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He served as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1965 until 1980, and subsequently as the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 1980 to 1985
Famous Birthdays on February 25
156 people
1259 – 2005
February 25 has seen 156 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1259 – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1915 — S. Rajaratnam
Singaporean politician, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (died 2006)
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Alongside his foreign affairs portfolio, he also served as Minister for Culture from 1959 to 1965, Minister for Labour from 1968 to 1971, Deputy Prime Minister from 1980 to 1985 and Senior Minister from 1985 to 1988
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Rajaratnam, was a Singaporean statesman, journalist and diplomat
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Rajaratnam was pivotal in establishing Singapore's foreign policy framework during its early years of sovereignty, helping to secure the nation's position on the global stage in its early years
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Throughout his entire political career, he represented the constituency of Kampong Glam
daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (died 1321)
Blanche of Portugal, was an infanta and nun, the firstborn child of King Afonso III of Portugal and his second wife Beatrice of Castile. Named after her great-aunt Blanche of Castile, queen of France, Blanche was the…
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1259
Duke of Luxembourg (died 1383)
Wenceslaus I was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1354. He was the son of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, and Beatrice of Bourbon.
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1337
17th Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (died 1499)
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick was the son of Isabel Neville and George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, and a potential claimant to the English throne during the reigns of both his uncle, Richard III…
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1475
1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier (died 1614)
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton was an English aristocrat and courtier. He was suspected throughout his life of being Roman Catholic, and went through periods of royal disfavour, in which his reputation suffered…
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1540
Emir of Bitlis (died 1603)
Sharaf al-Din Khan b. Shams al-Din b. Sharaf Beg Bedlisi was a Kurdish Emir of Bitlis. He was also a historian, writer and poet. He wrote exclusively in Persian. Born in the Qara Rud village, in central Iran, between…
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1543
German poet and author (died 1635)
Friedrich Spee was a German Jesuit priest, professor, and poet, most well known as a forceful opponent of witch trials and one who was an insider writing from the epicenter of the European witch-phobia. Spee argued…
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1591
1643
French-English author, playwright and translator (died 1718)
Peter Anthony Motteux was a French-born English author, playwright, and translator. Motteux was a significant figure in the evolution of English journalism in his era, as the publisher and editor of The Gentleman's…
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1663
German astronomer and mathematician (died 1720)
Maria Margaretha Kirch was a German astronomer. She was one of the first famous astronomers of her period due to her writing on the conjunction of the sun with Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter in 1709 and 1712 respectively.
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1670
Italian anatomist and pathologist (died 1771)
Giovanni Battista Morgagni was an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students from many countries during his 56 years as Professor of…
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1682
Italian playwright and composer (died 1793)
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their…
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1707
French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 1792)
René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, marquis de Morangles was a French lawyer, politician, and chancellor of France, whose attempts at reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France. He is best…
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1714
the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent (died 1782)
John Wood, the Younger was an English architect, working principally in the city of Bath, Somerset. He was the son of the architect John Wood, the Elder. His designs were highly influential during the 18th century and…
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1728
English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (died 1806)
Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe was a British army officer, politician, and colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 until 1796. He founded York, the present-day city…
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1752
French lawyer and politician (died 1835)
François-René-Auguste Mallarmé was a French statesman of the French Revolution and a supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Empire. His career is of particular interest because he was among political figures…
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1755
Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (died 1850)
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle…
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1778
American author and poet (died 1863)
Emma Catherine Embury was an American writer and poet. Under the pen name of "Ianthe", she contributed to the periodicals of the day, and may be considered among the pioneers of female literature in the United States.…
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1806
1809
Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1888)
Carl Christian Hall was a Danish statesman. Hall served as the Council President of Denmark, first from 1857 to 1859 and again from 1860 to 1863.
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1812
Italian historian and critic (died 1891)
Giovanni Morelli was an Italian art critic and political figure. As an art historian, he developed the "Morellian" technique of scholarship, identifying the characteristic "hands" of painters through scrutiny of…
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1816
American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Kansas (died 1916)
John Pierce St. John was an American politician who served as the eighth governor of Kansas. A Republican, St. John was a staunch supporter of Prohibition and later served as the Prohibition Party's nominee in the 1884…
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1833
French painter and sculptor (died 1919)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. It has been said that, as a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, "Renoir is the…
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1841
1842
Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1918)
Sir George Houston Reid was a Scottish-born Australian politician, diplomat, and barrister who served as the fourth prime minister of Australia from 1904 to 1905. He held office as the leader of the Free Trade Party,…
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1845
Portuguese poet and author (died 1886)
Cesário Verde was a 19th-century Portuguese poet. His work, while mostly ignored during his lifetime and not well known outside of the country's borders even today, is generally considered to be amongst the most…
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1855
German historian and academic (died 1915)
Karl Gotthard Lamprecht was a German historian who specialized in German art and economic history.
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1856
Czech-Austrian skier, painter, and sculptor (died 1940)
Mathias Zdarsky was an early ski pioneer and founder of modern Alpine skiing technique: Arnold Lunn described him as the "father of alpine skiing". He was the first ski instructor in the world. He was also a teacher,…
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1856
Canadian politician; first Prime Minister of Newfoundland (died 1927)
Sir Robert Bond was a Newfoundlander politician who was the last Premier of Newfoundland Colony from 1900 to 1907 and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1907 to 1909 after the 1907 Imperial…
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1857
English historian and academic (died 1927)
Sir William James Ashley was an English economic historian. His major intellectual influence was in organising economic history in Great Britain and introducing the ideas of the leading German economic historians,…
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1860
1865
Italian philosopher and politician (died 1952)
Benedetto Croce,
was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography, and aesthetics. A political liberal in most regards, he…
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1866
Russian-American biochemist and physician (died 1940)
Phoebus Aaron Theodore Levene was a Russian-born American biochemist who studied the structure and function of nucleic acids. He characterized the different forms of nucleic acid, DNA from RNA, and found that DNA…
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1869
Ukrainian poet and playwright (died1913)
Lesya Ukrainka was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. She was also an active political, civil, and female rights activist.
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1871
Italian-American tenor; the most popular operatic tenor of the early 20th century and the first great recording star. (died 1921)
Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor, who sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. Generally…
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1873
Austrian musicologist and scholar (died 1935)
Erich Moritz von Hornbostel was an Austrian ethnomusicologist, comparative musicologist, and scholar of music. He is remembered for his pioneering work in the field of ethnomusicology, and for the Sachs–Hornbostel…
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1877
American union leader and politician (died 1961)
William Z. Foster was a radical American labor organizer and Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1945 to 1957. He was previously a member of the…
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1881
Russian politician, Premier of Russia (died 1938)
Alexei Ivanovich Rykov was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician and statesman, most prominent as premier of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1929 and 1924 to 1930 respectively. He was one of…
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1881
Countess of Athlone (died 1981)
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, was a member of the British royal family. She was the longest-lived princess of the blood royal, and one of the longest-lived British royals. Princess Alice was the last surviving…
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1883
mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (died 1969)
Princess Alice of Battenberg was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and paternal grandmother of King Charles III. After marrying Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in…
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1885
American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (died 1959)
John Foster Dulles was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as United States secretary of state under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 until his resignation in 1959. A member of the Republican…
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1888
1890
Indian spiritual master (died 1969)
Meher Baba was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or the total manifestation of God in human form. A spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of hundreds of thousands of people,…
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1894
German chemist and physicist (died 1978)
Ida Noddack, née Tacke, was a German chemist and physicist. In 1934 she was the first to mention the idea later named nuclear fission. With her husband Walter Noddack, and Otto Berg, she discovered element 75, rhenium.…
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1896
physicist and molecular biologist (died 1961)
William Thomas Astbury FRS was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's…
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1898
Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland (died 1980)
Vincent Clair Gair was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party. He was elected to…
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1901
American comedian and theatrical agent (died 1979)
Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx was an American comedic actor and businessman. He was the youngest, and last survivor, of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared with his brothers on Broadway during the 1920s and in the first…
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1901
Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach (died 1986)
Francis Michael "King" Clancy was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, referee, coach and executive. Clancy played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He…
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1903
American historian, author, and academic (died 1963)
Perry Gilbert Eddy Miller was an American intellectual historian and a co-founder of the field of American Studies. Miller specialized in the history of early America and took an active role in a revisionist view of the…
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1905
American journalist and playwright (died 1981)
Mary Chase was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the 1944 Broadway play Harvey, which was adapted into the 1950 film starring James Stewart.
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1906
Turkish journalist, author, and poet (died 1948)
Sabahattin Ali was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
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1907
American cellular biochemist (died 1975)
Mary Locke Petermann was an American cellular biochemist known for her key role in the discovery and characterization of animal ribosomes, the molecular complexes that carry out protein synthesis. She was the first…
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1908
American physician and author (died 2001)
Frank Gill Slaughter, pen-name Frank G. Slaughter, pseudonym C. V. Terry, was an American novelist and physician whose books sold more than 60 million copies. His novels drew on his own experience as a doctor and his…
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1908
American journalist and politician (died 1992)
Millicent Vernon Fenwick was an American fashion model, Vogue magazine editor, socialite, Republican Party politician, and diplomat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to…
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1910
American actor and screenwriter (died 1989)
James Gilmore Backus was an American actor. Among his most famous roles were Thurston Howell III on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island, the father of James Dean's character in Rebel Without a Cause, the voice of the…
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1913
German actor (died 1988)
Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe was a German actor who appeared in over 100, mostly German-produced films. He was best known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film Goldfinger…
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1913
English author, playwright, and critic (died 1993)
John Anthony Burgess Wilson was an English writer and composer.
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1917
American tennis player (died 1995)
Robert Larimore Riggs was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941.
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1918
American baseball player and executive (died 2016)
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin was an American left fielder and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Newark Eagles, New York Giants (1949–1955) and Chicago Cubs (1956).…
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1919
American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (died 1992)
Philip Charles Habib was an American career diplomat active from 1949 to 1987.
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1920
Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (died 1970)
Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during the…
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1921
American baseball player and manager (died 2013)
Andrew Pafko was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs (1943–51), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–52), and Milwaukee Braves (1953–59). He batted and threw…
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1921
Canadian aviator (died 1980)
Moretta Fenton Beall "Molly" Reilly became the first female Canadian pilot to reach the rank of captain, the first female Canadian corporate pilot, and the first woman to fly to the Arctic professionally. Her…
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1922
English-American biologist and academic (died 2013)
Hugh Esmor Huxley was a British molecular biologist who made important discoveries in the physiology of muscle. He was a graduate in physics from Christ's College, Cambridge. However, his education was interrupted for…
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1924
1925
Nigerian politician, 6th President of Nigeria (died 2018)
Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by military head of state General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979, which gave rise…
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1925
Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (died 2003)
Masatoşi Gündüz İkeda, was a Japanese-born Turkish mathematician known for his contributions to the field of algebraic number theory.
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1926
American singer and banjo player (died 2016)
Ralph Edmund Stanley was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of the Stanley…
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1927
Danish yachtsman (died 2016)
Paul Bert Elvstrøm was a Danish yachtsman and the founder of Elvstrøm Sails. He won four Olympic gold medals and thirteen world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and…
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1928
American author and screenwriter (died 2009)
Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and author, most famous as a creator and producer of the television series M*A*S*H, and as co-writer of the Broadway musicals A…
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1928
Jr., American civil rights advocate, historian, and judge (died 1998)
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. was an American civil rights advocate, historian, presidential adviser, and federal court judge. From 1990 to 1991, he served as chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the…
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1928
American author and academic (died 2013)
Richard Gustave Stern was an American novelist, short story writer, and educator.
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1928
British nun and art critic (died 2018)
Wendy Mary Beckett, better known as Sister Wendy, was a British Catholic religious sister and art historian who became known internationally during the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC television documentaries…
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1930
English racing driver (died 2022)
Charles Anthony Standish "Tony" Brooks was a British racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1956 to 1961. Nicknamed "the Racing Dentist", Brooks was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in…
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1932
American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996)
Faron Young was an American country singer, musician, and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. His hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' " and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk…
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1932
1934
American sociologist and pastor (died 2024)
Anthony Campolo Jr. was an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker, and spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo was an influential leader in the evangelical left. Campolo was a…
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1935
Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist (died 2015)
Oktay Sinanoğlu was a Turkish physical chemist and molecular biophysicist who made contributions to the theory of electron correlation in molecules, the statistical mechanics of clathrate hydrates, quantum chemistry,…
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1935
English actor
Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay is an English actor. A notable figure of the British New Wave, he has received numerous accolades including three BAFTAs, a Golden Globe, two Silver Bears, and a Volpi Cup, in addition to…
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1937
American political author, journalist and TV interviewer
Bob Lloyd Schieffer is an American television journalist. He is known for his moderation of presidential debates, where he has been praised for his capability. Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all…
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1937
American actress and producer
Diane Carol Baker is an American actress, producer, and educator.
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1938
Australian athlete
Herbert James Elliott is a former Australian athlete and arguably the world's greatest middle-distance runner of his era. In August 1958 he set the world record in the mile run, clocking 3:54.5, 2.7 seconds under the…
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1938
Indian cricketer
Farokh Maneksha Engineer is an Indian former cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper-batsman, usually an opening batsman, who represented India in 46 Test matches from 1961 to 1975. In first-class cricket, he played for…
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1938
1940
English film producer and academic
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include Chariots of Fire, which won the Academy Award for Best…
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1941
American actress
Karen Grassle is an American actress, known for her role as Caroline Ingalls in the NBC television drama series Little House on the Prairie.
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1942
English singer-songwriter, guitarist and film producer (died 2001)
George Harrison was an English musician who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Known as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band's musical direction and…
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1943
French racing driver (died 1973)
Albert François Cevert was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1969 to 1973. Cevert won the 1971 United States Grand Prix with Tyrrell.
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1944
1946
1947
1949
Lebanese-French journalist and author
Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages.
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1949
Spanish skier (died 2006)
Francisco "Paquito" Fernández Ochoa was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid and raised north of the city in Cercedilla, he was the eldest of eight children whose father ran a ski school. Paquito…
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1950
Irish film director, screenwriter and author
Neil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and writer. His short story collection, Night in Tunisia, won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. After a stint working at RTÉ, he made his directorial debut with the 1982 film…
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1950
Argentine politician; 51st President of Argentina (died 2010)
Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Governor of Santa Cruz…
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1950
Jamaican sprinter and coach
Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver…
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1951
Northern Irish motorcyclist (died 2000)
William Joseph Dunlop was a Northern Irish roadracing motorcyclist from Ballymoney, County Antrim. In 2015, he was voted Northern Ireland's greatest-ever sports star.
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1952
Spanish politician; Prime Minister of Spain, 1996–2004
José María Aznar López is a Spanish politician who was the prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He led the People's Party (PP), the dominant centre-right political party in Spain.
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1953
1953
Irish Republican, hunger striker (died 1981)
Raymond McCreesh was an Irish volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1976, he and two other IRA volunteers were captured while attempting to ambush a British Army…
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1957
Singaporean economist and politician; 5th Senior Minister and 9th President of Singapore
Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been the current and ninth President of Singapore since 2023.
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1957
Greek-American basketball player, coach, and executive
Darrell Kurt Rambis is a Greek-American former professional basketball player and coach who is a senior basketball adviser for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won…
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1958
German kayaker
Birgit Fischer is a German former kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich and Isabell Werth, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East…
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1962
American baseball player and sportscaster
Paul Andrew O'Neill is an American former baseball right fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1985–1992) and New York Yankees (1993–2001). O'Neill compiled 281…
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1963
American comedian
Scott Christopher Thompson, known professionally as Carrot Top, is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his use of prop comedy.
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1965
American model, actress, and writer
Veronica Webb is an American model, writer, and television personality. Born in Detroit, she rose to prominence in the late 1980s and 1990s. She has appeared on the covers of Vogue, Essence, and Elle, and walked runways…
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1965
American actor
Alexis Denisof is an American actor, primarily known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. He also had a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother. His…
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1966
1966
1967
American actress and producer
Lesley Boone is an American actress and producer, best known for her roles as Marlene Gilbert on the Fox sitcom Babes (1990–1991), as Molly Hudson in the NBC comedy-drama Ed (2000–2004) and as Rose Roberts in the ABC…
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1968
Australian rugby league player
Danny Crnkovich is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s up to 1990s. He played his entire club football career with the Parramatta Eels. He mostly played at fullback, but…
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1968
Malian musician
Oumou Sangaré is a Malian Wassoulou singer of Fula descent. She is often referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou". Wassoulou is a historical region south of the Niger River, where the music descends from age-old…
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1968
American bowler and sportscaster
Chris Barnes is an American professional bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), who currently competes on the PBA50 Tour while bowling part-time on the regular PBA Tour. He has also competed…
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1970
American actor, director and producer
Sean Patrick Astin is an American actor and trade union leader who serves as the 4th national president of SAG-AFTRA. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985),…
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1971
Australian cricketer
Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is an Australian former cricketer who played 44 Test matches and three One Day Internationals for the Australian national cricket team. He is a right-arm leg spin bowler, who has been…
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1971
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
Daniel Richard Powter is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His 2005 pop single "Bad Day" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks. He was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards for "Bad…
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1971
American actor
Anson Adams Mount IV is an American actor. He became known for his television roles on the western drama series Hell on Wheels (2011–2016) and Conviction (2006). He also starred in various films including Crossroads…
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1973
English politician; First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Dominic Rennie Raab is a British former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor from September 2021 to September 2022 and again from October 2022 to…
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1974
American comedian, actress, author, and television host
Chelsea Joy Handler is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer. She hosted the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately on the E! network from 2007 to 2014 and released a documentary…
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1975
American actress and writer
Rashida Leah Jones is an American actress and filmmaker. In television, she has starred as Louisa Fenn on the Fox drama series Boston Public (2000–2002), Karen Filippelli on the NBC comedy series The Office, Ann Perkins…
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1976
American basketball player
Samaki Ijuma Walker is an American former professional basketball power forward and center. Walker played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected in the 1996 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks,…
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1976
American football player and politician
Napoleon Bill Harris III is an American politician and former professional football player who has been a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 15th district since 2013. The 15th district stretches from Blue…
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1979
American lawyer, former federal prosecutor and official
Kash Patel is an American lawyer serving since 2025 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel also served as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from February…
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1980
South Korean footballer
Park Ji-sung is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital of Seoul, Park is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful Asian players in football…
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1981
American professional wrestler, actress, and model
Mary Louis Kanellis-Bennett is an American professional wrestler, manager, promoter, singer and model. She is best known for her tenures in WWE, TNA, All Elite Wrestling, and Ring of Honor.
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1982
Italian tennis player
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian former professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top-ten female singles player on 17 August 2009 and the first Italian to be ranked world No. 1 in doubles, on 28 February 2011.…
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1982
Russian ice hockey player
Anton Alexeyevich Volchenkov is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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1982
French-American basketball player
Joakim Simon Noah is a former professional basketball player. Born in New York, Noah was a member of the France national team and played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships…
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1985
American actor, writer, and producer
Justin Tyler Berfield is an American writer, producer and actor. He is known for his portrayals of Reese on the family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006) and Ross Malloy on The WB sitcom Unhappily Ever After…
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1986
English actress and presenter
Jameela Alia Jamil is a British actress, activist and presenter. She began her career on Channel 4, where she hosted a pop culture series in the T4 strand from 2009 until 2012. She then became the radio host of The…
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1986
English actor
James Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martyn John Phelps are English actors, podcasters and identical twin brothers. They are known for playing Fred and George Weasley, respectively, in the Harry Potter film series from…
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1986
English actor
James Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martyn John Phelps are English actors, podcasters and identical twin brothers. They are known for playing Fred and George Weasley, respectively, in the Harry Potter film series from…
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1986
American ice hockey player
Justin Abdelkader is an American former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as EV Zug and HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He was…
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1987
English photo colouriser and artist
Tom Marshall is a British model maker, voice actor, director and image editor known for his colourisations of historical black and white photographs, often working under the name PhotograFix. He is a scale model maker…
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1988
American football player
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1988
American basketball player
James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette is an American former professional basketball player who serves as the managing director of the USA Basketball 3x3 Men's National Team. Fredette was the 2011 National Player of the Year in…
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1989
Japanese voice actress and singer
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1989
American basketball player
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1989
Dominican baseball player
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1990
Swedish ice hockey player
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1992
Cuban baseball player
Jorge Carlos Soler Castillo is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City…
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1992
American baseball player
Erick James Fedde is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves,…
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1993
Czech ice hockey player
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1993
American basketball player
Fredderick Edmund VanVleet Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the current president of the National Basketball Players…
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1994
Croatian basketball player
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1995
Bulgarian tennis player
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1995
American actress
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1997
South Sudanese-Australian basketball player
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1997
Italian footballer
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1999
Russian footballer
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1999
1999
2000
American basketball player
Vernon A. Carey Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He finished his high school career at NSU…
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2001
American basketball player
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2003
2004
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