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His most recent novel is titled See You on the Other Side, published in 2026
Famous Birthdays on January 13
227 people
5 BC – 2005
January 13 has seen 227 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 5 BC – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1955 — Jay McInerney
American novelist and critic
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He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie
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He was the wine columnist for House & Garden magazine, and his essays on wine have been collected in Bacchus & Me (2000) and A Hedonist in the Cellar (2006)
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From April 2010 he was a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal
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In 2009, he published a book of short stories that spanned his entire career, titled How It Ended, which was named one of the 10 best books of the year by Janet Maslin of The New York Times.
Chinese emperor (died 57)
Emperor Guangwu of Han, personal name Liu Xiu (劉秀), courtesy name Wenshu (文叔), was the founding emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han dynasty. Through the Eastern Han's suppression and conquest of regional warlords, the…
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Roman adopted son of Hadrian (died 138)
Year 101 (CI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Paetus. The denomination 101 for this year has been used since the early…
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101
Umayyad caliph (died 976)
Al-Hakam II, also known as Abū al-ʿĀṣ al-Mustanṣir bi-Llāh al-Hakam b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, was the Caliph of Córdoba. He was the second Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba in Al-Andalus, and son of Abd-al-Rahman III and Murjan. He…
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1334
Korean civil minister, diplomat and scholar (died 1392)
Chŏng Mongju, also known by his art name P'oŭn (포은), was a Korean statesman, diplomat, philosopher, poet, calligrapher and reformist of the Goryeo period. He was a major figure of opposition to the transition from the…
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1338
French abbess and saint in the Catholic Church (died 1447)
Colette of Corbie, PCC was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Order of Saint Clare, better known as the Poor Clares. She is honored as a saint in the Catholic Church.…
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1381
Constable of Portugal (died 1442)
Infante John, Constable of Portugal was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, Constable of Portugal and master of the Portuguese Order of St. James (Santiago). In Portugal, he is commonly referred to as…
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1400
5th Earl of Northumberland (died 1527)
Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, KG was an English nobleman and a member of the courts of both Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII.
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1477
Elector of Brandenburg (died 1571)
Joachim II was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1535–1571), the sixth member of the House of Hohenzollern. Joachim II was the eldest son of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg and his wife…
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1505
Scottish poet and soldier (died 1601)
Mark Alexander Boyd was a Scottish poet and soldier of fortune. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland. His father was from Penkill, Carrick, in Ayrshire. He was educated under the care of his uncle, the Archbishop of…
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1562
Dutch painter and illustrator (died 1656)
Jan Josephszoon van Goyen was a Dutch landscape painter. The scope of his landscape subjects was very broad as he painted forest landscapes, marine paintings, river landscapes, beach scenes, winter landscapes,…
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1596
archduchess of Austria (died 1665)
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, was a German regent, Electress of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, and co-regent of the Electorate of Bavaria during the minority of her son Ferdinand Maria,…
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1610
French-Flemish mystic and author (died 1680)
Antoinette Bourignon de la Porte was a French-Flemish mystic and adventurer. She taught that the end times would come soon and that the Last Judgment would then fall. Her belief was that she was chosen by God to restore…
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1616
1st Earl of Warrington, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1694)
Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, PC was an English politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1689 to 1690.
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1651
1672
German harpsichord player and composer (died 1760)
Christoph Graupner was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.
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1683
English bishop (died 1808)
Richard Hurd was an English divine and writer, and bishop of Worcester.
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1720
German poet, painter, and playwright (died 1825)
Friedrich Müller, German poet, dramatist and painter from the Electoral Palatinate, is best known for his slightly sentimental prose idylls on country life. Usually known as Maler Müller.
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1749
American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1854)
John Davis was an American lawyer, businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He spent 25 years in public service, serving in both houses of the United States Congress and for three non-consecutive years as Governor…
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1787
French illustrator (died 1866)
Paul Gavarni was the pen name of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier, a French illustrator, born in Paris.
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1804
American lawyer and politician, 18th Mayor of Chicago (died 1862)
Thomas Dyer served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1856–1857) for the Democratic Party. He also served as the founding president of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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1805
American jurist and politician, 6th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1873)
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873. Earlier, he had served as the 25th United States Secretary of the…
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1808
American suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker (died 1892)
Ernestine Louise Rose was a suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker who has been called the “first Jewish feminist.” Her career spanned from the 1830s to the 1870s, making her a contemporary to the more famous…
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1810
French poet and critic (died 1883)
Pierre Martin Victor Richard de Laprade, known as Victor de Laprade, was a French poet and critic.
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1812
Jr., American novelist and journalist (died 1899)
Horatio Alger Jr. was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were…
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1832
French astronomer and academic (died 1896)
François Félix Tisserand was a French astronomer.
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1845
Lithuanian-German biologist and academic (died 1931)
Oskar Minkowski was a German physician and physiologist who held a professorship at the University of Breslau and is most famous for his research on diabetes. He was the brother of the mathematician Hermann Minkowski…
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1858
Greek poet and playwright (died 1943)
Kostis Palamas was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School along with…
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1859
1861
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien was a German physicist who used theories about heat and electromagnetism to deduce Wien's displacement law, which calculates the emission of a blackbody at any temperature from…
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1864
Princess Marie of Orléans was a French princess by birth and a Danish princess by marriage to Prince Valdemar. She was politically active by the standards of her day.
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1865
Russian bassoon player and composer (died 1901)
Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov was a Russian composer. His body of work consists of two symphonies, several additional orchestral works, and numerous songs, all of them imbued with characteristics of folksong. His…
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1866
Duke of Aosta (died 1931)
Prince Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Alberto Genova Giuseppe Maria di Savoia, 2nd Duke of Aosta was an Italian general and member of the House of Savoy, as the son of Amadeo I, and was also a cousin of Victor…
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1869
American biologist and anatomist (died 1959)
Ross Granville Harrison was an American biologist and anatomist credited for his pioneering work on animal tissue culture. His work also contributed to the understanding of embryonic development. Harrison studied in…
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1870
Canadian priest and historian (died 1967)
Lionel Groulx was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, historian, professor, public intellectual and Quebec nationalist.
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1878
Australian engineer and businessman (died 1961)
Essington Lewis was an Australian industrialist. He was the Director-General of the Department of Munitions during World War II.
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1881
American runner and coach (died 1967)
Nathaniel John Cartmell, also known as Nat and Nate, was an American athlete who won medals at two editions of the Olympic Games. Importantly, Nate was on first racially integrated Men's Medley relay team that won…
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1883
Canadian-American businessman, founded the Fuller Brush Company (died 1973)
Alfred Carl Fuller was a Canadian-born American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who was the original "Fuller Brush Man". He created the Fuller Brush Company, a multi-million dollar corporation.
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1885
1886
Russian-born American singer and actress (died 1966)
Sophie Tucker was a Russian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the…
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1886
Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1945)
Jüri Uluots was an Estonian prime minister, journalist, prominent attorney and distinguished Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Tartu.
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1890
Italian-Swiss footballer (died 1976)
Ermanno Aebi was an Italian-Swiss footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1892
English lieutenant and pilot (died 1974)
Lieutenant Charles Henry Arnison was a British World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories. He won the Military Cross for valour in World War I, and returned to the RAF to serve in World War II.
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1893
Australian footballer and coach (died 1963)
Roy Cazaly was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also represented Victoria and Tasmania in interstate football and, after his…
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1893
American poet, sculptor, painter, and author (died 1961)
Clark Ashton Smith was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories and poetry, and an artist. He achieved early recognition in California for traditional verse in the vein of…
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1893
Belarusian-French painter (died 1943)
Chaïm Soutine was a French painter of Belarusian-Jewish origin of the School of Paris, who made a major contribution to the Expressionist movement while living and working in Paris.
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1893
Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1967)
Shimizugawa Motokichi was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki.
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1900
American mathematician (died 1978)
Gertrude Mary Cox was an American statistician and founder of the department of Experimental Statistics at North Carolina State University. She was later appointed director of both the Institute of Statistics of the…
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1900
Jr., American novelist, screenwriter, historian (died 1991)
Alfred Bertram "Bud" Guthrie Jr. was an American novelist, screenwriter, historian, and literary historian known for writing western stories. His novel The Way West won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his…
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1901
Polish priest and historian (died 1978)
Mieczysław Żywczyński was a Polish historian and priest. He was a professor of Catholic University of Lublin. He was a researcher of the Church's history and general history. He was born in Warsaw and died in Lublin.
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1901
Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (died 1985)
Karl Menger was an Austrian-born American mathematician, the son of the economist Carl Menger. In mathematics, Menger studied the theory of algebras and the dimension theory of low-regularity ("rough") curves and…
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1902
English composer (died 1977)
Richard Stewart Addinsell was an English composer, known early in his career for his music for the theatre in collaboration with Clemence Dane, later for his film music – including his best-known piece, the Warsaw…
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1904
Ukrainian-American violinist and composer (died 1992)
Nathan Mironovich Milstein was a Russian-American virtuoso violinist.
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1904
Irish footballer (died 1984)
Richard William Morris Rowley DCM was an Irish professional footballer who played as an inside-forward or centre-forward for Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Preston North End in the English Football League, as well…
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1904
American actress (died 1968)
Kay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star…
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1905
English sprinter and pianist (died 1966)
John Edward London was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Born in British Guiana, now Guyana, he won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He was the second Black…
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1905
Chinese linguist, sinologist, and academic (died 2017)
Zhou Youguang, also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, linguist, sinologist, and supercentenarian. He has been credited as the father of pinyin, the most popular romanization system for…
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1906
German race car driver (died 1993)
Helmut Erik "Helm" Glöckler was a German amateur racing driver.
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1909
Greek painter and illustrator (died 1989)
Yannis Tsarouchis was a Greek modernist painter and set designer who achieved international fame, and was "known in particular for his homoerotic subjects," including soldiers, sailors, and nude males.
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1910
New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician, 31st Premier of Queensland (died 2005)
Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen was an Australian politician and farmer who served as premier of Queensland from 1968 to 1987 as leader of the Queensland National Party. He was renowned for his political longevity…
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1911
Danish-American actress (died 2006)
Osa Massen was a Danish actress who became a successful movie actress in Hollywood. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1941.
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1914
Baron Willis, English author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1992)
Edward Henry Willis, Baron Willis was an English playwright, novelist and screenwriter who was also politically active in support of the Labour Party. He created several television series, including the long-running…
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1914
American actor (died 2003)
Robert Stack was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over 40 feature films. He starred in the ABC television series The Untouchables (1959–1963), for…
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1919
Greek-Turkish author and poet (died 2001)
Necati Cumalı was a Turkish writer of novels, short-stories, essays and poetry. He was born in Florina, Greece to a Turkish family who had settled in Urla near İzmir in the framework of the 1923 agreement for the…
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1921
American-English author and poet (died 2000)
Dachine Rainer was an American-born British writer, poet, and anarchist.
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1921
English footballer (died 2007)
Arthur Stevens was an English footballer who scored 110 goals from 386 games in the Football League playing as an outside right for Fulham. Although outside right was his primary position, Arthur Stevens would regularly…
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1921
French director and producer (died 1970)
Albert Lamorisse was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of short films which he began making in the late 1940s.
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1922
1923
Dutch runner (died 2003)
Willem Frederik "Wim" Slijkhuis was a Dutch athlete. During his career that lasted from 1939 to 1954 he was a world's top middle distance runner, excelling in distances from 1500 to 5000 metres.
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1923
1923
Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (died 1994)
Paul Karl Feyerabend was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in the philosophy of science. He started his academic career as lecturer in the philosophy of science at the University of Bristol (1955–1958);…
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1924
French dancer and choreographer (died 2011)
Roland Petit was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer. He trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets.
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1924
American actress (died 2014)
Rosemary Murphy was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her stage work, as well as two Emmy Awards for television work, winning once, for her performance in…
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1925
American singer and actress (died 1994)
Vannie Smith, known professionally as Vanita Smythe was an American blues and jazz singer and actress. She was professionally active between 1945 and 1950, making eight soundies, two motion pictures and releasing a…
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1925
Australian engineer and businessman (died 2020)
Ronald Sidney Tauranac was a British-Australian engineer and racing car designer, who with Formula One driver Jack Brabham founded the Brabham constructor and racing team in 1962. Following Brabham's retirement as a…
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1925
American actress and dancer (died 2000)
Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and she served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for…
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1925
English author, created Paddington Bear (died 2017)
Thomas Michael Bond was an English author. He is best known for a series of children's books featuring the character of Paddington Bear. More than 35 million books in the series have been sold worldwide, and the…
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1926
American author and academic (died 2003)
Carolyn Heilbrun was an American academic at Columbia University, the first woman to receive tenure in the English department, and a prolific feminist author of academic studies. In addition, beginning in the 1960s, she…
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1926
American trombonist and composer (died 1999)
Melba Doretta Liston was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer. She was the first woman trombonist to play alongside men in big bands during the 1940s and 1960s, but as her career progressed she became…
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1926
American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (died 2004)
Brockman Adams was an American lawyer and politician. A Democratic Party member from the state of Washington, Adams served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington for U.S. Presidents John F.…
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1927
American singer-songwriter (died 2011)
Elizabeth Jane Anderson was an American country music singer-songwriter who was one in a wave of new-generation female vocalists in the genre during the 1960s to write and record her own songs on a regular basis.…
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1927
South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
Sydney Brenner was a South African biologist. In 2002, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with H. Robert Horvitz and Sir John E. Sulston. Brenner made significant contributions to work on the genetic…
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1927
1929
American actress (died 2023)
Frances Hussey Sternhagen was an American actress. She was known as a character actress who appeared on- and off-Broadway, in movies, and on television for over six decades. Sternhagen received numerous accolades,…
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1930
English actor (died 1984)
Ian Mackendrick Hendry was an English actor. He worked on several British TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, including the lead in the first series of The Avengers and The Lotus Eaters. He was nominated for two BAFTA…
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1931
American actor, comedian, director, game show panelist, and television personality (died 2007)
Charles Nelson Reilly was an American actor, comedian, director and drama teacher. He performed in the original Broadway casts of Bye Bye Birdie; Hello, Dolly!; and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, for…
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1931
American actor and comedian (died 2019)
Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. was an American actor and comedian, known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality, including his wild moustache, toupee, and his habit of showering himself with confetti. The…
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1931
English-born Canadian actor (died 2017)
Christopher John Wiggins was an England-born Canadian actor.
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1931
American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (died 1994)
Barry Chapman Bishop was an American mountaineer, scientist, photographer and scholar. With teammates Jim Whittaker, Lute Jerstad, Willi Unsoeld and Tom Hornbein, he was a member of the American Mount Everest Expedition…
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1932
American basketball player, coach, and politician (died 2014)
Thomas Joseph Gola was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame…
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1933
Italian opera singer
Renato Bruson is an Italian operatic baritone. Bruson is widely considered one of the most important Verdi baritones of the late 20th and early 21st century.
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1936
New Zealand-English biochemist and academic (died 2012)
George Guy Dodson FRS FMedSci, was a British biochemist who specialised in protein crystallography at the University of York.
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1937
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)
Christopher David "Daevid" Allen was an Australian musician. He was co-founder of the Canterbury scene groups Soft Machine and Gong.
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1938
Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (died 2015)
Richard Anthony was an Egyptian-born French pop singer who had his greatest success in the 1960s and 1970s.
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1938
American actor, voice artist, and comedian
Charlie Sanford Brill is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian.
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1938
1938
American captain and politician (died 2013)
David Richard Edwards was an American retired United States Navy officer, businessman, and politician.
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1938
American actor, competitive motorcycle racer and inventor
William Thomas Gray is an American actor, competitive motorcycle racer and inventor, known for his role as Bud Anderson on the television series Father Knows Best (1954–1960).
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1938
1938
1938
Argentinian author, screenwriter, and director (died 2024)
Edgardo Cozarinsky was an Argentine writer and filmmaker. He was best known for his Spanish-language novel Vudú urbano.
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1939
Polish footballer and coach
Jacek Wojciech Gmoch is a Polish former professional footballer, manager, and commentator. As a player he spent the majority of his career playing for Legia Warsaw as a defender, and represented Poland 29 times…
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1939
Canadian ice hockey player
Cesare Maniago is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 410 of his 568 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Minnesota North Stars, the second most in franchise history.
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1939
American novelist, memoirist, and essayist (died 2025)
Edmund Valentine White III was an American novelist, memoirist, playwright, biographer and essayist. A pioneering figure in LGBTQ and especially gay literature after the Stonewall riots, he wrote with rare candor about…
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1940
Spanish academic and politician, 127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Pasqual Maragall Mira is a Spanish retired politician and former President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid.
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1941
German bobsledder
Meinhard Nehmer is a former East German bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds and one bronze. Nehmer also carried the East…
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1941
American composer and author (died 2012)
William Duckworth was an American composer, author, educator, and Internet pioneer. He wrote more than 200 pieces of music and is credited with the composition of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve…
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1943
American actor (died 2023)
Charles Richard Moll was an American actor known for playing Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon, a bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1984 to 1992. Moll also voiced Harvey Dent/Two-Face in the DC Animated…
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1943
English oncologist and author (died 2021)
John Gordon McVie was an international authority on the treatment and research of cancer. He wrote over 350 peer-reviewed articles, editorials and books. McVie was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died of non-Hodgkin…
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1945
English footballer
Peter Frederick Simpson is an English former footballer who played most of his career as a defender with Arsenal.
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1945
1946
Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor
Eero Koivistoinen is a Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player, who started his career in the mid-1960s. Koivistoinen has worked as a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, producer and educator. He was born in…
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1946
Polish historian, lawyer, and politician
Jacek Maria Majchrowski is a Polish politician, lawyer, historian, and professor at the Jagiellonian University, who served as the Mayor of Kraków between 2002 and 2024.
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1947
Spanish footballer and coach
Carles Rexach Cerdà is a Spanish former football winger and manager.
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1947
1948
Indian commander, pilot, and cosmonaut
Rakesh Sharma is an Indian cosmonaut and a pilot of the Indian Air Force. He became the first Indian to travel to outer space, when he flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme.
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1949
American screenwriter and producer (died 1997)
Brandon Tartikoff was an American television executive who was head of the entertainment division of NBC from 1981 to 1991. He was credited with turning around NBC's low prime time reputation with several hit series:…
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1949
English economist and politician
Clive James Charles Betts is a British Labour Party politician and former economist who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield South East, previously Sheffield Attercliffe since 1992. Following the…
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1950
American baseball player (died 2011)
Robert Herbert Forsch was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros. He was a member of the 1982 World Series champions…
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1950
Iranian footballer and manager (died 2014)
Gholamhossein Mazloumi, nicknamed Sar Talaei, was an Iranian football player, coach and football administrator.
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1950
English journalist, co-founded The Independent
Stephen Charles Morton Glover is a British journalist and columnist for the Daily Mail.
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1952
American actress and producer (died 2012)
Sandra Silvana Gallardo was an American film and television actress, acting coach, and writer.
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1953
1954
South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Trevor Charles Rabin is a South African musician, songwriter and composer, known as a one-time member of both progressive rock band Yes and pop-rock band Rabbitt, as well as for releasing solo albums and composing…
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1954
Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other…
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1955
English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
Dame Anne Fyfe Pringle is a British diplomat and the former HM Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Russian Federation. From 2001 to 2004, Pringle was the British ambassador to the Czech Republic. In 2026, she was…
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1955
American poet and academic (died 2014)
Claudia Emerson was an American poet. She won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her collection Late Wife, and was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia by Governor Tim Kaine in 2008.
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1957
English lawyer and politician
Mary Theresa Glindon is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend since 2024, and previously for North Tyneside from 2010 until the abolition of…
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1957
American author
Lorrie Moore is an American writer, critic, and essayist. She is best known for her short stories, some of which have won major awards. Since 1984, she has also taught creative writing.
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1957
American golfer
Mark Francis O'Meara is an American retired professional golfer. He was a tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He spent nearly 200 weeks in the top-10 of the…
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1957
Spanish footballer and manager
Francisco "Paco" Buyo Sánchez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1958
Spanish handball player (died 2016)
Juan Pedro de Miguel Rubio was a Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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1958
Ugandan engineer, politician, and diplomat
Winifred Byanyima is the executive director of UNAIDS. She is a Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician, human rights activist, feminist, and diplomat.
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1959
1960
American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Robert Eric Betzig is an American physicist who works as a professor of physics and professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a senior fellow at the Janelia Farm…
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1960
English choreographer and director
Sir Matthew Christopher Bourne is a British choreographer. His productions contain many classic cinema and popular culture references and draw thematic inspiration from musicals, film noir and popular culture.
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1960
American singer-songwriter and musician
Wayne Michael Coyne is an American musician. He is the founder, lead vocalist, main songwriter, and only constant member of the psychedelic rock band the Flaming Lips.
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1961
Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Kelly Hrudey is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who is a broadcaster with Sportsnet as a studio analyst for Hockey Night in Canada and colour commentator for Calgary Flames regional broadcasts.…
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1961
American actress, comedian, and producer
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is known for her roles in a string of successful comedy series and several comedy films. She has received numerous accolades…
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1961
1961
American singer-songwriter and actor
Tracy Darrell Adkins known professionally as Trace Adkins, is an American country music singer and actor. Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since…
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1962
Canadian ice hockey player
Paul Higgins is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played 25 games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons.
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1962
American baseball player
Kevin Darnell Mitchell is an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball from 1984 to 1998. Mitchell was a two-time MLB All-Star and won the…
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1962
American actress
Penelope Ann Miller, sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. She began her career on Broadway in the original run of Biloxi Blues (1985–1986), later appearing in the 1988 film adaptation of the…
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1964
English musician and comedian
Mark Robert "Bill" Bailey is an English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books (2000–2004), and for his regular appearances on the panel shows…
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1965
American actor and race car driver
Patrick Galen Dempsey is an American actor and racecar driver who is best known for playing neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy. He is also known for his leading man romantic film roles, such as Enchanted…
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1966
Dutch speed skater and pilot
Leendert "Leo" Visser is a Dutch former speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championships and European championships.
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1966
American actress
Suzanne Cryer is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl and as Laurie Bream on the HBO original series Silicon Valley. She featured in "The Yada Yada", an award-winning…
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1967
American actress, model, and television personality
Traci A. Bingham is an American actress, model, and television personality. Beginning her professional career in the early 1990s, Bingham is best known for her role as Jordan Tate on the syndicated action drama…
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1968
English footballer and coach
Michael William Whitlow is an English former professional footballer and Under-18s coach at League Two club Mansfield Town.
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1968
Italian skier
Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier, a two-time Olympic champion and four-time world champion.
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1969
Scottish snooker player and journalist
Stephen Gordon Hendry is a Scottish former professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit. One of the most successful players in snooker history, he turned professional in 1985, aged 16, and rose…
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1969
American actor
Keith Coogan is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Jackie Coogan. In 1982, he won a Young Artist Award as a guest performer on Knight Rider.
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1970
Dutch footballer
Frank Kooiman is a Dutch former football goalkeeper. He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 25 September 1994 for Sparta Rotterdam, replacing Edward Metgod in a game against Vitesse Arnhem.
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1970
Italian cyclist (died 2004)
Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded…
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1970
American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
Shonda Lynn Rhimes is an American television producer and screenwriter, and founder of the production company Shondaland. Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Rhimes became known…
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1970
Australian footballer and sportscaster
Mark John Bosnich is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper, and sports pundit. He played in England for Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea. He also…
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1972
American actress
Nicole Elizabeth Eggert is an American actor. Her notable roles include Jamie Powell on the situation comedy Charles in Charge and Summer Quinn on the television series Baywatch. She guest-starred in The Super Mario…
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1972
Belarusian gymnast
Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo is a Belarusian former artistic gymnast. One of the most successful gymnasts of all time, as of at least as recently as after the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, he is the only male gymnast in…
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1972
Italian race driver
Gianluigi Galli, commonly known as Gigi Galli, is an Italian rally driver, best known for his spectacular driving style. He comes from and lives in Livigno, Italy.
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1973
Russian ice hockey player
Nikolai Alexandrovich Khabibulin is a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Known by the nickname "The Bulin Wall", he spent the majority of his playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the…
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1973
Russian ice hockey player and coach
Sergei Vladimirovich Brylin is a Russian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Brylin played with the Devils from 1995…
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1974
American basketball player
Jason Jermane Sasser is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) and weighing 225 pounds (102 kg), Sasser played as small forward. He graduated from Justin F. Kimball High…
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1974
Norwegian guitarist and composer
Rune Eriksen, also known by his stage name Blasphemer, is a Norwegian musician best known as the former guitarist and songwriter of black metal band Mayhem. He took his stage name from a Sodom song and joined Mayhem in…
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1975
Estonian academic and politician, 31st Estonian Minister of Education and Research
Mailis Reps is an Estonian politician, a member of the Estonian Centre Party. She served as the Minister of Education and Research from 2002 to 2003, 2005 to 2007 and 2016 to 2020.
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1975
American entrepreneur, founder of Venture for America, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Andrew Yang is an American businessman, lobbyist and political commentator. He founded the political party and action committee Forward Party in 2021, for which he serves as co-chair alongside former New Jersey Governor…
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1975
Scottish actor
Ross McCall is a Scottish actor best known for his roles as T-5 Joseph Liebgott in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and Matthew Keller in the series White Collar (2010–2014). In 1989, he played the child version…
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1976
American actor
Michael Peña is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including Crash (2004), World Trade Center (2006), Shooter (2007), Observe and Report (2009), Tower Heist (2011), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), End of Watch…
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1976
Colombian footballer
Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is well known for his time in Paris Saint-Germain, where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the…
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1976
English actor
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–03), earning him three Actors Award nominations, winning once.…
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1977
South Korean golfer
Mi-Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA) between 1996 and 2000. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was…
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1977
English trombonist and keyboard player
Elliot Mason is an English jazz trombonist. He also plays the keyboard and the bass trumpet. He has been praised by such musicians as Michael Brecker for his technical facility and innovative harmonically complex…
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1977
American basketball player and coach
James Mikely Mantell Posey Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the…
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1977
Indian soldier (died 2009)
Major Mohit Sharma was an Indian Army Officer who was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peace-time military decoration. Sharma was from the elite 1st Para SF.
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1978
American journalist and statistician, developed PECOTA
Nathaniel Read Silver is an American statistician, political analyst, author, sports gambler, and poker player who analyzes baseball, basketball, football, and elections. He is the founder of FiveThirtyEight and held…
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1978
English actress and screenwriter
Katherine Frances Brand, known as Katy Brand, is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her ITV2 series Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and Comedy Lab Slap on Channel 4.
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1979
Polish organist and conductor
Krzysztof Czerwinski is a Polish conductor, organist and voice teacher.
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1980
Swedish footballer
Nils-Eric Claes Johansson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Stockholm, Johansson signed with FC Bayern Munich in 1997. He then went on to represent 1. FC Nürnberg, Blackburn…
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1980
Japanese footballer
Akira Kaji is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Japan national team from 2003 until 2008.
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1980
Austrian ski jumper
Wolfgang Loitzl is an Austrian former ski jumper. He was the winner of the 2008–09 Four Hills Tournament and the 2009 Normal Hill World Champion.
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1980
German footballer
Mirko Soltau is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played nine matches for Dynamo Dresden in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German professional football, and had a lengthy career in the lower…
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1980
American wrestler and actor (died 2020)
Shad Javier Gaspard was an American professional wrestler, actor and stunt performer. He was best known for his time with WWE, where he performed under his real name, or mononymously as Shad.
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1981
Pakistani cricketer
Kamran Akmal is a Pakistani cricket administrator, coach and former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper. He started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match at…
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1982
Argentinian tennis player
Guillermo Sebastián Coria, nicknamed El Mago, is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May…
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1982
Cypriot footballer
Constantinos Makrides is a Cypriot international footballer who last played for Apollon Limassol as a central midfielder.
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1982
English actress
Ruth Wilson is an English actress. She has played the title character in Jane Eyre (2006), Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther, Alison Lockhart in the Showtime drama The Affair (2014–2018), and the…
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1982
Turkish basketball player
Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the point guard position. He is the current head coach for Çayırova Belediyespor of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL).
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1983
German footballer
Sebastian Kneißl is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward.
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1983
English actor
Julian David Morris is an English actor. After appearing in the British television series The Knock (1996) and Fish (2000) during his teenage years, he had his first starring role in the American slasher film Cry Wolf…
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1983
Argentinian footballer
Mauricio Martín Romero is a former Argentine football defender and current manager. He also holds Mexican citizenship.
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1983
French basketball player
Ronny Turiaf is a French former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Turiaf grew up in France and played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the…
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1983
1984
German sprinter
Kamghe Gaba is a German sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He represents LG Eintracht Frankfurt.
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1984
American football player (died 2025)
Nicholas Allan Mangold was an American professional football player who spent his entire 11-season career as a center with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio…
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1984
Canadian figure skater
Joannie Rochette is a Canadian physician and retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic bronze medallist, the 2009 World silver medallist, the 2008 and 2009 Four Continents silver medallist, the 2004…
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1986
Italian footballer
Stefano Del Sante is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Eccellenza marche club A.S.D. Fabriano Cerreto.
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1987
American ice hockey player
John Joseph Louis Johnson III is an American former professional ice hockey player. A defenseman, he played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh…
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1987
Romanian gymnast
Florica (Floarea) Leonida is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a silver world medalist and a silver European medalist with the team. She was a successful junior gymnast winning gold on beam and three silver…
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1987
Australian rugby league player
Steven Michael Michaels is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He's played in the National Rugby League (NRL) and the Super League. His usual position was as a wing but…
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1987
Italian cyclist
Daniel Oss is an Italian cyclist, who competes in gravel cycling for the Specialized Gravel team.
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1987
Canadian ice hockey player
Marc Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman who is a player development assistant for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Staal played 17 seasons in the NHL for the…
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1987
American football player
Joshua Tyler Freeman is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, and was selected by the…
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1988
American football player
Morgan Mark Burnett is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Green…
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1989
American baseball player
Richard Heath Hembree, nicknamed Heater, is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg), Hembree throws and bats right-handed. He made his…
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1989
American football player (died 2025)
Douglas Martin was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the…
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1989
Canadian-American actor
William Beau Mirchoff is an American and Canadian actor. Mirchoff is best known for playing Matty McKibben in the MTV series Awkward, Jamie Hunter in Good Trouble, and Ford Halstead in the Starz series Now Apocalypse.
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1989
Italian footballer
Vincenzo Fiorillo is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Carrarese.
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1990
Australian actor
Liam Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He played the roles of Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and Marcus in the children's television series The Elephant Princess. In American films, Hemsworth starred as Will…
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1990
English-Irish footballer
Robert Samuel Kiernan is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.
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1991
Welsh footballer
Adam James Matthews is a Welsh footballer who plays as a right back for Shamrock Rovers. He is a former Wales international.
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1992
1992
American ice hockey player
Austin Watson is an American professional ice hockey left winger for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He…
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1992
English artistic gymnast
Max Antony Whitlock is an English artistic gymnast. With fourteen medals and six titles in Olympic and World Championships, Whitlock is the most successful gymnast in British history. He is also the most successful…
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1993
Serbian basketball player
Vasilije "Vasa" Micić is a Serbian professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Serbian national team in international competition. He was…
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1994
American actress
Natalia Danielle Dyer is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Wheeler in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025). She has also appeared in the Peacock comedy…
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1995
Russian ice hockey player
Maxim Vladimirovich Mamin is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the HC Dynamo Moscow in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted 175th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the…
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1995
English actor and comedian
Eros Vlahos is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Cyril Gray in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Jake Farley in Summer in Transylvania (2010), and Lommy Greenhands in Game of Thrones. He…
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1995
Brazilian footballer
Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.
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1997
Colombian cyclist
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1997
1997
American basketball player
Henry John Ellenson is an American professional basketball player for the Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played one season of college basketball for Marquette, before being drafted 18th overall…
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1997
Canadian ice hockey player
Connor Andrew McDavid is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected first overall by the Oilers in the 2015 NHL entry…
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1997
Russian ice hockey player
Ivan Vladimirovich Provorov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers.
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1997
Australian rugby league player
Harley Smith-Shields is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger or centre for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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2000
Russian tennis player
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2003
Spanish footballer
Iker Bravo Solanilla is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Las Palmas, on loan from Serie A club Udinese.
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2005
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