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Famous Birthdays on February 27
240 people
272 – 2002
February 27 has seen 240 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 272 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1919 — Johnny Pesky
American baseball player and manager (died 2012)
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Pesky was associated with the Boston Red Sox for 61 of his 73 years in baseball—from 1940 through June 3, 1952, 1961 through 1964, and from 1969 until his death
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Pesky also managed the Red Sox from 1963 to 1964, and in September 1980.
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He was a shortstop and third baseman during a ten-year major league playing career, appearing in 1,270 games played in 1942 and from 1946 to 1954 for three teams
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John Michael Pesky, nicknamed "the Needle" and "Mr
Roman emperor (died 337)
Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome,…
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272
Marquis of Ferrara (died 1393)
Albert (V) d'Este was Lord of Ferrara and Modena from 1388 until his death.
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1343
1427
Portuguese nobleman and fourth viceroy of Portuguese India (died 1548)
Dom João de Castro was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, who served as the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from 1545 to 1548. He was called Strong Castro by the poet Luís de Camões.…
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1500
1535
English poet (died 1640)
William Alabaster was an English Neo-Latin poet, playwright, and religious writer.
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1567
Duke of Lorraine (died 1632)
Francis II was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois. He was Duke of Lorraine briefly in 1625, quickly abdicating in favour of his son.
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1572
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1616)
Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
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1575
Dutch painter (died 1654)
Carel Pietersz. Fabritius was a Dutch painter. He was a pupil of Rembrandt and worked in his studio in Amsterdam. Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his own artistic style and experimented with…
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1622
Dutch pirate (died 1671)
Roche Braziliano was a Dutch pirate from the city of Groningen. His piratical career lasted from 1654 until his death in 1681. He was first made famous in Alexandre Exquemelin's 1678 book The Buccaneers of America;…
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1630
English botanist (died 1728)
William Sherard was an English botanist who, alongside John Ray, was considered to be a highly notable English botanist of his day, though recognition of his work was hampered by his lower class origins.
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1659
Prussian-Lithuanian wife of Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (died 1695)
Princess Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł was a magnate Princess of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and an active reformer.
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1667
Italian composer, director, historian, and geographer (died 1775)
Pietro Gnocchi was an Italian composer, choir director, historian, and geographer of the late Baroque era, active mainly in Brescia, where he was choir director of Brescia Cathedral. In addition to composing an…
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1689
English politician (died 1744)
Lord Sidney Beauclerk was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1733 to 1744. He acquired a reputation as a fortune hunter.
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1703
Ottoman ruler (died 1769)
Constantine Mavrocordatos was a Greek noble who served as Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia at several intervals between 1730 and 1769. As a ruler he issued reforms in the laws of each of the two Danubian…
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1711
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (died 1767)
Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He was the son of Christian III of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken and a member of the House…
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1724
French cardinal (died 1804)
Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin was a French prelate, statesman and cardinal. The Boisgelin of Cucé are the Cadet branch of the maison de Boisgelin). His cousin is the famous author Louis de Boisgelin.
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1732
French politician, French Minister of Justice (died 1830)
Louis-Jérôme Gohier was a French politician of the Revolutionary period.
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1746
Swedish physician and activist (died 1820)
Anders Sparrman was a Swedish naturalist, abolitionist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
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1748
French lawyer and politician, 24th Prime Minister of France (died 1855)
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure was a French lawyer and statesman.
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1767
English businessman, founded Hazlehurst & Sons (died 1842)
Thomas Hazlehurst was an English businessman who founded the soap and alkali manufacturing company of Hazlehurst & Sons in Runcorn, Cheshire. He was also a devoted Methodist and he played a large part in the civic…
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1779
Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of National Defense (died 1818)
Manuel Xavier Rodríguez Erdoíza was a Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader, considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Rodríguez was of Basque descent.
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1789
American merchant and politician (died 1871)
José Antonio Navarro was a Texas statesman, revolutionary, rancher, and merchant. The son of Ángel Navarro and Josefa María Ruiz y Peña, he was born into a distinguished noble family at San Antonio de Béxar in the…
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1795
British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer (died 1877)
Sir Edward Belcher was a British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer.
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1799
British artist, architect and explorer (died 1854)
Frederick Catherwood was an English artist, architect and explorer, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya civilization. He explored Mesoamerica in the mid 19th century with…
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1799
American poet and educator (died 1882)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to completely translate Dante…
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1807
French missionary and saint (died 1837)
Jean-Charles Cornay was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam. He was executed in Ha Tay, Tonkin, now Vietnam, during the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mạng.
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1809
English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Victoria (died 1865)
William Nicholson was an Australian colonial politician who became the third Premier of Victoria. He is remembered for having been called the "father of the ballot" due to his responsibility in introducing the secret…
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1816
English actress (died 1928)
Dame Alice Ellen Terry was an English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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1847
English composer and historian (died 1918)
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet, was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for…
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1848
Austrian-German activist and author (died 1936)
Bertha Pappenheim was an Austrian-Jewish feminist, a social worker pioneer, and the founder of the Jewish Women's Association. Under the pseudonym Anna O., she was also one of Josef Breuer's best-documented patients…
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1859
Spanish painter (died 1923)
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by a dexterous…
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1863
American sociologist and philosopher (died 1930)
George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago. He was one of the key figures in the development of pragmatism. He is regarded as one…
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1863
Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1935)
Eemil Nestor Setälä was a Finnish politician who served as Chairman of the Senate of Finland from September 1917 to November 1917, when he was author of the Finnish Declaration of Independence.
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1864
American economist and statistician (died 1947)
Irving Fisher was an American economist, statistician, inventor, eugenicist and progressive social campaigner. He was one of the earliest American neoclassical economists, though his later work on debt deflation has…
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1867
Swedish composer and critic (died 1942)
Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger was a Swedish composer and music critic. As a composer, his main musical influences were Grieg, August Söderman and Wagner as well as Swedish folk idiom.
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1867
American physician and academic (died 1970)
Alice Hamilton was an American physician, research scientist, and author. She was a leading expert in the field of occupational health, laid the foundation for health and safety protections, and a pioneer in the field…
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1869
Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Romania (died 1950)
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod or Vaida-Voievod was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician who was a supporter and promoter of the union of Transylvania with the Romanian Old Kingdom. He later served as 28th Prime…
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1872
Russian-Ukrainian ophthalmologist and surgeon (died 1956)
Vladimir Petrovich Filatov was a Russian Empire and Soviet ophthalmologist and surgeon best known for his development of tissue therapy. He introduced the tube flap grafting method, corneal transplantation and…
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1875
English pianist and composer (died 1952)
Adela Verne was a distinguished English pianist of German descent, born in Southampton. She was considered the greatest woman pianist of her era, ranked alongside the male keyboard giants of the time. She toured with…
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1877
American zoologist and biologist (died 1939)
Joseph P. Grinnell was an American field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as the…
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1877
American businessman and politician, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1958)
Alvan Tufts Fuller was an American businessman, politician, art collector, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He opened one of the first automobile dealerships in Massachusetts, which in 1920 was recognized as "the…
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1878
Greek-Egyptian tennis player (died 1943)
Xenophon Emmanuel Kasdaglis, or Xenophon Casdagli, was an Egyptiote Greek – later a British citizen – tennis player. He competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens.
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1880
Danish-Icelandic lawyer and politician, 1st President of Iceland (died 1952)
Sveinn Björnsson was the first president of Iceland, serving from 1944 to 1952.
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1881
Dutch mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1966)
Luitzen Egbertus Jan "Bertus" Brouwer was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher who worked in topology, set theory, measure theory and complex analysis. Regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th…
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1881
American captain, lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (died 1971)
Hugo Lafayette Black was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971. A member of the…
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1886
Russian captain, pilot, and engineer (died 1914)
Pyotr Nikolayevich Nesterov was a Russian pilot, aircraft designer and aerobatics pioneer.
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1887
Italian psychiatrist and psychologist (died 1974)
Roberto Assagioli was an Italian psychiatrist and pioneer in the fields of humanistic and transpersonal psychology. Assagioli founded the psychological movement known as psychosynthesis, which is still being developed…
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1888
German-American soprano and actress (died 1976)
Charlotte "Lotte" Pauline Sophie Lehmann was a German-American dramatic soprano noted for her successful performances with international opera houses, on the recital stage and in teaching. She gave memorable appearances…
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1888
English novelist (died 1967)
Stephen McKenna was an English novelist who wrote forty-seven novels, mostly focusing on English upper-class society, and six non-fiction titles. He published his first novel, The Reluctant Lover, in 1912. His…
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1888
American nurse and advocate (died 1989)
Mabel Keaton Staupers was a pioneer in the American nursing profession. Faced with racial discrimination after graduating from nursing school, Staupers became an advocate for racial equality in the nursing profession.
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1890
American businessman, founded RCA (died 1971)
David Sarnoff was an American businessman who played an important role in the American history of radio broadcasting and television. He led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) for most of his career in various…
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1891
American actor (died 1983)
Carl William Demarest was an American actor, known especially for his supporting roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and as Uncle Charley in the sitcom My Three Sons from 1965 until 1972. Demarest, who…
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1892
Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1943)
Miyagiyama Fukumatsu was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture. He was the sport's 29th yokozuna, and the last yokozuna in Osaka sumo.
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1895
American singer (died 1993)
Marian Anderson was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United States and…
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1897
American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered insulin (died 1978)
Charles Herbert Best, was an American-Canadian medical scientist and one of the co-discoverers of insulin with Frederick Banting. He served as the chair of the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research at the…
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1899
Italian sculptor and academic (died 1980)
Marino Marini was an Italian sculptor and educator.
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1901
Japanese religious leader (died 1974)
Kōtama Okada was the founder of the Mahikari new religious movement (shinshūkyō) in Japan. Today, both Sukyo Mahikari and World Divine Light recognize him as the founder of their religions.
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1901
French-Brazilian architect and engineer, designed Gustavo Capanema Palace (died 1998)
Lúcio Marçal Ferreira Ribeiro Lima Costa was a Brazilian architect and urban planner, best known for his plan for Brasília.
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1902
American golfer and sportscaster (died 1999)
Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of six players to win each of the four majors at least…
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1902
American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has…
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1902
English-American actor and singer (died 1980)
William Reginald Gardiner was an English actor on the stage, in films and on television.
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1903
German mathematician (died 1993)
Hans Rohrbach was a German mathematician. He worked both as an algebraist and a number theorist and later worked as cryptanalyst at Pers Z S, the German Foreign Office cipher bureau, during World War II. He was latterly…
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1903
Belarusian-American rabbi and philosopher (died 1993)
Joseph Ber Soloveitchik was a major American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a scion of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty.
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1903
American author and poet (died 1979)
James Thomas Farrell was an American novelist, short story writer and poet.
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1904
Russian physicist and academic (died 1996)
Yulii Borisovich Khariton was a Russian physicist who was a leading scientist in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons.
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1904
French cyclist (died 1980)
André Leducq was a French cyclist who won the 1930 and 1932 Tours de France. He also won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team road race event and the 1928 Paris–Roubaix.
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1904
Croatian educator and social worker (died 1967)
Tone Peruško, was a Croatian educator, social worker and writer.
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1905
American actor, singer, and producer (died 1968)
Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his…
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1905
American singer (died 1951)
Mildred Bailey was an American jazz singer during the 1930s and 1940s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady", and "Mrs. Swing".
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1907
Serbian-American priest and commander (died 1999)
Momčilo Đujić was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik vojvoda. He led a significant proportion of the Chetniks within the northern Dalmatia and western Bosnia regions of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a…
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1907
American actress (died 1990)
Joan Geraldine Bennett was an American stage, film, and television actress, one of three acting sisters from a show-business family. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 films from the era…
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1910
American journalist and author (died 1993)
Peter De Vries was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit.
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1910
American engineer, co-founded Skunk Works (died 1990)
Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson was an American aeronautical and systems engineer. He is recognized for his contributions to a series of important aircraft designs, most notably the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird.…
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1910
Armenian chess player and composer (died 1995)
Genrikh Kasparyan was an Armenian chess player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest composers of chess endgame studies.
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1910
English bodybuilder (died 1991)
Oscar Frederick Heidenstam was a Cyprus-born British bodybuilding champion and physical culturist. He was president of the World Amateur Body Building Association (WABBA), the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association…
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1911
British author, poet, and playwright (died 1990)
Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell.
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1912
Indian author, poet, and playwright (died 1999)
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was a Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived.
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1912
French philosopher and academic (died 2005)
Jean Paul Gustave Ricœur was a French philosopher best known for combining phenomenological description with hermeneutics. As such, his thought is within the same tradition as other major hermeneutic phenomenologists,…
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1913
Polish soldier and politician, President of Poland (died 1989)
Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat, was President of Poland-in-exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving as Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
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1913
American author and screenwriter (died 1984)
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: The Young Lions (1948), about the…
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1913
Canadian general, football player, and businessman (died 2001)
Brigadier William Denis Whitaker, was a Canadian athlete, soldier, businessman, and author.
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1915
American lieutenant and politician, 39th Governor of Texas and 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (died 1993)
John Bowden Connally Jr. was an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Texas from 1963 to 1969 and as the 61st United States secretary of the treasury from 1971 to 1972. He began his career as a Democrat…
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1917
American basketball player (died 2013)
Charles Pinkney "Chick" Halbert IV was an American professional basketball player.
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1919
English cricketer (died 2013)
Reginald Thomas Simpson was an English cricketer, who played in 27 Test matches from 1948 to 1955.
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1920
American soldier, pilot, and navigator (died 2014)
Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk was a navigator in the United States Army Air Forces, best known as the navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Upon the death of fellow crewman…
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1921
Dutch historian, author, and scholar (died 1977)
Henderik Roelof "Hans" Rookmaaker was a Dutch Christian scholar, professor, and author who wrote and lectured on art theory, art history, music, philosophy, and religion.
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1922
American saxophonist, composer, and actor (died 1990)
Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall…
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1923
American poet, playwright and professor (died 2002)
Kenneth Koch was an American poet, playwright, and professor, active from the 1950s until his death at age 77.) He was a prominent poet of the New York School of poetry. This was a loose group of poets including Frank…
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1925
Argentine pianist and composer (died 2015)
Olimpia Ana Pía Sebastiani was an Argentine pianist and composer.
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1925
Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
David Hunter Hubel was an American Canadian neurophysiologist noted for his studies of the structure and function of the visual cortex. He was co-recipient with Torsten Wiesel of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or…
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1926
Finnish dancer and entrepreneur (died 2023)
Aira Laila Suvio-Samulin was a Finnish dance teacher and businesswoman.
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1927
English-New Zealand mathematician and theorist (died 2021)
Peter Whittle was a mathematician and statistician from New Zealand, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimisation and stochastic dynamics. From 1967 to 1994,…
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1927
Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player (died 2022)
René Clemencic was an Austrian composer, conductor, harpsichordist, clavichordist and recorder player.
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1928
Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2008)
John Arthur Gibson OAM was an Australian rugby league coach, player, and commentator. He is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the sport's history, Nicknamed 'Supercoach', he was highly regarded not only…
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1929
Brazilian footballer (died 2013)
Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos, known simply as Djalma Santos was a Brazilian footballer who starred for the Brazil national team in four World Cups and winning the 1958 and 1962 editions. Santos is considered to be one…
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1929
British tennis player (died 1985)
Patricia Ward Hales was a tennis player from the United Kingdom who reached the singles final of the 1955 U.S. Championships, losing to Doris Hart.
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1929
Serbian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (died 2014)
Jovan Krkobabić was a Serbian politician. He was the leader of the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia in charge of social affairs, appointed on 7 July 2008 and Minister of Labour,…
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1930
American screenwriter and producer (died 2003)
Peter Hess Stone was an American screenwriter and playwright. Stone is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the screenplays he wrote or co-wrote in the mid-1960s, Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), and…
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1930
American chemist and academic (died 2014)
Paul von Ragué Schleyer was an American physical organic chemist whose research is cited with great frequency. A 1997 survey indicated that Dr. Schleyer was, at the time, the world's third most cited chemist, with over…
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1930
American actress
Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward is an American retired actress. She made her career breakthrough in the 1950s and earned esteem and respect playing complex women with a characteristic nuance and depth of character.…
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1930
English-American actress and humanitarian (died 2011)
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then…
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1932
Baron Young of Graffham, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (died 2022)
David Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, was a British Conservative politician, businessman, and life peer. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Employment and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry…
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1932
American football player and coach
Raymond Emmett Berry Jr. is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a split end for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1967, and after several…
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1933
American politician (died 2011)
Malcolm Wallop was an American rancher and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wyoming for three terms from 1977 to 1995, after three terms in the Wyoming Legislature.
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1933
French interior designer (died 1992)
Vincent Gabriel Fourcade was a French interior designer and the business and life partner of Robert Denning. "Outrageous luxury is what our clients want," he once said.
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1934
American poet and writer (died 2024)
Navarre Scott Momaday was a Kiowa and American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His novel House Made of Dawn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969, and is considered the first major work of…
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1934
American lawyer, politician, and activist
Ralph Nader is an American lawyer and political activist involved in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. He has been a presidential candidate. His 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed, which…
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1934
Italian soprano and actress (died 2020)
Mirella Freni was an Italian operatic soprano who had a career of 50 years and appeared at major international opera houses. She received international attention at the Glyndebourne Festival, where she appeared as…
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1935
American author and illustrator (died 2025)
Uri Shulevitz was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1969 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, an Eastern European…
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1935
Australian footballer and coach (died 2023)
Ronald Dale Barassi was an Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality. Regarded as one of the greatest and most important figures in the history of the game, Barassi was the first player to be inaugurated…
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1936
American feminist activist and author
Sonia Ann Johnson, is an American feminist activist and writer. She was an outspoken supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and in the late 1970s was publicly critical of the position of the Church of Jesus…
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1936
American cardinal
Roger Michael Mahony is an American Catholic retired prelate who served as archbishop of Los Angeles in California from 1985 to 2011. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Fresno in California…
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1936
American actress
Barbara Babcock is an American actress. She began her career on television in mid-1950s with guest-starring appearances in more than 60 television series through her career. She made several appearances on Star Trek:…
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1937
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist (died 2002)
John Philip "Jake" Thackray was an English singer-songwriter, poet, humourist and journalist. Best known in the late 1960s and early 1970s for his topical comedy songs performed on British television, his work ranged…
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1938
English-New Zealand farmer and politician, 12th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
Sir Donald Charles McKinnon is a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and the minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the fourth secretary-general of the…
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1939
American race car driver (died 1974)
Peter Jeffrey Revlon Revson was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1964 and 1974. Revson won two Formula One Grands Prix across five seasons.
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1939
Canadian lawyer and politician, 28th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
Pierre Duchesne is a Canadian public servant who was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former secretary general of the National Assembly of Quebec. As lieutenant governor he was the viceregal representative of…
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1940
American actor (died 2022)
Howard Hesseman was an American actor known for his television roles as burned-out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on Head of the Class. He appeared…
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1940
Australian actor (died 2011)
William John Hunter was an Australian actor of film, stage and television, who was also prominent as a voice-over artist. He appeared in more than 60 films and won two AFI Awards. He was also a recipient of the…
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1940
British soldier and politician (died 2018)
Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999. Internationally, he…
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1941
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jimmy Burns is an American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although he was born in the Mississippi Delta, Burns has spent nearly all his life in Chicago. His elder brother, Eddie "Guitar"…
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1942
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
Robert Howard Grubbs ForMemRS was an American chemist and the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel…
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1942
American journalist
Alberta Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an American civil rights activist, journalist and former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, CNN, and the Public Broadcasting Service. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes…
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1942
German footballer (died 2011)
Klaus-Dieter Sieloff was a German footballer who played as a defender. He spent 11 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach. He played in two World Cup Qualifying matches in 1966.
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1942
American actress (died 1998)
Mary Frann was an American stage, film, and television actress.
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1943
American composer and conductor
Morten Johannes Lauridsen III is an American composer and teacher. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001, and is professor emeritus…
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1943
Brazilian footballer and manager
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager who holds the record for attending the most FIFA World Cup final tournaments as manager with six appearances. He also managed five different national…
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1943
American author (died 2003)
Kenneth Milton Grimwood was an American author, who also published work under the name of Alan Cochran. In his fantasy fiction, Grimwood combined themes of life-affirmation and hope with metaphysical concepts, themes…
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1944
South African cricketer and coach
Robert Graeme Pollock is a South African former cricketer who played for Transvaal and Eastern Province. A member of a famous cricketing family, Pollock is widely regarded as one of South Africa's greatest ever…
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1944
English philosopher and writer (died 2020)
Sir Roger Vernon Scruton was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views. The founding-editor of The…
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1944
1947
Latvian violinist and conductor
Gidon Markusovich Kremer is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica.
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1947
1947
British botanist and professor (died 2024)
Professor Mary Gibby was a British botanist, pteridologist and cytologist. She was an expert on ferns, becoming president of the British Pteridological Society and long-time editor of its journal, the Fern Gazette.…
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1949
American actress, singer, and writer
Debra Monk is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She is the recipient of a Tony Award (1993), two Drama Desk Awards, the Helen Hayes Award (1994), the Obie…
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1949
Scottish lawyer and politician
Annabel MacNicoll Goldie, Baroness Goldie is a Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011 and Minister of State for Defence from 2019 to 2023. She was a…
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1950
Baroness Neuberger, English rabbi and politician
Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, is a British rabbi and politician. She was the second woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the UK and the first to lead a synagogue.
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1950
13th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
Carl Albert Anderson is an American lawyer who served as the thirteenth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from October 2000 until his retirement in February 2021.
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1951
American journalist, activist and political strategist (died 1991)
Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater was an American political consultant and strategist for the Republican Party. He was an adviser to Republican U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and chairman of the Republican…
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1951
Italian car designer
Walter Maria de Silva is an Italian car designer and former head of Volkswagen Group Design, until 2015. Since beginning his car design career in 1972 as trainee car designer for Fiat's Style Centre, De Silva has also…
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1951
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice, known by his stage name Steve Harley, was an English singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock group Cockney Rebel. The band achieved five UK hit albums, including The Psychomodo (1974) and…
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1951
American basketball player (died 2016)
Dwight Elmo Jones was an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" forward/center, he was the leading scorer and rebounder on the 1972 Olympic team that lost the controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union.…
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1952
Scottish journalist and author
Gavin William James Esler is a Scottish journalist, television presenter and author. He was a main presenter on BBC Two's flagship political analysis programme, Newsnight, from January 2003 until January 2014, and…
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1953
English-Botswanan lieutenant and politician, 4th President of Botswana
Seretse Khama Ian Khama is a Botswana politician and former military officer who was the fourth President of Botswana from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2018. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, he…
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1953
Greek journalist, author, director and politician
Stelios Kouloglou is a Greek journalist, writer, and documentary director. He is the creator of the news web channel "TVXS". Political analyst and major Greek publications columnist in international press including Le…
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1953
American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
Neal Joseph Schon is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist for the rock band Journey. He is the last original member to remain throughout the group's history. He was a…
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1954
Chilean tennis player
Belus Prajoux Nadjar is a retired professional tennis player from Chile.
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1955
Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (died 1987)
Meena Keshwar Kamal, commonly known as Meena, was an Afghan revolutionary political activist, women's rights activist, and founder of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). She was…
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1956
Canadian animator, producer, and screenwriter
Daniel Antonucci is a Canadian animator, cartoonist, director, producer, writer, and voice actor. He created the Cartoon Network animated comedy series Ed, Edd n Eddy as well as Lupo the Butcher and The Brothers Grunt…
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1957
American screenwriter and television producer (died 2016)
Kevin Patrick Curran was an American television comedy writer. He wrote for Late Night with David Letterman, Married... with Children, and The Simpsons. He was also the voice of Buck the Dog on Married... with Children.
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1957
Australian runner
Francois Robert de Castella is an Australian former world champion marathon runner.
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1957
English guitarist and songwriter
Adrian Frederick Smith is an English guitarist and singer best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals.
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1957
English actor
Timothy Leonard Spall is an English actor. He gained recognition for his character actor roles on stage and screen.
In 2000, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
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1957
South African rugby player and sportscaster
Hendrik Egnatius 'Naas' Botha is a South African former rugby union player who played as a Fly-half for Northern Transvaal, Rugby Rovigo and South Africa.
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1958
American politician, 81st Governor of New Hampshire
Margaret Wood Hassan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator for New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Hassan was the 81st governor of New Hampshire, from…
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1958
Ecuadorian tennis player
Andrés Gómez Santos is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles. Gómez won 21 singles titles and 33 doubles titles during his career,…
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1960
American singer-songwriter
John Roy Van Zant is an American singer and the current lead vocalist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He is the younger brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd co-founder and former lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, and of the 38…
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1960
American basketball player and sportscaster
James Ager Worthy is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Game James", he played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).…
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1961
American actor
Adam Baldwin is an American actor. He made his film debut in My Bodyguard (1980) and later appeared in films including Full Metal Jacket (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Independence Day (1996), The Patriot (2000), and…
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1962
American actor
Grant Show is an American actor. Show is widely known for his role on Melrose Place as Jake Hanson, which he played from 1992 to 1997. From 2017 to 2022, he portrayed Blake Carrington in the soap opera reboot Dynasty.
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1962
Finnish musician and pharmacist
Nasty Suicide, sometimes known as Nasty Homicide, is a Finnish guitarist. He is most famous for being one of the founding members of Hanoi Rocks and the group's rhythm guitarist between 1979 and 1985. Hanoi Rocks was a…
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1963
American educator and academic
Jeffrey Lingan Pasley is a professor of American history at the University of Missouri, specializing in the Early Republic.
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1964
1965
American actor
Noah Nicholas Emmerich is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as Beautiful Girls (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Frequency (2000), Miracle (2004), Little Children (2006), and Super 8 (2011).…
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1965
Icelandic actor, director, and producer
Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He directed the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV…
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1966
Canadian actor and director
Donal Francis Logue is a Canadian-American film and television actor. He played the starring role of Sean Finnerty on the sitcom Grounded for Life (2001–05), and Detective Harvey Bullock on the DC Comics adaptation…
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1966
English-American industrial designer, former chief design officer of Apple
Sir Jonathan Paul Ive is a British-American designer. He is best known for his work at Apple Inc., where he was senior vice president of industrial design and chief design officer. Ive is the founder of LoveFrom, a…
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1967
Romanian footballer
Dănuț Lupu is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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1967
Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
Matthew Wade Stairs is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, and designated hitter, who holds the record for most pinch-hit home runs in Major League Baseball (MLB) history with 23. His…
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1968
American computer scientist, inventor, and academic
Juan E. Gilbert is an American computer scientist, researcher, inventor, and educator. An advocate of diversity in the computing sciences, Gilbert's efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the…
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1969
American jockey
Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year with 598 wins in 1989. He has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes…
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1970
1970
American businesswoman, founded Spanx
Sara Treleaven Blakely is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She founded Spanx, an intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, Blakely created the footwear brand, Sneex.
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1971
English magician and painter
Derren Brown is an English mentalist, illusionist, and writer. He is a self-described "psychological illusionist" whose acts are often designed to expose the methods of those who claim to possess supernatural powers,…
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1971
Polish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
Roman Jacek Giertych is a Polish political figure and attorney, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Minister of National Education from 2006 to 2007.
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1971
Czech-English tennis player
David Rikl is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles…
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1971
American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Rozonda Thomas, also known by her stage name Chilli, is an American singer, dancer and actress who is a member of the group TLC, one of the best-selling girl groups of the late 1990s.
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1971
English actor
Richard Coyle is an English film, television, and stage actor. He has also narrated numerous audiobooks.
Coyle got his big break on the television comedy Coupling, playing the role of Jeff Murdock. He played the lead…
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1972
English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
Peter Andre is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, and media personality.
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1973
former United States senator from West Virginia
Carte Patrick Goodwin is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010…
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1974
Spanish racing driver
Aitor González Jiménez is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España.
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1975
Greek decathlete
Prodromos Korkizoglou is a Greek decathlete. He is the current holder of the national decathlon record and his highest distinction was the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at two Olympic…
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1975
Belgian cyclist
Ludovic Capelle is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1998 until 2009, riding for Ville de Charleroi–New Systems (1998–2000), AG2R Prévoyance (2001–2002), Landbouwkrediet–Colnago…
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1976
Austrian politician
Cornelia Ecker is an Austrian politician and former member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she represented Salzburg from October 2013 to September 2023. She has been mayor of Bürmoos…
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1976
American football player
Anthony David Gonzalez is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Gonzalez spent his first 12 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, who selected…
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1976
Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager
Sergei Bogdanovich Semak is a Russian football manager and a former international midfielder who manages Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg.
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1976
English footballer and manager
James Scott Beattie is an English football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently a first-team coach at Reading.
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1978
Georgian footballer and politician
Kakhaber "Kakha" Kaladze is a Georgian politician and former footballer who has served as the Mayor of Tbilisi since November 2017. A versatile player, he was capable of playing as both a centre-back and left-back, or…
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1978
Swedish skier and cyclist
Emelie Öhrstig, born 27 February 1978 in Borås, Sweden, is a Swedish cross-country skier and road racing cyclist. As a cross-country skier she who won a gold medal during the 2005 Nordic World Ski Championships in…
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1978
Italian ballet dancer
Simone Di Pasquale is an Italian dancer, television personality, and dance teacher.
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1978
American actor
Brandon Beemer is an American actor, best known for his role in the soap operas as Shawn-Douglas Brady in the NBC/Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives and Owen Knight in the CBS daytime series The Bold and the Beautiful…
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1980
American journalist and academic
Chelsea Victoria Clinton is an American writer. She is the only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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1980
1980
English-South African tennis player
Natalie Grandin is a retired tennis player from South Africa. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of 144 as of 12 September 2005. On 14 May 2012, she peaked at No. 22 in the doubles rankings.
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1981
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Joshua Winslow Groban is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States,…
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1981
Belgian sprinter
Élodie Ouédraogo is a retired Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles. An Olympic gold medalist, her personal best time in the 200 m is 23.11 seconds, achieved in July…
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1981
English actress
Alexandra Louise Bastian is an English actress, known for her roles as Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, Sally Armstrong in the ITV drama series The Bill and Becky Clarke in the BBC soap opera Doctors.…
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1982
Australian rugby league player
Pat Richards is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Ireland international winger, he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers, with whom he won the 2005…
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1982
Brazilian tennis player
Bruno Fraga Soares is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.
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1982
American basketball player
Devin Lamar Harris is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. He played for 15 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets.
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1983
1983
American basketball player
James Augustine is a retired American professional basketball player who played as a forward. During the career he played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted 41st overall in the 2006…
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1984
Dominican baseball player
Jose Rafael "Jumbo" Diaz is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays. He made his MLB debut in 2014. Diaz is nicknamed…
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1984
Norwegian ski jumper
Akseli Ensio "Axu" Kokkonen is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 2001 to 2010. He originally had Finnish nationality, but from the 2009/10 World Cup season onwards he represented Norway.
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1984
Venezuelan baseball player
Aníbal Alejandro Sánchez Jr. is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2006 with the Florida Marlins and also played for the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves,…
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1984
Swedish footballer
Charlotta Eva Schelin is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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1984
American baseball player
Keiunta Denard Span is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle…
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1984
1985
Russian footballer
Diniyar Rinatovich Bilyaletdinov is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1985
Ukrainian-Russian footballer
Vladislav Mikhailovich Kulik is a Russian former footballer who played as a central midfielder. Born and raised in Poltava, Ukraine, he decided to represent Russia on international level.
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1985
Brazilian footballer
Thiago Neves Augusto is a Brazilian coach and former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of the U-20 team of Bangu AC.
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1985
Mexican baseball player
Yovani Gallardo is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft out of Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth,…
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1986
American basketball player and coach
Daniel Hiram "Boobie" Gibson is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft and played seven seasons for them.
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1986
Brazilian footballer
Jonathan Cícero Moreira, sometimes known as just Jonathan, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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1986
Indian field hockey player
Sandeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player from Haryana and an ex-captain of the Indian national hockey team. He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team. He has…
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1986
Ukrainian wrestler
Valerii Oleksandrovych Andriitsev is a male freestyle wrestler from Ukraine. He won the silver medal in the Men's freestyle 96 kg at 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the silver in the 2012 European Wrestling Championships.…
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1987
Kenyan runner
Florence Jebet Kiplagat is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion, having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.…
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1987
Canadian ice hockey player
Dustin Jeffrey is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jeffrey was drafted as the 171st overall selection in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the…
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1988
Australian footballer
Iain Irinco Ramsay is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger or a left back. Born in Australia, he played for the Philippines national team. He previously made competitive appearances for Sydney…
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1988
English footballer
David Robert Edmund Button is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town.
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1989
English footballer
Lloyd Joseph Rigby is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
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1989
American football player
Chandler James Jones is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected…
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1990
American baseball player
Adam Christopher Morgan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs.
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1990
American actress
Lindsey Marie Morgan is an American actress. She is known for playing Raven Reyes in the CW science fiction drama series The 100 (2014–2020) and Micki Ramirez in the action crime drama series Walker (2021–2022).
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1990
Pakistani cricketer
Azeem Rafiq is an English cricketer who played professionally in England for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A right-arm off-spin bowler, Rafiq played for the county between 2008 and 2014 and 2016 and 2018, making his…
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1991
American basketball player
Meyers Patrick Leonard is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 11th overall pick…
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1992
Greek footballer
Ioannis Potouridis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Greek club Aris Petroupolis.
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1992
English footballer
Jonjo Shelvey is an English football coach and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is head coach of UAE Second Division League side Arabian Falcons.
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1992
English footballer
Callum Eddie Graham Wilson is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Ham United.
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1992
French footballer
Alphonse Francis Areola is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United and the France national team.
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1993
Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Matheson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 23rd overall,…
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1994
1995
Serbian footballer
Sergej Milinković-Savić, also known mononymously as Sergej, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Serbia national team.
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1995
Czech footballer
Tomáš Souček is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the Czech Republic national team.
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1995
American football player
Rod Christopher Godwin Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was…
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1996
1996
English footballer
Todd Owen Cantwell is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for and captains EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
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1998
American basketball player
Jonathan Christian Davis is an American professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers.
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2002
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