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Famous Birthdays on February 24
221 people
1103 – 2004
February 24 has seen 221 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1103 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1981 — Lleyton Hewitt
Australian tennis player
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As of the end of 2025, he remains the most recent Australian man to win a singles major.
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1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 80 weeks, including as the year-end No
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He was also the runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2005 Australian Open
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1 in the ATP singles rankings, at the age of 20 years, 268 days
Emperor Toba was the 74th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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1103
Moroccan explorer
Ibn Battuta was a Maghrebi Muslim traveller, explorer and scholar from present-day Morocco. Over a period of 30 years from 1325 to 1354, he visited much of Africa, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula. Near the end of his…
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1304
1360
1413
Italian philosopher (died 1494)
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher. He is famed for the events of 1486, when, at the age of 23, he proposed to defend 900 theses on religion, philosophy, natural…
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1463
Danish statesman (died 1570)
Johan Friis was a Danish statesman. He served as Chancellor under King Christian III of Denmark.
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1494
1500
Pope Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
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1536
John of Austria was the illegitimate son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles V recognized him in a codicil to his will. John became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain,…
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1545
Italian engraver and painter (died 1615)
Cherubino Alberti (1553–1615), also called Borghegiano, was an Italian engraver and painter. He is most often remembered for the Roman frescoes completed with his brother Giovanni Alberti during the papacy of Clement…
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1553
1557
18th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and courtier (died 1625)
Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford KB was an English nobleman, courtier, and soldier. He inherited one of England’s oldest earldoms in 1604, joining a prominent aristocratic family with centuries of influence in English…
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1593
Polish author and poet (died 1640)
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, was a Polish poet. He is considered Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century, and a renowned theoretician of poetics.
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1595
Venetian nun and feminist (died 1652)
Arcangela Tarabotti was a Venetian nun and Early Modern Italian writer. Tarabotti wrote texts and corresponded with cultural and political figures for most of her adult life, centering on the issues of forced…
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1604
French painter and theorist (died 1690)
Charles Le Brun was a French painter, physiognomist, art theorist, and a director of several art schools of his time. He served as a court painter to Louis XIV, who declared him "the greatest French artist of all time".…
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1619
German theologian and philosopher (died 1665)
Johannes Clauberg was a German philosopher and theologian. Clauberg was the founding Rector of the first University of Duisburg, where he taught from 1655 to 1665. He is known as a "scholastic cartesian".
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1622
French engineer (died 1782)
Jacques de Vaucanson was a French inventor and artist who built the first all-metal lathe. This invention was crucial for the Industrial Revolution. The lathe is known as the mother of machine tools, as it was the first…
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1709
Irish-American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (died 1796)
John McKinly was an American physician and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a veteran of the French and Indian War, served in the Delaware General Assembly, was the first elected president of Delaware, and…
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1721
English general and politician (died 1792)
General John Burgoyne was a British Army officer, playwright and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1761 to 1792. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in…
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1723
Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (died 1806)
Christian Frederick Charles Alexander was the last margrave of the two Franconian principalities, Bayreuth and Ansbach, which he sold to the King of Prussia, a fellow member of the House of Hohenzollern.
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1736
English botanist and explorer (died 1820)
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.
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1743
German-English composer and educator (died 1830)
Charles Frederick Horn was an English musician and composer. Born in the Holy Roman Empire, he emigrated to London with few possessions and no knowledge of the English language, yet rose to become a music teacher in the…
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1762
Phutthaloetla Naphalai, also known by his regnal name Rama II, was the second King of Rattanakosin from the Chakri dynasty, ruling from 1809 to 1824. In 1809, as Prince Itsarasunthon, he succeeded his father Rama I, the…
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1767
Duke of Cambridge (died 1850)
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge was the tenth child and seventh son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. He held the title of Duke of Cambridge from 1801 until his death. From 1816 to 1837,…
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1774
American lawyer and politician (died 1869)
Martin Waltham Bates was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and then the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S.…
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1786
German anthropologist, author, and academic (died 1859)
Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, philologist and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.
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1786
Norwegian-German painter (died 1857)
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl, often known as J. C. Dahl or I. C. Dahl, was a Danish-Norwegian artist who is considered the first great romantic painter in Norway, the founder of the "golden age" of Norwegian painting.…
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1788
Irish composer, writer and painter (died 1868)
Samuel Lover, also known as "Ben Trovato", was an Irish songwriter, composer and novelist, and a portrait painter, chiefly in miniatures. He was the grandfather of Victor Herbert.
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1797
English-French activist (died 1890)
Lydia Ernestine Becker was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy. She established Manchester as a centre for the suffrage movement and…
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1827
German novelist, literary theorist and translator
Friedrich Spielhagen was a German novelist, literary theorist and translator. He tried a number of careers in his early 20s, but at 25 began writing and translating. His best known novel is Sturmflut and his novel In…
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1829
Czech female author
Karolina Světlá was a Czech writer and feminist. She is among the most important Czech female writers of the 19th century.
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1830
German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1899)
Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuccoli was a German general and statesman. He served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire from March 1890 to October 1894, succeeding longtime chancellor Otto…
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1831
English-New Zealand journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1899)
Sir Julius Vogel was the eighth premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works. He was the first Jewish prime minister of New…
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1835
American painter and illustrator (died 1910)
Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art in…
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1836
Spanish poet (died 1885)
María Rosalía Rita de Castro, was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely regarded as the greatest Galician cultural…
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1837
Italian journalist, author, and composer (died 1918)
Arrigo Boito was an Italian librettist, composer, poet and critic whose only completed opera was Mefistofele. Among the operas for which he wrote the libretti are Giuseppe Verdi's monumental last two operas Otello and…
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1842
Australian engineer, lawyer, and politician (died 1907)
Andrew Inglis Clark was an Australian founding father and co-author of the Australian Constitution; he was also an engineer, barrister, politician, electoral reformer and jurist. He initially qualified as an engineer,…
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1848
Irish author, poet, and playwright (died 1933)
George Augustus Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a landed family of Catholics who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally…
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1852
British-born Australian philanthropist (died 1941)
Emma Ann Browne, née Elmes, was a British-born Australian philanthropist.
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1857
French financier and polo player (died 1949)
Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, also known as Baron Édouard de Rothschild was an aristocrat, French financier and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France.
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1868
American suffragist (died 1946)
Zara "Zadie" DuPont (1869–1946) was an American suffragist, serving as the first Vice President of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association.
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1869
American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1955)
Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1897 to 1917, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman"…
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1874
Swiss pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1972)
Rudolph Ganz was a Swiss-American pianist, conductor, composer, and teacher.
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1877
Australian-New Zealand educator and activist (died 1936)
Ettie Annie Rout was a Tasmanian-born New Zealander whose work among servicemen in Paris and the Somme during World War I made her a war hero among the French, yet through the same events she became persona non grata in…
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1877
Sultan of Morocco (died 1943)
Moulay Abd al-Aziz bin Hassan was sultan of Morocco from 9 June 1894 to 21 August 1908, as a ruler of the 'Alawi dynasty. He was proclaimed sultan at the age of sixteen after the death of his father Hassan I.
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1881
American admiral (died 1966)
Chester William Nimitz was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas,…
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1885
Polish author, poet, and painter (died 1939)
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World War I and during the interwar period.
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1885
American actress (died 1975)
Mary Tomlinson, professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for…
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1890
Ottoman prince (died 1973)
Şehzade Osman Fuad Efendi was an Ottoman prince, the son of Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin, and the grandson of Sultan Murad V, who reigned briefly in 1876. He was the 39th head of the Imperial House of Osman from 1954 to…
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1895
American director and screenwriter (died 1991)
Richard Thorpe was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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1896
1898
German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy (died 1981)
Irmgard Bartenieff was a German-born American dance theorist, dancer, choreographer, physical therapist, and a leading pioneer of dance therapy. A student of Rudolf Laban, she pursued cross-cultural dance analysis, and…
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1900
Italian-Slovene author and playwright (died 1967)
Vladimir Bartol was a writer from the Slovene minority in Italy. He is best known for his 1938 novel Alamut, the most popular work of Slovene literature around the world, which has been translated into numerous…
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1903
American general, lawyer, and historian (died 1998)
Telford Taylor was an American lawyer and professor. Taylor was known for his role as lead counsel in the prosecution of war criminals after World War II, his opposition to McCarthyism in the 1950s, and his outspoken…
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1908
American anthologist and author (died 1971)
August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. He was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. He made contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and the cosmic horror genre and helped found…
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1909
English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall (died 2005)
Ralph Erskine ARIBA was a British architect and planner who lived and worked in Sweden for most of his life.
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1914
American author, poet, painter, and pianist (died 1955)
Harry Weldon Kees was an American poet, librarian, painter, literary critic, novelist, playwright, jazz pianist, short story writer, and filmmaker. Despite his brief career, Kees is considered an important…
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1914
Australian golfer (died 1986)
James Bennett Elliott Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer. After compiling a fine record as an amateur golfer in Australia during the 1930s, he moved to the United States in 1940, turned professional in 1941,…
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1915
American architect (died 2010)
John Carl "Jack" Warnecke was an American architect based in who designed numerous monuments and structures in the Modernist, Bauhaus, and other similar styles. He was an early proponent of contextual architecture.…
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1919
American actor (died 2016)
Abraham Vigoda was an American actor, known for his portrayals of Salvatore Tessio in The Godfather (1972) and Phil Fish in both Barney Miller and Fish (1977–1978). His career as an actor began in 1947 performing with…
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1921
English painter and academic (died 2011)
Richard William Hamilton was an English painter and collage artist. His 1955 exhibition Man, Machine and Motion and his 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?, produced for the…
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1922
American actor (died 2016)
Steven Hill was an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as district attorney Adam Schiff on the NBC television drama series Law & Order (1990–2000) and Dan Briggs on the CBS action television series…
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1922
American football player and coach (died 2014)
Harold Moreland Herring was an American professional football player and coach. He played college football at Auburn University and professionally as a center and linebacker for the Buffalo Bills in the All-America…
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1924
Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2008)
Erik Hersholt Nielsen was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the longtime Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Yukon, and was Leader of the Opposition and the third deputy prime minister of…
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1924
British-American anthropologist (died 2020)
Frederick George Bailey, who published professionally as F. G. Bailey, was a British social anthropologist who spent the second half of his career in the United States at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).…
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1924
American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2013)
George Everette "Bud" Day was a United States Air Force officer, aviator, and veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. He was also a prisoner of war, and recipient of the Medal of Honor and Air Force Cross.…
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1925
1926
French actress (died 2017)
Emmanuelle Riva was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and Amour (2012).
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1927
South Korean wrestler (died 2006)
Kim Tae-sik was a South Korean professional wrestler and ssireum player, better known by the ring names Kintarō Ōki and Kim Il. His professional wrestling career spanned from the late-1950s to the early-1980s.
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1929
American model and actress (died 2013)
Barbara Jo Lawrence was an American model, and actress.
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1930
American actor and singer
Dominic Chianese is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander…
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1931
English cricketer and coach (died 2015)
Dennis Brian Close, was an English first-class cricketer. He was picked to play against New Zealand in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England, captaining them seven times…
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1931
French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2019)
Michel Jean Legrand was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. His…
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1932
American sergeant and politician, 79th Governor of Georgia (died 2018)
Zell Bryan Miller was an American politician who served as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States senator representing the state from 2000 to 2005. He was a member of the Democratic Party…
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1932
Canadian-American actor (died 2005)
John Keith Vernon was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood films after achieving initial television stardom in Canada, and was known for his roles as villainous authority figures.
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1932
American physician and biologist (died 2008)
Moses Judah Folkman was an American biologist and pediatric surgeon best known for his research on tumor angiogenesis, the process by which a tumor attracts blood vessels to nourish itself and sustain its existence. He…
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1933
Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (died 2014)
Ali Al'amin Mazrui, was a Kenyan-born American academic, professor, and political writer on African and Islamic studies, and North-South relations. He was born in Mombasa, Kenya. His positions included Director of the…
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1933
American saxophonist and composer (died 2009)
David "Fathead" Newman was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s and early 1960s…
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1933
Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (died 2000)
Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi was an Italian politician and statesman, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987. He was the first PSI member to…
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1934
English footballer (died 2021)
John Raymond Hills was an English professional footballer who played for Gravesend & Northfleet, Tottenham Hotspur and Bristol Rovers.
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1934
American politician, 39th Governor of Illinois (died 2025)
George Homer Ryan was an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and…
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1934
Italian soprano (died 2023)
Renata Scotto was an Italian soprano, opera director, and voice teacher. Recognised for her sense of style, her musicality, and as a remarkable singer-actress, Scotto is considered to have been one of the preeminent…
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1934
Belarusian poet, essayist, and translator (died 2014)
Ryhor Janavič Baradulin was a Belarusian poet, essayist and translator.
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1935
American public health researcher (died 2020)
Carol D'Onofrio was an American public health researcher who was Emeritus Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. Her career focused on improving the health of underserved…
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1936
Argentine political scientist (died 2011)
Guillermo Alberto O'Donnell Ure was a prominent Argentine political scientist who specialized in comparative politics and Latin American politics. He spent most of his career working in Argentina and the United States,…
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1936
American actor (died 2012)
James Farentino was an American actor. He appeared in television, film, and on stage, including The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth, and Dynasty.
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1938
American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc.
Philip Hampson Knight is an American billionaire businessman who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO. As of…
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1938
Baroness Richardson of Calow, British life peer
Kathleen Margaret Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow, is a British Methodist minister who was the first woman to serve as president of the Methodist Conference. Created a life peer in 1998, she served as a…
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1938
Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (died 2013)
Jamal Nazrul Islam FRAS was a Bangladeshi mathematical physicist and cosmologist. He was a professor at University of Chittagong, served as a member of the advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and…
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1939
1940
American boxer (died 2014)
James Albert Ellis was an American professional boxer. He won the vacant WBA heavyweight title in 1968 by defeating Jerry Quarry, making one successful title defense in the same year against Floyd Patterson, before…
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1940
1940
American singer and actress
Joanie Sommers is an American singer and actress. Her career has focused on jazz, standards and popular song. Early in her career she was billed as "the Voice of the Sixties"; she also collaborated with prominent…
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1941
English singer, harmonica player, and actor
Paul Jones is an English singer, actor, harmonicist, radio personality and television presenter. He first came to prominence as the original lead singer and harmonicist of the rock band Manfred Mann (1962–66) with whom…
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1942
American actress
Celia Kaye is an American actress. She starred in the 1964 film adaptation of Island of the Blue Dolphins which won her a Golden Globe award.
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1942
American lawyer and politician (died 2024)
Joseph Isadore Lieberman was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's vice presidential…
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1942
American actress
Jenny O'Hara is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for Dixie in My Sister Sam (1986–1988), Janet Heffernan in The King of Queens (2001–2007), and Nita in Big Love (2006–2009).
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1942
Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Bengali pronunciation: [gaĕ͜ot̪ːɾi tʃɔ̜kːɾo.boɾ. t̪i]; is an Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic. She is a University Professor at Columbia University and a founding member…
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1942
American novelist (died 2014)
Alan Kent Haruf was an American writer born and raised in the US state of Colorado. He wrote six novels and several short stories set on the High Plains, mostly in the fictional town of Holt.
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1943
Italian footballer (died 1967)
Luigi "Gigi" Meroni was an Italian professional footballer who played as a winger. earning the nickname "the George Best that never was."
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1943
Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)
Pablo Milanés Arias was a Cuban guitar player and singer. He was one of the founders of the Cuban nueva trova, along with Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola. His music, originating in the Trova, Son and other traditional…
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1943
English keyboard player (died 1994)
Nicholas Christian Hopkins was an English pianist and organist. He performed on many British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, including on songs recorded by the Beatles, the Rolling…
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1944
Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (died 2007)
Ivica Račan was a Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2000 to 2003, heading two centre-left coalition governments.
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1944
American physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
David Jeffery Wineland is an American physicist at the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His most notable contributions include the laser cooling of trapped…
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1944
American actor and singer
Barry Knapp Bostwick is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City (1996–2002). Bostwick has also had…
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1945
Russian mathematician and academic
Grigory Aleksandrovich Margulis is a Russian-American mathematician known for his work on lattices in Lie groups, and the introduction of methods from ergodic theory into diophantine approximation. He was awarded a…
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1946
English-American singer-songwriter and playwright
Rupert Holmes is a British-born American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape " (1979) and "Him" (1980). He is also known for his musicals The Mystery of…
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1947
American actor and director
Edward James Olmos is an American actor and director. He is best known for his roles as Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice…
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1947
Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 2016)
Jayaram Jayalalithaa, popularly known as Amma, was an Indian actress, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016 for six terms. She…
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1948
English actor (died 2022)
Dennis Waterman was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two.
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1948
1948
English Test cricketer
John Kenneth Lever is an English former international cricketer who played Test and One Day International cricket for England. Lever was a left-arm fast-medium bowler who predominantly swung the ball into right-handed…
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1949
American musician
George Lawrence Thorogood is an American musician, singer and songwriter. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s US rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink…
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1950
Northern Irish social worker and politician
David Ford is a former Northern Irish politician, who was leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from October 2001 until October 2016 and was Northern Ireland Minister of Justice from April 2010 until May…
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1951
English cricketer
Derek William Randall is an English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Tests and ODIs for England in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was a part of the English squad that finished…
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1951
American actress
Debra Jo Rupp is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Kitty Forman in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006) and its Netflix sequel series That '90s Show (2023–2024). Rupp also had roles in…
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1951
Canadian actress and director
Helen Shaver is a Canadian actress and film and television director. After appearing in a number of Canadian movies, she received a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama In…
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1951
Latvian economist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Latvia
Laimdota Straujuma is a Latvian economist who was the prime minister of Latvia from January 2014 to February 2016. Before her tenure as prime minister, she served as the minister of Agriculture from 2011 to 2014. She…
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1951
Hong Kong politician, 3rd President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen is a Hong Kong politician who was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong between 2016 and 2025.
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1951
American basketball player
Tom Loren Burleson is an American former professional basketball player. A 7′2″ center, Burleson played for North Carolina State University's 1974 NCAA national championship team.
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1952
Soviet footballer (died 1974)
Anatoli Yevgenyevich Kozhemyakin was a Soviet football player. He died in a freak accident: he was stuck in an elevator, but was able to open the elevator doors; as he tried to climb out, the elevator started moving…
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1953
Belgian singer-songwriter and producer
Roger François Jouret, better known as Plastic Bertrand, is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".
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1954
Puerto Rican author (died 2016)
Judith Ortiz Cofer was a Puerto Rican author. Her critically acclaimed and award-winning work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young-adult fiction. Ortiz Cofer…
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1954
Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the Civilization series
Sidney K. Meier is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in…
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1954
English DJ and saxophonist
Mike Pickering, is an English musician, DJ, songwriter, A&R Executive from Manchester, UK.
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1954
Croatian politician and general
Željko Glasnović is a far-right politician and former Croatian military officer. He was a member of Croatian Parliament's club called Independents for Croatia.
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1954
5th Marquess of Normanby, British peer, writer, and entrepreneur
Constantine Edmund Walter Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, is a British peer, novelist, poet, and entrepreneur.
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1954
American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011)
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor. A pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. with his early business partner Steve Wozniak as…
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1955
American basketball player (died 2020)
Edward Lee Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) – mainly as a member of the Atlanta Hawks – from 1977 to 1987. Johnson was a…
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1955
French race car driver
Alain Marie Pascal Prost is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1993. Nicknamed "the Professor", Prost won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles…
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1955
American philosopher, theorist, and author
Judith Butler is an American feminist, queer philosopher, and gender studies scholar whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, psychoanalysis, and the fields of feminist and queer theory, academic freedom,…
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1956
American baseball player and coach
Eddie Clarence Murray, nicknamed "Steady Eddie", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, designated hitter, and coach. He spent most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, and ranks…
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1956
American journalist and producer
Paula Ann Zahn is an American journalist and newscaster who has been an anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN. She currently produces and hosts the true crime documentary series On the Case with Paula Zahn on…
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1956
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Samuel Paul Cashat, known professionally as Sammy Kershaw, is an American country music singer. He has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than…
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1958
American actor
Mark Moses is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Paul Young in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004–2011) and as Herman "Duck" Phillips in the AMC period drama Mad Men (2007–2015).
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1958
American actress and director
Elizabeth Alice Broderick is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/WB television sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003). She also had recurring roles as Diane Janssen in the ABC mystery…
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1959
Australian cricketer and television host
Michael Roy Whitney is a retired Australian former cricketer, who played in 12 Test matches and 38 One Day Internationals between 1981 and 1993.
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1959
Indian politician
Abhishek Manu Singhvi is an Indian senior advocate and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a member of the Parliament of India representing Telangana in the Rajya Sabha,…
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1959
30th Governor of the Bank of France
François Villeroy de Galhau is a French senior civil servant and banker who has served as Governor of the Bank of France and ex officio President of the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority since 2015.…
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1959
American actor
Emilio Rivera is an American film and television actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his portrayal of Marcus Álvarez in Sons of Anarchy and its spin-off, Mayans M.C. He is also known for his depiction of…
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1961
Norwegian politician, 35th Prime Minister of Norway
Erna Solberg is a Norwegian politician and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2021 to 2025. She served as the prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and as the leader of the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2026.
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1961
British politician
John Timothy Grogan is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby between 1997 and 2010 and for Keighley between 2017 and 2019. He is currently chair of the Mongolian–British…
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1961
American businesswoman and diplomat
Kelly Dawn Craft is an American businesswoman, politician, and former diplomat who served as the 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2019 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. She was confirmed as…
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1962
American singer-songwriter
Michelle Shocked is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has entered the Billboard Hot 100, been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and received an award for Folk Album of the Year at…
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1962
Indian filmmaker and composer
Sanjay Navin Bhansali, known professionally as Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is an Indian filmmaker and music composer, who works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including seven National Film Awards and…
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1963
Duke of Castro
Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
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1963
Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Vernon is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. As a goaltender, he played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks and Florida…
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1963
Spanish lawyer, football director of FC Barcelona
Mateu Alemany Font is a Spanish executive and former president of Mallorca during two tenures. Between 2017 and November 2019 was the general director at Valencia. Between March 2021 and September 2023 he was a football…
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1963
British-Australian race car driver and sportscaster
Russell Peter Ingall is a former full-time Australian V8 Supercar driver. He won his V8 Supercars title in 2005, and finished second in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2004. Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000, in 1995 and 1997.…
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1964
American politician
Elizabeth Wilson is an American politician and small business owner who has represented the 73rd district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023, which consists of parts of central Linn County,…
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1964
American football player
Paul Blake Gruber is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers.…
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1965
American businesswoman and politician, Governor of Massachusetts
Jane Maria Swift is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003 and, concurrently, as acting governor from April 2001 to January 2003. She…
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1965
American actor and producer
William George Zane Jr. is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the Australian film Dead Calm (1989), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most…
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1966
Australian politician and medical researcher
Katrina Jane Allen was an Australian medical researcher and politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022, representing the seat of Higgins in Victoria for the Liberal Party. Prior to…
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1966
Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Brian Paul Schmidt is an American Australian astrophysicist at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the…
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1967
American comedian and actor (died 2005)
Mitchell Lee Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian and filmmaker known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non…
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1968
1969
American football player and coach
Jeffrey Jason Garcia is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). After attending high school and junior college in…
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1970
Scottish footballer and coach
Neil Sullivan is a professional football player and coach. He played as a goalkeeper from 1988 until 2013, playing in the Premier League for Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and represented Scotland…
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1970
American actor
Jonathan Ward is an American retired actor. He has starred mostly in television series and television films, but has also appeared in a small number of feature films, including the critically maligned 1988 cult film Mac…
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1970
Spanish race car driver
Pedro Martínez de la Rosa is a Spanish former racing driver, motorsport executive and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One between 1999 and 2012. In Japanese motorsport, De la Rosa won the Formula Nippon…
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1971
American author, screenwriter, and producer
Gillian Schieber Flynn is an American author, screenwriter, and producer, best known for her thriller and mystery novels Sharp Objects (2006), Dark Places (2009), and Gone Girl (2012). Her works have been translated…
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1971
Canadian ice hockey player
Brian Arthur Savage is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia…
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1971
Greek conductor and composer
Teodor Currentzis is a Greek and Russian conductor, musician and actor. He is artistic director of the ensembles MusicAeterna and Utopia and was chief conductor of the SWR Symphonieorchester from 2018 to 2024.
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1972
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Manon Rhéaume is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. An Olympic silver medalist, she achieved a number of historic firsts during her career, including becoming the first woman to play in an exhibition game in any…
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1972
Russian ice hockey player and pilot
Alexei Vyacheslavovich Kovalev is a Russian professional ice hockey coach, executive and former professional player.
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1973
German politician
Philipp Rösler is a German former politician who served as federal minister of health from 2009 to 2011 and federal minister of economics and technology as well as vice-chancellor of Germany from 2011 to 2013.
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1973
Puerto Rican baseball player
Michael Averett Lowell is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman. During a 13-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees (1998), Florida Marlins (1999–2005), and…
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1974
Russian freestyle wrestler
Khadzhimurad Magomedov is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.
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1974
Israeli politician and Minister of Science, Technology and Space
Gila Gamliel-Demri is an Israeli politician who currently serves as Minister of Science and Technology and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Minister for Social Equality, Minister of…
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1974
Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter from Cape Breton Island. He has received three Juno Awards, winning for Best New Solo Artist and Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo at the Juno…
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1975
Brazilian race car driver (died 1995)
Marco Antônio Ferreira Campos was a Brazilian racing driver. He died in an accident in a Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, making him the only driver to be fatally injured in the International…
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1976
American golfer
Zachary Harris Johnson is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship. At the 2023 Ryder Cup, Johnson…
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1976
Australian cyclist and coach
Bradley John McGee is an Australian former professional racing cyclist. He is currently the head coach of the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS). He started cycling in 1986 at the age of ten. He lives in Sydney…
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1976
Australian footballer and coach
Jason Dean Akermanis is a former professional Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane…
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1977
American baseball player
Bronson Anthony Arroyo is an American former professional baseball pitcher and musician. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 2000 and 2002, the Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2005,…
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1977
American boxer
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is an American professional boxer and boxing promoter. He is undefeated at 50–0. Mayweather won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light…
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1977
Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
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1980
Dutch businessman
Jorrit Joost Faassen is a Dutch businessman. He was allegedly the husband of Maria Vorontsova and the son-in-law of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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1980
Swedish ice hockey player
Jonas Erik Andersson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Most of his career was spent playing in the SM-liiga, the top league in Finland, though he also briefly played for the Nashville Predators and…
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1981
Panamanian footballer
Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He scored Panama’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup, against England at the 2018 edition.
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1981
Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Sami is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2001 and 2016.
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1981
American football player
Demond "Bob" Sanders is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the…
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1981
American baseball player
Robert Nicholas Blackburn is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins from 2007 to 2012.
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1982
1982
Czech tennis player
Klára Koukalová is a Czech former tennis player. She was born and still lives in Prague. Having turned professional in 1999, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20, on 15 April 2013. In doubles, she…
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1982
Argentine footballer
Emanuel Alejandro Villa, commonly known as "Tito Villa", is an Argentine former professional footballer. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.
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1982
American actor
Stephen Wilson Bethel is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Ryder Callahan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2009–2011), Wade Kinsella on Hart of Dixie (2011–2015),…
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1984
American wrestler and sportscaster
Matthew Polinsky is an American wrestling color commentator, retired professional wrestler, and university professor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Corey Graves as the color commentator on…
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1984
1984
Indian playback singer and composer
Nakash Aziz, also known as Nakash, is an Indian singer and assistant composer. He has worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman on films such as Highway, Raanjhanaa, Rockstar, Delhi 6 and I. He is known for…
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1985
Polish-Canadian ice hockey player
Wojciech "Wojtek" Wolski is a Polish-Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, Florida…
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1986
South Korean singer, dancer, and actor
Kim Kyu-jong is a South Korean entertainer, actor, and a member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Goong: Musical, playing the lead role of Lee Shin, and debut as a solo artist in September 2011 with his…
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1987
American-Romanian basketball player
Ashley Walker is an American-Romanian professional basketball player. She plays the forward position for the Reyer Venezia in the Italian Serie A1.
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1987
Spanish footballer
Mario Suárez Mata is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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1987
Austrian footballer
Christopher Trimmel is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for and captains Bundesliga club Union Berlin.
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1987
French basketball player
Rodrigue Gabriel "Roddy" Beaubois is a French professional basketball player and the vice-captain for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.
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1988
American actor
Alexander Koch is an American actor. He played the series regular role of Junior Rennie on the CBS drama series Under the Dome, based on the novel by Stephen King. Alex Koch appears in the fifth season of Lucifer as…
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1988
Scottish judoka
Connie Ramsay is a Scottish judoka and politician, who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
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1988
Polish-Canadian mathematician
Maksym Radziwill is a Polish-Canadian mathematician specializing in number theory. He is currently a professor of mathematics at the New York University.
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1988
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Trace Dempsey Cyrus is an American musician. The adopted son of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus and half-brother of recording artists Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus, he was the backing vocalist and guitarist of the…
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1989
English actor
Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor. His work encompasses both screen and stage, and his accolades include an Academy Award, two BAFTAs, an Actor Award, and a Golden Globe, in addition to nominations for a Laurence…
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1989
Greek-American basketball player
Konstantine Demetrios "Kostas" Koufos is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. He played one season at Ohio State before being selected by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft.
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1989
American football player
Dwayne Lamont Allen is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, winning the John Mackey…
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1990
American football player
Derek Wolfe is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Denver Broncos…
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1990
American-Swedish ice hockey player
Tim Carl Erixon is an American-born Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Erixon was selected in the first round—23rd overall—by the…
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1991
American ice dancer
Madison Hubbell is an American former ice dancer. She competed with Zachary Donohue from 2011 to 2022. With him, she is a two-time 2022 Winter Olympics medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2018 Grand Prix Final…
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1991
American actor and rapper
O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born February 24, 1991), also known by the stage name OMG, is an American actor, rapper and songwriter. He is the oldest son of Ice Cube and, in his feature film debut, he portrayed his father in the…
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1991
Turkish footballer
Semih Kaya is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a centre back, most recently for Galatasaray. On 12 August 2022, he announced on his social media accounts that he was leaving football.
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1991
Congolese-born Belgian footballer
Christian Kabasele is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Udinese.
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1991
Macedonian footballer
Stefan Ashkovski is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Mes Rafsanjan and the North Macedonia national team.
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1992
American tennis player
Jessica Pegula is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 3, achieved in October 2022 and in doubles of world No. 1, set in September 2023. Pegula was a finalist at…
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1994
American rapper
Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, known professionally as Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper and record producer. Kgositsile was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he began rapping in 2008. He changed his…
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1994
American football player
Royce Deion Freeman is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, earning third-team All-American honors in 2015.
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1996
Montenegrin handball player
Đurđina Jauković is a Montenegrin handball player for CSM București and the Montenegrin national team.
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1997
Brazilian footballer
Antony Matheus dos Santos, known mononymously as Antony, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Real Betis and the Brazil national team.
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2000
Japanese volleyball player
Nichika Yamada is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
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2000
British swimmer
Honey Osrin is a British swimmer who competed in swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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2003
Italian football player
Samuele Vignato is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rijeka.
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2004
Spanish footballer
Rafael Obrador Burguera is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Benfica.
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2004
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