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Famous Birthdays on April 19
119 people
1452 – 2016
April 19 has seen 119 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1452 – 2016. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1935 — Dudley Moore
English actor, comedian, and pianist (died 2002)
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With another member of that team, Peter Cook, Moore collaborated on the BBC television series Not Only..
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He was one of the four writer-performers in the groundbreaking satirical comedy revue Beyond the Fringe from 1960 to 1964
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Moore and Cook ceased working together regularly after 1978, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles, California, to concentrate on his film career.
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Dudley Stuart John Moore was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer
King of Naples (died 1504)
Frederick, sometimes called Frederick IV or Frederick of Aragon, was the last King of Naples from the Neapolitan branch of the House of Trastámara, ruling from 1496 to 1501. He was the second son of Ferdinand I, younger…
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1452
2nd Baronet, English politician (died 1647)
Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet was an English politician and baronet.
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1593
French politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1685)
Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, seigneur de Chaville et de Viroflay was a French statesman.
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1603
German musician (died 1661)
Christoph Bach was a German musician of the Baroque period. He was the grandfather of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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1613
Dutch painter (died 1659)
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits.
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1633
Royal Navy officer and administrator (died 1718)
George St Lo was a British naval officer and politician.
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1655
Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (died 1716)
John William, Elector Palatine of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679–1716), and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham (1707–1714). From 1697…
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1658
French author (died 1721)
Jacques Lelong was a French bibliographer born in Paris. He joined the Knights of Malta at the age of ten, but later joined the Oratorians.
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1665
Russian ethnographer and politician (died 1750)
Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev was a Russian statesman, historian, philosopher, and ethnographer. He is known as the author of a book on Russian history titled The History of Russia, posthumously published in 1767. He also…
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1686
English organist and composer (died 1783)
James Nares was an English composer of mostly sacred vocal works, though he also composed for the harpsichord and organ.
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1715
American lawyer and politician (died 1793)
Roger Sherman was an early American politician, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. Representing Connecticut, he is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the…
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1721
Austrian violinist and composer (died 1786)
Johann Karl Rochus Ordonez, also known as Carlo d'Ordonez, was one of a number of composers working in Vienna during the second half of the eighteenth century. Ordonez was not a full-time professional musician. Most of…
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1734
1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (died 1833)
Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. His younger brother…
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1757
7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish admiral (died 1831)
Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. While in command of HMS Monmouth he was caught in the…
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1758
French pianist and composer (died 1858)
Alexandre Pierre-François Boëly was a French composer, organist, pianist, and violist.
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1785
American soldier (died 1837)
Erastus "Deaf" Smith, who earned his nickname due to hearing loss in childhood, was an American frontiersman noted for his part in the Texas Revolution and the Army of the Republic of Texas. He fought in the Grass Fight…
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1787
Ferdinand I was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia, King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of other lesser titles. Due to his passive…
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1793
American labor organizer (died 1889)
Sarah George Bagley was an American labor leader in New England during the 1840s; an advocate of shorter workdays for factory operatives and mechanics, she campaigned to make ten hours of labor per day the maximum in…
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1806
French journalist and author (died 1875)
Louis Amédée Eugène Achard was a prolific French novelist.
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1814
American writer, editor and translator (died 1889)
Mary Louise Booth was an American editor, translator, and writer. She was the first editor-in-chief of the women's fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.
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1831
Spanish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1916)
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature…
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1832
Finnish poet and journalist (died 1888)
Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn was a Finnish folk poetry researcher, professor of Finnish literature, poet, hymn writer, translator and journalist. He was born in Viipuri and was of Baltic German origin. Krohn worked as a…
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1835
1861
Finnish actor (died 1940)
Herman "Hemmo" Kallio was a Finnish stage and film actor and playwright.
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1863
German social reformer (died 1948)
Alice Salomon was a German social reformer and pioneer of social work as an academic discipline. Her role was so important to German social work that the Deutsche Bundespost issued a commemorative postage stamp about…
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1872
English cricketer (died 1967)
Sydney Francis Barnes was an English professional cricketer who is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He was right-handed and bowled at a pace that varied from medium to fast-medium with the ability to…
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1873
Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (died 1952)
Ernst Rüdin was a Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, eugenicist and Nazi, rising to prominence under Emil Kraepelin and assuming the directorship at the German Institute for Psychiatric Research in Munich. While he has…
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1874
Norwegian-American engineer, invented the outboard motor (died 1934)
Ole Evinrude, born Ole Andreassen Aaslundeie was an American entrepreneur, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.
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1877
Scottish runner (died 1957)
Arthur James Robertson was a British runner who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He won the gold medal in the 3-mile team race and a silver in the steeplechase.
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1879
Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (died 1954)
Getúlio Dornelles Vargas was a Brazilian military officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954. Due to his long and…
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1882
American soccer player (died 1938)
Henry Wood Jameson was an American amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1904 he was a member of the St. Rose Parish…
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1883
Austrian-American mathematician and physicist (died 1953)
Richard Martin Edler von Mises was an Austrian scientist and mathematician who worked on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, statistics and probability theory. He held the position of Gordon…
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1883
Estonian architect (died 1975)
Karl Tarvas was an Estonian architect. Karl Tarvas graduated as an architect from Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1915.
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1885
German jurist and politician (died 1946)
Otto Georg Thierack was a German Nazi jurist and politician.
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1889
French actress (died 1974)
Françoise Rosay was a French opera singer, diseuse, and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure in French cinema. She went on to appear in over 100 movies in her career.
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1891
French composer and educator (died 1983)
Marcelle Germaine Tailleferre was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six.
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1892
American author and activist (died 1966)
Elizabeth Eloise Kirkpatrick Dilling was an American writer and political activist. In 1934, she published The Red Network—A Who's Who and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots, which catalogs over 1,300 people Dilling…
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1894
Indian businessman and philanthropist (died 1970)
Chevalier Peter Bertram Cypriano Castellino de Noronha was a businessman and civil servant of Kanpur, India. He was knighted by Pope Paul VI in 1965 for his work for the Christian community in India.
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1897
Japanese super-centenarian, oldest verified man ever (died 2013)
Jiroemon Kimura was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the verified oldest living person between Dina Manfredini's death on 17 December 2012 and his own death at age 116 years and 54 days on 12 June 2013. Kimura became…
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1897
American actress and producer (died 1973)
Constance Alice Talmadge was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge.
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1898
American actor (died 1985)
George O'Brien was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the sound film era of the 1930s. He is best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 Academy Award-winning film Sunrise: A…
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1899
Turkish lieutenant and painter (died 1968)
Cemal Tollu was a Turkish painter. He served in the Turkish War of Independence as a cavalry lieutenant. and witnessed the Fire of Manisa. In 1933 he founded the "D Group" with several other painters who were devoted to…
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1899
Brazilian film actress (died 1978)
Iracema de Alencar was a Brazilian actress. She made her debut as the lead in the 1917 silent film Iracema. After working in theatre for many years she appeared in several other films, much later in her career. She was…
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1900
English author, poet, and playwright (died 1976)
Richard Arthur Warren Hughes was a writer of poems, short stories, novels and plays.
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1900
Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (died 1991)
Daniel Roland Michener was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the 20th governor general of Canada from 1967 to 1974.
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1900
American Yiddish songwriter and singing teacher (died 1959)
Rhea Silberstein, known professionally as Rhea Silberta, was a Yiddish song composer and teacher of singing.
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1900
Russian author and screenwriter (died 1989)
Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin was a Soviet and Russian writer, dramatist and screenwriter associated with the early 1920s movement of the Serapion Brothers.
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1902
American law enforcement agent (died 1957)
Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition in Chicago. He was leader of a team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables, handpicked…
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1903
Polish actress (died 1990)
Irena Eichlerówna was a Polish actress. She was considered to be "Poland's Eleonora Duse".
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1908
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)
Glenn Theodore Seaborg was an American chemist whose involvement in the synthesis, discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work in this area…
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1912
American discus thrower and coach (died 1984)
William Kenneth Carpenter was an American discus thrower. He won the NCAA and AAU titles in 1935 and 1936, becoming the first two-time NCAA champion in a weight throw event from the University of Southern California…
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1913
Danish-German soldier and author (died 2012)
Sven Hassel was the pen name of the Danish-born Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen known for his bestselling novels about German soldiers fighting in World War II. In Denmark he used the pen name Sven Hazel. He is one of the…
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1917
American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (died 2015)
Marvin Mandel was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th Governor of Maryland from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979, including a one-and-a-half-year period when Lt. Governor Blair Lee III served as…
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1920
Belgian cardinal (died 2013)
Julien Ries was a Belgian religious historian, titular archbishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Prior to his death, Ries was described as "the greatest living religious scholar".
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1920
Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)
Ragnar Leif Ulstein MM was a Norwegian journalist, writer and resistance member. He wrote several documentary books from the Second World War, including surveys of the SOE group Norwegian Independent Company 1,…
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1920
American jockey (died 2006)
Anna Lee Aldred was an American jockey and trick rider in rodeos. She was the first woman in the United States to receive a jockey's license. She pursued her professional horse racing career from 1939 to 1945, winning…
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1921
American logician (died 2006)
Leon Albert Henkin was an American logician, whose works played a strong role in the development of logic, particularly in the theory of types. He was an active scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, where…
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1921
Italian Jesuit leader, cardinal, and theologian (died 2015)
Roberto Tucci, SJ was an Italian Catholic theologian, journalist, and Jesuit priest. He played an important role at the Second Vatican Council and organized foreign trips taken by Pope John Paul II. He was made a…
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1921
German colonel and pilot (died 1993)
Erich Alfred Hartmann, nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat…
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1922
American actor (died 2016)
Hugh O'Brian was an American actor and humanitarian who starred in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961) and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973). His notable…
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1925
American child actress (died 2025)
Cora Susan Collins was an American former child actress who appeared in films during the Golden Years of Hollywood. Although she did not make the transition to a film career in adulthood, she appeared in 47 films in…
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1927
English engineer and academic (died 2015)
Sir John Harold Horlock FRS FREng was a British professor of mechanical engineering, and was vice-chancellor of both the Open University and the University of Salford, as well as vice-president of the Royal Society. In…
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1928
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (died 2014)
Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah was Sultan of Perak from 1984 until his death in 2014, the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, from 1989 to 1994, and the 5th Lord President of…
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1928
American physicist (died 2025)
Richard Lawrence Garwin was an American physicist and government advisor, best known as the author of the first hydrogen bomb design.
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1928
British blues musician and radio broadcaster (died 1984)
Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major influence on…
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1928
Canadian journalist and author (died 2004)
Walter Douglas Stewart was an outspoken Canadian writer, editor and journalism educator, a veteran of newspapers and magazines and author of more than twenty books, several of them bestsellers. The Globe and Mail…
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1931
Colombian painter and sculptor (died 2023)
Fernando Botero Angulo was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or…
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1932
English cricketer and umpire (died 2025)
Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird was an English cricketer and international cricket umpire. During his long umpiring career, he became a well regarded figure among players and the viewing public, not only due to his high…
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1933
American model and actress (died 1967)
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and her personal life.…
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1933
Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2013)
Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1992, except from April to December 1981. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his…
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1936
Italian-English chef and author (died 2017)
Antonio Carluccio, OBE, OMRI was an Italian chef, restaurateur and food expert, based in London. He was called "the godfather of Italian gastronomy", with a career of more than 50 years. He is perhaps best remembered…
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1937
Filipino politician, 13th President of the Philippines
Joseph Ejercito Estrada, also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor who served as the 13th President of the Philippines from 1998 until his removal from office in 2001. He served as the…
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1937
1939
Supreme Leader of Iran (died 2026)
Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. A member of the Khamenei family, he previously…
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1939
French-English chef and author (died 2020)
Michel Roux, OBE, also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, which subsequently became the first three Michelin starred…
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1941
Scottish journalist and politician (died 2014)
Margo Symington MacDonald was a Scottish politician, teacher and broadcaster. She was the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Govan from 1973 to 1974 and was Depute Leader of the Scottish…
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1943
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
James Joseph Heckman is an American economist and Nobel laureate who serves as the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, where he is also a professor at the college, a…
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1944
American keyboard player and songwriter (died 2016)
George Bernard Worrell, Jr. was an American keyboardist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, and a touring member of Talking Heads in the 1980s. He also worked…
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1944
1946
Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Jóannes Dan Eidesgaard is a former Faroese politician. He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands from 2004, starting shortly after the general election of 20 January 2004, until 26 September 2008, when a new…
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1951
English conservationist and author (died 2024)
Simon Maxwell Cowell was a British conservationist, television presenter, and author best known for hosting the Animal Planet documentary series Wildlife SOS from 1996 to 2014. He was the founder of Wildlife Aid…
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1952
English footballer and manager (died 2023)
Trevor John Francis was an English footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in England, the United States, Italy, Scotland and Australia. In 1979 he became Britain's first £1 million player following his…
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1954
Scottish biologist and academic
Dame Lesley Anne Glover is a Scottish biologist and academic. She was Professor of molecular biology and cell biology at the University of Aberdeen before being named Vice Principal for External Affairs and Dean for…
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1956
Indian businessman, chairman of Reliance Industries
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian businessman. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, the largest public company in India by market capitalisation in 2025. As of April 2026, he is the…
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1957
Colombian politician, 34th and current President of Colombia
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician, former guerrilla leader, and economist who has served as the 35th president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in…
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1960
American baseball player and coach
Frank John Viola Jr. is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982–1989), New York Mets (1989–1991), Boston Red Sox (1992–1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), and…
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1960
American record executive
Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. is an American former record executive who is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight was a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in the 1990s. This feat is…
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1965
French soprano and actress
Véronique Gens is a French operatic soprano. She has spent much of her career recording and performing Baroque music.
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1966
Australian cricketer and umpire
Paul Ronald Reiffel is an Australian cricket umpire and former cricketer who played in 35 Tests and 92 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1992 to 1999. He was part of Australia's victorious 1999 World Cup team. After…
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1966
American actress
Ashley Tyler Ciminella, known professionally as Ashley Judd, is an American actress and activist. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of…
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1968
King (Ngwenyama) of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Mswati III is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He heads an absolute monarchy, as he has unrestricted political authority and veto power over all branches of government and is…
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1968
English athlete and double Olympic champion
Dame Kelly Holmes is a retired British middle distance athlete and television personality.
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1970
Brazilian footballer
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira, known simply as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as a second striker but also as a attacking midfielder, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a…
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1972
American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter
Madeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris. She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstream success in 2004 when her album…
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1974
Australian cricketer and coach
Jason Neil Gillespie is an Australian cricket coach and former international cricketer who played all three formats of the game. A right-arm fast bowler, he was also a competent lower-order batsman whose unbeaten 201 in…
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1975
American bowler
Michelle Feldman is an American right-handed female professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA). A native of Skaneateles, New York, she resides in nearby Auburn,…
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1976
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
James Edward Franco is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),…
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1978
American-Austrian painter and educator
Amanda Sage is an American painter and teacher who co-founded the Academy of Visionary Art in Vienna and the Colorado Alliance for Visionary Art. She has worked internationally, training and collaborating with Ernst…
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1978
American actress
Kate Garry Hudson is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in…
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1979
Canadian actor
Hayden Christensen is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the Star Wars media franchise. He first appeared in the prequel trilogy films, Star Wars: Episode II –…
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1981
Norwegian footballer and lawyer, president of the Norwegian Football Federation
Lise Klaveness is a Norwegian lawyer and former footballer who played 73 matches for Norway's national team between 2002 and 2011. She is currently the president of the Norwegian Football Federation.
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1981
American football player
Troy Aumua Polamalu is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 12-year career as a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). An eight-time Pro Bowl and…
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1981
Jr., Liberian-American journalist, producer, and screenwriter
Samuel C. Morrison Jr. is a Liberian-born screenwriter, director, producer and journalist.
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1982
1982
1983
American basketball player
Candace Nicole Parker, nicknamed "Ace", is an American former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time, she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA…
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1986
1987
Russian tennis player
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a former Russian professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Sharapova won 36 WTA Tour-level singles…
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1987
1989
American baseball player
Jackie Bradley Jr., nicknamed "JBJ", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Banana Ball Championship League and sports broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB)…
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1990
1990
Canadian basketball player
Kelly Tyler Olynyk is a Canadian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the captain of the Canada men's national basketball team. He played college…
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1991
Australian-NewZealand rugby league player
Sebastian Kris is a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.
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1999
American basketball player
Dalton Douglas Knecht is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Northeastern Junior College, Northern…
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2001
British singer-songwriter and record producer
Victoria Beverley Walker, known professionally as PinkPantheress, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. Her music blends styles such as R&B, drum and bass, UK garage, house, and alternative pop, often…
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2001
American singer and internet personality
Loren Gray Beech is an American social media personality, singer, and songwriter. Gray rose to prominence in 2015 on the video sharing app, Musical.ly. In 2018, she released her debut single "My Story" under Virgin…
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2002
American baseball player
Jackson Peter Merrill is an American professional baseball center fielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected in the first round of the 2021 MLB draft by the Padres and made his MLB…
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2003
American internet personality
Christian Joseph, known online as The Rizzler, is an American social media personality from New Jersey. He is best known for his "Rizz Face", an expression where he squints his eyes while stroking his chin and pursing…
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2016
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Dudley Moore — English actor, comedian and musician (1935–2002)
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Birth year1935
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Birthdays on this date119 (1452 – 2016)
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