and academic, Nobel Prize laureate 1951 – Simon White, English astrophysicist and academic 1952 – John Lombardo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1953 – Matt Abts, American drummer 1953 – Deborah Allen, American country music singer-songwriter, author, and actress 1954 – Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer 1954 – Scott Fields, American guitarist and composer 1954 – Patrice Rushen, American singer-songwriter and producer 1955 – Andy Bechtolsheim, German engineer, co-founded Sun Microsystems 1955 – Frankie Kennedy, Northern Irish flute player (d. 1994) 1956 – Trevor Morgan, English footballer and manager 1957 – Fran Drescher, American actress, producer, and screenwriter 1958 – Marty Stuart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1959 – Ettore Messina, Italian basketball player and coach 1960 – Julia Adamson, Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer 1960 – Nicola Griffith, English-American author 1960 – Miki Howard, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress 1960 – Blanche Lincoln, American politician 1961 – Gary Coyne, Australian rugby league player 1961 – Eric Stoltz, American actor, director, and producer 1961 – Mel Stride, English politician 1961 – Eric van de Poele, Belgian race car driver 1963 – David Barbe, American bass player and producer 1964 – Trey Anastasio, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer 1964 – Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model 1965 – Omid Djalili, English comedian, actor, and producer 1966 – Gary Armstrong, Scottish rugby player 1966 – Markus Burger, German pianist, composer, and educator 1967 – Emmanuelle Houdart, Swiss-French author and illustrator 1969 – Gintaras Einikis, Lithuanian basketball player 1969 – Chris von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1991) 1970 – Tony Hale, American actor and producer 1970 – Damian Mori, Australian footballer and manager 1971 – Jenna Elfman, American actress and producer 1972 – Jamal Anderson, American football player and sportscaster 1972 – Ari Behn, Danish-Norwegian author and playwright (d. 2019) 1972 – John Campbell, American bass player and songwriter 1972 – Mayumi Kojima, Japanese singer-songwriter 1972 – José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2010) 1974 – Jeremy Giambi, American baseball player (d. 2022) 1974 – Tom Greatrex, English politician 1974 – Ben Phillips, English cricketer 1974 – Daniel Wu, American–born Hong Kong actor, director, and producer 1975 – Jay Asher, American author 1975 – Marion Cotillard, French-American actress and singer 1975 – Carlos Guillén, Venezuelan baseball player 1975 – Laure Pequegnot, French skier 1975 – Christopher Jackson, American actor, singer, musician, and composer 1976 – Georgie Bingham, British radio and television presenter