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David Thoreson Lykken was a behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He is best known for his work on twin studies …
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The 1920s
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1928
Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (died 2020)
Gaetano "Tommy" DeVito was an American musician. He was best known as a founding member, vocalist, and lead guitarist of rock band the Four Seasons.
Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (died 2020)
1928
John Forbes Nash, Jr
John Forbes Nash Jr., known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, real algebraic geometry, differential geome…
John Forbes Nash, Jr
1928
Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (died 2011)
Juan María Bordaberry Arocena, was an Uruguayan politician and cattle rancher who served as the 34th President of Uruguay from 1972 until his ouster in 1976. For the last three yea…
Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (died 2011)
1928
Nancy Marchand, American actress (died 2000)
Nancy Lou Marchand was an American actress. She began her career in theater. She was most famous for portraying Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant – for which she won four Emmy Awards –…
Nancy Marchand, American actress (died 2000)
1928
Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (died 1964)
Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of several…
Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (died 1964)
1928
Martin Landau, American actor and producer (died 2017)
Martin James Landau was an American actor. His career began in the late 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (195…
Martin Landau, American actor and producer (died 2017)
1928
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician (died 2025)
Jean Louis Marie Le Pen was a French politician who founded the far-right National Front party. He also served as the party's president from 1972 to 2011 and as its honorary presid…
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician (died 2025)
1928
Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (died 1999)
Asrat Woldeyes was an Ethiopian surgeon, a professor of medicine at Addis Ababa University, and the founder and leader of the All-Amhara People's Organization (AAPO). He was jailed…
Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (died 1999)
1928
Wolfgang Haken, German-American mathematician and academic (died 2022)
Wolfgang Haken was a German American mathematician who specialized in topology, in particular 3-manifolds.
Wolfgang Haken, German-American mathematician and academic (died 2022)
1928
Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress (died 1983)
Fiorella Colpi, known professionally as Fiorella Mari, was a Brazilian-born Italian actress.
Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress (died 1983)
1928
Margit Bara, Hungarian actress (died 2016)
Margit Bara was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1956 and 1975. She retired from acting in 1977 and later in 1992 received the Order of Merit of the Repub…
Margit Bara, Hungarian actress (died 2016)
1928
Ralph Waite, American actor and director (died 2014)
Ralph Waite was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on The Waltons (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He later had recurring roles as two o…
Ralph Waite, American actor and director (died 2014)
1928
Jean Cione, American baseball player (died 2010)
Jean S. Cione [″Cy″] was a pitcher who played from 1945 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 8", 143 lb., she batted and threw…
Jean Cione, American baseball player (died 2010)
1928
Klaus von Dohnányi, German politician
Klaus Karl Anton von Dohnanyi is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as mayor of Hamburg between 1981 and 1988. As of 2026, he is the oldest living …
Klaus von Dohnányi, German politician
1928
Michael Shaara, American author and academic (died 1988)
Michael Shaara was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction.
Michael Shaara, American author and academic (died 1988)
1928
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov was a Soviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics. He was the co-recipient…
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
1928
Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Michel Brault, OQ was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of direct cinema, characteristic of the French …
Michel Brault, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
1928
Peyo, Belgian author and illustrator, created The Smurfs (died 1992)
Pierre Culliford was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo. His best-known works are the comic book series The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in the …
Peyo, Belgian author and illustrator, created The Smurfs (died 1992)
1928
Jacob Druckman, American composer and academic (died 1996)
Jacob Raphael Druckman was an American composer.
Jacob Druckman, American composer and academic (died 1996)
1928
Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
Yoshiro Nakamatsu , also known as Dr. NakaMats , is a Japanese inventor. He regularly appears on Japanese talk shows demonstrating his inventions. Nakamatsu is known as a perennial…
Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
1928
Bill Sheffield, American politician; 5th Governor of Alaska (died 2022)
William Jennings Sheffield Jr. was an American Democratic politician who was the fifth governor of Alaska from 1982 to 1986. Sheffield's term in the governor's mansion was marked b…
Bill Sheffield, American politician; 5th Governor of Alaska (died 2022)
1928
Samuel Belzberg, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2018)
Samuel Belzberg, was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.
Samuel Belzberg, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2018)
1928
Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (died 1995)
Rudolph George Perpich Sr. was an American politician who served as the 34th and 36th governor of Minnesota from 1976 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic-Farm…
Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (died 1995)