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Between 1967 and 1981 she won ten national titles and set a number of American records
Famous Birthdays on January 11
246 people
347 – 2002
January 11 has seen 246 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 347 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1948 — Madeline Manning
American runner and coach
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At the 1968 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 800 m, one of only two American women to win this event
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At the 1972 Games in Munich she won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with teammates Mable Fergerson, Kathy Hammond, and Cheryl Toussaint
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Until 2008, she was the youngest winner of the event
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She participated in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics
Roman emperor (died 395)
Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene Christianity.…
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347
Chinese religious leader and poet (died 1170)
Wang Chongyang is the founder of the Quanzhen school of Taoism. In his life he had many devotees and followers, but formally accepted seven major disciples which are known as the Seven Perfected or the Seven Masters of…
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1113
Mongolian emperor (died 1259)
Möngke Khan was the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July 1251 to 11 August 1259. He was the first Khagan from the Toluid line, and made significant reforms to improve the administration of the Empire…
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1209
Emperor Kōmyō was the second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1336 through 1348.
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1322
Emperor Go-En'yū was the 5th of the Emperors of Northern Court during the period of two courts in Japan. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1371 through 1382.
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1359
daughter of Charles VI of France (died 1422)
Michelle of France, also called Michelle of Valois, was Duchess consort of Burgundy as the first wife of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, called "Philip the Good". She was born a princess of France as the daughter of…
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1395
Italian artist (died 1540)
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino, was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma. His…
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1503
English politician (died 1666)
Colonel William Strode, Jr — called William Strode of Barrington to distinguish him from contemporaries of the same name, principally the Strodes of Newnham in Devon — was an English Parliamentarian officer and Member…
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1589
3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (died 1646)
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief…
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1591
Dutch painter (died 1680)
Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
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1624
English-American minister, physician, and academic (died 1684)
John Rogers was an English Puritan minister, and academic who served as the fifth president of Harvard College from 1682 to 1684.
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1630
Danish bishop and anatomist (died 1686)
Niels Steensen was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years. He has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
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1638
German organist and composer (died 1710)
Johann Friedrich Alberti was a German composer and organist.
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1642
1650
1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (died 1745)
François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie was a French Royal Army officer and diplomat.
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1671
Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1804)
Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 under the presidency of George Washington. He also founded…
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1755
English engineer and architect (died 1831)
Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Bentham was an English mechanical engineer and naval architect credited with numerous innovations, particularly related to naval architecture, including weapons. He was the only surviving…
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1757
American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (died 1833)
Oliver Wolcott Jr. was an American politician and judge. He was the second United States Secretary of the Treasury, a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, and the 24th Governor of…
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1760
Maltese merchant and rebel leader (died 1837)
Vincenzo Maria Borg, also known by his nickname Brared, was a Maltese merchant who was one of the main insurgent leaders during the French blockade of 1798–1800. He was a lieutenant from 1801 until he was deposed in…
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1777
English physicist (died 1869)
Joseph Jackson Lister FRS FRMS was an English opticist and physicist best known for being the father of Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister.
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1786
English chemist and academic (died 1866)
William Thomas Brande FRS FRSE was an English chemist.
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1788
Hungarian physicist and engineer (died 1895)
Ányos István Jedlik was a Hungarian inventor, engineer, physicist, and Benedictine priest. He was also a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. He is considered by Hungarians and…
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1800
American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University (died 1874)
Ezra Cornell was an American businessman, politician, academic, and philanthropist. He was involved in the founding of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as president of the New York…
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1807
English surgeon and pathologist (died 1899)
Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet FRS HFRSE was an English surgeon and pathologist who is best remembered for first describing Paget's disease and who is considered, together with Rudolf Virchow, as one of the founders of…
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1814
American businessman and politician (died 1867)
Socrates Nelson was an American businessman, politician, and pioneer who served one term as a Minnesota State Senator from 1859 to 1861. He was a general store owner, lumberman, and real estate speculator associated…
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1814
Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (died 1891)
Sir John Alexander Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that…
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1815
American poet, author, and critic (died 1878)
Bayard Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that…
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1825
Puerto Rican lawyer, philosopher, and sociologist (died 1903)
Eugenio María de Hostos y de Bonilla, known as El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas, was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, and Puerto Rican independence advocate.
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1839
American psychologist and philosopher (died 1910)
William James was an American philosopher and psychologist. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, he is considered to be one of the leading thinkers of the late 19th century, one of the…
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1842
German painter (died 1914)
Adolf Eberle was a German painter who specialised in genre painting, particularly of Bavarian and Tyrolean farmers and huntsmen.
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1843
Swedish mathematician and physicist (died 1912)
Albert Victor Bäcklund was a Swedish mathematician and physicist. He was a professor at Lund University and its rector from 1907 to 1909.
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1845
American pathologist and mycologist (died 1942)
Joseph Charles Arthur was a pioneer American plant pathologist and mycologist best known for his work with the parasitic rust fungi (Pucciniales). He was a charter member of the Botanical Society of America, the…
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1850
German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Weimar Germany (died 1926)
Constantin Fehrenbach, sometimes erroneously Konstantin Fehrenbach,, was a German politician who was one of the major leaders of the Catholic Centre Party. He served as president of the Reichstag in 1918 and then as…
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1852
Greek painter and sculptor (died 1932)
Georgios Jakobides was a Greek painter and medallist, one of the main representatives of the Greek artistic movement of the Munich School. He founded and was the first curator of the National Gallery of Greece in Athens.
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1853
Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1941)
Christian August Sinding was a Norwegian composer. He is best known for his lyrical work for piano Frühlingsrauschen. He was often compared to Edvard Grieg and regarded as his successor.
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1856
English jockey (died 1886)
Frederick James Archer, also known by the nickname The Tin Man, was an English flat race jockey of the Victorian era, described as "the best all-round jockey that the turf has ever seen".
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1857
American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (died 1947)
Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. was an American retail magnate who founded the London-based department store Selfridges. The early years of his leadership led to his becoming one of the wealthiest and most respected retail…
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1858
1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (died 1925)
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, known as Lord Curzon, was a British statesman, Conservative politician, explorer and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905 and Foreign…
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1859
Jr., American minister, lawyer, and politician (died 1946)
Thomas Frederick Dixon Jr. was an American white supremacist and polymath: a Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, lecturer, writer, and filmmaker. Dixon wrote two best-selling novels, The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of…
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1864
English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (died 1950)
Sir John Ernest Adamson CMG was an English educationalist. He was director of education in Transvaal, modern day South Africa from 1905 to 1924 and played an important role in developing that territory's education…
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1867
English psychologist and academic (died 1927)
Edward Bradford Titchener was an English psychologist who studied under Wilhelm Wundt for several years. Titchener is best known for creating his version of psychology that described the structure of the mind:…
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1867
Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1940)
Cai Yuanpei, spelt Ts'ai Yuan-p'ei during his lifetime, was a Chinese philosopher and politician who was an influential figure in the history of Chinese modern education. He made contributions to education reform with…
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1868
American sculptor and educator (died 1945)
Alexander Stirling Calder was an American sculptor and art teacher. He won a silver medal at the World's Fair of 1904 for his statue of Philip François Renault and led the sculpture program for the 1915 Panama-Pacific…
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1870
American physicist and academic (died 1956)
George Washington Pierce was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at Harvard University and inventor in the development of electronic telecommunications.
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1872
American soldier and journalist (died 1949)
John Callan O'Laughlin was a journalist and longtime publisher of the Army and Navy Journal.
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1873
Salvadoran politician, physician, and three-time president of El Salvador (died 1950)
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina was a Salvadoran politician and physician who served as the 24th President of El Salvador from 1923 to 1927. He also served as the country's acting president on two separate occasions and twice…
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1874
Russian composer and academic (died 1956)
Reinhold Moritzevich Glière was a Russian and Soviet composer of German and Polish descent. He was awarded the titles of People's Artist of the RSFSR (1935) and People's Artist of the USSR (1938).
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1875
American baseball player (died 1971)
Elmer Harrison Flick was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1910 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps. In 1,483…
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1876
American runner (died 1952)
Thomas John Hicks was an American track and field athlete. He won the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
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1876
Greek general and politician, President of Greece (died 1952)
Theodoros Pangalos was a Greek general, politician and dictator, who ruled Greece from 24 June 1925 to 22 August 1926. A distinguished staff officer and an ardent Venizelist and anti-royalist, Pangalos participated in…
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1878
American activist and suffragist (died 1977)
Alice Stokes Paul was an American Quaker, suffragette, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the foremost leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States…
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1885
British actor (died 1960)
George Zucco was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave villain, a…
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1886
American ecologist and author (died 1948)
Aldo Leopold was an American writer, philosopher, naturalist, scientist, ecologist, forester, professor, conservationist, and environmentalist. He taught at the University of Wisconsin and is best known for his book A…
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1887
American jurist and politician (died 1954)
Joseph Berry Keenan was an American lawyer best known for serving as Chief Prosecutor for the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. He previously served as Assistant Attorney General in the administration of…
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1888
American geneticist and academic (died 1938)
Calvin Blackman Bridges was an American scientist known for his contributions to the field of genetics. Along with Alfred Sturtevant and Hermann Joseph Muller, Bridges was part of Thomas Hunt Morgan's famous "Fly Room"…
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1889
1890
Brazilian poet and critic (died 1954)
José Oswald de Souza Andrade was a Brazilian poet, novelist and cultural critic. He was born in, spent most of his life in, and died in São Paulo.
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1890
American runner (died 1919)
Andrew Sockalexis was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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1891
Estonian painter (died 1969)
Ellinor Aiki was an Estonian painter who is possibly best recalled for her works in later life of vibrant and colorful, heavily textured portraits, landscapes and compositions interspersed with whimsical motifs.
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1893
Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1981)
Charles "Chook" Fraser (1893–1981) was an Australian rugby league footballer and later coach. He was a versatile three-quarter for the Australian national team. He played in 11 Tests between 1911 and 1920 as captain on…
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1893
American journalist and author (died 1942)
Anthony Melville Rud was an American writer and pulp magazine editor. Some of his works were published under the pen names R. Anthony, Ray McGillivary, and Anson Piper.
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1893
American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (died 1973)
Laurens Hammond was an American engineer and inventor. His inventions include the Hammond organ, the Hammond clock, and the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizer, the Novachord.
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1895
American historian and author (died 1955)
Bernard Augustine DeVoto was an American historian, conservationist, essayist, columnist, teacher, editor, and reviewer. He was the author of a series of Pulitzer-Prize-winning popular histories of the American West and…
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1897
German SS officer (died 1979)
August Friedrich Heissmeyer or Heißmeyer, was a German member of the Nazi Party who rose to become an SS-Obergruppenführer in the Schutzstaffel (SS). He held several major commands, including as the chief of the SS Main…
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1897
English-American actress, director, and producer (died 1991)
Eva Le Gallienne was a British-American stage actress, producer, director, translator, and author. A Broadway star by age 21, in 1926 she left Broadway behind to found the Civic Repertory Theatre, where she served as…
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1899
Korean pilot (died 1988)
Kwon Ki-ok was a Korean aviator. She is the first Korean female pilot and one of the first female pilots to fly in China. Her name in Chinese is Quan Jiyu. Kwon went into exile in China during the Japanese occupation of…
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1901
French organist and composer (died 1986)
Maurice Gustave Duruflé was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. He is particularly well known for his Requiem (1947).
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1902
South African author and activist (died 1988)
Alan Stewart Paton was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953), and the short story The Waste Land.
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1903
American anthropologist and theorist (died 1960)
Clyde Kay Maben Kluckhohn, was an American anthropologist and social theorist, best known for his long-term ethnographic work among the Navajo and his contributions to the development of theory of culture within…
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1905
Swiss chemist and academic, discoverer of LSD (died 2008)
Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also isolated, named and synthesized the…
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1906
French lawyer and politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France (died 1982)
Pierre Isaac Isidore Mendès France was a French politician who served as prime minister of France for eight months from 1954 to 1955. As a member of the Radical Party, he headed a government supported by a coalition of…
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1907
Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (died 1972)
Abraham Joshua Heschel was a Polish-American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Heschel, a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of…
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1907
American actor and activist (died 1994)
Lionel Jay Stander was an American actor, activist, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. He had an extensive career in theatre, film, radio, and television that spanned nearly 70 years, from 1928 until…
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1908
New Zealand rugby player (died 1999)
Arthur Lambourn was a New Zealand rugby union player. A front rower, Lambourn represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1932 to 1938. He played…
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1910
Australian soldier and politician (died 1966)
Sir Shane Dunne Paltridge was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the Menzies Government as Minister for Shipping and Transport (1955–1960), Civil Aviation (1956–1964), and…
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1910
American singer-songwriter (died 1967)
Thomas Elmer Duncan, was an American Western swing vocalist and songwriter who gained fame in the 1930s as a founding member of The Texas Playboys. He recorded and toured with bandleader Bob Wills on and off into the…
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1911
Australian painter (died 2003)
Nora Heysen, was an Australian artist, the first woman to win the Archibald Prize in 1938 for portraiture and the first Australian woman appointed as an official war artist.
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1911
Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2004)
Zenkō Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982.
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1911
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1980)
Don Barry, also known as Red Barry, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adventures of Red Ryder with Noah Beery…
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1912
Danish actor (died 1980)
Karl Stegger was a Danish actor, who appeared in 158 films which makes him the most used Danish film actor..
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1913
German javelin thrower (died 2001)
Luise Krüger was a female, German athlete, who competed mainly in the javelin. She won the bronze medal for her native country at the 1934 Women's World Games in London and the silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics…
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1915
British colonel and lawyer (died 1955)
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blair Mayne,, best known as Paddy Mayne or familiarly as Blair, was a British Army officer from Newtownards. He was an amateur boxing champion, qualified as a solicitor and played rugby union…
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1915
1916
Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (died 1982)
John Parmenter Robarts was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th premier of Ontario from 1961 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
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1917
American author and journalist (died 1973)
Robert Leslie Carroll Conly, better known by his pen name Robert C. O'Brien, was an American novelist and a journalist for National Geographic magazine. He is best known for his children's novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats…
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1918
Australian rugby league player and soldier (died 1945)
Spencer Walklate was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and served as a special operations serviceman who was killed in action in World War II.
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1918
English wrestler (died 2013)
Mick McManus was an English professional wrestler. The role he played was noted as a heel European wrestler and often went by the nicknames "The Man You Love to Hate", "Rugged South London Tough Guy" and "The Dulwich…
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1920
American wrestler and trainer (died 1990)
Salvador Guerrero Quesada, better known as Gory Guerrero, was an American and Mexican professional wrestler, promoter, and booker. He was a major star of Lucha Libre during his time, and worked primarily in Empresa…
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1921
American economist and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (died 2010)
Clara Juanita Morris Kreps was an American economist, educator and businesswoman who served as the 24th United States secretary of commerce under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic…
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1921
American author and screenwriter (died 1998)
Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby was an American short story writer and scriptwriter. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life", which was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
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1923
German historian and philosopher (died 2016)
Ernst Nolte was a German historian and philosopher. Nolte's major interest was the comparative studies of fascism and communism. Originally trained in philosophy, he was professor emeritus of modern history at the Free…
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1923
American race car driver, engineer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (died 2012)
Carroll Hall Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.
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1923
French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
Roger Charles Louis Guillemin was a French-American neuroscientist. He received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year…
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1924
Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1994)
Samuel Blakeley Hall Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 1st congressional district from 1976 to 1985 and a United States…
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1924
American blues singer-songwriter and musician (died 1970)
Slim Harpo was an American blues musician, a leading exponent of the swamp blues style, and "one of the most commercially successful blues artists of his day". He played guitar and was a master of the blues harmonica,…
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1924
American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (died 2016)
Grant Almerin Tinker was an American television executive who was chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986. Additionally, he was a co-founder of MTM Enterprises and a television producer.
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1925
Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1998)
Lev Stepanovich Dyomin was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This spaceflight was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but the docking failed.
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1926
American director and producer (died 2010)
David Lloyd Wolper was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as Roots, The Thorn Birds, and North and South, and the theatrically-released films Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)…
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1928
Estonian architect and theorist (died 2020)
Dmitri Bruns was a Latvia-born Soviet and Estonian architect and architecture theorist of Russian origin.
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1929
Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (died 2014)
Ronald Joseph Mulock AO KCSG was an Australian politician. A former City of Penrith mayor, he was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1988. He was Deputy Premier of…
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1930
Australian-American actor and screenwriter (died 2015)
Rodney Sturt Taylor was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including Young Cassidy (1965), Nobody Runs Forever (1968), The Train Robbers (1973), and A Matter of Wife... and Death (1975).
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1930
Australian painter, historian, and curator (died 2015)
Elizabeth Ann Dewar Churcher was an Australian arts administrator, best known as director of the National Gallery of Australia from 1990 to 1997. She was also a painter in her own right earlier in her life.
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1931
American composer and author (died 2014)
Mary Rodgers was an American composer, screenwriter, and author. She wrote the 1972 novel Freaky Friday, which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which she wrote the screenplay, as well as…
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1931
Mexican actor and director
Alfonso Arau Incháustegui is a Mexican filmmaker and actor. He worked as an actor and director in both Mexican and Hollywood productions for over 40 years, before his international breakthrough with the 1992 film Like…
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1932
American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
Argolda Voncile "Goldie" Hill was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her number-one 1953…
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1933
Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. He served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1990 to 2003 and as leader of the…
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1934
American actor (died 2022)
Mitchell Ryan was an American actor and comedian. With six decades of television credits, he is best known for playing Burke Devlin in the 1960s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, and later for his co-starring role as Greg…
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1934
1936
Italian character actor, circus performer, voice artist, and stuntman (died 2021)
Felix Anthony Silla, also credited as Felix Cilla, was an Italian character actor, circus performer, voice artist and movie stuntman, best known for his career in Hollywood in TV and film.
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1937
English miner, activist, and politician
Arthur Scargill is a British trade unionist who was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. He is best known for leading the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike, a major event in the history of…
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1938
Canadian alpine skier
Anne Heggtveit, is a former alpine ski racer from Canada. She was an Olympic gold medallist and double world champion in 1960.
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1939
Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia
Andres Tarand is an Estonian geographer, climatologist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1994 to 1995. He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Social Democratic Party,…
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1940
Canadian professional wrestler
Lawrence Robert Shreve, better known by the ring name Abdullah the Butcher, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He has a reputation for being involved in some of the most violent and bloody hardcore wrestling…
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1941
1941
1942
American saxophonist and actor (died 2011)
Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr., also known as The Big Man, was an American saxophonist. From 1972 until his death in 2011, he was the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.
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1942
Sudanese poet and academic (died 1989)
Mohammed Abdul-Hayy or Muhammad Abd al-Hayy was a member of the first generation of post-colonial Sudanese writers and academics. Together with Ali El-Mak and Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, he is regarded as a pioneer of modern…
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1944
Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand (died 2025)
Shibu Soren, popularly known as the Dishom Guru, was an Indian politician who was a founder and longtime president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). He played a crucial role in the formation of the separate state of…
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1944
German actress, author, and businesswoman (died 2017)
Christine Maria Kaufmann was a German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman. The daughter of a German father and a French mother, she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for Town Without…
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1945
American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2022)
Naomi Judd was an American country music singer and actress. In 1980, she and her daughter Wynonna formed the duo known as The Judds, who became a successful country music act, winning five Grammy Awards and nine…
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1946
1946
American theologian and author
John Stephen Piper is a Reformed Baptist theologian and retired pastor. Specializing in New Testament studies, he is chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper taught biblical studies…
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1946
New Zealand rugby player
Hamish Hugh Macdonald is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Macdonald represented Poverty Bay, Canterbury, and North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the…
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1947
1948
Scottish footballer and manager
Joseph Montgomery Harper is a Scottish former footballer, mainly remembered for his two spells with Aberdeen, during which he won the three main domestic trophies once each and became the club's record goalscorer with…
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1948
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna (died 2018)
Wajima Hiroshi was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nanao, Ishikawa. He was the sport's 54th yokozuna and is the first wrestler with a collegiate background to reach its highest rank. Entering professional…
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1948
Welsh drummer
Terrence Williams is a retired Welsh rock drummer. During the 1970s and early 1980s Williams was drummer with Dave Edmunds / Rockpile and Man. Rockpile split in 1981 and Williams joined Dire Straits from 1982 until 1988.
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1948
Australian singer-songwriter
Daryl Braithwaite is an Australian singer. He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet. Braithwaite also has a solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including two number-one hits: "You're My World" and "The…
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1949
American basketball player and coach (died 2023)
Christopher Joseph Ford was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mad Bomber", Ford played most of his NBA career with the Detroit Pistons…
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1949
Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran
Mohammad Reza Rahimi is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdistan province and vice president…
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1949
American rock singer and guitarist
Charles Hartley Huhn is an American rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player. He got his start in Grand Rapids, Michigan, playing with local groups Cirrus, Tanglewood, and Vic Amato & Co before joining Ted…
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1951
English footballer and manager (died 2000)
William Dixon Maddren was an English professional football player and manager. A one-club man, he made all his professional club appearances for Middlesbrough between 1968 and 1979, and went on to manage the club from…
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1951
Scottish archbishop (died 2021)
Filippo "Philip" Tartaglia was a Scottish prelate who served as a bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow from 2012 until 2021. He previously served as Bishop of Paisley. Prior to…
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1951
Australian actor and playwright (died 2013)
William Gerald Brown AM professionally known as Bille Brown was an Australian stage, film and television actor, director and acclaimed playwright.
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1952
American golfer and architect
Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American retired professional golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995. Nicknamed Gentle Ben, Crenshaw is widely…
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1952
Australian lawyer and politician
Michael George Forshaw is an Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New South Wales from May 1994 to June 2011, representing the Australian Labor Party.
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1952
American author
Diana J. Gabaldon is an American author and television writer. She is best known for the book series Outlander. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and…
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1952
American guitarist, composer, and producer
Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz, jazz fusion guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s.
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1952
English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Graham William Allen is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham North from 1987 to 2017. He stood down at the 2017 general election.
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1953
Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food
Kostas Skandalidis is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the Athens A constituency.
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1953
Estonian physicist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Defence
Jaak Aaviksoo is an Estonian politician and physicist, a former rector of the University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech).
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1954
Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated for the universal right to education and right to life for children.
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1954
Australian rugby league player (died 1994)
David "Nana" Grant (1956–1994) was an Australian rugby league footballer originally from [Trangie], New South Wales. He played as a prop/back-rower in the 1970s and 1980s for a number of teams in the New South Wales…
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1956
American rapper (died 2014)
Henry Lee Jackson, known by his stage name Big Bank Hank, was an American hip hop recording artist and manager. Also known as Imp the Dimp, he was a member of the trio the Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to have a…
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1956
American singer-songwriter
Robert Earl Keen is an American country singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas.
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1956
Scottish actress
Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress, widely known for her roles as Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983…
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1956
American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
Darryl R. Dawkins was an American professional basketball player and coach. A three-time NBA finalist center, he most notably played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets with brief tenures at the Utah Jazz and…
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1957
Australian rules footballer and coach
Peter Moore is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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1957
English footballer and manager
Bryan Robson is an English former football manager and player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972, where he amassed over 200 appearances and was club captain, before moving to Manchester United in…
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1957
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Victoria Anne Theresa Cowsill is an American rock musician and songwriter. She has been the lead guitarist for the Bangles since their founding in 1981. After their first disbandment in 1989, she has returned to the…
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1958
American NASCAR driver
Brett Elias Bodine III is an American former stock car racing driver, former driver of the pace car in Cup Series events, and current NASCAR employee. He is the younger brother of 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine…
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1959
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
George Robert Ramage is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs,…
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1959
English author
Jasper Fforde is an English novelist whose first novel, The Eyre Affair, was published in 2001. He is known mainly for his Thursday Next novels, but has also published two books in the loosely connected Nursery Crime…
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1961
Swedish racing driver (died 1989)
Lars-Erik Torph was a Swedish rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1980 and took his first points at his home event, the Swedish Rally, in 1984. Driving a Toyota Celica TCT, a Toyota Supra 3.0i…
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1961
Austrian politician, Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Karl von Habsburg is an Austrian politician and the head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the former royal house of the defunct Austro-Hungarian thrones. As a citizen of the Republic of Austria, his legal name is Karl…
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1961
Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe
Sir Chris John Bryant is a British politician and former Anglican priest who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda and Ogmore, and previously Rhondda, since 2001. A member of the Labour Party, he was the…
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1962
1962
American journalist and activist
Susan Lindauer is an American journalist and former U.S. Congressional staffer who was charged with "acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government" and violating U.S. financial sanctions during the run-up to…
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1962
English rugby player
Brian Christopher Moore is an English former rugby union footballer. He played as a hooker, and is a rugby presenter and pundit for BBC Sport, Talksport and Love Sport Radio. He qualified as a Rugby Football Union…
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1962
American-Australian swimmer
Tracy Anne Stockwell, OAM,, née Tracy Anne Caulkins, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time world champion, and former world record-holder in three events.
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1963
Italian-born British actor and director
Jason Joseph Connery is a British actor and director. He is the son of Sean Connery and Diane Cilento. On screen, he is best known for appearing in the third series of the ITV drama series Robin of Sherwood in 1986. He…
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1963
German swimmer
Petra Schneider is a German retired medley and freestyle swimmer. She actively competed in the 1970s and 1980s.
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1963
French actor and director
Albert Dupontel is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-up…
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1964
Filipino politician
Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician who has served as the executive secretary on an ad interim basis since 2025 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the 33rd secretary of finance from 2024…
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1964
Mexican wrestler
Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican wrestler. He is one of the most well-known Mexican Mini-Estrellas of the modern era. He is the original Mascarita Sagrada although there have been several wrestlers who have used the same…
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1965
Russian footballer and coach
Aleksey Zhukov is a former Russian professional football coach and a player.
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1965
American author and screenwriter
Marc Acito is an American playwright, novelist, and humorist.
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1966
Irish politician
Michael J. Healy-Rae is an Irish independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry constituency since 2016, and from 2011 to 2016 for the Kerry South constituency. He served as a Minister of State…
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1967
Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Finance
Anders Erik Borg is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Finance in the Swedish government from 2006 to 2014. He is a member of the Swedish Moderate Party.
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1968
American guitarist and producer
Thomas Martin Dumont is an American musician and producer. Dumont is a member of third wave ska band No Doubt, and during the band's hiatus, he began Invincible Overlord as a side project and produced Matt Costa's Songs…
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1968
Australian rugby league player
Steve Mavin is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1987 until 1990. Mavin played in England for Trafford Borough in 1990, the Canterbury Bankstown…
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1968
Dominican-American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster
Manuel Elias Acta is a Dominican former professional baseball manager who is currently the bench coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has formerly served as a broadcast analyst for ESPN and…
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1969
Italian painter and sculptor
Manfredi Beninati is an Italian artist born in Palermo (Sicily) in 1970. A contemporary figurative painter, his oeuvre also covers installations, drawings, sculpture, collage and film.
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1970
American basketball player and coach
Christopher Matthew Jent is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as the associate head coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was formerly the head coach of…
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1970
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Malcolm D. Lee is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing comedy films including The Best Man (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Roll Bounce (2005), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), Soul Men (2008), Scary…
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1970
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. Often referred to by the honorifics "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and "Queen of R&B", her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy…
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1971
Australian rugby league player
Jeff Orford is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for Eastern Suburbs, St. George, Gold Coast Chargers and South Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League…
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1971
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Christian Richards Jacobs is an American musician, television producer, and actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. series Yo Gabba Gabba!, on which he additionally serves as…
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1972
1972
American actress and playwright
Amanda Peet is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought…
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1972
Indian cricketer
Rahul Sharad Dravid is an Indian former cricket player, ex-captain and ex-head coach of the Indian national cricket team. Known for his outstanding batting technique, Dravid scored 24,177 runs in international cricket…
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1973
American actor
Rockmond Dunbar is an American actor, best known for his roles as Baines on the NBC series Earth 2, Kenny Chadway on Showtime family drama Soul Food, and Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the Fox crime drama Prison…
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1973
1974
Canadian baseball player
Cody Dean McKay is a Canadian former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Oakland Athletics in 2002 and for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004.
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1974
German footballer
Jens Daniel Nowotny is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or sweeper. He played in nearly 300 official games with Bayer Leverkusen in one full decade, helping them reach the 2002…
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1974
American ice hockey player
Rory Brian Fitzpatrick is an American politician and former professional ice hockey defenseman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators,…
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1975
1975
Italian politician, 56th Prime Minister of Italy
Matteo Renzi is an Italian politician who served as prime minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016. He has been a senator for Florence since 2018. Renzi has served as the leader of Italia Viva (IV) since 2019, having been…
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1975
Greek basketball player
Efthimios Rentzias is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he was most notably a member of the Spanish League's FC Barcelona, and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. At a height of 2.12…
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1976
American football player
Shamari Buchanan is an American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Alabama. and won a SEC Championship his senior year with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Professionally, he signed with…
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1977
German speed skater
Anna ("Anni") Christine Friesinger-Postma is a German former speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina ("Jana") Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the…
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1977
Australian rugby league player
Shane Kelly is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.
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1977
Ukrainian long jumper
Olexiy Lukashevych is a Ukrainian long jumper, best known for winning the 2002 European Championships. His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu.
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1977
Estonian basketball player
Vallo Allingu is a retired Estonian professional basketballer who last played for Tartu Ülikool/Rock at the center position. Allingu started his senior club career with Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams like…
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1978
Australian actress
Holly Brisley is an Australian actress and television presenter. She began her career at the age of 16 on Agro's Cartoon Connection (1994–97) and more recently portrayed Amanda Vale-Baker on Home and Away (2005–09). Her…
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1978
Irish footballer
Michael James Duff is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is head coach of League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
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1978
English footballer
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English former professional footballer who currently serves as head of football development of Leicester City Women. Playing as a striker, he made more than 500 appearances in the…
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1978
American director and screenwriter
Darren Lynn Bousman is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films. He has directed four of the Saw films: Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and Spiral. He also directed the horror…
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1979
German footballer
Michael Lorenz is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Arminia Klosterhardt.
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1979
American basketball player
Terence Darea Morris is an American former professional basketball player. He was twice the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year, in 2007 and 2008. He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection…
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1979
Malaysian singer-songwriter and businesswoman
Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the "Voice of Asia", she is regarded as one of the most influential artists in the Malay world. She has recorded songs in…
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1979
Irish hurler
Henry Shefflin is an Irish hurling manager and former player who was the manager of the Galway senior hurling team from 2021 to 2024. In his playing career he was nicknamed "King Henry" because of his directive style,…
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1979
Australian rugby league player and coach
Josh Hannay is an Australian professional rugby league head coach for the Gold Coast Titans. Previously he was an assistant coach of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL and assistant coach of the Queensland rugby…
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1980
American basketball player
Damien Lamont Wilkins is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive who played in the National Basketball Association for ten seasons. He is the son of retired 13-year NBA veteran Gerald…
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1980
American basketball player
Anthony Allen is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies. Nicknamed "the…
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1982
Australian-French rugby league player
Clint Greenshields is a former France international rugby league footballer who played as a fullback for the St George Illawarra Dragons and the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL, and for the Catalans Dragons in the…
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1982
American actor (died 2017)
Blake Christopher Heron was an American actor. He was best known for his starring role as Marty Preston in the 1996 film Shiloh. He died of an accidental drug overdose, aged 35.
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1982
South Korean actress
Son Eon-jin, better known by her stage name, Son Ye-jin (손예진), is a South Korean actress who rose to fame in 2003 in The Classic and Summer Scent, which were followed by the commercially successful A Moment to Remember…
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1982
Swedish skier
André Myhrer is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born at Bergsjö in Gävleborg County, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.
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1983
Australian rules footballer
Ted Richards is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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1983
German racing driver
Adrian Sutil is a German racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2014.
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1983
American football player
Kevin Michael Boss is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Oregon Wolves and was selected in the fifth…
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1984
Croatian footballer
Dario Krešić is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1984
American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress
Matthew Charles Mullenweg is an American web developer and entrepreneur. He is known as a co-founder of the free and open-source web publishing software WordPress, and the founder of Automattic.
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1984
Dutch footballer
Stephanus Johannes "Stijn" Schaars is a Dutch professional football coach and a former midfielder who is the manager of Eerste Divisie club Jong PSV.
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1984
Australian rugby league player
Glenn Stewart is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Leigh Centurions in the Super League. An Australia international and New South Wales State of Origin representative…
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1984
American football player
Dennis Lee Dixon Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks. Dixon was selected by the Pittsburgh…
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1985
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing.
In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album Hand Built by Robots was…
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1985
American actress
Aja Naomi King is an American actress. King began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred in the short-lived CW medical comedy-drama series Emily Owens, M.D. (2012–2013). She also has starred in…
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1985
American BMX rider
Scotty Cranmer is an American BMX rider. He is tied with Dave Mirra for the most X Games BMX Park medals with nine, three each in gold, silver and bronze over fourteen appearances. He attended Jackson Memorial High…
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1987
Hungarian sprint canoer
Danuta Kozák is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the first female to win K1, K2 and K4 at the same…
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1987
Italian footballer
Daniel Semenzato is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie D club Luparense.
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1987
English footballer
Jamie Richard Vardy is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Cremonese.
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1987
South Korean actor and model
Kim Young-kwang is a South Korean actor and model. Kim began his career as a model and has modeled for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to model at…
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1987
American-Russian basketball player
Epiphanny Prince is a Russian-American former professional basketball player.
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1988
American football player
Demario Davis is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Jets in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football…
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1989
Australian rugby league player
Kane Linnett is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer, who plays as a centre or second-row forward for Sarina Crocodiles in the Mackay & District Rugby League.
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1989
American football player
Malik Barron Jackson is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. Jackson…
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1990
Italian footballer
Andrea Bertolacci is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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1991
Spanish footballer
Daniel Carvajal Ramos is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Madrid, which he captains, and the Spain national team.
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1992
South Korean rapper and dancer
Lee Seung-hoon, also known by the mononym Hoony, is a South Korean rapper and dancer. His musical career began in 2011 as a contestant in the first installation of K-pop Star (2011–2012); where he caught the attention…
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1992
Saint Lucian-Canadian basketball player
Christopher Boucher is a Saint Lucian-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Saint Lucia, he played college basketball for…
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1993
South Korean Go player
Park Junghwan is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.
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1993
English footballer
Michael Vincent Keane is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton.
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1993
Irish footballer
William David Keane is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Reading, on loan from Preston North End, and the Republic of Ireland national team.
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1993
American baseball player
Nicholas Blake Solak is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta…
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1995
German footballer
Leroy Aziz Sané is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Germany national team.
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1996
Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Cody Robert Simpson is an Australian singer, actor, and a former competitive swimmer. Since his debut as a recording artist, he has released four solo studio albums: Paradise (2012), Surfers Paradise (2013), Free…
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1997
New Zealand rugby league player
Thomas Mikaele is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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1998
Norwegian sport shooter
Jeanette Hegg Duestad is a Norwegian sport shooter. Her achievements include winning individual gold medal in rifle shooting at both the 2022 and 2025 ISSF World Shooting Championships, as well as team gold medals in…
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1999
South Korean volleyball player
Lim Sung-jin is a South Korean indoor volleyball player. He plays as an outside hitter for Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars in the V-League.
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1999
Australian-Fijian rugby league player
Brandon Wakeham is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker or halfback for the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL.
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1999
South Korean singer-songwriter
Lee Chae-yeon is a South Korean singer, dancer, and actress. She was a member of the South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One, and made her solo debut in 2022 with her first extended play (EP), Hush Rush.
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2000
Dominican baseball player
Elly Antonio De La Cruz is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Reds as an international free agent in 2018 and made his MLB debut in…
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2002
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