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Called "Pippo" by both fans and friends, he was known as the "Golden Voice" or "The Most Beautiful Voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli
Famous Birthdays on July 24
166 people
1242 – 2001
July 24 has seen 166 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1242 – 2001. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1921 — Giuseppe Di Stefano
Italian tenor and actor (died 2008)
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There is a solar voice...It was the most incredible, open voice you could hear
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Di Stefano was also the tenor who most inspired José Carreras
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Giuseppe Di Stefano was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s
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He died on 3 March 2008 as a result of injuries from an attack by unknown assailants.
German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (died 1312)
Christina of Stommeln, also known as Christina Bruso and Christina Bruzo, was a Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic.
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1242
Archduchess of Austria (died 1524)
Catherine of Saxony, a member of the House of Wettin, was the second wife of Sigismund, Archduke of Austria and Regent of Tyrol.
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1468
Margrave of Baden-Durlach (died 1577)
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, nicknamed Charles with the bag, governed the Margravate of Baden-Durlach from 1552 to 1577. On 1 June 1556 Charles issued a new Church Order, which made Lutheranism the official…
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1529
Maria of the Palatinate, also known as Anna Maria, was a Swedish princess and Duchess of Södermanland by marriage, the first wife of the future King Charles IX of Sweden. She died before he became king.
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1561
Swiss physician and author (died 1628)
Thomas Platter the Younger was a Swiss-born physician, traveller, and diarist, the son of the humanist Thomas Platter the Elder. He was a professor of anatomy, botany, and medicine at the University of Basel, as well as…
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1574
1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1718)
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury was a British Whig statesman who was part of the Immortal Seven group that invited William of Orange to depose King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
Born to…
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1660
Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of Denmark (died 1700)
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, was the son of Princess Anne and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy. Styled Duke of Gloucester, he was viewed by contemporaries as a…
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1689
English sailor and priest (died 1807)
John Newton was an English evangelical Anglican cleric and slavery abolitionist. He had previously been a captain of slave ships and an investor in the slave trade. Newton served as a sailor in the Royal Navy and was…
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1725
Ukrainian-Russian painter (died 1825)
Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky was a Russian artist of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He served at the court of Catherine the Great and dominated portraiture in Russia at the turn of the 19th century.
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1757
Venezuelan commander and politician, second President of Venezuela, and liberation leader for much of South America (died 1830)
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and…
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1783
French mathematician and explorer (died 1843)
Joseph Nicolas Nicollet, also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper Mississippi River basin during the 1830s. Nicollet led three expeditions…
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1786
Danish mineralogist and geologist (died 1865)
Johan Georg Forchhammer was a Danish mineralogist and geologist.
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1794
French novelist and playwright (died 1870)
Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French novelist and playwright.
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1802
French composer and critic (died 1856)
Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de…
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1803
American architect (died 1892)
Alexander Jackson Davis was an American architect known particularly for his association with the Gothic Revival style.
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1803
American boxer and gangster (died 1855)
William Poole, also known as Bill the Butcher, was the leader of the Washington Street Gang, which later became known as the Bowery Boys gang. He was a local leader of the Know Nothing political movement in…
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1821
Polish theorist and activist (died 1902)
Jan Gotlib "Bogumił" Bloch was a Polish banker and railway financier who devoted his private life to the study of modern industrial warfare. Born Jewish and a convert to Calvinism, he went to considerable lengths to…
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1826
Polish-German mathematician and theorist (died 1935)
Friedrich Hermann Schottky was a German mathematician who worked on elliptic, abelian, and theta functions and introduced Schottky groups and Schottky's theorem.
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1851
French mathematician and academic (died 1941)
Charles Émile Picard was a French mathematician. He was elected the fifteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française in 1924.
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1856
Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)
Henrik Pontoppidan was a Danish realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark." Pontoppidan's novels and short…
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1857
Venezuelan general and politician, 27th President of Venezuela (died 1935)
Juan Vicente Gómez Chacón was a Venezuelan military general, politician and de facto ruler of Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935. He only officially served as president on three occasions during this time,…
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1857
Princess Charlotte of Prussia was Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918 as the wife of Bernhard III, the duchy's last ruler. Born at the Neues Palais in Potsdam, she was the second child and eldest daughter of…
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1860
Czech painter and illustrator (died 1939)
Alfons Maria Mucha, known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylised and…
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1860
German actor and playwright (died 1918)
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes, is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.
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1864
1867
Scottish minister and author (died 1917)
Oswald Chambers was an early-20th-century Scottish Baptist evangelist and teacher who was aligned with the Holiness Movement. He is best known for the daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest.
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1874
Italian mob boss (died 1954)
Calogero Vizzini, also commonly known as "Don Calò", was a Sicilian Mafia boss of Villalba in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. He was considered to be one of the most influential and legendary Mafia bosses of…
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1877
18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (died 1957)
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, commonly known as Lord Dunsany, was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. He published more than 90 books during his lifetime, and his output consisted of hundreds…
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1878
Swiss-American composer and educator (died 1959)
Ernest Bloch was a Swiss-born American composer. Bloch was a preeminent artist in his day, and left a lasting legacy. He is recognized as one of the most significant Swiss composers in history. Several of his most…
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1880
Italian actress (died 1969)
Maria Caserini was an Italian stage and film actress, as well as a pioneer of filmmaking during the early 20th century. She often starred in adaptations of stage and film productions for the works of William Shakespeare.
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1884
Japanese author (died 1965)
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature. The tone and subject matter of his work range from shocking depictions of sexuality and…
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1886
Australian cricketer and coach (died 1973)
Arthur John Richardson was an Australian Test cricketer who played nine Tests matches for Australia.
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1888
American cryptanalyst (died 1971)
Agnes Meyer Driscoll, known as "Miss Aggie" or "Madame X'", was an American
cryptanalyst during both World War I and World War II and was known as "the first lady of naval cryptology."
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1889
English poet, novelist, critic (died 1985)
Robert Ranke Graves, whose second name is sometimes given as von Ranke, was an English poet, novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they…
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1895
American pilot and author (died 1937)
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviator and aviation pioneer who became one of the most celebrated figures of early flight.
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1897
Canadian actor (died 1981)
Chief Dan George was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band whose Indian reserve is located on Burrard Inlet in the southeast area of the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He also…
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1899
American author, visual artist and ballet dancer (died 1948)
Zelda Fitzgerald was an American novelist, painter, writer, and socialite. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, to a wealthy Southern family, she became locally famous for her beauty and high spirits. In 1920, she married…
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1900
American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2010)
John William Finn was a sailor in the United States Navy who, as a chief petty officer and aviation ordnanceman, received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the…
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1909
American director and production designer (died 1994)
Harry Horner was a Czech-born American art director who made a successful career in Hollywood as an Oscar-winning art director and as a feature film and television director. He was the father of Academy Award-winning…
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1910
New Zealand author (died 1998)
Essie Summers was a New Zealand writer whose romance novels sold more than 19 million copies in 105 countries. She was known as New Zealand's "Queen of Romance."
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1912
American biologist and sailor (died 2010)
Britton Chance was an American biochemist, biophysicist, scholar, and inventor whose work helped develop spectroscopy as a way to diagnose medical problems. He was "a world leader in transforming theoretical science…
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1913
Canadian pharmacologist and physician (died 2015)
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician who had a 45-year career with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As a reviewer, she refused to authorize thalidomide for…
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1914
American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2007)
Yehuda Edwin "Honest Ed" Mirvish, was an American-Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario who lived in Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his flagship business, Honest Ed's, a landmark discount…
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1914
Australian walker (died 2008)
Alan Mossman Waddell was an Australian walker who received national and international media attention for walking every street in over 280 suburbs in Sydney.
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1914
Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (died 2004)
Enrique Fausto Medina Fernando Sr. was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A noted constitutionalist and law professor, he served in the Supreme Court for 18 years, including 6 years as Chief…
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1915
American colonel and author (died 1986)
John Dann MacDonald was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. A prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida, he was one of the most…
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1916
Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (died 2005)
Robert Joseph Farnon was a Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. As well as being a composer of original works, he was commissioned by film and television producers for theme and…
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1917
Australian cricketer (died 1999)
John Moroney was an Australian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1949 to 1951.
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1917
American violinist and educator (died 2012)
Ruggiero Ricci was an American violinist known for performances and recordings of the works of Paganini.
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1918
Australian lawyer and judge (died 1999)
Robert Marsden Hope, was a Justice of the New South Wales Court of Appeal and Royal Commissioner on three separate occasions, most notably the Royal Commission on Intelligence and Security. As a judge Hope was known for…
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1919
NASA manager (died 2007)
Kenneth Samuel Kleinknecht worked for the United States National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics as an engineer and continued at NASA to become a manager of the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo CSM, Skylab, Shuttle, and…
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1919
American baseball player, coach, and journalist (died 2014)
John W. Winkin Jr. was an American baseball coach, scout, broadcaster, journalist and collegiate athletics administrator. Winkin led the University of Maine Black Bears baseball team to six College World Series berths…
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1919
American lawyer and politician (died 1998)
Bella Abzug, nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm,…
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1920
American model and actress (died 1969)
Constance Dowling was an American model turned actress of the 1940s and 1950s.
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1920
American pianist and composer (died 2010)
Billy Taylor was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic…
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1921
1922
1924
Greek anthropologist and archaeologist (died 2021)
Aris Poulianos was a Greek anthropologist and archaeologist.
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1924
American arts journalist (died 2022)
Grace Glueck was an American arts journalist. She worked for The New York Times from 1951 until the early 2010s.
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1926
1927
Russian-Estonian philologist and academic (died 1990)
Zara Grigoryevna Mints was a Slavic literary scientist active in the University of Tartu. She was the wife of Juri Lotman.
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1927
Indian politician, tenth Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 2020)
Keshubhai Patel was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and again from 1998 to 2001. He was a six-time member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was a member of RSS since 1940s, of…
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1928
American journalist and author (died 2010)
Alfred Balk was an American reporter, nonfiction author and magazine editor who wrote groundbreaking articles about housing segregation, the Nation of Islam, the environment and Illinois politics. His refusal to…
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1930
Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 2018)
Ermanno Olmi was an Italian film director and screenwriter best known for directing Il Posto (1961) and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1977), which won the Palme d'Or. Throughout his career Olmi blended Italian neorealism…
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1931
French commander (died 1998)
Éric Marcel Guy Tabarly was a French naval officer and yachtsman, a naval architect and boat designer too. He developed a passion for offshore racing very early on and won several ocean races such as the Ostar in 1964…
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1931
German astronomer and academic (died 2019)
Gustav Andreas Tammann was a Swiss astronomer and academic. He served as director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel; as a member of the European Space Agency Space Telescope Advisory Team, and as…
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1932
American golfer (died 2020)
George Douglas Sanders was an American professional golfer who won 20 events on the PGA Tour and had four runner-up finishes at major championships.
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1933
American football player (died 2020)
Willie Delford Davis was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). Davis played college football for the Grambling Tigers before being drafted 181st in the…
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1934
Sri Lankan accountant and politician (died 2017)
Pilesiyan Sosai Soosaithasan was a Sri Lankan Tamil accountant, politician and Member of Parliament.
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1934
American author and academic
Aaron Elkins is an American mystery writer. He is best known for his series of novels featuring forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver—the 'skeleton detective'.
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1935
Australian cartoonist
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Oliphant is an Australian-born American artist whose career spanned more than sixty years. His body of work primarily focuses on American and global politics, culture, and corruption; he is…
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1935
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1935
South African cricketer (died 2019)
George Derek Varnals was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches in the 1964–65 season.
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1935
American actress and comedian (died 2025)
Ruth Ann Buzzi was an American actress, singer and comedian. She appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She was best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to…
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1936
American actor (died 2023)
Mark Goddard was an American actor who starred in a number of television programs. He is probably best known for portraying Major Don West in the CBS series Lost in Space (1965–1968). He also played Detective Sgt. Chris…
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1936
Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025)
Harikrishan Giri Goswami, professionally known as Manoj Kumar, was an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most accomplished…
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1937
English architect, designed the Brentwood Cathedral
John Quinlan Terry CBE is a British architect. He was educated at Bryanston School and the Architectural Association School of Architecture. He was a pupil of architect Raymond Erith, with whom he formed the partnership…
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1937
1938
American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
Walter Jones Bellamy was an American professional basketball player. He played 14 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association, playing for four different teams. As a star for Indiana University in…
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1939
American actor
Daniel G. "Dan" Hedaya is an American actor best-known for his supporting roles in films such as Blood Simple, The Addams Family, Clueless, The Usual Suspects, A Night at the Roxbury, and Mulholland Drive.
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1940
1941
1942
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
David Miner, sometimes credited as David Minor, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, perhaps best known as a member of The Great Society in the 1960s. He co-founded The Great Society along with Jerry, Darby,…
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1942
American actor
Christopher Sarandon is an American actor. He is well known for playing Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night (1985), Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride (1987), Detective Mike Norris in Child's Play (1988), and Jack…
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1942
English physicist and academic
Francis Edwin Close is a particle physicist who is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.
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1945
Indian businessman and philanthropist
Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist who was the chairman of Wipro. Premji remains a non-executive member of the board and founding chairman. In 2010, he was voted among the 20 most…
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1945
1945
English geologist, geophysicist, and academic
Anthony Brian Watts is a British marine geologist and geophysicist and Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences, at the University of Oxford.
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1945
1946
French singer-songwriter
Hervé Vilard is a French pop singer, who first became famous in the 1960s. His first single "Capri c'est fini" became an international hit in 1965 and rendered him instantaneously famous. The song sold 3.3 million…
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1946
Pakistani cricketer and manager
Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani PP,, popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a Pakistani former cricketer. He is among the few professional cricketers who used to wear spectacles in the cricket ground. In 1982/1983, he became the…
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1947
American politician, 21st Governor of Montana
Marc Racicot is an American attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician who served as the 21st governor of Montana from 1993 until 2001. After leaving office, Racicot worked as a lobbyist for the law firm…
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1948
American actor and comedian
Michael Anthony Richards is an American actor and comedian. He achieved global recognition for starring as Cosmo Kramer on the NBC television sitcom Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998. He began his career as a stand-up…
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1949
Yugoslav singer-songwriter (died 2016)
Jadranka Stojaković was a Bosnian singer-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique voice. Her best known hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Što te nema", and "Bistre vode Bosnom teku".
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1950
American actress
Lynda Jean Carter is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant contestant, best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the television series Wonder Woman (1975–1979). Before her acting career, she was crowned…
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1951
Baron Smith of Finsbury, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Christopher Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP)…
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1951
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Gus Green Van Sant Jr. is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent filmmaker, and is considered to be one of the most prominent auteurs of the new queer cinema…
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1952
American trumpet player, composer, and conductor
Jon Faddis is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became…
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1953
Japanese contemporary artist
Tadashi Kawamata is a Japanese installation artist. After first studying painting at Tokyo University of the Arts, Kawamata discovered his interest in the practice of installation. Using recuperated construction…
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1953
American lawyer and politician
Claire Conner McCaskill is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as state auditor of Missouri…
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1953
English bishop
James William Scobie Newcome is a retired English Anglican bishop and former Lord Spiritual. From 2009 until retirement, he was the Bishop of Carlisle, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle; he was also a…
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1953
Portuguese footballer and manager
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.
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1954
American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida
Charles Joseph Crist Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2022.…
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1956
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Pamela Yvonne Tillis is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the eldest child of country singer Mel Tillis. After recording unsuccessful pop material for Elektra and Warner…
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1957
Scottish footballer and coach
James Leighton is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Leighton started his career with Aberdeen, where he won seven domestic trophies and the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup under the…
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1958
French rock climber and mountaineer
Catherine Destivelle is a French rock climber and mountaineer who is considered one of the greatest and most important climbers in the history of the sport. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s for sport climbing by…
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1960
English footballer and manager
Kerry Michael Dixon is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
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1961
American basketball player and coach
Karl Anthony Malone, nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz, and in his last season, the…
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1963
American baseball player
Barry Lamar Bonds is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco…
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1964
Portuguese economist and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho is a Portuguese politician and university guest lecturer who was the
117th prime minister of Portugal, in office from 2011 to 2015. He was the leader of the Social Democratic Party…
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1964
Australian basketball player and sportscaster
Andrew Barry Casson Gaze is an Australian basketball coach and former player. He played 22 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Melbourne Tigers from 1984 to 2005, winning the league's MVP award…
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1965
American actor, director, and screenwriter
Kadeem Hardison is an American actor. The son of fashion model Bethann Hardison, he rose to prominence after landing the role of Dwayne Wayne on the television series A Different World, a spin-off of the NBC sitcom The…
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1965
Sahrawi human rights activist
Aminatou Ali Ahmed Haidar, sometimes spelled as Aminetou, Aminatu or Aminetu, is a Sahrawi human rights activist and an advocate of the independence of Western Sahara. She is often called the "Sahrawi Gandhi" or…
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1966
English footballer and coach
Martin Raymond Keown is an English football pundit and former professional footballer. A defender, he played from 1984 to 2005, notably in the Premier League for Arsenal, where he made over 400 appearances for the club…
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1966
American actress and singer
Kristin Dawn Chenoweth is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in…
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1968
Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Malcolm "Mo" Ingram is a Canadian independent film director and podcaster.
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1968
1969
American actress, singer, and dancer
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans…
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1969
Italian footballer
Dino Baggio is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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1971
American film director and screenwriter
Patricia Lea Jenkins is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has directed the feature films Monster (2003), Wonder Woman (2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
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1971
Japanese sumo wrestler
Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.
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1972
English racing driver and journalist
Amanda Stretton is an English racing driver, broadcaster and motoring journalist.
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1973
English rugby player
Andrew Charles Thomas Gomarsall MBE is an English former rugby union player who played at scrum-half for Leeds Carnegie and England.
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1974
English politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
Dame Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chatham and Aylesford from 2010 to 2024. Crouch was appointed as Minister for Sport, Civil…
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1975
American ice hockey player
Jamie Craig Langenbrunner is an American former professional ice hockey player. He is a member of the 1998–99 Dallas Stars and 2002–03 New Jersey Devils teams that won the Stanley Cup, and was the captain of the silver…
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1975
American model, fitness competitor, actress and professional wrestler
Torrie Anne Wilson is an American former model, fitness competitor and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenures in WWE and WCW.
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1975
American basketball player
Rafer Jamel Alston, is an American retired professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Skip to My Lou", Alston first gained basketball fame as a streetball player before joining the National Basketball Association (NBA)…
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1976
Portuguese racing driver and manager
Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro is a Portuguese racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2005 to 2006, and World Touring Car from 2007 to 2022.
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1976
American politician
Rashida Harbi Tlaib is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 2019, representing the state's 12th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she…
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1976
American surfer (died 2010)
Philip Andrew Irons was an American professional surfer. He began surfing with his brother Bruce on the shallow and dangerous waves of Kauai, Hawaii, before being spotted by a local surfboard brand and flown to North…
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1978
Australian actress
Mary Rose Byrne is an Australian actress. Renowned for her versatility across stage and screen, Byrne is particularly recognized for her leading roles in blockbuster comedies, independent dramas, and horror films. Her…
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1979
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one single for Category 5 Records (2006); three albums for Sea Gayle Music/Arista Nashville: Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury (2010),…
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1979
American guitarist
Joel Michael Stroetzel is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist from the Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.
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1980
Australian cricketer
Douglas Erwin Bollinger is a former Australian cricketer. He has played first-class cricket for the New South Wales cricket team and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast…
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1981
Salvadoran politician, 81st President of El Salvador
Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who has served as the 43rd president of El Salvador since 2019.
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1981
American actress
Summer Glau is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series: as River Tam in Firefly (2002) and its continuation film Serenity (2005), as Tess Doerner in The 4400…
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1981
American football player
Mewelde Jaem Cadere Moore is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL…
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1982
American actress
Elisabeth Singleton Moss is an American actor, director, and producer. She has received several accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a nomination for a Tony Award.
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1982
Canadian-New Zealand actress
Anna Helene Paquin is a Canadian actress. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, and raised in Wellington, she made her acting debut in the romantic drama film The Piano (1993), for which she won the Academy Award for Best…
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1982
Italian footballer and manager
Daniele De Rossi is an Italian football manager and former professional player, currently in charge as the head coach of Serie A club Genoa. He usually played in the center midfield, specifically a central defensive…
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1983
1983
Canadian ice hockey player
Patrice Bergeron-Cleary is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League, all with the Boston Bruins. He served as team captain from 2021 until his retirement in…
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1985
American hurdler
Aries Merritt is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012. He won the gold medal in…
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1985
Czech tennis player
Lukáš Rosol is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 26, achieved on 22 September 2014.
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1985
Australian actress and online producer
Natalie Tran, also known online as communitychannel, is an Australian comedian, actress, television presenter, and former YouTuber. She became known on YouTube for her comedy videos, in which she discusses everyday…
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1986
American ice hockey player
Nathan David Gerbe is an American former professional ice hockey player. Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth round of the 2005 NHL entry draft, Gerbe played for the Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue…
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1987
English wrestler
Luke James Uggles Eatwell, known by his ring name Zack Sabre Jr. and its abbreviated form ZSJ, is an English-born professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the second and…
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1987
American actress
Mara Elizabeth Wilson is an American actress. As a child, she played Natalie Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), the title character in Matilda (1996), and Annabel Greening…
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1987
South Korean singer and dancer
Han Seung-yeon, known mononymously as Seungyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group Kara, and for her role in Hello, My Twenties!.
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1988
1988
Australian footballer
Ricky Petterd is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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1988
American football player
LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey is an American former professional football player who was a center for 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida…
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1989
Canadian actress
Emily Bett Rickards is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Felicity Smoak on The CW series Arrow, her first television credit. She reprised the role in the Arrowverse shows The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow…
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1991
English-American mass murderer (died 2014)
Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger was an English and American mass murderer who perpetrated the 2014 Isla Vista attacks, where he murdered six people and injured fourteen others, before he fatally shot himself. The murders…
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1991
Canadian skier
Mikaël Kingsbury is a Canadian freestyle skier He achieved eminence early in his career after earning the 2009–10 FIS World Cup Rookie of the Year award. He is a 13-time FIS Freestyle World Cup title-holder for overall…
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1992
American football player
Phillip Lindsay is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Denver, Colorado, grew up in Aurora, Colorado, and attended South High…
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1994
Australian rugby league player
Valentine Holmes is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or winger for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and Queensland Maroons in State of Origin.
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1995
American basketball player
Kyle Alexander Kuzma is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and was named first-team…
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1995
Japanese sumo wrestler
Meisei Chikara is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Setouchi, Kagoshima. He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2011 and made his makuuchi debut in July 2018. His highest rank has been sekiwake. He wrestles for…
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1995
1996
Australian conservationist, zookeeper, and actress
Bindi Sue Irwin is an Australian conservationist, zookeeper, television personality, and actress. The daughter of conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin, she serves as the chief executive officer of Australia Zoo in…
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1998
Austrian politician
Sophie Wotschke is an Austrian politician of NEOS. She was elected member of the National Council in the 2024 legislative election, and has served as leader of JUNOS since 2022.
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1998
American ice hockey player
Ryan Johnson is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was…
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2001
American football player
Drake London is an American professional football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected eighth overall by the…
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2001
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Giuseppe Di Stefano — Italian opera singer (1921–2008)
FeaturedGiuseppe Di Stefano
Birth year1921
Known forCalled "Pippo" by both fans and friends, he was known as the "Golden Voice" or "The Most Beautiful Voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli
Birthdays on this date166 (1242 – 2001)
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