Michael E. Phelps (86)
August 24th, 1939

American biophysicist – Michael E. Phelps was born in Cleveland (City in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States) on August 24th, 1939 and is 86 years old today.

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Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

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Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

78

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

77

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

68

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

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Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

70

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

77

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

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Mason Williams

American guitarist, composer, singer, writer, comedian, and poet

*August 24th, 1938, Abilene

83

Colita

Spanish photographer

*August 24th, 1940, Sant Cugat del Vallès †December 31st, 2023, Barcelona

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David Freiberg

American bassist and singer

*August 24th, 1938, Cincinnati

95

Pierre Barillet

French playwright and writer

*August 24th, 1923, 16th arrondissement of Paris †January 8th, 2019, 7th arrondissement of Paris

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

*August 24th, 1890, Roseau †May 14th, 1979, Exeter

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Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

70

Alberto Bonacossa

Italian tennis player (1883-1953)

*August 24th, 1883, Vigevano †December 31st, 1953, Milan

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Bill Goldsworthy

Canadian ice hockey player (1944-1996)

*August 24th, 1944, Waterloo †March 29th, 1996, Minneapolis

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Ane Etxezarreta

Association football player

*August 24th, 1995, Beasain

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Helga Piur

German actress and voice actress

*May 24th, 1939, Berlin

87

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

83

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022)

*June 7th, 1939, Halle (Saale) †August 29th, 2022, Moabit

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

*November 27th, 1939, Wairoa †March 6th, 2017, Auckland

77

Bill White

Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach (1939-2017)

*August 26th, 1939, Toronto †May 21st, 2017, Toronto

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

84

Heinrich Messner

Austrian alpine skier

*September 1st, 1939, Obernberg am Brenner †October 19th, 2023

86

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

87

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

87

Monika von Starck

German painter and sculptor

*February 3rd, 1939, Cologne

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

74

Karen Black

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)

*July 1st, 1939, Park Ridge †August 8th, 2013, Santa Monica

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer (1939–2017)

*May 10th, 1939, Rio de Janeiro †May 23rd, 2017, Rome

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Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

78

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

86

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

86

Amanda Lear

French singer, actress, television presenter

*November 18th, 1939, Ho Chi Minh City

86

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

80

Valerie Harper

American actress (1939-2019)

*August 22nd, 1939, Suffern †August 30th, 2019, Los Angeles

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Tommy Tune

American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer

*February 28th, 1939, Wichita Falls

87

Francis Ford Coppola

American filmmaker

*April 7th, 1939, Detroit

87

Ian McKellen

British actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

86

Joaquim Chissano

2nd President of Mozambique

*October 22nd, 1939, Gaza Province

87

Beate Klarsfeld

Franco-German journalist, Nazi hunter, and historian

*February 13th, 1939, Berlin

87

Ariane Mnouchkine

French theater and film director, theater director and author

*March 3rd, 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt

80

Sid Haig

American actor (1939–2019)

*July 14th, 1939, Fresno †September 21st, 2019, Los Angeles

80

Ginger Baker

British drummer (1939–2019)

*August 19th, 1939, Lewisham †October 6th, 2019, Canterbury

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Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

Michael E. Phelps