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Famous Birthdays on April 8
242 people
1320 – 2013
April 8 has seen 242 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1320 – 2013. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1871 — Clarence Hudson White
American photographer and educator (died 1925)
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As he became well known for his images, White was sought out by other photographers who often traveled to Ohio to learn from him
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White School of Photography, the first educational institution in America to teach photography as art
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After visiting the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, he took up photography
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In 1906 White and his family moved to New York City in order to be closer to Stieglitz and his circle and to further promote his own work
Peter I, known as Peter the Justicier, was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death in 1367.
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1320
Polish princess (died 1431)
Hedwig Jagiellon was a Polish and Lithuanian princess, and a member of the Jagiellon dynasty. For most of her life she, as the only child of Władysław II Jagiełło, was considered to be heiress of the Polish and…
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1408
9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1461)
John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford, 9th Lord of Skipton was a Lancastrian military leader during the Wars of the Roses in England. The Clifford family was one of the most prominent families among the northern English…
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1435
Italian organist and composer (died 1604)
Claudio Merulo was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the Venetian polychoral style. He was born…
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1533
Barbara of Hesse, Duchess of Württemberg-Mömpelgard was a German noblewoman and the wife of Count George I of Württemberg-Mömpelgard. Her second husband was Daniel, Count of Waldeck.
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1536
Italian physician and archaeologist (died 1593)
Michele Mercati was a physician who was superintendent of the Vatican Botanical Garden under Popes Pius V, Gregory XIII, Sixtus V, and Clement VIII. He was one of the first scholars to recognise prehistoric stone tools…
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1541
3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (died 1630)
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, of Wilton House in Wiltshire, was an English nobleman, politician and courtier. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford and together with King James I founded Pembroke…
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1580
Spanish artist (died 1631)
Juan van der Hamen y (Gómez de) León was a Spanish painter, a master of still life paintings, also called bodegones. Prolific and versatile, he painted allegories, landscapes, and large-scale works for churches and…
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1596
Philip IV, also called the Planet King, was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as Diego Velázquez, and…
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1605
English-Scottish princess (died 1607)
Mary Stuart was the third daughter and sixth child of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Her birth was much anticipated. She developed pneumonia at 17 months and died the following year.
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1605
1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1704)
Lieutenant-General Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney was an English Army officer and Whig politician who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1693 to 1702. He is best known as one of the Immortal Seven, a group…
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1641
Italian violinist and composer (died 1770)
Giuseppe Tartini was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in Pirano in the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred pieces for the violin, the majority of them…
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1692
American judge and politician (died 1798)
Lewis Morris was an American Founding Father, landowner, and developer from Morrisania, New York, presently part of Bronx County. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress…
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1726
American astronomer and mathematician (died 1796)
David Rittenhouse was an American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman, and public official. Rittenhouse was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the…
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1732
French priest, founded the Society of Mary (died 1850)
Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade, SM was a French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution and later founded the Society of Mary, usually called the Marianists, in 1817. He was beatified by Pope…
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1761
Irish-Australian banker and politician (died 1830)
John Thomas Campbell (1770–1830) was a public servant and politician in the New South Wales Legislative Council during the early Australian colonial period.
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1770
Greek poet and author (died 1857)
Dionysios Solomos was a Greek poet from Zakynthos, who is considered to be Greece's national poet. He is best known for writing the Hymn to Liberty, which was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros and became the Greek and…
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1798
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 15 November 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. He became one of the most influential monarchs of…
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1818
German chemist and academic (died 1892)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a German chemist who made considerable contributions to organic chemistry. His research on aniline helped lay the basis of the aniline-dye industry, and his research on coal tar laid the…
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1818
Costa Rican soldier (died 1890)
Pancha Carrasco, born Francisca Carrasco Jiménez, was Costa Rica's first woman in the military. Carrasco is most famous for joining the defending forces at the Battle of Rivas in 1856 with a rifle and a pocketful of…
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1826
Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (died 1898)
Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán was a Puerto Rican independence leader, abolitionist and medical doctor. He led the nation's independence movement and was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolt and…
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1827
American author and educator (died 1933)
Elizabeth Bacon Custer was the wife of George Armstrong Custer, United States Army. She spent most of their twelve-year marriage in relative proximity to him despite his numerous military campaigns in the American Civil…
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1842
German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1938)
Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl was an Austrian-German philosopher and mathematician who established the school of phenomenology.
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1859
French rower and rugby player (died 1920)
Carlos Deltour, also known as Charles Deltour, was a Mexican-born French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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1864
American painter and educator (died 1908)
Allen Butler Talcott was an American landscape painter. After studying art in Paris for three years at Académie Julian, he returned to the United States, becoming one of the first members of the Old Lyme Art Colony in…
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1867
American surgeon and academic (died 1939)
Harvey Williams Cushing was an American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer, and draftsman. A pioneer of brain surgery, he was the first exclusive neurosurgeon and the first person to describe Cushing's disease. He wrote…
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1869
Cuban fencer (died 1929)
Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez was a Cuban fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Havana and died in Rochester, Minnesota.
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1874
1874
Albert I was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He is popularly referred to as the Knight King or Soldier King in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I.
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1875
English cricketer and academic (died 1972)
Richard Prescott Keigwin was an English schoolmaster, sportsman, translator, and author. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, the Marylebone Cricket Club, Essex, and Gloucestershire, and hockey for…
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1883
Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1936)
Julius Friedrich Seljamaa was an Estonian politician, diplomat and journalist. From 1933 to 1936, he was the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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1883
Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (died 1951)
Dimitrios Levidis was a Greek composer, later naturalized French (1929).
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1885
American author and playwright (died 1967)
Margaret Ayer Barnes was an American playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. Her 1930 novel Years of Grace was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
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1886
American journalist and politician (died 1962)
Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935, and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. He was the first Hispanic person to be…
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1888
English conductor (died 1983)
Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH was a British conductor. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family, he followed musical studies in England and at Leipzig, Germany, with early conducting work in London for the Royal Opera…
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1889
Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (died 1970)
Richard Joseph Neutra was an Austrian-American architect. Living and building for most of his career in Southern California, he came to be considered a prominent and important modernist architect. His most notable works…
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1892
Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (died 1979)
Gladys Louise Smith, baptised as Gladys Marie Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress and producer. A pioneer in the American film industry with a Hollywood career spanning…
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1892
American composer (died 1981)
Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", "April in Paris", and…
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1896
Australian solicitor (died 1979)
Marie Beuzeville Byles was an Australian solicitor, conservationist, feminist, explorer and journalist who was the first practising female solicitor in New South Wales. She was an original member of the Buddhist Society…
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1900
English mountaineer and explorer (died 1924)
Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine was a British mountaineer who took part in the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest mountain. He and his climbing partner George Mallory…
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1902
Russian soprano (died 1974)
Maria Petrovna Maksakova was a Soviet opera singer, mezzo-soprano, a leading soloist in the Bolshoi Theatre (1923–1953), who enjoyed great success in the 1920s and 1930s, in the times often referred to as the golden age…
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1902
English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
Sir John Richard Hicks was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics were…
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1904
American horse trainer (died 1970)
Hirsch Jacobs was an American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner.
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1904
German sprinter and graphic designer (died 1978)
Joachim Jochen Büchner was a German sprint runner who competed at two Olympic Games.
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1905
English-South African activist (died 1992)
Helen Beatrice Joseph OMSG was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Born in Sussex, England, Helen graduated with a degree in English from the University of London in 1927 and then departed for India, where she…
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1905
German field hockey player (died 1971)
Erwin Keller was a field hockey player from Germany, who won the silver medal for his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
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1905
Canadian tenor and educator (died 1974)
Raoul Jobin, was a French-Canadian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the French repertory.
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1906
Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 1987)
Hugo Geronimo Fregonese was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country during the classical era of Argentine cinema.
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1908
American author and screenwriter (died 1983)
John Fante was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depression-era…
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1909
American football player and police officer (died 2000)
George Francis Musso was an American professional football guard and offensive tackle who spent his entire 12-year career for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro…
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1910
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
Melvin Ellis Calvin was an American biochemist known for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham. He was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research on the carbon dioxide…
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1911
Romanian-French philosopher and academic (died 1995)
Emil Cioran was a Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. His work has been noted for its pervasive philosophical pessimism, style, and aphorisms. His works…
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1911
Austrian-German SS officer (died 2001 or 2010)
Alois Brunner was an Austrian officer who held the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) during World War II. Brunner played a significant role in the implementation of the Holocaust through rounding up and deporting…
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1912
Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (died 1969)
Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936). Henie won more…
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1912
Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002)
María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s and 1950s.…
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1914
Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (died 2007)
Ivan Supek was a Croatian physicist, philosopher, writer, playwright, peace activist and humanist.
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1915
American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2007)
Winifred "Tim" Alice Asprey was an American mathematician and computer scientist. She was one of only around 200 women to earn PhDs in mathematics from American universities during the 1940s, a period of women's…
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1917
Australian public servant (died 2004)
Lloyd Forrester Bott was a senior Australian public servant.
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1917
Dutch bishop (died 2017)
Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A centenarian, he was the oldest Dutch Roman Catholic bishop at the time of his death in 2017.
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1917
Russian-Estonian astronomer (died 1988)
Grigori Kuzmin was an Estonian astronomer, who worked mainly in the field of stellar dynamics.
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1917
American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011)
Elizabeth Anne Ford was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of President Gerald Ford. As first lady, she was active in social policy, and set a precedent as a politically active presidential…
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1918
American author and academic (died 1992)
Glendon Fred Swarthout was an American writer and novelist.
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1918
Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007)
Ian Douglas Smith was a Rhodesian and later Zimbabwean politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. He was the country's first leader to be born and raised in…
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1919
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (died 1994)
Carmen Mercedes McRae was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretation of lyrics.
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1920
Italian tenor and actor (died 2003)
Franco Corelli was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian and French repertories, he was…
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1921
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1923
Irish-American actor (died 1997)
Edward Mulhare was an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades. He is best known for his starring roles in two television series, sitcom The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968-70) and action drama Knight Rider (1982-86).
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1923
German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Frédéric Back was a French-Canadian artist and film director of short animated films. During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for…
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1924
English general and historian (died 2006)
General Sir Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley, nicknamed Farrar the Para, was a British Army officer and a military historian who fought in a number of conflicts and ended his career as Commander-in-Chief of NATO's Allied…
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1924
Hindustani classical singer (died 1992)
Pandit Kumar Gandharva, originally known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style and for his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana. The…
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1924
American occultist (died 1997)
Sara Elizabeth Bruce Northrup Hollister was an American occultist and second wife of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. She played a major role in the creation of Dianetics, which evolved into the religious movement…
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1924
American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020)
Henry Nichols Cobb was an American architect and founding partner with I.M. Pei and Eason H. Leonard of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, an international architectural firm based in New York City.
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1926
American comedian (died 2023)
Shecky Greene was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his nightclub performances in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he became a headliner in the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared in several films, including Tony Rome;…
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1926
German theologian and academic (died 2024)
Jürgen Moltmann was a German Reformed theologian who was a professor of systematic theology at the University of Tübingen and was known for his books such as the Theology of Hope, The Crucified God, God in Creation and…
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1926
English author (died 2010)
Tilly Armstrong was a British writer of romance novels from 1978 to 1998. She also wrote as Tania Langley and Kate Alexander.
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1927
American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013)
Oliver Edward Mitchell was an American musician and bandleader. He was the son of Harold Mitchell, lead trumpeter for MGM Studios, who taught Ollie to play the trumpet.
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1927
1928
Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978)
Jacques Romain Georges Brel was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world. He is…
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1929
Italian historian and author (died 1996)
Renzo De Felice was an Italian historian who specialized in the Fascist era. Among other works, he authored a 6000-page biography of Mussolini. He argued that Mussolini was a revolutionary modernizer in domestic issues…
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1929
Duke of Parma (died 2010)
Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza was the head of the ducal House of Bourbon-Parma from 1977 until his death. Carlos Hugo was a Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain and sought to change the political direction…
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1930
American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018)
John Gavin was an American actor and diplomat who was the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–1973), and the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–1986). Among the films he appeared in were A Time to Love and…
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1931
French equestrian (died 2009)
Jack Louis Joseph Marie Le Goff was a French equestrian, best known as the coach of the American three-day eventing team from 1970 to 1984. He coached the team to multiple international championships, winning 18…
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1931
Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail was Sultan of Johor, succeeding his father Sultan Ismail upon the latter's death in 1981. He reigned as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from…
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1932
American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (died 2014)
James Lockhart was a U.S. historian of colonial Spanish America, especially the Nahua people and Nahuatl language.
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1933
Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007)
Kisho Kurokawa was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement.
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1934
American lawyer and politician (died 1974)
Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro was a Mexican American attorney, author and activist in the Chicano Movement. He wrote the semi-autobiographical novels Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo (1972) and The Revolt of the Cockroach…
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1935
American soldier, educator, and politician (died 2021)
Albert Garza Bustamante was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 23rd district. A Democrat, he served as a member and one-time Chair of the…
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1935
Palestinian author and politician (died 1972)
Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani was a prominent Palestinian author and militant, considered to be a leading novelist of his generation and one of the Arab world's leading Palestinian writers. Kanafani's works have been…
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1936
English footballer and manager (died 1993)
Anthony Edward Barton was an English footballer, playing as an outside right, and football manager. He managed Aston Villa to victory in the 1982 European Cup, three months after taking charge. He followed this up by…
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1937
American journalist and author
Seymour Myron Hersh is an American investigative journalist and political writer. He gained recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War, for which he received the 1970…
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1937
Serbian author and painter (died 2010)
Momčilo "Momo" Kapor was a Serbian novelist and painter.
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1937
Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018)
Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was…
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1938
1938
American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
Mary Lee Wheat Gray is an American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer. She is the author of books and papers in the fields of mathematics, mathematics education, computer science, applied statistics, economic…
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1938
Greek singer, composer and songwriter (died 1989)
Manolis Angelopoulos was a Greek singer of Gypsy origin.
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1939
Scottish microbiologist and academic (died 2023)
Sir John Peebles Arbuthnott was a Scottish microbiologist who was Principal of the University of Strathclyde. He succeeded Lord Wilson of Tillyorn as President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh in October 2011 and was…
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1939
American author and illustrator (died 2004)
Trina Schart Hyman was an American illustrator of children's books. She illustrated over 150 books, including fairy tales and Arthurian legends. She won the 1985 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration,…
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1939
American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin
Martin James Schreiber is an American politician, publisher, author, and lobbyist who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977, and as the 39th governor of Wisconsin from 1977 to 1979.…
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1939
American basketball player (died 2019)
John Joseph Havlicek was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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1940
English fashion designer (died 2022)
Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most…
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1941
Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (died 2006)
Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford was a British politician who served as Minister for Sport from 1997 to 1999. A member of the Labour Party, he was a member of Parliament from 1983 to 2005 and subsequently as a…
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1942
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Roger Maxwell Chapman, also known as Chappo, is an English rock vocalist. He is best known as a member of the progressive rock band Family, which he joined along with Charlie Whitney in 1966, and also the rock and R&B…
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1942
American director, producer, and special effects artist (died 2022)
Douglas Hunt Trumbull was an American film director and visual effects supervisor, who pioneered innovative methods in special effects. He created scenes for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind,…
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1942
American dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987)
Michael Bennett was an American musical theatre director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven.
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1943
American football player (died 2023)
Miller Farr Jr. was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for 10 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL).
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1943
English author and illustrator (died 2013)
James John Herbert, OBE was an English horror writer. A full-time writer, he also designed his own book covers and publicity. His books have sold 54 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into 34 languages,…
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1943
1943
Welsh actor (died 2017)
Hywel Thomas Bennett was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in The Family Way (1966) and played the "thinking man's layabout" James Shelley in the television sitcom Shelley (1979–1992).
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1944
Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
Odd Nerdrum is a Norwegian figurative painter. A controversial figure in Norway, he is known for his anti-modernist stance while he is also admired internationally for his skill and technique, as well as his…
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1944
Scottish businessman
Derrick Walker is a former British auto racing team owner. In May 2013 Walker became President of operations and competition of IndyCar until the finalization of the 2015 Indycar season.
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1945
American baseball player (died 1999)
James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1965 to 1979, he was a pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Hunter is…
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1946
American actor and producer
Joseph Timothy Thomerson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jack Deth in the Trancers film series, his work in numerous low-budget features, and his comedic television roles. He appeared…
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1946
1947
English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Stephen James Howe is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970. Born in Holloway, North London, Howe developed an interest in…
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1947
French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
Pascal Lucien Fernand Lamy is a French political consultant, businessman and former civil servant and politician. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2005 to 1 September…
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1947
American singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2008)
Larry David Norman was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Christian rock music and released more than 100 albums.
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1947
Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
Barbara Scott Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, is a Scottish Labour member of the House of Lords. She was created a life peer on 4 November 1997 as Baroness Young of Old Scone, of Old Scone in Perth and Kinross.
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1948
Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (died 2007)
Kandapper Chinniah Kamalasabayson was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, Solicitor General of Sri Lanka and Attorney General of Sri Lanka.
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1949
English director and producer
John Philip Madden is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio. He is known for directing the period romantic comedy film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the…
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1949
African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Brenda Russell is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and keyboardist. Russell has a diverse musical range which encompasses R&B, pop, soul, dance, and jazz. She has received five Grammy nominations,…
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1949
English sociologist and academic
John Peter Scott is an English sociologist working on issues of economic and political sociology, social stratification, the history of sociology, and social network analysis. He is currently working independently, and…
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1949
Polish footballer and coach
Grzegorz Bolesław Lato is a Polish former professional football player and manager who played as a winger. He was a member of Poland's golden generation of football players who rose to fame in the 1970s and early 80s.…
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1950
German politician
Gerd Andres is a German politician and member of the SPD. From 1987 to 2009 he was a member of the Bundestag.
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1951
Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
Geir Hilmar Haarde is an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15 June 2006 to 1 February 2009, and as president of the Nordic Council in 1995. Geir was chairman of the Icelandic Independence…
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1951
American bass player
Melvin George Schacher is an American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad.
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1951
Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)
José Manuel Figueroa Sr., known professionally as Joan Sebastian, was a Mexican singer and songwriter. Born in Juliantla, Guerrero, he composed more than 1,000 songs, including compositions for artists such as Bronco,…
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1951
American jazz disc jockey and historian (died 2021)
Philip van Noorden Schaap was an American radio host, who specialized in jazz as a broadcaster, historian, archivist, and producer. He hosted an assortment of jazz programs at WKCR and WNYC in New York City and WBGO in…
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1951
Turkish politician (died 2004)
Ahmet Piriştina was a Turkish politician who was Mayor of İzmir from 1999 to 2004. His Family was of Albanian Turkish descent, his family was from the city of Prishtina.
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1952
American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
Gary Edmund Carter was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. Nicknamed "The Kid" for his youthful…
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1954
Princess Lalla Amina was a member of the Moroccan royal family and former President of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Equestrian Sports.
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1954
Indian-American engineer and academic (died 2007)
Gobichettipalayam Vasudevan "G. V." Loganathan was an Indian-American engineer, who, at the time of his death, was a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental engineering, part of the College of Engineering…
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1954
South African boxer (died 2023)
Gerhardus Christian Coetzee OIB was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1986, and in 1993 and 1997. He was the first African in history to ever fight for, and win, a world heavyweight…
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1955
American businessman and politician
Ronald Harold Johnson is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. Senate in…
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1955
American novelist, essayist and poet
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo; and Animal, Vegetable,…
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1955
1955
Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
Michael James Benton is a British palaeontologist, and professor of vertebrate palaeontology in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. His published work has mostly concentrated on the evolution of…
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1956
1956
Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Roman Dragoun is a Czech singer, songwriter, and keyboardist. From 1980 to 1983 and again since 2007, he has been a member of the band Progres 2. He has also been a member of Stromboli, T4, and Futurum. He has…
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1956
German footballer
Detlef Bruckhoff is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made a total of 16 Bundesliga appearances for Tennis Borussia Berlin and Darmstadt 98.
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1958
American javelin thrower and coach
Thomas Alan Petranoff is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He held the world record from May 1983 to July 1984; his 99.72 m throw was almost the length of an American football…
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1958
French cyclist
Alain Bondue is a former racing cyclist from France. He competed for France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual pursuit event where he finished in second place.
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1959
American actor and country singer
John Richard Schneider is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the television action comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985), as Clark Kent's father: Jonathan Kent, in…
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1960
American reality contestant
Richard Holman Hatch Jr. is an American reality television contestant. In 2000, he became the first Survivor winner (Borneo) in its debut season, originally broadcast on CBS. He subsequently competed in All-Stars season…
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1961
English footballer and manager
Brian James McDermott is a former professional football player and coach. He is currently a consultant at Major League Soccer club Charlotte.
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1961
English engineer
Patrick Allen Lowe is the founder and CEO of the fossil-free synthetic fuel company Zero. A former motor racing engineer and computer scientist, he spent 32 years working in Formula One, serving as Chief Technical…
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1962
American guitarist and songwriter
Jeffrey Dean Isbell, known professionally as Izzy Stradlin, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and backing vocalist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he…
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1962
Norwegian bassist
Tine Asmundsen is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from her own band, Lonely Woman, playing with David Murray at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2010.
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1963
English singer-songwriter
Julian Charles John Lennon is an English musician, photographer, author, and philanthropist. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia; Julian is named after his paternal grandmother Julia.…
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1963
American actor
Dean Joseph Norris is an American actor. He is best known for playing Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and briefly in its spinoff prequel series Better Call Saul (2020), James "Big Jim" Rennie on…
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1963
American basketball player and coach
Terry Porter is an American former college basketball coach and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was most recently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Portland. A native of…
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1963
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Donita Sparks is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter most notable for being the co-founder of the band L7. Sparks also initiated, performed, and released original material with her solo project, the band…
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1963
English cricketer
Alec James Stewart is an English former cricketer, and former captain of the England cricket team, who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman. He is the fifth-most-capped…
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1963
American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2021)
Marcel Theo Hall, known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer who gained prominence during hip hop's golden age. Within hip hop he was particularly recognized…
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1964
Scottish footballer and manager
John McGinlay is a Scottish football manager, scout and former professional player who is the club ambassador of Bolton Wanderers.
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1964
Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
Steven Blaney is a Canadian businessman and politician who has been the mayor of Lévis, Quebec, since 2025. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Minister of Public Safety Canada from 2013 to 2015 and…
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1965
New Zealand rugby player and coach
Sir Michael Niko Jones is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach.
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1965
Czech singer and actress (died 2014)
Iveta Bartošová was a Czech singer, actress and celebrity, three-time best female vocalist in the music poll Zlatý slavík. She was also known for her turbulent lifestyle attracting the attention of the Czech tabloid…
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1966
English race car driver
Mark Blundell is a British former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 1995, and IndyCar from 1996 to 2000. In endurance racing, Blundell won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1992 with…
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1966
English rugby league player
Andrew S. Currier is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain national representative goal-kicking centre, he played most of his…
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1966
New Zealand-Australian television host (died 2014)
Charlotte Dawson was a New Zealand–Australian television personality. She was known in New Zealand for her roles as host of Getaway, and in Australia as a host on The Contender Australia and as a judge on Australia's…
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1966
English high jumper
Dalton Grant is a former high jumper who competed at three Olympic Games.
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1966
1966
Finnish race car driver
Harri Tapani "Rovis" Rovanperä is a Finnish rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 2006. He drove for SEAT (1997–00), Peugeot (2001–04), Mitsubishi (2005) and Red Bull Škoda Team (2006).…
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1966
Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
Evripidis Stylianidis is a Greek politician who has served as Minister for the Interior, Minister for Education and Minister for Transport and Communications. He is a member of New Democracy.
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1966
American actress, director, producer
Robin Gayle Wright is an American actress, producer and director. She has received accolades including a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for eight Primetime Emmy Awards.
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1966
Antiguan cricketer
Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin is a former cricketer from Antigua and Barbuda who played 26 Tests and 26 One Day Internationals for the West Indies.
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1967
American actress and director
Patricia Arquette is an American actress. Known for her roles on film and television, she has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild…
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1968
French runner and hurdler
Patricia Girard is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100 m hurdles.
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1968
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tracy Grammer is an American folk singer known for her work as half of the folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer and for the solo career that she has continued since Carter's death. She released three albums with Dave…
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1968
American singer-songwriter and drummer
Darren Michael Jessee is an American drummer and singer-songwriter who was the drummer in the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five. He has also worked as an instrumentalist for Sharon Van Etten and Hiss Golden Messenger…
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1971
1972
Russian lawyer and accountant (died 2009)
Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky was a Russian tax advisor responsible for exposing corruption and misconduct by Russian government officials while representing client Hermitage Capital Management. His arrest in 2008 and…
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1972
Tunisian footballer
Khaled Badra is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1973
American actress
Emma Caulfield Ford is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as former demon Anya Jenkins on the supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998–2003), which earned her a…
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1973
German theologian
Christof May was a German Catholic theologian and priest. He worked for the Diocese of Limburg, as Regens of the seminary, as Bischofsvikar responsible for development of the church, and as Domkapitular in the cathedral…
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1973
Tongan-Australian rugby player
Rodger Siaosi Toutai Kefu is a Tongan-Australian professional rugby union coach and former player who has been coaching the Tonga national team since 2016.
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1974
American sniper and memoirist (died 2013)
Christopher Scott Kyle was a United States Navy SEAL sniper. He served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and a Combat Action Ribbon.…
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1974
Nigerian-American author and educator
Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker,…
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1974
Bulgarian conductor and culture minister
Nayden Vladislovov Todorov is a Bulgarian conductor. He has served twice as Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Culture – from 3 February 2023 to 6 June 2023, and from 9 April 2024 to 16 January 2025.
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1974
1975
Italian footballer
Francesco Flachi is an Italian former professional footballer, currently playing for Promozione amateurs Praese.
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1975
Dominican-American baseball player
Timoniel M. Pérez is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Between 2000 and 2007, he played for the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Detroit Tigers. Prior to his MLB career, Pérez…
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1975
1975
Mexican actress
Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera is a Mexican actress. She has starred in telenovelas, films, the HBO television series Eastbound & Down and Capadocia, the Amazon television series Goliath, and the 2006 comedy film Nacho…
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1977
Iranian journalist and author (died 2008)
Mehran Ghassemi was an Iranian journalist. He was an expert on Iranian Nuclear Dossier and Foreign Policy and published hundreds of articles in Iranian newspapers.
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1977
American computer programmer and engineer
Mark Spencer is an American computer engineer and is the original author of the GTK+-based instant messaging client Gaim, the L2TP daemon l2tpd and the Cheops Network User Interface.
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1977
1978
Austrian-Swiss footballer
Bernt Haas is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is the sporting director of FC Schaffhausen.
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1978
Canadian model and actress
Rachel Roberts is a Canadian model and actress. Roberts has appeared in numerous ad campaigns, most notably for Biotherm Skin Care Products, and she became well known in the United States as the title character in the…
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1978
Canadian tennis player and coach
Jocelyn Robichaud is a former tour professional tennis player. Robichaud captured three junior Grand Slam titles and played Davis Cup for Canada. More of a doubles specialist, he won three Challenger events in doubles…
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1978
Kenyan runner
Evans Rutto is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in road running events. He made the fastest-ever marathon debut by winning the 2003 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:05:50. He won the London Marathon and a…
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1978
Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Alexi Laiho was a Finnish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and a guitarist for Sinergy, the Local Band,…
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1979
Indian singer-songwriter
Amit Trivedi is an Indian composer, singer and lyricist. He began his career composing music for theatre productions, advertising jingles and independent music projects before making his film debut with the…
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1979
Austrian singer
Manuel Hanke, known professionally as Manuel Ortega, is an Austrian singer of Spanish origin.
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1980
American actress
Katee Sackhoff is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on Battlestar Galactica (2003–2009), Niko Breckenridge on Another Life (2019–2021), Victoria "Vic" Moretti on Longmire and…
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1980
Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
Mariko Seyama is a Japanese announcer and former model who is represented by the talent agency Shabell. She was an announcer for Nippon Television.
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1980
French swimmer
Frédérick Bousquet is a retired freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics and formerly held the world record in the 50 m freestyle.
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1981
Canadian actor and model
Taylor Kitsch is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Tim Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Battleship…
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1981
Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
Ofer Shechter is an Israeli actor, stand-up comedian, television host, and former model.
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1981
Kazakhstani boxer
Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakhstani former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022. He has held multiple middleweight world championships, and is a…
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1982
Australian rugby league player
Brett White is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL). Both an Ireland and Australian international, and New South…
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1982
Indian actor
Allu Arjun is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014. Referred to as the "Icon Star," he…
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1982
Russian runner
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova is a Russian runner. She is a former specialist in the 3000 metres steeplechase, and won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She later moved up to marathon and won the Olympic bronze…
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1983
British politician
Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan is a British former politician. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from February 2023 to July 2024.
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1984
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ezra Michael Koenig is an American musician, record producer, and radio personality. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Additionally, Koenig is the creator of…
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1984
1984
American actor
Taran Noah Smith is an American businessman and former actor. He played Mark Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, for which he won two Young Artist Awards in 1992 and 1994.
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1984
German rugby player
Patrick Schliwa is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
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1985
Ethiopian runner
Yemane Adhane Tsegay is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He won the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon with a personal best time of 2:04:48 hours. He has also won marathons in Eindhoven, Gyeongju,…
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1985
Russian footballer
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.
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1986
Venezuelan baseball player
Félix Abraham Hernández García, nicknamed "King Félix", is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners from 2005 through 2019. A six-time…
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1986
Dominican baseball player
Carlos Santana is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman and catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians / Guardians,…
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1986
Dutch footballer
Royston Ricky Drenthe is a Dutch former professional footballer. Although primarily a left winger, he has also played as a left-back.
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1987
American baseball player
Jeremy Robert Hellickson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, and…
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1987
Trinidadian footballer
Elton David Wallace John is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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1987
New Zealand rugby league player
Sam Rapira is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship. He played as a prop.
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1987
Swedish ice hockey player
Jenni Anna Christina Asserholt is a Swedish retired ice hockey player and current team physical therapist to HV71 Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She played as a forward with HV71 Dam and Linköping HC…
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1988
English singer-songwriter and producer
Matthew Timothy Healy is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the pop rock band the 1975. He is recognised for his lyricism, musical eclecticism,…
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1989
South Korean singer (died 2017)
Kim Jong-hyun, known mononymously as Jonghyun, was a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, radio host, and author under the SM Entertainment label. He was the vocalist of the South Korean boy band Shinee for…
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1990
American baseball player
Jeffrey Todd McNeil, nicknamed "Squirrel" or "Flying Squirrel," is an American professional baseball utility player for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York…
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1992
Swedish ice hockey player
Johan Viktor Arvidsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fourth round, 112th…
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1993
1993
Australian rugby league player
Josh Chudleigh is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. Primarily a hooker, he previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys.
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1994
American singer-songwriter
Forrest Neil Frank is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Fulshear, Texas. He rose to fame as one half of the pop music duo Surfaces and went on to have further success as a solo performer of Christian…
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1995
Turkish professional basketball player
Cedi Osman is a Turkish professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He was drafted with the 31st pick in the 2015 NBA draft and played for the Cleveland…
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1995
1996
South Korean singer
Kim Woojin is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy group Stray Kids, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2017. After leaving the group in late 2019, Kim debuted as a soloist in 2021 with the…
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1997
1997
American football player
Roquan Daevon Smith is an American professional football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. Smith became the first Georgia…
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1997
Belgian footballer
Arno Verschueren is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente.
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1997
English footballer
Keira Fae Walsh is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for, and a vice-captain of, Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team. She is considered both a playmaker and…
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1997
Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador
Ángela Lavinia Valbonesi Acosta is an Ecuadorian businesswoman, nutritionist, and social media influencer who is the current first lady of Ecuador since 2023 as the wife of President Daniel Noboa.
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1998
American football player
Cedarian DeLeon "CeeDee" Lamb is an American professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners where he was a consensus…
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1999
Canadian ice hockey player
Jamie Drysdale is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. Internationally,…
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2002
Slovak track and field athlete
Viktória Forster is a Slovak track and field athlete who competes internationally as a hurdler and a sprinter. She holds the Slovak women's record for 60 metres hurdles, 100 metres hurdles and 100 metres.
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2002
American actress
Skai Jackson is an American actress. With such accolades as a Shorty Award and a nomination for an NAACP Image Award, she was featured in Time's list of the most influential teens in 2016.
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2002
French basketball player
Zaccharie Risacher is a French professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the first overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA draft.
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2005
American social media personality
Andrew "A.J." Befumo Jr. and Eric Justice Befumo, collectively known online as both A.J. & Big Justice and the Costco Guys, are American social media personalities based in Boca Raton, Florida. The father-and-son duo…
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2013
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