General of Australia 1935 – Christos Yannaras, Greek philosopher, theologian and author 1936 – John A. Bennett, American soldier (d. 1961) 1936 – John Howell, English long jumper 1936 – John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2021) 1936 – Bobby Smith, American singer (d. 2013) 1937 – Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (d. 2010) 1938 – Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2010) 1939 – Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator 1940 – Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host 1941 – Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, (d. 2022) 1941 – Harold Long, Canadian politician (d. 2013) 1941 – Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer 1942 – Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998) 1942 – Ian Callaghan, English footballer 1942 – Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet 1943 – Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008) 1943 – Margaret Pemberton, English author 1945 – Kevin Berry, Australian swimmer (d. 2006) 1946 – David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001) 1946 – Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager (d. 2020) 1946 – Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter 1947 – David A. Adler, American author and educator 1947 – Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021) 1948 – Mel Blount, American football player 1949 – Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster 1949 – Eric Troyer, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist 1950 – Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager 1950 – Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (d. 1992) 1951 – David Helvarg, American journalist and activist 1952 – Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra 1952 – Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer 1952 – Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist 1953 – David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman 1953 – Pamela Wallin, Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician 1954 – Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (d. 2013) 1954 – Anne Lamott, American author and educator 1954 – Peter MacNicol, American actor 1954 – Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author 1955 – Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress 1956 – Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic 1957 – Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group 1957 – John M. Ford, American author and poet (d. 2006) 1957 – Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player 1957 – Rosemary Hill,