Fabiola Gianotti

Fabiola Gianotti is an Italian experimental particle physicist who is the current and first woman Director-General at CERN in Switzerland. Her first mandate began on 1 January 2016 and ran for a period of five years. At its 195th Session in 2019, the CERN Council selected Gianotti for a second term as Director-General. Her second five-year term began on 1 January 2021 and goes on until 2025. This is the first time in CERN's history that a Director-General has been appointed for a full second term.

29 October 1960

Born on the same birth date (29 October 1960): Michael Carter (nose tackle) • Thorsten Schlumberger

Born on the same birth day (29 October): Alan Barker • Amanda Beard • Baselios Marthoma Didymos I • Danny Vranes • Evan Fournier • Kevin DuBrow • Primož Roglič

Born in the same month (October 1960): Bob Mould • Charnele Brown • Dawn Coe-Jones • Diego Maradona • Django Bates • Eric Joyce • Grayson Hugh • Jennifer Holliday • Kenny Garrett • Landon Curt Noll • Nicola Bryant • Patrick Breen • Rano Karno • Richard Jobson (television presenter) • Susan Straight • Takeshi Koshida