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Famous Birthdays on August 1
268 people
10 BC – 2003
August 1 has seen 268 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 10 BC – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1974 — Marek Galiński
Polish cyclist (died 2014)
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Galinski also represented his nation Poland in four editions of the Olympic Games, where he competed in men's mountain biking from the time that it officially became an Olympic sport in 1996
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Galinski raced professionally for more than five seasons on the JBG2 Professional MTB Team
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After his retirement from the sport in 2011, Galinski worked as an assistant coach of both Polish and Russian mountain bike national teams
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Upon his return from a training camp in Cyprus on 17 March 2014, Galinski was suddenly killed in a car accident near Jędrzejów.
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Japanese scholar and politician (died 903)
Sugawara no Michizane , or Kankō , was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian period of Japan. He is regarded as an excellent poet, particularly in waka and kanshi poetry, and is today revered in Shinto as the god…
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845
Korean king (died 1031)
Hyeonjong, personal name Wang Sun, was the 8th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was a grandson of the dynastic founder King Taejo. He was appointed by the military leader Kang Cho, whom the King Mokjong had…
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992
Chinese emperor (died 1123)
Emperor Taizu of Jin, personal name Aguda, sinicised name Min, was the founder and first emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. He was originally the chieftain of the Wanyan tribe, the most dominant among the…
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1068
1313
Japanese emperor (died 1433)
Emperor Go-Komatsu was the 100th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and the sixth and final Emperor of the Northern Court.
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1377
6th Earl of Arundel (died 1421)
John Fitzalan, 6th Earl of Arundel, 3rd Baron Maltravers was an English nobleman.
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1385
1410
1492
Polish king (died 1572)
Sigismund II Augustus was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the last male…
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1520
Scottish theologian and scholar (died 1622)
Andrew Melville was a Scottish scholar, theologian, poet and religious reformer. His fame encouraged scholars from the European continent to study at Glasgow and St. Andrews.
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1545
English spirit medium (died 1597)
Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot, was an English Renaissance occultist and scryer. He is known for working with John Dee in his magical investigations. Besides the professed ability to see spirits or…
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1555
Spanish author and playwright (died 1644)
Luis Vélez de Guevara was a Spanish dramatist and novelist.
He was born at Écija and was of Jewish converso descent.
After graduating as a sizar at the University of Osuna in 1596, he joined the household of Rodrigo de…
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1579
Montenegrin rabbi and theorist (died 1676)
Sabbatai Zevi or Shabtai Tzvi was a former Jewish mystic and rabbi from Smyrna who converted to Islam. His family were Romaniote Jews from Patras.
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1626
1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1673)
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh was an English statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1672 when he was created Baron Clifford. He was one of five leading politicians who formed the Cabal…
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1630
Italian painter (died 1734)
Sebastiano Ricci was an Italian Baroque painter of the late Baroque period in Venetian painting. About the same age as Piazzetta, and an elder contemporary of Tiepolo, he represents a late version of the vigorous and…
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1659
1713
Welsh painter and academic (died 1782)
Richard Wilson was a Welsh painter who specialised in landscape art and worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of landscape for its own sake and was described in…
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1714
French general (died 1794)
Jacques François Coquille, known as Dugommier, was a French military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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1738
French soldier, biologist, and academic (died 1829)
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck, often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biological evolution…
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1744
American soldier, explorer, and politician, 4th Governor of Missouri Territory (died 1838)
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri.
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1770
American lawyer, author, and poet (died 1843)
Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry", which was set to a popular British tune and eventually became the…
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1779
German-Swiss botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (died 1851)
Lorenz Oken was a German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologist. He became a professor of natural history at the University of Jena and from 1833 at the newly founded University of Zurich. He founded the…
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1779
American colonel and lawyer (died 1836)
William Barret "Buck" Travis was a Texian Army officer and lawyer. He is known for helping set the Texas Revolution in motion during the Anahuac disturbances and defending the Alamo Mission during the battle of the…
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1809
American lawyer and politician (died 1882)
Richard Henry Dana Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the classic American memoir Two Years Before the Mast and as an…
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1815
American astronomer and academic (died 1889)
Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator. In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI that was later known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" in her honor. She won a gold medal prize for…
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1818
American novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 1891)
Herman Melville was an American writer of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a…
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1819
Italian opera singer and educator (died 1918)
Antonio "Toto" Cotogni was an Italian baritone of the first magnitude. Regarded internationally as being one of the greatest male opera singers of the 19th century, he was particularly admired by the composer Giuseppe…
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1831
American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War (died 1926)
Robert Todd Lincoln was an American lawyer and businessman. He was the eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and the only one of their four children to reach the age of 19. Robert…
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1843
Australian footballer and cricketer (died 1883)
George Coulthard was an Australian cricketer, umpire and Australian rules footballer.
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1856
French lawyer and politician, 13th President of France (died 1937)
Pierre Paul Henri Gaston Doumergue was a French politician who served as President of France from 1924 to 1931.
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1858
1858
Romanian engineer and explorer (died 1918)
Bazil George Assan was a Romanian engineer, explorer and economist. Belonging to a wealthy family in Bucharest, Assan was an important figure in the industrialization of the Kingdom of Romania. He studied engineering,…
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1860
Australian cricketer (died 1951)
Samuel Percy Jones was an Australian cricketer who played 12 Test matches between 1882 and 1888.
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1861
English painter (died 1917)
Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917) was an English Victorian painter, known for her oil and watercolour portraits, as well as posters and stained-glass designs.
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1865
American cricketer and soccer player (died 1969)
John Ashby Lester was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a teacher. Lester was one of the Philadelphian cricketers who played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak…
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1871
Estonian-English wrestler and strongman (died 1968)
Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt, known in English-language publications as George Hackenschmidt, was an Estonian strongman, amateur and professional wrestler, writer, and sports philosopher. He is recognized as…
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1877
Greek physician and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1961)
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos was a Greek medical doctor who became Prime Minister of Greece, directing the Greek collaborationist government during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II.
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1878
German mathematician and academic (died 1940)
Otto Toeplitz was a German mathematician working in functional analysis. In addition to his mathematical research, Toeplitz is well known for the popular mathematics book The Enjoyment of Mathematics, co-authored with…
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1881
Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966)
George Charles de Hevesy was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the…
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1885
German physicist and academic (died 1979)
Walther Gerlach was a German physicist who co-discovered, through laboratory experiment, spin quantization in a magnetic field, the Stern–Gerlach effect. The experiment was conceived by Otto Stern in 1921 and…
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1889
Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1968)
Karl Kobelt was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.
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1891
Alexander was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death on 25 October 1920.
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1893
Italian cyclist (died 1927)
Ottavio Bottecchia was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France.
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1894
American composer and musical director (died 1980)
Morris W. Stoloff was an American composer. He worked with Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Shore, Al Jolson and Frank Sinatra.
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1898
English race car driver and businessman (died 1980)
Thomas Raymond Mays was an auto racing driver and entrepreneur from Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.
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1899
Australian cricketer and rugby player (died 1965)
Otto Ernest Nothling was a rugby union player who represented Australia, as well as an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1928. He is one of only two Australian rugby and cricket dual internationals, the…
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1900
Filipino boxer (died 1925)
Francisco Villaruel Guilledo, commonly known as Pancho Villa, was a Filipino professional boxer. Villa, who stood only 5 feet and 1 inch (154 cm) tall and never weighed more than 114 pounds (51 kg), despite the racial…
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1901
American historian, author, and academic (died 1995)
Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan was an American writer of historical fiction and non-fiction who mainly wrote about the Southwestern United States. He was the recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes for History.
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1903
American-Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1993)
Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg was an American-Canadian astronomer who pioneered research into globular clusters and variable stars. She was the first female president of several astronomical organizations and a scientist…
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1905
Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer (died 1977)
Eric Earle Shipton, CBE, was an English Himalayan mountaineer.
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1907
English painter and illustrator (died 1974)
James Henry Govier was a British painter and etcher, who worked in Swansea and East Anglia.
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1910
American author and magazine editor (died 1977)
Raymond Alfred Palmer was an American author and magazine editor. Influential in the first wave of science fiction fandom, his first fiction stories were published in 1935.
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1910
American pianist and composer (died 2003)
Walter Scharf was an American musician, best known as a film, television and concert composer and arranger/conductor.
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1910
German war photographer (died 1937)
Gerta Pohorylle, known professionally as Gerda Taro, was a German war photographer active during the Spanish Civil War. She is regarded as the first female photojournalist to have died while covering the frontline in a…
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1910
American journalist and cartoonist (died 1985)
Jackie Ormes was an American cartoonist. She is known as the first African-American woman cartoonist and creator of the Torchy Brown comic strip and the Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger panel.
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1911
Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (died 1979)
Sir David Brand KCMG was an Australian politician. He was the longest-serving premier of Western Australia, in office from 1959 to 1971, and was state leader of the Liberal Party from 1957 to 1972.
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1912
1912
American actor (died 1999)
Henry Burk Jones was an American actor of stage, film, and television.
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1912
American photographer and composer (died 1997)
Jack Delano was a Russian Empire-born Ukrainian photographer, filmmaker, and composer, who spent much of his life in Puerto Rico. In the United States, he worked for the Works Progress Administration, United Fund, and…
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1914
Australian painter and educator (died 2015)
Alan Moore was an Australian war artist during World War II. He is best known for his images of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and the Australian War Memorial holds many of his works.
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1914
English-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
John Lee Thompson was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure films.
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1914
Italian cardinal (died 2014)
Fiorenzo Angelini was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers in the Roman Curia, and was elevated to the…
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1916
Canadian author and poet (died 2000)
Anne Hébert, was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry.
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1916
American minister and activist (died 2013)
Theodore Judson Jemison, better known as T. J. Jemison, was minister of Mount Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in June 1953 when he led a bus boycott to protest the city's segregated public transit.…
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1918
1919
Estonian economist and chess player (died 1992)
Raul Renter was an Estonian economist and chess player, who twice won the Estonian Chess Championship.
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1920
British paediatric endocrinologist (died 2010)
James Mourilyan Tanner was a British paediatric endocrinologist who was best known for his development of the Tanner scale, which measures the stages of sexual development during puberty. He was a professor emeritus of…
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1920
American tennis player, sailor, and sportscaster (died 2009)
John Albert Kramer was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, and a pioneer promoter who helped drive the sport towards professionalism at the elite level. Kramer also ushered in the serve-and-volley era in…
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1921
Australian actress (died 1990)
Patricia Ethel McDonald known professionally as Miss Patricia McDonald, and subsequently as Pat McDonald was an Australian Gold Logie winning actress of radio, stage and screen, primarily in small screen, her…
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1921
Canadian-American actor (died 2006)
Arthur Edward Spence Hill was a Canadian actor of film, stage, and television. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as George in the original Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?…
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1922
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982. He was the tenth son…
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1924
American canoeist (died 2018)
Frank Benjamin Havens was an American sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. He was born in Arlington, Virginia. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals: in the C-1 10000 m…
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1924
American actress and singer (died 2007)
Marcia Mae Jones was an American film and television actress whose prolific career spanned 57 years.
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1924
Barbadian cricketer (died 1967)
The Hon. Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell, sometimes referred to by his nickname of "Tae", was a Barbadian West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator. A stylish right-handed batsman and useful left-arm seam bowler,…
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1924
Austrian poet and author (died 2000)
Ernst Jandl was an Austrian writer, poet, and translator. He became known for his experimental lyric, mainly sound poems (Sprechgedichte) in the tradition of concrete and visual poetic forms.
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1925
Palestinian politician, founder of the PFLP (died 2008)
George Habash was a Palestinian politician and physician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) from 1967 to 2000.
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1926
American basketball player and lawyer (died 2013)
George Jost Hauptfuhrer Jr. was an American basketball player who, despite being taken third overall in the 1948 BAA Draft after a collegiate career at Louisville and Harvard, decided to pursue a career in law.
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1926
English TV personality (died 2018)
Hannah Bayles Tallentire Hauxwell was an English farmer who was the subject of several television documentaries. She first came to public attention after being covered in an ITV documentary, Too Long a Winter, made by…
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1926
Chilean oceanographer (died 2006)
María Teresa López Boegeholz was a Chilean oceanographer and academic. She was considered a pioneer in the field of marine sciences.
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1927
American bishop (died 2013)
Anthony Gerard Bosco was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg in Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2004. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the…
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1927
1928
Georgian actress (died 2018)
Leila Abashidze was a Georgian actress, director and writer. She was Meritorious Artist of Georgia, People's Artist of Georgia, a recipient of Order of the Red Banner of Labour, as well as of awards of European and…
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1929
Afghan educator and politician, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1979)
Hafizullah Amin was an Afghan revolutionary and communist head of state, who served in that position for a little over three months, from September 1979 until his assassination. He organized the Saur Revolution of 1978…
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1929
American roller derby racer (died 2006)
Ann Theresa Calvello was an American athlete and notable personality in the sport of roller derby.
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1929
English composer (died 1999)
Lionel Bart was an English writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's "Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical Oliver! (1960). With Oliver! and his work alongside…
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1930
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (died 2002)
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist and public intellectual. Bourdieu's contributions to the sociology of education, the theory of sociology, and sociology of aesthetics have achieved wide influence in several…
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1930
American actress and writer (died 1991)
Julia Anne Bovasso was an American actress of stage, screen, and television.
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1930
American lieutenant and politician, 62nd United States Secretary of State (died 2011)
Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger was an American statesman and career diplomat who served briefly as the secretary of state under President George H. W. Bush from December 1992 to January 1993, one of the shortest terms in…
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1930
Hungarian politician, 51st Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1996)
Károly Grósz was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party from 1988 to 1989.
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1930
Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (died 2014)
Geoffrey Lamont Holder was a Trinidadian-American actor, dancer, musician, director, choreographer, and artist. He was a principal dancer for the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, before his film career began in 1957 with an…
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1930
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ramblin' Jack Elliott is an American folk singer, songwriter, and storyteller.
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1931
South African cricketer (died 2016)
Trevor Leslie Goddard was a South African cricketer. A left-handed all-rounder, he played 41 Test matches for South Africa from 1955 to 1970. He captained the young South African team on its five-month tour of Australia…
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1931
American-Israeli rabbi and activist, founded the Jewish Defense League (died 1990)
Meir David HaKohen Kahane was an Israeli Orthodox ordained rabbi, writer and ultra-nationalist politician. He was the founder of the Israeli political party Kach, whose ideology continues to influence militant and…
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1932
American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2009)
Dominick DeLuise was an American actor, comedian, director, musician, chef, and author. Known primarily for comedic roles, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows. He is widely…
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1933
Japanese baseball player and manager (died 2019)
Masaichi Kaneda was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher of Zainichi Korean origin, one of the best-known pitchers in Japanese baseball history, and is the only Japanese pitcher to have won 400 games. He was…
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1933
Indian actress (died 1972)
Meena Kumari was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Known as "The Tragedy Queen", she is regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning 33…
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1933
American actress, producer, and agent (died 2012)
Theresia Anna Lilian Maria Shields was an American actress, who was the mother and manager of actress Brooke Shields.
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1933
Czech historian and author (died 2007)
Dušan Třeštík was a Czech historian. He specialized in medieval history of the Czech lands and theory of history.
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1933
1934
1934
English cricketer (died 2014)
Geoffrey Pullar was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire and Gloucestershire and in 28 Tests for England.
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1935
British biologist, psychologist, and academic (died 2000)
William Donald Hamilton was a British evolutionary biologist, recognised as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century. Hamilton became known for his theoretical work expounding a rigorous…
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1936
Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (died 2008)
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL, was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in 1962. He is widely regarded as one of the foremost designers of…
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1936
English sociologist, radio host, and academic
Laurence John Taylor is an English sociologist and radio presenter, originally from Liverpool.
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1936
American lawyer and politician
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato is an American attorney, lobbyist, and Republican politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1999. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired the Senate Banking…
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1937
English-Canadian physician and politician (died 2015)
Robert Timothy Stansfield "Bob" Frankford was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough…
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1939
American actor
Terry Kiser is an American actor. While he has more than 140 acting credits to his name, with a career spanning more than 50 years, he is best known for portraying the deceased title character Bernie Lomax in the comedy…
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1939
English bishop and theologian (died 2014)
Stephen Whitefield Sykes was a Church of England bishop and academic specialising in divinity. He was Van Mildert Professor of Divinity at Durham University from 1974 to 1985, and Regius Professor of Divinity at…
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1939
American author and photographer (died 2017)
Robert James Waller was an American author best known for The Bridges of Madison County. He was also a professor, photographer, and musician.
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1939
Iranian writer and actor
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is an Iranian writer and actor, known for his promotion of social and artistic freedom in contemporary Iran and his realist depictions of rural life, drawn from personal experience.
In 2020, he wrote…
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1940
English cricketer and umpire
Mervyn John Kitchen, is a former English first-class cricketer and international umpire. In his playing days he was a left-handed batsman for Somerset County Cricket Club, making 15,230 runs in his 354 first-class games…
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1940
American businessman, founded Cendant
Henry R. Silverman is an American entrepreneur and private equity investor. Silverman is best known for his role in building Cendant Corporation into a multibillion-dollar business services company that provided car…
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1940
American politician, 30th United States Secretary of Commerce (died 1996)
Ronald Harmon Brown was an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 30th United States secretary of commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton. Before this, he was chairman of the Democratic…
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1941
French songwriter and screenwriter (died 2004)
Étienne Roda-Gil was a songwriter and screenwriter. He was an anarchist and an anarcho-syndicalist.
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1941
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)
Jerome John Garcia was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. Although…
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1942
Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Giancarlo Giannini is an Italian actor. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in Love and Anarchy (1973) and received an Academy Award nomination for Seven Beauties (1975). He is also…
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1942
Russian banker and politician (died 1998)
Dmitry Filippov was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman. An influential member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Lensovet before 1991, Filippov established Saint Petersburg's tax service in…
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1944
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Douglas Dean Osheroff is an American physicist known for his work in experimental condensed matter physics, in particular for his co-discovery of superfluidity in Helium-3. For his contributions he shared the 1996 Nobel…
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1945
English singer-songwriter, bass player, and guitarist (died 2006)
Raymond "Boz" Burrell was an English musician. Originally a vocalist and guitarist, Burrell is best known for being the vocalist and bassist of King Crimson from 1971 to 1972 and the original bassist of Bad Company from…
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1946
American drummer (died 2011)
Eric Michael Coonce was the drummer for American rock band The Grass Roots from 1966 to 1972.
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1946
American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
Richard Oswalt Covey is a retired United States Air Force officer, former NASA astronaut, and a member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
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1946
Australian epidemiologist and academic
Fiona Juliet Stanley is an Australian epidemiologist noted for her public health work, her research into child and maternal health as well as birth disorders such as cerebral palsy. Stanley is the patron of the Telethon…
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1946
Jamaican poet and author
Lorna Gaye Goodison CD is a Jamaican poet, essayist and memoirist, a West Indian writer, whose career spans four decades. She is now professor emerita, English Language and Literature/Afroamerican and African Studies at…
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1947
French comics creator and artist
Chantal Montellier, born on August 1, 1947, in Bouthéon near Saint-Étienne in the Loire Department, is a French comics creator and artist, editorial cartoonist, novelist, and painter. As the first female editorial…
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1947
Israeli-American screenwriter and producer, founded Marvel Studios
Avi Arad is an Israeli-American studio executive and producer of film, television and animation. He became the CEO of Toy Biz in the 1990s, was the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment and is the founder,…
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1948
American football player (died 2019)
Clifford Branch Jr. was an American professional football wide receiver who played for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders during his entire 14-year National Football League (NFL) career. He won three NFL championships…
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1948
English journalist and author (died 2006)
David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write…
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1948
Australian writer and commentator
Bettina Mary Arndt is an Australian writer and commentator who specialises in sex and gender issues. Starting as a sex therapist, she established her career in the 1970s publishing and broadcasting as well as writing…
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1949
Kyrgyzstani politician, 2nd President of Kyrgyzstan
Kurmanbek Sali uulu Bakiyev is a Kyrgyzstani politician who served as the second president of Kyrgyzstan from 2005 until his removal from office as a result of the Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010, forcing Bakiyev to flee the…
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1949
American poet, author, and musician (died 2009)
James Dennis Carroll was an American author, poet, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which inspired a 1995 film of the same title that starred Leonardo…
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1949
American football player (died 2009)
Ray Nettles was a football linebacker at the University of Tennessee who played professional Canadian football from 1972 to 1980. He was a five-time Canadian Football League (FL) All-Star and Hall of Famer.
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1949
American basketball player and coach
Roy Allen Williams is an American retired college basketball coach who served as the men's head coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels for 18 seasons and the Kansas Jayhawks for 15 seasons. He was inducted into the…
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1950
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)
Timothy Gregg Bachman was a Canadian guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with rock bands Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). Bachman was one of the four founding members of BTO together with his…
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1951
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
Thomas Richard Bolin was an American rock guitarist and songwriter who played with Zephyr, the James Gang and Deep Purple, in addition to maintaining a career as a solo artist and session musician, notably for Billy…
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1951
American baseball player, coach, and manager
Peter Mackanin, Jr., is an American former professional baseball utility player, coach, scout, and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and…
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1951
Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (died 2003)
Zoran Đinđić was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997, becoming the first non-communist and…
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1952
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
Robert William Cray is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards.
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1953
American journalist and author
Howard Alan Kurtz is an American journalist and author and host of Media Buzz on Fox News. He is the former media writer for The Washington Post and the former Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast. He has written…
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1953
Jamaican-Canadian boxer (died 2006)
Trevor Berbick was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 2000. He won the WBC heavyweight title in 1986 by defeating Pinklon Thomas, then lost it in his first defense in the same year to Mike Tyson.…
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1954
American journalist and author
James Gleick is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative…
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1954
German footballer and manager
Benno Hans Möhlmann is a German retired football player and manager. He played for Preußen Münster, Werder Bremen, and Hamburger SV.
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1954
British lawyer (died 2020)
Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE QC (Hon) was an Irish lawyer known for her work in the UK concerning children's rights, particularly forced marriage and international child abduction.
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1957
American actor and screenwriter (died 2015)
Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron was an American actor, comedian, writer and artist. He is known for his roles as Albert in Punchline (1988) and as Milo in the 1991 action comedy The Last Boy Scout.
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1957
1958
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michael Daniel Penn is an American musician, singer, and composer. His 1989 single "No Myth" was a top 20 hit in the U.S. and successful in several other countries.
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1958
American basketball player and coach
Ernest Maurice "Kiki" VanDeWeghe III is a former professional basketball player, coach and executive who is an advisor for the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-time NBA All-Star.
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1958
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Joseph Thomas Elliott is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band…
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1959
1960
American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
Suzanne Gardner is an American musician and creative director best known for being a guitarist, vocalist, and co-founder of the rock band L7.
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1960
South African boxer (died 2013)
Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala was a South African professional boxer and four-time world champion who competed from 1980 to 2002. Standing about 4 ft 10 in, he is the shortest boxer in history to win a world title. He was a…
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1962
Mexican-American actor and producer
Demián Bichir Nájera is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life.
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1963
1963
American actor
John Carroll Lynch is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in Fargo (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show…
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1963
Japanese astronaut and engineer
Koichi Wakata is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut working for Axiom Space. Wakata retired from JAXA in 2024 after a career in spaceflight spanning nearly two decades. He logged over 500 days in space across five…
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1963
New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
Dean Wareham is an American musician and actor who co-founded the band Galaxie 500 in 1987. He departed from Galaxie 500 in April 1991 and went on to establish the band Luna. Following Luna's dissolution in 2005,…
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1963
American singer-songwriter and producer
Adam Fredric Duritz is an American singer, best known as the frontman for the rock band Counting Crows, for which he serves as a founding member and main composer. Since its founding in 1991, Counting Crows has sold…
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1964
Scottish businesswoman and politician
Fiona Jane Hyslop is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Transport since 2024. Hyslop has served in various offices under first ministers Salmond, Sturgeon, Yousaf and Swinney; as education…
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1964
American golfer
Brandt William Jobe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Champions Tour. He has also played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.
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1965
English director and producer
Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes is an English filmmaker and stage director. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List. In 2000, Mendes was awarded…
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1965
American club promoter and author
James St. James is a television and internet personality, author, celebutante, frequent collaborator with Mathu Andersen, and former "Club Kid", a member of the New York City club scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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1966
American baseball player and coach
Gregory Scott Jefferies is an American former infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year career from 1987 to 2000. He played for six MLB teams, primarily the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.…
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1967
Brazilian director, producer and screenwriter
José Bastos Padilha Neto is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014…
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1967
American basketball player and coach
Stacey Orlando Augmon is an American basketball coach and former player. He serves as the player development coach of the Sacramento Kings. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He…
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1968
American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter
Daniel Joseph Donegan is an American musician who is the guitarist and one of the founding members of heavy metal band Disturbed.
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1968
Japanese baseball player and sportscaster
Shigetoshi Hasegawa is a retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He achieved the most recognition when he played for the Seattle Mariners from 2002 through 2005. Previously, Hasegawa played with the Anaheim…
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1968
Estonian footballer and manager
Andrei Borissov is an Estonian football coach and former professional footballer. He played the position of midfielder and is 1.77 m tall and weighs 76 kg. Borissov is the former member of the Estonia national football…
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1969
American baseball player and scout
Kevin Thomas Jarvis is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for many teams including the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, San…
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1969
English cricketer and journalist (died 2024)
Graham Paul Thorpe was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Surrey and represented England in 100 Test matches. He also played 82 One Day Internationals (ODIs) including appearances at the 1996 and…
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1969
American football player
Quentin John Coryatt is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Texas A&M University. He is distinguished…
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1970
English footballer and manager
David Benjamin James is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His most recent position was manager at Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League in 2018. He is also a pundit on Sky…
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1970
Dutch cricketer
Eugenie van Leeuwen is a former Dutch cricketer who represented the Netherlands women's national cricket team.
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1970
Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Anders Niklas Andersson, also known as Nicke Andersson, is a Swedish musician best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band The Hellacopters and drummer for the death metal band Entombed. Besides his work…
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1972
Norwegian footballer and coach
Christer Basma is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. He played 16 consecutive seasons Tippeligaen, for Kongsvinger, Stabæk and Rosenborg. With 350 top division appearances, Basma has made the…
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1972
American football player and coach
Todd Matthew Bouman is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1997 after playing…
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1972
American historian, economist, and academic
Thomas Ernest Woods Jr. is an American author, podcast host, and libertarian commentator who is currently a senior fellow at the Mises Institute. A proponent of the Austrian School of economics, Woods hosts a podcast,…
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1972
American soccer player and coach
Gregg Matthew Berhalter is an American soccer coach and former player. He is the current head coach and director of football for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire, a role he assumed following the end of the 2024…
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1973
American actress
Tempestt Bledsoe is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–92). In December 2010, it was…
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1973
Belgian runner
Veerle Dejaeghere is a Belgian runner, who has specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008.
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1973
Spanish mountaineer
Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar is a Basque Spanish mountaineer. On May 17, 2010, she became the first woman to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders – and the 21st person to do so. Her first 8,000 peak had been achieved 9…
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1973
American journalist
Cher Calvin is the lead news anchor for KTLA, the flagship station for The CW and Nexstar in Los Angeles.
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1974
South African cricketer
Tyron Henderson is a former South African professional cricketer who played in one international match for the South African national team. He was born in Durban in Natal Province.
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1974
Trinidadian footballer and coach
Dennis William Lawrence is a Trinidadian professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant head coach of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
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1974
Canadian skier
Rebecca Scott is a Canadian retired cross-country skier. She is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing. She is the founder of a national organization…
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1974
1975
American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
Don Hertzfeldt is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee who is best known for the animated films It's Such a Beautiful Day, the World of Tomorrow series, ME, and…
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1976
Danish footballer
Søren Jochumsen is a Danish retired professional football (soccer) player, who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his lack of height, he is known as one of the most reliable goalkeepers of the league.
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1976
Nigerian footballer
Nwankwo Kanu is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Iwuanyanwu Nationale in his native Nigeria. He also played for Ajax and…
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1976
Canadian ice hockey player
David Semenovich Nemirovsky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
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1976
1976
Romanian-Italian rugby player
Cristian Alexandru Stoica, also known as Alessandro Stoica is a Romanian-Italian retired rugby union footballer, who played as a centre.
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1976
Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Joseph Marc Denis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). For the 2009–10 season, he was hired as the goaltenders' coach…
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1977
1977
American-Canadian football player
Darnerien Richard McCants is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL draft. He played college football at Delaware State.
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1977
French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Damien Saez or just Saez, is a French singer-songwriter and musician.
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1977
Japanese wrestler and boxer
Naofumi Yamamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Yoshi Tatsu.
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1977
Zimbabwean cricketer
Arnoldus Mauritius Blignaut is a Zimbabwean former cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, also known as a hard-hitting batsman in ODIs, where he frequently scored a fast…
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1978
Swedish biathlete
Björn Ferry is a Swedish former biathlete and Olympic champion. He began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in 2001, but did not win his first international race until the 2007–2008 season. In 2007, he…
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1978
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Dhani Harrison is an English and American musician, composer and singer-songwriter. He is the son of George Harrison, lead guitarist of the Beatles, and Olivia Harrison. Dhani debuted as a professional musician…
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1978
Scottish footballer
Christopher Robert Iwelumo is a Scottish former professional football coach and player, who played as a striker.
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1978
American football player
Edgerrin Tyree James is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at the University of Miami for the Miami…
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1978
Ghanaian footballer (died 2019)
Manuel "Junior" Agogo was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. He then moved back to Ghana during his years in secondary school. He…
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1979
Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
Nathan Fien, also known by the nickname of "Fieny", is a professional rugby league assistant coach with the Dolphins since their inaugural 2023 season in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.
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1979
American actor, director, and producer
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa is an American actor and film producer. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon…
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1979
Australian rugby league player
Grant Wooden is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for Manly Warringah and the Northern Eagles in the NRL competition.
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1979
1980
French decathlete
Romain Barras is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal-best score of 8,196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in…
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1980
Chilean footballer
Esteban Efraín Paredes Quintanilla is a Chilean football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He is currently in charge of Santiago Morning.
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1980
1981
Norwegian journalist and author
Pia Renate Haraldsen is a Norwegian TV personality, comedian, and author, most known for her interviews on the Norwegian TV show Rikets Røst.
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1981
German footballer
Christofer Heimeroth is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1981
Irish footballer
Stephen Patrick Hunt is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a winger for Crystal Palace, Brentford, Reading, Hull City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ipswich Town and Coventry City. At international level,…
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1981
English rugby player
Jamie Daniel Peter Jones-Buchanan is a British rugby league coach, former professional player, and the Chief Executive of the Leeds Rhinos. He was briefly the interim head coach for Leeds in the Super League XXVII…
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1981
1982
English actress, director, and screenwriter
Montserrat Lombard is a British actress known for playing Sharon 'Shaz' Granger in the BBC drama series Ashes to Ashes.
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1982
American football player
Robert Joseph Carpenter III is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football…
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1983
New Zealand rugby player
Craig Brian James Clarke is a retired rugby union player from New Zealand. He played as a lock during his career, winning two Super Rugby titles with the Chiefs where he served as captain. He also captained Taranaki in…
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1983
French footballer
Julien Alex Thomas Faubert is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back. Born in France, he played in one match for the France national team, in which he scored, before switching allegiance to…
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1983
Swiss decathlete
David Alvarez Gervasi is a decathlete from Switzerland. He set his personal best score in the men's decathlon on 1 June 2008 at the 2008 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis. Gervasi is a two-time national champion in the men's…
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1983
American game designer
Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) is a subgenre of strategy video games in which two teams of players compete on a structured battlefield, each controlling a single character with distinctive abilities that grow…
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1984
Italian cyclist
Francesco Gavazzi is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2023.
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1984
American baseball player
Brandon Lee Kintzler is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins,…
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1984
German footballer
Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Earlier in his career, he primarily played as a wide midfielder before later switching to a central midfield role. Former…
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1984
Scottish-American soccer player
Stuart Alistair Holden is a former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder, and is currently a lead TV game analyst for Fox Sports. Holden is part of the ownership group for Spanish La Liga football club…
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1985
American baseball player
Adam LaMarque Jones is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played parts of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, and Arizona Diamondbacks and two…
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1985
American baseball player
Cole A. Kimball is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals.
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1985
South African rugby player
Tendai Mtawarira is a Zimbabwean-South African retired professional rugby union player who last played for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby and previously for the South Africa national team and the Sharks in Super…
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1985
Danish footballer
Kris Stadsgaard is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He made one senior appearance in 2003 for Farum before the club changed its name to Nordsjælland. He signed with Italian club…
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1985
Slovak footballer
Dušan Švento is a Slovak former professional football midfielder who played as a left winger or left-back. He spent most of his career with Slavia Prague and Red Bull Salzburg while representing Slovakia.
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1985
English footballer
Damien Samuel Allen is an English former footballer who is academy manager at Stockport County.
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1986
American artist, singer and guitarist
Marissa Paternoster is an American artist, singer and guitarist active in New Jersey's New Brunswick music scene. She is the former lead singer and guitarist of the band Screaming Females, and continues to perform in…
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1986
Swedish ice hockey player
Anton Strålman is a former Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. Strålman last played for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League. He also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the…
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1986
English footballer
Andrew Derek Taylor is an English former professional footballer who last played for Bolton Wanderers. He has previously played for Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Watford and Wigan Athletic.
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1986
Russian tennis player
Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina is a Russian former professional tennis player who was world No. 1 in doubles.
Vesnina is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2013 French Open, 2014 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon…
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1986
American football player
Burnell Michael Wallace III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ole Miss Rebels, and was selected by the…
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1986
Spanish footballer
Iago Aspas Juncal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains La Liga club Celta de Vigo.
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1987
English women's footballer
Karen Julia Carney is an English sports journalist and former professional footballer who played as a winger and midfielder. Carney has been a regular broadcaster for live football on TNT Sports, Sky Sports, ITV and…
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1987
Indian actress
Tapasee Pannu, professionally known as Taapsee Pannu, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. She has received two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award.
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1987
Belgian footballer
Sébastien Jean Pocognoli is a Belgian football coach and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Monaco.
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1987
Scottish footballer
Lee Wallace is a Scottish former professional footballer. He represented the Scotland national team with 10 caps.
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1987
Norwegian footballer
Mustafa "Mos" Abdellaoue is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the younger brother of former Norway international Mohammed Abdellaoue.
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1988
Australian footballer
Travis Alexander Boak is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Boak captained the club from 2013 to 2018, and is a…
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1988
Polish footballer
Patryk Adrian Małecki is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for III liga club Avia Świdnik.
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1988
Serbian footballer
Nemanja Matić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo.
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1988
New Zealand rugby league player
Bodene Thompson is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row forward for Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship.
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1988
American baseball player
Madison Kyle Bumgarner, nicknamed "MadBum", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–23).…
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1989
Korean American singer, songwriter, and actress
Stephanie Young Hwang, known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Young, is an American singer-songwriter and actress of Korean descent. Born and raised in California, she was discovered by South Korean entertainment…
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1989
Cuban baseball player
Aledmys Díaz Serrano is a Cuban professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, and…
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1990
South African rugby player
Elton Thomas Jantjies is a South African professional rugby union player who plays as fly-half.
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1990
Polish footballer
Piotr Kamil Malarczyk is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1991
Italian footballer
Marco Puntoriere is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for USD Palmese.
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1991
American basketball player
Austin James Rivers is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a sports analyst for ESPN and NBC Sports. The son of basketball coach and former player Doc Rivers, he played for 11 seasons in…
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1992
Indian actress
Mrunal Thakur is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films. Thakur is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award South, a Filmfare OTT Award, three SIIMA Awards and an ITA…
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1992
Spanish basketball player
Alejandro "Álex" Abrines Redondo is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He spent most of his career playing for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, acting as team captain for several seasons.…
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1993
American actor and singer
Leon George Thomas III is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. He began his career as a child actor on Broadway, appearing in the musicals The Lion King, Caroline, or Change and The Color…
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1993
Egyptian footballer
Saleh Gomaa is an Egyptian professional footballer who formerly played for Al Ahly and currently plays for Ismailia based club, Ismaily SC, and the Egyptian national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the…
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1993
South African rugby player
Sergeal Phillipe Petersen is a South African rugby union player for the Stormers in Super Rugby and Western Province in the Currie Cup. His regular position is winger.
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1994
Japanese singer
Ayaka Wada is a Japanese singer signed to YU-M Entertainment. She was a first generation member and the leader of Angerme as well as the leader of Hello! Project.
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1994
American politician
David Madison Cawthorn is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Cawthorn describes himself as…
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1995
British tennis player
Katie Charlotte Boulter is a British professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 23, achieved on 4 November 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 277, reached on 6 January 2025.…
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1996
South Korean singer
Kim Chaewon is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of South Korean girl group Le Sserafim and a former member of the girl group Iz*One, having finished tenth in the reality competition series Produce 48 in 2018.
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2000
American basketball player
Scott Wayne Barnes Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles, earning third-team…
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2001
South Korean actress
Park Si-eun is a South Korean singer and actress. After debuting as a child actress in 2014, she starred in several television series and films, winning the award for Best Young Actress at the 2018 SBS Drama Awards for…
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2001
Australian rugby league player
Ben Trbojevic, also nicknamed "Burbo", is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or second-row forward for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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2001
Spanish footballer
Alejandro Francés Torrijo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for La Liga club Girona.
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2002
Australian-Samoan rugby league player
Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby and the Australia national rugby team. He previously played rugby league as a winger or…
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2003
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Marek Galiński — Polish cyclist (1974–2014)
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