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He played in a number of local bluegrass bands in the 1970s, and from 1978 to 1982, he achieved his first mainstream attention after taking over as lead singer of the soft rock band Pure Prairie League
Famous Birthdays on April 12
254 people
811 – 1996
April 12 has seen 254 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 811 – 1996. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1957 — Vince Gill
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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After leaving Pure Prairie League, Gill briefly played guitar in Rodney Crowell's backing band the Cherry Bombs before beginning a solo career in country music in 1984
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Gill recorded for RCA Records Nashville from then until 1988 with minimal success
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Vincent Grant Gill is an American singer, songwriter, and musician
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Gill sang lead on their hit single "Let Me Love You Tonight" in addition to writing several of their songs
the ninth Imam of Shia Islam (died 835)
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the ninth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Rida. He is known by the epithets al-Jawād and al-Taqī. Like most of his…
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811
959
queen of Sweden and Grand Princess of Minsk (died 1156)
Richeza of Poland, a member of the House of Piast, was twice Queen of Sweden and once Princess of Minsk through her three marriages. Tradition describes her as unusually beautiful.
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1116
Landgravine of Thuringia (died 1462)
Anne of Bohemia and Austria was a Duchess of Luxembourg in her own right and, as a consort, Landgravine of Thuringia and of Saxony.
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1432
Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace and St. Peter's Basilica (died 1546)
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, also known as Antonio Cordiani, was an Italian architect active during the Renaissance, mainly in Rome and the Papal States. He worked on the design of St. Peter's Basilica in the…
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1484
Rana of Mewar (died 1527)
Sangram Singh I, most commonly known as Rana Sanga, was the Maharana of Mewar from 24 May 1509 until his death in 1528. A member of the Sisodia dynasty, he controlled parts of present-day Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya…
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1484
German scholar and translator (died 1574)
Joachim Camerarius, the Elder, was a German classical scholar. His critical abilities, his deep understanding of Greek and Latin, and his wide-ranging knowledge of the ancient world made him one of the foremost German…
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1500
1526
17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (died 1604)
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a time, a sought-after patron of the arts,…
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1550
Christian IV was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years and 330 days makes him the longest-reigning monarch in Scandinavian history.
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1577
Italian painter and engraver (died 1648)
Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called il Pesarese was an Italian painter and etcher. He is known mainly for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, which united aspects of Bolognese…
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1612
English naturalist and physician (died 1712)
Martin Lister was an English naturalist and physician. His daughters Anne and Susanna were two of his illustrators and engravers.
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1639
French diplomat and natural historian (died 1738)
Benoît de Maillet was a well-travelled French diplomat and natural historian. He was French consul general at Cairo, and overseer in the Levant. He formulated an evolutionary hypothesis to explain the origin of the…
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1656
English minister and pharmacist (died 1780)
William Cookworthy was an English Quaker minister, a successful pharmacist and an innovator in several fields of technology. He was the first person in Britain to discover how to make hard-paste porcelain, like that…
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1705
Italian actor and singer (died 1783)
Gaetano Majorano was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who performed under the stage name Caffarelli. Like Farinelli, Caffarelli was a student of Nicola Porpora.
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1710
French historian and author (died 1796)
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, also known as Abbé Raynal, was a French writer, former Catholic priest, and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment.
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1713
Italian violinist and composer (died 1796)
Felice de Giardini was an Italian composer and violinist.
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1716
Italian violinist and composer (died 1793)
Pietro Nardini was an Italian composer and violinist, a transitional musician who worked in both the Baroque and Classical era traditions.
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1722
American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (died 1790)
Lyman Hall was an American Founding Father, physician, clergyman, and statesman who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. Hall County is named after him. He was one of four…
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1724
French botanist and author (died 1836)
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an extended…
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1748
American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (died 1852)
Henry Clay was an American lawyer, statesman, and diplomat who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state. Clay…
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1777
1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (died 1840)
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham,, also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in Canadian history texts as Lord Durham, was a British Whig statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General and high…
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1792
Belgian mathematician and engineer (died 1847)
Germinal Pierre Dandelin was a French mathematician, soldier, and professor of engineering.
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1794
American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1861)
George Nixon Briggs was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Whig, Briggs served for twelve years in the United States House of Representatives, and served seven one-year terms as the 19th Governor of…
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1796
Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1855)
Daniel-Henri Druey was a Swiss politician of the 19th century. He was a founding father of constitutional democracy and member of the Free Democratic Party in Switzerland.
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1799
Austrian composer and conductor (died 1843)
Joseph Lanner was an Austrian dance music composer and dance orchestra conductor. He is best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even…
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1801
Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (died 1903)
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG, PC, was an Irish poet, politician and journalist, Young Irelander and tenant-rights activist. After emigrating to Australia in 1856 he entered the politics of Victoria on a platform of…
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1816
Russian playwright and translator (died 1886)
Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky was a Russian playwright, generally considered the greatest representative of the Russian realistic period. The author of 47 original plays, Ostrovsky "almost single-handedly created a…
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1823
Russian geographer and explorer (died 1888)
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky was a Russian geographer and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reached his ultimate goal, the city of Lhasa in Tibet, he still travelled through regions…
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1839
Swedish painter (died 1933)
Gustaf Olof Cederström (1845-1933) was a Swedish painter who specialized in historical scenes and portraits.
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1845
Puerto Rican soldier and poet (died 1880)
José Martín Antonio Gautier Benítez was a Puerto Rican poet of the Romantic Era.
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1851
English astronomer and author (died 1928)
Edward Walter Maunder was a British astronomer. His study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum.
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1851
German mathematician and academic (died 1939)
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann was a German mathematician who proved in 1882 that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any nonzero polynomial with rational coefficients.
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1852
1st Baron Conway of Allington, English mountaineer, cartographer, and politician (died 1937)
William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington,, known between 1895 and 1931 as Sir Martin Conway, was an English art critic, politician, cartographer and mountaineer, who made expeditions in Europe as well as in…
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1856
Brazilian writer (died 1895)
Raul d'Ávila Pompeia was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer and chronicler. He is famous for the Impressionist romance O Ateneu. He was the original patron of the 33rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
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1863
Japanese admiral (died 1918)
Akiyama Saneyuki was a Japanese navy officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Meiji era. He was a planner of Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War. General Akiyama Yoshifuru was his elder brother and…
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1868
French serial killer (died 1922)
Henri Désiré Landru was a French serial killer, nicknamed the Bluebeard of Gambais and a prolific marriage fraudster. He is confirmed to have murdered at least ten women and the teenage son of his first victim,…
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1869
Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1941)
Ioannis Metaxas was a Greek military officer and politician who was the dictator of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. He governed constitutionally for the first four months of his tenure, and thereafter as the…
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1871
American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1940)
William Brockman Bankhead was an American politician who served as the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1936 to 1940, representing Alabama's 10th and later 7th congressional districts as a…
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1874
American baseball player and journalist (died 1911)
Adrian "Addie" Joss, nicknamed "the Human Hairpin", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos of Major League Baseball, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 1910. Joss,…
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1880
American photographer and educator (died 1976)
Imogen Cunningham was an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. Cunningham was a member of the California-based Group f/64, known for its dedication to the…
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1883
Australian rugby player, cricketer, and sailor (died 1959)
Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger, was an Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer. One of Australia's first professional rugby footballers, he is recognised as one of the greatest-ever players in either code.…
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1883
Welsh runner (died 1932)
Frederick Charles "Tenby" Davies was a Welsh athlete who became the half-mile world professional champion in 1909 after a race against Irishman Beauchamp Day.
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1884
German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1951)
Otto Fritz Meyerhof was a German physician and biochemist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
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1884
French painter (died 1941)
Robert Delaunay was a French artist of the School of Paris movement; who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. His later…
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1885
American actor and director (died 1918)
Harold A. Lockwood was an American silent film actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most popular matinée idols of the early film period during the 1910s.
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1887
Irish-American long jumper and police officer (died 1942)
Dan Ahearn was an Irish and later American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He competed for the U.S. Olympic team in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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1888
English automobile engineer (died 1945)
Cecil Kimber was a self-taught British businessman, engineer, inventor, race-car driver and the creative motor-car designer best known for having been the driving force behind The M.G. Car Company. Kimber's automotive…
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1888
American writer and artist (died 1973)
Henry Joseph Darger Jr. was an American janitor and hospital worker. He gained recognition only after his death for his a vast body of visual art and writing.
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1892
Australian-American actress (died 1983)
Dorothy Greville Cumming was an Australian-born actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 39 American, English, and Australian films between 1915 and 1929, notably appearing as the Virgin Mary in Cecil B.…
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1894
Portuguese field marshal and politician, 13th President of Portugal (died 1964)
Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes was a Portuguese Air Force officer and politician who served as the president of Portugal from 1951 to 1958.
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1894
1898
American farmer and politician (died 1962)
Lowell Stockman was a representative from Oregon to the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953.
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1901
Dutch academic and politician, 36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1977)
Louis Joseph Maria Beel was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 3 July…
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1902
Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
Jan Tinbergen was a Dutch economist who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of…
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1903
Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (died 2003)
Felix Weihs de Weldon was an Austrian sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, US, and the Malaysian National Monument (1966) in…
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1907
Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic (died 1990)
Saya Zawgyi was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. He is regarded as the greatest of Myanmar's poets. His name, Zawgyi, refers to a mythical wizard from…
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1907
English author and painter (died 2013)
Ida Julia Pollock was a British writer of several short-stories and over 125 romance novels that were published under her married name, Ida Pollock, and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen; Susan…
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1908
Jr., American pilot and general (died 2006)
Robert Lee Scott Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force and a flying ace of World War II, credited with shooting down 13 Japanese aircraft.
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1908
Italian art critic, painter and philosopher (died 2018)
Angelo Eugenio "Gillo" Dorfles was an Italian art critic, painter, and philosopher.
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1910
1910
Egyptian engineer (died 1976)
Mahmoud Younis was an engineer of the Suez Canal nationalization on July 26, 1956. He served as Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority. He also served as the head of engineers' syndicate during the rule of Gamal Abdel…
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1911
Canadian businessman (died 1997)
Francis Paul Dilio was a Canadian ice hockey administrator in Quebec and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He served as the registrar and secretary of the Hockey Québec. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League…
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1912
Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (died 1988)
Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, often abbreviated as HB IX, was an Indonesian politician and Javanese royal who was the second vice president of Indonesia, the ninth sultan of Yogyakarta, and the first governor of the…
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1912
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer.
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1912
Japanese-American martial artist (died 2013)
Keiko Fukuda was a Japanese-American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan (2006), and 10th dan from USA Judo and from the United States Judo…
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1913
American economist and academic (died 2013)
Armen Albert Alchian was an American economist who made major contributions to microeconomic theory and the theory of the firm. He spent almost his entire career at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and…
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1914
American author (died 2021)
Beverly Atlee Cleary was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. She was one of America's most successful authors: 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was…
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1916
American-New Zealand composer and conductor (died 2011)
Russell Garcia, QSM was an American composer and arranger who wrote a wide variety of music for screen, stage and broadcast.
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1916
American neuropsychologist and academic (died 2007)
Benjamin Libet was an American neuroscientist who was a pioneer in the field of human consciousness. Libet was a researcher in the physiology department of the University of California, San Francisco. In 2003, he was…
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1916
American singer and actress (died 1999)
Helen Forrest was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era, thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name…
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1917
Indian cricketer (died 1978)
Mulvantrai Himmatlal "Vinoo" Mankad was a former Captain of Indian cricket team and appeared in 44 Test matches for India between 1946 and 1959. He was best known for his world record setting opening partnership of 413…
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1917
French racing driver (died 2015)
Robert Jean Joseph Manzon was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956.
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1917
Hungarian-Canadian composer and educator (died 2012)
István Anhalt (1919-2012) was a Hungarian-Canadian composer and teacher.
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1919
American musician and bandleader (died 1991)
William Vaughn, popularly known as Billy Vaughn was an American musician, singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records.
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1919
Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1978)
Robert Cliche was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.
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1921
Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (died 1980)
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe was a prominent Zambian politician, anti-colonialist, and author, born on April 12, 1922. Kapwepwe made significant contributions towards Zambia's struggle for independence, working tirelessly…
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1922
American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2004)
Ann Miller was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early film work included roles in Room Service with the Marx…
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1923
French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2007)
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre was a French politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three presidents. He later served as Prime…
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1924
Austrian physician and academic (died 2003)
Peter Safar was an Austrian anesthesiologist of Czech Jewish descent. He is credited with pioneering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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1924
American race car driver (died 1970)
Curtis Morton Turner was an American stock car racer who won 17 NASCAR Grand National Division races and 38 NASCAR Convertible Division races. Throughout his life, he developed a reputation for drinking and partying. He…
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1924
American computer scientist and engineer (died 2018)
Evelyn Berezin was an American computer designer responsible for the creation of the first airline reservation systems and the original word processor.
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1925
American country music singer and songwriter (died 2016)
Henry Ned Miller was an American country music singer-songwriter. Active as a recording artist from 1956 to 1970, he is known primarily for his hit single "From a Jack to a King", a crossover hit in 1962 which reached…
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1925
English animator, puppeteer, and screenwriter (died 2008)
Richard Oliver Postgate was an English animator, puppeteer, and writer. He was the creator and writer of several popular British children's television programmes. Bagpuss, Pingwings, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine,…
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1925
American actress (died 2021)
Jane Withers was an American actress and children's radio show hostess. She became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and early 1940s, with her films ranking in the top ten list for box-office…
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1926
1927
American screenwriter (died 2019)
Alvin Sargent was an American screenwriter. He won two Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Julia (1977) and Ordinary People (1980). Sargent's other works include screenplays of the films The Sterile Cuckoo…
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1927
German actor (died 2022)
Hardy Krüger was a German actor and author who appeared in more than 60 films from 1944 onwards. After becoming a film star in Germany in the 1950s, Krüger increasingly turned to roles in international films such as The…
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1928
1928
Scottish actress (died 2013)
Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix was a Scottish actress, who first became known for her partnership with her husband, Brian Rix, and later was cast in many television roles in the 1970s and 1980s. She played Lady…
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1929
Georgian poet and educator (died 2010)
Mukhran Machavariani was a Georgian poet, a member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia from 1990 until 1992, and a recipient of the Shota Rustaveli Prize of Georgia. From 1988 until 1990 he was the…
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1929
Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria (died 2022)
John Michael Landy was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile…
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1930
English philosopher and politician (died 2019)
Bryan Edgar Magee was a British philosopher, broadcaster, politician, and author, known for bringing philosophy to a popular audience.
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1930
American sculptor and painter (died 2021)
Manuel John Neri Jr. was an American sculptor who is recognized for his life-size figurative sculptures in plaster, bronze, and marble. In Neri's work with the figure, he conveys an emotional inner state that is…
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1930
Greek lyricist and playwright (died 1979)
Pythagoras Papastamatiou, mainly known by the mononym Pythagoras, was a Greek lyricist and playwright.
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1930
Polish technician and educator (died 2006)
Michał Życzkowski was a Polish mechanical engineer.
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1930
Russian poet and songwriter (died 1995)
Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov was a Russian poet and lyricist widely regarded as one of the stalwarts of the 20th century Soviet and Russian pop music.
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1931
Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 5th Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2005)
Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2001 and again from April 2004 until his assassination in August 2005. Lakshman…
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1932
American singer and ukulele player (died 1996)
Herbert Butros Khaury, also known as Herbert Buckingham Khaury, and known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American musician, songwriter and musical archivist. He is especially known for his 1968 hit recording of…
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1932
French actor (died 2019)
Jean-Pierre Marielle was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films in which he played very diverse roles, from a banal citizen, to a World War II hero, to a compromised spy, to a has-been actor, to his…
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1932
Spanish soprano and actress (died 2018)
María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch or Folc, simply known as Montserrat Caballé, was a Spanish operatic soprano. Widely considered to be one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century, she won a…
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1933
Swiss footballer and manager (died 2017)
Heinz Schneiter was a Swiss football player and manager.
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1934
Greek singer (died 2007)
Dimitrios Makulis, known as Jimmy Makulis, was a Greek singer who had a successful career in German-speaking markets in the 1950s and 1960s, and is known for his participation on behalf of Austria in the 1961 Eurovision…
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1935
1936
American actor (died 2011)
Charles Lewis Napier was an American actor who was known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of…
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1936
Kittitian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sir Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds, KCMG, is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician who served as the first prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 1983 to 1995.
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1936
American author and activist (died 2017)
Dennis J. Banks was a Native American activist, teacher, and author. He was a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, which he co-founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968 to represent urban Indians. He was a…
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1937
1937
English director and playwright
Sir Alan Ayckbourn is a prolific British playwright and director. As of 2025, he has written and produced 91 full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the…
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1939
Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022)
John William Raper was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. Nicknamed "Chook", he was a lock-forward who earned a then-record of 33 Test caps in the Australia national team between 1959 and…
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1939
American baseball player (died 2011)
Woodrow Thompson Fryman was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, across 18 seasons (1966–1983). A two-time National League (NL) All-Star, he helped the…
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1940
American pianist, composer, and bandleader
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role…
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1940
English footballer and manager (died 1993)
Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore was an English professional footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He is…
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1941
Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2022)
William Campbell Rough Bryden was a Scottish stage and film director and screenwriter.
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1942
Argentinian race car driver and politician (died 2021)
Carlos Alberto "Lole" Reutemann was an Argentine racing driver and politician, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1982 and served as the Governor of Santa Fe from 1999 to 2003. Reutemann was runner-up in the…
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1942
South African politician, 4th President of South Africa
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a South African politician who served as the president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan names Nxamalala and Msholozi. Zuma was a former…
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1942
Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Sumitra "Tai" Mahajan is an Indian politician who was the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2019. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She represented the Indore constituency…
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1943
English historian, author, and academic (died 2015)
Lisa Anne Jardine was a British historian of the early modern period.
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1944
1944
South Korean physician and diplomat (died 2006)
Lee Jong-wook was a South Korean physician. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for…
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1945
Canadian actor and comedian (died 2017)
John Francis Dunsworth was a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He was best known for playing trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey, the antagonist on the comedy series Trailer Park Boys (2001–2018). His other roles included the…
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1946
American actor and comedian
Edward Leonard O'Neill is an American actor, comedian, and former football player. Over his career, he has earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden…
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1946
Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Scottish politician and diplomat, 10th Secretary General of NATO
George Islay MacNeill Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen is a British politician who served as the 10th secretary general of NATO from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Labour Party, he previously served as Secretary…
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1946
English epidemiologist, zoologist, and academic
Sir Roy Malcolm Anderson is a leading international authority on the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases. He is the author, with Robert May, of the most highly cited book in this field, entitled Infectious…
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1947
English palaeontologist, biologist, and academic (died 2014)
Martin David Brasier FGS, FLS was an English palaeobiologist and astrobiologist known for his conceptual analysis of microfossils and evolution in the Precambrian and Cambrian.
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1947
American historian and author (died 2013)
Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. was an American writer. He was best known for his techno-thrillers, which feature technical details in espionage and military science settings. Originally an insurance agent, Clancy published his…
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1947
American comedian and talk show host
David Michael Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and auto racing team owner. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late…
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1947
American actor (died 2024)
Wayne Alan Northrop was an American actor known for his parts in soap operas such as Dynasty and Days of Our Lives. Wayne Northrop died on November 29th, 2024 in Los Angeles, California of complications from Alzheimer’s…
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1947
English television host and producer (died 2008)
Jeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadle MBE was an English television and radio presenter, writer and producer. From the 1980s to the late 1990s he maintained a constant presence both on British television and radio, hosting…
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1948
German academic and politician
Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer is a German former politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens party. He served as the foreign minister and as the vice chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to…
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1948
Greek weightlifter
Christos Iakovou is a Greek weightlifter. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He was named the 1975 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.
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1948
Italian footballer, manager, and coach
Marcello Romeo Lippi is an Italian former professional football player and former manager, who led the Italy national team to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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1948
American lawyer and author
Scott Frederick Turow is an American writer and lawyer. Turow worked as a lawyer for a decade before writing full-time, and has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40…
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1949
South African politician (died 2024)
Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who held various ministerial posts in the Cabinet of South Africa. He served as Minister of Finance from 2009 until 2014, and again from…
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1949
Malawian politician, 4th president of Malawi
Joyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian politician, educator, and activist who served as the fourth president of Malawi from 2012 to 2014. She became president after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, under whom she served as the…
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1950
Italian businessman
Flavio Briatore is an Italian businessman, who serves as executive adviser and de facto team principal of Alpine in Formula One. As the longtime team principal of the colloquially known "Team Enstone", Briatore led the…
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1950
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
David Bruce Cassidy was an American actor and musician. While he was best known in the United States for his role as Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, he was an international success in…
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1950
1950
American actor (died 2026)
Thomas Patrick Noonan was an American actor, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (1986), Frankenstein's Monster in The Monster Squad (1987), Cain in RoboCop 2 (1990),…
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1951
American football player
Reuben Charles Gant is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Oklahoma State University. He is…
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1952
New Zealand rugby player
Leicester Malcolm Rutledge is a New Zealand former rugby union player. As a flanker, Rutledge represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, from 1978 to 1980. He played…
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1952
1952
American journalist (died 2004)
Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr. was an American sports journalist who wrote for Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings on race in America.
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1952
Italian author and illustrator
Gaetano Liberatore, better known as Tanino Liberatore, is an Italian comics author and illustrator. His best known fictional character is RanXerox.
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1953
Australian educator and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Defence
John Philip Faulkner is an Australian former Labor Party politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1989 to 2015. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Keating, Rudd and Gillard governments.
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1954
Belgian businessman and politician (died 2015)
Steve Stevaert was a Belgian politician of the Flemish Socialist Party: the SP.A.
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1954
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Patrick Henry Travers is a Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who began his recording career in the mid-1970s.
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1954
English graphic designer, engineer, and politician
Fabian Uziell-Hamilton is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North East since 1997. He served as Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament from November 2016 to…
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1955
Cuban-American actor, director, and producer
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez is an American actor, director, producer, and musician. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) alongside Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De…
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1956
German singer-songwriter and actor
Herbert Arthur Wiglev Clamor Grönemeyer is a German singer, musician, producer, composer and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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1956
Australian mountaineer and author
Greg Child is an Australian-born rock climber, mountaineer and author.
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1957
American novelist and short story writer
Tama Janowitz is an American novelist and a short story writer. She is especially known for her novel-in-stories Slaves of New York (1986), which was adapted into the movie of the same name by Merchant Ivory in 1989.…
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1957
English guitarist
William Alfred Sergeant is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen. He is the group's only constant member.
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1958
German javelin thrower
Klaus-Dieter Tafelmeier is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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1958
Bulgarian hurdler
Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva, Bulgarian: Гинка Загорчева-Бойчева is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. She was born in Plovdiv, and is most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships.…
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1958
American basketball player
David Thirdkill is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, and was the 1993 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.
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1960
Italian racing driver
Corrado Fabi is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 18 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 13 March 1983, scoring no championship points. He is the younger brother of Teo Fabi, also a racing driver.
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1961
American football player and sportscaster
Charles Andre Mann is an American businessman and former professional football player. He played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. Mann made…
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1961
English-Australian actress, comedian and writer
Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski is an Australian comedian, actor, author, and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in Fast Forward, Kath & Kim as Sharon Strzelecki, and in the films Babe (1995) and Babe: Pig in the City…
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1961
American singer-songwriter and musician
Arthur Paul Alexakis is an American musician best known as the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several other bands in addition to his own work as a songwriter for…
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1962
Spanish racing driver
Carlos Sainz Cenamor is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers' title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992, and finished runner-up four times. Constructors' world champions to have benefited from…
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1962
Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler, founded Hustle
Nobuhiko Takada is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, retired professional wrestler, actor, and writer. He competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and the Union of Wrestling…
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1962
Mexican journalist and author
Lydia María Cacho Ribeiro is a Mexican journalist, feminist, and human rights activist. Described by Amnesty International as "perhaps Mexico's most famous investigative journalist and women's rights advocate", Cacho's…
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1963
English footballer and coach
Courtney Huw Fairclough, commonly known as Chris Fairclough, is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
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1964
1964
Danish actor and director
Kim Bodnia is a Danish actor. He became widely known for his role as police detective Martin Rohde in the Scandinavian crime drama series The Bridge (2011-2014). He is also known internationally for his lead role as…
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1965
English politician
Dame Chinyelu Susan "Chi" Onwurah is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West since 2024, and previously for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 2010 to…
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1965
Burundian politician
Gervais Rufyikiri is a Burundian politician who was Second Vice President of Burundi from 2010 to 2015.
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1965
Romanian footballer and manager
Mihai "Meme" Stoica is a former president of Oțelul Galați and former general manager of Unirea Urziceni. Since November 2010 until September 2011, Mihai Stoica was the manager of Steaua Bucureşti. He was for a while…
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1965
Norwegian guitarist and singer
Nils-Olav Johansen is a major Norwegian entertainer and jazz musician, known from several recordings and as orchestra leader. He is with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Stian Carstensen, central members of the Balkan-jazz…
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1966
American football player
Lorenzo Maurice White is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers (1988–1994) and Cleveland Browns (1995). He was voted to the…
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1966
English singer-songwriter
Sarah Jane Cracknell is an English singer-songwriter and lead singer of the electronic music band Saint Etienne.
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1967
American actress
Alicia Coppola is an American actress. She became known for playing Lorna Devon in the soap opera Another World from 1991 to 1994. Afterwards, she made regular and guest star appearances in various television series,…
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1968
1968
Canadian ice hockey player
Adam Scott Graves is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He played 10 seasons with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and San…
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1968
American football player and politician (died 2017)
Michael Dywane Jackson Dyson was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998. He played college football for the Southern…
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1969
1969
South African footballer and sportscaster
Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
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1969
Canadian speed skater
Sylvain Bouchard is a Canadian long track speed skater. He won the 1000m event at the 1998 World Single Distance Championships. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th at the 500m event and 5th at the…
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1970
American actor (died 2026)
Nicholas Brendon Schultz was an American actor, artist, and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and Kevin Lynch in Criminal Minds (2007–2014).
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1971
American actress, director, and producer (died 2024)
Shannen Maria Doherty was an American actress. During her career in film and television, Doherty played a number of notable characters, including Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in…
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1971
American baseball player and sportscaster
Paul Anthony Lo Duca is an American former professional baseball player and television personality. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998–2004), Florida Marlins, New…
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1972
American author and illustrator
Jeffery Scott Campbell is an American comic book artist. He was initially known professionally as Jeffery Scott, but is best known as J. Scott Campbell. He rose to fame as an artist for Wildstorm Comics, though he has…
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1973
1973
Mexican-American baseball player
Antonio Pedro Osuna is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and…
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1973
Italian footballer and manager
Christian Panucci is an Italian former footballer and manager. In his playing career he played as a defender. A versatile footballer, he began his career as a right-back, but was also capable of playing on the left; as…
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1973
Australian actress (died 2006)
Belinda Jane Emmett was an Australian actress and singer. She was best known for her roles in the TV drama series Home and Away and All Saints as well as the sitcom Hey Dad..!. She was married to Australian television…
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1974
Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Bryan Fletcher is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative second-row-forward, he played…
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1974
Czech ice hockey player
Roman Hamrlík is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected first overall in the 1992 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay…
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1974
American actress
Marley Eve Shelton is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Wendy Peffercorn in The Sandlot (1993), the Customer in Sin City (2005), Dr. Dakota Block in Grindhouse (2007), and Judy Hicks in two…
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1974
1974
Russian runner
Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay. She is also a world champion in this event.
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1976
American basketball player
Bradley Alan Miller is an American former professional basketball player. The two-time NBA All-Star played for six National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. Miller played college basketball for the Purdue…
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1976
Ecuadorian footballer
Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current assistant manager of Leones.
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1977
Australian actress
Sarah Monahan is an Australian former child actress. Best known for her role as Jenny Kelly on Hey Dad..!, she also appeared in Sons and Daughters and Home and Away.
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1977
Welsh footballer
Jason Jeffrey Price is a Welsh former footballer who played as a right sided midfielder or as a forward.
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1977
Australian-Scottish cricketer
Glenn Alan Rogers is an Australian-born former cricketer who played international cricket for Scotland. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, his ODI debut was in Chittagong against Bangladesh in December 2006.
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1977
Scottish bassist (Coldplay)
Guy Rupert Berryman is a Scottish musician, songwriter, producer, businessman and designer. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he started…
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1978
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Scott Crary is an American film director, producer and writer, best known for having directed, produced, filmed and edited the film Kill Your Idols, a documentary examining three decades of New York art punk bands.
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1978
Russian high jumper
Svetlana Mikhailovna Lapina ; born 12 April 1978) is a Russian high jumper.
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1978
English businessman and politician
Robin Caspar Walker is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester from 2010 to 2024. He chaired the House of Commons Education Select Committee from 2022 to 2024. He served as the…
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1978
American actress
Claire Catherine Danes is an American actress. Prolific in film and television since her teens, she is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2012 and 2026, Time named her one of…
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1979
Russian gymnast
Yelena Nikolayevna Grosheva is a Russian former competitive gymnast. She won silver in the team event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two team medals at the World Championships.
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1979
Serbian footballer
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian sports agent and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1979
American actress
Jennifer Marie Morrison is an American actress and director. She is most known for her roles as Dr. Allison Cameron in the medical-drama series House (2004–2012) and Emma Swan in the ABC adventure-fantasy series Once…
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1979
Italian footballer
Sergio Pellissier is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently working as owner and chairman of AC ChievoVerona, after FC Clivense was reestablished as the previously defunct…
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1979
1979
South Korean singer
Lee Soo-young is a South Korean ballad singer. She debuted in 1999 with the hit album, I Believe, and quickly gained popularity due to her strong singing skills. During the mid-2000s, Lee was one of South Korea's…
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1979
1980
Irish singer-songwriter
Brian Nicholas McFadden is an Irish pop singer and television presenter. He rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the Irish boy band Westlife. Following his departure from the group in 2004, McFadden released his debut…
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1980
Russian runner
Yuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres.
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1981
Argentinian footballer
Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine football manager and former professional player who played as a centre-back.
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1981
American politician
Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician and U.S. military officer serving as the eighth director of national intelligence (DNI) since 2025. She previously served as U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional…
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1981
English footballer and professional wrestler
Grant Holt is an English professional footballer who plays for Dereham Town.
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1981
Japanese baseball pitcher
Hisashi Iwakuma is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 2000 to 2004, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2005 to 2011,…
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1981
Serbian-Australian tennis player
Jelena Dokic is an Australian broadcaster, tennis analyst, former professional player and public speaker. Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. 4, in August 2002. She won WTA Tour events on all surfaces…
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1983
Kenyan runner
Luke Kibet Bowen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon race at the 2007 World Championships.
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1983
Russian high jumper
Aleksey Vladimirovich Dmitrik is a Russian high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.
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1984
American baseball player
Brennan Philip Boesch is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2010 with the Detroit Tigers. After being released from Detroit before the 2013 season,…
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1985
Japanese singer
Hitomi Yoshizawa is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007.…
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1985
Swiss footballer
Blerim Džemaili is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1986
Spanish tennis player
Marcel Granollers Pujol is a Spanish professional tennis player. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 6 May 2024, becoming the second Spanish man to achieve the feat. He is a Grand Slam champion at…
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1986
Burkinabé footballer
Beninwende Yann Jonathan Pitroipa is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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1986
Brazilian professional footballer
Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva, or simply Luiz Adriano, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
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1987
American model and actress
Brooklyn Danielle Decker is an American model and actress, perhaps best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including the cover of the 2010 issue. In addition to working for Victoria's…
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1987
Canadian football player
Shawn Vere Gore, is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver. Gore spent the majority of his professional career playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted tenth overall by…
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1987
American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist
Brendon Boyd Urie is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of Panic! at the Disco, the only constant member throughout the band's 19-year run.
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1987
Argentinian footballer
Ricardo "Ricky" Gabriel Álvarez is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Álvarez retired from football at the end of 2021.
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1988
English footballer
Stephen Patrick Brogan is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Hallam FC. He has previously played in the Football League for Rotherham United.
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1988
Italian footballer
Amedeo Calliari is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1988
American singer-songwriter
Jessica Rose James Decker is an American country pop singer. At age 15, after auditioning for and being rejected by most of the country labels in Nashville, Tennessee, Decker began working with Carla Wallace of Big…
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1988
Egyptian footballer
Moamen Zakaria Abbas Eldawy is an Egyptian former professional footballer who plays as a winger. In 2020, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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1988
Welsh rugby union player
Bethan Dainton is a Welsh rugby league player who plays as Loose forward for Wigan Warriors in the RFL Women's Super League.
She formerly played rugby union as back row for the Wales women's national rugby union team…
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1989
Hungarian basketball player
Ádám Hanga is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was drafted 59th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA draft. Hanga won the EuroLeague Best Defender…
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1989
American-Mexican footballer
Miguel Ángel Ponce Briseño, also known as Pocho, is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national team. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
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1989
Swiss footballer
Valentin Stocker is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder, and as an attacking midfielder. He also played for the Switzerland national team.
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1989
Canadian-American ice dancer
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Weaver is a retired American-Canadian ice dancer. With partner Andrew Poje, she was a three-time World medalist, a two-time Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, and a…
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1989
Japanese footballer
Hiroki Sakai is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back and the inaugural captain for A-League club Auckland FC.
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1990
French professional footballer
Lionel Jules Carole is a French professional footballer who plays as a left back for Turkish club Kayserispor. He is a French youth international, having earned caps at under-17, under-20, and under-21 level.
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1991
English-born Northern Irish international footballer
Oliver James Norwood is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Stockport County.
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1991
Swedish ice hockey player
Karl Magnus Svensson Pääjärvi, surname also known as Pääjärvi-Svensson, is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger, currently playing for Timrå IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). During his NHL career,…
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1991
Welsh international footballer
Ashley Darel Jazz Richards is a Welsh footballer who plays as a full-back. His most recent club was Haverfordwest County in the Cymru Premier.
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1991
South African swimmer
Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos, OIS is a South African competitive swimmer who is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion. He is the African record, Commonwealth record, and South African record holder in the short…
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1992
1993
Canadian ice hockey player
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Nuge" by Oilers fans, Nugent-Hopkins was…
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1993
Ivorian professional footballer
Eric Bertrand Bailly is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Oviedo and the Ivory Coast national team. Although he mainly plays as a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.
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1994
Brazilian actress and singer
Isabelle Christine Lourenço Gomes Drummond is a Brazilian actress. She became known as a child when she played the rag doll Emília in the children's series Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, joining the cast for six consecutive…
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1994
Argentine footballer
Guido Rodríguez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Valencia.
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1994
American-born Irish actress
Saoirse Una Ronan is an Irish and American actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Scottish BAFTA, with nominations for four…
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1994
1994
Argentine tennis player
Pedro Cachin, also known as Pedro Cachín, is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Cachin had a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 48, achieved on 7 August 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 219,…
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1995
Polish footballer
Jan Kacper Bednarek is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Poland national team.
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1996
Italian tennis player
Matteo Berrettini is an Italian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in January 2022, and world No. 105 in…
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1996
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Birth year1957
Known forHe played in a number of local bluegrass bands in the 1970s, and from 1978 to 1982, he achieved his first mainstream attention after taking over as lead singer of the soft rock band Pure Prairie League
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