 Born on the stain history, businessman John D. Rockefeller, born in 1839. He founded Standard Oil and the University of Chicago. Former vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, born in 1908. Rock pioneer, Johnny Johnson, born in 1924. He gave Chuck Berry his break in show business and played piano in Berry's band for decades. Emmy award-winning singer and actor, Steve Lawrence, born in 1935. And country singer, Toby Keith, born in 1961. Those are your celebrity birthdays for today.