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Oberleutnant Erich Loewenhardt was a German soldier and military aviator who fought in the First World War and became a fighter ace credited with 54 confirmed aerial victories
Famous Birthdays on April 7
265 people
1206 – 1997
April 7 has seen 265 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1206 – 1997. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1897 — Erich Löwenhardt
Polish-German lieutenant and pilot (died 1918)
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Originally enlisting in an infantry regiment even though he was only 17, he fought in the Battle of Tannenberg, winning a battlefield commission on 2 October 1914
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He would serve in the Carpathians and on the Italian Front before being medically discharged in mid-1915
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Following a five month recuperation, Loewenhardt joined the Imperial German Air Service in 1916
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After serving as an aerial observer and reconnaissance pilot, he underwent advanced training to become a fighter pilot with Jagdstaffel 10 in March 1917
Duke of Bavaria (died 1253)
Otto II, called the Illustrious, was the Duke of Bavaria from 1231 and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1228. He was the son of Louis I and Ludmilla of Bohemia and a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty.
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1206
1330
2nd Earl of Wiltshire (died 1498)
Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire KB was an English nobleman.
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1470
Spanish missionary and saint, co-founded the Society of Jesus (died 1552)
Francis Xavier, venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus and, as a representative of the Portuguese Empire, led the first Christian mission to Japan.
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1506
Swiss painter and illustrator (died 1584)
Tobias Stimmer was a Swiss painter and illustrator. His most famous work is the paintings on the Strasbourg astronomical clock.
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1539
Dutch painter (died 1675)
Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his…
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1613
duc de Villeroy, French general (died 1730)
François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman.
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1644
1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1721)
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was a British military officer, writer and Tory politician who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. He was also known by his original title,…
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1648
Pope Clement XII, born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in February 1740.
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1652
Italian composer and theorist (died 1801)
Nicola Sala was an Italian composer and music theorist. He was born in Tocco Caudio and died in Naples. He was chapel-master and professor at Naples, having devoted himself to the collection of the finest models of…
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1713
Scottish minister and author (died 1800)
Hugh Blair FRSE was a Scottish minister of religion, author and rhetorician, considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse.
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1718
French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist (died 1806)
Michel Adanson was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He proposed a "natural system" of taxonomy distinct from the binomial system forwarded by Linnaeus. The…
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1727
Italian bassist and composer (died 1846)
Domenico Carlo Maria Dragonetti was an Italian double bass virtuoso and composer with a three string double bass. He stayed for thirty years in his hometown of Venice, Republic of Venice and worked at the Opera Buffa,…
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1763
English poet (died 1850)
William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).
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1770
French philosopher (died 1837)
François Marie Charles Fourier was a French philosopher, an influential early socialist thinker, and one of the founders of utopian socialism. Some of his views, held to be radical in his lifetime, have become…
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1772
American preacher and theologian (died 1842)
William Ellery Channing was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton (1786–1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. Channing was known…
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1780
American journalist and politician, 11th Mayor of Chicago (died 1859)
James Curtiss was an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the Democratic Party.
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1803
French author and activist (died 1844)
Flore Célestine Thérèse Henriette Tristán y Moscoso, better known as Flora Tristan, was a French-Peruvian writer and socialist activist. She made important contributions to early feminist theory. She argued that the…
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1803
Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1881)
Hoxhë Hasan Tahsini or simply Hoxha Tahsim was an Albanian alim, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was the first rector of Istanbul University and one of the founders of the Central Committee for Defending…
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1811
Italian chemist and patriot (died 1881)
Francesco Selmi was an Italian chemist and patriot, one of the founders of colloid chemistry.
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1817
Scottish archbishop (died 1930)
Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, was an Anglican bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. He was the longest-serving holder of the office since the Reformation, and the first to…
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1848
American football player and coach (died 1925)
Walter Chauncey Camp was an American college football player and coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the…
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1859
American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (died 1951)
Will Keith Kellogg was an American industrialist in food manufacturing, who founded the Kellogg Company, which produces a wide variety of popular breakfast cereals. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church…
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1860
Danish linguist and academic (died 1953)
Holger Pedersen was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about thirty authoritative works concerning several languages. He was born in Gelballe, Denmark, and died in…
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1867
German theorist and activist (died 1919)
Gustav Landauer was a German anarchist writer and revolutionary. As one of the leading theorists of anarchism in Germany at the turn of the 20th century, he advocated a form of libertarian socialism that rejected both…
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1870
Filipino jurist, historian, and scholar (died 1927)
Epifanio de los Santos y Cristóbal, also known as Don Pañong or Don Panyong, was a notable Filipino historian, journalist, and civil servant. He was regarded by some as one of the best Filipino writers of his time.
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1871
American baseball player and manager (died 1934)
John Joseph McGraw was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants. He was also the third baseman of the pennant-winning 1890s Baltimore…
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1873
German-American painter (died 1939)
Frederick Carl Frieseke was an American Impressionist painter who spent most of his life as an expatriate in France. An influential member of the Giverny art colony, his paintings often concentrated on various effects…
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1874
American sprinter, football player, coach, and lawyer (died 1945)
Fay R. Moulton was an American Olympic sprinter, college football player and coach, and lawyer. He served as the fifth head football coach at Kansas State Agricultural College, holding the position for one season in…
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1876
Australian cricketer (died 1971)
Herbert Ironmonger was an Australian cricketer. He played Test cricket from 1928 to 1933, playing his last Test at the age of 50. He is the second-oldest Test cricketer.
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1882
German general and politician, 23rd Chancellor of Germany (died 1934)
Kurt Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann von Schleicher was a German military officer and the penultimate chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic. A rival for power with Adolf Hitler, Schleicher was assassinated by…
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1882
Italian-French painter and author (died 1966)
Gino Severini was an Italian painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement. For much of his life, he divided his time between Paris and Rome. He was associated with neo-classicism and the "return to order" in…
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1883
American golfer (died 1963)
Clement Eyer Smoot was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
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1884
American baseball player and soldier (died 1971)
Edward Francis Lafitte was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers (1909–12), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15), and Buffalo Blues (1915). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, at his…
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1886
Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957)
Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, was a Chilean poet-diplomat, journalist and educator. She read widely in theosophy, became a member of the Secular Franciscan Order or Third Franciscan…
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1889
Danish footballer (died 1969)
Paul Ludvig Laurits Berth was a Danish amateur Association football player, who played 26 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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1890
Argentine writer (died 1979)
Ramona Victoria Epifanía Rufina Ocampo was an Argentine writer and intellectual. Best known as an advocate for others and as publisher of the literary magazine Sur, she was also a writer and critic in her own right and…
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1890
American journalist and activist (died 1998)
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was an American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development.…
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1890
Danish businessman, founded the Lego Group (died 1958)
Ole Kirk Christiansen was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as the Lego Group. Christiansen transformed his small woodworking shop, which initially sold household…
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1891
German footballer (died 1945)
Julius Hirsch was a German international footballer. A Jew, he was executed at Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust. He helped the Karlsruher FV win the 1910 German football championship, and also played…
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1892
Portuguese artist (died 1970)
José Sobral de Almada Negreiros, usually known as Almada Negreiros, was a Portuguese artist. He was born in the colony of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, the son of a Portuguese father, António Lobo de Almada…
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1893
American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1969)
Allen Welsh Dulles was an American lawyer who was the first civilian director of central intelligence (DCI), and its longest serving director. As head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early Cold War,…
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1893
American soldier and sculptor (died 1942)
John Bernard Flannagan was an American sculptor. Along with Robert Laurent and William Zorach, he is known as one of the first practitioners of direct carving in the United States.
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1895
German actress (died 1985)
Margarete Schön was a German stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly fifty years. She is internationally recognized for her role as Kriemhild in director Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen series of two silent…
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1895
1896
American journalist and radio host (died 1972)
Walter Winchell was an American syndicated newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for…
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1897
French pianist and composer (died 1972)
Robert Marcel Casadesus was a French pianist and composer. He was the most prominent member of a distinguished musical family, being the nephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus, husband of Gaby Casadesus, and…
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1899
Polish actor (died 1975)
Adolf Dymsza was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War II. He and Kazimierz Krukowski performed as the duo Lopek…
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1900
English race walker (died 1984)
Terence Lloyd "Tebbs Lloyd" Johnson was a British speed-walker.
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1900
Estonian footballer (died 1941)
Eduard Eelma until 1937 Eduard-Vilhelm Ellmann, was an Estonian footballer — one of the most famous before World War II. He played 60 times for Estonia national football team and with 21 goals, was their record…
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1902
Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1965)
Murugesu Balasundaram was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.
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1903
American admiral (died 1984)
Edwin Thomas Layton was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Layton is most noted for his work as an intelligence officer before and during World War II. He was the father of the historian Edwin T. Layton, Jr.
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1903
Australian economist and statistician (died 1996)
Sir Roland Wilson was a senior Australian public servant and economist.
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1904
Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (died 1976)
Percy Faith was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of instrumental ballads and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy…
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1908
American hammer thrower (died 1994)
Peter Timothy Zaremba was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area steel town of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He competed for the United States in the 1932…
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1908
French author and critic (died 1978)
Robert Charroux was the best-known pen-name of Robert Joseph Grugeau. He was a French author known for his writings on the ancient astronaut theme.
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1909
Greek poet, teacher and journalist (died 1990)
Melissanthi was the pen name used by Eve Chougia-Skandalaki, a Greek poet, teacher and journalist. Some sources say that she died in 1990. Her first name also appears as Ivi or Hebe; her surname also appears as Koúyia…
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1910
American actress (died 2013)
Louise Currie was an American film actress, active from 1940 into the early 1950s.
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1913
American soldier, judge, and politician (died 2007)
Charles Albert Vanik was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1981.
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1913
American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1995)
Ralph Elias Flenniken, known professionally as Ralph Flanagan, was an American big band leader, pianist, composer, and arranger for the orchestras of Hal McIntyre, Sammy Kaye, Blue Barron, Charlie Barnet, and Alvino Rey.
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1914
Greek sprinter (died 2011)
Domnitsa Lanitou-Kavounidou was a Greek sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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1914
American actor and screenwriter (died 1977)
Stanley Adams was an American actor and screenwriter. He appeared in several films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Lilies of the Field (1963). On television, he is probably best known for his guest…
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1915
American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1959)
Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style,…
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1915
American author (died 1958)
Henry Kuttner was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
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1915
American actor (died 2003)
Anthony Caruso was an American character actor in more than one hundred American films. He was known for his villains and gangsters, including the first season of Walt Disney's Zorro as Captain Juan Ortega, and in…
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1916
American actor and playwright (died 2012)
Robert Golden Armstrong Jr. was an American character actor and playwright. A veteran performer who appeared in dozens of Westerns during his 40-year career, he may be best remembered for his work with director Sam…
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1917
American baseball player and coach (died 2017)
Robert Pershing Doerr was an American professional baseball second baseman and coach. He played his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Boston Red Sox (1937–1951). A nine-time MLB All-Star, Doerr…
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1918
Canadian author and screenwriter (died 1992)
Roger Lemelin, was a Quebec novelist, television writer and essayist.
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1919
Italian fencer (died 2012)
Edoardo Mangiarotti was an Italian fencer. He won a total of 39 Olympic and World championship medals, more than any other fencer in the history of the sport. His Olympic medals include one individual gold, five team…
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1919
Indian-American sitar player and composer (died 2012)
Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known exponent of Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in…
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1920
Turkish mathematician and physicist (died 1992)
Feza Gürsey was a Turkish mathematician and physicist. Among his contributions to theoretical physics, his work on the chiral model and on SU(6) symmetry of the quark model are the most well-known.
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1921
Cuban-American drummer (died 2003)
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader who spent most of his career in the United States. Primarily a conga drummer, Santamaría was a leading figure in the pachanga and boogaloo…
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1922
Austrian-English author and screenwriter (died 2009)
Johannes Mario Simmel, also known as J. M. Simmel, was an Austrian writer.
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1924
Indian trade union leader and politician (died 2011)
Chaturanan Mishra was an Indian politician and trade unionist. Mishra, who was born in Nahar, Madhubani District, was a key leader of the Communist Party of India in Bihar, and served as the Agriculture Minister of…
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1925
Dutch footballer (died 2011)
Jan van Roessel was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward.
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1925
Nigerian-American drummer, educator, and activist (died 2003)
Michael Babatunde Olatunji was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist.
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1927
Russian triple jumper (died 2004)
Leonid Mikhailovich Shcherbakov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Щербаков, was a Russian retired triple jumper who won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics. He broke the world record in 1953 and won the European title in 1950…
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1927
American actor, singer, and producer (died 2014)
James Scott Garner was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than fifty theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Support Your Local…
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1928
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998)
Alan Jay Pakula was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Associated with the New Hollywood movement, his best-known works include his critically acclaimed "paranoia trilogy": the neo-noir mystery Klute…
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1928
Northern Irish author and educator (died 1999)
James White was a Northern Irish author of science fiction. He was born in Belfast and returned there after spending some early years in Canada. After a few years working in the clothing industry, he worked at Short…
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1928
French soldier (died 2007)
Robert Denard was a French mercenary. He served as the de facto military leader of the Comoros twice with him first serving from 13 May 1978 to 15 December 1989 and again briefly from 28 September to 5 October in 1995.…
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1929
1929
English interior designer (died 2021)
Jane Priestman OBE was a British designer who worked in design and architecture. She was appointed an OBE in 1991 for her work in design and an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in 1998.
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1930
French businessman, founded the Yves Rocher Company (died 2009)
Yves Rocher was a French businessman and founder of the cosmetics company that bears his name. He was a pioneer of the modern use of natural ingredients in cosmetics.
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1930
German-English actor and screenwriter (died 2016)
Andreas Siegfried Sachs, known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel…
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1930
French chef and restaurateur (died 2015)
Roger Vergé was a French chef and restaurateur. He is considered one of the greatest chefs of his time. The Gault Millau described him as "the very incarnation of the great French chef for foreigners".
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1930
American short story writer and novelist (died 1989)
Donald Barthelme Jr. was an American short story writer and novelist known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction. Barthelme also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, was managing editor…
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1931
American activist and author (died 2023)
Daniel Ellsberg was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst. While employed by the RAND Corporation, he precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the…
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1931
Canadian film and television director (died 2025)
William Theodore Kotcheff was a Canadian director and producer of film, television, and theatre. He worked at various times in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He was known for having directed such…
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1931
1932
American actor, investor, and producer (died 2015)
William Wayne McMillan Rogers III was an American actor, known for playing the roles of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the CBS television series M*A*S*H and of Dr. Charley Michaels on House Calls (1979–1982).
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1933
Turkish businessman and philanthropist (died 2004)
Sakıp Sabancı was a Turkish business tycoon and philanthropist.
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1933
Scottish-English actor (died 2007)
Ian William Richardson CBE was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Conservative politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the pivotal spy…
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1934
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Robert Joseph Bare Sr. is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City", and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.
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1935
American journalist and politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (died 2023)
William Hodding Carter III was an American journalist and politician who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs under President Jimmy Carter. He frequently appeared on the news and provided updates…
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1935
American singer (died 2023)
Charles Nowlin Thomas was an American singer best known for his work with The Drifters. Thomas was performing with The Five Crowns at the Apollo Theater in 1958 when George Treadwell fired his group, called The…
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1937
American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected secretary…
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1938
American drummer (died 2005)
Spencer Charles Dryden was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs, and the Ashes. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll…
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1938
American trumpet player and composer (died 2008)
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern…
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1938
American author
Iris Johansen is an American writer of crime fiction, suspense fiction, and romance novels.
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1938
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Francis Ford Coppola is an American filmmaker. One of the leading figures of the New Hollywood, Coppola is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Coppola is the…
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1939
English journalist and game show host (died 2013)
Sir David Paradine Frost was an English television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme That Was…
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1939
American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (died 1977)
Gary Kellgren was an American audio engineer and co-founder of The Record Plant recording studios, along with businessman Chris Stone.
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1939
Australian painter (died 1992)
Brett Whiteley was an Australian artist. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. He held many exhibitions, and lived…
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1939
Estonian academic and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
Marju Lauristin is an Estonian politician, and former Member of the European Parliament and Minister of Social Affairs. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Lauristin…
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1940
American composer
James Di Pasquale is an American musician and composer of contemporary classical music and music for television and films.
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1941
English puppet maker and illustrator
Peter Nigel Fluck is a British caricaturist and one half of the partnership known as Luck and Flaw, creators of the popular satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image.
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1941
English-Australian actress (died 2018)
Cornelia Frances Zulver,, credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, she became best known for her acting…
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1941
English actor (died 2017)
Gordon Irving Kaye, known professionally as Gorden Kaye, was an English actor. He was best known for playing womanising café owner René Artois in the television comedy series 'Allo 'Allo!.
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1941
1942
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)
Michael Timothy Abrahams was an English musician, best known for being the original guitarist for Jethro Tull from 1967 to 1968 and the leader of Blodwyn Pig.
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1943
English cricketer and manager
Dennis Leslie Amiss is a former English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played for both Warwickshire and England. Amiss is known for scoring the first ever century in ODI history, which was also his debut match.…
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1943
American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist (died 2024)
Sheldon Jay Bachrach was an American insurance broker, investor, businessman, and philanthropist.
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1944
American sportscaster (died 2012)
Warner Fusselle was an American sportscaster remembered for contributions to the television shows This Week in Baseball and Major League Baseball Magazine, and for his memorable Southern voice. He was an announcer for…
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1944
1944
American film producer and author (died 2002)
Julia Phillips was an American film producer and author. She co-produced with her husband Michael three prominent films of the 1970s—The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind—and was the first…
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1944
German lawyer and politician, 7th Chancellor of Germany
Gerhard Fritz Kurt "Gerd" Schröder is a German former politician and lobbyist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, he was also the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany…
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1944
American baseball player and manager
William Hambly Stoneman III is an American former professional baseball player and executive who, during his eight-year (1967–1974) pitching career in Major League Baseball, threw two no-hitters; then, as general…
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1944
1945
English circus owner (died 2021)
Gerald Ward Cottle was a British circus owner and the owner of the Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset. He presented the Moscow State Circus and Chinese State Circus in Britain, founded Gerry Cottle's Circus, and co-founded…
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1945
American philosopher and academic
Marilyn Ann Friedman is an American philosopher. She holds the W. Alton Jones Chair of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.
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1945
Welsh journalist and author
Sir Martyn John Dudley Lewis is a Welsh television news presenter and broadcast journalist who anchored ITN news bulletins between 1978 and 1986 and BBC News television shows from 1986 to 1999. Lewis attended Dalriada…
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1945
French chef and author (died 2018)
Joël Robuchon was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in cuisine in 1976. He published several cookbooks, two…
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1945
German director and screenwriter (died 2010)
Werner Schroeter was a German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work and on German cinema at…
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1945
Dutch songwriter and producer (died 2024)
Hans van Hemert was a Dutch record producer and songwriter. Mouth and MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced. He won an ASCAP award for the song "How Do You Do" by Mouth and MacNeal. and composed three…
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1945
American basketball player
Zaid Abdul-Aziz is an American former professional basketball player. He was known as Don Smith until he changed his name when he converted to Islam in 1976.
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1946
French runner and educator (died 2005)
Colette Besson was a French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
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1946
Canadian poet, playwright, and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Herménégilde Chiasson is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also…
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1946
American engineer and entrepreneur
Robert "Bob" Melancton Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur who contributed to the development of the internet in the 1970s. He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which…
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1946
1946
American special effects designer and makeup artist (died 2008)
Stanley Winston was an American television and film special make-up effects artist, best known for his work in the Terminator series, the first three Jurassic Park films, Aliens, The Thing, the first two Predator films,…
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1946
American singer
The Chiffons were an American girl group originating from the Bronx, a borough of New York City, in 1960.
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1947
German singer and drummer (died 2020)
Florian Schneider-Esleben was a German musician. He is best known as one of the founding members and leaders of the electronic band Kraftwerk, performing his role with the band until his departure in 2008.
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1947
French singer and author
Michèle Torr is a French singer and author, best known in non-Francophone countries for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg in 1966 and for Monaco in 1977.
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1947
American singer-songwriter guitarist, and producer
John William Oates is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates along with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, serving as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record…
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1948
American athlete (died 2020)
Arnie Paul Robinson Jr. was an American athlete. He won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1972 Olympics and a gold medal in 1976.
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1948
Romanian politician
Ecaterina Andronescu is a Romanian engineer, professor, and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), she sat in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies from 1996 to 2008, representing Bucharest, and was a…
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1948
American academic and politician, 49th Governor of Indiana
Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. is an American former academic administrator, businessman, author, and retired politician. A Republican, he served as the 49th governor of Indiana from January 2005 to January 2013 and as the…
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1949
American press secretary
Brian James Doyle is a former Deputy Press Secretary for the United States Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, he was indicted for seducing a 14-year-old girl, who was actually a sheriff's deputy working…
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1950
American-Israeli photographer
Neil Folberg is an American-Israeli photographer and gallerist.
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1950
American drummer (died 2006)
Bruce Gary was an American musician who was best known as the drummer for the music group the Knack. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards as a stage performer, producer, and recording artist.
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1951
1951
English geneticist and academic
Sir David Charles Baulcombe is a British plant scientist and geneticist. As of October 2024 he was Head of Group, Gene Expression, in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and the Edward…
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1952
American hurdler and heptathlete
Jane Wardell Frederick is a former heptathlete from the United States who twice held the world record.
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1952
Canadian actor, singer, and producer
Gilles Valiquette is a Canadian rock musician, stage actor and record producer.
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1952
American actor
Dennis Hayden is an American actor, producer and writer. He played Eddie, one of the main terrorists in the 1988 action film Die Hard.
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1952
American mixed media artist
Santa Barraza is an American mixed-media artist and painter who is well known for her colorful, retablo style painting. A Chicana, Barraza pulls inspiration from her own mestiza ancestry and from pre-Columbian art.…
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1953
English biochemist and academic
Douglas Bruce Kell is a British biochemist and Professor of Systems Biology in the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Liverpool part of the Institute of Systems, Molecular and…
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1953
Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter
Chan Kong-sang, also known as Fang Shilong and known professionally as Jackie Chan and Sing Lung, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and…
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1954
American football player
Anthony Drew Dorsett Sr. is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
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1954
American mathematician and academic (died 2014)
Thomas "Tim" Daniel Cochran was a professor of mathematics at Rice University specializing in topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.
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1955
American lawyer and journalist
Gregory Walter Jarrett is an American conservative news commentator, author and attorney. He joined Fox News in November 2002, after working at local NBC and ABC TV stations for over ten years, as well as national…
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1955
Swedish businesswoman and politician, 16th Mayor of Stockholm
Annika Billström is a Swedish politician. She was the first female mayor of Stockholm, serving between 2004 and 2006. She is a member of the Social Democrats.
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1956
American lawyer and author
Christopher Allen Darden is an American lawyer, author, and lecturer. He worked for 15 years in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he gained national attention as a co-prosecutor in the murder…
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1956
Austrian decathlete
Dr. Georg Werthner is an Austrian decathlete. He is notable for being the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line a little more than 18…
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1956
South Korean actor
Kim Kap-soo is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1977, Kim has had a long career on the stage, in television dramas and film. In addition to acting full-time, he also has his own master class acting studio.
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1957
British politician
Thelma Doris Walker is a British politician, formerly the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley from 2017 to 2019. Before her political career, she worked as a teacher for 34 years and later as an…
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1957
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brian Elwin Haner Sr., also known as Guitar Guy or Papa Gates, is an American musician, comedian, and author. Haner is known for touring with fellow stand-up comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, as in the 2008 Christmas…
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1958
1958
American boxer and actor
James "Buster" Douglas is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1981 and 1999. He reigned as undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990 after defeating Mike Tyson in what is regarded as one of…
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1960
English costume designer
Sandy Powell is a British costume designer. She has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Film Awards, and two Costume Designers Guild Awards. She has been honored with the Costume…
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1960
American basketball player and actor
Thurl Lee Bailey Sr. is an American former professional basketball player whose National Basketball Association (NBA) career spanned from 1983 to 1999 with the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bailey has been a…
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1961
French footballer
Pascal Olmeta is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Marseille and Lyon in the 1990s.
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1961
Tanzanian-Dutch geographer and politician
Brigitte Ingrid van der Burg is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of the Dutch Royal House,…
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1961
English lawyer and politician
Jonathan Cruddas is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dagenham and Rainham, formerly Dagenham, between 2001 and 2024.
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1962
American cyclist
Andrew Hampsten is an American former professional road bicycle racer who won the 1988 Giro d'Italia and the Alpe d'Huez stage of the 1992 Tour de France. Between 1986–1994 he finished in the Top 10 of eight Grand Tours.
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1962
Spanish businessman
Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz, Lord of Tejada, is the former husband of the Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain.
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1963
English businessman and politician, Minister for Policing
Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert, Baron Herbert of South Downs, is a British Conservative Party politician and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Arundel and South Downs from 2005 to 2019. He was Minister of State for…
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1963
American decathlete and educator
David Allen Johnson is a former Olympic decathlete from the United States. A native of Montana, he grew up in Missoula and Corvallis, Oregon. He was part of Reebok's "Dan & Dave" advertising campaign, with fellow…
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1963
American actor and director
Jason "Jace" Alexander is an American former actor and television director. In 2015, Alexander was arrested for the downloading and file sharing of child pornography, and later pleaded guilty to one count of promoting a…
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1964
New Zealand-Australian actor
Russell Ira Crowe is an actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award.
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1964
Canadian ice hockey player
Stephen Graves is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing. He played 35 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers between 1983 and 1988.
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1964
American comedian, actor, and producer
William Bellamy is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call",…
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1965
Dutch composer and poet
Rozalie Hirs is a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music and a poet. The principal concerns of her work are the adventure of listening, reading, and the imagination.
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1965
English painter and photographer
Alison Lapper MBE is a British artist. She is the subject of the sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant, which was displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square from September 2005 until late 2007. She and her late son…
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1965
Serbian-New Zealand basketball player and coach
Nenad Vučinić is a Serbian-New Zealand basketball coach and former player. He was once interim head coach for the Philippines men's national basketball team, with Chot Reyes replacing him in the following 2022 FIBA Asia…
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1965
Filipino actor and politician
Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez is a Filipino actor, TV host, politician, and épée fencer. He has been serving as the Representative of Leyte's 4th district since 2022, and was mayor of Ormoc from 2016 to 2022.
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1966
1966
1966
1966
Greek-German singer-songwriter
Artemis Gounaki is a Greek-German singer, vocal coach, songwriter, composer, and arranger who has done much of her work in Greek. Gounaki's father was born on the Greek island of Crete.
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1967
German footballer
Bodo Illgner is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
During his career he played for 1. FC Köln and Real Madrid, and helped West Germany to the 1990 World Cup, where he became the first…
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1967
Dutch tennis player
Simone Schilder is a former Dutch tennis player. She won a total of two singles and eight doubles ITF titles in her career. On 4 July 1988, she reached a singles ranking high of world No. 164. On 14 August 1989, she…
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1967
Australian swimmer and sportscaster
Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Armstrong is best remembered for winning a gold and silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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1968
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Jennifer Chambers Lynch is an American filmmaker and author. The eldest child of filmmaker David Lynch, she made her directorial debut with the film Boxing Helena (1993), which was a critical and commercial failure;…
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1968
Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist
Jože Možina is a Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist. Jože Možina was born in 1968 in Šempeter pri Novi Gorici, Slovenia.
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1968
Russian triple jumper
Vasiliy Viktorovich Sokov is a triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Russia.
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1968
American football player
Richard James Watters is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Watters…
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1969
Norwegian pianist and educator
Leif Ove Andsnes is a Norwegian pianist and chamber musician. Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI. In 2012, he signed with Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project,…
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1970
Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2011)
Alexander Georgievich Karpovtsev was a Russian ice hockey player and an assistant coach for Ak Bars Kazan and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the National Hockey League (NHL), he played…
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1970
French actor (died 2008)
Guillaume Jean Maxime Antoine Depardieu was a French actor, winner of a César Award, and the oldest child of Gérard Depardieu.
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1971
German-Canadian figure skater
Victor Kraatz, is a Canadian former ice dancer. In 2003, he and his partner, Shae-Lynn Bourne, became the first North American ice dancers to win a World Championship.
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1971
1972
Italian footballer
Marco Delvecchio is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Although he played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, he spent most of it at Roma, where he is still remembered by…
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1973
Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence
Jeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert is a Dutch politician and diplomat who has been serving as United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon since May 2024. She is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and…
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1973
French skier
Carole Montillet-Carles is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
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1973
British radio DJ and presenter
Christian Liam O'Connell is an Australia-based British radio disc jockey (DJ), television host, writer and comedian.
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1973
American baseball player
Brett Daniel Tomko is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants,…
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1973
Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
Karin Elisabeth Dreijer is a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer. Dreijer was one half of the electronic music duo the Knife, formed with their brother Olof Dreijer. They released their debut solo album under…
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1975
American football player and sportscaster
Jamael Orondé Barber is an American former professional football player who played 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers,…
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1975
American football player and journalist
Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber Sr. is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 10-year career as a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college…
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1975
American baseball player
Ronald Belliard is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2010 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis…
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1975
American singer-songwriter and bass player
John Landrum Cooper is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, and co-founder of Christian rock band Skillet. In addition, Cooper is the frontman of nu metal side project Fight the Fury.
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1975
Australian rugby league player
Simon Woolford is an Australian professional rugby league coach who was most recently the head coach of the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and a former professional rugby league footballer.
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1975
American actor and producer
Kevin Michael Alejandro is an American actor and director. He has worked in TV since 2003, with some film credits.
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1976
German high jumper
Martin Buß is a German high jumper who won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is a five-time outdoor national champion for Germany in the men's high jump event and three-time…
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1976
English lawyer and politician
Jessica Katherine Lee, Lady Harrington of Watford is a British former Conservative Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Erewash in Derbyshire in 2010. She served as…
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1976
1976
1976
1976
Australian-New Zealand cricketer
Tamahau Karangatukituki Canning is an Australian-born former New Zealand cricketer who played four One Day Internationals.
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1977
1977
English soprano
Jo Appleby is an English soprano from Thornton, Lancashire, England. She is a former member of operatic pop group Amici Forever.
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1978
English singer-songwriter and actor
Duncan Matthew James Inglis is an English singer, actor and television presenter. He is a member of the boy band Blue and later played the role of Ryan Knight in the British soap opera Hollyoaks.
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1978
1978
Dominican-American baseball player
Adrián Beltré Pérez is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. Beltré played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is…
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1979
American football player
Patrick Jamel Crayton is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers. He played college football for the…
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1979
Canadian ice hockey player
Pascal Dupuis is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey winger who is the assistant coach for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Undrafted out of the 1997…
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1979
Venezuelan-American baseball player
Danny E. Sandoval is a Venezuelan former infielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 11", 190 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
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1979
Montenegrin footballer
Dragan Bogavac is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1980
Brazilian lawyer, politician (died 2021)
Bruno Covas Lopes was a Brazilian lawyer, economist, and politician who was a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and served as the mayor of São Paulo from 2018 until his death in 2021.
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1980
Japanese actor
Tetsuji Tamayama is a Japanese TV, film actor and model. He joined modeling competitions and was active in Checkmate and other fashion magazines. In 2001, Tamayama debuted in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger as GaoSilver. He…
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1980
Japanese singer
Hitoe Arakaki is a Japanese singer. She was the oldest member of the Japanese pop group Speed, which disbanded in 2000 and reformed in 2009. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, and is also known purely by her first name,…
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1981
Japanese songwriter and guitarist (died 2000)
Kazuki Watanabe , known by his stage name Kazuki (華月), was a Japanese musician known as guitarist and lead songwriter of the visual kei rock band Raphael. The group became quite popular, with all their releases entering…
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1981
American singer-songwriter, and actress
Vanessa Denae Olivarez is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the vocalist, songwriter, and autoharpist for the country bands Granville Automatic and Mama's Blue Dress, has written songs for the country…
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1981
Norwegian golfer
Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian former professional golfer. She played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career-best world ranking was second and she held that…
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1981
Peruvian actress
Silvana Arias is a Peruvian actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Susana Peña on María Emilia: Querida (1999), Lucía Reyes on Soledad, Jimena Arismendi on Gata salvaje, and Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on…
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1982
American wrestler
Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer and manager. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action / Impact Wrestling under the ring name Sonjay…
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1982
English singer
Kelli Young is an English singer. She is best known as member of the pop group Liberty X.
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1982
Australian musician
The Davidson Brothers are an Australian bluegrass and country music duo. Originally from Yinnar, Victoria, the brothers are Hamish and Lachlan Davidson. They have written and performed together since their youth, and…
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1983
French footballer
Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. He is regarded as one…
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1983
1983
Czech motorcycle rider
Jakub 'Kuba' Smrž is a professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Superbike World Championship, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. For 2017 and 2018 he rode a BMW S1000RR in the British Superbike Championship, but in…
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1983
Estonian basketball player
Janar Talts is a former Estonian professional basketball player who is the sporting director of University of Tartu basketball team. Standing at 2.07 m, he played at the power forward and center positions. He…
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1983
Japanese singer
Hiroko Shimabukuro , best known mononymously as hiro, is a Japanese singer. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Speed in 1996. In 1998, hiro released her first solo song, "Mitsumete Itai", as a B-side to…
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1984
Filipino actress and singer
Maria Kristina Cassandra "KC" Cuneta Concepcion is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, television host, entrepreneur, socialite, and humanitarian. She has starred in films For The First Time (2008) and When I Met U…
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1985
Scottish politician
Humza Haroon Yousaf is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from March 2023 to May 2024. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as…
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1985
American comedian
Brooke Allison Brodack, known online as Brookers, is one of the earliest YouTubers. Brodack, a receptionist from Holden, Massachusetts, first began uploading short comedy skits to YouTube in September 2005. She was…
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1986
Mexican actor, singer, and guitarist
Robert Jack Duarte Wallace is a Mexican actor and singer. He is known for his acting performance in the Mexican telenovela Rebelde as "Tomas Goycolea" and as a member of the Mexican-Argentine pop band, Eme 15.
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1986
English singer-songwriter and producer
Andi Fraggs is an English singer-songwriter and music producer. After contributing to musical projects featured on television and radio in the UK and the US, Andi released his first solo single in 2010. His debut album,…
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1986
Austrian footballer
Christian Fuchs is an Austrian football manager and former player who is the manager of EFL League Two club Newport County. A left back, Fuchs was part of the Leicester City 2015–16 Premier League winning squad and…
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1986
South Korean singer and actor
Choi Si-won, known mononymously as Siwon, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, model, and actor, known for his work as a member of South Korean boy group Super Junior. Choi was a special representative for UNICEF Korea…
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1986
Uruguayan footballer
José Martín Cáceres Silva is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Liga AUF Uruguaya club Juventud. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play on either flank, mostly as a right-back.
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1987
Dutch decathlete
Eelco Sintnicolaas is a Dutch track and field athlete, specialising in the decathlon.
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1987
American football player
Jamar Desean Smith is an American professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he plays the shooting guard position.…
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1987
Italian footballer
Antonio Piccolo is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
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1988
English actor and producer
Edward John Speleers is an English actor. He is best known for playing the title role in the 2006 film Eragon, Jimmy Kent in the TV series Downton Abbey, and antagonist Stephen Bonnet in the TV series Outlander. He has…
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1988
Argentinian footballer
Franco Matías Di Santo is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker.
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1989
Australian rugby league player
Mitchell Pearce is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a scrum-half for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
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1989
French judoka
Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner is a French heavyweight judoka. A nine-time world champion in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division, two-time openweight world champion, and one-time world champion with the French men's team, he…
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1989
Jamaican sprinter
Nickel Ashmeade is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 meters.
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1990
Russian-American kick-boxer, martial artist, and wrestler
Anna Bogomazova, known professionally as Anya Zova, is a Russian comedian, actress, producer and former athlete, born in the Soviet Union and raised by a Ukrainian mother and Russian father. She worked in the WWE…
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1990
Romanian tennis player
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea is a Romanian professional tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-best ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9…
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1990
Australian footballer
Trent William Cotchin is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is an All-Australian, a three-time Richmond best and…
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1990
Serbian footballer
Luka Milivojević is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Al-Nasr as a midfielder.
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1991
English singer-songwriter
Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson is an English singer and songwriter. She has achieved commercial success with songs "Alarm" (2016), "Ciao Adios" (2017), "Friends" (2018), "2002" (2018), "Rewrite The Stars" (2018), "Don't…
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1991
Romanian gymnast
Andreea Roxana Acatrinei is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She won a bronze medal with the Romanian team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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1992
Brazilian footballer
Guilherme Ferreira Pinto, commonly known as Negueba, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi.
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1992
Mongolian sumo wrestler
Ichinojō Takashi is a former professional sumo wrestler from Arkhangai, Mongolia. He was the second foreign-born wrestler, and the first of non-Japanese descent allowed to debut at an elevated rank in the third…
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1993
Estonian figure skater
Johanna Allik born on 7 April 1994 in Tallinn, is an Estonian figure skater. She initially competed in singles skating and achieved two senior international medals. Additionally, she secured the Estonian national silver…
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1994
Australian rugby league player
Aaron Gray is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre and on the wing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL.
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1994
American baseball player
Joshua Ronald Hader is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres. Hader is a six-time…
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1994
American international soccer player
Emerson Schellas Hyndman is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
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1996
1997
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