What Happened in 1987 — Events, Births & Deaths

The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.

Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths.

The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.

Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.

Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people.

About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.

After the 1986 People Power Revolution, the Philippines enacts a new constitution.

Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.

Civil unrest broke out across Palestine.

Supernova 1987a is seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Iran–Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.

The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.

Chrysler announces its acquisition of American Motors Corporation.

The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.

Garuda Indonesia Flight 032 crashes at Medan Airport, killing 23.

The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.

The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.

The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.

A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.

Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States.

The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland.

LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.

Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.

Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.

Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

Hashimpura massacre occurs in Meerut, India.

First ever Rugby World Cup kicks off with New Zealand playing Italy at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.

June Democratic Struggle: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea, and people protest against the government.

Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.

The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.

Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.

With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people.

For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bomb the Iranian town of Sardasht.

Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.

The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.

Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.

US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC, causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker.

Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbs Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).

Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.

A tornado occurs in Edmonton, Alberta, killing 27 people.

The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views.

Cold War: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, crossing the Bering Strait from Little Diomede Island in Alaska to Big Diomede in the Soviet Union.

Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.

Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.

Odaeyang mass suicide: Thirty-three individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder–suicide pact.

Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.

In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.

In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.

Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.

The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.

Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.

The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.

Fiji becomes a republic.

Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, and soldiers die.

Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460 crashes near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, killing all 37 people on board.

A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara.

The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.

Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.

The Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian peacekeeping forces in Sri Lanka, killing 70 Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.

John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera.

British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238 km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.

In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service.

Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded.

In Brașov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Continental Airlines Flight 1713 crashes during takeoff from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, killing 25.

King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.

The Max Headroom signal hijacking incident takes place, in which a pirate broadcast interrupts television broadcasts in Chicago.

Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.

South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.

North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which kills all 115 passengers and crew.

Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146-200A, crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground.

Cold War: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the White House.

An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, which has been cited as one of the events which sparked the First Intifada.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official).

In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi.

Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa.

Shelley Hennig, American actress and model

Davide Astori, Italian footballer (died 2018)

Stefan Babović, Serbian footballer

Chris Douglas-Roberts, American basketball player

Cynthia Erivo, English actress and singer-songwriter

Freddie Stroma, English actor

César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer

Scotty Cranmer, American BMX rider

Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer

Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer

Jamie Vardy, English footballer

Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model

Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer

Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor

Jake Epstein, Canadian actor

Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer

Greivis Vásquez, Venezuelan basketball player

Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer

Evan Peters, American actor

Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier

Shane Long, Irish footballer

Angel Olsen, American singer-songwriter

Ray Rice, American football player

Leo Komarov, Estonian-Finnish ice hockey player

Brian Cushing, American football player

Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer

Kia Vaughn, American-Czech basketball player

Guan Xin, Chinese basketball player

Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player

Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer

Anton Shunin, Russian footballer

José Abreu, Cuban baseball player

Alex Avila, American baseball player

Jessica Burkhart, American author

Vladimír Mihálik, Slovak ice hockey player

Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter

Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer

Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer

Austin Jackson, American baseball player

Heather Morris, American actress, singer, and dancer

Elvana Gjata, Albanian singer

Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer

Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player

Alex Brightman, American actor, singer, and voice actor

Pedro Álvarez, Dominican-American baseball player

Travis Wood, American baseball player

Javi García, Spanish footballer

Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater

Jérémy Chardy, French tennis player

Gabriela Mărginean, Romanian basketball player

Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer

Jarrod Sammut, Australian-Maltese rugby league player

Ísis Valverde, Brazilian actress

Anna Cappellini, Italian ice dancer

Josh Reddick, American baseball player

Luke Burgess, English rugby league player

Martin Hanzal, Czech ice hockey player

James Johnson, American basketball player

Miles Teller, American actor

Eniola Aluko, English footballer

Ashley Greene, American actress

Elliot Page, Canadian actor

Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model

Sergio Romero, Argentine footballer

Ab-Soul, American rapper

Malik Hairston, American basketball player

Theophilus London, Trinidadian-American singer-songwriter and producer

Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player

Valeriy Andriytsev, Ukrainian wrestler

Florence Kiplagat, Kenyan runner

Akito, Japanese professional wrestler

Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer

Josh McRoberts, American basketball player

Kesha, American singer-songwriter and actress

Kyle O'Reilly, Canadian professional wrestler

Niclas Bergfors, Swedish ice hockey player

Milana Vayntrub, Uzbekistani-American actress and comedian

Jonathan Wright, Australian rugby league player

Daniel Hudson, American baseball player

Bow Wow, American rapper and actor

Martellus Bennett, American football player

Greg Eastwood, New Zealand rugby league player

Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player

Tanel Kangert, Estonian cyclist

Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper

AJ Lee, American wrestler and author

Michal Švec, Czech footballer

Miloš Teodosić, Serbian basketball player

Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian footballer

Jon Brockman, American basketball player

Jô, Brazilian footballer

Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer

Ike Davis, American baseball player

Liam Doran, British rallycross driver

Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (died 2013)

Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer

Jacob Bagersted, Danish handball player

Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer

Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater

Hyun-jin Ryu, South Korean baseball player

Yohan Benalouane, French-Tunisian footballer

Simeon Jackson, Canadian soccer player

Trent Barreta, American wrestler

Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer

Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer

Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player

Vitorino Antunes, Portuguese footballer

Ding Junhui, Chinese professional snooker player

Gianluca Musacci, Italian footballer

Oliver Turvey, English racing driver

Pablo Aguilar, Paraguayan footballer

Shane Lowry, Irish Professional Golfer, winner of the 2019 Open Championship and European Team Member for the 2021 and 2023 Ryder Cups

Rachel Bloom, American actress, writer, and producer

Jay Bruce, American baseball player

Martín Cáceres, Uruguayan footballer

Eelco Sintnicolaas, Dutch decathlete

Jamar Smith, American football player

Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer

Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player

Elton John, Trinidadian footballer

Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam, Egyptian footballer

Adam Friedland, American comedian

Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano

Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress[citation needed]

Lights, Canadian singer-songwriter[citation needed]

Steven De Vuyst, Belgian politician

Michael Baze, American jockey (died 2011)

Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer

Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan runner

Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player

Aaron Lennon, English international footballer

Joe Hart, English footballer

Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player

Jorge Pinto, Portuguese politician

David Luiz, Brazilian footballer

Ben Howard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Kris Letang, Canadian ice hockey player

Rein Taaramäe, Estonian cyclist

Jan Vertonghen, Belgian international footballer

Varun Dhawan, Indian actor

Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer

Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Jorge Andújar Moreno, Spanish footballer

Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player

William Moseley, English actor

Wang Feifei, Chinese singer and actress

Daequan Cook, American basketball player

Drew Gulak, American wrestler

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress and model

Bradley Johnson, English footballer

Zoran Tošić, Serbian footballer

Rob Atkinson, English footballer

Sara Errani, Italian tennis player

Andre Russell, Jamaican cricketer

Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer

Amir Johnson, American basketball player

Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player

Saara Aalto, Finnish singer and actress

Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

Pat McAfee, American sports analyst and football player

Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player

Damla Sönmez, Turkish actress

Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer and manager

Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer

Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer

Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer

Meek Mill, American rapper

Gerardo Parra, Venezuelan baseball player and coach

Adrienne Warren, American actress

Aidy Bryant, American actress and comedian

Mark Reynolds, Scottish footballer

Felix Jones, American football player

Mark Noble, English footballer

Kurt Tippett, Australian footballer

Scott Bolton, Australian rugby league player

Kevin Gameiro, French footballer

Lim Seul-ong, South Korean singer and actor

Lance Lynn, American baseball player

Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer

Darren Randolph, Irish footballer

François Steyn, South African rugby player

David Adams, American baseball player

Michael Brantley, American baseball player

Brian Dozier, American baseball player

Mark Fayne, American ice hockey player

Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player

Leonardo Mayer, Argentinian tennis player

Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player

Tom Onslow-Cole, English race car driver

Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist

Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer

Michael Angelakos, American singer-songwriter and producer

David Edgar, Canadian soccer player

Mariano Torres, Argentinian footballer

Mike Havenaar, Japanese footballer

Julian Wright, American basketball player

Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player

Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer

Guillaume Latendresse, Canadian ice hockey player

Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer

Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer

Moritz Stehling, German footballer

Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper

Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer

T.J. Yates, American football player

Zoltán Harsányi, Slovak footballer

Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter

Clayton Bartolo, Maltese politician

Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player

Yoann Huget, French rugby player

Matthew Koma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Angelo Mathews, Sri Lankan cricketer

Sonakshi Sinha, Indian actress

Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress

Mollie King, English singer, former member of The Saturdays

Marcus Thornton, American basketball player

Jaan Mölder, Estonian race car driver

Martin Harnik, German-Austrian footballer

James Maynard, British mathematician

Amobi Okoye, Nigerian-American football player

Gonzalo Castro, German footballer

Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player

Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer

Diana DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter and actress

Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Norwegian footballer

Kendrick Lamar, American rapper

Nozomi Tsuji, Japanese singer and actress

Omar Arellano, Mexican footballer

Moeen Ali, English cricketer

Rashard Mendenhall, American football player

A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter

Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player

Asmir Begović, Bosnian footballer

Joseph Ebuya, Kenyan runner

Danny Green, American basketball player

Lee Min-ho, South Korean actor, singer, model, creative director and businessman

Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian-Australian footballer

Alessia Filippi, Italian swimmer

Simona Dobrá, Czech tennis player

Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer

Pierre Vaultier, French snowboarder

India de Beaufort, English actress

Ed Westwick, English actor

Sonata Tamošaitytė, Lithuanian hurdler

Terrence Williams, American basketball player

Ryan Cook, American baseball player

Andrew Hedgman, New Zealand runner

Michael Schrader, German decathlete

Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer

Sebastian Vettel, German race car driver

Wude Ayalew, Ethiopian runner

Guram Kashia, Georgian footballer

Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor[citation needed]

Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer

Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist

Cam Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player

Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress

Manteo Mitchell, American runner

Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model

Josh Harrison, American baseball player

Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist

Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter

Shigeaki Kato, Japanese singer

Adam Johnson, English footballer

Dan Reynolds, American singer-songwriter

Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer

AnnaLynne McCord, American actress and producer

Knowshon Moreno, American football player

Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player

Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer

Tontowi Ahmad, Indonesian badminton player

Yan Gomes, Brazilian-American baseball player

Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist

Marc Murphy, Australian footballer

Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer

Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer

Serdar Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer

Julien Ribaudo, Belgian politician

Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player

Zack Sabre Jr., English wrestler

Mara Wilson, American actress

Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer

Alec Martinez, American ice hockey player

Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player

Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer

Jacoby Ford, American football player

Marek Hamšík, Slovak footballer

Jordan Hill, American basketball player

Sarah Parsons, American ice hockey player

Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer

Pedro, Spanish footballer

Christofer Ranzmaier, Austrian politician

Anton Fink, German footballer

Sam Saunders, American golfer

Michael Bradley, American soccer player

Karen Carney, English women's footballer

Taapsee Pannu, Indian actress

Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer

Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean singer and dancer

Marreese Speights American basketball player

Orce Gjorgjievski, Macedonian politician

Leanne Crichton, Scottish footballer

Dany N'Guessan, French footballer

Drew Storen, American baseball player

Jose Lorenzo Diokno, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter

Devin McCourty, American football player

Jason McCourty, American football player

Jamie Reed, Welsh footballer

Johnny Gargano, American wrestler

David Peralta, Venezuelan baseball player

Tim Tebow, American football and baseball player and sportscaster

Ryan D'Imperio, American football player

Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist

Sean McAllister, English footballer

Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player

Eri Kitamura, Japanese voice actress and singer.

Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American football player

Manny Jacinto, Canadian actor

Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer

Nico Hülkenberg, German racing driver

Apollo Crews, American wrestler

Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player

Stacey Farber, Canadian actress

Velimir Jovanović, Serbian footballer

Blake Lively, American model and actress

Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Justin Upton, American baseball player

Adam Warren, American baseball player

James Wesolowski, Australian footballer

Darren McFadden, American football player

Caleb Moore, American snowmobile racer (died 2013)

Tony Kane, Northern Irish footballer

Johanna Braddy, American actress

Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter

Xavi Annunziata, Spanish footballer

Wesley Blake, American wrestler

Marisa Kabas, American journalist

Paul Goldschmidt, American baseball player

Alex Saxon, American actor

Robert Acquafresca, Italian footballer

Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress

Tyler Hoechlin, American actor

Vaila Barsley, Scottish footballer

Marwin Hitz, Swiss footballer

Seiko Oomori, Japanese singer-songwriter

Carlos Quintero, Colombian footballer

Gain, South Korean singer

Jack Lawless, American drummer

Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player

Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist

Tom Felton, English actor

Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer

Teyonah Parris, American actress

Skylar Astin, American actor and singer

Spencer Treat Clark, American actor

Matthew Connolly, English footballer

Grey Damon, American actor

Monica Niculescu, Romanian tennis player

Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter

Josh Farro, American musician

Aida Garifullina, Russian operatic soprano

Kenley Jansen, Curaçaoan baseball player

Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer

Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player

Matthew Daddario, American actor

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesian businessman and politician, 14th Vice President of Indonesia

Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player

Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driver

Starley, Australian pop singer

Marina Weisband, German politician

Dillon Francis, American DJ and record producer

Michael Grabner, Austrian ice hockey player

Jesse Joensuu, Finnish ice hockey player

Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer

Tim Ream, American soccer player

Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress

Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer

Akuila Uate, Fijian-Australian rugby league player

Jeremy Brockie, New Zealand footballer

Alex Cobb, American baseball player

Damion James, American basketball player

Hassan Maatouk, Lebanese footballer

Craig Brackins, American basketball player

Samantha Murray Sharan, British tennis player

Henry Walker, American basketball player

Ryan Mathews, American football player

Marvin Ogunjimi, Belgian footballer

Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer

Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler

Jay Pharoah, American actor and comedian

Ott Tänak, Estonian racing driver

Zac Efron, American actor and singer

Freja Beha Erichsen, Danish model

Marie Sophie Hingst, German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from Holocaust survivors (died 2019)

Tiki Gelana, Ethiopian runner

Donny Montell, Lithuanian singer-songwriter

Park Ha-sun, South Korean actress

Abudramae Bamba, Ivorian footballer

Shawn Lauvao, American football player

Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer

Björn Barrefors, Swedish decathlete and heptathlete

Andrew Bynum, American basketball player

Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter

Andy Dalton, American football player

Jessica Dubé, Canadian figure skater

Tove Lo, Swedish singer

Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer and actress

Danielle Fong, Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder and chief scientist of LightSail Energy

Ashley Graham, American model

Ali Riley, New Zealand footballer

Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player

Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver

Danny Cipriani, English rugby player

Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Ty Lawson, American basketball player

Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player

Tim Breukers, Dutch footballer

Laura Geitz, Australian netball player

Artur Jędrzejczyk, Polish footballer

Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor

Jason Kelce, American football player

O. J. Mayo, American basketball player

Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player

Jason Day, Australian golfer

Hatsune Matsushima, Japanese model and actress

Dana Vollmer, American swimmer

Giorgos Georgiadis, Greek footballer

Sergio Llull, Spanish basketball player

Eitan Tibi, Israeli footballer

Jordan Walden, American baseball player

Justine Michelle Cain, English actress

Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player

Snooki, American reality television personality

Trevor Booker, American basketball player

Luigi Datome, Italian basketball player

Lashana Lynch, English actress

Karen Gillan, Scottish actress

Craig Kieswetter, South African-English cricketer and golfer

Wayne Ellington, American basketball player and coach

Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player

Christel Khalil, American actress

Naomi, American wrestler, model, and dancer

Daniel Noboa, Politician and businessman, President of Ecuador

Dougie Poynter, English singer-songwriter and bass player

Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Eric Barone, American video game designer and musician

Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter

Brian Robiskie, American football player

Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast

Orlando Brown, American actor and rapper

Kostas Giannoulis, Greek footballer

Gerald Henderson Jr., American basketball player

Mat Latos, American baseball player

Violetta Bock, German politician

Clifton Geathers, American football player

Alex Russell, Australian actor

Miranda Tapsell, Australian actress

James Holmes, American mass murderer

Cédric Baseya, French-Congolese footballer

Karim Benzema, French footballer

Malcolm Jenkins, American football player

Khris Davis, American baseball player

Zack Britton, American baseball player

Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer

Tommaso Bellazzini, Italian footballer

Owen Franks, New Zealand rugby player

Jori Lehterä, Finnish ice hockey player

Jane Summersett, American ice dancer

Ceyhun Gülselam, Turkish footballer

Demaryius Thomas, American football player (died 2021)

Oskar Osala, Finnish ice hockey player

Thomas Dekker, American actor and musician

Jakub Nakládal, Czech ice hockey player

Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player

Seydou Doumbia, Ivorian footballer

Danny Holla, Dutch footballer

James Jesus Angleton, CIA counterintelligence leader (born 1917)

Cahit Zarifoğlu, Turkish poet and author (born 1940)