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Famous Birthdays on February 22
200 people
1040 – 1999
February 22 has seen 200 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1040 – 1999. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1934 — Sparky Anderson
American baseball player and manager (died 2010)
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In his 26-year career, Anderson had only five losing seasons as manager
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His 1,331 wins with the Tigers are the most for any manager in team history
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Anderson was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues
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He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds from 1970 to 1978 and the American League's Detroit Tigers from 1979 to 1995
1040
Charles VII, called the Victorious or the Well-Served, was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a de facto end of the English claims to the French throne.
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1403
Hungarian King (died 1457)
Ladislaus V, more commonly known as Ladislaus the Posthumous, was Duke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. He was the posthumous son of Albert of Habsburg with Elizabeth of Luxembourg. Albert had…
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1440
Italian cardinal (died 1564)
Rodolfo Pio di Savoia, often referred to as Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, was an Italian cardinal, humanist and patron of the arts. The nephew of a diplomat, he himself became a diplomat by the age of thirty, and came to know…
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1500
1514
Polish rabbi (died 1572)
Moses Isserles, also known by the acronym Rema, was an eminent Polish Ashkenazi rabbi, talmudist, and posek.
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1520
2nd Prince of Arenberg (died 1616)
Charles of Arenberg, Duke of Aarschot, Baron of Zevenbergen, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, was Princely Count of Arenberg and a leading nobleman of the Habsburg Netherlands. He served as a courtier, soldier,…
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1550
English scholar (died 1637)
Nicholas Ferrar was an English scholar, courtier and businessman, who was ordained a deacon in the Church of England. He lost much of his fortune in the Virginia Company and retreated with his extended family in 1626 to…
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1592
1631
1649
French artist (died 1790)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin was a French engraver, designer, writer, and art critic. To distinguish him from his father of the same name, he is variously called Charles-Nicolas Cochin le Jeune, Charles-Nicolas Cochin le…
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1715
American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (died 1799)
George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American…
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1732
German musicologist and theorist (died 1818)
Johann Nikolaus Forkel was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology. His publications include the two-volume Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik, among the…
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1749
American painter and curator (died 1860)
Rembrandt Peale was an American artist and museum keeper. A prolific portrait painter, he was especially acclaimed for his likenesses of presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Peale's style was influenced by…
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1778
German philosopher and author (died 1860)
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher and writer. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation, which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and irrational…
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1788
French priest and missionary (died 1837)
Alexis Bachelot, SS.CC., was a Catholic priest best known for his tenure as the first Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands. In that role, he led the first permanent Catholic mission to the Kingdom of Hawaii.…
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1796
Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (died 1874)
Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician, and sociologist who founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential in introducing statistical methods to the…
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1796
English poet and hymnwriter (died 1848)
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams was an English poet and hymnwriter. A selection of hymns she wrote, published by William Johnson Fox, included her best-known one, "Nearer, My God, to Thee", reportedly played by the band as…
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1805
Polish historian and philosopher (died 1875)
Józef Kremer was a Polish historian of art, philosopher, aesthetician and psychologist.
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1806
German mathematician and academic (died 1880)
Carl Wilhelm Borchardt was a German mathematician.
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1817
American poet and critic (died 1891)
James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets to rival the popularity…
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1819
French astronomer and mathematician (died 1907)
Pierre Jules César Janssen, usually known as Jules Janssen, was a French astronomer who, along with English scientist Joseph Norman Lockyer, is credited with discovering the gaseous nature of the solar chromosphere, and…
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1824
French-American archbishop (died 1898)
Jean-Baptiste Salpointe was a French-born prelate who serve as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in New Mexico in the United States from 1885 to 1894.
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1825
Indian scholar and academic (died 1906)
Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, was an Indian Sanskrit scholar during the Bengal Renaissance. He served as the principal of the Sanskrit College from 1876 to 1895 and was a colleague of…
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1836
German theorist and politician (died 1913)
Ferdinand August Bebel was a German social democratic politician. One of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), he was a leader of the German workers' movement for over four decades. Bebel served…
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1840
Russian mathematician and academic (died 1915)
Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin was a Russian mathematician.
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1849
1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (died 1941)
Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell,, was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes,…
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1857
German physicist, philosopher, and academic (died 1894)
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves proposed by James Clerk Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism.
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1857
American physician and Baptist medical missionary (died 1939)
Mary Washington Bacheler was an American physician and Baptist medical missionary in India.
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1860
American academic (died 1961)
Lewis Ellsworth Akeley was an American academic. He served in various roles at the University of South Dakota (USD) between 1887 and his retirement in 1933, including as lecturer of various topics, including physics and…
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1861
American historian, author, and academic (died 1943)
Charles McLean Andrews, Ph.D, L.H.D. was an American historian and professor at Yale University whose Colonial Period of American History, vol. 1 of 4, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1935. Among his other…
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1863
French author and playwright (died 1910)
Pierre-Jules Renard was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte and Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre and the posthumously…
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1864
1874
American author and activist (died 1938)
Zitkala-Ša, also Zitkála-Šá, was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. She was also known by her anglicized and married name, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin. She wrote several…
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1876
Danish chemist and academic (died 1947)
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted was a Danish physical chemist who is best known for developing the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory; he developed the theory at the same time as Martin Lowry.
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1879
Swedish athlete (died 1930)
Eric Otto Valdemar Lemming was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed at the 1900, 1906, 1908 and 1912 Olympics in a wide variety of events, which mostly involved throwing and jumping. He had his best results in…
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1880
American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1956)
Joseph Buell Ely was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Massachusetts. As a conservative Democrat, Ely was active in party politics from the late 1910s, helping to build, in conjunction with David I.…
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1881
Slovenian journalist and politician (died 1937)
Albin Prepeluh was a Slovenian left wing politician, journalist, editor, political theorist and translator. Before World War I, he was the foremost Slovene Marxist revisionist theoretician. After the War, he became one…
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1881
1882
American actress (died 1940)
Helen Marguerite Clark was an American stage and silent film actress. As a movie actress, at one time Clark was second only to Mary Pickford in popularity.
With a few exceptions and some fragments, most of Clark's films…
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1883
1886
Polish journalist, author, and chess player (died 1956)
Savielly Tartakower was a Austro-Hungarian by birth, then Polish, later naturalised French chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster in its inaugural year, 1950. Tartakower was also a leading…
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1887
Australian-American animator and producer (died 1933)
Patrick Peter Sullivan was an Australian cartoonist, pioneer animator and film producer, best known for producing the first Felix the Cat silent cartoons.
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1887
American captain and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (died 1961)
Ralph Owen Brewster was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in the U.S. Senate…
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1888
English scout leader, first World Chief Guide (died 1977)
Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell was the first Chief Guide for Britain and the wife of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell.
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1889
English historian and philosopher (died 1943)
Robin George Collingwood was an English philosopher, historian and archaeologist. He is best known for his philosophical works, including The Principles of Art (1938) and the posthumously published The Idea of History…
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1889
Russian economist and politician (died 1939)
Vlas Yakovlevich Chubar was a Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician. Chubar was arrested during the Great Terror of 1937–1938 and executed early in 1939.
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1891
American poet and playwright (died 1950)
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She also wrote prose under the…
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1892
Peruvian politician (died 1979)
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre was a Peruvian politician, philosopher, and author who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) political movement, the oldest currently existing political party in Peru by…
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1895
Polish general (died 1947)
Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Polish and Soviet Red Army general and statesman. He was a Bolshevik Party member and served in the Soviet Red Army during the Russian Civil War and participated in the wars against the…
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1897
American actor and screenwriter (died 1966)
George O'Hara was an American motion picture actor and screenwriter of the silent film era.
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1899
Spanish-Mexican director and producer (died 1983)
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and most…
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1900
Canadian author and playwright (died 1990)
Edward Morley Callaghan was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and TV and radio personality.
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1903
English economist, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1930)
Frank Plumpton Ramsey was a British philosopher, mathematician, and economist who made major contributions to all three fields before his death at the age of 26. He was a close friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein and, as an…
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1903
Australian painter (died 1991)
Constance Stokes was an Australian modernist painter who worked in Victoria. She trained at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School until 1929, winning a scholarship to continue her study at London's Royal Academy…
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1906
American actor, director, and producer (died 1997)
Sheldon Leonard Bershad was an American film and television actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.
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1907
American actor (died 1998)
Robert George Young was an American film, television, and radio actor best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father character, in Father Knows Best and the physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D.…
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1907
Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (died 1981)
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello, known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was a Venezuelan politician who served as the president of Venezuela, from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of…
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1908
English actor (died 2005)
Sir John Mills was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portrayed guileless, wounded war heroes. In…
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1908
English footballer (died 1996)
George Samuel Hunt was an English footballer who scored 169 goals from 294 appearances in the Football League playing for Chesterfield, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday. An inside…
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1910
Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
Renato Dulbecco was an Italian–American virologist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on oncoviruses, which are viruses that can cause cancer when they infect animal cells. He studied at…
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1914
American boxer (died 1964)
Gustav George Lesnevich was an American professional boxer who held the world light-heavyweight championship from 1941 to 1948.
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1915
Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2000)
Sidney Gerald Abel was a Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably for the Detroit Red Wings, and was a member of Stanley Cup-winning teams in 1943, 1950,…
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1918
1918
American man, the tallest person in recorded history (died 1940)
Robert Pershing Wadlow, also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man known for being the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow was born and…
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1918
Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (died 1996)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa was a Central African politician and military officer who served as the second president of the Central African Republic (CAR), after seizing power in the Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état on 1 January…
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1921
Italian actress (died 1994)
Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in La Strada (1954) and Cabiria in Nights of Cabiria (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for…
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1921
American race car driver (died 1959)
Marshall Pleasant Teague was an American race car driver nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course.
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1921
Cuban pianist (died 2012)
Zenaida Elvira González Manfugás was a Cuban-born American-naturalized pianist, considered to be one of the best Cuban pianists in history.
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1922
American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 2014)
Joseph Benjamin Wilder was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
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1922
French author and editor (died 2014)
François Cavanna was a French author and satirical newspaper editor.
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1923
Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (died 2009)
Bleddyn Llewellyn Williams MBE, was a Welsh rugby union centre. He played in 22 internationals for Wales, captaining them five times, winning each time, and captained the British Lions in 1950 for some of their tour of…
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1923
American illustrator and poet (died 2000)
Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. His characteristic…
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1925
American poet and academic (died 2022)
Gerald Daniel Stern was an American poet, essayist, and educator. The author of twenty collections of poetry and four books of essays, he taught literature and creative writing at Temple University, Indiana University…
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1925
English actor and screenwriter (died 1988)
Kenneth Charles Williams was a British actor and comedian. He was best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main cast in 26 of the 31 Carry On films and appeared in…
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1926
Filipino political scientist and chess player (died 2010)
Florencio Campomanes was a Filipino chess organizer and player.
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1927
American singer (died 1999)
Guy Mitchell was an American singer and actor, who was successful in his homeland, the UK, and Australia. He sold 44 million records, including six million-selling singles. His hits included "My Heart Cries for You",…
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1927
American religious leader, founded the Nation of Gods and Earths (died 1969)
Clarence 13X, also known as Allah the Father, was an American leader and the founder of the Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE). He was born in Virginia and moved to…
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1928
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
Texas Johnny Brown, born John Riley Brown was an American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer, best known for his composition "Two Steps from the Blues". In a lengthy career, he worked with Joe Hinton, Amos Milburn,…
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1928
American actor
Paul Dooley is an American character actor. He is known for his roles in Breaking Away, Popeye, Strange Brew, Sixteen Candles and various Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS children's show The…
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1928
English singer and television host (died 2017)
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, also known as Brucie, was a British entertainer and television personality whose career spanned over 75 years. His appeal stemmed from his showmanship, quick wit, and ability to connect…
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1928
American computer scientist and educator (died 2024)
Thomas Eugene Kurtz was an American computer scientist and educator. A Dartmouth professor of mathematics, he and colleague John G. Kemeny are best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language and the…
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1928
American actor and director
James Hong is an American actor, producer, and director. Known as one of the most prolific character actors of all time, he has worked in over 600 productions in American media since the Golden Age of Hollywood in the…
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1929
American stage, film, and television actress
Rebecca Schull is an American stage, film and television actress, best known for her role as Fay Cochran in the NBC sitcom Wings (1990–1997).
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1929
American soprano and actress (died 2016)
Margaret Nixon McEathron, known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films. She was the singing voice of leading actresses on the soundtracks of…
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1930
American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2009)
Edward Moore Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-most-senior…
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1932
English actress and author
Dame Sheila Cameron Hancock is an English actress, singer, and author. She has performed on stage in both plays and musicals in London theatres, and is also known for her roles in films and on television.
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1933
1933
American R&B singer (died 2001)
Ernest Kador Jr., known by the stage name Ernie K-Doe, was an American R&B singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law", which went to number 1 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.
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1933
English footballer (died 2010)
Robert Alfred Smith was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and England. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in the 1957–58 season and…
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1933
American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)
John Michael Bishop was an American immunologist and microbiologist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Harold E. Varmus. He was a faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco…
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1936
American golfer
Thomas Dean Aaron is an American former professional golfer. He was a member of the PGA Tour during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Aaron is best known for winning the 1973 Masters Tournament. He is also known for an error…
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1937
American author and activist (died 2011)
Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as How to Suppress Women's Writing, as well as a…
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1937
American baseball player (died 2007)
Stephen David Barber was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles and six other teams from 1960 to 1974. Barber spent his first eight years with the Orioles,…
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1938
Gibraltarian born English footballer
Elliot "Tony" Macedo was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, spending nearly his whole career at Fulham. He made 346 league appearances and played a total of 391 matches in all competitions. He ended…
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1938
American poet, novelist, essayist
Ishmael Scott Reed is an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, composer, playwright, editor and publisher known for his satirical works challenging American political culture. Perhaps his best-known work is…
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1938
English actress
Judy Valerie Cornwell is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daisy in the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995). She also played Anya Claus in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985). In her later…
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1940
American basketball player (died 2024)
Chester Walker was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and was selected in 2012 to become a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was a…
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1940
Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez is a Dominican politician who served as President of the Dominican Republic from 2000 to 2004.
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1941
English model and dancer (died 2017)
Christine Margaret Keeler was an English model and showgirl. Her meeting at a dance club with society osteopath Stephen Ward drew her into fashionable circles. At the height of the Cold War, she became sexually involved…
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1942
English philosopher and critic
Terence Francis Eagleton is an English literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) of English Literature at Lancaster University.
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1943
Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (died 2025)
Horst Köhler was a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties and also candidate of the liberal FDP, Köhler was elected to his…
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1943
American basketball player (died 2024)
Richard Albert Van Arsdale was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star selection, his No. 5 was retired by the Phoenix Suns.
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1943
American basketball player
Thomas Arthur Van Arsdale is an American former professional basketball player. A graduate of Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, the 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) guard played collegiately at Indiana University under…
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1943
Japanese assassin of Inejiro Asanuma (died 1960)
Otoya Yamaguchi was a Japanese right-wing ultranationalist youth who assassinated Inejirō Asanuma, chairman of the Japan Socialist Party, on 12 October 1960.
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1943
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
Robert Jonathan Demme was an American filmmaker. His career of directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. In addition to being an…
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1944
English guitarist (died 2010)
Michael Robert Green was an English rock and roll guitarist who played with The Pirates, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, and Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers.
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1944
American lawyer and businessman (died 2003)
Robert George Kardashian was an American attorney and businessman. He gained national recognition as O. J. Simpson's friend and defense attorney during Simpson's 1995 murder trial.
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1944
English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (died 2022)
Sir Christopher John Rome Meyer was a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United States (1997–2003), Ambassador to Germany (1997), and chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (2003–2009).
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1944
1944
1945
Danish footballer and manager (died 2014)
Kresten Bjerre was a Danish footballer, who played professionally for Houston Stars in the United States, and European clubs PSV Eindhoven and R.W.D. Molenbeek.
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1946
Finnish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
Pirjo Irene Honkasalo is a Finnish film director who has also worked as a cinematographer, film editor, producer, screenwriter and actress. In 1980 she co-directed Flame Top with Pekka Lehto, with whom she worked…
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1947
American drummer
Harvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. He was the original drummer for Herbie Hancock's band The Headhunters.
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1947
English footballer and manager
John Radford is an English former footballer who played for Arsenal, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers throughout his career. Radford, who played as a forward, is Arsenal's fourth highest goal scorer of all time.
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1947
Belgian philosopher and theorist
Frank Van Dun is a Belgian philosopher of law and classical liberal natural law theorist. He is associated with the law faculty of the University of Ghent. In 2013 he was awarded the Prize for Liberty by the Flemish…
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1947
American actor (died 2024)
John David Ashton was an American actor, known for his roles in the Beverly Hills Cop films, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Midnight Run.
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1948
American basketball player
Dennis Wade Awtrey is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from Santa Clara University, Awtrey was drafted by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers in 1970. He played in the league for twelve…
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1948
Scottish footballer and manager (died 2022)
John Pearson Duncan was a Scottish football player and manager. He guided Chesterfield to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1997.
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1949
Austrian racing driver (died 2019)
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda was an Austrian racing driver, motorsport executive, and aviation entrepreneur, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1985. Lauda won three Formula One World…
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1949
Russian tennis player and coach
Olga Vasilyevna Morozova is a Russian former professional tennis player. Competing for the Soviet Union, she was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1974 French Open and 1974 Wimbledon Championships, and the first…
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1949
American basketball player and sportscaster
Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American former professional basketball player. He helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), and was the best-known player in…
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1950
Dutch singer-songwriter
Helena Hubertina Johanna "Lenny" Kuhr is a Dutch singer-songwriter.
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1950
1950
English singer-songwriter (died 2020)
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions artistic collective and lead…
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1950
English actress and author
Dame Julia Mary Walters, known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress and comedian. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy…
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1950
American singer and actress
Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer. She has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as…
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1951
American physician and politician
William Harrison Frist is an American physician, businessman, and policymaker who served as a United States senator for Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Senate majority…
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1952
Portuguese Minister of Economy and Treasury and MP (died 2020)
Joaquim Pina Moura was a Portuguese politician and economist. He was a member of the Socialist Party.
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1952
Tuvaluan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Tuvalu (died 2020)
Saufatu Sopoanga was a Tuvaluan politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Tuvalu from 2 August 2002 to 27 August 2004. He drew international attention for his speeches warning about the effects of the rising…
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1952
English actor and screenwriter
Nigel George Planer is a British actor, writer and musician. His television credits include playing Neil in the sitcom The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in the sitcom Filthy, Rich and Catflap and narrating the children's…
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1953
American journalist and political adviser
David M. Axelrod is an American political consultant and analyst. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the chief strategist to Barack Obama during his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. In addition, during…
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1955
1955
Dutch microbiologist and engineer
Willie Smits is a trained forester, microbiologist, conservationist, animal welfare activist, wilderness engineer and social entrepreneur. He has lived in Indonesia since 1985 and is an Indonesian citizen. He is married…
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1957
American bass player and songwriter
Black Sabbath were an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969,…
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1958
American playwright and television writer (died 2025)
Richard Greenberg was an American playwright and television writer known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life. He had more than 25 plays premiere on Broadway, off-Broadway, and…
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1958
Czech politician
Jiří Čunek is a Czech politician who was the leader of the Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party from December 2006 to May 2009. Čunek was also deputy prime minister and the minister for Regional…
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1959
American actor
Kyle MacLachlan is an American actor. He is best known for his collaborations with David Lynch, having portrayed his role as Dale Cooper thrice in Twin Peaks, which won him a Golden Globe and nominations for two…
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1959
Australian sculptor (died 2006)
Bronwyn Joy Oliver was an Australian sculptor whose work primarily consisted of metalwork. Her sculptures are admired for their tactile nature, aesthetics, and technical skills demonstrated in their production.
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1959
American BMX racer (died 2024)
Harry Clarence Leary Jr. was an American professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer.
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1959
2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Thomas Galloway Dunlop du Roy de Blicquy Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde,, known informally as Tom Strathclyde, is a British Conservative politician. Lord Strathclyde served in the political role of Leader of the House…
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1960
Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Akira Takasaki is a Japanese musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and sole constant member of the heavy metal band Loudness. He is also the guitarist of the band Lazy, with which he first rose to prominence…
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1961
Australian zoologist and television host (died 2006)
Stephen Robert Irwin was an Australian conservationist, environmentalist, zookeeper, television personality, and wildlife educator. Nicknamed the "Crocodile Hunter", he is regarded as an influential figure in Australian…
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1962
Baron Adonis, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, is a British Labour Party politician and journalist who served in the UK Government for five years in the Blair ministry and the Brown ministry.
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1963
Jamaican-English cricketer
Devon Eugene Malcolm is a Jamaican-born English former cricketer. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Malcolm played in 40 Test matches and 10 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team.
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1963
Fijian-American golfer
Vijay Singh is a Fijian professional golfer. In 1982, Singh turned professional and played on the local Asia Golf Circuit. However, his early career met with controversy, as he was accused of numerous rules violations,…
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1963
English singer-songwriter (died 2015)
Diane Charlemagne was a British jazz, soul, funk and electronic dance music singer and songwriter.
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1964
1964
American basketball player
Christen Guilford Dudley is an American former professional basketball player and politician. He played 886 games across 16 seasons in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, New…
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1965
Irish jockey
Kieren Francis Fallon is a retired Irish professional flat racing jockey and was British Champion Jockey six times.
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1965
American ice hockey player
Patrick Michael LaFontaine is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played as a center in the National Hockey League (NHL) and spent his entire playing career with the league's New York State-based…
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1965
American actress and comedian
Rachel Susan Dratch is an American actress, comedian, and writer. After she graduated from Dartmouth College, she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. Dratch's…
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1966
American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
Paul Bevan Lieberstein is an American actor, screenwriter, television director and television producer. A Primetime Emmy Award winner, he is best known as a writer, executive producer, and supporting cast member on the…
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1967
Mexican wrestler
Juan Ebodio Gonzalez is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Psicosis. Gonzalez was the second wrestler to work as Psicosis, given the ring character by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración…
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1967
Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
Shawn Michael Graham is a Canadian politician, who served as the 31st premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. He was elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party in 2002 and became premier after his party…
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1968
1968
Japanese baseball player
Kazuhiro Sasaki is a Japanese former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played his entire Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) career with the Yokohama Taiyō Whales / Yokohama BayStars, and played his entire Major…
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1968
American basketball player and sportscaster
Jayson Williams is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eleven seasons, primarily with the New Jersey Nets. He played his first three seasons with…
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1968
American actor
Thomas Jane is an American actor. He is known for appearing in the films Boogie Nights (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), The Sweetest Thing (2002), The Punisher (2004), The Mist (2007), 1922 (2017), and The Predator (2018).…
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1969
Danish footballer and sportscaster
Brian Laudrup is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward, winger, or midfielder. He currently works for the various TV sports channels of Scandinavian media network Viaplay. He also manages a…
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1969
Belgian footballer and manager
Marc Robert Wilmots is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the sporting director of Standard Liège.
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1969
Filipino actress and singer
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga is a Filipina actress and singer. Known as the "Pride of the Philippines", she has headlined Broadway and West End productions, appeared on international television and film, and released…
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1971
American tennis player and coach
Michael Te-pei Chang is an American former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1996. Chang is the youngest man in history to win a singles…
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1972
German speed skater
Claudia Pechstein is a retired German speed skater. She has won five Olympic gold medals. With a total of nine Olympic medals, five gold, two silver, and two bronze, she was previously the most successful Olympic speed…
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1972
Israeli footballer
Haim Michael Revivo is an Israeli former professional footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder or winger, and a businessman.
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1972
1972
French cyclist (died 2013)
Philippe Gaumont was a French professional road racing cyclist. He earned a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 100 km team time trial. In 1997, he won the Belgian classic Gent–Wevelgem and he was twice individual…
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1973
Brazilian footballer
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior, known as Juninho or Juninho Paulista, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and is now the national team co-ordinator of the Brazil national football team. During…
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1973
American musician and songwriter
Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips is an American musician. He is the drummer, percussionist, keyboardist and co-founder of the rock bands Creed, Alter Bridge, and Projected.
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1973
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
James Blunt is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his songs "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover".
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1974
English radio and television host
Christopher David Moyles is an English radio and television presenter, author and presenter of The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X.
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1974
American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
Drew Blythe Barrymore is an American actress, producer, talk show host, and businesswoman. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she has received multiple awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award, an…
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1975
Swiss footballer
Hakan Yakin is a Swiss professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Swiss Challenge League side FC Schaffhausen. He spent the majority of his playing career as a forward or attacking…
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1977
Australian footballer
Brett Michael Emerton is an Australian former professional footballer who played for Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blackburn Rovers and the Australia national team. Able to play as a wide midfielder or…
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1979
South Korean actress
Lee Na-young is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in television series such as Ruler of Your Own World (2002), Ireland (2004) and Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019), as well as the films…
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1979
German singer-songwriter and actress
Jeanette Biedermann is a German singer, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in the greater Berlin area, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's circus at the age…
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1980
American baseball player
Brian Matthew Duensing is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago Cubs.
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1983
Australian cricketer
Clinton James McKay is an Australian former international cricketer. He was a member of the Victoria side and has represented Australia at One Day International (ODI) and Test level. A right-arm fast-medium bowler who…
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1983
American stand-up comedian, actress and television host
Iliza Vie Shlesinger is an American stand-up comedian, actress and television host. She has released six comedy specials on Netflix. She was the 2008 winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing and went on to host the…
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1983
Australian cricketer
Shaun Tait is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He played as a right arm fast bowler and represented Australia in all three forms of cricket, but had most success in One Day Internationals, in which he…
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1983
Irish rugby player
Thomas John Bowe is a former Irish rugby union player from County Monaghan, Ireland who has successfully transitioned into business, media and podcasting.
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1984
Serbian footballer
Branislav Ivanović is a Serbian former professional footballer. A versatile defender, he operated mainly as a right-back.
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1984
Algerian footballer
Hamer Bouazza is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
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1985
Greek basketball player
Georgios Printezis Greek: Γεώργιος Πρίντεζης; born 22 February 1985,, is a Greek former professional basketball player, who spent the majority of his pro club career with Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League…
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1985
American actor
Zachary George Roerig is an American actor. He is known for playing Casey Hughes on As the World Turns (2005-2007), Hunter Atwood on One Life to Live (2007), Cash on Friday Night Lights (2008-2009), Matt Donovan on The…
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1985
American basketball player
Rajon Pierre Rondo Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. Rondo won two NBA championships, was selected four times as an NBA All-Star, earned four NBA All-Defensive Team honors including two First…
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1986
South Korean actress and model
Han Hyo-joo is a South Korean actress. She gained wide recognition with the back-to-back successes of Brilliant Legacy (2009) and Dong Yi (2010), both of which were massive hits with high viewership ratings, solidifying…
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1987
Argentine footballer
Sergio Germán "Chiquito" Romero is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1987
Belgian sprinter
Jonathan Borlée is a former Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He is a member of the Borlée family.
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1988
Argentine footballer
Franco Damián Vázquez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgrano.
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1989
American football player
Khalil Mack is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Buffalo Bulls and was selected by the Oakland Raiders…
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1991
Venezuelan baseball player
Dixon Javier Machado Moreno is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants, and in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants.
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1992
South Korean model and actor
Nam Joo-hyuk is a South Korean model and actor. He began his career as a model and appeared in several music videos before making his screen debut in 2014 with the television series The Idle Mermaid. He gained wide…
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1994
American basketball player
Elfrid Payton Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, winning the Lefty Driesell Award as the national…
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1994
American basketball player
Devonte' Terrell Graham is an American professional basketball player who last played for Crvena zvezda Meridianbet of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He played college…
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1995
1996
American basketball player
Jerome Robinson is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball with the Boston College Eagles. He was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers…
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1997
Russian ice hockey player
Ilya Alexeyevich Samsonov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played for the Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs,…
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1997
English cricketer
Harry Cherrington Brook is an English international cricketer who plays for England in all three formats of the game and is the Test vice-captain, ODI and T20I captain. Brook plays domestic cricket for Yorkshire.…
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1999
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