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He won a second Stanley Cup as the assistant general manager of the Kings' front office in 2014.
Famous Birthdays on December 10
212 people
553 – 2000
December 10 has seen 212 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 553 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1969 — Rob Blake
Canadian ice hockey player and executive
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Robert Bowlby Blake is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and executive who most recently served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL)
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He was originally drafted by the Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11-season stint with the club
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In 2001, Blake was traded to the Colorado Avalanche and was a member of their 2001 Stanley Cup championship team
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After a two-season return to Los Angeles, Blake signed with the San Jose Sharks in 2008, retiring as its captain after the 2009–10 season
553
English nobleman and rebel (died 1409)
Sir Edmund Mortimer IV was an English nobleman and landowner who played a part in the rebellions of the Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr and of the Percy family against King Henry IV, at the beginning of the 15th century. He…
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1376
German mathematician and astronomer (died 1531)
Johannes Stöffler was a German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, priest, maker of astronomical instruments and professor at the University of Tübingen.
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1452
8th Countess of Norfolk (died 1481)
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk, later also Duchess of York and Duchess of Norfolk was an English noblewoman and the sole heiress of the Mowbray family. She became the child bride of Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke…
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1472
Duke of Nemours (died 1512)
Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours, nicknamed The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance. Nephew of King Louis XII of France and general of his armies in Italy from 1511 to 1512, he…
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1489
Dutch scientist and philosopher (died 1637)
Isaac Beeckman was a Dutch philosopher and scientist, who, through his studies and contact with leading natural philosophers, may have "virtually given birth to modern atomism".
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1588
Dutch painter (died 1685)
Adriaen van Ostade was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, showing the everyday life of ordinary men and women.
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1610
Italian painter (died 1719)
Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole was an Italian painter and engraver from Bologna, active in the late-Baroque period. Upon the death of Carlo Cignani, Gioseffo dal Sole became among the most prominent painters in Bologna,…
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1654
Archbishop of York (died 1743)
Lancelot Blackburne was an English clergyman, who became Archbishop of York, and – in popular belief – a pirate.
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1658
1713
English botanist and zoologist (died 1813)
George Kearsley Shaw was an English botanist and zoologist.
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1751
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este was an Electress of Bavaria as the second wife of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria.
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1776
Puerto Rican poet and playwright (died 1873)
María Bibiana Benítez Batista was a Puerto Rican writer who was Puerto Rico's first female poet and one of its first playwrights. She was the first of three renowned poets in her family, the others being her niece and…
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1783
American educator, founded the American School for the Deaf (died 1851)
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was an American educator. Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first…
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1787
German mathematician and academic (died 1851)
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi was a German mathematician who made fundamental contributions to elliptic functions, dynamics, differential equations, determinants and number theory.
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1804
American journalist and activist, founded The Liberator (died 1879)
William Lloyd Garrison was an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. His widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator was a driving force that fueled the abolitionist era, which Garrison founded in…
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1805
Czech physician, dermatologist, and academic (died 1881)
Joseph Škoda was a Czech-born Austrian physician, medical professor and dermatologist. Together with Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, he was the founder of the Modern Medical School of Vienna.
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1805
American poet, biographer, and editor (died 1894)
Caroline M. Sawyer was a 19th-century American poet, writer, and editor. Her writings ranged through a wide variety of themes. Born in 1812, in Massachusetts, she began composing verse at an early age, but published…
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1811
English mathematician and computer scientist (died 1852)
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical…
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1815
Russian poet and critic (died 1877)
Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov was a Russian poet, writer, critic and publisher, whose deeply compassionate poems about the Russian peasantry made him a hero of liberal and radical circles in the Russian intelligentsia of…
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1821
Belgian organist and composer (died 1890)
César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium.
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1822
Scottish minister, author, and poet (died 1905)
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy…
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1824
Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 1913)
Eugene O'Keefe, baptized as Owen Keeffe, was an Irish-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist, well-known in the brewing industry for his signature brews. He incorporated the O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto…
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1827
American poet (died 1886)
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Largely unpublished and unknown during her lifetime, her work is now widely regarded as canonical. The Poetry Foundation describes her as having "created in her writing a…
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1830
American librarian, created the Dewey Decimal System (died 1931)
Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey was an American librarian and educator who invented the Dewey Decimal system of library classification. He was a founder of the Lake Placid Club, a chief librarian at Columbia…
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1851
Dutch anatomist and biologist (died 1930)
Lodewijk 'Louis' Bolk was a Dutch anatomist who created the fetalization theory about the human body. It states that when a human being is born, it is still a fetus, as can be seen by its (proportionally) big head, lack…
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1866
Indian historian (died 1958)
Sir Jadunath Sarkar, was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty.
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1870
Austrian architect and theoretician (died 1933)
Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos was an Austrian and Czechoslovak architect, influential European theorist, polemicist of modern architecture. He was inspired by modernism and a widely-known critic of the Art Nouveau…
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1870
Belgian-French author and poet (died 1925)
Pierre-Félix Louÿs was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. He is known as a writer who sought to "express pagan sensuality with stylistic perfection". He…
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1870
Indian lawyer and politician, 45th Governor-General of India (died 1972)
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji, was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General…
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1878
Indian Muslim activist (died 1931)
Muhammad Ali Jawhar was an Indian politician and activist of the Indian independence movement. He was a co-founder of the All-India Muslim League and Jamia Millia Islamia.
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1878
Austrian sociologist and philosopher (died 1945)
Otto Karl Wilhelm Neurath was an Austrian-born philosopher of science, sociologist, and political economist. Considered "one of the neglected geniuses of the twentieth century", Neurath, among other things, invented the…
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1882
Japanese politician, 37th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1950)
Shigenori Tōgō was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Empire of Japan at both the start and the end of the Pacific War. He also served as Minister of Colonial Affairs in 1941, and assumed the same position, renamed…
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1882
Italian field marshal and politician (died 1968)
Giovanni Messe was an Italian field marshal and politician. In the Second World War, he was captured in Tunisia but made chief of staff of the Italian Co-belligerent Army after the armistice of September 1943. Later, he…
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1883
American economist and academic (died 1973)
Elizabeth Faulkner Baker was an American economist and academic who specialized in scientific management and the relationship between employment and technological change, especially the role of women.
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1885
1885
English-American actor (died 1959)
Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen was a British-American actor and boxer. His film career spanned from the early 1920s through the 1950s, initially as a leading man, though he was better known for his character…
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1886
American actor (died 1965)
Ray Bidwell Collins was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in the developing field of…
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1889
Hungarian politician and diplomat, 33rd Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1946)
László Bárdossy de Bárdos was a Hungarian diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from April 1941 to March 1942. He was one of the chief architects of Hungary's involvement in World War II.
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1890
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (died 1969)
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, was a British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. Alexander was born in London and was educated at Harrow school before…
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1891
American discus thrower and shot putter (died 1967)
Arlie Max Mucks was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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1891
German-Swedish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
Nelly Sachs was a German–Swedish poet and playwright. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of her fellow…
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1891
Swedish actor and director (died 1948)
Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström was a Swedish film director and theater and film actor.
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1896
American actress (died 1986)
Una Merkel was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress.
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1903
Czechoslovak politician, President of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (died 1975)
Antonín Josef Novotný was a Czechoslovak politician who served as the President of Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1968, and as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1968. An ardent…
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1904
American lyricist (died 1980)
Harold Campbell Adamson was an American lyricist from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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1906
French runner (died 1973)
Jules Ladoumègue was a French middle-distance runner. He became a running star as the sport enjoyed a huge resurgence at the start of the Great Depression, fueled in large part by newsreel coverage. His career was…
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1906
English author and poet (died 1998)
Margaret Rumer Godden was a British author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably Black Narcissus in 1947 and The River in 1951.
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1907
French footballer and coach (died 2005)
Lucien Laurent was a French footballer who played as a forward. Playing for France, at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, he scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal against Mexico.
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1907
Italian actor (died 1979)
Amedeo Nazzari was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Although he emerged as a star during…
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1907
French composer and ornithologist (died 1992)
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an outstanding teacher of composition and musical analysis.
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1908
American dancer and choreographer (died 1990)
Hermes Pan was an American dancer and choreographer, principally remembered as Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator on the famous 1930s movie musicals starring Astaire and Ginger Rogers. He worked on nearly two…
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1909
Filipino basketball player and politician (died 1996)
Ambrosio "Paddy" Bibby Padilla was a Filipino basketball player, lawyer, and an elected member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in Asian basketball development.
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1910
American journalist (died 1974)
Chester Robert Huntley was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956.
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1911
American lawyer and politician, 49th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (died 1976)
Philip Aloysius Hart was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States senator from Michigan from 1959 until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C. in 1976. He was known as the…
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1912
Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author (died 1988)
Tetsuji Takechi was a Japanese theatrical and film director, critic, and author. First coming to prominence for his theatrical criticism, in the 1940s and 1950s he produced influential and popular experimental kabuki…
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1912
Guadeloupean politician (died 1990)
René Toribio was a French politician and was a member of the French Senate representing Guadeloupe from 1959 to 1968.
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1912
English-American jazz patron and writer (died 1988)
Baroness Kathleen Annie Pannonica "Nica" de Koenigswarter was a British-born jazz patron, photographer and writer. A leading patron of bebop, she was a member of the Rothschild family.
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1913
American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1996)
Morton Gould was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.
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1913
1913
1913
American actress and singer (died 1996)
Dorothy Lamour was an American actress and singer. She is best remembered for having appeared in the Road to... movies, a series of successful comedies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
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1914
Australian rugby player, soldier, and pilot (died 2006)
Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, was a member of the Australian national rugby union team, who became a fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. He was credited with 12 aerial victories, all…
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1915
American race car driver (died 2013)
Walter Charles Arfons was the half brother of Art Arfons, his former partner in drag racing, and his competitor in jet-powered land speed record racing. Along with Art, he was a pioneer in the use of aircraft jet…
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1916
American actress (died 2003)
Anne Gwynne was an American actress who was known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films. Gwynne was also one of the most popular pin-ups of World War II. She was the…
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1918
Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 1995)
Anatoly Vladimirovich Tarasov was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tarasov is considered "the father of Russian ice hockey" and established the Soviet Union national team as "the dominant force in international…
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1918
American composer and conductor (died 2008)
Alexander Mair Courage Jr. familiarly known as "Sandy" Courage, was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. He is best known as the composer of the theme music for…
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1919
Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and author (died 1977)
Clarice Lispector was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer. Her distinctive and innovative works delve into diverse narrative forms, weaving themes of intimacy and introspection, earning her…
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1920
American screenwriter and producer (died 2002)
Reginald Rose was an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote about controversial social and political issues. His realistic approach was particularly influential in the anthology programs of the 1950s.
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1920
Singaporean academic and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2012)
Toh Chin Chye was a Singaporean statesman and academic. He was a founding member of the People's Action Party (PAP), the dominant political party in Singapore since independence. Toh played a significant role in…
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1921
American television writer and director (died 2016)
Agnes Nixon was an American television writer and producer, and the creator of the ABC soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, as well as Loving and its spin-off The City.
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1922
American actor (died 2010)
Harold Vernon Goldstein, better known as Harold Gould, was an American character actor. He appeared as Martin Morgenstern on the sitcom Rhoda (1974–78) and Miles Webber on the sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–92). A…
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1923
Italian-Argentinian architect, designed the National Library of the Argentine Republic and Marriott Plaza Hotel (died 2013)
Clorindo Manuel José Testa was an Italian-Argentine architect and artist.
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1923
American singer and musician (died 2007)
John Kenneth Albers was an American singer and brass musician who performed with The Four Freshmen from 1956 to 1982.
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1924
Jamaican pilot and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 1997)
Michael Norman Manley was a Jamaican politician, trade unionist and journalist who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1972 to 1980, and from 1989 to 1992. Manley championed a democratic socialist…
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1924
American poet and academic (died 2014)
Carolyn Ashley Kizer was an American poet of the Pacific Northwest whose works reflect her feminism. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985.
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1925
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)
Eddie Jones, known as Guitar Slim, was an American guitarist in the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song "The Things That I Used to Do", for Specialty Records. It is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall…
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1926
American businessman, founded Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour (died 2015)
Robert E. Farrell was an American motivational speaker, author, and founder of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour and Restaurant.
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1927
German-Israeli general (died 2013)
Danny Matt was a decorated career Israeli military officer who served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1948 until 1992. He attained the rank of major general and fought in five Arab-Israeli wars, including the wars of…
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1927
American actress (died 1976)
Barbara Marie Nickerauer, known professionally as Barbara Nichols, was an American actress who often played brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1960s.
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1928
American baseball player and coach (died 2013)
Wayne Delbert Anderson was an American college basketball coach, the head coach for eight seasons at the University of Idaho, his alma mater. He was also the head baseball coach at Idaho for nine seasons, and the…
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1930
1930
Baron Jopling, English farmer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Thomas Michael Jopling, Baron Jopling is a British politician who sits in the House of Lords as a member of the Conservative Party.
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1930
English-South African footballer and manager (died 2016)
Peter Baker was an English footballer. Educated at Southgate County School in North London, he played right-back for Tottenham Hotspur and was part of the double-winning side of 1960-61 and won the FA Cup with Spurs in…
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1931
American author (died 2007)
Philip R. Craig was a writer known for his Martha's Vineyard mysteries.
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1933
Japanese actor (died 2006)
Makoto Iwamatsu was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako . His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned five decades and 165 productions. He was…
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1933
American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
Howard Martin Temin was an American geneticist and virologist. He discovered reverse transcriptase in the 1970s at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for which he shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
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1934
English footballer and cricketer (died 2024)
Terence Allcock was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bolton Wanderers and Norwich City. He was also a cricketer who played for Norfolk County Cricket Club.
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1935
Czech director and screenwriter (died 2001)
Jaromil Jireš was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He was associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement.
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1935
American journalist, director, and producer (died 2014)
Howard Smith was an American Oscar-winning film director, producer, journalist, screenwriter, actor and radio broadcaster.
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1936
Russian viola player and conductor (died 2023)
Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov was a Soviet and Russian conductor, named a People's Artist of the USSR.
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1938
American basketball player and referee
Richard William Bavetta is an American retired referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). He debuted in the league in 1975 and never missed an assigned game until 2014, and he holds the league record for…
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1939
English archaeologist and academic
Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, usually known as Sir Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has…
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1939
English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008)
Kenneth Victor Campbell was an English actor, director and writer. He was known for his work in experimental theatre. He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre".
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1941
Irish actress and producer
Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan is an Irish actress. Flanagan is best known for her roles in the films James Joyce's Women (1985), Some Mother's Son (1996), Waking Ned (1998), The Others (2001), Four Brothers…
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1941
American actor (died 2021)
Thomas Lee Kirk was an American actor, best known for his performances in films made by Walt Disney Studios such as Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, The Absent-Minded Professor, and The Misadventures…
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1941
American child actor (died 1996)
Thomas Noel Rettig was an American child actor, computer software engineer, and author. He portrayed Jeff Miller in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954 to 1957, later seen in syndicated…
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1941
Japanese singer and actor (died 1985)
Hisashi "Kyu" Sakamoto , legally registered as Hisashi Ōshima since 1956, was a Japanese singer and actor.
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1941
1942
Latvian businessman and politician, 8th President of Latvia
Andris Bērziņš is a Latvian businessman and politician who was President of Latvia from 2011 to 2015. Bērziņš was the President of Unibanka from 1993 to 2004. He was elected as President by the Saeima on 2 June 2011.
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1944
1944
American baseball player
Steve Renko, Jr. is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Montreal Expos (1969–1976), Chicago Cubs (1976–1977), Chicago White Sox (1977), Oakland Athletics (1978), Boston Red…
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1944
Kazakhstani general and politician, 3rd Defence Minister of Kazakhstan
Mūhtar Qapaşūly Altynbaev is a Kazakh military officer and politician who holds the rank of General of the Army. He served as the Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan twice, most recently from December 2001 to 10 January…
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1945
American satirist (died 1980)
Douglas Clark Francis Kenney was an American comedy writer of magazine, novels, radio, TV and film, who co-founded the magazine National Lampoon in 1970. Kenney edited the magazine and wrote much of its early material.…
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1946
Azerbaijani engineer and politician, 22nd Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
Rasul Guliyev was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 1996.
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1947
Bosnian footballer and manager
Dušan "Duško" Bajević is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all time, he is the country's most decorated manager.
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1948
American singer-songwriter (died 2014)
Jessica Marguerite Cleaves was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead singer of the Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, and Raw Silk.
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1948
Indian sculptor (died 2013)
Jasuben Shilpi or Jasu Shilpi was an Indian bronze sculpture artist. In her career she made more than 525 bust size and 225 large size statues. She was popularly known as "The Bronze woman of India".
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1948
Ugandan-English journalist and author
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a British journalist and author. A columnist for The i Paper and the Evening Standard, she is a commentator on immigration, diversity, and multiculturalism issues.
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1949
American politician
David Alfred Perdue Jr. is an American diplomat, politician, and businessman serving as the 14th United States ambassador to China since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Perdue previously served as a United…
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1949
American football player, lawyer, and politician
John Nichols Boozman is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. Previously, he served as the U.S. representative for…
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1950
1950
American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)
Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez was an American country music singer from Texas. In the 1970s and 1980s, Rodriguez was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, such as…
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1951
English lawyer and television host
Clive Stuart Anderson is an English comedian, presenter, writer and former barrister. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts during his 15-year…
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1952
1952
Australian geologist and mountaineer
Greg Mortimer is an Australian climber. Mortimer is notable as one of the first two Australians to successfully climb Mount Everest, on 3 October 1984. Their ascent, without supplemental oxygen, was the first via the…
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1952
American author and pastor
Greg Laurie is an American evangelical pastor, evangelist, and Christian author, who as of March 2013 had continued to lead his congregation and serve as a crusade leader, in the role of senior pastor of Harvest…
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1952
Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Justice
Paul Varul is an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia from 1995 to 1999.
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1952
American journalist and academic
Christopher Robert Bury is an American journalist best known for being a correspondent at ABC News Nightline, where he also served as substitute anchor. Bury was also a national correspondent based in Chicago for World…
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1953
Barbadian economist and academic
Violet Eudine Barriteau, FB, GCM, is a professor of gender and public policy, as well as Principal of the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill. She was also the president of the International Association for…
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1954
American race car driver and manager
Price Cobb is an American race car driver. He won the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans together with John Nielsen and Martin Brundle in a Jaguar XJR-12. He also owned an Indy Racing League team in 1998 and 1999 for Roberto…
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1954
1954
American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Illinois
Rod R. Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in…
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1956
Italian lawyer and politician
Roberto Cassinelli is an Italian politician and lawyer, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy since 2025.
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1956
Dutch footballer and manager
Johannes ("Jan") Hermannus van Dijk is a retired Dutch footballer and manager.
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1956
American actor (died 2012)
Michael Clarke Duncan was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors. He also…
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1957
English composer and producer
Paul Louis Hardcastle is an English composer, musician, record producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19", which went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in…
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1957
Indian-American guru and educator
Prem Pal Singh Rawat, formerly known as Maharaji, is an Indian international speaker and author. His teachings include a meditation practice he calls "Knowledge", and peace education based on the discovery of personal…
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1957
German-American author
Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late…
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1958
English pianist and academic
Kathryn Stott is an English classical pianist who performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Her specialities include the English and French classical repertoire, contemporary classical music and…
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1958
American basketball player and coach
Mark Anthony Aguirre is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aguirre was chosen as the first overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks after…
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1959
1959
1959
German guitarist
Wolf Hoffmann is a German musician, primarily known as the guitarist and last remaining original member of heavy metal band Accept since 1976. His work in Accept influenced the development of speed metal genre. He is…
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1959
British actor director, producer, and screenwriter
Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Branagh trained at RADA in London and served as its president from 2015 to 2024. His accolades include an…
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1960
Japanese actor
Koichi Sato is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor Rentarō Mikuni.
He is known for his acting skills and has won three individual Blue Ribbon Awards in the categories of Best Newcomer (1982), Best Actor (2003),…
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1960
Canadian hurdler and sprinter
Mark Anthony McKoy is a Canadian retired track and field athlete. He won the gold medal for the 110 metres hurdles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He won the 60 metres hurdles title at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor…
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1961
American singer and actress
Virenia Peeples is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. Peeples is known for playing Nicole Chapman on the TV series Fame; Pam Fields on the drama Pretty Little Liars; Karen Taylor Winters on The Young…
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1961
Kazakh politician and diplomat (died 2015)
Rakhat Mukhtaruly Aliyev was a Kazakh politician and diplomat, who died in an Austrian prison awaiting trial on charges of murder. His trial was planned to start in Vienna in first half of year 2015. Austrian legal…
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1962
Dutch footballer and manager
Johannes Hildebrand de Wolf is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He earned six caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring two goals.
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1962
Pakistani squash player
Jahangir Khan is a Pakistani former professional squash player. He won the World Open title six times, and the British Open title ten times (1982–1991). He is widely regarded as the greatest squash player of all time,…
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1963
English actor
Stephen Billington is an English actor. He is known for his role as Greg Kelly in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, for which he won the 1999 British Soap Award for Villain of the Year.
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1964
1964
American chef and author
Robert William Flay is an American celebrity chef, food writer, restaurateur, and television personality. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace,…
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1964
Mexican actress (died 2019)
Edith González Fuentes was a Mexican actress, regarded as a blonde bombshell and one of the most beautiful actresses in Mexican cinema. She is best remembered for working on multiple telenovelas produced by three…
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1964
American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2010)
Gregory Carlos Giraldo was an American stand-up comedian, television personality, and lawyer. He is remembered for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised roast specials, and for his work on that network's…
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1965
1965
Swiss-Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
Stephanie Morgenstern is a Canadian actress, filmmaker, and screenwriter for television and film. She has worked extensively on stage, film, and television in both English and French. Her most widely seen feature film…
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1965
1966
New Zealand rugby player
Robin Matthew Brooke is a former New Zealand rugby player. He played for the New Zealand national rugby union team in the 1990s, playing many tests alongside brother Zinzan Brooke.
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1966
1966
American writer
Penelope Trunk is an American writer and entrepreneur. Trunk published literary works including electronic literature in the 1990s and early 2000s under the pen name Adrienne Eisen and later under the name Penelope…
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1966
Japanese singer, actress, and voice actress
Yōko Oginome , married name Yōko Tsujino , is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. Her husband is Ryuso Tsujino. Oginome is…
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1968
Australian cricketer and coach
Darren Shane Berry is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who was known for his sharp skills as a wicketkeeper, first with South Australia and then Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and ING Cup domestic…
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1969
American singer-songwriter (died 2014)
Kevin Grant Sharp was an American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker. Sharp came on the country music scene in 1996 with his first single: a cover of Tony Rich's "Nobody Knows", which topped the…
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1970
American basketball player and coach
Bryant Lamonica Stith is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a men's assistant basketball coach at University of North Carolina…
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1970
American surfer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
Donavon Frankenreiter is an American musician and surfer. His debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Brushfire Records through Universal Music.
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1972
British-Belgian singer-songwriter
Brian Molko is a British-American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of the band Placebo. He is known for his nasal voice and high registered vocals, feminine/androgynous appearance, aggressive…
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1972
American basketball player and coach
Rusty LaRue is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was a multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. LaRue played in the National Basketball…
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1973
Venezuelan actress
Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera, known simply as Gabriela Spanic or Gaby Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress, model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder. She is known for her roles in several Latin telenovelas, most notably…
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1973
1974
American wrestler (died 2008)
Steven James Bisson was an American professional wrestler who wrestled under the ring name Steve Bradley. He competed in various North American independent promotions as well as spending over three years in World…
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1975
Canadian actress
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for playing Sloan McQuewick on HBO's Entourage (2004–11), Claire Bonner in Snow Day (2000), Dalia in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008),…
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1975
Australian footballer
Josip Skoko is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a central midfielder for North Geelong Warriors, Hajduk Split, Genk, Gençlerbirliği, Wigan Athletic, Stoke City and Melbourne Heart. Skoko has…
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1975
English motorcycle racer
Shane Byrne, often known as Shakey, is a British professional motorcycle road racer. He is a six-time champion of the British Superbike Championship, the only man in the history of the series to win six titles. He has…
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1976
1978
American actress
Summer Phoenix is an American actress and musician. She is the youngest sibling of actors River, Rain, Joaquin, and Liberty Phoenix.
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1978
American wrestler
Matthew James Bentley, is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) by the ring name Michael Shane, later changed to "Maverick" Matt Bentley. He was…
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1979
English cricketer
Iain Brunnschweiler is an English former professional cricketer, and semi-professional footballer. He played first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper for Hampshire between 2000 and 2003, and later coached cricket for both…
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1979
1979
American violinist
Sarah Chang is a Korean American classical violinist. Recognized as a child prodigy, she first played as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989. She enrolled at Juilliard School…
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1980
Singaporean singer
Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah is a Singaporean singer-songwriter best known for winning the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol.
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1981
Canadian ice hockey player
Rene Gary Wayne Bourque is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a right winger in the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, Bourque was signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as a free agent…
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1981
Brazilian footballer
Fábio Rochemback is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1981
German sprinter
Claudia Hoffmann is a German sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She represents SC Potsdam and trains under Frank Möller.
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1982
Turkish farmer, tallest living person
Sultan Kösen is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm.
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1982
American actor
Patrick John Flueger is an American actor, first known for a principal role as Shawn Farrell in the television series The 4400. He currently appears in a lead role on Chicago P.D., playing Adam Ruzek.
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1983
Australian actor
Xavier Samuel is an Australian film and theatre actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films Adore, September, Further We Search, Newcastle, The Loved Ones, Frankenstein, A Few Best Men, and played Riley…
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1983
1984
Scottish footballer
Charles Graham Adam is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the set-piece coach at Everton. Prior to that, he was the manager of EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.
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1985
Czech ice hockey player
Roman Červenka is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a centre for HC Dynamo Pardubice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He formerly played for Piráti Chomutov and Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga, Avangard…
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1985
American football player
Matthew Garrett Forte is an American former professional football player who was a running back for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and was drafted…
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1985
Congolese footballer
Trésor Mputu Mabi is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1985
American actress, singer, and dancer
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday, also known as simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, and director. She has received several accolades, including five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids' Choice Awards, three Young…
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1985
Vietnamese footballer
Lê Công Vinh is a Vietnamese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was part of the Vietnam national team between 2004 and 2016. Considered one of the greatest players in Vietnamese football's…
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1985
American football player
Kahlil Edward Bell is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Bell was signed by the Minnesota…
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1986
French-Argentinian footballer
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed El Pipita or Pipa, he is considered to be one of the best strikers of his generation and was a prolific striker…
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1987
Ivorian footballer
Wilfried Guemiand Bony is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1988
Serbian footballer
Neven Subotić is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he played for the Serbia national team.
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1988
French politician
Marion Jeanne Caroline Maréchal, known as Marion Maréchal-Le Pen from 2010 to 2018, is a French politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2024. She is part of the Le Pen family, as the…
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1989
Australian-Irish rugby player
Tom Sexton is a professional rugby union player who plays for The Western Force in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is hooker.
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1989
Congolese-English footballer
Kazenga LuaLua is an English–Congolese professional footballer who plays for Rimal Al-Sahra as a winger.
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1990
Japanese singer and actress
Sakiko Matsui is a Japanese singer and pianist. She was a member of AKB48. Concurrently as a student specializing in piano at Tokyo College of Music, she has released a piano instrumental album Kokyū Suru Piano on…
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1990
1990
American singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actress
Teyana Me Shay Jacqueline Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer, and music video director. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, two Critics Choice Awards, and an NAACP…
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1990
Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2010)
Shoya Tomizawa was a Japanese motorcycle racer. After a successful career in the All Japan Road Race Championship, he switched to MotoGP and competed in the 250cc class during 2009. In the 2010 season, he rode in the…
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1990
American actress
Kiandra "KiKi" Layne is an American actress. She is known for her film roles in the romantic drama If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), the drama Native Son (2019), the action superhero film The Old Guard (2020), the…
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1991
1991
American basketball player
Dion Waiters Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2020. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was…
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1991
American baseball player
Carlos Antonio Rodón is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played MLB for the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants. Rodón is a…
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1992
Canadian-American actress
Melissa Roxburgh is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012), Supernatural (2014), The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015), Star…
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1992
Samoan rugby league player
Richard Kennar is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger and centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.
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1994
Finnish footballer
Matti Klinga is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Reipas Lahti.
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1994
Senegalese basketball player
El Hadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA)…
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1995
American football player
Joseph Lee Burrow is an American professional football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). After three seasons of college football with the Ohio State Buckeyes, he played two…
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1996
South Korean singer and entrepreneur
Kang Daniel, stylized as KANGDANIEL, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, television host, and businessman who rose to fame in early 2017 as the first-place winner of the second season of reality competition…
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1996
1997
Italian tennis player
Lucia Bronzetti is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 46 in singles, achieved on 8 April 2024, and No. 170 in doubles. She has played three finals and won one singles title on…
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1998
English footballer
Reiss Luke Nelson is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brentford, on loan from Arsenal.
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1999
Dutch footballer
Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
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2000
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Birth year1969
Known forHe was originally drafted by the Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for five seasons in his initial 11-season stint with the club
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