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Famous Birthdays on February 3
161 people
1338 – 2004
February 3 has seen 161 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1338 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1990 — Sean Kingston
American-Jamaican singer-songwriter
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The label released his 2007 debut single "Beautiful Girls", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and served as lead single for his debut album Sean Kingston (2007)
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It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top 40-single "Take You There", while his second album, Tomorrow (2009), saw a commercial decline, but spawned the top five-single "Fire Burning"
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His third album, Back 2 Life (2013), failed to chart and served as his final release on a major label, but spawned the moderate hit "Beat It".
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Kisean Paul Anderson, known professionally as Sean Kingston, is an American singer
Joanna of Bourbon was Queen of France by marriage to King Charles V. She acted as his political adviser and was appointed potential regent in case of a minor regency.
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1338
2nd Earl of Northumberland, English nobleman and military commander (died 1455)
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of…
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1393
Queen of Cyprus (died 1458) [citation needed]
Helena Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess of the Palaiologos family, who became Queen of Cyprus and Armenia, titular Queen consort of Jerusalem, and Princess of Antioch through her marriage to King John II of Cyprus…
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1428
3rd Duke of Buckingham (died 1521)
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV. Thus, Edward…
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1478
Italian cardinal (died 1577)
Scipione Rebiba was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a protégé of Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV. He held a variety of positions in the Church hierarchy, including some of the most senior. He…
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1504
Czech architect, designed the Karlova Koruna Chateau (died 1723)
Jan Blažej Santini Aichel was a Czech architect of Italian descent. His major works are representative of the unique Baroque Gothic style.
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1677
Spanish admiral (died 1741)
Admiral Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta was a Spanish Navy officer best known for his victory at the 1741 Battle of Cartagena de Indias, where forces under his command defeated a large British invasion force under Admiral…
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1689
Prussian general (died 1773)
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz was a Prussian officer, lieutenant general, and among the most renowned of the Prussian cavalry generals. He commanded one of the first hussar squadrons of Frederick the Great's…
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1721
Austrian composer and theorist (died 1809)
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist, widely regarded as one of the leading figures in counterpoint and composition theory during the Classical period. He was a prolific…
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1736
American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General (died 1813)
Samuel Osgood was an American merchant and statesman born in Andover, Massachusetts, currently a part of North Andover, Massachusetts. His family home still stands at 440 Osgood Street in North Andover and his home in…
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1747
Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon (died 1833)
Joseph-Nicolas-Blaise Forlenze, was an Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon, considered one of the most important ophthalmologists between the 18th and the 19th century. He was mostly known in France under the French…
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1757
German author (died 1847)
Caroline von Wolzogen was a German writer in the Weimar Classicism circle. Her best-known works are a novel, Agnes von Lilien, and a biography of Friedrich Schiller, her brother-in-law.
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1763
Scottish physician and author (died 1836)
John Cheyne FRSE FKQCPI was a British physician, surgeon, Professor of Medicine in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and author of monographs on a number of medical topics. He was one of the people to…
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1777
Aromanian grammarian and professor (died uncertain)
Mihail George Boiagi was an Aromanian grammarian and professor in the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire. He was born on 3 February 1780 in Buda, today Budapest in Hungary. Boiagi was one of the first grammarians…
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1780
English scientist (died 1852)
Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist. His attempts to reconstruct the structure and life of Iguanodon began the scientific study of dinosaurs: in 1822 he was…
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1790
Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (died 1830)
Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho", was a Venezuelan general and politician who served as the president of Bolivia from 1825 to 1828. A close friend and associate of Simón Bolívar,…
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1795
American general and politician (died 1891)
Joseph Eggleston Johnston was an American military officer and politician who served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War and in the Seminole Wars. After Virginia declared secession from the United…
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1807
German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1847)
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos,…
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1809
American journalist and politician (died 1872)
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York and was the unsuccessful…
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1811
5th President of Liberia (died 1872)
Edward James Roye was a Liberian merchant and politician who served as the fifth president of Liberia from 1870 until his overthrow in the 1871 Liberian coup d'état and subsequent death. He had previously served as the…
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1815
Indian credited with starting the Non-cooperation movement
Namdhari Guru Ram Singh is known to the Namdhari sect of Sikhism as the, whilst for mainstream Sikhs such as Damdami Taksal and Nihangs, he is regarded as a 'Saint' and not a Guru. He is credited as being the first…
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1816
French geologist and mineralogist (died 1881)
Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse was a French geologist and mineralogist. He is credited for inventing the Delesse principle in stereology.
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1817
French pianist and composer (died 1864)
Émile Racine Gauthier Prudent was a French pianist and composer. His works number about seventy, and include a piano trio, a concerto-symphony, many character pieces, sets of variations, transcriptions and etudes, in…
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1817
American physician and educator (died 1910)
Elizabeth Blackwell was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council for the United…
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1821
American explorer and educator (died 1894)
Ranald MacDonald was the first native English speaker to teach the English language in Japan. His students included Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters in the negotiations between Commodore Perry and the…
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1824
English journalist and businessman (died 1877)
Walter Bagehot was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race. He is known for co-founding the National Review in 1855, and for his works The…
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1826
3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1903)
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury ; known as Lord Salisbury; was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of…
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1830
Scottish-Australian politician, 19th Premier of Victoria (died 1911)
Allan McLean was an Australian politician who served as the 19th Premier of Victoria, in office from 1899 to 1900. He was later elected to federal parliament, where he served as a government minister under George Reid.
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1840
American composer and poet (died 1881)
Sidney Clopton Lanier was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a blockade-running ship for which he was imprisoned, taught, worked at a hotel where he…
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1842
American-Canadian businessman (died 1915)
Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, was an American businessman, industrialist and railroad magnate who spent most of his career in Canada. He is famous for overseeing the construction of the first Canadian…
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1843
Italian sculptor, designed the Vulcan statue (died 1935)
Giuseppe Moretti was an Italian émigré sculptor who became known in the United States for his public monuments in bronze and marble. Notable among his works is Vulcan in Birmingham, Alabama, which is the largest cast…
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1857
German engineer, designed the Junkers J 1 (died 1935)
Hugo Junkers was a German aircraft engineer and aircraft designer who pioneered the design of all-metal airplanes and flying wings. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG, was one of the mainstays of the…
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1859
American lawyer and judge (died 1946)
James Clark McReynolds was an American lawyer and judge from Tennessee who served as United States Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.…
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1862
American biologist, educator and zoologist (died 1923)
Charles Henry Turner was an American zoologist, entomologist, educator, and comparative psychologist, known for his studies on the behavior of insects, particularly bees and ants. Born in Cincinnati, Turner was the…
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1867
American baseball player and manager (died 1934)
Louis Criger was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1896 to 1912 for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos / Cardinals, Boston Americans / Red Sox, St. Louis…
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1872
American novelist, poet, playwright, (died 1946)
Gertrude Stein was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder…
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1874
New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1943)
Joseph Gordon Coates served as the 21st prime minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. He was the third successive Reform prime minister since 1912.
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1878
Ukrainian Soviet revolutionary and politician (died 1958)
Grigory Ivanovich Petrovsky was a Ukrainian Soviet politician and Old Bolshevik. He participated in signing the Treaty on the Creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.…
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1878
Austrian pharmacist and poet (died 1914)
Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. He is perhaps best known for his poem "Grodek", which he wrote shortly…
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1887
Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (died 1977)
Artur Adson was an Estonian poet, writer and theatre critic.
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1889
Danish director and screenwriter (died 1968)
Carl Theodor Dreyer, commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers in history, his movies are noted for emotional austerity and slow,…
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1889
Finnish lawyer, politician and the Governor of the Bank of Finland; 5th President of Finland (died 1956)
Risto Heikki Ryti was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the…
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1889
Spanish physician and politician, 67th Prime Minister of Spain (died 1956)
Juan Negrín López was a Spanish physician and politician who served as prime minister of the Second Spanish Republic. He was a leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and of the left-leaning Popular Front…
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1892
Algerian-French mathematician and academic (died 1978)
Gaston Maurice Julia was a French mathematician who devised the formula for the Julia set. His works were popularized by Benoit Mandelbrot; the Julia and Mandelbrot fractals are closely related. He founded,…
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1893
American painter and illustrator (died 1978)
Norman Percevel Rockwell was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of the country's culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover…
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1894
Finnish architect, designed the Finlandia Hall and Aalto Theatre (died 1976)
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing…
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1898
Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th President of Brazil (died 1970)
João Fernandes Campos Café Filho was a Brazilian politician who served as the 18th president of Brazil, taking office upon the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas. He was the first Protestant to occupy the position.
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1899
English-American singer (died 1984)
Mabel Mercer was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret. She was a featured performer at Chez Bricktop in Paris, owned by the hostess…
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1900
14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier, pilot, and politician (died 1973)
Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, was a Scottish aristocrat, politician and aviator. He was the first man to fly over Mount Everest. A member of the Unionist Party,…
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1903
American gangster (died 1934)
Charles Arthur Floyd, nicknamed Pretty Boy Floyd, was an American bank robber. He operated in the West and Central states, and his criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage in the 1930s. He was seen positively…
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1904
Estonian linguist and academic (died 1990)
Paul Ariste was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages, Yiddish and Baltic Romani language.
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1905
Swedish-American mathematician and academic (died 1986)
Arne Carl-August Beurling was a Swedish mathematician and professor of mathematics at Uppsala University (1937–1954) and later at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Beurling worked extensively in…
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1905
Indian-English author and activist (died 1989)
George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE, also known as the Baba ya Simba, was a British wildlife conservationist and author, based in Kenya. His wife Joy Adamson related in her best-selling book Born Free (1960) the…
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1906
American author and philanthropist (died 1997)
James Albert Michener was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating…
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1907
French lawyer and director (died 1989)
André Cayatte was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility.
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1909
French mystic and philosopher (died 1943)
Simone Adolphine Weil was a French philosopher, mystic and political activist. Despite her short life, her ideas concerning religion, spirituality and politics have remained widely influential in contemporary philosophy.
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1909
French organist and composer (died 1940)
Jehan-Ariste Paul Alain was a French organist, composer and soldier. Born into a family of musicians, he learned the organ from his father and a host of other teachers, becoming a composer at 18, and composing until the…
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1911
French anthropologist and politician (died 1990)
Jacques Soustelle was an important and early figure of the Free French Forces, a politician who served in the French National Assembly and at one time served as Governor General of Algeria, an anthropologist…
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1912
American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2018)
Mary Carlisle was an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films.
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1914
Estonian wrestler and hammer thrower (died 1998)
Johannes Kotkas was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Estonia who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He held the European title in 1938, 1939 and 1947 and placed second at the 1953 world championships.
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1915
Polish-Israeli rabbi and general (died 1994)
Shlomo Goren was a Polish-born Israeli rabbi and Talmudic scholar. An Orthodox Jew and Religious Zionist, he was considered a foremost rabbinical legal authority on matters of Jewish religious law (halakha). In 1948,…
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1917
American actor and producer (died 2007)
Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk/variety show…
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1918
American runner, baseball player, and manager (died 1994)
Helen Herring Stephens was an American athlete and a double Olympic champion in 1936.
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1918
American physician and author (died 2016)
Henry Judah Heimlich was an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited for the discovery of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, first described in…
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1920
Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 2013)
Joseph Ferdinand Martial Asselin was a Canadian politician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1990–1996).
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1924
English historian and author (died 1993)
Edward Palmer Thompson was an English historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner. He is best known for his historical work on the radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The…
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1924
American actor and comedian (died 2017)
Sheldon Leonard Berman was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and lecturer.
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1925
American actor (died 2005)
John Donald Fiedler was an American actor. Recognizable for his distinctive voice, Fiedler's career lasted more than 55 years in stage, film, television and radio.
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1925
German lawyer and politician, 8th Mayor of Berlin (died 2020)
Hans-Jochen Vogel was a German lawyer and a politician for the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Mayor of Munich from 1960 to 1972, winning the 1972 Summer Olympics for the city and Governing Mayor of West…
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1926
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Kenneth Anger was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and writer. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost 40 works beginning in 1937, nine of which have been grouped together as the…
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1927
Filipino journalist and politician, 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2003)
Blas Fajardo Ople was a Filipino journalist and politician who held several high-ranking positions in the executive and legislative branches of the Philippine government, including as Senate President from 1999 to 2000,…
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1927
American lawyer and politician (died 2020)
Paul Spyros Sarbanes was an American politician and attorney from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of…
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1933
Argentinian actor and screenwriter (died 2013)
Juan Carlos Calabró was an Argentine actor and comedian.
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1934
American blues, soul, and funk singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996)
John Watson Jr., often known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career spanned 40 years, and…
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1935
Australian cricketer and coach (died 2025)
Robert Baddeley Simpson, known as Simmo, was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales, Western Australia and the Australian national team. He captained the Australian team from 1963/64 until 1967/68 and…
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1936
Swiss author and photographer
Eduard Albert Meier, commonly nicknamed "Billy", is the founder of a UFO religion called the "Freie Interessengemeinschaft für Grenz- und Geisteswissenschaften und Ufologiestudien" and alleged contactee whose UFO…
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1937
American actor (died 1982)
Victor Charles Buono was an American actor, comic, and briefly a recording artist. He was known for playing the villain King Tut in the television series Batman (1966–1968) and musician Edwin Flagg in What Ever Happened…
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1938
American boxer and trainer (died 2013)
Emile Alphonse Griffith was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-known contest…
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1938
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)
Michael Antonio Cimino was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and author. Notorious for his obsessive attention to detail and determination for perfection, Cimino achieved widespread fame with The Deer…
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1939
American football player and sportscaster
Francis Asbury Tarkenton, nicknamed "the Scrambler", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He is…
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1940
1941
American actress
Blythe Katherine Danner is an American actress. Accolades she has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzy Huffstodt on Huff (2004–2006), and a Tony…
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1943
American football player and sportscaster
Robert Allen Griese is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 14 seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He earned…
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1945
American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2024)
Paul Benjamin Auster was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002),…
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1947
English musician
David Russell Gordon Davies is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the English rock band the Kinks, led by his elder brother Ray, and the two of them were the…
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1947
Canadian actor and director
Stephen McHattie Smith is a Canadian actor. Since beginning his professional career in 1970, he has amassed over 200 film, television, and theatre credits; and has collaborated with directors like Darren Aronofsky,…
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1947
1947
East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, commonly known as Carlos Belo or Ximenes Belo is an East Timorese prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a bishop in 1988 and served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of…
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1948
Swedish author and playwright (died 2015)
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays…
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1948
American actress
Patsy Ann McClenny, known professionally as Morgan Fairchild, is an American actress. She began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since then.
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1950
Japanese-English actress
Pamela Franklin is a retired British actress. She is best known for her role as Sandy in the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), for which she received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting…
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1950
Australian radio and television host (died 2020)
Grant Goldman was an Australian radio and television presenter. He worked as both a voice-over and live presenter.
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1950
Haitian footballer (died 1993)
Arsène Auguste was a Haitian international footballer who represented Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
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1951
1951
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
David James "Tiger" Williams is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974 to 1988 for five teams. He played in the 1981 NHL All-Star Game and the 1982…
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1954
American actor and comedian
Nathan Lane is an American actor. Known for his versatile roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards,…
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1956
American musician and songwriter
Lee Mark Ranaldo is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the rhythm guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest…
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1956
American mathematician, geneticist, and academic
Eric Steven Lander is an American mathematician and geneticist who is a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a professor of systems biology at Harvard Medical School.
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1957
Jr., American commander, pilot, and astronaut
Joe Frank Edwards Jr., , is an American aerospace engineer, former naval officer, aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut.
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1958
American economist and academic
Nicholas Gregory Mankiw is an American macroeconomist who is currently the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Mankiw is best known in academia for his work on New Keynesian economics.
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1958
1959
English musician and songwriter
Laurence Andrew Tolhurst is an English musician, songwriter, producer, and author. He was a founder member of the Cure, for which he first played drums before switching to keyboards. He left the Cure in 1989, and later…
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1959
Colombian economist and politician, 67th Colombian Minister of Finance
Óscar Iván Zuluaga Escobar is a Colombian politician and economist who was the Democratic Center's nominee for President of Colombia in the 2014 election. He won the most votes in the first round of the election and but…
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1959
American wrestler
Fredrick Martin "Marty" Jannetty is an American retired professional wrestler who has worked for promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World…
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1960
German footballer and manager
Joachim "Jogi" Löw is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germany national team from 2006 until 2021. During his tenure as manager, he led Germany to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup…
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1960
American actress, singer, and author
Michele Dominguez Greene is an American actress, singer, and author. She is known for her role as attorney Abby Perkins on the TV series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1991, for which she was nominated for a 1989 Primetime Emmy…
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1962
Vietnamese politician
Vũ Đức Đam is a Vietnamese politician who served as one of the Deputy Prime Ministers of Vietnam from 2013 until his sacking in 2023. A long-time assistant to the economic reformer Võ Văn Kiệt, Đam previously served as…
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1963
Indian economist and academic
Raghuram Govind Rajan is an Indian economist and the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He served as the Chief Economist of the…
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1963
Estonian historian, journalist, and politician
Indrek Tarand is an Estonian politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Estonia. He was an independent politician, but a member of the European Green Party.
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1964
Portuguese politician
Manuel Vicente de Sousa Lima Loff is a Portuguese historian, politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. An independent affiliated with the Portuguese Communist…
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1965
American actress and producer
Maura Lynn Tierney is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on the sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), Abby Lockhart on the medical drama ER (1999–2009), and Helen Solloway on the mystery drama…
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1965
New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
Daniel Kyle Morrison is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer. He specialised as a pace bowler and was known for his useful outswinger. He made his Test debut for New Zealand in 1987 at the age of 21,…
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1966
English footballer and coach
Timothy David Flowers is an English football manager and former player who currently manages Bromsgrove Sporting.
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1967
Finnish footballer and coach
Mika-Matti Petteri "Mixu" Paatelainen is a Finnish professional football manager and former player who is currently the sporting director of Scottish League Two club The Spartans. A striker, he scored 18 goals in 70…
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1967
Serbian-American basketball player and sportscaster
Vlade Divac is a Serbian professional basketball executive and a former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball…
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1968
Lebanese singer, songwriter, and composer
Marwan Khoury is a Lebanese singer, writer, composer and music arranger. He has composed hits for artists such as Majida El Roumi, Saber Rebaï, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Assala Nasri, Najwa Karam, Fadl Shaker, Elissa, Carole…
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1968
Czech ice hockey player
František Kučera is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue…
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1968
American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (died 2015)
Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III was an American politician, lawyer, and Army National Guard officer who served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Biden family and the…
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1969
South African golfer
Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of…
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1969
Colombian footballer
Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played more than 70 games for the Colombia national team. He is also the only person to never concede a goal in a…
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1970
English actor, producer, and screenwriter
Warwick Ashley Davis is an English actor and television presenter. Active within the industry since he was eleven, Davis is among the highest-grossing supporting actors of all time and has the highest average gross…
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1970
American actress
Elisa Donovan is an American actress. She played the role of Amber Mariens in the 1995 teen comedy film Clueless, and reprised her role in the TV series of the same name (1996-1999). Donovan went on to play the role of…
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1971
English playwright (died 1999)
Sarah Kane was an English playwright. She is known for her plays that deal with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, pain, torture—both physical and psychological—and death. They are characterised by a poetic…
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1971
South Korean actor
Hong Seok-cheon is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000,…
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1971
1973
American politician
Ayanna Soyini Pressley is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of…
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1974
Canadian ice hockey player
Mathieu Alexandre Dandenault is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1976
Omani-Australian actress
Isla Lang Fisher is an Australian actress. Born in Muscat, Oman to Scottish parents with whom she moved to Australia during her childhood, she began appearing in television commercials before portraying Shannon Reed on…
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1976
American actor, comedian, and musician
Timothy Richard Heidecker is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, actor, and musician. Along with Eric Wareheim, he is the Tim half of the comedy duo Tim & Eric.
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1976
Japanese fashion model and actress
Eihi Shiina is a Japanese fashion model and actress from Fukuoka, Japan. She got her first big break in 1995, working for Benetton, after which she represented Japan at the global Elite Model Look '95, then continuing…
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1976
American actress and model
Maitland Ward is an American actress, pornographic film actress and model. She made her acting debut as Jessica Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (1994–1996). Continuing to appear in film and…
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1977
Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. Dubbed the "King of Reggaeton", he is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers.
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1977
Czech ice hockey player
Marek Židlický is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 176th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2001 NHL entry draft.
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1977
Spanish footballer
Joan Capdevila Méndez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
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1978
British-Lebanese barrister and activist
Amal Clooney is a Lebanese and British international human rights lawyer. She has represented several high-profile clients, including former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, former…
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1978
American wrestler
Rebecca Treston better known by her ring name Rebecca "Becky" Bayless, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for independent promotions such as Women's Extreme Wrestling, Wrestling Superstars…
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1982
Canadian speed skater
Marie-Ève Drolet is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics where she won a bronze in the relay event. She also has six ISU World Championship medals to her name and was a two time…
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1982
American actress
Bridget Catherine Regan is an American actress best known for her lead roles as Kahlan Amnell in the ABC adventure romance series Legend of the Seeker (2008–10) and Sasha Cooper in the last three seasons of the TNT…
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1982
American fraudster, founder of Theranos
Elizabeth Anne Holmes is an American biotechnology entrepreneur who was convicted of fraud in connection with her health technology company Theranos. Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, and its valuation soared in the…
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1984
American actor
Matthew James Moy is an American actor. He co-starred as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls and provides the voice of Lars Barriga on Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future.
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1984
Canadian wrestler and actress
Angela Carolyn Fong is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, model, ring announcer, cheerleader and actress. She is best known for her time at WWE from 2007 to 2010 under the ring name Savannah, and at Lucha…
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1985
Belarusian ice hockey player
Andrei Olegovich Kostitsyn is a former Belarusian professional ice hockey forward.
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1985
Canadian speed skater
Mathieu Giroux is a Canadian speed-skater. He shared medals at team pursuit medals at world cup races in Calgary and Salt Lake City in 2009. He represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. On February 27, he won a…
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1986
Japanese actress
Kanako Yanagihara is a Japanese actress, comedian, and tarento, who has been featured in Cartoon KAT-TUN, the live-action drama Otomen, and collaborated on the music for Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs.…
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1986
Albanian singer
Elvana Gjata is an Albanian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Tirana, she has been referred to as a "Diva of Albanian music". She rose to recognition in Albania and other Albanian-speaking…
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1987
South Korean singer
Cho Kyu-hyun, referred to as Kyuhyun, is a South Korean singer, musical theatre actor, and television host. He debuted as a new member of boy group Super Junior in May 2006. Apart from his group's activities, he has…
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1988
1989
Serbian footballer
Slobodan Rajković is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a centre back.
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1989
Finnish ice hockey player
Olli Aitola is a Finnish ice hockey player who plays as a defenceman for KeuPa HT on loan from JYP Jyväskylä.
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1992
American football player
James Calvin White is an American football coach and former running back who is currently the head coach for the Benet Academy Redwings high school football team along with the assistant running backs coach for the…
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1992
English footballer
Adam Michael Reach is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for EFL League One club Lincoln City.
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1993
Venezuelan baseball player
Rougned Roberto Odor, nicknamed "Rougie", is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Major League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB)…
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1994
Japanese actress
Tao Tsuchiya is a Japanese actress. She is best known for her memorable role of Makimachi Misao in the movie series Rurouni Kenshin, as Mai Nakahara in The 8-Year Engagement, Koharu in The Cinderella Addiction and most…
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1995
American football player
Tyler Isaiah Huntley is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Snoop", he played college football for the Utah Utes, leading them to…
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1998
American basketball player
Isaiah Owen Roby is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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1998
Japanese actress
Kanna Hashimoto is a Japanese actress and former singer. From 2011 to 2017, she was a member of the Fukuoka-based idol girl group Rev. from DVL. During her time with the group, in 2013, a fan-taken photo of her…
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1999
2001
English footballer
Rhys Williams is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool.
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2001
2004
American basketball player
Sterling "Scoot" Henderson is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for Carlton J. Kell High School in his hometown of…
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2004
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