Born in Slab Fork, West Virginia, Bill Withers recorded such hits as “Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Just the Two of Us.” Now 75, Withers has not recorded a new album or performed in public since 1985.
Born on the Fourth of July
Did you know the United States shares a birthday with Nathaniel Hawthorne, Calvin Coolidge, Malia Obama and these other famous Americans?
1938: Bill Withers
Full List
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- 1804: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 1826: Stephen Foster
- 1872: Calvin Coolidge
- 1883: Rube Goldberg
- 1918: Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips
- 1924: Eva Marie Saint
- 1927: Neil Simon
- 1929: Al Davis
- 1930: George Steinbrenner
- 1938: Bill Withers
- 1943: Geraldo Rivera
- 1946: Ron Kovic
- 1981: Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino
- 1998: Malia Obama