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* July 6 – Ruffian, an American champion thoroughbred racehorse breaks down in a
* January 2
** Emanuel Augustus, boxer
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Events from the year 1975 in the United States.
issues its report on Incumbents
Federal Government
*President
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: Gerald Ford ( R-Michigan
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)
* Vice President
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: Nelson Rockefeller ( R- New York)
* Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
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(Minnesota
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)
* Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert
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( D- Oklahoma)
* Senate Majority Leader
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: Mike Mansfield
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( D-Montana
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)
* Congress
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: 93rd (until January 3), 94th (starting January 3)
Events
January
* January –Volkswagen
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introduces the Golf
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, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit.
* January 1 – Watergate scandal
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: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman
Harry Robbins Haldeman (October 27, 1926 – November 12, 1993) was an American political aide and businessman, best known for his service as White House Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon and his consequent involvement in the Watergate s ...
and John Ehrlichman
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are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
* January 2 – The Federal Rules of Evidence
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are approved by the United States Congress
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.
* January 6
**'' AM America'' makes its television debut on ABC.
**'' Wheel of Fortune'' premieres on NBC
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.
** The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy begins operations.
* January 8
**Ella Grasso
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becomes Governor of Connecticut
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, the first woman U.S. governor who did not succeed her husband.
**President Gerald Ford appoints Vice President Nelson Rockefeller to head a special commission looking into alleged domestic abuses by the CIA
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.
* January 12 – Super Bowl IX
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: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Minnesota Vikings
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16–6 at Tulane Stadium
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in .
* January 15
** The Carousel of Progress
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moves to Walt Disney World
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from Disneyland
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.
** Steel roller coaster Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom)
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opens at Walt Disney World
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in Florida, becoming one of the park's most popular attractions into the 21st century.
* January 18
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
* 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chi ...
– The United States Atomic Energy Commission
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is divided between the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, partly in response to the 1973 oil crisis.
* January 20 – Talent agent Michael Ovitz
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founds the Creative Artists Agency
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.
* January 26
Events Pre-1600
* 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph.
*1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people.
* 1564 – The Council of Tren ...
– Immaculata University
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defeats the University of Maryland
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80–48 in the first nationally televised women's basketball game in the United States.
* January 29 – The Weather Underground
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bombs the U.S. State Department main office in Washington, D.C.
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* January 31 – ''Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
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The special received an Emmy nominati ...
'' premieres on CBS, but did not win the Nielsen Ratings (Rival NBC won that day at the 8PM Hour).
February
* February 2 – The 7.6 Near Islands earthquake hits theAleutian Islands
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in Alaska with a maximum Mercalli intensity
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of IX (''Violent''), injuring 15.
* February 13 – Fire breaks out in the World Trade Center
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.
* February 21 – Watergate scandal
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: Former United States Attorney General
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John N. Mitchell, and former White House
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aides H. R. Haldeman
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and John Ehrlichman
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, are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in prison.
* February 23 – In response to the energy crisis
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, daylight saving time
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commences nearly two months early in the United States.
March
* March 9 – Construction of theTrans-Alaska Pipeline System
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begins.
* March 10 – ''The Rocky Horror Show
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'' opens on Broadway
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in New York City
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with 4 performances.
* March 19 – The release of ''Tommy
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Arts and entertainment Film and television
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'', a musical/drama produced by Ken Russel and Robert Stigwood.
* March 29 – '' Blow by Blow'' by Jeff Beck is released. It would become his most successful album in the United States, reaching the top five and selling over one million copies.
* March 30 – James Ruppert
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murders 11 family members inside his home on Easter Sunday
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.
* March 31 – In his final game on the sideline, John Wooden coaches UCLA
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to its 10th national championship in 12 seasons when the Bruins defeat Kentucky
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92–85 in the title game at San Diego
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.
April
* April 3 –Bobby Fischer
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refuses to play in a chess
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match against Anatoly Karpov
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, giving Karpov the title.
* April 4
**Vietnam War
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: The first military Operation Babylift
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flight, C5A 80218, crashes 27 minutes after takeoff, killing 138 on board; 176 survive the crash.
**Bill Gates founds Microsoft
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in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* April 8 – The 47th Academy Awards
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ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope
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, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr.
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At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...
and Frank Sinatra, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
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in Los Angeles
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. Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Godfather Part II
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'' wins six awards (twice as many as its predecessor), including Best Picture
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* BA ...
for Coppola. The sequel is tied with Roman Polanski
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's '' Chinatown'' in receiving 11 nominations. It is the final ceremony aired by NBC
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.
* April 15 – Karen Ann Quinlan, 21, faints after consuming Quaaludes
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at a party. She becomes a controversial subject in the right to die
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movement after her parents sue to have her comatose body removed from life-support. She lives off a feeding tube until 1985.
* April 29 – Operation Frequent Wind
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– Americans and their allies are evacuated from South Vietnam by helicopter.
* April 30 – Vietnam War
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: The Fall of Saigon
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: The Vietnam War ends as Communist forces take Saigon, resulting in mass evacuations of Americans and South Vietnamese. As the capital is taken, South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally.
May
* May – The unemployment rate peaks at 9.0% ending the Post-War Boom. * May 5 – TheBusch Gardens Williamsburg
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theme park
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, originally known as Busch Gardens: The Old Country, opens in Williamsburg, Virginia
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.
* May 6 – A violent F4 tornado hits the Omaha metropolitan area, killing three and injuring more than 137.
* May 12 – Mayaguez incident
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: Khmer Rouge forces in Cambodia
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seize the United States merchant ship SS ''Mayaguez'' in international waters.
* May 15 – Mayaguez incident
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: The American merchant ship Mayaguez, seized by Cambodian forces, is rescued by the U.S. Navy and Marines; 38 Americans are killed.
* May 17 – Elton John's '' Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'' becomes the first album to enter the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart at Number One.
* May 25
** The Golden State Warriors win the 1975 NBA basketball championship.
** Indianapolis 500
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: Bobby Unser
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wins for a second time in a rain-shorted 174 lap, 435 mile (696 km) race.
*May 27 — In the National Hockey League
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, The Philadelphia Flyers
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defeat the Buffalo Sabres
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2-0 in game six of the finals to claim their second straight Stanley Cup.
* May 30 – American distance runner Steve Prefontaine
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dies in car accident in Eugene, Oregon.
June
* June 10 – InWashington, DC
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abuses, recommending a joint congressional oversight committee on intelligence.
* June 20 - Universal Pictures
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releases Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Peter Benchley
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's bestseller '' Jaws'' in 409 cinemas across the United States. The coupling of this broad distribution pattern with the movie's then even rarer national television marketing campaign has yielded a release method virtually unheard-of. Regardless, the film ultimately brings in $123.1 million by the end of its initial run, and is considered to be the first modern blockbuster as a result.
* June 26 – Two FBI
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agents and one AIM member die in a shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
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in South Dakota
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.
July
* July 6 – Ruffian, an American champion thoroughbred racehorse breaks down in a match race
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In sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team racing where teams consi ...
against Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure
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Background
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; she has to be euthanized the following day.
* July 17 – Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
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: An American Apollo
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and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock in orbit, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. It is also the last Apollo mission and the last manned U.S. space mission until STS-1 (the first Space Shuttle
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orbital flight).
* July 22 – Stanley Forman takes the photo ''Fire Escape Collapse
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''.
* July 30 – In Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
, Michigan
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, Teamsters Union
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), also known as the Teamsters Union, is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of The Team Drivers International Union and The Teamsters National Union, the un ...
president Jimmy Hoffa is reported missing. He is never found and is declared dead ''in absentia'' in 1982.
August
* August 1 – The 5.7 Oroville earthquake affectsButte County, California
Butte County () is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. The county seat is Oroville.
Butte County comprises the Chico, CA metropolitan statistical area. It is ...
, with a maximum Mercalli intensity
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the eff ...
of VIII (''Severe''), injuring 10 and causing $3 million in damage.
* August 3
Events Pre-1600
* 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
* 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emper ...
– The Louisiana Superdome
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opens in .
* August 5 – U.S. President
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Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
posthumously pardons Robert E. Lee, restoring full rights of citizenship.
* August 7–11 – The Special Olympics World Games
The Special Olympics World Games also known as Special Olympiad are an international sporting event for participants with intellectual disabilities, organized by the IOC-recognised Special Olympics organization.
Principles
Although local Spec ...
take place in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in Central Michigan, the city is the county seat of Isabella County, Michigan, Isabella County. The population was 21,688 as of the 2020 United States census. It is surrounded by Unio ...
.
* August 8 – Samuel Bronfman II, son of Seagram
The Seagram Company Ltd. (which traded as Seagram's) was a Canadian multinational conglomerate formerly headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Originally a distiller of Canadian whisky based in Waterloo, Ontario, it was once (in the 1990s) the ...
president Edgar Bronfman, is kidnapped in Purchase, New York. He is rescued after a ransom is paid.
* August 20 – Viking program
The ''Viking'' program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes, ''Viking 1'' and ''Viking 2'', which landed on Mars in 1976. Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter designed to photograph the surface of Mars f ...
: NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
launches the Viking 1
''Viking 1'' was the first of two spacecraft, along with '' Viking 2'', each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA's Viking program. The lander touched down on Mars on July 20, 1976, the first successful Mars la ...
planetary probe toward Mars
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.
* August 25 – Bruce Springsteen's album ''Born to Run
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'' is released.
September
* September 5 – InSacramento, California
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, Lynette Fromme
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, a follower of jailed cult leader Charles Manson, attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is thwarted by a Secret Service
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agent.
* September 9 – Riverfront Coliseum
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opens in Cincinnati
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.
* September 14 – Elizabeth Seton is canonized, becoming the first American Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
saint.
* September 18 – Fugitive Patricia Hearst
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is captured in San Francisco
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.
* September 22 – U.S. President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore
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in San Francisco
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.
October
* October 1 – Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. * October 11 –NBC
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airs the first episode of ''Saturday Night Live
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'' (George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercu ...
is the first host; Billy Preston and Janis Ian
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child, Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" an ...
the first musical guests).
* October 21 – 1975 World Series
The 1975 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1975 season. The 72nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the Natio ...
: US baseball team the Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...
defeat the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 off Carlton Fisk's 12th-inning home run in one of the most famous World Series games ever played. The following day, the series ends with Game 7 victory by the Reds, in a broadcast that breaks records for a televised sporting event.
November
* November 3 ** An independent audit ofMattel
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, one of the United States
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' largest toy
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manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press release
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s and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth".
** The long-running television game show ''The Price Is Right
''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also inc ...
'' expands from 30 minutes to its current hour-long format on CBS
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.
* November 5 – Travis Walton, a 22-year-old logger, is working in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest with six co-workers near Snowflake, Arizona
Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by Erastus Snow and William Jordan Flake, Mormon pioneers It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. According to 2010 Census, the popula ...
, when he suddenly disappears. Walton is found five days later and says that he has been abducted by extraterrestrial aliens. His book, ''The Walton Experience'' (1978), will become the basis for a film, ''Fire in the Sky
''Fire in the Sky'' is a 1993 American biopic science fiction mystery film directed by Robert Lieberman and adapted by Tracy Tormé. It is based on Travis Walton's book ''The Walton Experience'', which describes an extraterrestrial abduction ...
'' (1993).
* November 10 – The bulk carrier ''Edmund Fitzgerald
SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America ...
'' sinks 15 miles off of Whitefish Point
Whitefish Point is a cape of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, United States, marking the entry point of Whitefish Bay. It is north of the unincorporated community of Paradise, Michigan.
Whitefish Point is known for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, i ...
, Michigan, losing all 29 crew on board.
* November 20 – Former California
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Governor Ronald Reagan enters the race for the Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford.
* November 29
**The name "Micro-soft" (for microcomputer software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated software documentation, documentation and data (computing), data. This is in contrast to Computer hardware, hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
...
) is used by Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...
in a letter to Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which ...
for the first time (Microsoft
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becomes a registered trademark
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on November 26, 1976).
** While disabled, the submarine tender USS ''Proteus'' (AS-19) discharges radioactive coolant water into Apra Harbor, Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
. A Geiger counter at two of the harbor's public beaches shows 100 millirems/hour, 50 times the allowable dose.
** The 7.4 Hawaii earthquake hits several of the Hawaiian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity
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of VIII (''Severe''), causing two deaths, up to 28 injuries, and a destructive tsunami.
December
* December 8 –New York City
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is approved for a bailout of $2.3 billion each year through to 1978 – $6.9 billion total.
* December 18 – The Lutz family moves into 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville
Amityville () is a village near the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 9,523 at the 2010 census.
History
Huntington settlers first visited the Amityville area in 1653 due ...
, Long Island, New York, in the United States
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, only to flee from the house after 28 days, which will go on to inspire the story of The Amityville Horror
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.
* December 23 – United States Congress
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passes the Metric Conversion Act
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which encourages, but does not mandate, metrication in the United States
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and establishes the Metric Board.
* December 25 – The first Family Express opens in Valparaiso, Indiana
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The site of present-day Valparaiso was included in the purchase of land from the ...
.
* December 29 – A bomb explosion at LaGuardia Airport
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kills 11.
Ongoing
* Cold War (1947–1991) *Space Race
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(1957–1975)
* Détente
Détente (, French: "relaxation") is the relaxation of strained relations, especially political ones, through verbal communication. The term, in diplomacy, originates from around 1912, when France and Germany tried unsuccessfully to reduce ...
(c. 1969–1979)
* Capital punishment
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suspended by ''Furman v. Georgia
''Furman v. Georgia'', 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a landmark criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court invalidated all then existing legal constructions for the death penalty in the United States. It was 5–4 decision, with each memb ...
'' (1972–1976)
* 1970s energy crisis
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(1973–1980)
* DOCUMERICA
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photography project (1972–1977)
Births
January
* January 2
** Emanuel Augustus, boxer
** Corey Brewer
Corey Wayne Brewer (born March 5, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA na ...
, basketball player
** Ryan Brown, actor
** Dax Shepard, actor
** Jeff Suppan
Jeffrey Scot Suppan (; born January 2, 1975), is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current professional baseball coach who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, ...
, baseball player
* January 3
** Danica McKellar
Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She played Winnie Cooper in the television series '' The Wonder Years'' from 1988 to 1993, and since 2010 has voiced Miss Martian in t ...
, actress and education advocate
** Jason Marsden
Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975) is an American actor, director, producer and YouTuber, who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series and video games. He has been the official voice of ...
, actor
* January 4
** Dan Beery
Daniel Beery (born January 4, 1975) is an American competition rower, Olympic champion, world champion and world cup gold medalist.
Beery won a gold medal in ''Men's Eights'' at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. The ti ...
, Olympic rower
** Shane Carwin
Western Colorado Mountaineers
Shane Bannister Carwin (born January 4, 1975) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Hea ...
, mixed martial artist and wrestler
* January 5
** Riley Breckenridge
James Riley Breckenridge (born January 5, 1975) is the drummer for the band Thrice. He plays Q Drums, and uses Vic Firth drumsticks, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads, with Drum Workshop hardware and pedals.
Biography
The older brother of Thri ...
, drummer for Thrice
Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and lead guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school.
Early in their career, the band was known ...
** Bradley Cooper
Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy Awards, si ...
, actor and filmmaker
** Mike Grier, ice hockey player
* January 6
** Laura Berg
Laura Kay Berg (born January 6, 1975) is an American college softball head coach for Oregon State and a former collegiate four-time All-American and Olympian. She played for the Fresno State Bulldogs from 1994–98, where she won the 1998 W ...
, softball player
** Big Fase 100, rapper
** Nicole DeHuff
Nicole Renee DeHuff (January 6, 1975 – February 16, 2005) was an American actress. She is noted for role in the comedy movie '' Meet the Parents''.
Early life
DeHuff was born in Antlers, Oklahoma, and raised in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and ...
, actress (d. 2005)
** James Farrior
James Alfred Farrior (born January 6, 1975) is a former American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Virginia. He played with the New York Jets ...
, football player
* January 7
** Steve Bell, soccer player
** Stephanie Birkitt, attorney
* January 8 – Justin Alfond
Justin Loring Alfond (born January 8, 1975) is an American politician and real estate developer. He served as a Democratic State Senator from the 8th District, which represents much of Portland. Alfond was first elected to the State Senate in 20 ...
, politician and real estate developer
* January 9 – Vince Amey, football player and coach
* January 10 – Jake Delhomme
Jake Christopher Delhomme (; born January 10, 1975) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). Delhomme played college football at Louisiana, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana ...
, football player
* January 11
** Kabir Akhtar
Kabir Akhtar (born January 11, 1975) is an American television director and editor, who won an Emmy Award in 2016. His credits include work for ''Arrested Development'', ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'', '' Never Have I Ever'', ''Behind the Music'', and the ...
, director and editor
** Brad Badger, football player
** Chris Burrous, journalist (d. 2018)
** Rory Fitzpatrick, ice hockey player
* January 13 – Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang (born January 13, 1975) is an American businessman, attorney, lobbyist, and politician. Yang was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary. He is the co-c ...
, entrepreneur, political commentator, founder of Venture for America
Venture For America (VFA) is an American nonprofit organization and fellowship headquartered in New York City. Founded by Andrew Yang in 2011, its mission is "to create economic opportunity in American cities" by training recent graduates and youn ...
, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
* January 14
** Shawn Barber
Shawn William Barber (born January 14, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Richmon ...
, football player
** Ricardo López, Uruguayan-born pest control worker (d. 1996)
* January 16
** Steve Adams, bassist for Animal Liberation Orchestra
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** Kevin Boles, baseball coach
** Ray Bowles
Ray Bowles (born Raymond Paul Bowles; January 16, 1975 in Massachusetts, United States) is a singer, best known for his work with the progressive rock band, Tristan Park.
Career
Ray started off his musical career with small local progressive and ...
, singer
** Brian C. Buescher, judge
* January 17
** Brian Brushwood
Brian Allen Brushwood (born January 17, 1975) is an American magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber and comedian. Brushwood is known for the series ''Scam Nation'' (previously ''Scam School''), a show where he teaches the audience ente ...
, magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber, and comedian
** Freddy Rodriguez, actor
* January 18 – Marcus Brandon
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, politician
* January 19
** Maurice Anderson, football player
** Steve Balderson
Stephen Clark Balderson (born January 19, 1975) is an American film director.
Early life
Balderson was born in Manhattan, Kansas and raised in nearby Wamego, Kansas until the age of twelve, when his family moved to Manhattan. Balderson attended ...
, director
** Noah Georgeson
Noah Georgeson is an American musician, producer, engineer, mixer and solo recording artist. Georgeson's debut album '' Find Shelter'' was released through Plain Recordings on November 28, 2006.
Early life and education
Born in San Anselmo, ...
, singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer
* January 20
** David Eckstein
David Mark Eckstein (; born January 20, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. He was an infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten seasons. He played college baseball for the University of Florida and played professiona ...
, baseball player
** Eric Healey
Eric M. Healey (born January 20, 1975 in Hull, Massachusetts) is an American retired professional ice hockey player. He most last played with EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian EBEL and had formerly played in the National Hockey League with the ...
, ice hockey player
* January 21
** Saqib Ali Saqib is the Persian pronunciation originally from the Arabic name, Thaqib (ثاقب ''thāqib''), is a masculine given name which means "influential notion of the well-chosen, the truthful".
Notable people with this name include:
* Saqib Ali (bor ...
, politician
** Zach Helm, writer, director, and producer
* January 22
** Calvin Brock, boxer
** Balthazar Getty
Paul Balthazar Getty (; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. His acting debut was in ''Lord of the Flies'' (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in '' Lost Highway'' (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in ''Cha ...
, actor
* January 23
** Kevin Alexander, football player
** B.G. Knocc Out, rapper and songwriter
** Brian Balmages, composer, conductor, and educator
** Phil Dawson
Philip Drury Dawson (born January 23, 1975) is a former American football placekicker. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1999 to 2012 and holds their franchise record for most field goals made, passing Hall of Famer Lou Groza in 2010. He pl ...
, football player
** Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...
, mixed martial artist, referee, and actor
** Fred Coleman
Fredrick Dewayne Coleman (born January 31, 1975) is a former professional American football wide receiver. He has played in the National Football League, Arena Football League and the XFL (2001), XFL. Coleman graduated from Robert E. Lee High Sc ...
, football player and coach
* January 24 – Matt B. Britton, new media entrepreneur and consumer trend expert
* January 25
** Clover Boykin, convicted murderer
** Tim Montgomery
Timothy Montgomery (born January 28, 1975) is an American former track sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter dash. In 2005, he was stripped of his records—including a now-void men's 100-meter world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002—a ...
, Olympic sprinter
** Ricky Rodriguez
Richard P. Rodriguez (born David Moses Zerby; January 25, 1975 – January 9, 2005) was an American member of a religious cult called The Family, formerly known as the Children of God (COG), who murdered one of his childhood sexual abusers, Ange ...
, convicted murderer (d. 2005)
** John Wade, football player
* January 27 – Darrin Bell
Darrin Bell (born January 27, 1975) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American editorial cartoonist and comic strip creator known for the syndicated comic strips '' Candorville'' and '' Rudy Park''. He is a syndicated editorial cartoonist with King Fea ...
, cartoonist and comic writer
* January 28 – Terri Conn
Theresa Celeste Conn is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Katie Peretti on ''As the World Turns'', Christine “ Aubrey Wentworth" Karr on ''One Life to Live'', and Ashley Dupree on Breaker High. On July 1, 2011, she married ...
, actress
* January 29
** Sharif Atkins
Sharif Atkins (born January 29, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant on '' ER'' and for his role as FBI Agent Clinton Jones on '' White Collar''.
Early life
Atkins was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylva ...
, actor
** Tony Blevins, football player
** Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and ...
, actress
* January 31 – Zenarae Antoine, basketball player and coach
February
* February 1 – Big Boi
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a member of the southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside André 300 ...
, rapper, actor, and member of Outkast
* February 2 – Aramis Ayala, politician
* February 3 – Nicholas Anderson, rower
* February 6
** Matt Alber, singer/songwriter, filmmaker, and youth advocate
** Chad Allen, baseball player
** Jason Buha, golfer
* February 7
** Wes Borland
Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician. He is best known as the current guitarist and backing vocalist of the rap metal band Limp Bizkit, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative and industrial rock ...
, guitarist for Limp Bizkit and frontman for Black Light Burns
Black Light Burns is an American industrial rock band fronted by Wes Borland. Founded in 2005 after Borland departed Limp Bizkit, the band's lineup also includes Nick Annis, Dennis Sanders and Dylan Taylor. Their debut album, '' Cruel Melody'' ...
** Daniel Gade, Army Lieutenant colonel, disabled veteran, and political candidate
* February 8
** Jonah Blechman
Jonah Ethan Blechman (born February 8, 1975) is an American actor. He has appeared in ''This Boy's Life (film), This Boy's Life'' with Leonardo DiCaprio and stars in ''Another Gay Movie'' alongside Jonathan Chase (actor), Jonathan Chase and Micha ...
, actor
** Lil Nat
Natalie "Lil Nat" Barrington (born February 8, 1975) is an American radio personality. Lil Nat is the former host of New York Citys HOT 97, Hot 97 and 98.7 Kiss FM overnights. Currently, she hosts the primetime Radio program, radio show Digital ...
, radio host
** Shane Shamrock, wrestler (d. 1998)
* February 9
** Terry Billups, football player
** Dave Brainard
David Gregory Brainard (born February 9, 1975) is a Grammy nominated American record producer best known for his work in country music in the entertainment industry.
Early life
Dave Brainard was born in Seoul Korea and raised in Omaha, Nebra ...
, record producer
* February 10 – Scott Elrod
Scott Michael Elrod"flying HIGH." ''Soap Opera Digst''. February 2, 2015. p. 69 (born February 10, 1975) is an American actor.
Early life
Elrod was born into an American military family in Bitburg, Germany. After moving around the Philippines w ...
, actor
* February 11
** Lori Alhadeff, activist and founder of Make Our Schools Safe
** Jacque Vaughn
Jacque T. Vaughn (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He serves as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Playing career
High school
A native of Pasadena ...
, basketball player
* February 12
** Jen Armbruster
Jennifer "Jen" Armbruster (born February 12, 1975 in Taipei) is an American goalball player. She was married to fellow teammate Asya Miller.Her wife is Jackie Bower whom she shares a son and 3 other children with.
Armbruster began losing her ...
, Paralympic goalball player
** Bobby Billings, singer/songwriter
** Cliff Bleszinski
Cliff Bleszinski (; born February 12, 1975), popularly known as CliffyB, is an American video game designer, known for his work in the development of the '' Unreal'' and ''Gears of War'' series. After working at Epic Games from 1992 to 2012, he ...
, video game designer
** Michael Ray Bower
Anthony Michael Ray Bower (born February 12, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Eddie "Donkeylips" Gelfen on the television program ''Salute Your Shorts'', which aired from 1991 to 1992 on Nickelodeon and for which he won a Yo ...
, actor
* February 13 – Lizzie Fletcher
Elizabeth Ann Fletcher (née Pannill; born February 13, 1975) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Texas. A Democrat, she represents in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes much of western Houston ...
, politician
* February 16
** Eddie Benton, basketball player and coach
** Daryl Bonilla, actor, comedian, and wrestler
* February 17 – David Goggins, marathon runner, triathlete, and Navy SEAL
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting s ...
* February 18
** Ila Borders
Ila Jane Borders (born February 18, 1975), is a former left-handed pitcher in college and independent professional baseball player. As a female pitcher in men's leagues, Borders achieved numerous baseball milestones at the college and professiona ...
, baseball player
** Sarah Joy Brown
Sarah Joy Brown, sometimes credited simply as Sarah Brown (born February 18, 1975), is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of Carly Corinthos on the American daytime drama ''General Hospital'' from 1996 to 200 ...
, actress
* February 20 – Brian Littrell
Brian Thomas Littrell (born February 20, 1975) is an American singer and a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian music artist, and released the solo album '' Welcome Home'' in 2006. He is the father of country singer ...
, pop singer and member of the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.
The ...
* February 21
** Bo Atterberry, football coach
** Brandon Berger, baseball player
* February 22 – Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...
, actress, author, director, model, and producer
* February 23
** Pat Barnes
Pat Barnes (born February 23, 1975 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a retired National Football League quarterback. He played from 1997 to 2003 in the NFL, XFL, and CFL.
Barnes played as a quarterback at University of California, where he s ...
, football player
** Mike Flood, politician
* February 25 – Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Joy Handler (born February 25, 1975) is an American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. She hosted the late-night talk show ''Chelsea Lately'' on the E! network from 2007 to 2014 and released a documentary series, ...
, comedian and television host
* February 26 – Tunde Adebimpe
Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio.
Early life
Adebimpe was born into a Nig ...
, musician, singer/songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist
* February 27 – Joel Burns, basketball player
* February 28 – Adam Banton, BMX rider
March
* March 2
** Jesse Bochco
Jesse John Bochco (born March 2, 1975) is an American television director and producer. He is the son of television producer/writer Steven Bochco and actress Barbara Bosson.
Career
In 1982, Bochco had his first and only acting role as Frank Fur ...
, director and producer
** Macey Brooks
Barry Macey Brooks (born March 2, 1975) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He was also a co-owner and wide receivers coach for the Kane County Dawg ...
, football player
* March 3
** Tracy Anderson, entrepreneur and author
** Wendi Michelle Scott
Wendi Michelle Scott (born 3 March 1975) is a Frederick, Maryland mother of two who was charged on 16 November 2007 with sickening her four-year-old daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy.
Scott was charged with first- and second- ...
, criminal convicted of abusing her daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy
Factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers (FII), and first named as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP), is a condition in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in a ...
* March 4 – Jerod Turner, golfer
* March 5
** Obafemi Ayanbadejo
Obafemi Devin Ayanbadejo (; born March 5, 1975) is a former American football running back, fullback and special teams player. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997. In 1998 as a member of the Minnesota Vikings ...
, football player
** Jolene Blalock
Jolene Blalock (born March 5, 1975) is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Vulcan first officer and science officer T'Pol on the UPN science-fiction series '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. Her other work includes guest-star ...
, actress
** Niki Taylor
Nicole Renee Taylor (born March 5, 1975) is an American supermodel and television hostess.
Early life
Taylor was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Ken and Barbara Taylor, a highway patrol lieutenant and a photographer, respectively. She was ra ...
, model
* March 6 – Terry Bruce, politician
* March 7
** Audrey Marie Anderson
Audrey Marie Anderson (born March 7, 1975) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Kim Brown in the CBS action-drama series ''The Unit'' (2006–2009) and her recurring roles as DC character Lyla Michaels / Harbinger ...
, actress
** T. J. Thyne, actor
* March 8
** Billy Austin, football player
** Josh Gottheimer
Joshua S. Gottheimer ( ; born March 8, 1975) is an American attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's ...
, politician
* March 9
** Matthew J. Blit, attorney
** Oni Buchanan, poet and pianist
* March 10
** Jamie Arnold, American-born Israeli basketball player
** Kathy Brier
Kathy Brier (born March 10, 1975) is an American actress and singer, known for her work on ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' and the Broadway production of '' Hairspray''.
Early life
Brier grew up in Staten Island, New York where she attende ...
, actress and singer
* March 11
** DJ Lord
DJ Lord (born Lord Aswod on March 11, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia, United States), is an American DJ and turntablist. In 1999, DJ Lord joined the hip hop group Public Enemy on its 40th World Tour replacing Terminator X. Soon after, DJ Lord had ...
, DJ and turntablist
** Eric the Actor
Eric Shaun Lynch (March 11, 1975 – September 20, 2014), once known as Eric the Midget and later Eric the Actor, was a member of '' The Howard Stern Show's'' Wack Pack. Lynch was, at his peak, tall, weighed , and had various health issues, i ...
, TV personality (d. 2014
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)
* March 13 – Chris Ashworth, actor
* March 15
** Cornell Brown
Cornell Desmond Brown (born March 15, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Virginia Tech, and earned ...
, football player
** Eva Longoria
Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, and director. After a number of guest roles on several television series, she was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytim ...
, actress
** will.i.am
William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas.
...
, rapper and singer, member of the Black Eyed Peas
* March 16 – Tara Buck, actress
* March 17
** Jorge Boehringer, composer
** Leonard Byrd
Leonard Byrd (born March 17, 1975, in Fort Rucker, Alabama) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.45 seconds, achieved in May 2002 in Belém, Brazil. This was the fastest time of 2002.
He origina ...
, sprinter
** Natalie Zea
Natalie Zea (born March 17, 1975) is an American actress known for her performances on television. Zea began her acting career in theatre. Her first major role was on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions'' (2000–2002), where she played the ro ...
, actress
* March 18
** Sutton Foster
Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical twice, in 2002 for her role as Millie Di ...
, actress
** Brian Griese
Brian David Griese ( ; born March 18, 1975) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the th ...
, football player
** Matthew Tuerk, politician, mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
* March 19
** Michael Alsbury
Michael Tyner Alsbury (March 19, 1975 – October 31, 2014) was an American test pilot for Scaled Composites. He died on October 31, 2014, during test flight PF04 of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo VSS ''Enterprise''.
Personal life
Alsbury ha ...
, test pilot (d. 2014
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)
** Brann Dailor
Brann Timothy Dailor (born March 19, 1975) is an American musician, best known as a member of heavy metal band Mastodon, in which he is the drummer and one of three vocalists.
Career
Dailor first started playing in a band called Eviscerati ...
, drummer for Mastodon
A mastodon ( 'breast' + 'tooth') is any proboscidean belonging to the extinct genus ''Mammut'' (family Mammutidae). Mastodons inhabited North and Central America during the late Miocene or late Pliocene up to their extinction at the end of th ...
* March 20
** Jennifer Arroyo, American-born Canadian bassist for Kittie
** Ramin Bahrani
Ramin Bahrani ( fa, رامین بحرانی; born March 20, 1975) is an American director and screenwriter. Film critic Roger Ebert ranked Bahrani's ''Chop Shop'' (2007) as the sixth-best film of the 2000s, calling him "the new director of the ...
, director and screenwriter
** Eric Brown, football player
** Andy Schor, politician, mayor of Lansing, Michigan
* March 21 – Justin Pierce
Justin Charles Pierce (March 21, 1975 – July 10, 2000) was an American-British actor and skateboarder who grew up in the U.S. He is best known for his roles as Casper in the 1995 film ''Kids'' and Roach in the 2000 film ''Next Friday''. On J ...
, British-American actor/skater (d. 2000
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)
* March 22
** Chris Bayne, football player
** Jeremy Brigham, football player and coach
** Guillermo Díaz, actor
** Cole Hauser
Cole Hauser (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for film roles in ''Higher Learning'', '' School Ties'', '' Dazed and Confused'', ''Good Will Hunting'', '' Pitch Black'', '' Tigerland'', '' Hart's War'', '' Tears of the Sun'' ...
, actor
* March 23
** Shenna Bellows, politician
** Matthew Bradford, politician
** Heather Bowie Young, golfer
* March 25 – Damon Bruce
Damon Matthew Bruce (born March 25, 1975) is an American sports radio host who currently hosts ''Damon and Ratto'' (with Ray Ratto) on KGMZ-FM "95.7 the Game" in San Francisco, California. An Indiana University Bloomington graduate, Bruce began hi ...
, sports radio host
* March 27
** Anthony Bass
Anthony Edward Bass (born November 1, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Chica ...
, football player
** Fergie, singer and actress, member of the Black Eyed Peas (2002-2018)
* March 28
** James Allen, football player
** Omar Brown, football player
** Richard Kelly, director
** Ashley Moody
Ashley Brooke Moody (born March 28, 1975) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Florida attorney general since January 2019.
During her tenure as Florida attorney general, Moody has supported lawsuits to invalidate the Affordable ...
, politician
* March 28 – Kusanti Abdul-Salaam, football player
* March 30 – Ben Barnes, politician
April
* April 1
** John Butler John Butler may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*John "Picayune" Butler (died 1864), American performer
* John Butler (artist) (1890–1976), American artist
*John Butler (author) (born 1937), British author and YouTuber
*John Butler (born 1954), ...
, American-born Australian singer/songwriter and music producer
** Geoff Duncan, politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The lieutenant governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the State of Georgia, elected to a four-year term by popular vote. Unlike in some other U.S. states, the lieutenant governor is elected on a separate ticket from the Governor of Ge ...
* April 2
** Nate Huffman
Nate or NATE may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Nate (given name)
*A nickname for Nathanael
*A nickname for Nathaniel
Organizations
*National Association for the Teaching of English, the UK subject teacher association for all aspects ...
, basketball player (d. 2015)
** Pedro Pascal, Chilean-born actor
** Adam Rodriguez, actor
** Deedee Magno Hall
Deedee Magno Hall is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of Pearl in the animated series ''Steven Universe'' and its epilogue series '' Steven Universe Future''.
Early lif ...
, actress and singer
* April 3
** Shawn Bates, ice hockey player
** Aries Spears, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
* April 4 – Scott Rolen
Scott Bruce Rolen (born April 4, 1975) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds. He was an eight-t ...
, baseball player
* April 5
** Mike Bloom, musician, singer, composer, producer, and mixer
** Juicy J
Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established i ...
, rapper, songwriter, and record producer for Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia is an American hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip hop group, they would eventually go on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mystic Stylez'' ...
* April 6
** Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo ( he, לי ברדוגו) is an Israeli-American fantasy author. She is best known for her young adult Grishaverse novels, which include the ''Shadow and Bone'' trilogy, the ''Six of Crows'' duology, and the '' King of Scars'' duolo ...
, Israeli-born author
** Zach Braff
Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...
, actor
* April 7
** Ronde Barber
Jamael Orondé "Rondé" Barber (born April 7, 1975) is an American former football cornerback who spent his entire 16-year professional career playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He is the identical twin ...
, football player
** Tiki Barber
Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (; born April 7, 1975) is an American former football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia ...
, football player
** Ronnie Belliard
Ronald Belliard (born April 7, 1975) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2010 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Card ...
, baseball player
** Mike Bundlie
Michael Bundlie (born April 6, 1975) is an American artist, film and music producer, entrepreneur, author and publisher.
Early life
Bundlie was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. He began his first company at age nine as a manuscri ...
, artist, producer, entrepreneur, author, and publisher
** Heather Burns, actress
** John Cooper, guitarist, singer, and frontman for Skillet
A frying pan, frypan, or skillet is a flat-bottomed pan used for frying, searing, and browning foods. It is typically in diameter with relatively low sides that flare outwards, a long handle, and no lid. Larger pans may have a small grab ha ...
* April 8
** Jeff Banks
Jeff Banks PPCSD (born Jeffrey Tatham-Banks, 17 March 1943) is a Welsh fashion designer of men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings. Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, Banks co-founded the fashion chain Warehouse in the late 1970s. ...
, football player and coach
** Carlton Bost, guitarist
** Nick Browder, football player
* April 9
** Sunny Anderson
Sunny Anderson (born April 9, 1975) is a Food Network personality. She began hosting '' How'd That Get On My Plate?'' in July 2008. She also hosts the Food Network program ''Cooking for Real'' (beginning in April 2008), and served as co-host wi ...
, television personality
** David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green is an American filmmaker. He directed the dramas ''George Washington'' (2000), '' All the Real Girls'' (2003), and '' Snow Angels'' (2007), as well as the thriller '' Undertow'' (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote.
In ...
, filmmaker
* April 10
** Marc Breuers, race car driver
** Chris Carrabba, singer and guitarist
** David Harbour
David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. He has played supporting roles in films such as '' Brokeback Mountain'' (2005), '' Quantum of Solace'' (2008), '' State of Play'' (2009), '' The Green Hornet'' (2011), ''End o ...
, actor
* April 11 – Scott O. Brown, writer, letterer, publisher, editor, and production manager
* April 12
** Marcie Alberts, basketball player and coach
** Matt Bettencourt, golfer
* April 13 – Jeff Balis
Jeff Balis (born April 13, 1975) is an American filmmaker whose directorial debut was the 2009 independent film '' Still Waiting...'', starring John Michael Higgins
John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and co ...
, filmmaker
* April 14
** Amy Birnbaum, voice actress
** Lita, wrestler
* April 15
** A-Plus, rapper and producer
** Chester Burnett
Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade car ...
, football player
** Paul Dana
Paul Dana (; April 15, 1975 – March 26, 2006) was an American racing driver in the IndyCar Series.
Early life
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dana graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Before becoming a race ...
, racing driver (d. 2006)
** Philip Labonte
Philip Steven Labonte (born April 15, 1975) is an American singer from Massachusetts, best known as the lead singer of the metalcore band All That Remains. He is the former lead vocalist for Shadows Fall, was the touring vocalist for Killswitc ...
, singer and frontman for All That Remains and Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar, ...
(1997–1999)
* April 16
** Keon Clark
Arian Keon Clark (born April 16, 1975) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Playing career
After a collegiate career at two different junior colleges and UNLV, Clark was selected 13th overall by th ...
, basketball player
** Sean Maher
Sean Maher (born April 16, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Simon Tam in the science fiction television series ''Firefly'' and follow-up movie '' Serenity''.
Early life
Maher was born in Pleasantville, New York to ...
, actor
** Kron Moore, actress and singer
** Karl Yune, actor
* April 18
** JD Albert
JD Albert (born April 18, 1975) is an American engineer, inventor, and educator. Albert is one of the inventors of microencapsulated electrophoretic display (known as E Ink) commonly used in electronic devices such as e-readers.
In 2016 Albert b ...
, engineer, inventor, and educator
** Dre Allen
Andre "Dre" Allen (born April 18, 1975) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, music video director, and producer. Born in California's Bay Area, Dre Allen is also the founding member of Los Angeles-based 1990s pop and R&B group IV Xample ...
, actor, singer/songwriter, music video director, and producer
* April 19
** Radley Balko
Radley Prescott Balko (born April 19, 1975) is an American journalist, author, blogger, and speaker who writes about criminal justice, the drug war, and civil liberties. In 2022, he began publishing his work on Substack after being let go from ...
, journalist
** Townsend Bell
Townsend Bell (born April 19, 1975) is an American professional motor racing driver competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and also as a motorsports commentator for NBC Sports’ IndyCar Series coverage.
Early career
He spent ...
, motorcycle racer
** Brent Billingsley, baseball player
* April 21
** Lemon Andersen
Lemon Andersen (born Andrew Andersen; April 21, 1975) is an American poet, spoken word artist and actor. He is sometimes credited as Lemon. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he still resides there. He is the son of Milagros "Mili" Quiñone ...
, actor and poet
** Benjamin Butler
Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler is ...
, painter
** Jodi Kantor
Jodi Kantor (born April 21, 1975) is an American journalist. She is a ''New York Times'' correspondent whose work has covered the workplace, technology, and gender. She has been the paper's Arts & Leisure editor and covered two presidential campa ...
, journalist
** Killer Mike
Michael Santiago Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. Mike made his debut on Outkast's 2000 LP '' Stankonia'', and later appeared on their Grammy-winning single "T ...
, rapper, songwriter, actor and activist
* April 22 – Ginny Owens
Virginia Leigh Owens (born April 22, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and blogger. She is known for performing Contemporary Christian music, but has more recently had her songs featured on ''WB'', ''ABC'' TV shows, and independent ...
, singer/songwriter, author, and blogger
* April 23 – Stacey Borgman, Olympic rower
* April 25
** Erin Alexander, basketball player
** Laura Bennett, Olympic triathlete
** Emily Burt
Emily Kendall Burt (born April 25, 1975) is an American former professional soccer player who featured primarily as a forward.
Early life
Burt was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was raised in Menlo Park, California, and attended Menlo-Atherto ...
, soccer player
* April 26
** Joey Jordison, drummer for Slipknot (d. 2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
)
** India Summer
India Summer is an American pornographic actress and nude model and a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Her stage name is based on the phrase Indian summer. She also has mainstream acting credits.
Career
Summer received her education ...
, actress
* April 27
** Rabih Abdullah
Rabih Abdullah (born April 27, 1975) is a former American football running back.
High school years
Abdullah grew up in Roselle, New Jersey, where he attended Abraham Clark High SchoolMichael Booker, football player
**
* May 1
**
* June 1
** John Barresi, sport kite flier
**
* July 1
**
* August 2
** Blitzkrieg, wrestler
**
* September 1
**
* October 1 –
* November 1 – Bo Bice, singer and American Idol (season 4), American Idol contestant
* November 2
** Camille Bloom, singer/songwriter
** Vis Brown, actor
** Danny Cooksey, actor and comedian
* November 3 – Demetrius Alexander, basketball player
* November 4 – Lorenzen Wright, basketball player (d. 2010 in the United States, 2010)
* November 5
** Jamie Spaniolo, Jamie Madrox, rapper
** Keala Settle, actress and singer
* November 7
** Stephen Alexander (American football), Stephen Alexander, football player
** Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL
** Morgan Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL and politician
* November 8
** Brevin Knight, basketball player
** Steve J. Palmer, actor and producer
** Tara Reid, actress
* November 9 – Sean Bennett, American-born Canadian football player
* November 10
** Jim Adkins, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Jimmy Eat World
** Derrick Baskin, actor
** David Bellavia, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
** Todd Bratrud, skateboard artist and designer
* November 11 – Angélica Vale, Mexican-born actress, singer, and comedian
* November 12
** Brian Ah Yat, football player
** Des Bishop, British-born American-Irish comedian
** Guy Branum, comedian, writer, and actor
** Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer
* November 14
** Jason Bare, Christian singer/songwriter
** Travis Barker, musician and drummer for blink-182, +44 (band), +44, and Box Car Racer
** Stephen Guarino, actor
** Gary Vaynerchuk, Belarusian-born entrepreneur and internet personality
* November 15 – J. C. Brandy, British-born actress
* November 17
** Abstract Rude, rapper
** Leon Dorsey, convicted murderer (d. 2008)
* November 18
** Neal E. Boyd, singer and reality show winner for ''America's Got Talent (season 3), America's Got Talent'' (d. 2018)
** David Ortiz, Dominican-born baseball player
* November 19
** Matthew Akers, director, producer, cinematographer, and photographer
** Toby Bailey, basketball player and sports agent
** Mike Burgess (Kansas politician), Mike Burgess, politician
* November 20
** Julien Aklei, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and artist
** Dierks Bentley, country singer
** Francis Bouillon, basketball player
** Joshua Gomez, actor
** Davey Havok, alternative rock singer and frontman for AFI (band), AFI
** Ptolemy Slocum, actor
* November 21
** Cherie Johnson, actress
** Chris Moneymaker, poker player
* November 22
** Daniel R. Benson, politician
** James Madio, actor
* November 23 – Wiley Nickel, politician
* November 24 – Thomas Kohnstamm, writer
* November 26
** Frankie Archuleta, boxer
** Christopher Bollen, novelist and magazine writer
** DJ Khaled, DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, and media personality
* November 27 – Bad Azz (rapper), Bad Azz, rapper (d. 2019)
* November 28 – Jonathan Brown (gridiron football), Jonathan Brown, American-born Canadian football player
* November 30
** Mark Blount, basketball player
** Mindy McCready, country singer (d. 2013)
** IronE Singleton, actor
* December 1 – David Hornsby, actor, screenwriter, and producer
* December 3
** Mickey Avalon, rapper
** Malinda Williams, actress and producer
* December 4 – D'Wayne Bates, football player
* December 5
** Paula Patton, actress
** Nick Stahl, actor and producer
* December 6 – Mia Love, politician
* December 7
** Raj Bhakta, entrepreneur, spirits industry executive, and real estate investor
** Pat Bianchi, jazz organist
** Seth Meisterman, artist
* December 8
** Brian Barkley, baseball player
** Corey Bradford, football player
** Kevin Harvick, race car driver
* December 9 – Travis Atkins, U.S Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2007)
* December 10
** Steve Bradley, wrestler (d. 2008)
** Joe Mays (pitcher), Joe Mays, baseball pitcher
* December 12
** Mayim Bialik, actress and neuroscientist
** Bobbi Billard, wrestler, actress, model, and author
* December 13
** Andy Bachetti, race car driver
** Brian Baenig, government official
** Bates Battaglia, ice hockey player
** Michael Baumgartner, politician
** C. J. Bruton, American-born Australian basketball player
** Tom DeLonge, musician, author, UFOlogist, guitarist and singer for blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels & Airwaves
* December 14 – KaDee Strickland, actress
* December 17
** Nick Dinsmore, wrestler
** Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress and model
** Steve Zissis, actor
* December 18
** Caesar Bacarella, stock car racing driver
** Jay Bakker, pastor, author, and speaker
** Randy Houser, country music singer
* December 19
** Russell Branyan, baseball player
** Breez Evahflowin', rapper
* December 23
** Brian Babylon, comedian and radio host
** Ilan Berman, lawyer and educator
** Cindy Blodgett, basketball player
* December 26 – Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, business woman and editor
* December 27 – Heather O'Rourke, actress (d. 1988)
* December 28
** Daniel Beaty, actor, singer, writer, composer, and poet
** Mark Boidman, Canadian-born investment banker and attorney
* December 29 – Shawn Hatosy, actor
* December 30 – Tiger Woods, golfer
* David Adams (video game designer), David Adams, video game designer
* Pearl Aday, singer
* Deborah Adler, designer
* Shiva Ahmadi, Iranian-born artist
* Cardenas J. Alban, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and convicted murderer
* Ahmed Alsoudani, Iraqi-born artist
* Casey Anderson (naturalist), Casey Anderson, filmmaker, wildlife naturalist, and television presenter
* John C. Anderson (lawyer), John C. Anderson, lawyer and Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
* Bryan Andrews (filmmaker), Bryan Andrews, filmmaker
* Josephine Angelini, author
* Scott D. Anthony, author and senior partner for Innosight
* Sam Apple, writer
* Vicente Archer, jazz musician
* Jason Farnham, composer, performer, and record producer
* Teresa Alonso Leon, politician
* Shea Backus, politician
* Gaiutra Bahadur, Guyanese-born writer
* Kristin Baker, painter
* Dean Bakopoulos, writer
* Mandi Ballinger, politician
* Scott Banister, entrepreneur, angel investor, and founder of IronPort
* Rachel Barenblat, poet, rabbi, chaplain, and blogger
* Ty Barnett, actor and stand-up comic
* Kevin Baron (journalist), Kevin Baron, journalist
* Holly Bass, artist, poet, dancer, educator, and activist
* Mohamad Bazzi, Lebanese--born journalist
* Glenn Belverio, journalist
* Joshua Benton, journalist and writer
* Sigmar Berg, Austrian-born entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and fashion designer
* Cassie Berman, musician
* Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, basketball player and coach
* Katherine Bernhardt, artist
* Sherwin Bitsui, writer and poet
* Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, bassist and oud player
* Benjamin Bolger, perpetual student and University professor
* Shawnna Bolick, politician
* Christian Bowman, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
* Anu Bradford, Finnish-born author, law professor, and international trade law expert
* Joe Bradley (artist), Joe Bradley, artist and singer
* Slater Bradley, artist
* Catherine P. Bradshaw, psychologist
* Tarren Bragdon, politician
* Adam L. Braverman, attorney
* Brian Bress, artist
* David Brooks (artist), David Brooks, artist
* Jeffrey Brown (cartoonist), Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist
* Lars Brownworth, podcaster and educator
* Catherine Brunell, actress
* Thi Bui, Vietnam-born novelist and illustrator
* Abraham Burickson, poet and artist
* A.K. Burns, artist
* Casey Burns, illustrator, screen printer, rock poster artist, musician, and advertising art director
* Rachel Kramer Bussel, author, columnist, and editor
* Mark Bussler, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and comic creator
* Taylor Ho Bynum, musician, composer, educator, and writer
* Nadine Burke Harris, Canadian-born pediatrician
* Rake Yohn, television personality and stunt performer
Koopsta Knicca
Robert Cooper Phillips (April 27, 1975 – October 9, 2015), better known by his stage name Koopsta Knicca, was an American rapper. He was best known as one of the members of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia, as well as a member of the rap co ...
, rapper for Three 6 Mafia
Three 6 Mafia is an American hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip hop group, they would eventually go on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mystic Stylez'' ...
(d. 2015)
* April 29
** Josh Booty
Joshua Gibson Booty (born April 29, 1975) is a former professional baseball and American football player. Booty played briefly in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman, and also in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback.
Hig ...
, baseball player
** Eric Koston
Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975) is an American professional skateboarder and company owner. He has been featured in the '' Tony Hawk's'' video game series and the Electronic Arts (EA) video games ''Skate 2'' and ''Skate 3''. Koston co-owns bot ...
, skateboarder
* April 30
** Mike Chat, actor
** Johnny Galecki
John Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor. He played Leonard Hofstadter in the CBS sitcom '' The Big Bang Theory'' (2007–2019) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and David Healy in the ABC sitcoms ''Ro ...
, Belgian-born actor
May
* May 1
** Jason Barickman
Jason Barickman (born May 1, 1975), is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 53rd district since January 2013. He previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 105th district from 2011 to 2013 ...
, politician
** Bob Boldon, basketball player and coach
* May 2 – Kate Baldwin
Katherine Baldwin (born May 2, 1975) is an American singer and actress known for her work in musical theater. She received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 2009 Broadway revival of ''Finian's Rainbow''. She also co-starred opposite Bet ...
, singer and actress
* May 3
** Christina Hendricks
Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...
, actress
** Dulé Hill
Karim Dulé Hill (; born May 3, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as personal presidential aide and Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series ''The West Wing'', for whi ...
, actor and tap dancer ***
** Kimora Lee Simmons
Kimora Lee Simmons (née Perkins) is an American model, business woman, fashion designer, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, TV personality, philanthropist and author.
Early life
Kimora Lee Perkins was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Stephen M. ...
, fashion designer
* May 4 – Andy Khachaturian, drummer for System of a Down
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voc ...
(1994—1997)
* May 6
** Jesse Bering
Jesse Michael Bering (born May 6, 1975) is an American psychologist, writer, and academic. He is a professor in Science Communication at the University of Otago (where he serves as Director of the Centre for Science Communication), as well as a ...
, psychologist, writer, and academic
** Eric Boguniecki, ice hockey player
* May 7 – Big Noyd, rapper
* May 8
** Dan Andelman, radio host
** Nathan Buttke, stock car racing driver
* May 9 – Lane Kiffin
Lane Monte Kiffin (born May 9, 1975) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels. Kiffin formerly was the offensive coordinator for the USC Trojans football team from 2005 to 2006, head coach of the Nati ...
, football player and coach
* May 10
** Andrea Anders
Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five anticipated but short-lived sitcoms, ''Joey'', '' The Class'', ''Better Off Ted'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ...
, actress
** Julie Nathanson
Julie Nathanson (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress who can be heard as Silver Banshee and Jewelee in DC's animated film '' Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay'' and as Jess Black in Ubisoft's '' Far Cry 5''. She has been voicing Belle from ''Bea ...
, actress and voice actress
* May 11 – Coby Bell, actor
* May 12
** Lawrence Phillips
Lawrence Lamond Phillips (May 12, 1975 – January 13, 2016) was an American gridiron football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. A highly touted collegiate prospect, Phillips' professional career wa ...
, American-born Canadian football player
** Jared Polis
Jared Schutz Polis (; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist, serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since January 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 20 ...
, politician, 43rd Governor of Colorado
The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either app ...
* May 13
** Brad Bohannon
Brad Bohannon is an American college baseball coach and former middle infielder. He is the head baseball coach at the University of Alabama. He played college baseball at Vanderbilt University in 1994 before transferring to the Georgia Institut ...
, basketball player and coach
** Mickey Callaway
Michael Christopher Callaway (born May 13, 1975) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Anaheim Angels, and Texas Rangers and in the KBO Leagu ...
, baseball player and coach
** Michael Cloud
Michael Jonathan Cloud (born May 13, 1975) is an American politician representing Texas's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life and career
Cl ...
, politician
** Brian Geraghty
Brian Timothy Geraghty (born May 13, 1975) is an American actor, known for his roles in the 2005 film '' Jarhead'', the 2008 film ''The Hurt Locker'', and in the 2012 film ''Flight'', along with his recurring role in the HBO drama series ''Board ...
, actor
* May 14
** Rashid Atkins, basketball player
** Sean Bielat, businessman and political candidate
* May 15 – Ray Lewis
Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. (born May 15, 1975) is an American former professional football player who played as a middle linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens for his entire 17-year career in the National Football League (NFL). He played co ...
, football player
* May 17
** Richard H. Blake, actor and singer
** James Brown, football player
* May 18
** Flozell Adams, football player
** Joe Bunn, basketball player
** Jack Johnson, singer/songwriter
* May 19 – London Fletcher
London Levi Fletcher-Baker (born May 19, 1975) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, and Washington Redskins. He played college football ...
, football player
* May 20
** Andrew Sega
Andrew Gregory Sega ( ; born May 20, 1975), also known as Necros, is an American musician best known for tracking modules in the 1990s demoscene as well as for composing music for several well-known video games. He was a member of the synthpop d ...
, musician
** Marc Thompson, voice actor
* May 21 – John David Anderson
John David Anderson is an American writer of middle-grade fiction. His works include ''Posted'', ''Ms. Bixby's Last Day'', ''Stowaway, One Last Shot, Riley's Ghost,'' ''Insert Coin to Continue'', ''The Dungeoneers'', ''Sidekicked'', ''Minion'', ...
, writer
* May 22
** Jedediah Aaker, musician
** AverySunshine, singer/songwriter and pianist
* May 23 – LaMonica Garrett
LaMonica Garrett (born May 23, 1975) is an American actor and former professional Slamball player. He is best known for Deputy Sheriff Cane in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2011–2014), Mike Ritter in '' Designated Survivor'' (2016–2018), John in '' Pr ...
, actor and slamball player
* May 24
** Jamie Baldridge, photographer and educator
** Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire (born May 24, 1975) is a Cuban-American composer, arranger, conductor, musical director, music copyist, and orchestrator who has worked on many shows both on and off-Broadway. He is the recipient of multiple Tony and Grammy Aw ...
, musical arranger
* May 26
** Nicki Aycox
Nicki Lynn Aycox (May 26, 1975 – November 16, 2022) was an American actress and musician, known for her roles in '' Supernatural'', ''Cold Case'', '' Jeepers Creepers 2'', '' Perfect Stranger'' and '' The X-Files: I Want to Believe''. She rele ...
, actress and musician (d. 2022)
** Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. She is often regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, as well as being one of the most influential musicians of her generation. ...
, actress, singer/songwriter, rapper and producer
* May 27
** André 3000
André Lauren Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), better known as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a part of southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi.
...
, musician, record producer, actor, and member of Outkast
** Jenny Oaks Baker
Jenny Oaks Baker (born Jenny June Oaks; May 27, 1975) is a Grammy nominated American violinist and former member of the National Symphony Orchestra. She has released eighteen studio albums, several of which have topped or nearly topped ''Billboar ...
, violinist
* May 29
** Matt Bryant
Steven Matt Bryant (born May 29, 1975), nicknamed "Money Matt", is a former American football placekicker. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, and was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers in 2000. A ...
, football player
** David Burtka
David Michael Burtka (born May 29, 1975) is an American actor and professional chef. He is known for his acting roles in theatre and television shows such as ''How I Met Your Mother'' and '' The Play About the Baby''. After his role on ''How I Met ...
, actor and professional chef
** Daniel Tosh
Daniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Marketing, Tosh moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. His career acceler ...
, comedian
* May 30
** Brian Fair, singer and frontman for Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1996. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar, ...
** CeeLo Green
Thomas DeCarlo Callaway - Burton (born May 30, 1975), known professionally as CeeLo Green (or Cee Lo Green), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. He is known for his work in hip hop and R&B, including the Gnarls ...
, singer/songwriter, television personality, and frontman for Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley are an American soul duo, composed of singer-songwriter CeeLo Green and producer Danger Mouse. They released their debut studio album, ''St. Elsewhere'', in 2006. It contained their hit single "Crazy", which peaked at number two ...
June
* June 1
** John Barresi, sport kite flier
** Bryan Konietzko
Bryan Konietzko is an American animator, writer, producer and musician. He is best known, together with Michael Dante DiMartino, as the co-creator and executive producer of the animated series '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and ''The Legend of ...
, animator
* June 2 – Zia McCabe, keyboardist for The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford. H ...
* June 3 – Amy McGrath
Amy Melinda McGrath (born June 3, 1975) is an American former United States Marine Corps, Marine fighter pilot and former political candidate from Kentucky. McGrath was the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps, as well as the ...
, Marine fighter pilot and political candidate
* June 4
** Nikki Araguz
Nikki Araguz Loyd (June 4, 1975 – November 6, 2019) was an American same-sex marriage activist, author, and public speaker.Nash, Tammye (Nov 7, 2019)Trans activist Nikki Araguz Loyd has died.''Dallas Voice''
Work and marriages
Loyd's media bac ...
, same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...
activist, author, and public speaker (died 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
)
** Henry Burris
Henry Armand Burris Jr. (born June 4, 1975) is a gridiron football coach, former professional quarterback, and a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He is currently an offensive quality control coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the ...
, football player and coach
** Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...
, actress and director
** Theo Rossi
John Theodore Rossi (born June 4, 1975) is an American actor and producer. He portrayed Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014) and Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in ''Luke Cage'' (2016–2018). His film roles i ...
, actor and producer
* June 5 – Scott Holroyd
Scott Powell Holroyd (born June 5, 1975) is an American actor.
Biography
Early life and education
Holroyd was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1998, receiving a B.A. in Mass Com ...
, actor
* June 7
** Brian Alford
Brian Wayne Alford (born June 7, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver. During his National Football League career, he played for the New York Giants.
Early life
A 1993 graduate of Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Michigan, Alfor ...
, football player
** Jason Brodeur, politician
** Allen Iverson, basketball player
* June 8 – Michael Buckley, YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...
personality
* June 10 – Nicole Bilderback, South Korean-born actress
* June 12 – Bryan Alvarez, wrestler, martial artist, satellite radio host, podcaster, and journalist
* June 14 – Rob Bohlinger, football player
* June 15
** Jim Bridenstine
James Frederick Bridenstine (born June 15, 1975) is an American military officer and politician who served as the 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Bridenstine was the United States representative f ...
, politician
** C. J. Brown, soccer player and coach
** Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born July 2, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films ''Stay'', ''The Family Stone'', '' Sweet Land'', '' Against the Current'', '' The Twilight Saga'', ''Young Adult'', and '' Ou ...
, actress
* June 17 – Mark Brownson, baseball player (d. 2017)
* June 19
** Anthony Parker, basketball player
** Geoff Ramsey
Geoffrey Lazer Ramsey (born Geoffrey Paul Wright, later Geoffrey Paul Fink on June 19, 1975) is an American voice actor, film producer and internet personality. He co-founded the production company Rooster Teeth and is known for voicing Dexter G ...
, voice actor and producer, co-founder of Rooster Teeth
Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC is an American digital media company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth is a subsidiary of W ...
* June 20
** Nate Bjorkgren
Nate Bjorkgren (; born June 20, 1975) is an American basketball coach, currently an assistant coach for
the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of South Dakota and Buena ...
, basketball coach
** Eric S. Schmitt, politician
* June 21
** Greg Bellisari, football player
** Oscar Wood, wrestler
* June 22
** Leraldo Anzaldua
Leraldo Anzaldua (born June 22, 1975 in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American voice actor, ADR director, scriptwriter and stunt coordinator who works with ADV Films and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks
Sentai Filmworks, LLC or just Sentai, is ...
, voice actor, director, scriptwriter, and stunt coordinator
** Jeff Hephner
Jeffrey Lane Hephner (born June 22, 1975) is an American actor, best known for the role of Jeff Clarke, first on the NBC television series '' Chicago Fire'' and then on its sister show, ''Chicago Med''. More recently, he co-starred with Jennifer ...
, actor
* June 23 – Alisa Burras
Alisa Marzatte Burras (born June 23, 1975) is a former professional women's basketball player.
She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and played for Westark Community College in Fort Smith, Arkansas from 1994 to 1996 and helped lead the ...
, basketball player
* June 24
** Vanessa Atterbeary, politician
** Shontel Brown
Shontel Monique Brown (born June 24, 1975) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyahoga ...
, politician
** Dan Browne
Daniel J. Browne (born June 24, 1975) is an American distance runner. He has won numerous major American road race championships and was a member of the 2004 Olympic team in the 10 km and marathon.
Education
Brown attended West Linn Hig ...
, Olympic sprinter
** Carla Gallo
Carla Paolina Gallo (born 1975) is an American actress. Gallo has had recurring roles in the television series '' Undeclared'', ''Carnivàle'', '' Bones'', '' Californication'', and a number of film roles. Since her role on ''Undeclared'', she ...
, actress
** Christie Pearce
Christie Patricia Pearce (formerly Rampone; born June 24, 1975) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. She is the former captain of the United States national team. Pearce is a three-time Olympic gold medali ...
, soccer player
* June 25 – Linda Cardellini, actress
* June 27
** Bill Beckwith, carpenter and television personality (d. 2013)
** Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the title character from Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), a role he later reprised in '' Spider-Man: No Way Hom ...
, actor and producer
July
* July 1
** Koichi Fukuda
Koichi Fukuda (born July 1, 1975) is a Japanese musician, best known as the lead guitarist, programmer, and keyboardist for the metal band Static-X; he has been a member of the band three times, initially from 1994 to 2000, again from 2005 to 20 ...
, Japanese-born guitarist for Static-X
** Tobias Read
Tobias Read (born July 1, 1975) is an American politician who is the current Oregon State Treasurer. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 27 from 2007–2017, which comprises parts of Beaverton, southwest ...
, politician
** Sufjan Stevens, musician
* July 2
** Sheri Bueter Hauser, soccer player
** Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born July 2, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films ''Stay'', ''The Family Stone'', '' Sweet Land'', '' Against the Current'', '' The Twilight Saga'', ''Young Adult'', and '' Ou ...
, actress
* July 3 – Ryan McPartlin
Ryan John McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the NBC action-comedy series ''Chuck''.
Early life
McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Steve and Lois McPartlin. He w ...
, actor
* July 4
** Keith R. Blackwell
Keith Robert Blackwell (born July 4, 1975) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state), Supreme Court of Georgia.
Education
Blackwell received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Georg ...
, judge
** John Lloyd Young, actor and singer
* July 5 – Sope Aluko, Nigerian-born British-American actress
* July 6
** 50 Cent, rapper, actor, and businessman
** Nate Barlow, director, actor, screenwriter, and producer
* July 7
** Tony Benshoof
Antony Lee "Tony" Benshoof (born July 7, 1975) is an American luger from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1990. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers ( 2004, 2 ...
, Olympic luger
** Jason Brilz
Jason Brilz (born July 7, 1975) is a retired American mixed martial artist who most recently fought in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, he has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, and King of the Cage.
Wrestling career
...
, mixed martial artist
* July 8 – Jamal Woolard
Jamal "Gravy" Woolard (born July 8, 1975) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for portraying rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in the film '' Notorious'', and, as a supporting character, in the Tupac Shakur biopic ''All Eyez on Me''.
Lif ...
, actor and rapper
* July 9
** Shelton Benjamin
Shelton James Benjamin (born July 9, 1975) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under his real name.
He is also known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wres ...
, wrestler
** Will Blackwell, football player
** Isaac Brock
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he c ...
, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Modest Mouse
** Robert Koenig, director and producer
** Jack White
John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
, singer and guitarist, frontman for The White Stripes
The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums wit ...
* July 11
** Bridgette Andersen
Bridgette Andersen (July 11, 19751997) was an American child actress and child model. She starred in 1982's ''Savannah Smiles'', for which she received her first of four Youth in Film Award nominations.
Personal life
Andersen was born on July ...
, actress (d. 1997)
** Willie Anderson, football player
** Spencer Cox, politician, 18th Governor of Utah
** Jon Wellner
Jon Wellner (born July 11, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as toxicologist Henry Andrews on '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He has portrayed Andrews through the 2014–2015 season, his 10th with the show.
He began his a ...
, actor
* July 12
** Rich Barcelo
Rich Barcelo (born July 12, 1975) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.
Barcelo played on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2008-09. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2004 and 2007 ...
, golfer
** Jason Bellini
Jason Bellini (born July 12, 1975) is an American journalist. Since 2012, he has been a correspondent for ''The Wall Street Journal''. Bellini was a CNN correspondent from 1998 to 2005, where he produced stories often using only a hand-held digi ...
, journalist
** Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings.
After beginni ...
, actor and singer
* July 13 – Danni Boatwright
Danni Boatwright Wiegmann (born Danielle E. Boatwright; July 13, 1975) is an American actress, TV host, sports journalist, model and beauty queen who won $1,000,000 on '' Survivor: Guatemala'', the eleventh season of the reality television show ' ...
, actress, host, sports journalist, model, and beauty queen
* July 14 – Amy Acuff, Olympic high jumper
* July 17
** Daffney
Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney.
Daffney began her professional wrestling career in World Championship Wre ...
, wrestler, manager, and actress (died 2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
)
** Terence Tao, Australian-born mathematician
* July 18
** Bleu
Bleu or BLEU may refer to:
* the French word for blue
* '' Three Colors: Blue'', a 1993 movie
* BLEU (Bilingual Evaluation Understudy), a machine translation evaluation metric
* Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union
* Blue cheese, a type of cheese ...
, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
** Torii Hunter
Torii Kedar Hunter (; born July 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Detroit Tigers from 1997 ...
, baseball player
** Daron Malakian
Daron Malakian (born July 18, 1975) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of metal band System of a Down, and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwrit ...
, guitarist and vocalist for System of a Down
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voc ...
* July 19
** Heather Armstrong
Heather B. Armstrong (''née'' Hamilton, born July 19, 1975) is an American blogger who resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. She writes under the pseudonym of Dooce, a pseudonym that came from her inability to quickly spell "dude" during online chats ...
, blogger
** Patricia Ja Lee, actress and model
* July 20
** Ray Allen
Walter Ray Allen Jr. (born July 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in ...
, basketball player
** Judy Greer
Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress, who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She first rose to prominence in a variety of suppor ...
, actress and author
** Jason Raize
Jason Raize Rothenberg (July 20, 1975 – February 3, 2004), known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American actor, singer, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. He was best known for his roles as the ...
, actor and activist (d. 2004)
* July 21
** Larry Atkins
Larry Tabay Atkins III (born July 21, 1975) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Atkins played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1999 to 2003, having previously attended Ven ...
, football player
** Christopher Barzak
Christopher Barzak (born July 21, 1975) is an American author. He has published many short stories, beginning with "A Mad Tea Party" in ''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'' in 1999. In 2007 he published his debut novel, '' One for Sorrow'', whi ...
, author
** Diego Buñuel, French-born filmmaker
** David Dastmalchian
David Dastmalchian (; born July 21, 1975) is an American film and stage actor. He has had supporting roles in a number of superhero franchises; he portrayed Thomas Schiff in ''The Dark Knight'', Kurt in the first two Marvel Cinematic Universe ...
, actor
* July 22
** Justi Baumgardt, soccer player
** Nikki Boyer, actress and singer/songwriter
* July 24
** Jamie Langenbrunner
Jamie Craig Langenbrunner (; born July 24, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey player. Langenbrunner was formerly the captain of the 2010 United States Olympic Team, a member of the 1999 Dallas Stars' Stanley Cup championship ...
, ice hockey player
** Eric Szmanda
Eric Kyle Szmanda (; born July 24, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for having played Greg Sanders in the CBS police drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', a role he held from the show's beginning in 2000 until it ended in 2015.
...
, actor
** Torrie Wilson
Torrie Anne Wilson (born July 24, 1975) is an American former professional wrestler and model. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, previously the World Wrestling Federation).
As a fitness competitor, Wilson won ...
, wrestler and model
* July 25 – Dallas Jenkins
Dallas Jenkins (born July 25, 1975) is an American film and television director, writer and film producer. He is best known as the creator, director and co-writer of ''The Chosen'', the first multi-season series about the life of Jesus of Nazare ...
, director, writer, and producer
* July 26 – Kevin Barker, baseball player and analyst
* July 27
** Brad Barr, guitarist and singer/songwriter
** Shea Hillenbrand
Shea Matthew Hillenbrand (born July 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Gia ...
, baseball player
** Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman, businessman and philanthropist. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the ...
, baseball player
* July 28
** Huma Abedin
Huma Mahmood Abedin ( ur, ; born July 28, 1975) is an American political staffer who was vice chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for President of the United States. Before that, Abedin was deputy chief of staff to Clinton when she was U.S ...
, political staffer
** Corey Albano, American-born Italian basketball player
** Gerald Brown, basketball player
* July 29 – Terrence Wilkins
Terrence Olondo Wilkins (born July 29, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Indianapolis Colts. He also played with St. Louis Rams, and was a preseason member of the Miami Dolphins in 2004 and also play ...
, football player
* July 31
** Uriah Duffy, bassist
** Annie Parisse, actress
August
* August 2
** Blitzkrieg, wrestler
** Nick Loeb
Nicholas Mears Loeb (born August 2, 1975) is an American businessman and actor. He is the son of John Langeloth Loeb Jr. and Meta Martindell Harrsen, and he is the scion of both the Loeb family (founders of American Metal Company and the brokera ...
, businessman and actor
* August 3
** Rosalynn Bliss
Rosalynn Bliss (born August 3, 1975) is an American politician, social worker, and mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first woman to be elected mayor of Michigan's second-largest city, Bliss took office on January 1, 2016. She has served on the ...
, politician, mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...
** Roosevelt Brown
Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown Jr. (October 20, 1932 – June 9, 2004) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965. He previously played coll ...
, baseball player
* August 4 – Andy Hallett
Andrew Alcott Hallett (August 4, 1975 – March 29, 2009) was an American singer and actor who became known from playing the part of Lorne in the television series ''Angel'' (2000–2004). He used his singing talents often on the show, and p ...
, singer and actor (d. 2009)
* August 6
** Franklin DeWayne Alix, convicted rapist, robber, kidnapper, and killer (d. 2010)
** Ryan Martinie
Ryan Martinie (born August 6, 1975) is an American musician, best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Mudvayne.
Early life
Ryan Martinie was born on August 6, 1975, in Peoria, Illinois.
Career Mudvayne
In 1996, Mudvayne was formed. The ...
, bassist for Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1996. Known for their sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has sold over six million records worldwide, including nearly three millio ...
* August 7 – Charlize Theron, South African-born actress
* August 8
** Leon Bender, football player (d. 1998)
** Ben Weinman
Benjamin A. Weinman (born August 8, 1975) is an American musician, film composer, and music manager, most notable for being the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the metalcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan. He was the founder and sole con ...
, guitarist for The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...
* August 11
** Alex Bernstein, football player
** Roger Craig Smith, voice actor
* August 12
** Casey Affleck
Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award. He ...
, actor and film director
** Carter Bays
Carter Loard Bays (born August 12, 1975) is an American author, composer and television showrunner.
Bays co-created the CBS sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'' where he served as showrunner, writer and executive producer for all nine seasons. Th ...
, author, composer, and showrunner
* August 14 – Jill Bennett, actress
* August 15
** Wes Allen Wes Allen may refer to:
*Wes Allen (politician)
Wesley Harrison Allen (born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and former probate judge who is the incumbent Secretary of State of Alabama, serving since 2023. He was previously a member of ...
, politician
** William Antonio, basketball player
** Bertrand Berry, football player
** Elaine Luria
Elaine Goodman Luria (; ; born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and US Navy veteran serving as the U.S. representative from since 2019. Luria's congressional district includes most of Hampton Roads, including all of Virginia Beach, ...
, politician
** Kara Wolters, basketball player
* August 16
** George Stults, model and actor
** Magic
Magic or Magick most commonly refers to:
* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
* Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic
* Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
, rapper (504 Boyz
504 Boyz were an American hip hop group from New Orleans, Louisiana named for the New Orleans area code.
The original 504 Boyz, Master P (as "Nino Brown"), Mystikal (as "G. Money"), Silkk The Shocker (as "Vito"), C-Murder, and Krazy, released ...
and Body Head Bangerz
Body Head Bangerz is a hip hop group based in Pensacola, Florida and formed by former heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. Originally consisting of Jones, Magic, Choppa, Snappa, and Bone Crusher the current roster includes Jones, SM B ...
) (d. 2013)
* August 18
** Craig Brown, Olympic curler
** Kaitlin Olson, actress
* August 19
** Stuart Bishop, politician
** Chynna Clugston, illustrator
* August 20
** Michael Africk
Michael Africk (born 20 August 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-platinum record producer and software entrepreneur. After signing with Disney's Hollywood Records and releasing a solo album in 1999, he toured with N'Sync and Britn ...
, singer/songwriter
** Rob Beckley
Robert Benjamin "Rob" Beckley (born August 20, 1975) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Christian rock band Pillar (band), Pillar, which was voted Best Hard Rock Band in ''CCM Magazines 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. Beckley started ...
, Christian singer and frontman for Pillar
A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. ...
* August 21 – Mike Altman, Olympic rower
* August 23 – Joe Andruzzi, football player
* August 27 – Blake Adams
Blake Adams (born August 27, 1975) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.
Early life and career
Adams was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, but only lived there for two months. His family moved to Dalton, Georgia, whe ...
, golfer
* August 28
** Ryan Bailey, Olympic water polo player
** Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''.
Early life
Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gre ...
, actor
* August 29 – Dante Basco
Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's ''Hook'', and Julian Lee in '' Fakin' da Funk'', and for his many vo ...
, actor
* August 30 – Francesco Bilotto
Francesco Bilotto (born August 30, 1981) is a television design and entertaining expert, contributing to many media sources. Currently seen as a re-appearing guest on national network news morning programs as well as daytime entertainment talk sh ...
, television design and entertaining expert
* August 31 – Sara Ramirez
Sara Elena Ramírez (; born August 31, 1975) is a Mexican-American actor and singer. Born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Ramírez moved to the United States at eight years old, eventually graduating with a fine arts degree from the Juilliard School.
...
, actress
September
* September 1
** Hassan Booker
Hassan Mustafa Booker (born September 1, 1975) is an American former college basketball player and coach best known for his playing career at the United States Naval Academy (Navy) from 1994 to 1998. He was a key performer during a four-year stret ...
, basketball player
** Chad Brown, soccer player
** Ammon Bundy, activist involved in the 2014 Staffoff at Bundy Ranch, leader behind the 2016 Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
On January 2, 2016, an armed group of far-right extremists seized and occupied the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, and continued to occupy it until law enforcement made a final arrest on February ...
, and political candidate
** Omar Rodríguez-López
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...
, Puerto Rican-born guitarist and songwriter
* September 2
** Calvin Ball III, politician
** Cory Barlog
Cory Barlog (born September 2, 1975) is an American video game designer, director, and writer who is the current creative director of video game development at Santa Monica Studio. He is best known for his work on ''God of War'' (2005), ''God of ...
, video game designer, director, and writer
** Carla Berube
Carla Berube (born September 2, 1975) is an American college basketball coach and former basketball player. She is the head coach of the Princeton Tigers women's basketball team, a position she has held since 2019. She previously spent seventeen ...
, basketball player and coach
* September 3 – Redfoo
Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, record producer and DJ best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, and for their hit songs " Pa ...
, disc jockey
* September 5
** Rod Barajas
Rodrigo Richard Barajas (born September 5, 1975) is an American former professional baseball catcher and most recently catching and quality control coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Barajas served as the interim mana ...
, baseball player
** J. P. Calderon
John Paul Calderon (born September 5, 1975) is an American professional volleyball player, model and reality show personality. In 2006, he was a contestant on '' Survivor: Cook Islands'', the 13th season of the CBS reality show. The following ye ...
, volleyball player, model and reality show personality
* September 6 – Derrek Lee
Derrek Leon Lee (born September 6, 1975), nicknamed "D-Lee", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Lee played with the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates ...
, baseball player
* September 8 – Mike Brown, mixed martial artist
* September 10
** Kyle Bornheimer
Kyle Edward Bornheimer (born September 10, 1975) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles on the sitcoms '' Worst Week'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', '' Casual'', and '' Playing House''.
Life and career
Bornheimer was born in Mishawaka ...
, actor and comedian
** Jeff Bowler, producer
** R. Luke DuBois, composer and artist
* September 12 – Casey Alexander, cartoonist, animator, storyboard artist, writer, director, and producer
* September 13 – Peter Ho
Peter Ho (, born September 13, 1975) is an American-Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer, actor and model based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Since his debut in 1998, he has released seven albums and has starred in over 25 films and television series, most not ...
, American-born Taiwanese singer and actor
* September 14 – John Haughm
John Haughm (born September 14, 1975) is a musician and artist from the United States. He is most known for being the founder, guitarist, and vocalist of the band Agalloch, and later Pillorian. He is also a designer who has created packaging and ...
, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Agalloch
Agalloch () was an American extreme metal band from Portland, Oregon. Formed in 1995 by frontman John Haughm, they released five full-length albums, four EPs, two singles, one split single, two demos, four compilation albums and one live video ...
(1996 – 2016) and Pillorian
Pillorian was an American metal band from Portland, Oregon. It was formed in 2016 by John Haughm, Trevor Matthews, and Stephen Parker. Pillorian released their only full-length album, ''Obsidian Arc'', on March 10, 2017.
History
Pillorian was fo ...
(2016-2019)
* September 15 – Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Olympic volleyball player and coach
* September 16 – Jesse Aron, Elvis tribute artist
* September 17
** Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...
, race car driver
** Constantine Maroulis
Constantine James Maroulis (; born September 17, 1975) is an American actor and rock singer. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series ''American Idol'', and received a nomination for the Tony Award f ...
, singer
* September 18
** Chris Achuff, football coach
** Charlie Finn
Charlie Finn (born September 18, 1975) is an American film, television, and voice actor. Finn is best known for his role as the voice of Spud in '' American Dragon: Jake Long''.
Early life and education
Finn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an ...
, actor
** Jason Sudeikis
Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( ; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 20 ...
, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
* September 19
** Marty Belafsky
Marty Belafsky (born September 19, 1975) is an American actor/comedian born in Los Angeles, California. He began acting professionally at age 13 and was soon cast as Louis Plumb on the short-lived NBC series '' Hull High''. Shortly thereafte ...
, actor and comedian
** Oscar Bettison
Oscar Bettison (born 19 September 1975) is a British/American composer known for large-scale chamber and large ensemble works. He has been described as possessing "a unique voice". His work has been described as having "An unconventional lyricis ...
, British-born composer
* September 20
** Jim Ananich
James Ananich ( ; born September 20, 1975) is a politician from the State of Michigan. He is a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State Senate representing the 27th district, which is located in Genesee County and includes the cities Burt ...
, politician
** Moon Bloodgood
Korinna Moon Bloodgood (born September 20, 1975) is an American actress and model, known for her role as Lt. Blair Williams in the 2009 film ''Terminator Salvation'' and as Anne Glass in the TNT television series '' Falling Skies''.
Early life
...
, actress
* September 21
** Elan Atias, reggae singer/songwriter
** Chris Avery, football player
** James Lesure
James Lesure (born September 21, 1970) is an American television actor, best known for roles on the NBC/The WB sitcom ''For Your Love'' (1998–2002), and NBC comedy-drama ''Las Vegas'' (2003–2008), '' Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' (2017–20 ...
, actor
** Lil Rob
Roberto L. Flores (born September 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Lil Rob, is an American rapper, producer, and actor.
Biography
Flores was born in San Diego and raised in La Colonia de Eden Gardens, a Mexican American neighborhood i ...
, rapper, producer and actor
* September 22 – Mireille Enos
Mireille Enos (; born September 22, 1975) is an American actress. Drawn to acting from a young age, she graduated in performing arts from Brigham Young University, where she was awarded the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship. Having made her acting ...
, actress
* September 23
** Jaime Bergman
Jaime Bergman Boreanaz (born September 23, 1975) is an American model and actress who was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1999, its 45th Anniversary issue. In addition to her magazine appearance she has appeared in severa ...
, model and actress
** Lorenzo Bromell, football player
** Dave Elder, baseball player (d. 2023)
* September 24 – Peter Abbarno
Peter Jaret Abbarno (born September 24, 1975) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Washington. He is a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 20. Abbarno took office on January 11, 2021.
Edu ...
, politician
* September 25
** David Blair, Paralympic discus thrower
** Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and was drafted in the sixth ro ...
, football player
* September 27 – Jason Annicchero, soccer player
* September 28 – Mandy Barnett, country singer
* September 29 – Waraire Boswell, fashion designer and entrepreneur
* September 30
** Javier Arau, composer, saxophonist, conductor, theorist, author, and entrepreneur
** Jay Asher, writer and novelist
** Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( ; born September 30, 1975) is an American author and journalist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at ''The Atlantic'', where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, parti ...
, author and journalist
** Christopher Jackson, actor, musician, and composer
October
* October 1 – Grace Meng
Grace Meng (born October 1, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is in the New York City borough of ...
, politician
* October 3
** India Arie
India Arie Simpson (born October 3, 1975), also known as India Arie (sometimes styled as india.arie), is an American singer and songwriter. She has sold over five million records in the US and ten million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards ...
, singer/songwriter
** Jake Braun, politician
** Jon Buscemi, fashion designer
** Alanna Ubach
Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress, known for her roles as Serena McGuire in ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) & ''Legally Blonde 2'' (2003), Isabel Villalobos in ''Meet the Fockers'' (2004), Maria in '' Sister Act 2: Back in the ...
, actress and singer
* October 4
** Ken Anderson, football player
** Reggie Lee, Philippine-born actor
* October 5
** Erick Allen
Erick Eugene Allen (born October 5, 1975) is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 40th district from 2019 to 2023.
Personal life and education
Allen was born in Nashville, ...
, politician
** Monica Rial, voice actress
** Scott Weinger
Scott Weinger (born October 5, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of the Disney character Aladdin in the 1992 animated film and various follow-ups, and as Steve Hale on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' and its Netflix sequ ...
, actor, voice actor, writer and producer
* October 6 – Lisa Ann Coleman, child murderer
* October 7
** Justin Brunette, baseball player
** Rhyno
Terrance Guido Gerin (born October 7, 1975) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Rhyno or Rhino. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he is one-half of the Impact World Tag Team Champions in his secon ...
, wrestler
** Jamie Hector
Jamie Hector (born October 7, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield on the HBO drama series ''The Wire'' and as Detective Jerry Edgar in the drama series '' Bosch''.
Career
Hector began ac ...
, actor
* October 8
** Jon Blackman, football player
** Marc Molinaro, politician
* October 9
** Sean Lennon
is an American–British musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and half-brother to Julian Lennon. Over the course of his career, he has been a member of the bands Cibo Matto, The ...
, British-born musician, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist
** Nate Newton (musician), Nate Newton, bassist and guitarist
* October 10 – Richard Beaudoin, composer
* October 11 – Klee Benally, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Blackfire (American band), Blackfire
* October 12 – Ahmad (rapper), Ahmad, rapper, songwriter, motivational speaker, and author
* October 14
** Jason Boyce, soccer player
** Floyd Landis, cyclist
* October 15
** Chris Baldwin (cyclist), Chris Baldwin, cyclist
** Joy Bisco, actress
** Joe Golding (basketball), Joe Golding, basketball player and coach.
* October 16 – Alexandra Barreto, actress
* October 17
** Ibiyinka Alao, Nigerian-born artist, architect, writer, director, and composer
** Francis Bouillon, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
* October 18 – Brandon Wolff, mixed martial artist and Navy SEAL
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting s ...
* October 19
** Benjamin Heckendorn, electronics modifier and independent filmmaker
** James L. Venable, composer
* October 20 – Natalie Gregory, actress
* October 21 – Frank Burns (politician), Frank Burns, politician
* October 22
** Tom Basile, politician
** Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
** Patrick McHenry, politician
** Mike Riley (cartoonist), Mike Riley, cartoonist
* October 23
** Keith Van Horn, basketball player
** Michelle Beadle, sports reporter and host
** Todd Belitz, baseball player
** Boti Bliss, actress
* October 24 – Melissa Hutchison, voice actress
* October 26 – Ryan Bradley (baseball), Ryan Bradley, baseball player
* October 27 – Aron Ralston, outdoorsman, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker
* October 30 – Keith Brooking, football player
November
* November 1 – Bo Bice, singer and American Idol (season 4), American Idol contestant
* November 2
** Camille Bloom, singer/songwriter
** Vis Brown, actor
** Danny Cooksey, actor and comedian
* November 3 – Demetrius Alexander, basketball player
* November 4 – Lorenzen Wright, basketball player (d. 2010 in the United States, 2010)
* November 5
** Jamie Spaniolo, Jamie Madrox, rapper
** Keala Settle, actress and singer
* November 7
** Stephen Alexander (American football), Stephen Alexander, football player
** Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL
** Morgan Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL and politician
* November 8
** Brevin Knight, basketball player
** Steve J. Palmer, actor and producer
** Tara Reid, actress
* November 9 – Sean Bennett, American-born Canadian football player
* November 10
** Jim Adkins, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Jimmy Eat World
** Derrick Baskin, actor
** David Bellavia, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
** Todd Bratrud, skateboard artist and designer
* November 11 – Angélica Vale, Mexican-born actress, singer, and comedian
* November 12
** Brian Ah Yat, football player
** Des Bishop, British-born American-Irish comedian
** Guy Branum, comedian, writer, and actor
** Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer
* November 14
** Jason Bare, Christian singer/songwriter
** Travis Barker, musician and drummer for blink-182, +44 (band), +44, and Box Car Racer
** Stephen Guarino, actor
** Gary Vaynerchuk, Belarusian-born entrepreneur and internet personality
* November 15 – J. C. Brandy, British-born actress
* November 17
** Abstract Rude, rapper
** Leon Dorsey, convicted murderer (d. 2008)
* November 18
** Neal E. Boyd, singer and reality show winner for ''America's Got Talent (season 3), America's Got Talent'' (d. 2018)
** David Ortiz, Dominican-born baseball player
* November 19
** Matthew Akers, director, producer, cinematographer, and photographer
** Toby Bailey, basketball player and sports agent
** Mike Burgess (Kansas politician), Mike Burgess, politician
* November 20
** Julien Aklei, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and artist
** Dierks Bentley, country singer
** Francis Bouillon, basketball player
** Joshua Gomez, actor
** Davey Havok, alternative rock singer and frontman for AFI (band), AFI
** Ptolemy Slocum, actor
* November 21
** Cherie Johnson, actress
** Chris Moneymaker, poker player
* November 22
** Daniel R. Benson, politician
** James Madio, actor
* November 23 – Wiley Nickel, politician
* November 24 – Thomas Kohnstamm, writer
* November 26
** Frankie Archuleta, boxer
** Christopher Bollen, novelist and magazine writer
** DJ Khaled, DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, and media personality
* November 27 – Bad Azz (rapper), Bad Azz, rapper (d. 2019)
* November 28 – Jonathan Brown (gridiron football), Jonathan Brown, American-born Canadian football player
* November 30
** Mark Blount, basketball player
** Mindy McCready, country singer (d. 2013)
** IronE Singleton, actor
December
* December 1 – David Hornsby, actor, screenwriter, and producer
* December 3
** Mickey Avalon, rapper
** Malinda Williams, actress and producer
* December 4 – D'Wayne Bates, football player
* December 5
** Paula Patton, actress
** Nick Stahl, actor and producer
* December 6 – Mia Love, politician
* December 7
** Raj Bhakta, entrepreneur, spirits industry executive, and real estate investor
** Pat Bianchi, jazz organist
** Seth Meisterman, artist
* December 8
** Brian Barkley, baseball player
** Corey Bradford, football player
** Kevin Harvick, race car driver
* December 9 – Travis Atkins, U.S Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2007)
* December 10
** Steve Bradley, wrestler (d. 2008)
** Joe Mays (pitcher), Joe Mays, baseball pitcher
* December 12
** Mayim Bialik, actress and neuroscientist
** Bobbi Billard, wrestler, actress, model, and author
* December 13
** Andy Bachetti, race car driver
** Brian Baenig, government official
** Bates Battaglia, ice hockey player
** Michael Baumgartner, politician
** C. J. Bruton, American-born Australian basketball player
** Tom DeLonge, musician, author, UFOlogist, guitarist and singer for blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels & Airwaves
* December 14 – KaDee Strickland, actress
* December 17
** Nick Dinsmore, wrestler
** Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress and model
** Steve Zissis, actor
* December 18
** Caesar Bacarella, stock car racing driver
** Jay Bakker, pastor, author, and speaker
** Randy Houser, country music singer
* December 19
** Russell Branyan, baseball player
** Breez Evahflowin', rapper
* December 23
** Brian Babylon, comedian and radio host
** Ilan Berman, lawyer and educator
** Cindy Blodgett, basketball player
* December 26 – Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, business woman and editor
* December 27 – Heather O'Rourke, actress (d. 1988)
* December 28
** Daniel Beaty, actor, singer, writer, composer, and poet
** Mark Boidman, Canadian-born investment banker and attorney
* December 29 – Shawn Hatosy, actor
* December 30 – Tiger Woods, golfer
Full Date Unknown
* David Adams (video game designer), David Adams, video game designer
* Pearl Aday, singer
* Deborah Adler, designer
* Shiva Ahmadi, Iranian-born artist
* Cardenas J. Alban, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and convicted murderer
* Ahmed Alsoudani, Iraqi-born artist
* Casey Anderson (naturalist), Casey Anderson, filmmaker, wildlife naturalist, and television presenter
* John C. Anderson (lawyer), John C. Anderson, lawyer and Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
* Bryan Andrews (filmmaker), Bryan Andrews, filmmaker
* Josephine Angelini, author
* Scott D. Anthony, author and senior partner for Innosight
* Sam Apple, writer
* Vicente Archer, jazz musician
* Jason Farnham, composer, performer, and record producer
* Teresa Alonso Leon, politician
* Shea Backus, politician
* Gaiutra Bahadur, Guyanese-born writer
* Kristin Baker, painter
* Dean Bakopoulos, writer
* Mandi Ballinger, politician
* Scott Banister, entrepreneur, angel investor, and founder of IronPort
* Rachel Barenblat, poet, rabbi, chaplain, and blogger
* Ty Barnett, actor and stand-up comic
* Kevin Baron (journalist), Kevin Baron, journalist
* Holly Bass, artist, poet, dancer, educator, and activist
* Mohamad Bazzi, Lebanese--born journalist
* Glenn Belverio, journalist
* Joshua Benton, journalist and writer
* Sigmar Berg, Austrian-born entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and fashion designer
* Cassie Berman, musician
* Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, basketball player and coach
* Katherine Bernhardt, artist
* Sherwin Bitsui, writer and poet
* Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, bassist and oud player
* Benjamin Bolger, perpetual student and University professor
* Shawnna Bolick, politician
* Christian Bowman, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
* Anu Bradford, Finnish-born author, law professor, and international trade law expert
* Joe Bradley (artist), Joe Bradley, artist and singer
* Slater Bradley, artist
* Catherine P. Bradshaw, psychologist
* Tarren Bragdon, politician
* Adam L. Braverman, attorney
* Brian Bress, artist
* David Brooks (artist), David Brooks, artist
* Jeffrey Brown (cartoonist), Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist
* Lars Brownworth, podcaster and educator
* Catherine Brunell, actress
* Thi Bui, Vietnam-born novelist and illustrator
* Abraham Burickson, poet and artist
* A.K. Burns, artist
* Casey Burns, illustrator, screen printer, rock poster artist, musician, and advertising art director
* Rachel Kramer Bussel, author, columnist, and editor
* Mark Bussler, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and comic creator
* Taylor Ho Bynum, musician, composer, educator, and writer
* Nadine Burke Harris, Canadian-born pediatrician
* Rake Yohn, television personality and stunt performer
Deaths
* January 7 – Harry Gunnison Brown, academic economist (b. 1880 in the United States, 1880) * January 8 – Louis P. Lochner, political activist, journalist and author (b. 1887 in the United States, 1887) * January 18 – Evelyn Greeley, silent film actress (b. 1888 in the United States, 1888) * January 19 – Thomas Hart Benton (painter), Thomas Hart Benton, painter (b. 1889 in the United States, 1889) * January 27 – Bill Walsh (producer), Bill Walsh, film producer and writer (b. 1913 in the United States, 1913) * February 4 – Louis Jordan, African American swing band leader (b. 1908 in the United States, 1908) * February 5 – George Rowe (actor), George Rowe, silent film character actor (b. 1894 in the United States, 1894) * February 10 – Dave Alexander (musician), Dave Alexander, musician (b. 1947 in the United States, 1947) * February 14 – P. G. Wodehouse, comic writer (b. 1881 in the United Kingdom) * February 16 – Morgan Taylor, Olympic hurdler (b. 1903 in the United States, 1903) * February 25 – Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam leader (b. 1897 in the United States, 1897) * March 14 – Susan Hayward, film actress (b. 1917 in the United States, 1917) * March 30 – Pancho Barnes, pioneer aviator (b. 1901 in the United States, 1901) * April 19 – Percy Lavon Julian, African American research chemist (b. 1899 in the United States, 1899) * April 20 – John Vachon, photographer (b. 1914 in the United States, 1914) * May 4 – (Richard) Two Ton Baker, entertainer (b. 1916 in the United States, 1916) * June 6 – Larry Blyden, actor and game show host (b. 1925 in the United States, 1925) * June 15 – William Austin (actor), William Austin, film character actor (b. 1884 in the United Kingdom) * July 16 – Lester Dragstedt, surgeon (b 1893 in the United States, 1893) * September 6 – Shelton Brooks, African American song composer (b. 1886 in Canada) * October 1 – Larry MacPhail, lawyer and baseball executive (b. 1890 in the United States, 1890) * October 4 – May Sutton, tennis player (b. 1886 in the United States, 1886) * October 16 – Benjamin McCandlish, Governor of Guam (b. 1886 in the United States, 1886) * November 5 – Julian C. Smith, general (b. 1885 in the United States, 1885) * November 14 – Harry J. Anslinger, 1st Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (b. 1892 in the United States, 1892) * December 24 – Bernard Herrmann, composer and husband of Lucille Fletcher (b. 1911 in the United States, 1911)See also
*List of American films of 1975 * Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)References
External links
* {{Year in North America, 1975 1975 in the United States, 1970s in the United States 1975 by country, United States 1975 in North America, United States Years of the 20th century in the United States