People born on August 30 208
Peter of Castile
b. 1334 – d. 1369
Peter of Castile (d. 1369)
Jahangir
b. 1569 – d. 1627
Jahangir, Mughal emperor (d. 1627)
Albert Szenczi Molnár
b. 1574 – d. 1634
Albert Szenczi Molnár, Hungarian writer and translator (d. 1634)
Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet
b. 1609 – d. 1644
Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1644)
Artus Quellinus the Elder
b. 1609 – d. 1668
Artus Quellinus the Elder, Flemish sculptor (d. 1668)
Itō Jinsai
b. 1627 – d. 1705
Itō Jinsai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1705)
Capability Brown
b. 1716 – d. 1783
Capability Brown, British landscape architect (d. 1783)
Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796)
b. 1720 – d. 1796
Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread (d. 1796)
Jacques-Louis David
b. 1748 – d. 1825
Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (d. 1825)
Joseph Dennie
b. 1768 – d. 1812
Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist (d. 1812)
Mary Shelley
b. 1797 – d. 1851
Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (d. 1851)
Agoston Haraszthy
b. 1812 – d. 1869
Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery (d. 1869)
Alexander H. Rice
b. 1818 – d. 1895
Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
Gulstan Ropert
b. 1839 – d. 1903
Gulstan Ropert, French-American bishop and missionary (d. 1903)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia
b. 1842 – d. 1849
Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1849)
Andrew Onderdonk
b. 1848 – d. 1905
Andrew Onderdonk, American surveyor and contractor (d. 1905)
Marcelo H. del Pilar
b. 1850 – d. 1896
Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino journalist and lawyer (d. 1896)
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
b. 1852 – d. 1911
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1911)
J. Alden Weir
b. 1852 – d. 1919
J. Alden Weir, American painter and academic (d. 1919)
Carl David Tolmé Runge
b. 1856 – d. 1927
Carl David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist (d. 1927)
Isaac Levitan
b. 1860 – d. 1900
Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1900)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
b. 1870 – d. 1891
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)
Ernest Rutherford
b. 1871 – d. 1937
Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
Theo van Doesburg
b. 1883 – d. 1931
Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist (d. 1931)
Theodor Svedberg
b. 1884 – d. 1971
Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
Tedda Courtney
b. 1885 – d. 1957
Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1957)
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Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson
b. 1890 – d. 1918
Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English captain and pilot (d. 1918)
Huey Long
b. 1893 – d. 1935
Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1893)
Raymond Massey
b. 1896 – d. 1983
Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and playwright (d. 1983)
Shirley Booth
b. 1898 – d. 1992
Shirley Booth, American actress and singer (d. 1992)
John Gunther
b. 1901 – d. 1970
John Gunther, American journalist and author (d. 1970)
Roy Wilkins
b. 1901 – d. 1981
Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist (b. 1901)
Bhagwati Charan Verma
b. 1903 – d. 1981
Bhagwati Charan Verma, Indian author (d. 1981)
Joan Blondell
b. 1906 – d. 1979
Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
Leonor Fini
b. 1907 – d. 1996
Leonor Fini, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and author (d. 1996)
Bertha Parker Pallan
b. 1907 – d. 1978
Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (b. 1907)
John Mauchly
b. 1907 – d. 1980
John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (d. 1980)
Fred MacMurray
b. 1908 – d. 1991
Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)
Virginia Lee Burton
b. 1909 – d. 1968
Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
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Roger Bushell
b. 1910 – d. 1944
Roger Bushell, South African-English soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
Edward Mills Purcell
b. 1912 – d. 1997
Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
Nancy Wake
b. 1912 – d. 2011
Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011)
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Richard Stone
b. 1913 – d. 1991
Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
b. 1915 – d. 2013
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (d. 2013)
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Robert Strassburg
b. 1915 – d. 2003
Robert Strassburg, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2003)
Shailendra (lyricist)
b. 1916 – d. 1968
Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968)
Denis Healey
b. 1917 – d. 2015
Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1917)
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
b. 1917 – d. 1992
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)
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Harold Atcherley
b. 1918 – d. 2017
Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017)
Billy Johnson (baseball)
b. 1918 – d. 2006
Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
Ted Williams
b. 1918 – d. 2002
Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)
Maurice Hilleman
b. 1919 – d. 2005
Maurice Hilleman, American microbiologist and vaccinologist (d. 2005)
Wolfgang Wagner
b. 1919 – d. 2010
Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (d. 2010)
Kitty Wells
b. 1919 – d. 2012
Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
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Arnold Green (politician)
b. 1920 – d. 2011
Arnold Green, Estonian soldier and politician (d. 2011)
Lionel Murphy
b. 1922 – d. 1986
Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (d. 1986)
Regina Resnik
b. 1922 – d. 2013
Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (d. 2013)
Barbara Ansell
b. 1923 – d. 2001
Barbara Ansell, English physician and author (d. 2001)
Charmian Clift
b. 1923 – d. 1969
Charmian Clift, Australian journalist and author (d. 1969)
Vic Seixas
b. 1923
Vic Seixas, American tennis player
Kenny Dorham
b. 1924 – d. 1972
Kenny Dorham, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1972)
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Lajos Kisfaludy
b. 1924 – d. 1988
Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemist and engineer (d. 1988)
Laurent de Brunhoff
b. 1925
Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator
Donald Symington
b. 1925 – d. 2013
Donald Symington, American actor (d. 2013)
Daryl Gates
b. 1926 – d. 2010
Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010)
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Geoffrey Beene
b. 1927 – d. 2004
Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (b. 1924)
Bill Daily
b. 1927
Bill Daily, American actor
Piet Kee
b. 1927
Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer
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Lloyd Casner
b. 1928 – d. 1965
Lloyd Casner, American race car driver (d. 1965)
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Harvey Hart
b. 1928 – d. 1989
Harvey Hart, Canadian director and producer (d. 1989)
Johnny Mann
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2014)
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Guy de Lussigny
b. 1929 – d. 2001
Guy de Lussigny, French painter and sculptor (d. 2001)
Ian McNaught-Davis
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Ian McNaught-Davis, English mountaineer and television host (d. 2014)
Warren Buffett
b. 1930
Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist
Noel Harford
b. 1930 – d. 1981
Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer and basketball player (d. 1981)
Jack Swigert
b. 1931 – d. 1982
Jack Swigert, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1982)
Don Getty
b. 1933 – d. 2016
Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016)
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Antonio Cabangon Chua
b. 1934 – d. 2016
Antonio Cabangon Chua, Filipino media mogul and businessman (d. 2016)
John Phillips (musician)
b. 1935 – d. 2001
John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
Alexandra Bellow
b. 1935
Alexandra Bellow, Romanian-American mathematician
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Peter North (academic)
b. 1936
Peter North, English scholar and academic
Bruce McLaren
b. 1937 – d. 1970
Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (d. 1970)
Murray Gleeson
b. 1938
Murray Gleeson, Australian lawyer and judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia
Elizabeth Ashley
b. 1939
Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
John Peel
b. 1939 – d. 2004
John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004)
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Ignazio Giunti
b. 1941 – d. 1971
Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)
Ben Jones (American actor and politician)
b. 1941
Ben Jones, American actor and politician
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Sue MacGregor
b. 1941
Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host
John McNally (musician)
b. 1941
John McNally, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)
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Jonathan Aitken
b. 1942
Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement
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Pervez Sajjad
b. 1942
Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
Tal Brody
b. 1943
Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player and coach
Robert Crumb
b. 1943
Robert Crumb, American illustrator
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Colin Dann
b. 1943
Colin Dann, English author
Nigel Hall (sculptor)
b. 1943
Nigel Hall, English sculptor and academic
Jean-Claude Killy
b. 1943
Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
David Maslanka
b. 1943
David Maslanka, American composer and academic
Frances Cairncross
b. 1944
Frances Cairncross, English economist, journalist, and academic
Freek de Jonge
b. 1944
Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian
Molly Ivins
b. 1944 – d. 2007
Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
Tug McGraw
b. 1944 – d. 2004
Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)
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Alex Wyllie
b. 1944
Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby player and coach
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
b. 1946
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Peggy Lipton
b. 1946
Peggy Lipton, American model and actress
Allan Rock
b. 1947
Allan Rock, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
Lewis Black
b. 1948
Lewis Black, American comedian, actor, and author
Fred Hampton
b. 1948
Fred Hampton, American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party
Victor Skumin
b. 1948
Victor Skumin, Russian psychiatrist, psychologist, and academic
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Ted Ammon
b. 1949 – d. 2001
Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001)
Don Boudria
b. 1949
Don Boudria, Canadian public servant and politician, 2nd Canadian Minister for International Cooperation
Antony Gormley
b. 1950
Antony Gormley, English sculptor and academic
Jim Paredes
b. 1951
Jim Paredes, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor
Timothy Bottoms
b. 1951
Timothy Bottoms, American actor and producer
Dana Rosemary Scallon
b. 1951
Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and activist
Gediminas Kirkilas
b. 1951
Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania
Simon Bainbridge
b. 1952
Simon Bainbridge, English composer and educator
Wojtek Fibak
b. 1952
Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis player
Ron George
b. 1953
Ron George, American businessman and politician
Lech Majewski
b. 1953
Lech Majewski, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
Horace Panter
b. 1953
Horace Panter, English bass player
Robert Parish
b. 1953
Robert Parish, American basketball player
Alexander Lukashenko
b. 1954
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian marshal and politician, 1st President of Belarus
Ravi Shankar Prasad
b. 1954
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Communications and IT
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David Paymer
b. 1954
David Paymer, American actor and director
Jamie Moses
b. 1955
Jamie Moses, English-American guitarist
Frank Conniff
b. 1956
Frank Conniff, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Karen Buck
b. 1958
Karen Buck, Northern Irish politician
Fran Fraschilla
b. 1958
Fran Fraschilla, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
Muriel Gray
b. 1958
Muriel Gray, Scottish journalist and author
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Martin Jackson
b. 1958
Martin Jackson, English drummer
Anna Politkovskaya
b. 1958 – d. 2006
Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (b. 1958)
Peter Tunks
b. 1958
Peter Tunks, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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Mark "Jacko" Jackson
b. 1959
Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer, actor, and singer
Ben Bradshaw
b. 1960
Ben Bradshaw, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Gary Gordon
b. 1960 – d. 1993
Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1960)
Guy A. Lepage
b. 1960
Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer
Ricky Sanders
b. 1962
Ricky Sanders, American football player
Craig Whittaker
b. 1962
Craig Whittaker, English businessman and politician
Dave Brockie
b. 1963 – d. 2014
Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)
Michael Chiklis
b. 1963
Michael Chiklis, American actor, director, and producer
Sabine Oberhauser
b. 1963
Sabine Oberhauser, Austrian physician and politician
Phil Mills
b. 1963
Phil Mills, Welsh race car driver
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Gavin Fisher
b. 1964
Gavin Fisher, English engineer and designer
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Ra Luhse
b. 1964
Ra Luhse, Estonian architect
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Peter Cunnah
b. 1966
Peter Cunnah, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and producer
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Joann Fletcher
b. 1966
Joann Fletcher, English historian and academic
Frederique van der Wal
b. 1967
Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress
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Justin Vaughan
b. 1967
Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
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Diran Adebayo
b. 1968
Diran Adebayo, English author and critic
Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey)
b. 1968
Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player
Vladimir Jugović
b. 1969
Vladimir Jugović, Serbian footballer
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Dimitris Sgouros
b. 1969
Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist and composer
Carlo Checchinato
b. 1970
Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
Michael Wong (singer)
b. 1970
Michael Wong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter
Lars Frederiksen
b. 1971
Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Julian Smith (politician)
b. 1971
Julian Smith, Scottish politician
Cameron Diaz
b. 1972
Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer
Pavel Nedvěd
b. 1972
Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
Lisa Ling
b. 1973
Lisa Ling, American journalist and author
Aaron Barrett
b. 1974
Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Javier Otxoa
b. 1974
Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
Radhi Jaïdi
b. 1975
Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach
Mike Koplove
b. 1976
Mike Koplove, American baseball player
Shaun Alexander
b. 1977
Shaun Alexander, American football player
Marlon Byrd
b. 1977
Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
Kamil Kosowski
b. 1977
Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
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Félix Sánchez
b. 1977
Félix Sánchez, American-Dominican runner and hurdler
Sinead Kerr
b. 1978
Sinead Kerr, Scottish figure skater
Cliff Lee
b. 1978
Cliff Lee, American baseball player
Juan Ignacio Chela
b. 1979
Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentinian tennis player
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Leon Lopez
b. 1979
Leon Lopez, English singer-songwriter and actor
Scott Richmond
b. 1979
Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
Derrick Ward
b. 1980
Derrick Ward, American football player
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Germán Legarreta
b. 1981
Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican-American actor
Adam Wainwright
b. 1981
Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
Will Davison
b. 1982
Will Davison, Australian race car driver
Andy Roddick
b. 1982
Andy Roddick, American tennis player
Emmanuel Culio
b. 1983
Emmanuel Culio, Argentinian footballer
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Gustavo Eberto
b. 1983 – d. 2007
Gustavo Eberto, Argentinian footballer (d. 2007)
Jun Matsumoto
b. 1983
Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor
Simone Pepe
b. 1983
Simone Pepe, Italian footballer
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Tian Qin
b. 1983
Tian Qin, Chinese canoe racer
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Marco Vianello
b. 1983
Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
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Anthony Ireland (cricketer)
b. 1984
Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
Richard Duffy
b. 1985
Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
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Joe Inoue
b. 1985
Joe Inoue, American singer-songwriter
Leisel Jones
b. 1985
Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
Éva Risztov
b. 1985
Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer
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Steven Smith (footballer)
b. 1985
Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
Eamon Sullivan
b. 1985
Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
Anna Ushenina
b. 1985
Anna Ushenina, Ukrainian chess player
Holly Weston
b. 1985
Holly Weston, English actress
Theo Hutchcraft
b. 1986
Theo Hutchcraft, English singer-songwriter
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Lelia Masaga
b. 1986
Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
Ryan Ross
b. 1986
Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Zafer Yelen
b. 1986
Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
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Tania Foster
b. 1987
Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
Ernests Gulbis
b. 1988
Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
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Simone Guerra
b. 1989
Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
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Ronald Huth
b. 1989
Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
Bebe Rexha
b. 1989
Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter
Seriki Audu
b. 1991 – d. 2014
Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)
Jacqueline Cako
b. 1991
Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
Liam Cooper
b. 1991
Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
Jessica Henwick
b. 1992
Jessica Henwick, British actress
Monika Povilaitytė
b. 1994
Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player
Kwon So-hyun
b. 1994
Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
Heo Young-ji
b. 1994
Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer