Curated category
1960 births
- Jean-Claude Van DammeOn the 18th of October 1960, Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg entered the world in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, a district within Brussels.
- Keef CowboyRobert Keith Wiggins stood in a Bronx hallway on the 20th of September 1960. He would later become known as Keef Cowboy, but his name was just a sound to him…
- Dee NastyDaniel Bigeault heard the first sounds of hip hop in 1979. This moment changed his life forever. He was born in 1960 and lived through a time when this music…
- Christophe GansChristophe Gans was born on the 11th of March 1960 in France. He studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and graduated during the early…
- Neil GaimanNeil Richard Gaiman was born on the 10th of November 1960 in Portchester, Hampshire. His family background traces to Polish-Jewish and other Ashkenazi…
- Kenneth BranaghKenneth Charles Branagh was born on the 10th of December 1960 in Belfast. His father worked as a plumber and joiner while his mother managed their home.
- Odd Arne WestadOdd Arne Westad was born on the 5th of January 1960 in Norway. He began his academic journey at the University of Oslo as an undergraduate student.
- Jérôme ValckeJérôme Valcke began his professional life as a journalist for the French television station Canal+. From 1991 until 1997, he held the office of deputy chief…
- Mehdi TajMehdi Taj began his career within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This military background shaped his early administrative style before he entered…
- James SpaderJames Todd Spader arrived in the world on the 7th of February 1960. He entered life as the youngest of three children in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Hideaki AnnoHideaki Anno was born in 1960 within the city of Ube, Yamaguchi. He attended Wakō Kindergarten and Unoshima Municipal Elementary School before moving to…
- Pius MalekandathilPius Malekandathil was born in 1960. He entered the Syro-Malabar Church as a priest. This dual identity shaped his entire career.
- Tushar GandhiTushar Arun Gandhi was born on the 17th of January 1960 in Shegaon, Maharashtra. He is the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi through his father Arun Manilal…
- Yann LeCunYann André Le Cun was born on the 8th of July 1960 in Soisy-sous-Montmorency, a suburb of Paris. His family name traces back to the old Breton form Le Cunff…
- Diego MaradonaDiego Armando Maradona was born on the 30th of October 1960 at the Policlínico Evita Hospital in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province.
- Gary LinekerGary Winston Lineker was born on the 30th of November 1960 in Leicester. His father Barry ran a fruit and vegetable stall at Leicester Market.
- Franco BaresiFranco Baresi grew up on a farmstead on the outskirts of Travagliato, a small town in northern Italy. He did not watch football on television until he was 10…
- Aaron AllstonAaron Dale Allston arrived in Corsicana, Texas on the 8th of December 1960. His parents were Tom Dale Allston and Rose Binford Boehm.
- Douglas BrinkleyDouglas Brinkley was born on the 14th of December 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia. His family moved to Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1969 when his father took a job at…