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Her first published novel, Under the Net (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century
Famous Birthdays on July 15
245 people
980 – 2008
July 15 has seen 245 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 980 – 2008. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1919 — Iris Murdoch
Anglo-Irish British novelist and philosopher (died 1999)
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Her 1978 novel The Sea, The Sea won the Booker Prize
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In 1987, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to literature
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In 2008, The Times ranked Murdoch twelfth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
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Dame Jean Iris Murdoch was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher
980
Ethiopian monk and saint (died 1352)
Ewostatewos was an Ethiopian religious leader of the Orthodox Tewahedo during the early period of the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopian Empire. He was a forceful advocate for the observation of the Sabbath in Christianity.…
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1273
Russian prince (died 1410)
Vladimir Andreyevich the Bold was the most famous prince of Serpukhov. His moniker alludes to his many military exploits in the wars waged by his cousin, Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow. He was son of Andrei Ivanovich…
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1353
Italian cardinal (died 1445)
Antonio Correr was a Roman Catholic cardinal who was appointed cardinal by his uncle Pope Gregory XII during the period of the Great Western Schism.
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1359
Bohemian nobleman (died 1496)
Boček IV of Poděbrady, was, by title, the last member of the Bohemian noble family of Poděbrady, who were descended from the Lords of Kunštát.
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1442
1455
1471
duchess consort of Saxony and Margravine consort of Meissen (died 1534)
Barbara Jagiellon was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, member of the Jagiellonian dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Saxony.
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1478
English architect, designed the Queen's House (died 1652)
Inigo Jones was an English architect who was the first significant architect in England in the early modern era and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings.
As the most notable…
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1573
Flemish painter (died 1671)
Jan Cossiers was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. Cossiers' earliest works were Caravaggesque genre works depicting low life scenes. Later in his career he painted mostly history and religious subjects as well as…
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1600
1606
maharaja of Jaipur (died 1667)
Mirza Raja Jai Singh I was the Kachhwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber as well as a senior most general and a high-ranking mansabdar at the imperial court of Mughal Empire. His predecessor was his grand uncle,…
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1611
1613
Danish politician and diplomat, Governor-general of Norway (died 1700)
Jens Juel was a Danish diplomat and statesman of great influence at the Danish–Norwegian court. He was created Baron and granted Juellinge in 1672 and also established Juellund in 1694. He was the brother of Admiral…
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1631
English philosopher (died 1718)
Richard Cumberland was an English philosopher, and Bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae, propounding utilitarianism and opposing the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes.
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1631
Italian violinist and composer (died 1693)
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani was an Italian composer and violinist. He worked in the court at Innsbruck as a violinist at least between 1656 and 1660. Between 1672 and 1676 he was director of the court music at…
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1638
German bishop and theologian (died 1792)
August Gottlieb Spangenberg was a German theologian, minister, and bishop of the Moravian Church. As successor to Nicolaus Zinzendorf as bishop of the Moravian Church, he helped develop and lead international Moravian…
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1704
American author, poet, and educator (died 1863)
Clement Clarke Moore was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", which first named each of Santa Claus's reindeer.
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1779
American educator, author, editor (died 1884)
Almira Lincoln Phelps was an American scientist, educator, author, and editor. Her botany writings influenced more early American women to be botanists, including Eunice Newton Foote and her daughter, Augusta Newton…
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1793
American mythologist (died 1867)
Thomas Bulfinch was an American author born in Newton, Massachusetts, known best for Bulfinch's Mythology, a posthumous combination of his three volumes of mythologies.
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1796
American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (died 1882)
Reuben Chapman was an American lawyer and politician. He served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835 to 1847, and as the 13th governor of Alabama from 1847 to 1849.
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1799
American jurist and politician (died 1878)
Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme…
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1800
English cardinal (died 1892)
Henry Edward Manning was an English prelate of the Catholic Church, and the second Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death in 1892. He was ordained in the Church of England as a young man, but converted to…
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1808
English lawyer and academic (died 1873)
James Robert Hope-Scott was a British barrister and Tractarian.
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1812
1st Baronet, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (died 1898)
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, KCMG, LLD, FRSE was an English civil engineer specialising in the construction of railways and railway infrastructure. In the 1850s and 1860s, he was engineer for the world's first…
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1817
6th Governor of Oregon (died 1899)
William Wallace Thayer, was an American Democratic politician active in U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. Most notably, he served as the sixth governor of Oregon from 1878 to 1882 and Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme…
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1827
Italian economist and sociologist (died 1923)
Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was an Italian polymath, whose areas of interest included sociology, civil engineering, economics, political science, and philosophy. He made several important contributions to economics,…
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1848
Italian-American nun and saint (died 1917)
Frances Xavier Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, was a prominent Italian-American religious sister in the Catholic Church. She was the first American to be recognized by the Catholic Church as a Saint.
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1850
Polish-born singer and actor (died 1920)
Josef Ichhäuser (1852–1920), known by the stage name Josef Josephi (also spelled Joseffy), was an Austrian Empire-born singer (tenor-baritone) and actor.
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1852
English political activist and suffragist (died 1928)
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918. In 1999, Time named her as one of the…
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1858
English actress and singer (died 1942)
Dame Mary Susan Etherington, known professionally as Marie Tempest, was an English singer and actress.
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1864
1st Viscount Northcliffe, Anglo-Irish businessman and publisher, founded the Amalgamated Press (died 1922)
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. As owner of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, he was an early developer of popular journalism, and he…
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1865
Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (died 1945)
Wilhelm Wirtinger was an Austrian mathematician, working in complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups, and knot theory.
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1865
French physician and explorer (died 1936)
Jean-Baptiste Étienne Auguste Charcot, better known in France as Commandant Charcot, was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist. His father was the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893).
As a…
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1867
Japanese journalist, author, and poet (died 1908)
Doppo Kunikida was a Japanese author of novels and romantic poetry during the Meiji period, noted as one of the inventors of Japanese naturalism.
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1871
Argentinian lawyer and politician (died 1950)
Enrique Mosca was an Argentine lawyer and politician prominent in the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR).
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1880
Denis Barry was an Irish Republican who died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes, shortly after the Irish Civil War.
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1883
American sculptor (died 1970)
Wharton Esherick was an American artist and designer. An artistic polymath, he worked in a wide variety of art media including painting, printmaking, and sculpture. His design works range from architectural interiors to…
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1887
German philosopher and critic (died 1940)
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist. An eclectic thinker who combined elements of German idealism, Jewish mysticism, Western Marxism, and…
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1892
Australian-American actress (died 1969)
Enid Eulalie Bennett was an Australian silent film actress, mostly active in American film.
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1893
American football player and coach (died 1970)
Richard Harvie Rauch was an American football player and coach. Rauch attended Pennsylvania State University. He was a player-coach for the Boston Bulldogs, New York Yankees and the Maroons over the course of his…
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1893
Polish-American engineer (died 1989)
Tadeusz Sendzimir was a Polish engineer and inventor of international renown. He held 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States.
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1894
Irish soldier and politician, 4th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1971)
Seán Francis Lemass was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1959 to 1966. He also served as Tánaiste from 1957 to 1959, 1951 to 1954 and 1945 to 1948, Minister for…
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1899
Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (died 1983)
Jean Rey was a Belgian Liberal politician who served as the second president of the European Commission from 1967 to 1970. He served as European Commissioner for External Relations from 1958 to 1967. The 1983–1984…
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1902
American journalist and author (died 1998)
Walter "Wat" Dumaux Edmonds was an American writer best known for historical novels. One of them, Drums Along the Mohawk (1936), was adapted as a Technicolor feature film in 1939, directed by John Ford and starring…
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1903
Indian journalist and politician (died 1975)
Kumaraswami Kamaraj, popularly known as Kamarajar was an Indian independence activist, politician, social reformer and statesman who served as the Chief Minister of Madras from 13 April 1954 to 2 October 1963. He also…
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1903
German-American psychologist and author (died 2007)
Rudolf Arnheim was a German-born writer, art and film theorist, and perceptual psychologist. He learned Gestalt psychology from studying under Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler at the University of Berlin and applied…
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1904
American songwriter (died 1974)
Dorothy Fields was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the…
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1905
Italian actress (died 2008)
Anita Farra was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in around forty films during her career, generally in small or supporting roles, such as that in The Siege of the Alcazar (1940). Farra was also a noted…
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1905
Indian poet and academic (died 1993)
Ram Shri Mugali was a Kannada language writer. He was awarded the central Sahitya Akademi in 1956 for his work "Kannada Sahitya Charitre". He was the president of the 44th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Siddganga, in…
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1906
English-German engineer (died 1989)
Rudolf Uhlenhaut was a British-German engineer, driving engineer for Mercedes-Benz, and the father of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and 300 SLR. He had a long association with the Mercedes-Benz racing programme of the 1930s and…
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1906
French physician and surgeon (died 1992)
Jean Hamburger was a French physician, surgeon and essayist. He is particularly known for his contribution to nephrology, and for having performed the first renal transplantation in France in 1952.
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1909
Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician, Secretary of State for Air (died 1994)
Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton was a British geographer, Royal Air Force officer and Labour Party politician.
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1911
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1963)
Lloyd Estel Copas, known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and…
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1913
English journalist and author (died 1998)
Ralph Hammond Innes was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as works for children and travel books.
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1913
Russian poet and author (died 2010)
Abraham Sutzkever was an acclaimed Yiddish poet. The New York Times wrote that Sutzkever was "the greatest poet of the Holocaust."
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1913
Thai racing driver and sailor, member of the Thai royal family (died 1985)
Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh, commonly known as Prince Bira of Siam or simply Prince Bira, was a member of the Thai royal family. Bira was also a racing driver, sailor and pilot, who competed in Formula One…
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1914
Pakistani economist, scholar, and activist (died 1999)
Akhter Hameed Khan was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi development practitioner and social scientist. He promoted participatory rural development in West Pakistan, East Pakistan and other developing countries, and widely…
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1914
Swiss-French actor (died 1996)
Mario Walter Lippert, better known by his stage name Howard Vernon, was a Swiss-German actor and photographer. He had an extensive career in French cinema which spanned nearly 200 productions over 55 years, between 1945…
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1914
American chemist and academic (died 2010)
Albert Ghiorso was an American nuclear scientist and co-discoverer of a record 12 chemical elements on the periodic table. His research career spanned six decades, from the early 1940s to the late 1990s.
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1915
Indian army officer (died 2007)
Lieutenant General Kashmir Singh Katoch, MC was an Indian Army General and military adviser to the Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, officiating as the Chief of Staff of the State Forces during the…
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1915
American politician and diplomat (died 2005)
Sumner Gerard Jr. MBE was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat. Born in New York to a prominent family, Gerard attended Groton School and Trinity College, Cambridge. After serving in the army, navy, and…
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1916
English-American historian, poet, and academic (died 2015)
George Robert Acworth Conquest was a British and American historian, poet, and novelist. He was one of the West’s leading Sovietologists during the Cold War and was influential to both Ronald Reagan and Margaret…
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1917
American actress and singer (died 2012)
Joan Roberts was an American actress, most famous for creating the role of Laurey in the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! in 1943.
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1917
Afghan journalist and politician (died 1979)
Nur Muhammad Taraki was an Afghan communist politician, revolutionary, journalist and writer. He was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) who served as its General Secretary from 1965…
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1917
Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003)
Bertram Neville Brockhouse, was a Canadian physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for pioneering contributions to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter", in…
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1918
English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic
Brenda Milner is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the research literature on various topics in the field of clinical neuropsychology. Milner is a professor in the Department of…
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1918
German lieutenant (died 2012)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide…
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1919
Swiss-French director and screenwriter (died 2006)
Henri Colpi was a French film editor and film director.
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1921
American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2006)
Robert Bruce Merrifield was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase peptide synthesis.
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1921
American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
Leon Max Lederman was an American experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988, along with Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger, for research on neutrinos. He also received the Wolf Prize in…
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1922
1922
American admiral and politician (died 2014)
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. was an American politician and United States Navy two-star admiral who served as a U.S. senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to a…
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1924
Swedish actress and philanthropist (died 2025)
Gullan Marianne, Princess Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg, also known as Princess Marianne Bernadotte, was a Swedish actress, fashion icon, and philanthropist who in 1961 married Sigvard Bernadotte, the second son of…
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1924
American actor (died 2009)
Philip Carey was an American actor, well-known for playing the role of Asa Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live for nearly three decades.
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1925
American architect, designed Haydon Burns Library and Friendship Fountain Park (died 2014)
Taylor Hardwick was an American architect, interior designer, filmmaker, and educator who designed hundreds of buildings throughout northeast Florida, predominantly in and near the city of Jacksonville.
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1925
American documentary filmmaker (died 2019)
Donn Alan Pennebaker was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…
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1925
American politician (died 2025)
Evan "Curly" Hultman was an American politician and attorney in the state of Iowa. He served as Attorney General of Iowa from 1961 to 1965, as a Republican. He was major general in the United States Army Reserve and…
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1925
American actor (died 2020)
Antony Carbone was an Italian-American movie and television actor.
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1925
American football player (died 2018)
Pandel Savic was an American football player, starting at quarterback for two years with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He originated from the village of Dragoš, then in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
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1925
Moroccan-French journalist and author (died 2007)
Driss Chraïbi was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often perceived as semi-autobiographical.
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1926
Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 2003)
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli was an Argentine military officer who served as the de facto President of Argentina from December 1981 to June 1982. Galtieri ruled as a military dictator during the National…
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1926
English physicist and academic (died 2015)
Raymond George Gosling was a British scientist. While a PhD student at King's College, London he worked under the supervision of Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin. The crystallographic experiments of Franklin and…
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1926
4th Baronet, English diplomat (died 2019)
Sir John Alexander Noble Graham, 4th Baronet, was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Iraq, Iran and NATO.
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1926
American actress (died 2010)
Nan Martin was an American actress and comedian who starred in movies and on television.
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1927
American actress (died 2014)
Carmen Margarita Zapata often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program Villa Alegre. Zapata was also the co-founder…
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1927
Norwegian cross-country skier (died 2021)
Håkon Brusveen was a Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the individual 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won two medals in 1960: a gold in the 15 km and a silver in the relay;…
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1927
American microbiologist and biophysicist (died 2012)
Carl Richard Woese was an American microbiologist and biophysicist. Woese is famous for defining the Archaea in 1977 through a pioneering phylogenetic taxonomy of 16S ribosomal RNA, a technique that has revolutionized…
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1928
Indian parliamentarian (died 1967)
Dr. Veeramachaneni Vimala Devi was an Indian parliamentarian. She was elected to the 3rd Lok Sabha from Eluru constituency as a member of Communist Party of India in 1962.
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1928
American tenor and actor (died 2012)
Charles Anthony Caruso, better known by his stage name of Charles Anthony, was an American actor and tenor noted for his portrayal of comprimario characters in opera. Anthony had the distinction of appearing in more…
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1929
Cameroonian-French guitarist (died 2001)
Francis Bebey was a Cameroonian musicologist, writer, composer, and broadcaster.
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1929
Scottish racing driver (died 2017)
Ian Macpherson McCallum Stewart was a British racing driver from Scotland.
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1929
Algerian-French philosopher and academic (died 2004)
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he utilized in a number of his texts, and which was developed through close readings of the linguistics of Ferdinand de…
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1930
Canadian journalist and sportscaster (died 2013)
Richard Garneau, was a Canadian sports journalist and writer in Quebec.
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1930
American mathematician and computer scientist
Stephen Smale is an American mathematician, known for his research in topology, dynamical systems and mathematical economics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1966 and spent more than three decades on the mathematics…
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1930
Japanese Buddhist leader
Einosuke Akiya is a Japanese Buddhist leader. He was the fifth president of Soka Gakkai from 18 July 1981 to 9 November 2006. After his resignation from that position, he became the chairman of the Supreme Leader…
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1930
American archaeologist and author (died 2020)
Clive Eric Cussler was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20…
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1931
American actress and casting director (died 2023)
Joanna Merlin was an American actress and casting director who worked with Stephen Sondheim and starred in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof. She wrote two acting guides and was a faculty member of…
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1931
Canadian lawyer and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (died 2023)
Jacques-Yvan Morin was a Canadian law professor and politician in Quebec. Morin graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law with a BCL in 1953, where he was the founder of the McGill Law Journal. He taught…
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1931
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2010)
Edward Charles John "Eddie" Litzenberger was a Canadian ice hockey right winger from Neudorf, Saskatchewan. Litzenberger was "donated" to the Chicago Black Hawks by the Montreal Canadiens in his first year in the…
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1932
Italian author and illustrator (died 2003)
Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for…
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1933
Indian author and screenwriter (died 2024)
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Narayanan Nair was an Indian author, lecturer, screenplay writer, filmmaker and literary statesman. He was a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and was one of the…
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1933
English composer and academic (died 2022)
Sir Harrison Birtwistle was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include The Triumph of…
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1934
Czech actress (died 2020)
Eva Krížiková was a Slovak film and stage actress, often celebrated as one of the greatest entertainers ever in her country of origin and The First Lady of Slovak Humor, respectively. Apart from her cinematic…
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1934
1934
American baseball player and lawyer (died 2005)
Donn Alvin Clendenon was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1961 to 1972 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, New York Mets and St. Louis…
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1935
American football player, wrestler, and actor (died 2012)
Alexander George Karras was an American professional football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection playing defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National…
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1935
American actor and director (died 2019)
Kenneth Marine Kercheval was an American actor, best known for his role as Cliff Barnes in the television series Dallas and its 2012 revival.
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1935
American lawyer and politician, 65th Governor of Ohio (died 2016)
George Victor Voinovich was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. He previously served as the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and as the 54th mayor of…
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1936
Indian journalist (died 2009)
Prabhash Joshi was an Indian journalist, especially Hindi journalism, writer and political analyst. He was strongly in favour of "ethics and transparency". He played a part in Gandhian movement, Bhoodan movement, and in…
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1937
American racing driver (died 2016)
Bill Alsup was an American race car driver. He was the first Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) Rookie of the Year in 1979 and competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 11th. He made 57 CART & USAC Champ Car…
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1938
American football player, actor, and painter (died 2009)
Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author.
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1938
Australian publisher, founded Virago Press (died 2022)
Dame Carmen Thérèse Callil, was an Australian publisher, writer and critic who spent most of her career in the United Kingdom. She founded Virago Press in 1973 and received the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of…
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1938
Jr., American lawyer and politician
Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of U.S. Senator and 1964…
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1938
Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva is a Portuguese economist and politician who served as the president of Portugal from 2006 to 2016, and as prime minister of Portugal, from 1985 to 1995. His 10-year tenure was the longest of…
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1939
American racing driver (died 2022)
Chris Cord was an American racing driver and investment banker. He won the Group 5 SP class at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1987 IMSA GT Championship in the GTO class.
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1940
Canadian director and producer (died 2015)
Denis Héroux, was a Canadian film director and producer.
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1940
American sergeant and convicted murderer (died 1990)
Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. was an American spree killer and former military serviceman who murdered 16 people, including 14 members of his own family, over a week in December 1987 in Arkansas. The killings, considered the…
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1940
English surgeon, academic, and politician
Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter, and Labour peer.
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1940
Venezuelan activist (died 1961)
Livia Margarita Gouverneur Camero was a Venezuelan student who was killed during a protest in support of the Cuban Revolution and against the presence in Venezuela of allies of Fulgencio Batista. Her death has become a…
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1941
American civil rights activist (died 2005)
Vivian Juanita Malone Jones was the first black student to graduate from the University of Alabama, in 1965. She and James Hood were the first black students able to enroll at the university since Autherine Lucy and…
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1942
Northern Irish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a Northern Irish physicist who, while conducting research for her doctorate, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. This discovery later earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974,…
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1943
American singer-songwriter
Mildred Virginia Jackson is an American R&B and soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, three of Jackson's albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies sold. Jackson's…
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1944
American actor (died 2019)
Jan-Michael Vincent was an American actor. He emerged as a leading man in the 1970s, playing notable roles in films like Going Home (1971), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion…
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1944
English conservator (died 1992)
Nigel Reuben Rook Williams was an English conservator and expert on the restoration of ceramics and glass. From 1961 until his death he worked at the British Museum, where he became the Chief Conservator of Ceramics and…
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1944
Guyanese politician, 9th President of Guyana
David Arthur Granger is a Guyanese former politician and retired military officer who served as the ninth president of Guyana from 2015 to 2020. A member of the People’s National Congress (PNC), he previously served as…
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1945
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Peter Charles Lewis is one of the founding members of the band Moby Grape. Three of his better known songs with Moby Grape are "Fall on You" and "Sitting by the Window" from the self-titled first Moby Grape album and…
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1945
German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 2003)
Jürgen Wilhelm Möllemann was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office (1982–1987), as Minister of Education and Research (1987–1991), as Minister of…
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1945
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Linda Maria Ronstadt is an American former singer and musician who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, folk, pop, country, and soul.
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1946
Sultan of Brunei
Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah has reigned as the Sultan of Brunei since 1967, and has also served as Prime Minister of Brunei since its independence from British rule in 1984. He is among the world's few…
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1946
American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
Lydia Davis is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, poet, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories. Davis has produced several new translations of French…
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1947
Thai economist and politician, Thai Minister of Finance
Mom Rajawongse Pridiyathorn Devakula is a Thai economist. He was the Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état he served as minister of finance and deputy prime minister in…
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1947
American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2019)
Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius," he was a founding member and leader of the 13th Floor Elevators, as well as a pioneer of psychedelic rock music…
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1947
1948
Greek anthropologist and critic
Dimosthenis Kourtovik is a Greek writer, literary critic and anthropologist. He studied biology in Athens and West Germany and specialized later on physical anthropology. In 1986 he obtained a doctoral degree from the…
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1948
American rock drummer and songwriter
Thomas Delmer "Artimus" Pyle is an American musician who played drums with the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1974 to 1977 and from 1987 to 1991. He and his bandmates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of…
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1948
Swedish politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Sweden
Nils Daniel Carl Bildt is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and as leader of the Moderate Party (M) from 1986 to 1999. He served twice as Leader of the…
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1949
English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Trevor Charles Horn is a British record producer and musician. His influence on pop and electronic music in the 1980s was such that he has been called "the man who invented the eighties".
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1949
American politician (died 2026)
Harvey C. Krautschun was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1985 to 1996, serving as Speaker of the House between 1995 and 1996.
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1949
American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
Richard Russo is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into…
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1949
Australian economist and politician, 29th Premier of Western Australia
Colin James Barnett is an Australian former politician who served as the 29th Premier of Western Australia from 2008 to 2017. He concurrently served as the state's Treasurer at several points during his tenure and had…
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1950
Greek-American journalist and publisher
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek and American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman.
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1950
Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (died 2010)
Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".
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1951
American wrestler, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota
Jesse Ventura is an American politician, Vietnam veteran, actor, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation, he served as the 38th governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003.…
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1951
British racing driver
John Cunningham Cleland is a British retired auto racing driver, best known for winning the British Touring Car Championship in 1989 and 1995.
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1952
1952
American actor
Terrance Quinn, known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as John Locke on the TV series Lost (2004–2010). In film, he also played the title role in…
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1952
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
David Robert Pack is an American singer, songwriter, is best known as co-founder, lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Ambrosia in the 1970s and 1980s. Pack wrote and sang all of Ambrosia's RIAA certified gold…
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1952
American drummer and songwriter
Marc Steven Bell, better known as Marky Ramone, is an American drummer. He began playing in hard rock bands in the New York City area, notably Dust and Estus. He was asked to drum for the punk rock band Richard Hell and…
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1952
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1991)
John Anthony Genzale, known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of New York Dolls. He later formed the Heartbreakers…
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1952
Haitian priest and politician, 49th President of Haiti
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who served as president of Haiti in 1991, from 1993 to 1994, from 1994 to 1996, and from 2001 to 2004. He was in exile after the 1991 military…
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1953
Malaysian royal consort
Che Puan Besar Hajah Haminah binti Haji Hamidun, formerly known as Sultanah Haminah is the former Sultanah of Kedah and the widow of Sultan Abdul Halim Mua'dzam Shah. Born as a commoner, she married Sultan Abdul Halim…
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1953
Malaysian politician
Mohamad Shahrum bin Osman was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Lipis constituency in Pahang from 2004 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in…
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1953
American singer-songwriter
Alicia Bridges is an American singer and songwriter who co-wrote and performed her international hit "I Love the Nightlife " in 1978.
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1953
Australian rugby league player
John "Chicka" Ferguson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, in the New South Wales…
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1954
American-Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Mayor of Athens
Georgios Kaminis is a Greek American politician and professor of constitutional law. He was the Greek Ombudsman from April 2003 until September 2010 and Mayor of Athens from 2011 until 2019.
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1954
Argentinian footballer and manager
Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice with Valencia where he…
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1954
Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist
Ashoke Sen FRS is an Indian theoretical physicist and ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bangalore. A former Distinguished Professor at the Harish-Chandra…
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1956
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1980)
Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead vocalist, songwriter, and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and…
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1956
British botanist, educator, and academician
Nicholas Paul Harberd an Emeritus Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford. He was previously Sibthorpian Professor and served as head of Department of Plant…
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1956
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
Barry James Melrose is a Canadian–American retired broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player and head coach. Melrose played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). After…
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1956
Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator
Stephen Charles Mortimer, also nicknamed "Turvey", is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a halfback. Mortimer played a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs club record 272 first-grade games between 1976…
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1956
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joseph Satriani is an American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter. Early in his career, he worked as a guitar instructor, with many of his former students achieving fame, including Steve Vai,…
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1956
South African racing driver
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racing driver and team owner. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers' championship. He drove for…
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1956
American activist and former Planned Parenthood president (died 2025)
Cecile Richards was an American activist who served as the president of both the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliated Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018. In 2010, Richards was…
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1957
English footballer and coach
Gary John Heale is an English former professional footballer who played for teams in England, the Netherlands, and the United States.
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1958
American lawyer and politician
William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thornberry represented the…
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1958
French actor, director, and screenwriter
Vincent Lindon is a French actor and filmmaker. For his role in the film The Measure of a Man (2015), Lindon won Best Actor at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Best Actor at the 41st César Awards and the IFFI Best Actor…
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1959
Canadian actress
Lolita Davidovich is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for portraying Blaze Starr in the 1989 film Blaze, for which she received a Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination.
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1961
French journalist and screenwriter
Jean-Christophe Grangé is a French mystery writer, journalist, and screenwriter.
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1961
American actor
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Cannes Film Festival…
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1961
Greek basketball player and manager
Nikolaos "Nikos" Filippou is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m, he played at the power forward position.
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1962
Australian swimmer
Michelle Jan Ford is an Australian former long-distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold medal in the 800-metre freestyle, bronze in the 200-metre butterfly, and 4th in the…
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1962
Danish-Italian actress
Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish actress, model, and singer. She began her career modelling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton. She subsequently acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV, later returning to the Rocky…
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1963
English-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Stephen Antony "Stumpy" Thomas is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, New Jersey…
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1963
Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland since 2001. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he previously served in the…
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1965
Austrian neuroscientist and educator
Gero Andreas Miesenböck is an Austrian scientist. He is currently Waynflete Professor of Physiology and Director of the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (CNCB) at the University of Oxford and a fellow of…
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1965
English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
David Wright Miliband is a Jewish British former politician serving as President of the International Rescue Committee since 2013. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for…
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1965
English singer-songwriter and drummer
Jason John Bonham is an English drummer. He is the son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Since his father's death in September 1980, he has performed with the surviving three members of Led Zeppelin on several…
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1966
French-Swiss actress
Irène Marie Jacob is a French-Swiss actress known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film The Double Life of…
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1966
American actor and special effects designer
Adam Whitney Savage is an American special effects creator and educational video presenter. He is best known as the former co-host, with Jamie Hyneman, of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters and…
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1967
American singer-songwriter (died 2015)
Elbert Lee West was an American country music artist. Initially a session songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, West saw his first chart success in the 1990s as a co-writer on singles for country singer Tracy Lawrence,…
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1967
American comedian, actor, and producer
Edward Rubin Griffin is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman in the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, the title character in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother, and Tiberius…
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1968
Estonian footballer and coach
Ain Tammus is an Estonian goalkeeping coach and a former professional footballer. He is currently a goalkeeping coach at Levadia Tallinn.
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1969
Turkish bass player and producer
Tarkan Gözübüyük is the bass player of the Turkish heavy metal band Mezarkabul. He is in relationship with Turkish actrist Janset over 20 years.
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1970
1971
American actor
Scott Kellerman Foley is an American actor, director and producer, who is known for roles on shows such as The Unit, Scrubs, Felicity, and Scandal. In film, he's most known as Roman Bridger in Scream 3. He has also…
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1972
American actor
Brian Green, known professionally as Brian Austin Green, is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000). Green was also a series regular on…
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1973
Jamaican singer
Mark Anthony Myrie, known professionally as Buju Banton, is a Jamaican Reggae and dancehall musician. He is one of the most significant and well-regarded artists in Jamaican music. Banton has collaborated with many…
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1973
1975
1975
Australian basketball player
Ben Pepper is an Australian former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL).
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1975
American boxer
Steven Ormain Cunningham is an American professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title twice between 2007 and 2011. His nickname, "USS", is a reference to his US Navy service on the aircraft carriers USS…
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1976
Italian footballer
Marco Di Vaio is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, in his long club career, Di Vaio scored over 200 league goals while playing for several clubs, mainly in Italy,…
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1976
German actress and model
Diane Kruger is a German actress. She is a former model-turned-actress who, early in her film career, gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival.
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1976
Mexican-American comedian and voice actor
Gabriel Jesús Iglesias, nicknamed Fluffy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has produced a number of stand-up specials for television outlets such as Comedy Central and Netflix, including I'm Not Fat... I'm…
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1976
Canadian racing driver
Douglas James Kennington is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 17 Dodge Challenger for his own team, DJK Racing. He won the 2010…
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1977
1977
American actress
Lana Maria Parrilla is an American actress. She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the ABC sitcom Spin City (2000–2001) and in the fourth season of 24 (2005), and starred in Boomtown (2002–2003), Windfall…
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1977
American football player
John Bradley St. Clair is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2000 NFL…
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1977
1977
Dominican baseball player
Miguel Eduardo Olivo Peña is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher for several teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2014. He also played in the Mexican League from 2014 to…
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1978
1979
Swiss footballer
Alexander Frei or Alex Frei is a Swiss professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker. He was most recently head coach of FC Aarau in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss…
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1979
Icelandic footballer
Edda Garðarsdóttir is an Icelandic football coach and former player who last managed Úrvalsdeild club KR. Since her debut in 1997 she has accrued over 100 caps for Iceland's national team and competed at the UEFA…
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1979
1979
American baseball player
Reginald Damascus Abercrombie is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros.
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1980
Canadian ice hockey player
Jonathan Cheechoo is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1980
Indonesian singer and actress (died 2017)
Yuli Rachmawati, better known as Julia Perez, abbreviated as Jupe, was an Indonesian singer, model, and actress. In the early 2010s, she became known for her outspoken statements against conservative Muslim clerics, who…
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1980
French footballer
Alou Diarra is a French professional football coach and former player who is assistant manager at EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers. Known for his leadership ability, he served as captain of both Bordeaux and…
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1981
Greek bassist and composer
Petros Klampanis is a Greek jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and producer. Known for blending jazz with Mediterranean and Balkan folk influences, he is the founder of the independent label PKmusik, which features a…
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1981
Lithuanian footballer
Marius Stankevičius is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who works as head coach of A Lyga club TransINVEST. A former defender, he was the Lithuanian player of the year in 2008 and 2009.
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1981
French racing driver
Julien Antoine Jules Canal is a French racing driver. Having won his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2010, 2011 and 2012 whilst driving GT cars, Canal became a staple of the LMP2 category, winning the WEC class…
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1982
New Zealand rugby player
Neemia Stanley Tialata is a New Zealand former rugby union footballer. He most recently played for RC Narbonne in the Pro D2. Tialata also previously played for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14. As well as representing…
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1982
Venezuelan model and actress
Aída María Yéspica Jaime is a Venezuelan actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Considered a sex symbol of the 2000s and 2010s, she has participated in variety and reality shows, acted in films and TV…
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1982
American racing driver
Salvatore Iovino is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is also a team owner for Holleran-Iovino Racing (HIR) in the K&N Pro Series East, competing under the Patriot Motorsports Group banner. Prior to…
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1983
Brazilian racing driver
Nelson Merlo is a Brazilian racing driver. In 2005, he won the Brazilian Formula Renault season, taking a win in 6 races.
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1983
American wrestler
Heath Wallace Miller is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2006 to 2020 under the ring name Heath Slater. He also performed in Impact Wrestling, under the mononymous name…
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1983
Italian footballer
Angelo Siniscalchi is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie D club AC Rezzato.
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1984
Slovak skier
Veronika Valette-Zuzulová is a retired Slovak alpine ski racer. Born in Bratislava, she specialised in the slalom and was the most successful Slovak alpine skier before Petra Vlhová. She was coached by her father…
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1984
American actor
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama…
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1986
Canadian ice hockey player
Tyler Kennedy is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey centre who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, and New Jersey…
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1986
Egyptian-American comedian, artist, and media entrepreneur
Kareem Rahma is an Egyptian-American comedian, artist, and media entrepreneur. Rahma is one of the founders of Nameless Network, a media company started by a group of former Vice employees. Rahma is a senior advisor to…
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1986
Russian tennis player
Alisa Mikhailovna Kleybanova is a Russian former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 20, achieved in February 2011. In her career, she won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA…
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1989
American basketball player
Anthony Erwin Randolph Jr. is a German-born American and naturalized Slovenian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Slovenian national basketball team, winning the 2017 EuroBasket with them.…
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1989
English singer and actor
Oliver Alexander Thornton is an English singer, actor and LGBTQ activist who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the English pop band Years & Years, achieving two No. 1 albums on the UK Albums Chart, a No. 1 single…
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1990
American ice hockey player
Zach Bogosian is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo…
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1990
American basketball player
Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also serves as the general manager of the Weber State…
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1990
American racing driver
Tyler Randall Young is an American former professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He owns Young's Motorsports, a team in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, fielding the No. 02 and No. 42 Chevrolet…
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1990
1991
American basketball player
Derrick Bernard Favors is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. Favors played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for one season…
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1991
Russian boxer
Evgeny Andreyevich Tishchenko is a Russian professional boxer. He was the inaugural World Boxing Association (WBA) bridgerweight champion but was subsequently stripped after testing positive for banned substance. As an…
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1991
Spanish tennis player
Nuria Párrizas Díaz is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 45 in singles by the WTA, which she first reached in March 2022, and No. 320 in doubles, achieved in September 2022.
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1991
American basketball player
Tobias John Harris is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers before…
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1992
South African sprinter
Wayde van Niekerk is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder, having set the record when he won the event at…
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1992
Norwegian footballer
Håvard Nielsen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. He played for the Norway national team.
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1993
American racing driver
Harrison L. Rhodes is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 52 Chevrolet Camaro for Jimmy Means Racing. He is not related to NASCAR…
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1993
Japanese baseball player
Masataka Yoshida , shortened by teammates to “Masa”, nicknamed Macho Man, is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and left fielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his…
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1993
Dutch football player
Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker or attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team. She…
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1996
Swiss tennis player
Jil Belén Teichmann is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 21 in singles and No. 73 in doubles.
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1997
American racing driver
Noah Quinn Gragson is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports.
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1998
Egyptian footballer
Mohamed Sobhy Mohamed Daader is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek.
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1999
American basketball player
Judea Skies "JuJu" Watkins is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference.
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2005
American actor
Iain Armitage is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory, from 2017 to 2024. He also played Ziggy Chapman in Big Little Lies…
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2008
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