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In 1903, he set a world's record in the pole vault with a jump of 11 feet, 11 inches.(This mark doesn't appear in the progression of World or American Records)
Famous Birthdays on November 27
245 people
111 – 2003
November 27 has seen 245 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 111 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1878 — Charles Dvorak
American pole vaulter and coach (died 1969)
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Dvorak returned to international competition and won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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He attended the University of Michigan where he competed for the Michigan Wolverines men's track and field team from 1900 to 1904
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He participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics where he was a favorite in the pole vault
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Dvorak later served as a high school football, basketball and track coach in Seattle, Washington, where he died in 1969 at age 91.
111
Emperor Xiaozong of Song, personal name Zhao Shen, courtesy name Yuanyong, was the 11th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the second emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He started his reign in 1162 when his…
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1127
Ferdinand I named Ferdinand of Antequera and also the Just was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and (nominally) Corsica and king of Sicily, duke (nominal) of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona,…
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1380
1422
Italian philosopher (died 1598)
Jacopo Mazzoni was an Italian philosopher, a professor in Pisa, and friend of Galileo Galilei. His first name is sometimes reported as Giacomo.
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1548
Crown Prince of Burma (died 1593)
Mingyi Swa was heir apparent of Burma from 1581 to 1593. The eldest son of King Nanda of the Toungoo Dynasty led three out of the five Burmese invasions of Siam between 1584 and 1593, all of which ended in complete…
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1558
Japanese daimyō (died 1638)
Shimazu Tadatsune was a tozama daimyō of Satsuma, the first to hold it as a formal fief (han) under the Tokugawa shogunate, and the first Japanese to rule over the Ryūkyū Kingdom. As lord of Satsuma, he was among the…
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1576
French historian and scholar (died 1651)
Pierre Dupuy, otherwise known as Puteanus, was a French scholar, the son of the humanist and bibliophile Claude Dupuy.
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1582
2nd Baronet, English politicians and Roundheads supporter (died 1655)
Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
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1586
Archduke of Austria (died 1665)
Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Further Austria was the ruler of Further Austria including Tyrol from 1662 to 1665.
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1630
Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (died 1719)
Françoise d'Aubigné, known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon, was a French noblewoman and the second wife of King Louis XIV from 1683 until his death in 1715. Although she was never…
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1635
1st Duchess of Cleveland (died 1709)
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine, was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she…
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1640
Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (died 1744)
Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany,…
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1701
English bishop and academic (died 1787)
Robert Lowth was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of St Davids, Professor of Poetry and the author of one of the most influential
textbooks of English grammar.
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1710
American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs (died 1813)
Robert Robert Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor" after the high New York state legal office he…
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1746
American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1799)
Increase Sumner was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Massachusetts. He was the fifth governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1797 to 1799. Trained as a lawyer, he served in the provisional government of…
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1746
German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (died 1794)
Johann George Adam Forster, also known as Georg Forster, was a German-Polish geographer, naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary. At an early age, he accompanied his father, Johann Reinhold…
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1754
Czech violinist and composer (died 1831)
Franz Krommer was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist. He was one of the most popular composers in 19th-century Vienna alongside Beethoven, whom he knew. Today he is mostly known for his clarinet and…
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1759
1779
Boer leader after whom Pretoria was named, Prime Minister of the Natalia Republic (died 1853)
Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the South African Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa. The…
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1798
German-English conductor and composer (died 1885)
Sir Julius Benedict was a German-born composer and conductor, resident in England for most of his career.
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1804
English actress, playwright, and poet (died 1893)
Frances Anne Kemble was an English actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-nineteenth century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven…
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1809
marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French politician and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (died 1886)
Charles François Frédéric de Montholon-Sémonville was a French senator, diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States from 1864 to 1866.
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1814
fourth woman to earn a medical degree in the United States (died 1905)
Rachel Brooks Gleason was an American physician, the fourth woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
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1820
Scottish-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Victoria (died 1899)
James Service, an Australian colonial politician, was the 12th premier of Victoria, Australia.
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1823
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, later known as the Duchess of Teck, was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the first royals to patronise a wide range of charities and was a first cousin of Queen…
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1833
1841
American businessman (died 1899)
Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II was an American business man, chairman and president of railroad lines. A socialite and philanthropist, he was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.
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1843
American artist and author (died 1918)
Frederic Crowninshield (1845–1918) was an American artist and author.
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1845
English painter and illustrator (died 1928)
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable…
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1853
English physiologist, bacteriologist, and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1952)
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was a British neurophysiologist. His experimental research established many aspects of contemporary neuroscience, including the concept of the spinal reflex as a system involving connected…
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1857
American painter (died 1886)
William Bliss Baker was an American artist who began painting just as the Hudson River School was winding down. Baker began his studies in 1876 at the National Academy of Design, where he studied with Bierstadt and de…
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1859
American environmental activist (died 1949)
Katherine Sleeper Walden was an American environmental conservationist and community activist in Wonalancet, New Hampshire. Before moving to New Hampshire in 1890, Katherine was an active community member and among the…
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1862
Slovene priest, journalist, and politician (died 1917)
Janez Evangelist Krek was a Slovene Christian Socialist politician, priest, journalist, and author.
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1865
French composer and educator (died 1950)
Charles-Louis-Eugène Koechlin, commonly known as Charles Koechlin, was a French composer, teacher and musicologist. Among his better known works is Les Heures persanes, a set of piano pieces based on the novel Vers…
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1867
Finnish academic and politician, 7th President of Finland (died 1956)
Juho Kusti Paasikivi was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1946 to 1956. Representing the Finnish Party until its dissolution in 1918 and then the National Coalition Party, he previously…
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1870
Italian physicist and engineer (died 1950)
Giovanni Giorgi was an Italian physicist and electrical engineer who proposed the Giorgi system of measurement, the precursor to the International System of Units (SI).
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1871
American historian, author, and educator, co-founded The New School (died 1948)
Charles Austin Beard was an American historian and professor, who wrote primarily during the first half of the 20th century. A history professor at Columbia University, Beard's influence is primarily due to his…
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1874
Belarusian-Israeli chemist and politician, 1st President of Israel (died 1952)
Chaim Azriel Weizmann was an Israeli statesman, biochemist, and Zionist leader who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel. He was elected on 16 February 1949, and…
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1874
Austrian gymnast (died 1962)
Julius Lenhart was an Austrian gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals and one silver medal, making him the most successful Austrian competitor ever at the Summer Olympic Games.
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1875
American biographer (died 1965)
Katharine Susan Anthony, sometimes also spelled Katherine, was a US biographer best known for The Lambs (1945), a controversial study of the British writers Charles and Mary Lamb.
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1877
Indian poet and critic (died 1948)
Jatindramohan Bagchi was a Bengali poet and editor best known for his poem 'Kajla Didi'.
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1878
French actor (died 1963)
Daniel Mendaille was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly sixty years.
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1885
Romanian author and playwright (died 1944)
Liviu Rebreanu was a Romanian novelist, playwright, short story writer, and journalist.
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1885
Japanese–French painter and printmaker (died 1968)
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita was a Japanese-French painter. After studying Western-style painting in Japan, Foujita travelled to Paris, where he encountered the international modern art scene of the Montparnasse…
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1886
Japanese general (died 1946)
Masaharu Homma was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army, which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March. After the war,…
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1887
Indian activist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (died 1956)
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar popularly known as Dadasaheb, was an Indian politician and independence activist who served as the President of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of…
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1888
Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (died 1989)
Kōnosuke Matsushita was a Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company. Matsushita is referred to as the "God of Management" in Japan.
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1894
American author and illustrator (died 1977)
Katherine Milhous (1894–1977) was an American artist, illustrator, and writer. She is known best as the author and illustrator of The Egg Tree, which won the 1951 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration. Born…
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1894
Ukrainian monk and saint (died 1971)
Amphilochius of Pochayiv was a 20th-century Ukrainian Orthodox saint from Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine.
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1894
English author and publisher (died 1981)
Fredric John Warburg was a British publisher, who in 1935 founded the company Secker & Warburg. He is best known for his association with the author George Orwell. During a career spanning a large part of the 20th…
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1898
Canadian journalist, author, and radio show host (died 1981)
Marie-Angèle "Jovette" Alice Bernier was a journalist and writer in Quebec. Because of extensive exposure in the print media and on radio, she was often referred to simply as Jovette.
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1900
American sportscaster (died 1962)
Edward Britt Husing was an American sports commentator. He was among the first to lay the groundwork for the structure and pace of modern sports reporting on radio and television.
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1901
Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)
Lars Onsager was a Norwegian American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968.
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1903
1905
Indian poet and author (died 2003)
Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. Bachchan is best known for his early work…
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1907
American historian and author (died 2000)
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including biographies of other fantasy authors. He was a major…
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1907
American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 1955)
James Rufus Agee was an American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, writing for Time, he was one of the most influential film critics in the United States. His autobiographical…
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1909
Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1967)
Anatoly Ivanovich Maltsev was born in Misheronsky, near Moscow, and died in Novosibirsk, USSR. He was a mathematician noted for his work on the decidability of various algebraic groups. Malcev algebras, as well as…
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1909
Filipino pediatrician and educator (died 2011)
Fe Villanueva del Mundo was a Filipino pediatrician. She founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines and helped shape the country's modern child healthcare system. Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the…
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1911
American director and producer (died 2000)
David Merrick was an American theatrical producer who won a number of Tony Awards.
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1911
American actress (died 2018)
Connie Sawyer was an American stage, film, and television actress, affectionately nicknamed "The Clown Princess of Comedy". She had over 140 film and television credits to her name, but was best known for her…
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1912
American sportscaster and actor (died 2002)
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years, as well as the team's assistant general manager…
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1916
American actor and television host (died 1998)
Robert Emil Schmidt, nicknamed Buffalo Bob, was an American radio and television personality and presenter; he was well known as the host of the children's show Howdy Doody.
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1917
American actor (died 2005)
Elliott Pershing Stitzel, better known by his stage name Stephen Elliott, was an American actor. His best known roles were that of the prospective father-in-law, Burt Johnson, in the hit 1981 film Arthur and as Chief…
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1918
Dutch footballer (died 1985)
Abe Minderts Lenstra was a Dutch footballer and national football icon in the 1950s who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Netherlands. He was also a Frisian legend,…
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1920
English actor (died 1999)
Harry "Buster" Merryfield was an English actor best known for starring as Uncle Albert in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses.
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1920
Automobile dealer and television personality (died 2013)
Calvin Coolidge Worthington was an American car dealer, best known in Southern California and other parts of the West Coast of the United States for his offbeat radio and television advertisements for the Worthington…
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1920
American pilot and academic (died 2013)
Dora Jean Dougherty Strother was an American aviator best known as a Woman Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and B-29 Superfortress demonstration pilot. She was a U.S. military pilot, human factors engineer with Bell…
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1921
Slovak soldier and politician (died 1992)
Alexander Dubček was a Slovak statesman who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) from January 1968 to April 1969 and as Chairman of the…
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1921
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993)
Hall Bartlett was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter, and a pioneer of independent filmmaking.
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1922
American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet (died 1977)
Nicholas Magallanes was a Mexican-born American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet. Along with Francisco Moncion, Maria Tallchief, and Tanaquil Le Clercq, Magallanes was among the core group…
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1922
American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician (died 2011)
Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr. was an American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician. A child prodigy, he attended the University of Chicago at the age of 13, becoming its youngest ever student. His…
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1923
American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2000)
Derroll Adams was an American folk musician.
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1925
Welsh chemist, physicist, and journalist (died 2009)
Sir John Royden Maddox, FRS was a Welsh theoretical chemist, physicist, and science writer. He was an editor of Nature for 22 years, from 1966 to 1973 and 1980 to 1995.
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1925
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1992)
James Marshall Thompson was an American film and television actor.
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1925
English actor, comedian, singer, and screenwriter (died 1999)
Ernest Wiseman, known by his stage name Ernie Wise, was an English comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became a national institution on British television, especially for their…
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1925
South Korean general (died 2013)
Chae Myung-shin was a South Korean army officer who commanded South Korean military forces in the Vietnam War. He was also the co-founder of the Korean Taekwondo Association.
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1926
Brazilian footballer and manager (died 1987)
Carlos José Castilho was a Brazilian football goalkeeper. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and played for Fluminense from 1947 to 1964 and for Brazil. He was a member of the Brazil squad in four World Cups: 1950, 1954,…
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1927
American soldier and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 2000)
William Edward Simon was an American businessman and philanthropist who served as the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He became the Secretary of the Treasury on May 9, 1974, during the Nixon…
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1927
Greek actor and director (died 2005)
Alekos Alexandrakis was a famous Greek actor. He was known for his theatrical work as well as work in film and television. He died of lung cancer.
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1928
English painter and illustrator (died 2001)
Ronald William "Josh" Kirby was a British commercial artist. Over a career spanning 60 years, he was the artist for the covers of many science fiction books including Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.
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1928
English screenwriter and producer (died 2017)
Alan Francis Simpson was an English scriptwriter. He was best known as part of the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Ray Galton. Together they devised and wrote the BBC sitcom Hancock's Half Hour…
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1929
American meteorologist (died 2018)
Joseph William DeNardo was an American meteorologist and television weather forecaster based in Pennsylvania. He was known for his work in the Pittsburgh television market, particularly at WTAE-TV.
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1930
Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2025)
Herbert Richard Poole was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He was a centre for the Australian national team. He played in ten Tests and three World Cup games between 1955 and 1957, as captain on three…
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1930
Singaporean engineer and author (died 2009)
Rex Anthony Shelley was a Singaporean author. A graduate of the University of Malaya in Malaysia and Cambridge trained in engineering and economics, Shelley managed his own business and also worked as member of the…
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1930
Filipino journalist and politician (died 1983)
Benigno Simeón "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., was a Filipino politician and journalist who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac (1963–1967). Aquino was the husband of Corazon…
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1932
Canadian journalist, author, director, and screenwriter
Jacques Godbout, OC, CQ is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (touche-à-tout), Godbout has become one of the most important writers…
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1933
American historian and academic
Gordon Stewart Wood is an American historian and professor at Brown University. He is a recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Radicalism of the American Revolution (1992). His book The Creation of the…
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1933
1934
Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 1975)
Albert J. Jackson Jr. was an American drummer, producer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a group of session musicians who worked for Stax Records and produced their own instrumentals.…
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1934
American mathematician and academic
William Gilbert "Gil" Strang is an American mathematician known for his contributions to finite element theory, the calculus of variations, wavelet analysis and linear algebra. He has made many contributions to…
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1934
1935
French musicologist and philosopher (died 2008)
Daniel Paul Charles was a French musician, musicologist and philosopher. He was born on 27 November 1935 in Oran (Algeria) and died on 21 August 2008 in Antibes (France).
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1935
American boxer (died 1997)
Wilfred Raleigh Pastrano was an American former professional boxer who competed from 1951 to 1965. He held the undisputed WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles between 1963 and 1965.
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1935
American journalist and author (died 2020)
Gail Sheehy was an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She was the author of seventeen books and numerous high-profile articles for magazines such as New York and Vanity Fair. Sheehy played a part in the movement…
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1936
English biologist and academic
Sir John Ashworth was a British biochemist and educationalist.
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1938
Ugandan academic and politician, Prime Minister of Uganda (died 2019)
Apolo Robin Nsibambi was a Ugandan academic and politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of Uganda from 5 April 1999 until 24 May 2011, when Amama Mbabazi succeeded him.
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1938
American baseball player and manager
David John Giusti Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1962 to 1977 for the Houston Colt .45's / Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis…
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1939
Congolese politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 2001)
Laurent-Désiré Kabila usually known as Laurent Kabila or Kabila the Father, was a Congolese rebel and politician who served as the third president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 until his…
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1939
American singer and songwriter (died 2024)
James Elmore "Buzz" Cason was an American rock singer, songwriter, record producer and author.
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1939
1940
American football player and sprinter (died 2015)
Henry Carr was an American track and field athlete who won two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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1941
French footballer, coach, and manager
Aimé Étienne Jacquet is a French former professional football player and manager. He coached the France national team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, the country's first title.
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1941
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1998)
Edward Thomas Rabbitt was an American country music singer and songwriter. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis…
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1941
Dutch pianist (died 2020)
Louis van Dijk, also spelled Louis van Dyke, was a Dutch pianist.
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1941
American poet and critic
Marilyn Hacker is an American poet, translator and critic. She is Professor of English emerita at the City College of New York.
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1942
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1970)
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of…
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1942
Canadian author and poet
Nicole Brossard is a French-Canadian formalist poet and novelist. Her work is known for exploration of feminist themes and for challenging masculine-oriented language and points of view in French literature.
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1943
German fashion designer
Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander is a German minimalist fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house.
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1943
American activist and politician (died 1989)
George Thomas "Mickey" Leland III was an American politician and anti-poverty activist. He served as a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a Democrat.
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1944
American actor (died 2013)
James La Rue Avery was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Judge Michael Conover on L.A. Law, Steve Yeager in The Brady Bunch Movie, and Dr. Crippen on The…
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1945
Dutch model and actress
Phil Bloom is a Dutch artist, graphic designer and performer. She was the first person to appear completely nude on Dutch television broadcaster VPRO, on 28 July 1967 during the show Hoepla, which caused scandal and…
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1945
American trumpeter and flugelhornist
Randal Edward Brecker is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B.
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1945
English race car driver (died 2022)
Alain de Cadenet was an English television presenter and racing driver. He was noted for racing in 15 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans during the 1970s and 1980s, achieving one podium finish with third place in 1976.
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1945
Mariana Islander businessman and politician, 7th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Benigno Repeki Fitial is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the seventh governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 4, 2006 until his resignation on February 20, 2013.
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1945
Australian journalist and television host (died 2025)
Simon Patrick Townsend was an Australian journalist and television presenter. He created and hosted the children's TV show Simon Townsend's Wonder World which ran on Network 10 from 1979 to 1987.
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1945
American politician, 53rd Governor of New Jersey (died 2026)
Richard James Codey was an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of New Jersey from 2004 to 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2024 and as the President…
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1946
Ethiopian-Djiboutian lawyer and politician, President of Djibouti
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, often referred to by his initials IOG, is a Djiboutian politician who has served as the President of Djibouti since 1999.
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1946
American tenor and actor
Neil Rosenshein is an American operatic tenor, who sang leading tenor roles in the major American and European opera houses. He created the roles of Aspern in Dominick Argento's The Aspern Papers and Léon in…
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1947
1949
Japanese race car driver
Masanori Sekiya is a Japanese former racing driver, most famous for being the first Japanese driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1995.
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1949
English journalist and businessman
Gavyn Davies, is a former Goldman Sachs partner who was the chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004. On 28 January 2004 he announced that he was resigning his BBC post following the publication of the Hutton Inquiry…
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1950
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American filmmaker. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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1951
Brazilian actress, Miss Brasil 1969
Vera Fischer is a Brazilian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brazil 1969 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1969 where she placed Top 15.
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1951
Estonian singer and guitarist (died 2004)
Gunnar Graps-Grāfs was a popular Estonian musician and one of the pioneers of hard rock in Estonia and the former Soviet Union. He has sold hundreds of thousands of records all over the world and in 2004 Graps was given…
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1951
Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
Sheila Maureen Copps is a former Canadian politician who also served as the sixth deputy prime minister of Canada from November 4, 1993, to April 30, 1996, and June 19, 1996, to June 11, 1997. Her father, Victor Copps,…
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1952
Indian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2022)
Bappi Aparesh Lahiri, also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and sang some of his own compositions. He was…
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1952
American captain, engineer, and astronaut
James Donald Wetherbee, is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded…
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1952
American actor, singer, and producer
Curtis Johnathan Armstrong is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Booger in the Revenge of the Nerds films, Herbert Viola on the TV series Moonlighting, Miles Dalby in the film Risky Business,…
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1953
American media executive and political figure
Stephen Kevin Bannon is an American media executive, political strategist, pundit and former investment banker. He served as the White House's chief strategist for the first seven months of President Donald Trump's…
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1953
Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Boris Borisovich Grebenshchikov is a prominent member of the generation which is widely considered to be the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music. He is the founder and lead singer of the band Aquarium which has…
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1953
Estonian admiral and politician
Tarmo Kõuts is an Estonian politician and former Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces.
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1953
1953
American composer (died 2001)
Richard Stone was an American composer. He played an important part in the revival of Warner Bros. animation in the 1990s, composing music and songs for Looney Tunes, Tiny Toon Adventures, Taz-Mania, The Plucky Duck…
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1953
English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Brian Arthur John Smith is an English alternative comedian, presenter and writer.
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1954
1955
1955
American actor
William Edward Fichtner is an American actor. Born in New York, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat and Strange Days. A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognized…
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1956
English journalist and author
John Patrick McCarthy, is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster, and one of the hostages in the Lebanon hostage crisis. McCarthy was the longest-held British hostage in Lebanon, having been imprisoned for more…
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1956
Sultan of Perak
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah is the current Deputy King of Malaysia and Sultan of Perak.
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1956
Northern Irish race car driver
Kenneth Henry Acheson is a British former racing driver from Northern Ireland who competed for RAM Racing in the 1983 and 1985 Formula One seasons. He completed only one of his three race starts, finishing in 12th…
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1957
Icelandic actress, singer, director and artist (died 2016)
Edda Heiðrún Backman was an Icelandic actress, voice actress, singer, painter and director.
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1957
Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
Franciscus Johannes Maria (Frank) Boeijen is a Dutch singer and guitarist. His best known songs are "Kronenburg Park ", about a sex worker; "Zwart Wit", about the racist murder of Kerwin Duinmeijer in Amsterdam; and…
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1957
American lawyer and diplomat, 27th United States Ambassador to Australia, daughter of President John F. Kennedy
Caroline Bouvier Kennedy is an American author, diplomat, and attorney. She served as the United States ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and ambassador to Australia from 2022 to 2024. Most of Kennedy's professional…
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1957
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Carolyn Ann "Callie" Khouri is an American film and television screenwriter, producer, and director. She is best known for writing Thelma & Louise, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Thelma &…
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1957
American game designer and author
Michael Austin Stackpole is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history from the…
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1957
Japanese singer-songwriter, and producer
Tetsuya Komuro is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and has introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese…
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1958
American baseball player and manager
Michael Lorri Scioscia, nicknamed "Sosh" and "El Jefe", is an American former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Angels from the 2000 season through the 2018 season, and was the…
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1958
Scottish guitarist and songwriter
Charles Burchill is a Scottish musician and composer who is the guitarist for the rock band Simple Minds. He is recognized for his enduring partnership with lead singer Jim Kerr, with whom he has played since their…
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1959
Russian violinist
Viktoria Yurievna Mullova is a Russian-born British violinist. She is best known for her performances and recordings of a number of violin concerti, compositions by J.S. Bach, and her innovative interpretations of…
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1959
American author and illustrator
Kevin Henkes is an American author of children's books. He is known for writing and illustrating picture books, the most notable of which feature young anthropomorphic mice as their main characters. Henkes also writes…
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1960
American football player and coach
Kenneth John O'Brien Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. One of the six quarterbacks in the…
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1960
American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota
Timothy James Pawlenty is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served from 2003 to 2011 as the 39th governor of Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, Pawlenty served in the Minnesota House of…
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1960
American actor
Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos, but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show's…
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1960
American composer and musician
Maria Lynn Schneider is an American composer and jazz orchestra leader who has won multiple Grammy Awards.
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1960
Ukrainian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Ukraine
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian politician, who served as Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2005, and again from 2007 until 2010; the first woman in Ukraine to hold that position. She has been a member of the…
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1960
1960
English actress
Samantha Jane Bond is an English actress. She played Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan era, and appeared in Downton Abbey as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert…
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1961
American actor, director, and screenwriter
Steven Brent Oedekerk is an American filmmaker, actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his collaborations with actor and comedian Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac, his series of "Thumbmation" shorts and…
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1961
American drummer and songwriter
Charles Lee Benante is an American musician, best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax and crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. Known as one of the pioneers of double bass drumming and credited…
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1962
American drummer
Michael Andrew Bordin is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Faith No More. He has amicably been known as "Puffy", "Puffster" or "The Puff", in reference to the afro hairstyle he wore in…
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1962
English-Canadian wrestler (died 2002)
David Smith was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog.
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1962
American actor, director, and producer
Stephen Fisher, known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jabituya/Jahveri in Short Circuit (1986) and Short…
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1963
American actress
Robin Givens is an American actress and director. Givens played Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class in 1986, and remained on the series for its five year duration. Her marriage to boxer Mike Tyson in…
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1964
Italian footballer and manager
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al-Sadd.
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1964
1964
American golfer
Danielle Ammaccapane is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
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1965
American television writer, producer and voice actor
Andy Merrill is an American voice actor, television writer and producer best known for his portrayal of the character Brak on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Brak Show, and Cartoon Planet; as well as Oglethorpe on Aqua…
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1966
1968
French-American actor
Michael Vartan is an American retired actor, known for his role as Michael Vaughn on the ABC television action drama Alias, his role on the TNT medical drama Hawthorne, and his role on the E! drama The Arrangement as…
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1968
1969
English politician
Ruth Stephanie Nicole George is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak from 2017 to 2019. A former member of the Labour Party, she has been a Member of Derbyshire County Council since…
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1969
English politician
Damian Patrick George Hinds is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Hampshire since 2010. He previously served as Secretary of State for Education under Theresa May…
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1969
American singer-songwriter
Myles Richard Bass, known professionally as Myles Kennedy, is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge and of Slash featuring Myles…
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1969
American actress
Elizabeth Marvel is an American actress. Her more prominent roles include Det. Nancy Parras on The District, Solicitor General Heather Dunbar on House of Cards, and President Elizabeth Keane on Homeland. Film roles…
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1969
American politician and businesswoman
Kelly Lynn Loeffler is an American businesswoman and politician who has served as the 28th administrator of the Small Business Administration since February 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a United…
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1970
1970
Austrian politician
Markus Vogl is an Austrian politician and former member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Traunviertel from October 2013 to January 2021.
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1970
American actor
Kirkland M. Acevedo is an American actor best known as Miguel Alvarez in Oz, Joe Toye in Band of Brothers, and FBI Agent Charlie Francis on Fringe. His best-known films are The Thin Red Line, Dinner Rush and Dawn of the…
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1971
American football player (died 2024)
Larry Christopher Allen Jr. was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Butte…
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1971
Puerto Rican-American baseball player
Iván Rodríguez Torres, nicknamed "Pudge" and "I-Rod", is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins,…
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1971
American basketball player and coach
Nickey Maxwell Van Exel is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Van Exel played for six…
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1971
American screenwriter and producer
Shane Salerno is an American screenwriter, producer, New York Times bestselling author, and Chief Creative Officer of The Story Factory, which has placed 34 books on the New York Times bestseller list, with seven books…
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1972
South African actor
Sharlto Copley, is a South African actor. His acting credits include lead roles in the Academy Award-nominated science fiction film District 9; the 2010 adaptation of The A-Team; the science fiction film Elysium; the…
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1973
American model and television host
Samantha Harris is an American television presenter, model, and entertainment reporter and actress, known as the co-host of seasons two through nine of Dancing with the Stars with Tom Bergeron. From 2010–12, she was a…
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1973
American wrestler and actor
Evan Karagias is an American retired professional wrestler and actor.
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1973
Japanese comedian, actor, sculptor, and potter
Jin Katagiri is a comedian, actor, sculptor, and potter from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Kasukabe High School and Tama Art University. Outside Japan, he is most well known for playing the PC in the…
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1973
American football player and politician
Jon Daniel Runyan is an American athlete and politician who was the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before entering politics, he…
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1973
1973
Northern Irish racing cyclist
Wendy Louise Houvenaghel is a Northern Irish former racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter. She has represented Great…
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1974
Scottish actor
Alec Newman is a Scottish actor best known for portraying Paul Atreides in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. He voiced Adam Smasher in Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and…
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1974
1975
Argentine-American football player
Martin Gramatica is an Argentine-American former American football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, and New Orleans Saints.…
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1975
Estonian footballer
Rain Vessenberg is a retired football (soccer) goalkeeper from Estonia. He played for several clubs in his native country, including JK Nõmme United and JK Viljandi Tulevik.
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1975
1976
Canadian ice hockey player and firefighter
Chad William Lawrence Kilger is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for several National Hockey League teams, most recently the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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1976
American actor and screenwriter
Jaleel Ahmad White is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor while making guest appearances on dozens of television sitcoms before portraying Robert Richmond on the short-lived sitcom Charlie & Co…
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1976
American baseball player
William Paul Bloomquist is an American baseball coach and former utility player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played college baseball at Arizona State for coach Pat Murphy…
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1977
British art historian
Bendor Gerard Robert Grosvenor is a British art historian, writer and former art dealer. He is known for discovering a number of important lost artworks by Old Master artists, including Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Claude…
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1977
American basketball player
Andrew John Panko III is an American former professional basketball player. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall, he primarily played the small forward and power forward positions.
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1977
Hungarian tennis player
Eszter Molnár is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. In her career, she won a total of 11 ITF titles and reached a doubles ranking high of world No. 192 on 18 February 2002.
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1978
American baseball player
James Calvin Rollins, nicknamed "J-Roll", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2000–2014), Los Angeles Dodgers (2015), and…
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1978
English rapper and producer
Michael Geoffrey Skinner is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Best known for the music project the Streets, Skinner has also released music as a solo artist, as part of the D.O.T. with…
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1978
Czech tennis player
Radek Štěpánek is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 event…
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1978
American motocross racer
Richard Joseph Carmichael is an American former professional motocross and supercross racer. Carmichael won 15 AMA Motocross and Supercross championships, including a record-setting seven AMA Motocross 450cc…
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1979
American violinist
Hilary Hahn is an American violinist. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors, and as a recitalist. She is an avid supporter of…
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1979
American basketball player
Brendan Todd Haywood is an American former professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Following his…
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1979
1979
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jackie Greene is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He has a solo career and became a member of The Black Crowes in 2013, though the band broke up in 2015 before he could contribute any studio work.
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1980
1980
English cricketer
Michael Howard Yardy is an English cricket coach and former professional cricketer who played limited over internationals for the England cricket team between 2006 and 2011. He played as a left-handed batsman and…
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1980
Portuguese footballer
Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portuguese football executive and former player who played as a centre-back. He is sporting director of Primeira Liga club Rio Ave.
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1981
Canadian mixed martial artist (died 2016)
Ryan Jimmo was a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He mostly fought in Canada and competed on the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter.…
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1981
English footballer
Matthew Simon Taylor is an English former professional footballer who played in the Premier League for Portsmouth, Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United and Burnley and in the Football League for Luton Town, Northampton…
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1981
French footballer
David Bellion is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. His previous clubs include Cannes, Sunderland, Manchester United, West Ham United, Nice, Bordeaux and Red Star.
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1982
Russian footballer
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov is a Russian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker.
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1982
English activist, co-founded the English Defence League
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British far-right, anti-Islam activist. Described as "one of [the] UK's most prominent far-right activists", he co-founded the English Defence…
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1982
English rapper
Stephen Paul Manderson, better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London.
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1983
Swedish-Kazakhstani ice hockey player
Henrik Bjorn Karlsson is a Swedish-Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. The rest of his…
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1983
American-Venezuelan basketball player
Donta Lamont Smith is an American-Venezuelan professional basketball player for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Venezuelan Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). Playing for Maccabi Haifa, he was named the 2014…
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1983
American entrepreneur
Leslie Dewan is an American nuclear engineer. She was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Transatomic Power. Dewan was a member of the board of MIT and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic…
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1984
Japanese voice actress and singer
Izumi Kitta is a Japanese voice actress best known as the voice of Cordelia Glauca in the media franchise Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, the voice of Tomoko Kuroki in No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm…
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1984
American football player
Domata Uluaifaasau Peko Sr is an American-Samoan professional football coach and former nose tackle who is currently the defensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Peko was…
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1984
South Korean singer
Park Soo-jin is a South Korean actress, singer and model. She was a member of K-pop girl group Sugar from 2001 to 2006, then she transitioned to acting in 2007. Park has also hosted Tasty Road from 2010 to 2016, a cable…
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1985
Canadian actress
Alison Pill is a Canadian actress. A former child actress, she began her career at age 12, appearing in numerous projects before transitioning to adult roles with a breakthrough role in the television series The Book of…
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1985
German footballer
Thilo Versick is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made two appearances for Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga.
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1985
Indian cricketer
Suresh Raina is an Indian former international cricketer. He played for the India national team and represented Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. He was an aggressive left-handed middle-order batsman and who…
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1986
American-Filipino footballer
Steven Joseph Silva is a Filipino-American footballer from Team Socceroo FC in the UFL Second Division. He is also an actor, chef, radio disk jockey, and the Ultimate Male Survivor of the fifth season of StarStruck. He…
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1986
Spanish footballer
Xavier "Xavi" Torres Buigues is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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1986
English singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
Oritsé Jolomi Matthew Soloman Williams, professionally as Oritsé, is a British singer. He is best known as the founding member of the boy band JLS, who were runners-up to Alexandra Burke on the fifth series of The X…
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1986
Italian basketball player
Luigi "Gigi" Datome is an Italian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.03 m, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. Datome was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2016.
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1987
English actress
Lashana Lynch is a British actress. After various roles in film and television, she gained international recognition portraying Maria Rambeau in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films beginning with Captain Marvel…
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1987
American football player
Michael Floyd Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from…
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1989
English footballer
Frederick David Sears is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League North Division club Maldon & Tiptree.
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1989
English singer
Josh James Dubovie is an English singer. He represented the United Kingdom at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Oslo, Norway, in May 2010, after winning the national selection Eurovision: Your Country Needs You…
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1990
Polish singer-songwriter
Alicja Julia "Ala" Boratyn, born 27 November 1992), sometimes known as just Ala, is a Polish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2005 as one of the lead singers of Polish girl duo Blog 27. With Blog 27, Boratyn…
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1992
1992
American baseball player
Bradley Clarke Zimmer is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He attended the University of San Francisco, and played college baseball for the San Francisco Dons baseball team. He was drafted by the…
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1992
American actress and singer
Aubrey Shea Peeples is an American actor and singer. They are best known for portraying Layla Grant in the ABC drama series Nashville. They also led Carrie Brownstein's pilot Search & Destroy for Hulu based on her band…
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1993
Fijian rugby league player
Suliasi Bainiua Vunivalu is a professional rugby union footballer who plays for French club La Rochelle. He previously played for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and the Australian national team. His regular playing…
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1995
Dutch DJ and record producer
Mike Willemsen, better known by his stage name Mike Williams, is a Dutch DJ, record producer, musician, remixer and chef. He is best known for working with Tiësto and as an artist of Spinnin' Records, who recognised him…
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1996
American actress
Zoe Margaret Colletti is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut in the television pilot of American Men (2006) and played her first major-film role in Annie (2014). Colletti appeared in 2018 films…
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2001
Slovak singer-songwriter
Adéla Jergová, known mononymously as Adéla, is a Slovak singer, songwriter, and dancer. She rose to prominence as a contestant in the 2023 reality show Dream Academy, which concluded with the formation of the girl group…
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2003
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