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In 2020, she became the first black woman and the first WNBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN
Famous Birthdays on March 21
293 people
927 – 2007
March 21 has seen 293 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 927 – 2007. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1992 — Chiney Ogwumike
American basketball player
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She played in three Final Fours and finished as the conference leader in scoring and rebounding as of January 3, 2014
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As of 2016, Ogwumike was elected vice-president of the WNBA Players Association, and signed an endorsement deal with Adidas
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In May 2018, Ogwumike signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to become a full-time basketball analyst.
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Chinenye Joy "Chiney" Ogwumike is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Emperor Taizu of Song, personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founding emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 960 until his death in 976. Formerly a distinguished military general of…
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927
Italian educator and saint (died 1540)
Angela Merici was an Italian Catholic religious educator who founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the church through the education of girls.
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1474
Baroness Cobham, English noble (died 1558)
Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham was the wife of Sir George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham. She was the attendant horsewoman at Anne Boleyn's coronation as Queen Consort on 1 June 1533, and she was allegedly one of the first…
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1501
1521
German composer and educator (died 1558)
Hermann Finck was a German music theorist, composer and organist.
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1527
English politician (died 1615)
Sir John Leveson was an English politician. He was instrumental in putting down the Essex rebellion of 8 February 1601.
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1555
Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (died 1630)
Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, was an English poet, noblewoman, and religious conspirator. She lived a life devoted to her son, Thomas Howard, and religion, as she converted to the illegal and underground Catholic…
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1557
Spanish saint and missionary (died 1667)
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur y Gonzáles, OFB, also called Hermano Pedro de San José Betancurt or more simply Peter de Betancurt, Hermano Pedro, Santo Hermano Pedro, or San Pedro de Vilaflor, was a Spanish saint…
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1626
Italian poet and translator (died 1742)
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino was an Italian poet and opera librettist. He was the son of the composer Carlo Pallavicino (1630?-1688).
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1672
German Baroque composer and musician (died 1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo…
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1685
Welsh-American merchant and politician (died 1803)
Francis Lewis was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of New York in the…
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1713
Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (died 1782)
Josef Seger was an organist, composer, and educator from Bohemia. After graduating in philosophy from the Charles University in Prague and studying music under Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Jan Zach, and others, Seger…
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1716
American inventor (died 1837)
Mary Dixon Kies was an American inventor. On May 5, 1809, her patent for a new technique of weaving straw with silk and thread to make hats was signed by President James Madison.
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1752
1763
French mathematician and physicist (died 1830)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre, Burgundy and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and…
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1768
Marquis of Torre Tagle, Peruvian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Peru (died 1825)
José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle, was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as the Interim President of Peru in 1823 as well as the second President of Peru from 1823 to 1824. He…
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1779
Welsh writer and patron of the arts (died 1896)
Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover, born Augusta Waddington, was a Welsh heiress, best known as a patron of the Welsh arts.
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1802
Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (died 1872)
Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican politician, military officer, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. A Zapotec, he was the first Indigenous president of Mexico…
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1806
English priest and educator (died 1891)
Nathaniel Woodard was a priest in the Church of England. He founded 11 schools for the middle classes in England whose aim was to provide education based on "sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the…
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1811
Russian soldier and engineer (died 1890)
Alexander Fedorovich Mozhaysky was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, an aviation pioneer, and a researcher and designer of heavier-than-air craft.
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1825
English suffragist, educational reformer and author (died 1906)
Dorothea Beale LL.D. was a suffragist, educational reformer and author. As Principal of Cheltenham Ladies' College, she became the founder of St Hilda's College, Oxford.
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1831
English cricketer (died 1876)
Thomas Hayward was an English cricketer who was generally reckoned to be one of the outstanding batsmen of the 1850s and 1860s. In the early 1860s, he and Robert Carpenter, his county colleague, were rated as the two…
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1835
Russian pianist and composer (died 1881)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five." He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period and strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in…
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1839
Australian cricketer and coach (died 1924)
Alexander Chalmers Bannerman was an Australian cricketer who played in 28 Test matches between 1879 and 1893.
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1854
Australian journalist and activist (died 1943)
Alice Henry was an Australian suffragist, journalist and trade unionist who also became prominent in the American trade union movement as a member of the Women's Trade Union League.
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1857
American golfer (died 1938)
Myra Abigail Pratt née Pankhurst and formerly Wright, later Daria, Princess Karageorgevich was an American golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics representing France. She won the bronze medal in the women's…
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1859
American general and inventor of Musak (died 1934)
George Owen Squier was an American general, scientist, and inventor best known for inventing and popularizing what today is called Muzak.
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1865
American astronomer and astrophysicist (died 1952)
Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury was an American astronomer who was the first to detect and calculate the orbit of a spectroscopic binary. She published an important early catalog of stellar spectra using her own…
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1866
Jr., American director and producer (died 1932)
Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. was an American Broadway impresario, notable for his series of theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931), inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris. He also produced the musical Show…
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1867
Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (died 1937)
David Donaldson Robertson was a Scottish sportsman who represented Great Britain and Ireland at golf in the 1900 Summer Olympics, and also played international rugby for the Scotland.
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1869
English runner (died 1901)
Alfred Ernest Tysoe was an English athlete, and winner of two gold medals at the 1900 Olympic Games representing Great Britain.
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1874
American runner and hurdler (died 1968)
John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury was an American track and field athlete. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, he won five medals, including two golds.
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1876
French race car driver and pilot (died 1964)
Maurice Alain Farman was a British-French Grand Prix motor racing champion, an aviator, and an aircraft manufacturer and designer.
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1877
American architect (died 1944)
Morris Homans Whitehouse was an American architect whose work included the design of the Gus Solomon United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon.
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1878
American actor, director, and producer (died 1971)
Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star for Essanay studios. In 1958, he received…
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1880
German-American painter and academic (died 1966)
Hans Hofmann was a German-born American painter, renowned as both an artist and teacher. His career spanned two generations and two continents, and is considered to have both preceded and influenced Abstract…
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1880
Estonian politician (died 1963)
Aleksander Eduard Kesküla was an Estonian politician and revolutionary.
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1882
American mathematician (died 1944)
George David Birkhoff was an American mathematician. He is considered one of the top American mathematicians of his generation. He made valuable contributions to the theory of differential equations, dynamical systems,…
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1884
French actor and director (died 1952)
Pierre Renoir was a French stage and film actor. He was the son of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir and elder brother of the film director Jean Renoir. He is also noted for being the first actor to play…
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1885
American pole vaulter (died 1973)
Walter Remy Dray was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Dray attended Yale University, where he was the captain of the track team. He held the world record in pole vault three…
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1886
Australian painter (died 1935)
Clarice Marjoribanks Beckett was an Australian artist and a key member of the Australian tonalist movement. Known for her subtle, misty landscapes of Melbourne and its suburbs, Beckett developed a personal style that…
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1887
Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (died 1967)
Lajos Kassák was a Hungarian poet, novelist, painter, essayist, editor, theoretician of the avant-garde, and translator.
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1887
1887
American football player and coach (died 1948)
John Bain Sutherland was a Scottish-American football player and coach. He coached college football at Lafayette College (1919–1923) and the University of Pittsburgh (1924–1938) and professional football for the…
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1889
Norwegian textile artist (died 1970)
Hannah Ryggen was a Swedish-born Norwegian textile artist. Self-trained, she worked on a standing loom constructed by her husband, the painter Hans Ryggen. She lived on a farm on a Norwegian Fjord and dyed her yarn with…
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1894
Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1959)
Friedrich Waismann was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He is best known for being a member of the Vienna Circle and one of the key theorists in logical positivism.
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1896
1897
Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (died 1987)
Salvador Lutteroth González was a Mexican professional wrestling promoter of the mid-twentieth century. Lutteroth's organization, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), was the dominant Mexican wrestling promotional…
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1897
Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1970)
Panagiotis Pipinelis was a Greek politician and diplomat.
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1899
German businessman and politician, President of the German Bundesrat (died 1958)
Karl Arnold was a German politician. He was Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1947 to 1956.
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1901
1902
Canadian journalist and author (died 1987)
Jehane Benoît was a Canadian culinary author, speaker, commentator, journalist and broadcaster.
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1904
Sr., American candy maker, created M&M's and Mars bar (died 1999)
Forrest Edward Mars Sr. was an American billionaire businessman and the driving force of the candy company Mars Inc. until 1973.
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1904
Greek violinist and composer (died 1949)
Nikos Skalkottas was a Greek composer of 20th-century classical music. A member of the Second Viennese School, he drew his influences from both the classical repertoire and the Greek tradition. He also produced a…
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1904
American author and poet (died 1978)
Phyllis McGinley was an American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life. She won a Pulitzer Prize…
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1905
Brazilian musician and songwriter (died 1974)
Antônio André de Sá Filho, known as André Filho was a Brazilian actor, violinist, mandolinist, banjo player, guitarist, pianist, composer and singer. He worked with some of Brazil's most notable performers of the 1930s…
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1906
American philanthropist (died 1978)
John Davison Rockefeller III was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John…
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1906
American businessman (died 1967)
James Harrison Wilson Thompson was an American businessman who helped revitalize the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he was one of the most famous Americans living in Asia.…
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1906
1907
English footballer (died 1977)
Henry William Lane was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals in 271 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Southend United and Plymouth Argyle.
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1909
American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (died 1993)
Julio Gallo was one of two of the founders of the E & J Gallo Winery.
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1910
Bangladeshi librarian and educator (died 1978)
Muhammad Siddiq Khan was the librarian of the Central Library of the University of Dhaka and the founder of the university's Department of Library Science. In March 2004, the Government of Bangladesh posthumously…
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1910
American scientist and inventor (died 1992)
Walter Lincoln Hawkins was an American chemist and engineer widely regarded as a pioneer of polymer chemistry. For thirty-four years he worked at Bell Laboratories, where he was instrumental in designing a long-lasting…
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1911
Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (died 1968)
Joseph-Edmond-André Laurendeau was a journalist, politician, co-chair of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and playwright in Quebec, Canada. He is usually referred to as André Laurendeau. He was…
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1912
English race car driver and pilot (died 1991)
George Edgar Abecassis was a British racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.
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1913
Mexican astronomer (died 1988)
Guillermo Haro Barraza was a Mexican astronomer. Through his own astronomical research and the formation of new institutions, Haro was influential in the development of modern observational astronomy in Mexico.…
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1913
French cellist and composer (died 1990)
Paul Tortelier was a French cellist and composer. After an outstanding student career at the Conservatoire de Paris he played in orchestras in France and the US before the Second World War. After the war he became a…
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1914
Indian shehnai player (died 2006)
Ustad Bismillah Khan, often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. His virtuosity made him a leading Hindustani classical music…
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1916
English race car driver (died 1957)
Frederick Charles Kenneth Wharton was a British racing driver from Smethwick, England. He competed in off-road trials, hillclimbs, and rallying, and also raced sports cars and single-seaters. He began racing in the new…
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1916
Australian journalist, author, and playwright (died 1994)
Francis Joseph Hardy, published as Frank J. Hardy and also under the pseudonym Ross Franklyn, was an Australian novelist and writer. He is best known for his 1950 novel Power Without Glory, and for his later political…
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1917
American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (died 2014)
Patrick Joseph Lucey was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977. He was also independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson's running…
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1918
American pianist and composer (died 2016)
Charles Phillip Thompson, known as Sir Charles Thompson, was an American swing and bebop pianist, organist, composer, and arranger.
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1918
Australian bishop (died 2013)
Douglas Joseph Warren was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death at the Southern Cross Village in Parkes, New South Wales, on 6 February 2013, he was, at the age of 93, the oldest…
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1919
Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (died 1970)
Manolis Chiotis was a Greek composer, singer and bouzouki virtuoso who played a decisive role in the transition from rebetiko to post-war laïko music. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in…
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1920
French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter (died 2010)
Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer, was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. Rohmer was the last of the post-World War II…
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1920
Belgian violinist and pianist (died 1986)
Baron Arthur Grumiaux was a Belgian violinist, considered by some to have been "one of the few truly great violin virtuosi of the twentieth century". He has been noted for having a "consistently beautiful tone and…
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1921
English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2014)
Antony Hopkins was a composer, pianist, and conductor, as well as a writer and radio broadcaster. He was widely known for his books of musical analysis and for his radio programmes Talking About Music, broadcast by…
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1921
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004)
Russell Albion Meyer was an American filmmaker. He was primarily known for writing and directing a successful series of sexploitation films featuring campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, which have…
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1922
Canadian geographer, author, and academic (died 2020)
Louis-Edmond Hamelin, was a Canadian geographer, professor, and author born in Saint-Didace, Quebec, Canada, best known for his studies of Northern Canada.
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1923
Hungarian politician (died 2018)
Rezső Nyers was a Hungarian politician and economist who served as President of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (MSZMP) for a few months in 1989. He later led the party's successor Hungarian Socialist Party…
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1923
Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (died 1998)
Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani was a Syrian poet, diplomat, and publisher. Widely regarded as Syria’s national poet. Qabbani’s work is noted for its blend of simplicity and lyrical elegance, addressing themes of love, eroticism,…
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1923
Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (died 2011)
Nirmala Srivastava, also known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, was the founder and guru of Sahaja Yoga, a religious cult. She claimed to have been born fully realised and spent her life working for peace by developing and…
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1923
American actor (died 1998)
Philip Abbott was an American character actor. He appeared in several films and numerous television series, including a lead role as Arthur Ward in the crime series The F.B.I.
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1924
Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (died 2010)
Dov Shilansky was an Israeli lawyer, politician and Speaker of the Knesset from 1988 to 1992.
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1924
American saxophonist (died 2003)
Harold Ashby was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He worked with Duke Ellington's band, replacing Jimmy Hamilton in 1968. In 1959, he recorded backing Willie Dixon on the latter's first album, Willie's Blues.
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1925
English-French director and producer (died 2022)
Peter Stephen Paul Brook was an English theatre and film director. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of twentieth-century theatre, he has received various accolades,…
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1925
Swiss cyclist (died 1964)
Hugo Koblet was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional. He died in a car accident amid…
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1925
Belgian director and screenwriter (died 2002)
André Albert Auguste Delvaux was a Belgian film director. He co-founded the film school INSAS in 1962 and is regarded as the founder of the Belgian national cinema. Adapting works by writers such as Johan Daisne, Julien…
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1926
American-German astronomer and critic (died 2013)
Halton Christian "Chip" Arp was an American astronomer. He is remembered for his 1966 book Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which catalogued unusual-looking galaxies and presented their images.
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1927
German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 2016)
Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a German statesman and a member of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1969 to 1974, and as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and…
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1927
Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (died 2015)
Surya Bahadur Thapa was a Nepali politician and a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal. He served under three different kings in a political career lasting more than 50 years.
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1928
American wrestler (died 2005)
Maurice A. Catarcio was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for competing in the then World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1957 to 1960, under the ring-name The Matador. After being diagnosed with…
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1929
American actor (died 1987)
James Emil Coco was an American stage and screen actor. He was the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Cable ACE Award and three Obie Awards, as well as nominations for a Tony Award, an Academy…
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1930
American blues pianist, singer and composer (died 1970)
Otis Spann was an American blues musician many consider the leading postwar Chicago blues pianist.
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1930
American-English engineer and academic (died 2021)
Clark Lannerdahl Brundin was an American-born academic who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick, President of Templeton College, and an Oxford councillor.
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1931
Scottish swimmer (died 2013)
Catherine Gibson, later known by her married name Catherine Brown, was a Scottish swimmer. During a 16-year career she won three European Championships medals and a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Britain's…
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1931
Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1998)
Michiharu Sadano , known in sumo and professional wrestling as Michiharu Toyonobori or simply by his shikona Toyonobori , was a Japanese professional wrestler and sumo wrestler.
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1931
American illustrator (died 2010)
Alfonso Williamson was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy.
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1931
American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Walter Gilbert is an American biochemist, physicist, molecular biology pioneer, and Nobel laureate.
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1932
American violinist and conductor (died 2015)
Joseph Harry Silverstein was an American violinist and conductor.
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1932
1933
Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, is a British politician. Having begun his career as a property developer, he became one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket Media Group in 1957. Heseltine…
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1933
Jr., American actor and director (died 2012)
Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr. was an American actor, director, and educator. A life member of The Actors Studio, Freeman appeared in a wide variety of plays, ranging from Leroi Jones' Slave/Toilet to Joe Papp's revivals…
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1934
English footballer and manager (died 2004)
Brian Howard Clough was an English football player and manager, primarily known for his successes as a manager with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and is one of…
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1935
Canadian political scientist and politician (died 2024)
John Edward Broadbent was a Canadian social-democratic politician and political scientist. He was leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 1975 to 1989, and a member of Parliament from 1968 to 1990 and from 2004 to…
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1936
English pianist and composer (died 2026)
Michael John David Westbrook was an English jazz pianist, composer, and writer of orchestrated jazz pieces. The Times described him as "one of Britain's most creative, experimental and daring jazz composers".
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1936
Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (died 2023)
Ann Clwyd Roberts was a Welsh Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cynon Valley for 35 years, from 1984 until 2019. Although she had intended to stand down in 2015, she was re-elected in that…
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1937
American football player and coach
Thomas Raymond Flores is an American former professional football player in the American Football League (AFL) and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a quarterback for nine seasons in the AFL,…
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1937
French diplomat and author (died 2010)
Pierre-Jean Rémy is the pen-name of Jean-Pierre Angremy who was a French diplomat, novelist, and essayist. He was elected to the Académie française on 16 June 1988, and won the 1986 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie…
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1937
English author and illustrator
Michael Foreman is a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books. He won the 1982 and 1989 Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration and he…
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1938
Australian cricketer
Grahame Thomas is a former Australian cricketer who played in eight Tests in 1965 and 1966.
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1938
American actress
Kathleen Effie Widdoes is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Emma Snyder on the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns. For her work on As the World Turns, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy…
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1939
American singer-songwriter (died 2010)
Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been called "a key transitional figure bridging R&B and…
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1940
1940
American singer and songwriter (died 2026)
James Wesley Voight, known professionally as Chip Taylor, was an American songwriter and singer noted for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing".
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1940
French actress (died 1967)
Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac was a French actress. She was the elder sister of Sylvie Dorléac and Catherine Deneuve, with whom she starred in the musical comedy film, The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). Her other…
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1942
American singer-songwriter and pianist
Amina Claudine Myers is an American jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger.
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1942
Greek basketball player and coach (died 2018)
Konstantinos "Kostas" Politis was a Greek professional basketball player and coach.
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1942
Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (died 2010)
Patcha Ramachandra Rao was a metallurgist and administrator. He has the unique distinction of being the only vice-chancellor (2002–05) of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) who was also a student (1963–68) and faculty…
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1942
Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (died 2006)
István Gyulai was a former Hungarian television commentator and General Secretary of the IAAF and the AIPS.
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1943
German conductor
Hartmut Haenchen is a German conductor, known as a specialist for the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and for conducting operas in the leading opera houses of the world.
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1943
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (died 1995)
Vivian Stanshall was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper classes in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End,…
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1943
French actress
Marie-Christine Barrault is a French actress. She is best known for her performance in Cousin Cousine (1975) for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she released her autobiography,…
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1944
American-English journalist and author
Janet Daley is an American-born conservative journalist based in Britain. She is a columnist for The Sunday Telegraph.
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1944
Japanese guitarist
Hideki Ishima is a Japanese musician, known primarily for his work with Flower Travellin' Band and for creating the sitarla instrument. A guitarist and sitar player for nearly forty years, he now exclusively plays the…
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1944
English general (died 2024)
General Sir Michael David Jackson was a British Army officer and one of its most high-profile generals since the Second World War. Originally commissioned into the Intelligence Corps in 1963, he transferred to the…
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1944
American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2023)
David Perry Lindley was an American musician who founded the rock band El Rayo-X and worked with many other performers including Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, Curtis Mayfield and…
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1944
Baron Grabiner, English lawyer
Anthony Stephen Grabiner, Baron Grabiner, KC is a British barrister, academic administrator, and life peer. Between 1994 and 2024, he was head of chambers at One Essex Court, a leading set of commercial barristers in…
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1945
American sprinter and coach (died 2022)
Charles Edward "Charlie" Greene was an American track and field sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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1945
American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Rose Stone is an American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly and the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone.
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1945
Welsh-English actor
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights…
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1946
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ray Dorset is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Mungo Jerry.
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1946
Japanese cardinal
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami is a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of Nagasaki from 2003 to 2021.
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1946
Scottish footballer
George Johnston is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played more than 150 matches in the English Football League.
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1947
American computer scientist and academic
Scott Elliott Fahlman is an American computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University's Language Technologies Institute and Computer Science Department. He is notable for early work on automated…
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1948
Guyanese cricketer and coach
Alvin Isaac Kallicharran is a Guyanese former cricketer who played Test cricket for the West Indies between 1972 and 1981 as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner. He was a member of the squads which won the…
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1949
1949
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)
Edward Joseph Money was an American singer and songwriter who had his greatest commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s. Money had eleven Top 40 singles, starting with "Baby Hold On" in 1977 and including the Billboard…
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1949
Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian neo-Marxist philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.
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1949
English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson is an English singer, musician and songwriter. He is best known as the founding member and former co-frontman of the rock band Supertramp. He wrote or co-wrote and sang the majority of the…
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1950
Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004. He is the country's longest-serving foreign minister since the Soviet era.
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1950
1950
American bass player
Conrad R. Lozano is an American musician and the bass player for Los Lobos.
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1951
American singer-songwriter
Russell Allen Thompkins Jr. is an American Philadelphia soul singer, best known as the original lead singer of the vocal group The Stylistics and noted for his high tenor, countertenor, and falsetto vocals. With Russell…
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1951
English computer scientist and academic
Stephen Byram Furber is an English computer scientist, mathematician and hardware engineer, and Emeritus ICL Professor of Computer Engineering in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester, UK.…
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1953
American photographer, author, and educator (died 2023)
Paul Martin Lester was an American professor of communications, photojournalist, and author known for his contributions to the fields of visual communication and photojournalism ethics. He was Clinical Professor at the…
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1953
English-American author and illustrator (died 2002)
David R. Wisniewski, was an American writer and illustrator best known for children's books.
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1953
Thai politician, Prime Minister of Thailand
Prayut Chan-o-cha is a Thai former politician and military officer who became the 29th prime minister of Thailand after seizing power in the 2014 coup d'état and served until 2023. He was concurrently the minister of…
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1954
American basketball player, coach, and executive
Michael Joseph Dunleavy Sr. is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and former general manager of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. He was most recently the head coach of…
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1954
American basketball player
Steven Bernard Sheppard is an American former professional basketball player from New York City, who was nicknamed "Bear".
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1954
1955
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Bob Bennett is an American contemporary Christian music singer, guitarist and songwriter from Downey, California. Bennett is known for his distinctive baritone voice, Christian lyrics and folk-inspired guitar playing.
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1955
Brazilian politician and retired military officer, 38th President of Brazil
Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 2019.
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1955
Greek politician
Dimitrios Papadimoulis is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) as a member of The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL.
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1955
German sprinter
Bärbel Wöckel, née Bärbel Eckert, is a former East German sprinter. She never ran a world record in the individual disciplines. However, she ran several world records as part of relay teams with Doris Maletzki, Renate…
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1955
American runner
Dick Beardsley is an American long-distance runner. He tied for first place with Inge Simonsen in the inaugural 1981 London Marathon and finished second to Alberto Salazar by one second in the 1982 Boston Marathon.
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1956
German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Guy Stephen Chadwick is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of alternative band the House of Love for which he wrote the majority of the band's material.
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1956
English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer (died 2021)
Richard Harold Kirk was an English composer, musician and producer. He is best known for his work in electronic music, and for co-founding the influential music group Cabaret Voltaire in 1973. As a solo artist, Kirk…
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1956
Norwegian runner
Ingrid Kristiansen is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon.…
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1956
German sprinter
Marlies Göhr, née Marlies Oelsner, is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for…
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1958
1958
English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author
Sir Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility and intense acting style, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three British Academy…
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1958
English singer-songwriter
Sarah Jane Morris is a British singer of pop, jazz, rock and R&B and a songwriter from Southampton, England.
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1959
Israeli diplomat
Yuval Rotem is an Israeli diplomat who is currently the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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1959
Japanese keyboard player and composer
Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese composer and keyboardist best known for his contributions to the Final Fantasy video game series by Square Enix. A self-taught musician, he began playing the piano at the age of twelve.…
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1959
Filipino general
Benito Antonio Templo de León is a retired military officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). While a Roman Catholic, he was conferred the rare Muslim-Maranao honorary title of Sultan a Romapunut for his…
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1960
1960
1960
Brazilian race car driver (died 1994)
Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994. Senna won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with McLaren, and—at the time of his death—held the…
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1960
American drummer and producer
Robert Lee Sweet is the drummer of the Christian metal band Stryper. He and his brother Michael founded the band as Roxx or Roxx Regime. Robert became known as the "Visual Time Keeper" for his wild drumming and…
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1960
American actress
Katherine Virginia "Kassie" DePaiva is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing the roles of Chelsea Reardon on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, Blair Cramer on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live,…
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1961
German footballer and manager
Lothar Herbert Matthäus is a German former professional player and manager. He captained West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1991, he was named the first FIFA World…
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1961
English footballer
Gary Mills O'Reilly is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Birmingham City as a central defender.
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1961
American hurdler
Kimberly "Kim" Seals is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meter hurdles. She won the 1984 US Olympic trials and went on to win a bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She also won the…
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1961
Norwegian politician
Farahnaz Bahrami is a Norwegian politician and deputy member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, she has represented Hedmark since October 2025.
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1962
American actor
Matthew Broderick is an American actor. He starred in WarGames (1983) as a teen government hacker, and Ladyhawke (1985), a medieval fantasy alongside Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. He played the title role in the…
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1962
Canadian actress and screenwriter
Kathryn Greenwood is a Canadian actress and comedian. She appeared on the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? numerous times, and played Grace Bailey on the Canadian television drama series Wind at My Back.
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1962
American actress, producer, and talk show host
Roseann O'Donnell is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series Star Search in 1984. After a series of television…
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1962
1962
American baseball player
Shawon Donnell Dunston is an American former professional baseball player. A shortstop, Dunston played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1985 through 2002. On January 13, 2023, he was selected as a member of the 2023…
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1963
Dutch footballer and manager
Ronald Koeman is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Netherlands national team. Koeman scored over 250 goals whilst playing in defence for the majority of his career. Koeman…
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1963
American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2003)
Shawn Lane was an American musician who released two studio albums and collaborated with a variety of musicians including Ringo Starr, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Reggie Young, Joe…
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1963
American bass player
Sharon June "Share" Ross is an American musician. She was the bassist, and high-harmony vocalist of the female glam metal/hard rock band, Vixen, from whom she has been on hiatus since February 2022.
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1963
Welsh rugby player
Ieuan Cennydd Evans is a Welsh former rugby union player. He played as a wing for Llanelli, Bath, Wales and the British and Irish Lions. He is the fourth highest try scorer for Wales and joint 32nd in the world on the…
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1964
Danish cyclist
Jesper Skibby is a retired professional road racing cyclist. He won at least one stage at each of the major tours. He was one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also because of his wit…
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1964
French businessman and politician, French Minister of Social Affairs
Xavier René Louis Bertrand is a French politician; he is president of the regional council of Hauts-de-France since the 2015 regional elections.
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1965
American author, historian and political analyst
Thomas Carr Frank is an American political analyst, and historian. He co-founded and edited The Baffler magazine. Frank is the author of the books What's the Matter with Kansas? (2004) and Listen, Liberal (2016), among…
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1965
American actress
Cynthia Geary is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shelly Tambo on the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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1965
Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist
Benito Armando Archundia Téllez is a Mexican former football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records. He has been a professional referee since 1985 and has…
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1966
1966
American ice hockey player
Albert Anthony Iafrate is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1998. He was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and grew up in Livonia, Michigan.
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1966
Swedish author
Moa Matthis, is a Swedish literature critic and author. She writes for Dagens Nyheter, and she writes articles and books mostly for a feminist angle.
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1966
English cricketer and coach
Matthew Peter Maynard, is an English cricket coach and former cricketer. He played in four Tests and fourteen ODIs for England.
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1966
American DJ and producer
Christopher Edward Martin, known professionally as DJ Premier, is an American record producer and DJ. He has been frequently lauded as one of hip hop's greatest producers by publications such as Vibe. He formed the hip…
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1966
Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
Jonas Petter Berggren is a Swedish musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, also known as Joker. He started writing songs when he was seven and continues to write for the band Ace of Base, a group he formed…
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1967
Welsh lawyer and politician, First Minister of Wales
Carwyn Howell Jones, Baron Jones of Penybont,, is a Welsh politician who served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2009 to 2018. He previously served as Counsel General for Wales from 2007 to…
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1967
1967
American costume and fashion designer
Mirela Rupic is an American costume and fashion designer. Her costume designing career took off after she was included in a minor TV series, which followed with her involvement in the movie Fight Club in 1999. She is…
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1967
Australian businessman
Cameron Clyne is an Australian businessman, who served Group CEO of the National Australia Bank Group.
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1968
American singer and musician
Sister Hazel is an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style blends elements of jangle pop, folk rock, classic rock, and Southern rock. They are best known for their 1997 single "All for You."
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1968
English actor, producer, and screenwriter
Jonathan Rees, known professionally as Greg Ellis, is an English actor who has worked in film, television, video games, and theatre. He is, among other roles, known for playing Chief Engineer Olson in Star Trek (2009),…
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1968
Swedish ice hockey player
Johan Kjell Garpenlöv is a Swedish former ice hockey left winger and ice hockey coach. He also starred for several years in his native Sweden. He was drafted in the fifth round, 85th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in…
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1968
Turkish footballer and manager
Hakkı Tolunay Kafkas is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. He is currently managing Fatih Karagümrük.
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1968
English footballer and coach
Gary Walsh is an English football coach and former professional player who is a goalkeeping coach at EFL League One club Port Vale. He played as a goalkeeper in a 21-year professional career, making 282 league and cup…
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1968
American basketball player and sportscaster
Scott Christopher Williams is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6' 10", he was capable of playing as a power forward or a center. Early in his…
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1968
American journalist and author
Jonah Jacob Goldberg is an American conservative journalist, author, and political commentator. The founding editor of National Review Online, from 1998 until 2019, he was an editor at National Review. Goldberg writes a…
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1969
Japanese voice actress (died 2000)
Shiho Niiyama was a Japanese voice actress from Matsuyama, Ehime, affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of her death. Niiyama was most known for her roles as Kou Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter in the Pretty Soldier…
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1970
Turkish-American political activist
Cenk Kadir Uygur is a Turkish-American left-wing political activist, media host, and attorney. He is the co-creator of The Young Turks, a progressive and a left-wing populist sociopolitical news and commentary program.
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1970
1971
American wrestler (died 2005)
Christopher Barrett Candito was an American professional wrestler. Candito is best remembered for his tenures with promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), New Japan…
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1972
Hungarian hammer thrower
Balázs Kiss is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was…
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1972
Russian ice hockey player
Boris Olegovich Mironov is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is the younger brother of Dmitri Mironov.
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1972
Ethiopian runner
Derartu Tulu NL COL is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, who competed in track, cross country running, and road running up to the marathon distance.
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1972
English cricketer
Graeme Welch is a former English cricket player and coach born in Durham. He played for two county teams, Derbyshire and Warwickshire.
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1972
American television host (died 2025)
Sarasvati Ananda Lewis was an American broadcast journalist, veejay and carpenter. She was a two-time NAACP Image Award recipient. Described as "a bright star who was the voice of a generation", Lewis served as a…
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1973
English footballer and manager
Stuart Nethercott is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
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1973
American rapper and producer
William Paul Mitchell, better known by the stage name of Large Professor, is an American rapper and record producer. Based in New York City, he is a founding member of the underground hip-hop group Main Source, and is…
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1973
American actress
Laura Allen is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children (2000–2002) and the USA Network television series The 4400. She has also been a regular cast member on Dirt,…
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1974
New Zealand comedian and actor
Rhys Montague Darby is a New Zealand actor and comedian. He is known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime, and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals. He was…
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1974
Japanese sumo wrestler
Dejima Takeharu is a former sumo wrestler from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1996, reaching the top makuuchi division the following year. In July 1999 he won the…
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1974
American singer-songwriter
Michael Emanuel, better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1990s re-incarnation of the horror punk band Misfits from 1995 to 2000, leaving…
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1975
South African rugby player
Cornelius Petrus Johannes "Corné" Krige is a retired South African rugby union player. He played flanker for Western Province in the Currie Cup, the Stormers in Super Rugby and captained the South African national side,…
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1975
Argentinian-Italian basketball player
Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native…
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1975
Ukrainian basketball player and coach
Vitalii Mykolayovych Potapenko is a Ukrainian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball…
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1975
Welsh snooker player
Mark James Williams is a Welsh professional snooker player who is a three-time World Champion, winning the title in 2000, 2003 and 2018. He has been ranked the world number one player three times, with his most…
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1975
American voice actress and singer
Rachael Ann MacFarlane is an American voice actress. Her voice credits include Hayley Smith on the animated television show American Dad!, Supreme Leader Numbuh 362 in the television series Codename: Kids Next Door, and…
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1976
Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
Francisco Gaudencio Lope Belardo Mañalac, popularly known as Bamboo Mañalac or simply by the mononym Bamboo, is a Filipino musician, singer, and songwriter. He began his career as vocalist and original frontman of…
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1976
German-Turkish footballer
Tekin Sazlog is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1976
Italian footballer
Bruno Cirillo is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1977
English tennis player
Jamie Delgado is a British tennis coach and former professional player. Delgado has represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup, most recently in 2006.
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1977
Kenyan runner
Sally Barsosio is a Kenyan distance runner. As of 2015, Barsosio is the youngest ever medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics, at 14 years and 182 days.
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1978
Australian journalist (died 2007)
Charmaine Margaret Dragun was an Australian broadcast journalist and presenter. She was a co-anchor on Ten Eyewitness News. Dragun, who had been diagnosed with depression and had a history of anorexia, died by suicide…
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1978
American dancer and television personality
Kevin Earl Federline, also known as K-Fed, is an American dancer, actor, and DJ. He is known for being the ex husband of singer Britney Spears and the public child custody battle that followed their divorce. In 2006,…
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1978
Dominican baseball player
Cristian Antonio Guzmán is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, and Texas Rangers.
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1978
Filipino movie and TV actress
Joyce Herrín Reintegrado-Egbalic, popularly known by her screen name Joyce Jimenez is an American-born former Filipino actress.
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1978
1978
Swiss ice hockey player
Goran Bezina is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenseman who played most of his career with Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). He also played with the Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League…
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1980
Norwegian skier
Marit Bjørgen is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country…
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1980
1980
Brazilian footballer
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger. Widely regarded as one of the…
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1980
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Deryck Jason Whibley, also known by the stage name Bizzy D, is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, main songwriter, producer, co-founder, and only constant member of the…
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1980
French cyclist
Sébastien Chavanel is a French former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam FDJ. He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow professional cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.
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1981
1981
Italian tennis player
Maria Elena Camerin is a former professional tennis player from Italy. In her career, Camerin won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including a Wta 1000 at Cincinnati Open, as well as ten singles and nine doubles…
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1982
Ethiopian runner
Ejegayehu Dibaba Keneni is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Ejegayehu earned bronze medals in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events at the…
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1982
American baseball player
Aaron Walter Hill is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Hill played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and San…
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1982
Northern Irish race car driver
Colin Henry Turkington is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland who currently competes in the British GT Championship for WSR FlexiFly. He had previously competed in the British Touring Car Championship from his…
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1982
1983
1983
American basketball player
Tarence Anthony Kinsey is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Memphis Grizzlies
and the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. He also played for several teams in…
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1984
Uruguayan footballer
Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez Pérez is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1984
American ice hockey player
Ryan Callahan is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. He currently serves as a studio…
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1985
American actress
Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Michael Burnham, the main character in the streaming television series Star Trek: Discovery, and as Sasha Williams on…
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1985
American football player
Adrian Lewis Peterson is an American former professional football running back. Peterson played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in…
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1985
Greek swimmer
Romanos Iasonas Alyfantis is a breaststroke swimmer from Greece. He won a silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
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1986
American actor
Scott Eastwood is an American actor. The son of the Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood, he has starred in several of his father's films, including Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Gran Torino (2008), Invictus (2009), and…
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1986
Greek pole vaulter
Nikoleta 'Nikol' Kyriakopoulou is a Greek retired pole vaulter. Nikoleta was 8th at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. She also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Beijing in 2015 jumping 4.80m.
During the…
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1986
1986
Venezuelan baseball pitcher
Carlos Luis Carrasco, nicknamed "Cookie", is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians /…
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1987
Nigerian basketball player
Makafan Solomon Alabi is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. He moved to the United States at the age of 17 to attend Montverde Academy. Alabi played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles…
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1988
Czech sprinter
Kateřina Čechová is a Czech athlete who specialises in the 100 m and 200 m sprints.
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1988
American ice hockey player
Erik Robert Johnson is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres and the Philadelphia…
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1988
German sprinter
Eric Krüger is a German athlete who competes in the sprint with a personal best time of 45.77 seconds over 400 metres.
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1988
Austrian footballer
Michael Madl is an Austrian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He works as a coach with the Austria Wien academy. He represented the Austria under-21 team.
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1988
Spanish footballer
Jordi Alba Ramos is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is often regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation.
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1989
Uruguayan footballer
Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez, commonly known as Nicolás Lodeiro, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional.
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1989
Japanese actor
Takeru Satoh is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his leading role as Ryotaro Nogami in the Kamen Rider Den-O franchise, and as Himura Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film and its sequels. In 2025, he…
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1989
German singer-songwriter and dancer
Mandy Grace Capristo, also known mononymously as Mandy, is a German singer and songwriter.
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1990
American runner and heptathlete
Ryann Krais is an American athlete. She is a gold and bronze medalist from the 2007 World Youth Championships.
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1990
American basketball player
Darius Tiyon Miller is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and finished his senior season by winning the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball…
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1990
1990
English footballer
Luke Chapman is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1991
French footballer
Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid. Considered one of the best players of his generation, he is primarily known for his…
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1991
South African footballer
Lehlogonolo Masalesa is a South African footballer who last played for Black Leopards as a midfielder.
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1992
Czech tennis player
Karolína Plíšková is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA, and at world No. 11 in doubles. She is a two-time Grand Slam finalist at the 2016 US Open…
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1992
Czech tennis player
Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech former professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. She also won nine singles…
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1992
Swiss ice hockey player
Sven Andrighetto is a Swiss professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He was selected in the third round, 86th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2013 NHL…
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1993
English footballer
Jake Brian Bidwell is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL Championship club Coventry City. He began his career in the academy at Premier League side Everton and was capped by England at…
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1993
Finnish footballer
Jesse Pekka Joronen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Palermo and the Finland national team. He made his senior debut for Finland in 2013.
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1993
Dominican baseball player
Francelis Montas Luna is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Cincinnati…
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1993
American actress
Jasmin Savoy Brown is an American actress. She is known for starring in the thriller drama series Yellowjackets (2021–present) and the slasher franchise Scream (2022–present).
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1994
1995
American football player
Nicholas Clayton Mullens is an American professional football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, where he…
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1995
Swiss ice hockey player
Mirco Müller is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks and the…
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1995
Norwegian footballer
Aurora Watten Mikalsen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. She has represented the Norway national team at multiple youth levels and received her first…
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1996
English footballer
Nathaniel Harry "Nat" Phillips is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
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1997
Argentine singer and actress
Martina Stoessel, known professionally as Tini, is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer and model. She began her career as a child actress, by appearing on the Argentine children's television series Patito Feo (2007).…
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1997
American basketball player
Miles Emmanuel Bridges Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. A native of…
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1998
American actor
Jace Lee Norman is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Henry Hart in the Nickelodeon superhero comedy series Henry Danger (2014–2020) and the 2018 animated series and 2025 live-action film…
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2000
South Korean singer and actor
Yoon San-ha, known mononymously as Sanha, is a South Korean singer and actor under the label Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and a former member of its sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha.
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2000
English racing driver
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2003
English footballer
Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal, and the England U21 national team.
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2007
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Oxford Martyrs — March 21, 1556
1556 Oxford Martyrs: 3 bishops burned in Oxford, England, sparking Reformation
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Chiney Ogwumike — Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1992)
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Birth year1992
Known forIn 2020, she became the first black woman and the first WNBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN
Birthdays on this date293 (927 – 2007)
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