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Famous Birthdays on May 24
191 people
15 BC – 2002
May 24 has seen 191 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 15 BC – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1973 — Rodrigo
Argentinian singer-songwriter (died 2000)
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Rodrigo Alejandro Bueno, also known by his stage name Rodrigo or his nickname "El Potro", was an Argentine singer of cuarteto music
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During his career, Bueno expanded cuarteto music to the Argentine national scene, remaining one of the main figures of the genre
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With the help of his father, he recorded an album of children's songs, Disco Baby, at the age of five
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During his preteen years he informally joined the local band Chébere during live performances
Roman general (died 19)
Germanicus Julius Caesar was a Roman general and politician most famously known for his campaigns against Arminius in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an…
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Queen of Hungary (died 1349)
Margaret of Bohemia, also known as Margaret of Luxembourg, was a Queen consort of Hungary by her marriage to Louis I of Hungary. She was the second child of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor by his first wife Blanche of…
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1335
1494
English bishop (died 1571)
John Jewel of Devon, England was Bishop of Salisbury from 1559 to 1571.
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1522
English physician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1603)
William Gilbert, also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher. He passionately rejected both the prevailing Aristotelian philosophy and the Scholastic method of university teaching.…
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1544
Lady Berkeley, English courtier (died 1635)
Lady Elizabeth Berkeley, was an English courtier and patron of the arts.
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1576
1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland (died 1682)
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, KG, PC was a Scottish statesman and peer.
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1616
Polish noble (died 1652)
Marek Sobieski was a Polish nobleman, starosta of Krasnystaw and Jaworów, and the older brother of King John III Sobieski of Poland. He graduated from Nowodworek College in Kraków and Kraków Academy, then traveled and…
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1628
Swedish royal favorite (died 1743)
Emerentia von Düben also called Menza, was a Swedish lady-in-waiting, the favourite of Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. She was known for her influence over Ulrika Eleonora.
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1669
Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1737)
Gian Gastone de' Medici was the seventh and last Medicean grand duke of Tuscany.
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1671
Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale (died 1736)
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit FRS was a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker. He was born in Poland to a family of German origin, although he spent much of his life in the Dutch Republic. Fahrenheit…
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1686
8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1769)
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham,, of Burley House near Oakham in Rutland and of Eastwell Park near Ashford in Kent, was a British peer and politician.
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1689
Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (died 1793)
Jean-Paul Marat was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist. A journalist and politician during the French Revolution, he was a vigorous defender of the sans-culottes, a radical voice, and published his…
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1743
German operatic singer and actress (died 1828)
Katharina Buchwieser was a German operatic soprano and actress. She was known as Cathinka, and her married surname was Lacsny von Folkusfálva. She appeared at theatres of Vienna, the Theater an der Wien and the Theater…
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1789
English priest and philosopher (died 1866)
William Whewell was an English polymath. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. In his time as a student there, he achieved distinction in both poetry and mathematics.
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1794
Finnish biologist and paleontologist (died 1866)
Alexander von Nordmann was a Finnish biologist, who contributed to zoology, parasitology, botany and paleontology.
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1803
German rabbi and scholar (died 1874)
Abraham Geiger was a German rabbi and scholar who is considered the founding father of Reform Judaism and the academic field of Quranic studies. Emphasizing Judaism's constant development through its history and…
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1810
German-American painter (died 1868)
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze was a German-born American history painter, best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
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1816
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted…
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1819
Russian painter and academic (died 1897)
Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov was a Russian landscape painter and creator of the lyrical landscape style. The most famous and a celebrated work is The Rooks Have Returned.
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1830
English actor, director, and playwright (died 1934)
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor.
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1855
1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1940)
Gerald Paul Joseph Cajetan Carmel Antony Martin Strickland, 6th Count della Catena, 1st Baron Strickland,, usually known between 1897 and January 1928 as Sir Gerald Strickland, was a Maltese and British politician and,…
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1861
American sculptor (died 1938)
George Grey Barnard, often written George Gray Barnard, was an American sculptor who trained in Paris. He is especially noted for his heroic sized Struggle of the Two Natures in Man at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,…
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1863
American engineer and mechanic (died 1956)
Charles Edward Taylor was an American inventor, mechanic and machinist. He built the first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers in the Wright Flyer, and was a vital contributor of mechanical skills in the…
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1868
American lawyer and judge (died 1938)
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 until his death in…
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1870
South African lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa (died 1950)
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, was a South African statesman, military officer and philosopher. In addition to holding various military and cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa…
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1870
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine was a Hessian and Rhenish princess, a member of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was the youngest child and fifth daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and…
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1874
American discus thrower and shot putter (died 1961)
Robert S. Garrett was an American athlete, as well as investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland and financier of several important archeological excavations. Garrett was the first modern Olympic…
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1875
American psychologist and engineer (died 1972)
Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth was an American psychologist, industrial engineer, consultant, and educator who was an early pioneer in applying psychology to time-and-motion studies. She was described in the 1940s as "a genius…
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1878
American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (died 1956)
Harry Burnett Reese was an American inventor and businessman known for creating Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and founding the H. B. Reese Candy Company. In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame.
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1879
French organist, composer, and conductor (died 1979)
Paul Marie-Adolphe Charles Paray was a French conductor, organist and composer. After winning France's top musical award, the Prix de Rome, he fought in the First World War and was a prisoner of war for nearly four…
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1886
Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1918)
Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock was a British-Irish flying ace who served in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War. Mannock was a pioneer of fighter aircraft tactics in aerial warfare.…
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1887
American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar (died 1971)
William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics. He is considered "one of the twentieth century's most influential American biblical scholars," having become…
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1891
American author and educator (died 1958)
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis was an American children's writer. She received the Newbery Award and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
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1892
American publisher, founded Advance Publications (died 1979)
Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. was an American broadcasting businessman, as well as a magazine and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of Advance Publications.
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1895
French tennis player (died 1938)
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player. She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World Hard Court…
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1899
Belgian-French poet and painter (died 1984)
Henri Michaux was a Belgian-born French experimental poet, writer and painter. Michaux is renowned for his strange, highly original poetry and prose, and also for his art: the Paris Museum of Modern Art and the…
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1899
Italian actor and screenwriter (died 1984)
Eduardo De Filippo OMRI, also known mononymously as Eduardo, was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli milionaria. Considered one of…
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1900
Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 1968)
José Nasazzi Yarza was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.
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1901
Canadian football player and politician (died 1954)
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, nicknamed "the Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championships in numerous sports. His first…
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1902
Canadian sculptor (died 2004)
Sylvia Daoust, CM, CQ RCA was a Canadian sculptor who was one of the first female sculptors in Quebec. She studied at the Council of Arts & Manufactures and the École des Beaux-Arts, with Charles Maillard and Maurice…
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1902
Japanese jumper and journalist (died 1997)
Chūhei Nambu was a Japanese track and field athlete. As of 2024, he is the only person to have held world records in both the long jump and the triple jump.
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1904
American woodworker and architect (died 1990)
George Katsutoshi Nakashima was an American woodworker and architect. In 1983, he accepted the Order of the Sacred Treasure, an honor bestowed by the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government.
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1905
Russian novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about life and fate of Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution, the civil war and the…
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1905
American banker and politician (died 1992)
Wilbur Daigh Mills was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who represented Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977. As chairman…
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1909
American golfer (died 1983)
James Newton Demaret was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters, with titles in 1940, 1947, and 1950.
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1910
1913
German-American actress (died 1986)
Lilli Palmer was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she later transitioned to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance…
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1914
Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales (died 2002)
Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, was an Australian diplomat, the longest-serving Governor of New South Wales and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded…
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1916
Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (died 2013)
Alan Robertson Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway ERD QC was a British judge, barrister and author who sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative life peer.
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1917
American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit (died 1997)
Coleman Alexander Young was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit and has been described as the "single most…
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1918
1922
American soldier and painter (died 2022)
Philip Martin Pearlstein was an American painter best known for Modernist Realist nudes. Cited by critics as the preeminent figure painter of the 1960s to 2000s, he led a revival in realist art.
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1924
American illustrator and educator (died 2013)
Carmine Infantino was an American comics artist and editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creations are the Black…
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1925
Swedish actress and director (died 1994)
Mai Elisabeth Zetterling was a Swedish film director, novelist and actress.
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1925
Scottish actor and screenwriter (died 2025)
Stanley Livingstone Baxter was a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on the BBC and later became known for his British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter…
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1926
Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (died 2016)
William Trevor Cox was an Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary writers of short stories in…
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1928
English playwright and producer (died 2016)
Sir Arnold Wesker was an English dramatist. He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a children's book, some poetry, and other…
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1932
American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Chicago (died 2014)
Jane Margaret Byrne was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979, until April 29, 1983. Prior to her tenure as mayor, Byrne served as Chicago's commissioner of consumer sales…
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1933
Canadian television host and actor (died 2019)
Réal Giguère was a Canadian television host and broadcaster.
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1933
French-Israeli rabbi and author (died 2015)
Aharon Lichtenstein was an Orthodox rabbi, Israel Prize laureate and rosh yeshiva who was an authority in Jewish law (Halakha).
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1933
American director and screenwriter (died 2020)
Joan Micklin Silver was an American director of films and plays, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Omaha, Silver moved to New York City in 1967 where she began writing and directing films. She is best known for her…
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1935
American composer and poet (died 2020)
Harold Montgomory Budd was an American composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles and raised in the Mojave Desert, he became a respected composer in the minimal music and avant-garde scene of Southern California in the late…
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1936
French runner and educator (died 2008)
Maryvonne Samson Dupureur, née Maryvonne Samson, was a French middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m event she won silver medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 European Indoor Games; she also took part in the…
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1937
American saxophonist and composer
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz.
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1937
Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)
Cecil Bustamente Campbell, known professionally as Prince Buster, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released in the 1960s influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican contemporary music and…
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1938
Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Thomas Bing Kin Chong is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician and activist. He is known for his role/inspiration in the marijuana industry, his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin,…
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1938
Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky, anglicized as Joseph, was a Russian and American poet and essayist.
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1940
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold…
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1941
Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician (died 2018)
Patricia Lesley Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, PC, DL was a historian and a Labour member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom.
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1941
South African cricketer and manager
Aron "Ali" Bacher is a former South African Test cricket captain and an administrator of the United Cricket Board of South Africa.
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1942
Finnish race car driver (died 2021)
Hannu Olavi Mikkola was a Finnish champion world rally driver. He was a seven-time winner of the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland and won the RAC Rally in Great Britain four times.
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1942
Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
Ichirō Ozawa is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 2026, representing Iwate Prefecture.. He is often dubbed the "Shadow Shōgun" due to his back-room influence.
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1942
American actor
Gary Rich Burghoff is an American actor who is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly…
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1943
American singer-songwriter and actress
Patricia Louise Holte, known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Godmother of Soul". LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and…
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1944
French actress
Dominique Lavanant is a French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the adjective BCBG,…
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1944
American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 2012)
Terrence Orlando "Terry" Callier was an American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter.
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1945
English engineer and politician
Steven John Norris is a British Conservative Party politician and businessman. Norris served as Member of Parliament for Oxford East from 1983 to 1987. After narrowly losing that marginal seat in 1987 he re-entered the…
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1945
English lieutenant and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sir Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway is a British Conservative Party politician and consultant. He was the Member of Parliament for Croydon South from 1992 to 2015. Ottaway also served as the MP for Nottingham North from…
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1945
American actress and businesswoman
Priscilla Ann Presley is an American businesswoman and actress. She was married to singer Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973. Presley co-founded and served as chair of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company…
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1945
Turkish politician, Prime Minister of Turkey
Tansu Çiller is a Turkish academic, economist, and politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Turkey from 1993 to 1996. She is Turkey's only female prime minister. As the leader of the True Path Party, she went…
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1946
Portuguese footballer and manager
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira is a Portuguese football manager.
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1946
Russian-Polish sprinter (died 2018)
Irena Szewińska was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost track athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events. She won a total of seven Olympic medals including three golds. She is the only athlete…
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1946
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
Albert Bouchard is an American musician. He is a founding member and one of the first and most prominent drummers of the hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult and current drummer of The Dictators. He is the older brother of…
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1947
Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer
Miguel "Mike" Pamintuan de Leon was a Filipino film director. He is regarded as one of the most significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. His films, which include Itim (1976), Kung Mangarap Ka't…
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1947
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and American football player
Michael Barry Reid is an American country music artist, composer, and former professional football player. He played as a defensive tackle for five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League…
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1947
American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Beth Hart, Stevie Nicks,…
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1947
German businessman
Martin Winterkorn is a German former business executive who served as chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen AG, the parent company of the Volkswagen Group, as well as chairman of the supervisory board of…
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1947
French director and screenwriter (died 2004)
Richard Dembo was a French director and screenwriter.
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1948
English actor
James Broadbent is an English actor. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, he came to prominence as a character actor for his many roles in film and television. He has received various…
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1949
English cinematographer
Sir Roger Alexander Deakins ASC, BSC is an English cinematographer. Often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential cinematographers in the history of cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades,…
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1949
English actor
Alfred Molina is a British-American actor. He is known for roles on the stage and screen. Molina has received a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a British Independent Film…
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1953
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Cash.
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1955
1955
1955
American constitutional historian (died 2023)
Richard B. Bernstein was an American constitutional historian, a distinguished adjunct professor of law at New York Law School, and lecturer in law and political science at the City College of New York's Skadden, Arps…
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1956
American singer-songwriter and producer
Larry Ernest Blackmon is an American vocalist and musician, known as the lead singer, founder and frontman of the funk and R&B band Cameo.
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1956
English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve is a British barrister and former politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2008 to 2009 and Attorney General for England and Wales from 2010 to 2014. He served as the Member of…
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1956
Irish archbishop
Michael Geoffrey St Aubyn Jackson is a Church of Ireland Anglican bishop. Since 2011, he has served as the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough in the Church of Ireland. He is also the co-chairman of the…
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1956
American race car driver, team owner and businessman
Floyd "Chip" Ganassi Jr. is an American businessman, former racing driver, current team owner and member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. He has been involved with the North American auto racing scene for…
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1958
Swedish-American ice hockey player (died 1985)
Göran Per-Eric "Pelle" Lindbergh was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who played five seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first European-born goaltender to be…
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1959
Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales
Barry Robert O'Farrell is an Australian former politician who was Australia's High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan from February 2020 to 30 June 2023. O'Farrell was the 43rd Premier of New…
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1959
English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer
Guy Edward Fletcher is an English musician, best known for his position as one of the two keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Dire…
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1960
Australian rugby league referee and sportscaster
Bill Harrigan is an Australian former rugby league football referee, and former head of refereeing for the National Rugby League. Unusually for a sports official, in his long career he was accorded the same profile as…
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1960
English actress
Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas is a British actress. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and the Olivier…
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1960
Italian philosopher and theorist (died 2013)
Lorella Cedroni was an Italian political philosopher.
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1961
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Alain Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is also the older brother of NHL…
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1961
Puerto Rican-American boxer (died 2012)
Héctor Luís Camacho Matías, commonly known by his nickname "Macho Camacho", was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to…
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1962
American actor, dancer, and choreographer (died 2003)
Gene Anthony Ray was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. A native of New York City, Ray was best known for his portrayal of dancer Leroy Johnson in both the 1980 film Fame and the Fame television series based…
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1962
Italian race car driver and sportscaster
Ivan Franco Capelli is an Italian broadcaster and former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1985 to 1993.
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1963
American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
Michael Chabon is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Carnegie Mellon University for one year before transferring to the University of…
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1963
American basketball player
Joe Dumars III is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the head of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans. He could play either shooting guard or point guard on offense and…
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1963
American football player and coach
Richard Alan Rodriguez, also known as Rich Rod, is an American college football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at West Virginia University, his second stint with his alma mater. Rodriguez…
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1963
American computer scientist and educator
Valerie Elaine Taylor is an American computer scientist who is the director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. Her research includes topics such as performance…
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1963
Scottish educator and runner
Elizabeth Nuttall is a British former middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships and a silver over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games. McColgan…
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1964
English swimmer
Adrian David Moorhouse MBE is an English former competitive swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the gold medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.…
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1964
Mexican boxer (died 2013)
Isidro Pérez was a Mexican professional boxer. Pérez is a former WBO Flyweight Champion.
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1964
Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Patrick Martin Verbeek is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current general manager of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Verbeek played for five teams over a 20-year playing…
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1964
American actor
John Christopher Reilly is an American actor. He is known as a character actor taking leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in…
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1965
Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
Shinichirō Watanabe is a Japanese anime television and film director, best known for directing the critically acclaimed and commercially successful anime series Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy, Terror in…
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1965
French footballer and actor
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French former professional footballer and current actor. In his football career, Cantona was a physically strong and technically skilful player with both creative and goalscoring ability.…
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1966
American race car driver and sportscaster
Richard Allen Craven is an American stock car racing analyst and former driver. Prior to his broadcasting duties, he was a NASCAR driver who won in four different series—the ARCA Menards Series, and the three national…
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1966
1967
Russian-English economist and businessman
Andrey Fridrikhovich Borodin is a Russian financial expert, economist and businessman who until 2011 was President of Bank of Moscow. He and his first deputy Dmitri Akulinin were dismissed from office by the court for…
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1967
American actor
Eric Close is an American actor, best known for his roles in television series, particularly as FBI agent Martin Fitzgerald in the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace (2002–2009), Michael Wiseman in the CBS sci-fi drama…
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1967
1967
Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
Carlos Alberto Hernández Almeida [er-NAN-dez] is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1996), San Diego Padres (1997–2000) and St. Louis Cardinals (2000).
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1967
Northern Irish-English cricketer
Martin John McCague is a former professional cricketer who played for the England cricket team in three Test matches in 1993 and 1994. McCague was born in Northern Ireland and grew up in Australia where he began his…
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1969
English politician
Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg is a British politician, businessman and broadcaster who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Somerset from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as…
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1969
American guitarist and songwriter
Richard Robinson is an American musician and founding member of the rock and roll band the Black Crowes. Along with older brother Chris Robinson, Rich formed the band in 1984 while the two were attending Walton High…
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1969
Indian music director and businessman
Mandar Dnyaneshwar Agashe is an Indian businessman, music director, and former musician. He founded Sarvatra Technologies in 2000, and has served as the company's managing director since its inception.
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1969
Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Kristopher Bruce "Kris" Draper is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current director of amateur scouting and assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings, the team which he played 17 seasons…
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1971
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Gregory Berlanti is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his work on the television series Dawson's Creek, Brothers & Sisters, Everwood, Political Animals, Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of…
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1972
Dominican-American baseball player
Bartolo Colón, nicknamed "Big Sexy", is a Dominican–American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for 11 different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Cleveland Indians (1997–2002), Montreal…
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1973
Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
Shirish Kunder is an Indian filmmaker and film editor. After working as an editor for several films, Kunder made his directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan…
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1973
Czech footballer and manager
Vladimír Šmicer is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his senior career at Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England where he…
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1973
1974
Japanese baseball player and coach
Masahide "Masa" Kobayashi is a former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach.
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1974
German biochemist and computer programmer, developed MediaWiki
Heinrich Magnus Manske is a German biochemist who is a researcher on malaria. He is a senior staff scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK and a software developer of one of the first versions of the…
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1974
Canadian actor and comedian
William Sasso is a Canadian comedian, actor, and podcaster. After a starring role as Derek Wakaluk on the Global teen drama television series Madison (1994–1998), Sasso had his breakout as a regular cast member on the…
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1975
Canadian speed skater
Marc Gagnon is a Canadian former short track speed skater. He is a four-time Overall World Champion for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and winner of three Olympic gold medals.
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1975
Greek footballer and coach
Giannis Goumas is a Greek professional football manager and former player, who spent his whole senior career at Panathinaikos.
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1975
English singer-songwriter
Maria Lawson is an English singer. She recorded several singles with Ti.Pi.Cal. Lawson was the fifth contestant eliminated in the second UK series of television talent show The X Factor in 2005 finishing in eighth…
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1975
Italian-American singer and keyboard player
Alessandro Cortini is an Italian musician best known for his work with the American industrial band Nine Inch Nails.
He plays modular synthesizers, keyboards, guitar, and bass guitar.
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1976
New Zealand-Australian netball player
Catherine Anne Cox is a former Australian netball international and current netball commentator. Between 1997 and 2013, she made 108 senior appearances for Australia. She was a prominent member of the Australia teams…
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1976
Norwegian singer
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Alle mine tankar", written by Bjørn Erik Vige, and performed by 16-year-old Silje Vige. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk…
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1976
Indian score composer, music director and singer
Jeet Gannguli is an Indian playback singer and composer who works in Hindi and Bengali cinema.
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1977
American wrestler
Elijah Samuel Burke, also known by the alias "Da Pope", is an American professional wrestler who works for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
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1978
Swedish ice hockey player
Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender, he most notably played in the National Hockey League and the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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1978
American baseball player
Bradley Wayne Penny is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Penny played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida / Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis…
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1978
1978
American basketball player
Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr., nicknamed T-Mac, is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time…
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1979
American football player
Kareem Michael McKenzie is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). As a member of the New York Giants, he won Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl…
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1979
American football player
Jason Thomas Babin is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2004…
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1980
Australian rugby league player
Anthony Minichiello is a former professional rugby league footballer who captained the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, and retired having set records for most games and most tries in the club's history. An…
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1980
1981
Ghanaian footballer
Issah Gabriel Ahmed or Issah Gabarel Ahmad is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1982
American football player
Rian T. Wallace is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He won…
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1982
Portuguese footballer
Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro, known simply as Custódio, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently manager of Primeira Liga club Alverca.
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1983
Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist
Pedram "P.J." Javaheri is an Iranian-American meteorologist for CNN International formerly based at CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. He can be seen regularly on editions of CNN Newsroom and World Business…
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1983
South Korean model and actress (died 2009)
Woo Seung-yeon was a South Korean model and actress.
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1983
American actress
Sarah Hagan is an American television and film actress. She is known for playing Millie Kentner in the show, Freaks and Geeks.
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1984
Estonian footballer
Dmitri Kruglov is an Estonian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back and a winger. He made 115 appearances for the Estonia national team, scoring four goals.
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1984
Japanese wrestler
Masaya Takahashi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling in the deathmatch division. He is a former two-time BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion and nine-time Yokohama Shopping…
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1984
1985
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, dancer, and actor
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, singer, choreographer, musician, and actor. Since 2007, he has appeared as a pro on the ABC reality competition program Dancing with the…
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1986
Greek footballer
Giannis Kontoes, nicknamed The Tiger, is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. Currently working as an assistant coach.
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1986
Canadian ice hockey player
Guillaume Latendresse is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the second round, 45th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2005 NHL entry draft. Lantendresse also played for the…
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1987
Russian ice hockey player
Artem Alekseevich Anisimov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He was a centre who previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago…
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1988
American sergeant
Monica Lin Brown is a United States Army sergeant and medic who became the first woman during the War in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the United States military's…
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1988
American musician
William Wendell Gilman III is an American country music singer. Starting as a young country artist, he is known for his debut single "One Voice", a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a top 20 hit on the Billboard…
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1988
American political artist and White House correspondent
Lucian Baxter Wintrich IV is an American artist, photographer, writer, and media personality. He received widespread attention in 2017 as the White House correspondent for the conservative news and opinion site The…
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1988
1988
1989
English race car driver
Andrew Phillip Jordan is a British racing driver, who has driven in the British Touring Car Championship. He was the 2013 British Touring Car Champion.
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1989
American basketball player
Kalin Jay Lucas is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Michigan State University.
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1989
Swedish ice hockey player
Mattias Hans Ekholm is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 102nd overall, of the 2009 NHL entry…
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1990
American race car driver
Joseph Thomas Logano is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske. He has previously competed in the…
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1990
Welsh discus thrower
Aled Siôn Davies is a British Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F42 throwing events. In 2012 he became the world record holder of the F42 shot put and in the 2012 Summer Paralympics he took the bronze…
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1991
Canadian ice hockey player
Cody Eakin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the third round, 85th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and has previously played for the Capitals,…
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1991
English footballer
Marcus Bettinelli is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester City.
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1992
Argentine footballer
Rodrigo Javier De Paul is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team.
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1994
American basketball player
Jarell Montrel Martin is an American professional basketball player for the Koshigaya Alphas of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. Martin was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies as the…
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1994
Scottish netball player
Emily Nicholl is a Scotland netball international. She represented Scotland at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games and at 2019 and 2023 Netball World Cups. Between 2017 and 2024, she played for Sirens in the Netball…
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1994
Japanese swimmer
Daiya Seto is a Japanese professional swimmer who specializes in individual medley, butterfly, breaststroke, and freestyle events. He holds the world record in the short course 400-metre individual medley and formerly…
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1994
American 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award
Emily Temple-Wood is an American physician and Wikipedia editor, who goes by pseudonym Keilana on the site. She is known for her efforts to counter the effects and causes of gender bias on Wikipedia, particularly…
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1994
Japanese voice actress
Shu Uchida is a Japanese-Australian voice actress. She debuted in 2016 as the voice of Warspite, a character from the Kantai Collection series.
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1996
Norwegian actor
Tarjei Sandvik Moe is a Norwegian actor. He rose to fame with his portrayal of Isak Valtersen, the main character in the third season of Norwegian teen drama series Skam. His acting, and the third season of the series…
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1999
journalist and social media influencer
Emily Austin is an American journalist, social media influencer and independent NBA broadcaster.
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2001
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