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In the Big Bash League, he was a foundation member of the Melbourne Stars, although he never played a game for them
Famous Birthdays on November 25
202 people
902 – 2002
November 25 has seen 202 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 902 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1984 — Peter Siddle
Australian cricketer
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Siddle returned to play for the Renegades in the 2023-24 season
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Since the 2024-25 BBL, Siddle has been playing with the Stars
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He played Test cricket for Australia over an eight-year period from 2008 to 2016, before being recalled for the Test series against Pakistan in 2018
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He retired from international cricket in December 2019
Emperor Taizong of Liao, personal name Yaogu, sinicised name Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin, was the second emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
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902
Emperor Taizong of Jin, personal name Wuqimai, sinicised name Wanyan Sheng, was the second emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. His era name was "Tianhui" (天會). During his reign, the Jin dynasty conquered…
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1075
Queen of Cyprus (died 1510)
Catherine Cornaro was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Cyprus, also holding the titles of Queen of Jerusalem and Queen of Armenia. She became queen consort of Cyprus by marriage to James II of Cyprus, and then regent…
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1454
2nd Baron Dacre, Knight of Henry VIII of England (died 1525)
Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre of Gilsland was the son of Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland and Mabel Parr, daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal by his wife, Alice Tunstall. Mabel was the first of the Parr…
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1467
Dominican visionary and anchoress (died 1565)
Osanna of Cattaro, TOSD was a Catholic visionary and anchoress from Cattaro, Montenegro. She was a convert from Orthodoxy and was of Serbian descent. She became a Dominican tertiary and was first venerated in Kotor. She…
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1493
Spanish playwright and poet (died 1635)
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature. In the literature of Spain, Lope de Vega is often considered…
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1562
English actor (died 1630)
John Heminges was an English actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. Along with Henry Condell, he was an editor of the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare,…
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1566
Dutch admiral (died 1629)
Piet Pieterszoon Hein was a Dutch admiral and privateer for the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War. Hein was the first and the last to capture a large part of a Spanish treasure fleet which transported huge…
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1577
1st Baronet, English politician (died 1666)
Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was educated at St…
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1587
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 1669)
Henrietta Maria of France was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649. She was the mother of Charles II and James II and VII.…
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1609
Catherine of Braganza was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland during her marriage to King Charles II, which lasted from 21 May 1662 until his death on 6 February 1685. She was the daughter of John IV of Portugal, who…
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1638
Italian violin maker (died 1740)
Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri, better known as Giuseppe filius Andrea Guarneri was a violin maker from the prominent Guarneri family of luthiers who lived in Cremona, Italy.
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1666
French astronomer and botanist (died 1784)
Jean-François Séguier was a French archaeologist, epigraphist, astronomer and botanist from Nîmes.
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1703
German composer and critic (died 1814)
Johann Friedrich Reichardt was a German composer, writer and music critic.
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1752
American spy (died 1838)
Robert Townsend was a member of the Culper Ring during the American Revolution. He operated in New York City with the aliases "Samuel Culper, Jr." and "723" and gathered information as a service to General George…
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1753
Jr., American general and politician, 7th United States Secretary of War (died 1843)
John Armstrong Jr. was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison. A member…
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1758
English author and activist (died 1856)
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck was a British writer in the anti-slavery movement.
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1778
Austrian organist and composer (died 1863)
Franz Xaver Gruber was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht".
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1787
German physician and physicist (died 1878)
Julius Robert von Mayer was a German physician, chemist, and physicist and one of the founders of thermodynamics. He is best known for enunciating in 1841 one of the original statements of the conservation of energy or…
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1814
Canadian merchant and politician (died 1904)
William Sawyer was a lumber merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1886 as a Conservative.
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1815
American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to France (died 1911)
John Bigelow Sr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, and historian who edited the complete works of Benjamin Franklin and the first autobiography of Franklin taken from Franklin's previously lost original manuscript. He…
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1817
Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist (died 1919)
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late-19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history.
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1835
German mathematician and academic (died 1902)
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ernst Schröder was a German mathematician mainly known for his work on algebraic logic. He is a major figure in the history of mathematical logic, by virtue of summarizing and extending the work…
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1841
American businessman and philanthropist (died 1919)
Henry Ware Eliot was an American industrialist and philanthropist who lived in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the father of poet T. S. Eliot.
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1843
German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (died 1929)
Carl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical, modern automobile and the first car to be put into series production. He…
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1844
Portuguese-French journalist and author (died 1900)
José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós is generally considered to have been the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. In the London Observer, Jonathan…
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1845
American activist (died 1911)
Caroline Amelia Nation, often referred to as Carrie, Carry Nation, Carrie A. Nation, or Hatchet Granny, was a radical of the American temperance movement, which opposed alcohol consumption before the advent of…
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1846
French journalist, author, and playwright (died 1922)
Alfred Capus was a French journalist and playwright, who was born in Aix-en-Provence and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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1858
American pianist and composer (died 1901)
Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin was an American pianist and composer.
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1862
Swedish tug of war competitor, shot putter, and discus thrower (died 1958)
Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.
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1862
American engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist (died 1933)
Catherine Anselm Gleason was an American engineer and businesswoman known for her accomplishments in the field of engineering and for her philanthropy. Starting at a young age, she managed several roles in the…
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1865
Egyptian economist, founded the Banque Misr (died 1941)
Talaat Harb Pacha was a leading Egyptian entrepreneur and founder of Banque Misr, and its group of companies, in May 1920.
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1867
Grand Duke of Hesse (died 1937)
Ernest Louis was the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigning from 1892 until 1918.
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1868
American lawyer and judge (died 1934)
Benjamin Barr Lindsey was an American judge and social reformer based in Denver during the Progressive Era.
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1869
American director, producer, and playwright (died 1937)
Winthrop Ames was an American theatre director and producer, playwright and screenwriter.
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1870
French painter of Les Nabis movement (died 1943)
Maurice Denis was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer. An important figure in the changing world of late 19th-century European art, Denis is associated with Les Nabis, Symbolism, and later Neo-classicism.…
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1870
American gymnast and triathlete (died 1960)
Robert Emil Maysack was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He died in Highlands County, Florida.
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1872
American painter and illustrator (died 1945)
Albert Henry Krehbiel, was the most decorated American painter ever at the French Academy, winning the Prix De Rome, four gold medals and five cash prizes. He was born in Denmark, Iowa and taught, lived and worked for…
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1873
1874
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 1894 to 1901 as the wife of Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and Consort of the Head of the House of Romanov as the wife of…
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1876
British actor, director and playwright (died 1946)
Harley Granville-Barker was an English actor, director, playwright, manager, critic, and theorist. After early success as an actor in the plays of George Bernard Shaw, he increasingly turned to directing and was a major…
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1877
Australian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service (died 1951)
John Flynn was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) which later separated into Frontier Services and the Presbyterian Inland Mission, as well as founding what became the…
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1880
English author (died 1960)
Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley, was an English girls' story writer, who took the name Oxenham as her pseudonym when her first book, Goblin Island, was published in 1907. Her Abbey Series of 38 titles are her best-known and…
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1880
Romanian-Israeli poet and critic (died 1958)
Jacob Fichman, also transliterated as Yakov Fichman, was an acclaimed Hebrew poet, essayist and literary critic.
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1881
Pope John XXIII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963.
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1881
American mystic and author (died 1939)
Harvey Spencer Lewis was an American Rosicrucian writer, mystic and the founder of AMORC. He led AMORC as its first leader (imperator) from its creation in 1915 until his death.
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1883
Russian botanist and geneticist (died 1943)
Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist and geneticist who identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants. His research focused on improvement of wheat, maize and other cereal…
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1887
Turkish author and playwright (died 1956)
Reşat Nuri Güntekin was a Turkish novelist, storywriter, and playwright. His best known novel, Çalıkuşu is about the destiny of a young Turkish female teacher in Anatolia. This work is translated into Persian by Seyyed…
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1889
English soldier and poet (died 1918)
Isaac Rosenberg was an English poet and artist. His Poems from the Trenches are recognized as some of the most outstanding poetry written during the First World War.
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1890
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna (died 1941)
Ōnishiki Uichirō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th yokozuna. On 2 November 1922, he became the first yokozuna to perform the yokozuna dohyō-iri at the Meiji Shrine.
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1891
American author and critic (died 1970)
Joseph Wood Krutch was an American author, critic, and naturalist who wrote nature books on the American Southwest. He is known for developing a pantheistic philosophy.
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1893
German pianist and composer (died 1991)
Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff was a German pianist, teacher and composer. Although his repertoire included Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms, Kempff was particularly well known for his interpretations…
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1895
Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (died 1978)
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan was a Soviet statesman, diplomat, and Bolshevik revolutionary who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union. As a member of the…
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1895
American poet and author (died 1986)
Helen Hooven Santmyer was an American writer, educator, and librarian. She is primarily known for her best-selling epic "...And Ladies of the Club", published when she was in her 80s.
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1895
Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1979)
Ludvík Svoboda was a Czech general and politician. He fought in both World Wars, for which he was regarded as a national hero, and he later served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975.
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1895
Indonesian archbishop (died 1963)
Albertus Soegijapranata, better known by his birth name Soegija, was a Jesuit priest who became the Apostolic Vicar of Semarang and later its archbishop. He was the first native Indonesian bishop and known for his…
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1896
American composer and critic (died 1989)
Virgil Thomson was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. He has been described as a modernist, a neoromantic, a neoclassicist, and a composer…
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1896
Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1971)
Debaki Bose (1898–1971), also known as Debaki Kumar Bose, was an Indian director, writer, and actor who is recognized for his contribution in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. He was born on 25 November 1898 in…
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1898
Estonian tenor and director (died 1989)
Aarne Viisimaa was an Estonian operatic tenor and opera director. He was notably the director of the Estonian National Opera from 1927 to 1944. As an opera singer, he performed such roles as Eisenstein in Die…
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1898
German SS officer, commandant of Auschwitz, convicted war criminal (died 1947)
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was a German SS officer and the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, he lived under a false name until discovered by…
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1900
American actress and politician (died 1980)
Helen Gahagan Douglas was an American actress and politician.
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1900
German SS officer, commandant of Auschwitz and later Majdanek, convicted war criminal (died 1948)
Arthur Liebehenschel was a German commandant at the Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps during the Holocaust. Following the war, he was convicted of war crimes by the Polish government and executed in 1948.
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1901
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1985)
Edward William Shore was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, principally for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, and the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League.…
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1902
American discus thrower and shot putter (died 1964)
Lillian Copeland, née Lillian Drossin, was an American track and field Olympic champion athlete, who excelled in discus, javelin throwing, and shot put, setting multiple world records. She has been called "the most…
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1904
Italian composer and conductor (died 2000)
Antonio "Toni" Ortelli was an Italian alpinist, conductor and composer from the Veneto.
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1904
1905
American philosopher and logician (died 2001)
Alice Ambrose Lazerowitz was an American philosopher, logician, and author.
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1906
English race car driver and pilot (died 1938)
John Stuart Hindmarsh was an English racing driver and aviator.
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1907
Bangladeshi playwright, author, educator, director and media personality (died 1990)
Nurul Momen was a Bangladeshi playwright, educator, director, broadcast personality, orator, humorist, dramatist, academician, satirist, belletrist, essayist, columnist, translator and poet. He served as a faculty…
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1908
American author and illustrator (died 1986)
Philip Dey Eastman was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator.
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1909
1911
American physician, etymologist, and educator (died 1993)
Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and biologist. He was a longtime contributor to The New England Journal of Medicine, and his essays were…
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1913
American baseball player and coach (died 1999)
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York…
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1914
Russian-French journalist (died 1995)
Léon Zitrone was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter.
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1914
Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile (died 2006)
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer and military dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. He led the military junta that overthrew President Salvador Allende in 1973 and established a…
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1915
Peruvian politician, 121st Prime Minister of Peru (died 2013)
Armando Villanueva del Campo was a Peruvian politician who was the leader of the Peruvian American Popular Revolutionary Alliance. Born in Lima, his parents were Pedro Villanueva Urquijo, a gynecologist in the city, and…
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1915
1916
Italian cardinal (died 2010)
Luigi Poggi was an Italian Catholic prelate, nuncio, and spymaster who led The Entity, the foreign intelligence service of the Holy See.
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1917
Cypriot-Turkish colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (died 1997)
Alparslan Türkeş was a Turkish politician, who was the founder and president of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Grey Wolves (Ülkü Ocakları). He ran the Grey Wolves training camps from 1968 to 1978. More…
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1917
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1979)
Norman Tokar was an American director, actor and occasionally writer and producer of serial television and feature films, who directed many of the early episodes of Leave it to Beaver, and found his greatest success…
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1919
English actress (died 2000)
Sheila Mary Fraser was an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the television serial A Family at War (1970–1971) and as Luke Skywalker's Aunt Beru in Star Wars (1977).
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1920
Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (died 2009)
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino was a Mexican and American film and television actor. Montalbán's career spanned seven decades, during which he became widely known for performances in genres from crime and…
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1920
American actress (died 2016)
Noel Darleen Neill was an American actress, pin-up girl, and model. She played Lois Lane in the film serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), as well as the 1950s television series Adventures of…
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1920
1922
Finnish banker and politician, 9th President of Finland (died 2017)
Mauno Henrik Koivisto was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1982. He was also…
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1923
American golfer (died 2001)
Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr. was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1959.
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1923
American saxophonist and composer (died 1977)
Paul Desmond was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed the group's biggest hit, "Take Five". The song remains the…
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1924
American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (died 2015)
Sybil Elizabeth Stockdale was an American campaigner for families of Americans missing in South East Asia.
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1924
Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (died 2012)
Takaaki Yoshimoto , also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, was a Japanese poet, philosopher, and literary critic. As a philosopher, he is remembered as a founding figure in the emergence of the New Left in Japan, and as a…
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1924
American author (died 2001)
Poul William Anderson was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula…
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1926
American actor and producer (died 1969)
Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as The Searchers and King of Kings. On television, Hunter is known for his 1965 role as Captain Christopher Pike in…
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1926
Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (died 2012)
Ranganath Misra was the 21st Chief Justice of India, serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He also served as Member of…
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1926
American director and producer (died 2007)
Judy Crichton was an American television news and documentary producer.
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1929
American cornet and trumpet player (died 2000)
Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, with whom he played for many years.
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1931
American actress and singer (died 2024)
Olive Kathryn Crosby was an American actress and singer who performed in films, primarily under the stage name Kathryn Grant. She married Bing Crosby in 1957 and subsequently appeared on television with him and hosted a…
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1933
American geologist and academic (died 2015)
Robert Arbuckle Berner was an American scientist known for his contributions to the modeling of the carbon cycle. He taught Geology and Geophysics from 1965 to 2007 at Yale University, where he latterly served as…
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1935
American dancer and choreographer (died 2017)
Trisha Brown was an American choreographer and dancer, and one of the founders of the Judson Dance Theater and the postmodern dance movement. Brown’s dance/movement method, with which she and her dancers train their…
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1936
Turkish sociologist and psychologist (died 1983)
Erol Güngör was a Turkish social psychologist and writer. His work focused on the socially derived nature of language, morality, and values. Güngör wrote extensively on nationalism and culture at a time when Turkey was…
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1938
Italian actress (died 2009)
Rosanna Schiaffino was an Italian film actress. She appeared on the covers of Italian, German, French, British and American magazines.
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1938
American economist and academic (died 2019)
Martin Stuart Feldstein was an American economist. He was the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He served as president…
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1939
Austrian-German physicist and astronaut (died 1995)
Reinhard Alfred Furrer was a German physicist and astronaut.
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1940
1940
Mauritian politician, 3rd President of Mauritius (died 2022)
Karl Auguste Offmann was a Mauritian politician who briefly served as the president of Mauritius from 2002 to 2003.
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1940
Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal
Shyamal Kumar Sen is an Indian jurist who served as a chief justice of the Allahabad High Court and also as a Governor of West Bengal. He was appointed governor in May 1999 following the resignation of A R Kidwai and…
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1940
American singer (died 2015)
Percy Tyrone Sledge was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a…
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1940
Greek pole vaulter
Christos Papanikolaou is a Greek retired pole vaulter. On 25 October 1970, he set the world record at 5.49 m, significant to Americans as the first man to pole vault 18 feet. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972…
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1941
Pakistani spiritual leader and author
Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi is a Sufi leader and founder of the spiritual groups RAGS International and Anjuman Serfaroshan-e-Islam.
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1941
Naomi Stadlen was a British therapist and writer. She was known for writing What Mothers Do: Especially When it Looks Like Nothing.
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1942
1942
Greek footballer and manager (died 2023)
Dimitrios "Mimis" Papaioannou was a Greek professional footballer, who played as a forward, mostly for AEK Athens and a manager. Widely regarded as the greatest Greek footballer of his generation and one of the best…
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1942
American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
Jerry Portnoy is an American harmonica blues musician, who has toured with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton.
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1943
American actor, television personality, game show host, lawyer, and author
Benjamin Jeremy Stein is an American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues. He began his career as a speechwriter for U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford before…
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1944
Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (died 2003)
Michael Christopher Kijana Wamalwa was a renowned Kenyan politician who at the time of his death was serving as the eighth Vice-President of Kenya.
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1944
American journalist and author
Gail Collins is an American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with The New York Times. Joining the Times in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, she served as the paper's Editorial…
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1945
English footballer (died 2011)
Michael Doyle was an English footballer, who spent most of his career with Manchester City and also played for Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale.
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1946
French-American director and producer (died 2025)
Jonathan Kaplan was an American film producer and director. His film The Accused (1988) earned actress Jodie Foster the Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film…
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1947
American actor
John Bernard Larroquette is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the NBC military drama series Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–1978), the NBC sitcom Night Court for which he received four consecutive…
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1947
Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of Quebec
Jacques P. Dupuis is a Canadian politician and lawyer. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party and former MNA for Saint-Laurent in the Montreal region, Dupuis is also a former Quebec Minister of Justice and was Minister of…
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1948
Australian cricketer and sportscaster
Kerry James O'Keeffe is an Australian former cricketer and a current cricket commentator for Fox Sports. O'Keeffe played 24 Test matches and two One Day Internationals between 1971 and 1977. Due to his comedic anecdotes…
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1949
English-American author
Christopher S. Claremont is an American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont worked for 16 years on Uncanny X-Men from 1975 to 1991, longer than that of any other writer, during which he is credited with developing…
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1950
Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (died 2014)
Giorgio Faletti was an Italian writer, musician, actor and comedian. Born in Asti, Piedmont, he lived on Elba Island. His books have been translated into 25 languages and published with great success in Europe, South…
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1950
Australian author
Alexis Wright is an Australian writer. She is best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel Carpentaria and 2024 novel Praiseworthy. She was the first writer to win the Stella Prize twice, in 2018…
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1950
American author and poet
Jean Charlaine Harris Schulz is an American author who specializes in mysteries. She is best known for her book series The Southern Vampire Mysteries, which was adapted as the TV series True Blood. The television show…
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1951
American singer-songwriter (died 2011)
Bill Morrissey was a Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter based in New Hampshire.
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1951
Spanish author and journalist
Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, El húsar, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was published in 1986.
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1951
Dutch footballer and manager
John Nicholaas Rep is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He holds the all-time record for FIFA World Cup goals for the Netherlands with 7.
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1951
American businessman and politician, 80th Governor of New Hampshire
John Hayden Lynch is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 80th governor of New Hampshire from 2005 to 2013. Lynch was first elected governor in 2004, defeating first-term Republican…
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1952
Italian footballer and manager
Gabriele "Lele" Oriali is an Italian former professional footballer who primarily played as a defensive midfielder but also played as a right-back, who is currently sports coordinator at Serie A club Napoli.
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1952
Australian rugby league player and coach
Graham "Wombat" Eadie, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He has been named amongst Australia's finest of the 20th century. A New South Wales State of Origin and…
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1953
American author, screenwriter, and producer
Mark Frost is an American novelist, film and television show maker. He is the co-creator of the mystery television series Twin Peaks and was a writer and executive story editor of Hill Street Blues (1982–1985). He also…
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1953
American businessman
Jeffrey Keith Skilling is an American businessman who in 2006 was convicted of federal felony charges relating to the Enron scandal. Skilling, who was CEO of Enron during the company's collapse, was eventually sentenced…
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1953
1955
German footballer and manager
Kurt Niedermayer is a German former footballer, now a coach. Niedermayer, who played in defence or midfield, played for Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart, FC Locarno and SC Pfullendorf. He won one cap for…
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1955
1955
Italian dancer and choreographer
Bruno Tonioli is an Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer. He has judged on the British television talent shows Strictly Come Dancing (2004–2019), DanceX (2007) and Britain's Got Talent (2023–2025),…
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1955
American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Maryland
Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 10th legislative district in the House of…
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1957
American historian of science
Naomi Oreskes is an American historian of science. After 15 years as Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego., she became Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated…
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1958
Scottish journalist and politician (died 2015)
Charles Peter Kennedy was a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2006, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 1983 to 2015.
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1959
1960
American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (died 1999)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., also referred to as JFK Jr. was an American businessman, attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was the son of the 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and First Lady Jacqueline…
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1960
Indonesian professor of computer science
Tarzan "Chan" Basaruddin is an Indonesian higher education quality and management official and professor of computer science at the University of Indonesia (UI). He is currently serving advisor to the Minister of Higher…
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1961
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Gilbert Delorme is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for five NHL teams. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh…
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1962
Japanese videogame designer
Hironobu Sakaguchi is a Japanese game designer, director, producer, and writer. Originally working for Square from 1983 to 2003, he departed the company and founded independent studio Mistwalker in 2004. He is known as…
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1962
American actor and director
Seth Kevin Chamberlin is an American actor and singer. He is known for his theatre roles such as Dimas in Triumph of Love, Horton in Seussical, and Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. For his theatre work, he was…
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1963
Canadian singer and actress
Holly Cole is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio.
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1963
American football player and coach
Charles Edward Kelly is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Northwestern Wildcats. He came to prominence as a college football head coach for the Oregon Ducks from 2009 to 2012, leading…
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1963
American singer-songwriter (died 2022)
Mark William Lanegan was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter…
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1964
American football player, coach, and sportscaster
Graduel Christopher Darwin Carter is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1989), the Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) and…
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1965
American actor
William Albert Burke is an American actor. Burke is known for his role as Charlie Swan in The Twilight Saga. In 2011, he played Cesaire in Red Riding Hood. In 2012, he was cast as one of the lead characters, Miles…
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1966
American R&B singer
Stacy Lattisaw Jackson is an American R&B singer from Washington, D.C..
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1966
Surinamese swimmer
Anthony Conrad Nesty is a former competition swimmer from Suriname who was an Olympic gold medallist in the 100-metre butterfly event in 1988. He is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators men's and women's…
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1967
Australian comedian and singer
Gregg Turkington is an American comedian, entertainer, actor, musician and writer. He is known for his performances as Neil Hamburger, a stand-up comedian persona he developed in the 1990s. Alongside Tim Heidecker,…
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1967
Canadian actress and singer
Jill Hennessy is a Canadian actress and musician. She is best known for her roles on the American television series Law & Order, on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons, and Crossing Jordan, on…
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1968
American rapper and producer
Erick Sermon is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside Parrish Smith & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.
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1968
American basketball player
Anthony Eugene Peeler is an American former professional basketball player, having played for a number of National Basketball Association (NBA) teams from 1992 to 2005. He was most commonly known for his defense and…
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1969
American actress
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She gained recognition in the late 1980s for playing Kelly Bundy in the Fox sitcom Married... with Children (1987–1997). Her titular role in the sitcom Jesse (1998–2000),…
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1971
Swedish ice hockey player and coach
Magnus Karl Olof Arvedson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks. He also competed in the men's ice…
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1971
1971
American basketball player
Gerard King is an American former professional basketball player. He was a member of the San Antonio Spurs and the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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1972
Indian cricketer
Deepa Madhukar Marathe is an Indian former cricket all-rounder who played domestically for Air India, Railways and internationally for the India women's national team.
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1972
Finnish ice hockey player
Timo Petteri Nummelin is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as…
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1972
1973
Dominican baseball player
Octavio Eduardo Dotel Diaz was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for 13 major league teams, the second-most of any player in history. Dotel spent…
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1973
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Eddie Steeples is an American actor known for his roles as the "Rubberband Man" in an advertising campaign for OfficeMax, Cal in Would You Rather, Darnell Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, and Eddie on The Guest…
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1973
Canadian actor (died 2024)
Kenneth Alexander Mitchell was a Canadian actor. He was known for his role as Eric Green in the CBS television series Jericho (2006–2008) and for portraying various characters in Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2021). In…
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1974
Northern Irish actor and DJ
Kristian Nairn is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. He also played Wee John Feeney on the HBO Max series Our Flag…
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1975
American soccer player and coach
Clint Mathis is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward or midfielder. He appeared at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal. He also played in Major League Soccer for the MetroStars,…
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1976
American football player and sportscaster
Donovan Jamal McNabb is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the…
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1976
Ukrainian gymnast and coach
Olena Ihorivna Vitrychenko, also known as Elena or Yelena Vitrichenko, is a Ukrainian former rhythmic gymnast who primarily competed as an individual. She is the 1996 Olympics bronze medalist, the 1997 World all-around…
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1976
Argentinian tennis player
Guillermo "Willy" Ignacio Cañas is an Argentine former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 8 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in June 2005. Cañas won…
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1977
American actress
Jill Flint is an American television and film actress, best known for her role of Jill Casey in the USA Network TV series Royal Pains, and as the popular character Lana Delaney on CBS' award-winning series The Good…
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1977
Australian racing driver
Marcus John Marshall is a former Champ Car driver from Australia.
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1977
Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
Yumiko Shiina , known by her stage name Ringo Sheena , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.
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1978
American actor
Jerry Ferrara is an American actor. He is known for his role as Turtle on the HBO comedy series Entourage, and starred on the Starz drama series Power as Joe Proctor.
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1979
Swedish actor
Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman is a Swedish-American actor. He first gained recognition for his roles in the 2010 Swedish film Easy Money and the Johan Falk crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally for his…
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1979
American ice hockey player
John-Michael Liles is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins. In…
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1980
South African footballer
Teboho Aaron Mokoena is a South African former footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Cape Town City.
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1980
South African cricketer
Alviro Nathan Petersen is a South African former cricketer who played for the Highveld Lions and for Lancashire until 2016 when he was banned from cricket for two years by Cricket South Africa for not correctly…
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1980
American baseball player
Nicholas Thompson Swisher is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a switch hitter who threw left-handed, and played for the Oakland Athletics,…
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1980
German rugby player
Steffen Thier is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
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1980
Spanish footballer
Xabier Alonso Olano is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of La Liga club Real Madrid. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, he…
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1981
South Korean baseball player
Lee Bum-ho is a South Korean former professional baseball third baseman. He played in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles and Kia Tigers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He…
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1981
American activist
Barbara Pierce Bush is an American activist and author. She co-founded and is the chair of the board of the nonprofit organization Global Health Corps. She and her fraternal twin sister, Jenna, are the daughters of the…
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1981
American journalist
Jenna Welch Bush Hager is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program, Today. Hager and her fraternal twin…
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1981
American basketball player
Jared Scott Carter Jeffries is an American former professional basketball player. Jeffries was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He also played for the New York Knicks,…
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1981
Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Garnett is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Garnett previously played for the National Hockey League's Atlanta…
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1982
Indian cricketer
Jhulan Goswami is an Indian former cricketer. She played for the India women's national cricket team from 2002 to 2022.
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1983
French actor (died 2022)
Gaspard Thomas Ulliel was a French actor and model. He was known for having portrayed the young Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising (2007), fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic Saint Laurent (2014), and for…
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1984
Dutch pentathlete
Remona Fransen is a Dutch athlete, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines.
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1985
American actress
Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy is an American actress. Following several minor television roles, she came to attention as a scream queen after starring in the horror films When a Stranger Calls (2006), as Kelli Presley…
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1986
American basketball player
Trevor Fitzgerald Booker is an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 23rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2010…
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1987
Georgian luger (died 2010)
Nodar Kumaritashvili was a Georgian luge athlete who suffered a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics competition in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on the day of the opening ceremony. He…
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1988
English footballer
Jay Francis Spearing is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He is a player-coach at the Liverpool FC academy.
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1988
American actress
Stephanie Ann Hsu is an American actress. She received critical acclaim for her dual role as Joy Wang and Jobu Tupaki in the film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), which earned her a nomination for the Academy…
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1990
German ice hockey player
Philipp Grubauer is a German professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round, 112th overall,…
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1991
Romanian tennis player
Ana Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player. Having made her tour debut in 2009, she peaked at No. 39 in the WTA rankings in July 2023.
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1992
English motorcycle racer
Danny Ray Kent is an English motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. In doing so he became Great Britain's first Grand Prix solo motorcycle world champion since Barry Sheene in 1977,…
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1993
American basketball player
Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and earned second-team all-conference honors…
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1997
American basketball player
Talen Jalee Horton-Tucker is an American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Horton-Tucker played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones.
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2000
Slovenian tennis player
Kaja Juvan is a Slovenian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 58 in singles and No. 97 in doubles. Juvan won her maiden WTA Tour doubles title at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca,…
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2000
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Birth year1984
Known forHe is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler who played mostly for Victoria in first-class and List A cricket, then also spent two seasons at Tasmania
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