cricketer and coach 1946 – Felicity Kendal, English actress 1946 – Bryan MacLean, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1998) 1946 – Janusz Majer, Polish mountaineer 1946 – Gil Morgan, American golfer 1946 – Ali Parvin, Iranian footballer 1946 – Jerry Penrod, American bass player 1947 – Giannos Kranidiotis, Greek politician and diplomat (d. 1999) 1947 – Cheryl Tiegs, American model and actress 1947 – Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013) 1948 – Mimi Kennedy, American actress and screenwriter 1948 – Vasile Șirli, Romanian musical composer and producer 1948 – Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russian businessman 1949 – Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter 1949 – Jeff Borowiak, American tennis player 1949 – Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2015) 1950 – Stanisław Szozda, Polish cyclist and trainer (d. 2013) 1951 – Yardena Arazi, Israeli singer 1951 – Burleigh Drummond, American drummer and songwriter 1951 – Graeme Knowles, English bishop 1951 – Mark Hamill, American actor, singer, and producer 1951 – Bob McAdoo, American basketball player and coach 1952 – Colin Friels, Scottish-Australian actor 1952 – Jimmy Garvin, American wrestler and manager 1952 – bell hooks, American author and activist (d. 2021) 1952 – Cherríe Moraga, American poet, playwright, and activist 1952 – Tommy Norden, American actor 1952 – Chris Pond, English politician 1952 – Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (d. 2004) 1953 – Richard Harvey, English mandolin player, keyboard player, and composer 1953 – Ron Rash, American novelist, short story writer, poet 1954 – Sylvester Croom, American football player and coach 1954 – Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (d. 2014) 1954 – Juande Ramos, Spanish footballer and manager 1955 – Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer (d. 1985) 1955 – Zucchero Fornaciari, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist 1955 – Amyr Klink, Brazilian sailor and explorer 1955 – Luanne Rice, American author and activist 1955 – Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, German footballer and manager 1955 – Steven Severin, English bass player, songwriter, and producer 1956 – W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation 1956 – Jamie Hyneman, American special effects designer and television host, founded M5 Industries 1956 – Miroslav Volf, Croatian Protestant theologian and public intellectual 1957 – Michael Madsen, American actor and producer 1957 – Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (d. 2014) 1958 – Randy Kerber, American keyboard player, composer, and conductor 1959 – Jeon Soo-il, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter