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In his first season with the Giants, he kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Green Bay Packers in the 2007–08 NFC Championship Game, which qualified the Giants for Super Bowl XLII
Famous Birthdays on May 3
176 people
490 – 2003
May 3 has seen 176 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 490 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1978 — Lawrence Tynes
American football player
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He played college football at Troy and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2001
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He came back to Kansas City and played for the Chiefs for three seasons, and was then traded to the Giants in 2007
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Four years later, he kicked another overtime field goal against the San Francisco 49ers in the 2011–12 NFC Championship Game, which qualified the Giants for Super Bowl XLVI
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He experienced his best success with the Giants, winning Super Bowl championships in 2007 and 2011, defeating the New England Patriots in both games.
ruler of Palenque (died 565)
Kʼan Joy Chitam I, also known as Hok, Kan Xul I and Kʼan Hokʼ Chitam I, was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He took the throne on February 6, 529 at age 34, ending an interregnum that had lasted for a little…
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490
Byzantine emperor (died 641)
Heraclius Constantine, often enumerated as Constantine III, was one of the shortest reigning sole Byzantine emperors, ruling for three months in 641. He was the eldest son of Emperor Heraclius and his first wife Fabia…
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612
Italian saint (died 1314)
Emilia Bicchieri, OP was an Italian Catholic nun of the Dominican Order. Born to a patrician, she is best known for founding a convent in her hometown of Vercelli, where she served as prioress.
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1238
1276
Duchess of York (died 1495)
Cecily Neville was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two Kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. She was born at Raby Castle in Durham, and was known for her…
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1415
Spanish cardinal (died 1495)
Pedro González de Mendoza was a Spanish cardinal, statesman and lawyer. He served on the council of King Henry IV of Castile and in 1467 fought for him at the Second Battle of Olmedo. In 1468 he was named bishop of…
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1428
Margaret of York, also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 as the third wife of Charles the Bold, and after his death (1477) acted as a protector of the Burgundian State. She was a…
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1446
Italian cardinal (died 1521)
Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario was an Italian cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the person who invited Michelangelo to Rome. He was a patron of the arts.…
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1461
Italian historian and philosopher (died 1527)
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but…
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1469
1479
Spanish abbess of the Franciscan Third Order Regular (died 1534)
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez y Gutiérrez, TOR,, was a Spanish abbess of the Franciscan Third Order Regular. Known to be a mystic, she was authorized to preach publicly, an extraordinary permission for a woman. Living at the…
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1481
German theologian (died 1603)
Stephan Praetorius was a German Lutheran theologian and pastor.
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1536
French-Canadian nurse and candidate for sainthood, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (died 1668)
Mary Catherine of St. Augustine, OSA was a French canoness regular who was instrumental in the development of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec in the colony of New France. She has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
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1632
German architect, designed the Pillnitz Castle (died 1736)
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace.
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1662
Spanish corsair (died 1747)
Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado, also known as Amaro Pargo, was a Spanish privateer and merchant. He was one of the most well-known Spanish privateers during the Golden Age of Piracy. Pargo was noted for his…
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1678
French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube (died 1771)
Henri Pitot was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the pitot tube.
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1695
Czech composer (died 1774)
Florian Leopold Gassmann was a German-speaking Bohemian opera composer of the transitional period between the baroque and classical eras. He was one of the principal composers of dramma giocoso immediately before…
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1729
German playwright and author (died 1819)
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue was a German playwright, who had also worked as a Russian diplomat.
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1761
Élisabeth of France, also known as Madame Élisabeth, was a French princess. She was the youngest child of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Duchess Maria Josepha of Saxony, and she was a sister of King Louis XVI.…
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1764
Scottish chemist and businessman (died 1838)
Charles Tennant was a Scottish chemist and industrialist. He discovered bleaching powder and founded an industrial dynasty.
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1768
Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (died 1858)
José Mariano de la Cruz de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete was a Peruvian soldier and politician who was the first president of Peru and the second president of North Peru, a constituent country of the Peru–Bolivian…
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1783
Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (died 1892)
Sir Adams George Archibald was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a Father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as first Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from…
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1814
Charles XV and IV was King of Sweden and King of Norway, there often referred to as Charles IV, from 8 July 1859 until his death in 1872. Charles was the third Swedish monarch from the House of Bernadotte. He was the…
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1826
English talent agent and composer (died 1901)
Richard D'Oyly Carte was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer, and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era. He built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire, while also establishing…
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1844
Danish-American journalist and photographer (died 1914)
Jacob August Riis was a Danish-American social reformer, "muck-raking" journalist, and social documentary photographer. He contributed significantly to the cause of urban reform in the United States of America at the…
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1849
German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1929)
Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin, Prince of Bülow was a German politician who served as the imperial chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia from 1900 to 1909. A fervent supporter of Weltpolitik,…
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1849
American baseball player and manager (died 1933)
George F. Gore, nicknamed "Piano Legs", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for 14 seasons, eight for the Chicago White Stockings, five for the New York Giants, one for the St. Louis…
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1854
American executive in Major League Baseball (died 1931)
August "Garry" Herrmann was an American political operative for Cincinnati political boss George B. Cox, an executive of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and president of the National Baseball Commission. In 1946, he…
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1859
Italian mathematician and physicist (died 1940)
Vito Volterra was an Italian mathematician and physicist, known for his contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations, being one of the founders of functional analysis.
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1860
American boxer (died 1894)
Andy Bowen was an American lightweight boxer best known for fighting the world's longest boxing match, which took place in 1893 against Jack Burke.
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1867
English cricketer (died 1944)
John Thomas Hearne was a Middlesex and England medium-fast bowler. His aggregate of 3061 first-class wickets is the greatest for any bowler of medium pace or above, and his 257 wickets in 1896 is the tenth highest total…
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1867
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, informally known by her family as Thora, was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. From July 1917, she was addressed simply as Princess Helena Victoria.
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1870
American criminal (died 1937)
Emmett Dalton was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Part of a gang that attempted to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, on October 5, 1892, he was the only…
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1871
German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (died 1945)
Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadsky was a Ukrainian aristocrat, military leader and statesman who served as the hetman of the Ukrainian State throughout 1918 following a coup d'état on 29 April, of the same year. However, he…
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1873
French businessman and publisher, founded Coty (died 1934)
François Coty was a French perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher, politician and patron of the arts. He was the founder of the Coty perfume company, today a multinational. He is considered the founding father of…
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1874
Swedish oceanographer and academic (died 1954)
Vagn Walfrid Ekman was a Swedish oceanographer.
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1874
German psychoanalyst and author (died 1925)
Karl Abraham was an influential German psychoanalyst, and a collaborator of Sigmund Freud, who called him his 'best pupil'.
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1877
Australian businessman and soldier, co-founded Qantas (died 1950)
Sir Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman and aviation pioneer. He was one of the three founders of the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited, the airline company that became commonly known…
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1879
French organist and composer (died 1971)
Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.
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1886
Greek actress (died 1954)
Marika Kotopouli was a Greek stage actress during the first half of the 20th century.
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1887
American actress (died 1981)
Beulah Bondi was an American character actress; she often played eccentric mothers and later grandmothers and wives, although she was known for numerous other roles. She began her acting career as a young child in…
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1889
German-Canadian Olympic soccer player (died 1972)
Gottfried Erik Fuchs, also known as Godfrey Fuchs, was a German Olympic footballer. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national team in a 16–0 win against Russia at the 1912 Olympics. He left Germany…
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1889
Polish poet and critic (died 1969)
Tadeusz Peiper was a Polish poet, art critic, theoretician of literature and one of the precursors of the avant-garde movement in Polish poetry. Born to a Jewish family, Peiper converted to Catholicism as a young man…
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1891
American baseball pitcher (died 1963)
Eppa Rixey Jr., nicknamed "Jephtha", was an American baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1933 as a left-handed pitcher. Rixey was…
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1891
English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
Sir George Paget Thomson was a British experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with Clinton Davisson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals." His father,…
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1892
Canadian-American economist and academic (died 1970)
Jacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered with Frank Knight and Henry Simons to be one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago school of economics in the 1930s: he was one of the leading figures of…
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1892
Georgian author (died 1975)
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia was a Georgian writer and public figure. Educated and first published in Germany, he married Western European influences to purely Georgian thematic to produce his best works, such as The Right…
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1893
Dutch philosopher, theologian, and apologist (died 1987)
Cornelius Van Til was a Dutch-American Reformed theologian, who is credited as being the originator of modern presuppositional apologetics.
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1895
German soldier and pilot (died 1917)
Leutnant Karl Allmenröder was a German World War I flying ace credited with 30 aerial victories. The medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-year-old artilleryman in the early days…
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1896
Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (died 1974)
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon was an Indian academic, independence activist, politician, lawyer, and statesman. Menon contributed to the Indian independence movement and India's foreign relations. He was among the…
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1896
English author and playwright (died 1990)
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing I Capture the Castle (1948) and the children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956). Other works include Dear…
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1896
Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada (died 1989)
William Joseph Browne, was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician. He served in the Newfoundland House of Assembly and the House of Commons of Canada.
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1897
American educator and activist (died 1987)
Septima Poinsette Clark was an African American educator and civil rights activist. Clark developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that played an important role in the drive for voting rights and civil rights…
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1898
Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (died 1978)
Golda Meir was the prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. She was Israel's first and, to date, only female head of government.
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1898
German-French physicist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
Alfred Kastler was a German-born French physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics. He is known for the development of optical pumping.
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1902
American singer and actor (died 1977)
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. was an American singer and actor. One of the first multimedia stars, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Crosby was a leader in…
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1903
American baseball pitcher and coach (died 1986)
Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 through 1947. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago…
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1905
American actress (died 1987)
Mary Astor was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941).
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1906
American journalist and author (died 1975)
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Halsted was an American writer who worked as a newspaper editor and in public relations. Halsted also wrote two children's books published in the 1930s. She was the eldest child and only daughter…
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1906
American screenwriter and producer (died 2011)
Norman Lewis Corwin was an American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. His earliest and biggest successes were in the writing and directing of radio drama during the 1930s…
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1910
American organist and composer (died 1980)
Virgil Keel Fox was an American organist, known especially for his years as organist at Riverside Church in New York City, from 1946 to 1965, and his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" concerts of the music of Bach in the 1970s,…
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1912
American poet, novelist and memoirist (died 1995)
May Sarton was the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton, a Belgian and American novelist, poet, and memoirist. Although her best work is strongly personalized with erotic female imagery, she resisted the label of "lesbian…
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1912
American playwright and novelist (died 1973)
William Motter Inge was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. With his portraits of small-town life and settings rooted in…
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1913
French journalist, author, and poet (died 2018)
Georges-Emmanuel Clancier was a French poet, novelist, and journalist. He won the Prix Goncourt (poetry), the Grand Prize of the Académie française, and the grand prize of the Société des gens de lettres.
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1914
Canadian wrestler and trainer, founded Stampede Wrestling (died 2003)
Stewart Edward Hart was a Canadian amateur and professional wrestler, wrestling booker, promoter, and coach. He is best known for founding and handling Stampede Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion based in…
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1915
American screenwriter and librettist (died 2006)
Betty Comden was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century. Her writing partnership with Adolph Green spanned six…
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1917
Finnish-American actor (died 2016)
George Gaynes was a Dutch-American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to a Dutch father and a Russian mother in the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire, he served in the Royal Netherlands Navy during World…
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1917
Macedonian politician and first president of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2012)
Kiro Gligorov was a Macedonian and Yugoslav statesman, economist, and politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Macedonia from 1991 to 1999. He was born and raised in Štip, where he was also…
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1917
1918
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2014)
Peter Seeger was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and left-wing social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers,…
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1919
American pianist and composer (died 2001)
John Aaron Lewis was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
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1920
American boxer (died 1989)
Walker Smith Jr., better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded as the…
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1921
English footballer and journalist (died 2000)
Leonard Francis Shackleton was an English footballer. Known as the "Clown Prince of Football", he is generally regarded as one of English football's finest ever entertainers. He also played cricket in the Minor Counties…
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1922
American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2019)
Ralph Moody Hall was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Texas's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, and was the chairman of the House…
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1923
German-Israeli author and poet (died 2000)
Yehuda Amichai was an Israeli poet and author, one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew in modern times. Yehuda Amichai, the poet of everyday life, love, and death, is the most internationally renowned Israeli…
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1924
English race car driver, founded Tyrrell Racing (died 2001)
Robert Kenneth Tyrrell was a British Formula Two racing driver and the founder of the Tyrrell Formula One constructor.
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1924
American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2014)
Marilyn Fisher Lundy was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. As the CEO and president of the League of Catholic Women, Lundy led the development of several organizations for women and children within Michigan,…
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1925
American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Dave Dudley was an American country music singer best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his somewhat-slurred bass. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road", and he is also…
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1928
French mathematician (died 2001)
Jacques-Louis Lions was a French mathematician who made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control, among other areas. He received the SIAM's John von Neumann Lecture prize…
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1928
American baseball player (died 2012)
Helen Kiely was a pitcher and an outfield/infield utility who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 121 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
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1929
Argentinian poet and author (died 2014)
Juan Gelman was an Argentine poet. He published more than twenty books of poetry between 1956 and his death in early 2014. He was a naturalized citizen of Mexico, where he arrived as a political exile of the Process,…
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1930
American actor and historian (died 2017)
Robert Jolin Osborne was an American film historian, author, actor and the primary television host for the premium cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for over twenty years.
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1932
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2006)
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among…
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1933
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
Steven Weinberg was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic…
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1933
English boxer and sportscaster (died 2011)
Sir Henry Cooper was a British professional boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweight title for three years. In a 1963…
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1934
Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
Georges Moustaki was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Greek-Jewish origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including Édith Piaf, Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand,…
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1934
American singer and actor
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the Four Seasons. He is known for his unusually powerful…
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1934
American businessman, founded the Ronco Company (died 2021)
Ronald Martin Popeil was an American inventor and marketing personality, and founder of the direct response marketing company Ronco. He made appearances in infomercials for the Showtime Rotisserie and coined the phrase…
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1935
Egyptian terrorist (died 2017)
Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, , commonly known in the United States as "The Blind Sheikh", was a blind Egyptian Islamist and jihadist militant who served a life sentence at the Federal Medical Center, Butner near Butner,…
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1938
American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (died 2019)
David Hamilton Koch was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. In 1970, he joined the family business: Koch Industries, the second-largest privately held company in the…
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1940
Dutch footballer and manager
Clemens Westerhof is a Dutch football manager, who has worked in various football positions on the African continent since 1989.
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1940
Georgian chess player, Women's World Champion, 1962-1978
Nona Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. Noted for her aggressive style of play, she was the women's world chess champion from 1962 to 1978, and in 1978 was the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title…
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1941
Czech gymnast and coach (died 2016)
Věra Čáslavská was a Czechoslovak artistic gymnast and Czech sports official. She won a total of 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968 including seven Olympic gold medals, four world titles and eleven European…
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1942
American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Idaho
Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter is an American businessman and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2006, and re-elected in 2010 and…
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1942
1943
Mexican boxer (died 1985)
Vicente Samuel Saldívar García was a Mexican professional boxer who competed between 1961 and 1973. He was a two-time featherweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles from 1964 until his retirement…
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1943
American baseball player, coach, and manager
David Earl Lopes was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for four teams from 1972 to 1987, best known for his ten seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he was…
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1945
1946
American sportscaster (died 2024)
Gregory Girard Gumbel was an American television sportscaster. He was best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports. Gumbel became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports…
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1946
Canadian magician (died 2000)
Douglas James Henning was a Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist and politician.
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1947
British-American academic and geographer (died 2008)
Denis Edmund Cosgrove was a British cultural geographer. He taught at Oxford Polytechnic, Loughborough University, Royal Holloway, University of London, where he rose to become dean of the graduate school, and finally…
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1948
English physician and academic
Sir Liam Joseph Donaldson is a British physician. He was formerly the Chief Medical Officer for England, being the 15th occupant of the post since it was established in 1855. As such, he was principal advisor to the…
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1949
1949
Welsh singer-songwriter
Mary Hopkin, credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti from her marriage to Tony Visconti, is a Welsh singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were the Days". She was one of the first artists to be…
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1950
American singer-songwriter and producer
Christopher Cross is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
He won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's Theme ", from the 1981 film…
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1951
Indian politician, 21st Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Ashok Gehlot is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1998 to December 2003, then again from 2008 to December 2013, and later from 2018 to December 2023. He represents Sardarpura…
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1951
Russian author and publicist
Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstaya is a Russian writer, TV host, publicist, novelist, and essayist from the Tolstoy family.
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1951
American pastor and politician
Charles Obadiah Baldwin is an American right-wing politician, radio host, and as founder he served as pastor of Independent Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. As of 2024 he is leading pastor of Liberty…
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1952
American cardinal
Joseph William Tobin is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Redemptorist order, he has been the Archbishop of Newark since 2017. He previously served as the Archbishop of Indianapolis from 2012…
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1952
American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
Angela Tomasa Bofill was an American singer, songwriter and composer. A New York native, she began her professional career in the mid-1970s and is most known for singles such as "This Time I'll Be Sweeter", "Angel of…
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1954
British geneticist
Steve David Macleod Brown is a British geneticist and director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire, a research centre on mouse…
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1955
Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2004)
David William Hookes was an Australian cricket player and coach. He played for the Australia national cricket team and domestic cricket for South Australia, later coaching Victoria. An aggressive left-handed batsman,…
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1955
Taiwanese-American ice hockey player and coach
Rodney Cory Langway is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey…
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1957
American author and illustrator
Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants, Moon Knight, and Elektra: Assassin. He is the co-creator of the…
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1958
Danish-English comedian, writer, and broadcaster
Sandra Birgitte Toksvig is a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer on British radio, stage and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the now-defunct Women's Equality Party…
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1958
Indian activist and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Uma Bharti is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. She became involved with the Bharatiya Janata Party at a young age, unsuccessfully contesting her first parliamentary elections in 1984. In…
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1959
1959
English sprinter and educator
Kathryn Jane Cook is a former athlete, specialising in sprint and sprint relays. She is one of the most successful female sprinters in British athletics history. She is three-times an Olympic bronze medallist, including…
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1960
English footballer and manager
Stephen McClaren is an English football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of the Jamaica national team.
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1961
American lawyer and politician
David Bruce Vitter is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to…
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1961
Kurdish activist and politician
Leyla Zana is a Kurdish politician in Turkey. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the country. She was awarded the 1995 Sakharov…
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1961
American basketball player and coach
Jeffrey John Hornacek is an American professional basketball coach and a former player who is a coaching consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was the head coach for…
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1963
Pakistani-Scottish journalist and academic
Mona Siddiqui is a British academic. She is Professor of Religion and Society at King's College London, a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. She is also a…
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1963
American drummer and songwriter
Sterling Campbell is an American drummer and songwriter who has worked with numerous high-profile acts, including Chic, the B-52s, Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Nena, Grayson Hugh, Spandau Ballet, Gustavo…
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1964
Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
Ronald Jeffrey Hextall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and executive. He was most recently the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hextall was a goaltender…
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1964
Syrian patriarch
Mor Ignatius Aphrem II is a Syrian–American Christian prelate who has served as the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church since 29 May 2014.
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1965
Northern Irish director, writer, cinematographer
Mark Nathaniel Cousins is a Northern Irish director and writer. A prolific documentarian, among his best-known works is the 15-hour 2011 documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.
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1965
Danish footballer and coach
John Jensen, nicknamed Faxe, is a Danish professional football manager and former player.
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1965
Russian businessman
Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov is a Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician. He formerly owned the Brooklyn Nets.
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1965
Australian rugby league coach and manager
Daniel Stewart Anderson is an Australian professional rugby league coach. Anderson previously coached the New Zealand Warriors and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL and St. Helens in the Super League. He has also coached…
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1967
Canadian producer, writer, director, actor, and comedian
Kenneth Joel Hotz is a Canadian comedy writer, filmmaker, entertainer and television personality. He is best known as the star of the former reality comedy show Kenny vs. Spenny (2003–2010) alongside Spencer Rice. Hotz…
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1967
British politician, the first elected MP for the UK Independence Party
John Douglas Wilson Carswell is a British former politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 2005 to 2017, co-founded Vote Leave, and since 2021 also serves as president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for…
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1971
English lawyer and politician
Stephen Paul Barclay is a British politician who served in various cabinet positions under prime ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2018 and 2024, lastly as the Secretary of State for…
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1972
Welsh sprinter and television host
James Stephen Baulch is a retired Welsh sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400 metres gold medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. As a member of British 4 × 400 metres relay teams, he won a gold…
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1973
American television journalist and host
William Russell Geist is an American television personality and journalist. He is co-anchor of MS NOW's Morning Joe and anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist. Geist also frequently serves as a fill-in anchor on both…
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1975
American actress and model
Christina Rene Hendricks is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Critics' Choice…
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1975
Sri Lankan politician (died 2024)
Sanath Nishantha Perera, more commonly known as Sanath Nishantha, was a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of parliament and a Minister of State. He was elected from the Puttalam District in 2015 and 2020, and…
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1975
American ice hockey player
Jeffrey Craig Halpern is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Washington Capitals twice, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and…
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1976
Australian footballer and coach
Bradley David Walter Scott is a former Australian rules footballer who is currently the coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for Hawthorn and the Brisbane Lions, and was…
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1976
Australian footballer and coach
Christopher Michael Scott is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL) best known for being a dual premiership player with the Brisbane Lions and a dual premiership coach at Geelong in…
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1976
American country music singer-songwriter
Kenneth Eric Church is an American singer-songwriter and minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets. He has released seven studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's Sinners Like Me,…
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1977
Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
Ryan Scott Dempster is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox. Dempster…
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1977
American basketball player and coach
Tyronn Jamar Lue is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won NBA titles as a player and a…
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1977
1977
English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Paul Julian Banks is a British-American musician, singer, songwriter, and DJ. Noted for his baritone singing voice, he is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and studio bassist of the American rock band…
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1978
Ukrainian-American football player
Igor Olshansky is a former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round…
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1982
American football player
Joseph Kwaku Duah Addai Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2006 NFL…
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1983
Dutch footballer
Romeo Erwan Marius Castelen is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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1983
Hungarian footballer (died 2015)
Márton Fülöp was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1983
Argentinian footballer
Ezequiel Iván "Pocho" Lavezzi is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, his most important attributes were his pace, hardworking style of play, technique, creativity, and…
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1985
Belgian politician
Robin J. E. Tonniau is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, he has represented East Flanders since June 2024.
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1985
American baseball player
David Dewitt "Homer" Bailey Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds from 2007 through 2018, the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics…
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1986
French actress
Pom Alexandra Klementieff is a French actress. She is best known for playing Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2017–2023), and Paris in the final two films of the Mission: Impossible series (2023–2025).
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1986
Turkish actress
Tilya Damla Sönmez is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies Sibel and I Am You. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in Bir Aşk Hikayesi, Gülru in Güllerin Savaşı, and…
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1987
American baseball player
Ben Daniel Revere is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles…
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1988
Irish mixed martial artist
Patrick Pearse Holohan is an Irish politician and retired mixed martial artist who previously competed in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor from 2007 until his…
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1988
New Zealand rugby league player
Jesse Bromwich is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL), who he also captained.
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1989
Hungarian swimmer
Katinka Hosszú is a Hungarian former competitive swimmer specialized in individual medley events. She is a three-time Olympic champion and a nine-time long-course world champion. She is the owner of a Budapest-based…
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1989
American actor
Javier "Harvey" Guillén is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the human familiar Guillermo de la Cruz in the television series What We Do in the Shadows. He is also known for his voice work.
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1990
American golfer
Brooks Koepka is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. Koepka has won five major championships.
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1990
Australian cricketer
James Lee Pattinson is an Australian cricketer. Pattinson is considered an aggressive fast bowler. After making his Test cricket debut in late 2011, he played Test and limited overs cricket for the Australia national…
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1990
South Korean musician
Samuel Seo is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Born in Seoul, he spent his youth living in his home country, as well as Japan, the United States, and Canada. An aspiring pianist, Seo's…
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1991
Russian chess player (died 2016)
Ivan Alexandrovich Bukavshin was a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2011. Bukavshin was three-time European champion in his age category.
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1995
Dutch footballer
Anwar El Ghazi is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League club Al-Sailiya.
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1995
American baseball player
Austin Wade Meadows is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, and Detroit Tigers. Meadows was an MLB All-Star in 2019.
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1995
1996
Nigerian footballer
Alexander Chuka Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Nigeria national team.
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1996
Lithuanian-American basketball player
Domantas Sabonis is a Lithuanian-American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Lithuanian national team. Son of the Hall of Fame player Arvydas…
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1996
American actor
Noah Bryant Munck is an American actor, musician and YouTuber. He is best known for his roles as Gibby in the Nickelodeon series iCarly and "Naked" Rob Smith in the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs. He also releases…
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1996
1997
American football player (died 2022)
Dwayne Haskins Jr. was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, setting Big Ten Conference…
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1997
English cricketer
Tom William Hartley is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire and the England national team. In 2024, on his Test Cricket debut against India he took nine wickets, two in the first innings, seven in the second.
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1999
American singer-songwriter
Elizabeth Camille Langley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her debut album Hungover was released on August 2, 2024, with her breakthrough hits "You Look Like You Love Me" with Riley Green and "Weren't for…
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1999
American actress and singer
Rachel Anne Zegler is an American actress and singer. Zegler gained recognition for her performance as María in Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the musical West Side Story (2021), for which she earned the Golden…
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2001
German footballer
Florian Richard Wirtz is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Germany national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best…
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2003
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Lawrence Tynes — Scottish gridiron football player (born 1978)
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Birth year1978
Known forAfter he played soccer for Milton High School, a coach suggested he try out for the football team as a kicker
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