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Jagger has co-written most of the Stones' songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; their songwriting partnership is one of the most successful in rock music history
Famous Birthdays on July 26
222 people
1030 – 2000
July 26 has seen 222 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1030 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1943 — Mick Jagger
English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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His career has spanned more than six decades, and he has been widely described as one of the most popular and influential front men in the history of rock music
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Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English musician, songwriter, and film producer known as the lead singer and founder members of the Rolling Stones
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His distinctive voice and energetic live performances, along with Richards's guitar style, have been the Rolling Stones' trademark throughout the band's career
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Early in his career, Jagger gained notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and has often been portrayed as a countercultural figure.
Polish bishop and saint (died 1079)
Stanislaus of Szczepanów was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kraków and was martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Bold. He is the patron saint of Poland.
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1030
Countess of Worcester, English noble (died 1439)
Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester and Warwick, LG was the posthumous daughter and eventually the sole heiress of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester by his wife, Constance of York, daughter of Edmund of…
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1400
German printer (died 1555)
Christian Egenolff or Egenolph, also known as Christian Egenolff, the Elder, was the first important printer and publisher operating from Frankfurt-am-Main, and best known for his "Kräuterbuch", Herbarum, arborum,…
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1502
1678
German physician, mathematician, and historian (died 1778)
Lorenz Christoph Mizler von Kolof was a German physician, historian, printer, mathematician, Baroque music composer, and precursor of the Enlightenment in Poland.
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1711
American general and politician, 4th Vice President of the United States (died 1812)
George Clinton was an American soldier, statesman, and a prominent Democratic-Republican in the formative years of the United States. Clinton served as the fourth vice president during the second term of Thomas…
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1739
Irish pianist and composer (died 1837)
John Field was an Irish pianist, composer and teacher widely credited as the inventor of the nocturne. While many of his contemporaries wrote in a similar style, Field was the first to use the term to apply to a…
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1782
Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1844)
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Jr., was the youngest child of six born to composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents' two surviving…
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1791
American painter, author, and traveler (died 1872)
George Catlin was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote…
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1796
Mexican general and politician, 42nd President of Mexico (died 1855)
José Mariano Martín Buenaventura Ignacio Nepomuceno García de Arista Nuez was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as the 19th president of Mexico from 1851 to 1853.
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1802
American guitarist and educator (died 1887)
Justin Holland was an American classical guitarist, a music teacher, a community leader, an African American man who worked to help slaves on the Underground Railroad, and an activist for equal rights for African…
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1819
Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1912)
Auguste Marie François Beernaert was the prime minister of Belgium from October 1884 to March 1894, and the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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1829
American soldier and whistleblower of the Sand Creek Massacre (died 1865)
Silas Stillman Soule was an American abolitionist, teenage conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and early example of what would later be called a "whistleblower". He is honored as a hero for…
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1838
Estonian journalist and politician (died 1882)
Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of the Estonian national awakening in the second half of…
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1841
English economist and academic (died 1924)
Alfred Marshall was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book Principles of Economics (1890) was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years, and brought the…
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1842
Ukrainian-Polish engineer and journalist (died 1938)
Stefan Drzewiecki was a Polish scientist, journalist, engineer, constructor and inventor, known for designing and constructing the world's first electric-powered submarine. He worked mainly in France and the Russian…
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1844
French dermatologist and academic (died 1918)
Philippe Charles Ernest Gaucher was a French dermatologist born in the department of Nièvre.
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1854
German sociologist and philosopher (died 1936)
Ferdinand Tönnies was a German sociologist, economist, and philosopher. He was a significant contributor to sociological theory and field studies, best known for distinguishing between two types of social groups,…
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1855
Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950)
George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his…
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1856
Australian cricketer and lawyer (died 1943)
Thomas William Garrett was an early Australian Test cricketer and, later, a distinguished public servant.
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1858
Latvian composer (died 1948)
Jāzeps Vītols was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic. He is considered one of the fathers of Latvian classical music.
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1863
German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (died 1939)
Philipp Heinrich Scheidemann was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). In the first quarter of the 20th century, he played a leading role in both his party and in the young Weimar…
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1865
Indian poet and composer (died 1910)
Rajanikanta Sen, also known as Kantakobi, was a Bengali poet and composer, known for his devotional (bhakti) compositions, as well as his patriotic songs.
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1865
Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (died 1951)
Serge Koussevitzky was a Russian and American conductor, composer, and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949.
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1874
1875
Italian botanist and explorer (died 1943)
Ernesta Di Capua was an Italian botanist, taxonomist, and explorer. She was executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp for her Jewish heritage. The species Caralluma dicapuae was named in her honor.
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1875
Spanish poet and academic (died 1939)
Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. His work,…
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1875
American investor and security analyst, "Great Bear of Wall Street" (died 1940)
Jesse Lauriston Livermore was an American stock trader. He is considered a pioneer of day trading and was the basis for the main character of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a best-selling book by Edwin Lefèvre. At…
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1877
American banking, mining, and steel company executive (died 1957)
Edward Belden Greene was an American banking, mining, and steel company executive. He joined the Cleveland Trust Company in 1900, and by 1914 was a vice president. He later was a director and chairman of its executive…
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1878
German swimmer and water polo player (died 1937)
Ernst Heinrich Hoppenberg was a German swimmer and water polo player who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 metre events. He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris…
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1878
Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (died 1962)
Shunroku Hata was a field marshal (gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced…
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1879
Ukrainian playwright and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic (died 1951)
Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko was a Ukrainian statesman, political activist, writer, playwright and artist who served as the first prime minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic. Prior to his entry onto the stage…
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1880
Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Victoria (died 1950)
Sir Albert Arthur Dunstan, KCMG was an Australian politician who served as the 33rd premier of Victoria from 1935 to 1943 and from 1943 to 1945 and as the third deputy premier of Victoria for five days in March 1935. A…
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1882
American baseball player (died 1967)
Royal Eugene Castleton was a relief pitcher for the New York Highlanders and Cincinnati Reds. The first native of the state of Utah and the first Mormon to play in the major leagues, Castleton made his debut with the…
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1885
1885
Swedish actor (died 1965)
Lars Mauritz Hanson was a Swedish film and stage actor, internationally mostly remembered for his motion picture roles during the silent film era.
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1886
South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1918)
Reginald Harry Myburgh Hands was a South African cricketer who played in one Test match in February 1914. He died in France as a result of injuries sustained on the Western Front during the First World War. His death…
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1888
American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1942)
Daniel Judson Callaghan was a United States Navy officer who served his country in two wars, in a three-decades-long career. Callaghan served on several ships during his first 20 years of service, including escort…
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1890
American baseball player and manager (died 1966)
Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and…
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1892
German painter and illustrator (died 1959)
George Grosz was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups during the Weimar…
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1893
English novelist and philosopher (died 1963)
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives and poems.
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1894
American actress and comedian (died 1964)
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen was an American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her straight man, appearing with…
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1895
English soldier and race car driver (died 1933)
Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin, 3rd Baronet, known as
Tim Birkin, was a British racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.
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1896
American lawyer and politician (died 1974)
Harold Dunbar Cooley was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 to 1966.
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1897
American journalist and author (died 1976)
Paul William Gallico was an American novelist and short story and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goose, his most critically successful book,…
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1897
Israeli politician and teacher (died 1983)
Sarah Kafrit was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1951 and 1959.
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1900
American lawyer and politician (died 1963)
Carey Estes Kefauver was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until his death in…
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1903
Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1951)
Frank Scott Hogg was a Canadian astronomer. Hogg was born in Preston, Ontario to Dr. James Scott Hogg and Ida Barberon. After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, Hogg received the second…
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1904
American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the flight simulator (died 1981)
Edwin Albert Link was an American inventor, entrepreneur and pioneer in aviation, underwater archaeology, and submersibles. He invented the flight simulator, which was called the "Blue Box" or "Link Trainer". It was…
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1904
Australian rugby league player (died 1994)
Jack Morrison (1905−1994) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for South Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown. Morrison was a foundation player for Canterbury-Bankstown and the club's first…
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1905
German-Polish lieutenant (died 1943)
Irena Morzycka-Iłłakowicz was a Polish second lieutenant of the National Armed Forces and intelligence agent. The daughter of Bolesław Morzycki and Władysława Zakrzewska and the sister of Jerzy, she was also a polyglot…
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1906
Luxembourger sculptor (died 2002)
Lucien Wercollier was a sculptor from Luxembourg. While he worked primarily in bronze and marble, some of his work is sculpted in wood, alabaster, stone and onyx. His public monuments in bronze and marble are of…
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1908
Baron Thorneycroft, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1994)
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1957 and 1958.
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1909
American actress and singer (died 1979)
Vivian Vance was an American actress best known for playing landlady Ethel Mertz on the sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957), for which she won the 1953 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, among other…
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1909
Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
Sir Yuet-keung Kan was a Hong Kong banker, politician and lawyer who was successively appointed Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council in the 1960s and 1970s. He also served as…
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1913
American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Governor of Florida (died 2002)
Cecil Farris Bryant was an American politician serving as the 34th governor of Florida. He also served on the United States National Security Council as director of the Office of Emergency Planning during the…
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1914
American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1993)
Erskine Ramsay Hawkins was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is best remembered for composing the jazz standard "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) with…
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1914
American baseball player (died 1968)
Ellis Raymond "Old Folks" Kinder was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox between 1946 and 1957. Kinder batted and threw…
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1914
American physician and actor (died 2013)
Dean Kent Brooks was an American physician and actor. Brooks was the superintendent of Oregon State Hospital for 27 years from 1955 to 1982. He was born in Colony, Kansas.
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1916
Brazilian archbishop (died 2013)
Jaime Luiz Coelho was a Brazilian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At his death at the age of 97 he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church and one of the oldest Brazilian bishops.
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1916
American actress (died 2015)
Marjorie Lord was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show.
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1918
American actress (died 1986)
Virginia Gilmore was an American film, stage, and television actress.
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1919
English biologist and chemist (died 2022)
James Ephraim Lovelock was an English independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system.
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1919
American football player and coach (died 1983)
Robert Stanton Waterfield was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). A skilled player, he played in the NFL for eight seasons, primarily as a quarterback, but also as a…
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1920
American baseball player and manager (died 2012)
Thomas Judson Saffell was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics.
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1921
American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (died 1999)
Jean Parker Shepherd Jr. was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated…
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1921
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)
Blake Edwards was an American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he also directed several drama, musical, and detective films. Late in his career, he took up…
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1922
American record producer (died 2013)
James Staton Foglesong was an American country music producer and executive from the 1950s until the 1990s, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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1922
American actor (died 2000)
Jason Nelson Robards Jr. was an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he gained a reputation as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Robards received numerous accolades and is one…
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1922
American author and illustrator (died 2012)
Stanley Melvin Berenstain and Janice Marian Berenstain were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series The Berenstain Bears.
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1923
Welsh author (died 2004)
Bernice Rubens was a Welsh novelist. She became the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970, for The Elected Member.
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1923
American baseball player and coach (died 2002)
James Hoyt Wilhelm, nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White…
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1923
Polish-Swedish physician and politician (died 2000)
Jerzy Einhorn was a Polish-born Swedish medical doctor, researcher and politician (Kristdemokrat). His Hebrew name was Chil Josef, after his paternal grandfather.
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1925
American physicist and engineer (died 2015)
Joseph Frederick Engelberger was an American physicist, engineer and entrepreneur. Often regarded as the "Father of Robotics". Licensing the original patent awarded to inventor George Devol, Engelberger developed the…
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1925
Polish-American film producer (died 2016)
Witold Bardach, better known as Gene Gutowski, was a Polish-American film producer who produced many of Roman Polanski's films, including Repulsion (1965), Cul-de-Sac (1966), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), and The…
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1925
Spanish author and academic (died 2014)
Ana María Matute Ausejo was a Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española. In 1959, she received the Premio Nadal for Primera memoria. The third woman to receive the Cervantes Prize for her literary oeuvre,…
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1925
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2015)
Jewel Franklin Guy, known professionally as James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician. During a career…
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1926
Indian cricketer (died 2003)
Gulabrai Sipahimalani "Ram" Ramchand was an Indian cricketer, cricket coach and administrator who played for the national team in 33 Test matches between 1952 and 1960. In his only series as captain, he led India to its…
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1927
English race car driver (died 1955)
Donald Bentley Beauman was a British racing driver who took part in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.
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1928
Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy (died 2010)
Francesco Maurizio Cossiga was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 1985 to 1992. A member of Christian Democracy, he was Prime Minister of Italy from 1979 to 1980. Cossiga is widely…
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1928
French-American photographer and director (died 2023)
Elliott Erwitt was a French-born American advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photos of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings. He was a member of Magnum Photos…
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1928
Indian-Pakistani author and poet (died 1980)
Ibn-e-Safi, also spelt Ibne Safi, was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad, a Pakistani fiction writer, novelist, and poet who wrote in Urdu. The name Ibn-e-Safi is a Persian expression meaning “Son of Safi,” with Safi…
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1928
American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (died 2018)
Joseph Walter Jackson was an American talent manager and patriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers. He was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
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1928
American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 1999)
Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers. His films spanned a number of genres…
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1928
Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (died 2012)
Edgar Peter Lougheed was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding over a period of reform and economic growth.
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1928
Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician (died 2025)
Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, PC was a British Conservative politician.
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1928
Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice (died 2023)
Marc Lalonde was a Canadian politician who served as a cabinet minister, political staffer and lawyer. A lifelong member of the Liberal Party, he is best known for having served in various positions of government from…
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1929
Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (died 2012)
Alexis Sigismund Weissenberg was a Bulgarian-born French pianist.
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1929
Brazilian lawyer and politician (died 2014)
Plínio Soares de Arruda Sampaio was a Brazilian intellectual and political activist, who was affiliated with the Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL). He ran as a candidate for the presidency of the Federative Republic…
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1930
English actress (died 2020)
Barbara Mary Jefford, OBE was a British actress, best known for her theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic and the National Theatre and her role as Molly Bloom in the 1967 film of James…
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1930
American actor
Robert Louis Colbert is an American retired actor best known for his leading role as Dr. Doug Phillips on the ABC television series The Time Tunnel and his two appearances as Brent Maverick, a third Maverick brother in…
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1931
Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2006)
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana was a Brazilian football manager and former player. He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais.
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1931
American football player (died 2018)
Thomas Franklin McDonald was an American professional football flanker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Rams, the Atlanta Falcons, and the…
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1934
Japanese volleyball player and coach (died 2012)
Tsutomu Koyama was a Japanese volleyball player. He was a member of the Men's National Volleyball Team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He later served as the head coach of the…
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1936
English footballer and manager
Lawrence McMenemy MBE is an English retired football coach, best known for his spell as manager of Southampton. He is rated in the Guinness Book of Records as one of the twenty most successful managers in post-war…
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1936
Italian automotive designer (died 2025)
Ercole Spada was an Italian automobile designer. His most notable designs were produced in the 1960s, for the Zagato design studio house, where Spada was chief stylist. During this period some of the most notable sports…
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1937
American singer-songwriter (died 2010)
Robert Alvin Von Hebb was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his 1966 hit "Sunny".
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1938
Welsh physician and academic
Sir David Keith Peters is a retired Welsh physician and academic. He was Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Cambridge from 1987 to 2005, where he was also head of the School of Clinical Medicine.
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1938
1939
Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia
John Winston Howard is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime…
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1939
1939
English organist and conductor (died 2013)
Richard Kenneth Marlow was an English choral conductor and organist.
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1939
American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011)
Dobie Gray was an American singer and songwriter. Gray's music spanned multiple genres, including soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit songs included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away". "Drift Away"…
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1940
Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (died 2019)
Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 to 1997 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2005.
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1940
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2025)
Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1960 to 1974, most notably for the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Calder Memorial…
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1940
French historian and sociologist
Jean Baubérot, is a French historian and sociologist specializing in sociology of religions. He is the founder of the sociology of secularism.
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1941
American singer and actress
Darlene Wright, known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and also a solo recording artist.
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1941
American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2025)
Alfred Jesse Smith, known professionally as Brenton Wood, was an American singer and songwriter. Three 1967 singles of Wood's, "The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign", and "Baby You Got It" were hits.
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1941
Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia
Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak former politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from June 1990 to May 1991, June 1992 to March 1994, and again from December 1994 to October 1998. He was the leader of the…
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1942
Belgian race car driver
Theodore "Teddy" Pilette is a former racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, the first on 12 May 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team.
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1942
American director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
Peter Hyams is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer known for directing the 1977 conspiracy thriller film Capricorn One, the 1981 science fiction-thriller Outland, the 1984 science fiction film…
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1943
American singer-songwriter (died 2022)
Betty Davis was an American singer, songwriter, and model. She was known for her controversial sexually oriented lyrics and performance style, and was the second wife of trumpeter Miles Davis. Her AllMusic profile…
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1944
English actress
Dame Helen Mirren is an English actor. Regarded amongst Britain's greatest actors, Mirren is the recipient of several accolades including an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Emmy Awards,…
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1945
Spanish race car driver
Emilio de Villota Ruíz is a Spanish former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1976 and 1982.
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1946
Czech guitarist and songwriter (died 2021)
Luboš Andršt was a Czech jazz fusion, rock, and blues guitarist, composer, producer, and guitar teacher. Known primarily for his electric rock-influenced guitar playing, he frequently played acoustic guitar on jazz…
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1948
German figure skater
Herbert Wiesinger is a German former pair skater who competed for West Germany.
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1948
Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai former politician, businessman, and police officer who served as the 23rd prime minister of Thailand from 2001 until his overthrow in 2006. Since 2009 he has also been a citizen of…
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1949
English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
Roger Meddows Taylor is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He achieved international fame as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Queen. As a drummer, Taylor was recognised early in his…
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1949
1950
English journalist, screenwriter, and producer (died 2022)
Nicholas Benbow Evans was a British journalist, screenwriter, television and film producer and novelist. He was best known for his 1995 debut novel, The Horse Whisperer. It has sold over fifteen million copies, and has…
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1950
English actress and producer
Susan Melody George is an English film and television actress. She is best known for appearing in films such as Straw Dogs (1971) with Dustin Hoffman, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974) with Peter Fonda and Mandingo (1975)…
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1950
English lawyer and judge
Dame Anne Judith Rafferty is an English jurist, who served as a Lady Justice of Appeal of England and Wales from 2011 to 2020.
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1950
American race car driver (died 1990)
Richard Frank Vogler was an American champion sprint car and midget car driver. He was nicknamed "Rapid Rich". He competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times, and his best finish was eighth in 1989.
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1950
Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2011)
Richard Lionel Martin was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings for 11 seasons between 1971 and 1982. He featured in the 1975 Stanley Cup Finals…
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1951
English psychologist and academic
Dame Glynis Marie Breakwell is a British social psychologist, researcher and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath. In January 2014 she was listed in the Science Council's list of '100 leading UK practising…
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1952
German footballer and manager
Wolfgang Felix Magath is a German football manager and former player.
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1953
1953
Dutch politician
Hinderk "Henk" Bleker is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the First Rutte cabinet from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. A member…
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1953
American professional basketball player
William Earl Tatum is an American former professional basketball player from Mount Vernon, New York. He was a 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm) 185 pounds (84 kg) guard who played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he…
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1953
American tennis player and coach (died 1994)
Vytautas "Vitas" Kevin Gerulaitis was an American professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in 1978. Gerulaitis won the men's singles title…
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1954
Latvian footballer and coach
Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. Most recently he coached FK Liepāja.
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1955
Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan
Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who has served as the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024. A member of the Pakistan People's Party, he served as the 11th executive president from 2008 to 2013. He is the…
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1955
American serial killer (died 1993)
Joseph Gerard Christopher, also known as the Midtown Slasher and the .22 Caliber Killer, was an American serial killer who committed a series of stabbings and shootings against African American men and boys, killing…
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1955
English screenwriter and producer
Peter Arthur Fincham is a British television producer and executive. From 2008 until 2016, he was the director of television for the ITV network. He was also formerly the controller of BBC One, the primary television…
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1956
American figure skater
Dorothy Stuart Hamill is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion and 1976 World champion in ladies' singles.
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1956
American wrestler
Thomas Richardson is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tommy "Wildfire" Rich. He is a one time former National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion and Smoky Mountain Wrestling…
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1956
English cricketer and coach
Timothy Maurice Tremlett is a former English cricketer and current director of cricket of Hampshire County Cricket Club. He is the father of England Test cricketer Chris Tremlett who also played for Hampshire and later,…
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1956
Scottish politician
Norman John Baker is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes in East Sussex from the 1997 general election until his defeat in 2015.
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1957
American actress
Nana Visitor is an American actress, best known for playing Major, later Colonel, Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Jean Ritter in the television series Wildfire.
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1957
American basketball player (died 2013)
DaMon William "Monti" Davis was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) 205 pounds (93 kg) forward and played collegiately at Tennessee State University.
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1958
Canadian-English pianist
Angela Hewitt is a Canadian classical pianist. She is best known for her Bach interpretations.
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1958
American author and journalist
Rick Bragg is an American journalist and writer known for non-fiction books, especially those about his family in Alabama. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 recognizing his work at The New York Times.
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1959
American actor and director
Kevin Spacey Fowler is an American actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence…
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1959
American singer-songwriter
Gary Francis Cherone is an American rock singer and songwriter. Cherone is known for his work as the lead vocalist of the Boston rock group Extreme and Van Halen.
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1961
English keyboard player and songwriter
Andrew John Connell is an English keyboardist and composer. Along with Corinne Drewery, he is part of the duo that makes up Swing Out Sister.
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1961
Caribbean-English comedian and actor (died 2013)
Felix Dexter was a Saint Kitts-born British actor, comedian and writer.
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1961
American boxer and Catholic priest (died 2014)
Stuart Ignatius Long was an American boxer and Catholic priest who developed a rare progressive muscle disorder. He was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the 2022 biopic Father Stu.
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1963
Canadian curler
Jeffrey R. Stoughton is a Canadian retired curler. He is a three-time Brier champion and two-time World champion as skip. Curling throughout his career out of the Charleswood Curling Club, Stoughton retired from…
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1963
American actress and producer
Sandra Annette Bullock is an American actress and film producer. The world's highest-paid actress of 2010 and 2014, Bullock's filmography spans both comedy and drama, and her accolades include an Academy Award and a…
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1964
German painter and designer (died 2020)
Ralf Metzenmacher was a German painter and designer. He was an exponent and pioneer of Retro-Art, a synthesis between art and product design. Metzenmacher saw his Retro-Art technique as a revitalization of 17th century…
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1964
1964
American actor and producer
Jeremy Samuel Piven is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series Entourage (2004-2011), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards. He…
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1965
American singer and guitarist
James William Lindberg is an American singer and guitarist. Active since the 1980s, when he played in local bands in his early career, he is best known as the songwriter and lead singer of the punk rock band Pennywise,…
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1965
Italian footballer
Angelo Di Livio is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and wing-back. He represented several Italian clubs in Serie A throughout his career, coming to prominence with Juventus, where he…
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1966
English organist and conductor
Martin Baker is a British organist and choir director. He was the president of the Royal College of Organists, and from 2000 until 2019 the Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral.
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1967
American video game designer, founded Double Fine Productions
Timothy John Schafer is an American video game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in July 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer is best known as the designer of critically acclaimed…
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1967
English actor
Jason Statham is an English actor. He is known for being typecast as tough, gritty, or violent characters in action thriller films, and has been credited for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and…
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1967
1968
Scottish biologist and academic
James Henderson Naismith is a Scot, Professor of Structural Biology and since autumn of 2023 the Head of the Mathematical, Physical, and Life Science Division (MPLS) Division at the University of Oxford. He is also…
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1968
English actress
Olivia Haigh Williams is an English actress who appears in British and American films and television. Williams studied drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years followed by three years at the Royal…
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1968
American baseball player and coach
Gregory Joseph Colbrunn is an American former Major League baseball player and hitting coach. Primarily a first baseman during his active career, the Fontana, California, native played in the Major Leagues for 13…
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1969
Welsh baroness and wheelchair racer
Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, is a British life peer, television presenter and former wheelchair racer.
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1969
Bangladeshi cricketer and coach
Khaled Mahmud Sujon is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and current head coach of Noakhali Express. He is also a former Test and One Day International captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played…
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1971
American television personality
Christopher Bryan Harrison is an American television and game show host, best known for his role as the host of the ABC reality television dating show The Bachelor from 2002–2021. He also hosted its spin-offs The…
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1971
Australian footballer and coach
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football coach, player and commentator.
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1972
English actress
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale is an English actress. The only child of the actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe, she debuted in the series premiere of the 1975 daytime drama Couples.
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1973
Argentinian director and producer
Mariano Raffo is an Argentine film director. He has made short films, music videos and documentaries.
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1973
American singer-songwriter
Samuel Ervin Beam, better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live…
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1974
New Zealand rugby player and coach
Kees Junior Meeuws is a New Zealand former rugby union prop and former assistant coach of the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition, and also a real estate agent by trade and a painter by education. Meeuws played…
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1974
English footballer and sportscaster
Dean Constantine Sturridge is an English former professional footballer and football commentator for beIN Sports.
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1974
German sprinter
Ingo Schultz is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres.
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1975
1975
1975
Russian ice dancer and coach
Elena Vladimirovna Kustarova is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor. She is a two-time World Junior medalist with Sergei Romashkin, a two-time Russian national medalist with Oleg Ovsyannikov, and the 1995…
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1976
Dominican baseball player
Joaquín Antonio Benoit Peña is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners,…
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1977
Danish footballer and manager
Martin Laursen is a Danish former professional footballer who played in the centre-back position. He played three seasons for Italian club A.C. Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League and the 2004 Serie A…
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1977
German figure skater
Tanja Szewczenko is a German former figure skater. She is the 1994 World bronze medalist, 1997 Champions Series Final silver medalist, 1998 European bronze medalist, and 1993 World Junior bronze medalist.
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1977
German rugby player
Friedrich Michau is a German international rugby union player, playing for the FC St. Pauli Rugby in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
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1979
1979
Canadian ice hockey player
Peter Sarno is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who last played for Alleghe Hockey in the Italian Serie A. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1997 NHL entry draft, 141st overall, by the Edmonton…
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1979
American ice hockey player
Erik Clinton Westrum is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Phoenix Coyotes, Minnesota Wild, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
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1979
English actress
Juliet van Kampen Rylance is an English actress, known for her roles in The Knick, McMafia and Perry Mason.
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1979
40th Prime Minister of New Zealand
Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern is a New Zealand politician and activist who was the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023. She was a member of Parliament (MP) as a list MP…
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1980
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Dave Baksh also known by his stage name Dave Brownsound, is a Canadian musician best known as the lead guitarist of rock band Sum 41. Baksh quit Sum 41 in 2006 to pursue his own career in his heavy metal/reggae project…
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1980
American football player
Robert J. Gallery is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Iowa and received…
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1980
Australian actor, director, and screenwriter
Abraham Forsythe is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe.
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1981
Brazilian footballer
Maicon Douglas Sisenando, also known as Maicon Douglas or simply Maicon, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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1981
Israeli composer
Gilad Hochman is a Berlin-based Israeli composer of contemporary classical music.
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1982
Scottish fashion designer
Christopher John Kane is a Scottish fashion designer based in London.
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1982
American snowboarder
Kelly Clark is an American snowboarder who won halfpipe gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Clark was born in Newport, Rhode Island. She started snowboarding when she was 7 years old, began competing in 1999, and became a…
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1983
Nigerian footballer
Stephen Ayodele Makinwa is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Makinwa also played for the Nigeria national team. His name, Ayodele, means "Joy has come home".
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1983
American wrestler
Christopher Lindsey, better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. As of April 2023, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Conglomeration and The…
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1983
Dutch field hockey player
Naomi van As is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfielder for the Dutch club MHC Laren.
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1983
Australian kayaker
Kenneth Maxwell Wallace is an Australian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000s, winning gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at several World Championships.
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1983
American basketball player
Delonte Maurice West is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Dallas Mavericks.…
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1983
Cypriot high jumper
Kyriakos Ioannou is a retired Cypriot high jumper. He has twice won medals at the World Athletics Championships and was the bronze medallist at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He is the only medalist for…
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1984
1984
Turkish footballer
Sabri Sarıoğlu is a Turkish former professional footballer who most notably played for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
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1984
American football player
Marcus Benard is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college…
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1985
French footballer
Gaël Dimitri Clichy is a French former professional footballer, who played as a left-back, and current manager. He is currently the head coach ofChampionnat National club Caen.
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1985
Canadian singer-songwriter
Audrey De Montigny is a Canadian former singer. She placed fourth on the debut season of Canadian Idol. De Montigny was nominated for a 2005 Juno Award for her eponymous debut album.
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1985
1985
American actress
Monica Raymund is an American actress and director, known for her roles as Maria "Ria" Torres in the Fox crime drama Lie to Me (2009–2011), Dana Lodge in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2011–2012), Gabriela Dawson in…
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1986
Argentinian footballer
José Leonardo Ulloa Fernández is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1986
English footballer
John Alan White is an English former footballer who played as a defender and was most recently assistant manager at Chelmsford City. He previously played in the Football League for Colchester United and Southend United,…
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1986
Greek footballer
Panagiotis Kone is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1987
Canadian ice hockey player
Phillip Jordan Ellis Benn is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. An undrafted defenceman, Benn played for the Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota Wild, Toronto…
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1987
Colombian footballer
Fredy Henkyer Montero Muñoz, known as Fredy Montero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾeði monˈteɾo], is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Cartagena. He was the all-time top scorer for the…
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1987
1988
Filipino–Japanese actress and singer
Sayaka Akimoto is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and its spin-off unit Diva.
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1988
American Mixed Martial Artist
Anthony J. Smith is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a challenger for the UFC Light…
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1988
South Korean actress
Jeon Yeo-been is a South Korean actress. She rose to prominence with her performance in the independent film After My Death (2018), for which she received the Actress of the Year Award at the 22nd Busan International…
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1989
Canadian ice hockey player
Tyson Barrie is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current Vancouver Canucks analyst for Sportsnet. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs,…
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1991
Japanese curler
Chinami Yoshida is a Japanese curler. She was the longtime third for Team Loco Solare, led by Satsuki Fujisawa. The team won the bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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1991
Fijian rugby player
Marika Koroibete is a dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. He plays for the Australia national rugby union team, and plays as a winger for Japanese rugby union club the Saitama Wild Knights.
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1992
New Zealand rugby league player
Raymond Faitala-Mariner is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for both Samoa and New…
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1993
American singer-songwriter, model, and actress
Taylor Michel Momsen is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, model, and former actress. Prior to her retirement from acting, she portrayed the character of Cindy Lou Who in the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas…
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1993
1994
British Paralympic athlete
Olivia Breen is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m and…
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1996
Belgian politician
Achraf El Yakhloufi is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, he has represented Antwerp since December 2024.
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1998
New Zealand actress
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie is a New Zealand actress. After a minor role in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), she rose to critical prominence for playing a young girl living in isolation in Debra Granik's…
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2000
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