Famous people

Alan Turing was born

The mathematician who would later crack codes at Bletchley Park and imagine modern computing arrived on 23 June 1912.

The future Queen Elizabeth II was born

Princess Elizabeth arrived on 21 April 1926, third in line to a throne nobody expected her to inherit.

Neil Armstrong was born

The first person to walk on the Moon arrived on 5 August 1930 in Ohio.

Sean Connery was born

The future James Bond was born in Edinburgh on 25 August 1930.

Clint Eastwood was born

The actor and director arrived on 31 May 1930 in San Francisco.

George Harrison was born

The quietest Beatle arrived on 25 February 1943 in Liverpool.

Mick Jagger was born

The Rolling Stones frontman was born on 26 July 1943 in Dartford, Kent.

Janis Joplin was born

One of the great rock voices of the 1960s arrived on 19 January 1943 in Texas.

The personal-computer pioneers were all born this year

Steve Jobs (February), Tim Berners-Lee (June) and Bill Gates (October) all arrived in 1955.

Kurt Cobain was born

The voice of a future generation arrived on 20 February 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington.

Nicole Kidman was born

The actor arrived on 20 June 1967 in Honolulu.

Julia Roberts was born

The future Pretty Woman arrived on 28 October 1967 in Georgia.

Vin Diesel was born

The actor arrived on 18 July 1967 — the same month as co-star Will Ferrell (16 July).

David Beckham was born

The footballer arrived on 2 May 1975 in Leytonstone.

Kate Winslet was born

The actor arrived on 5 October 1975 in Reading.

Charlize Theron was born

The actor arrived on 7 August 1975 in South Africa.

Keira Knightley was born

The actor arrived on 26 March 1985 in London.

Wayne Rooney was born

The footballer arrived on 24 October 1985 in Liverpool.