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Famous Birthdays on February 8
171 people
120 – 2001
February 8 has seen 171 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 120 – 2001. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1976 — Khaled Mashud
Bangladeshi cricketer
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After his international retirement in 2008, he continued to play domestic cricket in Bangladesh as captain of the Rajshahi Division team
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In 2025 he was elected as a director of Bangladesh Cricket Board.
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A wicketkeeper and middle-order batsman, he was a regular member of the national team between 1995 and 2007
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Mashud announced his retirement from domestic cricket after captaining his team to win the title in 2011
Greek astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer (died ~175)
Year 120 (CXX) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Fulvus. The denomination 120 for this year has been used since the early…
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120
412
Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt (died 946)
Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Ṭughj ibn Juff ibn Yiltakīn ibn Fūrān ibn Fūrī ibn Khāqān, better known by the title al-Ikhshīd after 939, was an Abbasid commander and governor who became the autonomous ruler of Egypt and parts…
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882
Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich, also transliterated as Iaroslav, was Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1238 to 1246. He collaborated with Batu Khan following the Mongol invasion, before he was ultimately poisoned.
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1191
Portuguese king (died 1357)
Afonso IV, called the Brave, was King of Portugal from 1325 until his death in 1357. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal and Elizabeth of Aragon.
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1291
Byzantine emperor (died 1453)
Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus was the last reigning Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Constantine's death marked…
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1405
1487
Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar (died 1570)
Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro was an Italian cleric and diplomat. He was also an architect, writer on architecture, and translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius.
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1514
French poet and soldier (died 1630)
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His epic poem Les Tragiques (1616) is widely regarded as his masterpiece. In a book about his Catholic contemporary Jean de La Ceppède,…
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1552
English priest, physician, and scholar (died 1640)
Robert Burton was an English author and fellow of Oxford University, known for his encyclopedic The Anatomy of Melancholy.
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1577
1591
French historian and author (died 1770)
Charles-Jean-François Hénault was a French writer and historian.
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1685
Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1782)
Daniel Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and physicist and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family from Basel. He is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to…
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1700
Japanese emperor (died 1750)
Teruhito , posthumously honored as Emperor Sakuramachi was the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He was enthroned as Emperor in 1735, a reign that would last until 1747 with his…
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1720
Belgian-French organist and composer (died 1813)
André Ernest Modeste Grétry was a
composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques. His music influenced Mozart…
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1741
1762
Austrian composer and conductor (died 1846)
Joseph Leopold Eybler was an Austrian composer and contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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1764
German princess (died 1873)
Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria was Empress of Austria by marriage to Francis I of Austria. She was the penultimate child and third daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of…
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1792
Russian grand duke (died 1849)
Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia was a Russian grand duke, the tenth child and fourth son of Paul I of Russia and his second wife, Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, who took the name Maria Feodorovna. He was the…
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1798
English sculptor and zoologist (died 1889)
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park in south London. The models, accurately made using the…
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1807
American general (died 1872)
Richard Stoddert Ewell was an American military officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and fought effectively…
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1817
English author, critic, and academic (died 1900)
John Ruskin was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political economy,…
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1819
American general (died 1891)
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognition for his command of military…
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1820
French photographer and journalist (died 1894)
Maxime Du Camp was a French writer and photographer.
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1822
English geographer, biologist, and explorer (died 1892)
Henry Walter Bates was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals. He was most famous for his expedition to the rainforests of the Amazon with Alfred Russel Wallace,…
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1825
French author, poet, and playwright (died 1905)
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.
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1828
French-Canadian bishop and missionary (died 1902)
Vital-Justin Grandin was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop. He has been labelled as a key architect of the Canadian Indian residential school system by contemporary news sources, which has been considered an instrument…
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1829
Russian chemist and academic (died 1907)
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was a Russian chemist known for formulating the periodic law and creating a version of the periodic table of elements. He used the periodic law not only to correct the then-accepted properties…
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1834
American author (died 1904)
Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminist authors of Southern or Catholic background,…
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1850
American politician and suffragist (died 1937)
Adella Brown Bailey (1860–1937) was an American politician and suffragist.
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1860
Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (died 1947)
Moses Gomberg was a chemistry professor at the University of Michigan. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and served as president of the American Chemical Society.
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1866
German painter (died 1907)
Paula Modersohn-Becker was a German Expressionist painter and draftswoman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is noted for the many self-portraits, including nudes. She is considered one of the most important…
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1876
Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic (died 1965)
Martin Buber was an Austrian-Israeli philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and the I–It relationship. Born in Vienna,…
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1878
German soldier and painter (died 1916)
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter, a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle…
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1880
German actor and director (died 1931)
Viktor Eduard Julius Schwanneke was a German stage director and actor, writer, and film actor whose acting career began at the turn of the 20th century.
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1880
American lieutenant and pilot (died 1908)
Thomas Etholen Selfridge was an American first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the first person to die in an airplane crash. He was also the first active-duty member of the U.S. military to die in a crash while on duty.…
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1882
Finnish politician (died 1955)
Isak Penttala was a Finnish newspaper editor, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Vaasa Province South between…
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1883
Czech-American economist and political scientist (died 1950)
Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian political economist. He served briefly as Finance Minister of Austria in 1919. In 1932, he emigrated to the United States to become a professor at Harvard University, where he…
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1883
Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor (died 1953)
Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker was an Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor. Born in Surry Hills, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Baker excelled at a number of sports, winning New South Wales…
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1884
American actor (died 1970)
Charles Sherman Ruggles was an American comic character actor. In a career spanning six decades, Ruggles appeared in close to 100 feature films, often in mild-mannered and comic roles. He was also the elder brother of…
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1886
English actress (died 1976)
Dame Edith Mary Evans was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the West End stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was…
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1888
Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1960)
Claro Mayo Recto Jr. was a Filipino lawyer, jurist, writer, author, columnist, diplomat, and statesman who served as a senator of the Philippines from 1931 until his death in 1960. Recto was the primary author of the…
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1890
Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma (died 1977)
Ba Maw, known honorifically as Dr. Ba Maw, was a Burmese lawyer and politician, active during the interwar period and Second World War. He was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma from 1943 to…
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1893
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1982)
King Wallis Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His 67-year career spanned the silent and sound eras, with works distinguished by a sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues.…
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1894
Prime Minister of Mongolia (died 1952)
Khorloogiin Choibalsan was a Mongolian politician who served as the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1939 until his death in 1952. He was also the…
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1895
Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India (died 1969)
Zakir Husain Khan was an Indian educationist and politician who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969.
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1897
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1970)
Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson was an American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin and is recognized as the first to play an electrically amplified violin.
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1899
Mongol prince and politician, head of state of Mengjiang (died 1966)
Demchugdongrub, also known as Prince De, courtesy name Xixian, was a Qing dynasty Chinese Mongol prince descended from the Borjigin imperial clan who lived during the 20th century and became the leader of an…
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1902
Austrian-American singer and actress (died 1977)
Margaretha "Greta" Keller was an Austrian and American cabaret singer and actress, who worked in some Hollywood movies and television dramas.
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1903
1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 1990)
Tunku Abdul Rahman, widely known simply as Tunku, was a Malaysian statesman who served as the first prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 until 1970. He was also the only chief minister of the Federation of Malaya from…
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1903
American physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography (died 1968)
Chester Floyd Carlson was an American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney born in Seattle, Washington.
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1906
Australian philanthropist (died 2012)
Dame Elisabeth Joy Murdoch, Lady Murdoch, also known as Elisabeth, Lady Murdoch, was an Australian philanthropist and matriarch of the Murdoch family. She was the wife of Australian newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch…
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1909
American poet and author (died 1979)
Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, the National Book Award winner in…
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1911
1913
Greek singer-songwriter (died 2009)
Danai Stratigopoulou was a Greek singer, writer, and university academic. She acquired recognition in the literary world for translating the works of the Chilean nobel laureate Pablo Neruda into the Greek language.
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1913
American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman (died 1974)
Milton "Bill" Finger was an American comic book writer who is credited with co-creating the DC Comics character Batman with Bob Kane. Despite making major contributions as an innovative writer, visionary mythos/world…
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1914
Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (died 1997)
Georges Guétary, born Lambros Vorloou was a French singer, dancer, cabaret performer and film actor, best known for his role in the 1951 musical An American in Paris.
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1915
American wrestler and manager (died 2003)
Frederick Kenneth Blassie was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. His achievements in the ring included holding the Los Angeles-based World Wrestling…
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1918
Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2011)
Barnett Jerome "Barney" Danson was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.
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1921
Albanian politician (died 2020)
Nexhmije Hoxha was an Albanian communist politician. She was the wife of Enver Hoxha, the first leader of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania and the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania. Very close…
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1921
Guyanese politician, 1st Minister of Home Affairs (died 2022)
Balram Singh Rai was a Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Community Development and Education from 1959 to 1961, then the first Minister of Home Affairs from 1961 to 1962.
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1921
American actress (died 1995)
Julia Jean "Lana" Turner was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. In the…
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1921
American actress and banker (died 1996)
Audrey Meadows was an American actress who portrayed the deadpan housewife Alice Kramden on the 1950s American television comedy The Honeymooners. She was the younger sister of actress Jayne Meadows.
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1922
American actor (died 2001)
John Uhler Lemmon III was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous…
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1925
American author and poet (died 1968)
Neal Leon Cassady was an American writer who was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s.
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1926
Danish film actress (died 2021)
Birgitte Reimer was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 17 films between 1947 and 1964. Reimer died in April 2021 at the age of 95.
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1926
Argentinian-American actor and director (died 1987)
Alejandro Rey was an Argentine-American actor and television director.
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1930
American actor (died 1955)
James Byron Dean was an American actor. He became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, and his impact on cinema and popular culture was profound, although his career lasted only five years. He…
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1931
1931
English racing driver and businessman (died 2005)
Henry Clifford Allison was a British racing driver from England, who participated in Formula One during seasons 1958 to 1961 for the Lotus, Scuderia Centro Sud, Ferrari and UDT Laystall teams. He was born and died in…
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1932
American pianist, composer, and conductor
John Towner Williams is an American composer and conductor. Over his seven-decade career, he has composed many of the best known scores in film history. His compositional style blends romanticism, impressionism, and…
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1932
Dutch soprano
Elisabeth Sara "Elly" Ameling is a Dutch soprano, who is particularly known for lieder recitals and for performing works by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performing with distinguished pianists and ensembles around the globe,…
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1933
American pianist and composer (died 1989)
Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH was an American composer and songwriter. He is best known for his work on the children's television series Sesame Street, for which he wrote the theme song, and several notable songs,…
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1937
1937
Filipino activist and theorist (died 2022)
Jose Maria Canlas Sison, also known as Joma, was a Filipino writer, poet, and activist who founded and led the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy—which would be known…
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1939
Congolese politician (died 1999)
Sophie Lihau-Kanza or Zala Lusibu N'Kanza was a Congolese politician and sociologist. She was the first woman of her country to receive a secondary education, the first to graduate from a university, and the first to…
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1940
English-American journalist
Edward James Martin Koppel is an American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor for Nightline, from the program's inception in 1980 until 2005.
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1940
American actor and producer
Nicholas King Nolte is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in both dramas and romances, he has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.…
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1941
1941
Indian singer-songwriter (died 2011)
Jagjit Singh was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was…
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1941
American comedian, actor, and singer
Robert Klein is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appearances on stage and screen. He has released four standup comedy albums: A Child of the 50s (1973), Mind Over Matter (1974), New…
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1942
American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2004)
Terrence Paul Melcher was an American record producer, singer, and songwriter who was instrumental in shaping the mid-to-late 1960s California sound and folk rock movements. His best-known contributions were producing…
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1942
American actor and musician
Creed Bratton is an American actor and musician. A former member of the rock band the Grass Roots, he is best known for playing a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC comedy The Office (2005–2013), which earned…
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1943
American scientist and inventor
Valerie L. Thomas is an American data scientist and inventor. She invented the illusion transmitter, for which she received a patent in 1980. She was responsible for developing the digital media formats that image…
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1943
English actor (died 2014)
Roger Anthony Lloyd Pack was a British actor. He is best known for playing Trigger in Only Fools and Horses from 1981 to 2003, and Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley from 1994 to 2007. He later starred as Tom in The Old…
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1944
Brazilian photographer and journalist (died 2025)
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior was a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist.
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1944
1948
American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Brooke Adams is an American actress, best known for her film roles in Days of Heaven (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and The Dead Zone (1983).
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1949
French actor, director, and screenwriter
Niels Arestrup was a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter.
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1949
Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2014)
Francisco das Chagas Marinho, generally known as Marinho Chagas or Francisco Marinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer. One of the best left-backs of his era, he is best known for his flowing curly blond hair and…
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1952
American actress
Mary Nell Steenburgen is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the Western comedy film Goin'…
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1953
American lawyer and author
John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American writer, lawyer, and former politician, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one…
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1955
American wrestler (died 2018)
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, where he was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion…
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1955
American basketball player and sportscaster
Marques Kevin Johnson is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the…
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1956
French historian of mathematics and sinologist
Karine Chemla is a French historian of mathematics and sinologist who works as a director of research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). She is also a senior fellow at the New York University…
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1957
American wrestler and manager (died 2007)
Sherry Lynn Schrull was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri.
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1958
Brazilian environmentalist and politician
Maria Osmarina Marina da Silva Vaz de Lima, known as Marina Silva, is a Brazilian politician and environmentalist, currently serving as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, a position she previously held from…
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1958
Canadian actor
Henry Czerny is a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Boys of St. Vincent, Clear and Present Danger, The Ice Storm, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Fido, Remember, Ready or…
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1959
1959
Australian equestrian rider
Andrew James Hoy is an Australian equestrian rider. He has won six Olympic medals: three gold, two silvers and one bronze. He has competed in eight Olympic games, from 1984 to 2020 with the exception of 2008, which is…
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1959
Argentinian businessman and politician, President of Argentina
Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. He has been the leader of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party since its founding in 2005. He previously…
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1959
Filipino politician, 15th President of the Philippines (died 2021)
Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III, also known colloquially as PNoy, was the 15th president of the Philippines, serving from 2010 to 2016. A member of the Liberal Party, he was the son of assassinated politician Ninoy…
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1960
Canadian ice hockey player
Dino Ciccarelli is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1999, primarily with the Minnesota North Stars, but also notably with the Detroit Red…
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1960
American singer-songwriter and actor
Vincent Neil Wharton is an American musician and singer. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 formation until his departure in 1992. Neil reunited with the band in…
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1961
Indian cricketer and politician
Mohammad Azharuddin is an Indian politician and a former cricketer who also served as the Indian national cricket team's captain. He was a right-handed middle order batter and an occasional medium fast bowler. He played…
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1963
Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic
Arlie Oswald Petters, MBE is a Belizean-American mathematical physicist, who is the Benjamin Powell Professor of mathematics and a professor of physics and economics at Duke University. Petters became the provost at New…
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1964
Indian director, cinematographer, producer, and actor
Santosh Sivan ISC is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has, to…
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1964
English fashion designer and author
Sarah-Jane Duncanson "Trinny" Woodall is a British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, and the founder of cosmetics brand Trinny London.
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1964
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Kirk Christopher Muller is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current assistant coach with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the NHL for 19 seasons from 1984–85…
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1966
Bulgarian footballer and manager
Hristo Stoichkov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and current football commentator for TUDN. A prolific forward, he is widely regarded as the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. He was the runner-up…
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1966
Brazilian priest and balloonist
Adelir Antônio de Carli, also known as Padre Baloeiro or Padre do Balão, was a Brazilian Catholic priest who died after a cluster-ballooning attempt on 20 April 2008. Carli undertook the exercise to raise money to fund…
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1967
American basketball player
Michael Antonio Ansley is an American former professional basketball player. He played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and last played with Sportino Inowrocław of the Polish Dominet Bank…
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1967
American actor (died 2010)
Gary Wayne Coleman was an American actor, known as a high-profile child star of the late 1970s and 1980s. Born in Zion, Illinois, Coleman grew up with his adoptive parents. Due to the corticosteroids and other…
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1968
New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)
Paul Lawrence Fuemana was a New Zealand singer, songwriter and musician from Auckland. One of the first globally successful pioneers of his country's unique style of hip-hop, Fuemana was one of New Zealand's greatest…
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1969
American puppeteer and author
Mary Robinette Kowal is an American author, translator, art director, and puppeteer. As an author, she is a four-time Hugo Award winner, a Nebula Award and Locus Award winner, and served as the president of the Science…
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1969
1969
American actress and comedian
Stephanie Courtney is an American actress and comedian, best known for playing the advertising character Flo in television and radio commercials for Progressive Corporation beginning in 2008.
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1970
Australian footballer and coach
John Richard Filan is an Australian football coach and former professional player.
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1970
American basketball player and executive
Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the Miami Heat since June 2009. Mourning played most of his…
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1970
English footballer and manager
Adrian Neil Boothroyd is an English former footballer who was most recently the manager of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.
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1971
Swedish-Finnish drummer and songwriter
Mika Kristian Karppinen, better known as Gas Lipstick, is a Swedish-Finnish musician, best known as the previous drummer of the Finnish gothic rock band HIM. He is also a drummer for other bands currently on hiatus,…
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1971
American actress
Susan Misner is an American actress and dancer. She has appeared in a number of TV series as a guest star, as well as several recurring roles.
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1971
1972
Australian basketball player
Michelle Brogan is an Australian former basketball player who won the bronze medal with the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Four years later she was on the side that claimed the…
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1973
French musician, singer, composer, and record producer
Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo is a French musician and record producer. He is known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bangalter. He has produced several…
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1974
American actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director
Seth Benjamin Green is an American actor and producer. His film debut was The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), and he went on to have supporting roles in comedy films in the 1980s, including Radio Days (1987) and Big…
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1974
American actor
Joshua Jacob Morrow is an American television actor and musician. In 1994, he began his career when he was cast in the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless. In 1998, he joined the soul-pop group 3Deep;…
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1974
Bahamian-American mixed martial artist (died 2016)
Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and actor. Originally a bare-knuckle boxer, he became noted for his role in mutual combat street fight…
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1974
French rally driver and mountain biker
Nicolas Vouilloz is a French professional mountain biker and former professional rally driver.
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1976
American musician and songwriter
David Michael Farrell, also known by his stage name Phoenix, is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also a member of Tasty Snax, a ska punk band.
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1977
Russian ice dancer
Roman Sergeyevich Kostomarov is a Russian former ice dancer. With partner Tatiana Navka, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion (2004–05), three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2003–05), and three-time…
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1977
Indian chef, author, restauranteur, and television personality
Ranveer Singh Brar is an Indian celebrity chef, television personality, author, restaurateur and actor. He is known as the host of several television food shows, and as a judge in MasterChef India, After graduating from…
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1978
Australian politician
Michael Christopher de Brenni, is an Australian politician currently serving as the Manager of Opposition Business in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
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1978
American baseball player
Aaron Lane Cook is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox. He won the Tony Conigliaro Award in 2005 and was an All-Star in…
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1979
American actor
William Fitzgerald Harper, known professionally as William Jackson Harper, is an American actor and playwright. He gained acclaim for his role as Chidi Anagonye in the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020), for…
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1980
Ivorian footballer (died 2015)
Lohoré Steve Ulrich Gohouri was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1981
Mexican singer
Myriam Montemayor Cruz, better known mononymously as Myriam, is a Mexican recording artist known for winning the first season of Mexican talent show La Academia.
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1981
American actor
Jim Parrack is an American actor best known for his role as Hoyt Fortenberry in HBO series True Blood. He has also appeared in the film Battle: Los Angeles and as "Slim" in the 2014 Broadway production of Of Mice and…
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1981
Canadian basketball player
Jermaine Anderson is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. He is a veteran member of the Canadian national basketball team.
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1983
1983
Finnish ice hockey player
Sean Bergenheim is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Minnesota Wild.
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1984
American actress
Cecily Legler Strong is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022. She is the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's history.
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1984
Greek basketball player
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, commonly known as Panos Vasilopoulos is a Greek former professional basketball player who last served as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions…
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1984
Czech tennis player
Petra Cetkovská is a Czech retired tennis player. Having turned professional in 2000, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 25, on 18 June 2012. Over her career, Cetkovská defeated top-ten players…
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1985
American bass player and songwriter
Jeremiah Clayton Davis, also known as Jerm, is an American musician, songwriter, and rapper. He was the bassist for the rock band Paramore from their inception in 2004 until his departure in December 2015.
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1985
1985
American basketball player and coach
Brian Charles Randle is an American assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Illinois. He is a former professional basketball…
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1985
American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer
Brandon Paak Anderson, known professionally as Anderson .Paak, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He released his debut mixtape, O.B.E. Vol. 1, in 2012 and went on to release his debut album,…
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1986
Spanish footballer
Francisco Javier "Javi" García Fernández is a Spanish former professional footballer. A defensive midfielder by nature, he could also play as a central defender.
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1987
Italian figure skater
Carolina Kostner is an Italian figure skating coach and former competitive skater. She is the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2012 World champion, a five-time European champion, and the 2011 Grand Prix Final champion.…
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1987
Zimbabwean cricketer
Keegan Orry Meth is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He played domestically for the Matabeleland Tuskers and represented Zimbabwe in international cricket. An all-rounder, he bowled right-arm medium-fast and generally…
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1988
New Zealand rugby player
Zachary Robert Guildford is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player who played as a wing most notably for National Provincial Championship club Hawke's Bay and the New Zealand national team.
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1989
American basketball player
JaJuan Markeis Johnson is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers. During his sophomore season, he…
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1989
American football player
Quintorris Lopez "Julio" Jones Jr. is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons. He played college…
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1989
Canadian ice hockey player
Brendan Smith is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Although he is listed as a defenceman, Smith has also played forward…
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1989
American-Hungarian basketball player
Courtney Vandersloot is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a five-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion. She has also…
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1989
American surfer
Bethany Meilani Hamilton is an American professional surfer and writer. On October 31, 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote…
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1990
American basketball player
Klay Alexander Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played his first 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, where Thompson…
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1990
South Korean singer
Nam Woo-hyun, known mononymously as Woohyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a vocalist of South Korean boy group Infinite.
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1991
Portuguese-Dutch footballer
Rolando Maximiliano "Bruno" Martins Indi is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.
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1992
Turkish footballer
Hakan Çalhanoğlu is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. Born in Germany, he plays for and captains the Turkey national team.
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1994
Canadian singer-songwriter
Nicole Rachel Yanofsky is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Montreal, Quebec. She sang the CTV Olympic broadcast theme song, "I Believe", which was also the theme song of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games hosted by Vancouver.…
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1994
Argentine basketball player
Gabriel Alejandro "Gaby" Deck is an Argentine professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. At a height of 1.98 m he can play at both the small forward and power forward…
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1995
German footballer
Joshua Walter Kimmich is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the Germany national team. Known for his versatility, aggression…
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1995
1996
American football player
Leighton Vander Esch is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos, and was…
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1996
American actress
Kathryn Love Newton is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Louise Brooks in the CBS comedy series Gary Unmarried (2008–2010), Abigail Carlson in the HBO mystery drama series Big Little Lies…
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1997
Japanese basketball player
Rui Hachimura is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and has played for the Japan…
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1998
English footballer
Alessia Mia Teresa Russo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team. She is the current holder of FWA Women's Footballer of the Year…
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1999
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Birth year1976
Known forA wicketkeeper and middle-order batsman, he was a regular member of the national team between 1995 and 2007
Birthdays on this date171 (120 – 2001)
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