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In his first year at Pittsburgh in 2007, he rushed for over 1,300 yards and recorded 14 touchdowns
Famous Birthdays on July 12
241 people
100 BC – 2004
July 12 has seen 241 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 100 BC – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1988 — LeSean McCoy
American football player
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His 21 rushing touchdowns were third in the nation, only one behind the two leaders.
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He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft
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McCoy attended Bishop McDevitt High School from 2002 to 2006
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In 2008, McCoy was selected as a second-team All-American
Roman politician and general (died 44 BC)
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. A member of the First Triumvirate, he led the…
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Japanese shōgun (died 1441)
Ashikaga Yoshinori was the sixth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1429 to 1441 during the Muromachi period of medieval Japan. Yoshinori was the son of the third shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. His…
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1394
Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (probable; (died 1530)
Juan del Encina was a Spanish composer, poet, priest, and playwright, often credited as the joint-father of Spanish drama, alongside Gil Vicente. His birth name was Juan de Fermoselle. He spelled his name Enzina, but…
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1468
Italian cardinal (died 1547)
Jacopo Sadoleto was an Italian Catholic cardinal and counterreformer noted for his correspondence with and opposition to John Calvin.
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1477
3rd Earl of Rutland (died 1587)
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland, 14th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG was the son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, whose titles he inherited in 1563.
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1549
6th Duke of Norfolk (died 1684)
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk was an English nobleman and politician. He was the second son of Henry Howard, 15th Earl of Arundel, and Lady Elizabeth Stuart. He succeeded his brother Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of…
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1628
Italian violinist and composer (died 1742)
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco was an Italian composer, violinist, and cellist.
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1675
English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (died 1795)
Josiah Wedgwood was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the…
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1730
French priest and saint (died 1841)
Peter Louis Marie Chanel, SM, was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Society of Mary and was sent as a missionary to Oceania. He arrived on the island of Futuna in November 1837.…
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1803
English engineer and academic (died 1893)
Thomas Hawksley was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with early water supply and coal gas engineering projects. Hawksley was, with John Frederick Bateman, the leading British water…
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1807
French physiologist and academic (died 1878)
Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science". He originated the term milieu intérieur and the associated concept of…
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1813
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (died 1862)
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay…
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1817
Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899)
Alvin Saunders was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War.
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1817
American general and academic (died 1889)
Daniel Harvey Hill, commonly known as D. H. Hill, was a Confederate general who commanded infantry in the eastern and western theaters of the American Civil War.
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1821
French painter (died 1898)
Eugène Louis Boudin was one of the first French landscape painters to paint outdoors. Boudin was a marine painter, and expert in the rendering of all that goes upon the sea and along its shores. His pastels, summary and…
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1824
Canadian physician and author (died 1919)
Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians. He has…
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1849
German anthropologist and academic (died 1912)
Otto Karl Friedrich Schoetensack was a German industrialist and later professor of anthropology, having retired from the chemical firm which he had founded. During a 1908 archeological dig, he oversaw the worker Daniel…
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1850
Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (died 1933)
Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union who served as President of Argentina from 1916 to 1922 and again from 1928 until his overthrow in 1930. He was…
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1852
American businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (died 1933)
George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream. After a decade of experiments in photography,…
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1854
Canadian rower, academic, and businessman (died 1908)
Edward "Ned" Hanlan was a Canadian professional sculler, hotelier, and alderman from Toronto, Ontario. He was the world sculling champion from 1880 to 1884. According to Rowing Canada Aviron, Hanlan is "widely regarded…
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1855
American potter (died 1918)
George Edgar Ohr was an American ceramic artist and the self-proclaimed "Mad Potter of Biloxi" in Mississippi. In recognition of his innovative experimentation with modern clay forms from 1880 to 1910, some consider him…
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1857
Russian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1906)
Anton Stepanovich Arensky was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music.
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1861
French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (died 1933)
Léon Charles Albert Calmette ForMemRS was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute. He co-discovered the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, an attenuated form of…
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1863
German physicist and academic (died 1906)
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude was a German physicist specializing in optics. He is known for the Drude model.
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1863
German poet and translator (died 1933)
Stefan Anton George was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire. He is also known for his role as leader of the highly influential literary circle…
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1868
1870
Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (died 1945)
Emil Dominik Josef Hácha was a Czech lawyer, serving as the president of Czechoslovakia from November 1938 to March 1939. In March 1939, after the breakup of Czechoslovakia, Hácha was the nominal president of the newly…
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1872
1876
Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (died 1930)
Peeter Siegfried Nikolaus Põld was an Estonian pedagogy specialist, school director, and politician, and the first Estonian Minister of Education. He was born in Puru, Kreis Wierland, Governorate of Estonia. As the…
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1878
Italian mathematician (died 1976)
Margherita Piazzola Beloch was an Italian mathematician who worked in algebraic geometry, algebraic topology and photogrammetry.
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1879
Korean poet (died 1944)
Han Yong-un was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer, poet, and independence activist against colonial rule. This name was his religious name, given by his meditation instructor in 1905, and Manhae (만해) was his…
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1879
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1962)
Tod Browning was an American film director, film actor, screenwriter, vaudeville performer, and carnival sideshow and circus entertainer. He directed a number of films of various genres between 1915 and 1939, but was…
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1880
Russian theatrical costume and set designer, painter and illustrator (died 1962)
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer. Goncharova's lifelong partner was fellow Russian avant-garde artist Mikhail Larionov. She…
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1881
1884
Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957)
Louis Burt Mayer was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most prestigious movie studio, accumulating…
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1884
Italian painter and sculptor (died 1920)
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterised by a surreal elongation of faces,…
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1884
Danish-American actor and director (died 1956)
Jean Pierre Carl Buron, known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is most famous for starring on the CBS radio series Dr. Christian from 1937–1954, reprising the role in a film series from…
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1886
Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920)
Zygmunt Janiszewski was a Polish mathematician.
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1888
Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (died 1942)
Bruno Schulz was a Polish Jewish writer, artist, literary critic and art teacher. He is regarded as one of the great Polish-language prose stylists of the 20th century. In 1938, he was awarded the Polish Academy of…
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1892
Norwegian soprano (died 1962)
Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer, who was the outstanding Wagnerian soprano of her era. Her triumphant debut in New York on 2 February 1935 is one of the legends of opera. Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the…
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1895
American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (died 1983)
Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr. was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing more than 30…
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1895
American director, producer, and songwriter (died 1960)
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original…
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1895
French communist politician and Holocaust survivor (died 1982)
Marcel Paul was a French trade unionist and communist politician. He was also a Nazi concentration camp survivor and later served as a member of the French parliament.
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1900
German philosopher and journalist (died 1992)
Günther Anders was a German-born philosopher, journalist and critical theorist.
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1902
Australian rugby league footballer (died 1984)
Louis Victor Armbruster was an Australian rugby league footballer for New South Wales, Queensland and Australia. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Standing 6 feet 1 inches tall…
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1902
Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old and wrote in a variety of styles, including surrealist poems,…
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1904
Youngest son of George V and Mary of Teck (died 1919)
Prince John of the United Kingdom was the fifth son and youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary. At the time of his birth, his father was heir apparent to John's grandfather Edward VII. In 1910,…
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1905
Australian colonel and surgeon (died 1993)
Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.
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1907
American comedian and actor (died 2002)
Milton Berle was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's…
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1908
French actor (died 1994)
René Xavier Marie Alain Cuny was a French actor of stage and screen. He was closely linked with the works of Paul Claudel and Antonin Artaud, and for his performances for the Théâtre national populaire and Odéon-Théâtre…
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1908
American golfer and sportscaster (died 2002)
Paul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. Among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, he won two PGA Championships and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor.
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1908
American actor (died 1993)
Joseph Wardell, known professionally as Joe DeRita, was an American actor and comedian, who is best known for his stint as a member of The Three Stooges in the persona of Curly Joe DeRita.
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1909
Japanese photographer and illustrator (died 2010)
Motoichi Kumagai was a Japanese photographer and illustrator of books for children, known for his portrayal of rural and school life. He has illustrated numerous children's books, books containing his photography, and…
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1909
German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (died 1999)
Fritz Leonhardt was a German structural engineer who made major contributions to 20th-century bridge engineering, especially in the development of cable-stayed bridges. His book Bridges: Aesthetics and Design is well…
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1909
American naturalist, author, and educator (died 1994)
Herbert Spencer Zim was an American naturalist, author, editor and educator best known as the founder (1945) and editor-in-chief of the Golden Guides series of nature books.
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1909
Estonian footballer (died 1993)
Evald Mikson was an Estonian athlete and police officer. A multi-sport athlete, he played basketball and football and was a goalkeeper for the Estonia national football team, winning seven caps between 1934 and 1938.…
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1911
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008)
Willis Eugene Lamb Jr. was an American physicist who shared the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics with Polykarp Kusch "for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum". Lamb was able to precisely…
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1913
Iranian linguist and lexicographer (died 1971)
Mohammad Moin was an Iranian scholar of Persian literature and Iranian studies.
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1914
Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974)
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She is the deadliest female sniper, one of the deadliest snipers in history, with 309 confirmed kills. She served in the Red Army…
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1916
Italian soldier and pilot (died 2014)
Luigi Gorrini, MOVM, was an Italian World War II fighter pilot in the Regia Aeronautica and in the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana. During the conflict, he flew with the Corpo Aereo Italiano during the Battle of…
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1917
Indian statesman (died 2006)
Satyendra Narayan Sinha was an Indian politician and statesman, participant in the Indian independence movement, a leading light of Jaya Prakash Narayan's ‘complete revolution’ movement during the Emergency and a former…
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1917
American artist (died 2009)
Andrew Newell Wyeth was an American visual artist and one of the best-known American artists of the middle 20th century. Though he considered himself to be an "abstractionist," Wyeth was primarily a realist painter who…
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1917
Canadian journalist and author (died 2004)
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont. was a Canadian historian, writer, journalist and broadcaster. Berton wrote 50 best-selling books, mainly about Canadiana, Canadian history and popular culture. He also wrote…
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1920
Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2015)
Joseph Louis Robert Edgar Fillion was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played seven seasons for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1943 and 1950. He was a member of two…
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1920
American saxophonist (died 1974)
Paul Gonsalves was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his association with Duke Ellington. At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves played a 27-chorus solo in the middle of Ellington's "Diminuendo and…
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1920
Manx linguist and academic (died 2017)
Charles Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk was a British linguist and politician. He was the Quain Professor of English language and literature at University College London from 1968 to 1981. He sat as a crossbencher in the…
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1920
American actress (died 2000)
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson, known professionally as Beah Richards and Bea Richards, was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also a poet, playwright, author and activist.
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1920
American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (died 2011)
Mark Odom Hatfield was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A moderate Republican, he served eight years as the 29th governor of Oregon, followed by 30 years as one of its United States…
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1922
American science fiction author (died 2020)
James Edwin Gunn was an American science fiction writer, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work as an editor of anthologies includes the six-volume Road to Science Fiction series. He won the Hugo Award for "Best…
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1923
Greek basketball player and coach (died 2011)
Faidon Matthaiou, was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. He was a center at the start of his career, and at the end of his career, he also played as a point guard. He wore the number 1 jersey throughout…
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1924
1924
Australian-French tenor (died 2013)
Albert Lance was an Australian tenor, also holding French citizenship. He was Australia's principal tenor during the 1950s and later enjoyed a highly successful career in France.
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1925
American businessman (died 2007)
Roger Bonham Smith was the chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation from 1981 to 1990, and is widely known as the main subject of Michael Moore's 1989 documentary film Roger & Me.
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1925
Canadian pianist, conductor, and educator (died 1993)
Françoys Joseph Arthur Maurice Bernier was a Canadian pianist, conductor, radio producer, arts administrator, and music educator. He served as the music director of the Montreal Festivals from 1956 to 1960 and was an…
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1927
American trumpet player (died 2001)
Secondo "Conte" Candoli was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orchestra on The…
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1927
American baseball player (died 2013)
John Elvin Harshman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians between 1948 and 1960. He batted and threw…
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1927
Canadian businessman (died 2011)
Harley Norman Hotchkiss was a Canadian business and community leader who was best known for his contributions to health and sports development in Canada. He was part of the consortium that brought the Atlanta Flames of…
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1927
English journalist (died 2012)
Sir James William Alexander Burnet, known as Alastair Burnet, was a British journalist and broadcaster, who had a career working in news and current affairs programmes, including a long career with Independent…
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1928
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Elias James Corey is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis.
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1928
American lighting designer (died 2013)
Imero (Immie) Fiorentino was an American lighting designer, considered one of the most respected pioneers and leaders in the American entertainment industry. Beginning his career as a lighting designer in the Golden Age…
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1928
Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Gordon Edward Pinsent was a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He was known for his roles in numerous productions, including Away from Her, The Rowdyman, John and the Missus, A Gift to Last, Due South, The…
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1930
French race car driver and team owner (died 2015)
Guy Camille Ligier was a French racing driver and team owner. He maintained many varied and successful careers over the course of his life, including rugby player, butcher, racing driver and Formula One team owner.
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1930
1931
Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2013)
Newton Tattrie was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Geeto Mongol.
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1931
Italian Roman Catholic prelate (died 2025)
Giuseppe Malandrino was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate.
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1931
American director and producer (died 2021)
Monte Hellman was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film Beast from Haunted Cave…
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1932
American sprinter (died 2024)
Otis Crandall Davis was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals for record-breaking performances in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He set a new world record of 44.9 seconds in the 400…
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1932
American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012)
Victor "Vic" Poor was an American engineer and computer pioneer. At Computer Terminal Corporation, he co-created the architecture that was ultimately implemented in the first successful computer microprocessor, the…
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1933
American author and screenwriter (died 2008)
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction…
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1933
American pianist and composer (died 2013)
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when in 1958 he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
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1934
Japanese biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Satoshi Ōmura is a Japanese biochemist. He is known for the discovery and development of hundreds of pharmaceuticals originally occurring in microorganisms. In 2015 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
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1935
1936
American football player and mathematician (died 2024)
Francis Beall Ryan was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams (1958–1961), Cleveland Browns (1962–1968), and Washington Redskins…
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1936
American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality. Often deemed a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was well known in the United States for his…
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1937
American lawyer and politician
Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards is an American politician who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993.
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1937
French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France (died 2026)
Lionel Robert Jospin was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.
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1937
American colonel and diplomat, 13th United States National Security Advisor (died 2022)
Robert Carl "Bud" McFarlane was an American Marine Corps officer who served as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1985. Within the Reagan administration, McFarlane was a leading architect…
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1937
English composer and conductor (died 2016)
Guy Anthony Woolfenden was an English composer and conductor. He was head of music at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon for 37 years, making music an integral part of over 150 productions there. He…
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1937
American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019)
Ronald Ray Fairly was an American professional baseball player and television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and right fielder from 1958 to 1978, most prominently as a member of…
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1938
Dutch swimmer
Wieger Emile Mensonides is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch male swimmer to have won an Olympic medal. Pieter…
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1938
Japanese art director and graphic designer (died 2012)
Eiko Ishioka was a Japanese art director, costume designer, and graphic designer known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media.
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1938
Australian journalist and producer
Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams is an Australian humanist, social commentator, former broadcaster, public intellectual, and farmer. He hosted Late Night Live, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) program on Radio…
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1939
American football player
Bill Cooper, nicknamed "Cannonball", is an American former professional football player who was a fullback and linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for…
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1939
American race car driver and sportscaster (died 2007)
Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC, and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion, and was a 2017…
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1941
American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
Jerry Williams Jr., generally credited under the pseudonym Swamp Dogg after 1970, is an American country soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. Williams has been described as "one of the great…
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1942
English cricketer and umpire
Roy Palmer is a former cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to 1970 and a much longer career as a first-class umpire. He also officiated in two Test matches in 1992…
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1942
Australian rugby league footballer and coach
William John Smith is an Australian former rugby league footballer. He was the leading halfback in Australian rugby league during the late 1960s, and a keystone of the latter part of the St. George Dragons' eleven…
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1942
American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
Steve Young was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for his song "Seven Bridges Road". He was a pioneer of the country rock, Americana, and alternative country sounds, and he was also a…
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1942
English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2022)
Christine Anne McVie was an English musician. She was the keyboardist and one of the vocalists and songwriters of the rock band Fleetwood Mac.
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1943
American basketball player and coach (died 2022)
Paul Theron Silas was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-time NBA All-Star and earned five selections to the NBA…
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1943
English philosopher and academic
Simon Walter Blackburn is an English philosopher known for his work in metaethics, where he defends quasi-realism, and in the philosophy of language. More recently, he has gained a large general audience from his…
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1944
American author, playwright, and screenwriter
Delia Ephron is an American writer and film producer.
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1944
American country-folk singer-songwriter and musician
Butch Hancock is an American country recording artist and songwriter. He is a member of The Flatlanders along with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, but he has principally performed solo.
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1945
American television actress (died 2025)
Sian Barbara Allen was an American actress who mainly appeared on television throughout the 1970s. A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Allen studied at the Pasadena Playhouse before appearing in her first screen role on…
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1946
Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
Sir Gareth Owen Edwards is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".
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1947
American artist and illustrator
Carl Lundgren is an American artist and illustrator, primarily known for his 1960s-era rock posters and fantasy art.
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1947
American psychologist and academic
Richard C. McCarty is a professor of psychology and the former provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to serving as provost, he was dean of Vanderbilt's…
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1947
1948
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Walter Egan is an American rock musician, best known for his 1978 gold status hit single "Magnet and Steel" from his second album release, Not Shy, produced by Egan, Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut. The song…
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1948
Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (died 2024)
Elias Khoury was a Lebanese novelist and advocate of the Palestinian cause. His novels and literary criticism have been translated into several languages. In 2000, he won the Prize of Palestine for his book Gate of the…
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1948
American fitness trainer and actor (died 2024)
Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons was an American fitness instructor and television personality. He was a promoter of weight-loss programs, most prominently through his television show, The Richard Simmons Show and later…
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1948
1949
American businessman, founded Hendrick Motorsports
Joseph Riddick "Rick" Hendrick III is an American businessman. He is best known as the owner of the NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports. He is also a co-owner of JR Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Automotive Group,…
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1949
1950
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Gilles Emile Meloche is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, scout and former player. Meloche played as a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks, California Golden Seals,…
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1950
American author
Joan Baehler Bauer is an American writer of young adult literature currently residing with her husband Evan Bauer in Brooklyn. Bauer was born in River Forest, Illinois. They are the parents of one daughter, Jean. Before…
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1951
American screenwriter and producer, founded Imagine Entertainment
Brian Thomas Grazer is an American film and television producer. He founded Imagine Entertainment in 1986 with Ron Howard. The films they produced have grossed over $15 billion. Grazer was personally nominated for four…
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1951
American actress
Cheryl Ladd is an American actress, singer, and author best known for her role as Kris Munroe in the ABC television series Charlie's Angels, whose cast she joined in its second season in 1977 to replace Farrah…
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1951
Polish mountaineer
Piotr Pustelnik is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. He is the 20th man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders. He is also a doctor of chemistry and researcher at the Łódź University of Technology.
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1951
American actor
James Patrick Sheridan is an American actor known for playing a wide range of roles in theater, film, and television. He is known for Randall Flagg in The Stand (1994), Captain James Deakins on Law & Order: Criminal…
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1951
Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer
Vojislav "Voja" Antonić is a Serbian inventor, journalist, and writer. He is known for creating a build-it-yourself home computer Galaksija and originating a related "Build your own computer Galaksija" initiative with…
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1952
Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Irina Georgieva Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and a former Director-General of UNESCO (2009–2017). During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among others, two terms as a member of the…
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1952
American bass player (died 1995)
Philip Taylor Kramer was an American bass guitar player for the rock group Iron Butterfly and associated groups between 1974 and 1980. He later became a computer engineering executive and inventor. He disappeared in…
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1952
American singer-songwriter
Louis Marullo, known professionally as Eric Adams, is an American singer who has been the frontman of the heavy metal band Manowar since its inception in 1980. Previously, he sang for the group Looks, which also…
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1954
American pianist and composer
Robert Carl is an American composer who currently resides in Hartford, Connecticut. He was chair of the composition program at the Hartt School, University of Hartford.
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1954
German footballer and coach
Wolfgang Dremmler is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1954
English historian and author
Timothy Garton Ash is a British historian, author and commentator. He is Professor of European Studies emeritus at the University of Oxford and a Senior Fellow of Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Most of his…
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1955
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
Jimmy LaFave was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. After moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma, LaFave became a supporter of Woody Guthrie. He later became an Advisory Board member and regular performer at the…
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1955
American actress
Mel Harris is an American actress best known for her role as Hope Murdoch Steadman in the ABC drama series Thirtysomething (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in 1990.
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1956
Finnish rock singer (died 2025)
Pauli Antero "Pate" Mustajärvi was a Finnish rock singer. He was known as the vocalist, frontman and until his death in late 2025 the only original member of Popeda as well as a solo artist. In his birthplace of Tampere…
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1956
American singer and pianist
Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide soprano vocal range and expressive flexibility.
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1956
Dominican baseball player
Mario Melvin Soto is a Dominican former pitcher, mostly as a starter, for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 through 1988. He currently works in the Reds' front office.
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1956
Irish politician, 10th President of Ireland
Catherine Martina Ann Connolly is an Irish politician serving as the president of Ireland since 11 November 2025. She had been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 2016 until her election as…
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1957
American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003)
Rick Douglas Husband was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as pilot of STS-96 and commander of STS-107. Husband and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia…
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1957
Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2017)
David John Semenko was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, scout, and colour commentator. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, Semenko played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and…
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1957
American politician and radio host
John David Hayworth Jr. is an American television host and former politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 from Arizona's 5th Congressional District.…
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1958
English-Canadian actress and producer
Tonya Williams is a Canadian actress, producer, and activist. Sometimes credited as Tonya Lee Williams, she is best known for her role as Dr. Olivia Barber Winters on the American daytime drama The Young and the…
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1958
1959
1959
English psychiatrist and neuroscientist
Karl John Friston FRS FMedSci FRSB is a British neuroscientist and theoretician at University College London. He is an authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of physics-inspired…
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1959
American actor and comedian (died 2017)
Charles Quinton Murphy was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was best known as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show, and a co-star of the sitcom Black Jesus. He…
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1959
German footballer and manager
Heikko Glöde is a retired German football manager and former player.
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1961
Indian actor, singer, and producer
Shiva Rajkumar is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Kannada and has received…
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1961
Mexican boxer
Julio César Chávez González, also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. A multiple-time world champion in three weight divisions, Chávez was listed by…
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1962
Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
Luc De Vos was a Belgian musician and writer, best known as the lead singer of the Dutch-language alternative rock formation Gorki and as a guest in multiple television shows. He also voiced VW bus in the Flemish…
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1962
American-English businesswoman
Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields, is an American–British businesswoman and politician. Shields was made a Life Peer in the House of Lords in 2014, and later was Minister for Internet Safety and Security under David…
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1962
English footballer and manager
Dean Mark Wilkins is an English football coach and former professional player. He is currently player transition coach at EFL Championship club Southampton.
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1962
English television host and actress
Gaby Roslin is an English television and radio presenter who rose to fame co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996. Roslin also presented the Children in Need charity telethons on the BBC…
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1964
Indian cricketer and sportscaster
Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar is an Indian cricket commentator and former player. He played international cricket for India from 1987 until 1996 as a right-handed middle order batsman. He was a part of the Indian squads which…
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1965
American singer and guitarist
Robin Wilson is an American musician most notable for his work as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms.
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1965
American race car driver
Jeff Bucknum is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son of Formula One and Championship Car racer Ronnie Bucknum.
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1966
English tennis player and sportscaster
Annabel Nicola Croft is a British former professional tennis player and current radio and television presenter. As a tennis player she won the WTA Tour event Virginia Slims of San Diego and represented Great Britain in…
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1966
1966
English comedian and screenwriter
Richard Keith Herring is an English stand-up comedian and writer whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring. He is described by The British Theatre Guide as "one of the leading hidden masters of…
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1967
American singer and guitarist
Ralph Lee "Mac" McCaughan is an American musician and record label owner, based in North Carolina. His main musical projects have been Superchunk since 1989, and Portastatic since the early 1990s. In 1989 he founded the…
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1967
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
John Peter Petrucci is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced all of Dream Theater's albums from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999),…
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1967
Canadian sprinter
Bruny Surin is a Canadian former track and field athlete, who was the winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of…
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1967
French swimmer
Catherine Plewinski is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France, who won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics. She first did so in Seoul at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m freestyle. Four years…
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1968
French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Chantal Jouanno is a French politician who served as Minister of Sports in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 14 November 2010 and 26 September 2011, succeeding to Roselyne Bachelot and being replaced…
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1969
English cricketer and sportscaster
Alan Mullally is an English former first-class cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. Mullally grew up in Western Australia, and played for the Australian Under-19 side against their West Indian counterparts in 1987/88.
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1969
French chef
Anne-Sophie Pic is a French chef best known for regaining the third Michelin star for her restaurant Maison Pic, in southeast France. She is the fourth female chef to win three Michelin stars, and was named the Best…
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1969
Mexican-American guitarist (died 2006)
Jesus "Jesse" Ernesto Pintado Andrade was a Mexican-American guitarist best known as a guitarist for the British grindcore band Napalm Death.
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1969
Portuguese-French actress, director, and screenwriter
Aure Atika is a French actress, writer, and director.
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1970
South Korean actor, singer, and dancer
Lee Byung-hun is a South Korean actor. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the…
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1970
American politician
Susan Tyler Witten is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives since January 2023. She represents Kentucky's 31st House district which comprises part of…
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1970
Ukrainian-Spanish rugby player
Andriy Kovalenco is a Ukrainian-born Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.
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1971
1971
American figure skater
Kristine Tsuya Yamaguchi is an American former competitive figure skater, author and philanthropist. A former competitor in women's singles, Yamaguchi is the 1992 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and the…
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1971
1972
Italian footballer
Christian Vieri, commonly known as Bobo Vieri, is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Having been born in Italy, Vieri moved with his family to Australia as a child, before…
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1973
Dutch singer-songwriter
Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch musician who is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. She has been performing since age 14, and co-founded Within Temptation with partner Robert Westerholt in…
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1974
Greek footballer and manager
Stylianos Giannakopoulos, known mononymously as Stelios due to his long surname, is a Greek football manager and former player. During his playing career, Stelios was a winger or attacking midfielder and a well-known…
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1974
American professional wrestler
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract, and works as a producer for WWE programming. In WWE, Helms has wrestled as The Hurricane, Gregory Helms, and…
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1974
1976
English actress
Anna Louise Friel is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the British soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), later coming to wider prominence through her role as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on…
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1976
American singer-songwriter and actress
Tracie Monique Spencer is an American singer-songwriter. Spencer first came to attention in 1987, when the then 11-year-old won the junior vocalist competition on the television show Star Search. Spencer soon signed a…
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1976
English footballer and manager
Neil Harris is an English professional football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. He is head coach of EFL League Two club Cambridge United.
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1977
American actor
Steven Michael Robert Howey is an American actor. He was previously best known for his roles as Van Montgomery on The WB/The CW sitcom television series Reba and Kevin Ball on the Showtime series Shameless. He is…
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1977
American mixed martial artist and wrestler
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler and professional American football player. As a wrestler, he is best known for his time with WWE.…
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1977
Italian tennis player
Francesca Lubiani is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
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1977
Portuguese football manager
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the manager of Premier League club Fulham.
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1977
American actor
Christopher John "Topher" Grace, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric Forman in the sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2005) and Eddie Brock / Venom in the film Spider-Man 3 (2007). He has also starred in…
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1978
American actress
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film Girlfight (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award…
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1978
Greek basketball player
Nikolaos "Nikos" Barlos is a Greek retired professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.03 m tall, he played at both the small forward and power forward positions.
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1979
1979
American actress
Kristen Connolly is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana Polk in the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods, Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series Zoo.
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1980
South African singer-songwriter
Adrienne “Adie” Camp is a South African singer and songwriter, who is known as the lead singer of the Christian pop-rock band the Benjamin Gate before the group disbanded in 2003. She briefly contributed to other…
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1981
Sri Lankan director, producer, and screenwriter
Pradeepan Raveendran was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka on 12 July 1981. He is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker. The Pradeepan's first directorial debut was in 2009 with the short film A Mango Tree in the Front Yard.…
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1981
Italian footballer
Antonio Cassano is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A talented and technically gifted player, he was usually deployed as a supporting forward, but could also play as an attacking…
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1982
American football player, businessman, and executive
Jason Gomillion Wright is an American business consultant and former professional football player. Wright attended Northwestern University in the early 2000s and played running back for the Wildcats while earning a…
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1982
English singer-songwriter
Gareth Paul Gates is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is also…
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1984
American football player
Jonathan M. Lewis is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft.…
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1984
American actress
Natalie Martinez is an American actress and model. She appeared in the 2008 film Death Race, several music videos between 2003 and 2011, and two short-lived telenovelas in 2006 and 2007. Martinez starred in the single…
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1984
Northern Irish footballer
Michael McGovern is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has represented the Northern Ireland national team at international level and is currently goalkeeping coach at Scottish…
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1984
1984
Brazilian footballer
Paulo Vitor de Souza Barreto, known as Barreto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker.
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1985
Italian footballer
Gianluca Curci is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. A product of the Roma youth system, he made his professional debut for the club in 2004 and went on to play over 200 matches in…
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1985
Canadian cyclist
Keven Lacombe is a Canadian professional racing cyclist. He was also an ice hockey player for Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
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1985
1985
French footballer
Didier Frédéric Thierry Digard is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Le Havre. As a player, he was a defensive midfielder.
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1986
Estonian footballer
Hannaliis Jaadla is an Estonian footballer who plays as a defender for English club Oxford United and for the Estonia national team. As well as playing for Tammeka Tartu and Flora Tallinn of the Naiste Meistriliiga, she…
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1986
South African rugby player
Jon-Paul Roger "JP" Pietersen is a South African former rugby union player for the Sharks in the Currie Cup. He generally played fullback or wing, but occasionally he played at outside centre. He played in 69 tests for…
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1986
German footballer
Simone Melanie Laudehr is a German former footballer who played as a central midfielder or winger.
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1986
Danish politician
Lisbeth Heidemann Torfing is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing. A member of the Red–Green Alliance, she has represented West Jutland since March 2026.
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1987
American basketball player
Patrick Beverley is an American professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup. Originally from Chicago's West Side, Beverley played college basketball for…
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1988
South Korean golfer
Inbee Park is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 2013 to…
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1988
American ice hockey player
Nicholas Palmieri is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third-round of the 2007 NHL Draft.
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1989
Australian actress
Phoebe Jane Elizabeth Tonkin is an Australian actress. Her accolades include an AACTA Award, in addition to a nomination for a Logie Award.
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1989
1990
American actress
Rachel Elizabeth Brosnahan is an American actress. She rose to fame for her performance as Midge Maisel in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), for which she won a Primetime…
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1990
Turkish footballer
Salih Dursun is a Turkish footballer who plays as a right back and defensive midfielder for TFF 1. Lig club Sakaryaspor.
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1991
Colombian footballer
James David Rodríguez Rubio is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and captains the Colombia national team. Regarded as one of…
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1991
Spanish tennis player
Pablo Carreño Busta is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 10 by the ATP, achieved on 11 September 2017. He has won seven singles titles on the ATP Tour, including a Masters…
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1991
Polish footballer
Bartosz Bereszyński is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Palermo and the Poland national team.
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1992
English footballer
Luke David Berry is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.
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1992
Japanese singer-songwriter
Kanako Momota is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Stardust Promotion. She is best known as the leader of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. She has also provided the Japanese dub for Shuri in the Marvel…
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1994
Australian rugby union player
Evania Faaea "Vani" Pelite is an Australian rugby union and rugby league player. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
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1995
1995
Nigerian footballer
Moses Daddy-Ajala Simon is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Ligue 1 club Paris FC and the Nigeria national team.
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1995
American gymnast
Jordyn Marie Wieber Brooks is an American former artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Since April 2019, she has been the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team.
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1995
French footballer
Moussa Dembélé is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq.
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1996
American mountaineer
Jordan Romero is an American mountaineer who was 13 years old when he reached the summit of Mount Everest. Romero was accompanied by his father, Paul Romero, his step-mother, Karen Lundgren, and three Sherpas, Ang…
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1996
French Korean singer-songwriter known by the stage name Spill Tab
Claire Chicha, known by her stage name Spill Tab, is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter. She sings in English and French. An alternative pop musician, she has been noted by music media outlets for her lo-fi vocals…
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1997
French footballer
Jean-Kévin Duverne is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian Pro League club Gent on loan from French club Nantes. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team.
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1997
Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist, and producer of film and television. She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, receiving the Peace Prize in 2014 at age 17, and is the second…
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1997
Canadian basketball player
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander, also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a four-time NBA…
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1998
Brazilian footballer
Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered…
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2000
Australian swimmer
Kaylee Rochelle McKeown is an Australian swimmer and quintuple Olympic gold medalist. She is the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 and 200 metres backstroke. She is the world record holder in the long course 50 metre…
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2001
Spanish footballer
Nicholas Williams Arthuer is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team. He is recognised for his speed and dribbling skills.
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2002
French footballer
Diabé Ousmane Cothy Bolumbu Sombo is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championnat National club Caen.
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2004
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