•
January 4 •
Beth Gibbons, English singer-songwriter, British vocalist (
Portishead and Rustin Man) •
David Glasper, British vocalist
Breathe •
January 7 •
John Ondrasik (or
Five for Fighting), American singer-songwriter and pianist •
Chris Kempers, German singer •
January 9 –
Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer, songwriter and musician •
January 12 –
Rob Zombie, American musician, filmmaker and screenwriter and heavy metal musician (White Zombie) •
January 14 –
Slick Rick, English rapper •
January 15 –
Adam Jones, American guitarist and songwriter (
Tool and Electric Sheep) •
January 20 •
Greg K. (
The Offspring) •
Heather Small, British soul singer (
M People) •
January 22 •
Steven Adler (
Guns N' Roses) •
DJ Jazzy Jeff, American rapper and actor •
January 25 –
Toni Halliday, lead singer and bass guitarist of Curve and Photofitz •
January 26 –
Siavash Shams, Iranian singer •
February 7 –
Chris Rock, American comedian, actor and filmmaker •
February 9 –
Stephin Merritt from
The Magnetic Fields •
February 12 –
Mia Frye, American actress, singer, professional dancer, and dance choreographer •
February 15 –
Olaf Jeglitza, German singer (
Real McCoy) •
February 18 –
Dr. Dre, American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur •
February 20 –
Inna Zhelannaya, Russian singer-songwriter •
February 25 •
Brian Baker of
Minor Threat, the Meatmen and
Bad Religion •
Maricel Soriano, Filipino actress and television personality •
February 27 –
Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist •
March 4 •
Andrew Collins, British radio DJ and journalist •
WestBam (Maximillian Lenz), German DJ •
March 7 –
Jean-Pierre Barda, Swedish-Israeli singer (
Army of Lovers) •
March 12 –
Liza Umarova, Chechen singer and actress •
March 18 –
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, South African singer •
March 23 –
Marti Pellow, Scottish vocalist (
Wet Wet Wet) •
March 24 –
Patrick Scales, British-German electric bass guitar player •
April 1 –
Robert Steadman, English composer •
April 3 –
Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (d. 2000) •
April 6 –
Black Francis, vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist (
Pixies) •
April 12 –
Pinchers, reggae/dancehall artist •
April 15 –
Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and record producer. •
April 16 –
Martin Lawrence, American actor and comedian •
April 18 –
Vinnie Moore, guitarist •
April 19 •
Suge Knight, American record producer •
Natalie Dessay, French soprano •
April 23 –
Tommy DeCarlo, vocalist (
Boston) •
April 25 –
Eric Avery (
Jane's Addiction) •
May 3 –
Tony Wegas, Austrian singer and actor •
May 6 –
Maria Doyle-Cuche, Irish singer •
May 7 –
Chris O'Connor, vocalist and guitarist (
Primitive Radio Gods) •
May 13 –
Tasmin Little, English violinist •
May 16 –
Krist Novoselic, Croatian-American bassist (
Nirvana) •
May 17 –
Trent Reznor, American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and film score composer (
Nine Inch Nails) •
May 22 –
Catie Curtis, American singer-songwriter •
May 23 –
Simon Gilbert, English drummer (
Suede) •
May 28 –
Chris Ballew, American rock musician (
The Presidents of the United States of America) •
May 31 •
Lisa I'Anson, British DJ •
DJ Casper, American musician (d. 2023) •
June 5 –
Tyler Bates, American musician, music producer, and composer for films, television, and video games (
Zack Snyder,
Sucker Punch,
Marilyn Manson,
Marius de Vries,
Guardians of the Galaxy) •
June 7 •
Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer •
Christine Roque, French singer •
June 10 •
Joey Santiago (
Pixies) •
June 12 –
Little Louie Vega, American disc jockey, record producer and remixer (
Masters at Work) •
June 16 –
Darja Švajger, Slovak singer •
June 19 –
Sean Marshall, American child actor and singer •
June 21 –
Sonique, English singer, musician and DJ •
June 23 –
Paul Arthurs, English musician (
Oasis) •
June 28 –
Sonny Strait, American voice actor and singer •
June 29 -
Tripp Eisen, American Musician •
July 4 –
Jo Whiley, British radio DJ •
July 5 –
Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist •
July 9 •
Frank Bello (
Anthrax) •
Tom Hingley, English singer, songwriter and guitarist (
Inspiral Carpets) •
July 13 •
Akina Nakamori, Japanese pop singer •
Eileen Ivers, American fiddler (
Cherish the Ladies) •
July 19 –
Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist •
July 23 •
Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Catherine Wheel) •
Slash, guitarist (
Guns N' Roses,
Velvet Revolver) •
July 28 •
Daniela Mercury, Brazilian singer •
Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer •
Nick Banks, English drummer (
Pulp) •
August 6 •
Ravi Coltrane, American saxophonist •
Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer •
August 10 –
Toumani Diabaté, Malian
kora player (d. 2024) •
August 12 –
Bon Harris, English singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist (
Nitzer Ebb) •
August 14 –
Mark Collins, English guitarist (
the Charlatans) •
August 16 –
Jari Sillanpää, Finnish singer •
August 18 –
Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer •
August 19 –
Johan Botha, South African operatic tenor (d. 2016) •
August 20 •
Wise, American rapper (
Stetsasonic) •
KRS-One, American rapper (
Boogie Down Productions) •
August 26 –
Annie Holland, English musician (
Elastica) •
August 27 –
E-Type, Swedish musician songwriter and record producer •
August 28 –
Shania Twain, Canadian country-pop singer-songwriter and performer •
August 29 –
Frances Ruffelle, English actress and singer •
September 1 –
Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer •
September 3 – Todd Lewis, (
Toadies) •
September 7 –
Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano •
September 7 –
Paolo Tortiglione, Italian Composer and musicologist •
September 9 –
Jesús Vázquez, Spanish television presenter •
September 11 –
Moby, American musician •
September 12 – Norwood Fisher,
Fishbone •
September 13 –
Zak Starkey, drummer, son of
Ringo Starr •
September 16 –
Stephen Shareaux, American singer-songwriter (
Kik Tracee and
Zen From Mars) •
September 23 –
Marco Blaauw, trumpeter (
musikFabrik) •
September 26 –
Cindy Herron, American singer (
En Vogue) •
October 2 –
David D'Or, Israeli singer, composer and songwriter •
October 8 –
C.J. Ramone, bassist (
Ramones) •
October 14 •
Constantine Koukias, Australian composer •
Karyn White, American R&B singer and songwriter •
October 18 –
Curtis Stigers, American jazz musician and singer •
October 20 •
Jil Caplan, French singer and songwriter •
Norman Blake, Scottish singer/songwriter (
Teenage Fanclub) •
October 22 –
John Wesley Harding, singer •
October 25 –
Luis Jara, Chilean singer, television host and actor •
October 26 •
Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong singer and actor •
Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor •
October 29 - Peter Timmins, Canadian drummer (
Cowboy Junkies) •
October 30 –
Gavin Rossdale, English musician (
Gwen Stefani) •
November 2 –
Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor •
November 4 •
Pata, Japanese rock guitarist (
X Japan) •
Jeff Scott Soto, American musician •
Wayne Static, American rock singer (
Static-X) •
November 8 –
Craig Chester, American actor •
November 9 –
Bryn Terfel, Welsh bass-baritone •
November 10 –
Jonas Åkerlund, Swedish music video director and drummer •
November 14 •
Jeanette Jurado, American singer (
Exposé) •
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, American record producer •
November 16 –
Magnus Bäcklund, Swedish singer (
Fame) •
November 20 –
Yoshiki, Japanese composer, pianist, and drummer (
X Japan) •
November 21 •
Björk, Icelandic singer, songwriter, musician, businesswomen, record producer, and DJ • Gabrielle Glaser (
Luscious Jackson) •
November 18 –
Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter (
Tripping Daisy and
The Polyphonic Spree) •
November 22 –
Sen Dog (
Cypress Hill) •
November 24 –
Angelika Kirchschlager, Austrian opera singer (mezzo-soprano) •
November 25 –
Tim Armstrong, American singer and musician (
Rancid) •
November 29 -
Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer and musician (d. 1992) •
December 5 •
Gary Didier Perez, Haitian
compas singer (d. 2025) •
John Rzeznik, American rock singer (
Goo Goo Dolls) •
December 8 –
Easy Mo Bee, American DJ and record producer •
December 12 –
Russell Batiste Jr., American funk and R&B drummer (d. 2023) •
December 13 –
Kristiane Backer, German-English television presenter, journalist and author •
December 23 –
Bobby Schayer, American drummer (
Bad Religion) •
December 27 –
Salman Khan, Indian actor •
December 29 –
Dexter Holland, American rock singer (
The Offspring) •
Date unknown •
Kepa Junkera, Basque accordionist and composer •
Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician •
Sonja Yelich, New Zealand poet and mother of singer-songwriters,
Lorde and Indy Yelich. ==Deaths==