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Famous Birthdays on July 11
230 people
154 – 2002
July 11 has seen 230 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 154 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1966 — Rod Strickland
American basketball player and coach
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Strickland was an assistant coach for the South Florida Bulls, under Orlando Antigua from 2014 to 2017
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Strickland was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame with the Class of 2008.
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Rodney Strickland is an American basketball coach and former professional player
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Prior to LIU, he served as the program manager for the NBA G League's professional path
154
Scottish king (died 1329)
Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his…
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1274
1406
1459
English author and playwright (died 1592)
Robert Greene (1558–1592) was a popular Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer. He is said to have been born in Norwich. He attended Cambridge where he received a BA in 1580, and an M.A. in 1583 before moving to London,…
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1558
Spanish cleric and poet (died 1627)
Luis de Góngora y Argote was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet and a Catholic priest at Córdoba Cathedral. Góngora and his lifelong rival, Francisco de Quevedo, are widely considered the most prominent Spanish poets of all…
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1561
English astrologer, courtier, and diplomat (died 1665)
Sir Kenelm Digby was an English courtier and diplomat. He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher, astrologer and known as a leading Roman Catholic intellectual and Blackloist. For his versatility, he is described…
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1603
Japanese daimyō (died 1701)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni , also known as Mito Kōmon , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa and succeeded him, becoming the…
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1628
American woman accused of witchcraft (died 1692)
Sarah Good was one of the first three women to be accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials, which occurred in 1692 in colonial Massachusetts.
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1653
Frederick I, of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg–Prussia). The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in…
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1657
Elector of Bavaria (died 1726)
Maximilian II, also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of…
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1662
Swedish chemist and mineralogist (died 1785)
Johan Gottschalk Wallerius was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist.
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1709
French historian and author (died 1799)
Jean-François Marmontel was a French historian, writer and a member of the Encyclopédistes movement.
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1723
English physician and philanthropist (died 1825)
Thomas Bowdler was an English physician known for publishing The Family Shakespeare, an expurgated edition of William Shakespeare's plays edited by his sister Henrietta Maria Bowdler. The two sought a version they saw…
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1754
American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804)
Margaret Shippen was the second wife of General Benedict Arnold. She has been described as "the highest-paid spy in the American Revolution".
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1760
American lawyer and politician, 6th President of the United States (died 1848)
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825; minister to Great Britain, Prussia, and…
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1767
Russian ethnographer and author (died 1871)
Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev was a Russian Slavist and ethnographer best known for publishing nearly 600 East Slavic and Russian fairy and folk tales, one of the largest collections of folklore in the world. This…
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1826
Greek lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1896)
Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895.
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1832
American-English painter and illustrator (died 1903)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral…
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1834
Brazilian composer (died 1896)
Antônio Carlos Gomes was a Brazilian composer notable for being the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe. He was the only non-European who was successful as an opera composer in Italy, during the…
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1836
1846
English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents (died 1934)
Nicholas Edward Brown was an English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents. He was also an authority on several families of plants, including Asclepiadaceae, Aizoaceae, Labiatae and Cape plants.
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1849
American missionary (died 1938)
Annie Walker Armstrong was a lay Southern Baptist denominational leader instrumental in the founding of the Woman's Missionary Union.
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1850
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, later Princess Henry of Prussia, was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Her maternal…
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1866
British painter and illustrator (died 1960)
Henry Matthew Brock was a British illustrator and landscape painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He was one of four artist brothers, all of them illustrators, who worked together in their family…
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1875
German architect and academic (died 1964)
Johann Ludwig Friedrich Lahrs was a German architect and professor.
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1880
American astronomer and author (died 1966)
Isabel Martin Lewis was an American astronomer who was the first woman hired by the United States Naval Observatory as assistant astronomer. In 1918, Lewis was elected a member of the American Astronomical Society. She…
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1881
American miner, explorer, and park ranger (died 1946)
James Larkin White was a cowboy, guano miner, cave explorer, and park ranger for the National Park Service. He is best remembered as the discoverer, early promoter and explorer of what is known today as Carlsbad Caverns…
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1882
Russian painter and illustrator (died 1939)
Boris Grigoriev was a painter, graphic artist, and writer.
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1886
German philosopher and jurist (died 1985)
Carl Schmitt was a German jurist and political theorist. An authoritarian conservative theorist, he was noted as a critic of parliamentary democracy, liberalism, and cosmopolitanism.
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1888
American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1962)
Thomas John Mitchell was an American actor, writer, and theatre director. He is considered one of the great character actors of Golden Age of Hollywood and a leading man on Broadway.
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1892
1894
English author and poet (died 1941)
Dorothy Ierne Wilde, known as Dolly Wilde, was an English socialite, made famous by her family connections and her reputation as a witty conversationalist. Her charm and humour made her a popular guest at salons in…
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1895
American police officer (died 1973)
Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor was an American politician who was Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, for more than two decades. A lifelong member of the Democratic Party, he strongly…
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1897
German businessman and philanthropist (died 1943)
Wilfrid Berthold Jacob Israel was an Anglo-German businessman and philanthropist, born into a wealthy Anglo-German Jewish family, who was active in the rescue of Jews from Nazi Germany, and who played a significant role…
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1899
American essayist and journalist (died 1985)
Elwyn Brooks White was an American writer, essayist and a contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine. He was also the author of highly popular books for children: Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and…
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1899
Belizean businesswoman, activist, and politician (died 1975)
Gwendolyn Margaret Lizarraga, MBE commonly known as Madam Liz, was a Belizean businesswoman, women's rights activist and politician. She was the first woman elected to the British Honduras Legislative Assembly and the…
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1901
English-Russian colonel and Soviet spy (died 1971)
William August Fisher, better known by the alias Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, was a Soviet intelligence officer. He adopted his alias to alert his Soviet KGB handlers when he was arrested in the USA on charges of espionage by…
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1903
American bullfighter (died 1976)
Sidney Franklin was the first American to become a successful matador, the most senior level of bullfighter.
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1903
Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1972)
Manuel Serrapí Sánchez, better known as Niño Ricardo, was a Flamenco composer, considered by some sources as the most accomplished flamenco player of his day. He played a significant part in the evolution of the…
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1904
Australian statistician and biometrician (died 1952)
Frances Elizabeth Allan was an Australian statistician. She was known as the first statistician at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), as "the effective founder of the CSIRO…
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1905
American actor and announcer (died 1981)
Harry Rudolph Von Zell was an American announcer of radio programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
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1906
German politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (died 1990)
Richard Herbert Wehner was a German politician. A former member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), he joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) after World War II. He served as Federal Minister of…
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1906
American actress (died 1998)
Irene Hervey was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over fifty films and numerous television series spanning her five-decade career.
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1909
Dutch catholic priest (died 2018)
Jacques Clemens was a Dutch Catholic priest. He was the parish priest of The Bultia from 1958. Between 2016 and his death on 7 March 2018, at the age of 108 he was thought to be the oldest living priest.
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1909
American actress (died 1997)
Sally Blane was an American actress who appeared in more than 100 movies.
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1910
German nurse who was still present in the Führerbunker when it was captured by Soviet troops (died 2006)
Erna Flegel was a German nurse during World War II. In late April 1945 she worked at the emergency casualty station at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, and was one of the final occupants of the Führerbunker before she…
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1911
Romanian conductor and composer (died 1996)
Sergiu Celibidache was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher. Educated in his native Romania, and later in Paris and Berlin, Celibidache's career in music spanned over five decades, including…
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1912
English cricketer (died 1989)
Mary Isabella "Peta" Taylor, married name Mary Jager, was an English cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches for England between 1934 and 1937, including the first ever…
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1912
American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (died 2011)
William Francis Walsh was a Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State.
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1912
1913
American sinologist, author, and academic (died 1966)
Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, known by his pen-name Cordwainer Smith, was an American author of science fiction. He was an officer in the US Army, a noted scholar of East Asia, and an expert in psychological warfare.…
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1913
British protozoologist (died 2008)
Leonard George Goodwin CMG FRS was a British protozoologist noted for his work on testing the effectiveness of chemical compounds in treating tropical diseases. He was born in London to a shoe shop manager, and became…
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1915
American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (died 2019)
Mortimer Maxwell Caplin was an American lawyer and educator, and the founding member of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered. He served under President John F. Kennedy on the Task Force on Taxation and later as Commissioner of…
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1916
Dutch water polo player (died 2018)
Hans Maier was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Madioen, Dutch East Indies, he was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament, playing in all seven…
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1916
Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov was an Australian-born Soviet physicist and researcher whose work focused on quantum electronics. His most famous and well-known works were on optics and electromagnetic research. He was…
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1916
English actor and screenwriter (died 2008)
Reginald Alfred Varney was an English actor, entertainer and comedian. He is best remembered for having played the lead role of bus driver Stan Butler in the LWT sitcom On the Buses (1969–1973) and its three spin-off…
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1916
Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (died 2014)
Edward Gough Whitlam was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from December 1972 to November 1975. To date the longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he was notable for being the…
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1916
English educator, who named Pluto (died 2009)
Venetia Katharine Douglas Burney was an English accountant and teacher. She is remembered as the first person to suggest the name Pluto for the dwarf planet discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. At the time, she was 11…
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1918
American illustrator (died 1983)
Roy Gerald Krenkel, who often signed his work RGK, was an American illustrator who specialized in fantasy and historical drawings and paintings for books, magazines and comic books.
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1918
Russian-American actor and dancer (died 1985)
Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I (1951), for…
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1920
Russian-American author (died 2010)
Zecharia Sitchin was an author of a number of books proposing an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin attributed the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki, which he…
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1920
American actor (died 1998)
Eugene Barton Evans was an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, television films, and feature films between 1947 and 1989.
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1922
German-Swiss racing driver (died 1991)
Friedrich "Fritz" Riess or Rieß was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one "Formula One" World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 German Grand Prix on 3 August 1952, then run to Formula Two rules. He…
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1922
Polish-American historian and academic (died 2018)
Richard Edgar Pipes was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and foreign affairs. His writings also appear…
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1923
1923
Brazilian physicist and academic (died 2005)
Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes, also known as César Lattes, was a Brazilian experimental physicist, one of the discoverers of the pion, a subatomic particle composed of a quark and an antiquark.
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1924
Canadian-American actress and singer (died 2007)
Brett Somers was a Canadian-American game-show personality, actress, and singer. Somers was best known as a panelist on the 1970s game show Match Game and for her recurring role as Blanche Madison opposite her real-life…
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1924
Northern Irish footballer and manager (died 1971)
Charles Patrick Tully was a Northern Irish football player and manager who played for Celtic.
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1924
American businessman (died 2025)
Oscar Sherman Wyatt Jr. was an American businessman and self made millionaire. He was the founder of Coastal Corporation and a decorated bomber pilot in World War II. In 2007 the U.S. federal court in Manhattan tried…
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1924
1925
Swedish operatic tenor (died 2017)
Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda, was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final…
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1925
American lawyer and politician (died 2012)
Peter Nicholas Kyros was an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as a Democratic U.S. representative from Maine from 1967 to 1975.
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1925
1925
American minister, theologian, and author (died 2022)
Carl Frederick Buechner was an American author, Presbyterian minister, preacher, and theologian. The author of thirty-nine published books, his career spanned more than six decades and encompassed many different genres.…
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1926
American-Canadian physicist and engineer (died 2007)
Theodore Harold Maiman was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser. Maiman's laser led to the subsequent development of many other types of lasers. The laser was…
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1927
English footballer (died 1987)
Christopher Leonard was an English footballer who made 26 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Darlington in the 1950s. He also played non-league football for South Shields. He died in…
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1927
Swedish conductor
Herbert Thorson Blomstedt is an American-born Swedish conductor of classical music. At the age of 98, he continues to conduct concerts in Europe, the United States and Japan.
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1927
Baron Janner of Braunstone, Welsh-English lawyer and politician (died 2015)
Greville Ewan Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, was a British politician, barrister and writer. He became a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leicester in the 1970 general election as a last-minute candidate,…
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1928
American boxer (died 2002)
Carl "Bobo" Olson was an American boxer. He was the World Middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s.
His nickname was based on his…
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1928
Filipina choirmaster (died 2014)
Andrea Ofilada Veneracion was a Filipino choral conductor and a recipient of the 1999 National Artist for Music award. She founded the Philippine Madrigal Singers in 1963. She was also an adjudicator in numerous…
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1928
American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (died 2006)
Daniel Flores, also known by his stage name Chuck Rio, was an American Rock and roll saxophonist. He is best remembered for his self-penned song "Tequila", which he recorded with The Champs, the band of which he was a…
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1929
Irish actor (died 2012)
David Kelly was an Irish actor who had regular roles in several film and television works from the 1950s onwards. One of the most recognisable voices and faces of Irish stage and screen, he was known for his roles as…
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1929
New Zealand cricketer (died 2024)
John Chaloner Alabaster was a New Zealand cricketer who played 21 Test matches for the country's national team between 1955 and 1972. A leg-spin bowler, he was the only New Zealander to play in each of the country's…
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1930
American literary critic (died 2019)
Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world". After…
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1930
American politician, 53rd Governor of Louisiana (died 2020)
Murphy James "Mike" Foster Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as the 53rd governor of Louisiana from 1996 to 2004.
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1930
English businessman, founded Pukka Pies (died 2013)
Trevor Storer was a British businessman and founder of the Pukka Pies company in 1963, which was originally called Trevor Storer's Home Made Pies. He was the author of Bread Salesmanship, which became the training…
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1930
American sociologist (died 2020)
Ezra Feivel Vogel was an American sociologist who wrote on modern Japan, China, and Korea. He was Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University.
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1930
1931
American doo-wop singer (died 1990)
Thurston Harris was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 hit "Little Bitty Pretty One".
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1931
American actor and singer (died 2018)
Tab Hunter was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. During the 1950s and 1960s, Hunter was a Hollywood…
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1931
Italian physicist and academic (died 2014)
Tullio Eugenio Regge was an Italian theoretical physicist.
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1931
French-born American folk singer and musician (died 2024)
Alex Hassilev was an American folk musician who was one of the founding members of the group The Limeliters. Educated at Harvard and the University of Chicago, he was also an actor with a number of film and television…
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1932
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2024)
Jean-Guy Talbot was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1932
American football player and coach (died 2012)
James Anthony Carlen III was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University (1966–1969) and Texas Tech University (1970–1974).…
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1933
American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (died 2013)
Frank Benton Kelso II was an admiral of the United States Navy, who served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1990 to 1994.
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1933
Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company (died 2025)
Giorgio Armani was an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house. Widely regarded as among the most influential designers in contemporary fashion, Armani initially gained recognition for his…
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1934
American politician (died 2024)
Clark Ray Rasmussen was an American politician who represented Polk County in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 as a member of the Democratic Party.
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1934
American saxophonist and educator (died 2019)
Frederick L. Hemke (né Fred LeRoy Hemke Jr.; July 11, 1935 – April 17, 2019) was an American virtuoso classical saxophonist and influential professor of saxophone at Northwestern University. Hemke helped increase the…
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1935
Northern Irish lawyer and politician (died 2011)
Sir Oliver Napier was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. In 1974 he served as the first and only Legal Minister and head of the Office of Legal Reform in the Northern Ireland power-sharing…
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1935
Chinese-Taiwanese author
Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai is a Taiwanese writer who has been described as a "melancholy pioneer". He was born in Guilin, Guangxi at the cusp of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Pai's father was the Kuomintang (KMT) general…
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1937
American journalist and producer
William Boggs III is an American television host and journalist.
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1941
English trumpet player
Thomas Henry Lowther is an English jazz trumpeter who also plays violin.
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1941
Australian sportscaster (died 2018)
Darrell Eastlake was an Australian radio and television presenter, commentator and sports journalist, best known for his long association with the Nine Network. Prior to his media career, Eastlake worked as a Qantas…
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1942
Australian journalist (died 2006)
Richard George Carleton was a multiple Logie Award–winning Australian television journalist.
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1943
American psychologist and academic
Howard Earl Gardner is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University. He was a founding member of Harvard Project Zero…
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1943
American actor, director, and screenwriter
Thomas Lee Holland is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and former actor. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, penning the screenplay for Psycho II (1983), the sequel to the classic Alfred…
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1943
Australian metropolitan
Peter Frederick Jensen is a retired Australian Anglican bishop, theologian and academic. From 1985 to 2001, he was principal of Moore Theological College. From 2001 to 2013, he was the Archbishop of Sydney and…
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1943
Haitian businessman and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Haiti
Robert Malval is the former prime minister of Haiti. He served from 30 August 1993 to 8 November 1994. He was preceded by Marc Bazin and was succeeded by Smarck Michel.
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1943
German racing driver (died 1983)
Rolf Johann Stommelen was a German racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1969 to 1978. In endurance racing, Stommelen was a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona with Porsche.
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1943
American basketball player and coach (died 2014)
Louis Clyde Hudson was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player, who was an All-American at the University of Minnesota and a six-time NBA All-Star, scoring 17,940 total points in 13 NBA seasons.
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1944
Baron Levy, English philanthropist
Michael Abraham Levy, Baron Levy, is a British life peer and former chartered accountant who was chairman and CEO of a large independent group of music companies. A long-standing friend of former prime minister Tony…
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1944
American author and illustrator
Patricia Barber Polacco is an American author and illustrator. Throughout her school years, Polacco struggled to learn to read but found relief by expressing herself through art. Polacco endured teasing and hid her…
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1944
American painter (died 1999)
Martin Wong was a Chinese-American painter of the late 20th century. His work has been described as a meticulous blend of social realism and visionary art styles. Wong's paintings often explored multiple ethnic and…
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1946
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
Jeffrey R. Hanna is an American singer-songwriter and performance musician, best known for his association with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. His professional music career has spanned six decades.
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1947
English author and critic
Norman Lebrecht is a British music journalist best known as the owner of the classical music blog Slipped Disc. His writings have been accused of sensationalism and criticized for their inaccuracies and tendency to…
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1947
Swedish politician
Bo Axel Magnus Lundgren is a Swedish politician who served as the leader of the Moderate Party from 1999 to 2003. Lundgren also served as Minister for Sports from 1991 to 1994 and Director-General of the Swedish…
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1947
Pakistani physicist and academic
Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and author. He has been considered by many as one of the most vocal, progressive and liberal member of the Pakistani intelligentsia. Hoodbhoy is known for his…
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1950
Welsh author and academic
John Robert Morgan FLSW is a British academic working at Swansea University in Wales. He is primarily known for writing books on Classics, and for contributing to a number of journals, often with colourful views.
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1950
American singer (died 2020)
Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Pointer scored several moderate solo hits after leaving the Pointer Sisters in…
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1950
1951
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
William Charles Barber is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played twelve seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). As part of the famed LCB line, Barber helped lead…
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1952
American actor and playwright
Stephen Lang is an American stage and screen actor. He gained fame for his role as Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron's Avatar (2009), for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lang reprised the…
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1952
Thai businessman and politician, Thai Minister of Energy
Piyasvasti Amranand, born 11 July 1953) is a former Thailand's Energy Minister between 9 October 2006 and 6 February 2008. He is former Secretary-General of the Thai National Energy Policy Office, Chairman of Kasikorn…
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1953
Mexican film, television, and stage actress and singer
Angélica Espinoza Stransky, known professionally as Angélica Aragón, is a Mexican film, television, and stage actress and singer. She is the daughter of Mexican composer José Ángel Espinoza ("Ferrusquilla"). Aragón is…
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1953
American singer-songwriter and producer
Peter Brown is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Brown was a popular performer in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His biggest success was the release of the LP in 1977 called A Fantasy Love Affair which…
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1953
Indian accountant and politician, Indian Minister of Railways
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is an Indian politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1996 to 2009, representing Rajapur in the Lok Sabha. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Andhra Pradesh…
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1953
Mexican actress, director, and producer
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress, and two for Supporting Actress.
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1953
American boxer (died 2021)
Leon Spinks was an American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995. In only his eighth professional fight, he won the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali in a split…
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1953
American actress
Mindy Lee Sterling is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress who has amassed multiple live action and voice-over credits across film and television. Her accolades include nominations for two…
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1953
1953
English-Canadian conductor and composer (died 2022)
Bramwell Tovey was a British conductor and composer.
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1953
English director, producer, and screenwriter
Paul Weiland OBE is an English film and television director, writer, and producer. Weiland is a director and producer of television commercials in the UK, having made over 500 commercials, including a popular and…
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1953
English engineer and academic
Julia Elizabeth King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge is a British engineer and a crossbench member of the House of Lords, where she chairs the Select Committee on Science and Technology. She is the incumbent chair of the…
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1954
Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010)
Balaji Sadasivan was a Singaporean politician and neurosurgeon. He attended Raffles Institution, Siglap Secondary School and National Junior College, and studied medicine at the University of Singapore. After graduating…
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1955
Indian-American author and academic
Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer. He won the 54th Jnanpith award in 2018, India's highest literary honour. Ghosh's ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the nature of national and personal identity,…
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1956
French actor and director
Robin Renucci is a French film and television actor and film director.
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1956
1956
Scottish educator and politician
Johann MacDougall Lamont is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014. She was previously a junior Scottish Executive minister from 2004 to 2007 and…
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1957
English singer-songwriter
Peter John Joseph Murphy is an English singer and songwriter. He is the vocalist for the post-punk band Bauhaus, which he co-founded with Daniel Ash in 1978. After Bauhaus disbanded, Murphy formed Dalis Car with Japan's…
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1957
Irish Republican hunger striker (died 1981)
Patsy O'Hara was an Irish republican hunger striker and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). O'Hara was one of 22 Irish republicans who died in the 1981 hunger strike.
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1957
Jamaican singer-songwriter
Michael Rose is a Jamaican reggae singer. He is most widely known for a successful tenure as the lead singer for Black Uhuru from 1977 to 1984, followed by a lengthy solo career. He has been praised as "one of Jamaica's…
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1957
American ballerina (died 2022)
Stephanie Renee Dabney was an American dancer who performed as a prima ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem from 1979 through 1994. Dabney is best known for her performances in John Taras' The Firebird, which she…
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1958
English actor
Mark Lester is an English former child actor who starred in a number of British and European films in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1968 he played the title role in the film Oliver!, a musical version of the stage production…
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1958
Mexican footballer, coach, and manager
Hugo Sánchez Márquez is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican…
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1958
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Richard Stephen Sambora is an American musician, songwriter and singer. He was a member of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. Sambora was the band's lead guitarist; he also provided backing vocals and played a…
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1959
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American singer-songwriter of folk-inspired music. Vega's music career spans 40 years. In the mid-1980s and 1990s, she released four singles that entered the Top 40 on the UK singles chart,…
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1959
American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician
David Francis Baerwald is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician.
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1960
English actress
Caroline Quentin is an English actress, broadcaster and television presenter. Quentin became known for her television appearances, portraying Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998), Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek…
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1960
English banker and businessman
Antony Peter Jenkins is a British business executive. Since 2016 he has been the chief executive officer of 10x Future Technologies, which he founded. He was the group chief executive of Barclays from August 2012 until…
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1961
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007)
Gaétan Joseph Pierre Duchesne was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He…
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1962
Irish actress and author
Pauline McLynn is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs. Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless, Tip Haddem in the BBC One…
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1962
Japanese music artist
Fumiya Fujii is a Japanese musician, actor and former lead singer of The Checkers born in Kurume. His younger brother is Naoyuki Fujii, a musician and former sax player for The Checkers. His eldest son is Fuji TV…
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1962
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Allan MacInnis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for 23 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames (1981–1994) and St. Louis Blues (1994–2004). A first…
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1963
English rugby player and coach
Dean Richards is a rugby union coach and former player for Leicester Tigers, England and British & Irish Lions. He was most recently the Director of Rugby at Newcastle Falcons, a position he held for ten years between…
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1963
American actress and talk show host
Lisa Rinna is an American actress, television personality, author, and model. She portrayed Billie Reed on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives and Taylor McBride on Fox's television drama Melrose Place. Between…
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1963
English actor and TV presenter
Craig Joseph Charles is an English actor, comedian, presenter and DJ. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera Coronation Street…
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1964
English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
Antony Richard Cottee is an English former professional footballer and manager who now works as a television football commentator.
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1965
Dutch kick-boxer and sportscaster
Ernesto Frits Hoost is a Dutch retired professional kickboxer. A four-time K-1 World Champion, Hoost is considered to be one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Debuting in 1993 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 1993,…
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1965
American singer-songwriter and bass player
Scott Gardner Shriner is an American musician best known as a member of the rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded twelve studio albums. Joining the band in 2001, Shriner is the band's longest serving bass…
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1965
Pakistani-English author
Nadeem Aslam FRSL is a British Pakistani novelist. His debut novel, Season of the Rainbirds, won the Betty Trask and the Author's Club First Novel Award. His critically acclaimed second novel Maps for Lost Lovers won…
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1966
Japanese author and illustrator (died 2021)
Kentaro Miura was a Japanese manga artist. He was best known for his dark fantasy series Berserk, which began serialization in 1989. By 2023, Berserk had over 60 million copies in circulation, making it one of the…
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1966
Northern Irish musician
Ricky Warwick is a Northern Irish musician and the lead singer of the rock bands Black Star Riders and Thin Lizzy. He is also the frontman for the Scottish hard rock band The Almighty, with whom he achieved chart…
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1966
American baseball player and sportscaster
Andrew Jason Ashby is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, and Los…
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1967
Indian American novelist and short story writer
Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and, more recently, in Italian.
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1967
Canadian journalist and academic
Michael Allen Geist is a Canadian academic, and the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.
He is the editor of four books on copyright law and privacy law,
and he edits two…
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1968
Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2008)
Daniel Stewart MacMaster was a Canadian singer, who was lead vocalist for the Canadian/British hard rock band Bonham.
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1968
American football player
Esera Tavai Tuaolo, nicknamed "Mr. Aloha", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon…
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1968
British sports journalist and television presenter
Norris Edward Boulting is an Irish sports journalist, television presenter and podcaster best known for his coverage of football, cycling and darts.
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1969
American actor
Justin Willman Chambers is an American actor and former model best known for his role as Dr. Alex Karev in Grey's Anatomy (2005–2020). Born in Ohio, he went to Southeastern High School, South Charleston, and later…
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1970
English lawyer and politician
Sajjad Haider Karim is a British politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England between 2004 and 2019.
Karim was one of 10 members of the executive of European Movement UK and…
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1970
American opera singer
Eric Owens is an American operatic bass-baritone. He has performed both in new works and reinterpreted classic repertoire. In 1996 he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
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1970
American singer-songwriter and actress
Leisha Hailey is an American actress and musician known for playing Alice Pieszecki in the Showtime Networks series The L Word and The L Word: Generation Q. Hailey first came to the public's attention as a musician in…
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1971
Australian cricketer
Scott Andrew Muller is a former Australian and Queensland cricketer of German ancestry.
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1971
English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Cormac Battle is an Irish musician and radio presenter/producer. He is the vocalist and lead guitarist for the bands Kerbdog, Wilt, Jonny's Boys, and On the turn. He is also the current presenter of RTÉ 2fm's…
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1972
American actor
Michael Owen Rosenbaum is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the television series Smallville, a role that TV Guide included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All…
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1972
Greek runner
Konstantinos "Kostas" Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos "Costas" Kederis is a Greek former athlete. He won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and the…
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1973
Lithuanian singer-songwriter
Alanas Chošnau is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. From 1992–2001 and 2014–2018, he was the frontman of the band Naktinės Personos. From 2001 and 2009 and since 2019, Chošnau successfully developed a solo career. He…
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1974
Icelandic footballer and manager
Hermann Hreiðarsson is an Icelandic former professional football player and coach. He played as a defender and spent 15 seasons in England, gaining a total of 315 appearances in the Premier League.
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1974
Dutch footballer and coach
André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for PSV, Blackburn Rovers, and Ajax.
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1974
1974
American football player
Willie Aaron Anderson is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for…
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1975
Spanish footballer and manager
Rubén Baraja Vegas is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager.
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1975
Mexican-American basketball player and coach
Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérez is a Mexican former professional basketball player who is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a pregame and postgame analyst on…
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1976
American football player and sportscaster
Brandon Darrell Short is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning…
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1977
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kathleen Margaret Edwards is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, Failer, contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates". Her next two albums – Back to Me and Asking for Flowers…
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1978
Italian swimmer
Massimiliano Edgar "Massi" Rosolino is an Italian retired competitive swimmer.
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1978
Estonian footballer
Raio Piiroja is an Estonian former professional footballer. He played as a centre-back for Pärnu/Kalev, Lelle, Flora, Vålerenga, Fredrikstad, Vitesse and Chengdu Blades.
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1979
Canadian wrestler
Theodore James "TJ" Wilson, better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a producer.
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1980
American soldier and author
Kevin Powers is an American fiction writer, poet, and Iraq War veteran.
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1980
American football player
Andre Lamont Johnson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Houston Texans. He played college football for the…
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1981
Venezuelan judge
Susana Virginia Barreiros Rodríguez is a Venezuelan judge, most notable for leading the case and sentencing against the opposition leader Leopoldo López. She was provisionally designated as Public Defender of Venezuela…
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1981
American football player
Christopher Ken Cooley is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah State Aggies and…
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1982
German-Turkish footballer
Engin Baytar is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger.
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1983
American singer-songwriter and pianist
Peter Cincotti is an American singer-songwriter. He began playing piano at the age of three. While in high school, he regularly performed in clubs throughout Manhattan. In 2003, Cincotti's debut album, produced by Phil…
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1983
Swedish singer and dancer
Marie Eleonor Serneholt is a Swedish singer and model. She is a member of the Swedish pop band A*Teens which reunited in 2024, and briefly pursued a solo recording career after the band disbanded in 2004.
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1983
Venezuelan baseball player
Yorman Michael Bazardo Osorio is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros.
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1984
Canadian-American ice dancer
Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin White is a Canadian American ice dancer and Olympic program host for NBC Sports. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began…
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1984
American football player (died 2024)
Jacoby Rashi'd Jones was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). Selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft by the Houston…
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1984
American ice hockey player
Joseph James Pavelski is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars.
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1984
South African rugby player
Morné Steyn, is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a fly-half.
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1984
American actor, director, and producer
Robert Gillespie Adamson IV is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the roles of Charles Antoni on the Freeform series Lincoln Heights , Phil Sanders on the TeenNick series Hollywood Heights…
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1985
Greek footballer
Orestis-Spyridon Karnezis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1985
Spanish footballer
Raúl García Escudero is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or second striker.
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1986
French footballer
Yoann Miguel Gourcuff is a French former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He could also be utilized as a withdrawn striker; he was described as a "playmaker of real quality", "an…
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1986
English footballer
Ryan Robert Jarvis is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Leiston, where he plays as a midfielder.
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1986
Japanese singer
Shigeaki Kato is a Japanese musician, writer, actor and a member of the J-pop group NEWS, from ELOV-Label formerly known as Johnny's Entertainment.
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1987
French footballer
Étienne René Capoue is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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1988
Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer
Natalie Delia Louise La Rose is a Dutch singer. In 2013, she signed a recording contract with American rapper Flo Rida's International Music Group imprint and Republic Records. She is best known for her 2015 song…
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1988
Swedish footballer
Tobias Tigjani Sana is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Superettan club Örgryte IS.
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1989
Australian rugby league player
Travis Waddell is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Intrust Super Cup. He plays as a hooker. He previously played for the Canberra…
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1989
Japanese sumo wrestler
Shimanoumi Kōyō is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shima, Mie. He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2012 and made his makuuchi debut in May 2019. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. He wrestles for Kise…
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1989
German tennis player
Mona Barthel is a German tennis player.
On 18 March 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 14 September 2015, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.
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1990
American actor
Connor Paolo is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric van der Woodsen on the CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl and Declan Porter on the ABC drama series Revenge. He has also appeared in two Oliver Stone…
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1990
Polish-Spanish actor and singer
Adam Jezierski Ros is a Polish-born actor based in Spain. He is known for playing lead role in the series Física o Química as Gorka Martínez Mora.
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1990
American football player
Patrick De'mon Peterson Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he won the…
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1990
Danish tennis player
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish inactive professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA, holding the position for a total of 71 weeks. Wozniacki has won 30 WTA Tour-level…
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1990
Egyptian footballer
Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira and the Egypt national team. He is regarded as one of the best Egyptian players…
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1992
American gymnast
Rebecca Marie Bross is an American former artistic gymnast and six-time World Championship medalist.
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1993
1993
Polish footballer
Bartłomiej Kalinkowski is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IV liga Masovia club Hutnik Warsaw. He started his senior career with Legia Warsaw.
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1994
Australian rugby league player
Anthony Milford is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Intrust Super Cup.
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1994
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Nina Lindberg Nesbitt is a Scottish singer and musician. She is best known for her UK and Scottish top 40 hit singles "Stay Out" and "Selfies". She also earned further recognition with her rendition of Fleetwood Mac's…
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1994
Argentinian footballer
Lucas Ariel Ocampos is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Liga MX club Monterrey.
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1994
1995
Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
Tyler Medeiros is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer.
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1995
Canadian singer-songwriter
Alessia Caracciolo, known professionally as Alessia Cara, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploading acoustic covers of songs such as "Love Yourself" and…
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1996
American baseball player
Ryan Perry Rolison is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies. He played college baseball for the Ole Miss…
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1997
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