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In 2002, Neal Morse became a born again Christian, left Spock's Beard and began a Christian rock solo career, releasing many progressive rock concept albums about his new religious faith
Famous Birthdays on August 2
248 people
1260 – 2006
August 2 has seen 248 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1260 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1960 — Neal Morse
American singer and keyboard player
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In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful
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In 1999, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and drummer Mike Portnoy, the Flower Kings' Roine Stolt, and Marillion's Pete Trewavas to form the supergroup Transatlantic
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Neal Morse is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee
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In the meantime, he continued to play with Transatlantic and formed three new bands with Portnoy, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors, and the Neal Morse Band.
last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (died 1299)
Kyawswa was king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1289 to 1297. Son of the last sovereign king of Pagan Narathihapate, Kyawswa was one of many "kings" that emerged after the collapse of the Pagan Empire in…
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1260
Elector of Brandenburg (died 1499)
John II was Elector of Brandenburg from 1486 until his death, the fourth of the House of Hohenzollern. After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator of the same name, but the elector's…
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1455
Swiss physician and scholar (died 1588)
Theodor Zwinger the Elder was a Swiss physician and Renaissance humanist scholar. He made significant contributions to the emerging genres of reference and travel literature. He was the first distinguished…
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1533
Polish nobleman (died 1616)
Prince Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł, nicknamed "the Orphan", was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic), Ordynat of Nyasvizh from 1586, Court Marshal of Lithuania from 1569, Grand Marshal of Lithuania from 1579,…
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1549
Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (died 1642)
Saskia van Uylenburgh was the wife of painter Rembrandt van Rijn. In the course of her life, she was his model for some of his paintings, drawings, and etchings. She was the daughter of Rombertus Uylenburg, the mayor as…
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1612
Dutch painter (died 1678)
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten was a Dutch Golden Age painter, who was also a poet and author on art theory.
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1627
Maronite patriarch (died 1704)
Estephan El Douaihy or Istifan al-Duwayhi was the 57th Patriarch of the Maronite Church, serving from 1670 until his death. He was born in Ehden, Lebanon.
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1630
French admiral and buccaneer (died 1715)
Lieutenant général des armées navales Jean-Baptiste du Casse was a French Navy officer, privateer, slave trader and colonial administrator who served as the first governor of Saint-Domingue from 1691 to 1700. Born on 2…
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1646
Swiss paleontologist and scholar (died 1733)
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer was a Swiss physician and natural scientist born in Zürich. His most famous work was the Physica sacra in four volumes, which was a commentary on the Bible and included his view of the world,…
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1672
Duke of Orléans (died 1723)
Philippe, duc d'Orléans, who was known as the Regent, was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as le Régent. He was the son…
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1674
1696
Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and later regent of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. He was also a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.
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1702
Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1775)
Lorenzo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit, elected the eighteenth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was also the last before the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773.
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1703
French general (died 1817)
Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux was a French army commander during the French Revolution and a Peer of France. He joined a cavalry regiment the French Royal Army in 1756 and fought at Minden in the Seven Years' War.…
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1740
French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (died 1825)
Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant was a French-American artist, professor, and military engineer. In 1791, L'Enfant designed the baroque-styled plan for the development of Washington, D.C., after it was designated to…
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1754
German chemist and academic (died 1853)
Leopold Gmelin was a German chemist. Gmelin was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He worked on the red prussiate and created Gmelin's test, and wrote his Handbook of Chemistry, which over successive editions…
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1788
German poet and historian (died 1894)
Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack was a German poet, historian of literature, and art collector.
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1815
Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (died 1893)
John Tyndall (; 2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was an Irish physicist. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the…
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1820
Spanish general (died 1895)
Manuel Pavia y Rodriguez de Alburquerque was a Spanish general, who was an important part of Spanish political life during the second half of the 19th century. He participated in the Revolution of 1868, which removed…
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1828
French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (died 1904)
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor and painter. He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, in New York City, United States.
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1834
American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (died 1901)
Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Some recent…
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1835
Indian chemist and academic (died 1944)
Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray CIE FNI FRASB FIAS FCS was a Bengali chemist, educationist, historian, industrialist and philanthropist. He established the first modern Indian research school in chemistry and is regarded as…
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1861
American academic and critic (died 1933)
Irving Babbitt was an American academic and literary critic, noted for his founding role in a movement that became known as the New Humanism, a significant influence on literary discussion and conservative thought in…
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1865
Australian stained glass artist (died 1955)
John Radecki was a master stained glass artist working in Australia, considered to be the finest such artist of his time.
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1865
English poet, novelist, and short story writer (died 1900)
Ernest Christopher Dowson was an English poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Despite his short lifespan, he made a lasting impression on the literature of the English fin-de-siècle through his Decadent poetry.
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1867
Constantine I was King of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and again from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922. The eldest son of George I of Greece, he succeeded to the throne following his father's…
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1868
German sociologist and suffragist (died 1954)
Marianne Weber was a German sociologist, women's rights activist, and the wife of Max Weber.
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1870
American painter and illustrator (died 1951)
John French Sloan was an American painter and etcher. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school of American art. He was also a member of the group known as The Eight. He is best known for his urban…
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1871
Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1946)
George Evans Stewart was an officer in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War. He later commanded the 339th Infantry Regiment and the American Expeditionary…
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1872
Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (died 1963)
Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter, known for designing the initial version of the Indian National Flag. Apart from his role in the independence movement, Venkayya was a lecturer, author, geologist,…
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1876
Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (died 1956)
Ravishankar Shukla was a leader of the Indian National Congress, Indian independence movement activist, the Premier of the Central Provinces and Berar from 27 April 1946 to 25 January 1950, first Chief Minister of the…
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1877
Finnish-Estonian author (died 1956)
Aino Krohn Kallas was a Finnish-Estonian author. Her novellas are considered to be prominent pieces of Finnish literature.
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1878
American painter and educator (died 1946)
Arthur Garfield Dove was an American artist. An early American modernist, he is often considered the first American abstract painter. Dove used a wide range of media, sometimes in unconventional combinations, to produce…
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1880
1882
American painter and academic (died 1961)
Albert Bloch was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter, a group of early 20th-century European modernists.
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1882
Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (died 1969)
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. In 1948, he became the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power after only nine months by…
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1884
Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (died 1961)
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, was a Canadian aviation pioneer and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.
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1886
Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (died 1960)
Oskar Johann Viktor Anderson was a Russian-German mathematician of Baltic German descent. He is best known for his work on mathematical statistics and econometrics.
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1887
American stage actress (died 1929)
Margaret Whittaker Lawrence was an American stage actress known for her performances on Broadway and other venues.
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1889
English composer and conductor (died 1975)
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss was British composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army. In the post-war years he quickly…
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1891
Russian linguist and historian (died 1971)
Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky was a Soviet and Russian literary historian and linguist.
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1891
Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (died 1978)
Jack Leonard Warner was a Canadian-born American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned over 55 years, surpassing that of…
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1892
Brazilian feminist and scientist (died 1976)
Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. Lutz became a leading figure in both the Pan American feminist movement and human rights movement. She was instrumental in gaining women's…
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1894
New Zealand cricketer (died 1970)
Matthew Henderson was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington from 1922 to 1932 and played in New Zealand's first-ever Test match in January 1930.
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1895
German SS officer (died 1945)
Karl-Otto Koch was a German military officer who was a mid-ranking commander in the Schutzstaffel (SS) of Nazi Germany, and the first commandant of the Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen. From…
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1897
1898
English director and screenwriter (died 1995)
Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. He was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay…
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1899
American author and illustrator (died 1973)
Holling Clancy Holling was an American writer and illustrator, best known for the book Paddle-to-the-Sea, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942. Paddle to the Sea won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1962. In 1966,…
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1900
American actress and singer (died 1941)
Helen Morgan was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s. She starred as Julie LaVerne in the…
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1900
Pope Cyril VI was the 116th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 10 May 1959 until his death in 1971.
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1902
1902
German composer (died 1963)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann was a German composer. A major figure of the musical life of post-war Germany, he has been described as the greatest German symphonist of the 20th century.
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1905
1905
American actress (died 1992)
Ruth Gloria Nelson was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Wilson, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Humoresque, 3 Women, The Late Show and Awakenings. She was the fourth wife of John…
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1905
American journalist and author (died 1984)
Mary Hamman was an American writer and editor. She was an editor for Pictorial Review, Good Housekeeping, Mademoiselle, as well as the modern living editor for LIFE and editor-in-chief for Bride & Home.
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1907
Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1993)
Roger MacDougall was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and director.
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1910
1911
Danish actor (died 2010)
Palle Huld was a Danish Boy Scout, film actor and writer. He appeared in 40 films between 1933 and 2000. He was born in Hellerup in Denmark. His journey around the world at the age of 15 in 1928 reportedly inspired…
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1912
Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1977)
Håkon Stenstadvold was a Norwegian painter, illustrator, journalist, art critic and politician for the Conservative Party.
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1912
Croatian economist and author (died 2001)
Vladimir Žerjavić was a Croatian economist and demographer who published a series of historical articles and books during the 1980s and 1990s on demographic losses in Yugoslavia during World War II and of Axis forces…
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1912
Sri Lankan scholar and academic (died 1980)
Reverend Xavier S. Thani Nayagam was a Tamil scholar known for setting up the International Association for Tamil Research (IATR) and organising the first World Tamil Conference. He is praised as the "Roving Ambassador…
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1913
Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (died 1988)
Félix Leclerc was a Québécois singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posthumously inducted into the Canadian…
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1914
American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)
Big Walter Price was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist.
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1914
American actress (died 2001)
Beatrice Whitney Straight was an American theatre, film, television and radio actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was both an Academy Award and Tony Award winner, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award…
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1914
American actor (died 1990)
Gary Fred Merrill was an American film and television actor whose credits included more than 50 feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of television guest appearances. He starred in All…
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1915
Filipino-American painter and sculptor (died 1990)
Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio was a Filipino American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental. His heritage was Hispanic, Filipino,…
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1916
1917
Israeli-American actor (died 2022)
Nehemiah Persoff was an American actor and painter. He appeared in more than 200 television series, films, and theatre productions, and also performed as a voice artist in a career spanning 55 years.
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1919
French journalist and author (died 1997)
Louis Pauwels was a French journalist and writer.
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1920
Canadian physician and politician (died 2013)
Augustus Taylor Rowe was a Canadian physician and politician. He served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Carbonear from 1971 to 1975. He also spent three years as the province's health…
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1920
American comics artist (died 1998)
George Davis Wilson Jr. was an American painter best known for his work in the comics industry as a cover artist for Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics from the 1950s to the early 1980s.
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1921
American philanthropist and socialite (died 2016)
Betty Lee Bloomingdale was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was considered a fashion icon, first appearing on the International Best Dressed List in 1962, and in 1970 was named in the list's Hall of Fame.
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1922
Australian historian and author (died 1998)
Geoffrey 'Geppie' Piers Henry Dutton AO was an Australian author and historian.
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1922
British trade union leader (died 2004)
Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, was a British Labour Party politician and trade union leader. He served as the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress from 1973 to 1984.
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1922
Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (died 2016)
Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014. He was a member of twelve…
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1923
American boxer (died 1994)
Isiah "Ike" Williams was an American professional boxer known as the Trenton Tornado. He was a lightweight world boxing champion. He took the World Lightweight Championship in April 1945 and made eight successful…
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1923
American novelist, poet, and critic (died 1987)
James Arthur Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of…
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1924
American pianist and composer (died 2005)
Joseph Harnell was an American composer, musician, and music arranger.
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1924
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
John Carroll O'Connor was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades. He found widespread fame as Archie Bunker, the main character in the CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1979)…
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1924
Ceylon-American engineer and academic (died 2004)
Professor Kandiah Arulanandan was a Ceylon Tamil engineer and academic. Known as Professor Arul, he was a lecturer at the University of California, Davis.
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1925
English director and producer (died 1990)
John Dexter was an English theatre, opera and film director, described in a 100th anniversary tribute as "one of the towering directors in the English-speaking theatre in the second half of the 20th century". He was…
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1925
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2017)
John Ronald McCormack was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1948 and 1955. He was born in Edmonton,…
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1925
Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (died 2013)
General Jorge Rafael Videla was an Argentine military dictator and the President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 during the National Reorganization Process. His rule, which was during the time of Operation Condor, was…
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1925
English mathematician and academic (died 2018)
Sir Henry Peter Francis Swinnerton-Dyer, 16th Baronet, was an English mathematician specialising in number theory at the University of Cambridge. As a mathematician he was best known for his part in the Birch and…
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1927
English cricketer (died 1990)
Malcolm Jameson Hilton was an English left-arm spin bowler, who played for Lancashire and in four Test matches for England.
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1928
English trombonist and composer (died 2014)
Roy Crimmins, also known by the pseudonym Roy King, was an English jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.
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1929
1929
Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2013)
Vidya Charan Shukla was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan Morcha, Janata Dal, Samajwadi Janata…
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1929
Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (died 2017)
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, was a British politician and barrister.
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1929
British children's author (died 2023)
Kathleen Wendy Herald Peyton, who wrote primarily as K. M. Peyton, was a British author of fiction for children and young adults in the 1960s and 1970s.
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1929
Australian painter and dancer (died 2003)
Vali Myers was an Australian artist, dancer, bohemian and muse whose coverage by the media was mostly in the 1950s and 1960s in Europe and the United States.
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1930
American bishop and academic (died 2019)
Roland Pierre DuMaine was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of San José in California from 1981 to 1999. He also served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1978 to…
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1931
South African cricketer (died 2008)
Edward Russell Henry Fuller was a South African cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1953 and 1957. He was born in Worcester, Western Cape and died in Milnerton, Cape Town.
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1931
English journalist and critic (died 2014)
Karl Fergus Connor Miller FRSL was a Scottish literary editor, critic and writer.
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1931
Czech footballer (died 2007)
Viliam Schrojf was a Slovak footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He received 39 caps for Czechoslovakia.
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1931
American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (died 2006)
Lamar Hunt Sr. was an American businessman and sports executive involved in promoting football, soccer, and tennis in the United States. With his brothers, he also attempted to corner the silver market.
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1932
British-Irish actor and producer (died 2013)
Peter James O'Toole was an English and Irish actor known for his leading roles on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include the Academy Honorary Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe…
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1932
Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
Ioannis Varvitsiotis is a Greek politician and a former government minister of Greece. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for New Democracy from 2004 to 2009, part of the European People's Party. He was…
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1933
Russian general and cosmonaut (died 2019)
Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. He was also backup for Vostok 3 and Soyuz 37.
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1934
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)
Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold,…
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1935
English composer and author (died 2021)
Anthony Edward Payne was an English composer, music critic and musicologist. He is best known for his acclaimed completion of Edward Elgar's third symphony, which gained wide acceptance into Elgar's oeuvre. Payne is…
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1936
New Zealand businessman
Ronald Alfred Brierley is a New Zealand investor and corporate raider, chairman and director of a number of companies in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
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1937
American football player and dentist (died 2018)
Billy Abb Cannon Sr. was an American football halfback and tight end who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He attended Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played…
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1937
Mexican actress and singer
María Dussauge Ortiz, commonly known as María Duval, is a Mexican actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and the stage.
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1937
Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (died 2025)
Eric Garth Hudson was a Canadian multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for The Band. He was a principal architect of the group's sound and was described as "the most brilliant…
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1937
Australian historian and television presenter (died 2024)
Timothy Gibson Bowden was an Australian author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, and oral historian. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and studied at the University of Tasmania, where he graduated with a…
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1937
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2007)
David Alexander Balon was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Balon played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1959 and 1973 along with nine games in the World Hockey Association (WHA)…
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1938
Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2019)
Pierre De Bané was a Canadian politician who served in both the House of Commons of Canada and the Senate. Elected as the Member of Parliament for Matane in 1968, he was the first Palestinian, the first person of Middle…
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1938
Falkland Islander soldier (died 2006)
Terence John Peck was a member of the Falkland Islands Defence Force who during the 1982 Falklands War became a war hero by spying on the Argentine invaders, subsequently escaping to British lines, acting as a scout for…
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1938
American theorist, author, and academic (died 2017)
Benjamin R. Barber was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best known for his 1995 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld, and for 2013's If Mayors Ruled the World. His 1984 book of political theory, Strong…
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1939
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)
Wesley Earl Craven was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor. Craven has been…
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1939
American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
John William Snow is an American economist, attorney, and businessman who is the former CEO of CSX Corporation and served as the 73rd United States secretary of the treasury under U.S. President George W. Bush. He…
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1939
Filipino archbishop (died 2022)
Angel Nacorda Lagdameo was a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Jaro from 9 May 2000 until 14 February 2018.
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1940
Nigerian physician and activist (died 2006)
Dr. Bekolari Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian physician known for his work as a human rights activist.
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1940
1940
American singer (died 2000)
Doris Coley was an American musician, who was best known as a member of the Shirelles. Doris was the lead singer on their biggest hit, "Dedicated to the One I Love". She initially left the group in 1968, but returned in…
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1941
Luxembourgish-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Jules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann is a Luxembourgish-French biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of his father, Jos Hoffmann. This eventually…
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1941
Belgian director and screenwriter (died 2022)
François Weyergans was a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France. François Weyergans was elected to the Académie française…
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1941
Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona is a Chilean-American writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the magical realism genre, is known for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts, which…
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1942
Dutch football manager (died 2025)
Leo Beenhakker was a Dutch football player and coach. Nicknamed "Don Leo" for his role in Spanish football, he had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level.
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1942
Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2014)
Juan Climaco Formell Cortina was a Cuban bassist, composer, and arranger, best known as the director of Los Van Van. He was a creator of popular danceable music and credited with bringing electronic instrumentation into…
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1942
American author and historian
Nell Irvin Painter is an American historian notable for her works on United States Southern history of the nineteenth century. She is retired from Princeton University as the Edwards Professor of American History…
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1942
American lieutenant and businessman (died 2013)
Herbert Monroe Allison Jr. was an American businessman who oversaw the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability from 2009 to 2010. His previous positions…
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1943
American baseball player and coach
Thomas Henry Burgmeier is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's from 1968 to 1984. He has also…
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1943
English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2014)
Jonathan Robert Cavaiani was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War.
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1943
English novelist and short story writer
Dame Rosemary Jane Tremain is an English novelist, short story writer, and former Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. She as been the recipient of many prizes for her writing, including the Giles Cooper Award…
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1943
English drummer and singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Nicola James Capaldi was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood, and the two of them…
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1944
Brazilian singer and berimbau player (died 2016)
Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos, was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician with Pat…
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1944
American actress
Joanna Cassidy is an American actress and former model. She began working as a model in the 1960s and made her professional acting debut in 1973, appearing in the thriller films The Laughing Policeman and The Outfit.…
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1945
Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
Oleksandr Vasiliovych "Alex" Jesaulenko is a former Australian rules footballer and who played for the Carlton Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also served as a…
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1945
Indian educator and activist
Sanjit "Bunker" Roy is an Indian social activist and educator who founded the Barefoot College. He was selected as one of Time 100's 100 most influential personalities in 2010 for his work in educating illiterate and…
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1945
Australian rugby league player and coach
Eric Simms is an Indigenous Australian former professional and national representative rugby league footballer who has been named among the nation's finest of the 20th century. His primary position was at fullback…
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1945
American journalist and author
James Howe is an American children's writer who has written more than 79 juvenile and young adult fiction books. He is best known for the Bunnicula series about a vampire rabbit that sucks the juice out of vegetables.
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1946
Norwegian organist and composer
Ruth Bakke is a Norwegian organist and composer. She was born in Bergen, Norway, and studied at the Bergen Music Conservatory and the University of Oslo. She continued her studies on a Fulbright grant at Converse…
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1947
American journalist, author, and screenwriter
Lawrence Wright is an American writer and journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law.
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1947
Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Andrew Fairweather-Low is a Welsh guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's…
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1948
American radio host and author
Dennis Mark Prager is an American conservative radio talk show host and writer. He is the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show The Dennis Prager Show. In 2009, he co-founded PragerU, which creates content…
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1948
Indian-American electrical engineer and academic (died 2021)
Tapan Kumar Sarkar was an Indian-American electrical engineer and professor emeritus at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University. He was best known for his contributions to…
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1948
American football and baseball player (died 2013)
James Lowell Street was a two-sport star athlete at the University of Texas. As quarterback, he led the team to the 1969 National Championship in football and posted a perfect 20-0 record, the most wins without a loss…
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1948
English playwright and screenwriter (died 2013)
Andrew James Wilson, better known as Snoo Wilson, was an English playwright, screenwriter and director. His early plays such as Blow-Job (1971) were overtly political, often combining harsh social comment with comedy.…
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1948
American journalist and author
James Mackenzie Fallows is an American writer and journalist. He is a former national correspondent for The Atlantic. His work has also appeared in Slate, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The…
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1949
Hungarian general and cosmonaut
Bertalan Farkas is the first Hungarian cosmonaut, space explorer and fighter pilot. With his flight, Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space. Farkas is also the first Esperantist cosmonaut. He is…
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1949
Danish author and publisher
Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen is a Danish crime fiction writer, a publisher, editor, and entrepreneur, best known for his Department Q series. He made his debut as a nonfiction writer in 1984, and as a fiction…
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1950
British guitarist
David Alan "Ted" Turner is an English guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with the rock band Wishbone Ash, in which he was famed for his twin lead guitar instrumental arrangements with Andy Powell. Turner…
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1950
American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011)
Andrew Maurice Gold was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold performed on scores of records…
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1951
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Stephen Simpson Hillage is an English musician, best known as a guitarist. He is associated with the Canterbury scene and has worked in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his solo recordings he has been…
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1951
American football player and politician
Clarence Burgess Owens is an American politician and former professional football player. Since 2021, he has served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district.
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1951
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joe Lynn Turner is an American singer best known for his work with Rainbow, Deep Purple, and Yngwie Malmsteen.
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1951
Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg is a Swedish politician who was Speaker of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2014. He was a Member of the Riksdag from 1979 to 2014, its most senior member from 2006 to his resignation. He was Sweden's…
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1951
French footballer and manager
Alain Jean Giresse is a French football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.
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1952
Scottish singer and guitarist
Donnie Munro is a Scottish musician and politician, best known as the former lead singer of the band Runrig. Munro served as the bands lead vocalist during their most commercially successful period, 1987–1995,…
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1953
American actor
Butch Patrick is an American actor and musician. Beginning his professional acting career at the age of seven, Patrick is perhaps best known for his role as child werewolf Eddie Munster on the CBS comedy television…
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1953
English historian and author
Sir Anthony Francis Seldon is a British contemporary historian and educator. As an author, he is known for his political biographies of consecutive British Prime Ministers, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David…
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1953
Northern Irish footballer and manager
Samuel Baxter McIlroy is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End and the Northern Ireland…
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1954
American historian and author (died 2024)
Caleb Carr was an American military historian and author. Carr was the second of three sons born to Lucien Carr and Francesca Von Hartz.
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1955
English footballer and manager
Anthony Leonard Godden was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Luton Town, Walsall, Chelsea, Birmingham City, Bury and Peterborough United.
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1955
1955
Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author
Fulvio Melia is an Italian-American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author. He is a professor of physics, astronomy and the applied math program at the University of Arizona and was a scientific editor of The…
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1956
United States senator
Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional…
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1957
American actor
James Francis Doughan is an American actor, teacher and writer. He is best known for his roles as Detective Doyle in The Mask (1994) and Detective Allen as well as the voice of Lucky the Cat in Stuart Little (1999) and…
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1959
American actress and singer
Victoria Jackson is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the series Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1992.
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1959
Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015)
Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single "Just Got Paid" (1988),…
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1959
American singer and actress
Patricia Apollonia Kotero is an American actress, singer, and former model. She is known for co-starring in Prince's 1984 film Purple Rain and for having been the lead singer of the girl group Apollonia 6.
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1959
American figure skater
Linda Sue Fratianne is an American former figure skater known for winning two world-championship titles, four consecutive U.S. championships (1977–1980) and a silver medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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1960
1960
Trinidadian-British drummer and producer (died 1989)
Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas was an English musician and producer. He was the drummer in Echo & the Bunnymen, and performed on their first five albums.
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1961
1961
English singer, songwriter and guitarist
Lee Antony Mavers is an English musician, best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the La's.
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1962
American actress
Cynthia Stevenson is an American actress. She first played a leading role in the single season of the syndicated parody comedy series My Talk Show (1990–91), before starring in a number of sitcoms, including Bob, Hope &…
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1962
American architect and fashion designer
Laura Eugenia Bennett is an American architect and fashion designer and one of the four finalists on Bravo's July 2006's Project Runway .
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1963
Turkish footballer and manager
Uğur Tütüneker is a Turkish former footballer and manager who most recently served as the manager of Adana Demirspor. After migrating to Germany with his family, he started playing football at Bayern Munich youth…
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1963
German race car driver
Frank Stanley Biela is a German auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990. Biela notably won the 1991 Deutsche…
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1964
American actress
Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress. After making her Broadway debut as Rita in Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss in 1990, Parker came to prominence for film roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes…
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1964
Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia
Joseph Benedict Hockey is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott government from 18 September…
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1965
Japanese baseball player and coach
Hisanobu Watanabe nicknamed "Nabe-Q", is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions and Yakult Swallows, and in the Taiwan Major League (TML) for…
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1965
Japanese wrestler
Takayuki Iizuka , better known by his ring name Takashi Iizuka , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his 33-year career in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a three-time IWGP Tag…
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1966
Irish cricketer
Grainne Maire Leahy née O'Brien is an Irish international cricketer who debuted for the Ireland national side in 1997. A top order batter, she played 11 One Day International matches.
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1966
American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
Timothy Stephen Wakefield was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher. Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with…
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1966
American tennis player
Aaron Krickstein, nicknamed "Marathon Man", is an American former professional tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1983 to 1996. He currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour.
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1967
American screenwriter and producer
Aline Brosh McKenna is an American filmmaker. Her credits include writing The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and its 2026 sequel, 27 Dresses (2008), Morning Glory (2010), We Bought a Zoo (2011) and co-creating The CW's Crazy…
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1967
German footballer and sportscaster
Stefan Effenberg is a German football pundit and former professional player. A midfielder, he was known for his leadership skills, passing range, shooting ability, and physical strength, but was also a temperamental and…
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1968
American basketball player
Cedric Zelos Ceballos is an American former professional basketball player. As a small forward, he played mostly for the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers, later finishing his National Basketball Association (NBA)…
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1969
Portuguese footballer and manager
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
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1969
American ice hockey player and coach
Anthony Lewis Amonte is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played right wing over 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes,…
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1970
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American filmmaker. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, co-edited, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo…
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1970
Barbadian cricketer
Philo Alphonso Wallace is a Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies.
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1970
Australian rugby league player
Jason Bell is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in the National Rugby League. His position of preference was at five-eighth.
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1971
Irish footballer and manager
Michael Eamon Hughes is a Northern Irish football manager and former footballer who is a majority shareholder and co-owner of NIFL Premiership side Carrick Rangers.
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1971
Saudi Arabian footballer
Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea Al-Shammari, also known as Mohammed Deayea al-Shammari, is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He participated in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi…
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1972
American politician, Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Muriel Elizabeth Bowser is an American politician who has served as the mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 4th ward as a member of the Council…
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1972
Namibian cricketer
Danie Keulder is a former Namibian cricketer, who has played for Namibia's national cricket team from 1994 until 2005. He first appeared for Namibia in the 1994 ICC Trophy, against Canada in a match that his team lost…
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1973
Zimbabwean journalist and author
Miguel Mendonça is an Anglo-Azorean writer and musician based in Bristol, England.
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1973
Australian swimmer
Susan O'Neill, is an Australian former competitive swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland, nicknamed "Madame Butterfly". She achieved eight Olympic Games medals during her swimming career.
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1973
English journalist and radio host
Phil Williams is a British radio news reporter and presenter who worked for 18 years on BBC Radio 5 Live until 2019.
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1974
1975
Chinese-German badminton player and coach
Huaiwen Xu is a German badminton player. Born in Guiyang, Guizhou, China, she decided to play for Germany because the Chinese thought that she was too short to play professional world badminton.
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1975
Hungarian water polo player
Tamás Molnár is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic…
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1975
Spanish runner
Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner. He won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest. In addition, he won bronze medals at the 1997 World Championships, 1999 World Championships and 2005…
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1976
1976
American figure skater
Michael Weiss is an American former competitive and currently professional figure skater. He is in the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame and is a three-time national champion a two-time World bronze medalist, and a…
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1976
Singaporean lawyer and politician
Pritam Singh is a Singaporean politician, author and lawyer who was the leader of the opposition from 2020 to 2026. He has been the secretary-general of the Workers' Party (WP) since 2018 and the Member of Parliament…
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1976
English-Australian actor and producer
Samuel Henry John Worthington is an Australian actor known for his work in both independent Australian cinema and Hollywood. He rose to prominence in Australia with acclaimed performances in films such as Bootmen (2000)…
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1976
Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Zahid is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler.
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1976
American actor
Edward Walter Furlong is an American actor. He won a Saturn and an MTV Movie Award for his breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in James Cameron's 1991 science fiction action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
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1977
Serbian footballer
Goran Gavrančić is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.
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1978
American baseball player
Matthew Olson Guerrier is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs.
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1978
Lithuanian footballer
Deividas Šemberas is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Between 1996 and 2013, he earned 82 international caps for Lithuania.
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1978
Serbian footballer
Dragan Vukmir is a Serbian professional football manager and a former defender. He is the manager of Hungarian club BVSC-Zugló. He was capped once for Serbia and Montenegro.
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1978
Italian footballer
Marco Bonura is an Italian retired footballer and manager, currently in charge of Italian Serie D club Sansepolcro
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1979
Kenyan runner
Reuben Seroney Kosgei, is a middle and long distance athlete most famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event, when, at the age of 21, he ran to…
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1979
Croatian footballer
Ivica Banović is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. An NK Zagreb youth product, he spent most of his career in Germany. At international level, he earned two caps with the…
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1980
Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He is a three-time Russian national Combat Sambo champion and three-time world Combat Sambo champion in the absolute division. He is a…
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1981
English-Irish cricketer
Timothy James Murtagh is a retired English-born Irish cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club.
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1981
Portuguese footballer
Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1982
American football player
Kerry Rhodes is an American actor and former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft, and most…
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1982
American baseball player
Grady Sizemore is an American former professional baseball center fielder, coach and manager who currently serves as the first base coach and the outfield and base running instructor for the Minnesota Twins of Major…
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1982
Brazilian footballer
Michel Fernandes Bastos is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who mainly played as a left winger.
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1983
American baseball player
Huston Lowell Street is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels.
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1983
Italian footballer
Giampaolo Pazzini, nicknamed Il Pazzo after his surname, is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1984
1984
Irish rugby player
Stephen Ferris is a retired Irish rugby union player who played for Ulster and represented Ireland internationally. Ferris played club rugby with Dungannon. He is from Maghaberry and attended Friends' School Lisburn. He…
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1985
Canadian wrestler
Harry Francis Smith, better known by his ring name Davey Boy Smith Jr., is a Canadian professional wrestler and catch wrestler. He currently performs for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he is a two-time Opera Cup…
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1985
Canadian skier
Mathieu Razanakolona is a Malagasy-Canadian alpine skier, born to a Quebecois mother and a father from Madagascar, currently residing in Canada.
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1986
American actress
Lily Catherine Gladstone is an American actress. Raised on the Blackfeet Reservation, Gladstone is of Piegan Blackfeet, Nez Perce, and European heritage. She earned critical acclaim for portraying Mollie Kyle, an Osage…
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1986
1988
American football player
Golden Herman Tate III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning unanimous…
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1988
Belgian footballer
Nacer Chadli is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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1989
1990
Russian tennis player
Vitalia Anatolyevna Diatchenko is a Russian tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 71, achieved on 17 November 2014. On 21 February 2011, she peaked at No. 60 in the WTA doubles rankings.
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1990
American basketball player
Skylar Kierra Diggins is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled. Diggins was drafted third overall by the…
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1990
Canadian ice hockey player
Evander Frank Kane is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, San Jose…
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1991
English singer-songwriter
Charlotte Emma Aitchison, known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer, songwriter and actress. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract…
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1992
Congolese politician
Gael Bussa Obambule is a Congolese lawyer and politician. He was elected National Deputy in the constituency of Budjala, in the province of South-Ubangi, in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.
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1993
American scholar and cultural critic
Jose Luis Florez Betancourt, also known as Joey Florez, is an American scholar and cultural critic.
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1993
1994
Brazilian tennis player
Laura Pigossi Herrmann de Andrade is a Brazilian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 100 by the WTA, achieved on 29 August 2022 and a best doubles ranking of No. 80, reached on 1…
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1994
American football player
Laremy Alexander Tunsil is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by…
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1994
Latvian basketball player
Kristaps Porziņģis is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Unicorn" for his ability to make plays and shoot three-pointers…
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1995
English internet personality
Vikram Singh Barn, better known as Vikkstar123 or simply Vikkstar, is an English YouTuber and DJ. He is a member of the YouTube group the Sidemen.
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1995
American baseball player
Keston Wee Hing Natsuo Hiura is an American professional baseball first baseman and second baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles…
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1996
American swimmer
Simone Ashley Manuel is an American professional swimmer specializing in freestyle events. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won two gold and two silver medals: gold in the 100-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter medley,…
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1996
American wrestler
Austin Tyler White is an American professional wrestler. As of August 2019, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Austin Theory. He is a member of The Vision stable and is one-half…
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1997
1999
Russian tennis player
Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva is a Russian-born French professional tennis player.
Gracheva has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 39, achieved on 8 January 2024. She has won seven singles titles on the ITF…
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2000
Ghanaian footballer
Mohammed Kudus is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Ghana national team.
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2000
Spanish footballer
Héctor Fort García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Elche, on loan from Barcelona.
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2006
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