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Incumbents


Federal government

* President:
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
( R- California) * Vice President:
George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
( R- Texas) * Chief Justice: William Rehnquist ( Wisconsin) * Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...
( D- Massachusetts) (until January 3),
Jim Wright James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas's 12th congressional district as a ...
( D- Texas) (starting January 6) * Senate Majority Leader:
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his te ...
( R- Kansas) (until January 3), Robert Byrd ( D- West Virginia) (starting January 3) * Congress: 99th (until January 3), 100th (starting January 3)


Events


January

* January 5 – President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
undergoes prostate surgery, causing speculation about his physical fitness to continue in office. * January 13 – New York
mafiosi A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from ''mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and r ...
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno and Carmine Peruccia are sentenced to 100 years in prison for
racketeering Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. Originally and of ...
. * January 22 – Pennsylvania State Treasurer
R. Budd Dwyer Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania ...
commits suicide by shooting himself during a press conference. The incident was captured by news cameras and later broadcast on television. * January 27 – State of the Union Address. * January 28 – The U.S. State Department invalidates US passports for travel to or through Lebanon due to security concerns. The ban was lifted in 1997. * January 29 –
William J. Casey William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agency ...
ends his term as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. * January 31 – The last Ohrbach's department store closes in New York City after 64 years of operation.


February

* February 9 –
Brownsville, Texas Brownsville () is a city in Cameron County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Mexico. The city covers , and has a population of 186,738 as of the 2020 census. It ...
, receives of rain in just two hours; flooding in some parts of the city is worse than that caused by
Hurricane Beulah Hurricane Beulah was the second tropical storm, second hurricane, and only major hurricane during the 1967 Atlantic hurricane season. It tracked through the Caribbean, struck the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico as a major hurricane, and moved west- ...
in 1967. * February 11 – The United States military detonates an atomic weapon at the Nevada Test Site. * February 20 – A second Unabomber bomb explodes at a computer store in Salt Lake City, injuring the owner. * February 26 – Iran-Contra affair: The
Tower Commission The Tower Commission was a United States presidential commission established on December 1, 1986, by President Ronald Reagan in response to the Iran–Contra affair (in which senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arm ...
rebukes U.S. President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
for not controlling his
National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...
staff.


March

* March 2 –
American Motors Corporation American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the ...
is acquired by the
Chrysler Corporation Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automoti ...
. * March 4 **U.S. President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
addresses the American people on the Iran-Contra Affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had 'deteriorated' into an arms-for-hostages deal. **
Jonathan Pollard Jonathan Jay Pollard (born August 7, 1954) is a former intelligence analyst for the United States government. In 1987, as part of a plea agreement, Pollard pleaded guilty to spying for and providing top-secret classified information to Israel. H ...
is sentenced to life in prison on one count of espionage. * March 18 –
Woodstock of physics The term "Woodstock of physics" is often used by physicists to refer to the marathon session of the American Physical Society’s meeting on March 18, 1987, which featured 51 presentations of recent discoveries in the science of high-temperature sup ...
: The marathon session of the
American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...
’s meeting features 51 presentations concerning the science of high-temperature superconductors. * March 19 – In Charlotte, North Carolina, televangelist Jim Bakker, head of PTL Ministries, resigns after admitting an affair with church secretary
Jessica Hahn Jessica Hahn (born July 7, 1959) is an American model and actress. She accused televangelist Jim Bakker of rape while she was employed as a church secretary. She frequently appeared on ''The Howard Stern Show'' throughout the late 1980s and into ...
. * March 29 – World Wrestling Entertainment presents WrestleMania III in
Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit. Founde ...
.
Hulk Hogan Terry Eugene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 19 ...
retains the WWF World Heavyweight Championship defeating his former friend André The Giant. * March 30 – The
59th Academy Awards The 59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During ...
, hosted by Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Paul Hogan, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of '' Midnight Express'' (1978), and wrote the gangster film remake '' Sc ...
's '' Platoon'' wins four awards out of eight nominations, including Best Picture and
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...
. The film is tied in nominations by James Ivory's '' A Room with a View''.


April

* April 5 – The
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Network makes its primetime debut. * April 23 –
L'Ambiance Plaza collapse The L'Ambiance Plaza collapse was one of the worst disasters in modern Connecticut history. L'Ambiance Plaza was a 16-story residential project under construction in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at the corner of Washington Avenue and Coleman Street. ...
: 28 construction workers are killed at a residential project under construction in
Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous ...
. It was one of the worst disasters in Connecticut history. * April 27 – The United States Department of Justice declares incumbent Austrian president Kurt Waldheim an "undesirable alien". * April 30 – NASCAR driver
Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955), also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville, Million Dollar Bill, or Wild Bill is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competes full time in the Camping World Superstar Racing ...
sets the record for the all-time fastest lap at Talladega Superspeedway at .


May

* May 8 – U.S. Senator
Gary Hart Gary Warren Hart (''né'' Hartpence; born November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. ...
drops out of the running for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination, amid allegations of an extramarital affair with
Donna Rice Donna Rice Hughes (born January 7, 1958) is president and CEO of Enough Is Enough, an author, speaker and film producer. In her work with Enough is Enough, Hughes has appeared on a variety of outlets as an Internet safety advocate. She first ...
. * May 17 – The USS ''Stark'' is hit by two Iraqi owned Exocet AM39 air-to-surface missiles, killing 37 sailors. * May 21 – Andrew Wyeth, with his "Helga Pictures," becomes the first living American painter to have a one-man show of his work in the West Building of the
National Gallery of Art The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of char ...
in Washington, DC. * May 24 ** Approximately 800,000 people gather for a walk to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the
Golden Gate Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Pen ...
in San Francisco, California. ** Five days before his 48th birthday, Al Unser became the oldest winner of the Indianapolis 500 and only the second driver to win the event four times.


June

* June 12 – During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
challenges Soviet General Secretary
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician who served as the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country's dissolution in 1991. He served a ...
to tear down the
Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government ...
. *June 16 – Bernhard Goetz is exonerated on 12 of 13 counts by a jury in the case against him stemming from the 1984 shootings of four youths in a New York subway car. * June 19 **
Teddy Seymour Teddy Seymour is the first black man to sail around the world solo. On June 19, 1987, Teddy Seymour became officially designated the first black man to sail around the world when he completed his solo sailing circumnavigation in Frederiksted, S ...
is officially designated the first black man to sail around the world, when he completes his solo sailing circumnavigation in Frederiksted, St. Croix, of the United States Virgin Islands. **''
Edwards v. Aguillard ''Edwards v. Aguillard'', 482 U.S. 578 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of teaching creationism. The Court considered a Louisiana law requiring that where evolutionary science was taught in public ...
'': The
Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
rules that a Louisiana law requiring that creation science be taught in public schools whenever evolution is taught is unconstitutional. * June 28 – An accidental explosion at Hohenfels Training Area in West Germany kills 3 U.S. troopers.


July

* July 1 – U.S. President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
nominates former Solicitor General Robert Bork to the
Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
. The nomination is later rejected by the
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
, the first and only nominee rejection to date. * July 17 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time, at 2,510.04. * July 25 – United States Secretary of Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige Jr. Howard Malcolm "Mac" Baldrige Jr. (October 4, 1922July 25, 1987) was an American businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from 1981 until his death in 1987. He was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1988. Bio ...
dies in a
rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working va ...
accident at a California ranch.


August

* August 7–23 –
Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
are held in
Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
. * August 16 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (a McDonnell Douglas MD-82) crashes on takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan just West of Detroit killing all but one (4-year old
Cecelia Cichan This list includes sole survivors of aviation accidents and incidents that involved 10 or more onboard. Within this list, "sole survivor" refers to a person who survived an air accident in which all other aircraft occupants died as a direct conseq ...
) of the 156 people on board (among them
Nick Vanos Nicolaas Peter Vanos (April 13, 1963 – August 16, 1987) was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The San Mateo, California, native was selected 32nd by the Suns in the 1985 ...
, a center for the
Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
). * August 19 – ABC News chief Middle East correspondent
Charles Glass Charles Glass (born November 18, 1951) is an American-British author, journalist, broadcaster and publisher specializing in the Middle East and the Second World War. He was ''ABC News'' chief Middle East correspondent from 1983 to 1993, and has ...
escapes his Hezbollah kidnappers in Beirut, Lebanon, after 62 days in captivity.


September

* September 17 – Televangelist Pat Robertson announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination. * September 25 – '' Varroa destructor'', an invasive parasite, is found for the first time in the U.S.


October

* October – The unemployment rate drops below 6% for the first time since 1979. * October 1 – The 5.9
Whittier Narrows earthquake The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake occurred in the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California, United States, at on October 1. The moderate magnitude 5.9 blind thrust earthquake was centered several miles no ...
affected the Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''), killing eight and injuring 200. * October 10 – Reverend
Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senator ...
launches his second campaign for U.S. president. * October 11 – The first National Coming Out Day is held in celebration of the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. * October 14–16 – A young child,
Jessica McClure Jessica McClure Morales (born March 26, 1986; widely known as "Baby Jessica" in 1987) fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months. Over the next 56 hours, rescuers worked to succes ...
, falls down a well in
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, Texas, and is later rescued. * October 19 **
Black Monday Black Monday refers to specific Mondays when undesirable or turbulent events have occurred. It has been used to designate massacres, military battles, and stock market crashes. Historic events *1209, Dublin – when a group of 500 recently arriv ...
: Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world. **U.S. warships destroy two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf * October 23 – On a vote of 58–42, the United States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. * October 25 –
1987 World Series The 1987 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1987 season. The 84th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Minnesota Twins and the Nation ...
: The
Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...
defeat the St. Louis Cardinals despite having the worst regular season win–loss ratio for a winner, a record they hold until 2006. * October 26 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes down 156.83 points; at the time it is the second largest decrease ever (trailing
Black Monday Black Monday refers to specific Mondays when undesirable or turbulent events have occurred. It has been used to designate massacres, military battles, and stock market crashes. Historic events *1209, Dublin – when a group of 500 recently arriv ...
).


November

* November 6 – Florida
rapist Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, Abusive power and control, ...
Tommy Lee Andrews is the first person to be convicted as a result of
DNA fingerprinting DNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting) is the process of determining an individual's DNA characteristics. DNA analysis intended to identify a species, rather than an individual, is called DNA barcoding. DNA profiling is a forensic tec ...
: he is sentenced to 22 years in prison. * November 18 – Iran-Contra affair: U.S. Senate and House panels release reports charging President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair. * November 22 – The Max Headroom Incident: An unidentified person hijacks two television stations in Chicago, Illinois, and broadcasts video of them wearing a mask in the likeness of the character
Max Headroom Max Headroom is a fictional artificial intelligence (AI) character portrayed by actor Matt Frewer. Advertised as "the first computer-generated TV presenter", Max was known for his biting commentary on a variety of topical issues, arrogant wit, ...
. * November 23 – Frank Carlucci is sworn in as the new
Secretary of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
, succeeding Caspar Weinberger.


December

* December – The unemployment rate drops to 5.7%, the lowest since July 1979. * December 1 – NASA announces the names of four companies who were awarded contracts to help build Space Station Freedom: Boeing Aerospace, General Electric's Astro-Space Division, McDonnell Douglas, and the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell. * December 2 – ''
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell ''Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell'', 485 U.S. 46 (1988), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court ruling that the First and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit public figures from recovering damages for the tort of intentional infli ...
'' is argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. * December 7 – Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-supervisor on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself. * December 8 – The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
and Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician who served as the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country's dissolution in 1991. He served a ...
. * December 10 – A
squirrel Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
closes down the
Nasdaq The Nasdaq Stock Market () (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Stock Market) is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the US by volume, and ranked second ...
Stock Exchange when it burrows through a telephone line. * December 22-December 28 –
Ronald Gene Simmons Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. (July 15, 1940 – June 25, 1990) was an American mass murderer and spree killer who killed 16 people over a week-long period in Arkansas in 1987. A retired military serviceman, Simmons murdered fourteen members of his ...
goes on a 6-day killing spree in
Russellville, Arkansas Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2021 estimated population of 29,338. It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant is nearby. Rus ...
, killing his wife, children, and grandchildren as they arrived to celebrate the holidays at his home. On the 28th he went on a shooting spree, killing an additional woman and wounding 5 others before surrendering to police. The final death toll was 16. He was tried and eventually executed. * December 29 – Prozac makes its debut in the United States. *''unknown date'' – '' Varroa destructor'', an invasive parasite of honeybees, is found in the United States.


Ongoing

*
Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
(1947–1991) * Iran–Contra affair (1985–1987)


Undated

* Team San Francisco, an athletics squad is formed in San Francisco. * Vegas Chips, a snack food manufacturer in
North Las Vegas, Nevada North Las Vegas is a suburban city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, in the Las Vegas Valley. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 216,961, with an estimated population of 251,974 in 2019. The city was incorporated on May 1, 19 ...
is founded. * Vinzant Software is founded in Indiana.About Vinzant Software
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Births


January

* January 1 **
Will Brandenburg Will Brandenburg (born January 1, 1987) is a World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team and specializes in slalom. Born in Walla Walla, Washington, Brandenburg began skiing at 11 months and started racing at age seven at Ski Bluewood near ...
, Olympic alpine skier ** Gia Coppola, film director, screenwriter, and actress ** Meryl Davis, Olympic figure skater **
Ryan Perrilloux Ryan Anthony Perrilloux (born January 1, 1987) is an American football quarterback that played in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, Arena Football League and Ligue Élite de Football Américain in France. He played colleg ...
, football player * January 2 **
Shelley Hennig Shelley Catherine Hennig (born January 2, 1987) is an American actress and model. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award and two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. Prior to pursuing an acting career, Hennig compet ...
, actress and model **
Lauren Storm Lauren Marlene Storm (born January 2, 1987) is an American actress and acting coach. She is perhaps best known for her role as Taylor Hagan in the television series ''Flight 29 Down'' and as Teresa Kilmer in the 2009 film '' I Love You, Beth Coop ...
, actress and acting coach * January 4 – basketball player * January 5 ** Dexter Bean, stock car racing driver **
Kristin Cavallari Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 5, 1987) is an American television personality, fashion designer, actress and author. She first rose to fame in 2004 as a cast member on the popular MTV reality television series '' Laguna Beach: The Re ...
, actress **
Jason Mitchell Jason Mitchell (born January 5, 1987) is an American actor. Mitchell started his career acting in minor roles in films such as the action-thriller '' Contraband'' (2012), and the neo-noir ''Broken City'' (2013). He is best known for portraying ...
, actor * January 6 ** Arin Hanson, internet personality, comedian, voice actor, songwriter, rapper, animator and cartoonist ** Ndamukong Suh, football player * January 7 **
Brandon Bantz Brandon Bantz (born January 7, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners. A native of Arlington, Texas, Bantz attended Mansfield High School where he was teammate ...
, baseball player ** Michael Callahan, soccer player ** Melanie Cruise, wrestler **
Alisha Edwards Alisha Maher (née Inacio; born January 7, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Alisha Edwards (most frequently under the mononym Alisha). Professional wrestling career New England ...
, wrestler ** Lyndsy Fonseca, actress * January 10 –
Perrish Cox Perrish Eugene Cox (born January 10, 1987) is a former American football cornerback and return specialist. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma State. Early years ...
, football player * January 11 – Scotty Cranmer, BMX rider * January 12 **
Deena Nicole Cortese Deena Nicole Cortese Buckner ( Cortese; born January 12, 1987) is an Italian-American reality television personality who appeared on the MTV reality show ''Jersey Shore'' from 2010 to 2012 and is currently on '' Jersey Shore: Family Vacation''. ...
, television personality ** Naya Rivera, actress and singer (d.
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) ** Will Rothhaar, actor * January 13 **
Parker Croft Parker Croft (born January 13, 1987) is an American actor and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Felix on ''Once Upon a Time''. Early life Parker Croft was born in Burlington, Vermont and raised in Northern Vermont. His mother, Juliet ...
, actor and screenwriter **
Max Van Ville Max Van Ville (born January 13, 1987), a.k.a. VANVILLE, is an American DJ, producer and actor from Hollywood, Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the ...
, DJ, producer, and actor * January 14 –
James Belfer James Belfer is an American independent film and tv producer. He is the founder and CEO of Cartuna, founder and CEO of Dogfish Pictures, and the founder and managing director of Dogfish Accelerator. Early life Belfer grew up on Long Island, Ne ...
, producer, founder and CEO of
Cartuna Cartuna is a Brooklyn-based animation production company that has made animated TV Shows for Syfy, Comedy Central and Facebook Watch. The company has producers, all of which have their own unique style. History The company was founded in May 2 ...
, founder and CEO of
Dogfish Pictures Dogfish Pictures is an American film production, finance and strategy company founded by James Belfer in 2009 that specializes in independent films. Staff *James Belfer James Belfer is an American independent film and tv producer. He is the f ...
, and founder and managing director of Dogfish Accelerator * January 15 **
Daniel Caluag Daniel Patrick Manabat Caluag (born 15 January 1987 in Harbor City, California, United States) is a Filipino American BMX racer who competed for the Philippines in the BMX event of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Caluag was eliminated after the qual ...
, BMX racer **
Kelly Kelly Barbara Blank Coba (born Barbara Jean Blank; January 15, 1987), known professionally as Barbie Blank and by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is an American professional wrestler and model. Blank has a background in gymnastics and cheerleading, an ...
, model and wrestler * January 16 –
Callahan Bright Callahan Bright (born January 16, 1987) is a former high school football star. His career derailed during college. After one season at Division II Shaw University, Bright entered the 2010 NFL Draft but was not selected. He had brief stints with ...
, football player * January 17 **
Jeff Beliveau Jeffrey Ryan Beliveau (born 17 January 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously pitched in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cleveland Indians. As an amateur, ...
, baseball player ** John Cochran, television writer and personality **
Tony Crocker Antonio Lamar Crocker (born January 17, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. Crocker has had significant stints in Europe and Turkey. A n ...
, basketball player * January 18 **
Jackie Acevedo Jackie Lynn Acevedo Rangel (born 18 January 1987) is an American-born Mexican former footballer who played as a striker. Early life Acevedo was born in Austin, Texas, United States to Mexican parents and has five siblings (Jamie Acevedo, Jen ...
, American-born Mexican footballer **
Nolan Carroll Nolan Alexander Carroll II (born January 18, 1987) is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland. He has also played for the Philad ...
, football player * January 19 –
Jordan Brauninger Jordan Brauninger (born January 19, 1987) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2004 World Junior bronze medalist. Career Brauninger began skating at age five. He played ice hockey for three years and switched to figure ska ...
, figure skater * January 20 **
Diana Barrera Diana Barrera (born 20 January 1987) is an American-born Guatemalan footballer. She plays for the Guatemala women's national football team and ACF Torino in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). She previously played for the University at Al ...
, American-born Guatemalan footballer **
Peter Broderick Peter Broderick (born January 20, 1987) is an American musician and composer from Carlton, Oregon. He has released solo material under his own name, been a member of Efterklang, and played with several ensembles as a session musician. Biography B ...
, musician and composer ** Evan Peters, actor **
Pete Ploszek Peter Daniel Ploszek (born January 20, 1987) is an American actor best known for his role as Leonardo in the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' films. He is also known for his role as Garrett Douglas on the MTV supernatural drama series ''Teen Wolf ...
, actor * January 21 –
Brandon Crawford Brandon Michael Crawford (born January 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Crawford played college baseball for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). H ...
, baseball player * January 22 ** Timroy Allen, Jamaican-born cricketer ** Ray Rice, football player * January 23 ** Whitney Boddie, basketball player **
Jarrett Brown Jarrett Brown (born January 23, 1987) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at West Virginia, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft. He served as the start ...
, football player * January 24 ** Marlon Amprey, politician **
Travis Beckum Travis Tyrell Beckum (born January 24, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin. Early years Travis Beckum played fo ...
, football player ** Brian Cushing, football player * January 25 –
Isaako Aaitui Isaako Aaitui (born January 25, 1987) is a former American football nose tackle. He was originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at UNLV. Early years Aaitui attended Faga'itua High S ...
, football player * January 26 ** Patrick Cullity, ice hockey player **
Andrew J. Ferchland Andrew Ferchland (born January 26, 1987) is an American actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...
, actor * January 27 **
Rucka Rucka Ali Rucka Rucka Ali (born January 27, 1987) is an Israeli-American rapper, singer, radio personality, comedian, YouTuber, and parodist. He is best known for his dark humor, political and topical song parodies on YouTube. Much of his content pokes fu ...
, rapper, singer, comedian, and YouTuber **
Ashley Avis Ashley Avis (born January 27, 1987) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Her credits include the feature films '' Deserted'' (2016), ''Adolescence'' (2018), and ''Black Beauty'' (2020) starring Kate Winslet and Mackenzie Foy. Ea ...
, screenwriter, director, and producer ** Marcus Brown, football player ** Anthony Pettis, mixed martial artist **
Katy Rose Kathryn Rosemary Bullard (born January 27, 1987), known professionally as Katy Rose, is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Rose released two studio albums, '' Because I Can'' (V2 Records) and ''Candy Eyed'' (River Jones Music). Since her ...
, singer/songwriter ** Hannah Teter, Olympic snowboarder * January 28 **
Alexandria Anderson Alexandria Anderson (born January 28, 1987) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was the 2011 American champion in the 60-meter dash. Anderson won four Chicago city volleyball ti ...
, track and field sprinter ** David Bowen, politician **
Chelsea Brummet The following is a list of all the ''All That'' cast members and performers. The show ran from 1994–2005 originally and returned in 2019, with three series runs total. The first run ran for six seasons, from 1994 to 2000. However, the show was p ...
, actress and singer ** Katie Nolan, sports personality and TV host * January 29 **
Alex Avila Alexander Thomas Avila (born January 29, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. Between 2009 and 2021 he played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins and Washingt ...
, baseball player ** Jessica Burkhart, author ** Spencer Clark, stock car racing driver (d. 2006) **
Alex Murrel Alexandra Leah Murrel (born January 29, 1987) is an American singer and actress. She rose to stardom in the hit MTV reality show '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' as the tough, carefree character on the show. She's now focused on her ...
, singer and actress * January 30 – Phil Lester, YouTube personality * January 31 **
Pat Angerer Patrick Aaron Angerer (born January 31, 1987) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iow ...
, football player **
Kurt Baker Kurt Baker (born 7 October 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a fullback or wing for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR). Between 2008 and 2022, Baker played for the New Zealand Sevens team in 233 World ...
, musician, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist **
Brandon Bollig Brandon D. Bollig (born January 31, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey player. An undrafted player, Bollig signed with the Chicago Blackhawks organization in 2010 after playing college hockey for St. Lawrence University. He made ...
, ice hockey player ** Tyler Hubbard, country singer and one half of Florida Georgia Line ** Marcus Mumford, English-born singer/songwriter, musician, and frontman for Mumford & Sons


February

* February 1 **
Heather Morris Heather Elizabeth Morris (born February 1, 1987) is an American actress, dancer, singer, and model. She played the role of Brittany Pierce, Brittany S. Pierce in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee (TV series), G ...
, actress and dancer ** Ronda Rousey, actress and mixed martial artist * February 2 ** McKay Coppins, journalist and author **
Martin Spanjers Martin Brian Spanjers (born February 2, 1987) is an American actor. He played Rory Hennessy on the ABC sitcom ''8 Simple Rules'' from 2002 to 2005, for which he won a Young Artist Award in 2004, and as Justin in ''Good Luck Charlie'' (2010-2014). ...
, actor * February 4 –
Cameron Achord Cameron Achord (born February 4, 1987) is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant special teams coach for the Patriot ...
, football coach * February 5 ** Adassa, reggaeton singer **
Brandon Bender Brandon Logan Bender (born February 5, 1987) is an Italian-American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Bender has fought in multiple promotions, including K ...
, mixed martial artist ** Kyle Bochniak, mixed martial artist **
Alex Brightman Alexander Michael Brightman (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and writer. He is best known for his work in musical theatre, specifically as Dewey Finn in the musical adaptation of ''School of Rock'' and the title character ...
, actor, singer, and writer ** Chris Brooks, football player **
David Buehler David Jonathan Buehler (born February 5, 1987) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college footba ...
, football player ** Darren Criss, actor ** Donald Sanford, American-born Israeli Olympic sprinter * February 6 ** Pedro Álvarez, baseball player ** J. J. Ambrose, mixed martial artist **
Robb Brent Robert "Robb" Brent (born February 6, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver who most recently competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series in 2011. He competed full-time in the same series in 2009 and 2010, finishing tenth ...
, stock car racing driver * February 7 –
Cynthia Barboza Cynthia Jane Barboza (born February 7, 1987) is an American retired volleyball player. She is an outside hitter who played at Stanford University for four years. High school Barboza was born in Santa Ana, California, and was raised in Long Bea ...
, volleyball player * February 8 – Jessica Jerome, Olympic ski jumper * February 9 ** Henry Cejudo, mixed martial artist ** Michael B. Jordan, actor and producer * February 10 **
Devon Alexander Devon Alexander (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBC and IBF light welterweight titles in 2010, and the IBF welterweight title from 2012 to ...
, boxer **
Anastasia Ashley Anastasia Electra Ashley (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional surfer and model. Early life Ashley was born in San Clemente, California on February 10, 1987. She began surfing at the age of 5 right before moving to Hawaii. At the ...
, surfer and model ** Justin Braun, ice hockey player * February 11 ** Mara Allen, rower **
Matt Besler Matthew Scott "Matt" Besler (; born February 11, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. A left-sided central defender with the ability to play left-back. Besler spent the majority of his career in MLS with Sporting Kansas City ...
, soccer player * February 12 ** David Cooper, baseball player ** Gary LeRoi Gray, actor * February 13 ** Ryan Buchter, baseball player **
Steven Dehler Steven Edward Dehler (born February 13, 1987) is an American erotic model, actor, and dancer. He has been described as "the poster child for the modern male underwear model". He is a regular performer at The Abbey, a gay bar and nightclub in Wes ...
, model, actor, and dancer **
Aileen Geving Aileen Miranda Geving ( Sormunen; born February 13, 1987) is an American curler from Duluth, Minnesota. She represented the United States on the women's curling team at the 2018 Winter Olympics and earned her first national championship in 2020 ...
, Olympic curler **
Rau'shee Warren Rau'shee Warren (; born February 13, 1987) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA (Undisputed), and IBO bantamweight titles from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, as well as bronze at t ...
, boxer * February 14 ** Marquez Branson, football player ** Don Carey, football player ** Joe Pichler, actor missing From
2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
* February 15 – Chris Cook, football player * February 16 ** Leslie Cole, sprinter ** Jon Ossoff, politician * February 17 ** Brady Beeson, football player **
Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith Da'Mon Jonnel Cromartie-Smith (born February 17, 1987) is a safety who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football for the University of Texas at El ...
, football player ** Jon Curran, golfer ** Danny Farquhar, baseball player **
Tiquan Underwood Tiquan Underwood (born February 17, 1987) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in t ...
, football player * February 18 **
Elijah Allan-Blitz Elijah Allan-Blitz (born February 18, 1987), is an American actor, musician, and Emmy award winning film director. He is known for his direction of the Emmy-nominated virtual reality experience "Take Every Wave: Laird in VR", which won a Lumier ...
, actor, musician, and director **
Samantha Bosco Samantha Bosco (''nee'' Heinrich; February 18, 1987) is an American Paralympic athlete. She competed in Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning two bronze medals. Early life and education Bosco was born on February 18, 1987, in Anchorag ...
, Paralympic cyclist * February 20 ** Taylor Boggs, football player **
Miles Teller Miles Teller (born February 20, 1987) is an American actor. He played a jazz drummer in ''Whiplash'' and a supporting pilot in '' Top Gun: Maverick''. Teller made his feature film debut in 2010 and gained recognition for his starring role in t ...
, actor ** Daniella Pineda, actress * February 21 ** Leilani Akiyama, judoka **
Ashley Greene Ashley Michele Greene Khoury (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' novels. Early life Greene was born on February 21, 1987, in Jack ...
, actress and model * February 23 **
Ab-Soul Herbert Anthony Stevens IV (born February 23, 1987), better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Raised in Carson, California, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, where ...
, rapper **
Nyan Boateng Nyan Boateng (born February 23, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Boateng played college football for the Universi ...
, football player * February 24 –
Ulysses Cuadra Ulysses Cuadra (born February 24, 1987) is an American actor, involved in cinema, television, and animation. English-language TV audiences may recognize him as the voice of Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez on the Nickelodeon animated series ''Rocket P ...
, actor and voice actor * February 25 –
Natalie Dreyfuss Natalie Rachel Dreyfuss (born February 25, 1987) is an American actress, who has had guest-starring roles on shows such as ''Burn Notice'' and ''The Shield''. She also had a recurring role on the television series ''Rita Rocks'', ''The Secret Li ...
, actress * February 26 **
Landon Brown Landon Brown (born February 26, 1987) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 9 since January 10, 2017. Elections 2016 When incumbent Republican Representative David Zwonit ...
, politician **
Mike Caussin Michael Caussin (born February 26, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at James Madison University, James Madison. He also played ...
, football player * February 27 **
Alexandra Bracken Alexandra Bracken (born 27 February 1987) is a The New York Times Best Seller list, #1 ''New York Times'' bestselling American author known for ''The Darkest Minds'' series and ''Passenger'' series. Early life Alexandra Bracken was born in Phoeni ...
, author ** Gregory Brigman, Paralympic football player and soccer referee * February 28 **
Anabelle Acosta Anabelle Acosta is a Cuban-born American actress. She played Annabella in the HBO television series ''Ballers'' and Natalie Vasquez in the ABC television series '' Quantico''. Career In 2015, Acosta played the recurring role of Annabella in ...
, Cuban-born actress ** Kaitlin Cochran, softball player **
Michelle Horn Michelle Horn (born February 28, 1987) is an American actress. Career Horn is known for her work in the television shows ''Strong Medicine'' and ''Family Law.'' Horn is also known for her voiceover work as young Kiara in '' The Lion King II: ...
, actress


March

* March 1 **
Navarone Garibaldi Navarone Anthony Garibaldi (born March 1, 1987) is an American musician. He is the frontman of the band Them Guns. Garibaldi is the son of Priscilla Presley and half-brother of Lisa Marie Presley. Early life Garibaldi was born to actress Pris ...
, singer **
Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on America ...
, singer * March 2 ** Chris Clements, soccer player **
Brandon Corp Brandon Corp (born March 2, 1987) was a lacrosse player for Colgate University in Division I college lacrosse and the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. Corp played for the Raiders from 2006 to 2009 leading the team to a 42 and 20 record du ...
, lacrosse player * March 4 –
Dan Cortes Daniel Adam Cortes (born March 4, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. He also played in the Kansas City Royals organiza ...
, baseball player * March 7 –
Justin Bamberg Justin Tyler Bamberg (born March 7, 1987) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 90th district, which includes Bamberg County and parts of Barnwell and Colleton Countie ...
, politician * March 8 –
Devon Graye Devon Graye Fleming is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying teenage Dexter in the TV series '' Dexter'', as well as the second Trickster in ''The Flash''. In 2019, he wrote the horror film '' I See You''. Personal l ...
, actor * March 9 – Bow Wow, rapper * March 10 ** Ser'Darius Blain, actor ** Martellus Bennett, football player **
Taylor Coutu Taylor Leon Coutu (born March 10, 1987) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She played under her maiden name, Taylor Leon, until her marriage in February 2012. Amateur career A native of Dallas, Texas, Leon wa ...
, golfer **
Corey Paul Corey Paul Davis (born March 10, 1987), known by the stage name Corey Paul, is an American Christian hip hop musician from Houston, Texas. His debut album, ''Grace Love Mercy'', released on July 30, 2013, by Frontline Media Group. This album wa ...
, Christian hip-hop artist * March 11 ** Levi Brown, football player **
Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram (FullyRawKristina) (born 11 March 1987) is a writer, speaker, and Raw veganism, raw vegan activist. She is the founder and creator of FullyRaw, the Rawfully Organic cooperative, FullyRaw Juice, and author of the book ''T ...
, writer, speaker, and raw vegan activist * March 12 –
Jessica Hardy Jessica Adele Hardy Meichtry (born March 12, 1987) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and freestyle events. Hardy earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley r ...
, Olympic swimmer * March 13 –
Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti (born March 13, 1987) is an American auto racing driver who drives the No. 98 car for Bryan Herta Autosport, Andretti Herta Autosport part-time in the IndyCar Series. He is the third generation of the famous Andretti racin ...
, race car driver * March 14 ** Marisa Abegg, soccer player **
Craig Austrie Craig Kevin Austrie (born March 14, 1987) is an American basketball player. He played in college for the University of Connecticut and played briefly for the Springfield Armor in the NBA Development League. High school career In his four years, ...
, basketball player **
Andrew Bumbalough Andrew Bumbalough (born March 14, 1987) is a runner who specialized in various middle and long distances in track. He represented the United States at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup. After ...
, middle and long distance runner ** Danny Chavez, mixed martial artist ** Robert Clark, American-born Canadian actor * March 15 – Steve Cilladi, baseball player * March 17 ** Bryan Dechart, actor and Twitch streamer ** Josh Gilbert, bassist, vocalist, songwriter and producer for As I Lay Dying and Wovenwar ** Rob Kardashian, TV personality, model, and talent manager * March 18 ** Sherron Collins, basketball player ** Rebecca Soni, Olympic swimmer * March 19 ** Thana Alexa, jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer ** AJ Lee, wrestler **
Josie Loren Josie Loren Lopez (born March 19, 1987) is an American attorney and former actress, best known for the role of Kaylie Cruz in the ABC Family series ''Make It or Break It'', and as FBI Agent Michelle Vega in the TV series ''The Mentalist''. Pers ...
, actress * March 20 ** Jon Brockman, basketball player ** Zack Lively, actor * March 21 ** Michael Brady, baseball player ** Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan-born baseball player * March 22 **
Thomas Beadle Thomas Beadle (born March 22, 1987) is an American politician from the U.S. state, state of North Dakota. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he is the North Dakota State Treasurer. Beadle was previously a member of the North Dakota H ...
, politician **
Ike Davis Isaac Benjamin Davis (born March 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. From 2010 through 2016, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, and New York Ya ...
, baseball player ** Billy Kametz, actor (died 2022) * March 23 –
Earl Bennett Earl Bryan Bennett (born March 23, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who is currently the director of player development at Vanderbilt. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played co ...
, football player * March 24 ** Nate Carroll, football coach **
Josh Zeid Joshua Alexander Zeid ( ; born March 24, 1987) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball pitcher. He plays for Team Israel. He formerly played for the Houston Astros of MLB. Zeid played for the gold-medal-winning Team USA Youth Natio ...
, baseball player * March 25 **
Diego Barrera Diego Barrera (born March 25, 1987 in Bogotá) is a Colombian-born American soccer player. Career College and amateur Barrera is a professional american football player from California. He attended Thousand Oaks High School, and played three ...
, Colombian-born soccer player **
Stephen Belichick Stephen C. Belichick (born March 25, 1987) is an American football coach who is the current outside linebackers coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He formerly was the team's safeties coach and worked as a ...
, football coach ** Jason Castro, acoustic/folk-pop singer/songwriter and real estate agent **
Kim Cloutier Kim Cloutier (; born March 25, 1987) is an American-Canadian underwear and fashion model, known for numerous lingerie, swimsuit and cosmetics campaigns. Career Cloutier has appeared in the 2009 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition''. She ha ...
, Canadian-born model * March 27 ** Peter and Will Anderson, twin jazz musicians ** Buster Posey, baseball player **
Kyle J. White Kyle Jerome White (born March 27, 1987) is an American financial analyst and former United States Army soldier. He is the seventh living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the War in Afghanistan. Early life White was born on March 27, 1987 ...
, U.S. Army Veteran in the Afghan War and Medal of Honor Recipient * March 28 **
Kagney Linn Karter Kagney Linn Karter (born March 28, 1987) is an American pornographic actress, stripper, singer and model. Early life Karter was born in Harris County, Texas and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri and Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Career Karter began eroti ...
, pornographic actress **
Mary Kate Wiles Mary Kate Wiles (born March 28, 1987) is an American film and web series actress. She is known for her award-winning portrayal as Ally in the film ''The Sound and the Shadow'', in web series such as Lydia Bennet in the Emmy-winning ''Pride and ...
, actress ** Jimmy Wong, actor and musician ** Jonathan Van Ness, hairdresser and media personality * March 30 **
Reggie Arnold Reggie Arnold (born March 30, 1987) is an American former football running back who played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. While at Arkansas state, Arnold had three 1,000-yard rushing seasons. He accomplished the feat in 20 ...
, football player **
Morgan Beck Morgan (Beck) Miller (born March 30, 1987) is an American professional beach volleyball player and model. She stands at 6 feet 3 inches tall. She was born in Newport Beach, California, and attended San Clemente High School in San Clemente, Cal ...
, volleyball player ** Trent Beretta, wrestler ** Andrew Berry, general manager & executive vice president of football operations **
Mike Broadway Michael Allen Broadway (born March 30, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeN ...
, baseball player * March 31 **
Peter Bourjos Peter Christopher Bourjos (born March 31, 1987) is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phi ...
, baseball player ** Justin Braun, soccer player


April

* April 3 ** Rachel Bloom, actress ** Deryn Bowser, football player ** Jay Bruce, baseball player **
SethBling SethBling (born April 3, 1987) is an American video game commentator and Twitch (service), Twitch Video game live streaming, video game live streamer known for YouTube videos focused around the 1990 Side-scrolling video game, side-scrolling Platf ...
, video game commentator and Twitch video game live streamer * April 6 **
Jerrod Carmichael Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael ( ; born April 6, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker. He has released three stand-up comedy specials on HBO: ''Love at the Store'' (2014), ''8'' (2017), and ''Rothaniel'' (2022). He ...
, comedian, actor, and filmmaker ** Hilary Rhoda, model * April 7 **
Danny Almonte Danny Almonte Rojas (born April 7, 1987) is a Dominican-American former baseball player who is currently an assistant baseball coach at Cardinal Hayes High School in New York City. Born in Moca in the Dominican Republic, Almonte was a Little Le ...
, Dominican-born baseball player **
Jared Cook Jared Alan Cook (born April 7, 1987) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of South Carolina and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has ...
, football player ** Jack Johnson, actor * April 8 –
Jake Anderson Jakob Anderson (born September 16, 1980) is an American fishing captain and co-owner of the fishing vessel FV ''Saga''. Since 2007, Anderson has been featured in the Discovery Channel documentary television series ''Deadliest Catch''. Career An ...
, basketball player * April 9 **
Marc E. Bassy Marc Griffin, known professionally as Marc E. Bassy, is an American singer and songwriter from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the former vocalist of the Los Angeles-based pop band 2AM Club. His solo works include his 2014 mixtape ''Only the Po ...
, singer/songwriter ** Eric Campbell, baseball player ** Craig Mabbitt, singer/songwriter, recording artist, and frontman for Escape the Fate ** Jesse McCartney, actor and singer **
Jazmine Sullivan Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American R&B and soul singer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, her debut album, ''Fearless'' was released in 2008. The record topped ''Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certifie ...
, singer/songwriter * April 10 ** J.R. Artozqui, football player ** Charles Brown, football player ** Jamie Renée Smith, actress * April 11 ** Brittany Bock, soccer player ** Donald Brown, football player **
Michelle Phan Michelle Phan (born April 11, 1987) is an American beauty YouTuber. She is the founder and owner of the multimillion-dollar cosmetics line EM Cosmetics. Early life Michelle Phan was born on April 11, 1987, in Boston, Massachusetts. Both her pa ...
, make-up demonstrator * April 12 ** Jamelle Bouie, columnist for The New York Times ** Brooklyn Decker, fashion model and actress ** Ilana Glazer, comedian, writer and actress ** Mike Manning, actor ** Brendon Urie, singer, frontman for
Panic! At The Disco Panic! at the Disco is the solo project of American musician Brendon Urie. It was originally a pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 by childhood friends Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson. They recorded their firs ...
, and stage actor * April 13 ** Genevieve Angelson, actress **
Jeremy Barnes Jeremy Barnes may refer to: * Jeremy Barnes (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball coach * Jeremy Barnes (cricketer) (born 1970), English cricketer and clergyman *Jeremy Barnes (musician) Jeremy Barnes (born September 18, 1976) is an Americ ...
, baseball player * April 14 –
Michael Baze Michael Carl Baze (April 14, 1987 – May 10, 2011) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Family background He grew up in a family with an extensive history in the sport of racing. His father was a jockey who rode primarily at tracks ...
, jockey (d. 2011) * April 15 –
Samira Wiley Samira Denise Wiley (born April 15, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and as Moira in the Hulu dystopian dr ...
, actress and model * April 16 ** Justin Bibb, politician, mayor of
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
** Richard Bleier, baseball player **
Maricela Cornejo Maricela Cornejo (born 16 April 1987, Prosser, Washington, USA) is a women's professional boxer. Cornejo is a former WBC international female super middleweight title, winning the title in 2015 against Latashia Burton at Mana Studios in Miami, F ...
, boxer **
Neil Haskell Neil David Haskell (born April 16, 1987) is an American contemporary dancer and actor. He is best known as a contestant on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' where he finished third in the final four. On April 22, 2008, he began performing in the Off- ...
, actor and dancer * April 18 ** Matt Anderson, volleyball player **
Dustin Bell Dustin D. Bell (born April 18, 1987) is a former American football defensive back. He played collegiately for UTEP Miners at University of Texas at El Paso. Bell was considered a top shutdown corner coming out of Bakersfield Junior College. Ear ...
, football player ** Jamelle Cornley, basketball player * April 19 –
Courtland Mead Courtland Robert Mead (born April 19, 1987) is an American actor, noted for his performances on-screen during the 1990s. Early life Mead was born in Mission Viejo, California, the son of Denise and Robert Mead. He has two sisters, Lauren and ...
, actor * April 20 **
John Patrick Amedori John Patrick Amedori is an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Gabe Mitchell in ''Dear White People''. Amedori appeared in the film ''The Vatican Tapes'' (2015). He has also appeared in a number of television shows, including '' ...
, actor and musician **
Dusty Coleman Dustin Michael Coleman (born April 20, 1987) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres. Amateur career Born in Sioux Falls, South Da ...
, baseball player * April 21 ** Ryan Adams, baseball player ** Eryk Anders, mixed martial artist **
Justin Carter Justin Anthony Carter (born April 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Oradea in the Romanian League. He played college basketball for Creighton. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA d ...
, basketball player ** Abel Cullum, mixed martial artist * April 22 ** Kacey Bellamy, ice hockey player ** Blackie, musician and record producer ** Dante Cunningham, basketball player **
Brandon Tatum Brandon Orlando Tatum is an American conservative political commentator, former police officer and former college football player. Early life and education Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Tatum was an All-American football player in high school. ...
, political commentator * April 23 –
T-Bar A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher-co ...
, wrestler * April 24 ** Brooke Barbuto, soccer player ** Anjelica Castillo, murder victim (d. 1991) * April 26 ** Justin Bibb, politician ** Bobby Butler, ice hockey player ** Jessica Lee Rose, actress * April 27 ** Charlie Berens, journalist, comedian, and creator of "Manitowoc Minute" **
Jamal Boykin Jamal Thomas Boykin (born April 27, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one full season of college basketball for Duke University before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley for his sophomore se ...
, basketball player **
Taylor Chorney Taylor Chorney (born April 27, 1987) is a Canadians, Canadian-born United States, American former ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Pe ...
, Canadian-born ice hockey player * April 28 **
Ryan Adeleye Ryan Alexander Hezekiah Adeleye ( he, ריאן אלכסנדר חזקיה אדלי; born April 28, 1987, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an Americans, American-Israeli professional association football, soccer player who currently plays for Atlantic ...
, American-born Israeli soccer player **
Patrick Branco Patrick Pihana Branco (born April 28, 1987) is an American lawmaker and a member of the Democratic Party who served as the State Representative for District 50 (Kailua and Kāne‘ohe Bay) on the island of Oʻahu. He was elected in November 2020 ...
, politician ** Daequan Cook, basketball player * April 29 **
Jeff Ayres Jeffrey Curtis Ayres (born Jeffrey Curtis Orcutt; April 29, 1987), formerly known as Jeff Pendergraph, is an American professional basketball player for Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+. He attended Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga ...
, basketball player ** Alejandro Bedoya, soccer player ** Alicia Morton, actress and singer * April 30 –
Al Iaquinta Al Iaquinta (born April 30, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, having once challenged for the Lightweight championship belt. A professional ...
, mixed martial artist


May

* May 1 ** Evan Brown, soccer player **
Glen Coffee Glenwood Razeem Coffee Jr. (born May 1, 1987) is a former American football running back. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft and played one season before retiring from football in 2010 and servin ...
, football player * May 2 ** Jeff Cumberland, football player ** Pat McAfee, football player * May 4 **
Alex Boone Alexander Boone (born May 4, 1987) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He has also spent time wit ...
, football player ** Bryan Braman, football player * May 5 ** Eliot Bostar, politician **
Cortney Casey Cortney Ann Casey (born 5 May 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Casey is of Mexican descent. A former Divisi ...
, mixed martial artist **
Ian Michael Smith Ian Michael Smith (born May 5, 1987) is an American actor, known for his starring role in ''Simon Birch''. His short physical stature () is a result of Morquio syndrome, a rare enzymatic disorder affecting the circulatory, muscular and skeletal s ...
, actor * May 6 ** Teddy Abrams, conductor, pianist, clarinetist, and composer ** Lani Forbes, author (d. 2022) ** Peter Kaiser, dog musher ** Meek Mill, rapper * May 7 ** Aidy Bryant, actress and comedian **
Maya Erskine Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ...
, actress * May 10 **
Eileen April Boylan Eileen April Boylan (born May 10, 1987) is an American film and television actress. She stands and is of Filipino and Irish descent. Biography Boylan was born in Acton, California, the daughter of Merlie Baris and Frank Boylan. She has one b ...
, actress ** Wilson Chandler, basketball player * May 11 ** Justin King, football player **
Louis Murphy Louis Morris Murphy Jr. (born May 11, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. The Oakland Raiders drafted him in ...
, football player * May 12 ** Tyson Alualu, football player **
Josh Bostic Joshua Lamont Bostic (born May 12, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for KK Włocławek, Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. Standing at , he is a small forward. College career Bostic went to the University of F ...
, basketball player **
Weldon Brown Weldon Brown (born May 12, 1987) is an American former gridiron football player. He played college football as a cornerback at Louisiana Tech University. Weldon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Fo ...
, football player **
Rafael Bush Rafael Bush (born May 12, 1987) is a former American football safety who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina State and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free a ...
, football player ** Clams Casino, record producer and songwriter ** Robbie Rogers, TV producer and soccer player * May 13 **
Misha Gabriel Misha Gabriel (born May 13, 1987), also known as Misha Gabriel Hamilton, is an American dancer, choreographer, and actor. He is known for dancing mainly in the shows of Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson, and for his role as Eddy in '' Step Up R ...
, dancer **
Candice King Candice René King ( Accola; born May 13, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Caroline Forbes in The CW supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' and her recurring role as the same character on th ...
, actress and singer/songwriter **
Hunter Parrish Hunter Parrish Tharp (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series '' Weeds'' and for his performances in the Broadway productions of ''Godspell'' in the role of Jesu ...
, actor and singer * May 15 **
David Adams David Adams Musical Theatre Performer Starlight Express, Avenue Q, Les Miserables, Government officials * David S. Adams (State Department) (born 1961), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs * David Adams (Labour politician) ( ...
, baseball player **
Darry Beckwith Darry Douglas Beckwith, Jr. (born May 15, 1987) is a former gridiron football linebacker. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at LSU. He has also been a member of the Indianapoli ...
, football player ** Bruce G. Blowers, Christian singer/songwriter **
Michael Brantley Michael Charles Brantley Jr. (born May 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball left fielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians. The son of former MLB player and ...
, baseball player ** Brian Dozier, baseball player * May 16 **
Spencer Adkins Spencer Adkins (born May 16, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. Adkins played college football at the University of Miami and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of 2009 NFL Draft. Early years Adkins was born to ...
, football player ** Mark Aguhar, LGBT rights activist, writer, and multimedia fine artist (d. 2012) **
Tyler Cloyd Tyler James Cloyd (born May 16, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, and Miami Marlins and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions ...
, baseball player **
Sharaud Curry Morris Sharaud Curry (born May 16, 1987) is an American professional basketball point guard who last played for MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League. Curry graduated from Joseph Wheeler High School in Georgia, where his team won basketball state c ...
, basketball player * May 17 – Cash Wheeler, wrestler * May 18 **
Chris Baumann Chris Baumann (born 18 May 1987) is an American rugby union player who currently plays for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR) as a tighthead prop. Baumann was named in United States squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and played ...
, rugby player ** Mondaire Jones, politician * May 19 **
Michael Angelakos Michael John Angelakos (born May 19, 1987) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the indietronica band Passion Pit. Career Passion Pit (2008–present) The first Passion Pit songs, ...
, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer ** David Caldwell, football player **
Kristi Cirone Kristi Mary Rose Cirone (born May 19, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former player. She played collegiately for Illinois State University and led the school to three national postseason tournaments in 2007 through 2009 while also bein ...
, basketball player and coach ** Danny Curzon, pair figure skater ** Stacey Park Milbern, South Korean-born disability rights activist (d. 2022) * May 20 ** Ray Chase, voice actor **
Eric Crocker Eric Crocker (born May 20, 1987) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Talons in 2012. He played college football at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Early years Crocker grew up in St ...
, football player **
Julian Wright Julian Emil-Jamaal Wright (born May 20, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas. In 2014–15, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. High school ...
, basketball player * May 21 **
Matt Bischoff Matthew David Bischoff (born May 21, 1987) is a minor league baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Bischoff, a pitcher, bats and throws right-handed. He stands at and weighs . Bischoff attended New Haven High School where he set a school care ...
, baseball player ** Brent Bowden, football player **
Cody Johnson Cody Daniel Johnson (born May 21, 1987) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He self-released six albums, including ''Gotta Be Me'', which debuted at number two on ''Billboard''s Country Albums chart, before releasing his first major- ...
, country singer/songwriter * May 22 ** Jack Carlson, author, designer, and rowing coxswain **
Jaye Chapman Jaye Lawrence Chapman (born May 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs. Career Atlanta Braves Chapman was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 16th round of th ...
, baseball player * May 23 ** Josh Breslow, realtor ** Bray Wyatt, wrestler * May 24 –
Marline Barberena Marline Barberena (born May 24, 1987, in Miami) is a Nicaraguan-American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2014 and represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2014. Early life Marline was raised in the Little Havana sector o ...
, American-born Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Nicaragua 2014 * May 25 – Kirk Carlsen, cyclist * May 26 ** Tim Bowman Jr., gospel musician ** Crezdon Butler, football player **
Brandi Cyrus Brandi Cyrus is an American actress and DJ. She used to co-host '' Cyrus vs. Cyrus: Design and Conquer'' on Bravo and is a co-host of the ''Your Favorite Thing'' podcast. Personal life Her mother is Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, and her father is co ...
, actress, singer and DJ * May 27 **
Bas Bas may refer to: People * Bas (name), a given name and a surname * Bas (rapper) (born 1987) Chemistry * Boron arsenide (BAs), a chemical compound * Barium sulfide (BAs), a chemical compound Other uses * ''bas'' (French for "low"), as in bas- ...
, rapper **
Michael Bramos Michalis Antonis "Mike" Bramos ( gr, Μιχάλης "Μάικ" Αντώνης Μπράμος, commonly referred to as Michael Bramos), born 27 May 1987, is a Greek-American professional basketball player and the team captain for Umana Reyer Venez ...
, basketball player * May 28 –
Jessica Rothe Jessica Ann Rothenberg (born May 28, 1987), better known as Jessica Rothe (), is an American actress. She is known for her role in the MTV comedy series '' Mary + Jane'' (2016) and her lead role as Tree Gelbman in the comedy slasher film ''Happy D ...
, actress * May 29 ** Avery Atkins, football player (d. 2007) ** Joey Haro, actor ** Alessandra Torresani, actress ** Noah Reid, Canadian-born actor and musician * May 30 – Javicia Leslie, actress * May 31 ** Shaun Fleming, actor and musician ** Meredith Hagner, actress


June

* June 1 ** Bonner Bolton, model and bull rider ** Jerel McNeal, Professional Basketball Player * June 2 **
Jonathan Borrajo Jonathan Borrajo (born June 2, 1987) is a former American soccer player. Career Youth and College Borrajo was born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey and attended Clifton High School, where he was named his team's Best Defender and MVP. He fini ...
, soccer player **
Bronson Burgoon Bronson Burgoon (born June 2, 1987) is an American professional golfer. Early life Burgoon was born in The Woodlands, Texas. He played golf The Woodlands High School and was an individual state champion in 2003. College career Burgoon playe ...
, golfer **
Lee J. Carter Lee Jin Carter (born June 2, 1987) is an American former politician who represented the 50th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Jackson Miller, the Republican House Major ...
, politician ** Paul Carter, basketball player ** Matthew Koma, singer/songwriter, DJ and record producer **
Caitlin Mallory Caitlin Mallory (born June 2, 1987) is an American former ice dancer. She is the 2005 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist with Brent Holdburg. In 2008, she began appearing internationally for Estonia with Kristjan Rand. They competed in the fi ...
, American-born Estonian ice dancer * June 3 **
Jonathan Casillas Jonathan Casillas (born June 3, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played high school football at New Brunswick High School and college football at Wisconsin. He is of Puerto Rican and African-American ancestry. College career ...
, football player ** Lalaine, actress, singer/songwriter, and bassist * June 4 **
Miles Batty Miles Batty (born 4 June 1987) is a former track athlete who specialized in middle-distance disciplines. In high school, he was one of the most prolific cross country and distance track runners in the state of Utah. Competing for BYU, Batty earned ...
, middle-distance runner ** Tori Praver, model and swimwear designer * June 7 – Cassius Chaney, boxer * June 8 ** Terry M. Brown Jr., politician ** John Conner (American football), John Conner, football player * June 9 ** JB Baretsky, singer/songwriter ** Austin Bisnow, musician, songwriter, record producer, and frontman for Magic Giant ** Rheagan Wallace, actress * June 10 ** Lyssa Chapman, businesswoman, television personality, bail bondswoman, and bounty hunter ** Jeremy Chappell, basketball player * June 11 – Nichole Cheza, dirt track motorcycle racer * June 12 ** Seyi Ajirotutu, football player ** Jeff Allen (basketball), Jeff Allen, basketball player * June 13 ** E. J. Biggers, football player ** John Bryant (basketball), John Bryant, basketball player ** Arielle Charnas, fashion blogger and influencer ** Franchón Crews-Dezurn, boxer ** Leone Cruz, soccer player * June 14 ** Anthony Clark (cyclist), Anthony Clark, cyclo-cross cyclist ** Chris Carter (wide receiver), Chris Carter, football player ** Ross A. McGinnis, U.S. Army Veteran in the Iraq War and Medal of Honor Recipient (d.
2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
) ** Cameron Russell, model * June 15 – Van Ferro, actor * June 16 ** Kelly Blatz, actor and singer ** Wayne Chism, American-born Bahraini basketball player ** Diana DeGarmo, singer and Broadway actress ** Abby Elliott, actress and comedian * June 17 – Kendrick Lamar, rapper * June 18 ** Jeremy Bleich, American-born Israeli baseball player ** Jason Castro (baseball), Jason Castro, baseball player ** Brandon Cutler, wrestler ** Melanie Iglesias, model and actress * June 19 ** Fabiola Arias, Cuban-born fashion designer ** Mikail Baker, football player ** Alex Carrington, football player ** Keenan Clayton, football player ** Rashard Mendenhall, football player * June 21 ** Oliver Baez Bendorf, poet and writer ** Kyle Calloway, football player (d. 2016) * June 22 ** Nathan Bauman, entertainment consultant and drummer **
Jerrod Carmichael Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael ( ; born April 6, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker. He has released three stand-up comedy specials on HBO: ''Love at the Store'' (2014), ''8'' (2017), and ''Rothaniel'' (2022). He ...
, stand-Up comedian, actor and writer ** Delone Carter, football player * June 23 ** Quinton Andrews, football player ** Haley Strode, actress * June 24 ** Ronnie Aguilar, basketball player ** Duane Brooks, football player * June 25 ** Maurice Acker, basketball player ** J'Nathan Bullock, basketball player ** Brian Canter, bull rider ** Alissa Czisny, figure skater ** Mark Titus, author and pod-caster ** Scott Terra, actor * June 26 ** Alric Arnett, football player ** Zoraida Córdova, Ecuadorian-born author ** Russell Currier, Olympic biathlete * June 28 – Brandon Brooks (basketball), Brandon Brooks, basketball player * June 29 ** Les Brown (American football), Les Brown, football player ** Lewis Clinch, basketball player * June 30 – Ryan Cook (baseball), Ryan Cook, baseball player


July

* July 1 ** Kevin Alexander (linebacker), Kevin Alexander, football player ** Zeda Zhang, wrestler and mixed martial artist * July 2 ** Dan Black (baseball), Dan Black, baseball player ** Brett Cooper (fighter), Brett Cooper, mixed martial artist * July 3 ** Will Barker (American football), Will Barker, football player ** Chad Broskey, actor ** Casey Coleman (baseball), Casey Coleman, baseball player ** Chris Hunter (actor), Chris Hunter, actor * July 5 – Erik Cook, football player * July 6 ** Sophie Auster, singer/songwriter ** Matt O'Leary, actor * July 7 ** Alysha Clark, American-born Israeli basketball player ** Colin Cochart, football player ** Steven Crowder, American-born Canadian conservative political commentator, comedian, and YouTuber ** Julianna Guill, actress ** Richie Steamboat, wrestler * July 9 ** Anna (singer), Anna, Japanese-born singer ** Ashlee Evans-Smith, mixed martial artist ** Rebecca Sugar, animator and creator of ''Steven Universe'' * July 10 ** Brian Jordan Alvarez, actor and filmmaker ** Isaac Baron, poker player ** Jermaine Curtis, baseball player * July 11 ** Phil Costa (American football), Phil Costa, football player ** A. J. Locascio, actor, voice actor, film director and producer ** Cristina Vee, voice actress * July 12 ** Dobson Collins, football player ** Graig Cooper, football player ** Tilian Pearson, singer/songwriter, and musician * July 13 – Cynthia Calvillo, mixed martial artist * July 14 ** Charly Arnolt, sports broadcaster and television personality ** Sarah Burgess (singer), Sarah Burgess, singer/songwriter and ''American Idol'' contestant ** Drew Fortier, musician, songwriter, filmmaker and actor ** Dan Reynolds, singer and musician * July 15 ** Nikki Bohne, singer, actress, and dancer ** Kevin Croom, mixed martial artist ** Alex Lasry, businessman and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks * July 16 ** Will Acton, American-born Canadian ice hockey player ** Kate Berlant, comedian, actress, and writer ** Kira Buckland, voice actress ** Catherine Charlebois, actress ** AnnaLynne McCord, actress and model * July 17 ** Stevie Brown, football player ** Jorrick Calvin, football player ** Meghan Camarena, YouTuber and internet personality ** McKenzie Cantrell, politician ** Eric Carpenter, soccer player ** Jaime Chavez, soccer player ** Nick Christiani, baseball player * July 19 ** Yoel Bouza, technology entrepreneur and investor ** Jon Jones, mixed martial artist * July 21 ** Jen Corey, beauty pageant titleholder, event planner, and community activist ** Carla Cortijo, basketball player ** Brandon Costner, basketball player ** Kami Craig, Olympic water polo player ** Peter Doocy, journalist * July 22 – Bre-Z, actress and rapper * July 23 ** David Bruton (American football), David Bruton, football player ** Chris Connolly (ice hockey), Chris Connolly, ice hockey player * July 24 ** Matt Asiata, football player ** Jovan Belcher, football player (d. 2012) ** Tiffany Cabán, politician ** Mattie Montgomery, singer/songwriter and frontman of For Today ** Mara Wilson, actress and writer * July 25 ** Richard Bachman (ice hockey), Richard Bachman, ice hockey player ** Heather Bratton, fashion model (d. 2006) ** Jonathan Crompton, football player ** Michael Welch (actor), Michael Welch, actor * Jule 26 ** 03 Greedo, rapper, singer/songwriter, and producer ** Elise Addis, soccer player ** Alex Burnett, baseball player * July 28 ** Abbey Curran, beauty pageant contestant ** Asher Grodman, actor ** John Stevens (singer), John Stevens, singer * July 29 ** Victor Butler, football player ** Genesis Rodriguez, actress and model * July 30 – Brandon Caleb, football player * July 31 ** Colin Baxter, football player ** Michael Bradley (soccer), Michael Bradley, soccer player


August

* August 2 ** Ashley Cummins, mixed martial artist ** Nayer, pop singer * August 4 ** Jackie Aina, beauty vlogger ** Antonio Bass, football player ** Nadia Bulkin, Indonesian-born political scientist ** Caressa Cameron, beauty pageant titleholder and singer * August 5 ** R. J. Archer, football player ** Tim Federowicz, baseball player * August 7 – Everette Brown, football player and coach * August 9 – Jabari Brisport, politician * August 10 ** Charles Clark (athlete), Charles Clark, sprinter ** TJ Curry, taekwondo practitioner * August 13 ** Andre Bellos, actor, singer, and dancer ** Lady Cam, rapper ** Lena Chen, feminist artist, writer, and activist ** Katy Crawford, Christian musician ** Chris Plys, Olympic curler * August 14 ** Sammy Adams, rapper and singer/songwriter ** Montrell Craft, football player ** Johnny Gargano, wrestler ** Curt Hansen (actor), Curt Hansen, actor ** Colton Smith, mixed martial artist ** Tim Tebow, football and baseball player * August 15 – Ryan D'Imperio, football player * August 16 ** Suzi Analogue, recording artist, musician, and songwriter ** Dominique Curry, football player * August 17 – Dominick Casola, stock car racing driver * August 18 ** Mika Boorem, actress ** Elizabeth Chambers (television personality), Elizabeth Chambers, television personality * August 19 ** Dominique Archie, basketball player ** Jeremy Campbell, Paralympic pentathlete ** Patrick Chung, football player * August 21 ** DeWanna Bonner, American-born Macedonian basketball player ** Annie Chandler (swimmer), Annie Chandler, swimmer ** Cody Kasch, actor * August 22 ** Jim Cordle, football player ** Apollo Crews, wrestler * August 23 ** Zach Braddock, baseball player ** Darren Collison, basketball player * August 24 – Jon Scheyer, basketball player * August 25 ** Jim Cook Jr., writer, actor, and filmmaker ** Katie Hill (politician), Katie Hill, politician ** Blake Lively, actress ** Liu Yifei, Chinese-born actress ** Justin Upton, baseball player * August 26 – Ryan Brasier, baseball player * August 27 ** Brett Bochy, baseball player ** Tiffany Boone, actress * August 28 – David Carr (politician), David Carr, politician * August 29 ** Conor Chinn, soccer player ** Max Cream, soccer player * August 30 ** Johanna Braddy, actress ** Cody Connelly, motorcycle designer and builder * August 31 ** Stephen Cardullo, baseball player ** Pat Curran (fighter), Pat Curran, mixed martial artist


September

* September 1 ** Duke Calhoun, football player ** Sami Callihan, wrestler ** David Carpenter (baseball, born 1987), David Carpenter, baseball player ** Jay Armstrong Johnson, actor, singer, and dancer * September 2 – Spencer Smith (musician), Spencer Smith, musician * September 3 ** Megan Amram, comedian, writer, producer, and performer ** Domonic Brown, baseball player ** Jamie Cunningham, soccer player * September 4 ** Kris Adams, football player ** Wesley Blake, wrestler * September 5 ** Lakia Aisha Barber, basketball player ** Scott Barnes (baseball), Scott Barnes, baseball player ** Gilbert Brown (basketball), Gilbert Brown, basketball player * September 6 – Mario Addison, football player * September 7 ** L. J. Castile, football player ** Lily Cowles, actress ** Evan Rachel Wood, actress, model and musician * September 8 ** Derrick Brown (basketball, born 1987), Derrick Brown, basketball player ** Ray Fisher (actor), Ray Fisher, actor ** Wiz Khalifa, rapper ** Justin Peck, choreographer, director, and ballet dancer * September 9 ** Taylor Bagley, actress and model ** Sean Cashman, baseball coach ** Riley Cooper, football player ** Clayton Snyder, actor * September 10 ** Rushern Baker IV, painter and political candidate ** Rhett Bernstein, soccer player ** Paul Goldschmidt, baseball player ** Alex Saxon (actor), Alex Saxon, actor * September 11 – Tyler Hoechlin, actor * September 13 ** Juan Archuleta, mixed martial artist ** Marcus Henderson (actor), Marcus Henderson, actor ** Erin Way, actress * September 14 ** Alade Aminu, basketball player ** Cameron Bradfield, football player ** Michael Crabtree, football player ** Chad Duell, actor * September 15 – Alex Torres (musician), Alex Torres, metalcore guitarist * September 16 ** Colin Cloherty, football player ** Daren Kagasoff, actor ** Anthony Padilla, YouTuber and co-founder of Smosh ** Travis Wall, actor * September 17 – Lionel Brown (soccer), Lionel Brown, soccer player * September 19 ** Kayla Barron, submarine warfare officer, engineer and NASA astronaut ** Tommie Campbell, football player ** Danielle Panabaker, actress * September 20 ** Jack Lawless, musician ** Sarah Natochenny, actress and voice actress * September 21 ** Jimmy Clausen, football player ** Ryan Guzman, actor ** Pat Nagle, Olympic hockey player * September 22 – Teyonah Parris, actress * September 23 – Skylar Astin, actor, model and singer*** * September 24 ** Spencer Treat Clark, actor ** Grey Damon, actor ** Brit Morgan, actress ** Trinidad James, rapper * September 25 ** Massimo Agostinelli, English-born artist, entrepreneur, and activist ** Lars Anderson (baseball), Lars Anderson, baseball player ** David Ausberry, football player ** Greg Bates, country singer/songwriter * September 27 ** Tim Atchison, football player ** Austin Carlile, musician and baseball coach, frontman for Attack Attack! (American band), Attack Attack! (2006-2008) and Of Mice & Men (band), Of Mice & Men (2009-2010, 2011-2016) * September 28 ** Josh Alexander (basketball), Josh Alexander, basketball player ** Terence Crawford, boxer ** Hilary Duff, actress and singer ** Scott Fitzpatrick, politician * September 29 ** Dillon Barna, soccer player ** David Del Rio, actor ** Josh Farro, singer and guitarist for Paramore (2004-2010) and frontman for Novel American and Farro (band), Farro * September 30 – Melinda Sullivan, dancer, choreographer and actress


October

* October 1 ** Jennifer Bricker, acrobat and aerialist ** Matthew Daddario, actor ** Stuart Lafferty, actor ** Jason McElwain, autistic athlete and public speaker * October 2 ** Christopher Larkin (actor), Christopher Larkin, Korean-born actor ** Phil Kessel, hockey player ** Ricky Stenhouse Jr., stock car racer * October 3 – Kaci Battaglia, singer/songwriter, dancer, and actress * October 5 ** Cory Brandon, football player ** Foluke Gunderson, Canadian-born Olympic volleyball player * October 6 ** Jonathan Blake, basketball player ** Samuel (musician), Samuel, musician * October 7 ** David Arkin (American football), David Arkin, football player ** Alex Cobb, baseball player ** Aiden English, wrestler * October 8 – Chris Baker (defensive lineman), Chris Baker, football player * October 9 ** ActionKid, YouTuber and IRL livestreamer ** Craig Brackins, basketball player ** Cory Burns, baseball player ** Aubrey Coleman, basketball player ** Melissa Villaseñor, actress and comedian * October 10 ** Adrian Cárdenas, baseball player ** Carla Esparza, mixed martial artist * October 11 ** Tony Beltran, soccer player ** Mike Conley Jr., basketball player * October 14 ** Eben Britton, baseball player ** Jalil Brown, football player and coach ** Kole Calhoun, baseball player ** Chloe Coscarelli, vegan chef and author ** Jay Pharoah, actor * October 15 ** Marcel Brache, rugby player ** Alan Chin (artist), Alan Chin, contemporary artist ** Jesse Levine, American-born Canadian tennis player * October 17 – Seth Mosley, singer/songwriter and frontman for Me in Motion * October 18 ** Matt Bosher, football player ** Brian Carlwell, basketball player ** Zac Efron, actor * October 19 – Rick Boogs, wrestler * October 20 – Jerry Brown (gridiron football), Jerry Brown, football player (d. 2012) * October 23 – Carmella (wrestler), Carmella, wrestler, dancer, and model * October 24 ** Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe, English-born soccer player ** Sabrina Cervantes, politician ** Chris Holdsworth, mixed martial artist ** Charlie White (figure skater), Charlie White, Olympic ice dancer * October 25 ** Bill Amis, basketball player ** Keith Berry (fighter), Keith Berry, mixed martial artist * October 26 ** Hannah Bronfman, DJ, social media influencer, and entrepreneur ** Zena Cardman, geobiologist and NASA astronaut ** Portia Perez, wrestler * October 27 – Andrew Bynum, basketball player * October 28 ** Javier Arenas (American football), Javier Arenas, football player ** Frank Ocean, rapper ** Tatu Baby, tattoo artist and reality television personality * October 29 – Ariana Berlin, artistic gymnast, dancer, film actress, and senior producer at Fox Sports * October 30 ** Adrian Battles, football player ** Cesar Chavez (Arizona politician, born 1987), Cesar Chavez, Mexican-born Mariachi singer and politician ** Casey Crawford, basketball player * October 31 – Clara Chung, singer/songwriter, producer, and composer


November

* November 1 ** Anthony Bass, baseball player ** Jack Bolas, middle-distance runner ** Bo Bowling, football player ** Bruce Irvin (American football), Bruce Irvin, football player * November 2 ** Kodi Augustus, basketball player ** Itan Chavira, ice hockey player * November 3 ** Cameron (wrestler), Cameron, wrestler, singer, model, and dancer ** Ty Lawson, basketball player ** Colin Kaepernick, football player ** Kyle Seager, baseball player ** Elizabeth Smart, kidnap victim, activist and contributor to ABC News * November 4 ** Jermaine Beal, basketball player ** Shady Blaze, rapper ** Trouble (rapper), Trouble, rapper (d. 2022) * November 5 ** Greer Barnes (soccer), Greer Barnes, soccer player ** Erin Brady, television host, model, and Miss USA 2013 ** Kevin Jonas, actor, singer/songwriter, and member of the Jonas Brothers * 1987 – Chris Knierim, figure skater * 1987 – O. J. Mayo, basketball player ** Stephanie Edwards (singer), Stephanie Edwards, singer ** Allysin Kay, wrestler * November 6 – Caleb Cotham, baseball player * November 7 ** Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, Olympic bobsledder ** Howard Barbieri, football player ** Rachele Brooke Smith, actress and dancer ** Reba Buhr, voice actress * November 8 – Sam Bradford, football player * November 9 ** Kyle Clinton, soccer player ** Kevin Coble, basketball player * November 10 ** Mason Aguirre, Olympic snowboarder ** D. J. Augustin, basketball player * November 11 – Vinny Guadagnino, TV personality * November 13 ** Tim Adleman, baseball player * November 18 ** Jake Abel, actor ** Pierre Allen, football player ** Joe Cada, poker player * November 19 – Clare Egan, Olympic biathlete * November 20 – Amelia Rose Blaire, actress * November 21 – Alex Carnerio, Brazilian-born personal trainer * November 22 ** Erik Barnes, golfer ** Justin Cole, football player * November 23 ** Alex Clayton, tennis player ** Ryan Lane, actor ** Alexia Rodriguez, guitarist and vocalist for Eyes Set to Kill ** Snooki, TV personality * November 24 ** Asiahn, singer/songwriter ** Eric Avila, soccer player ** Elena Satine, Georgian-born actress and singer * November 25 ** Mark Bloom, soccer player ** Trevor Booker, basketball player ** Dolla (rapper), Dolla, rapper (d. 2009) * November 26 ** Kat DeLuna, singer ** Summer Lee, politician * November 27 – Darnell Carter, football player * November 30 ** Nate Allen (safety), Nate Allen, football player ** Chase Anderson, baseball player ** Nick Courtney, soccer player ** Ian Hecox, YouTuber and Co-Founder of Smosh ** Christel Khalil, actress


December

* December 1 – Jill Costello, activist (d. 2010) * December 2 ** Jake Ballard, football player ** Jeremy Beal, football player ** Mary Hill Fulstone (1892–1987), physician ** Teairra Marí, singer * December 3 ** Michael Angarano, actor ** Eric Barone (developer), Eric Barone, video game developer, video game designer, artist, composer, and musician ** Dustin Belt, guitarist, music producer, and actor ** Alicia Sacramone, Olympic gymnast * December 4 ** Orlando Brown (actor), Orlando Brown, actor and rapper ** Fan 3, rapper, singer, producer, and actress ** Dree Hemingway, model and actress * December 6 ** Chris Banks (American soccer), Chris Banks, soccer player ** Jack DeSena, actor and voice actor * December 7 ** A. C. H., wrestler ** Aaron Carter, actor and singer (d. 2022) ** Manting Chan, singer/songwriter ** Michael Chiesa, mixed martial artist ** Chris Crocker, internet celebrity, blogger, songwriter, recording artist, and pornographic film actor * December 8 ** Danny Batten, football player ** Pinky Cole, restauranteur ** Aria Curzon, actress * December 9 ** Andre Akpan, soccer player ** Buddy Baumann (baseball), Buddy Baumann, baseball player ** Hikaru Nakamura, chess grandmaster * December 10 – David Carter (defensive lineman), David Carter, football player * December 11 – Clifton Geathers, football player * December 13 – Brett Brackett, football player * December 14 ** Nate Collins, football player ** Alex Gaskarth, English-born singer/songwriter, guitarist and frontman for All Time Low * December 15 ** Josh Archibald-Seiffer, pianist and composer ** Scott Copeland, baseball player ** Josh Norman, football player * December 16 ** Nick Additon, baseball player ** Hallee Hirsh, actress * December 17 – Chelsea Manning, whistleblower * December 18 ** Solomon Bozeman, basketball player and coach ** Rex Brothers, baseball player * December 19 ** Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1987), Ryan Anderson, basketball player ** Darrion Caldwell, mixed martial artist ** Keith Carlos, football player ** Tyron Carrier, football player ** Ronan Farrow, activist * December 20 ** Lola Blanc, singer/songwriter, director, writer, and actress ** Alana Grace, singer and actress * December 21 ** Brandon Banks, American-born Canadian football player ** Baron Batch, football player and entrepreneur * December 22 – Zack Britton, baseball player * December 23 – James Brewer (American football), James Brewer, football player * December 25 ** Alex Bailey (musician), Alex Bailey, musician, drummer, and bassist ** Charlie Buhler, director, photographer, and producer ** Ned Cameron, producer and singer/songwriter ** Demaryius Thomas, football player (d. 2021) * December 26 ** Karen Alzate, politician ** Sean Bedford, football player ** Jeff Cosgriff, soccer player * December 28 ** Vince Agnew, football player ** Taylor Ball, actor ** Demecus Beach, rugby player ** Thomas Dekker (actor), Thomas Dekker, actor ** Adam Gregory (actor), Adam Gregory, actor * December 29 ** Katie Blair, actress, model and beauty queen ** Major Culbert, football player * December 30 ** Mykel Benson, football player ** Jason Bohannon, basketball player ** Jake Cuenca, actor and model * December 31 – Javaris Crittenton, basketball player


Full Date Unknown

* Josh Adams (comics), Josh Adams, comic book and commercial artist * Brooke Annibale, singer/songwriter * Katherine Arden, novelist * Brandon Stirling Baker, lighting designer * Andrew Bayer, DJ and music producer * Brittany Bell, model, dancer, and beauty pageant titleholder * Jeremy Blackman, actor and musician * Kenneth Bogner, politician * Mia Borders, singer/songwriter * Kent Brantly, doctor * Ashley Bratcher, actress * Melvin LaThomas Brimm, singer/songwriter, vocal producer, dancer-choreographer, and actor * Leigh Brooklyn, figurative artist * Michael Brown (pianist), Michael Brown, pianist and composer * Shaun Brown (actor), Shaun Brown, actor * Rembert Browne, writer * Tim Bueler, media and political consultant * Julia Bullock, opera singer * Aisha Burns, singer/songwriter and violinist * Emily Calandrelli, science communicator, MIT engineer, and host and executive producer of Xploration Outer Space and ''Emily's Wonder Lab'' * Yvanna Cancela, politician * Caitlin Cherry, painter, sculptor, and educator * Lauren Chief Elk, feminist educator and writer * Tracy Chou, software engineer and advocate for diversity in technology related fields * Vivian Chu, roboticist and entrepreneur * Ken Clausen, lacrosse player * Dave Clauss, recording and mixing engineer * Kimberly Cole, pop singer/songwriter, music correspondent, and host * Matt Conn, founder of MidBoss and creator of GaymerX * Ashley Connor, cinematographer * Fidel Corrales Jimenez, Cuban-born chess grandmaster * Alexandra Crandell, model and television personality * Phillipe Cunningham, politician * Michelle Curran, United States Air Force, Air Force major and pilot * Shaghayegh Cyrous, Iranian-born artist and curator


Deaths

* January 13 – Taddy Aycock, politician, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (born 1915 in the United States, 1915) * January 15 – Ray Bolger, actor, singer and dancer, Scarecrow (Oz), Scarecrow in ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), The Wizard of Oz'' (born 1904 in the United States, 1904) * January 16 – Joyce Jameson, actress (born 1932 in the United States, 1932) * January 22 –
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, 30th State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (born 1939 in the United States, 1939) * February – Lou Darvas, artist and cartoonist (born 1913 in the United States, 1913) * February 5 ** E. Michael Burke, sports executive, naval officer and CIA agent (born 1916 in the United States, 1916) ** William Collier Jr., actor (born 1902 in the United States, 1902) * February 22 – Andy Warhol, leading figure in the visual art movement pop art, (born 1928 in the United States, 1928) * March 3 – Danny Kaye, singer, actor, and comedian (born 1911 in the United States, 1911) * March 21 – Dean Paul Martin, actor, (born 1951 in the United States, 1951) * March 22 – Joan Shawlee, actress (born 1926 in the United States, 1926) * March 26 – Walter Abel, actor (born 1898 in the United States, 1898) * May – John Pierotti, cartoonist (born 1911 in the United States, 1911) * May 5 – Phil Woolpert, basketball coach (born 1915 in the United States, 1915) * May 13 – Richard Ellmann, literary critic and biographer (born 1918 in the United States, 1918) * June 25 – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (born 1920 in the United States, 1920) * August 19 – Hayden Rorke, actor (born 1910 in the United States, 1910) * August 24 – Bayard Rustin, African American civil rights activist (born 1912 in the United States, 1912) * August 27 – Scott La Rock, American disc jockey (born 1962 in the United States, 1962) * October 12 – Alf Landon, 1936 Republican presidential nominee (born 1887 in the United States, 1887) * October 18 – Pete Carpenter, musician and arranger (born 1914 in the United States, 1914) * November 2 – Claude J. Jasper, Wisconsin politician (born 1905/1906) * November 22 – W. Haydon Burns, 35th Governor of Florida (born 1912 in the United States, 1912) * December 1 – James Baldwin, author and civil rights activist (born 1924 in the United States, 1924) * December 4 – Arnold Lobel, children's book author (born 1933 in the United States, 1933) * December 4 – Rouben Mamoulian, film and theatre director (born 1897 in Russia) * December 5 – Molly O'Day (singer), Molly O'Day, country singer (born 1923 in the United States, 1923) * December 17 – Linda Wong (pornographic actress), Linda Wong, American pornographic actress (born 1951 in the United States, 1951) * December 21 ** Ralph Nelson, film and television director, producer, writer, and actor (born 1916 in the United States, 1916) ** Robert Paige, actor (born 1911 in the United States, 1911)


See also

* 1987 in American television * List of American films of 1987 * Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)


References


External links

* {{Year in North America, 1987 1987 in the United States, 1980s in the United States 1987 by country, United States 1987 in North America, United States Years of the 20th century in the United States