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He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the touring guitarist for Korn and Seether through most of 2007 and 2017, respectively
Famous Birthdays on December 15
208 people
37 – 2000
December 15 has seen 208 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 37 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1971 — Clint Lowery
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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In 2008, he decided to work on new music as a solo artist, and the name of the project was titled Hello Demons Meet Skeletons
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Also his fourth and last EP, Choices, was released in 2013.
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Clint Edward Lowery is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as a guitarist and backing vocalist in the rock band Sevendust
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Lowery wrote and recorded a six-song EP while off the road with Sevendust, just for a week
37
Roman emperor (died 169)
Year 130 (CXXX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Catullinus and Aper. The denomination 130 for this year has been used since the…
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130
Japanese shōgun (died 1274)
Prince Munetaka was the sixth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan who reigned from 1252 to 1266.
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1242
1447
German composer, poet, and theorist (died 1643)
Johann Christoph Demantius was a German composer, music theorist, writer and poet. He was an exact contemporary of Monteverdi, and represented a transitional phase in German Lutheran music from the polyphonic…
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1567
Flemish painter (died 1690)
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output. He was an innovator in a wide range of genres such…
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1610
French organist and composer (died 1726)
Michel Richard Delalande [de Lalande] was a French Baroque composer and organist who was in the service of King Louis XIV. He was one of the most important composers of grands motets. He also wrote orchestral suites…
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1657
Flemish violinist and composer (died 1746)
Jean-Joseph Fiocco was a Flemish composer of the high and late Baroque period.
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1686
Maltese painter (died 1773)
Francesco Vincenzo Zahra was a Maltese painter who mainly painted religious works in the Neapolitan Baroque style. His works may be found in many churches around the Maltese Islands, as well as in some private…
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1710
Venezuelan general and politician, 11th President of Venezuela (died 1870)
Carlos Valentín José de la Soledad Antonio del Sacramento de Soublette y Jerez de Aristeguieta was a Venezuelan politician and military officer who was the 7th and 9th president of Venezuela from 1837 to 1839 and again…
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1789
French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (died 1923)
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Métiers, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway network, most famously the Garabit Viaduct. He is best…
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1832
English minister, scholar, and theologian (died 1913)
Ethelbert William Bullinger was an Anglican clergyman, biblical scholar, and ultradispensationalist theologian.
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1837
Norwegian opera singer (died 1882)
Amunda Bartholda Wilhelmine Mariane Kolderup was a Norwegian opera singer.
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1846
French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1908)
Antoine Henri Becquerel was a French experimental physicist who shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Marie and Pierre Curie for his discovery of radioactivity.
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1852
Polish linguist and ophthalmologist, created Esperanto (died 1917)
L. L. Zamenhof was the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed international auxiliary language.
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1859
Faroese-Danish physician and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1904)
Niels Ryberg Finsen was a physician and scientist. In 1903, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology "in recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with…
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1860
American baseball player and manager (died 1953)
Abner Charles Powell was an American professional baseball player. Powell played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association in 1884. He later played for the Baltimore Orioles and the…
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1860
American engineer and businessman, co-founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (died 1938)
Charles Edgar Duryea was an American engineer. He was the engineer of the second working American gasoline-powered car and co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company. He was born near Canton, Illinois, a son of George…
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1861
Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd President of Finland (died 1944)
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad served as the president of Finland from 1931 to 1937. Before 1917, as a lawyer, judge, and politician in the Grand Duchy of Finland, Svinhufvud played a major role in the movement for…
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1861
American chemist and engineer (died 1935)
Arthur Dehon Little was an American chemist and chemical engineer. He founded the consulting company Arthur D. Little and was instrumental in developing chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
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1863
Polish chemist and academic (died 1946)
Leon Paweł Teodor Marchlewski was a Polish chemist, the first Director and Honorary Member of the Polish Chemical Society. He was one of the founders in the field of chlorophyll chemistry and a precursor of clinical…
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1869
Filipino journalist and activist (died 1899)
Emilio Jacinto y Dizon was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution. He was one of the highest-ranking officers in the Philippine Revolution and was one of the highest-ranking officers of the revolutionary…
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1875
German author and poet (died 1956)
Hans Carossa was a German novelist, poet, and medical doctor, known mostly for his autobiographical novels, and his inner emigration during the Nazi era.
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1878
Slovenian lawyer, philosopher, and academic (died 1971)
Leonid Pitamic was a Slovene Yugoslav lawyer, philosopher of law, diplomat, and academic.
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1885
Polish politician and resistance fighter (died 1968)
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz, code name "Alinka" or "Alicja", was a leading figure in Warsaw’s underground resistance movement throughout the years of German occupation during World War II in Poland, co-founder of Żegota.…
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1886
American contralto singer and professor of music (died 1977)
Florence Jepperson Madsen was an American contralto singer, vocal instructor, and professor of music. She served as the head of the music department of Brigham Young University (BYU) for ten years.
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1886
American journalist and playwright (died 1959)
James Maxwell Anderson was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist.
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1888
American pole vaulter (died 1965)
Henry Stoddard Babcock was an American pole vaulter who won the gold medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics, setting an Olympic record at 3.95 meters.
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1890
American country singer-songwriter and musician (died 1960)
Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter was an American musician and a founding member of the Carter Family, one of the most popular acts in the history of country music.
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1891
American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil (died 1976)
Jean Paul Getty Sr. was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of pioneer oilman…
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1892
Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1988)
Alice Vibert Douglas, who usually went by her middle name, was a Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist.
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1894
Swiss sprinter (died 1964)
Josef Imbach was a Swiss sprinter who competed in the Olympic Games in 1920 and 1924.
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1894
American author and playwright (died 1972)
Betty Smith was an American playwright and novelist, who wrote the 1943 bestseller A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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1896
English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (died 1978)
Harold Maurice Abrahams was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
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1899
American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1983)
Robert Fiske Bradford was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as the 57th governor of Massachusetts, from 1947 to 1949.
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1902
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (died 1938)
Tamanishiki San'emon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kōchi. He was the sport's 32nd yokozuna. He won a total of nine top division yūshō or tournament championships from 1929 to 1936, and was the dominant…
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1903
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1993)
Gordon Douglas Brickner was an American film director and actor, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five-decade career in motion pictures.
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1907
Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (died 2012)
Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his…
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1907
Indian monk, scholar, and author (died 2005)
Swami Ranganathananda was a Hindu swami of the Ramakrishna Math order. He served as the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.
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1908
Azerbaijani-Russian painter (died 1974)
Sattar Bahlulzade was an Azerbaijani painter, best known for his landscape paintings depicting the nature of Azerbaijan. He is considered to be the founder of Azerbaijani Impressionism.
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1909
American librarian (died 2009)
Eliza Atkins Gleason was the first African American to receive a doctorate in Library Science at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School in 1940. In 1941, she established and became the first Dean of the…
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1909
American record producer and critic (died 1987)
John Henry Hammond Jr. was an American record producer, civil rights activist, and music critic active from the 1930s to the early 1980s. As a talent scout, Hammond became one of the most influential figures in…
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1910
American psychiatrist and illustrator (died 1991)
Nicholas Peter Dallis, known as Nicholas P. Dallis, was an American psychiatrist turned comic strip writer, creator of the soap opera-style strips Rex Morgan, M.D., Judge Parker and Apartment 3-G. Separating his comics…
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1911
American pianist and composer (died 1979)
Stanley Newcomb Kenton was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had…
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1911
Canadian chemist and businessman (died 2001)
Roger Gaudry, was a Canadian chemist, businessman, corporate director, and rector of the Université de Montréal.
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1913
American poet, academic, and activist (died 1980)
Muriel Rukeyser was an American poet, essayist, biographer, novelist, screenwriter, and political activist. She wrote across genres and forms, addressing issues related to racial, gender, and class justice, war and war…
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1913
English geographer and cartographer (died 1994)
Eila Muriel Joice Campbell was an English geographer and cartographer. She was best known for her work on Domesday Geography of England and her work on the international journal, Imago Mundi.
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1915
Brazilian lawyer and politician, Governor of Pernambuco (died 2005)
Miguel Arraes de Alencar was a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Recife, State Deputy, Federal Deputy and three times Governor of Pernambuco.
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1916
American pianist and conductor (died 1964)
Edwin LeMar "Buddy" Cole was a jazz pianist, organist, orchestra leader, and composer. He played behind a number of pop singers, including Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby.
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1916
New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins was a New Zealand-born British biophysicist and Nobel laureate whose research spanned multiple areas of physics and biophysics, contributing to the scientific understanding of…
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1916
Indian-Pakistani linguist and lexicographer (died 2005)
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam, was an Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan.
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1917
American actor (died 1961)
Jeff Chandler was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was one of Universal Pictures'…
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1918
Japanese painter and illustrator (died 1974)
Chihiro Iwasaki was a Japanese artist and illustrator best known for her water-colored illustrations of flowers and children, the theme of which was "peace and happiness for children".
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1918
American dairy farmer and host of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (died 1973)
Max Bernard Yasgur was an American farmer. He was the owner of the 600-acre (240 ha) dairy farm in Bethel, New York, where the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held on August 15–18, 1969. He sold his farm in 1971 and…
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1919
Egyptian author and scholar (died 2013)
Gamal al-Banna was an Egyptian author, and trade unionist. He was the youngest brother of Hassan al-Banna (1906–49), founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. Al-Banna was considered a liberal scholar, known for his criticism…
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1920
German-American sergeant and illustrator (died 2002)
Kurt Schaffenberger was an American comics artist. He was best known for his work on Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during both the Golden Age and Bronze Age of comics, as well as his work on the title Superman's…
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1920
American radio host (died 1965)
Albert James "Alan" Freed was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America,…
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1921
American producer and manager (died 2009)
Pierre Maurice Joseph Cossette was a television executive producer and Broadway producer. Cossette produced the first television broadcast of the Grammy Awards in 1971. He was one of the founders of Dunhill Records.
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1923
English-American physicist and mathematician (died 2020)
Freeman John Dyson was a British-American theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his works in quantum field theory, astrophysics, random matrices, mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics, condensed…
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1923
1923
Russian general and politician (died 2009)
Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov was a Soviet and Russian Army general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet–Afghan War, as well as one of the instigators of the 1991 Soviet…
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1923
English-American mathematician and academic (died 2013)
Frank William John Olver was a professor of mathematics at the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and Department of Mathematics at the University of Maryland who worked on asymptotic analysis, special…
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1924
Turkish triple jumper and educator (died 2001)
Ruhi Sarıalp was a Turkish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the triple jump. He was born in Manisa.
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1924
American actress and author (died 2006)
Kasey Rogers was an American actress and writer, best known for playing the second Louise Tate in the sitcom Bewitched.
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1925
1926
American singer-songwriter (died 2009)
Ernest Bert Ashworth was an American country music singer, broadcaster, and longtime Grand Ole Opry star. Signed to the Hickory label, he recorded two studio albums in his career and charted several singles on Billboard…
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1928
Polish-English violinist and educator (died 2020)
Ida Haendel, was a world renowned Polish-British-Canadian violinist. Haendel was a child prodigy, her career spanning over seven decades. She also became an influential teacher.
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1928
Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect (died 2000)
Friedrich Stowasser, better known by his pseudonym Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser, was an Austrian visual artist and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection. He emigrated to…
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1928
Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (died 2024)
Josephine Edna O'Brien was an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer.
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1930
Danish author and poet (died 2015)
Klaus Rifbjerg was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the film 4x4 which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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1931
American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1960)
Jesse Lorenzo Belvin was an American singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s. Belvin co-wrote the 1954 Penguins' doo-wop classic "Earth Angel", which sold more than 10 million copies, while his top recording…
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1932
Welsh chemist and academic (died 2020)
Sir John Meurig Thomas, also known as JMT, was a Welsh scientist, educator, university administrator, and historian of science primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface…
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1932
1933
American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. Conway is perhaps best known as a regular cast member (1975–1978) on the TV comedy-variety series The Carol Burnett Show where he…
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1933
South African journalist and activist (died 2001)
Donald James Woods was a South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. As editor of the Daily Dispatch, he was known for befriending fellow activist Steve Biko, who was killed by police after being detained by…
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1933
Italian director and producer (died 1999)
Aristide Massaccesi, known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian film director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who worked in many genres but is best known for his horror, erotic and adult films.
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1936
Welsh director and screenwriter (died 2017)
Michael Bogdanov was a British theatre director known for his work with new plays, modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare, musicals and work for young people.
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1938
American football player (died 2024)
William Lewis Shaw was an American professional football player who was a guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL). After playing college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, he was…
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1938
American singer-songwriter
Cynthia Ann Birdsong is an American singer who became famous as a member of the Supremes in 1967, when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard. Birdsong had previously been a member of Patti LaBelle and the…
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1939
English musician and songwriter
David Clark is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. Clark was the leader, drummer, and manager of the 1960s beat group the Dave Clark Five, the first British Invasion band to follow the…
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1939
American football player and sportscaster (died 2019)
Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti was an American professional football player who was a middle linebacker in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre…
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1940
American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana (died 2019)
Kathleen Marie Blanco was an American politician who served as the 54th governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first and, to date, only woman elected as the state's…
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1942
Dutch sculptor
Lucien Armand Marco den Arend is a geometric abstract sculptor. As is the case with concrete art, his work is not modeled after any existing object – his sculpture represents only itself. Most of his sculptures and Land…
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1943
American baseball player and manager
James Richard Leyland is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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1944
Brazilian trade union leader and activist (died 1988)
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes, was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader, and environmentalist who fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest and advocated for the human rights of…
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1944
American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist
Heather Booth is an American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist who has been involved in activism for progressive causes. During her student years, she was active in both the civil rights movement…
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1945
English political scientist and academic
Sir Ivor Martin Crewe DL FAcSS is a former Master of University College, Oxford, and President of the Academy of Social Sciences. He was previously Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex and also a Professor in the…
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1945
American drummer and songwriter
Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is the older brother of…
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1946
1946
1946
Italian footballer (Torres, Cagliari, national team) (died 2024)
Comunardo Niccolai was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender.
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1946
Australian actress (died 1991)
Sandra Colleen Waites, known professionally as Cassandra Harris, was an Australian actress.
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1948
American basketball player
Charles Thomas Scott, also known as Shaheed Abdul-Aleem, is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and eight seasons in the National…
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1948
American actor
Don Wayne Johnson is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emmy Award…
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1949
English economist and academic
Brian Roper is a British economist and former vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University.
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1949
American actress and comedian
Melanie Barbara Chartoff is an American actress and comedian. Chartoff first became famous for her comedy work on the ABC series Fridays (1980–1982), and in the 1990s Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. She voiced both…
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1950
American theoretical physicist and professor
Sylvester James Gates Jr., known as S. James Gates Jr. or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist who works on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He is currently the Toll Professor of Physics…
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1950
Australian journalist
George Jack Donikian is an Australian former radio and television news presenter/personality. He has worked at the SBS as well as the Nine Network and Ten Network.
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1951
Scottish footballer and manager
Joseph Jordan is a Scottish former football player and manager. A forward, his strong, fearless and committed play created his fearsome "Jaws" persona.
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1951
Australian journalist and sportscaster
Tim Webster is an Australian television and radio personality and sports broadcaster. He held various presenting roles on Network 10 from 1981 until 2008.
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1951
American singer-songwriter and producer
Glen Dalpis, known by his stage name Rudi Action Protrudi, is an American rock musician, songwriter, record producer, artist, and actor best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the garage band The Fuzztones.
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1952
Danish footballer and manager
Allan Rodenkam Simonsen is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a striker for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for…
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1952
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Julie Taymor is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her…
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1952
American general and diplomat
John Rutherford Allen is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A). On 13 September 2014,…
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1953
American author
John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books, television, film, and novels.
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1953
American-Canadian author
Robert Charles Wilson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.
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1953
English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster
Alexander B. H. Cox is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man (1984) and Sid and Nancy (1986). Since the release and…
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1954
English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
Sir Oliver Heald, is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hertfordshire, formerly North Hertfordshire, from 1992 to 2024.
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1954
American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of Virginia
Mark Robert Warner is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th governor…
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1954
English banker
Sir Hector William Hepburn Sants is a British investment banker. He was appointed chief executive officer of the Financial Services Authority in July 2007 and stepped down in June 2012. He took up a new position with…
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1955
English singer-songwriter and bass player
Paul Gustave Simonon is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for the Clash. More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album…
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1955
American screenwriter, film director, and producer
John Lee Hancock Jr. is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films The Rookie (2002), The Alamo (2004), The Blind Side (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), The Founder (2016), The Highwaymen (2019), The…
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1956
1956
Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Mario Marois is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
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1957
American journalist and author (died 1998)
Michael James McAlary was an American journalist and columnist who worked at the New York Daily News for 12 years, beginning with the police beat. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for his columns exposing police…
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1957
German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tim Reynolds is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as lead guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. AllMusic critic MacKenzie Wilson has called Reynolds "an under-rated master".
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1957
Filipino director and producer
Carlo Magno Jose Caparas was a Filipino comic strip creator, writer, film director, and producer. He was best known for creating several Filipino superheroes and comic book characters, including Panday, Bakekang, Totoy…
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1958
1958
Australian cricketer
Gregory Richard John Matthews is a New South Wales and Australian former cricket all rounder. He was popular with fans as "a tough, useful, determined little cricketer; a steady, flat, off-spin bowler; a staunch,…
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1959
New Zealand rugby player
Alan Whetton also known as AJ is a former rugby union footballer who played for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. Whetton first played representative rugby for Auckland in 1981. He played alongside his twin…
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1959
New Zealand rugby player
Gary William Whetton is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 180 matches for Auckland, and 58 tests at lock for the All Blacks from 1981 to 1991. He serves on the Auckland Blues board and was elected…
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1959
Austrian composer and producer
Walter Werzowa is an Austrian-born composer, producer and owner of LA-based music production studio Musikvergnuegen. He is most famous for composing the "Intel bong" jingle and the 1980s hit "Bring Me Edelweiss" as part…
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1960
Austrian journalist and politician
Karin Kraml is an Austrian journalist and politician. She was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2009. At the time, her surname was Resetarits.
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1961
American bass player
Tim Gaines is an American bass guitarist best-known as the long-time bassist for the Christian metal band Stryper until his departure in 2017.
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1962
English rugby player and coach
Simon Hodgkinson is a former England international rugby union player. He represented England at fullback between 1989 and 1991, gaining 14 Test caps.
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1962
American actress and producer
Ellie Cornell is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in the 1988 film Married to the Mob before becoming known for her roles as Rachel Carruthers in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)…
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1963
American screenwriter and producer
Norman J. Grossfeld is an American director, television producer, record producer, screenwriter and media executive. From February 1994 to December 2009, he was the president of 4Kids Productions, a former subsidiary of…
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1963
American actress
Helen Rachel Slater is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for playing the DC Comics superheroine Supergirl in the 1984 film Supergirl, as well as appearing in films such as The Legend of Billie…
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1963
American basketball player
David Grover Stacey Wingate Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. The shooting guard-small forward spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with six teams.
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1963
1964
Guyanese cricketer and coach
Carl Llewelyn Hooper is a Guyanese former cricketer who captained the West Indies in Test matches and One Day International matches. An all-rounder, he was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, who came to…
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1966
American actress
Molly Price is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Faith Yokas in the NBC drama series Third Watch (1999–2005). Price has also appeared in recurring and guest-starring roles in many other television…
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1966
English footballer and coach
David Howells is an English football coach and former professional footballer.
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1967
1967
American actor
Garrett Richard Wang is an American actor best known for his role of Ensign Harry Kim in Star Trek: Voyager.
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1968
English actor
Ralph Michael Ineson is an English actor, narrator and writer. His film roles include Amycus Carrow in the final three Harry Potter films (2009–2011), William in The Witch (2015), the title character in The Green Knight…
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1969
Canadian wheelchair racer and senator
Chantal Petitclerc is a Canadian wheelchair racer and a Senator from Quebec.
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1969
American discus thrower and lawyer
Adam Setliff is an American former discus thrower who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, finishing 12th and 5th respectively. Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, he set his personal best in the…
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1969
Italian jockey
Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, is a retired Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years. He was British flat racing Champion Jockey three times and rode the winners of 288 Group 1 races…
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1970
American basketball player
Lawrence Damon Funderburke is an American former professional basketball player.
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1970
Canadian actor, screenwriter and director
Michael Garrett Shanks is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Daniel Jackson in the long-running military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and as Dr. Charles Harris in the Canadian medical…
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1970
American football player and sportscaster
Rodney Scott Harrison is an American former professional football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots. He was selected in the fifth…
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1972
South Korean actor
Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor, filmmaker, and businessman. Considered one of South Korea's most successful actors, he has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild…
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1972
Irish actor
Stuart Townsend is an Irish actor. He portrayed Lestat de Lioncourt in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned (2002), and Dorian Gray in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). In 2007, he directed…
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1972
American actress, director, writer and producer
Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and activist, best known for her role as Greek Goddess Aphrodite on the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its…
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1972
French figure skater
Surya Varuna Bonaly is a French retired figure skater and coach. She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993–1995), a five-time European champion (1991–1995), the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French…
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1973
South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter
Ryoo Seung-wan is a South Korean filmmaker. He made his debut in 1996 with the short film Dangerous Head, then worked as a director under director Park Chan-wook, took film lessons, and made his feature film debut with…
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1973
English rugby player
Garath Archer is an English former rugby union player. He played for both Bristol Rugby and the Newcastle Falcons.Garath was an apprentice carpenter. In total Archer earned 21 caps for England, including games at the…
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1974
American actor
Paul Jeffrey Byrne is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Irv Smiff on the UPN/CW series The Game, and Bolin on…
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1974
Palestinian actor, filmmaker, poet and rapper
Samira Saraya is a Palestinian-Israeli film, television and theater actor, filmmaker, poet, rapper and spoken word artist.
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1975
Indian footballer and manager
Bhaichung Bhutia, also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often…
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1976
Canadian sport shooter
Kim Eagles is a Canadian sport shooter. Eagles won a gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in the 10 metre air pistol event. She also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 10 metre air pistol event.
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1976
American baseball player and coach
Aaron Wade Miles is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2011 for the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals,…
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1976
American baseball player and umpire
Todd Frederick Tichenor is an American professional baseball umpire. He became a Major League Baseball reserve umpire in 2007 and was promoted to the full-time MLB staff in 2012. He wore number 97 until the 2014 season,…
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1976
Brazilian-Turkish footballer and manager
Mehmet Aurélio, originally Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres, is a football coach and former defensive midfielder. Formed at Flamengo, where he made over 100 appearances, Aurélio spent most of his career in Turkey,…
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1977
American actor and producer
Geoffrey Stults is an American actor. His first regular roles on television included 7th Heaven, October Road, and Happy Town. He went on to star as Major Walter Sherman on The Finder and Sgt. Pete Hill on Enlisted.…
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1977
American drummer
Edward Andrew "Ned" Brower is an American musician, model, nurse, and actor. He was the former drummer/vocalist in the Los Angeles rock quintet Rooney.
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1978
Dutch guitarist and songwriter
Markus Hubertus Johannes Jansen is a Dutch guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. A prominent figure in the symphonic metal subgenre, he is known for his work with the bands After Forever (1995–2002), Epica…
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1978
American football player
Jerome McDougle is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles 15th overall in the 2003 NFL draft. McDougle…
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1978
American actor
Adam Jared Brody is an American actor. His breakout role was as Seth Cohen on the Fox television series The O.C. (2003–2007). For his performance as Noah Roklov in the Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This…
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1979
Canadian-American wrestler
Jeremy Fritz, known by his ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
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1979
French beauty pageant titleholder and model
Élodie Gossuin-Lacherie is a French beauty pageant titleholder, model, radio and television presenter, columnist and regional politician. She was elected Miss Picardy 2000, Miss France 2001, and Miss Europe 2001.
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1980
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sergio Lorenzo "Serge" Pizzorno is an English musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and second vocalist of the rock band Kasabian, for whom he became…
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1980
German rugby player
Manuel Wilhelm is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
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1980
English actress
Michelle Suzanne Dockery is an English actress and singer-songwriter, best known for starring as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a…
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1981
Canadian actor and screenwriter
Brendan Fletcher is a Canadian actor. He first gained recognition as a child actor, being nominated for a Gemini Award for his acting debut in the made-for-television film Little Criminals and winning a Leo Award for…
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1981
Puerto Rican-American baseball player
Angel Manuel "Andy" González is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder, third baseman and the current assistant hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played…
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1981
American football player (died 2005)
Thomas Lovell Herrion was an American football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. He also was a member of the Hamburg Sea Devils in NFL Europe. He…
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1981
Russian footballer
Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a striker. He works as a forwards coach with Rodina-2 Moscow.
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1981
English actor
Charlie Thomas Cox is an English actor. He is known for portraying Matt Murdock / Daredevil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and Daredevil: Born Again…
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1982
Spanish race car driver
Borja García Menéndez is a Spanish racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, having last driven for Alex Caffi Motorsport in a part-time effort in 2018. He was the 2004 Spanish Formula Three…
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1982
American actor and comedian
George Owen Gore II is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Gregory "G" Williams on the FOX series New York Undercover from 1994 to 1998 and Michael Kyle, Jr. on the ABC sitcom My Wife and…
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1982
Ukrainian tennis player
Tatiana Yurevna Perebiynis is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine.
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1982
Trinidadian-English rugby player
Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union coach and former player who played at wing or fullback for Lyon OU and is capped for England. He also occasionally played centre. Armitage started out at London Irish and Toulon.…
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1983
Canadian professional wrestler
René Goguen, better known by his ring name René Duprée is a Canadian professional wrestler and podcaster. Goguen is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he is a one-time World Tag Team…
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1983
English actress
Camilla Anne Luddington is an English actress, best known for her role as Dr. Jo Wilson in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. She is also known for voicing Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider Survivor trilogy video…
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1983
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Ronald Joseph Radke is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter who is the frontman of rock band Falling in Reverse and former frontman of post-hardcore band Escape the Fate. He rose to popularity with Escape the…
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1983
Vincentian-American basketball player
Sophia Yvonne Ashley Young-Malcolm is a Vincentian-American former professional women's basketball player. She played with the San Antonio Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Young-Malcolm has…
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1983
English high jumper
Martyn John Bernard is a British former athlete who competed in the high jump and appeared at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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1984
Slovak footballer
Martin Škrtel is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently the sporting director of Slovak First League club Spartak Trnava.
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1984
1985
1986
Czech sprinter
Iveta Mazáčová is a Czech athlete who specialises in the sprint disciplines 60 m, 100 m and 200 metres.
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1986
Costa Rican footballer
Keilor Antonio Navas Gamboa, known as Keylor Navas, is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Liga MX club UNAM and the Costa Rica national team. He is regarded as one of the…
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1986
Ukrainian model
Snijana Dmytrivna Onopko, known professionally as Snejana Onopka, is a Ukrainian model. Onopka rose to prominence after being photographed by Steven Meisel for the Prada campaign and two covers of Vogue Italia.
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1986
American football player
Joshua Ricardo Norman is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft.…
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1987
Swedish ice hockey player
Erik Gustafsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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1988
English actress
Emily Head is an English actress. Her breakout role was as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom The Inbetweeners, and she later played Rebecca White in ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Colette Andrews in BBC drama The Syndicate.
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1988
French footballer
Steven Nkemboanza Mike Christopher Nzonzi is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
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1988
American actress and model
Nichole Sakura O'Connor, known by the stage name Nichole Sakura, is an American actress best known for her roles as Cheyenne Tyler Lee in the NBC sitcom Superstore (2015–2021), Amanda in Shameless (2014–2016), and as…
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1989
American race car driver
Conor James Daly is an American-Irish professional racing driver who competes part-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. He also competes occasionally in the NASCAR Cup…
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1991
Canadian ice hockey player
Yanni Gourde is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1991
American musician and actress
Alana Mychal Haim is an American musician and actress. She is a member of the pop rock band Haim, along with her older sisters Este and Danielle, and performs piano, guitar and vocals. Alana has been nominated for five…
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1991
Japanese sumo wrestler
Daiamami Genki is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Tatsugō, Kagoshima. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional in January 2016, making the top makuuchi division in November of the…
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1992
English footballer
Jesse Ellis Lingard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians. He has won the UEFA Europa League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and FA…
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1992
Argentine footballer
Maximiliano Eduardo Meza is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate.
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1992
Brazilian footballer
Alex Nicolao Telles is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo and the Brazil national team.
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1992
American basketball player
Daniel Hassan Ochefu is an American-born Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova…
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1993
American basketball player
Jahlil Obika Okafor is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League. He played his freshman season of college basketball for the 2014–15 Duke national championship team. He was…
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1995
German singer
Jenifer Brening is a German singer and songwriter who represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Who We Are", alongside Jessika. She previously participated in the…
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1996
Ukrainian footballer
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Ukraine national team.
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1996
American actress
Maude Annabelle Apatow is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Lexi Howard in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–present).
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1997
American race car driver
Zachary Banks-Calderín is an American racing driver. Banks has recorded over 90 career race wins.
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1997
Polish tennis player
Magdalena Fręch is a Polish professional tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22, achieved on 28 October 2024. On 8 August 2022, she peaked at No. 174 in the doubles rankings.
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1997
New Zealand-American actress
Stefania LaVie Owen is a New Zealand-American actress. She portrayed Puddle Kadubic in the comedy television series Running Wilde and Dorrit Bradshaw in the teen drama television series The Carrie Diaries. She starred…
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1997
1998
American football player
Kayvon Thibodeaux is an American professional football edge rusher for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Los Angeles, he was named USA Today's High School Football Defensive Player…
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2000
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Birth year1971
Known forHe has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the touring guitarist for Korn and Seether through most of 2007 and 2017, respectively
Birthdays on this date208 (37 – 2000)
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