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On October 30, 2007, his first single "Break Anotha" was released
Famous Birthdays on July 21
233 people
541 – 2006
July 21 has seen 233 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 541 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1981 — Blake Lewis
American musician, American Idol contestant
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was released on December 4, 2007, through 19 Recordings and Arista Records
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Billboard 200 as its highest peak position with 97,500 copies sold in its debut, and has sold over 350,000 copies
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Blake Colin Lewis is an American musician and actor who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol
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After the release of his second single "How Many Words", which peaked at number eight on the U.S
emperor of the Sui dynasty (died 604)
Emperor Wen of Sui, personal name Yang Jian (楊堅), childhood name Naluoyan (那羅延), Xianbei name Puliuru Jian (普六茹堅), was the founding emperor of the Sui dynasty of China. As a Buddhist, he encouraged the spread of…
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541
King of Burma (died 1112)
Kyansittha was king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1084 to 1112/13, and is considered one of the greatest Burmese monarchs. He continued the social, economic and cultural reforms begun by his father, King…
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1030
Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484. His accomplishments as pope…
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1414
Korean royal consort (died 1530)
Queen Jeonghyeon, of the Papyeong Yun clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and third queen consort of Yi Hyeol, King Seongjong and the mother of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong. She was queen consort of Joseon from…
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1462
Duke of Ferrara (died 1534)
Alfonso I d'Este was Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio from 1505 until his death in 1534. A prominent military leader during the Italian Wars, he served on various sides throughout the conflict.
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1476
Italian noble (died 1497)
Anna Maria Sforza was Hereditary Princess of Ferrara as the first wife of Alfonso I d'Este, future Duke of Ferrara. She was the second legitimate daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, and his second wife,…
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1476
5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile (died 1609)
García Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, 5th Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish Governor of Chile, and later Viceroy of Peru. He is often known simply as "Marquis of Cañete". Belonging to an influential family of Spanish…
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1535
Archduchess of Austria (died 1676)
Anna de' Medici was a daughter of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Maria Maddalena of Austria. A patron of the arts, she married Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria in 1646. They were…
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1616
French astronomer (died 1682)
Jean Picard was a French priest, astronomer and pioneer in geodesy, born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Collège royal Henri le Grand. He is best known for accurately measuring the size of the Earth, through a…
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1620
1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish general (died 1689)
Major-General John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee was a Scottish army officer. A Tory and Episcopalian, he was responsible for policing southwest Scotland to suppress religious unrest and rebellion of…
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1648
Filipino catechist and sacristan; later canonized (died 1672)
Pedro Calungsod, also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino-Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores,…
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1654
English poet and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (died 1721)
Matthew Prior was an English poet, statesman, and diplomat, who played a crucial role in securing the Treaties of Utrecht, serving as Minister Plenipotentiary to France from 1712 to 1715. He is also known as a…
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1664
1st Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1768)
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne was an English Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, and whose official life extended throughout the Whig…
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1693
German physician, botanist, and zoologist (died 1792)
Paul Heinrich Gerhard Möhring was a German physician, botanist and zoologist.
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1710
marquis de Montholon, French general (died 1853)
Charles Tristan, Marquis de Montholon was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. He chose to go into exile on Saint Helena with the ex-emperor after Napoleon's second abdication.
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1783
Bulgarian educator, merchant and writer (died 1847)
Vasil Evstatiev Aprilov was a Bulgarian educator, merchant, philanthropist, writer and a national activist. Aprilov was a leading figure of the Bulgarian National Revival. He contributed to the establishment of secular…
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1789
Romanian historian, academic, and politician (died 1864)
Simion Bărnuțiu was a Romanian historian, academic, philosopher, jurist, and liberal politician. A leader of the 1848 revolutionary movement of Transylvanian Romanians, he represented its Eastern Rite Catholic wing.…
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1808
French chemist and physicist (died 1878)
Henri Victor Regnault was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases. He was an early thermodynamicist and was mentor to William Thomson in the late 1840s.…
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1810
Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (died 1873)
Sir Robert Ramsay Mackenzie, 10th Baronet was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was Premier of Queensland, Australia from August 1867 to November 1868.
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1811
German-English journalist, founded Reuters (died 1899)
Paul Julius Reuter, later ennobled as Freiherr von Reuter, was a German-born British entrepreneur who was a pioneer of telegraphy and news reporting. He was a reporter, media owner, and the founder of the Reuters news…
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1816
Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of Austria was Queen of Spain as the second wife of Alfonso XII. She was queen regent during the vacancy of the throne between her husband's death in November 1885…
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1858
German painter (died 1925)
Lovis Corinth was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
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1858
New Zealand painter and educator (died 1941)
Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, was a New Zealand artist and art teacher, who spent the majority of his life in Dunedin. During the first quarter of the twentieth century, he was one of the few New Zealand artists to engage with…
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1858
English-American cricketer and actor (died 1948)
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith was an English test cricketer and actor of stage and screen. During his acting career, he acquired a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of The Prisoner of…
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1863
Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker (died 1926)
Carlos Schwabe was a Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker.
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1866
Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer (died 1932)
Emil Orlik was a Czech-German painter, etcher and lithographer. He lived and worked in Prague, Austria and Germany.
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1870
French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1947)
Charles Gondouin was a French rugby union player and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. Gondouin studied at the…
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1875
Slovak astronomer, general, and politician (died 1919)
Milan Rastislav Štefánik was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator and astronomer. During World War I, he served at the same time as a general in the French Army and as Minister of War for Czechoslovakia. As one of the…
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1880
Ukrainian author and illustrator (died 1967)
David Davidovich Burliuk was a Russian poet, artist and publicist of Ukrainian origin associated with the Futurist and Neo-Primitivist movements. Burliuk has been described as "the father of Russian Futurism."
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1882
Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)
Jacques Feyder was a Belgian film director, screenwriter and actor who worked principally in France, but also in the US, Britain and Germany. He was a director of silent films during the 1920s, and in the 1930s he…
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1885
Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (died 1969)
Juho Julius Saaristo was a Finnish track and field athlete. He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and gold in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic event in which the…
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1891
German author (died 1947)
Hans Fallada was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include Little Man, What Now? (1932) and Every Man Dies Alone (1947). His works belong predominantly to the New…
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1893
American anthropologist, physician and nutritionist (died 1996)
Sophie Bledsoe Aberle was an American anthropologist, physician and nutritionist known for her work with Pueblo people. She was one of two women first appointed to the National Science Board.
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1896
American singer-songwriter (died 1979)
Sara Elizabeth Carter was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic…
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1898
American poet (died 1932)
Harold Hart Crane was an American poet. Inspired by the Romantics and his fellow Modernists, Crane wrote highly stylized poetry, often noted for its complexity. His collection White Buildings (1926), featuring…
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1899
American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961)
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous…
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1899
American theatre manager and modern dance publicity agent (died 1980)
Isadora Bennett was an American publicity agent for modern dance theatre. Her work has been considered significant for establishing modern dance. Her clients included Martha Graham, José Limón, José Greco, American…
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1900
American photographer and journalist (died 1986)
Russell Werner Lee was an American photographer and photojournalist, best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) during the Great Depression. His images documented the ethnography of various…
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1903
American businessman and financier, co-founded Neuberger Berman (died 2010)
Roy Rothschild Neuberger was an American financier who contributed money to raise public awareness of modern art through his acquisition of pieces he deemed worthy. He was a co-founder of the investment firm Neuberger…
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1903
American golfer and architect (died 1996)
Harold Lee "Jug" McSpaden was an American professional golfer, and golf course architect.
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1908
Canadian author and theorist (died 1980)
Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge.…
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1911
Indian author, poet, and scholar (died 1988)
Umashankar Jethalal Joshi was an Indian poet, scholar and writer known for his contributions to Gujarati literature. He wrote most of his works in Gujarati.
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1911
Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (died 1977)
Aleksander Kreek was an Estonian track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put. He was the 1938 European champion in the shot put – one of only two Estonian men to achieve the feat, alongside Arnold Viiding.…
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1914
Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2005)
Alan Bernard Gold was the chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1983 to 1992.
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1917
Dutch painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2005)
Constant Anton Nieuwenhuys, better known as Constant, was a Dutch painter, sculptor, graphic artist, author and musician.
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1920
Russian-American violinist and conductor (died 2001)
Isaac Stern was an American violinist.
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1920
Algerian-French journalist and author (died 2020)
Jean Daniel Bensaid was a French journalist and author. He was the founder and executive editor of Le Nouvel Observateur weekly now known as L'Obs.
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1920
American sociologist and author (died 2000)
James Cooke Brown was an American sociologist and science fiction author. He is notable for creating the constructed language Loglan and for designing the Parker Brothers board game Careers.
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1921
1921
Zulu sangoma (died 2020)
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa was a Zulu sangoma from South Africa. He was known as an author of books that draw upon African mythology, traditional Zulu folklore, extraterrestrial encounters and his own personal encounters.…
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1921
German Romani author (died 2022)
Philomena Franz was a Sinti writer and activist from Germany, who was a survivor of the Romani Holocaust, having been imprisoned in Auschwitz. She later published works that recounted her experiences and was recognised…
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1922
1922
English actress (died 2009)
Isabel Mary Sugden, known professionally as Mollie Sugden was an English actress and comedienne. She was best known for being an original cast member in the British sitcom Are You Being Served? (1972–1985) as senior…
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1922
Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Rudolph Arthur Marcus is a Canadian-born American chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named…
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1923
English actress and singer (died 1980)
Queenie Watts was an English actress of film and television, as well as an occasional singer. She was noted for her broad cockney accent.
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1923
American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (died 2006)
Jesse Donald Knotts was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He also played…
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1924
Canadian hockey player (died 2021)
John Frederick Peirson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a winger for 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins from 1946 to 1958. After retiring he became a commentator…
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1925
American actor (died 2009)
Paul Raymond Burke was an American actor, best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, Naked City and 12 O'Clock High. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of New York Police…
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1926
Canadian actor, director, and producer (died 2024)
Norman Frederick Jewison was a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for directing films which addressed topical social and political issues, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream…
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1926
Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan (died 2022)
Rahimuddin Khan was a Pakistani four-star general who served as the fourth Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan Army from 1984 to 1987. He also served as the seventh Governor of Balochistan, from…
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1926
English actor (died 2013)
William Desmond Anthony Pertwee was an English actor and comedian. He played Chief ARP Warden Hodges in Dad's Army and P.C. Wilson in You Rang, M'Lord?.
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1926
Czech-English director and producer (died 2002)
Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker and film critic, one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in British cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. Two of the best-known films he directed are Saturday Night and…
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1926
Canadian wrestler (died 1998)
Marcel Gauthier was a Canadian professional midget wrestler who wrestled under the ring name Sky Low Low.
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1928
1929
Indian poet and songwriter (died 2002)
Anand Bakshi was an Indian poet and lyricist. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist four times during his career. He wrote more than 6,000 film songs in more than 300 films.
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1930
American singer
Helen Merrill is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill, was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. After an active…
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1930
American pianist and composer (died 1963)
Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom.
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1931
American saxophonist
Plas John Johnson Jr. is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone…
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1931
Chilean-Israeli painter and composer (died 2022)
Jorge León Schidlowsky Gaete was a Chilean and Israeli composer and painter. He wrote music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, and instruments including the piano, violin, cello, flute, mandolin, guitar, harp,…
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1931
American singer and actress (died 2011)
Kaye Stevens was an American singer and actress. Her big break in show business came at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, when the headliner for the night, Debbie Reynolds, became ill and Stevens filled in for the night.…
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1932
American novelist, essayist, and critic (died 1982)
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor, who wrote the popular 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
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1933
Indian cricketer and manager
Chandrakant Gulabrao "Chandu" Borde, is an Indian former cricketer who played Test cricket for India between 1958 and 1969. Following his retirement, he became a cricket administrator and twice served as India's…
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1934
English actor, director, and author (died 2019)
Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE was an English theatre and opera director, actor, author, television presenter, comedian and physician. After training in medicine and specialising in neurology in the late 1950s, he came…
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1934
German businessman and politician (died 2020)
Norbert Blüm was a German politician who served as a federal legislator from North Rhine-Westphalia, chairman of the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia (1987–1999), and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
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1935
Polish-American baseball player and coach (died 2006)
Myron Walter Drabowsky was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas…
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1935
Soviet footballer (died 1990)
Eduard Anatolyevich Streltsov was a Soviet footballer who played as a forward for Torpedo Moscow and the Soviet national team during the 1950s and 1960s. A powerful and skilful attacking player, he scored the…
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1937
American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (died 1995)
Leslie Aspin Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician and economist who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of…
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1938
Austrian-Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
Anton Emil Kuerti, OC is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. He has developed international recognition as a solo pianist.
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1938
American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General (died 2016)
Janet Wood Reno was an American lawyer and public official who served as the 78th United States attorney general from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, Reno was the…
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1938
American saxophonist and educator
Wilton Jameson "Jamey" Aebersold is an American publisher, educator, and jazz saxophonist. His Play-A-Long series of instructional books and CDs, using the chord-scale system, the first of which was released in 1967,…
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1939
American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (died 2015)
Kim Vincent Fowley was an American record producer, songwriter, and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed the Runaways in the 1970s. He has been described as…
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1939
English-American diplomat, 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
John Dimitri Negroponte is an American diplomat. In 2018, he was a James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. He is a former J.B. and Maurice C.…
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1939
Indian politician, 98th President of the Indian National Congress
Mallikarjun Mapanna Kharge is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the President of the Indian National Congress since 2022 and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021. He has been a Member of…
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1942
Austrian race car driver (died 2002)
Friedrich "Fritz" Glatz was an Austrian racing driver from Vienna. He raced under the pseudonyms Pierre Chauvet and Frederico Careca as well as a number of others.
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1943
American actor (died 2014)
Edward Kirk Herrmann was an American actor, director, and writer. He was best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and 1982 film musical Annie, Richard…
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1943
Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter (died 2016)
Henry Campbell Liken McCullough was a musician and singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland. He was best known for his work as a member of Spooky Tooth, the Grease Band and Paul McCartney and Wings. He also performed and…
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1943
American author and political advisor
Robert M. Shrum is the director of the Center for the Political Future and the Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics at the University of Southern California, where he is a professor of political…
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1943
Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (died 2012)
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as the 11th president of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing…
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1944
Nigerian author and academic (died 2017)
Buchi Emecheta was a Nigerian writer, whose work includes novels, plays, autobiography, and children's books. She was best known for her 1974 novel, Second Class Citizen. Her other novels include The Bride Price (1976),…
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1944
American academic and politician (died 2002)
Paul David Wellstone was an American academic, author, and politician. He represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002, several days…
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1944
English poet, critic, and educator
Wendy Cope is a contemporary English poet. She read history at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She now lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire, with her husband, the poet Lachlan Mackinnon.
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1945
Australian cricketer
Geoffrey Dymock is an Australian former international cricketer. He played in 21 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals between 1974 and 1980. On his debut, he took five wickets in the second innings against New…
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1945
South African cricketer
Barry Anderson Richards is a former South African first-class cricketer. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful batsmen. He was able to play only…
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1945
American lawyer and judge, 39th Solicitor General of the United States (died 2022)
Kenneth Winston Starr was an American lawyer and judge who as independent counsel authored the Starr Report, which served as the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton. He headed an investigation of members of the…
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1946
American author, screenwriter and producer
Timothy Hyde Harris is an American author, screenwriter and producer. He has been publishing works of fiction since the late 1960s and has been involved in filmmaking since the early 1980s. For his work in film,…
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1946
Indian cricketer and politician (died 2020)
Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan was a cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India. He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. Chauhan played most of his international cricket in the late 1970s and was the regular…
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1947
Canadian actor and director
Arthur Hindle is a Canadian actor and television director. He won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his portrayal of news director Mike Fennell on the CTV drama E.N.G. (1989–94).…
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1948
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Yusuf Islam, commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens or Yusuf/Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion streams. His musical…
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1948
American cartoonist
Garretson Beekman Trudeau is an American cartoonist best known for creating the Doonesbury comic strip.
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1948
American playwright and actress
Christina Hart is an American film producer, film director, playwright and retired actress. She teaches acting at the Hollywood Court Theater.
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1949
New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (died 2003)
Hirini (Sid) Melbourne was a Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author who was notable for his contribution to the development of Māori music and the revival of Māori culture. He played traditional…
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1949
Argentinian footballer and coach
Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, nicknamed el Pato, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He took part in the 1974, 1978 and 1982 World Cups representing the Argentina national team. He also…
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1950
Baroness Kramer, English politician, Minister of State for Transport
Susan Veronica Kramer, Baroness Kramer PC is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park from 2005 to 2010. A member of the Liberal Democrats, she was their Treasury…
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1950
Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2025)
Robert Walls was an Australian rules footballer who represented Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and 1970s.
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1950
English politician and diplomat, 30th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, 139th Governor of Bermuda
Sir Richard Hugh Turton Gozney is a British career diplomat who served as governor and commander in chief of Bermuda from 2007 to 2012, and as the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 2016 to 2021.
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1951
American actor and comedian (died 2014)
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one…
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1951
American physician and politician
John Anthony Barrasso III is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State…
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1952
Malaysian economist
Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah is a former Second Minister of Finance of Malaysia. He was appointed on 10 April 2009 when Najib Razak became Prime Minister. He was also the Member of Parliament for Tambun for five…
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1952
American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer
Eric Michael Bazilian is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band the Hooters. He wrote "One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan…
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1953
1953
New Zealand rugby player
Bernard Gabriel Fraser is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played 124 games for Wellington, and 55 games, including 23 test matches, for New Zealand.
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1953
English footballer and manager
Brian Ernest Talbot is an English former football player and manager. He was capped six times for the England national team.
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1953
American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2003)
Howard Norman Epstein was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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1955
American lawyer and politician, 88th Governor of Connecticut
Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. He…
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1955
1955
Hungarian film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2026)
Béla Tarr was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and producer. His films are distinguished by their stark black-and-white visuals, extended long takes, languid pacing, and an absence of traditional plotting. They…
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1955
American author
Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller.
Connelly is the…
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1956
Swedish trade union leader and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Sweden
Kjell Stefan Löfven is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 2014 to 2021 and as Leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2012 to 2021. He is currently serving as President of European…
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1957
American comedian, actor, and producer
Jonathan Michael Lovitz is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990 for which he was nominated for two…
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1957
American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015)
David Lee Henderson, nicknamed "Hendu", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and…
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1958
Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Gene Miles is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative centre, he played his club football in the Brisbane…
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1959
Turkish journalist
Reha Muhtar is a Turkish anchorman, columnist and television reporter of Iraqi Turkmen descent.
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1959
Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
Paul Vautin, nicknamed Fatty, is a former Australian rugby commentator and former professional rugby league player, captain and coach. He has provided commentary for the Nine Network's coverage of rugby league since…
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1959
Indian singer-songwriter (died 1988)
Amar Singh Chamkila was an Indian singer and musician of Punjabi music. Chamkila's vivid language, high-pitched vocals, and novel compositions accompanied by tumbi made him popular. His music was influenced by the…
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1960
Serbian basketball player and coach
Veselin Matić also known by his nickname Toza, is a Serbian professional basketball coach, who last served as the head coach of India men's national basketball team.
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1960
German footballer
Fritz Walter is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker, and who was nicknamed "Little Fritz". Born in Mannheim, he is of no relation to German legend of the same name Fritz Walter.
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1960
Australian politician, 40th Premier of New South Wales
Morris Iemma is an Australian former politician who was the 40th Premier of New South Wales, serving from 3 August 2005 to 5 September 2008.
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1961
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
James Blanco Martin is an American guitarist who played with the rock band Faith No More from 1984 until late 1993 having played on their first four albums: We Care A Lot, Introduce Yourself, The Real Thing, and Angel…
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1961
Baron Adebowale, English businessman
Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, is the former Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and the current Chair of the NHS Confederation, and was one of the first individuals to become a…
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1962
English footballer and manager
Kevin Poole is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is the goalkeeping coach at Solihull Moors.
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1963
Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler
Paulo César da Silva is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Giant Silva. He…
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1963
Irish boxer and actor
Stephen Collins is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1997. Known as the Celtic Warrior, Collins is the most successful male Irish boxer in recent professional boxing history, having held the…
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1964
1964
German ski jumper and journalist
Jens Weißflog is an East German and later German former ski jumper. He is one of the best and most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport. He is a two time olympic and nordic world ski champion; also overall…
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1964
Icelandic footballer and lawyer
Guðni Bergsson is an Icelandic former professional footballer and former president of the Icelandic Football Association from 2017 to 2021.
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1965
American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
Michael Todd Bordick is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003 with four teams: the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue…
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1965
American actress
Arija Allison Bareikis is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown in the TV crime drama Southland. She is also known for the films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Purge.
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1966
Welsh author
Sarah Ann Waters is a Welsh novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society and featuring lesbian protagonists, such as Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.
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1966
American soccer player and sportscaster
Brandi Denise Chastain is an American retired soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold-medalist, coach, sports broadcaster, and co-founder of Bay FC, the professional soccer club…
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1968
Indian actor
Aditya Srivastava is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films, television and theatre. He is best known for his role as Senior Inspector Abhijeet in India's longest-running television police procedural C.I.D. He has…
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1968
Canadian ice hockey player
Lyle Theodore Odelein is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for eight National Hockey League (NHL) teams in 16 seasons, and was the inaugural captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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1968
1969
German race car driver
Klaus Graf is a German professional racing driver. He is the son of rally driver Peter Graf. He lived in the United States while competing in the American Le Mans Series with Muscle Milk Pickett Racing. He resulted LMP1…
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1969
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Emerson Hart is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and producer. He is the lead singer and songwriter of the alternative rock band Tonic.
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1969
German equestrian
Isabell Werth is a German equestrian who has competed in dressage at seven Olympic Games —1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024— winning the gold medal in the team event in all seven, and one gold and six silver…
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1969
American singer-songwriter
Michael Sean "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, known professionally as FITZ, is a French musician, who is the lead vocalist of the indie pop/neo-soul band Fitz and the Tantrums.
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1970
French long jumper
Emmanuel Bangué is a French long jumper, best known for finishing fourth at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best is 8.25 metres, achieved in September 1996 in Tomblaine.
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1971
English-French actress and singer
Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is a French and British actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress and singer Jane Birkin and French singer Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on…
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1971
Israeli footballer and manager (died 2014)
Nitzan Shirazi was an Israeli association football player and manager.
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1971
American baseball player (died 2021)
Kimera Anotchi Bartee was an American professional baseball outfielder and coach. Bartee played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, and Colorado Rockies from 1996 to 2001. He coached…
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1972
American singer and guitarist
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John Cooper and Korey Cooper along with Jen Ledger and Seth Morrison. The band has…
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1972
Kenyan marathon runner
Catherine Nyambura Ndereba is a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons. Ndereba has twice won the marathon at the World…
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1972
American baseball player and coach
Geoffrey Scott Jenkins is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers (1998–2007) and Philadelphia Phillies (2008). He is fourth on the…
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1974
Estonian actor, director, and screenwriter
René Reinumägi is an Estonian film director, scriptwriter and actor. With Jaak Kilmi he shares nomination for Grand Prix Asturias at the Gijón International Film Festival, nomination for Golden St. George and the…
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1974
American author and educator
Christopher Barzak is an American author. He has published many short stories, beginning with "A Mad Tea Party" in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet in 1999. In 2007 he published his debut novel, One for Sorrow, which…
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1975
American actor
David Dastmalchian is an American actor, writer, and producer, known especially for his work in science fiction and superhero films and television series. He has had roles in three films directed by Denis Villeneuve:…
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1975
1975
Sri Lankan cricketer
Deshabandu Karuppiahyage Ravindra Pushpakumara, or Ravindra Pushpakumara, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil - Sinhalese mixed ancestry. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was a…
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1975
American football player
Michael Sellers is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was the youngest import player to sign a Canadian Football League (CFL) deal in the history of the football league when he…
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1975
1976
Finnish film director and screenwriter
Jalmari Helander is a Finnish screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, the 2014 action-adventure Big Game starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2022 WWII action film…
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1976
English actress
Jaime Erica Murray is an English actress. She is known for playing Stacie Monroe in the BBC series Hustle (2004–2012), Lila West in the Showtime series Dexter (2007), Gaia in the Starz miniseries Spartacus: Gods of the…
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1976
English golfer
Paul Alexander Casey is an English golfer who is a member of LIV Golf. He has also played on the US-based PGA Tour and the European Tour. In 2009, he achieved his highest position, third, in the Official World Golf…
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1977
American actor
Justin Lee Bartha is an American actor. In film, Bartha has played Riley Poole in the National Treasure film series and Doug Billings in The Hangover trilogy. His television roles include David Sawyer in the NBC comedy…
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1978
Brazilian footballer
Anderson da Silva Gibin, sometimes known as Anderson PB, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Clube Náutico Marcílio Dias.
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1978
American actor
Joshua Daniel Hartnett is an American actor. He began his career on ABC's drama series Cracker (1997–1998), after which he became known as a teen idol through starring parts in films such as Halloween H20: 20 Years…
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1978
English academic and politician
Julian Leon Huppert is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Cambridge from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he had previously served as a member of the Cambridgeshire County…
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1978
Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer
Damian Robert Nesta Marley is a Jamaican reggae singer. The youngest son of Bob Marley, he is the recipient of four Grammy Awards.
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1978
Scottish footballer
Gary Stewart Teale is a Scottish professional football player and coach.
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1978
American football player
David Duke Carr is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Carr played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs, winning the Johnny…
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1979
American basketball player
Tamika Devonne Catchings is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire 15-year career for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Widely considered as one of…
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1979
Mexican footballer
Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara is a Mexican football manager and a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Michel has captained both Guadalajara and the Mexico national team in official matches,…
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1979
Ukrainian footballer
Andriy Viktorovych Voronin is a Ukrainian professional football manager and a former player.
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1979
American football player
Jonathan Paul Dorenbos is an American former professional football player and magician who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL), earning two Pro Bowl selections.
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1980
American football player
Justin Montrel Griffith is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft. He…
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1980
French skier
Sandra Laoura is a French freestyle skier of Algerian origin who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Laoura won bronze in the women's moguls event.
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1980
American baseball player
Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees. Sabathia batted…
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1980
Australian journalist and sportscaster
Yvonne Sampson is an Australian television sports presenter and commentator.
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1980
Australian rules footballer
Heath Scotland is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played for Collingwood and Carlton, appearing in two AFL Grand Finals during his time with Collingwood. He was awarded the…
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1980
English singer-songwriter and actress
Paloma Faith Blomfield is an English singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. After signing with Epic Records in 2008, Faith released her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (2009),…
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1981
Canadian figure skater
Anabelle Langlois is a Canadian pair skater. She is the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Champion with Cody Hay and the 2002 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships silver medallist with Patrice Archetto.
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1981
1981
American singer-songwriter
Anthony "Romeo" Santos is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first rose to prominence as the lead vocalist and frontman of the bachata group Aventura, one of the most influential Latin music bands…
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1981
German cyclist
Stefan Schumacher is a German former professional road racing cyclist. Schumacher won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships, two stages in the 2006 Giro d'Italia and two stages in…
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1981
1982
Japanese newscaster and actress (died 2017)
Mao Kobayashi was a Japanese freelance newscaster and actress. She was also one of Fuji TV's weathercasters.
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1982
American football player
Kellen Boswell Winslow II is an American former professional football player and convicted rapist who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football for the Miami Hurricanes, he earned…
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1983
Dutch footballer
Jurrick Juliana is a Curaçaoan former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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1984
English footballer
Liam Matthew Ridgewell is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He was primarily a centre back but could also play at left back. He is an assistant coach with the Portland Timbers.
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1984
Estonian footballer
Mati Lember is a retired Estonian football player who played in different Estonian association football teams, with a small experience in the Estonia national football team between 2004–2007. He used to play in the…
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1985
1985
Ghanaian footballer
Anthony Gildas Kofi Annan is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for DJK Arminia Lirich.
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1986
American-English singer-songwriter
Rebecca Caroline Ferguson is an English soul singer and songwriter. In 2010, Ferguson finished as the runner-up in the seventh series of The X Factor. She later released her debut album titled Heaven in December 2011.…
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1986
American basketball player
Jason Carlton Thompson is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He was a starting center playing college basketball for the Rider…
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1986
American journalist[citation needed]
Peter James Doocy is an American senior White House correspondent and co-anchor of The Sunday Briefing for Fox News.
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1987
French footballer
Bilel Mohsni is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1987
Mexican footballer
Jesús Eduardo Zavala Castañeda is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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1987
1988
American basketball player
Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies.
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1988
Scottish footballer (died 2016)
Christopher Philip Mitchell was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
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1988
American actor
Rory Hugh Culkin is an American actor known for his roles in You Can Count on Me (2000), Signs (2002), Scream 4 (2011), Columbus (2017), and Lords of Chaos (2018). He has also appeared on television series such as Waco…
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1989
Mexican footballer
Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ranger's. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
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1989
English actress
Juno Temple is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the comedy series Ted Lasso (2020–2023) and in the fifth season of the crime drama series Fargo (2023–2024). She earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations…
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1989
British actor
Jamie Michael Waylett is a British former actor. His only film role to date is that of Vincent Crabbe in six of the eight Harry Potter films. In 2012, he was imprisoned for two years for his participation in the 2011…
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1989
Congolese athlete
Franck Dannique Elemba Owaka is a Republic of the Congo athlete competing in the shot put. He represented his country at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and 2015 World Championships, as well as team Africa at the…
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1990
English footballer
Christopher Joseph Martin is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1990
1990
Cuban amateur heavyweight boxer
Erislandy Savón Cotilla is a Cuban heavyweight amateur boxer. He won the 91 kg/201 lbs title at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, the 2009 Pan American Championships at Super Heavyweight and also the…
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1990
Portuguese model
Sara Pinto Sampaio is a Portuguese model and actress, best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel. She is a Giorgio Armani beauty ambassador and works for Calzedonia.
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1991
Italian-American football player
Jude Adjei-Barimah is an Italian former American football cornerback. He played college football at Bowling Green.
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1992
English actress
Jessica Amy Barden is an English actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, Barden is most notable for her role as Alyssa Foley in the Channel 4 comedy-drama The End of the F***ing World (2017–2019). She received…
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1992
1992
Turkish actor and model
Burak Çelik is a Turkish actor, model and beauty pageant titleholder. He was best known for playing the role of Goktuğ in Kuruluş Osman and Mahir Denizhan in Sevgili Geçmiş.
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1992
1992
Italian slalom canoeist
Giovanni De Gennaro is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in K1 and kayak cross. He is a three time Olympian and an Olympic champion in the K1 event from the…
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1992
Belgian DJ and record producer
Charlotte Aloïs de Witte is a Belgian DJ and record producer, best known for her "dark and stripped-back" brand of acid techno and minimal techno. She has previously performed under the alias Raving George. She is the…
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1992
Polish volleyball player
Dawid Dryja is a Polish professional volleyball player, a bronze medallist at the 2015 European League and named the Best Middle Blocker of the tournament. At the professional club level, he plays for Jastrzębski Węgiel.
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1992
American figure skater
Rachael Elizabeth Flatt is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2008 World Junior champion, a winner of four silver medals on the Grand Prix series, and the 2010 U.S. national champion.
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1992
Australian cricketer
Marcus Sinclair Harris is an Australian cricketer who has represented Australia in Test cricket. A left-handed opening batter, Harris plays for Victoria and Lancashire in domestic cricket. He made his Test debut for the…
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1992
American Canadian football player
Jonathon Jennings is an American former professional football quarterback who played for the BC Lions and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended Saginaw Valley State University, where he…
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1992
1992
American baseball pitcher
Henry Cole Owens is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox.
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1992
Moldovan DJ and producer
Andrei Rață, better known by his stage name Andrew Rayel, is a Moldovan producer and DJ. Initially releasing his music on Armada Music, Rayel founded the label "inHarmony Music" on 22 September 2017, where his role is…
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1992
1992
American-born Nigerian hurdler
Miles Ukaoma is an American-born Nigerian hurdler. In 2016, Miles Ukaoma qualified for the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, He competed in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015…
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1992
Norwegian footballer
Mikael Norø Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a winger for Danish 1st Division club Kolding IF.
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1996
American singer-songwriter.
Margaret Elizabeth Lindemann is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 2016 breakout single "Pretty Girl", which peaked at number 4 in Sweden, number 6 in Ireland, and number 8 in the United Kingdom…
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1998
Czech tennis player
Marie Bouzková is a Czech professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 24 on 12 December 2022, and a best doubles ranking of No. 15, on 6 May 2024. She has won three singles titles…
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1998
American football player
Evan McPherson mick-FEAR-suhn; is an American professional football placekicker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators before being drafted by…
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1999
Norwegian footballer
Erling Braut Haaland is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, and the greatest…
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2000
2000
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