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In the year 1957

1,593 Notable birthdays

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-qaeda (1957–2011).

Born March 10th, 1957 in Riyadh. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 2011 at 54 years old in Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad (gunshot wound). [ref]

Mukesh Ambani

Indian businessman.

Born April 19th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Aden. [ref]

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-irish actor.

Born April 29th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Kensington.

Steve Harvey

American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author.

Born January 17th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Welch.

Andrew Cuomo

Governor of new york from 2011 to 2021.

Born December 6th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Queens.

Melanie Griffith

American actress.

Born August 9th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Manhattan.

Dolph Lundgren

Swedish actor and martial artist.

Born November 3rd, 1957 (age 68 years) in Stockholm.

Michael Clarke Duncan

American actor (1957–2012).

Born December 10th, 1957 in Chicago.

Died September 3rd, 2012 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, respiratory failure).

Steve Buscemi

American actor.

Born December 13th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Brooklyn. [ref]

Vanna White

American model and game show hostess.

Born February 18th, 1957 (age 69 years) in North Myrtle Beach.

Caroline Kennedy

American author and diplomat (born 1957).

Born November 27th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Manhattan.

Hans Zimmer

German film composer (born 1957).

Born September 12th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Frankfurt.

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.

Born August 24th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Hampstead. [ref]

Frances McDormand

American actress.

Born June 23rd, 1957 (age 68 years) in Gibson City. [ref]

Kelly McGillis

American actress.

Born July 9th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Newport Beach.

Fran Drescher

American actress.

Born October 30th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Queens.

Sadhguru

Indian yogi, mystic, visionary, humanist, and new york times bestselling author.

Born September 3rd, 1957 (age 68 years) in Mysore.

Spike Lee

American filmmaker (born 1957).

Born March 20th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Atlanta.

Bernie Mac

American actor (1957–2008).

Born October 5th, 1957 in Chicago.

Died August 9th, 2008 at 50 years old in Chicago (pneumonia). [ref]

Sid Vicious

English bassist (1957–1979).

Born May 10th, 1957 in Lewisham.

Died February 2nd, 1979 at 21 years old in Manhattan (opiod overdose).

Genie

Abused child studied by linguists after spending most of early life locked in a room and tied to a chair.

Born April 18th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Arcadia.

Dimple Kapadia

Indian actress.

Born June 8th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Mumbai.

John Turturro

American actor (born 1957).

Born February 28th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Brooklyn.

Michael Madsen

American actor (1957–2025).

Born September 25th, 1957 in Chicago.

Died July 3rd, 2025 at 67 years old in Malibu (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Nick Cave

Australian musician and singer.

Born September 22nd, 1957 (age 68 years) in Warracknabeal.

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