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Famous Birthdays on January 25
194 people
750 – 2002
January 25 has seen 194 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 750 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1987 — Maria Kirilenko
Russian tennis player
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Along with Petrova, Kirilenko won the 2012 WTA Tour Championships in doubles and was a bronze medalist at the 2012 London Olympics.
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In women's doubles, she became ranked as high as No
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A junior Grand Slam champion at the 2002 US Open at the age of 15, she went on to become a top-ten player in both singles and doubles
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She was a three-time major singles quarterfinalist, a semifinalist at the 2012 London Olympics, and reached a career-high ranking of world No
Byzantine emperor (died 780)
Leo IV the Khazar was Byzantine emperor from 775 to 780 AD. He was born to Emperor Constantine V and Empress Tzitzak in 750. He was elevated to co-emperor in the next year, in 751, and married to Irene of Athens in 769.…
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750
German countess regent (died 1460)
Catherine of Hanau also known as Katharina was a German countess regent. She was the regent of the County of Rieneck during the minority of her son from 1431 until 1434. She was the eldest daughter of Reinhard II, who…
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1408
Austrian organist and composer (died 1537)
Paul Hofhaimer was an Austrian organist and composer. He was particularly gifted at improvisation, and was regarded as the finest organist of his age by many writers, including Vadian and Paracelsus; in addition he was…
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1459
Anne of Brittany was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She was the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice. During…
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1477
Italian cardinal (died 1580)
Giovanni Morone was an Italian cardinal. He was named Bishop of Modena in 1529 and was created Cardinal in 1542 by Pope Paul III. As a cardinal, he resided in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace and was consulted by Saint…
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1509
1526
Dutch painter (died 1660)
Govert Teuniszoon Flinck was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age.
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1615
Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist (died 1691)
Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and…
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1627
Dutch politician and diplomat (died 1688)
Gaspar Fagel was a Dutch politician, jurist, and diplomat who authored correspondence from and on behalf of William III, Prince of Orange, during the English Revolution of 1688.
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1634
German writer, diplomat and lawyer (died 1683)
Daniel Casper, also spelled Daniel Caspar, and referred to from 1670 as Daniel Casper von Lohenstein, was a Baroque Silesian playwright, lawyer, diplomat, poet, and chief representative of the Second Silesian School.
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1635
1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Steward of the Household (died 1707)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1661 until 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire and took his seat in…
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1640
Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (died 1813)
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, also reported as Giuseppe Luigi Lagrange or Lagrangia, was an Italian and naturalized French mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He made significant contributions to the fields of analysis,…
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1736
French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1823)
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French military officer, minister of Foreign Affairs, minister of War in a Girondin cabinet and army general during the French Revolutionary War. Dumouriez is one of the names…
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1739
German philosopher and author (died 1819)
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi was a German philosopher, writer and socialite. He is best known for popularizing the concept of nihilism, denigrating it as the necessary result of Enlightenment thought and the philosophical…
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1743
German organist and composer (died 1813)
Johann Gottfried Vierling was a German organist and composer.
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1750
Italian physician and anatomist (probable; (died 1815)
Paolo Mascagni was an Italian physician and anatomist. He is most well known for publishing the first complete description of the lymphatic system.
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1755
Scottish poet and songwriter (died 1796)
Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have…
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1759
English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (died 1857)
William Colgate was an English-American industrialist who in 1806 founded what became the Colgate-Palmolive company.
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1783
French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer (died 1878)
François-Vincent Raspail, L.L.D., M.D. was a French chemist, naturalist, physician, physiologist, attorney, and socialist politician.
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1794
Scottish ornithologist and biologist (died 1852)
William MacGillivray FRSE was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist.
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1796
American gynecologist and physician (died 1883)
James Marion Sims was an American physician in the field of surgery. His most famous work was the development of a surgical technique for the repair of vesicovaginal fistula, a severe complication of obstructed…
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1813
American abolitionist and teacher (died 1901)
Anna Gardner was an American abolitionist and teacher, as well as an ardent reformer, a staunch supporter of women's rights, and the author of several volumes in prose and verse. In 1841, she published the call for the…
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1816
American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, founded the Bishop Museum (died 1915)
Charles Reed Bishop was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist in Hawaii. Born in Glens Falls, New York, he sailed to Hawaii in 1846 at the age of 24, and made his home there, marrying into the royal…
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1822
Canadian lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (died 1905)
William McDougall was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and one of the Fathers of Confederation.
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1822
Mexican politician and interim President (died 1891)
José María Juan Nepomuceno Crisóforo Iglesias Inzáurraga was a Mexican lawyer, professor, journalist and liberal politician. He is known as author of the Iglesias law, an anticlerical law regulating ecclesiastical fees…
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1823
Indian poet and playwright (died 1873)
Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a Bengali poet and playwright. He is considered one of the pioneers of Bengali literature. He is immortal in Bengali literature for his Kapotakka Nod poem, which is included in the SSC…
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1824
1st Baron Fisher, English admiral (died 1920)
Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher,, commonly known as Jacky or Jackie Fisher, was a Royal Navy officer. Fisher was chiefly recognised as an innovator, strategist, and architect of naval reform…
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1841
Japanese businessman (died 1954)
Kokichi Mikimoto was a Japanese entrepreneur who is credited with creating the first cultured pearl and subsequently starting the cultured pearl industry with the establishment of his luxury pearl company Mikimoto.
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1858
American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (died 1936)
Charles Curtis was the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under President Herbert Hoover. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1924 to 1929. An enrolled citizen of the Kaw Nation born in the…
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1860
Croatian historian and author (died 1934)
Julije Kempf was a Croatian historian and writer. Kempf was born in Požega, Slavonia. After graduating from Požega gymnasium, he attended teachers school in Zagreb. Afterwards, he worked in Novi Vinodolski as a teacher,…
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1864
Mexican violinist and composer (died 1894)
José Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas was a Mexican composer and violinist, known worldwide for the waltz "Sobre las olas".
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1868
British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (died 1965)
William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories.
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1874
Swedish-American engineer (died 1975)
Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and inventor who was a pioneer in radio development. He invented the Alexanderson alternator, an early radio transmitter used between 1906…
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1878
English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (died 1941)
Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer and one of the most influential 20th-century modernist authors. She helped to pioneer the use of stream of consciousness narration as a literary device.
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1882
Japanese poet and author (died 1942)
Hakushū Kitahara is the pen-name of Kitahara Ryūkichi , a Japanese tanka poet active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. He is regarded as one of the most popular and important poets in modern Japanese…
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1885
German conductor and composer (died 1954)
Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major influence for many later…
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1886
American pioneer pilot and mercenary (died 1955)
Dean Ivan Lamb was an American pioneer aviator and mercenary.
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1886
Finnish architect and designer (died 1949)
Aino Maria Marsio-Aalto was a Finnish architect and a pioneer of Scandinavian design. She is known as the design partner of architect Alvar Aalto, with whom she worked for 25 years, and as a co-founder with him, Maire…
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1894
American singer, dancer, and actress (died 1927)
Florence Mills, billed as the "Queen of Happiness", was an American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian.
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1895
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977)
John Adam Estes, known as Sleepy John Estes, was an American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. His music influenced such artists as The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin.
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1899
Belgian lawyer and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 1972)
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secretary general of NATO. Nicknamed "Mr.…
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1899
Hungarian author (died 1970)
István Fekete was a Hungarian writer. He wrote several youth novels and animal stories.
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1900
Japanese author and educator (died 1986)
Yōjirō Ishizaka was a Japanese writer of short stories and novels.
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1900
Russian-American geneticist and pioneer of evolutionary biology (died 1975)
Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky was a Russian-born American geneticist and evolutionary biologist. He was a central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the modern synthesis and also…
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1900
American actress (died 1991)
Mildred Dorothy Dunnock was an American stage and screen actress. She was nominated twice for an Academy Award for her work in Death of a Salesman (1951) and Baby Doll (1956).
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1901
Canadian cardinal (died 1985)
Maurice Roy was a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1947 to 1981. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.
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1905
English author and educator (died 1991)
Clara Margery Melita Sharp was an English writer of 25 novels for adults, 14 children's novels, four plays, two mysteries, and numerous short stories. Her best-known work is The Rescuers series about a heroic mouse…
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1905
Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943)
Sava Kovačević was a Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander during World War II, and one of the heroes of the communist Partisan movement.
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1905
German racing driver and motorcycle racer (died 1976)
Anton "Toni" Ulmen was a German motorcycle and racing driver from Düsseldorf, Germany. His racing career started in 1925 on a 250 cc Velocette. In 1927 he won the opening race of the Nürburgring on a 350 cc Velocette.…
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1906
Taiwanese politician and Vice President of the Republic of China (died 2001)
Hsieh Tung-min was a Taiwanese politician who served as the ninth governor of Taiwan Province (1972–1978), the fourth and first local Taiwanese vice president of the Republic of China (1978–1984) under President Chiang…
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1908
Estonian historian, author, and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (died 1984)
Edgar Valter Saks was an Estonian amateur historian and author. He was the Estonian exile government's minister of education in exile from 1971 until his death.
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1910
1913
Polish composer and conductor (died 1994)
Witold Roman Lutosławski was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanowski, and possibly…
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1913
American photographer and journalist (died 2003)
Luis Marden was an American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguist who worked for National Geographic Magazine. He worked as a photographer and reporter before serving as chief of the…
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1913
American conductor and organist (died 1991)
William Remsen Strickland was an American conductor and organist, noted for his lifelong promotion of American composers.
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1914
English singer-songwriter, actor and producer (died 1989)
James Henry Miller, better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a British folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he was one of the originators…
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1915
1916
Russian-Belgian chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003)
Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine was a Belgian physical chemist, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.
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1917
Brazilian lawyer and politician, 22nd President of Brazil (died 1992)
Jânio da Silva Quadros was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from 31 January to 25 August 1961, when he resigned from office. He also served as the 24th and 36th mayor of São…
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1917
English record producer and lyricist (died 2004)
Norman Newell was an English record producer and lyricist, who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also the co-writer of many notable songs. As an A&R manager for EMI, he worked with musicians such as…
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1919
American journalist and author (died 2010)
Edwin Harold Newman was an American newscaster, journalist, and author. After beginning his career with the wire services and serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Newman worked in radio for CBS News. He is…
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1919
American physicist and academic (died 2010)
Samuel Theodore Cohen was an American physicist who is generally credited as the father of the neutron bomb.
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1921
Czech canoeist (died 2005)
Josef Holeček was a Czech sprint canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the C-1 1000 m event in both 1948 and 1952.
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1921
English television host and pilot (died 2006)
Raymond Frederic Baxter OBE was an English television presenter, commentator and writer. He is best known for being the first presenter of the BBC Television science programme Tomorrow's World, continuing for 12 years,…
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1922
Swedish pharmacologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize…
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1923
American psychiatric patient (died 1998)
Shirley Ardell Mason was an American art teacher who was reported to have dissociative identity disorder. Her life was purportedly described, with adaptations to protect her anonymity, in 1973 in the book Sybil,…
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1923
American actress and television host (died 2013)
Alleen Mae Beller, also known as Sally Starr, was a prominent 1950s and 1960s celebrity television personality. Using a cowgirl persona, she appealed to local TV audiences of several generations of children through…
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1923
French politician, French Minister of Justice (died 2012)
Jean Taittinger was a French politician and member of the champagne producing Taittinger family.
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1923
1924
Bulgarian-Turkish wrestler and coach (died 2014)
Husein Mehmedov was a Bulgarian wrestler of Turkish descent who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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1924
American guitarist and producer (died 2003)
Wesley Webb West, better known as Speedy West, was an American pedal steel guitarist and record producer. He frequently played with Jimmy Bryant, both in their own duo and as part of the regular Capitol Records backing…
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1924
American football player and sportscaster (died 2014)
Gordon Leroy Soltau was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota…
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1925
Greek bouzouki player and songwriter (died 1992)
Giorgos Zampetas was a Greek bouzouki musician. He was born in Athens, where he also died, but his origins were from the island of Kythnos.
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1925
American basketball player and coach (died 2010)
Richard Joseph McGuire was an American professional basketball player and coach. McGuire was one of the premier guards of the 1950s, playing 11 seasons in the NBA (1949–60), eight with the New York Knicks and three with…
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1926
Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1994)
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, also known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and singer. Jobim is considered a great exponent of Brazilian music and one of the…
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1927
Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2017)
Jérôme Choquette was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. Choquette ran a private law practice, representing various claimants in a wide range of cases from his office on Avenue du Parc, downtown Montreal.
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1928
Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (died 2014)
Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia for several non-consecutive periods from 1972 until his resignation in 2003 and also served as the final Soviet…
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1928
Dutch footballer and manager (died 2006)
Cor van der Hart was a Dutch footballer. He is known as one of the best defenders of the Netherlands national team in history, who was physically strong, who read the game very well and who had a quality kicking…
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1928
American actress and singer (died 2006)
Elizabeth Allen was an American theatre, television, and film actress and singer whose 40-year career lasted from the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s, and included scores of TV episodes and six theatrical features, two…
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1929
English-French author and academic (died 2018)
Robert Faurisson was a British-born French academic who became best known for Holocaust denial. Faurisson generated much controversy with several articles published in the Journal of Historical Review and elsewhere, and…
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1929
American saxophonist and composer (died 2024)
Benny Golson was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before…
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1929
American actor and singer (died 2015)
Dean Carroll Jones was an American actor. He was best known as the Walt Disney Company's main leading man in the 1970s with his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That Darn Cat! (1965), Jim Douglas in the Herbie franchise…
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1931
Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (died 2009)
María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992. The first female president in Philippine history, Aquino was the most prominent figure of the 1986…
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1933
Canadian zoologist and author (died 2024)
Anne Christine Innis Dagg was a Canadian zoologist, feminist, and author of numerous books. A pioneer in the study of animal behaviour in the wild, Dagg is credited with being the first person to study wild giraffes.…
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1933
American journalist, and politician (died 2016)
Conrad Ray Burns was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1989 to 2007. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate and…
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1935
Portuguese general and politician, 16th President of Portugal
António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes is a Portuguese general and politician who was the president of Portugal from 1976 to 1986.
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1935
American football player (died 2022)
Donald Rogers Maynard was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver known for playing for the New York Jets in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He also…
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1935
American actress (died 1977)
Diana Hyland was an American stage, film, and television actress.
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1936
Turkish author and poet (died 1995)
Onat Kutlar was a prominent Turkish writer and poet, founder of the Turkish Sinematek and cofounder of the Istanbul International Film Festival.
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1936
Central African engineer and politician, 5th President of the Central African Republic (died 2011)
Ange-Félix Patassé was a Central African politician who was president of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé in the 2003 coup d'état. Patassé was…
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1937
Japanese author and illustrator (died 1998)
Shotaro Ishinomori , né Onodera , was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, writer and director. Known as the "King of Manga", he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential manga artists of all time. Outside…
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1938
American singer (died 2012)
Jamesetta Hawkins, known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known in the 1940s, 1950s and…
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1938
Japanese author, illustrator, and animator (died 2023)
Leiji Matsumoto was a Japanese manga artist, and creator of several anime and manga series. His widow Miyako Maki is also a manga artist.
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1938
Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (died 1980)
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which…
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1938
American race car driver and sportscaster (died 2015)
Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator. Over the course of his 33-year racing career, he won 19 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the 1980 Daytona 500.…
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1941
American football player and sportscaster
Carl Lee Eller is an American former professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and played…
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1942
1942
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
Willard Tobe Hooper was an American filmmaker, best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.
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1943
American basketball player
Byron Beck is an American former professional basketball player.
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1945
American actress
Leigh Taylor-Young is an American actress who has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio, and television. Her best-known films include I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968), The Horsemen (1971), The Gang That Couldn't…
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1945
Spanish motorcycle racer (died 2017)
Ángel Nieto Roldán was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was one of the most accomplished motorcycle racers in the history of the sport, winning 13 World Championships and 90 Grand Prix victories in…
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1947
1947
Australian educator and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Roslyn Joan Kelly AO is an Australian former politician. She was a member of the Australian House of Representatives, having represented the Division of Canberra from 18 October 1980 to 30 January 1995. She was a…
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1948
1948
English poet and critic
John Cooper Clarke, also known as JCC and "The Bard of Salford", is an English performance poet and comedian who was often referred to as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he released…
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1949
English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
Sir Paul Maxime Nurse is an English geneticist, President of the Royal Society and former Chief Executive and Director of the Francis Crick Institute. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along…
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1949
American novelist (died 2016)
Gloria Naylor was an American novelist, known for novels including The Women of Brewster Place (1982), Linden Hills (1985) and Mama Day (1988).
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1950
American runner (died 1975)
Steve Roland Prefontaine was an American long-distance runner who set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters from a period of 1973 to 1975. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and he was…
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1951
Australian-English journalist and activist
Peter Gary Tatchell is an Australian-born British human rights campaigner, best known for his work with LGBTQ social movements.
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1952
American journalist, author, and critic (died 2002)
Timothy White was an American rock music journalist and editor.
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1952
American wrestler
Roy Wayne Farris is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation from 1986 to 1991, where he performed under the ring name The Honky Tonk Man.
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1953
Argentinian footballer and manager
Ricardo Enrique Bochini is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is nicknamed El Bocha. He spent his nearly 20-year professional career at club Independiente, becoming one…
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1954
Australian sailor
Kay Cottee is an Australian sailor, who was the first woman to perform a single-handed, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world. She performed this feat in 1988 in her 37 feet (11 m) yacht Blackmores First…
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1954
Dutch journalist and author (died 2018)
Renate Maria Dorrestein was a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist.
She started working as a junior journalist for the Dutch magazines Libelle and Panorama. During the period 1977 - 1982 she published in Het Parool,…
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1954
1956
American actress
Dinah Manoff is an American stage, film, and television actress and television director. She is best known for her roles as Carol Weston on Empty Nest, Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Grease, and…
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1956
Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he…
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1957
American politician
Andrew Peter Harris is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district since 2011. The district includes the entire Eastern Shore, as well as several…
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1957
American actress and singer
Jenifer Jeanette Lewis is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films Beaches (1988) and Sister Act…
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1957
Italian footballer and manager
Franco Pancheri is an Italian professional football coach and former player.
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1958
Canadian science fiction author
Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author. He specializes in hard science fiction. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1991 from the Department of Zoology and Resource Ecology. He went on…
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1958
Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician, Singaporean Ministry of National Development
Vivian Balakrishnan is a Singaporean politician, diplomat and former ophthalmologist who has been serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been…
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1961
American novelist (died 2023)
Timothy Alan Dorsey was an American novelist. He is known for a series starring Serge A. Storms, a mentally disturbed vigilante antihero who rampages across Florida enforcing his own moral code against a variety of…
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1961
American ice hockey player and manager
Christos Konstantinos Chelios is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was a three-time Stanley Cup champion: one with the Montreal Canadiens and two with the Detroit Red Wings.
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1962
Brazilian academic and politician, 61st Mayor of São Paulo
Fernando Haddad is a Brazilian academic, lawyer and politician who served as the Brazilian Minister of Finance from 2023 to 2026. He was previously the mayor of São Paulo from 2013 to 2017 and the Brazilian minister of…
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1963
American computer scientist and author (died 2023)
Molly Miriam Esther Holzschlag was an American author, lecturer and advocate of the Open Web. She wrote or co-authored 35 books on web design and open standards, including The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for…
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1963
Australian cyclist
Stephen Pate is an internationally competitive cyclist and former Olympian. After turning pro in 1986, Pate won three world pro medals and set as many world pro records for 200m, 500m, and 1 km. In 1991, he won a bronze…
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1964
Finnish ice hockey player and coach
Esa Tikkanen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Florida…
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1965
American educator and politician, 41st Governor of Iowa
Chester John Culver is an American politician who served from 2007 through 2011 as the 41st governor of Iowa. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 29th Secretary of State of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. He was…
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1966
Cypriot footballer and manager
Yiannos Ioannou is a former Cypriot football player of APOEL FC and the Cyprus national team. He is widely considered one of the best strikers in the history of Cypriot football.
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1966
American football player and sportscaster
Mark Fremont Schlereth is an American former professional football player who is a television and radio sportscaster. Schlereth played guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons (1989–2000) with the…
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1966
Filipino basketball player
Nelson Asaytono is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who played for Purefoods, Swift/Sunkist/Pop Cola, San Miguel Beer, and Red Bull in the PBA during his 17-year career.
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1967
French footballer
David Ginola-Ceze is a French former professional footballer. A television personality, he has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit.
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1967
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Hugh Randall McKay is a Canadian former professional hockey player. Playing the right wing position, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1988 to 2003 with the Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, Dallas…
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1967
German equestrian
Nicole Uphoff is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of dressage. She won four gold medals in individual and team competition at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. Riding her star horse, Rembrandt, Uphoff also…
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1967
1968
Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2012)
Sergei Anatolyevich Ovchinnikov was the head coach of the Russia's National Women Volleyball Team. He committed suicide three weeks after the team lost to Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics quarterfinals.
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1969
American author, screenwriter, and director
Stephen Chbosky is an American film director, screenwriter, and author. He is best-known for writing the bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), and writing and directing its 2012 film…
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1970
American basketball player
Christopher Lemonte Mills is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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1970
American football player and sportscaster
Milton Eugene Stegall is an American former professional football player who played 14 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and three years in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently an analyst on the…
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1970
Italian racing driver
Luca Badoer is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1993 and 2009.
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1971
Belgian journalist and author (died 2012)
Philip Coppens was a Belgian author, radio host, and commentator whose writings, speeches and television appearances focused on areas of fringe science and alternative history.
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1971
1971
Japanese boxer
Shinji Takehara is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1996. He was the first Japanese boxer to capture a middleweight title having held the WBA title from 1995 to 1996.
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1972
American author, screenwriter, and producer
Geoffrey Johns is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash, and Superman has drawn critical acclaim. His…
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1973
Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Robert Budreau is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut with That Beautiful Somewhere (2006) and is best known for writing and directing Born to Be Blue (2015) and…
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1974
Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Emily Savitri Haines is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the rock band Metric and a member of the musical collective Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she has…
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1974
Italian footballer
Attilio Nicodemo is a former Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1974
Anglo-Scottish footballer
Duncan Alan Jupp is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in England, he earned nine caps with the Scotland U21 national team.
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1975
Canadian actress
Mia Kirshner is a Canadian actress, writer, and social activist. She is known for television roles as Mandy in 24 (2001–2005), as Jenny Schecter in The L Word (2004–2009), as Amanda Grayson in Star Trek: Discovery…
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1975
American wrestler and manager
Stephanie Bellars is an American former professional wrestling valet. She is mostly known for her tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Gorgeous George, the kayfabe manager of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. After…
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1976
1976
Greek footballer
Dimitris Nalitzis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He is the current team manager of AEK Athens.
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1976
English footballer, manager and pundit
Michael Robert Brown is an English former professional footballer and football manager who now works as a pundit.
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1977
1978
1978
Russian cyclist
Denis Nikolayevich Menshov is a former professional Russian road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 2000 and 2013. He was best known as a general classification rider, a climber and an accomplished time…
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1978
American baseball player
Thomas Derrick Turnbow is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Anaheim Angels and Milwaukee Brewers.
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1978
Ukrainian actor, comedian, and politician, 6th President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war…
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1978
American actress and director
Christine Lakin is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/CBS sitcom Step by Step. She also played Joan of Arc on Showtime's Reefer Madness, was the…
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1979
Zimbabwean cricketer
David Travolta Mutendera is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer who played one Test match and nine One Day Internationals. He now teaches cricket and football at St John’s College in Harare. He is currently the…
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1979
1979
1980
American wrestler
Michelle Leigh Calaway is an American retired professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, as an ambassador.
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1980
1980
English footballer
Francis Jeffers is an English football coach and former player, who is currently assistant manager of Macclesfield FC.
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1981
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
Alicia Augello Cook, known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at…
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1981
Macedonian singer (died 2007)
Todor "Toše" Proeski was a Macedonian singer and songwriter. Considered a top act of the local Macedonian and Balkan music scene, Proeski's music was popular across multiple countries in Southeast Europe. Proeski has…
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1981
American basketball player
Joshua Dominique Powell is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Powell won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010, and has also spent time with the Dallas Mavericks,…
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1983
American wrestler (died 2023)
Jamin Dale Pugh, known by his ring name Jay Briscoe, was an American professional wrestler. He was known for his time with his brother Mark Briscoe as the Briscoe Brothers in Ring of Honor, where he was a two-time ROH…
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1984
German footballer
Stefan Kießling is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Lichtenfels, West Germany, Kießling began playing football at a young age in the youth…
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1984
1984
English footballer
Fara Tanya Franki Merrett, known professionally as Fara Williams, is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams was considered one of England's…
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1984
American football player
Brent Steven Celek is an American professional football executive and former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was…
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1985
South Korean actress
Hwang Jung-eum is a South Korean actress and singer. She first gained recognition for her role in the sitcom High Kick Through the Roof (2009). After starring in her first leading role in television series Listen to My…
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1985
Ukrainian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant
Tetiana Hryhorivna Liberman, better known by her stage name Tina Karol, is a Ukrainian singer and founder of the Tina Karol charitable foundation.
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1985
1985
American actor
Hartley Sawyer is an American former actor known for his roles as Brian Sommers on Glory Daze (2010–11), Kyle Abbott on The Young and the Restless (2013–14), and Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man on The Flash (2017–20).
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1985
American actor
Michael Trevino is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tyler Lockwood on The CW's The Vampire Diaries; and as Kyle Valenti in Roswell, New Mexico.
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1985
American football player
Patrick L. Willis is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire eight-year career with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football…
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1985
English footballer
Christopher James O'Grady is an English footballer who last played as a striker for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Mickleover.
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1986
French tennis player
Tatiana Golovin is a French former professional tennis player. She won the 2004 French Open mixed-doubles event, partnering with Richard Gasquet, and reached the singles quarterfinals at the 2006 US Open, losing to the…
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1988
Japanese actor
Ryota Ozawa is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Captain Marvelous/Gokai Red in the 2011 Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
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1988
Greek-Australian footballer
Apostolos Giannou is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Greece, he represented various Greek and Australian youth national teams, including one friendly with the Greece national team, before…
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1990
South Korean singer and actor
Lee Jun-ho, known mononymously as Junho, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean boy band 2PM. Lee made his acting debut in the film Cold Eyes (2013) and has…
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1990
American actress, singer, and dancer
Ariana DeBose is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and…
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1991
Egyptian footballer
Ahmed Elsayed Ali Elsayed Hegazy, simply known as Ahmed Hegazi, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Neom and the Egypt national team.
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1991
Egyptian footballer
Mohamed Hany Gamal El-Demerdash is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national team.
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1996
1996
Spanish footballer
Adama Traoré Diarra is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club West Ham United. He has represented Spain internationally at both youth and senior levels, making his senior…
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1996
American ice hockey player
Noah Hanifin is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes, who drafted him…
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1997
Italian tennis player
Elisabetta Cocciaretto is an Italian professional tennis player.
She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 29 in singles, achieved on 21 August 2023, and No. 107 in doubles, which she attained on 27 January 2025.…
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2001
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