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Added to these domestic honours were two European Cups, including Liverpool's first in 1977; and two UEFA Cup titles
Famous Birthdays on August 28
218 people
1023 – 2004
August 28 has seen 218 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1023 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1947 — Emlyn Hughes
English footballer (died 2004)
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Hughes won the Football Writers' Player of the Year in 1977
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He started his career at Blackpool in 1964 before moving to Liverpool in 1967
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He made 665 appearances for Liverpool and captained the side to three league titles and an FA Cup victory in the 1970s
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Hughes completed a full set of English football domestic honours by winning the League Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1980
1023
marshal of France (died 1421)
Jean II Le Maingre, also known as Boucicaut, was a French knight and military leader. Renowned for his military skill and embodiment of chivalry, he was made a Marshal of France.
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1366
Japanese painter (died 1559)
Kanō Motonobu was a Japanese painter and calligrapher. He was a member of the Kanō school of painting. Through his political connections, patronage, organization, and influence he was able to make the Kanō school into…
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1476
Portuguese poet (died 1558)
Francisco de Sá de Miranda was a Portuguese poet of the Renaissance.
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1481
1582
1591
1st Duke of Buckingham, English courtier and politician (died 1628)
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was an English courtier, statesman, and notable patron of the arts. He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI and I. Buckingham remained at the height of…
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1592
Dutch linguist and scholar (died 1653)
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn was a Dutch scholar. Born in Bergen op Zoom, he was professor at the University of Leiden. He discovered the similarity among Indo-European languages, and supposed the existence of a primitive…
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1612
queen of Denmark and Norway (died 1721)
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the first wife of King Frederick IV of Denmark. In 1708–09, she was regent during her husband's trip to Italy.
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1667
Holy Roman Empress (died 1750)
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria, etc. by her marriage to Charles VI, Holy…
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1691
duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1774)
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg was a German prince and military officer.
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1714
American general (died 1822)
John Stark was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. A major general, he became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle of…
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1728
Italian composer (died 1818)
Agostino Accorimboni, last name also given as Accoramboni, Accorimbeni or Accorrimboni, was an Italian composer known mostly for his operas. He composed thirteen operas of which ten premiered in Rome between 1770 and…
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1739
American city founder and abolitionist (died 1820)
John Lynch was an American merchant and abolitionist who founded the city of Lynchburg, Virginia.
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1740
German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (died 1832)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, Christian views, and…
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1749
American nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition (died 1821)
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was an American Catholic educator, known as a founder of the country's parochial school system. Born in New York and reared as an Episcopalian, she married and had five children with her…
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1774
French mathematician and philosopher (died 1877)
Antoine Augustin Cournot was a French philosopher and mathematician who contributed to the development of economics.
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1801
Irish author (died 1873)
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu, often shortened to J. S. Le Fanu, was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He is considered by literary critics to be among the greatest ghost story writers of the…
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1814
English-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Victoria (died 1884)
Sir Charles Sladen,, Australian colonial politician, was the 6th Premier of Victoria.
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1816
English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Victoria (died 1904)
Sir Graham Berry,,
was an Australian colonial politician and the 11th Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria, and made the most determined efforts…
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1822
Russian grand duchess (died 1894)
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, was the third of five daughters of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia and Princess Charlotte of Württemberg. She was also the wife of Duke Georg August of…
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1827
English artist of the Pre-Raphaelite movement (died 1898)
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet, was an English painter and designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter.
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1833
duke of Teck (died 1900)
Francis, Duke of Teck, known as Count Francis von Hohenstein until 1863, was an Austrian-born nobleman who married into the British royal family. His wife, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, was a first cousin of…
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1837
Scottish-Japanese pharmacist and businessman, founded Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club (died 1900)
Alexander Cameron Sim (28 August 1840 – 28 November 1900) was a Scottish-born pharmacist and entrepreneur, active in Japan during the Meiji period. He developed the Ramune soft drink and founded the Kobe Regatta &…
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1840
Russian architect and engineer, designed the Adziogol Lighthouse (died 1939)
Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov was a Russian and Soviet engineer-polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for structural engineering that led to breakthroughs in…
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1853
American archer (died 1938)
Matilda "Lida" Scott Howell was an American archer who competed in the early twentieth century. She won three gold medals in Archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics in Missouri in the double national and Columbia rounds and…
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1859
Italian mountaineer and photographer (died 1943)
Vittorio Sella was an Italian photographer and mountaineer, whose photographs of mountains are regarded as some of the finest ever made.
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1859
Italian composer and academic (died 1948)
Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. His best-known work in that genre was Andrea Chenier (1896).
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1867
American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)
George Hoyt Whipple was an American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator. Whipple shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Richards…
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1878
Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1950)
Peter Fraser was a New Zealand politician who served as the 24th prime minister of New Zealand from 27 March 1940 until 13 December 1949. Considered a major figure in the history of the New Zealand Labour Party, he was…
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1884
Australian author, playwright, and critic (died 1959)
Edward Vivian "Vance" Palmer was an Australian novelist, dramatist, essayist and critic.
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1885
Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (died 1973)
August Johannes Kippasto was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
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1887
Slovenian priest and politician (died 1922)
István Kühár was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, politician, and writer in Hungary, and later in Yugoslavia.
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1887
Australian actress, astrologer, and author (died 1985)
Evadne Price, probably born Eva Grace Price, was an Australian British writer, actress, astrologer and media personality. She also wrote under the pseudonym Helen Zenna Smith.
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1888
Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer (died 1984)
Benno Schotz was an Estonian-born Scottish sculptor, and one of Scotland's leading artists during the twentieth century.
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1891
1894
Indian author, poet, and critic (died 1982)
Raghupati Sahay, also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers…
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1896
American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (died 1983)
Charles John Grimm, nicknamed "Jolly Cholly", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman, most notably for the Chicago Cubs; he was also a sometime…
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1898
French-American actor, singer, and producer (died 1978)
Charles Boyer was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American films during…
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1899
Russian author and poet (died 1951)
Andrei Platonovich Platonov was a Soviet Russian novelist, short story writer, philosopher, playwright, and poet. Although Platonov regarded himself as a communist, his principal works remained unpublished in his…
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1899
Chinese American cinematographer (died 1976)
James Wong Howe, ASC was a Chinese-born American cinematographer and film director, who worked on over 130 films during the Golden Age of Hollywood and well into the 1970s. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the…
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1899
Austrian-American psychologist and author (died 1990)
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American psychologist, scholar, public intellectual and writer who spent most of his academic and clinical career in the United States. An early writer on autism, Bettelheim's work…
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1903
Italian-American engineer (died 1980)
Secondo Campini was an Italian engineer and one of the pioneers of the jet engine.
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1904
1904
Welsh-English cricketer (died 1992)
Cyril Frederick Walters was a Welsh first-class cricketer who had most of his success after leaving Glamorgan to do duty as captain-secretary of Worcestershire. In this role he developed his batting to such an extent…
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1905
English poet and academic (died 1984)
Sir John Betjeman was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and first president of The Hackney Society and a…
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1906
American ornithologist and author (died 1996)
Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, conservationist, citizen scientist ornithologist, artist and illustrator, educator, and a founder of the 20th-century environmental movement, where he was an inspiration…
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1908
American painter and academic (died 2001)
Morris Cole Graves was an American painter. He was one of the earliest Modern artists from the Pacific Northwest to achieve national and international acclaim. His style, referred to by some reviewers as Mysticism, used…
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1910
Dutch-American mathematician and economist Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
Tjalling Charles Koopmans was a Dutch-American mathematician and economist. He was the joint winner with Leonid Kantorovich of the 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the theory of the optimum…
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1910
Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO (died 2002)
Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns was a Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist who served as the fifth secretary general of NATO from 1971 to 1984, being the longest-serving officeholder since the office was established…
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1911
Canadian journalist, author, and playwright (died 1995)
William Robertson Davies was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was one of Canada's best known and most popular authors and one of its most distinguished "men of letters", a term…
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1913
American businessman, founded the Dreyfus Corporation (died 2009)
John J. Dreyfus Jr. was an American financial expert and the founder of the Dreyfus Funds.
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1913
Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 1993)
Arthur Lindsay Hassett was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and the Australian national team. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman, described by Wisden as, "... a master of nearly…
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1913
English conductor and director (died 1991)
Robert Augustine Irving, DFC*, was a British conductor whose reputation was mainly as a ballet conductor.
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1913
English bridge player and author (died 1996)
John Terence Reese was a British bridge player and writer, regarded as one of the finest of all time in both fields. He was born in Epsom, Surrey, England to middle-class parents, and was educated at Bradfield College…
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1913
American tenor and actor (died 1975)
Richard Tucker was an American operatic tenor and cantor. Long associated with the Metropolitan Opera, Tucker's career was primarily centered in the United States.
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1913
Bengal-born English sportscaster and author (died 2009)
William Maxwell Robertson was a sports commentator, radio and television presenter and author. He is best remembered for his forty years of tennis coverage on BBC Radio.
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1915
American author and illustrator (died 2008)
Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
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1915
Canadian singer and actress (died 1997)
Hélène Baillargeon (1916–1997) was a Canadian singer, actor, and folklorist probably best known as the host of the CBC Television show Chez Hélène from 1959 to 1973.
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1916
Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist, and a professor of sociology at Columbia University from 1946 until his death in 1962. Mills published widely in both popular and intellectual journals, and is…
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1916
American author (died 2013)
John Holbrook Vance was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and mysteries. He wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen.
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1916
American illustrator and publisher (died 1995)
Leonard Brandt Cole, commonly known as L. B. Cole, was a comic book artist, editor, and publisher who worked during the Golden Age of Comic Books, producing work in various genres. Cole was particularly known for his…
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1918
English biophysicist and engineer Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)
Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield was a British electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan MacLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray…
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1919
Canadian physicist and engineer (died 1979)
John Herbert Chapman was a Canadian space researcher. He started his career with his work on radio propagation and the ionosphere.
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1921
Spanish actor, director, and playwright (died 2007)
Fernando Fernández Gómez, better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez, was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director, novelist, and playwright. Prolific in all these fields, he was elected member of the…
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1921
American actress and soldier (died 1991)
Nancy Jane Kulp was an American character actor, writer and comedian widely known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
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1921
the first female President of Bolivia (died 2011)
Lydia Gueiler Tejada was a Bolivian politician who served as the 56th president of Bolivia from 1979 to 1980. She was one of the first female republican heads of state and the first woman to serve as president of…
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1921
New Zealand cricketer and engineer (died 2010)
Anthony Roy MacGibbon was a cricketer who played 26 Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s.
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1924
American actress and dancer (died 2004)
Margaret O'Rene Ryan was an American dancer and actress, best known for starring in a series of movie musicals at Universal Pictures with Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean.
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1924
Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (died 2014)
Meshullam Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, commonly called "Reb Zalman", was an American Rabbi, writer, and activist, and one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement and an innovator in ecumenical dialogue.
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1924
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
Billy Wayne Grammer was an American country music singer and accomplished guitar player. He recorded the million-selling "Gotta Travel On", which made it onto both the country and pop music charts in 1959. Grammer would…
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1925
American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2003)
Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred, in succession, with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule.
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1925
English author and critic (died 2022)
Philip John Purser was a British television critic and novelist.
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1925
American businessman (died 2003)
F. William Free was an American advertising executive. He is best remembered for the controversial 1971 advertising slogan for National Airlines, "I'm Cheryl – Fly Me."
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1928
Indian sitar player and composer (died 2004)
Vilayat Khan was an Indian classical sitar player, considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. Along with Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Imrat Khan, he is credited with the creation and development of…
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1928
Hungarian conductor (died 1973)
István Kertész was a Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor who led many of the world's orchestras, including the Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Detroit, San Francisco and…
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1929
American actress (died 1995)
Roxie Albertha Roker was an American actress. She was best known for her portrayal of Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. In 1973, she performed as Mattie Williams in the Broadway play The River Niger, and…
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1929
British actor (died 2019)
Windsor Davies was a Welsh actor. He is best remembered for playing Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981) over its entire run. The show's popularity resulted in Davies and his…
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1930
American actor (died 2012)
Biagio Anthony "Ben" Gazzara was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominations for…
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1930
Argentinian director and producer (died 2018)
Tito Capobianco was an Argentine American stage director and general manager of several opera companies.
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1931
Dutch soprano and actress (died 2014)
Cristina Deutekom was a Dutch operatic dramatic coloratura soprano.
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1931
American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2014)
Ola Lee Mize was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War.
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1931
English actor, singer, and educator (died 2014)
John Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE was an English bass-baritone. A member of the English Opera Group from 1964 to 1976, he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, recording…
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1931
English hepatologist and academic (died 2020)
Roger Stanley Williams was a British professor of hepatology. He was Director of the Institute of Hepatology, London and Professor of Hepatology, King's College London. He was also Medical Director of the charity, the…
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1931
Israeli academic and educator
Yakir Aharonov is an Israeli physicist specializing in quantum physics. He has been a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy at Chapman University in California since…
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1932
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2016)
Andrew James Bathgate was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins…
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1932
English journalist, critic, and producer (died 2015)
Philip Neville French was an English film critic and radio producer. French began his career in journalism in the late 1950s, before eventually becoming a BBC Radio producer, and later a film critic. He began writing…
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1933
Malawian bishop and theologian (died 2012)
Patrick Augustine Kalilombe was a Roman Catholic theologian who was the Bishop of Lilongwe from 1972 to 1979.
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1933
Canadian sculptor and architect (died 2012)
Melvin Charney C.Q. was a Canadian artist and architect.
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1935
Canadian businessman and politician (died 1998)
Gilles Rocheleau was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. He co-founded the Bloc Québécois with Lucien Bouchard in 1990.
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1935
American baseball player and umpire (died 2023)
Donald Anton Denkinger was an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB) who worked in the American League (AL) from 1969 to 1998. Denkinger wore uniform number 11, when the AL adopted uniform numbers in 1980. He is…
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1936
American atmospheric scientist
Warren Morton Washington was an American atmospheric scientist, a chair of the National Science Board, and a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. His…
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1936
Italian journalist and academic (died 2023)
Maurizio Costanzo was an Italian television host, journalist, screenwriter, and film director.
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1938
Swedish journalist (died 2017)
Bengt Fahlström was a Swedish journalist and television presenter, he presented Barnjournalen at SVT between 1972 and 1988. In 1979, he was awarded the Stora Journalistpriset for his work with the show.
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1938
Italian automotive designer (died 2024)
Marcello Gandini was an Italian car designer widely known for his work with the Italian car design house Bertone, where his work included designing the Alfa Romeo Carabo and Montreal, Lancia Stratos Zero, Maserati…
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1938
Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Canada
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006.
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1938
English mathematician and academic
Sir John Frank Charles Kingman is a British mathematician. He served as N. M. Rothschild and Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Isaac Newton Institute at the University of Cambridge from 2001…
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1939
American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Defense
William Sebastian Cohen is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate…
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1940
1940
Irish painter and illustrator
Sir Michael Craig-Martin is an Irish-born contemporary conceptual artist and painter. He is known for fostering and adopting the Young British Artists, many of whom he taught, and for his conceptual artwork, An Oak…
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1941
Estonian tennis player and coach
Toomas Leius was an Estonian tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union.
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1941
English drummer (died 2023)
John Stanley Marshall was an English drummer and founding member of the jazz rock band Nucleus. He is most well known as the drummer for Soft Machine and its asscociated acts from 1972 until his retirement from the…
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1941
American opera singer
Paul Plishka was an American operatic bass based at the Metropolitan Opera (Met) in New York City where he appeared first in 1967 and last in 2018, in 88 roles and 1672 performances. He also sang at leading houses…
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1941
Welsh historian and academic
Wendy Elizabeth Davies is an emerita professor of history at University College London, England. Her research focuses on rural societies in early medieval Europe, focusing on the regions of Wales, Brittany and Iberia.
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1942
Venezuelan cardinal (died 2021)
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino was a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church.
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1942
1943
Thai general and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand
Surayud Chulanont is a Thai former politician and military officer who was the 24th prime minister of Thailand and head of Thailand's interim government between 2006 and 2008. He is a former supreme commander of the…
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1943
American director and producer
Robert Greenwald is an American filmmaker, and the founder of Brave New Films, a nonprofit film and advocacy organization whose work is distributed for free in concert with nonprofit partners and movements in order to…
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1943
Pakistani colonel and politician (died 2015)
Shuja Khanzada was a Pakistani politician and retired army colonel, who was serving as the Home Minister of Punjab from 2014 until his assassination on 16 August 2015.
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1943
Dutch swimmer
Marianne Yvonne Heemskerk is a former butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. She was also part of the 4 × 100 m medley relay…
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1944
American-Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2023)
Robert Joseph Segarini was an American-Canadian recording artist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio host. During a professional music career primarily developed between 1968 and the early 1980s, Segarini was…
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1945
1947
American author (died 2019)
Vonda Neel McIntyre was an American science fiction writer and biologist.
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1948
New Zealand cricketer and educator
Norman Murray Parker is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in three Test matches and one One Day International during 1976.
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1948
Canadian publisher and businesswoman
Heather Maxine Reisman is a Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist. Reisman is the founder and chief executive of the Canadian retail chain Indigo Books and Music. She is the co-founder and past Chair of Kobo, and…
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1948
American drummer and producer
Daniel Peter Seraphine is an American drummer, record producer, theatrical producer, and film producer. He is best known as the original drummer and a founding member of the rock band Chicago, a tenure which lasted from…
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1948
English academic and jurist
Elizabeth Susan Wilmshurst, Distinguished Fellow of the International Law Programme at Chatham House, and Professor of International Law at University College London, is best known for her role as Deputy Legal Adviser…
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1948
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Hugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician, singer-songwriter and writer, best known for being the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band the Stranglers from 1974 to 1990. Since leaving the…
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1949
Serbian basketball player and coach
Svetislav "Kari" Pešić is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga and EuroLeague.
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1949
American baseball player and coach
Ronald Ames Guidry, nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Guidry was also the…
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1950
English cartoonist (died 2023)
William Anthony Husband was a British cartoonist known for his black humour. He was mainly known for his work in Private Eye magazine, and his work has appeared in The Times, the Daily Mail and the Sunday Express as…
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1950
Scottish footballer (died 2013)
Colin McAdam was a Scottish professional football player, best known for his time with Rangers. He played as both a centre back and a striker during his career.
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1951
American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2025)
Melvin Wayne Osmond was an American musician. He was the second-oldest of the original Osmond Brothers singers and the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond siblings.
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1951
Japanese singer-songwriter
Keiichi Suzuki is a Japanese musician, singer, and record producer who co-founded the Moonriders, a group that became one of Japan's most innovative rock bands. He is known to audiences outside Japan for his musical…
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1951
Canadian educator and politician
Jacques Chagnon is a retired Canadian politician who served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 2018. A member of Quebec Liberal Party, he was appointed Minister of Education in 1994, when his party went…
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1952
1952
German businessman
Wendelin Frederik Wiedeking is the former president and chief executive officer of the German car manufacturer, Porsche AG, a post he held from 1993 through July 23, 2009. He was also speaker of the company's executive…
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1952
German footballer
Ditmar Jakobs is a German former footballer who played as a defender. He played as a centre-back, a classical libero in the mold of Franz Beckenbauer or Willi Schulz.
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1953
1953
American feminist economist
Katharine G. Abraham is an American economist who is a Distinguished University Professor of economics and survey methodology at the University of Maryland. She was commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from…
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1954
American geneticist, chemist, and engineer
George McDonald Church is an American geneticist, molecular engineer, chemist, serial entrepreneur, and pioneer in personal genomics and synthetic biology. He is the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at Harvard…
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1954
Australian rugby player and coach
John Kevin Dorahy, also known by the nickname of "Joe Cool", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League premiership and also…
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1954
Indian-English economist and academic
Sanjiv M. Ravi Kanbur, is T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics, and Professor of Economics at Cornell University. He worked for the World Bank for almost two decades and was…
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1954
1956
American singer-songwriter
Steve Whiteman is an American rock vocalist, best known for being the lead singer of Kix.
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1956
English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Gregory David Clark is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2016 to 2019. He also was Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2015…
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1957
Croatian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 3rd President of Croatia
Ivo Josipović is a Croatian academic, jurist, composer, and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2010 to 2015.
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1957
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Brian Earl Thompson is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film The Terminator. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film Cobra. His first named role was on Werewolf, a…
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1959
English singer-songwriter and actress
Kim Loraine Appleby is a pop singer and songwriter. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim with her sister Melanie Appleby.
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1961
American football player
Clifford Anthony Benson is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and New Orleans Saints. He was selected…
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1961
1961
Indian actor and director
Deepak Tijori is an Indian film director and actor who works in Bollywood and Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in Aashiqui (1990), Khiladi (1992), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Kabhi Haan Kabhi…
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1961
English footballer
Paul Kevin Allen is an English former professional footballer and delegate liaison officer for the Professional Footballers' Association.
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1962
American actor and screenwriter
Craig Ward Anton is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Pettus in Lizzie McGuire and Lloyd Diffy in Phil of the Future.
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1962
American director and producer
David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film director. Often described as one of the pre-eminent directors of his generation, his films have collectively grossed over $2.1 billion worldwide and received numerous…
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1962
Romanian folk singer-songwriter
Maria Gheorghiu is a Romanian folk singer and songwriter. In 1993, she won first prize at the National Festival of Folk Music 'Om Bun'.
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1963
American runner
Regina Jacobs is an American former middle-distance runner from Los Angeles. She had an extended career that included two IAAF World Championships in Athletics silver medals and an indoor world championship at the age…
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1963
American golfer
Lee McLeod Janzen is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice in 1993 and 1998. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions, and was an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour.
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1964
Faroese footballer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen is a Faroese politician. He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands, representing the Faroese Unionist Party (Sambandsflokkurin). He took office, succeeding Jóannes Eidesgaard on 26 September…
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1964
Australian rugby player
Dan Crowley is an Australian former rugby union player who played as a prop. He won 38 caps for the Australia national team and played over 100 times for the Queensland Reds during his rugby career. He is one of only 43…
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1965
Australian television host and actress
Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter, actress and media personality. She is best known for co-hosting the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars alongside Chris Brown, and for the role of…
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1965
Japanese video game developer; created Pokémon
Satoshi Tajiri is a Japanese video game designer and director who is the creator of the Pokémon franchise and the co-founder and president of video game developer Game Freak.
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1965
Indian social worker and politician
Priya Dutt Roncon is an Indian politician and social worker. She was elected for the first time to the 14th Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West constituency in Maharashtra on 22 November 2005, representing the Indian…
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1966
English jockey and trainer
Jamie Osborne is a Lambourn-based racehorse trainer and former National Hunt jockey.
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1967
Canadian-American ice hockey player
Pierre Julien Turgeon is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Selected first overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1987 NHL entry draft, Turgeon played in the NHL for the Sabres, New York…
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1969
1970
American singer-songwriter
Richard Samuel "Rick" Recht is an American rock musician who was one of the early pioneers of contemporary Jewish rock music in the early 2000s, performing for Jewish teenage and young adult audiences. He is the founder…
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1970
American baseball player
Darrell Shane Andrews is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. He graduated from Carlsbad New Mexico High School in 1990. Andrews began his minor-league career in 1990 with the Gulf Coast Expos. In 1992, he…
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1971
Mexican-American boxer and sportscaster
Raúl Márquez is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He held IBF junior middleweight title between April and December 1997. Márquez also represented the U.S. at the 1992 Summer Olympics…
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1971
Kenyan cricketer
Ravindu Dhirajlal Shah is a Kenyan former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He was part of Kenya's 1999, 2003 and 2007 World Cup squads.
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1972
American baseball player and coach
Gerald Alphonse "Jay" Witasick Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 to 2007, primarily as a relief pitcher.
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1972
Swedish game designer and programmer
Johan Andersson is a Swedish video game designer and studio manager for Paradox Tinto, a division of Paradox Interactive based in Sitges, Spain near Barcelona.
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1974
Japanese pianist and composer
Takahito Eguchi is a Japanese composer, orchestrator, and musician. He is best known for collaborating with Noriko Matsueda on Final Fantasy X-2 and with Tomoya Ohtani on several Sonic the Hedgehog games. Eguchi became…
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1974
German footballer and manager
Carsten Jancker is a German football coach and former player. He played as a forward for various teams between 1993 and 2009, including 1. FC Köln, Rapid Wien, Bayern Munich, Udinese Calcio, FC Kaiserslautern, Shanghai…
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1974
English footballer
Jamie Cureton is an English football coach and player who plays as a striker for Eastern Counties League Division One North club Kings Park Rangers, where he holds the role of player-manager.
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1975
Irish footballer and manager
Gareth Farrelly is an Irish football manager and former professional footballer.
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1975
Australian television personality
Hamish Angus McLachlan is an Australian sports broadcaster with Seven Sport.
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1975
New Zealand rugby player
Royce Kevin Willis was an international rugby union player who represented New Zealand in 12 matches between 1998 and 2002.
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1975
Uruguayan footballer
Gerardo Federico Magallanes González is a Uruguay former footballer who played as a forward.
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1976
1978
Spanish singer-songwriter
Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras, better known as Shaila Dúrcal, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Her parents are singers Rocío Dúrcal and Antonio Morales ("Junior").
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1979
German footballer and referee
In early 2005, German football was overshadowed by the discovery of a €2 million match fixing scandal centered on second division referee Robert Hoyzer, who confessed to fixing and betting on matches in the 2.…
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1979
Australian netball player
Kristen Heinrich is an Australian netball player, who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship in 2008.
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1979
German footballer
Markus Pröll is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his career, he played for 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany and Panionios in Greece.
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1979
American basketball player
Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter is a retired American professional basketball player, playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA women's…
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1979
Finnish singer-songwriter
Antony Hämäläinen is a Finnish extreme metal vocalist living in the United States.
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1980
American sex offender and former teacher
Debra Jean Williams, better known by her former married name of Debra Lafave, is a former teacher at Angelo L. Greco Middle School in Temple Terrace, Florida. In 2005, she pleaded guilty to lewd or lascivious battery…
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1980
American baseball player
Ryan Michael Madson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, and Los…
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1980
Finnish decathlete
Jaakko Ojaniemi is a Finnish former decathlete. After winning medals in junior level, he represented Finland several times in major athletics competitions.
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1980
English lawyer and politician
Jonathan Neil Reynolds is a British politician who has served as Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury since September 2025. He previously served as Secretary of State for…
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1980
Scottish politician
Kezia Alexandra Ross Dugdale is a Scottish former politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 to 2017. A former member of the Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative Party, she was a Member of…
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1981
Swiss footballer
Daniel Gygax is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder. He earned 35 caps for the Swiss national team, playing at two European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At…
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1981
Brazilian race car driver
Raphael Matos is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He was the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series champion and the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series champion. He lives in Miami. He is sometimes also called Rafa Matos.
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1981
Moroccan footballer
Ahmed Talbi is a Moroccan footballer. As of 2005, he played for Wydad Casablanca. As of 2013, he was a starting player for Renaissance de Berkane.
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1981
Polish weightlifter
Agata Ewa Wróbel is a Polish weightlifter, and is a world record-breaker in the +75 kg category.
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1981
Brazilian footballer
Anderson Silva de França, known as Anderson de Silva, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1982
Scottish footballer
Kevin Paul McNaughton is a Scottish professional football player and coach who is a co-manager of Midlands Premier League club Dundee North End. A versatile player able to play anywhere in defence, McNaughton was also…
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1982
Brazilian-Italian footballer
Thiago Motta is a professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Serie A club Juventus.
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1982
American baseball player
Carlos José Quentin is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres. In 2008 and 2011, Quentin was…
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1982
Sri Lankan cricketer
Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of all time. Playing as a right-arm fast bowler, Malinga was commonly used as a specialist…
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1983
New Zealand rugby player
Charles Luke McAlister is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played at fly-half and at centre. He is the brother of New Zealand women's sevens player Kayla McAlister and son of rugby league footballer…
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1983
1983
American baseball player
William Taylor Harris is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. He made his…
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1984
Norwegian skier
Kjetil Jansrud is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion. He competed in all alpine disciplines apart from slalom, and his best event was the giant slalom where he has six World Cup podiums…
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1985
American basketball player
Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2025–26, he has played for 11 NBA teams in 18 seasons.
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1986
American baseball player (died 2015)
Thomas J. Hanson Jr. was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Hanson made his MLB debut with Atlanta on June 7,…
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1986
New Zealand rugby league player
Simon Alexander Mannering is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL. A New Zealand international second row…
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1986
American snowmobile racer (died 2013)
Caleb Moore was an American professional snowmobile racer, a quad freestyle motocross rider, and the only person to die as a result of injuries sustained during the X Games. During his X Games career, Moore claimed four…
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1987
Canadian trampoline gymnast
Rosannagh "Rosie" MacLennan is a Canadian retired trampoline gymnast. She is the 2013 and 2018 World Trampoline champion, 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, and 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games champion in the individual…
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1988
Spanish footballer
César Azpilicueta Tanco is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Sevilla.
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1989
Finnish race car driver
Valtteri Viktor Bottas is a Finnish racing driver who competes in Formula One for Cadillac. Bottas has twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship in 2019 and 2020 with Mercedes, and has won 10 Grands…
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1989
1989
Spanish footballer
Bojan Krkić Pérez, also known as simply Bojan, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger.
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1990
German footballer
Felicio Anando Brown Steinert is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Yanbian Longding. Born in Germany, and having represented Germany at youth level, he represents the Costa Rica…
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1991
Bosnian model
Andreja Pejić is an Australian actress and former model. Since coming out as a trans woman in 2013, she has become one of the most recognisable transgender models in the world.
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1991
Congolese basketball player
Bismack Biyombo Sumba is a Congolese professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the…
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1992
American-Filipino actress and model
Isabelle "Max" Abiera Collins is a Filipino actress and model. She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network, where she has appeared in several of the network's television shows.
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1992
Romanian gymnast
Gabriela Drăgoi is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a European gold medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medalist on balance beam.
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1992
Czech footballer
Jakub Sokolík is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Torquay United.
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1993
1994
Tunisian tennis player
Ons Jabeur is a Tunisian inactive professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 2, achieved on 27 June 2022, making her the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and…
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1994
South Korean actress and singer
Kim Se-jeong is a South Korean singer and actress. She finished second in Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 101, becoming a member of the project girl group I.O.I. She was also a member of Jellyfish…
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1996
American soccer player
Weston James Earl McKennie is an American professional soccer player who plays primarily as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the United States national team. A highly versatile player, he has been described as…
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1998
American actress
Marissa Bode is an American actress. After graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, she gained recognition for her portrayal of Nessarose Thropp in the musical films Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good…
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2000
Russian tennis player
Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova is a Russian-born Uzbekistani professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 60, achieved on 30 December 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 51, attained…
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2001
American actress
Quvenzhané Wallis is an American actress and author. She made her acting debut in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the…
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2003
Japanese entertainer
Kano Fujihira is a Japanese singer, dancer, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group @onefive. She is a former member of the idol group Sakura Gakuin and a former support dancer for the metal…
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2004
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