What Happened in 1992 — Events, Births & Deaths

CommutAir Flight 4821 crashes on approach to Adirondack Regional Airport, in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people.

President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.

The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.

The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.

El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City, Mexico ending the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War that claimed at least 75,000 lives.

During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.

Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board.

Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.

The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.

A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.

The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.

The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.

Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces and the 366th CIS Regiment massacre Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.

A referendum is begun in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the determination of Bosnian independence.

Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Start of the war in Transnistria.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of which (except San Marino) were former Soviet republics, join the United Nations.

Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

The Mw 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).

Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.

A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.

USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft.

Fall of communism in Albania: The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election.

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45.

The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.

The Treaty of Federation is signed in Moscow.

In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.

Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.

Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.

The Bosnian War begins.

A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Resort Paris.

The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.

A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.

The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.

The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.

Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.

Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.

Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.

Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.

Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.

After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosts his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia join the United Nations.

Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.

The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.

The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town.

Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the Native Title Act 1993 overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius.

Copa Airlines Flight 201 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes into the Darién Gap in Panama, killing all 47 aboard.

The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

GP Express Airlines Flight 861 crashes on approach to Anniston Regional Airport in Anniston, Alabama, killing three.

The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.

A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).

Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-50, the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware.

The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public.

In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.

A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.

A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.

Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia.

A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes during takeoff from Tbilisi International Airport, killing all 24 aboard and four more people on the ground.

Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.

A Vatican commission, led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.

Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia.

The nation of Georgia joins the United Nations.

Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 113 people on board.

China General Aviation Flight 7552 crashes during takeoff from Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport, killing 108.

Space Shuttle program: Atlantis is launched on STS-46 to deploy the European Retrievable Carrier and the Tethered Satellite System.

The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time, it is the largest shopping mall in the United States.

Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

In India, Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is included in the scheduled languages' list and made one of the official languages of the Indian Government.

FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.

Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.

Aeroflot Flight 2808 crashes in Lebyazhy Lug during approach to Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 aboard.

The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.

The 7.7 Mw Nicaragua earthquake affects the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggers a tsunami that causes most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2 ft).

A group of hunters at the Stampede trail near Healy, Alaska come across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified as Christopher McCandless.

Hurricane Iniki strikes the island of Kauaʻi, Hawaii, killing seven and causing $3.1bn in economic damages.

NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47, which marks the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spacecraft, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.

Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well.

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.

The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering.

Black Wednesday: The British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark.

An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin.

NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.

A Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes in Ejigbo, Lagos, killing 159.

Palestinian prisoners went on a 15-day hunger strike.

A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.

Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.

Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.

The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique.

El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.

The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York.

A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.

Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Merpati Nustantara Airlines Flight 5601 crashes into Mount Papandayan near the town of Garut in West Java, Indonesia, killing 31.

Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments.

The Toronto Blue Jays become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.

United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.

Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.

The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.

The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.

In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30.

The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.

In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.

A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes.

The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.

The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.

For the second time in a year, military forces try to overthrow president Carlos Andrés Pérez in Venezuela.

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense.

The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.

A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague.

Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.

The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.

American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan establishes the Marriage Fund in the United Arab Emirates in response to rising wedding prices.

War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

Deportation of Hamas members: Israeli authorities began deporting hundreds of Palestinians suspected to be members of Hamas across the Lebanese border.

A Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, Portugal, killing 56.

During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people.

Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.

Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the Velvet Divorce, resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.

Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine footballer

Alexey Marchenko, Russian ice hockey player

Teemu Pulkkinen, Finnish ice hockey player

Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Doug McDermott, American basketball player

Mike Faist, American actor, singer, and dancer

Suki Waterhouse, English actress, singer-songwriter, and model

Corey Conners, Canadian professional golfer

Erik Gudbranson, Canadian ice hockey player

Tohu Harris, New Zealand rugby league player

Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player

Koke, Spanish footballer

Valkyrae, American online streamer

Jack Campbell, American ice hockey player

Terrence Jones, American basketball player

Joseph Parker, Samoan heavyweight boxer

Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer

Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer

Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer

Samuele Longo, Italian footballer

Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer

Dinah Pfizenmaier, German tennis player

Austin Watson, American ice hockey player

Robbie Brady, Irish footballer

Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player

Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player

Joël Veltman, Dutch footballer

Joshua King, Norwegian footballer

Jason Zucker, American ice hockey player

Stanislav Galiev, Russian ice hockey player

Shawn Johnson East, American gymnast

Logan Lerman, American actor

Mac Miller, American rapper (died 2018)

Vincent Aboubakar, Cameroonian footballer

Reina Triendl, Japanese model and actress

Mercedes Moné, American wrestler

Stefano Pettinari, Italian footballer

Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer

Markel Brown, American basketball player

Maxi Kleber, German basketball player

Tyler Seguin, Canadian ice hockey player

Sean Manaea, American baseball player

Lammtarra, American race horse (died 2014)

Joonas Tamm, Estonian footballer

Olli Aitola, Finnish ice hockey player

James White, American football player

Stefan de Vrij, Dutch footballer

Neymar, Brazilian footballer

Víctor Mañón, Mexican footballer

Sergi Roberto, Spanish footballer

Ksenia Stolbova, Russian figure skater

Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer and actress

Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer

Avan Jogia, Canadian actor

Lasse Norman Hansen, Danish track and road cyclist

Taylor Lautner, American actor

Jake Matthews, American football player

Magda Linette, Polish tennis player

Keith Appling, American basketball player

Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer

Freddie Highmore, English actor

Petr Mrázek, Czech ice hockey player

Nicolai Boilesen, Danish footballer

Zsófia Susányi, Hungarian tennis player

Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer

Le'Veon Bell, American football player

Martin Marinčin, Slovak ice hockey player

Logan Miller, American actor

Camille Kostek, American model

Cody Parkey, American football player

Phil Jones, English footballer

Dixon Machado, Venezuelan baseball player

Casemiro, Brazilian footballer

Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer

Stefan Ashkovski, Macedonian footballer

Joakim Nordström, Swedish ice hockey player

Jorge Soler, Cuban baseball player

Mikael Granlund, Finnish hockey player

Meyers Leonard, American basketball player

Ioannis Potouridis, Greek footballer

Jonjo Shelvey, English footballer

Callum Wilson, English footballer

Annie Bovaird, Canadian actress

Sean Abbott, Australian cricketer

Eric Kendricks, American football player

Jessica Long, American paralympic swimmer

Jessie T. Usher, American actor

Saphir Taïder, Algerian footballer

Édouard Mendy, Senegalese footballer

Tom Walsh, New Zealand athlete

Charlie Coyle, American ice hockey player

Nick Castellanos, American baseball player

Erik Lamela, Argentine footballer

Bernd Leno, German footballer

Karl Mööl, Estonian footballer

Sam Bankman-Fried, American businessman and fraudster

Bel Powley, English actress

Neeskens Kebano, French-Congolese footballer

Emily Osment, American actress and singer-songwriter

Austin Swift, American producer and actor

Daniele Baselli, Italian footballer

Jordan Ferri, French footballer

Lucy Fry, Australian actress

George MacKay, English actor

Ozuna, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and rapper

L, South Korean actor and singer

Shotzi Blackheart, American wrestler

Erik Gustafsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Devonta Freeman, American football player

Tim Hardaway Jr., American basketball player

Brett Davern, American actor

John Boyega, British actor and producer

Patrick Cantlay, American golfer

Yeltsin Tejeda, Costa Rican footballer

Anthony Barr, American football player

Trey Mancini, American baseball player

Ryan Truex, American race car driver

Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model

Justin Faulk, American ice hockey player

Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer

Chiney Ogwumike, American basketball player

Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player

Kristýna Plíšková, Czech tennis player

Roston Chase, Barbadian cricketer

Edy Tavares, Cape Verdean basketball player

Tolga Ciğerci, German-Turkish footballer

Kyrie Irving, Australian-American basketball player

Vanessa Morgan, Canadian actress

Meg Lanning, Australian cricketer

Nina Agdal, Danish model

Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgian racing driver

Marc Muniesa, Spanish footballer

Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer

Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer

Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast

Simone Benedetti, Italian footballer

Yuliya Yefimova, Russian swimmer

Lucy May Barker, English actress and singer

Ricky Dillon, American YouTuber and singer

Emmalyn Estrada, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer

Shintaro Kurumaya, Japanese footballer

Kaveh Rezaei, Iranian footballer

Ken, South Korean singer

Julie Ertz, American soccer player

Huh Chan-mi, South Korean singer

Andreea Acatrinei, Romanian gymnast

Guilherme Negueba, Brazilian footballer

Jeff McNeil, American baseball player

Raheem Mostert, American football player

Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player

Chaz Mostert, Australian racing driver

Daisy Ridley, English actress

Sinem Dybvad Demir, Danish politician

Chad le Clos, South African swimmer

The Vivienne, Welsh drag queen (died 2025)

Jordan Silk, Australian cricketer

Remo Freuler, Swiss footballer

John Guidetti, Swedish footballer

Jeremy McGovern, Australian rules football player

Brian Poe Llamanzares, Filipino journalist and politician

Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer

Jo Jinho, South Korean singer

Chloe Bennet, American actress

Isco, Spanish footballer

Joc Pederson, American baseball player

Adam Lanza, American mass murderer (died 2012)

Laura Kenny, English cyclist

Jack Quaid, American actor

Aaron Judge, American baseball player

Delon Wright, American basketball player

Keenan Allen, American football player

Blake Bortles, American football player

DeMarcus Lawrence, American football player

Alina Rosenberg, German paralympic equestrian

Marcel Bauer, German politician

Goodnight Chicken, Taiwanese YouTuber

Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer

Madeline Brewer, American actress

Hani, South Korean singer and actress

Bradley Roby, American football player

Sunmi, South Korean singer

María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player

Victor Oladipo, American basketball player

Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player

Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor

Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian basketball player

Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor and musician

Olivia Culpo, American model and actress

Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player

Dan Burn, English footballer

Thibaut Courtois, Belgian footballer

Pablo Sarabia, Spanish footballer

Bryan Rust, American ice hockey player

Bobi, Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo, oldest recorded dog (died 2023)

Erik Durm, German footballer

Thievy Bifouma, Congolese footballer

Willson Contreras, Venezuelan baseball player

Tyrann Mathieu, American football player

Josh Papalii, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player

Mark Stone, Canadian hockey player

Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player

Kirstin Maldonado, American singer and songwriter

Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model

Michele Camporese, Italian footballer

Ola John, Dutch footballer

Felise Kaufusi, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player

Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ

Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter

Heather Watson, British tennis player

Lainey Wilson, American singer-songwriter

Cate Campbell, Malawian-Australian swimmer

Jack Gleeson, Irish actor

Enes Kanter, Turkish basketball player

Fanny Smith, Swiss freestyle skier

Hutch Dano, American actor

Lisa Evans, Scottish footballer

Philipp Grüneberg, German footballer

Olivia Olson, American singer and actress

Anna Baryshnikov, American actress

Laerte do Vando, Brazilian politician

Marcus Bettinelli, English footballer

Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter

Jeison Murillo, Colombian footballer

Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Canadian canoer

Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player

Gregg Sulkin, English actor

Harrison Barnes, American basketball player

Danielle Harold, English actress

Jeremy Lamb, American basketball player

Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player

Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete

Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Icelandic politician

Pajtim Kasami, Swiss footballer

Dilraba Dilmurat, Chinese actress

Mario Götze, German footballer

Jade Cargill, American professional wrestler

Jordan Hugill, English footballer

Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer[citation needed]

Sam Rainbird, Australian cricketer

Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer

DeAndre Hopkins, American football player

Jordan Clarkson, Filipino-American basketball player

Zach Hyman, Canadian ice hockey player

Yannick Agnel, French swimmer

Boyd Cordner, Australian rugby league player

Gino Peruzzi, Argentine footballer

Lucien Laviscount, English actor

Kate Upton, American model and actress

Davide Zappacosta, Italian footballer

Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer

Allie DiMeco, American actress and musician

Semi Radradra, Fijian rugby league player

Daryl Sabara, American actor

Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player

Michał Kopczyński, Polish footballer

Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer

Dafne Schippers, Dutch heptathlete and sprinter

Maik Brückner, German politician

Vladimir Morozov, Russian swimmer

Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer

C. J. Mosley, American football player

MAX, American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model

Hussein El Shahat, Egyptian professional footballer

Ura Kazuki, Japanese sumo wrestler

Harry Reid, British actor

Luiza Galiulina, Uzbekistani gymnast

Nampalys Mendy, French footballer

David Alaba, Austrian footballer

Joel Campbell, Costa Rican footballer

Rudy Gobert, French basketball player

Jennette McCurdy, American actress and singer-songwriter

Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress

Karthika Nair, Indian actress

Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer

Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter

Aaron Sanchez, American baseball player

Madison Chock, American ice dancer

Jānis Timma, Latvian basketball player

Crystal Dunn, American soccer player

Ángel Romero, Paraguayan footballer

Óscar Romero, Paraguayan footballer

Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer

Chiara Scholl, American tennis player

Na-Lae Han, South Korean tennis player

Manny Machado, Dominican-American baseball player

Ellina Anissimova, Estonian hammer thrower

Dominik Furman, Polish footballer

Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2015)

Son Heung-min, Korean footballer

Han Yu, Chinese pool player

Mohamed Elneny, Egyptian footballer

Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer

Luke Berry, English footballer

Rich the Kid, American rapper

Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer

Tobias Harris, American basketball player

Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter

Porter Robinson, American DJ and singer-songwriter

Safiya Nygaard, American YouTuber

Billie Lourd, American actress

Tatu Sinisalo, Finnish actor

Nick Bjugstad, American ice hockey player

Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player

Jake Nicholson, English footballer

Jude Adjei-Barimah, Italian-American football player

Jessica Barden, English actress

Julia Beljajeva, Estonian épée fencer

Burak Çelik, Turkish actor and model

Da$H, American rapper

Giovanni De Gennaro, Italian slalom canoeist

Charlotte de Witte, Belgian DJ and record producer

Dawid Dryja, Polish volleyball player

Rachael Flatt, American figure skater

Marcus Harris, Australian cricketer

Jonathon Jennings, American Canadian football player

Dante Marini, American soccer player

Henry Owens, American baseball pitcher

Andrew Rayel, Moldovan DJ and producer

Yuka Sato, Japanese javelin thrower

Miles Ukaoma, American-born Nigerian hurdler

Anja Aguilar, Filipino actress and singer

Selena Gomez, American singer and actress

Carolin Schnarre, German Paralympic equestrian

Danny Ings, English footballer

Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier

Sergei Simonov, Russian ice hockey player (died 2016)

Jordan Martinook, Canadian ice hockey player

Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player

Tory Lanez, Canadian singer and rapper

Spencer Boldman, American actor

Djibril Sidibé, French footballer

Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer

Hannah Cockroft, English wheelchair racer

José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (died 2016)

Ryan Johansen, Canadian ice hockey player

Kyle Larson, American race car driver

Austin Rivers, American basketball player

Mrunal Thakur, Indian actress

Charli XCX, English singer-songwriter

Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner

Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner

Karlie Kloss, American fashion model

Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer

Domingo Germán, Dominican baseball player

Cole Sprouse, American actor

Dylan Sprouse, American actor

E. J. Tackett, American bowler

Wout Weghorst, Dutch footballer

Adam Yates, English cyclist

Simon Yates, English cyclist

Josip Drmić, Swiss footballer

Casey Cott, American actor

Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist

Archie Bradley, American baseball player

Michelle Khare, American YouTuber and television host

Oliver Rowland, English racing driver

Tomi Lahren, American conservative political commentator

Cara Delevingne, English model and actress

Jacob Loko, Australian rugby player

Teo Gheorghiu, Swiss pianist and actor

Katrina Gorry, Australian football player

Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer

Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer

Taijuan Walker, American baseball player

Baskaran Adhiban, Indian chess player

Matthew Judon, American football player

Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player

Saraya Bevis, English wrestler

Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (died 2013)

Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player

Maru Teferi, Israeli marathon runner

Elizabeth Beisel, American swimmer

Bogdan Bogdanović, Serbian basketball player

Frances Bean Cobain, American visual artist and model

David Rittich, Czech ice hockey player

Carolina Horta, Brazilian beach volleyball player

Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress

Alex Newell, American actor and singer

Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer

Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist

Brandon Drury, American baseball player

RJ Mitte, American actor (died 2026)

Felipe Nasr, Brazilian race car driver

Ema Burgić Bucko, Bosnian tennis player

Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer

Will Toledo, American singer-songwriter

Jemerson, Brazilian footballer

Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer and actress

Ricardo Rodriguez, Swiss footballer

Blake Jenner, American actor and singer

Stephen Morris, American football player

Kim Petras, German singer-songwriter

Ayame Goriki, Japanese actress and singer

Bismack Biyombo, Congolese basketball player

Max Collins, American-Filipino actress and model

Gabriela Drăgoi, Romanian gymnast

Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player

Jessica Henwick, British actress

Holly Earl, British actress

Tyler Randell, Australian rugby league player

Ragna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician

Nicolás Tagliafico, Argentine footballer

Cristiano Biraghi, Italian footballer

Kirani James, Grenadian sprinter

Tomáš Nosek, Czech ice hockey player

Woo Hye-lim, South Korean singer-songwriter

Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player

Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer

Alberto Masi, Italian footballer

Emiliano Martínez, Argentine footballer

Ella Toone, English footballer

Zerkaa, English YouTuber

Ryan Shazier, American football player

Young Tonumaipea, Samoan rugby league player

Miniminter, English YouTuber

Shannon Boyd, Australian rugby league player

Damian McGinty, Northern Irish actor and singer

Ricky Ledo, American basketball player

Ayub Masika, Kenyan footballer

Alexia Fast, Canadian actress

Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player

Darren Waller, American football player

Connor Fields, American cyclist

Cassie Sharpe, Canadian freestyle skier

Zico, South Korean rapper

Vytenis Čižauskas, Lithuanian basketball player

Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jake Roche, English singer-songwriter and actor

Chase Stokes, American actor

Alfonzo McKinnie, American basketball player

Danny Ramirez, American actor

José Ramírez, Dominican baseball player

Jiro Kuroshio, Japanese wrestler

Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur

Diego Antonio Reyes, Mexican footballer

Michał Żyro, Polish footballer

Kim Jong-dae, South Korean singer-songwriter

Rodrigo Godínez, Mexican footballer

Devyn Marble, American basketball player

Philip Hindes, English track cyclist

Angel Garza, Mexican wrestler

Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver

Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer

Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater

Rosalía, Spanish singer-songwriter

Ruslan Zhiganshin, Russian ice dancer

Teddy Swims, American singer and songwriter

Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress

Lachlan Burr, Australian rugby league player

Sam Lerner, American actor

Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Irish singer-songwriter and actor

Granit Xhaka, Swiss footballer

Khem Birch, Canadian basketball player

Keir Gilchrist, Canadian actor and musician

Alex Landi, American actor

Paula Ormaechea, Argentine tennis player

Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer

Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast

Bria Hartley, French-American basketball player

Ezra Miller, American actor and singer

Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player

Alisson Becker, Brazilian footballer

Shane Larkin, American-Turkish basketball player

Nicol Ruprecht, Austrian rhythmic gymnast

Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver

Cody Zeller, American basketball player

Josh Archibald, Canadian-American ice hockey player

Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player

Mookie Betts, American baseball player

Chelsea Gray, American basketball player

Jerian Grant, American basketball player

Sam Mewis, American soccer player

Tyler James Williams, American actor

Anthony Brown, American basketball player

Cardi B, American rapper

Christian Davis, English cricketer

Riffi Mandanda, Congolese footballer

Ligi Sao, New Zealand rugby league player

Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer

Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player

Shelby Rogers, American tennis player

Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer

Ncuti Gatwa, Rwandan-Scottish actor

Teoscar Hernández, Dominican baseball player

Vincent Martella, American actor

Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer

Viktorija Golubic, Swiss tennis player

Bryce Harper, American baseball player

Jacob Artist, American actor, singer, and dancer

Sam Concepcion, Filipino musician and dancer

Anthony Gill, American basketball player

Keerthy Suresh, Indian actress

John John Florence, American surfer

Barry Keoghan, Irish actor

Lil Durk, American rapper

Shiho, Japanese actress and model

Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer

Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast

Kyle Wiltjer, Canadian-American basketball player

Natasha Bassett, Australian actress

Marzia Kjellberg, Italian businessperson and former YouTuber

Damion Lee, American basketball player

Bernard Tomic, German-Australian tennis player

21 Savage, British-American rapper

Sofia Vassilieva, American actress

Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer

Marrion Gopez, Filipino actor, singer, and dancer

Ding Liren, Chinese chess grandmaster

Ayça Ayşin Turan, Turkish actress

Clarisse Agbegnenou, French judoka

Davide Formolo, Italian cyclist

Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player

Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer

Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player

Daniel Sams, Australian cricketer

Lexi Ainsworth, American actress

Jeon Ji-hee, South Korean table tennis player

Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater

Evan Fournier, French basketball player

Colin Miller, Canadian ice hockey player

Matt Parcell, Australian rugby league player

Camila Silva, Chilean tennis player

Vanessa Marano, American actress

Semaj Christon, American basketball player

Filip Kostić, Serbian footballer

Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist

Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player

Yurii Bieliaiev, Belarusian ice dancer

Hiroki Nakada, Japanese footballer

Julian Wießmeier, German footballer

Odell Beckham Jr., American football player

Marco Verratti, Italian footballer

Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player

Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player

Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player

Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress

Stefan Ortega, German footballer

Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Christophe Vincent, French footballer

Sofía Luini, Argentine tennis player

Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Canadian ice hockey player

Dāvis Bertāns, Latvian basketball player

Trey Burke, American basketball player

Adam Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Luguelín Santos, Dominican sprinter

Grégory Hofmann, Swiss ice hockey player

Shabazz Muhammad, American basketball player

Dylan Bundy, American baseball player

Sofia Goggia, Italian skier

Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer

Kevin Wimmer, Austrian footballer

George Akpabio, Nigerian footballer

Matthew Allwood, Australian rugby league player

Marcelo Brozović, Croatian footballer

Shane Prince, American-Belarusian ice hockey player

Damiris Dantas, Brazilian basketball player

Katarzyna Kawa, Polish tennis player

Danielle Kettlewell, Australian synchronised swimmer

Nathan Kress, American actor and director

Henry Martín, Mexican footballer

Quincy Miller, American basketball player

Steven Skrzybski, German footballer

Joe Thuney, American football player

Cameron Bancroft, Australian cricketer

Roland Baumann, Austrian politician

James Tarkowski, English footballer

Amit Guluzade, Azerbaijani footballer

Zoltán Harcsa, Hungarian boxer

Kristiina Mäkelä, Finnish triple jumper

Jenna Prandini, American track and field athlete

Natalie Achonwa, Canadian basketball player

Carles Gil, Spanish footballer

Vladislav Namestnikov, Russian ice hockey player

Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress

Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player

Sergei Kulbach, Ukrainian figure skater (died 2023)

Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player

Anuel AA, Puerto Rican rapper and singer

Ala Boratyn, Polish singer-songwriter

Chanyeol, South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and model

Bradley Zimmer, American baseball player

Adam Hicks, American actor

Jarvis Landry, American football player

Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter

Ben Nugent, English footballer

Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer

Javier Báez, Puerto Rican baseball player

Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player

Gary Payton II, American basketball player

Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer

Sim Bhullar, Canadian basketball player

Gary Sánchez, Dominican baseball player

Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer

Joseph McManners, English singer-songwriter, musician and actor

Robin Bruyère, Belgian politician

Peta Hiku, New Zealand rugby league player

Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer

Jin, South Korean singer, songwriter and actor

Joe Musgrove, American baseball player

Blake Snell, American baseball player

Natalie Sourisseau, Canadian field hockey player

Viktor Antipin, Russian ice hockey player

Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer

Johnny Manziel, American football player

Sean Couturier, American-Canadian ice hockey player

Mattias Janmark, Swedish ice hockey player

Yui Yokoyama, Japanese idol, model, and actress

Carlos Rodón, American baseball player

Melissa Roxburgh, Canadian-American actress

Tiffany Alvord, American singer-songwriter

Malcolm Brogdon, American basketball player

Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter

Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer

Jesse Lingard, English footballer

Maximiliano Meza, Argentine footballer

Alex Telles, Brazilian footballer

Anamul Haque, Bangladeshi cricketer

Tom Rogic, Australian footballer

Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer

Buddy Hield, Bahamian basketball player

Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist

Ryan Crouser, American shot putter

Kristen Faulkner, American road cyclist

Bridgit Mendler, American singer-songwriter and actress

Iker Muniain, Spanish footballer

Raphael Spiegel, Swiss footballer

Ksenia Makarova, Russian-American figure skater

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, American football player

Jamie Oleksiak, Canadian ice hockey player

Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player

Nick Johnson, American basketball player

Moonbyul, South Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter

Spencer Daniels, American actor

Mbwana Samatta, Tanzanian footballer

Jeff Schlupp, German footballer

Davante Adams, American football player

Serge Aurier, Ivorian footballer

P. J. Hairston, American basketball player

Mitakeumi Hisashi, Japanese sumo wrestler

Cecilia Costa Melgar, Chilean tennis player

Jade Thirlwall, English singer

Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer

Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete

Tomáš Jurčo, Slovak ice hockey player

Mislav Oršić, Croatian footballer

Katsuhiro Suzuki, Japanese actor and model

Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer

Carson Wentz, American football player

Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist

Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver

Ruth Pitter, English poet and author (born 1897)

Giorgos Zampetas, Greek bouzouki player and composer (born 1925)

Väinö Linna, Finnish author (born 1920)

Bill France Sr., American race car driver and businessman, co-founded NASCAR (born 1909)

K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman (born 1899)

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1899)

Stella Adler, American actress and educator (born 1901)

Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1924)

Nathan Milstein, Russian-American violinist and composer (born 1903)