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In 1960, he won both the Cy Young Award and a World Series ring as a member of the Pirates
Famous Birthdays on March 12
291 people
1270 – 2008
March 12 has seen 291 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1270 – 2008. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1930 — Vern Law
American baseball player and manager
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In 1965, he won the Lou Gehrig Award and the Associated Press's National League Comeback Player of the Year Award
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At the time, he was the 11th oldest living Major League player.
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Law signed for the Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1948 and made his major-league debut in 1950
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Law was inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame in August 2025
1270
German Lutheran pastor and composer (died 1553)
Caspar Othmayr was a German Lutheran pastor and composer.
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1515
German poet and composer (died 1676)
Paulus or Paul Gerhardt was a German theologian, Lutheran pastor and hymnodist, considered Germany's greatest hymn writer. His songs and hymns were published in contemporary hymnals such as Praxis pietatis melica, and…
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1607
French gardener and architect (died 1700)
André Le Nôtre, originally rendered as André Le Nostre, was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France. He was the landscape architect who designed the gardens of the Palace of…
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1613
English historian and philosopher (died 1697)
John Aubrey was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He was a pioneer archaeologist, who recorded numerous megalithic and other field monuments in southern England, and who is particularly noted for his…
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1626
1637
Irish-Welsh journalist and politician (died 1729)
Sir Richard Steele was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright and politician best known as the co-founder of the magazine The Spectator alongside his close friend Joseph Addison.
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1672
Irish bishop and philosopher (died 1753)
George Berkeley, known as Bishop Berkeley, was an Anglo-Irish philosopher, writer, and clergyman who is regarded as the founder of immaterialism, a philosophical theory he developed which later came to be known as…
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1685
English composer (died 1778)
Thomas Augustine Arne was an English composer of the late Baroque and early Classical periods. He is known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777…
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1710
comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat (died 1821)
François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, was a French politician and diplomat during the Ancien Régime and French Revolution.
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1735
French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian (died 1827)
Jean Denis, comte Lanjuinais, was a French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian.
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1753
Scottish theologian (died 1815)
Claudius Buchanan FRSE was a Scottish theologian, an ordained minister of the Church of England, and an evangelical missionary for the Church Missionary Society. He served as Vice Provost of the College of Calcutta in…
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1766
Queen consort to Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (died 1826)
Frederica of Baden was Queen of Sweden from 1797 to 1809 as the consort of King Gustav IV Adolf.
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1781
English geologist and paleontologist; Dean of Westminster (died 1856)
William Buckland DD, FRS was an English theologian, geologist and palaeontologist.
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1784
Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Mayor of Toronto (died 1861)
William Lyon Mackenzie was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify the establishment of Upper Canada. He represented…
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1795
American military officer and politician (died 1858)
George Tyler Wood was an American military officer and politician who served as the second governor of Texas.
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1795
American wife of Franklin Pierce, 15th First Lady of the United States (died 1863)
Jane Means Pierce was the first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857, being married to Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States. Born in Hampton, New Hampshire, she married Pierce, then a…
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1806
Indian Army officer (died 1896)
General Sir James Abbott, was a Bengal Army officer and colonial administrator. The city of Abbottabad, Pakistan, was founded by and subsequently named after him.
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1807
French military leader and politician (died 1896)
Louis-Jules Trochu was a French military leader and politician. He served as President of the Government of National Defense—France's de facto head of state—from 4 September 1870 until his resignation on 22 January 1871.
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1815
Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (died 1893)
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott was the third prime minister of Canada, serving from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.
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1821
Croatian writer and politician (died 1882)
Orsat "Medo" Pucić, was a Ragusan writer and an important member of the Serb-Catholic movement in Dubrovnik.
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1821
Japanese statesman (died 1899)
Count Katsu Yasuyoshi , born Katsu Yoshikuni , best known by his nickname Katsu Kaishū , was a Japanese statesman, naval engineer and military commander during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period.
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1823
Russian-German physicist and academic (died 1887)
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff was a German physicist and mathematician who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of black-body radiation by heated objects. He…
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1824
English farmer and agent (died 1897)
Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott was an English land agent whose ostracism by his local community in Ireland gave the English language the term boycott. He had served in the British Army 39th Foot, which brought him…
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1832
American politician, Secretary of the Navy (died 1919)
Hilary Abner Herbert was Secretary of the Navy in the second administration of President Grover Cleveland. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama.
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1834
Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (died 1909)
Simon Newcomb was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath. He served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University. Born in Nova Scotia,…
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1835
Maltese educator and politician (died 1908)
Sigismondo Savona was a Maltese educator and politician who played a prominent role in the Language Question which defined the politics of the Crown Colony of Malta in the late 19th century.
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1835
French organist and composer (died 1911)
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant was a French organist and composer. He was the organist of La Trinité from 1871 until 1901. A noted pedagogue, performer, and improviser, Guilmant helped found the Schola Cantorum de Paris. He…
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1837
English chemist and academic (died 1907)
Sir William Henry Perkin was an English chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline. Though he failed in trying to…
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1838
French sociologist and criminologist (died 1904)
Jean-Gabriel (de) Tarde was a French sociologist, criminologist and social psychologist who conceived sociology as based on small psychological interactions among individuals, the fundamental forces being imitation and…
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1843
Polish-born German cantor (died 1920)
Eduard Birnbaum (1855–1920) was a Polish-born German hazzan (cantor) and one of the first explorers of Jewish music.
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1855
American actor and director (died 1915)
William V. Ranous was an American silent film actor and director and Shakespearean stage actor.
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1857
American publisher (died 1935)
Adolph Simon Ochs was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New York Times and The Chattanooga Times, which is now the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Through his only child, Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger,…
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1858
Italian mathematician (died 1906)
Ernesto Cesàro was an Italian mathematician who worked in the field of differential geometry. He wrote a book, Lezioni di geometria intrinseca, on this topic, in which he also describes fractal, space-filling curves,…
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1859
Estonian poet and author (died 1895)
Graf Eric Stanislaus Stenbock was a Baltic Swedish poet and writer of macabre fantastic fiction.
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1860
Italian soldier, journalist, poet, and playwright (died 1938)
General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, sometimes written d'Annunzio as he used to sign himself, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and Royal Italian Army officer during World…
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1863
Russian and Ukrainian mineralogist and chemist (died 1945)
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky, also spelt Volodymyr Ivanovych Vernadsky, was a Russian, Ukrainian, and Soviet mineralogist and geochemist who is considered one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and…
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1863
English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, and psychiatrist (died 1922)
William Halse Rivers Rivers was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist known for treatment of First World War officers suffering shell shock. Rivers' most famous patient was the war poet…
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1864
Swedish organist, composer, and educator (died 1943)
Alice Charlotta Tegnér was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She is the foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
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1864
Swedish writer, spiritualist and princess (died 1943)
Marie Louise "Mary" Karadja was a Swedish writer, spiritual medium and aristocrat, a central figure in Western esotericism during the Belle Époque. Born in Stockholm to the business magnate Lars Olsson Smith, she…
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1868
New Zealand politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1947)
George William Forbes was a New Zealand politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of New Zealand from 28 May 1930 to 6 December 1935. He was the last leader of the remnant of the Liberal Party having entered the…
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1869
1874
German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (died 1946)
Wilhelm Frick was a German politician of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and convicted war criminal. He served as Minister of the Interior in Adolf Hitler's cabinet from 1933 to 1943 and as the last governor of the Protectorate…
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1877
Italian mystic and saint (died 1903)
Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani, also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church in 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation…
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1878
English-American chemist and academic (died 1952)
Henry Drysdale Dakin FRS was an English chemist.
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1880
Finnish politician of Social Democratic Party of Finland; the Prime Minister of Finland (died 1966)
Väinö Alfred Tanner was a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party of Finland, and a pioneer and leader of the cooperative movement in Finland. He was Prime Minister of Finland in 1926–1927.
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1881
Bolivian politician (died 1943)
Carlos Blanco Galindo was a Bolivian military officer who served as the 32nd president of Bolivia from 1930 to 1931.
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1882
Hungarian botanist (died 1961)
Sándor Jávorka was a Hungarian botanist. His birthplace was Hegybánya, then in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Slovakia and now called Štiavnické Bane. He died in Budapest. Occasionally he has been referred to as…
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1883
German-American geologist and paleontologist (died 1965)
Walter Hermann Bucher was a German-American geologist and paleontologist.
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1888
German conductor (died 1965)
Hans Knappertsbusch was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Richard Strauss.
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1888
Swedish singer-songwriter and lute player (died 1976)
Axel Evert Taube was a Swedish singer, composer, and writer. He is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th century.
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1890
American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1976)
Jesse Fuller was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues".
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1896
1898
German army officer and politician (died 1984)
Luitpold Steidle was a German army officer and an East German politician. During his political career he belonged to the CDU.
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1898
Argentine footballer (died 1955)
Ramón Alfredo Muttis was an Argentine football defender who spent most of his career with Boca Juniors. He also played for the Argentina national team winning the 1925 South American Championship.
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1899
Dutch athlete (died 1972)
Marinus "Rinus" van den Berge was a Dutch athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
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1900
Finnish writer and wife of President of Finland Urho Kekkonen (died 1974)
Sylvi Kekkonen was a Finnish writer and the longest-serving First Lady of Finland.
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1900
19th President of Colombia (died 1975)
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla was a Colombian army general, civil engineer and politician who ruled as President of Colombia in a military dictatorship from June 1953 to May 1957.
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1900
Russian mathematician (died 1976)
Lyudmila Vsevolodovna Keldysh was a Soviet mathematician known for set theory and geometric topology. Her son, Sergei Novikov, was also a mathematician.
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1904
Japanese actor (died 1982)
Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films, including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952)…
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1905
American astronomer and academic (died 2007)
Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit was an American senior research astronomer at Yale University. She is best known for her work in variable stars, astrometry, spectroscopy, meteors, and the Bright Star Catalog. She is also known…
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1907
New Zealand painter (died 1970)
Henrietta Catherine Angus, known as Rita Cook early in her career, was a New Zealand painter who, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston, is regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand…
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1908
Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (died 1995)
David Saul Marshall was a Singaporean lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the first chief minister of Singapore from April 1955 to June 1956. He resigned after just over a year into his chief ministership…
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1908
Lithuanian author (died 1947)
Petras Cvirka was a Lithuanian writer of several novels, children's books, and short story collections. He wrote under a variety of pen names: A. Cvingelis, Cezaris Petrėnas, J. K. Pavilionis, K. Cvirka, Kanapeikus,…
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1909
Archbishop of Esztergom and Cardinal (died 1986)
László Lékai was Archbishop of Esztergom and a Cardinal.
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1910
Japanese politician, 68th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1980)
Masayoshi Ōhira was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1978 until his death in 1980.
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1910
Mexican academic and politician, 49th President of Mexico (died 1979)
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Previously, he served as a member of the Chamber of…
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1911
English footballer (died 1967)
George William Hall was an English footballer who played for Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team during the 1930s.
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1912
Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (died 2006)
Irving Peter Layton, OC was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made him enemies. As T. Jacobs notes in his biography (2001), Layton…
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1912
Indian politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India (died 1984)
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India in the short-lived Charan Singh ministry in 1979. He served as the last Chief Minister of…
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1913
Hungarian-American singer and author (died 2010)
Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp was the eldest daughter of Georg von Trapp with his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp. She was also a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration…
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1913
Italian painter and sculptor (died 1995)
Alberto Burri was an Italian visual artist, painter, sculptor, and physician based in Città di Castello. He is associated with the matterism of the European informal art movement and described his style as a…
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1915
Czech journalist (died 1991)
Jiří Mucha was a Czech journalist, writer, screenwriter, author of autobiographical novels and studies of the works of his father, the painter Alphonse Mucha.
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1915
American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records (died 1969)
Leonard Samuel Chess was a Polish-American record company executive and the founder of Chess Records alongside his brother Phil. He was influential in the development of the recording industry, and electric blues,…
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1917
American author and screenwriter (died 2009)
Millard Kaufman was an American screenwriter and novelist. His works include the Academy Award-nominated Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He was also one of the creators of Mr. Magoo.
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1917
Indian-Australian actress (died 2011)
Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers was an English dancer and actress, with a lengthy career spanning some 73 years in theatre, film, and television. She was a well-known actress and star of British films during and…
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1917
American painter and academic (died 1989)
Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning was an Abstract Expressionist and Figurative Expressionist painter in the post-World War II era. She wrote extensively on the art of the period and was an editorial associate for Art…
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1918
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (died 2012)
Pádraig Faulkner was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1980 to 1981, Minister for Defence 1979 to 1980, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and Minister for Tourism and…
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1918
Italian businessman (died 2001)
Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, nicknamed L'Avvocato, was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its…
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1921
American actor and singer (died 1986)
Albert Gordon MacRae was an American actor, singer, and television and radio host. He appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, Oklahoma! (1955) and Carousel (1956), and played the leading…
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1921
American author and poet (died 1969)
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.
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1922
American sailor and union leader (died 1999)
Joseph Lane Kirkland was an American labor union leader who served as President of the AFL–CIO from 1979 to 1995.
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1922
Norwegian speed skater and cyclist (died 2013)
Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen was a speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and as such,…
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1923
Austrian violinist (died 2005)
Norbert Brainin was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets.
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1923
American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2007)
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which was the United States' first effort to…
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1923
1923
1925
American author and illustrator (died 2012)
Harry Max Harrison was an American science fiction author, known mostly for his character The Stainless Steel Rat and for his novel Make Room! Make Room! (1966). The latter was the rough basis for the motion picture…
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1925
American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii (died 2026)
George Ryoichi Ariyoshi was an American lawyer and politician who served as the third governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986. A Democrat, he was Hawaii's longest-serving governor and the first American of Asian descent to…
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1926
American career diplomat (died 2015)
Arthur Adair Hartman was an American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to France under Jimmy Carter and Ambassador to the Soviet Union under Ronald Reagan.
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1926
American author and professor (died 1988)
John Clellon Holmes was an American author, poet and professor, best known for his 1952 novel Go. Considered the first "Beat" novel, Go depicted events in his life with his friends Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Allen…
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1926
American violinist (died 2014)
David Nadien was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher. He was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970. His playing style, characterized by fast vibrato, audible shifting noises, and…
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1926
Argentine lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina (died 2009)
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as president of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989. He was the first democratically elected president after the National Reorganization…
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1927
American professor of electrical engineering and co-inventor of three-dimensional holography (died 2005)
Emmett Norman Leith was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and, with Juris Upatnieks of the University of Michigan, the co-inventor of three-dimensional holography.
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1927
Indonesian politician, 5th Vice President of Indonesia (died 2006)
Sudharmono, also known by his nickname Pak Dar, was an Indonesian Army officer and politician who served as the fifth vice president of Indonesia from 1988 until 1993 under the New Order regime. Previously, he served in…
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1927
American director and playwright (died 2016)
Edward Franklin Albee III was an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994). Some…
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1928
Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (died 2014)
Win Tin was a Burmese journalist, politician and political prisoner. He co-founded the National League for Democracy (NLD). He was imprisoned by the military government for 19 years (1989–2008) for his writings and his…
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1929
English former diplomat and Provost of Eton College (died 2021)
Sir Antony Arthur Acland was a British diplomat and a provost of Eton College.
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1930
Polish priest and philosopher (died 2000)
Józef Stanisław Tischner was a Polish priest and philosopher. The first chaplain of the trade union, "Solidarity".
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1931
Canadian basketball player (died 2014)
Robert J. Houbregs was a Canadian professional basketball player. Houbregs was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.
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1932
American pastor, civil rights movement activist, politician, and 14th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern…
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1932
American actress (died 1973)
Myrna Fahey was an American actress known for her role as Maria Crespo in Walt Disney's Zorro and as Madeline Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher.
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1933
American actress
Barbara Feldon is an American actress primarily known for her roles on television. Her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 in the 1965–1970 sitcom Get Smart which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for…
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1933
Spanish-American evolutionary biologist and philosopher (died 2023)
Francisco José Ayala Pereda was a Spanish-American evolutionary biologist and philosopher who was a longtime faculty member at the University of California, Irvine, and University of California, Davis.
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1934
Singaporean lawyer and politician
Chiam See Tong is a Singaporean former politician and lawyer who was serving as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), between 1980 to 1993, and later served as secretary-general of the Singapore…
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1935
American children's books author (died 2002)
Virginia Esther Hamilton was an American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great (1974), for which she won the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature
and the…
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1936
Polish professor of philosophy
Michał Kazimierz Heller, also known as Michael Heller, is a Polish philosopher, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, theologian, and Catholic priest. He is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John…
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1936
American basketball player and coach (died 2020)
Edward Eugene Sutton was an American college basketball coach. A native of Bucklin, Kansas, Sutton played college basketball at Oklahoma A&M and was a head coach at the high school, junior college, and college levels…
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1936
Hungarian sabre fencer
Zoltán Horváth was a Hungarian sabre fencer. At the 1960 Olympics, he won the gold medal in the team competition, and the individual silver medal behind teammate Rudolf Kárpáti. Horváth also took part in the 1964…
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1937
Georgian operatic tenor (died 2017)
Zurab Lavrentyevich Sotkilava was a Soviet and Georgian operatic tenor. Since the early 1970s, he lived and worked in Moscow. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1979.
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1937
Armenian actor (died 2010)
Vladimir Ivanovich Msryan was an Armenian stage and film actor.
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1938
American race car driver and sportscaster
John Sherman Rutherford III, also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 314…
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1938
American writer (died 2020)
Charles Kenneth Spears was an American animator, writer, television producer and sound editor. He was best known as a co-creator of the Scooby-Doo franchise, together with Joe Ruby. In 1977, they co-founded the…
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1938
1938
1938
American singer (died 2017)
Alwin Lopez Jarreau was an American singer. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the…
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1940
former Croatian footballer
Josip Skoblar is a Croatian former professional football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings. In 1971, he won the European Golden Shoe with 44 goals.
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1941
American baseball player (died 2020)
James Sherman Wynn, nicknamed "the Toy Cannon", was an American professional baseball player. He played 15 seasons as a center fielder; he spent ten of his fifteen seasons with the Houston Colt .45s / Astros before…
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1942
Serbian general
Ratko Mladić is a Bosnian Serb former military officer who led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars. In 2017, he was found guilty of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by…
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1943
former American basketball player (died 2018)
Erwin Louis Mueller was an American basketball player. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) power forward/center, he attended the University of San Francisco where he was All–Conference and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the…
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1944
Australian feminist writer, editor, publisher and public servant
Anne Summers is an Australian writer and columnist, best known as a leading feminist, editor and publisher. She was formerly First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status of Women in the Department of the Prime…
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1945
American cinematographer and film director
Dean Raymond Cundey, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer and film director.
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1946
American actress, singer and dancer
Liza May Minnelli is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award,…
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1946
American voice actor and singer
Franklin Wendell Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most…
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1946
German educator and politician
Peter Harry Carstensen is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2005 to 2012 he was Minister President of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 2005/06.
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1947
Finland-Swedish politician
Jan-Erik Enestam is a Finnish politician from the Swedish People's Party. He served as Minister of Defence from 1999 to 2003 under Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen and Minister of the Environment under Prime Ministers…
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1947
Soviet Olympic weightlifter
David Adamovich Rigert is a Russian retired weightlifter and weightlifting coach of Austrian ancestry. During his career, he competed for the Soviet Union and set 65 ratified world records, and won an Olympic gold medal…
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1947
American businessman and politician, 70th Governor of Massachusetts
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and retired politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 2019 to 2025 and as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. A member of the…
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1947
Scottish social worker and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, is a British Conservative Party politician and headhunter. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons from 1984 to 2005. She…
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1948
American politician
Gaylord Kent Conrad is a former American politician who was a United States senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or ranking member…
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1948
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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1948
1949
American textile artist
Mary Catherine Lamb was an American textile artist, whose quilts reframed traditional Roman Catholic iconography. Recycling vintage textiles popular during the mid-20th century, she both honored and affectionately…
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1949
British politician
David John Mellor is a British broadcaster, barrister, and former politician. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1990–1992)…
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1949
Spanish footballer and manager
Javier Clemente Lázaro is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
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1950
1952
English footballer
John Mitchell is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.
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1952
former Japanese footballer
Yasuhiko Okudera is a Japanese former football player and manager. He is the president of J2 League club Yokohama FC and was formerly the president of English club Plymouth Argyle. A midfielder, Okudera was the first…
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1952
former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion
Pavel Pinigin is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. He is also three times world champion in freestyle wrestling. He is married to athlete and Olympic champion Mariya Pinigina.
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1953
Indian-English sculptor
Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor is a British sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art. Born in Mumbai, Kapoor attended the all-boys Indian boarding school The Doon School, before moving to the United…
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1954
1956
1956
English bass player and songwriter
Stephen Percy Harris is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist for heavy metal band Iron Maiden, which he founded in 1975. He is the only member who has been in the band for its entire history,…
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1956
English actress
Lesley Ann Manville is an English actress. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards and nominations for an Academy Award, two British…
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1956
American baseball player
Dale Bryan Murphy is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for three National League (NL) teams, mainly the Atlanta Braves, from 1976 to 1993. A seven-time All-Star, he led the NL in…
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1956
Dutch football manager (died 2019)
Peter Tim Dirk "Pim" Verbeek was a Dutch football manager who last coached the Oman national football team.
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1956
French footballer and coach
Patrick Raymond Jean Battiston is a French former footballer who played as a defender for the France national team in three World Cups and won UEFA Euro 1984. At club level, he played for Metz, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux,…
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1957
American singer-songwriter and dancer
Marlon David Jackson is an American singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Jackson now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity worldwide.
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1957
Soviet basketball player (died 2022)
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union for many years and won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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1957
English-Australian cyclist
Philip Grant Anderson is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who was the first non-European to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.
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1958
Bosnian Serb politician and president of Republika Srpska
Milorad Dodik is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 8th President of Republika Srpska from 2022 until his removal from office in 2025. Having previously held the office from 2010 to 2018, he also served as the…
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1959
1959
German luger (died 2016)
Michael Walter was a German luger who competed during the 1980s. He won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1985 and a silver in 1981.
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1959
American actor
Jason Deneen Beghe is an American actor. Since 2014, he has starred in the NBC TV series Chicago P.D. as Sergeant Hank Voight. He is also known for starring in the 1988 George A. Romero film Monkey Shines, playing Demi…
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1960
American actor and painter
Courtney Bernard Vance is an American actor. He started his career on stage before moving to film and television. Vance has received various accolades, including a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as…
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1960
American actress
Julia Campbell is an American actress. She began her career starring in the daytime television soap operas Ryan's Hope and Santa Barbara, before playing the lead in the short-lived sitcom Women in Prison (1987–1988).…
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1962
German footballer
Andreas "Andy" Köpke is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After being selected for the Germany national team squads that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and reached the quarter-finals of…
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1962
American illustrator and voice actor
Christopher Michael Sanders is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois;…
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1962
American baseball player and minister
Darryl Eugene Strawberry Sr. is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Throughout his career, Strawberry was one of the most feared sluggers in the…
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1962
American actor
Titus B. Welliver is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of the Man in Black in Lost, Silas Adams in Deadwood, Jimmy O'Phelan in Sons of Anarchy, and the title role in the television series Bosch and…
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1962
American race car driver (died 2020)
John Andrew Andretti was an American professional race car driver. He won individual races in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR during his career. A member of the Andretti racing family, he was the son…
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1963
American swimmer
Candace (Candy) Costie, known by her married name Candace Costie Merrill since 1995, is an American former synchronized swimming competitor who competed for the University of Arizona, and was a 1984 Los Angeles Olympic…
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1963
Brazilian runner and coach
Joaquim Carvalho Cruz is a Brazilian former middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of only ten men, and in August 1984 became the second man, to run the 800 metres in…
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1963
German boxer
Reiner Gies is a former German boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for West Germany. Four years earlier, when Los Angeles, California hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the…
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1963
English footballer and manager
Ian Scott Holloway is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
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1963
English actor
Jake T. Weber is an English actor. He is known in film for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew in Meet Joe Black. On television, he is best known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived…
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1963
German footballer
Dieter Eckstein is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1964
Kazakh chairman of Samruk-Kazyna
Umirzak Shukeyev is a Kazakh politician who's serving as the akim of Turkistan Region since 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2017 to 2019, chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan's…
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1964
American baseball player
Steven Allen Finley is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for eight teams between 1989 and 2007, most notably the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He is one…
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1965
former Minister of Finance and Minister of Agriculture of the Estonian Social Democratic Party
Ivari Padar is an Estonian-Võro politician. He is a former Minister of Finance, Minister of Agriculture and chairman of the Estonian Social Democratic Party.
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1965
American countertenor
David Daniels is an American countertenor. He was one of the most prominent classical stars to face criminal charges during the MeToo movement and pled guilty to sexual assault in 2023.
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1966
American basketball player and sportscaster
Grant Andrew Long is an American former professional basketball player. He played over 1,000 games in the National Basketball Association over a 15-year career. Long had two relatives who were playing in the NBA during…
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1966
Panamanian footballer and manager
Julio César Dely Valdés is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés.
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1967
Thai-American colonel, pilot, and politician
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is an American politician and Army National Guard veteran serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she…
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1968
1968
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Graham Leslie Coxon is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who came to prominence as a founding member of the British rock band Blur, of which he was the lead guitarist and secondary vocalist.
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1969
American journalist and author
Jacob Paul Tapper is an American journalist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program State of…
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1969
English politician
Dame Karen Anne Bradley is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Staffordshire Moorlands since 2010 and the Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee since 2024. She…
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1970
American author and screenwriter
Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also…
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1970
Swedish golfer
Mathias David Grönberg is a Swedish professional golfer who now lives in the United States. He has played on the European Tour and PGA Tour.
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1970
American basketball player and coach
Rex Andrew Walters Sr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).He currently is the Head…
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1970
Dominican baseball player and politician
Raúl Ramón Mondesí Avelino is a Dominican former politician and baseball player. Mondesí played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons, primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and made his MLB debut with them in…
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1971
American basketball player and rapper
Isaiah Rider Jr., nicknamed J.R., is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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1971
Serbian high jumper
Dragutin Topić is a retired Serbian high jumper, former European champion and world junior record holder.
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1971
Israeli basketball player
Doron Sheffer is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.…
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1972
Ghanaian footballer
Charles Kwabla Akonnor is a Ghanaian football manager, currently managing Gor Mahia F.C, and former player who most recently managed the Ghana national team. A former midfielder, he spent most of his club career in…
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1974
Israeli footballer
Walid Badir is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1974
1975
Lithuanian footballer
Edgaras Jankauskas is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player. He is the manager of the Lithuania national team.
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1975
French handball player
Valérie Nicolas is a French handball goalkeeper and former player of the French national team. She became World Champion in 2003 with the French team, and was also voted Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper. She was…
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1975
1975
American ice hockey player
Deron Timothy Quint is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. His playing experience included spending time in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils,…
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1976
1976
track and field athlete
Michelle Burgher is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
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1977
American soccer player
Ramiro Corrales is an American former professional soccer player. He spent most of his professional playing career with the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.
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1977
1977
American ice hockey player
Brent Spencer Johnson is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Washington Capitals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is…
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1977
Portuguese footballer
Marco Júlio Castanheira Afonso Alves Ferreira is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a winger.
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1978
American race car driver
Casey James Mears is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66, and the No. 62…
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1978
Japanese author and illustrator
Arina Tanemura is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and character designer. She made her professional manga debut in 1996 with the one-shot The Style of the Second Love in the shōjo manga magazine Ribon Original…
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1978
American basketball player and coach
Charlie Will Bell III is an American professional former basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans, and then played parts of eight seasons in the NBA. He also served as an…
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1979
American actor
Rhys John Coiro is an American actor. He began acting on Broadway but is best known for on-screen roles such as Billy Walsh on the television series Entourage.
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1979
English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist
Peter Doherty is an English musician. He is best known for being co-frontman of the Libertines, which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997. His other musical projects are indie bands Babyshambles and Peter Doherty and the…
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1979
Australian field hockey player and coach
Jamie Dwyer is an Australian field hockey player. He currently plays for YMCC Coastal City Hockey Club in the Melville Toyota League in Perth, Western Australia. He previously played for the Queensland Blades in the…
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1979
Spanish footballer
Gerard López Segú, usually known as just Gerard, is a Spanish former professional footballer, currently manager of the Catalonia national team. An all-around midfielder, he was known for precision passes and ball…
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1979
New Zealand skeleton racer
Ben Sandford is a New Zealand skeleton racer who has competed since 2002. He finished tenth in the men's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He finished 11th at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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1979
Ecuadorian footballer
Edwin Alberto Villafuerte Posligua is an Ecuadorian former goalkeeper who last played for Club Deportivo Quevedo.
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1979
German sprint canoer
Tim Wieskötter is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event with Ronald Rauhe.
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1979
1980
American pole vaulter
Rebecca "Becky" Holliday is an American pole vaulter. She placed 2nd at the 2012 US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon with a final clearance of 14-11 (4.55m), qualifying her for the 2012 Summer Olympics where she…
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1980
1980
Swedish ice hockey player
Douglas Thomas Lars Murray, nicknamed "Crankshaft", is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the eighth round, 241st overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1999 NHL entry draft.
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1980
Japanese wrestler and kick-boxer
Kenta Kobayashi , known mononymously as Kenta, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the former two-time GHC Heavyweight Champion. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's…
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1981
Slovenian tennis player
Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20, on 7 August 2006. On 4 July 2011, she became the No. 1 of the WTA doubles rankings, holding…
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1981
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Holly Audrey Williams is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is the granddaughter of Hank Williams, the half-niece of Jett Williams, daughter of Hank Williams Jr., half-sister of Hank Williams III, and…
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1981
Hungarian-American actress
Lili Bordán is a Hungarian-American film and television actress.
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1982
American actor and comedian
Samuel Franklin Levine is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's Freaks and Geeks and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. Levine was also the sidekick and fill-in…
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1982
Russian ice hockey player
Ilya Vladimirovich Nikulin is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Nikulin was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in…
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1982
Japanese footballer
Hisato Sato is a Japanese former football player. He played as a forward for the Japan national team. His brother Yuto Sato is also a footballer.
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1982
1982
German footballer
Tobias Schweinsteiger is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He most recently coached VfL Osnabrück. He is the older brother of former German international Bastian Schweinsteiger.
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1982
Pakistani singer and actor
Muhammad Atif Aslam, also known mononymously by the hypocorism Aadeez, is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan films and Indian films, and is known…
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1983
Finnish ice hockey player
Mikko-Sakari Koivu is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Koivu was drafted sixth overall in the 2001 NHL entry draft by the Minnesota Wild. After four seasons with TPS in the SM-liiga, Koivu joined the…
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1983
American actress
Jaimie Lauren Alexander is an American actress. She is known for portraying Jessi on the TV series Kyle XY and Lady Sif in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and…
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1984
Indian singer
Shreya Ghoshal is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India. She has recorded songs for…
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1984
1985
Russian footballer
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Bukharov is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1985
1985
Lithuanian basketball player
Martynas Andriuškevičius is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.18 m tall and 113 kg (250 lb) center. Andriuškevičius has noted perimeter skill for a player of his size, and has trained with…
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1986
Ukrainian footballer
Oleh Dopilka is a Ukrainian football defender who plays for FC Uzhhorod.
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1986
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Daniel Alan David Jones is a British singer, songwriter and musician who is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly.
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1986
Australian runner
Ben Offereins is an Australian track and field athlete. He became national 400 m champion and also represented Australia internationally.
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1986
Czech footballer (died 2017)
František Rajtoral was a Czech professional footballer who played as a right winger or right-back. He was best known for his stint at Viktoria Plzeň. He was a member of the Czech Republic national team.
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1986
Italian cyclist
Manuele Boaro is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team.
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1987
American swimmer
Jessica Adele Hardy Meichtry is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and freestyle events. Hardy earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley…
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1987
American volleyball player
Maxwell Philip Holt is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Beijing BAIC Motor of the Chinese league and the U.S. national team. Holt was a bronze medalist at the 2016 and 2024…
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1987
Azerbaijani chess player
Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
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1987
American soccer player
Christopher Seitz is an American former soccer player. He played as a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer from 2007 until his retirement in 2021.
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1987
Russian ice hockey player
Vadim Alexandrovich Shipachyov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for Severstal Cherepovets, SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Dynamo…
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1987
Paraguayan footballer
Pablo César Leonardo Velázquez Centurión is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a striker. He last played for River Plate (Asunción).
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1987
German canoe racer
Sebastian Brendel is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 2007. Brendel is the 2016 Olympic champion in the C-1 1000 metres and C-2 1000 metres events.
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1988
Greek footballer
Kostas Mitroglou is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed "Mitrogoal" and "Pistolero" by fans due to his goalscoring abilities.
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1988
1988
French footballer
Jordan Souleymane Adéoti is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National 2 club Avranches. Born in France, he represents Benin at international level.
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1989
Lithuanian footballer
Vytautas Černiauskas is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A Lyga club Panevėžys.
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1989
American swimmer
Scott Tyler Clary is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Clary won gold in the 200-meter backstroke in Olympic record time. In total, he…
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1989
Russian ice hockey player
Yevgeny Anatolyevich Dadonov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in two stints for the Florida Panthers where…
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1989
English footballer
Richard Jon Eckersley is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back.
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1989
Chinese basketball player
Chen Jianghua is a Chinese former professional basketball player and current assistant coach of Guangdong Southern Tigers (China).
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1989
Belarusian ice hockey player
Dmitri Nikolaievich Korobov, is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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1989
1989
American football coach and former player
Qualin Dont'a Hightower is an American football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the New England Patriots. Hightower played college football for the…
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1990
American football player
Marvin Lewis Jones Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft…
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1990
German skeleton racer
Alexander Kröckel is a German skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. 2007 he joined the German national squad. He won Junior World Championships in 2011 and was second in 2010. 2011–12 Skeleton World Cup he…
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1990
Polish ski jumper
Dawid Grzegorz Kubacki is a Polish ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the Winter Olympics in 2014, 2018 and 2022, winning two bronze medals. He is the 2019 World Champion on the normal hill…
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1990
Georgian footballer
Irakli Kvekveskiri is a Russian-Georgian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian First League club Orenburg.
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1990
Finnish ice hockey player
Matias Myttynen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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1990
Macedonian footballer
Ilija Nestorovski is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club Slaven Belupo and the North Macedonia national team.
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1990
Montenegrin handballer
Milena Raičević née Knežević, is a retired Montenegrin international handballer for
the Montenegrin national team.
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1990
Finnish footballer
Mikko Sumusalo is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains Finnish Ykkösliiga club KTP. Sumusalo was born in Porvoo, Finland. Sumusalo began his senior club career playing for Klubi-04,…
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1990
Argentine footballer
Leandro Miguel Fernández is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Argentinos Juniors.
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1991
German footballer
Felix Kroos is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Hansa Rostock, Werder Bremen, Union Berlin, and Eintracht Braunschweig and represented Germany at international levels U16…
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1991
Italian footballer
Daniele Baselli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Chievo. He has also appeared for the Italy national team, earning one cap in 2018.
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1992
French footballer
Jordan Ferri is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club Sampdoria.
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1992
Irish middle-distance runner
Ciara Mageean is a middle-distance runner from Portaferry in Northern Ireland who specialises in the 1500 metres. She is the 2024 European Athletics Championships gold medalist at the distance, the first individual…
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1992
Czech footballer
Jiří Skalák is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Czech First League side Dynamo České Budějovice. He has represented the Czech Republic internationally at youth levels U16 through U21.
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1992
Nigerian footballer
Shehu Usman Abdullahi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and defender for Nigeria Premier Football League team Kano Pillars.
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1993
Iraqi footballer
Amjad Attwan Kadhim Al-Magsoosi is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Zakho in the Iraq Stars League and the Iraq national team. He can be deployed as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder or…
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1993
Scottish track cyclist
Katie Archibald is an elite racing cyclist, specialising in endurance track cycling events in which she represents Great Britain and Scotland.
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1994
American basketball player
Houston Jerami Grant is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was drafted by the…
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1994
American singer-songwriter (died 2016)
Christina Victoria Grimmie was an American singer, songwriter, and internet personality. In 2009, she began posting covers of popular songs on YouTube. After releasing her debut EP, Find Me (2011), her YouTube channel…
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1994
American actor
Tyler Patrick Jones is an American former child actor known for his recurring role as Ned Banks on the CBS television show Ghost Whisperer.
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1994
French-Guinean footballer
Serhou Yadaly Guirassy is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
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1996
Egyptian footballer
Karim Hafez Ramadan Seifeldin is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Pyramids and the Egyptian national team as a left-back.
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1996
Croatian footballer
Robert Murić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Albanian club Bylis Ballsh.
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1996
1996
English footballer
Dean Bradley Henderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Crystal Palace, whom he captains, and the England national team.
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1997
French footballer
Allan Irénée Saint-Maximin is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lens.
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1997
Brazilian footballer
Felipe dos Reis Pereira Vizeu do Carmo, known as just Felipe Vizeu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sporting Cristal.
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1997
American basketball player
Carsen Cade Edwards is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he was…
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1998
American football player
Carey Mecole Hardman is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was…
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1998
Israeli figure skater
Daniel Samohin is an Israeli figure skater who currently competes for the US. He is the 2016 World Junior champion, and has won two ISU Challenger Series medals, including a gold medal at the 2015 U.S. International…
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1998
Czech figure skater
Elizaveta Ukolova is a Czech figure skater. She has won three senior international medals and is a two-time Czech national silver medalist. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics and qualified for the free skate.
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1998
American football player
Maxwell Duggan is an American professional football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, winning several national awards after…
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2001
South Korean singer and actor
Kim Min-kyu is a South Korean actor, model and singer. He has been cast in the Playlist's web drama "Pop Out Boy!" as the male lead Chun Nam-wook in 2020 and as Seo Ji-han in Idol: The Coup.
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2001
Filipino actress and model
Ramona Blythe Daguio Gorostiza, known professionally as Andrea Brillantes, is a Filipino actress. She began her career as a child actress, debuting in the sketch comedy show Goin' Bulilit. She starred in her…
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2003
American actress and model
Malina Weissman is an American actress and model, known for playing the roles of Rebecca Brand in Nine Lives, Violet Baudelaire in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, young April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant…
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2003
2004
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