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He wrote the book Animal Liberation (1975), in which he argues for vegetarianism, and the essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality", which argues the moral imperative of donating to help the poor around the world
Famous Birthdays on July 6
192 people
1387 – 2000
July 6 has seen 192 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1387 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1946 — Peter Singer
Australian philosopher and academic
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For most of his career he was a preference utilitarian
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He revealed in The Point of View of the Universe (2014), co-authored with Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, that he had become a hedonistic utilitarian.
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Peter Albert David Singer is an Australian moral philosopher who is Emeritus Ira W
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DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University
Blanche I was Queen of Navarre from the death of her father, King Charles III, in 1425 until her own death. She had been Queen of Sicily from 1402 to 1409 by marriage to King Martin I, serving as regent of Sicily from…
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1387
Italian mathematician and architect (died 1497)
Antonio di Tuccio Manetti was an Italian mathematician and architect from Florence. He is particularly noted for his investigations into the site, shape and size of Dante's Inferno. Although Manetti never himself…
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1423
1580
Italian violinist and composer (died 1676)
Jacopo Melani was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. He was born and died in Pistoia, and was the brother of composer Alessandro Melani and singer Atto Melani.
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1623
Italian cellist and composer (died 1729)
Nicola Francesco Haym was an Italian opera librettist, composer, theatre manager and performer, literary editor and numismatist. He is best remembered for adapting texts into libretti for the London operas of George…
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1678
French biologist and academic (died 1758)
Antoine de Jussieu was a French naturalist, botanist, and physician. The standard author abbreviation Ant.Juss. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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1686
1701
American general and politician (died 1802)
Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the…
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1736
Scottish-American captain, early leader in the Continental Navy (died 1792)
John Paul Jones was a British-American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several…
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1747
Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (died 1813)
Alexander Wilson was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator. Identified by George Ord as the "Father of American Ornithology", Wilson is regarded as the greatest American ornithologist…
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1766
Maria Luisa of Spain was a Spanish infanta, daughter of King Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma. In 1795, she married her first cousin Louis of Bourbon-Parma, heir apparent to the Duchy of Parma. She spent the first…
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1782
English botanist and academic (died 1865)
William Jackson Hooker was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden. At Kew he founded…
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1785
Maria Isabella of Spain was Queen of the Two Sicilies from 4 January 1825 until 8 November 1830 as the wife of Francis I of the Two Sicilies.
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1789
Nicholas I was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's twenty nine-year reign began…
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1796
2nd Marquess of Anglesey (died 1869)
Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge from 1815 to 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1839 and 1841.
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1797
American author (died 1879)
Louisa Caroline Tuthill was an American author, one of the most successful in the 19th-century. In addition to the first history of architecture published in the United States, History of Architecture from the Earliest…
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1799
Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1905)
Albert von Kölliker was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist.
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1817
German chess player (died 1879)
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He won the great international tournaments of 1851 and 1862, but lost matches to Paul Morphy in 1858, and to Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866. Accordingly, he is generally…
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1818
Swedish publisher, writer, and women's rights activist (died 1895)
Carin Sophie Adlersparre, known by her pen-name Esselde, was a Swedish feminist, writer and publisher who was one of the pioneers of the 19th-century women's rights movement in Sweden. She was the founder and editor of…
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1823
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1880)
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was the German pretender to the throne of second duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863, although in reality Prussia took…
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1829
American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (died 1902)
Sylvester Pennoyer was an American educator, attorney, and politician in Oregon. He was born in Groton, New York, attended Harvard Law School, and moved to Oregon at age 25. A Democrat, he served two terms as the eighth…
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1831
Maximilian I was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
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1832
Indian orientalist and scholar (died 1925)
Sir Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (Konkani: [raːmkɾuʂɳ ɡopaːɭ bʱaːɳɖaːɾkɑɾ], Marathi: [raːməkɾuʂɳə ɡoːpaːɭ bʱaːɳɖaːɾkəɾ] was an Indian scholar, orientalist, and social reformer.
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1837
Croatian philologist and scholar (died 1923)
Vatroslav Jagić was a Croatian scholar of Slavic studies in the second half of the 19th century.
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1838
Mexican painter and academic (died 1912)
José María Tranquilino Francisco de Jesús Velasco Gómez Obregón, generally known as José María Velasco, was a 19th-century Mexican polymath, most famous as a painter who made Mexican geography a symbol of national…
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1840
Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (died 1915)
Sir John William Downer, KCMG, KC was an Australian politician who served two terms as Premier of South Australia, from 1885 to 1887 and again from 1892 to 1893. He later entered federal politics and served as a Senator…
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1843
Mexican opera singer (died 1883)
Ángela Peralta was an operatic soprano of international fame and a leading figure in the operatic life of 19th-century Mexico. Called the "Mexican Nightingale" in Europe, she had already sung to acclaim in major…
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1846
Jr., American lawyer and businessman (died 1928)
George Howard Earle Jr. was an American lawyer and businessman from Philadelphia who worked as a receiver and rescued multiple businesses from financial hardship. He was a political reformer and a member of the…
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1856
Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (died 1943)
Sir William Hill Irvine was an Australian politician and judge. He served as Premier of Victoria (1902–1904), Attorney-General of Australia (1913–1914), and Chief Justice of Victoria (1918–1935).
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1858
Swiss composer and educator (died 1950)
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze was a Swiss composer, musician, and music educator who developed Dalcroze eurhythmics, an approach to learning and experiencing music through movement. Dalcroze eurhythmics influenced Carl Orff's…
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1865
Princess Victoria was the fourth child and second daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and the younger sister of King George V.
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1868
Greek banker and politician, 140th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1955)
Dimitrios E. Maximos was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.
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1873
French golfer (died 1950)
Arnaud George Watson Massy was one of France's most successful professional golfers, most notable for winning the 1907 Open Championship. He was the first player from outside Scotland and England to win a major golf…
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1877
Finnish poet and journalist (died 1926)
Eino Leino was a Finnish poet and journalist who is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry and a national poet of Finland. His poems combine modern and Finnish folk elements. Much of his work is in the style…
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1878
Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (died 1971)
Godfrey Martin Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern, was a Rhodesian politician and physician. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1933 to 1953 and remained in office as the first prime minister of…
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1883
American businessman and sailor (died 1970)
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family.
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1884
German field marshal (died 1945)
Ernst Bernhard Wilhelm Busch was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II who commanded the 16th Army and Army Group Centre.
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1885
French historian and academic (died 1944)
Marc Léopold Benjamin Bloch was a French historian. He was a founding member of the Annales School of French social history. Bloch specialised in medieval history and published widely on medieval France over the course…
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1886
Belarusian-French painter and poet (died 1985)
Marc Chagall was a Russian and French artist of Jewish ancestry. An early modernist, he was associated with the École de Paris, as well as several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic…
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1887
Australian swimmer and actress (died 1975)
Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann was an Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress, and writer, usually spelt with a single final n as Annette Kellerman.
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1887
Indian-American author and scholar (died 1936)
Dhan Gopal Mukerji was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States and won a Newbery Medal in 1928. He studied at Duff School, and at Duff College, both within the University of Calcutta in India, at…
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1890
American engineer, created MacPherson strut (died 1960)
Earle Steele MacPherson was an American automotive engineer, most famous for developing the MacPherson strut in the 1940s.
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1891
American author and illustrator (died 1942)
William Roderick James was a Canadian-American artist and writer of the American West. He is known for writing Smoky the Cowhorse, for which he won the 1927 Newbery Medal, and numerous "cowboy" stories for adults and…
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1892
German-American historian and scholar (died 1994)
Richard Krautheimer was a German art historian, architectural historian, Baroque scholar, and Byzantinist.
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1897
German-Austrian soldier and composer (died 1962)
Hanns Eisler was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The…
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1898
American supercentarian (died 2016)
Susannah Mushatt Jones was an American supercentenarian who was, aged 116 years and 311 days, the world's oldest living person and the last living American verified to have been born in the 19th century. She received…
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1899
American author and screenwriter (died 2012)
Frederica Alexandrina Sagor Maas was an American screenwriter, playwright, supercentenarian, memoirist, and author,
the youngest daughter of Jewish immigrants from Russia. As an essayist, Maas was best known for a…
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1900
German Olympic runner (died 1941)
Elfriede Wever was a German runner. She competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 800 m event and finished in ninth place.
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1900
Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate in medicine.
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1903
American conductor and composer (died 1986)
Robert Sutton Whitney was an American conductor and composer. He was a student of Leo Sowerby.
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1904
Mexican painter and architect (died 1982)
Juan O'Gorman was a Mexican painter and architect.
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1905
Mexican painter and educator (died 1954)
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she…
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1907
Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (died 2002)
Colonel George Francis Gillman Stanley was a Canadian author, soldier, historian at the Royal Military College of Canada and Mount Allison University, public servant, and designer of the Canadian Flag.
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1907
Sri Lankan general and diplomat (died 2001)
Major General Anton Muttukumaru, OBE, ED, ADC was the first native Ceylonese to serve as the Commander of the Ceylon Army, a post he held from 1955 to 1959. He also served as Ceylon's High Commissioner to Australia, New…
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1908
Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (died 1999)
Eric Elliott Reece, AC was Premier of Tasmania on two occasions: from 26 August 1958 to 26 May 1969, and from 3 May 1972 to 31 March 1975. His 13 years as premier remains the second longest in Tasmania's history, second…
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1909
French cyclist (died 1946)
René Le Grevès was a French professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur cyclist, he won the silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit. In 1933 Le Grevès became professional, and between 1933 and…
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1910
1911
Austrian geographer and mountaineer (died 2006)
Heinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer, explorer, writer, sportsman, geographer, and an SS sergeant. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the…
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1912
American feminist (died 2005)
Mary Alexander "Molly" Yard was an American feminist and social activist who served as the eighth president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1987 to 1991 and was a link between first and second-wave…
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1912
American journalist and author (died 2021)
Vance Henry Trimble was an American journalist. He won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in recognition of his exposé of nepotism and payroll abuse in the U.S. Congress. Trimble worked in the newspaper business…
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1913
American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (died 1984)
Vincent James McMahon, also referred to as Vince McMahon Sr., was an American professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for running the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, later known as the World Wide Wrestling…
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1914
American chemist and metallurgist (died 2005)
Ernest Oliver Kirkendall was an American chemist and metallurgist. He is known for his 1947 discovery of the Kirkendall effect.
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1914
Royal Canadian Air Force pilot (died 2004)
Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall,, "The Saviour of Ceylon", was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) officer who warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon during the Second World War.
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1915
American poet and author (died 2009)
Harold Norse was an American writer who created a body of work using the American idiom of everyday language and images. One of the expatriate artists of the Beat Generation, Norse was widely published and anthologized.
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1916
American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (died 2006)
Donald Ragnvald Christensen was an American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor. He was sometimes credited as "Don Arr".
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1916
New Zealand runner and coach (died 2004)
Arthur Leslie Lydiard was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularising the sport of running and making it…
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1917
English-Canadian actor (died 1977)
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot was a British actor. He is best remembered as the gentleman's gentleman Giles French in the CBS-TV sitcom Family Affair (1966–1971). He was also known for playing the Wazir in the film…
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1918
American professional basketball player (died 2010)
Herman Joseph Fuetsch was an American professional basketball player.
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1918
Dominican-American ballet dancer, charter member of the New York City Ballet (died 1995)
Francisco Monción was a Dominican-born American ballet dancer and choreographer who was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his long career, spanning some forty years, he created roles in…
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1918
1919
Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 2009)
Edward Kenna, VC was an Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed…
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1919
New Zealand cricketer (died 2004)
Raymond Thomas Dowker was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1949 and 1957.
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1919
Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2017)
Allan Joseph MacEachen was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as a senator and several times as a Cabinet minister. He was the first deputy prime minister of Canada and served from 1977 to 1979 and 1980 to…
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1921
American actor (died 2006)
William John Mauch and his identical twin brother, Robert Joseph Mauch, were child actors in the 1930s. They had starring roles in the 1937 film The Prince and the Pauper, based on the 1881 novel of the same name by…
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1921
American actor (died 2007)
William John Mauch and his identical twin brother, Robert Joseph Mauch, were child actors in the 1930s. They had starring roles in the 1937 film The Prince and the Pauper, based on the 1881 novel of the same name by…
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1921
American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
Nancy Davis Reagan was an American actress who was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.
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1921
American actor; president (1979–81) of the Screen Actors Guild (died 2016)
William Joseph Schallert was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows and films over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is known for his roles on Richard Diamond, Private Detective…
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1922
Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (died 2014)
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski was a Polish military general, politician and de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989, and a military dictator from 13 December 1981 until 22 July 1983. He was the…
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1923
Indian writer and educationist, recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour (died 2016)
Mahim Bora was a prominent Indian writer and educationist from Assam. His notable works include "Kathonibari Ghat," a collection of short stories, and "Edhani Mahir Hanhi," a novel. He was elected as a president of the…
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1924
American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2009)
Louie Bellson, often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and is credited with…
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1924
Australian actress (died 2002)
Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM was an Australian character and comic actress, comedian and author. Her career encompassed all genres, including radio, theatre, television, and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as…
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1925
American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (died 2007)
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk…
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1925
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)
William John Clifton Haley was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits…
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1925
Turkish neurosurgeon and academic (died 2025)
Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil was a Turkish-Swiss medical scientist and neurosurgeon. He collaborated with Raymond M. P. Donaghy M.D at the University of Vermont in developing microneurosurgery. Yaşargil treated epilepsy and…
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1925
Estonian historian and academic (died 2007)
Sulev Vahtre was an eminent Estonian historian.
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1926
Canadian sociologist (died 2022)
Dorothy Edith Smith was a British-born Canadian ethnographer, feminist studies scholar, sociologist, and writer with research interests in a variety of disciplines. These include women's studies, feminist theory,…
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1926
Dutch chess player and journalist (died 1988)
Johannes Hendrikus (Hein) Donner was a Dutch chess grandmaster and writer. He was born in The Hague. His father Jan Donner was a prominent Dutch politician and judge. Donner won the Dutch Championship in 1954, 1957, and…
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1927
American actress and author (died 2004)
Jeanette Helen Morrison, known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, businesswoman and author. Leigh was established as one of the earliest scream queens for starring in horror films, and is also known…
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1927
French mathematician (died 2024)
Bernard Malgrange was a French mathematician who worked on differential equations and singularity theory. He proved the Ehrenpreis–Malgrange theorem and the Malgrange preparation theorem, essential for the…
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1928
French politician historian (died 2023)
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse was a French political historian who specialised in Russian history. From 1999 until her death in 2023, she served as the Perpetual Secretary of the Académie Française, to which she was first…
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1929
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2021)
George Edward Armstrong was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A centre, he played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 1,188 NHL games between 1950 and 1971, all…
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1930
English racing driver (died 2012)
Ian John Burgess was a British racing driver. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1958, and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He scored no championship points.
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1930
American actress and singer (died 2017)
Della Reese was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singles made the US Hot 100, including the number…
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1931
Hungarian runner and coach (died 2018)
László Tábori was a Hungarian middle- and long-distance runner, best known for equalling the 1500 metres world record and placing 4th in that event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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1931
Dutch architect and academic
Herman Hertzberger is a Dutch architect, and a professor emeritus of the Delft University of Technology. In 2012 he received the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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1932
American model, dancer, and actress (died 2005)
Juanita Dale Slusher, better known by her stage name Candy Barr, was an American stripper, burlesque dancer, actress, and adult model in men's magazines of the mid-20th century.
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1935
14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama is the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. He served as the resident spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet before 1959, and subsequently led the Tibetan…
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1935
Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2005)
David Tynan O'Mahony, known professionally as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, satirist, and actor. He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political…
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1936
Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, he has recorded a large…
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1937
American actor (died 2021)
Ned Thomas Beatty was an American actor. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 film and television roles. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest actor in…
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1937
American singer-songwriter and producer
Gene Chandler is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for his most successful songs, "Duke of…
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1937
Botswanan writer (died 1986)
Bessie Amelia Emery Head was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer. She wrote novels, short fiction and autobiographical works that are infused…
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1937
Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (died 2014)
Michael Charles Chilufya Sata was a Zambian politician who served as the fifth president of Zambia from 2011 until his death in 2014. A social democrat, he led the Patriotic Front (PF), a major political party in…
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1937
English bass player (died 2011)
Terence "Jet" Harris was an English rock and roll musician. He was an original member of Cliff Richard's backing band the Shadows, serving as the bass guitarist from the group's inception until April 1962, after which…
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1939
English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter
Lady Mary Elizabeth Peters is a Northern Irish former athlete and athletics administrator. She is best known as the 1972 Olympic champion in the pentathlon, for which she won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year…
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1939
American swimmer (died 2018)
Richard Bruce Hunter was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Hunter swam in the men's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the finals, and finished fourth…
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1939
French sports executive, president of AJ Auxerre (2011–2013) and (Ligue de Football Professionnel) (died 2025)
Gérard Bourgoin was a French businessman, sports chairman and politician. He was the president of the French football club AJ Auxerre from 24 May 2011 to 19 April 2013.
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1939
Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev is a Kazakh politician who served as the first president of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019. He also held the special title of Elbasy from 2010 to 2022 and chairman of the Security Council…
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1940
Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member (died 2025)
Marilyn Jeanne Seely was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. Primarily identified with country music, Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning song "Don't Touch Me" (1966). Her…
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1940
Malaysian lawyer and judge
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Siti Norma binti Yaakob was a Malaysian lawyer and judge, noted for being the first woman to become Chief Judge of Malaya. After completing her legal studies in London, England and being called to the…
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1940
British linguist, author, and academic
David Crystal is a British linguist who studies the English language.
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1941
German footballer and manager
Reinhard Roder is a German former football player and manager.
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1941
Indonesian-Australian journalist and television host
Ian Craig Leslie OAM is an Indonesian-born Australian television journalist and corporate communicator.
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1942
Russian soprano
Tamara Ilyinichna Sinyavskaya is a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano from the Bolshoi Theatre.
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1943
German runner
Gunhild Hoffmeister is a retired German middle-distance runner. She competed for East Germany at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won two silver and one bronze medal, becoming the only German distance runner to win three…
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1944
1945
American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
George Walker Bush is an American politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who was the 43rd president of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009. The eldest son of George H. W. Bush, the…
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1946
American football player and actor
John Frederick Dryer is an American actor, radio host, and former professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League for 13 years with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams,…
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1946
American actor, director, and screenwriter
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor, painter, and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice…
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1946
Filipino diplomat and politician (died 2016)
Roy Villareal Señeres was a Filipino politician and diplomat who initially ran in the 2016 Philippine presidential election under the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka party before withdrawing on February 5, 2016,…
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1947
French actress (died 2026)
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye was a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for Every Man for…
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1948
Canadian academic and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, is a Canadian politician and diplomat. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Jonquière—Alma from 2006 to 2011; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative MP for…
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1948
1948
Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
Manuel "Noli" Leuterio de Castro Jr. is a Filipino broadcaster, journalist, and former politician who served as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 2004 until 2010 under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He…
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1949
American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1995)
Phyllis Linda Hyman was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman's music career spanned the late 1970s through the early 1990s, and she was best known for her expansive contralto range. Some of her most…
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1949
American composer, drummer, and percussionist
Michael Shrieve is an American drummer, percussionist, and composer. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Santana, playing on the band's first seven albums from 1969 to 1974. At age 20, Shrieve was the…
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1949
English-American author and illustrator
John Lindley Byrne is a British-born American comic book writer and artist of superhero comics. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on many major superheroes; with noted work on Marvel Comics's X-Men and Fantastic…
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1950
Former First Lady of Jamaica
Lorna Golding is the wife of the 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding. Lorna Golding, is sister of retired JLP MP, Minister, and Speaker of the House Pearnel Charles. She completed school at New York Business…
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1951
Australian actor and producer
Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, making…
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1951
American illustrator and concept designer
Richard Michael Sternbach is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Star Trek television series.
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1951
English author and critic (died 2022)
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985. She went on to write…
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1952
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
Nanci Caroline Griffith was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She often appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits, starting in 1985 during season 10. In 1994, Griffith won a Grammy Award for the…
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1953
Zambian footballer and manager (died 2014)
Kaiser Kalambo was a Zambian coach and former footballer. He represented Zambia in three African Cup of Nations tournaments and was named Zambian captain in 1980, the same year in which he was voted Zambian footballer…
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1953
French politician and former journalist
Robert Ménard is a French politician and former journalist who has served as Mayor of Béziers since 2014.
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1953
American actress
Allyce Beasley is an American actress. She is best known for her role as rhyming, love-struck receptionist Agnes DiPesto in the television series Moonlighting. From 2001 to 2007, she was the announcer on Playhouse…
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1954
American baseball player and manager
William Larry Randolph is an American former professional baseball second baseman, coach, and manager. During an 18-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played from 1975 to 1992 for six different teams, most…
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1954
American politician
Phil Mallow is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
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1957
English actress, comedian and screenwriter
Jennifer Jane Saunders is an English comedian, actress, singer, impressionist, satirist and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating…
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1958
French basketball player
Richard Dacoury is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered to be one the…
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1959
Polish businesswoman and politician, Polish Minister of Infrastructure and Development
Maria Wasiak is a Polish politician who served as Minister of Infrastructure and Development of Poland and the President of Polish State Railways.
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1960
English runner and coach (died 2013)
Todd Anthony Bennett was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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1962
American author, screenwriter, and director
Peter Simpson Hedges is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer.
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1962
politician
Thierry Warmoes is a Belgian politician and former member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, he represented Namur from June 2019 to July 2023.
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1964
Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Heather Nova is a Bermudian singer-songwriter. As of 2022, she has released eleven full-length albums, six EPs and twelve singles.
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1967
American rapper and producer
Jason S. Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper and hip hop producer. He is a member of the groups Wu-Tang Clan and Czarface.
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1970
Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria
Daniel Michael Andrews is an Australian former politician who served as the 48th premier of Victoria from 2014 to 2023 and the leader of the Victorian Labor Party from 2010 to 2023. He was the member of the Legislative…
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1972
1972
American baseball player and coach
Gregory Blakemoor Norton is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He spent 13 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with six teams from 1996 through 2009. Since his retirement as a player, he has…
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1972
Ukrainian sprinter
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block is a Ukrainian former world champion sprinter who competed in the Olympic Games.
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1972
1974
Brazilian footballer
José Roberto da Silva Júnior, commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back or as a midfielder. He is most well known for his time with Bayer Leverkusen and…
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1974
1975
Argentine-Mexican actor and model
Sebastián Oscar Rulli is an Argentine-Mexican actor and model. Born in Argentina, he has spent most of his professional career in Mexico, becoming a dual Argentine and Mexican citizen.
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1975
Iranian journalist and activist
Amir Abbas Fakhravar is an Iranian political activist and dissident. He is the founder and senate chairman of the National Iranian Congress (NIC) an organization opposing the Islamic Republic regime in Iran.
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1975
Australian rugby league player and coach
Kristian Woolf is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). At international level, he has coached Tonga.
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1975
English-Irish footballer
Rory John Delap is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he made 11 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.
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1976
Romanian-American mathematician and academic
Ioana Dumitriu is a Romanian-American mathematician who works as a professor of mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include the theory of random matrices, numerical analysis,…
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1976
Belarusian tennis player
Maksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.
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1977
South African cricketer
Makhaya Ntini is a South African former professional cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He was the first black player to play for the South African national cricket team. Ntini made his Test cricket debut…
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1977
American actor, director, and producer
Adam Busch is an American actor best known for starring as Warren Mears on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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1978
American actress and producer
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister. She has also starred in…
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1978
1978
New Zealand rugby player
Kevin Senio is a former New Zealand rugby union professional who most recently played professionally for ASM Clermont Auvergne. He is currently the head coach of Ponsonby Rugby club, based in Auckland, New Zealand.…
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1978
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Nicholas John Cester is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for being the frontman and lead singer in rock band Jet alongside his younger brother Chris. Cester is also a founder of the…
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1979
American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
Kevin Darnell Hart is an American comedian and actor. After winning several stand-up comedy competitions, Hart had his first breakthrough when Judd Apatow cast him in a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared (2001).…
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1979
1980
1980
American rapper
Joell Christopher Ortiz is an American rapper and former member of the group Slaughterhouse. Raised in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn's Cooper Park Houses, he first gained recognition after appearing in the Unsigned Hype…
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1980
American football player
Nnamdi Asomugha ; born July 6, 1981) is an American actor, director, producer, and former professional football cornerback who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Oakland Raiders,…
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1981
Russian footballer
Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov is a Russian international football official and a former player. He is the general director of Leon Saturn Ramenskoye.
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1981
American football player
Brandon Christopher Jacobs is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Giants. He played college football for the Auburn…
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1982
American actress (died 2014)
Misty Anne Upham was an American actress. She attracted critical acclaim for her performance in the 2008 film Frozen River, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. She…
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1982
Canadian actor, director, and producer
Gregory Edward Smith is a Canadian and American actor and director. Smith has appeared in several Hollywood films, and is known for his roles as Alan Abernathy in Small Soldiers, Ephram Brown on The WB television series…
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1983
1984
Indian film actor
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films. Known for his work in variety of genre, he has received several accolades, including five Filmfare Awards. Singh is among India's…
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1985
American businessman, founded Tumblr
David Karp is an American businessperson, best known as the founder and former CEO of the microblogging platform Tumblr.
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1986
American singer-songwriter and actress
Sophie Auster is an American singer/songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of authors Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt.
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1987
American runner
Manteo Mitchell is an American sprinter and bobsledder. As a sprinter, he competed in the 200 m, 400 m, and 4 × 400 m relay. He was a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at…
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1987
1987
Brazilian model
Caroline Aparecida Trentini is a Brazilian model. Known for her doll-like face, Trentini rose to fame after capturing Marc Jacob's attention and being cast on the ad campaign. As of 2024, Trentini has been on the cover…
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1987
Swiss footballer
Kevin Fickentscher is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Sion II as a goalkeeper.
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1988
American basketball player
Corey Jae Crowder is an American professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Not being heavily recruited out of high school, Crowder committed to South Georgia…
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1990
French footballer
Magaye Serigne Falilou Gueye is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. A former French youth and under-21 international, in 2012 he switched to play for the Senegal U23s.
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1990
Australian rugby league player
Jamal Dasuki Idris is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Idris played in representative teams such as Country, Indigenous All Stars, New South Wales and Australia. A centre, he previously played…
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1990
Canadian ice hockey player
Justin Schultz is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Seattle Kraken, as well as in…
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1990
South Korean tennis player
Han Na-lae is a South Korean former professional tennis player.
Han has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 149, achieved June 2019, and a doubles ranking of No. 95, set on 7 November 2022. Han won one doubles…
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1992
Dominican-American baseball player
Manuel Arturo Machado is an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Highly recruited from an early age, he was raised in Miami, where he…
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1992
American baseball player
Andrew Sebastian Benintendi is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and New…
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1994
American YouTuber and live streamer
Ludwig Anders Ahgren, also known mononymously as Ludwig, is an American live streamer, YouTuber, podcaster, esports commentator and competitor. He is best known for his live streams, which have been broadcast on Twitch…
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1995
American rapper
Frank Jahmier Childress, known professionally as Frank Kole and formerly as Comethazine, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his platinum-selling single "Walk", which peaked at number 20…
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1998
American basketball player
Zion Lateef Williamson is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position. Following a freshman-year stint with…
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2000
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Birth year1946
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