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Famous Birthdays on June 25
188 people
1242 – 2005
June 25 has seen 188 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1242 – 2005. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1963 — Doug Gilmour
Canadian ice hockey player and manager
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He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for seven different teams
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Gilmour was a seventh round selection, 134th overall, of the St
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Louis Blues at the 1982 NHL entry draft and recorded 1,414 points in 1,474 games in the NHL between 1983 and 2003
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Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward in 1992–93
Beatrice of England was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.
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1242
2nd Earl of Salisbury, English commander (died 1397)
William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu, King of Mann, KG was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns in the Hundred Years War. He was one of the…
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1328
Joanna II was Queen of Naples from 1414 until her death in 1435, marking the extinction of the senior line of the Capetian House of Anjou. In addition to her primary title, she also claimed several other royal titles,…
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1371
German banker (died 1561)
Prince Bartholomeus Welser was a German banker. In 1528 he signed an agreement with Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, granting a concession in Venezuela Province, which became Klein-Venedig until the…
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1484
Marchioness of Northampton (died 1565)
Elisabeth Brooke was an English courtier and noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham of Kent and Anne Braye. Her relationship with William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, Katherine…
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1526
German surgeon (died 1634)
Wilhelm Fabry, often called the "Father of German surgery", was the first educated and scientific German surgeon. He is one of the most prominent scholars in the iatromechanics school and author of 20 medical books. His…
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1560
Queen of Sweden (died 1597)
Gunilla Bielke; Swedish: Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke af Åkerö was Queen of Sweden as the second wife of King John III. Queen Gunilla is acknowledged to have acted as the political adviser to John III and to have…
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1568
Polish cardinal (died 1634)
John Albert Vasa was a Polish cardinal, and a Prince-Bishop of Warmia and Kraków. He was the son of Sigismund III Vasa and Constance of Austria.
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1612
Venetian statesman and military commander (died 1690)
Girolamo Corner or Cornaro was a Venetian nobleman and statesman. He served in high military posts during the Morean War against the Ottoman Empire, leading the Venetian conquest of Castelnuovo and Knin in Dalmatia, the…
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1632
Italian composer (died 1762)
Francesco Domenico Araja was an Italian composer who spent 25 years in Russia and wrote at least 14 operas for the Russian imperial court, including Tsefal i Prokris, the first opera in Russian.
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1709
French soldier and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1789)
Joseph-François Foullon de Doué was a French politician and a Controller-General of Finances under Louis XVI.
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1715
Natalia Alexeievna, Tsarevna of Russia was the first wife of Paul Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, son of the Empress Catherine II. She was born as Princess Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt as the fifth child of…
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1755
Scottish-English botanist and explorer (died 1834)
David Douglas was a Scottish botanist, best known as the namesake of the Douglas fir. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America and Hawaii, where he died. The standard author…
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1799
French geologist and engineer (died 1896)
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée MIF FRS FRSE was a French geologist, best known for applying experimental methods to structural geology. He served as the director of the École des Mines as well as the president of the French…
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1814
Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (died 1888)
James Squire Farnell was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.
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1825
Canadian architect and alderman (died 1925)
Thomas Henry Tracy was a Canadian architect and alderman. Born in London, Upper Canada, to Irish immigrants, Tracy was apprenticed to William Robinson for five years beginning in 1864; after spending time working for…
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1848
Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (died 1926)
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, widely known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernisme. Gaudí's works have a sui generis style, with most located in Barcelona, including his…
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1852
French author and playwright (died 1929)
Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor.
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1858
French composer and conductor (died 1956)
Gustave Charpentier was a French composer, best known for his opera Louise.
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1860
Belgian soldier and diplomat (died 1935)
Émile Francqui was a Belgian soldier, diplomat, businessman and philanthropist.
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1863
German chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
Walther Hermann Nernst was a German physical chemist known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid-state physics. His formulation of the Nernst heat theorem helped pave the way…
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1864
Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)
Eloísa Díaz Inzunza was a Chilean medical doctor. She was the first female medical student to attend the University of Chile, and the first woman to become a doctor of medicine in South America.
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1866
American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer (died 1944)
Rose Cecil O'Neill was an American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer. She rose to fame for her creation of the popular comic strip characters, Kewpies, in 1909, and was also the first published female…
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1874
Hungarian soldier and poet (died 1917)
Géza Gyóni was a Hungarian war poet. He died in a Russian prisoner of war camp during the First World War. His many verse contributions to Hungarian literature are considered to be both immortal and the Hungarian…
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1884
German-French art collector and historian (died 1979)
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler was a German-born art collector, and one of the most notable French art dealers of the 20th century. He became prominent as an art gallery owner in Paris beginning in 1907 and was among the first…
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1884
American general (died 1950)
Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold was an American general officer holding the ranks of General of the Army and later, General of the Air Force. Arnold was an aviation pioneer, Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), commanding…
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1886
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1995)
George Francis Abbott was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. He received numerous honors including six Tony Awards, the…
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1887
Hungarian author, poet, and journalist (died 1938)
Frigyes Karinthy was a Hungarian author, playwright, poet, journalist, and translator. He was the first proponent of the six degrees of separation concept, in his 1929 short story, Chains (Láncszemek). Karinthy remains…
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1887
Japanese microbiologist and general (died 1959)
Surgeon General Shirō Ishii was a Japanese biological weapons specialist, microbiologist and army medical officer who served as the director of Unit 731, the largest biological warfare and chemical warfare unit of the…
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1892
Romanian-German physicist and engineer (died 1989)
Hermann Julius Oberth was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocket pioneer of Transylvanian Saxon descent. Oberth supported Nazi Germany's war effort and received the War Merit Cross in 1943.
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1894
1898
Italian actress (died 1988)
Marta Abba was an Italian actress, considered as the muse of the playwright Luigi Pirandello.
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1900
Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer (died 1969)
Zinaïda Mikolaïevna Aksentieva was a Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer and geophysicist.
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1900
American silent film actress and real estate investor (died 1985)
Georgia Theodora Hale was an actress of the silent movie era.
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1900
1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (died 1979)
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, and member of the British royal family. A maternal uncle of…
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1900
American businessman and politician, 47th Mayor of Kansas City (died 1974)
Harold Roe Bennett Sturdyvant Bartle, better known as H. Roe Bartle, was an American businessman, philanthropist, executive, and professional public speaker who served two terms as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. After…
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1901
1902
British novelist, essayist, and critic (died 1950)
Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all…
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1903
American actress (died 1990)
Anne Revere was an American actress and a member of the board of the Screen Actors Guild. She was best known for her work on Broadway and her portrayals of mothers in a series of critically acclaimed films. An outspoken…
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1903
German-American astronomer and academic (died 1976)
Rupert Wildt was an American astronomer.
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1905
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen was a German theoretical physicist. During World War II, Jensen worked on the German nuclear energy project, known as the Uranium Club, where he contributed to the separation of uranium…
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1907
American philosopher and academic (died 2000)
Willard Van Orman Quine was an American logician and philosopher in the analytic tradition, recognized as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century". He was the Edgar Pierce Chair of Philosophy…
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1908
American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1980)
William Howard Stein was an American biochemist who collaborated in the determination of the ribonuclease sequence, as well as how its structure relates to catalytic activity, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972…
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1911
American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of New Jersey (died 1996)
William Thomas Cahill was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly and U.S.…
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1912
English actor and screenwriter (died 2005)
Cyril Fletcher was an English comedian, broadcaster, pantomime impresario, actor, gardener and businessman. His catchphrase was "Pin back your lugholes". He was best known for his "Odd Odes", which later formed a…
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1913
Swedish skier (died 2012)
Nils Emanuel Karlsson, better known as Mora-Nisse, was a Swedish cross-country skier. Karlsson won gold in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics and nine Vasaloppet victories.
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1917
French author (died 2018)
Claude Seignolle was a French author. His main interests were folklore and archaeology before he turned to fiction. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Starcante', 'S. Claude' and 'Jean-Robert Dumoulin'.
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1917
English soldier and author (died 1997)
Percy Howard Newby CBE was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. He was the first winner of the Booker Prize, his novel Something to Answer For having received the inaugural award in 1969.
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1918
American actress (died 2018)
Lassie Lou Ahern was an American actress. Originally discovered by Will Rogers, she was best known for her role as Little Harry in the 1927 silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin and also for her recurring appearances in the Our…
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1920
English-Canadian ballerina and choreographer, founded the National Ballet of Canada (died 2007)
Celia Franca was a co-founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years.
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1921
American guitarist and songwriter (died 2013)
Johnny Henry Smith II was an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist. He wrote "Walk, Don't Run" in 1954. In 1984, Smith was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
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1922
American soldier and painter (died 1994)
Samuel Lewis Francis was an American painter and printmaker.
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1923
American author (died 2012)
Dorothy Edith Gilman was an American writer. She is best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series of spy novels, about spy and grandmother Emily Pollifax, who becomes a spy in her 60s. In 2010, Gilman was the Mystery Writers…
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1923
43rd Prime Minister of Iran (died 2016)
Jamshid Amouzegar was an Iranian economist, politician, and the prime minister of Iran from 7 August 1977 until his resignation on 27 August 1978. He was the second and fourth Secretary-General of the Rastakhiz Party…
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1923
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)
Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to directing television in 1950, and then directing films from 1957, where he gained a reputation for making realistic…
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1924
Bulgarian footballer
Dimitar Isakov is a Bulgarian retired football player. Isakov was a central forward.
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1924
Iraqi-Indian composer and director (died 1975)
Madan Mohan Kohli, better known as Madan Mohan, was an Indian music director of the 1950s, 1960s and the 1970s. He is considered one of the most melodious and skilled music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is…
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1924
American actress (died 2025)
June Kathleen Lockhart was an American actress, beginning a film career in the 1930s and 1940s in films such as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St. Louis. She appeared primarily in 1950s and 1960s television and with…
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1925
American architect and academic (died 2018)
Robert Charles Venturi Jr. was an American architect, founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates.
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1925
American actress and businesswoman (died 2022)
Virginia Ann Marie Patton Moss was an American actress. After appearing in several films in the early 1940s, she was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946).…
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1925
Austrian author and poet (died 1973)
Ingeborg Bachmann was an Austrian poet and author. She is regarded as one of the major voices of German-language literature in the 20th century. In 1963, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by German…
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1926
Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (died 2015)
Keppel Earl Enderby was an Australian politician and judge. Enderby was a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Australian Labor Party between 1970 and 1975 and became a senior cabinet minister in the…
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1926
Swedish Alpine skier (died 2019)
Stig Oskar Sollander was a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. He had his best results in the slalom, finishing fifth in 1952 and winning Sweden's first Olympic medal in alpine…
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1926
Hungarian runner (died 1970)
Antal Róka was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He competed for a Hungary in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the bronze medal.
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1927
English astronomer and academic (died 2020)
Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale was a British astronomer who served as the fourteenth Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He was Professor of Physics at Durham University from 1965 until 1992 and served as president of…
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1927
Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov was a Soviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics. He was the co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics,…
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1928
Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Michel Brault, OQ was a Canadian cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was a leading figure of direct cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of…
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1928
1928
American author and illustrator (died 2021)
Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than…
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1929
Italian cardinal (died 2014)
Francesco Marchisano was an Italian Cardinal who worked in the Roman Curia from 1956 until his death.
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1929
Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of India (died 2008)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the Raja Bahadur of Manda.
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1931
English painter and illustrator
Sir Peter Thomas Blake is an English pop artist. He co-created the sleeve design for the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. His other works include the covers for two of the Who's albums, the…
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1932
French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
George Sluizer was a French-born Dutch filmmaker whose credits included features as well as documentary films.
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1932
Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture
Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira is a Portuguese architect, and architectural educator. He is internationally known as Álvaro Siza and in Portugal as Siza Vieira.
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1933
American baseball player (died 2014)
Jean Louise Geissinger was an American infielder and outfielder who played from 1951 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League with the Fort Wayne Daisies and the Grand Rapids Chicks. Listed at…
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1934
American minister and author (died 2023)
Jack Hayford was an American Pentecostal minister, author, songwriter, and broadcaster. He is best known for serving as the senior pastor of The Church on the Way from 1969 to 1999, a congregation that grew into a…
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1934
Mexican actress and director (died 2006)
Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough, better known as Beatriz Sheridan, was a Mexican actress and director. A pioneer of the Mexican telenovelas and prominent figure of the Mexican theater of the 20th century, she was also…
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1934
Nigerian Army Officer (died 2018)
Salihu Ibrahim FSS, FHWC was a Nigerian army general who was Chief of Army Staff from August 1990 until September 1993 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
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1935
Indonesian poet and activist
Taufiq Ismail is an Indonesian poet, activist and the editor of the monthly literary magazine Horison. Ismail figured prominently in Indonesian literature of the post-Sukarno period and is considered one of the pioneers…
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1935
American author, playwright, and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (died 2020)
Laurence David Kramer was an American playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures, which led him to…
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1935
1935
English-American mathematician, physicist, and author (died 2002)
Charles Sheffield, was an English-born mathematician, physicist, and science-fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society.
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1935
Indonesian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Indonesia (died 2019)
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was an Indonesian statesman, engineer, scientist and inventor who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. A little over two months after his inauguration as the seventh…
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1936
German biologist and entomologist
Berthold Karl Hölldobler BVO is a German zoologist, sociobiologist and evolutionary biologist who studies evolution and social organization in ants. He is the author of several books, including The Ants, for which he…
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1936
American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
Eddie Lee Floyd is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s, including a No. 1 R&B hit song, "Knock on Wood".
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1937
English ballerina and actress
Doreen Patricia Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry is a British former ballet dancer.
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1937
1939
Australian runner
Judith Florence Amoore-Pollock, née Amoore, is an Australian former runner. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria.
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1940
American actress and singer
Mary Beth Peil is an American actress and soprano. She began her career as an opera singer in 1962 with the Goldovsky Opera Theater. In 1964 she won two major singing competitions, the Young Concert Artists…
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1940
English-Maltese author (died 2005)
Philip Nicholson, known by his pen name A. J. Quinnell, was an English novelist. He is best known for his novel Man on Fire, which has been adapted to film twice and a television series. Later in life he spent much of…
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1940
Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand is a Canadian filmmaker. During his four decades career, he became one of the most internationally-recognized directors from Quebec, earning widespread acclaim and numerous accolades for his…
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1941
Scottish academic and ecologist
John Albert Raven FRS FRSE was a British botanist who was emeritus professor at University of Dundee and the University of Technology Sydney. His primary research interests were in the ecophysiology and biochemistry of…
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1941
English actress (died 2022)
Patricia Ann Kennedy, better known by her stage name Patricia Brake, was an English actress. Her credits include Lorna Doone (1963), The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968-1969), My Lover, My Son (1970), The Optimists of Nine…
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1942
Greek academic and politician
Paraskevas Nikiforos Diamandouros is a Greek academic who was the first National Ombudsman of Greece from 1998 to 2003 and has been Ombudsman for the European Union from April 2003 to October 2013. He was re-elected as…
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1942
American basketball player, coach, and manager (died 2023)
Willis Reed Jr. was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association…
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1942
Canadian author and playwright
Michel Tremblay is a Canadian writer, novelist and playwright.
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1942
American singer-songwriter
Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 top 40 U.S. hits include "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"…
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1943
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Robert Charlebois is a Québécois author, composer, musician, performer and actor.
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1944
American screenwriter and producer (died 2013)
Gary David Goldberg was an American writer and producer for television and film. Goldberg was best known for his work on Family Ties (1982–89), Spin City (1996–2002), and his semi-autobiographical television series…
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1944
Nigerian politician
Babagana Kingibe OV GCON is a Nigerian diplomat, politician and civil servant who has held several high ranking government offices, culminating in his appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation…
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1945
1945
Dutch-Canadian general and politician
Roméo Antonius Dallaire is a retired Canadian politician and military officer who was a senator from Quebec from 2005 to 2014, and a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Armed Forces. He notably was the force commander of…
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1946
American guitarist and songwriter (died 2013)
Allen Glover Lanier was an American musician who played keyboards and guitar. He was an original member of Blue Öyster Cult.
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1946
English guitarist and saxophonist (died 2022)
Ian Richard McDonald was an English musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of the progressive rock band King Crimson in 1968, as well as the hard rock band Foreigner in 1976.
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1946
American discus thrower (died 2022)
John Gates Powell was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the discus throw. He set a world record at 69.08 meters in 1975, and his personal best of 71.26 meters ties him for ninth place in the…
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1947
American actor
James Carter Walker Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He portrayed James ("J.J.") Evans Jr., the older son of James Evans Sr. and Florida Evans, on the CBS television comedy series Good Times. The show ran from…
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1947
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2024)
Paul-Andre Cadieux was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and later player-coach, coach and sports director. He was the father of ice hockey player Jan Cadieux.
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1947
Irish archbishop
Richard Lionel Clarke is a retired Irish Anglican bishop and author. From 2012 to 2020, he served as the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland: as such, he was the senior cleric of the Church of Ireland.
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1949
French racing driver (died 2022)
Patrick Daniel Tambay was a French racing driver, broadcaster and politician, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1986. Tambay won two Formula One Grands Prix across nine seasons.
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1949
South Korean actor
Yoon Joo-sang is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in Iris.
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1949
Italian author and screenwriter
Marcello Toninelli is an Italian comics writer, best known as main writer of series of Zagor between 1982 and 1993.
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1950
Swiss mathematician and academic
Eva Bayer-Fluckiger is a Hungarian and Swiss mathematician. She is a Professor Emeritus at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. She has worked on several topics in topology, algebra and number theory, e.g. on the…
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1951
Hungarian cardinal
Péter Erdő is a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary since 2003. He was president of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe…
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1952
1952
German singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Martin Gerschwitz is a German violinist, keyboardist, singer and composer.
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1952
Swedish artist
Ellen Kristina Abelli Elander is a Swedish artist. She received her education at Birkagårdens folkhögskola between 1972 and 1973, and made her solo debut at Galleri Händer in Stockholm in 1978. Early on, she worked with…
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1952
French-American cardiologist and educator (died 2013)
Olivier Ameisen was a French-American cardiologist who wrote a best-selling book about curing alcoholism using the drug baclofen.
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1953
1953
Canadian ice hockey player
Mario Lessard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
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1954
American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
David Frank Paich is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist, and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrote much…
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1954
American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served since…
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1954
1955
American chef and author (died 2018)
Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.
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1956
Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2004)
Boris Trajkovski was a Macedonian politician who served as the president of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash.
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1956
Australian rugby player and coach
Craig Young is an Australian former representative rugby league footballer for the Australia national rugby league team, the New South Wales Blues and a stalwart player over 12 seasons from 1977 to 1988 with the St.…
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1956
Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2025)
Gregory H. Millen was a Canadian hockey commentator-analyst and professional ice hockey goaltender who played 14 seasons for six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his career as a colour commentator, he…
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1957
American musician and composer
William James Basinski is an American avant-garde composer based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a clarinetist, saxophonist, sound artist, and video artist.
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1958
German long jumper and educator
Lutz Dombrowski is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion.
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1959
1959
Australian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1996)
Dr Roberta Anne 'Bobbie' Vaile was an Australian astrophysicist and senior lecturer in physics at the Faculty of Business and Technology at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur. She was involved with Project…
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1959
English-Scottish journalist and author
Major-General Alastair Andrew Bernard Reibey Bruce of Crionaich, is a British television journalist and former senior officer in the British Army Reserves who served as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 2019 until 2024.
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1960
South African-Australian footballer and photographer
Craig Peter Johnston is a South African-born Australian former professional soccer player. He played as a midfielder in the English Football League between 1977 and 1988, for Middlesbrough and Liverpool. Nicknamed…
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1960
1960
Kazakh director, producer, and screenwriter
Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian filmmaker and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic Night Watch (2004), the action thriller Wanted (2008), and the historical horror film Abraham…
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1961
English comedian, actor, director, producer and singer
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms The Office (2001–2003), Extras (2005–2007), and Life's…
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1961
Spanish-born Canadian author
Yann Martel, is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi, an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent…
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1963
English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)
George Michael was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting,…
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1963
Australian cricketer
Philip Allen Emery is a former Australian cricketer. A wicket-keeper and valuable left-handed batsman, he represented Australia internationally and New South Wales domestically.
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1964
English racing driver and sportscaster
John Paul Herbert is a British former racing driver and broadcaster who competed in Formula One from 1989 to 2000. Herbert won three Formula One Grands Prix across twelve seasons. In endurance racing, Herbert won the 24…
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1964
American singer-songwriter and musician
John McCrea is an American singer and musician. He is a founding member of the band Cake. He is the vocalist and primary lyricist for the band, in addition to playing acoustic guitar, vibraslap, and piano. He also…
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1964
1965
Australian beach volleyball player
Kerri Ann Pottharst OAM is an Australian former professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist.
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1965
Congolese-American basketball player (died 2024)
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was a Congolese-American professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo"…
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1966
Australian journalist
Tracey Leigh Spicer is an Australian newsreader, journalist and social justice advocate. She is known for her association with Network Ten as a newsreader in the 1990s and 2000s when she co-hosted Ten Eyewitness News in…
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1967
Zimbabwean-South African rugby player
Adrian Christopher Garvey is a former Rhodesian-born South African rugby union player. He played as a tighthead prop, and was known for his mobility and ball skills.
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1968
Greek footballer and manager
Vaios Karagiannis is a former Greek professional footballer who played as a defender and current manager.
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1968
American football coach
Kevin Kelley is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Arkansas. He formerly served as the head coach at Presbyterian College. Prior to his hiring at…
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1969
Finnish guitarist
Roope Juhani Latvala is a Finnish guitarist. He is one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Stone, which was one of the first notable bands in the history of Finnish heavy metal. He was also a former…
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1970
1970
English cyclist and author
Karen Darke FRSGS is a British paralympic cyclist, paratriathlete, adventurer and author. She competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympics winning Gold in the Women's road time trial, following her success in the 2012 London…
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1971
Australian-English cricketer and educator
Jason Edward Riche Gallian is a former English Test cricketer. A right-handed opening batter, he originally hails from Australia and captained their Under-19 side for two Under-19 Tests in 1989 and 1990. He played three…
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1971
1971
American actress
Angela Faye Kinsey is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom The Office (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms Your Family or Mine (2015) and Haters Back Off (2016–2017). She is a podcast co-host…
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1971
Northern Irish-Scottish footballer and manager
Neil Francis Lennon is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who currently manages Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.
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1971
American baseball player
Michael Anthony Tucker is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. Tucker played with the Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves (1997-1998), Cincinnati Reds (1999-2001), Chicago Cubs (2001),…
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1971
Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as a first baseman, from 1993 to 2009, most prominently as a member of the…
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1972
Libyan engineer and politician (died 2026)
Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan political figure. He was the second son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his second wife Safia Farkash. He was a part of his father's inner circle, performing…
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1972
Czech ice hockey player
Milan Hnilička is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and politician. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Atlanta Thrashers and the Los Angeles Kings. He was a member of the…
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1973
English footballer and coach
Jamie Frank Redknapp is an English former professional footballer who was active from 1989 until 2005. He is a pundit at Sky Sports and an editorial sports columnist at the Daily Mail. A technically skillful and…
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1973
Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Nisha Ganatra is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actress of Indian descent. She wrote, directed, and produced the independent comedy drama Chutney Popcorn (1999) and later directed the…
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1974
Canadian ice hockey player
Glen David Metropolit is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who most notably played over 400 games in the National Hockey League (NHL)
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1974
Estonian journalist and producer
Kiur Aarma is an Estonian television journalist. He graduated from the University of Tartu in 1997. Aarma is also a writer and producer; among the films upon which he has worked is 2006's Sinimäed, a documentary about…
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1975
American actress
Linda Edna Cardellini is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles in the teen drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), the medical drama ER (2003–2009), and the thriller Bloodline (2015–2017),…
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1975
Spanish tennis player and coach
Albert Costa Casals is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 2002.
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1975
Russian chess player
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the 14th undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.
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1975
American model and television host
Michele Merkin is an American former model and television host.
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1975
Uruguayan footballer
José Carlos Cancela Durán is a Uruguayan football coach and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is nicknamed "Pepe".
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1976
Argentinian-Italian rugby player
Carlos Nieto is an Italian Argentine international rugby union player.
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1976
American swimmer
Neil Scott Walker is an American former competition swimmer for the University of Texas, a four-time Olympic medalist in the 4x100 Medley and Freestyle relays, an Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in…
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1976
Dominican baseball player
Aramis Nin Ramírez is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman, who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was named an…
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1978
Scottish footballer
Richard Daniel Hughes is a Scottish football executive and former player who is currently sporting director for Premier League club Liverpool.
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1979
American actress
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps is an American actress, singer and comedian. She is best known for her roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson's Creek (2001–2003), and ER (2006–2007), and for…
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1979
Swiss ski jumper
Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010. His other achievements include winning…
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1981
1982
Russian tennis player
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny, nicknamed "Misha" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the…
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1982
Austrian footballer
Marc Janko is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 75 league…
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1983
Algerian footballer
Karim Matmour is a former Algerian professional footballer who played as a winger.
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1985
Japanese singer and actress
Aya Matsuura is a Japanese singer and actress. Matsuura began her career as a solo artist within the idol musical collective Hello! Project, where she released her debut single "Dokki Doki! Love Mail" in 2001. Her…
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1986
Swedish ice hockey player
Jhonas Erik Enroth, is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, who is currently playing with Örebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres,…
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1988
Mexican footballer
Miguel Arturo Layún Prado is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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1988
Norwegian cross-country skier
Therese Johaug is a Norwegian former cross-country skier from the village of Dalsbygda in Os Municipality. In World Ski Championships she won ten individual gold medals along with four gold medals in relays, and she is…
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1988
Filipino actress
Andrea "Andi" Nicole Guck Eigenmann, is a Filipino former actress, model, and social media influencer.
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1990
Brazilian-American race car driver
Pietro Fittipaldi da Cruz is a Brazilian and American racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Pratt Miller Motorsports, and in the European Le Mans Series for Vector Sport; he also serves as a…
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1996
Australian swimmer
Kyle Chalmers, is an Australian competitive swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 100 metre freestyle, 4×100 metre medley relay, and long course 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay. He is the Oceanian…
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1998
Swedish professional ice hockey player
Philip Broberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted eighth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2019 NHL entry…
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2001
American singer-songwriter
Benson James Boone is an American singer–songwriter. He began his music career by briefly competing on American Idol in early 2021 before withdrawing voluntarily. He gained popularity on TikTok and subsequently signed a…
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2002
American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and social media personality
Kylie Lorena Cantrall is an American actress, singer, dancer and social media personality. She began her career with a YouTube channel under the pseudonym "Hello Kylie".
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2005
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