshiba joined the Ōmoto-kyō movement, a Shinto sect, in Ayabe, where he served as a martial arts instructor and opened his first dojo.
343. [1919] Morito Tatsuo31세 — He graduated in 1914, but became an assistant professor there in 1919.
344. [1919] Olaf Stapledon33세 — Stapledon became an ambulance driver with the Friends' Ambulance Unit in France and Belgium from July 1915 to January 1919; he was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery.
345. [1919] Władysław Sikorski38세 — He fought with distinction in the Polish Legions during World War I, and later in the newly created Polish Army during the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921.
346. [1920] Sigrid Undset38세 — Its three volumes were published between 1920 and 1922.
347. [1920] Sinclair Lewis35세 — " Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935).
348. [1920] Stefan Zweig39세 — He wrote studies of famous literary figures, such as Honoré de Balzac, Charles Dickens, and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Drei Meister (1920; Three Masters), and of historical events in Decisive Moments in History (1927).
349. [1920] Victor Hess37세 — He later achieved academic recognition by being appointed Extraordinary Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Graz in 1920.
350. [1921] A. S. Neill38세 — He joined a Dresden school in 1921 and founded Summerhill on returning to England in 1924.
351. [1921] Edgard Varèse38세 — Varèse actively promoted performances of works by other 20th-century composers and founded the International Composers' Guild in 1921 and the Pan-American Association of Composers in 1926.
352. [1921] Edith Evans33세 — She created roles in two of Shaw's plays: Orinthia in The Apple Cart (1929), and Epifania in The Millionairess (1940) and was in the British premières of two others: Heartbreak House (1921) and Back to Methuselah (1923).
353. [1921] Grigory Zinoviev38세 — Zinoviev was nevertheless elected chairman of the Petrograd Soviet and the Comintern, and a full member of the Politburo in 1921.
354. [1921] Grunya Sukhareva30세 — She then began working at the institute's epidemiological unit until 1917, when she started working as a licensed psychiatrist at the Kyiv Psychiatric Hospital until 1921.
355. [1921] José Raúl Capablanca33세 — josé raúl capablanca cuban chess prodigy and third world chess champion (1921–1927) José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess prodigy born in 1888 in Havana, known for his exceptional speed of play and mastery of the endgame.
356. [1921] Mikhail Frunze36세 — In 1921, Frunze was elected to the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
357. [1922] Benito Mussolini39세 — benito mussolini italian dictator who founded fascism and ruled the kingdom of italy from 1922 to 1943.
358. [1922] Boris Pasternak32세 — Composed in 1917, Pasternak's first book of poems, My Sister, Life, was published in Berlin in 1922 and soon became an important collection in the Russian language.
359. [1922] Bronisław Malinowski38세 — Returning to England after World War I, he published his principal work, Argonauts of the Western Pacific (1922), which established him as one of Europe's most important anthropologists.
360. [1922] Vannevar Bush32세 — Bush joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1919, and founded the company that became Raytheon in 1922.
361. [1922] Walter Hagen30세 — Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win The Open Championship, and won the Claret Jug three more times.
362. [1923] Chiang Kai-shek36세 — In 1923, he was appointed by Sun as chief of staff of the Army and Navy Marshal stronghold, and served as commandant of the Whampoa Military Academy from 1924 until its closure in 1930.
363. [1923] Djuna Barnes31세 — In this period she published A Book (1923), a collection of poetry, plays, and short stories, which was later reissued, with the addition of three stories, as A Night Among the Horses (1929), Ladies Almanack (1928), and Ryder (1928).
364. [1923] Edna St. Vincent Millay31세 — Millay won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her poem "Ballad of the Harp-Weaver"; she was the first woman and second person to win the award.
365. [1923] Harold Urey30세 — After he received his PhD in 1923, he was awarded a fellowship by the American-Scandinavian Foundation to study at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen.
366. [1923] Hugo Boss (businessman)38세 — Boss founded his own clothing company in Metzingen in 1923 and then opened a factory in 1924, initially with two partners.
367. [1923] Igor Sikorsky34세 — Following his emigration to the United States, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, marking a major industrial contribution.
368. [1923] Jean Rhys33세 — Rhys started writing intermittently around 1914, and found a literary mentor in Ford Madox Ford (with whom she also had an affair) in 1923.
369. [1923] Roy O. Disney30세 — He co-founded with his younger brother Walt what is now the Walt Disney Company in October 1923.
370. [1924] Clarence Birdseye38세 — In 1924 he founded General Seafood Corporation, which marketed frozen fish products using his quick-freezing methods.
371. [1924] F. W. Murnau36세 — Murnau later directed the film The Last Laugh (1924), as well as a 1926 interpretation of Goethe's Faust.
372. [1925] Elpidio Quirino35세 — He was then elected as a senator from 1925 to 1935.
373. [1925] King Zog30세 — He was elected president in January 1925 and vested with dictatorial powers, with which he enacted major domestic reforms, suppressed civil liberties, and struck an alliance with Benito Mussolini's Fascist Italy.
374. [1925] Paul Whiteman35세 — He co-wrote the 1925 jazz classic "Flamin' Mamie".
375. [1925] Viktor Shklovsky32세 — His seminal work, Shklovsky's Theory of Prose, was formally published in 1925, marking a pivotal moment in literary criticism.
376. [1925] Zog I30세 — He was elected president in January 1925 and vested with dictatorial powers, with which he enacted major domestic reforms, suppressed civil liberties, and struck an alliance with Benito Mussolini's Fascist Italy.
377. [1926] Anastas Mikoyan31세 — Mikoyan was elected to the Politburo in 1935, served as foreign trade minister from 1926 to 1930 and again from 1938, and during World War II became a member of the State Defense Committee.
378. [1926] Malcolm Lockheed39세 — In 1926 the brothers also founded the Lockheed Aircraft Company, which went on in 1995 to become Lockheed Martin.
379. [1926] Rafael Franco30세 — On February 10, 1926, he was appointed commander of the company cadets of the Military College.
380. [1926] Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi32세 — His first book, Pan-Europa, was published in 1923 and contained a membership form for the Pan-Europa movement, which held its first Congress in 1926 in Vienna.
381. [1926] Rogers Hornsby30세 — During this period, Hornsby won his first MVP Award and the Cardinals won the 1926 World Series.
382. [1927] Blind Willie Johnson30세 — His landmark recordings completed between 1927 and 1930, thirty songs in all, display a combination of powerful chest voice singing, slide guitar skills and originality that has influenced generations of musicians.
383. [1927] Dorothy Arzner30세 — She directed twenty films between 1927 and 1943, becoming a singular figure in the industry.
384. [1927] E. E. Cummings33세 — He wrote four plays, the most successful of which were HIM (1927) and Santa Claus: A Morality (1946).
385. [1927] Elsa Schiaparelli37세 — She created Maison Schiaparelli (the House of Schiaparelli) in Paris in 1927, which she managed from the 1930s to the 1950s.
386. [1927] Ivor Novello34세 — He starred in two silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, The Lodger and Downhill (both 1927).
387. [1927] Karl Böhm33세 — In 1927, Böhm was appointed as chief musical director in Darmstadt.
388. [1927] Lewis Milestone32세 — He twice won the Academy Award for Best Director, for Two Arabian Knights (1927) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), with a third nomination for The Front Page (1931).
389. [1927] William Faulkner30세 — He went back to Oxford and wrote Sartoris (1927), his first work set in Yoknapatawpha County.
390. [1928] John Cockcroft31세 — Ernest Rutherford accepted Cockcroft as a research student in the Cavendish Laboratory, and Cockcroft completed his doctorate under Rutherford's supervision in 1928.
391. [1928] Li Ji (archaeologist)32세 — His doctoral dissertation, The Formation of the Chinese People: an Anthropological Inquiry, was published by Harvard University Press in 1928.
392. [1928] Mário de Andrade35세 — After working as a music professor and newspaper columnist, he published his great novel, Macunaíma, in 1928.
393. [1928] Nella Larsen37세 — She published two novels—Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929)—and a few short stories.
394. [1928] Sepp Dietrich36세 — He joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic in 1930.
395. [1928] Warner Baxter39세 — Baxter is known for his role as the Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Academy Awards.
396. [1929] Abdul Ghaffar Khan39세 — In 1929, Khan founded the Khudai Khidmatgar, an anti-colonial nonviolent resistance movement.
397. [1929] Alfred Hitchcock30세 — Following this, he directed the first British 'talkie' with Blackmail in 1929.
398. [1929] Aneurin Bevan32세 — He was first elected as MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and used his Parliamentary platform to make a number of influential criticisms of Winston Churchill and his government during the Second World War.
399. [1929] Curly Lambeau31세 — He won an NFL championship in 1929 and subsequently retired from playing.
400. [1929] Dashiell Hammett35세 — " Time included Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest on its list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005.
401. [1929] Federico García Lorca31세 — After a sojourn in New York City from 1929 to 1930—documented posthumously in Poeta en Nueva York (Poet in New York, 1942)—he returned to Spain and wrote his best-known plays, Blood Wedding (1932), Yerma (1934), and The House of Bernarda Alba (1936).
402. [1929] Mary Pickford37세 — She was awarded the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her first sound film role in Coquette (1929) and received an Academy Honorary Award in 1976 in consideration of her contributions to American cinema.
403. [1929] Michio Miyagi35세 — He composed his most famous piece, Haru no Umi (The Sea in Spring), in 1929.
404. [1930] Hart Crane31세 — This ambitious piece, published in 1930, showcased his desire to synthesize the American experience in verse.
405. [1930] Spencer Tracy30세 — His breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in The Last Mile caught the attention of Hollywood.
406. [1931] Anton Mussert37세 — Anton Adriaan Mussert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ˈmʏsərt]; 11 May 1894 – 7 May 1946) was a Dutch politician who co-founded the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) in 1931 and served as its leader until the party was banned in 1945.
407. [1931] Imai Yone34세 — She returned to Japan sometime before 1931, as that is when she singlehandedly opened a Christian mission and Sunday school to offer classes that were regularly attended by approximately fifty local children.
408. [1931] Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo30세 — The surrealist poetry he composed beginning in 1931 displayed greater originality, garnering him strong praise and acclaim.
409. [1931] Lee Strasberg30세 — He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective".
410. [1931] Louis Hjelmslev32세 — In 1931, he founded the Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague.
411. [1932] Jan Oort32세 — Comparing this mass to the visible stars and gas, in 1932, he wrote, "This leads to the conclusion that there must be considerable amounts of invisible matter.
412. [1932] Joseph Schacht30세 — In 1932 he was appointed a professor at the University of Königsberg.
413. [1932] Tage Erlander31세 — Erlander rose to prominence by being elected to the Riksdag in 1932 and later joining the World War II coalition government.
414. [1932] Thomas A. Dorsey33세 — In 1932, he co-founded the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, an organization dedicated to training musicians and singers from all over the U.
415. [1933] Béla Guttmann34세 — Guttmann coached in ten countries from 1933 to 1974, and won ten national championships and two consecutive European Cups with Benfica.
416. [1933] Dorothy Day36세 — As part of the Catholic Worker Movement, Day co-founded the Catholic Worker newspaper in 1933, and served as its editor from 1933 until her death in 1980.
417. [1933] Ernst Udet37세 — He became involved in the early development of the Luftwaffe (officially founded on 15 May 1933), where he was appointed director of research and development.
418. [1933] George Cukor34세 — When Selznick moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933, Cukor followed and directed Dinner at Eight (1933) and David Copperfield (1935) for Selznick, and Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936) for Irving Thalberg.
419. [1933] Issa Pliyev30세 — Issa Pliyev started his military career in the Red Army in 1922, graduating from the Leningrad Cavalry School in 1926, from the Frunze Military Academy in 1933 and from the Soviet General Staff Academy.
420. [1933] José Antonio Primo de Rivera30세 — Soon after he founded Falange Española in October 1933, shortly before running as a candidate in the 1933 general election, in which he won a seat in the Congress of Deputies of the Second Spanish Republic.
421. [1933] Leo Szilard35세 — He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, and patented the idea in 1936.
422. [1933] Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque31세 — He was awarded the croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures for leading goumiers in an attack on caves and ravines on Bou Amdoun on 11 August 1933.
423. [1933] Rudolf Hess39세 — Upon Hitler's rise to power, he was appointed Deputy Führer of the Nazi Party in 1933, holding significant political positions within the nascent regime.
424. [1934] Claudette Colbert31세 — Colbert won the Academy Award for Best Actress for It Happened One Night (1934), and earned two other Oscar nominations, for Private Worlds (1935) and Since You Went Away (1944).
425. [1934] George Balanchine30세 — Balanchine was invited to America in 1933 by Lincoln Kirstein, a young arts patron; together they founded the School of American Ballet in 1934 as well as the New York City Ballet in 1948.
426. [1934] George Formby30세 — He started his recording career in 1926 and, from 1934, he increasingly worked in film to develop into a major star by the late 1930s and 1940s, and became the UK's most popular entertainer during those decades.
427. [1934] Nicolás Guillén32세 — , published in 1934, was Guillén's first collection with political implications.
428. [1934] Robert Graves39세 — Graves was awarded the 1934 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for both I, Claudius and Claudius the God.
429. [1935] Aldo Nadi36세 — He taught fencing in New York City from 1935 to 1943, and in 1943 published a book On Fencing.
430. [1935] Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)30세 — In 1935, Wisden wrote of him: "O'Reilly was one of the best examples in modern cricket of what could be described as a 'hostile' bowler.
431. [1935] Erich Wolfgang Korngold38세 — He subsequently wrote scores for such films as Captain Blood (1935), which helped boost the career of its starring newcomer, Errol Flynn.
432. [1935] Ernie Pyle35세 — Pyle is also notable for the columns he wrote as a roving human-interest reporter from 1935 through 1941 for the Scripps-Howard newspaper syndicate that earned him wide acclaim for his simple accounts of ordinary people across North America.
433. [1935] Galeazzo Ciano32세 — Ciano saw action in the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–36) and was appointed Foreign Minister on his return.
434. [1935] Howard Hughes30세 — In 1932, Hughes founded Hughes Aircraft Company and spent the next two decades setting multiple world air speed records and building landmark planes like the Hughes H-1 Racer (1935) and the H-4 Hercules (the Spruce Goose, 1947).
435. [1935] Irène Joliot-Curie38세 — Her most celebrated achievement was the discovery of induced radioactivity, a monumental scientific breakthrough shared with Frédéric Joliot-Curie, for which they jointly received the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
436. [1935] Leni Riefenstahl33세 — In the 1930s, she directed the Nazi propaganda films Triumph of the Will (1935) and Olympia (1938), resulting in worldwide attention and acclaim.
437. [1935] Louis Kahn34세 — He founded his own architectural atelier in 1935 while maintaining his private practice.
438. [1935] Robert Donat30세 — Making his breakthrough film role in Alexander Korda's The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), today he is best remembered for his roles in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934), Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935), and Goodbye, Mr.
439. [1935] Robert Penn Warren30세 — He founded the literary journal The Southern Review with Cleanth Brooks in 1935.
440. [1935] Tommy Douglas31세 — A Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
441. [1935] Ukichiro Nakaya35세 — In 1935, he opened the Low Temperature Science Laboratory, and on March 12, 1936, created the first artificial snow crystal.
442. [1936] Edith Head39세 — She won acclaim for her design of Dorothy Lamour’s trademark sarong in the 1936 film The Jungle Princess, and became a household name after the Academy Award for Best Costume Design was created in 1948.
443. [1936] Emilio Segrè31세 — Segrè was appointed assistant professor of physics at the University of Rome in 1932 and worked there until 1936, becoming one of the Via Panisperna boys.
444. [1936] Forrest Mars Sr.32세 — There, he created the Mars chocolate bar (1932) and Maltesers (1936), making Mars a major candy company in Britain.
445. [1936] Francis Poulenc37세 — During the 1930s a much more serious side to his nature emerged, particularly in the religious music he composed from 1936 onwards, which he alternated with his more light-hearted works.
446. [1936] Gregory G. Pincus33세 — These pioneering experiments were formally published by him in 1936.
447. [1936] Léon Degrelle30세 — Rex contested the 1936 Belgian general election and won 11 percent of the vote, but slipped into irrelevance by the start of World War II.
448. [1936] Liu Shaoqi38세 — He participated in the Long March, and was appointed as the Party Secretary in North China in 1936 to lead anti-Japanese resistance efforts in the area.
449. [1937] A. H. M. Jones33세 — He published his first book, The Cities of the Eastern Roman Provinces, in 1937.
450. [1937] Albert Speer32세 — In 1937, Hitler appointed Speer as General Building Inspector for Berlin.
451. [1937] C. L. R. James36세 — A tireless political activist, James is the author of the 1937 work World Revolution outlining the history of the Communist International, which stirred debate in Trotskyist circles, and in 1938 he wrote on the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins.
452. [1937] Victor Vasarely31세 — His work titled Zebra, created in 1937, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op art.
453. [1937] Vincente Minnelli34세 — In 1937, Minnelli briefly worked for Paramount Pictures, but then returned to Broadway where he directed more shows including Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's last work together, Very Warm for May.
454. [1937] Witold Gombrowicz33세 — In 1937, Gombrowicz published his novel Ferdydurke, which explored the complexities of immaturity, identity formation through interaction, and ironic critiques of class roles in Polish culture.
455. [1937] Xu Xiangqian36세 — During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Xu served in several military units in Communist-controlled areas across North China, and directed the construction of several bases areas.
456. [1938] Alberto Lleras Camargo32세 — In 1938, he founded the newspaper El Liberal, which promoted López Pumarejo's re-election.
457. [1938] Alexander R. Todd31세 — He was elected to membership of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society in 1938.
458. [1938] Galo Plaza32세 — Plaza's career saw him appointed the Minister of War of Ecuador in 1938.
459. [1938] James Stewart30세 — He landed his first supporting role in The Murder Man (1935) and had his breakthrough in Frank Capra's ensemble comedy You Can't Take It with You (1938).
460. [1938] Lavrentiy Beria39세 — He transferred to Communist Party work in the Caucasus in the 1930s, and in 1938 was appointed head of the NKVD by Stalin.
461. [1938] Max Schmeling33세 — Schmeling finally got a chance to regain his title in 1938 in the rematch, but Louis won by TKO in the first round.
462. [1938] Philo Farnsworth32세 — He sold a fully functioning television system—complete with receiver and camera—which he produced commercially through the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation from 1938 to 1951, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
463. [1938] Richard Kuhn38세 — Richard Johann Kuhn (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈkuːn] ; 3 December 1900 – 31 July 1967) was an Austrian-German biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1938 "for his work on carotenoids and vitamins".
464. [1938] T. H. White32세 — These works were published together in 1958 as The Once and Future King, featuring notable standalone works such as The Sword in the Stone from 1938.
465. [1938] Vladimir Nabokov39세 — He initially composed his first nine novels in Russian between 1926 and 1938 while residing in Berlin.
466. [1939] Adolf Butenandt36세 — He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones.
467. [1939] Andrei Gromyko30세 — Gromyko's political career started in 1939 in the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs (renamed Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1946).
468. [1939] Antoine de Saint-Exupéry39세 — Between 1926 and 1939, four of his literary works were published: the short story The Aviator, novels Southern Mail and Night Flight, and the memoir Wind, Sand and Stars.
469. [1939] Carmen Miranda30세 — The 1939 musical Banana da Terra (directed by Ruy Costa) gave the world her "Baiana" image, inspired by Afro-Brazilians from the north-eastern state of Bahia.
470. [1939] Ernst Ruska33세 — At Siemens, he was involved in developing the first commercially produced electron microscope in 1939.
471. [1939] Hans Bethe33세 — In 1939, Bethe published a paper which established the CNO cycle as the primary energy source for heavier stars in the main sequence classification of stars, which earned him a Nobel Prize in 1967.
472. [1939] Hans Frank39세 — After the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Frank was appointed Governor-General of the occupied Polish territories.
473. [1939] Harold Arlen34세 — In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (lyrics by Yip Harburg), including "Over the Rainbow", which won him the Oscar for Best Original Song, he was nominated as composer for 8 other Oscar awards.
474. [1939] Juan Bosch (politician)30세 — By 1939 Bosch had gone to Cuba, where he directed an edition of the completed works of Eugenio María de Hostos, something that defined his patriotic and humanist ideals.
475. [1939] Lou Gehrig36세 — In 1939, Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was the first MLB player to have his uniform number retired by a team when his number 4 was retired by the Yankees.
476. [1940] Arthur Koestler35세 — Having moved to Britain in 1940, Koestler published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-totalitarian work that gained him international fame.
477. [1940] Baldur von Schirach33세 — In 1940, Schirach saw action as an infantryman in the French Campaign, for which he was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd Class.
478. [1940] Carlos Prío Socarrás37세 — Prío's political career saw him elected senator in 1940, followed by service as Minister of Public Works and Prime Minister during the Ramón Grau administration.
479. [1940] Cecília Meireles39세 — She wrote two poems about her time in the capital of Texas, and a long (800 lines) very socially aware poem "USA 1940", which was published posthumously.
480. [1940] Fulgencio Batista39세 — He maintained control through a series of puppet presidents until 1940, when he was elected president on a populist platform.
481. [1940] José Lins do Rego39세 — Pureza, directed by Chianca de Garcia (1940).
482. [1940] Juscelino Kubitschek38세 — In 1940, he was appointed mayor of Belo Horizonte, remaining in this position until October 1945.
483. [1940] Richard and Maurice McDonald31세 — In 1940, the brothers opened their first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California, where they developed the revolutionary Speedee Service System.
484. [1941] Nikolai Kryuchkov31세 — That role also won him a Stalin Prize, 1st class, in 1941.
485. [1941] Otto Ohlendorf34세 — In 1941, Ohlendorf was appointed the commander of Einsatzgruppe D, which perpetrated mass murder in Moldova, south Ukraine, the Crimea and, during 1942, the North Caucasus.
486. [1941] Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi39세 — On November 25, 1941, Taguchi was appointed Bishop of Osaka by Pope Pius XII.
487. [1941] Víctor Paz Estenssoro34세 — In 1941 Víctor Paz Estenssoro co-founded (along with Hernán Siles and others) the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, MNR), originally a reformist revolutionary movement and later a centrist party.
488. [1941] William L. Shirer37세 — Shirer published 14 books besides The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, including Berlin Diary (published in 1941), The Collapse of the Third Republic (1969), several novels, and a three-volume autobiography, 20th Century Journey (1976 to 1990).
489. [1942] Chen Yun37세 — He played an important role in the Yan'an Rectification Movement of 1942, and started becoming responsible for economic affairs that year, ultimately heading the Central Finance and Economic Commission from 1949.
490. [1942] Edwin McMillan35세 — In 1942 he joined the Manhattan Project, the wartime effort to create the atomic bomb and helped establish its Los Alamos Laboratory where the bomb was designed.
491. [1942] Ernst Kaltenbrunner39세 — In January 1943, Kaltenbrunner was appointed chief of the RSHA, succeeding Reinhard Heydrich, who had been assassinated in June 1942.
492. [1942] Ernst Mayr38세 — In his book Systematics and the Origin of Species (1942) he wrote that a species is not just a group of morphologically similar individuals, but a group that can breed only among themselves, excluding all others.
493. [1942] Homi J. Bhabha33세 — Bhabha was awarded the Adams Prize (1942) and Padma Bhushan (1954), and nominated for the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1951 and 1953–1956.
494. [1942] J. Robert Oppenheimer38세 — In 1942, Oppenheimer was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project, and in 1943 was appointed director of the project's Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, tasked with developing the first nuclear weapons.
495. [1942] Roy Acuff39세 — He co-founded Acuff-Rose Music in 1942, establishing the first major Nashville-based country music publishing company that signed major artists like Hank Williams and the Everly Brothers.
496. [1943] Akira Kurosawa33세 — After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and screenwriter, he made his directorial debut during World War II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata (1943), released when he was 33.
497. [1943] Chuck Jones31세 — During World War II, Jones directed many of the Private Snafu (1943–1946) shorts which were shown to members of the United States military.
498. [1943] Enver Hoxha35세 — He was elected First Secretary in March 1943 at the age of 34.
499. [1943] Henry Fonda38세 — After his service in World War II, he starred in two highly regarded Westerns: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) and My Darling Clementine (1946), the latter directed by John Ford.
500. [1943] Konrad Zuse33세 — Furthermore, he designed Plankalkül between 1943 and 1945, establishing it as one of the earliest high-level programming languages.
501. [1943] Perry Como31세 — During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987.
502. [1943] Rosa Parks30세 — Despite policies designed to disenfranchise Black citizens, Parks successfully registered to vote after three separate attempts between 1943 and 1945.
503. [1943] Sorley MacLean32세 — Although his most influential works, Dàin do Eimhir and An Cuilthionn, were published in 1943, MacLean did not become well known until the 1970s, when his works were published in English translation.
504. [1944] Francis Bacon (artist)35세 — His breakthrough came with the 1944 triptych Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, which sealed his reputation as a uniquely bleak chronicler of the human condition.
505. [1944] Fred MacMurray36세 — MacMurray launched his career as a leading man around 1935, achieving notable recognition in Billy Wilder's 1944 film noir, Double Indemnity.
506. [1944] Jacobo Árbenz31세 — He was Minister of National Defense from 1944 to 1950, before he became the second democratically elected President of Guatemala, from 1951 to 1954.
507. [1944] Joseph L. Mankiewicz35세 — In 1944, Mankiewicz began working for Twentieth Century-Fox, where he produced The Keys of the Kingdom (1944).
508. [1944] Tennessee Williams33세 — Williams wrote his first play in 1930, but his work did not gain much traction until 1944 with the success of The Glass Menagerie.
509. [1945] Byron Nelson33세 — Although he won many tournaments in the course of his relatively brief career, he is mostly remembered today for having won 11 consecutive tournaments and 18 total tournaments in 1945.
510. [1945] Edward Mills Purcell33세 — Upon returning to Harvard, he achieved a major breakthrough in December 1945.
511. [1945] Ingrid Bergman30세 — Mary's (1945), and Joan of Arc (1948), all of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she won for Gaslight.
512. [1945] James Callaghan33세 — He was elected to Parliament at the 1945 election, and was at that time regarded as being on the left wing of the Labour Party.
513. [1945] Masaru Ibuka37세 — In September 1945, he left the company and navy, and founded a radio repair shop in the bombed out Shirokiya Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
514. [1945] Maurice Merleau-Ponty37세 — He also played an active role as the lead editor for Les Temps modernes, a leftist magazine co-founded with Sartre and de Beauvoir in 1945.
515. [1945] Nikolay Makarov (firearms designer)31세 — His most defining achievement came in 1945 when he won a pistol design competition seeking an alternative to existing Soviet sidearms.
516. [1945] Ray Milland38세 — Initially known as a star of light comedies, he achieved a dramatic breakthrough with his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945).
517. [1945] Saburo Ienaga32세 — He also recorded the history of the Japanese resistance in World War II in his book The Pacific War, 1931–1945.
518. [1945] Tove Jansson31세 — Jansson wrote the Moomin novel series for children, starting with the 1945 The Moomins and the Great Flood.
519. [1945] Vere Bird35세 — He achieved national acclaim politically for the first time when he was elected to the colonial legislature in 1945.
520. [1946] Amelia Bence32세 — Bence also won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for Lauracha (1946), and her work was acknowledged with awards in Spain, Cuba, and the United States throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
521. [1946] Barthélemy Boganda36세 — His political career gained significant momentum when he was elected to the French National Assembly in 1946, making him the first Oubanguian to do so.
522. [1946] Burt Lancaster33세 — His appearance in film noir The Killers in 1946 with Ava Gardner was a critical success and launched both of their careers.
523. [1946] David Lean38세 — He also directed the film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945).
524. [1946] Frank Sinatra31세 — In 1946, Sinatra released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra.
525. [1946] Hamani Diori30세 — Diori's political ascent began in 1946 when he co-founded the Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN) while serving as a headmaster.
526. [1946] Jean-Louis Barrault36세 — In 1946, Barrault co-founded his own troupe, Compagnie Renaud-Barrault, with his wife Madeleine Renaud, marking a significant step in his directorial and acting career.
527. [1946] Judith Wright31세 — She published her first poetry collection, The Moving Image, in 1946 while working as a research officer at the University of Queensland.
528. [1946] Khwaja Ahmad Abbas32세 — Dharti Ke Lal (1946), about the Bengal famine of 1943, which was one of Indian cinema's first social-realist films, and opened up the overseas market for Indian films in the Soviet Union.
529. [1946] Marguerite Perey37세 — She subsequently earned her Doctorate of Physics from the Sorbonne in 1946, focusing her thesis on her newly discovered element 87.
530. [1946] Masao Maruyama (scholar)32세 — Maruyama first attracted attention from the scholarly community immediately following the war with his famous essay on wartime Japanese fascism, "The Logic and Psychology of Ultranationalism," first published in the widely-read journal Sekai in 1946.
531. [1946] Muddy Waters33세 — His recording career gained significant traction starting in 1946, when he recorded his first tracks for Columbia Records, followed by the newly established Aristocrat Records, managed by the Chess brothers.
532. [1946] Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan31세 — In British India of 1946, he won the Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly election as a member of the Muslim Conference party and became a member of the Praja Sabha under Maharajah Hari Singh, Jammu and Kashmir ruler.
533. [1946] Stu Hart31세 — After leaving the service he travelled to America and debuted professionally for the New York wrestling territory in 1946.
534. [1946] William M. Branham37세 — Branham launched his worldwide ministry following a claimed angelic visitation in 1946, which initiated his extensive campaigning career.
535. [1947] Alfredo Stroessner35세 — Following a brief provisional government under Tomás Romero Pereira, he was elected unopposed in the 1954 presidential election, as all opposition parties had been banned since 1947.
536. [1947] Elia Kazan38세 — After attending Williams College and then the Yale School of Drama, he acted professionally for eight years, later joining the Group Theatre in 1932, and co-founded the Actors Studio in 1947.
537. [1947] Harold Wilson31세 — Elected to Parliament in 1945, Wilson was appointed to the Attlee government as a Parliamentary secretary; he became Secretary for Overseas Trade in 1947, and was elevated to the Cabinet shortly thereafter as President of the Board of Trade.
538. [1947] Henri Cartier-Bresson39세 — His professional career was cemented when he co-founded Magnum Photos in 1947.
539. [1947] Hubert Maga31세 — He subsequently rose through regionalist politics to be elected to the territorial assembly in 1947 and founded the Northern Ethnical Group.
540. [1947] John Hope Franklin32세 — He is best known for his work From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947 and continually updated.
541. [1947] Orson Welles32세 — He directed 12 other features, the most acclaimed of which include The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Othello (1951), Touch of Evil (1958), The Trial (1962), and Chimes at Midnight (1966).
542. [1947] Rex Harrison39세 — Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963), My Fair Lady (1964), reprising his stage role as Henry Higgins which won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the titular character in Doctor Dolittle (1967).
543. [1947] Simon Wiesenthal39세 — In 1947, he co-founded the Jewish Historical Documentation Centre in Linz, Austria, where he and others gathered information for future war crime trials and aided Jewish refugees in their search for lost relatives.
544. [1948] Anil Biswas (composer)34세 — The most notable of the over 90 films he composed music for were: Roti (1942), Kismet (1943), Anokha Pyar (1948), Tarana (1951), Waris (1954), Pardesi (1957) and Char Dil Char Rahen (1959).
545. [1948] Edward Gierek35세 — Gierek returned to Poland in 1948 and attended in the founding of the PZPR as a representative of Silesia, being appointed to the Sejm in 1952, the Central Committee of the PZPR under Bolesław Bierut in 1956, and the Politburo of the PZPR in 1959.
546. [1948] Ida Lupino30세 — Throughout her 48-year career she appeared in 59 films and directed eight, working primarily in the United States, where she became a citizen in 1948.
547. [1948] Jessica Tandy39세 — Tandy won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for playing Blanche DuBois in the original Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948, also winning for The Gin Game and Foxfire.
548. [1948] K. Pattabhi Jois33세 — In 1948, he founded the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India, significantly shaping modern yoga as an exercise system.
549. [1948] Nicholas Ray37세 — He also directed They Live By Night (1948), In a Lonely Place (1950), Johnny Guitar (1954), Bigger Than Life (1956), and King of Kings (1961).
550. [1948] P. W. Botha32세 — In the 1948 general election, he was elected to the House of Assembly as the MP from George, a position he held for over four decades.
551. [1948] Robert Capa35세 — He subsequently covered five wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and the First Indochina War, with his photos published in major magazines and newspapers.
552. [1948] Shirley Jackson32세 — Her published works included the debut novel The Road Through the Wall in 1948, which offered a semi-autobiographical view of her California childhood.
553. [1948] Sister Rosetta Tharpe33세 — ("Down by the Riverside" was recorded by Tharpe on December 2, 1948, in New York City, and issued as Decca single #48106.
554. [1949] Gene Kelly37세 — His directorial career launched with *On the Town* in 1949, establishing him as a cinematic force.
555. [1949] Mary McCarthy (American writer)37세 — McCarthy was the winner of the Horizon Prize in 1949 and was awarded two Guggenheim Fellowships, in 1949 and 1959.
556. [1950] Beverly Cleary34세 — She was one of America's most successful authors: 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950.
557. [1950] Edward Heath34세 — Afterward, Heath briefly joined the civil service but resigned to stand for Parliament, and was elected for Bexley at the 1950 election.
558. [1950] Ernesto Alonso33세 — He made another series of films throughout the 1950s, including as the narrator of Los Olvidados (1950) and the lead in Ensayo de un crimen (1955), both directed by Luis Buñuel.
559. [1950] George Cadle Price31세 — Price co-founded the People's United Party on September 29, 1950, leading the organization for four decades.
560. [1950] Guy Burgess39세 — In 1950 he was appointed second secretary to the British Embassy in Washington, a post from which he was sent home after repeated misbehaviour.
561. [1950] José Ferrer38세 — He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him both the first Hispanic and the first Puerto Rican–born actor to win an Academy Award.
562. [1950] Maurice Wilkins34세 — By 1950, he and his team had produced some of the first high-quality X-ray diffraction images of DNA fibers.
563. [1950] Pierre Trudeau31세 — In 1950, he co-founded Cité Libre and rose to prominence as a labour activist in Quebec politics by opposing the conservative Union Nationale government.
564. [1950] Stanley Matthews35세 — Between 1934 and 1957, he won 54 caps for England, playing in the FIFA World Cup in 1950 and 1954, and winning nine British Home Championship titles.
565. [1951] André Bazin33세 — He started to write about movies in 1943 and was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine Cahiers du cinéma in 1951 alongside Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca.
566. [1951] Fanny Blankers-Koen33세 — Apart from her four Olympic titles, she won five European titles and 58 Dutch championships, and set or tied 12 world records – the last, in the pentathlon, in 1951 aged 33.
567. [1951] János Kádár39세 — In 1951, he was imprisoned by the government of Mátyás Rákosi but was released in 1954 by reformist Prime Minister Imre Nagy.
568. [1951] John Cage39세 — Through his studies of Indian philosophy and Zen Buddhism in the late 1940s, Cage came to the idea of aleatoric or chance-controlled music, which he started composing in 1951.
569. [1951] Patricia Highsmith30세 — Her literary breakthrough came with the publication of her first novel Strangers on a Train (1950) which was adapted into a 1951 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
570. [1951] Rashid Karami30세 — He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1951 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of his father.
571. [1951] Sirimavo Bandaranaike35세 — Bandaranaike, who founded the socialist SLFP in 1951 and became prime minister in 1956, she became an informal advisor, and focused on improving the lives of women and girls in rural areas of Sri Lanka.
572. [1951] Sixto Durán Ballén30세 — His commitment to organized politics deepened when he co-founded the Social Christian Party in 1951, marking an early dedication to a specific ideological framework within Ecuadorian society.
573. [1951] Sugar Ray Robinson30세 — Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, and won the world middleweight title in the latter year.
574. [1952] Alexander Kazhdan30세 — A post-war Soviet initiative to revive Russian-language Byzantine studies led Kazhdan to write a Candidate of Sciences dissertation on the agrarian history of the late Byzantine Empire, defended in 1946 and published in 1952.
575. [1952] Denis Healey35세 — Healey was first elected to Parliament in a by-election in 1952 for the seat of Leeds South East.
576. [1952] Dorothy Lamour38세 — The sixth film in the series, Road to Bali, was released in 1952.
577. [1952] Georges Duby33세 — He successfully completed his undergraduate studies at Lyon in 1942, followed by his graduate thesis at the Sorbonne in 1952.
578. [1952] Gough Whitlam36세 — He was first elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1952, becoming a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Werriwa.
579. [1952] Hans Bielenstein32세 — In 1952, Bielenstein was appointed head of the School of Oriental Languages in Canberra University College in Canberra, Australia (since 1960 part of Australian National University).
580. [1952] Hassan Gouled Aptidon36세 — His political influence grew significantly when he was elected as a French senator between 1952 and 1957.
581. [1952] Kurt Vonnegut30세 — Vonnegut published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952.
582. [1952] Len Hutton36세 — In 1952, he became the first professional cricketer of the 20th century to captain England in Tests; under his captaincy England won the Ashes the following year for the first time in 19 years.
583. [1952] Robert Byrd35세 — He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952, where he served there for six years before being elected to the Senate in 1958.
584. [1952] William Tolbert39세 — Tolbert was elected the 23rd vice president of Liberia to William Tubman in 1952 and served in that position until he became president following Tubman's death in 1971.
585. [1952] Zsa Zsa Gabor35세 — Her first film role was a supporting role in Lovely to Look At, released in 1952.
586. [1953] Adolph Green39세 — They started their career alongside Leonard Bernstein on stage, where they received the New York Drama Critics' Circle for Best Musical for Wonderful Town (1953).
587. [1953] Ben Johnson (actor)35세 — In addition to his film career, he won the 1953 Rodeo Cowboys Association's (RCA) Team Roping World Championship, and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979.
588. [1953] Betty White31세 — White produced and starred in the series Life with Elizabeth (1953–1955), thus becoming the first woman to produce a sitcom.
589. [1953] Cheddi Jagan35세 — Cheddi Berret Jagan (22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997) was a Guyanese politician and dentist who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964.
590. [1953] Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet30세 — In 1953, he was appointed head of Thomson Newspapers, and lived in Toronto for thirteen years.
591. [1953] Ralph Ellison39세 — Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.
592. [1954] Andrew Huxley37세 — Together they discovered in 1954 the mechanism of muscle contraction, popularly called the "sliding filament theory", which is the foundation of our modern understanding of muscle mechanics.
593. [1954] Brendan Behan31세 — In 1954, Behan's first play, The Quare Fellow, was produced in Dublin.
594. [1954] Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad36세 — Ahmad was elected a member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly in 1954 as a candidate of the United Front.
595. [1954] Marlon Brando30세 — in The Men (1950) and won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances as dockworker Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and crime boss Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
596. [1954] Pierre Cardin32세 — He founded his fashion house in 1950 and introduced the "bubble dress" in 1954.
597. [1954] Val Logsdon Fitch31세 — He later graduated from McGill University, and completed his PhD in physics in 1954 at Columbia University.
598. [1955] Benny Hill31세 — The Benny Hill Show, which debuted in 1955, was among the most-watched programmes in the UK; his audience was more than 21 million in 1971.
599. [1955] Don Knotts31세 — Knotts secured his initial major television breakthrough appearing on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow between 1953 and 1955.
600. [1955] Ernest Borgnine38세 — He played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Marty (1955), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
601. [1955] Kenneth Dover35세 — In 1955, Dover was appointed Professor of Greek at the University of St Andrews, and was twice dean of the university's Faculty of Arts during his twenty-one years there.
602. [1955] Nobuo Kanda34세 — As a member of a study group on Manchu, he published the Manwen Laodang with romanized text, word-by-word translation, complete translation and notes from 1955 to 1963.
603. [1955] Norman Mailer32세 — In 1955, he and three others founded The Village Voice, an arts and politics-oriented weekly newspaper distributed in Greenwich Village.
604. [1955] Paul Feyerabend31세 — He started his academic career as lecturer in philosophy of science at the University of Bristol (1955–1958); afterward, he moved to the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for three decades (1958–1989).
605. [1955] Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar34세 — He founded Ananda Marga (the Path of Bliss) in 1955 as a spiritual and social organisation that continues to offer instruction in meditation and yoga and runs numerous social service and disaster relief projects throughout the world.
606. [1955] Robert Edwards (physiologist)30세 — He studied at the Institute of Animal Genetics and Embryology at the University of Edinburgh, where he was awarded a PhD in 1955 under the supervision of R.
607. [1955] Stanley Donen31세 — Donen and Kelly directed the films On the Town (1949), Singin' in the Rain (1952), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955).
608. [1955] Tomiichi Murayama31세 — He was elected to the Ōita City Council in 1955 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party; he was then elected to the Ōita Prefectural Assembly in 1963 and to the National Diet in 1972.
609. [1955] William F. Buckley Jr.30세 — In 1955, Buckley founded National Review, a magazine that stimulated the growth and development of the conservative movement in the United States.
610. [1956] Amrita Pritam37세 — Pritam's magnum opus, the long poem Sunehade, won her the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award, making her the first and the only woman to have been given the award for a work in Punjabi.
611. [1956] Anne Baxter33세 — DeMille in The Ten Commandments (1956), for which she won her second Laurel Award for Topliner Female Dramatic Performance.
612. [1956] Gamal Abdel Nasser38세 — He was formally elected president in June 1956.
613. [1956] Jean-Pierre Serre30세 — In 1956 he was elected professor at the Collège de France, a position he held until his retirement in 1994.
614. [1956] Keith Miller37세 — Upon retiring from Test cricket in 1956, he possessed the best statistics recorded for any all-rounder in cricket history, demonstrating exceptional batting prowess.
615. [1956] Leslie Nielsen30세 — He made his film debut in 1956, with supporting roles in several dramas, westerns and romance films produced from the 1950s to 1970s.
616. [1956] Michel Butor30세 — His first novel, Passage de Milan, was published in 1954, followed by L'Emploi du temps (1956), which won the Prix Fénéon, and by La Modification in 1957, which won the Prix Renaudot.
617. [1956] Ramiz Alia31세 — He had risen rapidly under Hoxha's patronage, and was elected to the Central Committee in 1948, and in 1956, was named a candidate member of the Politburo.
618. [1956] The Fabulous Moolah33세 — She won the NWA World Women's Championship in 1956 and was the most prominent holder of the title for 28 years.
619. [1957] Abdul Halim of Kedah30세 — On 6 August 1949, Abdul Halim was appointed Raja Muda or heir apparent, and served as regent on 9 March 1957, while his father was abroad from 12 March to 3 July 1957.
620. [1957] Arkady and Boris Strugatsky32세 — Between 1957 and 1959, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky wrote the novella The Land of Crimson Clouds and several short stories, which immediately attracted attention.
621. [1957] Jack Kerouac35세 — He achieved widespread fame and notoriety through his seminal work, On the Road, published in 1957, which cemented his status as a key figure in the Beat Generation.
622. [1957] Maurice Béjart30세 — In 1954, he founded the Ballet de l'Étoile company (dissolved in 1957).
623. [1957] Warren Spahn36세 — Spahn won the 1957 Cy Young Award and was a three-time runner-up during the period when only one award was given for both leagues.
624. [1958] Alexander Grothendieck30세 — In 1958, he was appointed a research professor at the Institut des hautes études scientifiques (IHÉS) and remained there until 1970, when, driven by personal and political convictions, he left following a dispute over military funding.
625. [1958] Althea Gibson31세 — The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals (precursor of the US Open), then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years.
626. [1958] Edmund Hillary39세 — He later completed the South Pole overland in 1958, becoming the first person to summit both poles.
627. [1958] Ezzatolah Entezami34세 — Ezzatolah Entezami started his career on stage in 1941 and graduated from theatre and cinema school in Hanover, Germany in 1958.
628. [1958] Francesco Rosi36세 — Rosi commenced his cinematic career with his first self-directed film in 1958, establishing his background in Italian filmmaking.
629. [1958] Henry Mancini34세 — The Music from Peter Gunn won the inaugural Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1958.
630. [1958] Leon Uris34세 — Notable among these are his novels Exodus, published in 1958, QB VII in 1970, and Trinity in 1976.
631. [1958] O. P. Nayyar32세 — He won Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Naya Daur in 1958.
632. [1958] Pancho Gonzales30세 — He also won three Tournament of Champions professional events in 1957, 1958, and 1959.
633. [1958] Pope Benedict XVI31세 — He was appointed a full professor in 1958 when aged 31.
634. [1958] Régine Crespin31세 — Her international career was launched in 1958 with a critically acclaimed performance of Kundry in Richard Wagner's Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival.
635. [1958] Sidney Poitier31세 — Poitier gained fame for his leading roles in films such as The Defiant Ones (1958), for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
636. [1959] Bill Evans30세 — In 1958, Evans joined Miles Davis's sextet, which in 1959, then immersed in modal jazz, recorded Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time.
637. [1959] Clarice Lispector39세 — After returning to Rio de Janeiro in 1959, she published the stories of Family Ties (Laços de Família) and the novel The Passion According to G.
638. [1959] Ehsan Yarshater39세 — He had won several international awards for scholarship, including a UNESCO award in 1959, and the Giorgio Levi Della Vida Medal for Achievement in Islamic Studies from UCLA in 1991.
639. [1959] Ernest Gellner34세 — His first book, Words and Things (1959), sparked a leading article in The Times, which then published a month-long correspondence on his analytical critique of linguistic philosophy.
640. [1959] Fats Domino31세 — Elvis Presley declared Domino a "huge influence on me when I started out" and when they first met in 1959, described him as "the real king of rock 'n' roll".
641. [1959] Harvey Kurtzman35세 — In 1959, he produced the first book-length work of original comics, the adult-oriented, satirical Jungle Book.
642. [1959] Laurel Aitken32세 — Aitken's 1959 single "Boogie in My Bones"/"Little Sheila" was one of the first records produced by Chris Blackwell and the first Jamaican popular music record to be released in the United Kingdom.
643. [1959] Margaret Thatcher34세 — She was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959.
644. [1959] Maya Plisetskaya34세 — In 1959, during the Thaw Time, she started to tour outside the country with the Bolshoi, then on her own.
645. [1959] Sam Nujoma30세 — In 1959, he co-founded and served as the first president of the Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO), a nationalist organization advocating for an independent Namibia.
646. [1959] Shelley Winters39세 — She won two Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received Oscar nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
647. [1959] Shimon Peres36세 — He was elected to the Knesset in 1959, marking the beginning of a long and influential trajectory in Israeli politics.
648. [1959] Ursula K. Le Guin30세 — Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books.
649. [1960] Alejandro Jodorowsky31세 — From 1960 onwards he divided his time between Mexico City and Paris, where he co-founded Panic Movement, a surrealist performance art collective that staged violent and shocking theatrical events.
650. [1960] Carl Reiner38세 — Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums, beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960).
651. [1960] Chin Peng36세 — As the most senior surviving member of the CPM to emerge from the war, he founded the MNLA and between 1948 and 1960 engaged in an unsuccessful war—known as the Malayan Emergency—to win independence for Malaya from the British Empire.
652. [1960] Daniel arap Moi36세 — In 1960, he founded the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) as a rival party to Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union (KANU).
653. [1960] Dawda Jawara36세 — He entered politics and became secretary of the new People's Progressive Party (PPP) and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1960 election.
654. [1960] Ed Wood36세 — In the 1960s and 1970s, he moved towards sexploitation and pornographic films such as The Sinister Urge (1960), Orgy of the Dead (1965) and Necromania (1971), and wrote over 80 lurid pulp crime and sex novels.
655. [1960] Kim Seok-hun31세 — Young-hyun made his film debut in 1957, in Jae-won Yu 's Unforgettable People ("잊을 수 없는 사람들") and had his breakout in 1960, appearing in Chung Changwha's hit A Sunny Field (햇빛 쏟아지는 벌판).
656. [1960] Max von Sydow31세 — He appeared in eleven films directed by Bergman, including Wild Strawberries (1957), The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Winter Light (1963), Shame (1968), and The Touch (1971).
657. [1960] Mobutu Sese Seko30세 — During the Congo Crisis in 1960, Mobutu, then serving as Chief of Staff of the Congolese Army, deposed the nation's democratically elected government of Patrice Lumumba with the support of the U.
658. [1960] Pierre Restany30세 — In 1960, Restany co-created and named the movement Nouveau Réalisme during a group exhibition in Milan.
659. [1960] Roddy McDowall32세 — He played Mordred in the Broadway musical Camelot (1960–63), won a Tony Award for his performance in Jean Anouilh's The Fighting Cock, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Cleopatra (1963).
660. [1960] Roger Corman34세 — House of Usher (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "Poe Cycle".
661. [1960] Roger Vadim32세 — His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, such as And God Created Woman (1956), Blood and Roses (1960), The Game Is Over (1966), Barbarella (1968), and Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971).
662. [1960] Steve Ditko33세 — He contributed to various publications including Charlton Comics and co-created the superhero Captain Atom in 1960.
663. [1960] Truman Capote36세 — Capote spent six years writing the latter, aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).
664. [1961] Bert Kaempfert38세 — His influence is evident through famous compositions such as "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon over Naples," and he notably produced the Beatles' first professional recordings in 1961.
665. [1961] Michel Foucault35세 — After several years as a cultural diplomat abroad, he returned to France and published his first major book, The History of Madness (1961).
666. [1961] Mohammad Ali Fardin31세 — He was recognized as the undisputed box office champion during this period, dominating the popular films produced between 1961 and 1976.
667. [1961] Neil Simon34세 — His first produced play was Come Blow Your Horn (1961).
668. [1961] Robert Solow37세 — He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 1961, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciencesial Medal of Freedom in 2014.
669. [1961] Tippi Hedren31세 — Initially a fashion model, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines (among others), she became an actress after being discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961.
670. [1962] Anne Bancroft31세 — After her continued success on stage, Bancroft's film career was revived when she was cast in the acclaimed film adaptation of The Miracle Worker (1962) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
671. [1962] Cesar Chavez35세 — In 1962, he left the CSO to co-found the NFWA, based in Delano, California, through which he launched an insurance scheme, a credit union, and the El Malcriado newspaper for farmworkers.
672. [1962] Fred Rogers34세 — He graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with a bachelor's degree in divinity in 1962 and became a Presbyterian minister in 1963.
673. [1962] Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah36세 — The third monarch to rule Kuwait since its independence from Britain, Jaber had previously served as minister of finance and economy from 1962 to 1965 when he was appointed prime minister prior to becoming Kuwait's ruler.
674. [1962] Len Deighton33세 — During an extended holiday in France he wrote his first novel, The IPCRESS File, which was published in 1962 and was a critical and commercial success.
675. [1962] Nobuo Yoneda32세 — In 1962, he was appointed Associate Professor in the Faculty of Science at Gakushuin University, and was promoted in 1966 to the rank of Professor.
676. [1962] Ross Perot32세 — In 1962, he founded Electronic Data Systems, a data processing service company.
677. [1962] Tony Bennett36세 — In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".
678. [1963] Alvin Plantinga31세 — After earning his doctorate in philosophy from Yale University, Plantinga became a professor at Wayne State University in 1958, taught at Calvin College from 1963 to 1982, and co-founded the Society of Christian Philosophers in 1983.
679. [1963] Anthony Newley32세 — Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I?
680. [1963] Gabdulkhay Akhatov36세 — In his classic fundamental research work "The Dialect of the West Siberian Tatars" (1963) Akhatov wrote about Tobol-Irtysh Siberian Tatars, a western group of Siberian Tatars, who are indigenous to the Omsk and Tyumen Oblasts.
681. [1963] Grace Alele-Williams31세 — ) in 1963, thereby making her the first Nigerian woman to be awarded a doctorate.
682. [1963] Hafez al-Assad33세 — After the 1963 coup, the new leadership appointed Assad as the commander of the Syrian Arab Air Force.
683. [1963] Jacques Plante34세 — He played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1953 to 1963; during his tenure, the team won the Stanley Cup six times, including five consecutive wins.
684. [1963] Lev Yashin34세 — In 1963, Yashin received the Ballon d'Or, awarded to the European player of the year, the only goalkeeper ever to receive the award.
685. [1963] Medgar Evers38세 — In 1963, Evers was awarded the NAACP Spingarn Medal.
686. [1963] Meena Kumari30세 — Kumari made history at the 10th Filmfare Awards (1963) by receiving all three of the Best Actress nominations, and won for her performance in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.
687. [1963] Nicolas Hayek35세 — Hayek founded Hayek Engineering, a management consulting firm, in Zürich in 1963.
688. [1963] Robert Shaw36세 — He also played roles in From Russia with Love (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Robin and Marian (1976), and Black Sunday and The Deep, both of which were released in 1977.
689. [1963] Roy J. Glauber38세 — In this work, published in 1963, he created a model for photodetection and explained the fundamental characteristics of different types of light, such as laser light (see coherent state) and light from light bulbs (see blackbody).
690. [1963] Tigran Petrosian34세 — He won the World Championship in 1963 (against Mikhail Botvinnik), successfully defended it in 1966 (against Boris Spassky), and lost it to Spassky in 1969.
691. [1963] Tsung-Dao Lee37세 — Since he became a naturalized American citizen in 1963, Lee is also the youngest American ever to have won a Nobel Prize.
692. [1964] Alan Arkin30세 — He returned to Broadway acting in the comedic play Luv (1964), and directed Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (1971), for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
693. [1964] Arnold Palmer35세 — He won seven major titles in a six-plus-year domination from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters.
694. [1964] James Cronin33세 — Cronin and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment that proved that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles.
695. [1964] Jean Béliveau33세 — Béliveau won two Hart Memorial Trophies as league MVP (1956, 1964) and one Art Ross Trophy as top scorer (1956), as well as the inaugural Conn Smythe Trophy as play-off MVP (1965).
696. [1964] K. Balachander34세 — He started his film career in 1964 as a screenwriter and graduated to a director with Neerkumizhi (1965).
697. [1964] Larisa Latynina30세 — Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals for the Soviet Union.
698. [1964] Malcolm X39세 — He discovered the new religious movement the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as a spokesperson from 1952 until he transitioned to Sunni Islam in 1964.
699. [1964] Mikis Theodorakis39세 — In 1990, he was elected to the parliament (as in 1964 and 1981), became a government minister under Konstantinos Mitsotakis, and fought against drugs and terrorism and in favor of culture and education.
700. [1964] Morris Chang33세 — After attending Harvard University, he graduated with three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and earned his doctorate from Stanford University in 1964.
701. [1964] Peter Brook39세 — With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, which was transferred to Broadway in 1965 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, and Brook was named Best Director.
702. [1964] Robert Moog30세 — He was the founder of the synthesizer manufacturer Moog Music and the inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, the Moog synthesizer, which debuted in 1964.
703. [1964] Susan Sontag31세 — She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp' ", in 1964.
704. [1964] Ted Kennedy32세 — He was elected to a full six-year term two years later in 1964 and re-elected seven more times.
705. [1965] Babrak Karmal36세 — Kārmal was elected to the Lower House after the 1965 parliamentary election, serving in parliament until losing his seat in the 1969 parliamentary election.
706. [1965] Bob Guccione35세 — He founded the adult magazine Penthouse in 1965.
707. [1965] Brian Clough30세 — In 1965, he took the manager's job at Fourth Division Hartlepools United and appointed Peter Taylor as his assistant, the start of an enduring partnership that would bring them success at several clubs over the next two decades.
708. [1965] Cormac McCarthy32세 — McCarthy debuted his literary career with *The Orchard Keeper* in 1965.
709. [1965] Gérard de Villiers36세 — His most notable work is the immensely popular SAS series, which debuted with its first volume in 1965.
710. [1965] Hafizullah Amin36세 — He ran as a candidate in the 1965 parliamentary election but failed to secure a seat, but in 1969 became the only Khalqist elected to parliament, increasing his standing within the party.
711. [1965] Jaakko Hintikka36세 — He was awarded the Rolf Schock Prize for philosophy in 2005, and he was chief editor of the philosophical journal Synthese 1965–2002.
712. [1965] James Watson37세 — Watson wrote many science books, including the textbook Molecular Biology of the Gene (1965) and his bestselling book The Double Helix (1968).
713. [1965] Jim Nabors35세 — He signed a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1965 and subsequently recorded numerous albums and singles, most of them containing romantic ballads.
714. [1965] Ralph Nader31세 — Published in 1965, Unsafe at Any Speed became a highly influential critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers, focusing on General Motors' Chevrolet Corvair automobile in particular.
715. [1965] Roman Polanski32세 — A few years later he first left for France and then moved to the United Kingdom, where he directed his first three English-language feature-length films: Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-sac (1966), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967).
716. [1965] Salah Ahmed Ibrahim32세 — Born in Omdurman, Ibrahim graduated from the University of Khartoum, Faculty of Arts, and, from 1965 to 1966, taught at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana.
717. [1965] Sylvia Plath33세 — She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and her works include The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar (1963), a semi-autobiographical novel published one month before her suicide.
718. [1966] Alfred Worden34세 — He proved adept at flying fighter planes, and honed his skills, becoming a test pilot before his selection as a Group 5 astronaut in 1966.
719. [1966] Anouk Aimée34세 — She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her acting in A Man and a Woman (1966).
720. [1966] Burt Reynolds30세 — He had leading roles in the films Navajo Joe (1966), and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
721. [1966] Carlos Saura34세 — In 1966, he was thrust into the international spotlight when his film The Hunt won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
722. [1966] Flora Nwapa35세 — She achieved international recognition with her first novel Efuru, published in 1966 by Heinemann Educational Books.
723. [1966] François Truffaut34세 — He wrote Hitchcock/Truffaut (1966), a book-length interview with his hero Alfred Hitchcock which tied for second on Sight and Sound's list of the greatest books on film.
724. [1966] Ichirō Inaba30세 — Ichirō Inaba graduated from the Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters in 1966.
725. [1966] Jean-Louis Trintignant36세 — His career highlights include critical breakthroughs in films like And God Created Woman (1956) and A Man and a Woman (1966), demonstrating versatility across genres.
726. [1966] Leonard Cohen32세 — He formally launched his musical career in 1966, establishing himself as a distinctive voice through his songwriting.
727. [1966] Malcolm Fraser36세 — When Harold Holt became prime minister in 1966, Fraser was appointed Minister for the Army.
728. [1966] Mohamed Choukri31세 — Choukri's first writing was published in Al Adab (monthly review of Beirut) in 1966, a story entitled "Al-Unf ala al-shati" ("Violence on the Beach").
729. [1966] Udo Jürgens32세 — He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 104 million records.
730. [1967] Anne Sexton39세 — She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book Live or Die.
731. [1967] Clint Eastwood37세 — Since 1967, Eastwood's company Malpaso Productions has produced all but four of his American films.
732. [1967] Dan Gurney36세 — In endurance racing, Gurney won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967 with Ford, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1959 with Ferrari.
733. [1967] Mario Vargas Llosa31세 — He won the 1967 Rómulo Gallegos Prize and the 1986 Prince of Asturias Award.
734. [1967] Miriam Makeba35세 — Makeba's career flourished in the United States, and she released several albums and songs, her most popular being "Pata Pata" (1967).
735. [1967] Ronnie Corbett37세 — (1958), Casino Royale (1967), Some Will, Some Won't (1970), and No Sex Please, We're British (1973).
736. [1967] Shin Seong-il30세 — Shin appears in 51 films that were released in 1967 alone.
737. [1967] Thomas Nagel30세 — In 1967, he and Robert Nozick co-founded an influential group of philosophers known as the Society for Ethical and Legal Philosophy.
738. [1967] Ulric Neisser39세 — In 1967, he published Cognitive Psychology, which rapidly brought him significant fame within the psychological community despite its unconventional nature.
739. [1967] Valerie Solanas31세 — Solanas appeared in Warhol's film I, a Man (1967) and self-published the SCUM Manifesto, a possibly satirical pamphlet calling for the extinction of men.
740. [1967] Yoon Mi-rim30세 — She won the Broadcast Culture Award in 1967, and stepped down from voice acting in the same year.
741. [1968] Akihiko Tago36세 — He co-discovered several comets, including C/1968 H1 (Tago-Honda-Yamamoto), C/1969 T1 (Tago-Sato-Kosaka), C/1987 B1 (Nishikawa-Takamizawa-Tago).
742. [1968] Charles Manson34세 — In 1968, the Beach Boys recorded Manson's song "Cease to Exist", renamed "Never Learn Not to Love" as a single B-side, but Manson was uncredited.
743. [1968] Dennis Banks31세 — He co-founded this organization in Minneapolis in 1968 to advocate for urban Native populations.
744. [1968] James C. Scott32세 — From 1968 to 1985, Scott wrote influentially on agrarian politics in peninsular Malaysia.
745. [1968] Meir Kahane36세 — In 1968, he founded the Jewish Defense League (JDL) in New York City, whose self-described purpose was to fight antisemitism.
746. [1968] Philip Glass31세 — Glass founded the Philip Glass Ensemble in 1968.
747. [1968] Ronnie Barker39세 — He wrote comedy under his own name, though for much of his written material after 1968 he adopted pseudonyms (including "Gerald Wiley") to avoid pre-judgment of his writing talent.
748. [1968] Vyjayanthimala32세 — In addition to several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards and two BFJA Awards, she was awarded the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1968 and later Padma Vibhushan in 2024.
749. [1969] Ali MacGraw30세 — For her role in Goodbye, Columbus (1969) she won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
750. [1969] Antonio Negri36세 — In 1969, he co-founded the Potere Operaio group and was a key figure within Autonomia Operaia.
751. [1969] Dennis Hopper33세 — His directorial career launched with Easy Rider in 1969, a film he co-wrote with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern.
752. [1969] Glauber Rocha30세 — Rocha won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Antonio das Mortes and the 1977 Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film for Di.
753. [1969] Gloria Steinem35세 — In 1969, she published "After Black Power, Women's Liberation", an article that brought her national attention and positioned her as a feminist leader.
754. [1969] Hélène Cixous32세 — During her academic career, she was primarily associated with the Centre universitaire de Vincennes (today's University of Paris VIII), which she co-founded in 1969 and where she created the first centre of women's studies at a European university.
755. [1969] Helmut Kohl39세 — He was elected as the youngest member of the Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1959 and from 1969 to 1976 was minister president of the Rhineland-Palatinate state.
756. [1969] Jilly Cooper32세 — Her first book was How to Stay Married, which was published in 1969.
757. [1969] Kim Young-ok31세 — A year later, in 1961, she officially debuted as a voice actor for the 1st round of MBC Cultural Broadcasting, and in 1969 appeared in MBC TV drama for the first time.
758. [1969] Larry Kramer34세 — There he wrote the screenplay for the film Women in Love (1969) and received an Academy Award nomination for his work.
759. [1969] Monique Wittig34세 — In 1969, she published what is arguably her most influential work, Les Guérillères, which is today considered a revolutionary and controversial source for feminist and lesbian thinkers around the world.
760. [1969] Pranab Mukherjee34세 — Mukherjee entered national politics in 1969, when Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, helped him get elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
761. [1969] Yoshiro Mori32세 — In 1969, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the Ishikawa 2nd district.
762. [1970] Bahram Beyzai32세 — Before he started making films in 1970, he was a leading playwright.
763. [1970] Germaine Greer31세 — Greer's ideas have created controversy ever since her first book, The Female Eunuch (1970), made her a household name.
764. [1970] Heisuke Hironaka39세 — Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐, Hironaka Heisuke; April 9, 1931 – March 18, 2026) was a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
765. [1970] J. G. Farrell35세 — In 2010, Troubles was retrospectively awarded the Lost Man Booker Prize, created to recognise works published in 1970.
766. [1970] Jô Soares32세 — Soares launched his television career in 1958 with TV Rio and subsequently worked at Rede Globo by 1970.
767. [1970] John G. Avildsen35세 — His early success included directing the feature film Joe in 1970, which proved to be a notable box-office achievement.
768. [1970] Kamal Hossain33세 — He was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council in 1970 before the breakup of Pakistan.
769. [1970] Leland H. Hartwell31세 — In a series of experiments from 1970 to 1971, Hartwell discovered the cell division cycle (CDC) genes in baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
770. [1970] Mikhail Gorbachev39세 — Gorbachev was appointed the first party secretary of the Stavropol Regional Committee in 1970, overseeing the construction of the Great Stavropol Canal.
771. [1970] Mitr Chaibancha36세 — Mitr established himself as a prolific Thai film actor, starring in nearly half of the 266 films produced between 1956 and 1970.
772. [1970] Pelé30세 — During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cup titles – in 1958, 1962, and 1970 – becoming the only player to do so and the youngest to win a World Cup, at just 17 years old.
773. [1970] Sanjeev Kumar32세 — He won several major awards, including two National Film Awards for Best Actor in Dastak (1970) and Koshish (1972).
774. [1970] Saul Kripke30세 — A 1970 Princeton lecture series, published in book form in 1980 as Naming and Necessity, is considered one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century.
775. [1971] Chaim Topol36세 — He won a Golden Globe for Best Actor and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1971 film portrayal of Tevye, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor for a 1991 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.
776. [1971] Charley Pride37세 — Pride won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971 and was awarded a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, in 1972.
777. [1971] Fernando Poe Jr.32세 — Castillo's Asedillo (1971), Bato sa Buhangin (1976), Durugin si Totoy Bato (1979), Eddie Romero's Aguila (1980); his self-directed Ang Panday (1980) and its sequels; Roman Rapido and Isang Bala Ka Lang!
778. [1971] Morihiro Hosokawa33세 — He graduated from Sophia University before working at the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, and was elected to the National Diet in 1971 before leaving to serve as governor of his home prefecture from 1983 to 1991.
779. [1971] Peter Bogdanovich32세 — Bogdanovich directed documentaries such as Directed by John Ford (1971) and The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018).
780. [1971] Taihō Kōki31세 — Taihō won 32 tournament championships between 1960 and 1971, a record that was unequaled until 2014.
781. [1971] Teguh Karya34세 — Karya launched his directorial career in 1971 with Wadjah Seorang Laki-Laki, a project where he also penned the screenplay.
782. [1971] Wendy Carlos32세 — She composed the score to two Stanley Kubrick films, A Clockwork Orange (1971) and The Shining (1980), and for Tron (1982) for Walt Disney Productions.
783. [1971] Woody Allen36세 — Allen also published several books of short stories, such as Getting Even (1971), Without Feathers (1975) and Side Effects (1980).
784. [1972] Anna Wierzbicka34세 — Brought up in Poland, she graduated from Warsaw University and emigrated to Australia in 1972, where she has lived since.
785. [1972] Curtis Mayfield30세 — After leaving the Impressions in 1970 in pursuit of a solo career, Mayfield released several albums throughout the decade, including his debut Curtis (1970) and the soundtrack for the 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly.
786. [1972] Ed Bradley31세 — In 1972, he transferred to Vietnam and covered the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War, coverage for which he won Alfred I.
787. [1972] Giacomo Agostini30세 — He won seven consecutive 500cc World Championships with MV Agusta between 1966 and 1972, with an eighth in 1975, plus seven consecutive 350cc world championships between 1968 and 1974.
788. [1972] Giant Baba34세 — He is best known as a co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972 along with Mitsuo Momota and Yoshihiro Momota, the sons of his mentor Rikidōzan.
789. [1972] Goh Poh Seng36세 — In 1972, Goh published his first novel, If We Dream Too Long.
790. [1972] Junichiro Koizumi30세 — Coming from the prominent Koizumi family, Koizumi was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1972.
791. [1972] Liv Ullmann34세 — Ullmann won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama in 1972 for the film The Emigrants and has been nominated for another four.
792. [1972] Lou Reed30세 — His second album, Transformer (1972), was produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson; it brought him mainstream recognition.
793. [1972] Ralph Bakshi34세 — Between 1972 and 1994, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, predominantly urban dramas and fantasy films, five of which he wrote.
794. [1972] Saloma37세 — She was signed with EMI music records and since then released numerous EPs such as Dendang Saloma (1957), Bunga Negara (1963) and Aslirama (1972).
795. [1972] Vasily Alekseyev30세 — He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet national records in weightlifting and won Olympic gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 games.
796. [1972] Wes Craven33세 — He directed cult classics The Last House on the Left (1972) and The Hills Have Eyes (1977), the horror comedy The People Under the Stairs (1991), and psychological thriller Red Eye (2005).
797. [1973] Brian Josephson33세 — He won the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his theoretical predictions of the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier, in particular those phenomena which are generally known as the Josephson effects.
798. [1973] Gary Gygax35세 — Gygax co-founded TSR in 1973, which subsequently published the groundbreaking Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.
799. [1973] Hayao Miyazaki32세 — After moving to Zuiyō Eizō (later Nippon Animation) in 1973, Miyazaki worked as an animator on World Masterpiece Theater and directed the television series Future Boy Conan (1978).
800. [1973] Peter Handke31세 — In 1973, he won the Georg Büchner Prize, the most important literary prize for German-language literature.
801. [1973] Peter Maxwell Davies39세 — His extensive output includes ten symphonies composed between 1973 and 2013, solidifying his place in the repertoire.
802. [1973] Ricky Nelson33세 — He placed 54 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and its predecessors between 1957 and 1973, including "Poor Little Fool" in 1958, which was the first number one song on Billboard magazine's then-newly created Hot 100 chart.
803. [1973] Robert J. Lefkowitz30세 — Upon completing his medical residency and research and clinical training in 1973, he was appointed associate professor of medicine and assistant professor of biochemistry at the Duke University Medical Center.
804. [1974] Ayaz Mutallibov36세 — In 1964, he became the director of the Baku Refrigerator Factory, and in 1974, he was appointed the General Director of the "BakElectroBytMash" State Industrial Company.
805. [1974] Buchi Emecheta30세 — Emecheta gained significant acclaim for her debut novel, Second Class Citizen, published in 1974.
806. [1974] Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard32세 — She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Tübingen in 1974, focusing her research on protein-DNA interactions.
807. [1974] Colleen McCullough37세 — In 1974, while working as a research assistant at the Yale School of Medicine, she published her first novel Tim.
808. [1974] Felipe González32세 — In 1974, the PSOE elected González as its secretary-general after a split in its 26th Congress.
809. [1974] George Harrison31세 — In his role as a music and film producer, Harrison produced acts signed to the Beatles' Apple record label before founding Dark Horse Records in 1974.
810. [1974] Helen Reddy33세 — In 1974, at the inaugural American Music Awards, she won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.
811. [1974] Isao Takahata39세 — Under Nippon Animation he directed the television series Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974), 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976), and Anne of Green Gables (1979).
812. [1974] Jocelyn Bell Burnell31세 — Her discovery of pulsars garnered significant scientific recognition, although she was not awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974.
813. [1974] John Havlicek34세 — Havlicek won eight NBA championships — one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in the NBA Finals series — and was voted the NBA Finals MVP in 1974.
814. [1974] John Howard35세 — At the 1974 federal election, Howard was elected as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Bennelong.
815. [1974] Park Geun-hyung34세 — In 1974 he won the Grand Bell Award for Best Actor in the movie Painter Lee Joong-seop.
816. [1974] Raquel Welch34세 — She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance as Constance Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers and reprised the role in its sequel the following year.
817. [1974] Robert Caro39세 — After working for many years as a reporter, Caro wrote The Power Broker (1974), a biography of New York urban planner Robert Moses, which was chosen by the Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Nonfiction Books of the Twentieth Century.
818. [1974] Robert De Niro31세 — He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in the crime drama The Godfather Part II (1974), becoming the first male to win for an Italian-language performance.
819. [1974] Solomon Mamaloni31세 — He was instrumental in establishing the People's Progressive Party and was subsequently elected as the first Chief Minister of the Solomon Islands in 1974.
820. [1974] Terry Gilliam34세 — Together they collaborated on the sketch series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) and the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, also co-directed), Life of Brian (1979), and The Meaning of Life (1983).
821. [1975] Andrzej Żuławski35세 — After the success of That Most Important Thing: Love in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years making On the Silver Globe (not released until 1988).
822. [1975] Bob Knight35세 — His 1975–76 team won the 1976 NCAA tournament, and, as of 2025–26, remain the last men's team in Division I college basketball to go undefeated during an entire season (32–0).
823. [1975] Bruce Johnston33세 — He also collaborated on many records with Terry Melcher (his bandmate in Bruce & Terry, the Rip Chords, and California Music) and composed the 1975 Barry Manilow hit "I Write the Songs".
824. [1975] David Cronenberg32세 — Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983) and The Fly (1986), though he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers and gangster films.
825. [1975] David Trimble31세 — He was elected to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975 and joined the UUP in 1978 after the VPUP disbanded.
826. [1975] Didier Ratsiraka39세 — He was first appointed president in 1975 by the military leadership, he was then reelected twice in 1982 and 1989.
827. [1975] Eric Idle32세 — After Flying Circus ended, Idle created another sketch show Rutland Weekend Television (1975–1976), and hosted Saturday Night Live four times (1976–1979).
828. [1975] John Hurt35세 — He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for The Naked Civil Servant (1975), and played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976).
829. [1975] John Van Antwerp Fine Jr.36세 — Fine revolutionized the way scholars understand the Bosnian Church (first published in 1975; republished in England in 2006), showing that it was not heretical.
830. [1975] Keith Jarrett30세 — His album The Köln Concert, released in 1975, is the best-selling piano recording in history.
831. [1975] Laura Mulvey34세 — Mulvey is most renowned for her seminal essay, Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, published in 1975.
832. [1975] Lorne Michaels31세 — He created and produced Saturday Night Live (1975–1980, since 1985) and produced the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1988 to 1995), and The Tonight Show (since 2014).
833. [1975] Michael Douglas31세 — He produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), having acquired the rights to the novel from his father and later earned the Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer.
834. [1975] Paul Verhoeven37세 — He later directed successful Dutch films including the period film Keetje Tippel (1975), the World War II film Soldier of Orange (1977), the adolescent drama Spetters (1980) and the Gerard Reve-adapted psychological thriller The Fourth Man (1983).
835. [1975] Ronnie James Dio33세 — In 1975, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore founded the band Rainbow and hired Dio as lead singer; during his tenure, the band released three studio albums.
836. [1975] Tom Seaver31세 — Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Seaver won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 along with winning the NL Cy Young Award in 1969, 1973, and 1975.
837. [1975] Vangelis32세 — In 1975, Vangelis relocated to London, where he built his home recording facility named Nemo Studios and released a series of successful and influential albums for RCA Records, including Heaven and Hell (1975), Albedo 0.
838. [1976] Anne Rice35세 — Rice launched her professional writing career while residing in California, notably with the publication of Interview with the Vampire in 1976.
839. [1976] Boz Scaggs32세 — Scaggs began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until his 1976 album, Silk Degrees, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and produced the hit singles "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown".
840. [1976] Bryan Ferry31세 — His third solo album, Let's Stick Together (1976), produced two UK Top 10 hits with "Let's Stick Together" and "The Price of Love".
841. [1976] Derek Jacobi38세 — On television, he portrayed Claudius in the BBC series I, Claudius (1976), for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
842. [1976] Elías Figueroa30세 — He was awarded the South American Footballer of the Year three times in a row by Venezuelan newspaper El Mundo in 1974, 1975 and 1976.
843. [1976] Franz Beckenbauer31세 — At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976.
844. [1976] Joël Robuchon31세 — He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (France's best worker) in cuisine in 1976.
845. [1976] John Grinder36세 — His dissertation, titled On Deletion Phenomena in English, was published by Mouton in 1976.
846. [1976] Sawao Katō30세 — Between 1968 and 1976 he won twelve Olympic medals, including eight gold medals, making him the most successful Japanese Olympian by number of gold medals won.
847. [1976] Sylvester Stallone30세 — Stallone achieved his greatest commercial success starting in 1976 with his iconic role as Rocky Balboa, a performance he also wrote for the first film of the successful franchise.
848. [1976] Tina Turner37세 — After separating from Ike Turner in 1976, she launched a solo career.
849. [1976] Viktor Saneyev31세 — He won four Olympic medals – three golds (1968, 1972 and 1976) and one silver (1980).
850. [1977] Carly Simon34세 — In 1977, Simon recorded "Nobody Does It Better" as the theme song to the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, and it became a worldwide hit.
851. [1977] Carole Bayer Sager30세 — Bayer Sager's first recording as a singer was the 1977 album Carole Bayer Sager, produced by Brooks Arthur.
852. [1977] Ernő Rubik33세 — It proved a useful tool for teaching group theory, and in late 1977, Konsumex, Hungary's state trading company, began marketing it.
853. [1977] George Will36세 — Will achieved significant critical acclaim when he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977.
854. [1977] Giorgio Moroder37세 — During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity (1977) and E=MC2 (1979).
855. [1977] Helen Garner35세 — Garner's first novel, Monkey Grip, published in 1977, immediately established her as an original voice on the Australian literary scene—it is now widely considered a classic.
856. [1977] Ismaïl Omar Guelleh30세 — Guelleh was first elected as President in 1999 as the handpicked successor to his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled Djibouti since independence in 1977.
857. [1977] Larry Ellison33세 — He co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation, and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014.
858. [1977] Richard Dreyfuss30세 — He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Elliot Garfield in the 1977 romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl, and was Oscar-nominated in the same category for his title role in the 1995 drama Mr.
859. [1978] Anne Murray33세 — Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1978.
860. [1978] Bob Hoskins36세 — Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker in the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven.
861. [1978] Eiichi Ohtaki30세 — " Although he produced all and wrote several of the songs on 1978's Let's Ondo Again, Ohtaki only sang a handful of them.
862. [1978] Gerd Binnig31세 — Binnig completed his bachelor's degree from Goethe University Frankfurt in 1973, subsequently earning his doctorate there in 1978.
863. [1978] Gilda Radner32세 — Radner won an Emmy Award for her performances on the show in 1978.
864. [1978] Hugh N. Kennedy31세 — He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1978 with a doctoral thesis titled Politics and the political élite in the early Abbasid Caliphate.
865. [1978] Jim Davis (cartoonist)33세 — Published since 1978, Garfield is one of the world's most widely syndicated comic strips.
866. [1978] Liza Minnelli32세 — She became known for her collaborations with John Kander and Fred Ebb, and later won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in the Broadway musicals Flora the Red Menace (1965) and The Act (1978).
867. [1978] Michael Cimino39세 — Notorious for his obsessive attention to detail and determination for perfection, Cimino achieved widespread fame with The Deer Hunter (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
868. [1978] Oliver Stone32세 — Stone began his career as a screenwriter for films such as Midnight Express (1978), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Scarface (1983).
869. [1978] Park Chul-soo30세 — He began his film career as a crew member for Shin Film before making his directorial debut in 1978 with Captain of the Alley, which opened to a mediocre reception.
870. [1978] Stevie Nicks30세 — She has won numerous awards with Fleetwood Mac, including a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978 for Rumours.
871. [1978] Terry Bradshaw30세 — Nicknamed the Blonde Bomber, he won four Super Bowls in a six-year period (1974, 1975, 1978, and 1979), becoming the first quarterback to win three and four Super Bowls, and led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships.
872. [1979] Adnan Khayr Allah38세 — He also served as the Defence Minister of Iraq from 1979 until his death a decade later, being appointed days after Saddam Hussein succeeded to the Presidency.
873. [1979] Ahmad Zahir33세 — Zahir recorded at least 14 studio albums before his abrupt death on his 33rd birthday in 1979.
874. [1979] Ahmed Zaki (actor)30세 — He achieved significant acclaim in roles such as the 1979 film directed by Youssef Chahine.
875. [1979] David Bordwell32세 — With his wife Kristin Thompson, Bordwell wrote the textbooks Film Art (1979) and Film History (1994).
876. [1979] Elton L. Daniel31세 — His published monographs include the following: The Political and Social History of Khurasan under Abbasid Rule, 747-820, Bibliotheca Islamica (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 1979.
877. [1979] George Miller (filmmaker)34세 — Miller launched his directing career in Australia with the initial trilogy of Mad Max films between 1979 and 1985 alongside Byron Kennedy.
878. [1979] Haruki Murakami30세 — Growing up in Ashiya, near Kobe, before moving to Tokyo to attend Waseda University, he published his first novel Hear the Wind Sing (1979) after owning a small jazz bar for seven years.
879. [1979] James L. Brooks39세 — Brooks moved into feature film work when he wrote and co-produced Starting Over (1979).
880. [1979] Jaya Bachchan31세 — She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Abhimaan, Kora Kagaz and Nauker (1979).
881. [1979] John Major36세 — He was elected to Lambeth London Borough Council in 1968 and, a decade later, to parliament as a Conservative MP at the 1979 general election.
882. [1979] José Eduardo dos Santos37세 — Following the death of Agostinho Neto, dos Santos was elected as the second president of Angola in 1979, inheriting a civil war against Western-backed rebels like UNITA.
883. [1979] Kim Hye-ja38세 — Kim is the first and only person to have won the Daesang four times at the Baeksang Arts Awards: in 1979, 1989, 2009, and 2019.
884. [1979] Meryl Streep30세 — Kramer (1979), she won her first Oscar after advocating to rewrite her character's courtroom testimony, shifting the role from a secondary antagonist to a portrayal focused on a woman's autonomy.
885. [1979] Mircea Lucescu34세 — Lucescu started his managerial career in 1979, while still playing for Corvinul Hunedoara.
886. [1979] Sigourney Weaver30세 — She made her screen debut with a minor role in the romantic comedy film Annie Hall (1977), before landing her breakthrough role as Ellen Ripley in the science fiction horror film Alien (1979).
887. [1979] Tarō Asō39세 — Asō was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1979.
888. [1980] Alan García31세 — Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980, he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982, and was elected to the presidency in 1985 in a landslide.
889. [1980] Diana Ross36세 — Between 1972 and 1980, Ross recorded four top ten albums with her most successful studio release being the album Diana.
890. [1980] Don Henley33세 — After the Eagles' 1980 breakup, Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut studio album I Can't Stand Still in 1982.
891. [1980] Ed O'Neill34세 — His early cinematic career included a notable film debut in William Friedkin's crime thriller, Cruising, released in 1980.
892. [1980] Franca Sozzani30세 — She directed the publications Lei beginning in 1980 and Per Lui starting in 1982 before heading up Vogue Italia in 1988.
893. [1980] Graham Swift31세 — His first novel – The Sweet-Shop Owner – was published in 1980.
894. [1980] Ingrid Newkirk31세 — She co-founded People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, in March 1980 alongside Alex Pacheco.
895. [1980] Irina Rodnina31세 — She also won three successive Olympic gold medals at the 1972, 1976, and 1980 Games.
896. [1980] Jimmy Page36세 — When the Yardbirds broke up, he founded Led Zeppelin, which was active from 1968 to 1980.
897. [1980] John Canemaker37세 — His foundational academic career began in 1980 when he started teaching and developing the animation program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts' Kanbar Institute of Film and Television Department.
898. [1980] Julian Barnes34세 — His early fiction included the novel Metroland, published in 1980, followed by Before She Met Me two years later.
899. [1980] Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya39세 — Ould Taya was appointed Chief of the Army staff in July 1980 and then as Prime minister in April 1981 after an unsuccessful coup attempt against Mohamed Haidalla.
900. [1980] Rudy Hartono31세 — He won the World Championships in 1980 on his only attempt at this title.
901. [1980] Sharon Olds38세 — She won the first San Francisco State University Poetry Center Award in 1980, the 1984 National Book Critics Circle Award, and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
902. [1981] Albert Brooks34세 — He has written, directed, and starred in a number of comedies, including Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991).
903. [1981] Anatoly Karpov30세 — The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars (1973–77, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984).
904. [1981] António Guterres32세 — Guterres was elected secretary-general in October 2016, succeeding Ban Ki-moon at the beginning of the following year and becoming the first European to hold this office since Kurt Waldheim in 1981.
905. [1981] Bob Ross39세 — Retiring from the Air Force in 1981, he was discovered by Annette Kowalski, who had attended one of his sessions while he was working as a tutor.
906. [1981] Chen Shui-bian31세 — His initial political involvement started in the Taipei City Council in 1981, marking the start of his public service.
907. [1981] Helen Clark31세 — Following one unsuccessful attempt, she was elected to Parliament in 1981 as the member for Mount Albert, an electorate she represented until 2009.
908. [1981] Humayun Ahmed33세 — He also won the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1981 and the Ekushey Padak in 1994 for his contribution to the Bengali literature.
909. [1981] Jaco Pastorius30세 — Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, Pastorius recorded albums as a solo artist, band leader, and as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981.
910. [1981] Jeremy Irons33세 — On television, Irons's breakthrough role came playing Charles Ryder in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited (1981), receiving nominations for the BAFTA TV Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
911. [1981] Jim Broadbent32세 — His early film roles include the Terry Gilliam films Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985) before a breakthrough role in Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet (1990).
912. [1981] N. R. Narayana Murthy35세 — He founded Infosys in 1981 and was the CEO from 1981 to 2002, as well as the chairman from 2002 to 2011.
913. [1981] Nawaz Sharif32세 — Nawaz entered into politics in 1981, when he was appointed by President Zia as the minister of finance for the province of Punjab.
914. [1981] Phil Collins30세 — Collins launched his solo career with the release of Face Value (1981), an album heavily influenced by his first marital breakdown and a deep affinity for soul music.
915. [1981] Rick Baker31세 — Baker has won the Academy Award for Best Makeup a record seven times from a record eleven nominations, beginning with his win in the first year of the category's existence, for the 1981 horror comedy An American Werewolf in London.
916. [1981] Sônia Braga31세 — She also received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976).
917. [1981] Salman Rushdie34세 — Rushdie's second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two occasions that marked the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.
918. [1981] Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi36세 — Tuilaʻepa first entered parliament in 1981 when he won a by-election to represent the electorate of Lepā, and was subsequently appointed deputy prime minister and minister of finance in the government of Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana.
919. [1982] Albert Nofi38세 — As research director for SPI and associate editor of the military historical simulations journal Strategy and Tactics for over a decade (1969–1982), he produced numerous articles...
920. [1982] Alice Walker38세 — This work propelled her to historic recognition when she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982.
921. [1982] Bachir Gemayel35세 — He was elected president on 23 August 1982, but was assassinated on 14 September, before taking office, in the explosion of a bomb by Habib Shartouni, a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.
922. [1982] Bruce Springsteen33세 — After releasing the solo acoustic album Nebraska (1982), he recorded Born in the U.
923. [1982] Christopher Cross31세 — "Arthur's Theme" won in 1982 the Oscar for Best Original Song, with co-writers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen.
924. [1982] Grace Jones34세 — In 1982, she released the music video collection A One Man Show, directed by Goude, which earned a nomination for Best Video Album at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.
925. [1982] Laurie Anderson35세 — Anderson's debut studio album Big Science was released in 1982 and has since been followed by a number of studio and live albums.
926. [1982] Linda Hunt37세 — Her portrayal of the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a character of the opposite sex.
927. [1982] Álvaro Uribe30세 — He held offices in the Public Enterprises of Medellín and in the Ministry of Labor, and directed the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics (1980–1982).
928. [1982] Pablo Escobar33세 — In the 1982 Colombian parliamentary election, Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives as part of the Liberal Party.
929. [1982] Petra Kelly35세 — In 1982, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "forging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and human rights.
930. [1982] Tyne Daly36세 — She is best known for her television role as Detective Mary Beth Lacey in the CBS police drama Cagney & Lacey (1982–88), for which she won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
931. [1983] Alan Tam33세 — From 1983 to 1987, Alan Tam received numerous music awards and won Most Popular Male Artist and IFPI Award for successive four years, which made him the most famous superstar singer of Hong Kong in the 1980s.
932. [1983] Bernie Wrightson35세 — Wrightson spent several years creating an illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, which was released in 1983.
933. [1983] Bonnie Tyler32세 — He wrote Tyler's biggest hit, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which sold over 13 million copies worldwide and was released as the lead single from her UK chart-topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983).
934. [1983] David Mamet36세 — He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) and Speed-the-Plow (1988).
935. [1983] Ii Naoyuki30세 — His first novel, Kusa no kanmuri (The Grass Radical), was published in 1983, and received the Gunzo Prize for New Writers.
936. [1983] Joel Garner31세 — Garner was a member of the West Indies teams that won their second world title in the 1979 Cricket World Cup, as well as finishing as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
937. [1983] Johan Cruyff36세 — As the club refused to extend his contract, Cruyff moved to main rivals Feyenoord in 1983, where he won the double (Eredivisie and KNVB Cup) in his first and only season at the club.
938. [1983] Kathy Bates35세 — She garnered a nomination for the Tony Award Best Lead Actress in a Play for the Marsha Norman play 'night, Mother (1983), and won an Obie Award for her role in Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1988).
939. [1983] Kenny Dalglish32세 — Dalglish won the Ballon d'Or Silver Award in 1983, the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1983, and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983.
940. [1983] Lou Ferrigno32세 — He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Hercules (1983) and Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989), and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.
941. [1983] Terry Pratchett35세 — The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year.
942. [1983] Viv Richards31세 — Richards was part of the squads that won the 1975 Cricket World Cup and 1979 Cricket World Cup and finished as runners-up in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
943. [1983] Zico (footballer)30세 — During his playing career, Zico was elected as the 1981 and 1983 Player of the Year.
944. [1984] August Wilson39세 — Plays in the series include Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990), each of which won Wilson the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988).
945. [1984] Bernadette Peters36세 — On Broadway, she created roles in the premieres of Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George (1984) and Into the Woods (1987), and starred in revivals of his A Little Night Music and Follies.
946. [1984] Billy Ocean34세 — He released the single "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" in 1984.
947. [1984] Daniel Ortega39세 — In 1984, Ortega won Nicaragua's presidential election with over 60% of the vote as the FSLN's candidate.
948. [1984] Elizabeth Blackburn36세 — In 1984, Blackburn achieved a major scientific breakthrough by co-discovering telomerase, the vital enzyme responsible for replenishing telomeres.
949. [1984] Heizō Takenaka33세 — The product of his research, the 1984 book Development Studies and Capital Expenditure Economics, won the Suntory Liberal Arts Prize.
950. [1984] Iain Banks30세 — Banks commenced full-time writing following the considerable success of his debut novel, The Wasp Factory, published in 1984.
951. [1984] Kim Chang-wan30세 — From 1977 to 1984, they released more than 10 albums and became one of the most influential and beloved figures in the Korean rock music scene.
952. [1984] Mamoru Oshii33세 — Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984), Angel's Egg (1985), Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993), and Ghost in the Shell (1995).
953. [1984] Mitt Romney37세 — In 1984 he co-founded Bain Capital, which grew into one of the nation's largest private equity firms.
954. [1984] Robert Cialdini39세 — Cialdini wrote the 1984 book on persuasion and marketing, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.
955. [1984] Robert Zemeckis32세 — He started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984).
956. [1984] Tadashi Yanai35세 — Yanai opened his first Uniqlo store in Hiroshima in 1984, and changed the name of his father's company Ogori Shoji to Fast Retailing in 1991.
957. [1984] Tom Clancy37세 — Originally an insurance agent, Clancy published his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984.
958. [1984] Wim Wenders39세 — Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987).
959. [1985] Alain Prost30세 — In 1985, Prost won his maiden title with McLaren, becoming the first World Drivers' Champion from France.
960. [1985] Blaise Compaoré34세 — Compaoré was a close associate of his predecessor and the country's first President, Thomas Sankara, who appointed Compaoré as Minister of Justice in 1985.
961. [1985] Hun Sen33세 — Hun Sen rose to the premiership in January 1985 when the one-party National Assembly appointed him to succeed Chan Sy, who had died in office in December 1984.
962. [1985] Jonathan Pryce38세 — His early screen success came with the film Brazil in 1985, marking a notable breakthrough in his cinematic career.
963. [1985] Orson Scott Card34세 — As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986).
964. [1985] Patrick Süskind36세 — Patrick Süskind (German: [ˈpatʁɪk ˈzyːskɪnt] ; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985.
965. [1985] Paul Reubens33세 — He produced and wrote a feature film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), directed by Tim Burton, which was a financial and critical success.
966. [1985] Richard Stallman32세 — Stallman founded the Free Software Foundation in 1985 to further his mission and organize the free software movement globally.
967. [1985] Sting (musician)34세 — Following his departure from The Police, Sting launched a highly successful solo career starting in 1985.
968. [1985] Vito Russo39세 — In 1985, he co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), a media watchdog organization that strives to end anti-LGBT rhetoric, and advocates for LGBTQ inclusion in popular media.
969. [1985] Walter Payton31세 — Payton proceeded to win the 1977 AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award and won Super Bowl XX with the 1985 Chicago Bears.
970. [1986] Aarathi32세 — In 1986 she directed 13 episodes of Bangalore DD serial Namma Nammalli.
971. [1986] Alan Taylor (historian)31세 — He graduated from Colby College, in Waterville, Maine, in 1977, and earned his PhD from Brandeis University in 1986.
972. [1986] Arturo Pérez-Reverte35세 — His first novel, El húsar, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was published in 1986.
973. [1986] Chaka Khan33세 — More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher Love".
974. [1986] Garry Shandling37세 — In 1986, he created It's Garry Shandling's Show, which aired on Showtime.
975. [1986] Geoffrey Hinton39세 — Williams, Hinton co-authored a highly cited paper published in 1986 that popularised the backpropagation algorithm for training multi-layer neural networks, although they were not the first to propose the approach.
976. [1986] Jamie Dimon30세 — In 1986, at the age of 30, Dimon was appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Commercial Credit and later became the firm's president.
977. [1986] Jeremy Waldron33세 — at Lincoln College, Oxford, under legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin and political theorist Alan Ryan; Waldron graduated in 1986.
978. [1986] Joe Montana30세 — In 1986, Montana won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award after suffering a severe back injury during week one.
979. [1986] Kim Myung-gon34세 — Kim founded the Arirang Theatre Company in 1986, where he was active until 1999.
980. [1986] Kiyoshiro Imawano35세 — He wrote many anti-nuclear songs following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
981. [1986] Larry Bird30세 — Bird was a 12-time NBA All-Star, won two NBA Finals MVP awards and received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award three consecutive times (1984–1986), making him the only forward in league history to do so.
982. [1986] Mani Ratnam31세 — After working in Telugu and Malayalam Cinema, he made his major breakthrough with Mouna Ragam (1986), established him as a leading filmmaker in Tamil cinema which won him his first Filmfare Best Director Award.
983. [1986] Mariano Rajoy31세 — In 1986, Rajoy was elected a member of the Congress of Deputies but shortly resigned his seat later that year to be appointed Vice President of Galicia, a role that he served in until the following year.
984. [1986] Mohammad Najibullah39세 — He graduated from Kabul University and served as the General Secretary of the PDPA between 1986 and 1992.
985. [1986] Pedro Almodóvar37세 — In 1986, Almodóvar co-founded the production company El Deseo with his brother Agustín, a partnership that has overseen the creation of all his subsequent films since Law of Desire in 1987.
986. [1986] Peter Gabriel36세 — In 1986, Gabriel released the worldbeat-influenced album So, his best-selling release; it is certified triple-platinum in the UK and quintuple-platinum in the US.
987. [1987] Charles Krauthammer37세 — A moderate liberal who turned independent conservative as a political pundit, Krauthammer won the Pulitzer Prize for his columns in The Washington Post in 1987.
988. [1987] Don Rosa36세 — He subsequently created approximately ninety stories between 1987 and 2006.
989. [1987] Frank Miller30세 — Subsequently, he wrote influential Batman stories: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) and Batman: Year One (1987).
990. [1987] Ilona Staller36세 — She transitioned into public life by entering politics, successfully being elected to the Italian Parliament in 1987 under the Radical Party banner.
991. [1987] Lee Deok-hwa35세 — On the small screen, Lee won the prestigious Daesang (or "Grand Prize") for the contemporary drama Love and Ambition (1987) and period epic Han Myung-hoe (1994).
992. [1987] Mary McAleese36세 — In 1975, she was appointed Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College Dublin, and in 1987 she returned to her alma mater, Queen's, to become director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies.
993. [1987] Mordechai Vanunu33세 — In 1987, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courage and self-sacrifice in revealing the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons program".
994. [1987] Patrick Swayze35세 — His breakthrough came with the romantic drama film Dirty Dancing (1987), receiving a Golden Globe nomination.
995. [1987] Rumiko Takahashi30세 — She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1980 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 2001 for Inuyasha, and the Seiun Award twice, once in 1987 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 1989 for Mermaid Saga.
996. [1987] Ryuichi Sakamoto35세 — His most successful work as a film composer was his original score for The Last Emperor (1987), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, making him the first Japanese composer to win an Academy Award.
997. [1987] Thaksin Shinawatra38세 — Thaksin founded the mobile phone operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) and the telecommunications conglomerate Shin Corporation in 1987, making him one of the wealthiest individuals in Thailand.
998. [1987] Zhang Yimou37세 — He made his acting debut in Old Well (1987), for which he won the Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and made his directorial debut with Red Sorghum (1988), which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
999. [1988] El Chapo31세 — He supervised logistics for Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, one of the nation's leading kingpins, in the mid-1980s, but founded his own cartel in 1988 after Félix's arrest.
1000. [1988] François Hollande34세 — He became a member of the National Assembly in 1988 and was elected First Secretary of the PS in 1997.
1001. [1988] Laurie Metcalf33세 — On television, she played Jackie Harris on Roseanne (1988–1997, 2018), for which she won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and its spinoff The Conners (2018–2025).
1002. [1988] Papa Wemba39세 — His internationally released albums, most notably Papa Wemba (1988), Le Voyageur (1992), Emotion (1995), and Molokaï (1998), helped introduce Congolese rumba to Western audiences through a synthesis of rumba, pop, and world music.
1003. [1988] Robert Rayford35세 — A paper published in 1988 reported that Western blot testing of Rayford's preserved tissues revealed the presence of nine different antibodies to HIV-1.
1004. [1988] Sergei Makarov (ice hockey)30세 — At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a silver in 1980.
1005. [1988] Shim Hyung-rae30세 — Shim Hyung-rae began his career debuting as a comedian in 1982 with the Korean Broadcasting System and won the KBS Best Comedian of the Year Award in 1988.
1006. [1989] Amy Madigan39세 — Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
1007. [1989] Amy Tan37세 — Tan first gained widespread acclaim with her novel, The Joy Luck Club, published in 1989.
1008. [1989] Gordon Brown38세 — His ascent within the Labour Party saw him appointed to Neil Kinnock's shadow cabinet in 1989.
1009. [1989] Jerry Seinfeld35세 — Seinfeld gained stardom playing a fictionalized version of himself in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and wrote with Larry David.
1010. [1989] John Grisham34세 — Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in June 1989, four years after he began writing it.
1011. [1989] José María Aznar36세 — He joined the People's Alliance, which was re-founded as the People's Party in 1989.
1012. [1989] Josiah Ober36세 — Ober's Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens won the Goodwin Award in 1989.
1013. [1989] Keith Haring31세 — Between 1982 and 1989, he created more than 50 public murals, many of them voluntarily for hospitals, schools, and community spaces.
1014. [1989] Kim Heung-gook30세 — However, in 1989, he began to work with the song "HORNABI", which was written and composed by Lee Hye-min.
1015. [1989] Lee Soo-man37세 — In 1989, he founded SM Entertainment, which has since become one of the largest entertainment companies in the country.
1016. [1989] Lee Yong-yi31세 — It was a refinement of a work published in 1989 by the writer Um In-hee in Another Cultural 3rd Collection.
1017. [1989] Nick Park31세 — Park has been nominated for an Academy Award seven times and won four with Creature Comforts (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
1018. [1989] Spike Lee32세 — Lee made his directorial debut with the comedy She's Gotta Have It (1986) and made his breakthrough for the drama Do the Right Thing (1989), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
1019. [1989] Tim Burton31세 — He had directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, biopic, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, superhero, and supernatural horror; these include Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks!
1020. [1989] Tom Petty39세 — Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994).
1021. [1990] Aimee Mann30세 — 'Til Tuesday released three albums and disbanded in 1990 when Mann left to pursue a solo career.
1022. [1990] Alexander Lukashenko36세 — In 1990, Lukashenko was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
1023. [1990] Andrés Pastrana Arango36세 — He was found by the National Police a week later, and in March, he was elected Mayor of Bogotá, a position that he held until 1990.
1024. [1990] Angela Merkel36세 — After German reunification in 1990, Merkel entered the Bundestag and was appointed Minister for Women and Youth in 1991.
1025. [1990] David Icke38세 — In 1990, Icke started visiting Betty Shine, a psychic who told him he was on Earth for a purpose and would receive messages from the spirit world.
1026. [1990] Ice-T32세 — He also co-founded the heavy metal group Body Count in 1990, integrating heavy music into his artistic output through tracks such as "Body Count" on O.
1027. [1990] Jean-Bertrand Aristide37세 — Aristide won the December 1990 presidential election, which was seen as the first free and fair election in Haitian history, with 67% of the vote, but was ousted just months later in the September 1991 military coup.
1028. [1990] Jens Stoltenberg31세 — Stoltenberg started his career in government as a state secretary in the Ministry of the Environment in 1990 and was elected to the Storting in 1993.
1029. [1990] Kevin Costner35세 — During this time, he directed and starred in the western epic Dances With Wolves (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards: Best Picture, and Best Director.
1030. [1990] Lawrence Taylor31세 — Taylor produced double-digit sacks each season from 1984 through 1990, including a career-high of 20.
1031. [1990] Marcia Gay Harden31세 — Her career trajectory gained notable momentum following her breakthrough role in the 1990 film Miller's Crossing by the Coen brothers.
1032. [1990] Moon Sung-keun37세 — Moon made his film debut in 1990 with Black Republic directed by Park Kwang-su.
1033. [1990] Shavkat Mirziyoyev33세 — His commitment to the region was formalized when he was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR in 1990.
1034. [1990] Shin Shin-ae31세 — Shin's breakthrough occurred in 1990 with her role as Park Bok-nyeo in the MBC Drama Yeombanggakha.
1035. [1990] Wong Kar-wai32세 — Days of Being Wild (1990), his first venture in such a direction, did not perform well at the box office, but received critical acclaim and won Best Film and Best Director at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards.
1036. [1991] Amina J. Mohammed30세 — She subsequently founded the Afri-Projects Consortium in 1991, where she held the role of Executive Director until 2001.
1037. [1991] Amy Grant31세 — In 1991, she released the album Heart in Motion, which became her best-selling album, topping the Billboard Christian album chart for 32 weeks.
1038. [1991] Cyril Ramaphosa39세 — In 1991, he was elected ANC secretary general under ANC president Nelson Mandela and became the ANC's chief negotiator during the negotiations that ended apartheid.
1039. [1991] Leslie Cheung35세 — He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990), and became world-renowned for his performances in Farewell My Concubine (1993) and Happy Together (1997).
1040. [1991] Mike Bossy34세 — Bossy was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991, was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history, and is considered one of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history.
1041. [1991] Sela Ward35세 — Her breakthrough came as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama series Sisters (1991–96), earning her first Primetime Emmy Award in 1994.
1042. [1991] Tilda Swinton31세 — For her portrayal of Isabella of France in Edward II (1991), she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.
1043. [1991] Tim Winton31세 — His most well-known novel, and the one that launched his career, was Cloudstreet, in 1991.
1044. [1992] Billy Ray Cyrus31세 — Since 1992, he has released numerous singles and sixteen studio albums.
1045. [1992] David Fincher30세 — Fincher made his feature film debut with Alien 3 in 1992, achieving a significant breakthrough with the film Seven in 1995.
1046. [1992] Dokgo Young-jae39세 — Dokgo won Best Supporting Actor for White Badge at the Blue Dragon Film Awards in 1992, then became a household name late in his career with the television drama My Mother's Sea in 1993.
1047. [1992] Hugo Chávez38세 — Dissatisfied with the Puntofijo Pact system, Chávez founded the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 in the early 1980s, leading to an unsuccessful coup d'état against the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1992.
1048. [1992] Lee Hyun-seung (director)31세 — He directed The Blue in You (1992), Sunset Into the Neon Lights (1995), Il Mare (2000) and Hindsight (2011).
1049. [1992] Magic Johnson33세 — Johnson was the co-captain of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team"), which won the Olympic gold medal in Barcelona.
1050. [1992] Nigel Mansell39세 — Mansell won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1992 with Williams, and won 31 Grands Prix across 15 seasons.
1051. [1992] Patrick Chamoiseau39세 — His novel Texaco was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1992.
1052. [1992] Phil Taylor (darts player)32세 — In 1992, he won his second world title in dramatic fashion, defeating Mike Gregory 6–5 in a tiebreak leg after Gregory had missed six championship darts.
1053. [1992] Ray Liotta38세 — His films that were released posthumously include Cocaine Bear, Fool's Paradise, Dangerous Waters (all 2023), and 1992 (2024).
1054. [1992] Tatsuya Ishii33세 — In 1992, their single "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" (君がいるだけで, Kimi ga Iru Dake de) won the Japanese record first prize.
1055. [1992] Thomas Remengesau Jr.36세 — In sum, Remengesau was elected Vice-President of Palau in 1992 and 1996, then president in 2000, 2004, 2012 and 2016.
1056. [1993] Aleksandr Dugin31세 — After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he co-founded the National Bolshevik Party, which espoused National Bolshevism, with Eduard Limonov in 1993 before leaving in 1998.
1057. [1993] Angela Bassett35세 — Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
1058. [1993] Forest Whitaker32세 — Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993) and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004).
1059. [1993] Fumio Kishida36세 — After beginning his career in finance, Kishida entered politics and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1993 general election as a member of the LDP.
1060. [1993] Gloria Estefan36세 — Estefan's 1993 Spanish-language album, Mi Tierra, won the first of her three Grammy Awards for Best Tropical Latin Album.
1061. [1993] Hiromi Go38세 — Go appeared in the Canadian film Samurai Cowboy with Catherine Mary Stewart and Robert Conrad, which was released in 1993.
1062. [1993] Holly Hunter35세 — For her performance as a mute Scottish woman in The Piano (1993), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
1063. [1993] Howard Stern39세 — His books Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995) both debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list and sold over one million copies.
1064. [1993] Jensen Huang30세 — After earning a master's degree from Stanford University, Huang launched Nvidia in 1993 from a Denny's restaurant in San Jose, California, at age 30 and has remained its president and CEO since.
1065. [1993] Julianne Moore33세 — Moore made her breakthrough with Robert Altman's ensemble film Short Cuts (1993), followed by a critically acclaimed performance in Todd Haynes' Safe (1995).
1066. [1993] Kōji Tamaki35세 — In 1987, Tamaki released his first solo single "All I Do" and continued his solo career after Anzen Chitai went into hiatus (1993–2001, 2004–2009).
1067. [1993] Kim Deal32세 — The Pixies broke up in early 1993, and Deal returned her focus to the Breeders, who released the platinum-selling album Last Splash in 1993, featuring the popular single "Cannonball".
1068. [1993] Kim Kyu-chul33세 — Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's Seopyeonje, considered one of the classics of Korean cinema.
1069. [1993] Larry Summers39세 — In 1993, Summers was appointed Under Secretary for International Affairs of the United States Department of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton's administration.
1070. [1993] Mae Jemison37세 — Jemison left NASA in 1993 and founded a technology research company.
1071. [1993] Melissa Leo33세 — Her breakthrough role came in 1993 as detective and later sergeant Kay Howard on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1997).
1072. [1993] Stephen Harper34세 — He was a founder of the Reform Party of Canada and was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1993 federal election in the riding of Calgary West.
1073. [1993] Sunny Deol36세 — His portrayal of a volatile lawyer in Santoshi's crime drama Damini (1993) won him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
1074. [1993] Tom Hanks37세 — He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor, playing a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993), then the title character in Forrest Gump (1994).
1075. [1993] Tran Anh Hung31세 — Hung's Oscar-nominated debut (for Best foreign film) was The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), which also won two top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival.
1076. [1993] Tsai Ing-wen37세 — Appointed to government positions by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) in 1993, she was one of the chief drafters of the special state-to-state relations doctrine under President Lee Teng-hui.
1077. [1993] Viktor Orbán30세 — His political career began when he was first elected to the National Assembly in 1990, where he subsequently led Fidesz's parliamentary group until 1993.
1078. [1993] Yegor Gaidar37세 — Gaidar founded the party Democratic Choice of Russia, and as a member of that party was elected to the State Duma in the 1993 legislative election.
1079. [1993] Zucchero Fornaciari38세 — He has won numerous awards, including four Festivalbar, nine Wind Music Awards, two World Music Awards (1993, 1996), six IFPI Europe Platinum Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination.
1080. [1994] Bonnie Blair30세 — Blair won two gold medals in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and her final two Olympic gold medals at the 1994 Lillehammer games.
1081. [1994] Gosho Aoyama31세 — He achieved international renown for his manga series Case Closed, which debuted in 1994 and continues to this day.
1082. [1994] Hans Zimmer37세 — He has won the Academy Award for Best Original Score twice, for The Lion King (1994) and for Dune (2021).
1083. [1994] Hugh Grant34세 — Grant emerged as a star with Richard Curtis's romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), for which he won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
1084. [1994] Jeff Bezos30세 — In mid-1994, Bezos founded Amazon, initially as an online bookstore.
1085. [1994] Lindsey Graham39세 — Graham was first elected to Congress in 1994, drawing national attention as a member of the House Judiciary Committee and as a House impeachment manager during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.
1086. [1994] Michael Laudrup30세 — At Barcelona, Laudrup claimed nine trophies in total, including four successive La Liga titles from 1991 to 1994 and the European Cup in 1992, as he moved to arch-rivals Real Madrid in 1994, with whom he won his fifth consecutive La Liga title.
1087. [1994] Michel Houellebecq38세 — Lovecraft before he published his first novel, Whatever, in 1994.
1088. [1994] Mullah Omar34세 — He founded the Taliban, an Islamist militant organization, in 1994 and served as its first supreme leader until his death in 2013.
1089. [1994] Sandra Bullock30세 — Her breakthrough in the action thriller Speed (1994) led to leading roles in the romantic comedies While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Practical Magic (1998), and the dramas A Time to Kill (1996) and Hope Floats (1998).
1090. [1995] Brendan Eich34세 — His defining achievement came in 1995 when he started at Netscape Communications Corporation, leading to the creation of JavaScript.
1091. [1995] Choi Min-soo33세 — For his performance in The Terrorist (1995), he won his first Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor and fourth Popular Star Award.
1092. [1995] David Simon35세 — He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–1995), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns.
1093. [1995] Evo Morales36세 — Morales entered electoral politics in 1995, was elected to Congress in 1997, and became leader of MAS in 1998.
1094. [1995] Geena Davis39세 — However, Davis' role in the box office failure Cutthroat Island (1995), directed by her husband, Renny Harlin, preceded a lengthy break and downturn in her film career.
1095. [1995] Jafar Panahi35세 — His debut feature, The White Balloon (1995), won the Caméra d'Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, marking the first major award for an Iranian film at that event.
1096. [1995] Jo Kwan-woo30세 — He debuted as a singer in 1994 and experienced great success with his second album, 1995's Memory, which sold 3 million copies and is considered one of the best albums of the 1990s by South Korean music critics.
1097. [1995] John Lasseter38세 — He personally directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011), and executive-produced all other Pixar films through 2018.
1098. [1995] Kazuyo Sejima39세 — A significant milestone occurred in 1995 when she co-founded the influential firm SANAA with Ryue Nishizawa.
1099. [1995] Kevin Spacey36세 — He won two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for playing a con man in The Usual Suspects (1995) and Best Actor for playing a suburban husband and father going through a midlife crisis in American Beauty (1999).
1100. [1995] Kim Ki-duk35세 — After returning to South Korea, Kim began his career as a screenwriter and won first prize in a screenplay contest held by the Korean Film Council in 1995.
1101. [1995] Mel Gibson39세 — In 1995, Gibson produced, directed, and starred in the war film Braveheart for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the Academy Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award for Best Picture.
1102. [1995] Miguel Induráin31세 — Induráin won five Tours de France from 1991 to 1995, the fourth to win five times, and the only five-time winner to achieve those victories consecutively.
1103. [1995] Moby30세 — Beyond his charting singles, he released critically acclaimed work like Everything Is Wrong in 1995.
1104. [1995] Park Ji-il35세 — Park debuted on big screen in 1995 with the film My Dear Keum-hong.
1105. [1995] Rajkumar Santoshi39세 — Later, he directed the successful action romance film Barsaat (1995), which marked the film debut of Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna.
1106. [1995] Simon Baron-Cohen37세 — In 1985, Baron-Cohen formulated the mindblindness theory of autism, the evidence for which he collated and published in 1995.
1107. [1995] Tracy Chapman31세 — Her fourth album, New Beginning, was released in 1995 and became another worldwide success.
1108. [1996] Anthony Albanese33세 — He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1996 federal election, winning the seat of Grayndler in Inner West Sydney.
1109. [1996] Brewster Kahle36세 — Furthermore, he co-founded Alexa Internet in 1996.
1110. [1996] Ellen DeGeneres38세 — Wrong (1996), EDtv (1999), The Love Letter (1999), and most notably voicing the character Dory in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016); for her performance in Finding Nemo, DeGeneres won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.
1111. [1996] Hiroshi Mikitani31세 — In 1996, Mikitani began venturing into the high technology business and started looking at various business models, and decided to launch an online shopping mall.
1112. [1996] Jan Železný30세 — He won the silver medal in the 1988 Olympics and the gold medal at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games.
1113. [1996] Jimmy Wales30세 — He co-founded Bomis in 1996, which subsequently provided funding for the peer-reviewed encyclopedia Nupedia between 2000 and 2003.
1114. [1996] Karch Kiraly36세 — Kiraly achieved unparalleled success by winning gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, and subsequently won gold in the 1996 Beach Volleyball competition.
1115. [1996] Karl Malone33세 — Malone also competed with the United States national team in the Summer Olympic Games of 1992 and 1996; in both years he won gold medals.
1116. [1996] Lee Geung-young36세 — He also wrote and directed the films The Gate of Destiny (1996) and The Beauty in Dream (2002).
1117. [1996] Matthew Broderick34세 — He also directed himself in Infinity (1996) and voiced Simba in The Lion King (1994) and Adam in Bee Movie (2007).
1118. [1996] Patricia Heaton38세 — Heaton achieved her career breakthrough and global fame with her portrayal of Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005).
1119. [1996] Randy Barnes30세 — He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics.
1120. [1996] Rosie O'Donnell34세 — After a series of television and film roles that introduced her to a larger national audience, O'Donnell hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, between 1996 and 2002, which won several Daytime Emmy Awards.
1121. [1996] The Wachowskis31세 — They made their directing debut with Bound (1996), and achieved fame with The Matrix (1999), a major box-office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director.
1122. [1996] Yahya Jammeh31세 — At first ruling by decree, he was elected president in the 1996 election.
1123. [1996] Yasuyuki Okamura31세 — In 1996, he retreated from the media and performing, and started to focus more on producing other artists, including Meg and Chara.
1124. [1997] Arundhati Roy36세 — Roy achieved considerable literary acclaim with her novel, The God of Small Things, published in 1997.
1125. [1997] Benny Benassi30세 — Although he began to gain popularity with his pseudonym in 1997 by releasing the song "Electric Flying", his first international hit was "I Feel So Fine", launched in 2001 under the nickname KMC.
1126. [1997] Cha In-pyo30세 — His major breakthrough came in the 1997 television series Star in My Heart, one of the first Korean dramas to be broadcast overseas and widely acknowledged to be the "first generation" of the Korean Wave, earning him public recognition.
1127. [1997] Gordon Ramsay31세 — His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall and currently holds eight.
1128. [1997] Hide (musician)33세 — When they disbanded in 1997, he focused on his solo career which started four years prior and went on to enjoy significant popularity.
1129. [1997] Hideaki Anno37세 — In 1997, Gainax launched a project to re-adapt Evangelion's scrapped ending into a feature-length film.
1130. [1997] Ismail Haniyeh35세 — Haniyeh was appointed to head a Hamas office in 1997 and subsequently rose in the ranks of the organization.
1131. [1997] Joe Rogan30세 — In 1997, he started working for the UFC as an interviewer and color commentator.
1132. [1997] Koshi Inaba33세 — He has also periodically released solo material, starting in 1997 with the album Magma, produced whilst B'z were on a brief hiatus.
1133. [1997] Seo Sang-won30세 — In 1997, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Acting at the Sungkyunkwan University Social Education Center.
1134. [1997] Stone Cold Steve Austin33세 — He won the WWF Championship six times, and the Royal Rumble a record of 3 times, in 1997, 1998 and 2001, as well as becoming the fifth WWF Triple Crown Champion.
1135. [1997] Ulises Ruiz Ortiz39세 — In the 1997 mid-term election he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent the sixth district of Oaxaca.
1136. [1998] Amy Klobuchar38세 — She was a partner at two Minneapolis law firms before being elected county attorney of Hennepin County in 1998, making her responsible for all criminal prosecution in Minnesota's most populous county.
1137. [1998] Boris Nemtsov39세 — In 1998, he founded the Young Russia movement.
1138. [1998] David Morales36세 — He was nominated again the next year and won the 1998 Grammy Award for “Remixer of the Year”.
1139. [1998] Guy Ritchie30세 — In 1995, he directed a short film, The Hard Case, followed by the crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), his feature-length directorial debut.
1140. [1998] Julia Gillard37세 — Gillard was first elected to the House of Representatives at the 1998 election for the Victorian division of Lalor.
1141. [1998] Julia Louis-Dreyfus37세 — Her breakthrough came playing Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1990–1998), one of the most successful sitcoms in television history.
1142. [1998] Louis C.K.31세 — He was also directing surreal short films and directed two features—Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001).
1143. [1998] Lucy Liu30세 — Liu had her breakthrough role as Ling Woo in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002).
1144. [1998] Michael E. Mann33세 — As lead author of a paper produced in 1998 with co-authors Raymond S.
1145. [1998] Nigella Lawson38세 — Lawson achieved significant recognition through her published works, including the best-selling cookery book How to Eat in 1998 and How to Be a Domestic Goddess in 2000, which earned her the British Book Award for Author of the Year.
1146. [1998] Norm Macdonald39세 — After being fired from SNL, he wrote and starred in the 1998 film Dirty Work and headlined his own sitcom, The Norm Show, from 1999 to 2001.
1147. [1998] Peter Thiel31세 — He founded Thiel Capital Management in 1996 and co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin and Luke Nosek in 1998.
1148. [1998] R. Kelly31세 — In 1998, he won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly".
1149. [1998] Steven Soderbergh35세 — He pivoted into more mainstream fare with the crime comedy Out of Sight (1998), the biopic Erin Brockovich (2000), and the crime drama Traffic (2000), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director.
1150. [1999] Choi Min-sik37세 — His film breakthrough came with Shiri (1999), which established Choi as a leading actor.
1151. [1999] Didier Deschamps31세 — With Chelsea, he won the 1999–2000 FA Cup, and also reached another Champions League final with Valencia in 2001, before retiring later that season.
1152. [1999] Garry Kasparov36세 — His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013.
1153. [1999] Gavin Clark30세 — Sunhouse released one album, the critically acclaimed Crazy on the Weekend in 1998 but split in 1999.
1154. [1999] Halle Berry33세 — She produced and starred in the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
1155. [1999] Jack Ma35세 — In 1999, he co-founded Alibaba Group, initially as a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce marketplace and later expanded into a multinational conglomerate.
1156. [1999] Jordan Peterson37세 — In 1999, he published his first book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, which became the basis for many of his subsequent lectures.
1157. [1999] Mahamat-Saleh Haroun38세 — Haroun's feature film Bye Bye Africa, released in 1999, stands as a significant achievement, showcasing his narrative skill and thematic depth.
1158. [1999] Mitch Hedberg31세 — Throughout his career, he recorded three stand-up comedy albums, Strategic Grill Locations (1999), Mitch All Together (2003), and the posthumous Do You Believe in Gosh?
1159. [1999] Mohamed Nasheed32세 — He was first elected to Parliament in 1999 but was later removed from office, and was arrested and imprisoned several times during his early career.
1160. [1999] Mylène Farmer38세 — Her fifth studio album, Innamoramento, was released in 1999, featuring more electronic influences.
1161. [1999] Nigel Farage35세 — He has been a prominent Eurosceptic since the early 1990s and was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999.
1162. [1999] Robert Fico35세 — He founded the left-wing political party Direction – Social Democracy in 1999 and has led the party since.
1163. [1999] Slick Rick34세 — " Following legal troubles, he released albums such as The Ruler's Back and Behind Bars before achieving a notable comeback with The Art of Storytelling in 1999.
1164. [1999] Stephen Hendry30세 — He won seven world titles between 1990 and 1999, setting a new modern-era record that he held outright until Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled it in 2022.
1165. [1999] Sul Kyung-gu31세 — Sul achieved his breakthrough in film with Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy (1999), the first of several collaborations with the director, followed by Oasis (2002).
1166. [1999] Wanda Sykes35세 — She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999.
1167. [1999] Will Smith31세 — Smith released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025).
1168. [1999] Yoshiki (musician)34세 — In 1999, at the request of the Japanese Imperial family, he composed and performed a classical song at a celebration in honor of the tenth anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.
1169. [1999] Yu Oh-seong31세 — The year 1999 was somewhat of a breakthrough for Yu, as he took the lead role in Jang Jin's acclaimed cult comedy, The Spy and also starred in Kim Sang-jin's hugely successful Attack the Gas Station.
1170. [2000] Aleksandr Karelin33세 — Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Games under a different flag each time (Soviet Union, Unified Team, and Russia respectively), and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games.
1171. [2000] Anastacia32세 — In 2000, she released "I'm Outta Love", her debut single, which quickly topped charts worldwide and paved the way for her first album, Not That Kind.
1172. [2000] Brian Michael Bendis33세 — While at Marvel Comics, Bendis worked with Bill Jemas and Mark Millar as the writer on the first book of the Ultimate Marvel imprint, Ultimate Spider-Man, which debuted in 2000.
1173. [2000] Doc Rivers39세 — Rivers was named the 2000 NBA Coach of the Year in his first season with the Magic and won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008.
1174. [2000] Heike Drechsler36세 — She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump, winning in 1992 and 2000.
1175. [2000] Hugh Jackman32세 — Jackman's breakthrough role came as Wolverine, having portrayed him across the X-Men film franchise and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from X-Men (2000) to Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
1176. [2000] Isabell Werth31세 — On Gigolo, she won all her championships between 1992 and 2000, save for the 1999 European Championships in Arnheim, where she rode Anthony FRH.
1177. [2000] John Romero33세 — He co-founded a new studio, Ion Storm, and directed the FPS Daikatana (2000), which was a critical and commercial failure.
1178. [2000] Julia Roberts33세 — She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the titular role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000).
1179. [2000] Kei Aran30세 — Snow Troupe: 1991–2000 Star Troupe: 2000–2009 Aran graduated at the top of her class from the Takarazuka Music School in 1991.
1180. [2000] Kurt Angle32세 — Four months later, he won the 2000 King of the Ring tournament and began pursuing the WWF Championship, which he won in October and would go on to win a total of four times.
1181. [2000] Leontien van Moorsel30세 — At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, van Moorsel won gold medals on the road (road race and time trial), and on the track (3 km pursuit).
1182. [2000] Michael Chabon37세 — In 2000, he published The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001; John Leonard described it as Chabon's magnum opus.
1183. [2000] Michael J. Fox39세 — Fox was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2026, and was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002.
1184. [2000] Nicolás Maduro38세 — Initially a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade union leader before being elected to the National Assembly in 2000.
1185. [2000] Nicolas Cage36세 — Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003), and has directed Sonny (2002).
1186. [2000] Robert Korzeniowski32세 — Korzeniowski won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 50 km walk at Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004.
1187. [2000] Sam Mendes35세 — In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List.
1188. [2000] Steve Redgrave38세 — Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born 23 March 1962) is a British retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000.
1189. [2000] Toni Braxton33세 — Braxton's third studio album, The Heat (2000), debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, spawning the international top-five single "He Wasn't Man Enough".
1190. [2001] Akshay Kumar34세 — Kumar won Filmfare Awards for his negative role in Ajnabee (2001) and his comic performance in Garam Masala (2005).
1191. [2001] Ali Daei32세 — During his playing career, Daei was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.
1192. [2001] Andy Burnham31세 — He began his parliamentary career by being elected as the MP for Leigh in 2001, and he held significant cabinet roles under previous prime ministers, including serving as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Culture Secretary.
1193. [2001] Armando Iannucci38세 — Iannucci also fronted the satirical Armistice review shows and in 2001 created his most personal work, The Armando Iannucci Shows, for Channel 4.
1194. [2001] Daniel Pearl38세 — Pearl had entered Pakistan to cover the war on terror, which was launched by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001.
1195. [2001] Dominik Hašek36세 — From 1993 to 2001, he won six Vezina Trophies, the most under the award's current system of voting for the best individual goaltender.
1196. [2001] Faith Hill34세 — In 2001, Hill recorded "There You'll Be" for the Pearl Harbor soundtrack and it too became an international success.
1197. [2001] Florin Curta36세 — Curta is known for an unorthodox approach and interpretation of the ethnogenesis of the Early Slavs, a hypothesis published first in The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region (2001), and met with negative criticism.
1198. [2001] Jamie Foxx34세 — Following this success, he was given his own sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show, in which he starred, co-created and produced from 1996 to 2001.
1199. [2001] Jay-Z32세 — His 11 subsequent albums, including The Blueprint (2001), The Black Album (2003), American Gangster (2007), and 4:44 (2017), have each debuted atop the Billboard 200.
1200. [2001] Jennifer Connelly31세 — Connelly won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Alicia Nash in the John Nash biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001), directed by Ron Howard.
1201. [2001] Kim Nam-joo (actress)30세 — After 2001, Kim went into semi-retirement, appearing only in commercials, particularly after she married actor Kim Seung-woo in 2005 and they started a family.
1202. [2001] Kim Roi-ha36세 — Kim won Best Actor at the 2001 Dong-A Theatre Awards for his portrayal of Yeonsangun of Joseon in the stage play Yi.
1203. [2001] Kylie Minogue33세 — The follow-up, Fever (2001), was an international breakthrough for Minogue, becoming her best-selling album to date.
1204. [2001] Lee Sung-jae31세 — In 2001, Lee acted opposite Ko So-young in A Day, a drama about a young married couple who wish to have a baby; he then appeared alongside Cha Seung-won and Kim Hye-soo in Kick the Moon, another wildly popular comedy by Kim Sang-jin.
1205. [2001] Manisha Koirala31세 — In 2001, the Government of Nepal awarded her with the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu.
1206. [2001] Naim Süleymanoğlu34세 — He was awarded the Olympic Order in 2001.
1207. [2001] Park Hee-soon31세 — He graduated with a theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, and was a member of the Mokwha Repertory Company from 1990 to 2001.
1208. [2001] PJ Harvey32세 — Among the accolades Harvey has received are both the 2001 and 2011 Mercury Prize for Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000) and Let England Shake (2011), respectively, making her the only artist to have been awarded the prize twice.
1209. [2001] Stephen Chow39세 — In 2001, he directed and starred in Shaolin Soccer (2001), which brought him international recognition, furthered by Kung Fu Hustle (2004).
1210. [2001] Warren Ellis33세 — Ellis wrote the video games Hostile Waters (2001), Cold Winter (2005), and Dead Space (2008).
1211. [2001] Yoon Jong-shin32세 — He owns a talent agency/record label called Mystic89, founded in 2001 with Lee Hak-hee.
1212. [2002] Binyavanga Wainaina31세 — Wainaina achieved significant recognition in 2002 when he won the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing.
1213. [2002] David Guetta35세 — He released his initial studio effort, *Just a Little More Love*, in 2002.
1214. [2002] Elon Musk31세 — In 2002, he launched SpaceX, pioneering innovations in reusable rocketry and commercial spaceflight.
1215. [2002] Esther Duflo30세 — Prior to receiving the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciencesvó-Armengol International Prize (2019), the Elaine Bennett Research Prize (2002) and the John Bates Clark Medal (2010) by the American Economic Association.
1216. [2002] Grigori Perelman36세 — In 2002 and 2003, he developed new techniques in the analysis of Ricci flow, and proved the Poincaré conjecture and Thurston's geometrization conjecture, the former of which had been a famous open problem in mathematics for the past century.
1217. [2002] Hong Seok-cheon31세 — He started his first restaurant Our Place in 2002, two years after he came out.
1218. [2002] Hwang Soo-jung30세 — She was sentenced to one year and six months in jail, but was released on bail after serving 78 days in 2002.
1219. [2002] Kim Hak-sun (actor)32세 — He debuted in 2002 in films with a role in Hong Sang-soo’s On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate, and appeared in The Magicians (2005).
1220. [2002] Konstantin Khabensky30세 — Among the Russian audience, he gained recognition with the TV series Deadly Force (2002-2005), while his international breakthrough came with the films Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch (2006) as the protagonist, Anton Gorodetsky.
1221. [2002] Kwon Oh-joong31세 — He founded the organization 천사를 돕는 사람들의 모임 (A Group of Angels Who Help Others) in 2002.
1222. [2002] Martin Brodeur30세 — He also won two Olympic gold medals with Canada, his first as the starting goaltender for the team in 2002, and his second as the backup goaltender in 2010, as well as several other medals with Canada in other international competitions.
1223. [2002] Muttiah Muralitharan30세 — Muralitharan was a part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup and the team which was joint-winners with India of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.
1224. [2002] Park Joo-mi30세 — After appearing in Ladies of the Palace, Park married businessman Lee Jang-won in 2001 and temporarily retired from acting to focus on her family (she gave birth to her sons in 2002 and 2007).
1225. [2002] Randy Johnson39세 — He won the pitching Triple Crown in 2002.
1226. [2002] Salma Hayek36세 — Hayek's portrayal of painter Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida (2002), which she also produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
1227. [2002] Shaquille O'Neal30세 — He and the Lakers won the NBA championship in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
1228. [2002] Steve Yzerman37세 — In 2002, Yzerman won an Olympic gold medal, making him one of few players to win an Olympic gold medal and the Stanley Cup in the same year.
1229. [2002] Uhm Jung-hwa33세 — Her performance in the erotic comedy Marriage Is a Crazy Thing (2002) won Best Actress at the 39th Baeksang Arts Awards, a category she received another nomination for with Princess Aurora (2006) and won again with Dancing Queen (2012).
1230. [2002] Wasim Akram36세 — In 2002, Wisden released its only list of the best players of all time.
1231. [2003] Ayaan Hirsi Ali34세 — In 2003, Hirsi Ali was elected to the lower house of the States General of the Netherlands.
1232. [2003] Bong Man-dae33세 — Before making his mainstream feature film debut in 2003, Bong directed 15 straight-to-video films which were acknowledged for their strong narratives and stylish visuals.
1233. [2003] Dave Chappelle30세 — He co-created and starred in the sketch comedy series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) on Comedy Central before quitting in the middle of production of the third season.
1234. [2003] DMX33세 — In 2003, he published a book of his memoirs titled E.
1235. [2003] Faure Gnassingbé37세 — He was appointed by his father as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications, serving in these roles from 2003 to 2005.
1236. [2003] Glenn McGrath33세 — McGrath was a member of the Australian team that won three consecutive World Cup trophies, winning the 1999 Cricket World Cup, the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
1237. [2003] Huh Joon-ho39세 — Huh began his career in theater and became active in film and television as a character actor, notably in the film Silmido (2003) for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards.
1238. [2003] Idina Menzel32세 — In 2003, she originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked on Broadway, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
1239. [2003] Irrfan Khan36세 — He had his breakthrough as a leading actor in the Hindi movies Haasil (2003) and Maqbool (2004).
1240. [2003] Jang Hang-jun34세 — Jang has directed the feature films Spring Breeze (2003), Forgotten (2017), Rebound (2023) and anthology The Killer.
1241. [2003] Jang Jin-young31세 — She became only the second winner of two Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress, having won in 2001 for Sorum, and again in 2003 for Singles.
1242. [2003] Ji Jin-hee32세 — He had drawn positive reviews for his portrayal of a surgeon caught up in a love triangle with a priest in the melodrama Love Letter, but Ji's breakthrough came in late 2003 with period drama Dae Jang Geum (also known as Jewel in the Palace).
1243. [2003] Kamala Harris39세 — She was elected district attorney of San Francisco in 2003 and attorney general of California in 2010, and reelected as attorney general in 2014.
1244. [2003] Kim Ji-hyun (singer)31세 — She released her second solo album, Second Time, in 2003, and participated in Roo'ra's reunion in 2009.
1245. [2003] Kim Joo-hyuk31세 — He started getting recognition for his third film, Singles (2003).
1246. [2003] Lee Ji-hyun (actress, born 1972)31세 — She debuted in the 2003 film Six Views.
1247. [2003] Lela Tsurtsumia34세 — Another record was set in 2003, when she released the album Suleli Tsvima (Stupid Rain), which sold more than 60,000 copies in Georgia.
1248. [2003] Lisa Marie Presley35세 — Presley released three studio albums—To Whom It May Concern (2003), Now What (2005), and Storm & Grace (2012).
1249. [2003] Martin Johnson (rugby union)33세 — He was captain as England reached the quarter finals of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, won the Grand Slam in the 2003 Six Nations Championship and as England won the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
1250. [2003] Mikhail Mishustin37세 — In 2003, Mikhail Mishustin completed a PhD in Economics at the Plekhanov University.
1251. [2003] Nicole Kidman36세 — She also starred in acclaimed films such as Cold Mountain (2003), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), Bombshell (2019), The Northman (2022), and Babygirl (2024), the latter of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.
1252. [2003] Noriyuki Makihara34세 — In 2003 he became famous for composing "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (世界に一つだけの花, "The One and Only Flower in the World"), which was recorded by Japanese boy band SMAP and sold millions.
1253. [2003] Oh Hyun-kyung33세 — Oh gave birth to a daughter in 2003, and started a golf fashion business the year after.
1254. [2003] Peter Dinklage34세 — He made his film debut in the black comedy film Living in Oblivion (1995), and had his breakthrough with a starring role in the 2003 comedy-drama The Station Agent.
1255. [2003] Renée Zellweger34세 — She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a loquacious farmer in the war film Cold Mountain (2003).
1256. [2003] Takanori Nishikawa33세 — Tofu released three of his studio albums: coordinate (2003), Seventh Heaven (2004), and vertical infinity (2005).
1257. [2003] Tom Anderson33세 — Thomas Anderson (born November 8, 1970) is an American technology entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website Myspace, which he founded in 2003 with Chris DeWolfe.
1258. [2003] Traci Lords35세 — In 2003, she published her autobiography, Traci Lords: Underneath It All, which debuted at number 31 on the New York Times Best Seller list.
1259. [2003] Viswanathan Anand34세 — He won the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship in 2003 and 2017, the Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship, 11 times, and the Amber chess tournament rapid event 9 times.
1260. [2003] Wes Scantlin31세 — In 2003, they released their second album, Life on Display.
1261. [2003] Yoon Do-hyun31세 — It won music awards from Korea's three main broadcast stations KBS, MBC and SBS, and won the WPMA (World Peace Music Award) in 2003 for their activities in promoting human rights.
1262. [2004] Akon31세 — Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album Trouble (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely", the following year.
1263. [2004] Brian Lara35세 — As captain, Lara led the West Indies team to win the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, the first time the team won any major ICC trophy since winning the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
1264. [2004] Cafu34세 — In 1994, Cafu was crowned South American Footballer of the Year, and in 2004, was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
1265. [2004] Cate Blanchett35세 — She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the biopic The Aviator (2004), and Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in the comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013).
1266. [2004] Choi Jin-young34세 — He released his third and last album in 2004.
1267. [2004] Elliott Smith35세 — At the time of his death, Smith was working on his album From a Basement on the Hill, which was posthumously produced and released in 2004.
1268. [2004] Farah Khan39세 — Khan launched her directorial career with the successful film Main Hoon Na in 2004.
1269. [2004] Jeon Bae-soo34세 — Jeon Bae-soo debuted as an actor in films in 2004, taking small roles.
1270. [2004] Kim Jung-eun30세 — In 2004, Kim had her major breakthrough in television for the drama, Lovers in Paris which earned her awards and accolades including Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 2004 SBS Drama Awards.
1271. [2004] Konstantin Novoselov30세 — He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a MSc degree in 1997, and was awarded a PhD from the Radboud University of Nijmegen in 2004 for work supervised by Andre Geim.
1272. [2004] Lee Seo-hwan31세 — He graduated from the Department of German Language and Literature at Incheon National University and made his debut in 2004 with the musical The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
1273. [2004] Lee Seung-chul38세 — Lee has won several major awards, including the Album Bonsang at the 1989, 2004, and 2009 Golden Disc Awards; and Musician of the Year (Male) at the 2005 Korean Music Awards.
1274. [2004] Mia Hamm32세 — She won gold at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2004, and won silver in 2000.
1275. [2004] Oh Na-ra30세 — Since 2004, she started play the main lead in the creative musicals I Love You.
1276. [2004] Ole Einar Bjørndalen30세 — He has won the Overall World Cup title six times, in 1997–98, in 2002–03, in 2004–05, in 2005–06, in 2007–08 and in 2008–09.
1277. [2004] Pavel Kolobkov35세 — He won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at five Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004.
1278. [2004] Phil Mickelson34세 — He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles (2004, 2006, 2010), two PGA Championships (2005, 2021), and one Open Championship (2013).
1279. [2004] Pierre Omidyar37세 — Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004, becoming a long-term Democratic Party donor.
1280. [2004] Ryu Si-won32세 — Subsequent to the 2004 broadcast of his drama Beautiful Days in Japan, he started activities there both as an actor and a singer.
1281. [2004] Shania Twain39세 — In 2004, after releasing her Greatest Hits album, which produced three singles including "Party for Two", Twain entered a hiatus, stating years later that diagnoses with Lyme disease and dysphonia severely weakened her singing voice.
1282. [2004] Tsuyoshi Kusanagi30세 — Moreover, his Korean-language-Japanese-produced movie The Hotel Venus (ホテルビーナス, Hoteru Bīnasu) (March 6, 2004 Japan public presentation) was submitted to the Moscow International Film Festival on June 25, 2004.
1283. [2004] Vera Farmiga31세 — Her transition to film and television saw a significant breakthrough role in Down to the Bone in 2004, establishing her dramatic range early in her career.
1284. [2005] Amy Adams31세 — Her breakthrough came when she played a loquacious pregnant woman in the independent comedy-drama Junebug (2005), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination.
1285. [2005] Byun Jung-soo31세 — In 2005, Byun became the creative director for clothing label Ellahoya, when it launched its higher-end line for the Hyundai Home Shopping Network.
1286. [2005] David Lee McInnis32세 — After a period of introspection, McInnis returned to the limelight with a leading role in Typhoon, a big-budget South Korean action film released in 2005.
1287. [2005] Edge (wrestler)32세 — He won the 2001 King of the Ring tournament, the first Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 21 in 2005, and the 2010 Royal Rumble match, making him the first wrestler to achieve all three.
1288. [2005] Jamie Oliver30세 — In 2005, Oliver started a campaign, Feed Me Better, to introduce schoolchildren to healthier foods, which was later backed by the government.
1289. [2005] Jang Jin34세 — He has written and directed over 15 films since 1995 and some of his most notable works include Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) and Good Morning President (2009).
1290. [2005] Jeremy Soule30세 — In 2005, he founded DirectSong, a record label that published digital versions of his soundtracks as well as those of classical composers.
1291. [2005] Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1974)31세 — Meanwhile, Joo and Lee Yo-won's 2005 TV series Fashion 70's received good ratings of 30%.
1292. [2005] Léonora Miano32세 — The Lire magazine awarded it with the title of the best first French novel in 2005.
1293. [2005] Masahiro Sakurai35세 — Apart from his work on those series, he also led the design of Meteos in 2005 and directed Kid Icarus: Uprising in 2012.
1294. [2005] Nicolas Winding Refn35세 — He directed the Pusher trilogy (1996–2005), the crime drama Bronson (2008), and the adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009).
1295. [2005] Philip Seymour Hoffman38세 — Hoffman began to occasionally play leading roles, and he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Truman Capote in Capote (2005).
1296. [2005] Róisín Murphy32세 — Her solo journey saw critical milestones with the release of *Ruby Blue* in 2005, which she co-wrote and produced with Matthew Herbert.
1297. [2005] Ryoo Seung-wan32세 — He has directed films such as Crying Fist (2005), The Unjust (2010), The Berlin File (2013), Veteran (2015), Escape from Mogadishu (2021), Smugglers (2023) and Humint (2026).
1298. [2005] Tim Minchin30세 — His show Darkside launched him into the public eye, achieving critical success at the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
1299. [2005] Tyler Perry36세 — His career reached a peak with the 2005 film Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which he wrote and produced from his stage play.
1300. [2005] Uhm Tae-woong31세 — In 2005, he made his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed Resurrection, followed by another revenge-themed series Lucifer in 2007.
1301. [2005] Yim Pil-sung33세 — He wrote and directed Antarctic Journal (2005), Hansel and Gretel (2007), and Scarlet Innocence (2014).
1302. [2006] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi35세 — Upon the dissolution of the MSC in October 2006, Baghdadi became a leading member of the newly established Islamic State of Iraq organization, and rose through the group's ranks until he was appointed its emir, the highest leader, in 2010.
1303. [2006] Beau Biden37세 — In 2006, Biden was elected Attorney General of Delaware.
1304. [2006] Birdman (rapper)37세 — Apart from his solo work and five releases as part of Big Tymers, Birdman is best known for his discovery and mentorship of fellow New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne, with whom he released the collaborative album, Like Father, Like Son (2006).
1305. [2006] Hyun Young30세 — Hyun Young has recorded the Korean version of "Dragostea din tei" (otherwise known as the Numa Numa song), titled "Nuna's Dream" ("누나의 꿈"); the "Numa Numa" lyrics are changed to "Nuna Nuna" (the Korean term used by males for an older woman) in 2006.
1306. [2006] Jia Zhangke36세 — At the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, he won the Golden Lion for Still Life (2006).
1307. [2006] Johnny Knoxville35세 — Following the conclusion of Jackass, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the first installment in the Jackass film series, with a second and third installment released in 2006, and 2010, respectively.
1308. [2006] Joseph Kabila35세 — Kabila founded the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) and was elected president in 2006.
1309. [2006] Julian Assange35세 — Assange founded WikiLeaks in 2006, establishing a platform for publishing sensitive information.
1310. [2006] Kim Hye-soo36세 — Her most commercially successful role was Madam Jeong in the crime film Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), which also won her third Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress.
1311. [2006] Kim Jung-tae33세 — In 2006 he started going by his current stage name Kim Jung-tae.
1312. [2006] Laura Pausini32세 — In 2006, she won a Grammy Award, receiving the accolade for Best Latin Pop Album for the record Escucha.
1313. [2006] Lee Chang-ho31세 — In 2006, Lee won the Wangwi title for the eleventh consecutive year.
1314. [2006] Lee Seo-jin35세 — A regular volunteer of Habitat for Humanity since 2006, he was appointed its Goodwill Ambassador for Korea in 2008.
1315. [2006] Mark Rutte39세 — Rutte won the 2006 VVD leadership election and led the party to victory in the 2010 general election.
1316. [2006] Oh Man-seok31세 — Highly acclaimed for his portrayal of Gong-gil, Oh was awarded Best New Actor by the National Theater Association of Korea for the play's first run in 2000, and he reprised the role four more times in 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2010.
1317. [2006] Park Yong-woo35세 — But his career breakthrough would come in his first leading role, in dark romantic comedy My Scary Girl (2006) opposite Choi Kang-hee.
1318. [2006] Penélope Cruz32세 — She has performed in seven films directed by Pedro Almodóvar: Live Flesh (1997), All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006), Broken Embraces (2009), I'm So Excited!
1319. [2006] Roy Keane35세 — He then signed for Celtic, where he won the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup before retiring as a player in 2006.
1320. [2006] So Hee-jung33세 — So Hee-jung started her career in theatres and made her debut in television in 2006 and in films in 2011.
1321. [2006] Terence Tao31세 — He was awarded the Fields Medal@@ in 2006 for his contributions to partial differential equations, combinatorics, harmonic analysis, and additive number theory.
1322. [2006] Thierry Omeyer30세 — Quickly becoming the first choice goalkeeper, he won five championships (from 2002 to 2006) and five national cups (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006).
1323. [2007] Andry Rajoelina33세 — He formed the political party Young Malagasies Determined and was elected Mayor of Antananarivo in 2007.
1324. [2007] Ben Affleck35세 — His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received.
1325. [2007] Cathy Freeman34세 — In 2007, she founded the Cathy Freeman Foundation, which changed names twice (to Community Spirit Foundation and later to Murrup).
1326. [2007] Hakeem Jeffries37세 — Jeffries began his elected service in the New York State Assembly, representing the 57th district from 2007 to 2012.
1327. [2007] Jun-seong Kim32세 — He is perhaps best known for his role as Mike Juhn in the 2007 crime film West 32nd (2007), directed by Michael Kang.
1328. [2007] Kim Han-min38세 — He directed the feature films Paradise Murdered (2007), Handphone (2009), War of the Arrows (2011), and The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014).
1329. [2007] Kim Sang-ho (actor)37세 — Kim won Best Supporting Actor at the 2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in The Happy Life.
1330. [2007] Kristen Wiig34세 — She also took on supporting roles in the comedy films Knocked Up (2007) and Paul (2011), and co-wrote and starred in Bridesmaids (2011), which was critically and commercially successful.
1331. [2007] Lee Do-yeop35세 — In 2007, he directed "The Guy Meets Her," a contemporary adaptation of Anton Chekhov's one-act comedy.
1332. [2007] Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1971)36세 — When she switched to acting, Lee starred in television series such as Premonition (1997), Dal-ja's Spring (2007) and Queen of Housewives (2009), and also founded the fashion brand Miss Dorothy.
1333. [2007] Lee Seung-yeon39세 — Capitalizing on her image as a trendsetter, she launched her own clothing line About el in 2007, which became a hit among consumers.
1334. [2007] Marion Cotillard32세 — She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of French singer Édith Piaf in La Vie en Rose (2007), becoming the only actor to win an Academy Award for a French-language performance.
1335. [2007] Misty May-Treanor30세 — They also won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
1336. [2007] Park Myung-soo37세 — He has released several music singles, including "Prince of the Sea", which was covered by LPG in 2007.
1337. [2007] Park Si-hoo30세 — With How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor in 2007, he gained more recognition and won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards that year.
1338. [2007] Sarah Silverman37세 — She then starred in and produced The Sarah Silverman Program, which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central.
1339. [2007] Scott Morrison39세 — Morrison became a Member of Parliament for the New South Wales division of Cook following the 2007 election and was appointed to the shadow cabinet.
1340. [2007] Sung Hyun-ah32세 — In 2007 Sung won the Best Actress award from the Malaga International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain, for her role in the horror film Cello.
1341. [2007] Tina Fey37세 — She appeared on the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2007 and 2009, and was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2010.
1342. [2007] Yoo Jun-sang38세 — He also won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards for the 2007 medical thriller Wide Awake.
1343. [2008] Annika Sörenstam38세 — Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 96 international professional tournaments, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name.
1344. [2008] Giorgia Meloni31세 — In 2008, she was appointed Minister for Youth Policies in the fourth Berlusconi government, a role which she held until 2011.
1345. [2008] Ha Jung-woo30세 — His breakthrough to stardom came with the role in Na Hong-jin's serial killer film The Chaser (2008).
1346. [2008] Jessica Chastain31세 — After making her film debut at age 31 in the drama Jolene (2008), Chastain had her breakthrough in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramas Take Shelter (2011) and The Tree of Life (2011).
1347. [2008] Jo Han-chul35세 — In 2008, Jo joined the encore performance of Park Su-jin's play Applause for Juliet, directed by Min Bok-ki.
1348. [2008] Jo Sung-mo31세 — Jo Sung Mo entered mandatory enlistment on March 30, 2006, and completed his service on May 23, 2008.
1349. [2008] John Legend30세 — That same year, Legend released the live album John Legend: Live from Philadelphia (2008), followed by his collaborative album with the Philadelphia-based hip hop band Roots, Wake Up!
1350. [2008] Joshua Jackson30세 — For his performance in the Canadian independent drama One Week (2008), Jackson won the Genie Award for Best Actor.
1351. [2008] Justin Trudeau37세 — He was elected to represent the riding of Papineau in the House of Commons in the 2008 federal election.
1352. [2008] Kim Ji-young (actress, born 1974)34세 — She won several Best Supporting Actress awards for playing an indomitable handball player in the 2008 sports drama Forever the Moment.
1353. [2008] Lee Juck34세 — His third album 나무로 만든 노래 (Songs Made of Wood) won the "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Best Pop Album" and "Best Pop Song" from the Korean Music Awards in 2008.
1354. [2008] Luis Miguel38세 — His album Cómplices was released in 2008, peaking at No.
1355. [2008] Mahershala Ali34세 — His first major film role was in the David Fincher-directed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
1356. [2008] Moon Hee-joon30세 — In 2008, Moon released his fifth album, Special Album, which included songs from H.
1357. [2008] Park Yong-ha31세 — Behind Love, released on July 23, 2008, was ranked as the third top single album on Oricon, Japan's premier daily album chart.
1358. [2008] Paula Radcliffe35세 — She represented Great Britain at the Olympics in four consecutive games (1996 to 2008), although she never won an Olympic medal.
1359. [2008] Preity Zinta33세 — For her first international role in the Canadian drama Heaven on Earth (2008) she was awarded the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress and nominated for the Genie Award.
1360. [2008] Russell Peters38세 — He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008.
1361. [2008] Seth MacFarlane35세 — In 2008, he created the online series Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy.
1362. [2008] Usher (musician)30세 — In 2007, Usher released the album Here I Stand (2008), which spawned the US number-one single "Love in This Club".
1363. [2008] Wladimir Klitschko32세 — He won his second WBO title by defeating Sultan Ibragimov in 2008.
1364. [2009] Amy Poehler38세 — She went on to produce and star as Leslie Knope in the sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) for which she won a Golden Globe Award.
1365. [2009] Anders Behring Breivik30세 — A company he founded later went bankrupt, and he reported no income in 2009.
1366. [2009] Choi Han36세 — He won Best TV Voice Actor at the 2009 MBC Drama Awards for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
1367. [2009] Jang Seo-hee37세 — She was later appointed as goodwill ambassador for the 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale.
1368. [2009] Jang Young-ran30세 — In May 2009, she released her debut single "The Mask" under the name "Rani".
1369. [2009] Jonny Wilkinson30세 — In 2009, he moved to Toulon, where he won two Heineken Cups and one Top 14 championship in five seasons.
1370. [2009] Kawase Tomoko34세 — From 2001 to 2009, she released music through Defstar Records, a division of Sony Music Japan.
1371. [2009] Lee Bo-young30세 — Her two films released in 2009 were both melodramas.
1372. [2009] Markus Persson30세 — He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.
1373. [2009] Pedro Sánchez37세 — He subsequently entered the national political arena by being elected to the Congress of Deputies in 2009.
1374. [2009] Rashida Jones33세 — Jones also appeared in the films I Love You, Man (2009), The Social Network (2010), Our Idiot Brother (2011), The Muppets (2011), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012) which she co-wrote, and Tag (2018).
1375. [2009] Ryu Seung-soo38세 — Ryu wrote his memoir Don't Be an Actor Like Me, which was published in 2009.
1376. [2009] Yang Ik-june34세 — He is best known for the 2009 film Breathless, which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in.
1377. [2009] Yoo Chae-yeong36세 — In 2009, after nearly a decade of absence from the music scene, she released a new single titled Another Decade.
1378. [2010] Abiy Ahmed34세 — In the 2010 national election, Abiy became an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament, representing the district of Agaro.
1379. [2010] Aki Hoshino33세 — Hoshino authored a book, published in 2010, called Hoshino Body.
1380. [2010] Banksy37세 — Banksy directed and starred in the documentary film Exit Through the Gift Shop, which made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
1381. [2010] Buju Banton37세 — His 2010 album Before the Dawn won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
1382. [2010] Charlie Elphicke39세 — He was first elected as Conservative MP for Dover at the 2010 general election and served as a government whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 2015 to 2016.
1383. [2010] Choo Ja-hyun31세 — She starred in Loveholic in 2010, a character-driven romance drama directed by Kwon Chil-in.
1384. [2010] Christina Aguilera30세 — Since 2010, Aguilera released four more studio albums.
1385. [2010] Fedor Emelianenko34세 — Emelianenko began his political career in 2010, being elected as a deputy of the Belgorod Regional Duma.
1386. [2010] Im Soo-jung31세 — Destiny (2010) and All About My Wife (2012), for which she won Best Actress at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards.
1387. [2010] James Corden32세 — Originally airing from 2007 to 2010, Corden co-wrote and co-starred with Welsh actress Ruth Jones in Gavin & Stacey, for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance.
1388. [2010] James Wan33세 — He successfully directed the first film of the Insidious series in 2010 and brought critical acclaim to the initial Conjuring film.
1389. [2010] Kang Mal-geum31세 — After graduating, she worked for a trading company for 4 years, then made her debut in Chungmuro in 2010 after debuted earlier onstage in Daehak-ro in 2007.
1390. [2010] Kevin Hart31세 — He has since released four more comedy albums: Seriously Funny (2010), Laugh at My Pain (2011), Let Me Explain (2013), and What Now?
1391. [2010] Kim Se-ah36세 — In 2010, she published a book called The Naturalistic Childbirth of Kim Se-ah.
1392. [2010] Lee Hwi-jae38세 — Hwi-jae married florist Moon Jeong-won at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on December 5, 2010.
1393. [2010] Liz Truss35세 — After two unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons, she became the MP for South West Norfolk at the 2010 general election.
1394. [2010] Mizuki Nana30세 — In 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond reached #1, her first release to do so; while her single "Phantom Minds", released in 2010, also charted at #1.
1395. [2010] Nas37세 — In 2010, Nas released Distant Relatives, a collaborative album with Damian Marley that donated its royalties to active African charities.
1396. [2010] Neil Patrick Harris37세 — He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on Glee (2010).
1397. [2010] Oh Jung-se33세 — He appeared in the 2010 film Unjust, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, where he played a corrupt reporter who accepts entertainment and bribes from prosecutors and writes articles to suit his taste.
1398. [2010] Park Hae-joon34세 — Park started his career in 2005 as a stage actor in Daehangno, later joining the Chaimu theater company in 2010.
1399. [2010] Pau Gasol30세 — Gasol won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010.
1400. [2010] Rani Mukerji32세 — Mukerji's collaborations with Yash Raj Films from 2007 and 2010 produced several unsuccessful films and led critics to bemoan her choice of roles.
1401. [2010] Regina King39세 — She has also directed the music video for the 2010 song "Finding My Way Back" by Jaheim.
1402. [2010] Ryoko Tani35세 — Beyond her athletic achievements, Tani transitioned into public life, eventually being elected to the House of Councillors in 2010.
1403. [2010] Ryoo Seung-bum30세 — He made a name for himself in a variety of eclectic films directed by his older brother Ryoo Seung-wan, notably Die Bad (his acting debut in 2000), Arahan (2004), Crying Fist (2005), The Unjust (2010), and The Berlin File (2013).
1404. [2010] Shin Yeon-shick34세 — He directed The Fair Love (2010), The Russian Novel (2013), Rough Play (2013), Romans 8:37 (2017), and Cassiopeia (2022), as well as wrote the screenplays for Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) and Cobweb (2023).
1405. [2010] Taika Waititi35세 — Waititi achieved major breakthroughs with films like Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), both becoming top-grossing films entirely funded and produced within New Zealand.
1406. [2010] Tarkan (singer)38세 — In 2010, his eighth studio album, Adımı Kalbine Yaz, became the best-selling album of the year in Turkey, and in 2016 was released his ninth album, Ahde Vefa, which has a Classical Turkish theme.
1407. [2010] Tony An32세 — In September 2010, An completed his 2-year army duty and released a new song, "Going To Meet You Now".
1408. [2010] Vitali Klitschko39세 — In 2010, he founded the party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) and was elected for this party the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
1409. [2010] Yoo Se-yoon30세 — UV debuted in 2010 with "No Cool, I'm Sorry", a song that depicts a break up between two lovers through a comic lens.
1410. [2010] Yoon Sang-hyun37세 — In early 2010, Yoon released the Japanese single Saigo no Ame ("The Last Rain"), which debuted at 11th place on the Oricon Chart.
1411. [2010] Yuka Murofushi33세 — She won the 2010 Japanese title in both the discus and hammer throw events.
1412. [2011] Alex Chu32세 — On June 2, 2011, Alex released his second solo album, Just Like Me.
1413. [2011] Bret McKenzie35세 — He served as music supervisor for two Muppet films, The Muppets (2011) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014), the former of which won him an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Man or Muppet".
1414. [2011] Chun Jung-myung31세 — Chun started his own management company in 2011.
1415. [2011] David Beckham36세 — He returned to the Galaxy and won the MLS Cup in 2011 and 2012.
1416. [2011] Dirk Nowitzki33세 — Known for his scoring ability, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and trademark one-legged fadeaway jump shot, Nowitzki won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2007 and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2011.
1417. [2011] Georges St-Pierre30세 — He also won a record 33 consecutive rounds between 2007 to 2011.
1418. [2011] Jagmeet Singh32세 — He was first elected in 2011, representing Bramalea—Gore—Malton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until his entry into federal politics.
1419. [2011] Jennifer Hudson30세 — Her second and third studio albums, I Remember Me (2011) and JHUD (2014), both peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200; the latter was released by RCA Records.
1420. [2011] Jessica Alba30세 — In 2011, she co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods brand.
1421. [2011] Kim Ha-neul33세 — In 2011, Kim won Best Actress at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards for her performance in the serial killer thriller Blind.
1422. [2011] Kim Sung-min (actor)38세 — Kim was released from a prison in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province on March 25, 2011.
1423. [2011] Koji Murofushi37세 — In 2011, he was crowned world champion.
1424. [2011] Lee Jung-hyun31세 — Night Fishing won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at 2011 Berlin International Film Festival.
1425. [2011] Maaya Sakamoto31세 — Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1.
1426. [2011] Michael Fassbender34세 — For his portrayal of a sex addict in Steve McQueen's drama Shame (2011), he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
1427. [2011] Park Sung-kwang30세 — In 2011, he debuted as a director with his short film, Curse, at the Seoul International Extreme-Short Image and Film Festival.
1428. [2011] Park Wan-kyu38세 — In 1997, as Boohwal's vocalist he recorded their 5th album, Discovery of Fire with them, singing their title song "Lonely Night," and reunited with them in 2011 for their collaboration project with the song "Secret.
1429. [2011] Peyton Manning35세 — After undergoing neck surgery that sidelined him for the 2011 season, Manning was released by the Colts and signed with the Broncos.
1430. [2011] Ronaldinho31세 — He returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo in 2011 and Atlético Mineiro a year later where he won the 2013 Copa Libertadores, before moving to Mexico to play for Querétaro and then back to Brazil to play for Fluminense in 2015.
1431. [2011] Sachin Tendulkar38세 — Later in his career, Tendulkar was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India.
1432. [2012] Abby Wambach32세 — She won the gold medal at the Olympics in 2004 and 2012.
1433. [2012] Ahmed al-Sharaa30세 — In 2012, with the support of al-Qaeda's central command, al-Sharaa founded Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as al-Nusra Front, to depose the Assad regime.
1434. [2012] Ai Otsuka30세 — In 2012, Otsuka debuted as the vocalist of the band Rabbit.
1435. [2012] Baek Ji-won39세 — In 2012, she gained recognition on TV with JTBC's How Long I've Kissed, directed by Ahn Pan-seok and written by Jeong Seong-ju.
1436. [2012] Ben Whishaw32세 — In 2012, Whishaw played the title role in a BBC Two adaptation of Richard II, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.
1437. [2012] Bradley Wiggins32세 — In 2012, Wiggins won the Paris–Nice, the Tour de Romandie, the Critérium du Dauphiné, and became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France and the time trial at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
1438. [2012] Chris Gayle33세 — He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20.
1439. [2012] Chun Myung-hoon34세 — He released his single, Welcome To The Jungle on October 19, 2012.
1440. [2012] Emmanuel Macron35세 — Macron was a senior adviser to President Hollande, being appointed as Élysée deputy secretary-general by Hollande after the 2012 presidential election.
1441. [2012] Eva Longoria37세 — Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination.
1442. [2012] Jamie Dwyer33세 — He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics where Australia won bronze medals.
1443. [2012] Jin Jong-oh33세 — Furthermore, he won the gold medal in the men's 10 m air pistol at the 2012 Olympics, demonstrating exceptional skill across various disciplines.
1444. [2012] Jo Jung-suk32세 — However, 2012 proved to be his breakout year with two high-profile projects.
1445. [2012] Julien Kang30세 — In May 2012, Kang starred opposite Ryu Si-won as Kang Gu-ra, a rival fighter to Ryu's Seung-hyuk in Channel A's Goodbye Dear Wife.
1446. [2012] Kate Winslet37세 — She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012.
1447. [2012] Kemi Badenoch32세 — In 2012, Badenoch unsuccessfully contested a seat in the London Assembly, but became a member of the London Assembly after Victoria Borwick was elected as an MP in 2015.
1448. [2012] Kim Jae-hwa32세 — Kim made her acting debut in 2009 in the film Harmony and she started to gain recognition following her role as Deng Yaping, Chinese champion of table tennis competition in the 2012 series As One.
1449. [2012] Kim Rhode33세 — She won a gold medal in skeet shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, equaling the world record of 99 out of 100 clays.
1450. [2012] Kyrsten Sinema36세 — She left the Green Party to join the Arizona Democratic Party in 2004 and was elected to a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2012.
1451. [2012] Lee Jae-won (singer)32세 — In 2012, Jae Won released his new album in Chinese language titled It's the Time.
1452. [2012] Lee Mi-do30세 — In 2012, she started working in TV, while remaining active in the world of movies.
1453. [2012] Lee Sang-yoon31세 — Lee earned recognition with his role in the family weekend drama Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), which recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.
1454. [2012] Lee Si-eon30세 — Following the drama's success, on September 15, 2012, Lee, along with co-stars Seo In-guk, Eun Ji-won, and Shin So-yul, hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live Korea, which featured parodies of scenes from their series.
1455. [2012] Lee Sun-kyun37세 — His other high-profile films include mystery thriller Helpless (2012), romantic comedy All About My Wife (2012), and action thriller A Hard Day (2014), the latter of which won him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor.
1456. [2012] Lia (Japanese singer)31세 — In 2012, the Vocaloid software IA was released, which sampled Lia's voice and earned a large fanbase.
1457. [2012] Markus Schulz37세 — In September 2012, Schulz was crowned America's number one DJ by DJ Times.
1458. [2012] Michael K. Lee39세 — The role had won him the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle's Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in 2012, during the Allegiance's run at the Old Globe there.
1459. [2012] Moon Jeong-hee36세 — She has won Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Deranged (2012) and Best Supporting Actress award in Buil Film Awards for her performance in Cart (2014).
1460. [2012] Nayib Bukele31세 — In 2012, he joined the FMLN and was elected mayor of Nuevo Cuscatlán.
1461. [2012] Nicki Minaj30세 — She explored dance-pop on her second US number-one album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), which produced the top-five single, "Starships".
1462. [2012] Yoo Ji-tae36세 — His feature directorial debut Mai Ratima was released in 2012.
1463. [2012] Younis Khan35세 — Younis Khan was a member of the Pakistan cricket team that won the 2012 Asia Cup.
1464. [2013] Andrew Choi33세 — He released his first album, Love Was Enough on May 27, 2013.
1465. [2013] Annalena Baerbock33세 — She established her political career by being first elected to the Bundestag in 2013.
1466. [2013] Christine Sinclair30세 — In September 2013, Sinclair was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame and in June 2017, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston.
1467. [2013] Hamish Linklater37세 — As a playwright, he made his professional debut with The Vandal in 2013 and later wrote The Whirligig.
1468. [2013] Hwang Geum-hee36세 — Previously known by her stage name Ji Sung-won (지성원), Hwang began using her real name professionally in August 2013.
1469. [2013] Jang Yoon-ju33세 — She also hosts Korea's Next Top Model, and won Best Radio DJ at the 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards for KBS Cool FM's Rooftop Radio.
1470. [2013] Joaquin Phoenix39세 — He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014), and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017).
1471. [2013] John Oliver36세 — Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards for writing for The Daily Show and became its guest host for eight weeks in 2013.
1472. [2013] Kate Siegel31세 — She has starred in the films Oculus (2013); Hush, which she co-wrote, and Ouija: Origin of Evil (both 2016); Gerald's Game (2017); and The Life of Chuck (2024).
1473. [2013] Kim So-hyun (actress, born 1975)38세 — In contrast to many of her peers, Kim did not attend a performing arts high school and has stated in a 2013 interview that she had started out playing the violin and actually shunned singing.
1474. [2013] Lee Jung32세 — Lee released his 10th anniversary album Synergy in November 2013, including title track "We Loved Together", which is composed and written by 5 o'clock and features Ha Dong-kyun.
1475. [2013] Min Woo-hyuk30세 — He debuted as a musical actor in the musical The March of Youth in 2013, as an actor in OCN's drama Holyland on April 28, 2012, and as a singer on April 23, 2005, with the album titled SUN HA 1st Album.
1476. [2013] Mo Farah30세 — He also completed the 'distance double' at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
1477. [2013] Ock Joo-hyun33세 — Her next album, "Reflection" was released in 2013.
1478. [2013] Scott Dixon33세 — Dixon has won the IndyCar Series championship six times, in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020, and he won the 2008 Indianapolis 500 with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR).
1479. [2013] So Yoo-jin32세 — On January 19, 2013, So married Paik Jong-won, chef and CEO of 26 restaurant franchises with 169 branches across the country.
1480. [2013] Tommy Robinson31세 — Robinson co-founded the English Defence League and served as its leader between 2009 and 2013, making him a significant figure in far-right mobilization.
1481. [2013] Yuichi Nakamaru30세 — He successfully graduated in March 2013.
1482. [2014] Anna Paquin32세 — She played the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama television series True Blood (2008–2014), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2009.
1483. [2014] Benedict Cumberbatch38세 — In 2014, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015, he was appointed a CBE for services to performing arts and charity.
1484. [2014] Calvin Harris30세 — In 2014, he released his fourth studio album, Motion, which debuted at number one in his native Scotland, as well as number two in the United Kingdom and number five in the United States.
1485. [2014] Cho Jin-woong38세 — For his role as a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014), Cho won Best Actor at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.
1486. [2014] Choi Gwi-hwa36세 — His breakthrough role was that of a deputy chief in the cult hit series Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), a satirical exploration of life in a typical Korean office environment.
1487. [2014] Dwyane Wade32세 — With LeBron James and Chris Bosh, he helped guide Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2011 to 2014, and won back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013.
1488. [2014] Hayley Wickenheiser36세 — On February 20, 2014, Wickenheiser was elected to the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission.
1489. [2014] Jon Watts33세 — He also directed and co-wrote the films Clown (2014), Cop Car (2015), and Wolfs (2024); as well as directing many episodes of the parody television news series Onion News Network.
1490. [2014] Julius Malema33세 — The following year, he founded the EFF and was elected to the National Assembly in 2014, where the party won 25 seats.
1491. [2014] Kim Sun-young (actress, born 1976)38세 — Though she debuted in films in 2005 with She's on Duty, her television debut was in 2014 with a minor role in the MBC drama series Hotel King.
1492. [2014] Kumar Sangakkara37세 — He was a key part of the Sri Lankan squads which won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and 2014 T20 World Cup.
1493. [2014] Lee Don-ku (director)30세 — He wrote and directed Fatal (2013) and Entangled (2014).
1494. [2014] Lee Hyun31세 — He debuted in 2007 as a member of the co-ed vocal group 8Eight, which disbanded in 2014.
1495. [2014] Lee Yu-ri34세 — In 2014, Lee won the Grand Prize at MBC Drama Awards, gaining 385,434 (about 54%) out of 712,300 votes sent in by the viewers.
1496. [2014] Li Na32세 — Li won nine WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 2011 French Open (defeating the defending champion Francesca Schiavone) and 2014 Australian Open.
1497. [2014] Nicol David31세 — She has won the World Open title a record 8 times in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, as well as the British Open title in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014.
1498. [2014] Park Han-byul30세 — On December 23, 2014, a statement was released by Park's agency stating that she and Seven had ended their 12-year relationship earlier on in the year.
1499. [2014] Park Jung-ah33세 — In June 2014, Park released Because of You which is part of South Korean drama Doctor Stranger's OST.
1500. [2014] Ryu Soo-young35세 — Their romantic relationship started in 2014.
1501. [2014] Sami Yusuf34세 — In recognition of his philanthropy, in 2014, Yusuf was appointed United Nations Global Ambassador for the World Food Programme.
1502. [2014] Sean Richard Dulake30세 — Returning to English speaking roles, in 2014, he starred in a short film executive produced by Michelle Yeoh entitled Morning Star and the 2015 movie Ktown Cowboys which premiered at South by Southwest.
1503. [2014] Shim Yi-young34세 — Shim married actor Choi Won-young on February 28, 2014, at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX Walkerhill Hotel in Samseong-dong.
1504. [2014] Zhao Wei38세 — For her performance in the drama film Dearest (2014), Zhao won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress.
1505. [2015] Amy Schumer34세 — Schumer wrote and made her film debut in a starring role in Trainwreck (2015) earning a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
1506. [2015] Aziz Ansari32세 — In 2015, Ansari co-created, and starred in the first two seasons of Netflix's critically acclaimed series Master of None, for which he also served as a writer and director.
1507. [2015] Carli Lloyd33세 — She won the 2015 and 2019 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup with the United States, finished second at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, and scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Olympics and the 2012 Olympics.
1508. [2015] Choi Sung-won (actor)30세 — He started gaining recognition through his role as Sung No-eul in the Korean drama Reply 1988 (2015), a third installment of the Reply series by tvN.
1509. [2015] Dan Carter33세 — Carter played for the All Blacks in their Rugby World Cup winning teams in both 2011 and 2015, becoming one of 43 players to have won multiple Rugby World Cups.
1510. [2015] Gianluigi Buffon37세 — After reaching the 2015 and 2017 UEFA Champions League finals, Buffon was named to the Champions League Squad of the Season on both occasions, and won the inaugural The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award in the latter year.
1511. [2015] Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1976)39세 — She starred in Lee Joon-ik's historical drama The Throne (2015), for which she won a Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
1512. [2015] Jeon Mi-do33세 — In 2015, she won the Best Actress Award at the 9th The Musical Awards, and in 2017 and 2018, she once again bagged the Best Actress Award back-to-back at the 1st and 2nd Korean Musical Awards, respectively.
1513. [2015] JJ Lin34세 — to Myself (2015) produced the hit single "Twilight", while Message in a Bottle (2017) produced the single...
1514. [2015] Joko Anwar39세 — He won the Best Director Awards twice: in 2015 for the urban drama A Copy of My Mind and in 2020 for the folk horror Impetigore as well as the Best Screenplay Award in 2008 for co-writing Mouly Surya's Fiksi..
1515. [2015] Juan Guaidó32세 — He co-founded the Popular Will party with Leopoldo López in 2009 and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly in 2010, eventually becoming a full-seat deputy in 2015.
1516. [2015] Judit Polgár39세 — In June 2015, Polgár was elected as the new captain and head coach of the Hungarian national men's team.
1517. [2015] Jung Yu-mi (actress, born 1983)32세 — In 2015, she starred in the female-centric indie film The Table directed by Kim Jong-kwan, which premiered at the 21st Busan International Film Festival.
1518. [2015] Kim Sung-bum (actor)37세 — In 2015, Kim got his first television supporting role in director Yoo Je-won's drama Oh My Ghost as a police officer Han Jin-goo.
1519. [2015] Lewis Hamilton30세 — Over the next three seasons, Hamilton and Rosberg won 51 of 59 Grands Prix amidst their fierce rivalry, with Hamilton winning the former titles in 2014 and 2015, and Rosberg winning the latter.
1520. [2015] Mohammed bin Salman30세 — He was appointed deputy crown prince and defence minister after his father became king in 2015, then promoted to crown prince in 2017.
1521. [2015] Rooney Mara30세 — Her critical acclaim continued with leading roles in Side Effects (2013) and the romantic drama Carol (2015), where she notably won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
1522. [2015] Sarah Michelle Gellar38세 — In addition to acting, she co-founded Foodstirs, an e-commerce baking company that operated from 2015 to 2022, released the cookbook Stirring Up Fun with Food (2017), and served as a judge on Star Search (2026).
1523. [2015] Won Tae-hee37세 — He has also started to direct his own indie films Cinema (2015) and In Another Place.
1524. [2016] Anna Kendrick31세 — Her memoir, Scrappy Little Nobody, was published in 2016.
1525. [2016] Dana (South Korean singer)30세 — In 2016, Dana later returned to the music scene with released her single "Touch You" through SM Station.
1526. [2016] Donald Glover33세 — He created the FX series Atlanta (2016–2022), which he starred in and occasionally directed.
1527. [2016] Eleanor Catton31세 — Her award-winning debut novel, The Rehearsal, written as her Master's thesis, was published in 2008, and has been adapted into a 2016 film of the same name.
1528. [2016] Fan Bingbing35세 — She reunited with Feng in I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016), which won her the Silver Shell for Best Actress and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.
1529. [2016] Hikaru Utada33세 — After a prolonged hiatus, Utada released the acoustic-driven albums Fantôme (2016) and Hatsukoi (2018), which reached number one on the Oricon albums chart.
1530. [2016] Im Chul-soo32세 — He started his acting career onstage in both stage plays and musicals, moving to dramas in 2016.
1531. [2016] J Balvin31세 — In 2016, he released Energia, which included the hit singles "Bobo", "Safari", and "Sigo Extrañándote".
1532. [2016] Justine Henin34세 — In 2016, she became the first Belgian tennis player inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and in 2023, the International Tennis Federation awarded Henin its highest honor, the Philippe Chatrier Award.
1533. [2016] Kaori Icho32세 — On October 20, 2016, she was awarded the People's Honour Award by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for her achievements, the second wrestler to receive the highest award, after Saori Yoshida in 2012.
1534. [2016] Kim Jong-min37세 — Kim has won numerous awards including the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards for his work on 2 Days & 1 Night.
1535. [2016] Kim Jung-ah33세 — In 2016, Pledis Entertainment announced that her contract had expired and she had graduated from After School naturally.
1536. [2016] Kirsty Coventry33세 — In 2016, Coventry retired from swimming after her fifth Olympics, having won the joint-most individual medals in women's swimming in Olympic history and she is the most decorated African Olympian.
1537. [2016] Martyna Majok31세 — As her work gained wider acclaim and recognition, Majok, who has a diverse writing style, debuted Cost of Living (2016), Queens (2018), and Sanctuary City (2021).
1538. [2016] Ryu Jun-yeol30세 — Ryu began his acting career in independent films like Socialphobia (2015) prior to being known through the television series Reply 1988 (2015–2016) which won him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor.
1539. [2016] Sandara Park32세 — Ian (2016), for which she won Best Actress at a Korean web festival.
1540. [2016] Shin Dong-wook34세 — In November 2016, Shin published his first novel, Writing, Space Journal about a man in a space elevator construction project that drifts into the galaxy, a love story between a cranky genius businessperson and a genius theoretical physicist.
1541. [2016] Skepta34세 — His fourth album, Konnichiwa (2016), achieved widespread acclaim and won the Mercury Prize, featuring notable tracks like "That's Not Me" and "Shutdown".
1542. [2016] Solange Knowles30세 — Her third studio album, A Seat at the Table (2016) was released to widespread critical acclaim and became her first number-one album in the US.
1543. [2016] Tomohisa Yamashita31세 — He released his solo music under Warner Music Japan until 2016.
1544. [2016] Young Tak33세 — In 2016, he started his trot career with the release of his first trot single album, Nuna You Are Perfect.
1545. [2017] Aaron Carter30세 — Carter released the single "Fool's Gold" in 2016 and the EP Love in 2017.
1546. [2017] Anthony Padilla30세 — Together, they wrote, directed, and starred in popular sketch comedy videos from 2005 through 2017.
1547. [2017] Dulce María32세 — She has since released four solo studio albums: Extranjera - Segunda Parte (2011), Sin Fronteras (2014), DM (2017), and Origen (2021).
1548. [2017] Gabriel Boric31세 — First elected to the Chamber of Deputies as an independent in 2013, he was re-elected in 2017 under the Broad Front coalition.
1549. [2017] Jacinda Ardern37세 — She was later elected to represent the Mount Albert electorate in a by-election on 25 February 2017.
1550. [2017] Junnosuke Taguchi32세 — A single will be released April 2017 and will be his solo artist major label debut.
1551. [2017] Justin Chon36세 — He has directed four films, Gook (2017), Ms.
1552. [2017] Kang Yu-mi (comedian)34세 — In April 2017, she started a YouTube channel, which by 2022 had gained over 1 million subscribers.
1553. [2017] Kim So-jin38세 — She is known for playing a prosecutor in crime drama The King (2017), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Blue Dragon Film Award, Grand Bell Award and Baeksang Arts Award for Best Supporting Actress.
1554. [2017] Mary Jepkosgei Keitany35세 — She was the world record holder in a women-only marathon, having won the 2017 London Marathon in a time of 2:17:01.
1555. [2017] Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)39세 — Flanagan has directed films such as Gerald's Game (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019), and is involved in upcoming projects including The Life of Chuck (2024) and the DC Universe film Clayface (2026).
1556. [2017] Park Jung-min (singer)30세 — On July 2, 2015, he started his two years of military duties as a public service worker and returned on July 1, 2017.
1557. [2017] Rafael Nadal31세 — Nadal won major singles titles in 10 consecutive years from 2005 to 2014, and again in a four-year span from 2017 to 2020.
1558. [2017] Serena Williams36세 — At the 2017 Australian Open, she won her 23rd major singles title, surpassing Steffi Graf's Open Era record.
1559. [2017] Shim Eun-jin36세 — In 2017, she released her art book entitled "Hello, stranger".
1560. [2017] Wiley (musician)38세 — Wiley's eleventh album, Godfather (2017), peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, becoming his highest-charting album of his career, and also won an "Outstanding Contribution to Music" award by NME.
1561. [2017] Yoon Kyung-ho37세 — He came into prominence in KBS's 2017 legal drama Witch at Court and tvN's 2019 TV series The Crowned Clown.
1562. [2018] AB de Villiers34세 — In domestic cricket, de Villiers started his career in 2003, playing for Northerns and the Titans until 2018.
1563. [2018] Alexander Ovechkin33세 — In 2018, the Capitals won the Stanley Cup for the first time, and Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player in the 2018 playoffs.
1564. [2018] ASAP Rocky30세 — His third album, Testing (2018), debuted within the Billboard 200's top five, while his fourth album, Don't Be Dumb (2026), debuted atop the chart.
1565. [2018] Benny Blanco30세 — In July 2018, Blanco released his debut single as a lead artist, "Eastside" (with Halsey and Khalid).
1566. [2018] Cecilia Brækhus37세 — Guinness World Records awarded her with three recognitions in 2018: the Longest Reigning Female Boxing Champion, the Longest Reign as a Four-Belt Undisputed Boxing Champion, and the Most Bouts Undefeated by a Female World Champion Boxer.
1567. [2018] Deepika Padukone32세 — Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and awarded her the Time100 Impact Award in 2022.
1568. [2018] Drake (musician)32세 — In 2018, Drake released his fifth studio album, Scorpion, spending 29 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 with its singles: "God's Plan", "Nice for What", and "In My Feelings".
1569. [2018] Goo Jae-yee32세 — On 28 November 2018, Goo's agency My Company released an official announcement and statement of her upcoming marriage to a professor who was five years older than her and taught at a university in France, scheduled for 30 December 2018.
1570. [2018] Haruna Kojima30세 — In 2018, she founded her own brand, "Her lip to".
1571. [2018] He Jiankui34세 — In November 2018, He announced that he had created the first human genetically edited babies, twin girls who were born modified with HIV resistance in October 2018 and were known by their pseudonyms, Lulu and Nana.
1572. [2018] Jang So-yeon38세 — In 2018 she appeared in JTBC's TV series Something in the Rain as Seo Kyung-seon, for her performance she won the best supporting actress award at 6th APAN Star Awards.
1573. [2018] Jin Seo-yeon35세 — She has acted in films such as: Romantic Island (2008) and Believer (2018), for which she won two Best Supporting Actress awards and five nominations in seven different award ceremonies.
1574. [2018] Jo Woo-jin (actor)39세 — He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2019 for his performance in the film Default (2018).
1575. [2018] Jung Eun-chae32세 — She made a big comeback to the TV drama in 2018 with two series released on the same year, SBS hit legal crime Return and OCN's The Guest, a drama that combines the elements of exorcism, shamanism, and procedural.
1576. [2018] Kendrick Lamar31세 — Beyond music, Lamar achieved significant cultural recognition when he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018.
1577. [2018] Kim Shin-rok37세 — " Kim considers her role in the 2018-2019 play The Critic a breakthrough.
1578. [2018] Kim Shin-young35세 — In 2018, Kim became a member of Celeb Five (셀럽파이브), a dance group produced by CONTENTS LAB VIVO, a contents company owned by Song Eun-i.
1579. [2018] Koichi Domoto39세 — In 2018, he starred in the musical Knights' Tale directed by John Caird as well.
1580. [2018] Kwak Sun-young35세 — In 2018, Kwak started auditioning for advertisements and was cast in "Mom's Side", an advertisement for the energy drink Bacchus-F, which became popular and lead to her being cast in other advertisements and in her first television productions.
1581. [2018] Michael B. Jordan31세 — He later starred in and produced the HBO television film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
1582. [2018] Nani (actor)34세 — Nani launched his own production house Wall Poster Cinema in 2018, which has produced Awe (2018), HIT: The First Case (2020), HIT: The Second Case (2022), and Court – State vs a Nobody (2025).
1583. [2018] Oh Seung-ah30세 — In 2018 she played a protagonist villain role in Secrets and Lies for which she won the Best Actress award.
1584. [2018] Ronan Farrow31세 — The magazine won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for this reporting, sharing the award with The New York Times.
1585. [2018] Ronda Rousey31세 — Rousey began a career in professional wrestling in 2018, signing with WWE, and debuted at WrestleMania 34.
1586. [2018] Ryu Se-ra31세 — In March 2018, Ryu founded a new agency OCTO and announced that she would continue solo activities with her real name, Ryu Se-ra.
1587. [2018] Samantha Ruth Prabhu31세 — Samantha's performance in A Aa (2016) won her fourth Filmfare Award, and she gained further praise for her performances in Mahanati (2018), Oh!
1588. [2018] Teo Yoo37세 — He has starred as Viktor Tsoi in the biographical musical film Leto (2018), and won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actor in 2021.
1589. [2018] Yoo Byung-jae30세 — " Yoo's comedy special Too Much Information was released on Netflix on March 16, 2018, with a second, titled Discomfort Zone, released on August 17, 2018.
1590. [2019] Alexei Yagudin39세 — In 2019, he opened the Figure Skating Center Alexei Yagudin in Minsk, Belarus where he coaches.
1591. [2019] Avicii30세 — His third and final album, Tim (2019), was released posthumously and reached number one on the Billboard Top Dance Albums chart.
1592. [2019] Bailey Sarian31세 — In January 2019, she released the first episode of Murder, Mystery & Makeup, in which she discussed the Watts family murders whilst applying makeup.
1593. [2019] Chihiro Onitsuka39세 — By 2019 Onitsuka had released seven studio albums, twenty singles, five compilations, and several DVDs, selling at least 4.
1594. [2019] Cho Yeo-jeong38세 — She is best known internationally for her role in the film Parasite (2019), which won four Academy Awards and became the first non-English language film to win Best Picture.
1595. [2019] Kim Hee-chul36세 — Heechul debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with the digital single "Old Movie".
1596. [2019] Kim Kardashian39세 — Furthermore, she founded the apparel company Skims in 2019, which has since reached a valuation exceeding four billion dollars.
1597. [2019] Kim Sung-kyu (actor, born 1986)33세 — He won the Best New Actor award at the Golden Cinematography Awards for his performance in the film The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019).
1598. [2019] Lee Moo-saeng39세 — In particular in 2019, Lee received widespread recognition for his acting skills through his portrayal of various roles in works such as The Crowned Clown, One Spring Night, Designated Survivor: 60 Days, and Melting Me Softly.
1599. [2019] Lee Seol (actress, born 1989)30세 — In 2019, she directed and directed the independent film Blue Day (블루데이), which was produced through tumblbug's crowdfunding project, while also appearing in the film herself as Minji, an office worker.
1600. [2019] Li Wenliang34세 — On 30 December 2019, Wuhan Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (Wuhan CDC) issued emergency warnings to local hospitals about a number of mysterious "pneumonia" cases discovered in the city in the previous week.
1601. [2019] Oh In-hye35세 — In July 2019, she launched a YouTube channel.
1602. [2019] Ryo Nishikido35세 — His first solo album was released in December 2019.
1603. [2019] Seth Rogen37세 — He has also executive produced the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys from 2019 and its spin-offs The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Gen V, and Vought Rising, and Invincible from 2021.
1604. [2019] Shin Hyun-been33세 — Shin's next breakthrough came in 2019-2020.
1605. [2019] Son Ji-yoon36세 — She won the SACA Best Supporting Actress award in 2019 for her role as Sylvia in the play The Pride.
1606. [2019] Subaru Shibutani38세 — His first solo album, Nisai, was released in October 2019.
1607. [2019] Taylor Swift30세 — Shifting to Republic Records in 2018, Swift released the eclectic pop album Lover (2019) and re-recorded four of her first six albums due to a dispute with Big Machine.
1608. [2020] Ahn Bo-hyun32세 — Ahn achieved a career breakthrough with Itaewon Class (2020).
1609. [2020] Carrie Underwood37세 — In the 2020s, she has released the Christmas album My Gift (2020), won the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album with the gospel album My Savior (2021), and reinforced her country pop image with Denim & Rhinestones in 2022.
1610. [2020] Filip Filipović (water polo)33세 — He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and gold medals in 2016 and 2020.
1611. [2020] Gong Min-jeung34세 — In 2020, she won the Fantastic Best Actor Special Mention Award in the 24th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival for Zombie Crush: Heyri.
1612. [2020] Ibram X. Kendi38세 — In July 2020, he founded the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University where he served as director until 2025.
1613. [2020] Jeon So-min34세 — In January 2020, Jeon published her first book titled You Can Call Me After a Drink.
1614. [2020] Jessica Jung31세 — Her debut novel Shine was released in September 2020.
1615. [2020] Kanata Hongō30세 — In 2020, he was selected for the 14th Nihon University Awards and appointed as Nihon University Ambassador.
1616. [2020] Kang Min-kyung30세 — She launched a clothing shopping mall called 'Àvie Muah' in June 2020.
1617. [2020] Kim Seon-ho34세 — He had his breakthrough role as Han Ji-pyeong from Start-Up (2020) and gained further attention with his role as Hong Du-sik in the romantic comedy Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021).
1618. [2020] Kwon Hyuk-soo (actor)34세 — NGO Good People appointed Kwon Hyuk-soo as a sharing ambassador on August 12, 2020.
1619. [2020] Lee Cho-hee31세 — She won Best New Actress and Best Couple with Lee Sang-yi at the 2020 KBS Drama Awards.
1620. [2020] Lee Chong Wei38세 — He was appointed as Malaysia's chef de mission for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but skipped the event due to his health concerns.
1621. [2020] Lee Hae-in (actress)34세 — Since September 2020, Hae-in started to post piano-playing videos on YouTube.
1622. [2020] Ryan Higa30세 — In 2020, Higa took a hiatus from YouTube and started streaming on Twitch, where he reacts to his past videos and broadcasts video game content, most notably in Valorant.
1623. [2020] Shoo (singer)39세 — Upon returning in October 2020, she released her first Japanese digital album I Found Love.
1624. [2020] Son Seung-won30세 — Son was released from prison in May 2020.
1625. [2021] Blake Lively34세 — Lively directed Taylor Swift's 2021 music video and starred in the 2024 drama It Ends with Us.
1626. [2021] Bruno Mars36세 — In 2021, Mars released An Evening with Silk Sonic alongside Anderson .
1627. [2021] Burna Boy30세 — He won Best International Act at the 2021 BET Awards for the third time.
1628. [2021] Choi Min-ho30세 — As a soloist, he has released the digital singles "I'm Home" (2019) and "Heartbreak" (2021).
1629. [2021] Crystal Kay35세 — As of April 2021, she has released thirteen albums.
1630. [2021] Dario Amodei38세 — In 2021, he co-founded Anthropic with his sister, Daniela, alongside several former OpenAI colleagues.
1631. [2021] Eddie Redmayne39세 — For his performances as The Emcee in the West End and Broadway revivals of Cabaret (2021–2022; 2024), he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical and earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
1632. [2021] Hilary Duff34세 — Duff starred as Kelsey Peters in TV Land's longest-running original series Younger (2015–2021) which earned her award nominations, and produced and starred as Sophie Tompkins in the Emmy-winning Hulu sitcom How I Met Your Father (2022–2023).
1633. [2021] Jessie Buckley32세 — On stage, Buckley's portrayal of Sally Bowles in a 2021 West End theatre revival of the musical Cabaret won her the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
1634. [2021] Kevin De Bruyne30세 — In 2019–20, De Bruyne equalled the then-record for most assists in a Premier League season and was named Player of the Season, the award he won for the second time in 2021–22.
1635. [2021] Lee Se-hee30세 — She got recognition for portraying role of Park Dan-dan in weekend TV series Young Lady and Gentleman (2021–2022) for which she won the best new actress award at 2021 KBS Drama Awards.
1636. [2021] Marie-Philip Poulin30세 — Following another game-winning goal at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, she completed an unprecedented "golden goal hat trick" at major international championships.
1637. [2021] Yoon Seok-hyun38세 — Yoon started acting on stage with musicals and plays, then ventured into small screen in 2021.
1638. [2022] Cha Seo-won31세 — His breakthrough role was in The Second Husband (2022), where he won his first acting award.
1639. [2022] DaBaby31세 — In the wake of controversies regarding homophobia, he released the collaborative mixtape Better than You (2022) with YoungBoy Never Broke Again, followed by his fourth album, Baby on Baby 2 (2022).
1640. [2022] Evan Rachel Wood35세 — She starred as sentient android Dolores Abernathy in the HBO series Westworld (2016–2022), for which she won a Critics' Choice Award and earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations.
1641. [2022] Fetty Wap31세 — In 2022, he was sentenced to six years in prison for trafficking illegal substances, and was released in 2026.
1642. [2022] Gareth Bale33세 — Bale was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for his contributions to association football and various charities.
1643. [2022] George Santos34세 — He was elected in 2022 as a Republican, defeating Democrat Robert Zimmerman in the election for New York's 3rd district.
1644. [2022] Hiroko Shimabukuro38세 — In 2022 she released her fourth studio album called "0".
1645. [2022] Kim Jae-joong36세 — His fourth Japanese Fallinbow was released in November 2022.
1646. [2022] Kim Mi-soo30세 — Kim was cast in an undisclosed role in Disney+'s original drama Kiss Sixth Sense, which was set to air in the first half of 2022, and it has started filming.
1647. [2022] Lee Bo-ram35세 — In July 2022, she debuted as a member of WSG Wannabe after joining MBC's Hangout with Yoo, as well as joining the sub-unit for the group Gaya-G.
1648. [2022] Lee Hong-gi32세 — He started a YouTube career by launching personal channel Honggi Jonggi in April 2022.
1649. [2022] Lee Se-young30세 — She is best known for her leading roles in The Crowned Clown (2019), The Red Sleeve (2021), The Law Cafe (2022), The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (2023), and What Comes After Love (2024).
1650. [2022] Louis Tomlinson31세 — Tomlinson's second studio album, Faith in the Future, was released in November 2022, where it debuted at number 1 in the UK and number 5 on the US Billboard 200.
1651. [2022] Mahira Khan38세 — She produced the sports-based web series Baarwan Khiladi (2022).
1652. [2022] Markiplier33세 — He was listed by Forbes as the third-highest-paid content creator on the platform in 2022, and has won four Streamy Awards and a Golden Joystick Award.
1653. [2022] Maryna Viazovska38세 — In recognition of her profound contributions to mathematics, she was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal in 2022.
1654. [2022] Mikaël Kingsbury30세 — Kingsbury also won the Olympic silver medal in 2014, 2022 and 2026, and the gold medal in men's moguls at the 2018 Winter Olympics and men's dual moguls at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
1655. [2022] Park Eun-bin30세 — Park received international recognition for her performance as the title characters in The King's Affection (2021) and Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022); for the latter, she won the Grand Prize at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.
1656. [2022] Riley Keough33세 — She has co-directed the drama War Pony (2022), which won the Caméra d'Or.
1657. [2022] Rino Sashihara30세 — She left HKT48 in 2019, and has since produced two sister groups to =Love: ≠Me (Not Equal Me) in 2019 and ≒Joy (Nearly Equal Joy) in 2022.
1658. [2022] Solar (singer)31세 — She released her first extended play 容: Face with its lead single "Honey" on March 16, 2022.
1659. [2022] Son Eun-seo37세 — Son has been in a relationship with Jang Won-seok, CEO of BA Entertainment since the end of 2022.
1660. [2022] Yoon Eun-hye38세 — She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Baby Vox, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005, as well as WSG Wannabe, a female project group in 2022.
1661. [2023] Ahn Eun-jin32세 — Ahn later starred in the Shim Na-yeon-directed The Good Bad Mother (2023), and My Dearest (2023), receiving a Best Actress nomination at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in the latter.
1662. [2023] Anyma35세 — He subsequently launched the acclaimed Genesys trilogy, beginning with the 2023 album and concluding in 2025.
1663. [2023] D.O. (entertainer)30세 — He has since released three more EPs, Expectation (2023), Blossom (2024), and Dopamine (2026), as well as a studio album, Bliss (2025).
1664. [2023] Jelly Roll (singer)39세 — "Son of a Sinner" won three CMT Music Awards in 2023.
1665. [2023] Jeong Soon-won36세 — He won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama in 2023 SBS Drama Awards for his performance in miniseries Trolley (2022–2023) and My Demon (2023).
1666. [2023] Joseph Lee (actor)36세 — Lee played George Nakai, the sculptor husband of Amy Lau (Ali Wong), in the comedy drama Beef, which was released on Netflix on April 6, 2023.
1667. [2023] Kang-hyun Park33세 — Park made his TV drama debut in 2023 with Heartbeat on KBS2, and released the single album Magic.
1668. [2023] Kim Hieora34세 — In April 2023, Kim signed with Gram Entertainment, a one-man agency founded by her manager who has been with her for a long time.
1669. [2023] Kim Ji-eun30세 — She then focused on hosting and variety shows for a while, having appeared on Inkigayo, the 2023 SBS Entertainment Awards (in which she also won an award), Neighborhood Cool House, Nineteen to Twenty.
1670. [2023] Lee Chang-sub32세 — In 2023, he founded Chang-Ggo Training Centre vocal academy in Suwon.
1671. [2023] Lee Hong-nae33세 — He then was awarded the Best New Actor at the 2023 SBS Drama Awards for his work in Dr.
1672. [2023] Lee Jang-woo37세 — On June 22, 2023, it was confirmed that Lee was in a relationship with actress Jo Hye-won.
1673. [2023] Mykhailo Fedorov32세 — His responsibilities expanded in March 2023 when he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology.
1674. [2023] Park Seo-ham30세 — Park completed his military service and was discharged on December 9, 2023.
1675. [2023] Uhm Hyun-kyung37세 — On June 5, 2023, it was announced that Uhm and actor Cha Seo-won, her co-star in Second Husband would be getting married in May next year and expecting their first child.
1676. [2024] Breanna Stewart30세 — She also won the 2024 WNBA championship with the New York Liberty.
1677. [2024] Heo Nam-jun31세 — Heo was also awarded the Best New Actor Award from the 2024 MBC Drama Awards for his outstanding performance in the drama.
1678. [2024] Hong Su-zu30세 — She is known for her role as Na Hye-won in The Impossible Heir (2024).
1679. [2024] Joey Pollari30세 — His musical output includes the albums About Men and I'll Be Romance, released in 2020 and 2024 respectively.
1680. [2024] Kim Go-eun33세 — For her performance in Exhuma (2024), Kim won several notable accolades, including the Baeksang Arts Awards and Blue Dragon Film Awards.
1681. [2024] Lee Jong-won (model)30세 — He debuted as a model in 2017 before venturing into acting in 2018, and is known for his roles in the television series Knight Flower (2024) and Brewing Love (2024).
1682. [2024] Lee Seung-hoon (rapper)32세 — Lee debuted with Winner on August 17, 2014, after the band competed and were titled as the victors of WIN: Who is Next (2013), and as a soloist on July 15, 2024.
1683. [2024] Marta (footballer)38세 — She was a member of the Brazilian national teams that won the silver medal at the 2004, 2008 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
1684. [2024] Mohamed Salah32세 — In the 2024–25 season, he won a second league title while breaking the record for the most goal contributions in a 38-game Premier League campaign.
1685. [2024] Oscar Pistorius38세 — Pistorius was released on parole on 5 January 2024 after serving a total of 8.
1686. [2024] Roh Jae-won31세 — Roh Jae-won (Korean: 노재원; born 13 October 1993) is a South Korean actor who is best known for his performance as Nam-gyu in Squid Game (2024–2025).
1687. [2024] Virat Kohli36세 — Kohli was the captain of the 2008 U19 World Cup winning team and was a crucial member of the Indian teams that won 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, 2024 T20 World Cup, and 2025 Champions Trophy.
1688. [2025] Bryson Tiller32세 — His fifth album, Solace & The Vices, was released in 2025.
1689. [2025] De La Soul37세 — " The group has released 10 studio albums and one live album between 1989 and 2025.
1690. [2025] Jin Ki-joo36세 — In April 2025, Jin signed a new management contract with Basecamp Company, the agency founded by veteran actors Cha Tae-hyun and Zo In-sung a month ago.
1691. [2025] Logan Paul30세 — In December 2025, Paul was appointed General Partner of the venture capital firm Anti Fund, which was co-founded by his brother Jake Paul.
1692. [2025] Lukas Gage30세 — He also marked his writing debut by publishing his memoir, I Wrote This for Attention, in October 2025.
1693. [2025] Sarah Geronimo37세 — In 2025, she launched her independent record label, G Music, marking a bold new chapter in her evolution as an artist and creative leader.
1694. [2025] Wendy (singer)31세 — She made her theatrical debut in the musical Rebecca in 2023 and in 2025, started the web show Today is Wendy.
1695. [2026] A'ja Wilson30세 — She won her first WNBA MVP with the Aces in 2020, winning again in 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026, making her the first WNBA player to win three straight MVP awards.
1696. [2026] Bebe Rexha37세 — Her fourth studio album, Dirty Blonde, was released in 2026.
1697. [2026] Charlotte Hornets38세 — As of 2026, the Hornets are the only NBA franchise to have never won a division title, and one of two franchises alongside the New Orleans Pelicans to have never advanced to the conference finals.
1698. [2026] Jang Wooyoung37세 — As of 2026, he has released a total of six EPs and one compilation album.
1699. [2026] Johannes Høsflot Klæbo30세 — His achievements at the 2026 Winter Olympics further solidified his legacy by setting records for the most gold medals won at a single Games and becoming one of the most decorated Winter Olympic athletes overall.
1700. [2026] Joji (musician)34세 — His fourth album, Piss in the Wind, was released on 6 February 2026.
1701. [2026] Kim Yo Jong39세 — Furthermore, she has been appointed as an alternate member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea since March 2026.
1702. [2026] Margot Robbie36세 — She has since produced and starred in Wuthering Heights (2026).
1703. [2026] Miley Cyrus34세 — Cyrus transitioned to Atlantic Records and released her tenth studio album, Bass Persuades (2026), which became her first album in over a decade to top the Billboard 200.
1704. [2037] Hong Ye-ji35세 — Hong officially debuted as an actress with the release of 2037 on June 8, 2022, where she was praised for her performance as a 19-year-old prisoner.