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Troicki won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup, and his second and third ATP singles titles at the 2015 and 2016 Apia International Sydney
Famous Birthdays on February 10
216 people
1486 – 2009
February 10 has seen 216 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1486 – 2009. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1986 — Viktor Troicki
Serbian tennis player
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By winning the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020, Troicki became the first player in tennis Open Era history to win all three major team competitions
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12 and winning the deciding rubber in Serbia's Davis Cup final against France in 2010
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In December 2020, Troicki was appointed captain of the Serbian team for the Davis Cup and ATP Cup.
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He is known for serving a 12-month ban for an anti-doping rule violation in 2013–14 for missing a blood test
German bishop (died 1529)
George of the Palatinate was Bishop of Speyer from 1513 to 1529.
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1486
Swiss author and scholar (died 1582)
Thomas Platter the Elder was a Swiss humanist scholar and teacher. He was an early follower of the Protestant Reformation.
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1499
Bishop of Brescia (died 1579)
Domenico Bollani (1514–1579) was a diplomat and politician of the Republic of Venice, and as Bishop of Brescia from 1559 to 1579 he was a leading figure of the Catholic reform.
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1514
Duchess of Savoy (died 1663)
Christine of France was Duchess of Savoy from 26 July 1630 to 7 October 1637 as the consort of Duke Victor Amadeus I. She was the daughter of Henry IV of France and sister of Louis XIII. Following her husband's death in…
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1606
English poet and playwright (died 1642)
Sir John Suckling was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage. He is best known for his poem "Ballade…
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1609
Flemish poet and jurist (died 1715)
Cornelis de Bie was a Flemish rederijker, poet, jurist and minor politician from Lier. He is the author of about 64 works, mostly comedies. He is known internationally today for his biographical sketches of Flemish and…
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1627
English poet and playwright (died 1750)
Aaron Hill was an English dramatist and miscellany writer.
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1685
German violinist and composer (died 1765)
Johann Melchior Molter was a German composer and violinist of the late Baroque period.
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1696
American botanist and physician (died 1815)
Benjamin Smith Barton was an American botanist, naturalist, and physician. He was one of the first professors of natural history in the United States and built the largest collection of botanical specimens in the…
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1766
English poet and essayist (died 1834)
Charles Lamb was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847).
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1775
French physicist and engineer (died 1836)
Claude-Louis Navier was a French civil engineer, affiliated with the French government, and a physicist who specialized in continuum mechanics.
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1785
Dutch-French painter and academic (died 1858)
Ary Scheffer was a Dutch-French Romantic painter. He was known mostly for his works based on literature, with paintings based on the works of Dante, Goethe, Lord Byron and Walter Scott, as well as religious subjects. He…
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1795
3rd Marquess of Donegall (died 1883)
George Hamilton Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall, styled Viscount Chichester until 1799 and Earl of Belfast between 1799 and 1844, was an Anglo-Irish landowner, courtier and politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain…
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1797
Italian painter and sculptor (died 1908)
Roberto Bompiani was an Italian painter and sculptor.
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1821
English merchant and politician (died 1898)
Samuel Plimsoll was a British politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line. Its subsequent introduction in regulation resulted in a reduction of ship sinkings and a…
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1824
Russian surgeon of Polish-German origin (died 1868)
Julius Alphonse Nikolai Szymanowski, Julij Karlovich Szymanowski was a Russian surgeon of Polish-German origin, professor at the University of Helsinki and University of Kiev, originator of many plastic surgery…
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1829
Irish astronomer and author (died 1907)
Agnes Mary Clerke was an Irish astronomer and writer. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, and died in London.Brück, Mary T. (2014). "Clerke, Agnes Mary". In Hockey, Thomas; Trimble, Virginia; Williams,…
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1842
Italian-French opera singer (died 1919)
Adela Juana Maria Patti, commonly known as Adelina Patti was a Spanish-Italian opera singer. At the height of her career, she was earning huge fees performing in the music capitals of Europe and America. She first sang…
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1843
Irish admiral and politician (died 1919)
Admiral Charles William de la Poer Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford,, styled Lord Charles Beresford between 1859 and 1916, was a British admiral and Member of Parliament.
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1846
American chemist and academic (died 1927)
Ira Remsen was an American chemist who introduced organic chemistry research and education in the United States along the lines of German universities where he received his early training. He was the first professor of…
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1846
Bangladeshi poet and author (died 1909)
Nabinchandra Sen was a Bengali poet and writer, often considered one of the greatest poets prior to the arrival of Rabindranath Tagore. He commented on the battle of Plassey and the arrival of British Rule in India as…
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1847
French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (died 1943)
Alexandre Millerand was a French politician who served as President of France from 1920 to 1924, having previously served as Prime Minister of France earlier in 1920. His participation in Waldeck-Rousseau's cabinet at…
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1859
Australian lawyer and public servant (died 1957)
Sir Robert Randolph Garran was an Australian lawyer who became "Australia's first public servant" – the first federal government employee after the federation of the Australian colonies. He served as the departmental…
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1867
Prince Waldemar of Prussia was the sixth child and youngest son of the German Crown Prince and Crown Princess, later Emperor Frederick III and Empress Victoria. Prince Waldemar was a grandson of both William I, German…
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1868
American journalist and author (died 1944)
William Allen White was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death, White became a spokesman for middle America.
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1868
American art critic (died 1948)
Royal Cortissoz was an American art historian and, from 1891 until his death, the art critic for the New York Herald Tribune. During his tenure at the newspaper, he consistently championed traditionalism and decried…
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1869
Estonian general (died 1932)
Ernst-Johannes Põdder VR I/1 was an Estonian military commander in the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence.
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1879
Swedish actress and director (died 1954)
Pauline Brunius, née Emma Maria Pauline Lindstedt was a Swedish stage and film actor, screenwriter and film and theatre director. She was the managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1938 to 1948.
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1881
American electrical engineer (died 1959)
Edith Clarke was an American electrical engineer and academic. Clarke specialized in electrical power system analysis and is credited with laying the foundation for the smart grid - helping the electric grid of the…
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1883
Australian cricketer (died 1938)
Dr. Herbert Vivian Hordern, also known as Ranji Hordern, was an Australian cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1911 and 1912. He was the first major leg-spin and googly bowler to play for Australia. His…
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1883
Egyptian-Italian soldier, journalist, and poet (died 1970)
Giuseppe Ungaretti was an Italian modernist poet, journalist, essayist, critic, academic, and recipient of the inaugural 1970 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. A leading representative of the experimental…
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1888
Ukrainian-Russian activist (died 1918)
Fanny Efimovna Kaplan was a Russian Socialist-Revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin. She was arrested and executed by the Cheka in 1918.
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1890
Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator Nobel Prize laureate (died 1960)
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, and literary translator.
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1890
American actor and director (died 1950)
Alan Hale Sr., typically credited as Alan Hale, was an American actor and film director. He is best known for his many character roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol…
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1892
American actor, singer, and pianist (died 1980)
James Francis Durante was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one…
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1893
American tennis player and coach (died 1953)
William Tatem Tilden II, nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. He was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional by Ray Bowers in…
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1893
English captain and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1986)
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism,…
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1894
Australian actress (died 1992)
Dame Frances Margaret Anderson, known professionally as Judith Anderson, was an Australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film, and television.
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1897
American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
John Franklin Enders was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines."
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1897
German director, playwright, and poet (died 1956)
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a playwright in…
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1898
French journalist and author (died 1979)
Joseph Kessel, also known as "Jef", was a French journalist and novelist. He was a member of the Académie française and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.
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1898
Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (died 1982)
Ahmet Cevdet Sunay was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the president of Turkey from 1966 to 1973.
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1899
American actress and educator (died 1992)
Stella Adler was an American actress and acting teacher.
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1901
Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
Walter Houser Brattain was an American physicist who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen and William Shockley for their invention of the point-contact transistor. Brattain devoted much of his life…
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1902
German physician (died 1948)
Waldemar Hoven was a Nazi physician at Buchenwald concentration camp, and convicted war criminal for conducting human experiments regarding typhus which led to the deaths of many concentration camp prisoners, and as one…
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1903
Austrian footballer and manager (died 1939)
Matthias Sindelar was an Austrian professional footballer. Regarded as one of the greatest Austrian players of all time, Sindelar notably played for Austria Vienna and the national side.
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1903
Australian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1963)
John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in…
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1904
American businessman, founded the Boston Celtics (died 1964)
Walter Augustine Brown was an American sports executive. He was the founder and original owner of the Boston Celtics, operated the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation, and served as president of the Boston Athletic…
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1905
American drummer and bandleader (died 1939)
William Henry "Chick" Webb was an American jazz and swing music drummer and band leader.
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1905
American actor (died 1973)
Creighton Tull Chaney, known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film The Wolf Man (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard in Son of Dracula,…
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1906
New Zealand rugby player (died 1988)
Anthony Ian "Beau" Cottrell was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker and prop, Cottrell represented Canterbury at a provincial level and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1929 to…
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1907
Canadian composer and educator (died 2000)
Jean Coulthard, was a Canadian composer and music educator. She was one of a trio of women composers who dominated Western Canadian music in the twentieth century: Coulthard, Barbara Pentland, and Violet Archer. All…
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1908
Burmese poet, scholar, and politician (died 2004)
Thiri Pyanchi Min Thu Wun was a Burmese poet, writer and scholar who helped launch a new age literary movement called Khit-San in Burma. He is the father of Htin Kyaw, president of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018.
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1909
Belgian friar, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1969)
Dominique Pire, O.P. was a Belgian Dominican friar whose work helping refugees in post-World War II Europe saw him receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958. Pire delivered his Nobel lecture, entitled Brotherly Love:…
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1910
American harmonica player, composer, and actor (died 2001)
Lawrence Cecil Adler was an American harmonica player and film composer. Known for playing major works, he played compositions by George Gershwin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur…
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1914
Russian actor (died 2016)
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zeldin was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. A centenarian, he was among the longest-serving stage performers and continued acting up until his death.
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1915
Greek colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (died 2014)
Ioannis Charalambopoulos was a Greek Army officer and socialist politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defence of Greece.
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1919
Spanish lawyer and author (died 2001)
José Manuel Castañón was a Spanish writer born in Pola de Lena, Asturias. Although he fought in Francisco Franco’s 1936 military uprising, he later distanced himself from Franco's regime and in 1957 left for a 20-year…
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1920
English physician and author (died 2000)
Alexander Comfort was a British scientist and physician, writer and activist, known best for his nonfiction sex manual, The Joy of Sex (1972). He was a poet and author of both fiction and nonfiction, as well as a…
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1920
1920
Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (died 2015)
Árpád Göncz was a Hungarian writer, translator, lawyer and liberal politician who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he…
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1922
Brazilian spiritual leader, founder of the União do Vegetal (died 1971)
José Gabriel da Costa, later known as Mestre Gabriel, (1922–1971), is the founder of the União do Vegetal, a religion with Christian and reincarnationist foundations that considers Hoasca to be its main sacrament. This…
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1922
American football player and coach (died 2015)
Alex "Allie" Sherman was an American football player and coach who played 51 games in six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback and defensive back, and afterward served as head coach of the…
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1923
Canadian radio host and actor (died 2013)
Max Ferguson, OC was a Canadian radio personality and satirist, best known for his long-running radio programs Rawhide and The Max Ferguson Show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
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1924
1924
French actor and director (died 2012)
Pierre Mondy was a French film and theatre actor and director.
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1925
American general (died 2013)
Sidney Bryan Berry was a United States Army Lieutenant General, Superintendent of West Point (1974–1977), and Commissioner of Public Safety for the state of Mississippi (1980–1984).
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1926
Northern Irish soldier, footballer and manager (died 1993)
Robert Dennis Blanchflower was a Northern Ireland footballer, football manager and journalist who played for and captained Tottenham Hotspur, including during their double-winning season of 1960–61. He was twice…
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1926
American operatic soprano
Leontyne Price is an American singer who was the first African-American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, becoming the first Black singer to…
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1927
American composer and conductor (died 2004)
Jerrald King Goldsmith was an American composer, conductor and orchestrator with a career in film and television scoring that spanned nearly 50 years and over 200 productions, between 1954 and 2003. He was considered…
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1929
American mountaineer
James Warren Whittaker was an American climber and mountain guide. On May 1, 1963, he became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest as a member of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman…
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1929
American mountaineer (died 2024)
Louis Winslow Whittaker was an American mountaineer, mountain guide, and businessman. He and his twin brother, Jim Whittaker, also a renowned mountaineer and guide, were born and raised in Seattle.
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1929
American author and illustrator (died 2013)
Elaine Lobl Konigsburg was an American writer and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction. She is one of seven writers to win two Newbery Medals, the venerable American Library Association award for the…
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1930
American actor and producer
Robert John Wagner Jr. is an American actor. He is known for starring in the television shows It Takes a Thief (1968–1970), Switch (1975–1978), and Hart to Hart (1979–1984). He later had recurring roles on Two and a…
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1930
American inventor and acoustician
James Edward Maceo West is an American inventor and acoustician. He holds over 250 foreign and U.S. patents for the production and design of microphones and techniques for creating polymer foil electrets.
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1931
English-American actor (died 2015)
Barrie Stanton Ingham was an English actor. He worked in television, on stage and in several films.
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1932
Iranian musician and composer (died 2009)
Master Farâmarz Pâyvar was an Iranian composer and santur player. Payvar died on 9 December 2009 after a long struggle with brain damage. Although once perceived as marginal, the santur is now considered an important…
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1933
American journalist, author, and critic (died 2017)
Richard Warren Schickel was an American film historian, journalist, author, documentarian, and film and literary critic. He was a film critic for Time from 1965–2010, and also wrote for Life and the Los Angeles Times…
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1933
New Zealand poet (died 2024)
Fleur Adcock was a New Zealand poet, editor and translator. Born in Papakura, New Zealand, and raised partly in England, Adcock spent most of her adult life in the United Kingdom, where she became a prominent figure in…
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1934
Greek composer and conductor (died 2018)
Theodore Antoniou, was a Greek composer and conductor. His works vary from operas and choral works to chamber music, from film and theatre music to solo instrumental works. In addition to his career as composer and…
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1935
American vocal coach and singer (died 2022)
Barbara Joan Gustern was an American vocal coach and singer. She had many noted students, including Blondie singer Debbie Harry, Taylor Mac, Justin Vivian Bond, Diamanda Galás, and Kathleen Hanna.
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1935
Scottish physiologist and academic (died 1983)
Anne Barbara Michie Anderson was a Scottish reproductive physiologist, researcher, lecturer, and author. Her major contributions were for her research in reproductive physiology. In the last decade of her life, she…
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1937
American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2025)
Roberta Cleopatra Flack was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm radio format. Her commercial…
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1937
Hong Kong-Canadian journalist and politician, 26th Governor General of Canada
Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as the 26th governor general of Canada from 1999 to 2005.
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1939
Angolan nationalist (died 1967)
Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida was an Angolan revolutionary, writer, and poet. She was a member of the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola and, in addition to seeing combat, worked for the organisation as…
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1939
1940
American singer-songwriter (died 2009)
Kenneth Joseph Rankin was an American singer and songwriter in the folk rock and singer-songwriter genres; he was influenced by jazz. Rankin often sang notes which were in a high range to express emotion.
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1940
English director and producer (died 2021)
Michael David Apted was an English television and film director and producer.
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1941
American journalist and diplomat (died 2025)
Richard Warner Carlson was an American journalist, diplomat and lobbyist who was the director of the Voice of America from 1986 to 1991. Carlson also was a newspaper and wire service reporter, magazine writer,…
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1941
Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 1992)
Peter Allen was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, energetic performances, and lavish costumes. Allen's songs were made popular by many recording artists,…
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1944
American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Oklahoma
Francis Anthony Keating II is an American attorney, politician, and a former FBI special agent who served as the 25th governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003.
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1944
American author and activist
Frances Moore Lappé is an American researcher and author in the field of food and democracy policy. She is the author of 20 books including the 2.5-million-copy selling 1971 book Diet for a Small Planet, which the…
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1944
American bassist and composer
Rufus Reid is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer.
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1944
Puerto Rican historian, author, educator and lawyer (died 2023)
Delma S. Arrigoitia was a historian, author, educator, and lawyer whose written works covered the life and works of some of Puerto Rico's most prominent politicians of the early 20th century. After earning her doctorate…
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1945
American basketball player
Grady Glynn Saulters Jr. is an American former professional basketball player born in Minden, Louisiana.
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1945
American football player
Richard Paul Anderson is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1960s…
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1946
1947
American cornet player, composer, and conductor (died 2013)
Lawrence Douglas "Butch" Morris was an American cornetist, composer and conductor. He was known for pioneering his structural improvisation method, Conduction, which he utilized on many recordings.
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1947
English journalist
Nicholas David Arundel Owen is an English journalist, television presenter and radio presenter. He previously presented on the BBC News channel and BBC One, and used to present a weekly programme on Classic FM radio.
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1947
English rock drummer and singer-songwriter
Nigel Olsson is an English drummer, best known for being a lifelong member of the Elton John Band. He has had an equally long career as a session musician and composed, recorded and produced albums as a solo artist,…
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1949
Mexican economist and politician (died 1994)
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta was a Mexican politician, economist, and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the presidential campaign…
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1950
American swimmer
Mark Andrew Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time.…
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1950
1951
Singaporean general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong, also known by his initials LHL, is a Singaporean politician and former military officer who has served as the Senior Minister of Singapore since 2024, having previously served as the third Prime…
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1952
American television personality, pundit, and author
James Joseph Cramer is an American television personality, author, entertainer and former hedge fund manager. He is the host of Mad Money on CNBC and an anchor on Squawk on the Street. After graduating from Harvard…
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1955
American basketball player
Thomas Joseph LaGarde is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977 to 1985 before a recurring knee issue cut short his career. He earned a gold…
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1955
Australian golfer and sportscaster
Gregory John Norman is an Australian retired professional golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 88 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The…
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1955
American actress
Kathleen Jennifer Beller is an American actress who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Promises in the Dark (1979) and was well known for her role…
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1956
American Roman Catholic priest (died 1997)
James Martin Graham American Roman Catholic priest, founder of The Sts. Martin & James Respite in Waterbury, Connecticut and Director of the International Christian AIDS Network (ICAN).
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1956
Tuvaluan politician, 12th Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Enele Sosene Sopoaga PC is a Tuvaluan diplomat and politician who was Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2013 to 2019.
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1956
American astrophysicist and academic
Katherine Freese is a theoretical astrophysicist. She is currently a professor and Director of the Weinberg Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Texas at Austin, where she holds the Jeff and Gail…
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1957
Argentine footballer and manager
Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi, nicknamed el Tigre and el Flaco, is an Argentine football manager and former player. He was recently the manager of the Chile national team.
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1958
American basketball player and coach
John Vincent Calipari is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at the University of Arkansas. He has been named Naismith College Coach of the Year three times, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of…
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1959
1960
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Constantine Alexander Payne is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and…
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1961
American television journalist
George Robert Stephanopoulos is an American television host, political commentator, and former Democratic advisor. Stephanopoulos currently is a coanchor with Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan on Good Morning America,…
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1961
American musician and songwriter (died 1986)
Clifford Lee Burton was an American musician who served as the bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He is renowned for his musicianship and influence.
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1962
American boxer and commentator
Robert Edward Czyz is an American commentator and former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1998. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light…
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1962
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Randolph Velischek is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, and Quebec Nordiques, and coached the…
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1962
American baseball player
Leonard Kyle Dykstra, nicknamed Nails and Dude, is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets (1985–1989) and Philadelphia Phillies…
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1963
American journalist, producer, and author
Glenn Lee Beck is an American conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and…
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1964
Australian-English journalist and politician
Natalie Louise Bennett, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, is an Australian-British politician and journalist who was the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012 to 2016. Bennett was given a peerage in…
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1966
American football player and sportscaster
Daryl Peter Johnston is an American sportscaster and former professional football fullback and executive. Nicknamed "Moose", he played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all for the Dallas Cowboys.
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1966
American businessman
David M. Cordani is an American business executive. He is currently serving as the president, CEO, and chairman of the board of the Cigna Group.
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1966
American actress, director, and producer
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globes.
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1967
French cyclist and sportscaster
Jacky Durand is a French former professional road bicycle racer. Durand had an attacking style, winning the Tour of Flanders in 1992 after a 217 kilometres (135 mi) breakaway, and three stages in the Tour de France.
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1967
American director, producer, and screenwriter
George Vincent Gilligan Jr. is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He became widely known as the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the AMC crime series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off prequel…
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1967
Swedish ice hockey player and coach
Peter "Poppe" Popovic is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman of Serbian ancestry, and currently an assistant coach of the Sweden men's national team. Popovic was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round of…
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1968
American engineer and astronaut
Garrett Erin Reisman is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a…
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1968
American painter and sculptor
Joe Mangrum is an installation and multiple-medium artist who is particularly known for his large-scale colored sand paintings. He resides in New York City. Using a wide spectrum of components, his work often includes…
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1969
South African rugby player (died 2019)
James Terence Small was a South African rugby union winger who played for the Springboks. His international debut was against the All Blacks in 1992 and he made his final appearance against Scotland in 1997. In that…
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1969
Australian journalist and author
Melissa Jane Doyle is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
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1970
Moroccan footballer and manager
Noureddine Naybet is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played in Spain for Deportivo de La Coruña and in Portugal for Sporting CP, as well as in France for FC Nantes and in…
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1970
Norwegian journalist and author
Åsne Seierstad is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones – most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006.
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1970
Mexican actress and singer (died 2015)
Lorena Rojas was a Mexican actress and singer, best known for her leading roles in popular telenovelas.
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1971
Australian cricketer
Michael Scott Kasprowicz is a former Australian international cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast bowler. He represented Queensland and played in the English county scene at first class…
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1972
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, English businesswoman and politician
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1973
American actress
Elizabeth Banks is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing chaperone Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and an ICCA commentator in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017).…
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1974
1974
Israeli singer
Ivri Lider is an Israeli pop star and part of the duo TYP, also known as The Young Professionals. He served as a judge on the first season of The X Factor Israel.
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1974
New Zealand rugby player and coach
Henry Rangi Paul is a rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union player. A dual-code international, Paul won 24 caps for New Zealand in rugby league and 6 for England in rugby union, as well as rugby…
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1974
Japanese baseball player
Hiroki Kuroda is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1997 to 2007 before playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los…
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1975
American basketball player and coach
Tina Marie Thompson is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Most recently, she served as the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team from 2018 to 2022; she was subsequently…
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1975
American baseball player and coach
William Lance Berkman, nicknamed "Fat Elvis" and "Big Puma", is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman, who is the former head baseball coach of the Houston Christian…
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1976
English actress
Clare Julia "Keeley" Hawes is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including Our Mutual Friend (1998) and Tipping the Velvet (2002), Hawes rose to fame for her portrayal of…
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1976
Senegalese footballer
Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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1977
1978
1979
Venezuelan baseball player
César David Izturis is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop who currently serves as the bench coach for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for…
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1980
Italian footballer and manager
Enzo Maresca is an Italian professional football manager and former player.
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1980
Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Tavares Ribeiro is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Originally selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 45th overall, of the 1998 NHL entry draft, Ribeiro has played in the NHL…
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1980
Croatian basketball player
Bruno Šundov is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.18 m, he played the center position. He played for five NBA teams and over 20 clubs around the world.
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1980
1981
American actress
Stephanie Beatriz Bischoff Alvizuri is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in the Fox/NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021), Quiet in the Peacock action-comedy series…
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1981
1981
English footballer
Andrew Johnson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Birmingham City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.
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1981
English actor
Barry Sloane is an English actor. He has appeared in numerous television shows, and in the RTS Royal Television Society Programme Awards and BAFTA Award–winning television films Pleasureland and The Mark of Cain. In…
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1981
English model and television host
Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter, author and model. She has presented several ITV television shows, most notably This Morning (2009–2023) and Dancing on Ice.
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1981
1982
American sprinter
Justin Alexander Gatlin is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters,…
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1982
Estonian footballer
Tarmo Neemelo is an Estonian retired professional footballer who last played as a striker for Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond.
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1982
New Zealand rugby league player
Iafeta Iakopo "Feka" Paleaaesina is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. He played as a prop for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, and for the Wigan Warriors, Salford City Reds and Hull F.C. in the Super…
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1982
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Victor Vincent Fuentes is an American musician. He is the co-founder, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil, which he formed with his brother Mike Fuentes in 2006.
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1983
1984
American baseball player
Alexander Jonathan Gordon is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 to 2020. Prior to playing…
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1984
South Korean actress
Kim Hyo-jin is a South Korean actress and model. She began modeling in teen magazines, and made her acting debut in 1999. She made her theater debut in 2009 in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream and followed this up by…
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1984
Georgian basketball player
Zaur "Zaza" Pachulia is a Georgian professional basketball executive and former player who is a basketball operations consultant for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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1984
Turkish footballer
Selçuk İnan is a Turkish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Known for his vision, passing range, leadership, and set-piece ability, İnan is regarded as one of the finest Turkish…
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1985
American basketball player
Paul Millsap is an American former professional basketball player who played for 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by the Utah…
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1985
American basketball player
Jeff Adrien is an American professional basketball player for the Piratas de Quebradillas of the Puerto Rican National Basketball League (BSN).
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1986
American basketball player
Joshua Emmanuel Akognon is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars and Cal State Fullerton Titans. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he…
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1986
Colombian footballer
Radamel Falcao García Zárate is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios. Nicknamed "El Tigre", he is considered one of the greatest Colombian and South…
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1986
Argentine footballer
Nahuel Ignacio Guzmán Palomeque is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Liga MX club UANL.
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1986
Spanish footballer
Roberto Jiménez Gago, known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1986
American ice hockey player
Justin Timothy Braun is an American professional ice hockey player currently under contract with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Braun was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and grew up nearby in…
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1987
Czech ice hockey player
Jakub Kindl is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Kiekko-Pojat of Mestis, the second tier of professional hockey in Finland. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL)…
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1987
Argentine footballer
Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for San Telmo. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back.
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1987
Italian footballer
Francesco Acerbi is an Italian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team. He is known for his strength, hard-tackling and aerial ability.
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1988
American baseball player
Travis Emmanuel d'Arnaud is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay…
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1989
Australian baseball player
Liam Johnson Hendriks is an Australian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland…
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1989
Norwegian Paralympic athlete and social entrepreneur
Birgit Lovise Røkkum Skarstein is a Norwegian former Paralympic athlete and social entrepreneur who competed in para rowing and para cross-country skiing. She is a Paralympic champion and silver medallist, six-time…
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1989
Spanish footballer
Yuri Berchiche Izeta is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.
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1990
American actor
Trevante Nemour Rhodes is an American actor. He won several accolades and achieved recognition in 2016 for his performance as "Black" in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight. He has since starred in The Predator…
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1990
South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
Choi Soo-young, known mononymously as Sooyoung, is a South Korean singer, actress, and songwriter. She was a member of the short-lived Korean-Japanese singing duo Route 0 during 2002 in Japan. After returning to South…
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1990
American football player
Cortrelle Javon Anderson is an American football coach and former running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. After playing college football for…
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1991
Scottish footballer
Rebecca Eileen Dempster is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Fimauto Valpolicella. She has made three appearances for the Scotland national team.
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1991
American actress
Emma Rose Roberts is an American actress, singer, and producer. Known for her performances spanning multiple genres of film and television, her work in the horror and thriller genres have established her as a scream…
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1991
Japanese singer and actress
Haruka Nakagawa , is a Japanese media personality based in Indonesia. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and its sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai, as well as its Indonesian sister group JKT48, all…
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1992
German footballer
Reinhold Yabo is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1992
Egyptian footballer
Yasser Ibrahim Ahmed El Hanafi is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team.
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1993
German-American baseball player
Maximilian Kepler-Różycki is a German professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2015, and…
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1993
Mexican footballer
Luis Guillermo Madrigal Gutiérrez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera B club San Luis de Quillota.
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1993
Czech footballer
Filip Twardzik is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spartak Trnava.
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1993
South Korean singer and actress
Son Na-eun, known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean actress and singer. She gained popularity following her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group, Apink. Apart from her group's activities, Son has also…
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1994
South Korean singer
Kang Seul-gi, known mononymously as Seulgi, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet, its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi, and the supergroup Got the Beat. She…
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1994
American actress
Makenzie Jade Vega Norfolk is an American actress. She is known for her role as Grace Florrick on The Good Wife and as the 11-year-old counterpart of Nancy Callahan in Sin City.
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1994
Paraguayan footballer
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1994
American basketball player
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1995
American basketball player
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1995
Canadian ice dancer
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1995
American golfer
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1995
Guinean footballer
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1995
Bulgarian-Russian ice hockey player
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1996
Argentine footballer
Emanuel Hernán Mammana is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield.
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1996
American basketball player
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1997
American swimmer
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1997
American actress
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1997
Argentine tennis player
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1997
American football player
Joshua Ballinger Lippincott Rosen is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins,…
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1997
English footballer
Adam James Armstrong is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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1997
American actress
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1999
Argentine tennis player
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2000
American actress and model
Yara Sayeh Shahidi is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child, appearing in the films Imagine That (2009), Butter (2011), and Alex Cross (2012).
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2000
Spanish footballer
Sergio Camello Pérez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.
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2001
Italian footballer
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2009
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