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Except for a brief absence in 1988, Young was a member of AC/DC from its formation in 1973 until his retirement in 2014
Famous Birthdays on January 6
216 people
1256 – 2006
January 6 has seen 216 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1256 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1953 — Malcolm Young
Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)
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As a member of AC/DC, Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003
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In 2023, Rolling Stone named Young and his younger brother and fellow AC/DC member Angus Young the 38th-best guitarists of all time.
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Malcolm Mitchell Young was an Australian musician who was a founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC
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Young was a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and backing vocalist in the band
German mystic (died 1302)
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta. While herself a Benedictine, she had strong ties to the Cistercian Order; her monastery in…
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1256
Richard II, also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. The Black Prince died in 1376, leaving Richard as…
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1367
4th Earl of Kent (died 1408)
Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent, 5th Baron Holand, KG was the Earl of Kent from 1400 to 1408. He was the 106th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1403.
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1384
French martyr and saint (died 1431)
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.…
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1412
German composer and theorist (died 1556)
Martin Agricola was a German composer of Renaissance music and a music theorist.
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1486
German poet (died 1540)
Helius Eobanus Hessus was a German Latin poet and later a Lutheran humanist. He was born at Halgehausen in Hesse-Kassel.
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1488
Swedish clergyman (died 1552)
Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson, better known under the Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri, was a clergyman, writer, judge, and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden. His brother, Laurentius…
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1493
Spanish mystic and saint (died 1569)
John of Ávila was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the "Apostle of Andalusia", for his…
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1500
German physician and scholar (died 1602)
Caspar Peucer was a German reformer, physician, and scholar of Sorbian origin.
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1525
Duchess of Feria (died 1612)
Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria was an English lady-in-waiting to Mary I who, after the Queen's death, married Gómez Suárez de Figueroa y Córdoba, 1st Duke of Feria and went to live in Spain, where she would become a…
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1538
Danish mathematician and physicist (died 1656)
Thomas Fincke was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor at the University of Copenhagen for more than 60 years.
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1561
Count-Duke of Olivares (died 1645)
Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, 1st Duke of Sanlúcar, 3rd Count of Olivares,, known as the Count-Duke of Olivares, was a Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister. He was appointed as Grandee on 10 April 1621, a…
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1587
French educator and courtier (died 1650)
Claude Favre de Vaugelas was a Savoyard grammarian and man of letters. Although a lifelong courtier, Claude Favre was widely known by the name of one of the landed estates he owned as seigneur of Vaugelas and baron of…
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1595
Danish politician (died 1673)
Christoffer Gabel was a Danish statesman. He was the father of Vice Governor-general of Norway, Frederik Gabel.
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1617
3rd Duchess of Hamilton, Scottish peeress (died 1716)
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton was a Scottish peeress.
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1632
Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third and final wife of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Before her marriage and during her…
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1655
1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (died 1744)
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, was a British landowner and politician who represented Hereford in the English and British House of Commons from 1698 until 1714, when he succeeded to his father's peerage as Baron…
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1673
Italian oboe player and composer (died 1750)
Giuseppe Francesco Gaspare Melchiorre Baldassare Sammartini was an Italian composer and oboist during the late Baroque and early Classical era. Although he was from Milan, most of his professional life was spent in…
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1695
Spanish composer (died 1768)
José Melchor Baltasar Gaspar Nebra Blasco was a Spanish composer and organist from the Baroque period. His work combines Spanish traditions with the Italian style of his day.
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1702
English surgeon (died 1788)
Percivall Pott was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopaedics, and the first scientist to demonstrate that cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen, namely chimney sweeps' carcinoma. Many…
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1714
French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (died 1799)
The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers from the commune Annonay in Ardèche, France. They invented the…
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1745
Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay (died 1840)
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco, also known as Doctor Francia or to Paraguayans of his time as Karai Guasu, was a lawyer, politician, statesman and the first dictator (1814–1840) of Paraguay following its…
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1766
Greek historian and philologist (died 1860)
Andreas Moustoxydis, sometimes Latinized as Mustoxydes or in the Italian form Andrea Mustoxidi, was a Greek historian and philologist from Corfu.
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1785
American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (died 1862)
James Madison Porter was an American politician who served as the 18th United States Secretary of War and a founder of Lafayette College.
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1793
French chemist and academic (died 1871)
Anselme Payen was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.
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1795
American hunter, explorer, and author (died 1831)
Jedediah Strong Smith was an American clerk, transcontinental pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartographer, mountain man and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the Western United States, and the Southwest…
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1799
Austrian pianist and composer (died 1888)
Henri Herz was a virtuoso pianist, composer and piano manufacturer, Austrian by birth and French by nationality and domicile. He was a professor in the Paris Conservatoire for more than thirty years. Among his major…
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1803
German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (died 1891)
Joseph Petzval was a mathematician, inventor, and physicist best known for his work in optics. He was born in the town of Szepesbéla in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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1807
American conchologist and paleontologist (died 1864)
Joseph Pitty Couthouy was an American naval officer, conchologist, and invertebrate palaeontologist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he entered the Boston Latin School in 1820. He married Mary Greenwood Wild on 9 March…
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1808
American lawyer and politician (died 1874)
Charles Sumner was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American…
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1811
German archaeologist and businessman (died 1890)
Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann was a German businessman and an influential archaeologist. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of…
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1822
French painter and sculptor (died 1883)
Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré was a French printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-engravings illustrating classic literature,…
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1832
1838
American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (died 1901)
Clarence Rivers King was an American geologist, mountaineer, and author. He was the first director of the United States Geological Survey from 1879 to 1881. Nominated by Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes, King…
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1842
Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1909)
Giuseppe Martucci was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. Sometimes called "the Italian Brahms", Martucci was notable among Italian composers of the era in that he dedicated his entire career to…
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1856
Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1931)
Hugh Mahon was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the party's earliest governments. He served terms as Postmaster-General (1904), Minister for…
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1857
American lawyer and politician, Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)
William Eustis Russell was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He served four terms as mayor of Cambridge, and was the 37th governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1891 to 1894. He was…
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1857
Australian-English philosopher and academic (died 1938)
Samuel Alexander was an Australian-born British philosopher. He was the first Jewish fellow of an Oxbridge college. He is now best known as an advocate of emergentism in biology.
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1859
British actor (died 1939)
Morton Selten was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton.
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1860
Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (died 1947)
Victor Pierre Horta was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. He was a fervent admirer of the French architectural theorist Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and his Hôtel Tassel in…
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1861
English-Canadian bishop and theologian (died 1940)
George Exton Lloyd was an Anglican bishop and theologian who helped found Lloydminster, a city on the border of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada. He served as Bishop of Saskatchewan from 1922 to 1931.
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1861
German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (died 1944)
Gustav Adolf Bauer was a German Social Democratic Party leader and the chancellor of Germany from June 1919 to March 1920. Prior to that, he was minister of labour in the last cabinet of the German Empire and during…
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1870
Russian pianist and composer (died 1915)
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist. Before 1903, he was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed in a relatively tonal, late-Romantic idiom. Later, and…
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1872
American actor, director, and producer (died 1948)
Fred Niblo was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer.
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1874
Danish-born British ballerina (died 1970)
Dame Adeline Genée DBE, born Anina Kirstina Margarete Petra Jensenα, was a Danish-British ballet dancer.
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1878
American poet and historian (died 1967)
Carl August Sandburg was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg was widely…
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1878
1880
Romanian author, poet, and critic (died 1944)
Ion Minulescu was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and Koh-i-Noor, he journeyed to…
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1881
Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (died 1965)
Theofan Stilian Noli, known as Fan Noli, was an Albanian-American writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, bishop, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in…
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1882
American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1961)
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority…
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1882
Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (died 1931)
Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān, usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist. He was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. He is best…
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1883
Danish doctor and academic (died 1955)
Dida Dagmar Mary Dederding was a Danish doctor and academic who specialised in inner ear pathology and women's sexual health. She was also known for her work on Ménière's disease, and her theory that it was caused by a…
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1889
Australian cricketer (died 1937)
Edgar Arthur "Ted" McDonald was a cricketer who played for Tasmania, Victoria, Lancashire and Australia, as well as being an Australian rules footballer who played with Launceston Football Club, Essendon Football Club,…
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1891
Irish soldier and pilot (died 1965)
James Michael Christopher Fitzmaurice DFC was an Irish aviation pioneer. He was a member of the crew of the Bremen, which made the first successful trans-Atlantic aircraft flight from East to West on 12–13 April 1928.
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1898
German engineer (died 1968)
Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff was a German engineer who led the rebuilding of Volkswagen (VW) after World War II. He was featured on the cover of Time magazine on Feb. 15, 1954.
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1899
Queen of Yugoslavia (died 1961)
Maria, was Queen of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1922 to 1929 and Queen of Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1934 as the wife of King Alexander I. She was the mother of King Peter II. Her citizenship was revoked, and her…
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1900
Greek-American pianist and conductor (died 1993)
Maurice Abravanel was an American classical music conductor. He is remembered as the conductor of the Utah Symphony for over 30 years.
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1903
Cuban boxer (died 1988)
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo, better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed great success both in the boxing ring and outside it during the 1930s. Chocolate boxed professionally between 1927 and 1938. His…
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1910
American author and photographer (died 1998)
Wright Marion Morris was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist. He is known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in words and pictures, as well as for experimenting with…
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1910
French philosopher and critic (died 1994)
Jacques Ellul was a French born philosopher, sociologist, lay theologian, resistance fighter and professor. Noted as a Christian anarchist, Ellul was a longtime professor of History and the Sociology of Institutions on…
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1912
American actor, comedian, producer, and humanitarian (died 1991)
Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz, known professionally as Danny Thomas, was an American entertainer, producer, and philanthropist. After launching his career in the 1940s in radio and cinema, he created and starred in the…
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1912
Polish lawyer and politician (died 2001)
Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic between 1970 and 1980. Gierek replaced Władysław Gomułka as the First Secretary of the ruling Polish…
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1913
American actress (died 2000)
Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1916 to 1989. She received numerous honors including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three…
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1913
Austrian-American physician and academic (died 1989)
Godfrey Edward Arnold, born as Gottfried Eduard Arnold, was an Austrian American professor of medicine and researcher. His studies centered on speech, speech disorder and clinical communicology.
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1914
American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2015)
William Donlon Edwards was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the United States House of Representatives from California for 32 years in the late 20th century.
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1915
American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (died 2001)
John Cunningham Lilly was an American physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer, and inventor. He was a member of a group of counterculture thinkers that included Timothy Leary, Ram Dass,…
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1915
English-American philosopher and author (died 1973)
Alan Wilson Watts was a British and American writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience.
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1915
influential Korean poet and academic (died 1978)
Pak Mok-wol was an influential Korean poet and academic.
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1916
Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (died 2005)
Koo Chen-fu, also known as C.F. Koo, was a Taiwanese businessman, diplomat, and film producer. He led the Koos Group of companies from 1940 until his death. As a chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), Koo…
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1917
Canadian-born American actor (died 2005)
Henry Corden was a Canadian-born American actor, best known for assuming the voice of Fred Flintstone after the death of Alan Reed in 1977. His official debut as Fred Flintstone was in a 1965 Hanna-Barbera record, Fred…
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1920
English biologist and geneticist (died 2004)
John Maynard Smith was a British theoretical and mathematical evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Originally an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War, he took a second degree in genetics under the…
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1920
Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church (died 2012)
Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, whose members,…
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1920
American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 1999)
Early Wynn Jr., nicknamed "Gus", was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox, during his…
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1920
Russian-French biochemist and academic (died 2013)
Marianne Grunberg-Manago was a Soviet-born French biochemist. Her work helped make possible key discoveries about the nature of the genetic code. Grunberg-Manago was the first woman to lead the International Union of…
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1921
American golfer and sportscaster (died 1998)
Emmett Cary Middlecoff was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour from 1947 to 1961. His 39 Tour wins place him tied for tenth all-time, and he won three major championships. Middlecoff graduated as a dentist,…
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1921
Russian runner (died 2007)
Vladimir Dmitriyevich Kazantsev was a Russian long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1952 Olympics. He set the world's best times in this event in 1951 and 1952 and won the Soviet…
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1923
New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1974)
Norman Eric Kirk was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand and as well as the minister of Foreign
Affairs from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. He also served as the seventh…
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1923
Argentinian journalist and author (died 1999)
Jacobo Timerman was a Soviet-born Argentine publisher, journalist, and author, who is most noted for his confronting and reporting the atrocities of the Argentine military regime's Dirty War during a period of…
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1923
South Korean soldier and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
Kim Dae-jung was a South Korean politician, activist and statesman who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003.
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1924
American banjo player (died 2012)
Earl Eugene Scruggs was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-finger style of…
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1924
American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (died 2005)
John Zachary DeLorean was an American engineer, inventor, and executive in the U.S. automobile industry. He is widely known as founder of the DeLorean Motor Company, as well as for his work at General Motors.
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1925
American baseball player (died 2016)
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca, nicknamed "Hawk", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1944 through 1956. Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit…
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1926
American race car driver (died 2002)
George Francis "Pat" Flaherty was an American racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956.
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1926
Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (died 2006)
Miklós Károly "Mickey" Hargitay was a Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder.
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1926
American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (died 2014)
Jesse Leonard Steinfeld was an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the eleventh surgeon general of the United States from 1969 to 1973.
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1927
1928
American actor (died 1990)
Victor Tayback was an American actor. He was best known for his role as diner owner Mel Sharples on the television sitcom Alice (1976–1985), as well as his multiple guest appearances on The Love Boat (1977–1987). The…
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1930
American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (died 2015)
Edgar Lawrence Doctorow was an American novelist, editor, and professor, best known for his works of historical fiction.
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1931
English actor (died 2009)
Simon Oates was an English actor best known for his roles on television.
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1932
American chemist and academic (died 2024)
Stuart Alan Rice was an American theoretical chemist and physical chemist. He was well known as a theoretical chemist who also performed experimental research, having spent much of his career working in multiple areas…
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1932
English actor and author (died 2012)
John Clive was an English actor and author, known internationally for his historical and social fiction, such as KG200 and Barossa.
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1933
Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2003)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov was a Soviet cosmonaut.
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1933
New Zealand-Australian talent agent and publicist (died 2018)
Harry Maurice Miller was a New Zealand Australian promoter, publicist and media agent.
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1934
English actress (died 2023)
Sylvia May Laura Syms was an English stage and screen actress. Her best-known film roles include My Teenage Daughter (1956), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award, Ice Cold in…
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1934
Australian cricketer
Ian Meckiff is an Australian former cricketer who represented Australia in 18 Test matches between 1957 and 1963. A left-arm fast bowler, he is best known for two matters that were unrelated to his skill as a player: he…
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1935
American musician, singer, and actor (died 2025)
Antonino LoTempio was an American musician, singer, and actor. He was a duet partner with his older sister April Stevens as well as the frontman for a 1970s funk band, 5th Ave. Sax.
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1935
American tennis player (died 2021)
Darlene Ruth Hard was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in…
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1936
Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo often known by his initials JMS, is a Uruguayan former lawyer, journalist and politician of the Colorado Party (PC) who served as the President of Uruguay as the 35th president from 1985…
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1936
Czech discus thrower (died 1998)
Ludvík Daněk was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m.
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1937
1937
American singer-songwriter (died 2004)
Doris Troy was an American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her fans as "Mama Soul". Her biggest hit was "Just One Look", a top 10 hit in 1963.
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1937
Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director
Adriano Celentano is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, showman, and filmmaker. He is dubbed Il Molleggiato because of his energetic dancing.
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1938
Australian botanist and academic
Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke is professor emeritus of Botany at the University of Melbourne, where she ran the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre from 1982 to 1999. She is a former chairman of the Commonwealth Scientific…
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1938
Indian writer, journalist (died 2025)
Rajnikumar Pandya was an Indian Gujarati language writer and journalist from Gujarat. He was known for his short stories, novels, biographical essays, and columns. He had a significant contribution to Gujarati…
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1938
Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actress (died 1979)
Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. She is considered one of the best female directors of all time, with her film The Ascent being the second film directed by a…
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1938
Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2002)
Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi was а Soviet and Ukrainian football player and manager. He was Master of Sports of the USSR, Distinguished Coach of the USSR, and a laureate of the UEFA Order of Merit in Ruby (2002) and…
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1939
English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (died 2012)
Iain Murray Rose, was an Australian swimmer, who swam for the University of Southern California, and worked as an actor, sports commentator and marketing executive. He was a six-time Olympic medalist, and at one time…
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1939
1940
English footballer and manager (died 2023)
Terence Frederick Venables, often referred to as "El Tel", was an English football player and manager who played for clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers and won two caps for England.
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1943
American actress and singer (died 2013)
Bonnie Gail Franklin was an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as Ann Romano in the television series One Day at a Time (1975–1984). She was nominated for Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards.
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1944
French singer-songwriter and harp player
Alan Stivell is a French Celtic musician and singer, songwriter, recording artist, and master of the Celtic harp from Brittany.
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1944
Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Rolf Martin Zinkernagel AC is a professor of experimental immunology at the University of Zurich. Along with Peter C. Doherty, he shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of how the immune…
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1944
Welsh rugby player (died 2024)
Barry John was a Welsh rugby union fly-half who played in the 1960s and early 1970s during the amateur era of the sport. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithin RFC before…
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1945
Indian film actress (died 2021)
Kamala Kumari, known by her stage name Jayanthi, was an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema and Telugu cinema. She was noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1960s, 1970s and…
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1945
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, known for his…
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1946
English folk-rock singer-songwriter (died 1978)
Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny was an English musician who was lead vocalist of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "arguably the pre-eminent British folk-rock singer/songwriter of…
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1947
American colonel and astronaut
Guy Spence Gardner is a United States Air Force officer and a former astronaut. He holds the rank of colonel. He flew as pilot on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-27 and STS-35. Gardner was also the 12th president of the…
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1948
New Zealand cricketer
Dayle Robert Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer who played in 26 Tests and 11 ODIs from 1969 to 1978. He is the son of Walter Hadlee, the older brother of Sir Richard Hadlee and the younger brother of Barry Hadlee.
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1948
1949
American poet and academic (died 2016)
Carolyn D. Wright was an American poet. She was a MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island.
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1949
American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Louis Joseph Freeh is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001.
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1950
American baseball player and coach (died 2024)
Donald Edward Gullett was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1970 through 1978. He was a member of the Cincinnati Reds Big Red Machine…
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1951
American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
Kim Wilson is an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s, "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up."
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1951
English director and screenwriter (died 2008)
Anthony Minghella was a British playwright and filmmaker. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), The English Patient…
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1954
English actor, producer, and screenwriter
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained success on the sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), before going on to play the title roles in the sitcoms…
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1955
Mother of Eminem (died 2024)
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he…
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1955
American novelist and short story writer
Elizabeth Strout is an American novelist and author. She is widely known for her works in literary fiction and her descriptive characterization. She was born and raised in Portland, Maine, and her experiences in her…
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1956
English archbishop
Justin Portal Welby is a retired Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025.
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1956
English rugby player and coach
Sir Clive Ronald Woodward is an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the England team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also coached the 2005 British &…
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1956
British-American astrophysicist and astronaut
Colin Michael Foale is a British-American astrophysicist and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space missions, and is the only NASA astronaut to have flown extended missions aboard both Mir and the…
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1957
American golfer and sportscaster
Nancy Marie Lopez is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.
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1957
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1959
American golfer and sportscaster
Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and TV golf analyst. He won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the…
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1960
Finnish ice hockey player and coach
Kari Jalonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was a former head coach of the Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team from 2022-2023. He is not related to Finnish ice hockey coach…
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1960
English chef and author
Nigella Lucy Lawson is an English food writer and television cook.
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1960
American football player and sports commentator
Howard Matthew Moses Long is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Raiders franchise. He played college football for the…
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1960
Belgian motocross racer (died 2012)
Georges Jobé was a Belgian professional motocross racer. He competed in the FIM Motocross World Championships from 1979 to 1994. Jobé is notable for being a five-time FIM Motocross World Champion. He was named Belgian…
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1961
English rugby player
Nigel David Melville is a former England national rugby union team scrum half and captain and currently serves as Director of Professional Rugby for the Rugby Football Union.
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1961
British politician, author, journalist, and broadcaster (died 2025)
Peter Robin Whittle was a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who served as a Member of the London Assembly from 2016 to 2021 and as Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to Paul Nuttall…
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1961
American baseball player and coach
Norman Wood Charlton III, nicknamed "the Sheriff", is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies,…
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1963
Kenyan runner (died 1995)
Paul Kipkoech was a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. He became world champion over 10,000 m in 1987.
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1963
American football player
Charles Lewis Haley is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys (1992–1996).
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1964
Finnish journalist and politician (died 2021)
Jyrki Jouko Juhani Kasvi was a Finnish politician, and a member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League.
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1964
American wrestler and manager
Jacqueline DeLois Moore is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. She is currently signed to WWE under a legends contract. Moore also worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1997–98 and…
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1964
Danish author and academic
Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish political scientist and the president of the think tank Copenhagen Consensus Center. He is the former director of the Danish government's Environmental Assessment Institute (EAI) in Copenhagen.…
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1965
Filipino singer and actress
Sharon Gamboa Cuneta-Pangilinan is a Filipino actress, singer, television personality, and businesswoman. Prolific in multiple fields of entertainment, she is known for playing dramatic and comedic leading roles in film…
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1966
Italian footballer and manager
Attilio Lombardo is an Italian professional football manager and former player, currently working with Sampdoria as a caretaker and technical collaborator.
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1966
Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist
Allah Rakha Rahman, also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in…
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1967
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
John Daniel Singleton was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best…
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1968
American actor and model
Norman Mark Reedus is an American actor. Starting his career as a model, he first rose to prominence as an actor for his role as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints (1999), which he reprised in The Boondock Saints…
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1969
American actor and podcaster (died 2019)
Aron Eisenberg was an American actor and podcaster known for his role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the Ferengi, Nog.
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1969
Argentine footballer and manager
Leonardo Rubén Astrada is a retired Argentine footballer, who went on to become a football manager. The last team he managed was Atlético de Rafaela.
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1970
American television personality, presenter, and producer
Julie Suzanne Chen Moonves is an American television presenter, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has been the host of the American version of the CBS reality-television program Big Brother since its debut in July…
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1970
Czech footballer and manager
Radoslav Látal is a Czech football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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1970
American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress
Gabrielle Allyse Reece is an American former professional volleyball player, sports announcer, TV show host, and podcast host.
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1970
American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Irwin Thomas is an Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He performs professionally using the stage name Jack Jones from when he was the lead vocalist-guitarist in the band Southern Sons (1990–1996).
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1971
Greek beach volleyball player
Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou is a female beach volleyball player from Greece, who won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, partnering Vassiliki Arvaniti.
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1973
American baseball player and sportscaster
Marlon Ordell Anderson is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, over 12 seasons. He was widely known for his clutch hits, and…
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1974
Argentinian footballer
Carlos Daniel "Lobo" Cordone is a former Argentine professional football player who played as a striker.
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1974
American basketball player and coach
Paul Edward Grant is a retired American professional basketball player. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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1974
American football player
James Alfred Farrior is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. He played with…
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1975
Swedish ice hockey player
Johan Markus Davidsson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, who played last with HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League, SHL. He was a long-time Elitserien/SHL player and captain of HV71 for eleven seasons,…
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1976
American actor
Daniel John Pintauro is an American actor and film producer. He starred in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and the 1983 horror film Cujo.
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1976
Slovak ice hockey player
Richard Zedník is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger. He had a 15-year career in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing for the Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Florida…
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1976
American baseball player
Casey Paul Fossum is a former professional pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox (2001–2003), Arizona Diamondbacks (2004), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005–2007), Detroit Tigers (2008), and New York Mets (2009) of Major…
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1978
American football player
Daniel Lamont "Bubba" Franks is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning…
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1978
Japanese actress
Rinko Kikuchi is a Japanese actress. She was the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years, for her work in Babel (2006). Kikuchi's other notable films include Norwegian Wood (2010),…
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1981
American football player
Asante Tyrell Samuel Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Accra, Ghana and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He played…
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1981
American basketball player
Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Arenas attended Grant High School in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, and accepted a scholarship offer to the University of Arizona…
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1982
New Zealand rugby league player
Roy Asotasi is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 2000s and 2010s. A New Zealand international captain, he also played for Samoa. Asotasi played in the NRL for Australian clubs…
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1982
American television personality
Tiffany Pollard is an American television personality and actress. She starred on the first two seasons of the reality show Flavor of Love (2006), where she was given the nickname "New York" by rapper Flavor Flav.…
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1982
Argentine footballer and manager
Israel Alejandro Damonte is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Aldosivi.
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1982
English actor and model
Edward John David Redmayne OBE is an English actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Olivier Awards.
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1982
American ice hockey player
Adam Mark Burish is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks. He is currently an analyst covering…
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1983
American football player and analyst
Aaron James Hawk is an American sports analyst and former professional football linebacker who played for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers fifth overall in the…
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1984
American actress and comedian
Kate McKinnon Berthold is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022, where she became known for her character work and celebrity…
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1984
American businessman
Eric Frederick Trump is an American businessman, political activist, and former reality television presenter. He is the third child and second son of U.S. president Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana.
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1984
Irish footballer
Paul David McShane is an Irish professional football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach at Huddersfield Town.
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1986
Norwegian skier
Petter Northug Jr. is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall, and 18 individual FIS…
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1986
Russian fashion model
Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova, also known as Irina Shayk, is a Russian fashion model and actress. She received international recognition when she appeared as the first Russian model on the cover of the 2011 Sports…
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1986
English singer, songwriter, and musician
Alexander David Turner is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, and the frontman of the rock band Arctic Monkeys. He is known for his lyricism ranging from kitchen sink realism to surrealist wordplay, which has…
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1986
American YouTuber
Arin Joseph Hanson, also known as Egoraptor, is an American YouTuber, actor, rapper, and animator. He is well known for his Flash cartoons, as well as being the co-founder and co-star of the popular YouTube Let's Play…
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1987
South African footballer
Bongani Sandile Khumalo is a South African retired footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1987
American football player
Ndamukong Ngwa Suh is an American former professional football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning…
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1987
English footballer
Andrew Thomas Carroll is an English professional footballer who is currently the interim manager at National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge. He has played in the Premier League and English Football League for…
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1989
Spanish footballer
Sergio León Limones is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for División de Honor Andaluza club Atlético Palma del Río.
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1989
American football player
Derrick Lee Morgan is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He was selected 16th overall by the Titans in…
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1989
Argentine footballer
Cristian Damián Erbes is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Atlético San Miguel.
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1990
American basketball player
Sean Redell Kilpatrick is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). A 6'4" shooting guard born in Yonkers, New York, during…
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1990
Brazilian footballer
Alex Teixeira Santos is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Panserraikos.
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1990
Portuguese politician
Duarte Le Falher de Campos Alves is a Portuguese politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A communist, he represented Lisbon from September 2018 to March 2022…
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1991
American basketball player
William Norman Barton III is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Memphis Tigers, earning…
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1991
American baseball player
Kevin John Gausman is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and…
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1991
Canadian professional golfer
Corey Michael Conners is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Conners has also played on the PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the Web.com Tour.
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1992
American basketball player
Patrick Bergin Connaughton is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he primarily plays as a shooting guard. He is also a former…
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1993
Mexican footballer
Jesús Manuel "Tecatito" Corona Ruíz is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Monterrey.
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1993
French-Guadeloupean footballer
Jérôme Xavier Roussillon is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Amiens. Born in mainland France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team.
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1993
Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018
Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray is a Filipino model, singer, actress and beauty queen best known for winning Miss Universe 2018. The fourth Filipina to win Miss Universe, Gray was previously crowned Miss World Philippines…
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1994
Spanish footballer
Denis Suárez Fernández is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés.
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1994
American football player
Jameis Lanaed Winston is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Winston played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, becoming the…
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1994
1994
Australian model and actress
Courtney Jane Eaton is an Australian actress. She began her career as a model before making her acting debut in the post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Eaton subsequently starred in the fantasy…
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1996
Swiss footballer
Michel Aebischer is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Pisa, on loan from Bologna, and the Switzerland national team.
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1997
1999
American basketball player
Matthew Ford "Mac" McClung is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played…
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1999
2000
Malian footballer
Mohamed Camara is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Mali national team.
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2000
South Korean singer and actress
Kwon Eun-bin, also known simply as Eunbin or Eunbean, is a South Korean singer, actress and model. She participated in the first season of Produce 101 (2016), before being eliminated in the penultimate episode. She…
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2000
Canadian ice hockey player
Jack McBain is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 63rd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2018 NHL entry draft.
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2000
2000
American YouTuber
Tyler Oliveira is an American YouTuber. He made several challenge videos before transitioning to videos centered on man-on-the-street interviews, documenting drug decriminalization in Canada and the Springfield…
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2000
American rapper, singer, and YouTuber
Matthew David Morris, better known as MattyB or MattyBRaps, is an American rapper, singer, and YouTuber. He launched his career at a young age by creating covers of popular music and posting them to YouTube.
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2003
Greek footballer
Stefanos Tzimas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Greece under-21 national team.
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2006
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