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In April 2022, Ginóbili was announced as a first-ballot inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Famous Birthdays on July 28
174 people
1347 – 2003
July 28 has seen 174 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1347 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1977 — Manu Ginóbili
Argentinian basketball player
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Ginóbili, Tim Duncan, and Tony Parker became known as the Spurs' "Big Three"; together, the trio won four NBA championships
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During a 23-year professional career, Ginóbili played in Argentina, in Italy, and in the NBA; he also represented Argentina in international competition
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A shooting guard, he is best known for playing for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA from 2002 to 2018
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Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine former professional basketball player
Queen of Naples and Hungary (died 1412)
Margaret of Durazzo was Queen of Naples and Hungary and Princess of Achaea as the spouse of Charles III of Naples. She was regent of Naples from 1386 until 1393 during the minority of her son Ladislaus of Naples.
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1347
Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist (died 1530)
Jacopo Sannazaro was an Italian poet, humanist, member and head of the Accademia Pontaniana from Naples.
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1458
1516
Dutch painter (died 1660)
Judith Jans Leyster was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, portraits, and still lifes. Her work was highly regarded by her contemporaries but largely forgotten after her death. Her entire oeuvre came to be…
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1609
French princess (died 1721)
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans was a French princess who became grand duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici.
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1645
1659
Jr., American judge and politician (died 1809)
Thomas Heyward Jr. was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and politician. Heyward was active politically during the Revolutionary Era. As a member of the Continental Congress representing South Carolina, he…
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1746
French actor, playwright, and politician (died 1794)
Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine, commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.
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1750
German army officer and writer (died 1860)
Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Bismarck was a German lieutenant general, diplomat and military writer. He wrote several major military-political works and military histories, which were very pro-Napoleon.
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1783
Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company (died 1859)
Ignaz Bösendorfer was an Austrian musician and piano manufacturer, who in 1828 founded the Bösendorfer company in Vienna-Josefstadt.
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1796
German anthropologist and philosopher (died 1872)
Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach was a German philosopher and anthropologist who was a leading figure among the Young Hegelians. He is best known for his 1841 book, The Essence of Christianity, which argued that God is a…
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1804
Bulgarian colonel (died 1889)
Stefan Dunjov was a Banat Bulgarian military figure and revolutionary known for participating in both the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the Italian unification (Risorgimento), as well as for being the first ethnic…
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1815
English poet (died 1889)
Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovator, as did…
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1844
American author and publisher, second son of Ellen G. White and James S. White
James Edson White, frequently known as Edson White, was an American author, publisher and the second son of two of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, James S. White and Ellen G. White.
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1849
English-American activist, co-founded Volunteers of America (died 1940)
Ballington Booth was a British-born American Christian minister who co-founded Volunteers of America, a Christian charitable organization, and became its first General (1896-1940). He was a former officer in The…
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1857
American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado (died 1925)
Elias Milton Ammons served as the 19th governor of Colorado from 1913 to 1915. He is perhaps best remembered for ordering National Guard troops into Ludlow, Colorado during the Colorado Coalfield War, which resulted in…
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1860
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia was by birth member of the House of Romanov and a Grand Duchess of Russia and by marriage Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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1860
Russian general (died 1919)
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, or Nakhichevansky, francised spelling: Hussein Nahitchevansky, was a Russian Cavalry General of Azerbaijani origin. He was the only Muslim to serve as General Adjutant of the H. I. M. Retinue.
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1863
English children's book writer and illustrator (died 1943)
Helen Beatrix Heelis, usually known as Beatrix Potter, was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter…
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1866
American fencer (died 1938)
Albertson Van Zo Post was an American fencer and writer. He earned two gold medals in the 1904 Summer Olympics as well as a silver and two bronze medals, and also competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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1866
American-Argentinian astronomer (died 1951)
Charles Dillon Perrine was an American astronomer at the Lick Observatory in California (1893-1909) who moved to Cordoba, Argentina to accept the position of Director of the Argentine National Observatory (1909-1936).…
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1867
French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (died 1962)
Albert-Pierre Sarraut was a French Radical politician, twice Prime Minister during the Third Republic.
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1872
Polish-American philosopher and academic (died 1945)
Ernst Alfred Cassirer was a German philosopher and historian of philosophy. Trained within the Marburg school of neo-Kantianism, he initially followed his mentor Hermann Cohen in attempting to supply an idealistic…
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1874
American activist, co-founded the National Woman's Party (died 1966)
Lucy Burns was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate. She was a passionate activist in the United States and the United Kingdom, who joined the militant suffragettes. Burns was a close friend of Alice Paul,…
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1879
Polish painter (died 1944)
Stefan Filipkiewicz was a Polish painter and designer. He was born in Tarnów, Austria-Hungary, and died in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Nazi Germany, during the Holocaust. Notable for his landscapes inspired by…
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1879
French-American painter and sculptor (died 1968)
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp was a French American artist, chess player, and inventor who played a key role in the development of the avant-garde in the United States and in New York City, where he spent the last 25…
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1887
Canadian-American journalist and author (died 1983)
Willard DeMille Price was a Canadian-born American traveller, journalist and author.
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1887
Danish organist and composer (died 1952)
Rued Langgaard was a late-Romantic Danish composer and organist. His then-unconventional music was at odds with that of his Danish contemporaries but was recognized 16 years after his death.
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1893
American actress and screenwriter (died 1926)
Barbara La Marr was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in twenty-seven films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the media for her beauty, dubbed as the "Girl Who Is…
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1896
1898
American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1979)
Frederick Landis Fitzsimmons was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1925 to 1943 with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.…
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1901
American actor, singer, and saxophonist (died 1986)
Hubert Prior Vallée, known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.
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1901
Australian painter (died 1959)
Albert Namatjira was an Arrernte painter from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia, widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists. As a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, he was…
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1902
Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1994)
Sir Karl Raimund Popper was an Austrian–British philosopher, academic and social commentator. One of the 20th century's most influential philosophers of science, Popper is known for his rejection of the classical…
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1902
American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands (died 1983)
Earl Silas Tupper was an American businessman and inventor, best known as the inventor of Tupperware, an airtight plastic container for storing food, and for founding the related home products company that bears his…
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1907
German publisher (died 2005)
Aenne Burda, born Anna Magdalene Lemminger, was a German publisher of the Burda Group, a media group based in Offenburg and Munich, Germany. She was one of the symbols of the German economic miracle.
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1909
English novelist and poet (died 1957)
Clarence Malcolm Lowry was an English poet and novelist who is best known for his 1947 novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels list.
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1909
American conductor and composer (died 1984)
Carmen Dragon was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television.
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1914
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist. Townes worked on the theory and application of the maser, for which he obtained the fundamental patent, and other work in quantum electronics associated with both maser and…
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1915
American illustrator (died 2000)
Richard W. Sprang was an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the superhero Batman during the period fans and historians call Golden Age of Comic Books. Sprang was responsible for the…
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1915
American polka musician (died 1998)
Frank John Yankovic was an American accordion player and polka musician. Known as "America's Polka King", Yankovic was considered the premier artist to play in the Slovenian style during his long career. He was not…
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1915
American journalist and producer (died 2010)
David Brown was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.
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1916
English-American director and producer (died 2014)
Andrew Victor McLaglen was a British-born American film and television director. He was best known for his Westerns and adventure films, often starring John Wayne or James Stewart.
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1920
Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (died 2008)
Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, known for having developed submarines for studying ocean currents. In the Challenger Deep, he and Lieutenant Don Walsh of the United States Navy were the first…
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1922
1923
Italian racing driver (died 1958)
Luigi Musso was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1953 to 1958. Musso won the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Ferrari.
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1924
American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
Baruch Samuel Blumberg, known as Barry Blumberg, was an American physician, geneticist, and co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the hepatitis B virus while an investigator at…
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1925
American-Canadian bassist (died 2003)
Charles Reed Biddle, was an American-Canadian jazz bassist. He lived most of his life in Montreal, organizing and performing in jazz music events.
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1926
1927
American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died 1994)
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. She redefined the mostly ceremonial role into a…
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1929
American novelist and short story writer (died 2020)
Shirley Ann Grau was an American writer. Born in New Orleans, she lived part of her childhood in Montgomery, Alabama. Her novels are set primarily in the Deep South and explore issues of race and gender. In 1965 she won…
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1929
Bangladeshi singer (died 2014)
Firoza Begum was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer. She was awarded the Independence Day Award in 1979 by the government of Bangladesh.
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1930
American singer and guitarist (died 1998)
David Malone "Junior" Kimbrough Jr. was an American blues musician. His best-known works are "Keep Your Hands off Her" and "All Night Long". In 2023, he was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame.
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1930
1930
Canadian general (died 2014)
General Ramsey Muir Withers, CMM, CD was a Canadian Army Officer and Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest ranking position in the Canadian Forces, from 1980 to 1983. He died of a heart attack in 2014.
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1930
English poet and author (died 2024)
Alan Charles Brownjohn was an English poet and novelist. He also worked as a teacher, lecturer, critic and broadcaster.
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1931
American actor (died 2024)
Darryl Gerard Hickman was an American actor, screenwriter, television executive, and acting coach. He started his career as a child actor in the Golden Age of Hollywood and appeared in numerous television serials as an…
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1931
Australian cricketer (died 1992)
John Wesley Martin was an Australian cricketer who played in eight Test matches from 1960 to 1967.
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1931
American author and illustrator (died 2016)
Natalie Zane Babbitt was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Her 1975 novel, Tuck Everlasting, was adapted into two feature films and a Broadway musical. She received the Newbery Honor and…
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1932
Brazilian colonel (died 2015)
Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra was a Brazilian army officer, politician and known and convicted torturer who served as a colonel in the Brazilian Army.
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1932
Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 2016)
Charles Edward Hodge was a Canadian ice hockey player who played as a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, and Oakland Seals of the National Hockey League between 1954 and 1971.
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1933
American dancer and choreographer (died 2021)
Jacques d'Amboise was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator. He joined the New York City Ballet in 1949 and was named principal dancer in 1953, and throughout his time with the company he danced 24…
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1934
English historian and academic
Neil McKendrick MA FRHistS was the 40th Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is now a life fellow of the college.
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1935
Canadian football player and coach
Russell Stanley Jackson is a Canadian former professional football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member…
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1936
Barbadian cricketer
The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, NH, AO, OCC, also known as Sir Gary or Sir Garry Sobers, is a Barbadian former cricketer who played for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974. A highly skilled and an…
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1936
French director and screenwriter
Francis Paul Veber is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either…
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1937
Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2014)
Luis Aragonés Suárez was a Spanish football player and manager.
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1938
Croatian singer-songwriter and poet (died 2015)
Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić was a Yugoslav and Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was one of the best-selling poets of former Yugoslavia…
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1938
Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, President of Peru (died 2024)
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's first president of Japanese descent, and…
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1938
Thai lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Thailand
Chuan Leekpai MPCh MVM ThChW is a Thai politician who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 1992 to 1995, and from 1997 to 2001. He was President of the National Assembly of Thailand and speaker of the Thai House of…
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1938
American author (died 2018)
Bill Crider was an American author of crime fiction among other work.
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1941
Italian conductor and educator
Riccardo Muti is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London,…
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1941
Filipino actress and producer (died 2022)
Susan Roces was a Filipino actress. She rose to fame in mid-1950s and became the biggest box-office star of the 1960s. Known for playing wholesome and sweet characters in romantic comedies and musicals during her youth,…
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1941
Greek director and screenwriter (died 1994)
Tonia Marketaki was a Greek film director and screenwriter. She was born in Pireas and spent many of her childhood years in the Zografou district of Athens. Her maternal origins are from Kardamyla, in the island of…
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1942
Australian rugby league player (died 2023)
John William Sattler was an Australian professional rugby league footballer played as a prop in the 1960s and 1970s. He captained South Sydney to four premiership victories from 1967 to 1971 and who played four Tests…
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1942
American guitarist and songwriter (died 1981)
Michael Bernard Bloomfield was an American blues guitarist and composer. Born in Chicago, he became one of the first popular music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess,…
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1943
American basketball player and politician
William Warren Bradley is an American politician and former professional basketball player. After playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 10 seasons with the New York Knicks, he served as a United…
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1943
English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2008)
Richard William Wright was an English keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all of their tours. He was inducted into…
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1943
1945
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jonathan Edwards is an American country and folk singer-songwriter best known for his 1971 hit single "Sunshine".
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1946
American actress
Linda Kelsey is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Billie Newman on the CBS drama television series Lou Grant (1977–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime…
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1946
Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018)
Fahmida Riaz was an Urdu writer, poet and activist from Pakistan. She authored many books, such as Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil in addition to the first translation in rhyme of the Masnavi of…
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1946
Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia
General Sir Peter John Cosgrove is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019.
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1947
American actress
Sally Anne Struthers is an American actress and activist. She is known for her portrayal of Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker on the sitcom All in the Family (1971–1978). For this role, Struthers…
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1947
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
Gerald Vincent Casale is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a top 20 hit in 1980 with the single "Whip…
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1948
Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013)
Eiichi Ohtaki was a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He first became known as a member of the rock band Happy End, but was better known for his solo work which began in 1972. In 2003, Ohtaki…
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1948
1949
American screenwriter and producer
Randall Wallace is an American screenwriter, film director and producer who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the historical drama film Braveheart (1995). His work on the film earned him a nomination for…
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1949
Iranian singer-songwriter
Shahyar Ghanbari, also spelled incorrectly as Shahryar Ghanbari is an Iranian poet, writer, lyricist, songwriter, and singer of Persian pop music. He is also a film director and radio-TV producer.
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1950
Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (died 2023)
Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton was the fourth governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis from 2015 to 2023.
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1950
Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex
Santiago Calatrava Valls is a Spanish-Swiss architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums,…
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1951
American basketball player and coach
Paul Douglas Collins is an American basketball executive, former player, coach and television analyst in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1973 to 1981 for the Philadelphia 76ers,…
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1951
American rock musician and businessman
Gregg Giuffria is an American rock musician and businessman. He was the keyboardist for album-oriented rock bands Angel, House of Lords, and Giuffria.
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1951
English footballer (died 2021)
Raymond Kennedy was an English footballer who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kennedy played as a forward for Arsenal and then played as a left-sided…
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1951
Australian journalist and author
Glenn A. Baker is an Australian journalist, commentator, author and broadcaster known for his vast knowledge of rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on rock music and travel, interviewed celebrities,…
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1952
King of Thailand
Vajiralongkorn, also known by his regnal name Rama X, is King of Thailand, reigning since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, the reigning dynasty of Thailand since 1782.
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1952
Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2013)
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement…
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1954
German mathematician and academic
Gerd Faltings is a German mathematician known for his work in arithmetic geometry. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1986 for his proofs of the Mordell conjecture and several related conjectures. He won the Abel Prize…
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1954
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steve J. Morse is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple having joined in 1994. Morse…
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1954
Irish footballer
Michael Sheehy is an Irish Gaelic football selector and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1973 to 1988.
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1954
American sportswriter and commentator (died 2025)
John Feinstein was an American sportswriter, author, and sports commentator. A long-time sports reporter at the Washington Post, he also wrote numerous books and was particularly known for A Season on the Brink,…
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1956
English explorer
Robert Charles Swan, OBE, FRGS is the first person to walk to both poles.
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1956
1958
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Michael Hitchcock is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and television producer.
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1958
American novelist, short story writer and journalist
William Tanner Vollmann is an American novelist, journalist, war correspondent, short story writer and essayist. He won the 2005 National Book Award for Fiction with the novel Europe Central.
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1959
Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
Luiz Fernando Carvalho is a Brazilian film and television director and screenwriter, known for works closely linked to literature that constitute a renovation in Brazilian audiovisual aesthetics. He has already brought…
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1960
American author and illustrator
Jon J Muth is an American writer and illustrator of children's books as well as graphic novels and comic books.
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1960
Japanese illustrator
Yōichi Takahashi is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work Captain Tsubasa. Takahashi has published art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are about Captain Tsubasa. He is also…
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1960
French racing driver
Yannick Paul Marie Dalmas is a former racing driver from France. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times, each time with a different car manufacturer, a unique feature in the history of the race. Prior to this, he…
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1961
American singer, television writer, and actress
Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.
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1962
American actress
Lori Anne Loughlin is an American actress. From 1988 to 1995, she played Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House, and reprised the role for its Netflix sequel Fuller House (2016–2018). Loughlin is also…
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1964
Hong Kong singer
Priscilla Chan Wai Han is a Hong Kong singer. She is renowned for her contralto singing voice and her maturely clear, technically skilled, and emotion-rich vocals.
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1965
Ethiopian American chemist
Sossina M. Haile is an Ethiopian-American chemist, known for developing the first solid acid fuel cells. She is a professor of materials science and engineering at Northwestern University, Illinois, US.
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1966
Spanish footballer
Miguel Ángel Nadal Homar is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a versatile defender and midfielder.
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1966
American stand-up comedian, actor, and host
James Ronald Pardo, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and host of the comedy podcast Never Not Funny. From the show's inception until mid-2015, he performed as the Conan O'Brien program Conan's warm-up…
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1966
Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
Shikao Suga is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo known for writing the theme songs for several anime, movies and commercial ads. His name in kanji is 菅 止戈男, but he uses katakana as his professional…
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1966
Japanese bass player
Takashi Hirose is a Japanese musician who is the current bass guitarist for the rock band Feeder.
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1967
American actress (died 2016)
Alexis Arquette was an American actress and transgender activist.
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1969
American ice hockey player and manager
Garth E. Snow is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and former general manager, president, and alternate governor of the New York Islanders of the NHL.
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1969
American businessman, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Dana Frederick White Jr. is an American businessman who is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In 2025, White's net…
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1969
Swedish guitarist and songwriter
Michael Amott is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott.
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1970
Canadian figure skater
Isabelle Brasseur, is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her partner, Lloyd Eisler, she won two Olympic medals and the 1993 World Championships.
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1970
Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
Paul Andrew Strang is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former international player. A leg-spinning all-rounder, he played in 24 Test matches and 95 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe between 1994 and 2001. He played Test…
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1970
Iraqi leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (died 2019)
Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader and former teacher who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State (IS), who…
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1971
Andorran writer
Ludmilla Lacueva Canut is an Andorran writer of both fiction and non-fiction works, as well as an opinion columnist for the newspaper Bondia.
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1971
American singer-songwriter and actor
Stephen Andrew Lynch is an American comedian, musician and actor who is known for his satirical songs mocking daily life and popular culture. Lynch has released four studio albums and four live albums along with a live…
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1971
Canadian speed skater
Annie Perreault is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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1971
English cricketer
Robert James Chapman is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire between 1992 and 1998, and List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the early 21st century. He is the son of…
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1972
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marc Dupré is a Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian from Quebec.
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1973
Canadian ice hockey player
Steve Staios is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former professional player. He currently serves as president of hockey operations and general manager for the Ottawa Senators. Staios played right defence in the…
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1973
1974
American actress
Elizabeth Berkley is an American actress. She played Jessie Spano in the Saved by the Bell television franchise and Nomi Malone in the controversial 1995 film Showgirls. She had supporting roles in the box office hits…
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1974
Greek engineer and politician, 186th Prime Minister of Greece
Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019. A left-wing figure, Tsipras was leader of the Greek political party Syriza from 2008 to 2023. Tsipras is the fourth prime…
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1974
1975
American singer-songwriter
Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and TV presenter. He is best known as a founding member and the continuous lead singer of the California-based rock band Papa Roach since the band's…
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1976
1977
Japanese sumo wrestler
Miyabiyama Tetsushi is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1998. With the exception of two tournaments, he was ranked in the top division of…
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1977
1978
Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
Hitomi Yaida 矢井田瞳 is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United…
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1978
Danish footballer
Henrik Hallenberg Hansen is a Danish former professional football midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.
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1979
Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer
Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir, known mononymously as Birgitta, is an Icelandic singer. She rose to domestic media prominence as the lead singer of pop band Írafár. She represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song…
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1979
South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
Lee Min-woo, also known by the stage name M, is a South Korean entertainer and singer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a solo artist in…
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1979
Belarusian-French swimmer and coach
Alena Popchanka is a 4-time Olympic freestyle and butterfly swimmer originally from Belarus. She swam for Belarus at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics she swam for France, after her marriage to…
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1979
English footballer and coach
Michael Carrick is an English professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Premier League club Manchester United. He is known for his 12-year playing career with Manchester United,…
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1981
American basketball player and coach
William Julius Green is an American professional basketball coach and former player who was most recently the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played…
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1981
Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler
Cain Ramírez Velásquez is an American former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is widely known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competed in the heavyweight division and…
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1982
Iranian-Australian politician
Sam Dastyari is an Australian former politician, who from 2013 to 2018 represented New South Wales in the Australian Senate as a member of the Australian Labor Party. Dastyari was previously General Secretary of the New…
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1983
1983
Swedish-Kosovar mixed martial artist
Ilir Latifi is a Swedish mixed martial artist who fights in the Heavyweight division, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since…
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1983
American soccer player
Alexandra Blaire Krieger is an American former professional soccer player who played as a right back or center back. She made more than 100 appearances for the United States from 2008 to 2021, with which she won two…
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1984
American ice hockey player
Zachary Justin Parise is an American former professional ice hockey player who was a left winger for the New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders, and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL)…
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1984
American football player and coach
Demeco Ryans is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide,…
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1984
American actor and football player
John David Washington is an American actor and former professional football player. He started his career in college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006.…
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1984
French footballer
Mathieu Debuchy is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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1985
Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
Dustin Wallace Milligan is a Canadian actor best known as Jack Snowman in Hot Frosty, Ted Mullens on Schitt's Creek, Ethan Ward on 90210, Tom Cummings in X Company, and Josh Carter on Rutherford Falls.
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1985
American actress
Alexandra Chando is an American actress and director. She is known for her role as Maddie Coleman in the CBS soap opera, As the World Turns and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the…
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1986
Finnish ice hockey player
Lauri Korpikoski is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for HC TPS of the Liiga. Korpikoski has previously played in the NHL for the Arizona Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars,…
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1986
Ukrainian-Greek footballer
Yevhen Hryhorovych Khacheridi is a Ukrainian former professional footballer.
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1987
1987
Austrian politician
Christofer Ranzmaier is an Austrian politician of the Freedom Party. He has been a member of the National Council since 2024, and was a member of the Tyrolean Landtag from 2018 to 2022.
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1987
Icelandic professional fighter and mixed martial artist
Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was…
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1988
American rapper, producer, and actor
DeAndre Cortez Way, known professionally as Soulja Boy, is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence with his self-released 2007 debut single, "Crank That ", which peaked atop the US Billboard Hot…
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1990
Italian footballer
Simone Pizzuti is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Lecco.
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1990
American actor
Spencer Boldman is an American actor. He is known for his role as Adam Davenport on Disney XD's Lab Rats, and for playing Gio in the film Cruise.
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1992
English footballer
Harry Edward Kane is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, he is…
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1993
Canadian ice hockey player
Evan Rodrigues is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado…
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1993
English singer
Cher Lloyd is an English singer. She participated on the seventh series of the television talent show The X Factor in 2010, where she finished in fourth place. Following the show, Lloyd was signed to Syco Music in the…
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1993
American baseball player
Walker Anthony Buehler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia…
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1994
1994
British tennis player
Harriet Dart is a British professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 70 on 9 September 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 59, on 14 October 2024.
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1996
1999
English footballer
Emile Smith Rowe is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the England national team.
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2000
American football player
Malik Nabers is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, finishing as their all-time leader in…
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2003
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Manu Ginóbili — Argentine basketball player (born 1977)
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Birth year1977
Known forDuring a 23-year professional career, Ginóbili played in Argentina, in Italy, and in the NBA; he also represented Argentina in international competition
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