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He is the national record holder over 100 m and long jump for Zimbabwe with 9.89 s (+1.3 m/s) and 8.40 m (0.0 m/s), respectively
Famous Birthdays on March 11
154 people
1278 – 2004
March 11 has seen 154 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1278 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1987 — Ngonidzashe Makusha
Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper
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Makusha was one of the only four, now five, athletes to win the 100 m - long jump double gold at the NCAA championships
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Both performances were achieved during the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships in Des Moines, Iowa where he completed the 100 m - long jump double gold
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The four others are DeHart Hubbard (1925), Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis (1981), and Jarrion Lawson (2016).
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Ngonidzashe Makusha is a Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper
daughter of Edward I of England (died c. 1332)
Mary of Woodstock was the seventh named daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. She was a nun at Amesbury Priory, but lived very comfortably thanks to a generous allowance from her parents. Despite a…
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1278
Italian poet and educator (died 1595)
Torquato Tasso was an Italian poet of the 16th century, known for his 1581 poem Gerusalemme liberata, in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the…
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1544
American general (died 1792)
Benjamin Tupper was an American soldier in the French and Indian War, and an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, achieving the rank of brevet brigadier general. Subsequently, he served…
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1738
American jurist and politician (died 1861)
John McLean was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and United States Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for the Whig…
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1785
French Romantic painter, lithographer and illustrator (died 1867)
Louis Candide Boulanger was a French Romantic painter, pastellist, lithographer and a poet, known for his religious and allegorical subjects, portraits, genre scenes.
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1806
French mathematician and astronomer (died 1877)
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier was a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.
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1811
German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (died 1879)
Anna Juliane Bochkoltz was a German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer. She performed her first concert in 1843, then studied in Brussels and Paris. After singing concerts in Paris, London and Berlin, she…
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1815
French-Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1910)
Marius Ivanovich Petipa was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history.
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1818
English businessman and philanthropist, founded Tate & Lyle (died 1899)
Sir Henry Tate, 1st Baronet was a British sugar merchant, sugar-baker and philanthropist, known for establishing the Tate Gallery and Henry Tate & Sons, which later became Tate & Lyle.
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1819
French mathematician, economist, and academic (died 1900)
Joseph Louis François Bertrand was a French mathematician and historian of science whose work emphasized number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics.
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1822
English cricketer and rugby player (died 1915)
Andrew Ernest Stoddart was an English sportsman who played international cricket for England, and rugby union for England and the British Isles. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1893.
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1863
French mathematician and theorist (died 1946)
Louis Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Bachelier was a French mathematician at the turn of the 20th century. He is credited with being the first person to model the stochastic process now called Brownian motion, as part of his…
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1870
American composer and painter (died 1971)
Carl Ruggles was an American composer, painter and teacher. His pieces employed "dissonant counterpoint", a term coined by fellow composer and musicologist Charles Seeger to describe Ruggles' music. His method of atonal…
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1876
American eugenicist and sociologist (died 1943)
Harry Hamilton Laughlin was an American educator and eugenicist. He served as the superintendent of the Eugenics Record Office from its inception in 1910 to its closure in 1939, and was among the most active individuals…
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1880
Swedish minister and hymn-writer (died 1974)
Lewi Pethrus was a Swedish Pentecostal minister who played a decisive role in the formation and development of the Pentecostal movement in his country. In 1964, he founded the political party the Christian Democrats.
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1884
English race car driver (died 1948)
Major Sir Malcolm Campbell was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called Blue Bird, including a 1921 Grand Prix…
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1885
American actor and director (died 1980)
Raoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent cinema actor George Walsh. He portrayed John Wilkes Booth in the…
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1887
American engineer and academic (died 1974)
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator, who during World War II headed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), through which almost all wartime military R&D was…
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1890
1893
American pianist and composer (died 1965)
Henry Dixon Cowell was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher, and the husband of ethnomusicologist Sidney Robertson Cowell. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric…
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1897
American actress (died 1968)
Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American stage and screen actress. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the…
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1898
1899
Jr., American lawyer, and politician, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (died 1988)
James Henderson Douglas Jr. was an American lawyer and government official who was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, serving under both President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin Roosevelt. During the Eisenhower…
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1899
New Zealand historian and scholar (died 1989)
Sir Ronald Syme, was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. He was regarded as the greatest historian of ancient Rome since Theodor Mommsen and the most brilliant exponent of the history of the Roman Empire since…
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1903
American accordion player and bandleader (died 1992)
Lawrence Welk was an American accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. The program was known for its light and family-friendly style, and the easy…
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1903
English actress, singer, and dancer (died 1981)
Jessie Margaret Matthews was an English actress, dancer and singer who rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s, with her career continuing into the post-war period.
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1907
Finnish javelin thrower (died 1997)
Matti Kalervo Sippala was a Finnish athlete. His main event was the javelin throw, in which he won the silver medal at both the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1934 European Championships, but he was also a good…
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1908
German chemist and academic (died 1982)
Robert Havemann was an East German chemist, physicist, and dissident.
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1910
1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (died 1996)
Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean, 1st Baronet, was a British Army officer, writer and politician. A Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) from 1941 to 1974 Maclean was one of only two soldiers who during the Second World War…
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1911
German colonel and pilot (died 1944)
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 162 enemy aircraft shot down in 732 combat missions. He claimed most of his victories over the Eastern Front, and 25…
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1913
Indian cricketer (died 2004)
Vijay Samuel Hazare was an Indian cricketer. He captained India in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first Test cricket…
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1915
American computer scientist and psychologist (died 1990)
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, known simply as J. C. R. or "Lick", was an American psychologist and computer scientist who is considered to be among the most prominent figures in computer science development and general…
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1915
American country singer, bandleader, radio and television host (died 1991)
John Stephen McSwain, better known by his stage name Dude Martin, was an American country singer and bandleader, radio and early television personality.
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1915
English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1995)
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, was a British politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1963 to…
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1916
Dutch-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017)
Nicolaas Bloembergen was a Dutch–American physicist recognized for his work in developing driving principles behind nonlinear optics for laser spectroscopy. During his career, he was a professor at Harvard University…
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1920
Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player (died 1992)
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and…
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1921
Greek economist and philosopher (died 1997)
Cornelius Castoriadis was a Greek-French philosopher, sociologist, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie collective.
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1922
Malaysian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 1976)
Abdul Razak bin Hussein was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the second prime minister of Malaysia from 1970 until his death in 1976. He also served as the first deputy prime minister of Malaysia from…
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1922
Spanish actor, costume designer, scenic designer and assistant director (died 2009)
José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre was a Spanish actor, comedian, costume designer, scenic designer, and assistant director whose career spanned nearly seven decades. He was one of the most prolific and successful…
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1922
American tennis player (died 2014)
Althea Louise Brough Clapp was an American tennis player. In her career between 1939 and 1959, she won six Grand Slam titles in singles as well as numerous doubles and mixed-doubles titles. At the end of the 1955 tennis…
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1923
American biochemist and academic (died 1983)
Margaret Belle (Oakley) Dayhoff was an American biophysicist and a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics. Dayhoff was a professor at Georgetown University Medical Center and a noted research biochemist at the National…
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1925
American minister and activist (died 1990)
Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. Being a leader of the civil rights movement, Abernathy was a close friend and…
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1926
American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2016)
Vincent Joseph Boryla was an American basketball player, coach and executive. His nickname was "Moose". He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School in 1944. He played basketball at the University of Notre Dame…
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1927
Austrian activist and politician (died 2015)
Freda Meissner-Blau was an Austrian politician, activist, and prominent figurehead in the Austrian environmental movement. She was a founder and the federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.
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1927
American businessman, and politician, United States Secretary of Commerce (died 2010)
Robert Adam Mosbacher Sr. was an American businessman, accomplished yacht racer, and a Republican politician. A longtime friend and political ally of George H. W. Bush, Mosbacher served in Bush's Cabinet as Secretary of…
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1927
Spanish sculptor and painter (died 2014)
Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. He was controversial,…
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1927
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)
Timothy Agoglia Carey was an American film and television character actor who was typically cast as manic or violent characters who are driven to extremes. He is particularly known for his collaborations with Stanley…
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1929
South African cricketer (died 1998)
Derrick John "Jackie" McGlew was a cricketer who played for Natal and South Africa. He was educated at Merchiston Preparatory School and Maritzburg College, where he was Head Dayboy Prefect and captain of both cricket…
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1929
English illustrator and engraver
David William Gentleman is an English artist. He studied art and painting at the Royal College of Art under Edward Bawden and John Nash. He has worked in watercolour, lithography and wood engraving, at scales ranging…
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1930
Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (died 1986)
Claude Jutra was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.
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1930
Australian-American businessman and media magnate
Keith Rupert Murdoch is a former business magnate, investor, and media mogul. Through his company News Corp, he is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international publishing outlets around the world,…
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1931
American violinist and composer (died 2007)
Leroy Jenkins was an American composer and violinist/violist.
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1932
English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 2023)
Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby was a British politician, journalist and climate change denier. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Blaby in Leicestershire from 1974 to 1992,…
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1932
American journalist
Samuel Andrew Donaldson Jr. is an American retired television reporter and news anchor. He broadcast with ABC News from 1967 to 2009. He was well known as the White House Correspondent with a booming loud voice, which…
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1934
American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (died 2016)
Antonin Gregory Scalia was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016. He was described as the intellectual anchor for the…
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1936
Argentinian-Spanish singer-songwriter (died 2019)
Alberto Cortez was an Argentine singer and songwriter. Cortez and his wife Renée Govaerts lived in Madrid.
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1940
quilt historian (died 2025)
Rochelle Zegart was an American quilt collector, historian, and advocate. She was involved in the establishment of several quilting organizations and is best known for her work promoting quilting as an art form and…
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1941
Italian race car driver
Arturo Francesco "Art" Merzario is an Italian racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1979.
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1943
American baseball player and coach (died 2008)
Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1968 through 1979, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won…
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1945
American guitarist
Harvey "The Snake" Mandel is an American guitarist best known as a member of Canned Heat. He also played with Charlie Musselwhite and John Mayall as well as maintaining a solo career.
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1945
American actor
Mark Metcalf is an American television and film actor often playing the role of an antagonistic and aggrieved authority figure.
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1946
French composer and educator
Tristan Murail is a French composer associated with the "spectral" technique of composition. Among his compositions is the large orchestral work Gondwana.
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1947
American politician, 80th Governor of Georgia
Roy Eugene Barnes is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003. As of 2026, he is the most recent Democrat to serve as governor of Georgia.
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1948
American basketball player (died 2016)
James M. McMillian was an American professional basketball player. After starring at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, McMillian played college basketball for the Columbia Lions. He led Columbia to a three-year…
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1948
American singer-songwriter, producer, and conductor
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, and conductor. His vocal techniques include singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly…
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1950
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Jerry Gordon Zucker is an American filmmaker. With his brother David and Jim Abrahams, he is part the filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.
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1950
French model and actress
Dominique Marie-Françoise Renée Varaigne, professionally known as Dominique Sanda, is a French actress.
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1951
English author and playwright (died 2001)
Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He was best known as the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a 1978 radio comedy series which he adapted into a "trilogy" of five books…
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1952
Irish-American race car driver and sportscaster
Derek Patrick Daly is an Irish former racing driver, businessman and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1982.
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1953
American record producer and businessman, co-founded Beats Electronics
James Iovine is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He co-founded Interscope Records in 1990, and served as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed…
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1953
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Bernie LaBarge is a Canadian performing and session guitarist, singer and songwriter, and producer.
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1953
American composer and conductor
David Louis Newman is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning more than thirty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films, as well as the 1997 and…
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1954
American politician, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior
Gale Ann Norton is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously…
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1954
Canadian swimmer
Leslie G. Cliff,, later known by her married name Leslie Tindle, is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who participated in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games.
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1955
German singer-songwriter
Catharina "Nina" Hagen is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rise to prominence during the punk and Neue Deutsche Welle movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She…
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1955
American triple jumper
William Augustus Banks III is an American athlete. Born at Travis Air Force Base, California, he grew up in San Diego County and went to Oceanside High School. Banks is an Eagle Scout.
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1956
English sports journalist and sportscaster (died 1999)
Helen Frances Rollason was a British sports journalist and television presenter, who in 1990 became the first female presenter of the BBC's sports programme Grandstand. She was also a regular presenter of Sport on…
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1956
Former Iranian commander of the Quds Force (died 2020)
Qasem Soleimani was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination by the United States in 2020, he was the commander of the Quds Force, an IRGC…
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1957
American child actress (died 1976)
Mary Anissa Jones was an American child actress known for her role as Buffy Davis on the CBS sitcom Family Affair, which ran from 1966 to 1971. She died from a drug overdose, five years after the show ended.
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1958
American pornographic actress/director, sex educator, sex-positive feminist, and author
Marie Louise Hartman, known professionally as Nina Hartley, is an American pornographic film actress and sex educator.
By 2017 she had appeared in more than 1,000 adult films.
She has been described by Las Vegas Weekly…
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1959
New Zealand rugby player
Warwick Thomas Taylor is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He won 24 caps for the All Blacks between 1983 and 1988 and played in the victorious New Zealand team at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.
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1960
Canadian actor
Elias Koteas is a Canadian actor who has performed in lead and supporting roles in numerous films and television series. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Ararat (2002).
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1961
Canadian-Scottish guitarist
Bruce William Watson is a Canadian-born Scottish guitarist, best known for being a member of Big Country.
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1961
1962
American actor
Jeffrey Richard Nordling is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Manning in Once and Again, Larry Moss in 24, Nick Bolen in Desperate Housewives, and Gordon Klein in Big Little Lies, as well as Coach…
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1962
English footballer and manager
Gary Lloyd Barnett is an English former professional footballer and football coach. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Oxford United, Wimbledon, Fulham, Huddersfield Town,…
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1963
English actress
Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston is an English actress. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday…
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1963
American photographer and director
David LaChapelle is an American photographer, music video director, and film director. He is best known for his work in fashion and photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages.…
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1963
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Peter Berg is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. His directorial film works include the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), the action comedy The Rundown (2003), the sports drama Friday Night Lights…
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1964
Finnish ice hockey player and coach
Raimo Ilmari Helminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans. He is the world record holder for most international games played by a hockey player, as…
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1964
American drummer, songwriter and producer (died 2018)
Vincent Paul Abbott was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and…
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1964
English actor and singer
Shane Patrick Paul Roche, known as Shane Richie, is an English actor, comedian, presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal of the character…
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1964
English footballer and manager
Nigel Howard Adkins is an English professional football manager and former footballer and physiotherapist. He was most recently the manager and technical director at Tranmere Rovers.
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1965
Jr., American lawyer and politician
Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. is an American former politician. A Democrat, Jackson served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2012.
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1965
American actor
James Wallace Langham II is an American actor. He is known for his roles in television shows, playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998), Josh Blair in Veronica's Closet (1997–2000),…
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1965
English fashion designer
Jenny Packham is a British fashion designer. She mostly makes ready-to-wear clothes and wedding dresses. She is the sister of naturalist and television presenter Chris Packham.
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1965
American basketball player and coach
John Robert Thompson III is an American professional basketball coach and executive who has been the assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team since 2017. He previously served as the head…
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1966
Scottish-American actor and singer
John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his roles as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spin-off Torchwood (2006–2011), and as Malcolm…
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1967
Belarusian ice hockey player and coach (died 2022)
Sergei Viktorovich Bautin was a Soviet-born ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and the San Jose Sharks.
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1967
American lawyer and politician
Brad Rogers Carson is an American lawyer and politician who was the 21st president of the University of Tulsa from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served two terms in the United States House of…
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1967
1968
American actor and producer
Terrence Dashon Howard is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit…
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1969
1969
American politician and businessman
Michael Anthony Rulli is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as an Ohio…
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1969
American actor and entertainer
Philip John Clapp, known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass (2000–2001)…
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1971
Czech ice hockey player
Martin Ručinský is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ručínský was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round as the 20th overall selection in…
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1971
South Korean baseball player
Lee Sang-hoon, nicknamed "Samson" for his long hair, is a retired professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the KBO League.
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1971
Venezuelan baseball player
Bob Kelly Abreu, nicknamed "El Comedulce" and "La Leche", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York…
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1974
Danish footballer
Thomas Gravesen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1976
American-Russian basketball player and coach
Rebecca Lynn Hammon is an American-Russian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is considered among the…
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1977
Slovak ice hockey player
Michal Handzuš is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. Handzuš played for hometown club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga before joining the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1998. Handzuš played…
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1977
Ivorian footballer
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (French pronunciation: [didje iv dʁɔɡba tebili]; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of…
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1978
Spanish footballer
Albert Luque Martos is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger or striker.
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1978
American basketball player
Elton Tyron Brand is an American former professional basketball player and the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he was…
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1979
American basketball player
Frederick Terrell Jones is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and was the winner of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game.
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1979
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Benjamin Levi Madden is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Good Charlotte—for which he has received various awards—and the pop rock…
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1979
American singer-songwriter and producer
Joel Rueben Madden is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Good Charlotte. He is also part of the pop rock collaboration the Madden Brothers with his identical twin…
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1979
1980
American YouTuber and engineer
Mark Rober is an American YouTuber, engineer, inventor, and educator. He is known for his YouTube videos on popular science and do-it-yourself gadgets. Before he became a YouTuber, Rober was an engineer with NASA for…
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1980
1980
American actor
David Anders Holt, known professionally as David Anders, is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on Alias, as Adam Monroe on Heroes, as John Gilbert in the TV series The…
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1981
1981
English musician
Russell Dean Lissack is an English musician. He is the lead guitarist of London-based indie rock group Bloc Party, whom he founded with Kele Okereke in 1999. He released a self-titled album with side project Pin Me Down…
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1981
American singer-songwriter and actress
LeToya Nicole Luckett-Coles is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a founding member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.…
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1981
American baseball player
Brian Nikola Anderson is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox as an outfielder, a position he…
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1982
American actress, producer, and director
Thora Birch is an American actress. She made her film debut with a starring role in Purple People Eater (1988) and won a Young Artist Award for "Best Actress Under Nine Years of Age". Birch rose to prominence as a child…
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1982
Czech ice hockey player
Lukáš Krajíček is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers,…
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1983
1984
Canadian ice hockey player
Paul Albert Bissonnette, nicknamed "Biz Nasty", is a Canadian professional ice hockey analyst and former player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes.
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1985
Equatoguinean footballer
Daniel Vázquez Evuy, known as Evuy, is a former footballer who played as a defender. Born and raised in Spain to a Spanish father and an Equatorial Guinean mother, he capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
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1985
American journalist and activist
Cassandra MacDonald is an American journalist and activist. As a journalist, she has worked for the Russian state-owned international news agency Sputnik (2015–2017), far-right American conspiracy theory websites Big…
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1985
Greek footballer
Stelios Malezas is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
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1985
American football player and commentator
Gregory Walter Olsen Jr. is an American professional football sportscaster and former tight end who played for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and…
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1985
Australian footballer
Nikolai David Topor-Stanley is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre-back. He played for A-League clubs Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United. He has…
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1985
Swiss skier
Dario Cologna is a Swiss retired cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career.
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1986
Canadian ice hockey player
Marc-André Gragnani is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played with Djurgårdens IF then of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He spent four-and-a-half seasons playing for the Buffalo…
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1987
Estonian cyclist
Tanel Kangert is an Estonian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2022.
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1987
Dominican baseball player
Pedro Alberys Báez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros. Signed as an international free agent in 2007, Báez made…
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1988
Portuguese footballer
Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Mainly a left-back, he also operated as a winger and occasionally as a defensive midfielder.
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1988
South African footballer (died 2015)
Cecil Sonwabile Lolo was a South African professional footballer, who played as a defender and midfielder for Ajax Cape Town.
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1988
American basketball player
Malcolm Hakeem Delaney is an American former professional basketball player. He is from Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Towson Catholic High School. Delaney played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's…
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1989
American basketball player
Orlando Vincent Johnson is an American basketball coach, administrator, and former professional player. He played college basketball for Loyola Marymount and UC Santa Barbara.
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1989
Russian-American actor (died 2016)
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months. He began his career as a child actor,…
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1989
Japanese tennis player
Ayumi Morita is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 40 in the world in October 2011. At junior level, she reached a combined career-high ranking of No. 3.
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1990
American producer and actor
Austin Kingsley Swift is an American music executive, producer, and actor who has appeared in films such as Live by Night and I.T.. The younger brother of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, he has appeared in and produced…
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1992
English actress
Jodie Comer is an English actress of screen and stage. Her accolades include two British Academy Television Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two nominations for a Golden Globe…
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1993
American basketball player
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr., nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a power forward and center, is a…
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1993
Scottish footballer
Andrew Henry Robertson is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Scotland national team. He is also the vice-captain of Liverpool.
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1994
American ice hockey player
Conor Garland is an American professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Garland was drafted in the fifth round, 123rd overall, by the Arizona…
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1996
Canadian ice hockey player
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1997
American basketball player
Raymond Mark Spalding is an American professional basketball player for the Noblesville Boom of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, and was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in…
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1997
Serbian-Swedish basketball player
Tristan Tsalikis Vukčević is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national team.
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2003
German rhythmic gymnast
Margarita Kolosov is a German rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time German all-around champion. She is also a two-time World team silver medalist. Margarita has been competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's…
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2004
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Ngonidzashe Makusha — Zimbabwean sprinter and athletics competitor (born 1987)
FeaturedNgonidzashe Makusha
Birth year1987
Known forHe is the national record holder over 100 m and long jump for Zimbabwe with 9.89 s (+1.3 m/s) and 8.40 m (0.0 m/s), respectively
Birthdays on this date154 (1278 – 2004)
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