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Novello was the first woman and first Hispanic person to serve as Surgeon General
Famous Birthdays on August 23
246 people
1482 – 2000
August 23 has seen 246 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1482 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1944 — Antonia Novello
Puerto Rican-American physician and admiral, 14th Surgeon General of the United States
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She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as 14th Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993
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Novello also served as Commissioner of Health for the State of New York from 1999 to 2006
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Novello has received numerous awards including more than fifty honorary degrees, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2000, and has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
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Her memoir, Duty Calls: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service, was published in English and in Spanish in 2024.
Korean philosopher (died 1520)
Cho Kwangjo, also called by his art name Chŏngam (정암), was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar who pursued radical reforms during the reign of Jungjong of Joseon in the early 16th century.
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1482
Slovenian historian and diplomat (died 1566)
Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein was a Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was most noted for his extensive writing on the geography, history and…
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1486
Prince of Portugal (died 1500)
Miguel da Paz, Hereditary Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias and Girona was a Portuguese royal prince, son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his first wife, Isabella of Aragon, Princess of Asturias.
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1498
French lawyer and jurist (died 1590)
François Hotman was a French lawyer and writer, associated with the legal humanists and with the monarchomaques, who struggled against absolute monarchy. His first name is often written 'Francis' in English. His surname…
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1524
Scottish scholar and historian (died 1625)
Thomas Dempster was a Scottish scholar and historian. Born into the aristocracy in Aberdeenshire, which comprises regions of both the Scottish Highlands and the Scottish Lowlands, he was sent abroad as a youth for his…
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1579
Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian (died 1675)
Stanisław Lubieniecki was a Polish Socinian theologist, historian, astronomer, and writer. He is the eponym of the lunar crater Lubiniezky.
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1623
American lawyer and civil servant (died 1796)
Abraham Yates Jr. was an American lawyer, civil servant, and pamphleteer from Albany, New York.
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1724
comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer (died 1788)
Chef d'escadre Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse was a French Navy officer and explorer. Having enlisted in the Navy at the age of 15, he had a successful career and in 1785 was appointed to lead a scientific…
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1741
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in…
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1754
British surgeon and anatomist (died 1841)
Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet was a British surgeon and anatomist, who made contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and…
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1768
French biologist and academic (died 1832)
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, baron Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences…
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1769
English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (died 1852)
William Tierney Clark FRS FRAS was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. He was among the earliest designers of suspension bridges.
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1783
American commander (died 1819)
Oliver Hazard Perry was a United States Navy officer from South Kingstown, Rhode Island. A prominent member of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace Alexander and Captain Christopher Raymond…
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1785
Greek patriot, philanthropist, and businessman (died 1865)
Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas was a Greek philanthropist and businessman who is recognized today as one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games, which were held in 1859, 1870, 1875, and 1888 and preceded the Olympic…
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1800
Austrian judge and politician (died 1893)
Anton Ritter von Schmerling was an Austrian statesman.
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1805
American archbishop (died 1877)
James Roosevelt Bayley was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Newark (1853–1872) and as Archbishop of Baltimore (1872–1877).
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1814
German mathematician and historian (died 1920)
Moritz Benedikt Cantor was a German historian of mathematics.
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1829
1843
Scottish-American sculptor (died 1923)
Alexander Milne Calder (MILL-nee) was a Scottish-American sculptor. His works include the Equestrian statue of George Meade in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. He produced over 250 architectural sculptures over 30 years…
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1846
American physicist and astronomer (died 1927)
Sarah Frances Whiting was an American physicist and astronomer. In February 1896 Whiting founded both the physics and astronomy departments; and was the first professor of physics and astronomy at Wellesley College,…
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1847
English poet and critic (died 1903)
William Ernest Henley was an English poet, writer, critic, and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem "Invictus". A fixture in London literary circles, the…
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1849
Scottish-Australian politician, 18th Premier of South Australia (died 1929)
Sir John Alexander Cockburn was Premier of South Australia from 27 June 1889 to 18 August 1890.
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1850
Indian physician and philanthropist (died 1918)
Radha Gobinda Kar was an Indian physician and philanthropist. R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal is named after him.
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1852
Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (died 1913)
Clímaco Calderón Reyes was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who became 15th President of Colombia for one day, following the death of President Francisco Javier Zaldúa.
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1852
English economist and historian (died 1883)
Arnold Toynbee was an English economic historian also noted for his social commitment and desire to improve the living conditions of the working classes. Toynbee Hall in London was named in his honour.
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1852
Polish-German pianist and composer (died 1925)
Moritz Moszkowski was a German-Polish composer, pianist, and teacher. His brother Alexander Moszkowski was a famous writer and satirist in Berlin.
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1854
Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)
Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos was a Cretan Greek statesman and prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement. As the leader of the Liberal Party, Venizelos served as prime minister of Greece for over 12…
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1864
Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic (died 1948)
Edgar von Wahl was a Baltic German mathematics and physics teacher who lived in Tallinn, Estonia. He also used the pseudonym Julian Prorók, and is best known as the creator of Interlingue, an international auxiliary…
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1867
American lawyer, author, poet, and playwright (died 1950)
Edgar Lee Masters was an American attorney, poet, biographer, and dramatist. He is the author of Spoon River Anthology (1915), The New Star Chamber and Other Essays, Songs and Satires, The Great Valley, The Serpent in…
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1868
Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra (died 1957)
Tanguturi Prakasam, also known as Prakasam Pantulu, was an Indian jurist, politician, and Gandhian anti-colonial nationalist. During a demonstration against the Simon Commission in Madras, he exposed his chest to armed…
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1872
English physicist and engineer (died 1966)
William Henry Eccles, FRS was an English physicist who was a pioneer in the development of radio communication.
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1875
Russian painter and sculptor (died 1946)
Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Lanceray, also often spelled Eugene Lansere, was a Russian graphic artist, painter, sculptor, mosaicist, and illustrator, associated stylistically with Mir iskusstva.
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1875
Hungarian architect and academic (died 1959)
István Medgyaszay was a Hungarian architect and writer. He was one of the first to employ Hungarian folk idioms, particularly from Transylvania, and combine them with influences ranging from the far east to organic…
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1877
Russian sailor and author (died 1932)
Aleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky, better known by his pen name Alexander Green or Grin, was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or…
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1880
1882
American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1953)
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV was a United States Army general, the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines, and prisoner of war during World War II.
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1883
American author and critic (died 1949)
William Jacob Cuppy was an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures.
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1884
American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)
Ogden Livingston Mills was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury in President Herbert Hoover's cabinet, during which time Mills pushed for tax increases,…
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1884
American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (died 1971)
Harry Frank Guggenheim was an American businessman, diplomat, publisher, philanthropist, aviator, and horseman.
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1890
1891
Finnish socialite and spy (died 1932)
Minna Craucher was the false name of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists. She also did espionage, originally for the Cheka, the Soviet…
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1891
English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (died 1959)
John Lorimer Auden MC, was an English solicitor, deputy coroner for Staffordshire and a territorial soldier who served in the First World War. He was a collector of natural history.
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1894
American historian and journalist (died 1958)
Henry Fowles Pringle was an American historian and writer most famous for his witty but scholarly biography of Theodore Roosevelt which won the Pulitzer prize in 1932, as well as a scholarly biography of William Howard…
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1897
1900
Austrian-American composer and educator (died 1991)
Ernst Heinrich Krenek was an Austrian, later American, composer. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and…
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1900
American singer-songwriter and activist (died 1978)
Malvina Reynolds was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her songwriting, particularly the songs "Little Boxes", "What Have They Done to the Rain" and "Morningtown Ride".
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1900
1901
American captain, lawyer, and politician, 2nd United States Ambassador to East Germany (died 1991)
John Sherman Cooper was an American politician, jurist, and diplomat. He served three non-consecutive, partial terms in the United States Senate before being elected to two full terms in 1960 and 1966, representing…
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1901
Scottish viola player and educator (died 1982)
William Primrose was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Primrose Quartet. He performed in various…
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1904
American cartoonist (died 1982)
Ernest Paul Bushmiller Jr. was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the comic strip character Nancy in 1933, now in print for over 90 years. His work is noted for its simple graphic style. In 1976, he…
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1905
English composer and conductor (died 1951)
Leonard Constant Lambert was a British composer, conductor, and author. He was the founding music director of the Royal Ballet, and he was a major figure in the establishment of the English ballet as a significant…
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1905
Hungarian-Canadian chess master (died 2017)
Zoltan Sarosy was a Hungarian-Canadian professional chess master and supercentenarian. He was born in Budapest and won numerous tournaments in his native country before immigrating to Canada in the early 1950s.
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1906
Scottish sculptor and illustrator (died 2008)
Hannah Frank was an artist and sculptor from Glasgow, Scotland. She was known for her Art Nouveau monochrome drawings until she decided to concentrate on sculpture in 1952.
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1908
English cricketer and umpire (died 1970)
John Sydney Buller was an English first-class cricketer and international umpire. He was a wicket-keeper.
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1909
American baseball player and soldier (died 2009)
Linus Reinhard Frey was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1933 through 1948 for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–1936), Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees (1947–1948), and New York…
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1910
Italian footballer and manager (died 1979)
Giuseppe Meazza was an Italian football manager and player. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Inter Milan in the 1930s, scoring 284 goals in 408 games for the club, and winning three Serie A titles, as well as…
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1910
American sprinter (died 1999)
Elizabeth R. Schwartz was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women.
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1911
American poet, literary critic, and translator (died 1985)
James Vincent Cunningham was an American poet, literary critic and teacher.
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1911
American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1996)
Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the…
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1912
Russian aristocrat and race car driver (died 2008)
Prince Igor Nikolayevich Troubetzkoy was a French aristocrat and athlete of Russian descent. He was styled His Serene Highness, but did not use the style often.
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1912
American swing singer and bandleader (died 1993)
George Robert Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younger brother of…
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1913
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1985)
Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams was an American Western swing singer and musician. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! ", which held the number-one…
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1917
Azerbaijani mathematician and theorist (died 1984)
Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin was a Soviet mathematician, who made numerous contributions in algebraic topology, geometry, measure theory, probability theory, ergodic theory and entropy theory.
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1919
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
Kenneth Joseph Arrow was an American economist, mathematician and political theorist. He received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1957, and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1972, along with John Hicks.
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1921
1921
Iraqi poet and academic (died 2007)
Nazik al-Malaika was an Iraqi poet. Al-Malaika is noted for being among the first Arabic poets to use free verse.
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1922
American actress and singer (died 2015)
Jean Darling was an American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929. Prior to her death, she was one of four surviving cast members from the silent era cast of Our Gang.…
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1922
American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)
George Clyde Kell was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1943 to 1957, most prominently as a member of the Detroit…
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1922
Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (died 2005)
Ephraim Kishon was a Hungarian-born Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director. He was one of the most widely read contemporary satirists in Israel and was also particularly popular in…
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1924
French poet, journalist and Resistance member (died 2024)
Marie-Madeleine Riffaud was a French Resistance fighter, poet, journalist and war correspondent. After active resistance to the German occupation of France during World War II, she reported for the Communist newspaper…
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1924
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
Robert Merton Solow, GCIH was an American economist known for his studies of economic growth and the development of the Solow–Swan model, for which he won the 1987 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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1924
American director and producer (died 2008)
Robert Patrick Mulligan was an American director and producer. He is best known for his sensitive dramas, including To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Summer of '42 (1971), The Other (1972), Same Time, Next Year (1978), and…
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1925
American anthropologist and academic (died 2006)
Clifford James Geertz was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades ... the single…
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1926
Hungarian author and screenwriter (died 2005)
Gyula Hernádi was a Hungarian writer and screenwriter. He wrote for 36 films between 1965 and 2005, mostly for director Miklós Jancsó. He also wrote many novels, mostly surrealistic science fiction or horror stories…
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1926
Dutch author and illustrator (died 2017)
Dick Bruna was a Dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer.
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1927
American painter and author (died 2006)
Allan Kaprow was an American performance artist, installation artist, painter, and assemblagist. He helped to develop the "Environment" and "Happening" in the late 1950s and 1960s, as well as their theory. His…
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1927
Algerian-French pianist and composer (died 2024)
Martial Solal was a French jazz pianist and composer.
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1927
American actress (died 2014)
Marian Hall Seldes was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for Father's Day…
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1928
Estonian poet and translator (died 2009)
Vladimir Beekman was an Estonian writer, poet and translator.
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1929
Hungarian footballer (died 1997)
Zoltán Czibor was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd, and the Hungary national team before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as a left-winger or…
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1929
Australian golfer (died 2018)
Peter William Thomson was an Australian professional golfer, often cited as the greatest and most successful golfer in Australian golf history. In the late 1940s, Thomson turned professional and immediately had success…
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1929
French civil servant and politician, 160th Prime Minister of France (died 2016)
Michel Rocard was a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party (PS). He served as Prime Minister under François Mitterrand from 1988 to 1991 during which he created the Revenu minimum d'insertion (RMI), a…
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1930
American actress
Vera June Miles is a retired American actress. She is known for appearing in John Ford's Western films The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and for playing Lila Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's…
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1930
American actress and singer
Barbara Eden is an American retired actress and singer, who starred as the title character in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970). Her other roles included Roslyn Pierce opposite Elvis Presley in Flaming Star…
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1931
American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Hamilton Othanel Smith was an American microbiologist and Nobel laureate.
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1931
Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (died 1978)
Houari Boumédiène was an Algerian military officer, revolutionary and politician who was the second head of state of independent Algeria from 1965 until his death in 1978. He served as Chairman of the Revolutionary…
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1932
Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (died 2013)
Enos Mzombi Nkala was one of the founders of the Zimbabwe African National Union.
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1932
American comedian and pianist (died 2023)
Marcus Joseph Ruslander, better known as Mark Russell, was an American political satirist and comedian. He is best known for his series of bimonthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004. His routines…
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1932
American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022)
Robert Floyd Curl Jr. was an American chemist who was Pitzer–Schlumberger Professor of Natural Sciences and professor of chemistry at Rice University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for the…
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1933
Australian swim coach and administrator (died 2020)
Donald Malcolm Talbot was an Australian Olympic swimming coach and sport administrator.
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1933
American commander and politician, 36th Governor of California
Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Wilson previously served as a United States senator from…
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1933
American football player and sportscaster (died 2026)
Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III was an American professional football player who was a quarterback for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He…
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1934
English historian, curator, and author
Sir Roy Colin Strong, is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has served as director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in…
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1935
American R&B singer (died 1964)
Rudy Lewis was an American rhythm and blues singer known for his work with the Drifters. In 1988, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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1936
American murderer (died 2001)
Henry Lee Lucas, also known as The Confession Killer, was an American convicted murderer. Lucas was convicted of murdering his mother in 1960 and two others in 1983. He rose to infamy as a claimed serial killer while…
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1936
Italian priest and missionary (died 2014)
Giacomo Bini was a Franciscan priest. Ordained in 1964, he worked as a missionary in Africa, and was appointed Minister General of the Order of the Friars Minor (OFM) for the period 1997–2003. He was fluent in Italian,…
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1938
English singer-songwriter and producer
Roger John Reginald Greenaway is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his collaborations with Roger Cook and Tony Burrows. His compositions have included "You've Got Your Troubles" and the…
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1938
American mountaineer and photographer (died 2002)
Galen Avery Rowell was an American wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972.
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1940
American actor and screenwriter
Richard Sanders is a retired American actor and screenwriter. He played quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982). Most of his acting career has been on television.
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1940
Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, British philosopher, academic, and politician
Onora Sylvia O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve is a British philosopher and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
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1941
American tennis player
Nancy Richey is an American former tennis player. Richey won two major singles titles and four major women's doubles titles. She was ranked world No. 2 in singles at year-end in 1969. Richey won 73 singles titles during…
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1942
Baron Campbell-Savours, English businessman and politician
Dale Norman Campbell-Savours, Baron Campbell-Savours is a British Labour Party politician. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington from 1979 to 2001, he retired from the House of Commons due to ill health, and now…
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1943
American lieutenant and author (died 2024)
Nelson Richard DeMille was an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The General's Daughter. DeMille also wrote under the pen names Jack Cannon,…
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1943
English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Peter Bruce Lilley, Baron Lilley, PC is a British politician and life peer who served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of…
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1943
Italian bass player, composer, conductor, and producer
Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta, professionally known by his pseudonym Pino Presti, is an Italian conductor, arranger, bassist, composer and record producer from Milan. He is a 5th-dan black belt in Shotokan Karate.
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1943
American serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper (died 2021)
Rodney James Alcala, also known as John Berger and John Burger, was an American serial killer and convicted sex offender who was sentenced to death in California for five murders committed between 1977 and 1979. He…
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1943
American football player and coach (died 2022)
Larry Rayfield Wright was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of…
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1945
English drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 1978)
Keith John Moon was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and his…
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1946
1947
English playwright and composer
William Russell is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Our Day Out.
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1947
1947
Palestinian intelligence officer (died 1992)
Atef Bseiso was the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) liaison officer with foreign intelligence agencies. He was assassinated in Paris in 1992. Several theories exist regarding the reason for his murder.…
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1948
Romanian journalist and politician, 95th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Andrei Gabriel Pleșu is a Romanian philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic. He has been intermittently involved in politics, having been appointed Minister of Culture (1989–1991), Minister of Foreign…
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1948
American football player
Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger is an American motivational speaker and author who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film…
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1948
Russian physicist and academic
Lev Matveevich Zelenyi is a Soviet and Russian physicist, an expert in the field of space plasma physics, the physics of solar-terrestrial relations, nonlinear dynamics and planetary research. Academician of the Russian…
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1948
Greek singer and politician
Vasiliki Papathanasiou, known professionally as Vicky Leandros, is a Greek-born German singer. She is the daughter of singer, musician and composer Leandros Papathanasiou. In 1967, she achieved worldwide fame after…
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1949
American actress
Shelley Lee Long is an American actress, singer, and comedian. For her role as Diane Chambers on the sitcom Cheers, Long received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.…
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1949
Australian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Richard Lewis Springthorpe, known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his…
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1949
Italian footballer and manager
Luigi Delneri, often incorrectly written as Del Neri, is an Italian football manager and a former player.
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1950
American record producer and musician
Mark Jeffery Anthony Hudson is an American musician, record producer, actor and songwriter based in both Los Angeles and New York City. After first rising to prominence as a performer, songwriter and TV personality in…
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1951
American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2014)
Jimmy Wayne Jamison was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1988, performing the songs "Burning Heart" from…
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1951
Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (died 2004)
Akhmat-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov was a Russian politician and revolutionary who served as Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in the 1990s during and after the First Chechen War. At the outbreak of…
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1951
Noor Al Hussein is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who was the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on June 15, 1978, until Hussein's death…
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1951
Spanish footballer
Carlos Alonso González, known as Santillana, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1952
Greek footballer and manager
Georgios Paraschos is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
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1952
1953
American actor and screenwriter
Charles Louis Busch is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wrote and starred in his early plays…
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1954
Singaporean unionist and politician, 9th Speaker and 8th President of Singapore
Halimah binte Yacob is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who was the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role after being elected uncontested in the 2017…
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1954
British actor
David Francis Somerville Learner is a British actor who is best known for playing Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Pickle in the CITV adventure game show Knightmare.
He studied at…
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1955
German mathematician and academic (died 1991)
Andreas Floer was a German mathematician who made seminal contributions to symplectic topology, and mathematical physics, in particular the invention of Floer homology. Floer's first pivotal contribution was a solution…
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1956
Norwegian educator and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland is a Norwegian teacher, politician and civil servant.
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1956
American actor
Robert Lee "Skipp" Sudduth IV is an American theater, film and television actor. He appeared in the 1998 film Ronin and the TV drama Third Watch.
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1956
Greek footballer and politician
Tasos Mitropoulos is a Greek politician and former international footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He was given the nickname "Rambo" by the fans of Olympiacos.
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1957
Dominican baseball player and manager
Julio César Franco Robles is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder and coach. He spent most of his playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB), entering the major leagues in 1982 and last appearing in…
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1958
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Edwyn Stephen Collins is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in 1985, Collins started a…
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1959
Greek tennis player and coach
George Kalovelonis is a former tennis player from Greece, who represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by fellow lucky loser Bong-Soo…
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1959
1960
American guitarist and songwriter
Dean DeLeo is an American guitarist known for his work with rock band Stone Temple Pilots. DeLeo is also known for his role in the short-lived bands Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the older brother of Robert DeLeo,…
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1961
French composer and conductor
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat is a French film composer and conductor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards. Desplat was…
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1961
Iranian commander and politician, 54th Mayor of Tehran
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020. As of April 2026, he has been…
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1961
English footballer
Gary Vincent Mabbutt is an English former footballer who made more than 750 professional appearances, first playing for Bristol Rovers and going on to play 619 games for Tottenham Hotspur, despite being diagnosed with…
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1961
1961
Canadian lawyer and politician, 46th Canadian Minister of Justice
Martin Cauchon is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Quebec Canada. He served as a Liberal Cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien. He unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada in…
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1962
English singer-songwriter and actor
Shaun William George Ryder is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. As the lead vocalist of the rock band Happy Mondays, he was a leading figure in the Madchester cultural scene during the late…
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1962
South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean filmmaker and former film critic. Widely regarded as a leading figure in South Korean and 21st-century world cinema, he is known for films that blend crime, mystery, and thriller…
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1963
Brazilian actress
Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in TV Globo telenovelas such as Dancin' Days, Vale Tudo, Mulheres de Areia and O Rei do Gado. She is also known for starring…
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1963
English cricketer and umpire
Richard Keith Illingworth is an English former cricketer, who is currently an umpire. The bulk of his domestic cricketing career was with Worcestershire, although he had a spell with Derbyshire, and overseas with Natal.…
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1963
American race car driver
Kenneth Lee Wallace is an American race car driver and former reporter for Fox NASCAR. He retired from NASCAR in 2015 after driving in the national series since 1988. In a career spanning 25 years in NASCAR, Wallace had…
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1963
Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster
Raymond Vincent Ferraro is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current broadcaster for ESPN/ABC and select Vancouver Canucks games on CBC Sports/Sportsnet. He played for 18 seasons in the National…
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1964
1964
Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Roger Roberts Avary is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with Quentin Tarantino on the script for Pulp Fiction (1994), for which they won Best Original…
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1965
1966
Scottish lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe
James Francis Murphy is a Scottish former politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2014 to 2015 and Secretary of State for Scotland from 2008 to 2010. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for East…
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1967
New Zealand cricketer
Richard George Petrie is a former New Zealand international cricketer who played 12 One Day Internationals.
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1967
1968
American golfer
Christian Dean DiMarco is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. DiMarco has won eight tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.
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1968
American football player (died 2017)
Cortez C. Kennedy was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for his entire 11-season career with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro…
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1968
South African rugby player and coach (died 2014)
Marthinus "Tinus" Linee was a South African rugby union player. Linee played predominantly at centre. He played all his provincial rugby for Western Province. He represented Western Province and the Stormers in Super…
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1969
English soldier and politician
Giacomo "Jack" Lopresti is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Filton and Bradley Stoke from 2010 to 2024. Lopresti was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in…
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1969
American journalist and author
Jeremy Schaap is an American sportswriter, television reporter and author. Schaap is an 11-time Emmy Awards winner for his work on ESPN's E:60, SportsCenter, and Outside the Lines.
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1969
English painter and illustrator
Keith Tyson is an English artist. In 2002, he was the winner of the Turner Prize. Tyson works in a wide range of media, including painting, drawing and installation. His artistic philosophy rejects the notion of a fixed…
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1969
American basketball player and coach
Lawrence Adam Frank is an American basketball coach and executive who serves as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Frank formerly served as head…
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1970
Australian rugby league player
Jason Hetherington is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Hetherington played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls and Canterbury-Bankstown in Australia and for the…
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1970
1970
American actor (died 1993)
River Jude Phoenix was an American actor and musician. The older brother of actor Joaquin Phoenix, he was known as a teen actor before taking on leading roles in critically acclaimed films, becoming one of the…
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1970
Italian footballer and manager
Demetrio Albertini is an Italian football administrator and former player who is the sporting director of Parma. He was preciously the vice-president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC).
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1971
German footballer
Tim Gutberlet is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made three appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for FC St. Pauli during his playing career.
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1971
49th Governor of Michigan
Gretchen Esther Whitmer is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A Democrat, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan…
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1971
English cricketer and singer
Mark Alan Butcher is an English cricket commentator and former English Test cricketer, who played county cricket for Surrey from 1992 until his retirement in 2009. He was a left-handed batsman, and occasional right-arm…
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1972
Puerto Rican-American baseball player
Raúl Casanova is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player who was a catcher from 1996 to 2008 with the exception of 1999, 2003, 2004, and 2006.
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1972
Canadian football player
Anthony Calvillo is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He…
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1972
English footballer and manager
Martin Grainger is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made 380 appearances and scored 44 goals in the Football League and Premier League. He was an attacking left back who could also…
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1972
Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
Manuel Vidrio Solís is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1972
American baseball player
William Casey Blake is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles…
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1973
New Zealand cricketer
Kerry Peter Walmsley is a New Zealand former international cricketer. He played three Test matches and two One Day Internationals for the national side between 1995 and 2003 as a fast bowler. In domestic cricket…
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1973
American film and television director
Alexandra Mirai, known professionally as Lexi Alexander, is a German-Palestinian-American filmmaker and martial artist. A former competitor in karate-point fighting and kickboxing, Alexander entered the film industry as…
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1974
American baseball player
Mark Christian Bellhorn is an American former professional baseball infielder. In his ten-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Bellhorn was best known for being the starting second baseman for the Boston Red Sox…
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1974
Kenyan runner
Benjamin Kipkoech Limo is a Kenyan former middle- and long-distance runner. His races ranged distances from 1500 m to 10,000 m, but Limo mainly competed in 5000 metres, where he has won international medals.
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1974
Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Sir Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov is a Russian–British physicist. His work on graphene with Andre Geim earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. Novoselov is a professor at the Centre for Advanced 2D Materials,…
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1974
1974
English folk musician
Eliza Amy Forbes Carthy, MBE is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing the fiddle. She is the daughter of English folk musicians Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. Carthy is recognized as a…
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1975
New Zealand basketball player and manager
Sean Andrew Marks is a New Zealand-American basketball executive and former player and coach who is the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the first New…
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1975
Finnish ice hockey player
Jarkko Samuli Ruutu ; born 23 August 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators and Anaheim…
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1975
American actor
Scott Caan is an American actor, director, photographer, writer, and former rapper. He received his breakthrough role in Ocean's Eleven as Turk Malloy, whom he played in the Ocean's trilogy, and starred as Detective…
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1976
American basketball player and executive
Patrick Joseph Garrity is an American former professional basketball player who is the general manager of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's and women's teams. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for…
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1976
Costa Rican footballer and manager
Douglas Esteban Sequeira Solano is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1977
American spokesman and criminal
Jared Scott Fogle is an American former spokesman who appeared in advertising campaigns for Subway from 2000 to 2015, until an FBI investigation led to him being convicted of child sex tourism and possessing child…
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1977
American basketball player and businessman (died 2020)
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of…
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1978
American singer-songwriter and producer
Julian Fernando Casablancas is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band the Strokes, with which he has released six studio albums since its founding in 1998. Casablancas…
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1978
American journalist and politician (died 2014)
Randal Tye Thomas served as Mayor of Gun Barrel City, Texas. He was also a member of the Electoral College in the 2000 Presidential Election.
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1978
American actor and singer
Andrew Scott Rannells is an American actor. He is best known for originating the role of Elder Kevin Price in the 2011 Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in…
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1978
Australian basketball player
Jessica Bibby is an Australian sportswoman. She has played nearly 400 games in the WNBL and won several WNBL Championships. She has played for the Dandenong Rangers and Canberra Capitals. She was drafted by the WNBA's…
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1979
English sailor
Saskia Clark is a British sailor and Olympic gold medalist. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and she was selected, along with Hannah Mills, to sail in the women's 470 event for Team GB. They went on to win…
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1979
Mexican boxer
Édgar Alejandro Sosa Medina is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the former WBC Light flyweight champion and went on to make ten title defenses.
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1979
1979
Dominican baseball player
Denny M. Bautista Germán is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Bautista is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,…
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1980
American journalist, reality personality and author
Nadine Jolie Courtney is an American lifestyle writer, novelist, and former media personality. She is the author of the YA novel All-American Muslim Girl, Romancing the Throne, Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No…
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1980
English actress
Joanne Froggatt is a British actress. From 2010 to 2015, she portrayed Anna Bates in the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey, for which she received three Emmy nominations and won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best…
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1980
American football player
Rex Daniel Grossman III is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears. Grossman played college football for…
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1980
1980
Spanish footballer
Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish former professional footballer, and the current manager of Elche CF Ilicitano. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a right-back.
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1981
American actress
Jaime Lee Kirchner is an American actress, dancer and singer, known for her roles on television. She is best known for the role of Danny James in Bull.
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1981
Ivorian footballer
Stephan Raphaël Loboué is a professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for German 3. Liga side SSV Jahn Regensburg. Born in Germany, he is a former Ivorian international.
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1981
American swimmer
Natalie Anne Coughlin Hall is an American former competition swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, she became the first woman ever to swim the 100-meter…
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1982
American soccer player
Scott Thomas Palguta is an American former soccer player. He was named the head men's soccer coach at Colorado College on February 6, 2015.
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1982
1982
Welsh footballer
James Michael Collins is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1983
Iranian-Swedish poet, playwright, and critic
Athena Farrokhzad is an Iranian-Swedish poet, playwright, translator and literary critic.
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1983
Chinese basketball player
Sun Mingming is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He was the tallest professional basketball player in the world and was measured by the Guinness World Records as 2.36 m tall and weighing 168 kg (370 lb).
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1983
1983
British politician and criminal
Fiona Oluyinka Onasanya is a former British politician and solicitor. She was elected as a Labour Party MP in the 2017 United Kingdom general election for the constituency of Peterborough and was removed from that…
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1983
Canadian race car driver
Bruno Spengler is an Alsatian-born Canadian racing driver. A long-term Mercedes-AMG and BMW factory driver, he currently works for Bugatti. He was the 2012 DTM champion.
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1983
English footballer
Glen McLeod Cooper Johnson is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back.
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1984
1984
Moldovan-Ukrainian model and singer
Valeria Valeryevna Lukyanova is a Ukrainian model best known for her resemblance to a Barbie doll. She currently has property in Mexico and lives in Moscow. To enhance the Barbie effect Lukyanova uses makeup and contact…
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1985
1986
American comedian and musician
Neil Stephen Cicierega is an American musician, filmmaker, YouTuber, and animator. He is known as the creator of Potter Puppet Pals, "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny", and various music albums under the name…
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1986
American musician
Ayron Jones is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His music blends elements of grunge, rock, hip-hop, soul and other genres. After years performing in local venues of his hometown Seattle with his trio Ayron…
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1986
Australian rugby league player
Brett Morris is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played on the wing and as a fullback for the St George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters in the…
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1986
Australian rugby league player
Joshua Morris is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level.
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1986
American basketball player
Darren Michael Collison is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Collison played four seasons of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He earned…
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1987
Belarusian tennis player
Olga Alekseyevna Govortsova is a Belarusian inactive professional tennis player. On 23 June 2008, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 29 August 2011, she peaked at No. 24 in the doubles…
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1988
Swedish ice hockey player
Carl Oliver Hagelin is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, and…
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1988
American basketball player
Jeremy Shu-How Lin is a Taiwanese-American former professional basketball player. He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 2011–12 season,…
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1988
American actress
Kim Matula is an American actress. She made her television debut playing Tara Conner in the teen comedy film Queen Sized (2008) and later starred as Hope Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful…
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1988
American baseball player
Miles Tice Mikolas is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and St. Louis…
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1988
British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
Lianne Charlotte Barnes, known professionally as Lianne La Havas, is a British singer-songwriter. Her career began after being introduced to various musicians, including singer Paloma Faith, for whom she sang backing…
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1989
American drag queen, actor, and country singer
Brian Michael Firkus, better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, singer-songwriter, DJ, and entrepreneur originally from Marinette County, Wisconsin. She is known…
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1989
1989
1989
American basketball player
Seth Adham Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one year at Liberty University before…
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1990
American baseball player
Michael Andrew Yastrzemski, nicknamed "Yaz", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and Kansas…
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1990
Scottish footballer
Nicola Docherty is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays as a left sided defender for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League.
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1992
American singer-songwriter
William Barnes, known professionally as Will Toledo, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founding member of the indie rock band Car Seat Headrest.
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1992
American football player
Taylor Decker is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he was a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round…
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1993
American baseball player
Tyler Allen Glasnow is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays. Glasnow made…
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1993
Spanish professional footballer
Iván López Mendoza is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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1993
Canadian pornographic actress (died 2017)
Mercedes Grabowski, known professionally as August Ames, was a Canadian pornographic actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, including a non-pornographic film in 2016, and was nominated for several AVN Awards.…
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1994
Bosnian basketball player
Jusuf Nurkić nicknamed the "Bosnian Beast", is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.…
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1994
1995
British tennis player
Cameron Norrie is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on 12 September 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 117, achieved on 13 June 2022. He is currently…
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1995
Argentine YouTuber
Alejo Igoa is an Argentine YouTuber. He has twice won the Best YouTuber of the Year award at the Martín Fierro Awards in 2019 and 2023. Since passing El Reino Infantil in July 2025, he is the most subscribed channel in…
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1996
American rapper and singer
Miles Parks McCollum, known professionally as Lil Yachty, is an American rapper. He first gained recognition in August 2015 for his viral hit "One Night", the lead single from his debut extended play (EP), Summer Songs.…
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1997
American basketball player
Paul Jamaine Washington Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
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1998
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
Boryana Nikolaeva Kaleyn is a Bulgarian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 Paris Olympic all-around silver medalist. She is the 2023 European all-around champion, the 2024 European champion with hoop,…
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2000
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