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Famous Birthdays on June 29
240 people
1136 – 2006
June 29 has seen 240 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1136 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1957 — Robert Forster
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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In December 1977 he co-founded an indie rock group, the Go-Betweens, with fellow musician Grant McLennan
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In 1980, Lindy Morrison joined the group on drums and backing vocals, and by 1981 Forster and Morrison were also lovers
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The follow-up single, "Was There Anything I Could Do?", was a number-16 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States
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In December 1989, after recording six albums, the Go-Betweens disbanded
Petronilla, whose name is also spelled Petronila or Petronella, was Queen of Aragon (1137–1164) from the abdication of her father, Ramiro II, in 1137 until her own abdication in 1164. After her abdication she acted as…
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1136
1326
John II, called the Great or the Faithless, was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479. As the husband of Queen Blanche I of Navarre, he was King of Navarre from 1425 to 1479. John was also King of Sicily from…
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1398
English knight (died 1506)
Sir Anthony Browne was the son of Sir Thomas Browne and Eleanor FitzAlan. He served as Henry VII's standard-bearer and Lieutenant of Calais.
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1443
Queen of Portugal (died 1517)
Maria of Aragon was Queen of Portugal from 30 October 1500 until her death in 1517 as the second wife of King Manuel I. Manuel was the widower of Maria's elder sister, Isabella.
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1482
Catholic cardinal (died 1560)
Pedro Pacheco de Villena, also known as Pedro Pacheco Ladrón de Guevara, was a Spanish cardinal and viceroy of Naples. In Italian his name is spelled Pietro Pacecco. His nephew Francisco Pacheco de Toledo was also a…
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1488
Flemish physician and botanist (died 1585)
Rembert Dodoens was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus. He has been called the father of botany. The standard author abbreviation Dodoens is used to indicate this…
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1517
German humanist, theologian, diplomat and statesman (died 1585)
Peter Agricola was a German Renaissance humanist, educator, classical scholar and theologian, diplomat and statesman, disciple of Martin Luther, friend and collaborator of Philipp Melanchthon.
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1525
1528
Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1604)
Christine of Hesse was Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp as the spouse of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp. She exerted some political influence as a widow after 1586.
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1543
Kotohito (Japanese: 政仁; IPA: [ko̞to̞çito̞]; 29 June 1596 – 11 September 1680, posthumously honored as Emperor Go-Mizunoo , was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Mizunoo's…
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1596
Dutch Admiral (died 1669)
Willem van der Zaan was a Dutch Admiral. His name is often given in the 17th century spelling Zaen.
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1621
Maltese artist (died 1743)
Pietro Paolo Troisi was a Maltese Baroque silversmith, sculptor, medallist, designer, engraver and Master of the Mint. His works include bronze sculptures of his patron António Manoel de Vilhena, designs of various…
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1686
German linguist, author, and educator (died 1818)
Joachim Heinrich Campe was a German writer, linguist, educator and publisher. He was a major representative of philanthropinism and the German Enlightenment.
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1746
Maltese sculptor (died 1831)
Vincenzo Dimech was a Maltese sculptor. He is best known for his religious sculptures, which include the titular statues of Gudja and Floriana. He also sculpted monuments or architectural features in Valletta and Corfu.
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1768
American poet, school founder (died 1820)
Lavinia Stoddard was an American poet and school founder from Connecticut. She spent her early years in New Jersey, where she received her education. After marrying physician William Stoddard, she co-founded and ran an…
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1787
Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller (died 1857)
Josef Ludwig Franz Ressel was a Bohemia-born Austrian forester and inventor who designed one of the first working ship's propellers.
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1793
German author and poet (died 1871)
Willibald Alexis, the pseudonym of Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring, was a German historical novelist, considered part of the Young Germany movement.
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1798
Italian poet and philosopher (died 1837)
Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist, and philologist. Considered the greatest Italian poet of the 19th century and one of the greatest authors…
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1798
French economist and theorist (died 1850)
Claude-Frédéric Bastiat was a French economist, writer, and prominent member of the French liberal school.
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1801
American minister and author (died 1868)
John Newton Brown was an influential Baptist teacher, minister and publisher in the 19th century.
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1803
Italian astronomer and academic (died 1878)
Angelo Secchi was an Italian Catholic priest and astronomer from the Italian region of Emilia. He was director of the observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University for 28 years. He was a pioneer in astronomical…
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1818
American poet, playwright, and politician (died 1902)
Thomas Dunn English was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a published author…
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1819
Norwegian chemist and academic (died 1900)
Peter Waage was a Norwegian chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Kristiania. Along with his brother-in-law Cato Maximilian Guldberg, he co-discovered and developed the law of mass action between 1864…
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1833
American poet and story writer (died 1894)
Celia Thaxter was an American writer of poetry and stories. For most of her life, she lived with her father on the Isles of Shoals at his Appledore Hotel. How she grew up to become a writer is detailed in her early…
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1835
Peter I was King of Serbia from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918. On 1 December 1918, he became King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and he held that title until his death three years later. Since he was the king of…
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1844
Chilean lawyer and politician, 15th President of Chile (died 1910)
Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910. His government furthered railroad and manufacturing activities but…
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1849
Russian politician, 1st Chairmen of Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire (died 1915)
Count Sergei Yulyevich Witte, also known as Sergius Witte, was a Russian statesman who served as the first prime minister of the Russian Empire, replacing the emperor as head of government. Neither liberal nor…
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1849
American businessman and politician, 51st Governor of Delaware (died 1926)
John Hunn was an American businessman and politician from Camden, Delaware. The first governor elected after a reform of Delaware's state constitution and a compromise candidate, Hunn served from 1901 until 1905 and…
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1849
American general and engineer, co-designed the Panama Canal (died 1928)
George Washington Goethals was an American military officer and civil engineer, best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. He was the first Governor of…
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1858
American activist and politician (died 1932)
Julia Clifford Lathrop was an American social reformer in the area of education, social policy, and children's welfare. As director of the United States Children's Bureau from 1912 to 1922, she was the first woman ever…
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1858
American physician and surgeon, co-founded the Mayo Clinic (died 1939)
William James Mayo was a physician and surgeon in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in…
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1861
American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1934)
Wilbert Robinson, nicknamed "Uncle Robbie", was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals. He…
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1863
Dutch swimmer (died 1939)
Bartholomeus Roodenburch was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
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1866
American astronomer and journalist (died 1938)
George Ellery Hale was an American astrophysicist, best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes;…
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1868
American tenor, composer, and director (died 1926)
Joseph Carl Breil was an American lyric tenor, stage director, composer and conductor. He was one of the earliest American composers to compose specific music for motion pictures. His first film was Les amours de la…
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1870
German ethnologist and archaeologist (died 1938)
Leo Viktor Frobenius was a German self-taught ethnologist and archaeologist and a major figure in German ethnography.
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1873
Italian cardinal (died 1970)
Benedetto Aloisi Masella was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as prefect of the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1954 to 1968, and as chamberlain of the Roman Church from 1958 until his…
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1879
German general (died 1944)
Ludwig August Theodor Beck was a German general who served as Chief of the German General Staff from 1933 to 1938. Beck was one of the main conspirators of the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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1880
American director, producer, and agent (died 1929)
Harry Herbert Frazee was an American theatrical agent, producer, and director, and owner of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. He is well known for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, which…
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1881
German-American composer and musicologist (died 1959)
Curt Sachs was a German musicologist. He was one of the founders of modern organology. Among his contributions was the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which he created with Erich von Hornbostel.
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1881
English runner (died 1961)
Henry Courtenay Hawtrey was a British track and field athlete, winner of 5 miles (8.0 km) run at the 1906 Summer Olympics.
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1882
German captain and politician, Reich Minister for Labour (died 1947)
Tobias Wilhelm Franz Seldte was a German reactionary politician who served as the Reich Minister for Labour in Nazi Germany. Prior to his ministry, Seldte was a founding leader of Der Stahlhelm World War I…
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1882
Hungarian football player and coach (died 1941)
Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, in Brazil primarily known as Dori Kruschner,, was a Hungarian football player and coach. As player he was successful with Budapest club MTK, and also played for the Hungary national team. As…
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1885
Luxembourgian-French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1963)
Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman was a Luxembourg-born French statesman. Schuman was a Christian democratic political thinker and activist. Twice Prime Minister of France, a reformist Minister of Finance and a…
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1886
Australian gangster (died 1927)
Joseph Theodore Leslie "Squizzy" Taylor was an Australian gangster from Melbourne. He appeared repeatedly and sometimes prominently in Melbourne news media because of suspicions, formal accusations and some convictions…
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1888
Scottish-American golfer (died 1961)
William Macfarlane was a Scottish professional golfer.
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1889
American sculptor and academic (died 1970)
Robert Laurent was a French-American modernist figurative sculptor, printmaker and teacher. His work, the New York Times wrote,"figured in the development of an American sculptural art that balanced nature and…
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1890
Dutch supercentenarian (died 2005)
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper was a Dutch supercentenarian who lived to the age of 115 years, 62 days. She is the oldest person ever from the Netherlands, breaking the previous record of Catharina van Dam on 26 September…
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1890
Indian economist and statistician (died 1972)
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the first…
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1893
1893
Canadian journalist and publisher (died 2001)
Fulgence Charpentier, OC was a French Canadian journalist, editor and publisher.
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1897
1898
French poet and pilot (died 1944)
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry, known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was a French writer, poet, journalist and aviator.
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1900
American singer and actor (died 1967)
Nelson Ackerman Eddy was an American actor and baritone singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A…
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1901
English engineer, developed the H2S radar (died 1942)
Alan Dower Blumlein was an English electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered one…
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1903
Polish mathematician (died 1956)
Witold Hurewicz was a Polish mathematician who worked in topology.
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1904
Ukrainian general (died 1945)
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky was the youngest-ever Soviet General of the army. For his leadership during World War II he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union twice. He died from wounds received outside…
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1906
German general (died 2000)
Heinz Harmel was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He commanded the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg during World War II. Harmel was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and…
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1906
American composer and conductor (died 1975)
Leroy Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great…
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1908
Swedish javelin thrower (died 1963)
Erik Hjalmar Lundqvist was a Swedish athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Two weeks later he became the first man to break the 70 m barrier, setting a new world record at 71.01…
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1908
American pilot and mercenary (died 1956)
Harold Edward Dahl was a mercenary American pilot who fought in the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War. He was a member of the "American Patrol" of the Andres Garcia La Calle group. He was…
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1909
American composer and conductor (died 1969)
Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and…
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1910
American baseball player (died 1993)
Burgess Urquhart "Whitey" Whitehead was an American Major League Baseball second baseman from 1933 to 1946. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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1910
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld was Prince of the Netherlands from 6 September 1948 to 30 April 1980 as the husband of Queen Juliana. They had four daughters together, including Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
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1911
Canadian-American actress (died 1995)
Katherine Lester DeMille was an American actress who played 25 credited film roles from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s.
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1911
American composer and conductor (died 1975)
Bernard Herrmann was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in film scoring. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film…
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1911
Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1958)
José Pablo Moncayo García was a Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor. "As composer, José Pablo Moncayo represents one of the most important legacies of the Mexican nationalism in art…
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1912
French oenologist and academic (died 2004)
Émile Peynaud was a French oenologist and researcher who has been credited with revolutionizing winemaking in the latter half of the 20th century, and has been called "the forefather of modern oenology".
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1912
American historian and author (died 2004)
John Willard Toland was an American writer and historian. He is best known for a biography of Adolf Hitler and a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II-era Japan, The Rising Sun.
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1912
American pole vaulter (died 1992)
Earle Elmer Meadows was an American pole vaulter who won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. His winning vault is featured in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympia.
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1913
Czech-American conductor and composer (died 1996)
Rafael Jeroným Kubelík, KBE was a Czech conductor and composer.
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1914
Greek-American mathematician and academic (died 1976)
Christos Dimitriou Papakyriakopoulos, commonly known as Papa, was a Greek mathematician specializing in geometric topology.
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1914
American actress and activist (died 2005)
Ruth Elizabeth Warrick was an American singer, actress and political activist, best known for her role as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on All My Children, which she played regularly from 1970 until her death in 2005. She…
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1916
1917
Swiss ice hockey player (died 2011)
Heinrich Lohrer was an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He was a brother of Werner Lohrer.
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1918
U.S admiral (died 2016)
Eugene Robert LaRocque was a rear admiral of the US Navy. He founded the Center for Defense Information in 1971.
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1918
United States Air Force major general (died 2019)
Francis Walter Nye was a United States Air Force major general who was a B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress combat pilot. He was commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency, Sandia Base, New Mexico.
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1918
Mexican cardinal (died 2008)
Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada was a Mexican Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mexico and Primate of Mexico(1977–1994). He was made a cardinal in 1979.
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1919
Commander of British Far East Land Forces (died 2017)
Major-General Walter Babington "Sandy" Thomas, was a New Zealand-born British Army officer, who served as General Officer Commanding Far East Land Forces from 1970 to 1971. He previously served with the New Zealand…
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1919
Cuban composer (died 2008)
Juan Blanco was the first Cuban composer to utilize electroacoustics, spatial music and multimedia.
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1919
American actor and rodeo performer (died 1983)
Louis Burton Lindley, better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens took up acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of…
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1919
Canadian-American theatre director, actor, and dean (died 2006)
Lloyd George Richards was a Canadian-American theatre director, and actor. While head of the National Playwrights Conference, he helped cultivate many of the most famous theater writers of the 20th century. He was also…
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1919
Spanish footballer and manager (died 1995)
César Rodríguez Álvarez, sometimes known as just César, was a Spanish football forward and manager.
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1920
American animator and producer (died 2013)
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields. In a career spanning more than 40 years,…
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1920
Duchess of Bedford (died 2012)
Nicole Russell, Duchess of Bedford was one of the first female television producers in France. After becoming the Duchess of Bedford, she helped to open and popularize one of the first Stately homes to the public -…
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1920
British tibetologist (died 2016)
David Llewellyn Snellgrove, FBA was a British Tibetologist noted for his pioneering work on Buddhism in Tibet as well as his many travelogues.
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1920
French author and screenwriter (died 2000)
Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard ) also known under the pen name San-Antonio, was a French writer. Known as an author of crime fiction and as a humorist, he was noted for his ability to blend the two genres. Though Dard…
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1921
1921
German businessman (died 2009)
Reinhard Mohn was a German billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Under his leadership, Bertelsmann, once a medium-sized printing and publishing house, established in 1835, developed into a global media…
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1921
French-American race car driver (died 1960)
Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1960.
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1921
American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist (died 2001)
Ralph Joseph P. Burns was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
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1922
Serbian poet and academic (died 1991)
Vasile "Vasko" Popa was a Yugoslav and Serbian poet of ethnic-Romanian heritage. He is regarded as one of 20th-century Yugoslavia's and Serbia's most important poets, and his work has been widely translated.
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1922
Jr., American general (died 2016)
John William Vessey Jr. was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of general, and was most notable for his service as the tenth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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1922
Chinese-American composer and educator (died 2019)
Chou Wen-chung was a Chinese American composer of contemporary classical music. He emigrated in 1946 to the United States and received his music training at the New England Conservatory and Columbia University. Chou is…
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1923
American composer and educator (died 2015)
Ezra Laderman was an American composer of classical music. He was born in Brooklyn.
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1924
American pathologist and gerontologist (died 2004)
Roy Lee Walford, M. D. was a professor of pathology at University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, a leading advocate of calorie restriction for life extension and health improvement, and a crew member of…
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1924
American politician (died 2018)
Philip Henderson Hoff was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He was most notable for his service as the 73rd governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969, the state's first Democratic governor since 1853.
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1924
American World War II Medal of Honor recipient (died 2019)
Francis Sherman Currey was a United States Army technical sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during the Battle of the Bulge…
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1925
Italian journalist and politician, 11th President of Italy (died 2023)
Giorgio Napolitano was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 2006 to 2015. At the time the longest-serving president in Italian history, and the first to achieve re-election, he played a…
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1925
American dancer and author (died 1999)
Chan Woods, was a common-law wife of jazz musician Charlie Parker. She later married musician Phil Woods.
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1925
American actress (died 2014)
Jacklyn DeVon Taylor, professionally known as Jackie Lynn Taylor, was an American child actress.
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1925
American actress (died 2021)
Cara Williams was an American film and television actress. She was best known for her role as Billy's mother in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and…
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1925
Kuwaiti ruler, 3rd Emir of Kuwait (died 2006)
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also known as Jaber III, was the Emir of Kuwait from 31 December 1977 until his death in 2006. The 13th ruler in his family's dynasty, Jaber's reign oversaw the transition of a…
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1926
Jr., U.S lieutenant general (died 2023)
Julius Wesley Becton Jr. was a United States Army lieutenant general, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and education administrator. He served as Commanding General, VII Corps in 1978 and as…
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1926
Nova Scotia politician (died 2021)
Roger Stuart Bacon was a Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Nova Scotia from 1990 to 1991.
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1926
American professional baseball player (died 2023)
Robert Morris Morgan was an American professional baseball infielder. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1950 and 1958 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals,…
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1926
Canadian director and screenwriter (died 1999)
Pierre Perrault was a Canadian documentary film director with the National Film Board of Canada. Over his 40-year career, he directed 32 films and was one of Canada's most important filmmakers, although he is largely…
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1927
Canadian politician
Marie Thérèse Rollande Killens is a former Canadian politician who served as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. She is an administrator by career.
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1927
Scottish actor (died 1999)
Ian Edmund Bannen was a Scottish stage and screen actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), the first Scots actor to receive the…
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1928
French author and illustrator (died 2023)
Jean-Louis Poisson, better known as Jean Louis Pesch, was a French author of comics series, including Sylvain et Sylvette.
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1928
Indonesian economist and politician (died 2005)
Radius Prawiro was an Indonesian economist and politician.
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1928
1929
American weightlifter (died 2021)
Peter T. George was an American weightlifter and Olympic and World champion. He was later an assistant professor of stomatology. George was the first weightlifter of Bulgarian descent to win Olympic gold, which has…
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1929
Italian journalist and author (died 2006)
Oriana Fallaci was an Italian journalist and author. As a teenager she joined the Italian resistance movement during World War II, and later had a long and successful journalistic career. Fallaci became famous worldwide…
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1929
German economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (died 2014)
Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and a former high-ranking European civil servant. He was one of the first European civil servants appointed in 1958 and served as…
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1930
American actor and producer (died 2019)
Robert Evans was an American film producer, studio executive, and actor who worked on Rosemary's Baby (1968), Love Story (1970), The Godfather (1972), and Chinatown (1974).
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1930
American-Canadian actress and politician (died 2023)
Viola Léger was an American-born Canadian actress and politician who served in the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2005.
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1930
Polish-French author and playwright (died 2013)
Sławomir Tangolo Mrożek was a Polish playwright.
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1930
1931
Baron Hutton, British jurist; Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (died 2020)
James Brian Edward Hutton, Baron Hutton, PC was a British Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
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1932
1933
American theologian and author (died 2016)
John Elliot Bradshaw was an American educator, counselor, motivational speaker, and author who hosted a number of PBS television programs on topics such as addiction, recovery, codependency, and spirituality. Bradshaw…
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1933
American actor, director, and producer (died 2010)
Corey Allen was an American film and television director, writer, producer, and actor. He began his career as an actor but eventually became a television director. He is best known for playing the character Buzz…
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1934
Greek captain and businessman (died 2011)
Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos was, a Greek captain, shipowner and entrepreneur.
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1935
Japanese baseball player and manager (died 2020)
Katsuya Nomura was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) catcher and manager. During his over 26-season playing career mostly spent with the Nankai Hawks, he became one of NPB's greatest offensive catchers. He…
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1935
American baseball player (died 2011)
Harmon Clayton Killebrew Jr., nicknamed "the Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball player as a first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder. He spent most of his 22-year career in Major…
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1936
Australian land rights activist (died 1992)
Edward Koiki Mabo was a Torres Strait Islander man, known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights in Australia, in particular the landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised that…
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1936
Australian cricketer
Alan Norman Connolly is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests and one ODI from 1963 to 1971. He played first-class cricket for Victoria and Middlesex from 1959 to 1971.
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1939
Brazilian footballer and coach
Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, also known as Amarildo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. He is the last surviving player who participated in the 1962 World Cup final.
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1939
1940
Welsh rugby player and coach (died 2021)
Sydney John Dawes was a Welsh rugby union player, playing at centre, and later coach. He captained London Welsh, Wales, the 1971 British Lions and the Barbarians. He is credited with being a major influence in these…
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1940
American baseball player
John Dominic Boccabella is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974 with the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and San Francisco…
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1941
Trinidadian-American activist (died 1998)
Kwame Ture was a Trinidadian and American activist who played a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement. Born in the Crown Colony of Trinidad and Tobago, he moved…
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1941
English author and screenwriter (died 2025)
Charlotte Bingham was an English novelist who wrote over 30 mainly historical romance novels and also wrote for many television programmes including Upstairs, Downstairs; Play for Today; and Robin's Nest. In her…
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1942
Australian journalist and producer (died 2019)
Michael Robert Willesee, was an Australian award-winning news and current affairs television journalist, interviewer and presenter. Willesee worked at the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), before moving to…
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1942
American singer (died 2003)
Eva Narcissus Boyd, known by her stage name Little Eva, was an American singer best known for her 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion".
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1943
French entrepreneur and chairman of Montpellier HSC (died 2017)
Louis Nicollin was a French entrepreneur and director of the Nicollin Company, which specializes in the collection and reprocessing of household and industrial waste. Nicollin notably served as chairman of Montpellier…
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1943
American actor
William Gary Busey is an American actor. He portrayed Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for…
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1944
American football player (died 2021)
Claude B. Humphrey was an American professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Humphrey was inducted into the Pro…
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1944
Spanish economist, academic, and politician
Andreu Mas-Colell is an economist, an expert in microeconomics and a prominent mathematical economist. He is the founder of the Barcelona School of Economics and a professor in the department of economics at Pompeu…
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1944
American cardinal
Seán Patrick O'Malley is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Boston from 2003 to 2024 and president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors from 2014 to 2025. He is also a founding…
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1944
Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth president of Sri Lanka from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. She is the…
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1945
Panamanian politician, 33rd President of Panama
Ernesto Pérez Balladares González-Revilla, nicknamed El Toro, is a Panamanian politician who was the President of Panama between 1994 and 1999.
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1946
Swiss fashion designer (died 2004)
Prince Egon von Fürstenberg was a socialite, banker, fashion and interior designer, and a member of the former German princely family of Fürstenberg.
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1946
American actor and screenwriter (died 2024)
Richard Philip Lewis was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Lewis came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic, and self-deprecating humor. As an actor, he was known for…
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1947
South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player (died 2012)
Sean Bergin was an avant-garde jazz saxophonist and flautist from South Africa.
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1948
American actor and politician
Fredrick Lawrence Grandy is an American actor who played Burl "Gopher" Smith on the TV series The Love Boat and who later became a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. Grandy was…
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1948
1948
Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician
Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar is a British politician and a crossbench member of the House of Lords. Since the 1970s, she has served as a director or chair of a variety of public and private sector organisations. She…
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1948
American football player and sportscaster
Daniel Lee Dierdorf is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. He played 13 seasons (1971–1983) as an offensive tackle for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
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1949
Spanish anesthesiologist and politician, 116th Mayor of Barcelona
Joan Clos i Matheu, GCIH is a Spanish politician who was mayor of Barcelona, Spain from September 1997 to September 2006. He took over from Pasqual Maragall in 1997. In 1999 he was elected to a four-year term, and was…
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1949
American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture
Ann Margaret Veneman is an American attorney who served as the fifth executive director of UNICEF from 2005 to 2010. She previously served as the 27th United States secretary of agriculture from 2001 to 2005. Veneman…
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1949
American illustrator
Robert London is an American underground comix and mainstream comics artist. His style evokes the work of early American cartoonists such as George Herriman, Cliff Sterrett and Elzie Crisler Segar.
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1950
1950
American artist
Michael Whelan is an American artist of imaginative realism. For more than 30 years, he worked as an illustrator, specializing in science fiction and fantasy cover art. Since the mid-1990s, he has pursued a fine art…
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1950
American sportscaster (died 2016)
Craig Graham Sager was an American sports reporter who covered an array of sports for CNN and its sister stations TBS and TNT, from 1981 until his death in late 2016.
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1951
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Donald Maynard Dokken is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in…
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1953
1953
American baseball player and coach
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt, nicknamed "Honey", is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years, from 1977 to 1997. He…
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1954
Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, also known as Maestro Júnior, Léo Júnior or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfielder.
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1954
American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
Charles Joseph Precourt is a retired NASA astronaut. His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force, piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the…
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1955
1956
American illustrator and painter
David Burroughs Mattingly is an American illustrator and painter, best known for his numerous book covers of science fiction and fantasy literature.
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1956
Dominican baseball player and manager
Pedro Guerrero is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1992 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
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1956
Portuguese lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal
Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, who is the current mayor of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005.
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1956
Belarusian footballer and manager (died 2012)
Pyotr Petrovich Vasilevsky was a Belarusian football manager and former player. He worked in a building security company until his death.
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1956
Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan
Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow is a Turkmen politician and former dentist who is currently the chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan. He previously served as the second president of Turkmenistan…
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1957
Cuban-Venezuelan singer and actress
María Concepción Alonso Bustillo, known professionally as María Conchita Alonso, is a Cuban-born Venezuelan-American actress and singer whose career spans film, television, music, and theater. She gained international…
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1957
American politician, 98th Mayor of Philadelphia
Michael Anthony Nutter is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he is also a former member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th…
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1957
English physicist and academic
Terence Richard Wyatt is a Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester, UK.
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1957
German politician
Dieter Althaus is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the 3rd Minister President of Thuringia from 2003 to 2009. In 2003/04 he was the 58th President of the Bundesrat.
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1958
1958
American actress, singer, and dancer
Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence is an American actress. From 1993 to 1999, she starred as Sylvia Costas in the ABC drama series, NYPD Blue. The role garnered her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding…
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1961
English actress
Amanda Donohoe is an English actress. She first came to public attention at age 16 for her relationship with pop singer Adam Ant, appearing in the music videos for the Adam and the Ants singles "Antmusic" (1980) and…
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1962
Spanish lawyer and politician
Joan Laporta i Estruch is a Spanish businessman, politician and president of FC Barcelona between 2003–2010 and 2021 onwards.
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1962
American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
George David "Zambo" Zamka is a former NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps pilot with over 3500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Zamka piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery in its October 2007…
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1962
German violinist
Anne-Sophie Mutter is a German violinist. Born in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg and raised in the nearby town Wehr, Mutter began playing the violin at age five and pursued further studies in Germany and Switzerland.…
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1963
American actress and educator
Judith Hoag is an American actress. She is known for playing April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Gwen Cromwell Piper in the Disney Channel television film series Halloweentown, from 1998 to 2006.
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1963
English singer-songwriter and dancer (died 2025)
Stedman Pearson was a British singer, most notable for being a member of the pop group Five Star with his four siblings.
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1964
American guitarist
Tod Rex Salvador, known professionally as Tripp Eisen, is an American musician best known as the former guitarist of industrial metal band Static-X. He is the current guitarist for the band Face Without Fear, and a…
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1965
English cricketer
Paul William Jarvis is a former English cricketer, who played in nine Tests and sixteen ODIs for England from 1988 to 1993.
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1965
American politician
Daniel Gordon Larson is an American politician in the state of Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota Senate.
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1965
Japanese author and comic artist
Yōko Kamio is a Japanese manga artist. Her best known series Boys Over Flowers , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996, is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and the best-selling shōjo…
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1966
American race car driver
Jeffrey Tyler Burton, nicknamed "the Mayor", is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is a member of the Burton racing family. He scored 21 career victories in the…
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1967
American actress and singer
Melora Diane Hardin Jackson is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Jan Levinson on NBC's The Office (2005–2013), Trudy Monk on USA Network's Monk (2004–2009), and Tammy Cashman on Prime's…
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1967
1967
American actor and musician
Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!, King George III in Hamilton, and The Baker in…
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1968
Canadian ice hockey player
Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, author and motivational speaker. Fleury played for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks of…
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1968
Canadian politician (died 2010)
Claude Béchard was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Quebec Liberal Party Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Kamouraska-Témiscouata in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region; as Minister of…
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1969
Greek footballer and manager
Pavlos Dermitzakis is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
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1969
Japanese lawyer and politician
Tōru Hashimoto is a Japanese television personality, former politician, and lawyer. He is a former governor of Osaka Prefecture and mayor of City of Osaka. He is a founder of Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Osaka…
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1969
German alpine skier
Edda Mutter is a German former alpine skier who competed in the women's slalom at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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1970
German sprinter
Melanie Paschke is a retired German sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.
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1970
American actress and singer
Emily Skinner, also known as Emily Scott Skinner, is a Tony-nominated American actress and singer. She has played leading roles in 11 Broadway productions including New York, New York, Prince of Broadway, The Cher Show,…
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1970
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Matthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian musician. He was the lead singer and songwriter for the Matthew Good Band, one of the most successful alternative rock bands in Canada during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since…
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1971
Greek singer and guitarist
Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis is a Greek musician best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the black metal band Rotting Christ. He is also known as Necromayhem.
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1972
American actor
Lance Barber is an American actor. He gained recognition for his main role as Paulie G on the HBO sitcom The Comeback, which was followed with a starring role in the film The Godfather of Green Bay (2005).
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1973
American cyclist
George Anthony Hincapie is an American former racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1994 and 2012. Hincapie was a key domestique of Lance Armstrong. Hincapie was also a domestique for Alberto Contador in…
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1973
1976
New Zealand comedian, actor, musician, songwriter, and producer
Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie is a New Zealand musician, comedian, music supervisor, and actor. He is best known as one half of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement. In the 2000s, the…
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1976
Greek footballer
Sotiris Liberopoulos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1977
English actress
Zuleikha Robinson is a British actress. She first came to attention as Yves Adele Harlow, a mysterious thief on the 2001 series The Lone Gunmen. She has appeared in the films Hidalgo (2004), The Merchant of Venice…
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1977
American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She is a member of the R&B and pop group the Pussycat Dolls. With two albums and over 55 million records sold worldwide,…
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1978
Australian footballer
Matthew Bode is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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1979
English footballer
Andrew James O'Brien is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in England, he won 26 caps for Republic of Ireland between 2001 and 2006 and was a member of the Republic's 2002 World Cup…
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1979
Dutch swimmer
Magdalena Johanna Maria "Marleen" Veldhuis is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. She was world record holder in six events. Veldhuis won eight world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold…
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1979
Welsh soprano and actress
Katherine Jenkins is a Welsh singer. She is a mezzo-soprano who performs operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of…
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1980
Australian rugby league player
Luke Branighan is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played in the National Rugby League for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, primarily…
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1981
American basketball player
Joe Marcus Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Iso Joe", he played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. After two years with Arkansas, he declared for the 2001 NBA draft…
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1981
Argentinian race car driver (died 2005)
Nicolás Vuyovich was a sportscar driver from Argentina.
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1981
American rabbi, author, and educator
Shmuly Yanklowitz is an American open orthodox rabbi and activist. In March 2012 and March 2013, Newsweek listed Yanklowitz as one of the 50 most influential rabbis in America.
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1981
American comedian
Colin Kelly Jost is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He has been a staff writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2005, and co-anchor of Weekend Update since 2014. He also served as one…
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1982
American baseball player
Dustin Robert "Dusty" Hughes is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins from 2009 to 2011.
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1982
1982
American sprinter
Obra J. Hogans is an American former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 9th World Athletics Indoor Championships gold medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. Before his professional career, Hogans was a…
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1982
American singer-songwriter and dancer
Aundrea Aurora Fimbres is an American singer. She was a former member of the pop music group Danity Kane. She is a soprano and was known for her melismatic vocal runs, and falsetto registered harmonies and also for…
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1983
American cyclist
Jeremy Powers is an American former professional racing cyclist, who has achieved over 90 UCI victories, four USA Cyclocross national championships, and the 2015 Pan American Championship during his career. He was a…
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1983
Russian high jumper
Aleksandr Andreyevich Shustov, born 29 June 1984) is a male high jumper from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.
On 29 July at the…
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1984
American football player
Quintin Lamon Demps is an American college football coach and former safety. He is the defensive pass game coordinator and safeties coach Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, a position he has held since 2025.…
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1985
Spanish footballer
José Manuel Jurado Marín is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1986
Romanian singer-songwriter and producer
Eduard Marian Ilie, better known by his stage name Edward Maya, is a Romanian musician, record producer, DJ and songwriter. He is known for his 2009 smash hit single "Stereo Love".
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1986
Argentinian footballer
Éver Maximiliano David Banega is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Defensa y Justicia.
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1988
Scottish footballer
Kim Alison Little is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal of the English Women's Super League. Before her retirement from international duty in 2021, Little was…
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1990
French footballer
Yann Gérard M'Vila is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Caen.
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1990
South Korean footballer
Suk Hyun-jun is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for K League 2 club, Yongin FC.
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1991
American basketball player
Kawhi Anthony Leonard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time NBA champion and Finals MVP, he is a seven-time All-Star and a…
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1991
American actress
Addison Timlin is an American actress. She played Jami Lerner in The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), Colleen Lunsford in Little Sister (2016) and Sasha Bingham in Showtime's Californication.
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1991
Australian actor
Harrison Sloan Gilbertson is an Australian actor. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he is known for his roles in the films Upgrade (2018), In The Tall Grass (2019), Oppenheimer (2023), and Springsteen: Deliver Me…
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1993
American singer-songwriter
Oliver Tree Nickell is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, rapper, and filmmaker. Born in Santa Cruz, California, Tree signed to Atlantic Records in 2017 after his song "When I'm Down" went viral and…
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1993
American actress and model
Camila Carraro Mendes is an American actress. She made her acting debut portraying Veronica Lodge on The CW teen drama series Riverdale (2017–2023), for which she won a Teen Choice Award in 2017. Mendes transitioned her…
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1994
New Zealand rugby league player
Joseph Manu is a New Zealand professional rugby footballer who plays for Racing 92 in the Top 14. He previously played as a centre for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL), with whom he won…
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1996
American basketball player
Michael Lamar Porter Jr., also known as "MPJ", is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers.…
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1998
American basketball player
Julian Kymani Champagnie is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm, twice earning…
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2001
American baseball player
Gunnar Randal Henderson is an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 and won the American League Rookie of the…
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2001
Australian rugby league player
Aaron Schoupp is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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2001
Canadian ice hockey player
Matthew Rempe is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
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2002
English footballer
Jude Victor William Bellingham is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the England national team. Known for his exceptional work rate, playmaking ability,…
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2003
American child voice actor
Sam Lavagnino is an American voice actor and YouTuber. He is best known for his roles as Catbug in Bravest Warriors, young Grizz in We Bare Bears, Rolly in the first three seasons of Puppy Dog Pals, and Mr. Muffin in…
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2006
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