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His first major novel was The Drawing of the Dark (1979), but the novel that earned him wide praise was The Anubis Gates (1983), which won the Philip K
Famous Birthdays on February 29
132 people
1468 – 2008
February 29 has seen 132 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1468 – 2008. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1952 — Tim Powers
American author and educator
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His other written work include Dinner at Deviant's Palace (1985), Last Call (1992), Expiration Date (1996), Earthquake Weather (1997), Declare (2000), and Three Days to Never (2006)
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Powers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare
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His 1987 novel On Stranger Tides served as inspiration for the Monkey Island franchise of video games and was partly adapted into the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film.
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Timothy Thomas Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author
Pope Paul III was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549.
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1528
Spanish theologian (died 1604)
Domingo Báñez was a Spanish Dominican and Scholastic theologian. The qualifier Mondragonensis is sometimes attached to his name and seems to refer to the birthplace of his father, Juan Báñez, at Mondragón in Guipúzcoa.
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1528
1st Viscount Wimbledon (died 1638)
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon was an English military commander and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624.
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1572
Florentine priest and glassmaker (died 1614)
Antonio Neri was a Florentine priest who published the book L’Arte Vetraria or The Art of Glass in 1612. This book was the first general treatise on the systematics of glassmaking.
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1576
Particular Baptist preacher and author whose name is given to Keach's Catechism (died 1704)
Benjamin Keach was an English Baptist minister and author whose name was given to Keach's Catechism.
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1640
English poet and educator (died 1763)
John Byrom, John Byrom of Kersal, or John Byrom of Manchester was an English poet, the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand and later a significant landowner. He is most remembered as the writer of the lyrics…
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1692
Austrian-English dancer (died 1822)
Eva Marie Veigel was a dancer and the wife of actor David Garrick.
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1724
English-American religious leader, founder of the Shakers (died 1784)
Ann Lee, commonly known as Mother Ann Lee, was the founding leader of the Shakers, later changed to United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing following her death. She was born during the Evangelical…
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1736
Italian composer (died 1868)
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer and conductor of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. While he gained most of his fame for his 39 operas, he also wrote many pieces of chamber music, piano, and…
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1792
Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, eighth Premier of Tasmania (died 1880)
Sir James Milne Wilson was a colonial Australian politician who served as premier of Tasmania from 1869 to 1872.
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1812
American journalist, poet and activist (died 1921)
Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells was an American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist. She served as the fifth Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
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1828
American baseball player and manager (died 1908)
Richard J. Pearce, known as Dickey Pearce, was an American professional baseball player and one of the sport's most famous early figures. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began playing with the Brooklyn Atlantics…
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1836
German ophthalmologist (died 1917)
Theodor Karl Gustav von Leber was a German ophthalmologist from Karlsruhe.
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1840
Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, fourth Chief Justice of Australia (died 1936)
Sir Frank Gavan Duffy was an Australian judge who served as the fourth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1931 to 1935. His total service on the High Court of Australia was from 1913 to 1935. Prior to his…
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1852
6th Duke of Leuchtenberg (died 1912)
Prince George Maximilianovich Romanowsky, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg, also known as Prince Georgii Romanovsky or Georges de Beauharnais, was the youngest son of Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg, and…
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1852
American statistician and businessman, co-founder of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (died 1929)
Herman Hollerith was a German-American statistician, inventor, and businessman who developed an electromechanical tabulating machine for punched cards to assist in summarizing information and, later, in accounting. His…
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1860
American lawyer and politician (died 1941)
Richard Steere Aldrich was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the Rhode Island State Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
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1884
American sculptor (died 1962)
Augusta Savage was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was also a teacher whose studio was important to the careers of a generation of artists who would become nationally known. She worked…
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1892
Indian civil servant and politician, fourth Prime Minister of India (died 1995)
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the prime minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in…
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1896
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 1975)
William Augustus Wellman was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a…
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1896
American saxophonist, composer and bandleader (died 1957)
James Francis Dorsey was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You " and "It's the Dreamer in Me". His other…
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1904
American baseball player and manager (died 1965)
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin was an American professional baseball outfielder, third baseman, and minor league manager. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals from…
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1904
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1908
Welsh writer (died 1968)
Louie Myfanwy Thomas was a Welsh author best known for her work under the pseudonym Jane Ann Jones.
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1908
Turkish industrialist (died 1978)
Kamil Özdemir Tolon was a Turkish businessperson, industrialist and inventor, known for the first manufacture of an electric engine in Turkey. Tolon was born in 1912 in Istanbul. He had his secondary and university…
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1912
American lawyer (died 1970)
James Britt Donovan was an American lawyer and United States Navy officer in the Office of Scientific Research and Development and the Office of Strategic Services, ultimately becoming General Counsel of the OSS, and an…
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1916
founder of U-Haul Corp. (died 1999)
Leonard Samuel Shoen was an American entrepreneur who founded the U-Haul truck and trailer organization in Ridgefield, Washington. After growing up in the farm belt during the Great Depression, he envisioned the market…
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1916
Russian author and critic (died 1983)
Fyodor Aleksandrovich Abramov was a Russian novelist and literary critic. His work focused on the challenging lives of the Russian peasant class, often depicting their struggles and hardships. Although his writing was…
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1920
American actor (died 2006)
Arthur Sofield Franz was an American actor whose most notable feature film role was as Lieutenant, Junior Grade H. Paynter Jr. in The Caine Mutiny (1954).
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1920
American actor and dancer (died 2010)
James Mitchell was an American actor and dancer. Although he is best known to television audiences as Palmer Cortlandt on the soap opera All My Children (1979–2010), theatre and dance historians remember him as one of…
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1920
French-American actress and singer (died 2016)
Michèle Morgan was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the 20th century. Morgan was the…
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1920
American lawyer and politician (died 2011)
Rolland William Redlin was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota, who served between 1965 and 1967. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1959 to 1963 and later returned to serve again from 1973 until his…
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1920
New Zealand judge and politician, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 2001)
Sir David Stuart Beattie, was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th governor-general of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985. During the 1984 constitutional crisis, Beattie was nearly forced to dismiss…
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1924
Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (died 2017)
Carlos Humberto Romero Mena was a Salvadoran general and politician who served as the 34th President of El Salvador from 1 July 1977 until his overthrow on 15 October 1979. Romero was the final president of the El…
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1924
1924
English actor (died 2023)
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film, radio and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves…
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1928
British writer and illustrator (Topsy and Tim) (died 2024)
Jean Adamson,, was a British writer and illustrator of children's books. She was best known for the Topsy and Tim books, the first of which was published in 1960 and which have sold 27 million copies. Adamson's…
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1928
American archaeologist, geologist and author
Caleb Vance Haynes Jr. is an American archaeologist, geologist and author who specializes in the archaeology of the American Southwest. Haynes "revolutionized the fields of geoarchaeology and archaeological geology." He…
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1928
English Anglican suffragan bishop (died 2017)
Michael Henshall was a long serving Suffragan Bishop of Warrington.
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1928
South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-creator of the Logo programming language (died 2016)
Seymour Aubrey Papert was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was one of…
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1928
born Annie Banks, "The Queen Of Exotic Dancers", American burlesque performer and actress (died 2021)
Tempest Storm, also dubbed "The Queen Of Exotic Dancers," was an American burlesque star, stripper and motion picture actress. Along with Lili St. Cyr, Sally Rand and Blaze Starr, she was one of the best-known burlesque…
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1928
American mathematician and academic (died 2007)
Gene Howard Golub, was an American numerical analyst who taught at Stanford University as Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science and held a courtesy appointment in electrical engineering.
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1932
American race car driver (died 1985)
Masten Gregory was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1957 to 1965. Nicknamed "the Kansas City Flash", Gregory won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965 with NART.
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1932
American soprano and actress
Reri Grist is an American coloratura soprano, one of the pioneer African-American singers to enjoy a major international career in opera.
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1932
1932
Australian cricketer
Gavin Byron Stevens is a former Australian cricketer who played in four Tests in the 1959–60 season.
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1932
1936
American colonel, astronaut and politician
Jack Robert Lousma is an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former naval aviator, NASA astronaut, and politician. He was a member of the second crew, Skylab-3, on the…
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1936
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2020)
Joseph Henri Richard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. He was nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" after his older…
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1936
American actor (died 2015)
Alex Rocco was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Award–winning role in The Famous Teddy Z.…
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1936
Dutch talk show host
Sonja Maria Barend was a Dutch television personality. She hosted one of the nation’s first talk shows, Sonja, in 1974–1975. From 1977, she developed her style and became the Dutch "talk show queen", attracting millions…
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1940
current Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
Bartholomew is the current Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991. In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the primus inter pares (first among equals) in the Orthodox Church, and as a spiritual leader…
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1940
American police officer and actor (died 2013)
Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina was an American actor and Chicago police detective. Known for his roles as mobsters or police officers, his involvement in the entertainment industry began through his association with…
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1944
English priest and academic
Nicholas Arthur Frayling KStJ is a British Church of England priest. From September 2002 to February 2014, he served as the Dean of Chichester.
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1944
American actress (died 2014)
Phyllis Annetta Frelich was a deaf American actress. She was the first deaf actor to win a Tony Award.
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1944
American baseball player (died 2008)
Steven Bernard Mingori was an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1970–1973) and Kansas City Royals (1973–1979).
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1944
Italian author and illustrator
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the…
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1944
Swedish ice hockey player (died 1972).
Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team during six IIHF World Championships and the 1968 Winter…
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1944
Iranian actor
Saeed Poursamimi is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor, making him the only actor to have three wins in that category. Poursamimi is best known…
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1944
English author, critic and academic
Dame Hermione Lee is a British biographer, literary critic and academic. She is a former President of Wolfson College, Oxford, and a former Goldsmiths' Professor of English Literature in the University of Oxford and…
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1948
Brazilian footballer
Manoel Maria Evangelista Barbosa dos Santos, known as Manoel Maria, is a Brazilian retired footballer and football manager. He played mainly as a right winger, and competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer…
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1948
American author (died 2022)
Patricia Anne McKillip was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She wrote predominantly standalone fantasy novels and has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre". Her…
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1948
Central African basketball player and politician, Minister of Equipment and Transport (2003–2005)
Sonny M'Pokomandji, nicknamed M'Pokson, is a retired Central African basketball player, air transport expert, and politician. He represented Central African Republic in the FIBA Africa Championship in 1968, 1970, and…
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1948
Russian cross-country skier
Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a Komi cross-country skiing champion, representing the Soviet Union and later the Unified Team at the Winter Olympic games. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals.
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1952
American police officer and politician
Bartholomew Thomas Stupak is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Stupak served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 2011.
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1952
Swedish singer, actor and comedian
Knut Axel Lennart Agnred is a Swedish singer, actor, and comedian. He is known for being a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
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1956
English-Australian radio and television host (died 2021)
Jonathan "Jono" Henry Coleman was an English-born Australian television presenter, radio announcer, writer, comedian, and advertorial spokesperson. He was known for his career in his native country and Australia.
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1956
Canadian businessman and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (died 2021)
Robert Speller, was a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Speller was elected to the House of Commons of Canada four times from 1988 to 2000. He was defeated in 2004 by a 20,938 to 19,277…
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1956
American serial killer (died 2002)
Aileen Carol Wuornos was an American serial killer. Between 1989 and 1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, Wuornos shot, killed, and robbed seven of her male clients. She initially…
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1956
1960
American serial killer and sex offender (died 2013)
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez, better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer, sex offender and burglar whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of…
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1960
American author and motivational activist
Anthony Jay Robbins is an American author, coach and motivational speaker. He is known for his seminars and self-help books, including the books Unlimited Power (1986) and Awaken the Giant Within (1991).
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1960
English cyclist and coach
Sir David John Brailsford is a British sports director and former cycling coach. He is currently team principal of UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers, and was performance director of British Cycling from 1997 to 2014. He is…
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1964
former Maltese footballer
Carmel Busuttil MQR, nicknamed "Il-Bużu", is a Maltese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1964
Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (died 2025)
Lyndon Svi Byers was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and radio personality. Byers played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for parts of ten seasons with the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks, earning a…
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1964
American tenor, composer and producer
Mervyn Edwin Warren is an American film composer, record producer, conductor, arranger, lyricist, songwriter, pianist, and vocalist. Warren is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a 10-time Grammy Award nominee. Warren…
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1964
American basketball player and coach
Clarence "Chucky" Brown Jr. is an American men's college basketball coach and former college and professional basketball player.
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1968
New Zealand composer and percussionist
Gareth Vincent Farr is a New Zealand composer and percussionist. He has released a number of classical CDs and composed a number of works performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) and Royal New Zealand…
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1968
American curler
Peter Fenson is an American curler. He was the skip of the men's rink that represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first Olympic medal for the United States in…
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1968
American football player and coach
Bryce Eric Paup is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, and…
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1968
American author and illustrator
Howard V. Tayler is the creator of the webcomic Schlock Mercenary. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University. Using his degree in music composition, he started…
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1968
Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator
Eugene Volokh is an American legal scholar known for his scholarship in American constitutional law and libertarianism as well as his legal blog, The Volokh Conspiracy. Volokh specializes in First Amendment and Second…
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1968
Australian actor, producer and screenwriter
Frank Woodley is an Australian comedian, author and musician who is best known for his work alongside Colin Lane as part of the comedic duo Lano and Woodley. The two first performed together for almost 20 years in live…
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1968
1972
English footballer and coach
Michael Francis Pollitt is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1972
Italian-American model and actor
Antonio Sabàto Jr. is an American model and actor. Born in Italy, he rose to fame in the 1990s as an underwear model for Calvin Klein and playing Jagger Cates on the soap opera General Hospital from 1992 to 1995. By the…
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1972
Prime Minister of Spain
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón is a Spanish politician and economist who has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since 2017,…
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1972
American singer (died 2002)
David Wayne Williams was an American singer best known as the original lead vocalist for the rock band Drowning Pool.
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1972
American singer-songwriter
Saul Stacey Williams is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film Slam…
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1972
Cuban-American activist and educator (died 1994)
Pedro Pablo Zamora was a Cuban-American AIDS educator and television personality. As one of the first openly gay men with AIDS to be portrayed in popular media, Zamora brought international attention to HIV/AIDS issues…
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1972
American basketball player
Vonteego Marfeek Cummings is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) combo guard, he…
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1976
Hungarian sprint kayaker
Katalin Kovács is a Hungarian canoe sprinter. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds and five silvers.
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1976
American baseball player
Terrence Deon Long is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2006 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, and…
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1976
1976
Turkish footballer and coach
Çağdaş Atan is a Turkish football coach and former player who played primarily as a central defender.
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1980
Canadian ice hockey player
Simon Gagné is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He spent the…
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1980
Spanish cyclist
Rubén Plaza Molina is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2019 for the Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme, Benfica, Liberty Seguros, Movistar Team, Lampre–Merida,…
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1980
New Zealand rugby league player
Clinton James Te-Whata Toopi is a New Zealand former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A New Zealand international representative centre, he played his club football…
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1980
American soccer player and sportscaster
Taylor Timothy Twellman is an American former soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2010. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
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1980
American actor (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Peter Muller Scanavino is an American actor. He stars as detective turned ADA Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. in the long-running NBC crime/legal drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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1980
English footballer
Darren Paul Francis Ambrose is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1984
1984
American swimmer
Cullen Andrew Jones is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specialized in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle…
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1984
Spanish basketball player
Nuria Martínez Prat is a Spanish professional basketball player for Spar CityLift Girona.
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1984
American video game composer and producer
Lena Raine, also known as Lena Chappelle or Kuraine, is an American composer, producer, and video game developer. Raine is best known for her work on the soundtracks of Minecraft, Celeste, and Guild Wars 2. She has…
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1984
English actress
Rakhee Thakrar is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Shabnam Masood in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–2023). She also voices…
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1984
1984
American singer, songwriter and musician
Mark Derek Foster is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Foster the People. After struggling to create a successful band in his early twenties, Foster finally had his…
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1984
German model and television host
Lena Johanna Gercke is a German fashion model and television host. She won the first season of Germany's Next Topmodel and was the host of Austria's Next Topmodel.
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1988
German footballer
Benedikt Höwedes is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national…
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1988
1988
Australian Rules footballer
Brent Macaffer is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited in the 2006 AFL draft.
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1988
Welsh sports sailor
Hannah Louise Mills is a British competitive sailor and two-time world champion in the 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olympics, she…
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1988
Australian cricketer
Sean Anthony Abbott is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket as a bowling all-rounder who bats right-handed. He was a part of the Australian…
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1992
American football player
Eric-Nathan M. Kendricks is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, winning the Butkus Award as the nation's top collegiate linebacker as a senior in 2014. Kendricks…
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1992
American paralympic swimmer
Jessica Tatiana Long is a Russian-born American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She has held many world records and competed at six Paralympic Games,…
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1992
American actor
Jessie Thezeire Usher Jr. is an American actor. He is known for playing Lyle on the series Level Up, Cam Calloway on the series Survivor's Remorse, and Reggie Franklin / A-Train in the series The Boys. His film…
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1992
Algerian footballer
Saphir Sliti Taïder is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for TFC. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team.
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1992
New Zealand rugby league player
Nelson Asofa-Solomona is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) and New Zealand at international level.
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1996
Argentine-Armenian footballer
Norberto Alejandro Briasco Balekian is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Barracas Central, on loan from Boca Juniors and the Armenia national team. Born in Argentina to…
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1996
British sprinter
Reece Noel Prescod is a retired British sprinter. He represented his country at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. Prescod won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 European Championships and bronze for the 4 ×…
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1996
1996
American basketball player
Tyrese John Haliburton is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed Hali and "the Haliban", he is a two-time NBA All-Star and two-time…
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2000
Spanish footballer
Ferran Torres García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
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2000
Danish footballer
Jesper Grænge Lindstrøm is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, on loan from Serie A club Napoli. He also plays for the Denmark national team.
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2000
American swimmer
Lydia Alice Jacoby is an American professional swimmer. She was the first Alaskan to qualify for an Olympic Games in swimming, competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, where she won the gold medal in the…
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2004
Uzbek footballer
Abdukodir Khikmatzhon ugli Khusanov is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and right-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Uzbekistan national team.
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2004
French footballer
Rémi Stéphane Himbert is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais.
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2008
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