In the year 1960, the first television anime debuts on NHK (Jan 15), in Greensboro, North Carolina, four black students begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter, triggering many similar incidents (Feb 1), first stars appear on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Feb 9), the United States launches the first weather satellite (Apr 1), Adolf Eichmann is captured in Buenos Aires, and taken to Israel (May 11), OPEC is founded (Sep 14), the first successful kidney transplant is performed in Edinburgh (Oct 30), The Flintstones premiers in the United States (Sep 30),_ Coronation Street premiers in the U.K. (Dec 9), several African countries gain their independence - and all these fine people were born: 1960-0106 Kari Jalonen* hockey player/coach - Oulu, Finland 1960-0106 Nigella Lawson* journalist/broadcaster/ food writer - Wandsworth, London, England 1960-0107 David Marciano* actor - Newark, NJ USA 1960-0110 Gurinder Chadha* British film director - Nairobi, British Kenya 1960-0122 Michael Hutchence* musician/singer-songwriter - Sydney, NSW Australia (1997/37) 1960-0127 Samia Suluhu Hassan* politician/president of Tanzania - Makunduchi, Sultanate of Zanzibar 1960-0129 Matthew Ashford* actor - Davenport, IA USA 1960-0131 Mariasela Álvarez* Miss World 1982/architect/television personality - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1960-0131 Douglas Johansson* actor (Wallander) - Solna, Sweden 1960-0202 Jari Porttila* sports journalist/ broadcaster - Helsinki, Finland 1960-0203 Joachim Löw* footballer/coach/WC - Schönau, West Germany 1960-0207 Kuutti Lavonen* artist/photographer - Kotka, Finland 1960-0207 Yasunori Matsumoto* 松本 保典 actor/voice actor - Matsudo, Chiba, Japan 1960-0207 Robert Smigel* actor/puppeteer/writer - New York City, NY USA 1960-0207 James Spader* actor - Boston, MA USA 1960-0210 Sven-Erik Danielsson* cross-country skier (Vasaloppet) - Dala-Järna, Sweden 1960-0211 Tuula Haatainen* politician - Tuusniemi, Finland 1960-0216 Antonio Dechent* actor - Sevilla, Spain 1960-0217 Lindy Ruff* hockey player/coach/OG - Warburg, AB Canada 1960-0217 1960-0218 Tony Anselmo* voice actor (Donald Duck)/animator - Salt Lake City, UT USA 1960-0218 Andy Moog* hockey goalie/OG - Penticton, BC Canada 1960-0218 Greta Scacchi* Italian-Australian actress - Milan, Italy 1960-0219 John Paul Jr.* racing driver - Muncie, IN USA (2020/60) 1960-0219 Prince Andrew* Duke of York/the third child of Queen Elizabeth II - Buckingham Palace, London, England 1960-0220 1960-0223 Emperor Naruhito* - Tokyo Imperial Palace, Japan 1960-0227 Kara Kennedy* film maker/ television producer - Bronxville, NY USA (2011/51) 1960-0228 Dorothy Stratten* (b Hoogstraten) model/actress - Vancouver, BC Canada (1980/20) 1960-0301 1960-0304 Muhammad Prakosa*  bureaucrat/ diplomat/politician - Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2023/62) 1960-0304 Mykelti Williamson* actor - St.Louis, MO USA 1960-0307 Ivan Lendl* tennis player - Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 1960-0310 Jan Ottosson* cross-country skier/OG - Högsäter, Sweden 1960-0311 Robert Glenister* actor - Watford, Hertfordshire, England 1960-0312 Jason Beghe* actor - New York City, NY USA 1960-0312 Courtney B. Vance* actor - Detroit, MI USA 1960-0313 Jorge Sampaoli* football manager - Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina 1960-0316 Markus Selin* film director - Nummela, Finland 1960-0316 Duane Sutter* hockey player/SC/ coach/scout - Viking, AB Canada 1960-0317 Markus Leikola* journalist/ writer/commentator - Helsinki, Finland 1960-0319 Simo Aalto* magician - Oulu, Finland 1960-0320 1960-0321 Matthew Arkin* actor/acting instructor/brother of Adam Arkin - Brooklyn, NY USA 1960-0321 Ayrton Senna* racing driver - São Paulo, Brazil (1994/34) 1960-0322 Tarmo Laht* architect - Kuressaare, Estonia, Soviet Union 1960-0322 Taina Ståhl* (b Laakso) Finnish-Swedish discus thrower/mother of Daniel Ståhl - Turku, Finland 1960-0323 George Fox* country singer/songwriter - Calgary, AB Canada 1960-0324 Grayson Perry* contemporary artist - Chelmsford, Essex, England 1960-0325 Bhagavan Antle* big cat trainer/wildlife park operator  - Salinas, CA USA 1960-0326 Jennifer Grey* actress - New York, NY USA 1960-0331 1960-0401 Reijo Ruotsalainen* hockey player/SC - Oulu, Finland 1960-0402 Linford Christie* British athlete/sprinter/ OG - Saint Andrew, Jamaica 1960-0404 Hugo Weaving* American actor - Ibadan, Nigeria 1960-0408 John Schneider* actor/country music singer - Mount Kisco, NY USA 1960-0410 Kevin Doyle* actor - Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England 1960-0411 Jeremy Clarkson* journalist/ broadcaster - Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England 1960-0412 Tomas Jonsson* hockey player/3GC/coach - Falun, Sweden 1960-0412 Ron MacLean* Canadian sportscaster (Hockey Night in Canada) - Zweibrücken, West Germany 1960-0413 1960-0414 Brad Garrett* stand-up comedian/ actor/poker player - Los Angeles, CA USA 1960-0414 Gian Piero Ventrone* athletic trainer - Naples, Italy (2022/62) 1960-0419 Gustavo Petro* economist/ politician/P - Ciénaga de Oro, Córdoba, Colombia 1960-0420 Miguel Díaz-Canel* electronics engineer/politician/P - Placetas, Villa Clara, Cuba 1960-0420 Sherry Hormann* American-German film director - Kingston, NY USA 1960-0421 Nate Thayer* freelance journalist - Washington D.C. USA (2023/52) 1960-0422 Gary Rhodes* restaurateur/television chef - London, England (2019/59) 1960-0423 Valerie Bertinelli* actress/ television personality - Wilmington, DE USA 1960-0423 Claude Julien* hockey player/coach/SC - Blind River, ON Canada 1960-0426 Maria Kulle* actress/daughter of Jarl Kulle - Kunga, Skåne, Sweden 1960-0430 David Miscavige* Scientology leader - Bucks County, PA USA 1960-0506 Roma Downey* actress/ producer/ author - Derry, Northern Ireland 1960-0510 Dean Heller* businessman/ politician - Castro Valley, CA USA 1960-0510 Paul “Bono” Hewson* singer-songwriter/ philanthropist - Dublin, Ireland 1960-0511 Christine Ferber* pastry chef/chocolatier - Niedermorschwihr, Alsace, France 1960-0511 Jürgen Schult* discus thrower/WR - Neuhaus, East Germany 1960-0518 Jari Kurri* hockey player (NHL 100)/hockey executive - Helsinki, Finland 1960-0518 Yannick Noah* tennis player - Sedan, France 1960-0520 Tony Goldwyn* actor/ producer/activist - Los Angeles, CA USA 1960-0521 Jeffrey Dahmer* serial killer - Milwaukee, WI USA (1994/34) 1960-0521 Mark Ridgway* cricketer - Warragul, VIC Australia 1960-0521 Vladimir Salnikov* swimmer/sports official - Leningrad, Russia, Soviet Union 1960-0524 Doug Jones* contortionist/ actor - Indianapolis, IN USA 1960-0524 Greg Maffei* American businessman - USA 1960-0524 Kristin Scott Thomas* actress - Redruth, Cornwall, England 1960-0525 Amy Klobuchar* lawyer/senator - Plymouth, MN USA 1960-0527 Sharon Bolton* mystery fiction writer - Lancashire, England 1960-0529 Lorena Borjas* Mexican-American transgender and immigrant rights activist - Veracruz, Mexico (2020/59) 1960-0531 Chris Elliott* actor/comedian/writer - New York City, NY USA 1960-0604 Paula Risikko* politician - Ylihärmä, Finland 1960-0605 Claire Fox* journalist/ writer/politician - Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire, England 1960-0608 Thomas Steen* hockey player/coach/ Winnipeg politician - Stockholm, Sweden 1960-0608 Zoey Tur* (b Robert Tur) broadcast reporter/commercial pilot/ co-founder of the Los Angeles News Service - Los Angeles, CA USA 1960-0609 Eva Dahlgren* singer (Roxette) - Umeå, Sweden 1960-0623 Per Morberg* actor - Stockholm, Sweden 1960-0627 Jeremy Swift* actor - Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England 1960-0701 1960-0703 Håkan Loob* hockey player/3GC - Visby, Gotland, Sweden 1960-0706 Maria Borelius* entrepreneur/politician - Täby, Sweden 1960-0706 Valerie Brisco-Hooks* athlete/sprinter/OG - Greenwood, MS USA 1960-0710 1960-0715 Annichen Kringstad* Swedish orienteer/ WC - Oslo, Norway 1960-0716 Jacqueline Gold* businesswoman - Bromley, England (2023/62) 1960-0717 Mark Burnett* television and film producer (Survivor)/author/to U.S at age 22 - London, England 1960-0722 Ann Selin* civil servant/trade union leader - Helsinki, Finland 1960-0723 Vladimír Krčméry* physician/ humanitarian - Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (2022/62) 1960-0725 Sanna-Kaisa Palo* actress/granddaughter of Tauno Palo - Hämeenlinna, Finland 1960-0730 Richard Linklater* filmmaker/ actor - Houston, TX USA 1960-0801 Micheál Martin* teacher/ politician - Cork, Ireland 1960-0806 Grant Alexander* actor - Baltimore, MD USA 1960-0806 Leland Orser* actor - San Francisco, CA USA 1960-0810 Antonio Banderas* actor/director/singer - Málaga, Andalucía, Spain 1960-0811 Tarja Lunnas* singer - Tampere, Finland 1960-0813 Phil Taylor* darts player/WC - Stoke-on-Trent, England 1960-0814 Igor Nikulin* athlete (hammer)/OB - Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union (2021/61) 1960-0816 Pam Marshall* athlete (sprinter/WGr) - USA 1960-0816 Timothy Hutton* actor/director - Malibu, CA USA 1960-0817 Sean Penn* actor/ director - Santa Monica, CA USA 1960-0820 Pirjo Luoma-aho* actress - Jyväskylä, Finland 1960-0822 1960-0824 Cal Ripken Jr.* baseball player - Havre de Grace, MD USA 1960-0825 Jonas Gahr Støre* politician/PM - Oslo, Norway 1960-0826 Keith Raniere* convicted founder of the cult NXIVM - Brooklyn, NY USA 1960-0830 Gary Gordon* U.S. military sniper - Lincoln, ME USA (1993/33) 1960-0901 Eric Adams* police officer/mayor of New York City - New York City, NY USA 1960-0905 Karita Mattila* opera singer - Somero, Finland 1960-0909 Hugh Grant* actor - Hammersmith, London, England 1960-0909 Ritva Melender* (b Lemettinen) athlete (marathon) - Ylistaro, Finland 1960-0910 Colin Firth* actor - Grayshott, Hampshire, England 1960-0912 Robert John Burke* actor - New York City, NY USA 1960-0912 Jorge Lanata* journalist/author - Mar del Plata, Argentina (2024/64) 1960-0913 1960-0914 Melissa Leo* actress - Brooklyn, NY USA 1960-0914 Callum Keith Rennie* actor - Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England 1960-0915 1960-0917 Damon Hill* racing driver/WG - Hampstead, London, England 1960-0920 1960-0921 Jolanta Fedak* politician/M - Zary, Poland (2020/60) 1960-0921 Mary Mara* actress - Syracuse, NY USA (2022/61) 1960-0925 Kristin Hannah* writer (Firefly Lane) - Garden Grove, CA USA 1960-0926 Doug Supernaw* country musician - Bryan, TX USA (2020/60) 1960-0929 Eini Pajumäki* (s Orajärvi) singer - Pello, Finland 1960-0930 1960-1001 Elizabeth Dennehy* actress/daughter of Brian Dennehy - Jacksonville, NC USA 1960-1001 Malouma* (b El Meidah) singer/songwriter/ politician - Mederdra, Mauretania 1960-1002 Glenn Anderson* hockey player - Vancouver, BC Canada 1960-1005 Daniel Baldwin* actor/director/producer - Massapequa, Long Island, NY USA 1960-1010 1960-1011 Melissa Bank* author - Boston, MA USA (2022/61) 1960-1012 Hiroyuki Sanada*真田 広之 actor - Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1960-1012 Kristiina Wegelius* figure skater/coach/ choreographer - Helsinki, Finland 1960-1017 Anders Blomquist* cross-country skier (Vasaloppet)/color commentator- Bromma, Sweden 1960-1018 Jean-Claude Van Damme* martial artist/ actor/director - Brussels, Belgium The Epic Split Feat 1960-1019 Kerry Sanders* journalist - New York City, NY USA 1960-1024 B. D. Wong* actor - San Francisco, CA USA 1960-1029 Mike Carter* athlete/shotput/OS - Dallas, TX USA 1960-1030 Diego Maradona* footballer/WC - Buenos Aires, Argentina (2020/60) 1960-1104 Kathy Griffin* comedian/actress - Oak Park, IL USA 1960-1105 Bryan Lourd* talent agent/father of Billie Lourd - New Iberia, LA USA 1960-1105 Tilda Swinton* actress - London, England 1960-1106 Michael Cerveris* actor (Fringe_)/singer/guitarist - Bethesda, MD USA 1960-1108 Michael Nyqvist* actor - Stockholm, Sweden (2017/56) 1960-1109 Michael Robotham* crime fiction writer - Casino, NSW Australia 1960-1110 Neil Gaiman* author/ storyteller - Portchester, Hampshire, England 1960-1112 Ismo Alanko* singer/musician - Helsinki, Finland 1960-1118 Elizabeth Perkins* actress - Queens, NY USA 1960-1120 1960-1125 John F. Kennedy Jr.* - Washington, D.C. USA (1999/38) 1960-1125 Anders" Masken" Carlsson* hockey player/WG - Gävle, Sweden 1960-1130 Gary Lineker* footballer/ sports broadcaster - Leicester, England 1960-1201 1960-1202 Justus von Dohnányi* actor - Lübeck, West Germany 1960-1203 Daryl Hannah* actress - Chicago, IL USA 1960-1203 Igor Larionov* hockey player/3GC - Voskresensk, Russia, Soviet Union 1960-1203 Julianne Moore* actress - Fort Bragg, NC USA 1960-1210 Kenneth Branagh* actor/director/producer - Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 1960-1211 Anders Eldebrink* hockey player/WG/coach - Morjärv, Sweden 1960-1212 Vésteinn Hafsteinsson* athlete (discus)/coach - Selfoss, Iceland 1960-1218 Yoon Suk-yeol* 윤석열 lawyer/ politician/P - Seoul, South Korea 1960-1220 1960-1223 Zindzi Mandela* poet/diplomat/ daughter of Nelson Mandela - Soweto, South Africa (2020/59) 1960-1226 Temuera Morrison* actor - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 1960-1227 Mark Humphrey* actor - Vancouver, BC Canada 1960-1228 Ray Bourque* hockey player (NHL 100) – Saint Laurent, QC Canada 1960-0 1960-0 1960-0 Updated 2025-0503 Helsinki-Stockholm-Tampa Search for another year here