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During his childhood, Scotland was governed by regents, firstly by his mother until she remarried, and then by his first cousin once removed, John Stewart, Duke of Albany
Famous Birthdays on April 10
234 people
401 – 2004
April 10 has seen 234 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 401 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1512 — James V
king of Scotland (died 1542)
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His first action was to exile Angus and confiscate the lands of the Douglases.
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James V was King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death in 1542
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He was crowned on 21 September 1513 at the age of seventeen months
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James's personal rule began in 1528, when he finally escaped the custody of his stepfather, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
Roman emperor (died 450)
Theodosius II, called "the Calligrapher", was Roman emperor from 402 to 450. He was proclaimed Augustus as an infant and ruled as the Eastern Empire's sole emperor after the death of his father Arcadius in 408. His…
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401
Persian scholar and vizier (died 1092)
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī Ṭūsī, better known by his honorific title of Niẓām al-Mulk, was a Persian Sunni scholar, jurist, and vizier of the Seljuk Empire. Rising from a low position within the empire, he became the de…
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1018
English princess (died 1472)
Margaret of York was a namesake niece of Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy. She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville.
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1472
duke of Savoy (died 1504)
Philibert II, nicknamed the Handsome or the Good, was the Duke of Savoy from 1497 until his death.
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1480
1487
Dutch philosopher and jurist (died 1645)
Hugo Grotius, also known as Hugo de Groot or Huig de Groot, was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at Leiden…
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1583
German mathematician, physicist, and physician (died 1708)
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus or Tschirnhauß was a German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher. He introduced the Tschirnhaus transformation and is considered by some to have been the inventor of…
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1651
French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski (died 1718)
Rene Lepage de Sainte-Claire is the lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.
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1656
English scholar and author (died 1766)
Benjamin Heath, D.C.L.[a] was an English classical scholar and bibliophile.
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1704
French organist, composer, and author (died 1795)
Michel Corrette was a French composer, organist and author of musical method books.
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1707
English geologist and clockmaker (died 1788)
John Whitehurst FRS, born in Cheshire, England, was a clockmaker and scientist, and made significant early contributions to geology. He was an influential member of the Lunar Society.
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1713
German-French physician and academic (died 1843)
Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was a German medical doctor, best known for creating the pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine called homeopathy.
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1755
Italian physicist and academic (died 1834)
Giovanni Aldini was an Italian medical doctor and physicist born in Bologna. He is considered a pioneer in the field of electrophysiology. His work on Galvanism – the electrical stimulation of muscles – significantly…
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1762
French marshal (died 1809)
Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz, was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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1769
English essayist and critic (died 1830)
William Hazlitt was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language,…
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1778
English-Scottish American commander (died 1858)
Matthew Calbraith Perry was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War. He led the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and…
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1794
French actress (died 1883)
Juliette Drouet was a French actress. She abandoned her career on the stage after becoming the mistress of Victor Hugo, to whom she acted as a secretary and travelling companion. Juliette accompanied Hugo in his exile…
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1806
Scottish-American general and bishop (died 1884)
Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general, a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and founder of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America, which separated from the Episcopal Church of…
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1806
American general, lawyer, author and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (died 1905)
Lewis Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best…
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1827
English minister, founded The Salvation Army (died 1912)
William Booth was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). This Christian movement, founded in 1865, has a quasi-military…
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1829
Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (died 1911)
Joseph Pulitzer was a Hungarian-American politician and a newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He became a leading national figure in the U.S. Democratic Party and served one term…
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1847
Scottish-German pianist and composer (died 1932)
Eugen Francis Charles d'Albert was a Scottish-born pianist and composer who immigrated to Germany.
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1864
American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (died 1944)
John Thomas Miner, OBE, or "Wild Goose Jack," was a Canadian conservationist called by some the "father" of North American conservationism.
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1865
Irish author, poet, and painter (died 1935)
George William Russell, who wrote with the pseudonym Æ, was an Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, painter and Irish nationalist. He was also a writer on mysticism, and a central figure in the group of devotees of…
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1867
English actor and playwright (died 1946)
George Arliss was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won in the Best Actor category for his…
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1868
Moravian rabbi (died 1931)
Asriel Günzig (also known as Azriel Günzig, Ezriel Günzig, Israel Günzig, Izrael Günzig, or J. Günzig; 10 April 1868, Kraków – 1931, Antwerp) was a rabbi, scholar, bookseller, editor and writer. He served as the rabbi…
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1868
Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (died 1940)
Kyösti Kallio was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1937 to 1940. His presidency included leading the country through the Winter War; while he relinquished the post of commander-in-chief…
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1873
English footballer (died 1920)
George Clawley was an English professional goalkeeper who played for Stoke, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was the goalkeeper for the Spurs side that won the…
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1875
Austrian author and illustrator (died 1959)
Alfred Leopold Isidor Kubin was an Austrian artist, printmaker, illustrator, and writer of a single novel, The Other Side. Kubin is considered an important exponent of Symbolism and Expressionism.
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1877
Dutch rower and physician (died 1921)
Coenraad Christiaan Hiebendaal was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat Minerva Amsterdam, which won the silver medal in the coxed fours final B. Coenraad Hiebendaal…
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1879
American sociologist, academic, and politician, United States Secretary of Labor (died 1965)
Frances Perkins was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was…
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1880
English clergyman and author (died 1948)
Augustus Montague Summers was an English author, clergyman, and teacher. As an independent scholar, he published many works on the English drama of the Stuart Restoration (1660–1688) and helped to organise and to…
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1880
American runner and trainer (died 1965)
John Joseph Hayes was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early growth of…
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1886
Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)
Bernardo Alberto Houssay was an Argentine physiologist. Houssay was a co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the amount of…
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1887
French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1982)
Louis Auguste Paul Rougier was a French philosopher who introduced the idea of neoliberalism to France in the 1930s. Rougier made many important contributions to epistemology, philosophy of science, political philosophy…
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1889
English footballer and coach (died 1968)
Frank Barson was an English footballer from Grimesthorpe who played for several English football clubs including Barnsley, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Watford. He had a reputation for aggressive play, and is…
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1891
1893
British painter (died 1982)
Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM was an English painter of abstract compositions, landscapes, and still-life. He was one of the leading promoters of abstract art in England.
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1894
Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 1990)
Prafulla Chandra Sen was an Indian politician and independence activist who was Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967.
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1897
American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (died 2004)
Arnold Orville Beckman was an American chemist, inventor, investor, and philanthropist. While a professor at California Institute of Technology, he founded Beckman Instruments based on his 1934 invention of the pH…
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1900
Indian economist (died 1971)
Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil, also known as D. R. Gadgil, was an Indian economist, institution builder and the vice-chairman of the Planning Commission of India. He was the founder Director of the Gokhale Institute of…
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1901
Greek architect (died 1976)
Patroklos Karantinos was a Greek architect of early modernism in Greece. He was born in Constantinople and died in Athens.
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1903
American author and illustrator (died 1970)
Clare Turlay Newberry was an American writer and illustrator of 17 published children's books, who achieved fame for her drawings of cats, the subject of all but three of her books. Four of her works were named…
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1903
American hurdler (died 1988)
Stephen Eugene Anderson was an American track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 110 meter hurdles.
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1906
American scholar and academic (died 1974)
Margaret Antoinette Clapp was an American scholar, educator and Pulitzer Prize winner. She was the president of Wellesley College from 1949 to 1966.
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1910
Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1997)
Helenio Herrera Gavilán was an Argentine and naturalised French football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success with the Inter Milan team known as Grande Inter in the 1960s.
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1910
American pianist and composer (died 2005)
Martin Denny was an American pianist, composer, and arranger. Known as the "father of exotica", he was a multi-instrumentalist and could play a number of percussion instruments. In a long career that saw him performing…
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1911
French journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for France (died 1998)
Maurice Schumann was a French politician, journalist, writer, and hero of the Second World War who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou from 22 June 1969 to 15 March 1973. Schumann was a member…
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1911
Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (died 1953)
Boris Kidrič was a Slovene and Yugoslav politician and revolutionary who was one of the chief organizers of the Slovene Partisans, the Slovene resistance against occupation by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy after…
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1912
German-American soldier and author (died 2001)
Helmut Flieg was a German writer, known by his pseudonym Stefan Heym. He lived in the United States and trained at Camp Ritchie in 1943, making him one of the Ritchie Boys of World War II. In 1952, he returned to his…
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1913
Australian cricketer (died 1982)
Clayvel Lindsay "Jack" Badcock was an Australian cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1936 to 1938.
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1914
American actor and director (died 2011)
Harry Morgan was an American actor whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both December Bride (1954–1959) and Pete and Gladys (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon…
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1915
Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (died 2014)
Leo Vroman was a Dutch-American hematologist, a prolific poet mainly in Dutch and an illustrator.
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1915
Korean painter (died 1956)
Lee Jung-seob was a Korean artist most known for his oil paintings, such as White Ox.
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1916
Indian politician (died 2013)
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri was an Indian politician. He was the oldest surviving member of the founding Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
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1917
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
Robert Burns Woodward was an American organic chemist. He is considered by many to be the preeminent synthetic organic chemist of the twentieth century, having made many key contributions to the subject, especially in…
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1917
American engineer and academic (died 2014)
John Cornelius Houbolt was an aerospace engineer credited with leading the team behind the lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) mission mode, a concept that was used to successfully land humans on the Moon and return them to…
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1919
American baseball player and actor (died 1992)
Kevin Joseph "Chuck" Connors was an American actor and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played in both the National…
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1921
Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 2008)
Jack Hamilton (Jake) Warren was a diplomat, civil servant and banker. Jake Warren began his career at the Department of External Affairs in 1945 after serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, but served…
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1921
American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003)
Shelby Fredrick Wooley was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs, including the 1958 hit rock-and-roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater", and under the name Ben Colder,…
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1921
Haitian historian and author (died 2000)
Roger Gaillard was a Haitian historian and novelist. Born in Port-au-Prince, Gaillard earned a philosophy degree at the University of Paris in France. He is best known for his multiple-volume chronicle of the United…
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1923
1923
American decathlete and actor (died 2008)
Floyd Macon Simmons was an American athlete and actor who competed mainly in the Olympics decathlon in 1948 and 1952 winning bronze at both Olympic Games. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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1923
English footballer (died 1997)
Sidney Tickridge was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford and represented England at schoolboy level.
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1923
South African cricketer (died 2021)
John Cecil Watkins was a South African cricketer who played in 15 Test matches for South Africa between 1949 and 1957. At the time of his death aged 98, Watkins was the oldest living Test cricketer and the last…
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1923
American soldier and painter (died 2010)
Kenneth Noland was an American painter. He was one of the best-known American color field painters, although in the 1950s he was thought of as an abstract expressionist and in the early 1960s as a minimalist painter.…
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1924
American wrestler and promoter (died 2010)
Angelo John Poffo was an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He ran International Championship Wrestling for a number of years, holding cards in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Arkansas. He is the father of…
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1925
French pianist and composer (died 2014)
Jacques Castérède was a French composer and pianist.
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1926
American comedian (died 1983)
Alvin Monroe Samples Jr., better known as Junior Samples, was an American comedian best known for his 14-year run as a cast member of the television show Hee Haw.
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1926
Puerto Rican actress (died 2006)
Norma Daniela Candal Penedo, was a Puerto Rican actress and comedian who was best known for her role as Petunia on La criada malcriada.
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1927
American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
Marshall Warren Nirenberg was an American biochemist and geneticist. He shared a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 with Har Gobind Khorana and Robert W. Holley for "breaking the genetic code" and describing…
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1927
English racing driver (died 1959)
John Michael Hawthorn was a British racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1958. Hawthorn won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1958 with Ferrari, and won three Grands Prix across seven…
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1929
American actress (died 2022)
Elizabeth Ann Sheridan was an American actress. While best known for her roles as the nosy neighbor, Mrs. Ochmonek, on the sitcom ALF (1986–1990), and Jerry's mother, Helen, in Seinfeld (1990–1998), her decades-long…
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1929
Swedish-French actor (died 2020)
Max von Sydow was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages.…
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1929
French pianist, composer, and actor (died 2020)
Claude Bolling was a French jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and occasional actor.
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1930
American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers
Dolores Huerta is an American labor leader and feminist activist. After working for several years with the Community Service Organization (CSO), she co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) with fellow…
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1930
Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (died 2001)
Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor, who has been called an "all-around entertainer". During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 movies…
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1930
Swiss/Alsatian French actress (died 1990)
Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She came to prominence in Alain Resnais's 1961 film Last Year at Marienbad, and later acted in films by Chantal Akerman, Luis Buñuel,…
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1932
Egyptian actor and screenwriter (died 2015)
Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as his country's greatest male film star. He began his career in Egypt in the early 1950s. He is best known for his appearances in American, British, French, and…
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1932
Japanese composer and author (died 2016)
Rokusuke Ei was a Japanese lyricist, composer, author, essayist, and television personality of Chinese descent.
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1933
Scottish politician (died 2013)
Helen Margaret McElhone was a Scottish politician. She worked together with her husband, Frank McElhone, during his time as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Glasgow from 1969. After his sudden death, McElhone…
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1933
American journalist and author (died 2007)
David Halberstam was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and later, sports…
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1934
English actor and director (died 2013)
Patrick Ewart Garland was a British director, writer and actor.
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1935
Australian bishop, 23rd Governor General of Australia
Peter John Hollingworth is an Australian retired Anglican bishop. Engaged in social work for several decades, he served as the archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane in Queensland for 11 years from 1989 and was…
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1935
Greek philosopher, theologian and author (died 2024)
Christos Yannaras was a Greek philosopher, Eastern Orthodox theologian and author of more than 50 books which have been translated into many languages. He was a professor emeritus of philosophy at the Panteion…
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1935
American soldier (died 1961)
John Arthur Bennett was a U.S. Army soldier who remains the last person to be executed after a court-martial by the United States Armed Forces. The 18-year-old private was convicted of the rape and attempted murder of…
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1936
1936
1936
American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021)
John Earl Madden was an American professional football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, leading them to eight…
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1936
American singer (died 2013)
Robert Steel Smith, professionally known as Bobby Smith, also spelled Bobbie, was an American R&B singer notable as the principal lead singer of the classic Motown/Philly group, The Spinners, throughout its history. He…
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1936
Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (died 2010)
Izabella Akhatovna Akhmadulina was a Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator, known for her apolitical writing stance. She was part of the Russian New Wave literary movement. She was cited by Joseph…
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1937
American football player and sportscaster (died 2010)
Joseph Donald Meredith, nicknamed "Dandy Don", was an American football player, sports commentator, and actor. He was a quarterback for nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He…
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1938
Italian scholar, author, and translator
Claudio Magris is an Italian scholar, translator and writer. He was a senator for Friuli-Venezia Giulia from 1994 to 1996.
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1939
British radio and television host
Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford is a television and radio presenter, broadcaster and singer from Northern Ireland. She is known for presenting programmes on the BBC and ITV, such as Rip Off Britain, and her regular…
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1940
1941
Canadian politician (died 2013)
Harold Long was a politician in British Columbia (BC), Canada.
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1941
American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He…
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1941
Canadian journalist and politician (died 1998)
Nikolaus Erik Auf der Maur was a Canadian journalist and politician from Montreal, Quebec. He was the father of rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur.
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1942
English footballer
Ian Robert Callaghan is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool and the FA Cup. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British…
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1942
American novelist, short story writer, and poet
Stuart Dybek is an American writer of fiction and poetry.
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1942
Polish-German sprinter (died 2008)
Andrzej Stanisław Badeński was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in that event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in that event at the European Indoor…
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1943
English author
Margaret Pemberton is a British writer of women's fiction since 1975. Beside her married name Margaret Pemberton, her writings have been published under her maiden name Maggie Hudson and the pseudonyms Carris Carlisle,…
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1943
Australian swimmer (died 2006)
Kevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200-metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career.
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1945
American screenwriter and producer (died 2001)
David Lawrence Angell was an American screenwriter and television producer, known for his work in sitcoms. He won multiple Emmy Awards as a Cheers writer and as the creator and executive producer of the sitcoms Wings…
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1946
American baseball player and manager (died 2020)
Robert José Watson was an American professional baseball player, coach and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1966 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the…
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1946
German director, producer, and screenwriter
Adolf Winkelmann is a German film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is also a professor of film design in the department of design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
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1946
American author and educator
David Abraham Adler is an American writer of 265 books for children and young adults, most notably the Cam Jansen mystery series, the Picture Book Of... series, and several acclaimed works about the Holocaust for young…
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1947
Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021)
Neville O'Riley Livingston, known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A…
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1947
American football player
Melvin Cornell Blount is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. A five-time Pro Bowler, he was…
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1948
1948
French banker and sportscaster
Daniel Mangeas, is a former baker who was the commentator of the Tour de France and other important cycle races in France and Belgium between 1974 and 2014. During his career he commentated on 200 events a year, and…
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1949
Sr., American baseball player and manager
George Kenneth Griffey Sr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1973 through 1991, most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds team that won three…
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1950
American guitarist (died 1992)
Edward Earl Hazel was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. Hazel was a posthumous inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with…
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1950
American journalist and activist
David Helvarg is an American journalist and environmental activist. He is the founder and president of the marine conservation lobbying organization Blue Frontier Campaign.He is associated with the 'Seaweed rebellion'…
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1951
Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Narayan Tatu Rane is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. He was a Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He formerly served as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in…
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1952
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer
Masashi Sada is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer.
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1952
American actor, producer, and martial artist
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-dan black belt and shihan in Aikikai aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan, where…
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1952
English runner and businessman
David Robert Moorcroft is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as…
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1953
Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
Pamela Wallin is a Canadian politician, former journalist, and diplomat. Wallin was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on January 2, 2009.
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1953
singer-songwriter, member of the sister group The Roches
The Roches were an American vocal trio of sisters Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche, from Park Ridge, New Jersey.
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1953
American wrestler and manager (died 2013)
William Alvin Moody was an American professional wrestling manager. He performed in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name and gimmick of Paul Bearer, manager of The Undertaker and his storyline…
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1954
1954
American actor
Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982),…
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1954
Panamanian-American journalist and author
Juan Antonio Williams is a Panamanian-American journalist and political analyst for Fox News Channel. He writes for several newspapers, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and…
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1954
Norwegian handball player and coach
Marit Breivik is a Norwegian former handball player and coach. She is one of the most decorated national team coaches in handball history and won thirteen championship medals with the Norwegian women's national handball…
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1955
English soprano and actress
Lesley Garrett is an English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality who is noted for being at home in opera and "crossover music".
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1955
Australian-American former Scientologist, critic (died 2025)
Michael John Rinder was an Australian and American former senior executive of the Church of Scientology International (CSI) and Sea Org based in the United States. From 1982 to 2007, Rinder was on the board of directors…
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1955
English chemist and academic
Dame Carol Vivien Robinson is a British chemist and former president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2018–2020). She was a Royal Society Research Professor and is the Dr Lee's Professor of Physical and Theoretical…
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1956
Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group
Aliko Mohammad Dangote is a Nigerian businessman known for his key roles in Dangote Group and Dangote Refinery. In 2011, he was appointed as member of the economic management team by President Goodluck Jonathan.…
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1957
American author and poet (died 2006)
John Milo "Mike" Ford was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet.
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1957
Spanish-American bass player
Steven E. Gustafson is the bass guitarist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. He, Dennis Drew and John Lombardo are the only remaining founding members of the group. Drummer Jerome Augustyniak has…
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1957
English historian and author
Rosemary Hill FRSL, FSA is an English writer, historian and independent scholar who specialises on the cultural history of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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1957
1958
Uzbek-American pianist
Yefim "Fima" Naumovich Bronfman is a Soviet-born Israeli-American pianist. He has performed as a soloist and with major symphony orchestras globally since 1975. He won a Grammy Award in 1997.
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1958
1958
1959
Canadian economist and politician
Yvan Loubier is a Canadian politician and one of the founders of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada representing the district of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, from the since he…
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1959
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brian Robert Setzer is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s…
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1959
American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
Stephen J. Bisciotti is an American business executive and the current majority owner of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He founded Aerotek, the largest privately owned staffing and…
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1960
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Katrina Elizabeth Leskanich is an American-born, UK-based singer and musician and the former lead singer of the British pop rock band Katrina and the Waves. Their song "Walking on Sunshine" was an international hit in…
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1960
American basketball player
Terry Michael Teagle is an American former professional basketball player, whose National Basketball Association (NBA) career lasted from 1982 to 1993. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall,…
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1960
Scottish broadcaster and journalist
Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell OBE is a Scottish broadcaster and journalist. He has worked in television and radio since 1981 and as a network presenter with BBC Radio since 1987.
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1961
English computer scientist and academic
Carole Anne Goble is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Manchester. Goble co-founded the Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) in 2010, serves as joint head of node at the European Strategy Forum on…
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1961
American basketball player
Mark Anthony Jones is an American former professional basketball player. He played point guard. Jones played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies before being selected by the New York Knicks in the fourth…
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1961
American football player and sportscaster
Steven Jay Tasker is an American sports reporter and former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He spent the majority of his career with the Buffalo Bills but began his career with…
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1962
American guitarist and songwriter
Warren Justin DeMartini is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for glam metal band Ratt, which achieved international stardom in the 1980s.
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1963
1963
Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation
Doris Leuthard is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2006 to 2018. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she was elected as President of the…
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1963
American drummer and songwriter
Timothy Wayne "Herb" Alexander is an American retired musician, best known as the former drummer for the rock band Primus. Prior to Primus, Alexander was the drummer for Arizona's Major Lingo from 1985-1990. Alexander…
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1965
1965
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Donald Alain Joseph Dufresne is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
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1967
American singer-songwriter
David Stefan Rovics is an American indie singer/songwriter. His music concerns both topical subjects such as the Iraq War, anti-globalization, anarchism, and social justice issues, and also labor history. Rovics has…
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1967
Turkish photographer and journalist (died 1996)
Metin Göktepe was a Kurdish photojournalist who was tortured and murdered in police custody in Istanbul on January 8, 1996.
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1968
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Orlando Jones is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for being one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv, for his role as the 7 Up spokesman from 1999 to 2002, and for his role…
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1968
Australian lawn bowler
Stephen John Glasson OAM is an Australian bowls player. He was number one in the world in 2004 and was ranked first in Australia between 1997 and 2005. He is currently the Australian national bowls coach.
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1969
Greek sprinter
Ekaterini "Katerina" Koffa is a retired Greek sprinter who won the 200 metres at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Koffa still holds the indoor and outdoor Greek records in 200 metres.
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1969
Canadian ice hockey player
Enrico Pasquale Ciccone is a Canadian politician and former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He currently represents Marquette as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
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1970
Romanian-Canadian boxer
Leonard Dorin Doroftei is a Romanian
former boxer, the WBA Lightweight World Champion from 5 January 2002 to 24 October 2003.
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1970
American singer-songwriter
Kenneth Lee Lattimore is an American R&B singer known for his smooth, soulful voice and romantic ballads. He rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with the release of his self-titled album, Kenny Lattimore. In 2024,…
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1970
1970
Estonian footballer and coach
Indro Olumets is a former Estonian footballer who played as an offensive-minded midfielder. His last years of playing professional football were in the Estonian Meistriliiga side Nõmme Kalju. After that he has played…
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1971
1971
Australian cricketer
Ian Joseph Harvey is a former Australian cricketer. He was an all-rounder who played 73 One Day Internationals for Australia and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004 for his performances…
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1972
Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype
Priit Kasesalu is an Estonian programmer and software developer best known for his participation in the development of Kazaa, Skype and, most recently, Joost. He currently works for Ambient Sound Investments and lives…
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1972
French actor and director
Guillaume Arthur Jean-Louis Canet is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and show jumper.
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1973
Brazilian footballer and manager
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha, often recognized as Roberto Carlos and sometimes RC3, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the history of the…
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1973
Scottish singer-songwriter
Aidan John Moffat is a Scottish vocalist and musician, and a member of the band Arab Strap.
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1973
Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
Christopher Simmons, is a Canadian-born American graphic designer, design leader, writer, and educator. He is based in San Francisco, California.
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1973
American soldier, author and politician
Eric Robert Greitens is an American politician, humanitarian, and former United States Navy SEAL. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until his resignation in…
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1974
Greek footballer
Petros Passalis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He started his career at Edessaikos and transferred as a great talent at Olympiakos in 1994 where he starred for some years…
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1974
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christopher Andrew Carrabba is an American musician who is the primary songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, lead singer of the band Further Seems Forever, and lead vocalist for the…
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1975
Indian dancer and choreographer
Terence Lewis is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He is known for judging the reality dance shows Dance India Dance (2009–2012) and Nach Baliye (2012–2017).
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1975
English actress
Clare Buckfield is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Jenny Porter in the BBC sitcom 2point4 Children for most of the nineties and Natasha Stevens in the CBBC series Grange Hill.
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1976
Japanese actress and singer
Yoshino Kimura is a Japanese actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters of Horror. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in…
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1976
Canadian skier
Sara Renner is a Canadian former cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. With Beckie Scott, she won the silver medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best…
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1976
Taiwanese-American voice actress, director, and producer
Stephanie Ru-Phan Sheh is an American voice actress, ADR director, writer, and producer who has worked for several major companies. She is often involved with work in English dubs of anime, cartoons, video games, and…
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1977
Finnish guitarist (died 2017)
Sir Christus was a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist of the glam rock band Negative. His father was Arwo Mikkonen, guitarist of the Finnish rock band Popeda. His father died in 1986, leaving…
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1978
Uruguayan footballer
Iván Daniel Alonso Vallejo is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the sporting director of Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
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1979
American football player
Kenyon Octavia Coleman is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and New…
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1979
American activist (died 2003)
Rachel Aliene Corrie was an American nonviolence activist and diarist. She was a member of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM), and was active throughout the Israeli-occupied Palestinian…
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1979
Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
Tsuyoshi Domoto is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Along with Koichi Domoto, he is a member of Domoto, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Starto Entertainment and…
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1979
English singer-songwriter
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo…
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1979
Greek rapper (died 2013)
Pavlos Fyssas, also known by his stage name Killah P, was a Greek rapper, notable for his participation and performance in musical projects, as well as for his anti-fascist activism. He toured well-known venues in…
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1979
Finnish footballer
Peter Kopteff is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
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1979
Canadian ice hockey player and model
Sean Christopher Avery is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and actor. During his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), he played left wing for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York…
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1980
English actor
Charles Matthew Hunnam is an English actor. He portrayed Jax Teller in the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014), for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor.
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1980
Chinese footballer
Shao Jiayi is a Chinese professional football manager and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of the China national football team. He represented Beijing Guoan, TSV 1860…
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1980
American race car driver
Kasey Kenneth Kahne is an American professional dirt track racing and stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Richard Childress…
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1980
1980
American singer-songwriter and bass player
Bryce Dane Soderberg is a Canadian musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and vocalist for American rock band Lifehouse.
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1980
American actress and singer
Laura Ashley Bell Bundy-Hinkle is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career started as a child, when her mother entered her in beauty pageants, where she would sing as a talent. After recognizing her singing…
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1981
English singer and dancer
Elizabeth Margaret McClarnon-Cho is an English singer, songwriter and actress, who is the longest serving member of the girl group Atomic Kitten, with whom she has scored three number-one singles and two number-one…
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1981
American actor, model and musician
Michael Carmen Pitt is an American actor and model. In film, he has appeared in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Bully (2001), Murder by Numbers (2002), The Dreamers (2003), Last Days (2005), Silk (2007), Funny Games…
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1981
Russian ice hockey player
Alexei Anatolevich Semenov is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Semenov was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in…
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1981
American baseball player
Andre Everett Ethier is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2017.
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1982
American actress
Jamie Jilynn Chung is an American actress and former reality television personality. She began her career in 2004 as a cast member on the MTV reality series The Real World: San Diego and subsequently through her…
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1983
American guitarist and songwriter
Andrew Paul Dost is an American musician and singer; he is a member of the indie bossa nova/jazz band Metal Bubble Trio, in which he is the lead singer. He was formerly a member of the indie rock band Anathallo from…
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1983
American actor
Ryan Earl Merriman is an American actor. He began his career at the age of ten and has appeared in several feature films and television shows. He is best known for a handful of Disney Channel original movies and for…
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1983
Icelandic footballer
Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson is an Icelandic football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of German club SV Wacker Burghausen.
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1983
Australian television host
Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley is an Australian television presenter best known for her role as the host of long-running Australian music program Video Hits on Channel 10. She was also the host of late-night game and gadget…
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1984
American figure skater
Jeremy Barrett is an American former pair skater. With Caydee Denney, he became the 2010 U.S. national champion and competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics. During the pairs short program at the 2010 Olympics, Denney and…
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1984
American singer-songwriter and actress
Amanda Leigh Moore is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her 1999 debut single "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album, So Real (1999), received…
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1984
Ugandan footballer
David Obua is a Ugandan football coach and former professional football player. He is the coach of URA FC in the Ugandan Premier League. He was appointed in November 2023. During his playing career, Obua played for…
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1984
French-Polish footballer
Damien Albert René Perquis is a former professional footballer and current assistant coach of Gazélec Ajaccio's B-team.
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1984
Argentinian footballer
Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez Prado is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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1984
Somali-American actor and director
Barkhad Abdi is a Somali actor. He made his acting debut as the pirate Abduwali Muse in the biographical drama film Captain Phillips (2013), which earned him a British Academy Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting…
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1985
Irish footballer
William Robert Flood is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He earned 15 caps for his country at under-20 and under-21 levels. He represented eight clubs in England and Scotland including…
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1985
Spanish footballer
Jesús Gámez Duarte is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
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1985
Canadian ice hockey player
Dion Phaneuf is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a defenseman for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was…
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1985
Belgian sprinter
Olivia Borlée is a retired Belgian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Her personal best time in the 200 is 22.98 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels. She has a personal best of 11.39 seconds in the 100…
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1986
Argentine footballer and manager
Fernando Rubén Gago is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the manager of Universidad de Chile.
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1986
American baseball pitcher
Corey Scott Kluber is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. He made his…
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1986
Belgian footballer and manager
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. As a player, he is best known for his eleven…
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1986
Norwegian footballer
Tore Reginiussen is a Norwegian former professional footballer. Reginiussen has previously played for the clubs Tromsø, Schalke 04, Lecce, OB, Rosenborg, FC St. Pauli and Alta and has been capped playing for Norway.…
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1986
Egyptian footballer
Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian League club Ismaily SC.
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1987
New Zealand soprano
Hayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand classical crossover singer. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide,…
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1987
American baseball pitcher
Christopher Lee Heston is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball for East Carolina University and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, the Seattle…
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1988
American football player
Kareem Jackson is an American professional football executive and former defensive back and who is an area scout for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama…
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1988
American actor
Haley Joel Osment is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Osment's role in the comedy-drama film Forrest Gump (1994) won him a Young Artist Award. His breakthrough came with the psychological…
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1988
German politician
Jan-Phillip Tadsen is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2021. He has been a member of the Alternative for Germany since 2015.
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1988
American baseball player
Charles Edward Culberson is an American former professional baseball infielder. The San Francisco Giants drafted Culberson in the first round in the 2007 MLB draft. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the…
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1989
1990
South African footballer
Andile Ernest Jali is a South African professional soccer player who once played for Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and is currently signed to Chippa United. He also plays for the South African national team.
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1990
English actor
Alexander Richard Pettyfer is an English actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of Stormbreaker. Pettyfer was…
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1990
Australian rugby league player
Jack Buchanan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.
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1992
Australian racing driver
Chaz Michael Mostert is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 1 Toyota GR Supra for Walkinshaw TWG Racing. Mostert won the 2025 Supercars…
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1992
English actress
Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy from 2015 until 2019. Following the Star Wars films, Ridley appeared in the mystery film Murder…
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1992
Scottish footballer
Siobhan Hunter is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
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1994
Danish footballer
Andreas Bødtker Christensen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Denmark national team.
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1996
American activist and author (died 2018)
Claire Lucia Wineland was an American activist, author, speaker and social media personality. Through her non-profit organization, Claire's Place Foundation, she provided support to children and families affected by…
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1997
Cypriot internet celebrity and politician
Fidias Panayiotou, known mononymously as Fidias, is a Greek-Cypriot politician, influencer, YouTuber, and former prankster who has served as a Member of the European Parliament for Cyprus since July 2024. Originally…
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2000
French-Spanish footballer
Ismaël Seifallah Gharbi is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on loan from Primeira Liga club Braga. Born in France and a former youth international for France and…
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2004
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