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Born in 1554, the second son of François de Lorraine, duke of Guise and Anne d'Este, Mayenne inherited his fathers' position of Grand Chambellan in 1563 upon his death
Famous Birthdays on March 26
261 people
1516 – 2007
March 26 has seen 261 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1516 – 2007. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1554 — Charles of Lorraine
duke of Mayenne (died 1611)
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He fought at the siege of Poitiers for the crown in 1569, and crusaded against the Ottomans in 1572
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He travelled with Anjou when he was elected as king of the Commonwealth and was a member of his court there until early 1574 when he departed on crusade again
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During 1576, he married Henriette de Savoie-Villars, securing a sizable inheritance in the south west, and the title of Admiral on the death of her father in 1578
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Mayenne was granted full command of a royal army during the seventh war of religion in 1580, besieging the Protestant stronghold of La Mure successfully, and clearing several holdout towns after the peace
Swiss botanist and zoologist (died 1565)
Conrad Gessner was a Swiss physician, naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist. Born into a poor family in Zurich, Switzerland, his father and teachers quickly realised his talents and supported him through…
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1516
1584
British artist (died 1699)
Mary Beale (née Cradock) (1633–1699) was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting. She was part of a small band of female professional artists working in London. Beale became the main financial provider…
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1633
Italian priest and composer (died 1710)
Giovanni Domenico Freschi was an Italian composer and Roman Catholic priest. From the age of 22 until his death he worked as a church musician and composer in Vincenza. He was also active as an opera composer from 1671…
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1634
Dutch mathematician and physicist (died 1725)
Nicolaas Hartsoeker was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw-barrel simple microscope c. 1694.
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1656
queen consort of Prussia (died 1757)
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740. She was the mother of Frederick the Great.
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1687
Czech priest, scientist and inventor (died 1765)
Prokop Diviš O.Praem. was a Czech canon regular, theologian, and natural scientist. In an effort to prevent thunderstorms, he inadvertently developed one of the earliest grounded lightning rods.
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1698
American politician (died 1800)
William Blount was an American politician, landowner and Founding Father who was one of the signers of the Constitution of the United States. He was a member of the North Carolina delegation at the Constitutional…
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1749
American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1814)
Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS, was an American-born British military officer, scientist and inventor. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the American War of…
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1753
American mathematician and navigator (died 1838)
Nathaniel Bowditch was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation. He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first…
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1773
German painter (died 1872)
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German painter, chiefly of Biblical subjects. As a young man he associated with the painters of the Nazarene movement who revived the florid Renaissance style in religious art. He is…
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1794
American physician and academic (died 1891)
David Humphreys Storer was an American physician and naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1855 to 1864.
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1804
French journalist (died 1874)
Julie-Victoire Daubié was a French journalist. She was the first woman to have graduated from a French university when she obtained a licentiate degree in Lyon in 1871.
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1824
French poet (died 1886)
Théodore Aubanel was a Provençal poet. He was born in Avignon in a family of printers.
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1829
Norwegian architect (died 1917)
Georg Andreas Bull was a Norwegian architect and chief building inspector in Christiania for forty years. He was among the major architects in the country, and performed surveying studies and archeological research.
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1829
American politician, 18th Governor of Tennessee (died 1898)
Dewitt Clinton Senter was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Tennessee from 1869 to 1871. He had previously served in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1855–1861), where he opposed secession…
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1830
French occultist (died 1909)
Joseph Alexandre Saint-Yves, Marquis d’Alveydre was a French occultist who adapted the works of Fabre d'Olivet (1767–1825) and, in turn, had his ideas adapted by Gérard Encausse alias Papus. His work on L'Archéomètre…
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1842
American author, socialist, and utopian visionary (died 1898)
Edward Bellamy was an American author, journalist, and political activist most famous for his utopian novel Looking Backward. Bellamy's vision of a harmonious future world inspired the formation of numerous "Nationalist…
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1850
French author (died 1925)
Élémir Bourges was a French novelist. A winner of the Goncourt Prize, he was also a member of the Académie Goncourt. Bourges, who accused the Naturalists of having "belittled and deformed man", was closely linked with…
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1852
French target shooter (died 1925)
Maurice Marie Lecoq was a French sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a silver medal with the French…
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1854
Irish-New Zealand farmer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1925)
William Ferguson Massey was a politician who served as the 19th prime minister of New Zealand from May 1912 to May 1925. He was the founding leader of the Reform Party, New Zealand's second organised political party,…
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1856
French surgeon (died 1929)
Théodore-Marin Tuffier was a French surgeon. He was a pioneer of pulmonary and cardiovascular surgery and of spinal anaesthesia.
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1857
English poet and scholar (died 1936)
Alfred Edward Housman was an English classical scholar and poet. He showed early promise as a student at the University of Oxford, but he failed the final examination in literae humaniores and took employment as a…
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1859
German-Swiss mathematician and academic (died 1919)
Adolf Hurwitz was a German mathematician who worked on algebra, analysis, geometry and number theory.
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1859
French tennis player (died 1919)
André Adrien Hippolyte Prévost was a tennis player competing for France. In 1900, he finished as the runner-up to Paul Aymé in the singles event of the Amateur French Championships. Prévost also competed in the 1900…
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1860
English producer and manager (died 1941)
Frederick John Westcott, best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was an English theatre impresario of the British music hall. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularising the custard-pie-in-the-face gag.…
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1866
Fuad I was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and the Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Hussein Kamel. He replaced the title…
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1868
South African-German anthropologist and philologist (died 1948)
Dorothea Frances Bleek was a South African-born German anthropologist and philologist known for her research on the Bushmen of Southern Africa.
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1873
American poet and playwright (died 1963)
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early…
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1874
Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1922)
Max Abraham was a German physicist known for his work on electromagnetism and his opposition to the theory of relativity.
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1875
South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (died 1965)
Syngman Rhee, also known by his art name Unam, was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. His administration was characterised by…
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1875
prince of Albania (died 1945)
Wilhelm, Prince of Albania was sovereign of the Principality of Albania from 7 March to 3 September 1914. His reign officially came to an end on 31 January 1925, when the country was declared an Albanian Republic.
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1876
American Socialist Party activist and editor (died 1948)
Carrie Katherine "Kate" Richards O'Hare was an American socialist activist, editor, and orator best known for her controversial imprisonment during World War I. She was a longtime member of the Socialist Party of…
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1876
Swiss-American engineer, designed the George Washington Bridge and Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge (died 1965)
Othmar Hermann Ammann was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and construction of the…
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1879
German rower (died 1917)
Oscar Waldemar Tietgens was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.
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1879
Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (died 1953)
Guccio Giovanbattista Giacinto Dario Maria Gucci was an Italian businessman and fashion designer and founder of the fashion house Gucci.
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1881
Swiss politician (died 1940)
Hermann Obrecht was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1935–1940).
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1882
German pianist and educator (died 1969)
Wilhelm Backhaus was a German pianist and pedagogue. He was particularly well known for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms. He was also much admired as a chamber musician.
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1884
French chemical engineer and inventor (died 1950)
Georges Christian Peter Imbert was a French chemical engineer and inventor. He became famous for the invention of the wood gas generator.
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1884
Vincentian-American soldier and politician (died 1971)
Hugh Nathaniel Mulzac was an African-Caribbean member of the United States Merchant Marine. He earned a Master rating in 1918, which should have qualified him to command a ship, but racial discrimination prevented this…
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1886
Swedish nurse and philanthropist (died 1948)
Elsa Brändström was a Swedish nurse and philanthropist. She was known as the "Angel of Siberia".
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1888
American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (died 1978)
James Bryant Conant was an American chemist, a President of Harvard University, and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany.
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1893
Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (died 1964)
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti was an Italian politician and statesman who led the Italian Communist Party for nearly forty years, from 1927 until his death. Born into a middle-class family, Togliatti received an…
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1893
Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress (died 1985)
Viorica Ursuleac was a Romanian operatic dramatic soprano.
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1894
Finnish triple jumper (died 1967)
Vilho "Ville" Immanuel Tuulos was a Finnish triple jumper and long jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
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1895
German businessman, founded Puma SE (died 1974)
Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler was a German cobbler, inventor and businessman who founded the sportswear company Puma.
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1898
English conductor and bandleader (died 1979)
Charles Murray Winstanley Shadwell was a British conductor and bandleader.
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1898
German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners (died 1941)
Angela Maria Autsch, baptized as Maria Cäcilia Autsch, religious name Angela Maria of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was a German religious sister of the Congregation Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity. Her beatification…
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1900
American mythologist and author (died 1987)
Joseph John Campbell was an American writer and the husband of Jean Erdman. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many…
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1904
Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1986)
Emilio Fernández Romo, nicknamed "El Indio", was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was one of the most prolific and acclaimed film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and '50s.…
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1904
Italian footballer (died 1947)
Attilio Ferraris IV was an Italian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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1904
Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (died 2004)
Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas was a Greek economist who served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.
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1904
English cinematographer and producer (died 2006)
Nestor Montague Berman was an English producer, writer, cinematographer, and director of film and television. He was best known for his work at ITC Entertainment, particularly in collaboration with Dennis Spooner, where…
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1905
Belgian-French conductor and director (died 1967)
Augustin Zulma Alphonse "André" Cluytens was a Belgian-born French conductor who was active in the concert hall, opera house and recording studio. His repertoire extended from Viennese classics through French composers…
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1905
Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (died 1997)
Viktor Emil Frankl
was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor, who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human…
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1905
American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1991)
Mona Williams was an American novelist and poet, best known as the author of the novelette from which the 1954 feature film, Woman's World, was adapted. She also contributed articles, fiction and poetry to magazines…
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1905
Mexican trumpet player and composer (died 1981)
Rafael Méndez was a Mexican virtuoso solo trumpeter. He is known as the "Heifetz of the Trumpet."
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1906
American entomologist and museum administrator (died 1982)
Howard Radclyffe Roberts Jr. was an American entomologist known for his work on grasshoppers. His 1941 University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. dissertation was an early work highlighting the role phallic structures could play…
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1906
Canadian lawyer and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (died 1991)
Azellus Denis, was a Canadian politician who served in the Parliament of Canada as a Member of Parliament and Senator for the longest period of time, 55 years, 10 months and 20 days.
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1907
Indian poet and activist (died 1987)
Mahadevi Varma was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, and short-story writer. She is regarded as one of the four major pillars of the Chhayavaad movement in Hindi literature.
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1907
Austrian-German SS officer, convicted Holocaust extermination camp commandant (died 1971)
Franz Paul Stangl was an Austrian police officer and commandant of the Nazi extermination camps Sobibor and Treblinka in World War II.
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1908
Australian actor (died 1971)
John William Pilbean Goffage MBE, known professionally as Chips Rafferty, was an Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the late 1930s until he died in…
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1909
former President of Argentina (died 1980)
Héctor José Cámpora was an Argentine politician. A major figure of left-wing Peronism, Cámpora was briefly Argentine president from 25 May to 13 July 1973 and subsequently arranged for Juan Perón to run for president in…
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1909
Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (died 2002)
Deshamanya Kanapathipillai William "Bill" Devanayagam was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician, government minister and Member of Parliament.
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1910
Swedish javelin thrower (died 2001)
Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall was a Swedish javelin thrower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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1911
English philosopher and academic (died 1960)
John Langshaw Austin was an English philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy, best known for developing the theory of speech acts.
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1911
German-English biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003)
Sir Bernard Katz, FRS was a German-born British physician and biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve physiology; specifically, for his work on synaptic transmission at the nerve-muscle junction. He shared the Nobel…
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1911
American playwright and poet (died 1983)
Thomas Lanier Williams III, known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost…
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1911
Franco-Greek philologist, author, and scholar (died 2010)
Jacqueline Worms de Romilly was a French philologist, classical scholar and fiction writer. She was the first woman nominated to the Collège de France, and in 1988, the second woman to enter the Académie française.
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1913
Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (died 1996)
Paul Erdős was a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians and producers of mathematical conjectures of the 20th century. Erdős pursued and proposed problems in discrete mathematics, graph…
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1913
Japanese mathematician and academic (died 1995)
Toru Kumon was a Japanese mathematics educator. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the College of Science at Osaka University with a degree in mathematics and taught high school mathematics in…
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1914
American general, commander during the Vietnam War (died 2005)
William Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army general, most notably the commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from…
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1914
Swedish sprinter (died 1989)
Hans Lennart Olofsson Strandberg was a Swedish sprinter. He specialized in the 100 metres event, in which he won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1938,…
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1915
North Korean author and poet (died 2000)
Hwang Sun-wŏn was a Korean short story writer, novelist, and poet.
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1915
American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. was an American biochemist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between…
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1916
English cricketer and footballer (died 1986)
William John Edrich was a first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Norfolk and England.
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1916
American actor and author (died 1986)
Sterling Walter Hayden was an American actor. A leading man for most of his career, he specialized in Westerns and film noir throughout the 1950s, in films such as John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Nicholas Ray's…
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1916
American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2001)
Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun…
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1917
American actor (died 1980)
Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was an American actor, who appeared in over 170 film and television productions between 1950 and 1980, mainly in character roles. He often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman,…
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1919
Canadian ice hockey player (died 1965)
Joseph Ernest Roger Léger was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 187 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers from 1943 to 1950. He was born in…
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1919
Chilean footballer and journalist (died 2012)
Serjio Robert "Sergio" Livingstone Pohlhammer was a Chilean goalkeeper, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" for his typical posture in the goal. From 1938 to 1959 he played primarily…
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1920
American politician, 44th Governor of Michigan (died 2019)
William Grawn Milliken was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan from 1969 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he assumed the governorship following the resignation of…
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1922
Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (died 2010)
Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian nuclear physicist and important scientific leader, Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo.
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1922
Italian mathematician and academic (died 1978)
Guido Stampacchia was an Italian mathematician, known for his work on the theory of variational inequalities, the calculus of variation and the theory of elliptic partial differential equations.
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1922
German general and politician (died 1992)
Gert Bastian was a German military officer and politician with the German Green Party.
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1923
American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)
Robert Brackett Elliott was an American comedian and actor, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather of actresses and comedians Abby Elliott and Bridey…
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1923
Pakistani cricketer (died 1999)
Maqsood Ahmed was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 16 Test matches from 1952 to 1955. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.
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1925
French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2016)
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music.
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1925
1925
Baron Graham of Edmonton, English soldier and politician (died 2020)
Thomas Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton, was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Edmonton from 1974 to 1983, and became a life peer in 1983.
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1925
Canadian-American businessman (died 2010)
Bernard Georges "Ben" Mondor was a Canadian-born American business executive and baseball executive, best known as the owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox from 1977 until his death.
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1925
American saxophonist and composer (died 2010)
James Moody was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. The annual James Moody Jazz Festival is held in Newark, New Jersey.
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1925
English photographer (died 2022)
Harold Stephen Chapman was a British photographer noted for chronicling the 1950s and 60s in Paris.
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1927
French singer and composer (died 2024)
Charles Gaston Dumont was a French singer and composer. Dumont is best remembered for writing or co-writing more than 30 of the most well-known songs recorded by singer Édith Piaf, including "Non, je ne regrette rien".
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1929
American illustrator and caricaturist
Edward Sorel is an American illustrator, caricaturist, cartoonist, graphic designer and author. His work is known for its storytelling, its left-liberal social commentary, and its criticism of right-wing politics and…
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1929
American businessman, co-founded Advanced Micro Devices (died 2008)
Edwin James Turney is best known as one of the founders of Advanced Micro Devices serving as the Vice President of Sales and Administration from 1969 to 1974.
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1929
American poet (died 2001)
Gregory Nunzio Corso was an American poet. Along with Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs, he was part of the Beat Generation, as well as one of its youngest members.
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1930
American lawyer and jurist (died 2023)
Sandra Day O'Connor was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, O'Connor was the…
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1930
American actor (died 2015)
Leonard Simon Nimoy was an American actor and director, famous for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise for almost 50 years. This includes originating Spock in the original Star Trek series in 1966, then Star Trek:…
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1931
American businessman
Leroy Charles Griffith is an American theater and nightclub proprietor, former Broadway and off-Broadway theater producer and director, and former burlesque and adult film producer. In a career spanning 75 years, he…
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1932
American chemist and academic (died 2000)
James Andrew Harris was an American radiochemist who was involved in the discovery of elements 104 and 105. Harris was the head of the Heavy Isotopes Production Group, part of the Nuclear Chemistry Division of the…
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1932
Italian director and screenwriter
Giovanni "Tinto" Brass is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the…
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1933
American actor (died 2023)
Alan Wolf Arkin was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. In a career spanning seven decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award as…
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1934
Brazilian footballer (died 2002)
Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa, better known as Dida, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. Following his retirement, he remained with Flamengo, working for two decades with the club's…
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1934
American basketball player and manager
Wayne Richard Embry is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive. Embry's 11-year playing career as a center spanned from 1958 to 1969 playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics…
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1937
American sprinter
Barbara Pearl Jones is a retired American sprinter. She was part of the 4 × 100 m relay teams that won gold medals at the 1952 and 1960 Olympics and at the 1955 and 1959 Pan American Games. At the 1952 Olympics she…
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1937
1937
English painter and illustrator (died 2024)
Norman Ackroyd was an English visual artist known primarily for his etchings and work with aquatint. He lived and was based in Bermondsey, London.
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1938
English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)
Sir Anthony James Leggett was a British–American theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Leggett was widely recognised as a world leader in the theory of…
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1938
American actor and singer (died 2022)
James Edmund Caan was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a…
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1940
American lawyer and politician, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician who was the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was…
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1940
Austrian architect (died 2019)
Jörg Streli was an Austrian architect and academic teacher at the Innsbruck University. With two colleagues, as the firm Heinz & Mathoi & Streli, he built private homes in the alpine landscape of Tyrol, schools, offices…
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1940
Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public…
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1941
Italian racing driver (died 1992)
Maria Grazia "Lella" Lombardi was an Italian racing driver who participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix from 1974 to 1976. Lombardi was the second female driver to qualify for Formula One, after…
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1941
American novelist and poet
Erica Jong is an American novelist, satirist, and poet known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in…
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1942
Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of the Interior
Mustafa Kalemli is a Turkish physician and politician, who served as government minister and Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
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1943
American journalist and author
Robert Upshur Woodward is an American investigative journalist. He started working for The Washington Post as a reporter in 1971 and now holds the honorific title of associate editor there, though the Post no longer…
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1943
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown", she was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's…
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1944
Mauritian politician, Prime Minister of Mauritius
Paul Raymond Bérenger is a Mauritian politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. Bérenger previously served as deputy prime minister three times: from 1995 to 1997, 2000 to 2003…
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1945
Russian gymnast and coach (died 2004)
Mikhail Yakovlevich Voronin was a Soviet and Russian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won seven medals, including two gold, at the 1968 Summer Olympics, as well as two…
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1945
American actor and singer (died 2021)
John Ernest Crawford was an American actor and singer. He first performed before a national audience as a Mouseketeer. At age 12, Crawford rose to prominence playing Mark McCain in the series The Rifleman, for which he…
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1946
1946
Indian-American professor and author
Subhash Kak is an Indian-American computer scientist and Hindutva historical revisionist. He is the Regents Professor of the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, an…
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1947
New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
Sir John Edward Rowles is a New Zealand singer. He was most popular in the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, and he is best known in New Zealand for his song "If I Only Had Time" and from 1970, "Cheryl Moana Marie",…
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1947
1948
English pianist and keyboard player (died 2024)
Richard Tandy was an English musician. He was the full-time keyboardist in the band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards was an important ingredient in the group's sound, especially on the albums A…
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1948
American singer-songwriter and actor
Steven Victor Tallarico, known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer and songwriter. Tyler is best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the keyboards,…
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1948
English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (died 2016)
Jonathan James English was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sebastian…
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1949
South African cricketer and umpire (died 2022)
Rudolf Eric Koertzen was a South African international cricket umpire and former cricketer. A cricket enthusiast since his youth, he played league cricket while working as a clerk for South African Railways. He began…
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1949
American actress, comedian, talk show host, and singer
Vicki Lawrence, sometimes credited as Vicki Lawrence Schultz, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for her character Mama. Lawrence also originated many other characters on CBS's The Carol…
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1949
American bass player
Fran Sheehan is an American rock musician best known for being the bass player in the original incarnation of the rock band Boston.
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1949
German author and screenwriter
Patrick Süskind is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, first published in 1985.
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1949
American actor
Ernest Lee Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Roger "Raj" Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom What's Happening!! and its 1980s syndicated sequel, What's Happening Now!!, and for his recurring role…
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1949
American singer-songwriter (died 2010)
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass lived most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musical fame…
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1950
English cricketer
Graham Derek Barlow is a former cricketer and was a middle-order batsman for Middlesex and, briefly, for England.
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1950
Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer
Martin Hayter Short is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. Short is known as an energetic comedian who gained prominence for his roles in sketch comedy. He has also acted in numerous films and television shows. His…
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1950
American composer and conductor
Alan Anthony Silvestri is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and music producer of film scores. He has received two Grammy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards…
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1950
Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player
Željko Pavličević is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for Eastern in
ASEAN Basketball League.
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1951
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Carl Edwin Wieman is an American physicist and educationist at Stanford University, and currently the A. D. White Professor at Large at Cornell University. In 1995, while at the University of Colorado Boulder, he and…
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1951
French racing driver (died 1987)
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi was a French racing driver and offshore powerboat racer, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1982. Pironi was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1982 with…
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1952
American academic and politician, 74th Governor of Rhode Island
Lincoln Davenport Chafee is an American politician who served as the 74th governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015 and as United States Senator from 1999 to 2007. Previously, he served as mayor of Warwick, Rhode…
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1953
Taiwanese-American banker and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Labor
Elaine Lan Chao is a Taiwanese-American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States…
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1953
Russian runner
Tatyana Petrovna Providokhina is a former Soviet athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.
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1953
Australian businessman and politician
Clive Frederick Palmer is an Australian billionaire businessman and politician. He has iron ore, nickel, and coal holdings, and owns various mining and resort businesses. Palmer founded the Palmer United Party in 2013,…
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1954
American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels
Curtis Anthony Sliwa is an American politician, activist and radio talk show host. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit crime-prevention organization headquartered in New…
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1954
Australian poet and playwright (died 2008)
Dorothy Featherstone Porter was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry.
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1954
American country music singer
Charlotte Denise "Charly" McClain is a retired American country music singer, best known for a string of hits during the 1980s. McClain's biggest hits include "Who's Cheatin' Who", "Sleepin' with the Radio On", and…
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1956
South Korean lawyer and politician, 35th Mayor of Seoul (died 2020)
Park Won-soon was a South Korean politician, activist, and lawyer. He was the longest-serving mayor of Seoul, from 2011 until his death in July 2020. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea, he was first elected in…
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1956
Scottish lawyer and politician
Fiona Claire Bruce is a British former Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Congleton from 2010 to 2024.
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1957
American talk show host and television personality
Leeza Kim Gibbons is an American talk show host. She is best known as a correspondent and co-host for Entertainment Tonight (1984–2000) as well as for having her own syndicated daytime talk show, Leeza (1993–2000). In…
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1957
English journalist, producer, and author
Paul Robert Morley is an English music journalist. He wrote for the New Musical Express from 1977 to 1983, and has since written for a wide range of publications and written his own books. He was a co-founder of the…
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1957
Iranian visual artist
Shirin Neshat is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography. Her artwork centers on the contrasts between Islam and the West,…
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1957
Italian racing driver (died 1986)
Elio de Angelis was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1979 to 1986.
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1958
American football player and sportscaster
Marcus LeMarr Allen is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal…
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1960
American actress and dancer
Jennifer Grey is an American actress. She made her acting debut with the film Reckless (1984), and had her breakthrough with the teen comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). She earned worldwide fame starring as…
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1960
Australian-Dutch footballer
Graeme Wayne Rutjes is a Australian-born Dutch former footballer, who played as a defender for Excelsior Rotterdam (1980–85), Y.R. K.V. Mechelen (1985–90) and R.S.C. Anderlecht (1990–96).
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1960
English historian and politician, First Secretary of State
William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond is a British politician and life peer who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001 and Deputy Leader from 2005 to 2010. He was…
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1961
English pianist, saxophonist, and priest
Richard Keith Robert Coles is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest. After playing in the 1980s band Bronski Beat, he came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy…
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1962
American baseball player and coach
Kevin Lee Seitzer is an American former professional baseball third baseman who is currently the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals,…
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1962
Russian pilot and cosmonaut
Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko is a Russian cosmonaut. He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and the…
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1962
American basketball player and coach
John Houston Stockton is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz. The team made the…
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1962
American-Canadian actor
Eric Allan Kramer is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his roles as Scott Miller on AMC's Lodge 49, Dave Rogers on The Hughleys, and Bob Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie. He…
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1962
Japanese author
Natsuhiko Kyogoku is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.
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1963
Australian rugby league player
Martin Bella, nicknamed Munster, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A prop, he represented Queensland and Australia, and played his club football for a number of clubs in…
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1964
Irish racing driver
Hugh Peter Martin Donnelly is a British former racing driver from Northern Ireland who competed in Formula One at 15 Grands Prix from 1989 and 1990.
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1964
English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Dame Maria Frances Miller is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basingstoke from 2005 until the 2024 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Secretary of State for…
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1964
Swedish-American ice hockey player and coach
Ulf Bo Samuelsson is a Swedish-American former professional ice hockey defenceman who formerly served as assistant coach of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He played several seasons in the NHL with…
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1964
American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida, formed in 1983 by guitarist, primary composer and sole remaining original member Trey Azagthoth, vocalist and bassist Dallas Ward, and drummer Mike…
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1965
Romanian runner
Violeta Szekely, née Violeta Beclea, is a Romanian former middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. She competed in two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 2000.
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1965
American actor and screenwriter
Michael Imperioli is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding…
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1966
American politician
Jason Edwin Chaffetz is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until his resignation in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and…
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1967
French cyclist
Laurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain.
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1968
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kenneth Arnold Chesney is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, In My Wildest Dreams, in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles that…
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1968
1968
Italian rugby player
Alessandro Moscardi is an Italian former rugby union player who played as a hooker.
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1969
Dutch footballer
Paul Bosvelt is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who is technical director of Go Ahead Eagles.
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1970
1970
Greek footballer
Thomas Kyparissis is a Greek retired football player. He was a striker, who scored more than 150 goals in his entire career. He was a key player for AEL during the club's hard try to make it back to the first division…
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1970
English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director
Martin Faranan McDonagh is a British-born Irish playwright and filmmaker. Known for his absurdist dark humour and provocative style, he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, six BAFTAs, two Golden…
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1970
Scottish politician
Martyn Day is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Linlithgow and East Falkirk from 2015 until 2024. He served as SNP Spokesperson for Health from December 2021 to…
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1971
Colombian-American disc jockey, record label owner, and music producer (died 2020)
Erick Morillo was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers de la Funk, the Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, Deep Soul,…
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1971
Australian tennis player and sportscaster
Rennae Stubbs is an Australian former professional tennis player, coach and television commentator. She was ranked number 1 in the world in doubles, and the winner of 4 major doubles titles and 2 mixed doubles titles as…
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1971
English footballer and manager
Paul Darren Williams is an English professional football coach and former player who was until August 2022 academy director at Birmingham City.
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1971
American actress
Leslie Mann is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous films, including The Cable Guy (1996), She's the One (1996), George of the Jungle (1997), Big Daddy (1999), Orange County (2002), The 40-Year-Old Virgin…
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1972
American baseball player
Jason Ramond Maxwell is an American former professional baseball player. Primarily an infielder, Maxwell first played in 1998 for the Chicago Cubs. Maxwell played the 2000 and 2001 seasons with the Minnesota Twins.…
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1972
American computer scientist and businessman, co-founder of Google
Lawrence Edward Page is an American businessman and computer scientist who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. Page is a centibillionaire and among the richest people in the world. According to the Bloomberg…
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1973
American actor
Theodore Raymond Knight is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. George O'Malley on the ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award…
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1973
Romanian tennis player
Irina Spîrlea is a retired tennis player from Romania who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles. Spîrlea reached her career-high ranking on the WTA Tour on 13 October 1997, when she…
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1974
Lithuanian footballer
Vadimas Petrenko is a Lithuanian former professional footballer. He played the position of midfielder and is a former member of the Lithuania national football team.
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1974
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Michael Anthony Peca is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple…
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1974
1976
Chilean footballer
Alex Fabián Varas Rubio is a retired Chilean Association football goalkeeper.
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1976
Norwegian sprint kayaker
Eirik Verås Larsen is a Norwegian sprint kayaker who has competed internationally since the early 1990s. He has participated in three Summer Olympics, and has won a complete set of medals.
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1976
English footballer
Kevin Cyril Davies is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Chesterfield, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Millwall, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End. He managed Southport in the…
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1977
American actress
Bianca Kajlich is an American actress. Kajlich has had starring and supporting roles in television and film including the leading role of Jennifer Morgan on the CBS comedy Rules of Engagement (2007–2013).
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1977
Canadian wrestler
Sylvain Grenier is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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1977
Greek basketball player
Anastasia Kostaki is a former Greek professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for Panathinaikos. She is 1.72 m in height and 65 kg in weight.
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1978
Spanish footballer
Ignacio Javier Gómez Novo is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently manager at Scottish 7th tier club Darvel.
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1979
1979
Japanese pianist and composer
Hiromi Uehara , often known mononymously as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blending of musical genres such as stride, post-bop,…
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1979
Cameroonian footballer
Pierre Nlend Womé is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
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1979
Brazilian actress
Juliana Couto Paes is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became nationally known in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred in a local version of the musical The Producers, as Ulla.
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1979
American journalist
Margaret Mary Brennan is an American journalist and moderator of Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on CBS News, the network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a fill-in and substitute anchor for CBS Evening…
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1980
South Korean singer
Son Ho-young is a South Korean-American singer and musical actor based in South Korea. Best known as a member of g.o.d, he made his debut in the entertainment industry with the group in 1999 and pursued a solo career as…
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1980
English footballer
Richard Paul Wellens is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently head coach of EFL League One club Leyton Orient.
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1980
Canadian ice hockey player
Sébastien Centomo is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2001–02 season, on March 6, 2002, against the Detroit…
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1981
Burmese rapper and politician (died 2022)
Phyo Zeya Thaw (Burmese: ဖြိုးဇေယျာသော်; pronounced [pʰjò zèjà θɔ̀], also referred to as Zeya Thaw was a Burmese politician and hip hop recording artist who was unfairly detained and executed due to the perceived…
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1981
Ethiopian-Israeli footballer
Baruch Dego is an Ethiopian-born Israeli former association footballer, who played for the Israel national team.
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1981
Italian footballer
Massimo Donati is an Italian professional football manager, pundit and former player who played as a midfielder.
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1981
American baseball player
Joshua Aaron Wilson is an American former professional baseball infielder. Wilson is a Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania native. He was part of the 1998 Pennsylvania state championship baseball team and Pennsylvania Player of…
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1981
Spanish footballer
Mikel Arteta Amatriain is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Arsenal.
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1982
American baseball player
Brendan Wood Ryan is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels.
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1982
American football player
Nathaniel James Kaeding is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning consensus All-American…
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1982
German footballer
Andreas Hinkel is a German football coach and a former player. Hinkel played as a right-back and earned 21 caps for the Germany national team. He was known for his attacking play on the flanks and defensive solidity.
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1983
American actress
Floriana Lima is an American actress. She played Maggie Sawyer on The CW's Supergirl. She began playing recurring character Darcy Cooper in season 2 of the ABC drama A Million Little Things, and was promoted to the main…
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1983
1983
American wrestler
Michael Brendli, better known by the ring name Mike Mondo, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently performing on the independent circuit – predominantly for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he…
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1983
American ice hockey player
James Russell Howard III is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and currently a Detroit Red Wings studio analyst for Bally Sports Detroit. He spent his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with…
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1984
Australian rugby player
Drew Alan Mitchell is an Australian former professional rugby union player. He played on the wing or as fullback. Up to the 2006 season he played for the Queensland Reds. He played for the Western Force for the 2007–09…
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1984
German skier
Felix Neureuther is a German retired World Cup alpine ski racer and former World champion.
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1984
German footballer
Marco Stier is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Germany internationally at youth levels U17 through U20.
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1984
Zimbabwean cricketer
Gregory Mark Strydom is an international cricketer. He played 12 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Zimbabwe in 2006, and a number of T20 Internationals (T20Is) for Cayman Islands in 2019.
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1984
American model, television host, and actress
Sara Jean Underwood is an American model, television host and actress who was chosen as the Playmate of the Month for the July 2006 issue of Playboy magazine and later became Playmate of the Year in 2007. She is a…
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1984
English actress
Keira Christina Knightley, OBE is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films and blockbusters, particularly period dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy…
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1985
American swimmer
Matthew Grevers is a former American competition swimmer who competed in the backstroke and freestyle events, and is a six-time Olympic medalist. He has won a total of thirty-three medals in major international…
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1985
American actor and singer
Jonathan Drew Groff is an American actor and singer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received several accolades including a Tony Award and a Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime…
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1985
Zimbabwean cricketer
Prosper Utseya is a retired Zimbabwean cricketer, who plays all formats of the game. He captained Zimbabwe from 2006 to 2010. He bowls right-arm off break and is a useful right-hand batsman. Utseya has not played any…
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1985
Belgian footballer
Maxime Biset is a Belgian football coach and a former midfielder. He works as an assistant coach with Antwerp.
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1986
Irish rugby player
Robert Kearney is an Irish former rugby union player. He spent 15 years playing for Leinster, before having a six-month stint in Australia where he played for Perth based side Western Force. Kearney also played over a…
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1986
1986
South Korean footballer
Kim Dong-Suk is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Incheon United.
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1987
American football player
Jermichael Decorean Finley is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft.…
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1987
Scottish footballer
Steven Kenneth Fletcher is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1987
Danish footballer
Simon Thorup Kjær is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1989
American football player
Vonnie B'VSean Miller is an American professional football linebacker. Miller played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, where he earned consensus All-American honors and the 2010 Butkus Award. He was selected by…
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1989
South Korean actor
Choi Woo-shik is a Canadian actor based in South Korea. He first gained recognition for starring in the film Set Me Free (2014) and the television series Hogu's Love (2015) before coming to international prominence for…
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1990
Filipino actor, model, singer and former kart racer
Gianmatteo Vittorio Fernan Guidicelli is a Filipino actor, businessman, military officer, model, singer and former kart racer.
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1990
Cameroonian footballer (died 2016)
Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He had two international caps for his country's national team, whom he represented at the 2015 Africa Cup of…
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1990
Japanese idol, singer, dancer, model and actor
Hey! Say! JUMP is a seven-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Starto Entertainment. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million…
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1990
1990
American baseball player
Matthew Glen Davidson is an American professional baseball infielder for the NC Dinos of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox,…
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1991
American actor and comedian
Ramy Youssef is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his role as Ramy Hassan on the Hulu comedy series Ramy (2019–2022), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television…
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1991
Danish model
Nina Brohus Agdal Paul is a Danish model. She is known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 2014, she appeared on the magazine's 50th anniversary cover alongside Chrissy Teigen and Lily…
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1992
Belgian racing driver
Stoffel Jacques Luc Vandoorne is a Belgian racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot and serves as a test and reserve driver for Aston Martin in Formula One. In formula racing,…
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1992
American basketball player
Ryan Curran Arcidiacono is an American professional basketball player for the Osos de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Nicknamed "the Arch of Dimes", he is widely considered among the greatest players…
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1994
Belgian tennis player
Alison Van Uytvanck is a Belgian former professional tennis player. In August 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37.
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1994
American mixed martial artist and model
Paige Michelle VanZant is an American mixed martial artist, bare knuckle boxer, professional wrestler, professional boxer, slap fighter, author, model, and OnlyFans content creator. VanZant was previously signed to the…
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1994
English footballer
Jed Fernley Wallace is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
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1994
Mexican tennis player
Marcela Zacarías Valle, known as Marcela Zacarías, is a former Mexican tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of 159, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 119, achieved on 24 October 2022.
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1994
Spanish internet personality
Ibai Llanos Garatea, better known mononymously as Ibai, is a Spanish internet celebrity, streamer, and esports commentator. He was a content creator for G2 Esports from 2020 to 2021. He is the co-founder of the esports…
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1995
New Zealand rugby league player
Zane Musgrove is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who most recently played as a prop for the Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship via Warrington Wolves & Oldham.
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1996
Filipino actress
Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo is a Filipino actress. Known for her work in mainstream productions, she has starred in three of the highest-grossing Filipino films of all time; The Hows of Us (2018), Hello, Love,…
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1996
Japanese figure skater
Satoko Miyahara is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2015 World silver medalist, the 2018 World bronze medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist, a two-time…
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1998
Israeli judoka
Gefen Primo is an Israeli judoka. She competes in the under 52 kg weight category. She won a gold medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. She won individual bronze medals in the 2018 European…
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2000
Russian ice hockey player
Andrei Igorevich Svechnikov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Hurricanes selected him second overall in the 2018 NHL entry…
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2000
American football player
Jameson Demetri Williams, nicknamed "Jamo", is an American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes before…
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2001
American rapper and social media personality
Danielle Marie Bregoli, better known by her stage name Bhad Bhabie, is an American rapper, songwriter, and media personality. She gained viral recognition after appearing on the talk show Dr. Phil in 2016, when her…
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2003
Filipino actor and comedian
Awra Briguela, is a Filipino actor and comedian who gained recognition after starring in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano (2016–2019), personally chosen for the role by the show's lead actor Coco Martin. Briguela's life was…
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2004
American actress
Ella Aiko Anderson is an American actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress, starring in roles such as Piper Hart on the Nickelodeon television series Henry Danger, and is also known for playing the…
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2005
Spanish footballer
Jesús Fortea Tejedo is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Real Madrid Castilla.
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2007
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