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Famous Birthdays on December 1
241 people
624 – 2008
December 1 has seen 241 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 624 – 2008. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1986 — DeSean Jackson
American football player
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He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft, and also played for the Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams, and Baltimore Ravens
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Near the end of the 2024 season, Jackson was named the head football coach at Delaware State.
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DeSean William Jackson is an American college football coach and former player who is the head football coach at Delaware State University
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After retiring as a player, Jackson pursued a coaching career
the second Shia Imam (died 670)
Hasan ibn Ali was an Alid political and religious leader. The eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hasan briefly ruled as caliph from January 661 until August 661. He is…
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624
1081
Byzantine physician and scholar (died 1153)
Anna Komnene, commonly Latinized as Anna Comnena, was a Byzantine Greek princess and historian. She is the author of the Alexiad, an account of the reign of her father, Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Her work…
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1083
Polish historian (died 1480)
Jan Długosz, also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first historian.
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1415
1438
French princess (died 1495)
Madeleine of France, also called Magdalena of Valois, was a French princess who became Princess of Viana by marriage to Gaston of Foix. She was the regent of Navarre between 1479 and 1494 during the minority of her two…
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1443
Japanese daimyō (died 1573)
Takeda Shingen was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the Sengoku period. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō of the late Sengoku period and was credited with exceptional military…
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1521
Czech physician and astronomer (died 1600)
Tadeáš Hájek of Hájek, also known by Latinized names Thaddaeus Hagecius ab Hayek and Thaddeus Nemicus, was a Czech naturalist and astronomer. He was a personal physician of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II and an…
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1525
Italian Jesuit (died 1616)
Bernardino Realino was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Jesuits. His entire career was devoted to the areas of Naples and Lecce. Realino pursued a career in law and served in several…
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1530
Duchess consort of Pomerania-Wolgast (died 1631)
Sophie or Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Pomerania-Wolgast.
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1561
French astronomer and historian (died 1637)
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, often known simply as Peiresc, or by the Latin form of his name, Peirescius, was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant, who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists, and was…
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1580
1st Earl of Hardwicke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (died 1764)
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and…
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1690
Czech composer, violinist, and conductor (died 1789)
Franz Xaver Richter, known as François Xavier Richter in France was an Austro-Moravian singer, violinist, composer, conductor and music theoretician who spent most of his life first in Austria and later in Mannheim and…
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1709
French sculptor (died 1791)
Étienne Maurice Falconet was a French baroque, rococo and neoclassical sculptor, best-known for his equestrian statue of Peter the Great, the Bronze Horseman (1782), in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire, and for the small…
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1716
German chemist and academic (died 1817)
Martin Heinrich Klaproth was a German chemist. He trained and worked for much of his life as an apothecary, moving in later life to the university. His shop became the second-largest apothecary in Berlin, and the most…
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1743
French-English sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (died 1850)
Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud, commonly known as Madame Tussaud, was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London.
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1761
Russian mathematician and geometer (died 1856)
Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky was a Russian mathematician and geometer, known primarily for his work on hyperbolic geometry, otherwise known as Lobachevskian geometry, and also for his fundamental study on Dirichlet…
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1792
Hungarian poet (died 1855)
Mihály Vörösmarty was a Hungarian poet and dramatist who lived and worked in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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1800
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader (died 1815)
The 9th Dalai Lama was recognized as the 9th Dalai Lama of Tibet. He was the first and the youngest Dalai Lama among four successive Dalai Lamas who succumbed to illnesses before reaching 22 years of age.
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1805
Alexandra of Denmark was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of King Edward VII.
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1844
Burmese monk and philosopher (died 1923)
Ledi Sayadaw U Ñaṇadhaja was an influential Theravada Buddhist monk. He was recognised from a young age as being developed in both the theory (Abhidhamma) and practice of Buddhism and so was revered as being scholarly.…
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1846
American poet (died 1920)
Julia Ann Moore was an American poet widely considered a poetaster. Like Scotland's William McGonagall, she is best known for writing notoriously bad poetry.
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1847
English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (died 1943)
Sir John William Evans, CMG was an Australian politician, a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Premier of Tasmania from 11 July 1904 to 19 June 1909.
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1855
Polish painter and critic (died 1923)
Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement. In 1922, he assassinated Poland's first President, Gabriel Narutowicz, in his…
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1869
English cricketer (died 1944)
Archibald Campbell MacLaren was an English cricketer who captained the England cricket team at various times between 1898 and 1909. A right-handed batsman, he played 35 Test matches for England, as captain in 22 of…
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1871
American historian, scholar, and academic (died 1974)
Henry Joel Cadbury was an American biblical scholar, Quaker historian, writer, and non-profit administrator.
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1883
German painter and etcher (died 1976)
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was a German expressionist painter and printmaker; he was one of the four founders of the artist group Die Brücke.
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1884
1886
1886
Brazilian herpetologist (died 1982)
Afrânio Pompílio Bastos do Amaral was a Brazilian herpetologist.
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1894
English farmer, soldier, and author (died 1977)
Henry William Williamson was an English writer who wrote novels concerned with wildlife, English social history, ruralism and the First World War. He was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 for his book…
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1895
Russian general and politician, 2nd Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (died 1974)
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet military leader who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Zhukov served as deputy…
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1896
Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Manitoba (died 1977)
Stuart Sinclair Garson was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th premier of Manitoba from 1943 to 1948, and later became a Federal cabinet minister.
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1898
Australian-American actor and singer (died 1977)
Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard, known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is best remembered today for his performance as Captain Hook in the Mary…
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1898
Australian artist, illustrator and print maker (died 1987)
Karna Maria Birmingham was an Australian artist, illustrator and print maker. She was best known for her numerous illustrations of children's books.
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1900
Hungarian-Israeli violinist and educator (died 1988)
Ilona Feher or Ilona Fehér, was one of the representatives of the Hungarian Violin School whose greats include Joseph Böhm, Joseph Joachim, Jakob Grün, Leopold Auer, Jenő Hubay, Carl Flesch, Joseph Szigeti, Tibor Varga,…
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1901
Soviet economic planner, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1950)
Nikolai Alekseevich Voznesensky was a Soviet politician and economic planner who oversaw the running of Gosplan during the German–Soviet War of 1941–1945. A protégé of Andrei Zhdanov, Voznesensky was appointed Deputy…
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1903
Canadian sprinter and coach (died 1994)
Alexander S. Wilson was a Canadian sprinter who competed in both the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Montreal and died in Mission, Texas, United States.
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1905
English ballerina and choreographer (died 2004)
Dame Alicia Markova DBE was a British ballerina and a choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Most noted for her career with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and touring internationally, she was widely…
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1910
American baseball player and manager (died 1984)
Walter Emmons Alston, nicknamed "Smokey", was an American baseball manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who managed the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, signing 23 one-year contracts with the…
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1911
Canadian-American businessman (died 1999)
Calvin Robertson Griffith, born Calvin Griffith Robertson, was a Canadian-born American Major League Baseball team owner. As president, majority owner and de facto general manager of the Washington Senators/Minnesota…
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1911
American baseball player (died 2010)
William Louis Raimondi was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Minor League Baseball for 22 years, including 21 years in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). He played for the Oakland Oaks from 1932 to…
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1912
American architect, designed the World Trade Center (died 1986)
Minoru Yamasaki was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally…
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1912
American actress and singer (died 1990)
Mary Virginia Martin was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (1949), the title…
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1913
Chinese educator and politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 2015)
Wan Li was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who served as First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1983 to 1988 and the 5th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's…
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1916
American tenor and actor (died 1995)
Thomas T. Hayward was an American operatic tenor. He was a cousin of opera singer Lawrence Tibbett.
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1917
American baseball player and manager (died 2011)
Martin Whiteford Marion, nicknamed "Slats", "the Octopus", and "Mr. Shortstop", was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis…
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1917
Japanese priest, 1st Bishop of Naha (died 2014)
Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami, OFMCap was a Japanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
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1920
American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2013)
Thomas Vernon McGarity II was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States Military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
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1921
Russian ice hockey player, footballer, and manager (died 1979)
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov was a Soviet athlete, who excelled in football, bandy and ice hockey. He is considered one of the best Soviets ever in each of those sports.
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1922
American actor (died 1987)
Dick Shawn was an American actor and comedian. He played a wide variety of supporting roles and was a prolific character actor. During the 1960s, he played small roles in madcap comedies, usually portraying caricatures…
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1923
American admiral and academic, 12th Director of Central Intelligence (died 2018)
Stansfield Turner was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as President of the Naval War College (1972–1974), commander of the United States Second Fleet (1974–1975), and Supreme Allied Commander NATO…
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1923
Japanese businessman, founded Horiba (died 2015)
Masao Horiba was a Japanese businessman who was the founder of Horiba Ltd., a manufacturer of advanced analytical and measurement technology. He founded the company as Horiba Radio Laboratory in 1945. Masao Horiba…
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1924
American biochemist and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
Martin Rodbell was an American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who is best known for his discovery of G-proteins. He shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alfred G. Gilman for "their…
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1925
American-Mexican nun and activist (died 2013)
Mother Antonia Brenner, better known as Mother Antonia was an American religious sister and activist who chose to reside and care for inmates at the notorious maximum-security La Mesa Prison in Tijuana, Mexico. As a…
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1926
Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2018)
Allyn Ann McLerie was a Canadian-born American actress, singer and dancer who worked with many of Golden Age musical theatre's major choreographers, including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome Robbins.
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1926
Australian actor (died 2015)
Keith Joseph Michell was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII. He appeared extensively in Shakespeare and other…
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1926
American actor (died 2007)
Robert Symonds was an American actor. He was the associate director of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center from 1965 through 1972.
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1926
3rd Baron Glenconner, Scottish businessman (died 2010)
Colin Christopher Paget Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, was a British peer, landowner and socialite. He was the son of Christopher Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner, and Pamela Winifred Paget. He was also the nephew of…
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1926
French dancer and model
Micheline Bernardini is a French former nude dancer at the Casino de Paris who agreed to model, on 5 July 1946, Louis Réard's two-piece swimsuit, which he called the bikini, named four days after the first test of an…
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1927
American actress (died 1991)
Emily McLaughlin was an American actress, known for her long-standing role as original character Nurse Jessie Brewer on the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1963 until 1991.
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1928
American actor (died 2013)
Malachi Throne was an American actor known for his role as Noah Bain in It Takes a Thief. He also had guest-starring roles on multiple television series, including Star Trek and Batman, and appeared in films and theater.
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1928
American actor (died 1997)
David Fitzgerald Doyle was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of John Bosley on the 1970s TV series Charlie's Angels. Doyle and Jaclyn Smith were the only actors to appear in every episode of the…
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1929
Australian psychiatrist, academic, and politician, 37th Governor of New South Wales (died 2026)
Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir was an Australian psychiatrist and administrator who served as the 37th Governor of New South Wales from 2001 to 2014 and concurrently as the 17th chancellor of the University of Sydney from…
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1930
German historian and author (died 2002)
Joachim Hoffmann was a German historian who was the academic director of the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office.
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1930
American saxophonist (died 1986)
Jimmy Lyons was an American alto saxophone player. He is best known for his long tenure in the Cecil Taylor Unit. Lyons was the only constant member of the band from the mid-1960s until his death. Taylor never worked…
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1931
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)
James Thomas Nesbitt, Jr. was an American country music singer. He had his first hit with "Please Mr. Kennedy" in 1961. It was released on Dot Records and became a number 11 hit on the Billboard charts. His biggest hit,…
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1931
Trinidadian politician, 4th President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2018)
George Maxwell Richards was a Trinidadian politician who served as the fourth president of Trinidad and Tobago, from 2003 to 2013. He was the first president and head of state in the Caribbean to have mixed Chinese and…
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1931
1933
French ballerina (died 2016)
Violette Verdy was a French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, and writer who worked as a dance company director with the Paris Opera Ballet in France and the Boston Ballet in the United States. From 1958 to 1977 she…
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1933
American soul singer (died 2016)
Paul Williams, known professionally as Billy Paul, was an American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones". His 1973 album and single War of the Gods blends his more conventional pop, soul, and…
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1934
Chilean human rights activist (died 1999)
Sola Sierra Henríquez was a Chilean human rights activist. She was director of Relatives of the Detained-Disappeared organization, and campaigned to find out the truth about the people who were violently disappeared…
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1935
Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence (died 2014)
Igor Nikolayevich Rodionov was a Russian general and Duma deputy. He is best known as a hardline politician, and for his service heading the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation.
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1936
American soprano and actress (died 2005)
Muriel Salina Costa-Greenspon was an American mezzo-soprano who had a lengthy career at the New York City Opera from 1963 to 1993.
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1937
1937
Latvian psychologist and politician, President of Latvia
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth president of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first and to date only woman to hold the post and the most recent to be re-elected for a second term.
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1937
American rock and roll drummer (died 2022)
Sander Lloyd Nelson was an American drummer. Nelson, one of the best-known rock and modern jazz drummers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 albums. He was a…
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1938
American golfer and sportscaster
Lee Buck Trevino is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. Trevino won six major championships and…
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1939
Scottish cricketer and referee (died 2013)
Michael Henry Denness was a Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Kent and Essex.
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1940
American electronic engineer and inventor (died 2011)
Gerald Anderson Lawson was an American electronic engineer. Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F…
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1940
American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005)
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is regarded as one of the greatest and…
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1940
German footballer
Tasso Wild is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder for 1. FC Nürnberg and Hertha BSC.
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1940
Egyptian politician, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mohamed Kamel Amr is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2011 and 2013. He resigned from office on 30 June 2013.
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1942
American author and academic
John Crowley is an American author of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and non-fiction. Crowley studied at Indiana University and has a second career as a documentary film writer.
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1942
Australian cricketer
Ross Edwards is a former Australian cricketer. Edwards played in 20 Test matches for Australia, playing against England, West Indies and Pakistan. He also played in nine One Day Internationals. He was a part of the…
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1942
American runner and journalist (died 2022)
Kenneth Clark Moore was an American Olympic road running athlete, journalist and actor. He ran the marathon at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth at the latter.
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1943
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Eric Jay Bloom is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitar and keyboard/synthesizer player for the long-running band Blue Öyster Cult, with work on more than 20 albums.…
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1944
American drummer and songwriter
John Paul Densmore is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band the Doors and as such is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He appeared on every recording made by the band, with…
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1944
American general
Michael William Hagee is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2006, succeeding General James L. Jones on January 13, 2003. He stepped…
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1944
Moroccan author and poet
Tahar Ben Jelloun is a Moroccan writer who rose to fame for his 1985 novel L'Enfant de sable. Although his first language is Darija, his works are written in French. He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in…
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1944
Icelandic politician
Ásta Bryndís Þorsteinsdóttir was an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she represented the Reykjavík constituency from January 1998 to October 1998.
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1945
1945
American singer-songwriter, actress and producer
Bette Midler is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her six-decade career Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy…
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1945
American comedian and actor
Jonathan Paul Katz is an American actor and comedian best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Dr. Katz. He is also known for voicing Erik Robbins in the UPN/Adult Swim…
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1946
Bosnian journalist and author (died 2021)
Kemal Kurspahić was a Bosnian journalist. He was managing editor of The Connection Newspapers in Alexandria, Virginia and founder of the media in Democracy Institute, dedicated to promoting higher standards in…
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1946
Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
Raymond Edward O'Sullivan, known professionally as Gilbert O'Sullivan, is an Irish singer-songwriter who achieved his most significant success during the early 1970s with hits including "Alone Again (Naturally)",…
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1946
French singer-songwriter and actor (died 2009)
Alain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most important French rock musician after Serge…
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1947
English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021)
Robert Fulton, also nicknamed "Bozo", was an Australian rugby league footballer, coach and later commentator. Fulton played, coached, selected for and commentated on the game with great success at the highest levels and…
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1947
American baseball player and radio host
George Arthur Foster is an American former professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1969 through 1986, most notably as an integral member of the Cincinnati Reds,…
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1948
Pakistani cricketer and politician
Sarfraz Nawaz Malik is a former Pakistani Test cricketer and politician, who was instrumental in Pakistan's first Test series victories over India and England. Between 1969 and 1984, he played 55 Tests and 45 One Day…
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1948
American mountaineer and author
John Roskelley is an American mountain climber and author. He made first ascents and notable ascents of 7,000-meter (22,966 ft.) and 8,000-meter peaks (26,247 ft.) in Nepal, India, and Pakistan. In 2014, he became the…
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1948
English footballer and manager
Neil Warnock is an English football manager and former player. He is currently football advisor of National League South club Torquay United. In a managerial career spanning five decades, Warnock has managed sixteen…
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1948
English bishop and scholar
Nicholas Thomas Wright, known as N. T. Wright or Tom Wright, is an English New Testament scholar, Pauline theologian and Anglican bishop. He was the bishop of Durham and Lord Spiritual in the UK Parliament from 2003 to…
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1948
Nigerian civil servant and politician, Governor of Kaduna State (died 2012)
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa
(1 December 1948 – 15 December 2012) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kaduna State from 2010 to 2012. He was appointed deputy governor of Kaduna State in July 2005, following…
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1948
1949
Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist (died 1993)
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed the "King of Cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthiest conventional…
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1949
Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile (died 2024)
Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as 34th and 36th president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic politician and…
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1949
Indian biologist and academic
Manju Bansal has specialized in the field of Molecular biophysics. Currently, she is a professor in theoretical Biophysics group for Molecular Biophysics unit in the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She is the…
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1950
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
Ross Andrew Hannaford was an Australian musician, active in numerous local bands. He was often referred to by his nickname "Hanna". Widely regarded as one of the country's finest rock guitarists, he was best known for…
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1950
American actor and drummer
Keith Thibodeaux, also known as Richard Keith, is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcoms I Love Lucy and The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour. He was billed as Richard Keith…
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1950
American illustrator and painter
Gary Panter is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter's work is representative of the post-underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of Arcade: The…
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1950
Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice (died 2020)
Filippos Petsalnikos was a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. Before, he was a Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1985 to…
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1950
Bulgarian cosmonaut
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov is a retired Bulgarian cosmonaut. He is the second Bulgarian to have flown to space, behind Georgi Ivanov.
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1951
American actor, director, and producer
Obba Babatundé is an American actor. A native of Queens, New York City, he has appeared in more than seventeen stage productions, thirty theatrical films, sixty made-for-television films, and two prime-time series.
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1951
Australian radio and television host (died 2023)
Douglas John Mulray was an Australian comedian, radio, and television presenter. Nicknamed Uncle Doug, he grew up in Dee Why on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Mulray was well-known for his bawdy humor and charismatic…
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1951
American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1987)
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, also known as Jaco Pastorius, was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, Pastorius…
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1951
1951
American actor (died 2023)
Richard Treat Williams Jr. was an American actor, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He received many accolades for his work, including nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, two…
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1951
English director, producer, and playwright
Stephen Poliakoff is a British playwright, director and screenwriter. In 2006 Gerard Gilbert of The Independent described him as the UK's "pre-eminent TV dramatist" and that he had "inherited Dennis Potter's crown".
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1952
American politician and businessman
Richard Lynn Scott is an American attorney, businessman, politician, and Navy veteran serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served…
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1952
English journalist
Alan Dedicoat is a British announcer from Hollywood, England, for programmes on BBC One. He is known as the "Voice of the Balls" on the National Lottery programmes, providing a voiceover for the draws since 1995. He was…
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1954
English chemist and engineer
Dame Judith Elizabeth Hackitt is a British engineer and civil servant. A former chair of the UK Health and Safety Executive, she is currently chair of manufacturing trade body EEF.
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1954
Belgian footballer (died 2017)
François Van der Elst was a Belgian footballer, who played as a winger. He is mainly known for winning several national and European trophies while at R.S.C. Anderlecht.
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1954
Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter
Veikko Aaltonen is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.
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1955
Spanish actress (died 2021)
Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo was a Spanish stage, film and television actress. She was a four-time Goya Award winner, the most award-winning actress alongside Carmen Maura. She had a knack for characters "between…
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1955
Indian playback singer
Udit Narayan Jha is an Indian playback singer whose songs are featured in Indian cinema, primarily Hindi films.
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1955
Irish footballer and sportscaster
Patrick Gerard Spillane, better known as Pat Spillane, is an Irish former Gaelic football pundit and player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned seventeen years from…
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1955
American journalist
Karen Emily Tumulty is a political columnist for The Washington Post. Tumulty served in several capacities with Time magazine's Washington, D.C. bureau from October 1994 to April 2010, including as Congressional…
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1955
American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (died 2022)
Julee Ann Cruise was an American singer and actress, known for her collaborations with composer Angelo Badalamenti and filmmaker David Lynch in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She released four albums beginning with…
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1956
American guitarist and songwriter
Chris Poland is an American guitarist, best known as the former guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth. Since 2002, Poland has been the guitarist of the instrumental rock/jazz rock bands OHM and OHMphrey, among…
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1957
1957
American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2011)
Mary Vesta Williams was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as soul, funk, R&B, Quiet storm, jazz soul and Urban Contemporary. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as…
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1957
Mexican footballer and manager
Javier Aguirre Onaindía, nicknamed El Vasco, is a Mexican football manager and former footballer. He is currently manager of the Mexico national team.
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1958
American journalist and author
Candace Bushnell is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for The New York Observer (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling Sex and the City anthology. The book was the…
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1958
Italian runner
Alberto Cova is a retired Italian long-distance track athlete, winner of the 10,000 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1983 World Championships.
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1958
American politician
Gary Charles Peters is an American politician, lawyer, and former naval officer serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S.…
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1958
American actress and singer
Charlene L. Tilton is an American actress and singer. She is widely known for playing Lucy Ewing on the CBS prime time soap opera Dallas.
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1958
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter
Billy Childish is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer, and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing, and visual art. He has led and played in…
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1959
Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
Walter James Lewis AM is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He became a commentator for television coverage of the…
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1959
Indian-English political scientist and academic
Shirin M. Rai is an interdisciplinary scholar who works across the political science and international relations boundaries. She is known for her research on the intersections between international political economy,…
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1960
Australian actress and producer
Jane Turner is an Australian actress, comedian and Logie Award-winning comedy series creator and screenwriter. She is widely known for her role as Kath in the TV sitcom Kath and Kim.
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1960
Israeli-American businesswoman and boss of Oracle
Safra Ada Catz is an Israeli-American business executive. She is the executive vice chair and former CEO of Oracle Corporation. She has been an executive at Oracle since April 1999, and a board member since 2001. In…
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1961
American biophysicist and academic
Raymond Ethan Goldstein FRS FInstP is the Alan Turing Professor of Complex Physical Systems in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of…
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1961
English actor
Jeremy Philip Northam is an English actor. His film credits include The Net (1995), Emma (1996), An Ideal Husband (1999), Amistad (1997), The Winslow Boy (1999), Gosford Park (2001) and Enigma (2001). In television, he…
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1961
Canadian speed skater
Sylvie Daigle is a Canadian speed skater. She is a member of the Canadian short track relay team that won gold at the 1992 Winter Olympics and silver at the 1994 Winter Olympics. She is also a five-time Overall World…
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1962
American basketball player and coach
Pamela Denise McGee is an American former professional women's basketball player, Olympic gold medalist, and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. She is the mother of NBA player JaVale McGee and WNBL player Imani…
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1962
Brazilian race car driver
Marco Greco is a Brazilian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and auto racing driver who competed in the Indy Racing League from 1996 to 1999. His best finish in the season points was third in 1996–1997. He made…
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1963
Canadian speed skater
Nathalie Brigitte Lambert, OC is a Canadian Olympic medalist in short-track speed skating. She won one Gold medal and two Silver medals at the Winter Olympics, and was Canada's flag bearer at the 1992 Albertville…
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1963
Sri Lankan cricketer and politician
Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga, is a Sri Lankan politician and former cricketer, who was the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain for Sri Lanka, and scored the winning boundary in the final. He is regarded as the pioneer…
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1963
Italian footballer (died 2024)
Salvatore Schillaci, also known as Totò Schillaci, was an Italian professional footballer who played as a striker. During his club career, he played for Messina (1982–1989), Juventus (1989–1992), Internazionale…
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1964
1964
South African rugby player
Henry William Honiball is a South African former professional rugby union footballer. He usually played at fly-half and sometimes as a centre.
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1965
1965
New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
Andrew Ralph Adamson is a New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks animated film Shrek (2001), which is based on the children's picture book of the…
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1966
American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer
Katherine LaNasa is an American actress. Since 2025, she has portrayed Nurse Dana Evans in the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt (2025–present), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award, a Critics' Choice Award, and an…
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1966
Canadian baseball player and coach
Larry Kenneth Robert Walker is a Canadian former professional baseball right fielder. During his 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played with the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, and St. Louis Cardinals.…
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1966
American actor
Néstor Gastón Carbonell is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He came to prominence for his role as Luis Rivera in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. He is known for his roles as Richard Alpert in the ABC drama…
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1967
American baseball player
Reginald Laverne Sanders is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He played professionally with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates,…
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1967
English actor and director
Justin Chadwick is an English actor and television and film director. He directed episodes of EastEnders, Byker Grove, The Bill, Spooks and Red Cap before directing nine of the fifteen episodes of the mini-series Bleak…
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1968
Australian squash player
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM is an Australian former professional squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Janet Morgan, Nicol David, Susan Devoy, Michelle…
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1968
Swedish swimmer
Anders Holmertz is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle races in the 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle. He…
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1968
American author and blogger
Richard Cevantis Carrier is an American historian, author, and Christ myth theorist. A longtime contributor to skeptical outlets including The Secular Web and Freethought Blogs, Carrier writes about philosophy and…
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1969
American actress
Golden Brooks is an American actress. She began her career with starring role in the Showtime comedy series, Linc's (1998–2000), and later appeared in the films Timecode (2000) and Impostor (2001).
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1970
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jonathan William Coulton, often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are…
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1970
American baseball player
Kirk Wesley Rueter, nicknamed "Woody", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the San Francisco Giants. He also played for the Montreal…
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1970
American comedian, actress, and singer
Sarah Kate Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, actress and writer. She first rose to prominence for her brief stint as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 19th…
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1970
American high jumper and educator
Tisha Felice Waller, is an American athlete competing in the high jump, who participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She is a five time American Champion, and internationally won the 1998…
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1970
1971
Finnish-American pianist and composer
Mika Pohjola ( is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer who resides in Stockholm. He is one of the most prolific Scandinavian jazz musicians in his generation.
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1971
1971
American race car driver and stuntman
Stanton Thomas Barrett is an American professional stock car racing driver and Hollywood stuntman. He is the co-owner of Barrett–Cope Racing, which fields the No. 30 Chevrolet in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.…
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1972
American singer-songwriter
Bart Marshall Millard is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the lead singer of Christian rock band MercyMe. He has also released two solo albums: Hymned, No. 1, in 2005 and Hymned Again in 2008. He…
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1972
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Stephen Thadeus Crompton Gibb is a British-American guitarist. He has been a member of numerous hard rock and metal bands including 58, Black Label Society, Crowbar, Kingdom of Sorrow, The Underbellys, SkilletHead, and…
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1973
1974
American author
Matt Fritchman, better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of The Invincible Iron Man, FF, The Immortal Iron Fist, Uncanny X-Men, and Hawkeye for…
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1975
American keyboard player and producer (died 2014)
Randolph Isaiah "Ikey" Owens was an American multi-instrumentalist and producer, known primarily for his work as a keyboardist. Owens also played piano, organ, synthesizers, guitar, drums, melodica, clavinet, and…
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1975
Norwegian racing driver and sportscaster
Thomas Schie is a former racing and rally driver. He previously competed in the International Formula 3000, Swedish Touring Car Championship and World Rally Championship.
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1975
Pakistani actress and host
Farah Shah is a Pakistani television actress and former model. She made her acting debut with the role of Mehru in PTV World's classic series Boota From Toba Tek Singh (1999). Shah's career spans more than 20 years. She…
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1975
Danish swimmer
Sophia Skou is a Danish former butterfly swimmer, who twice competed in the Summer Olympics for her native country: in 1996 and 2000.
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1975
Polish boxer
Tomasz "Tomek" Adamek is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2018. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC light heavyweight title from 2005 to 2007, and the IBF and…
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1976
American journalist and author
Laura Ling is an American journalist and writer. She worked for Current TV as a correspondent and vice president of its Vanguard Journalism Unit, which produced the Vanguard TV series. She was the host and reporter on…
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1976
New Zealand actor, artist, and photographer
Dean Lance O'Gorman is a New Zealand actor, artist, and photographer. He played the dwarf Fíli in the Hobbit trilogy and the Norse god Bragi/Anders Johnson in the fantasy series The Almighty Johnsons. He also portrayed…
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1976
American hate crime victim (died 1998)
Matthew Wayne Shepard was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on October 6, 1998. He was transported by rescuers to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort…
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1976
Greek basketball player
Evangelos "Vangelis" Sklavos is a former Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Athens, Greece. At a height of 2.02 m, he played in the small forward and power forward positions.
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1976
American guitarist and producer
Bradford Philip Delson is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.
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1977
French actress
Sophie Guillemin is a French actress. She has appeared in such films as L'Ennui, Harry, He's Here to Help, Un chat un chat, and A la folie, pas du tout. In 2017, whilst on the set of the TV movie Remember Us, she met…
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1977
Scottish journalist
Lee McKenzie is a journalist and presenter who is a reporter and deputy presenter for Channel 4's F1 coverage and Channel 4 Rugby. McKenzie also works on a variety of sports on the BBC and Channel 4, including tennis,…
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1977
American actor and comedian
Nathan Torrence is an American actor. He is known for several TV and film roles, most notably including Devon from She's Out of My League, Wade from HBO‘s Hello Ladies, Sully on the CW series Supernatural and for…
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1977
American musician
Mathew William Kearney is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, and based in Nashville, Tennessee. So far, he has a total of five top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart.
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1978
American discus thrower
Stephanie Brown Trafton, née Stephanie Brown, is an American track and field athlete who won the discus throwing gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is thus one of only three American women to have…
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1979
American ice hockey player
Ryan Gregory Malone, nicknamed "Bugsy", is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. In…
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1979
Jamaican sprinter
Richard James is a Jamaican former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 8th World Athletics Indoor Championships gold medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. He was an All-American track and field runner for the…
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1979
Pakistani cricketer
Rao Iftikhar Anjum also known as RAO Anjum, is a former Pakistani cricketer right arm medium fast bowler and right hand batsman. Rao Iftikhar Anjum is another addition to Pakistan's seemingly endless production line of…
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1980
Indian cricketer and politician
Mohammad Kaif is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the Under-19 level, where he captained the India national under-19 cricket…
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1980
Kenyan-Qatari runner
Mubarak Hassan Shami is a Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner. He specializes in half marathon and marathon races.
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1980
Greek singer
Ioanna "Yianna" Terzi is a Greek singer and songwriter. She represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Oniro mou".
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1980
South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
Park Hyo-shin is a South Korean singer and musical theatre actor. Following his debut as a singer in 1999, Park released numerous hit songs in the 2000s, including "Good Person" (2002), "Snow Flower" (2004) and…
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1981
Australian footballer
Luke McPharlin is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Fremantle Football Club between 2002 and 2015, after two seasons with the Hawthorn Football…
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1981
Indonesian footballer
I Made Wirawan is an Indonesian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is now the goalkeeper coach and player for Persib Bandung. He made 11 appearances for the Indonesia national team.
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1981
1982
Greek footballer
Christos Kalantzis is a Greek retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1982
Greek footballer
Christos Melissis, is a Greek football player who played for Sudanese club Al-Hilal Omdurman. He has played in the past for Naoussa, Panserraikos, PAOK, Panathinaikos, AEL, Panthrakikos, Marítimo in Portugal and the…
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1982
American actor
Charles Michael Davis is an American actor. Best known for his roles as Marcel Gerard on The CW television drama The Originals (2013–2018) and Zane Anders on the TV Land original series Younger (2017–2021). He also…
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1984
South African rapper and actress
Anri du Toit, known professionally as Yolandi Visser, is a South African singer, rapper, and songwriter. She is one of two vocalists in the alternative hip hop group Die Antwoord, along with Watkin Tudor Jones.
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1984
American media host and YouTube personality
Philip James DeFranco, commonly known by his online nickname PhillyD, and formerly known as sxephil, is an American media host and YouTube personality. He is best known for The Philip DeFranco Show, a news commentary…
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1985
American actress
Ilfenesh Hadera is an American actress. Hadera has been a frequent collaborator of director Spike Lee, appearing in Oldboy (2013), Chi-Raq (2015), She's Gotta Have It (2018-2019) and Highest 2 Lowest (2025).
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1985
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Janelle Monáe Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award.…
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1985
Italian footballer
Emiliano Viviano is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1985
English footballer
Simon Jonathan Dawkins is a Jamaican retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. Born in England, he represented the Jamaica national team. Recently, he was the interim head coach…
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1987
Virgin Islander sprinter
Tabarie Joil Henry is a United States Virgin Islands sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 20.71 seconds in the 200 metres and 44.77 in the 400 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Arkansas…
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1987
1987
English footballer
Brett Anthony Williams is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Wessex League Premier Division club AFC Stoneham.
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1987
American musician and singer
Tyler Robert Joseph is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is the frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside bandmate Josh Dun. Across his career he has recorded nine…
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1988
American actress, singer, and model
Zoë Isabella Kravitz is an American actress, singer, and filmmaker. She has received nominations for a Critics' Choice Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2022, she was named by Time…
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1988
Greek-American basketball player
Daniel James Mavraides is a Greek American professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, he played as a point guard-shooting guard. Following his graduation from college, he played…
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1988
Austrian ice hockey player
Michael Raffl is an Austrian professional ice hockey left winger with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers,…
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1988
1989
Slovak ice hockey player
Tomáš Tatar is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who is a forward for EV Zug of the National League. Tatar was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL entry draft.
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1990
American basketball player
Rakeem Haleek Christmas is an American professional basketball player for the Amartha Hangtuah of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for four seasons before…
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1991
1991
1991
Ghanaian footballer
Masahudu Alhassan is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Anzio, where he is also head coach.
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1992
Puerto Rican baseball player
Ednel Javier "Javy" Báez, nicknamed "El Mago", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and New…
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1992
Greek basketball player
Linos-Spyridon Chrysikopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basketball League. He is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall and 225 pounds (102 kg). He plays at the power forward position…
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1992
American basketball player
Gary Dwayne Payton II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a junior and senior playing college basketball for the Oregon State…
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1992
Dutch footballer
Marco Wulfert Cornelis van Ginkel is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive or attacking midfielder.
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1992
Estonian archer
Reena Pärnat is an Estonian archer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Pärnat scored 621 points from 720 in the preliminary ranking round of the women's individual event, which determined the seedings for the…
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1993
Australian cricketer
Beau Jacob Webster is an Australian International cricketer who plays for Tasmania at state level, and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. He also represents Australia in Test cricket. An all-rounder, Webster…
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1993
English footballer
Seedy Ishmail Njie is an English former footballer who played as a forward.
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1994
1995
Scottish footballer
Jenna Josephine Fife is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rangers W.F.C. in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and for the Scotland national team.
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1995
English footballer
James Antony Wilson is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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1995
Barbadian sprinter
Sada Williams is a Barbadian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the…
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1997
South Korean actress and singer
Jung Chae-yeon, known mononymously as Chaeyeon, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a member of the girl group DIA and former member of a project girl group I.O.I, having finished 7th in the survival show…
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1997
Australian cricketer
Lloyd Aylmer James Pope is an Australian cricketer who currently represents South Australia and the Adelaide Strikers. A right-arm leg spin bowler, he is known for his effective use of the wrong'un as a variation. Pope…
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1999
German footballer
Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck is a German professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. He is known for his aerial ability, speed, strength…
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1999
French tennis player
Carole Monnet is a Ukrainian-born French tennis player.
Monnet has career-high WTA rankings of No. 162 in singles, achieved on 11 September 2023, and No. 129 in doubles, reached on 28 October 2024.
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2001
Australian conservationist and television personality
Robert Clarence Irwin is an Australian conservationist, zookeeper, wildlife photographer, and television presenter. The son of conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin, he manages Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Queensland, and…
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2003
American singer, model and actress
Ella McKenzie Gross, also known mononymously as Ella, is an American singer, model, and actress based in South Korea. She first began her career as a model at age two and has modeled for fashion brands such as H&M,…
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2008
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