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Famous Birthdays on November 28
232 people
1118 – 2000
November 28 has seen 232 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1118 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1896 — Dawn Powell
American author and playwright (died 1965)
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Her work was praised by Robert Benchley in The New Yorker and in 1939 she was signed as a Scribner author where Maxwell Perkins, famous for his work with many of her contemporaries, including Ernest Hemingway, F
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A 1963 nominee for the National Book Award, she received an American Academy of Arts and Letters Marjorie Peabody Waite Award for lifetime achievement in literature the following year
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Cummings, Powell's work received renewed interest after Gore Vidal praised it in a 1987 editorial for The New York Review of Books
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Dawn Powell was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and short story writer
Byzantine emperor (died 1180)
Manuel I Komnenos was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. His reign saw the last flowering of the Komnenian restoration,…
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1118
Chinese emperor (died 1328)
Yesün Temür was a great-grandson of Kublai Khan and an emperor of the Yuan dynasty from 1323 to 1328. Apart from being Emperor of China, he is regarded as the 10th Khagan of the Mongol Empire, although it was only…
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1293
artist during the Ming dynasty (died 1559)
Wen Zhengming, born Wen Bi (文璧), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Four Masters of Ming painting.
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1470
Queen of Scotland, wife of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (died 1541)
Margaret Tudor was Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 as the wife of James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her son's minority, and fought to extend her regency. Margaret was the eldest daughter and…
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1489
English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (died 1632)
Sir James Whitelocke SL was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1622.
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1570
Emperor of China (died 1643)
Hong Taiji, sometimes rendered as Huang Taiji and occasionally referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin dynasty and the…
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1592
1598
English preacher, theologian, and author (died 1688)
John Bunyan was an English writer and nonconformist preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential literary model. In addition to The…
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1628
Flemish Baroque painter (died 1690)
Abraham Brueghel was a Flemish painter from the famous Brueghel family of artists. He emigrated at a young age to Italy where he played an important role in the development of the style of decorative Baroque still lifes.
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1631
Italian-French composer and manager (died 1687)
Jean-Baptiste Lully was an Italian-French composer, dancer and instrumentalist, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court of…
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1632
Flemish captain and explorer (died 1698)
Willem Hesselsz de Vlamingh was a Dutch sea captain who explored the central west coast of New Holland (Australia) in the late 17th century, where he landed in what is now Perth on the Swan River. The purpose of the…
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1640
3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York (died 1723)
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709, was an English Army officer, politician and colonial administrator. He was propelled into the forefront of English politics when he and…
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1661
French rebel leader (died 1740)
Jean Cavalier, was the Occitan Huguenot chief of the Camisards. He was born at Mas Roux, a small hamlet in the commune of Ribaute near Anduze, southern France.
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1681
woman from Salem in Massachusetts who accused others of being witches (died 1760)
Elizabeth Parris was one of the young girls who accused other people of being witches during the Salem witch trials. The accusations made by Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams caused the direct death of 20 Salem…
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1682
1694
English astronomer and mathematician (died 1764)
Nathaniel Bliss was an English astronomer of the 18th century, serving as Britain's fourth Astronomer Royal between 1762 and 1764.
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1700
Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway.
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1700
English poet and painter (died 1827)
William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. What he called his…
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1757
Polish noblewoman (died 1834)
Maria Teresa Antoinette Josephine Poniatowska was a Polish noblewoman. She was the niece of king Stanisław August Poniatowski and sister of Prince Józef Poniatowski.
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1760
English chemist and meteorologist (died 1864)
Luke Howard was a British manufacturing chemist and an amateur meteorologist with broad interests in science. His lasting contribution to science is a nomenclature system for clouds, which he proposed in an 1802…
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1772
Maria Antonia of Parma was a Princess of Parma, daughter of Duke Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma, and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria.
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1774
French lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of France (died 1870)
Victor de Broglie, 3rd Duke of Broglie, briefly Victor de Broglie, was a French peer, statesman, and diplomat. He was the third duke of Broglie and served as president of the Council during the July Monarchy, from…
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1785
French philosopher and academic (died 1867)
Victor Cousin was a French philosopher. He was the founder of "eclecticism", a briefly influential school of French philosophy that combined elements of German idealism and Scottish Common Sense Realism. As the…
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1792
Swedish poet, composer, and critic (died 1866)
Carl Jonas Love Ludvig Almqvist was a Swedish author, romantic poet, romantic critic of political economy, realist, composer and social critic.
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1793
English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (died 1888)
William Pritchard Weston was the third Premier of Tasmania.
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1804
American archaeologist and explorer (died 1852)
John Lloyd Stephens was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. He was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America. He was also a driving force behind the building of the…
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1805
English engineer and architect (died 1879)
William Froude was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships and for predicting their stability.
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1810
German-English philosopher, economist, and journalist (died 1895)
Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, journalist, businessman, and revolutionary socialist. He is best known for his lifelong collaboration with Karl Marx, with whom he co-authored…
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1820
Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1894)
Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein, who founded the Moscow Conservatory.
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1829
American engineer (died 1920)
John Wesley Hyatt was an American inventor. He is known for simplifying the production of celluloid.
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1837
American academic (died 1944)
Helen Magill White was an American classicist and academic. She was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in the United States.
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1853
Alfonso XII, also known as El Pacificador, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885.
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1857
American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history (died 1955)
Adina Emilia De Zavala was an American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history. Her efforts led to saving the Alamo for future generations. She was born to Augustine De Zavala, son of Lorenzo de Zavala,…
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1861
English author and poet (died 1912)
James Allen was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its…
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1864
American lawyer and politician, 46th United States Secretary of War (died 1932)
Lindley Miller Garrison was an American lawyer from New Jersey who served as Secretary of War under U.S. President Woodrow Wilson between 1913 and 1916.
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1864
American architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial (died 1924)
Henry Bacon was an American Beaux-Arts architect who oversaw the engineering and design of the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., built between 1915 and 1922, which was his…
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1866
South African cricketer (died 1946)
Albert Edward Ernest Vogler was a South African cricketer. A leading all-rounder skilled both at batting and bowling, Vogler played cricket in South Africa prior to becoming eligible to play for Middlesex County Cricket…
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1876
Russian poet and playwright (died 1921)
Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was the most well-known Russian lyrical poet during the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.
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1880
Austrian author, playwright, and journalist (died 1942)
Stefan Zweig was an Austrian writer. At the height of his literary career in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world.
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1881
German soldier and politician (died 1934)
Ernst Julius Günther Röhm was a German military officer, politician, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. A close friend and early ally of Adolf Hitler, Röhm was the co-founder and leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA),…
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1887
Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (died 1949)
Gregorio Milián Perfecto was a Filipino journalist, politician and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1945 to 1949. A controversial figure who was described as an…
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1891
American painter (died 1985)
Mabel Alvarez was an American painter. Her works, often introspective and spiritual in nature, and her style is considered a contributing factor to the Southern California Modernism and California Impressionism movement.
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1891
American theatre critic (died 1984)
Justin Brooks Atkinson was an American theater critic. He worked for The New York Times from 1922 to 1960. In his obituary, the Times called him "the theater's most influential reviewer of his time." Atkinson became a…
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1894
American economist and philosopher (died 1993)
Henry Stuart Hazlitt was an American journalist, economist, and philosopher known for his advocacy of free markets and classical liberal principles. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, Hazlitt wrote…
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1894
Spanish pianist and conductor (died 1980)
José Iturbi Báguena was a Spanish conductor, pianist, harpsichordist and actor. He also appeared in several Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical films including Thousands Cheer (1943), Music for Millions (1944), Anchors Aweigh…
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1895
Austrian-American actress (died 1994)
Lilia Skala was an Austrian and American architect and actress known for her role in the film Lilies of the Field (1963), for which she received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. During her career, Skala…
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1896
Turkish graphic artist (died 1986)
İhap Hulusi Görey, was the first international Turkish graphic artist best known for his illustrations on posters and labels of several Turkish brands in the Republican era.
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1898
Canadian classical vocalist and painter (died 1985)
Mary Bothwell was a Canadian classical vocalist and painter. As a singer she began her career as a contralto, but ultimately ended up performing soprano parts in the opera and concert repertoire.
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1900
English-Canadian actress (died 2012)
Gladys O'Connor was a British-born Canadian character actress. Born in London, O'Connor moved with her family to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1912, eventually settling in Toronto.
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1903
American planter and politician (died 1986)
James Oliver Eastland was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late 1978.…
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1904
English journalist and author (died 1973)
Nancy Freeman-Mitford was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist who was regarded as one of the "bright young things" on the London social scene in the inter-war period. She wrote several novels about…
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1904
1906
American soprano and educator (died 2007)
Rose Bampton was an American opera singer who had an active international career during the 1930s and 1940s. She began her professional career performing mostly minor roles from the mezzo-soprano repertoire in 1929 but…
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1907
Italian journalist and author (died 1990)
Alberto Pincherle, known by his pseudonym Alberto Moravia, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his…
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1907
Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (died 1997)
Michael Adekunle Ajasin was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 1979 to 1983 on the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) platform during the Nigerian Second Republic.
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1908
Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (died 2009)
Claude Lévi-Strauss was a Belgian-born French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthropology…
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1908
American ecologist and academic (died 2014)
Elsie Quarterman was a prominent plant ecologist. She was a professor emerita at Vanderbilt University.
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1910
Czech poet and playwright (died 1973)
Václav Renč was a Czech poet, children's writer, dramatist and translator. Like other Catholic ruralistic writers, his themes included God, traditions and the countryside.
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1911
American painter (died 1962)
Morris Louis Bernstein, known professionally as Morris Louis, was an American painter. During the 1950s he became one of the earliest exponents of Color Field painting. While living in Washington, D.C., Louis, along…
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1912
English chemist and academic (died 1994)
Cyril Clifford Addison, FRS was a British inorganic chemist.
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1913
Estonian painter and academic (died 2011)
Evald Okas was an Estonian painter, probably best known for his portraits of nudes.
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1915
1915
1916
Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2014)
Ramón José Velásquez Mujica was a Venezuelan politician, historian, journalist, and lawyer. He served as the president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994.
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1916
Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot (died 2004)
Keith Ross Miller was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent manner and good…
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1919
American politician (died 2016)
Helen Bentley was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995. Before entering politics, she had been a leading maritime reporter and…
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1923
American actress (died 1981)
Gloria Grahame was an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Many biographies indicate she was born Gloria Grahame Hallward, but she adopted the surname…
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1923
South African journalist, poet, and academic (died 2009)
Dennis Vincent Brutus was a South African activist, educator, journalist and poet best known for his campaign to have South Africa banned from the Olympic Games due to its racial policy of apartheid.
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1924
Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (died 2000)
Johanna Liesbeth Kubelka Döbereiner was a Brazilian agronomist and pioneer in soil biology.
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1924
Hungarian footballer and manager (died 1978)
József Bozsik was a Hungarian footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire club career at his hometown club, Budapest Honvéd. Bozsik was a key member of the legendary Golden Team as he represented…
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1925
American saxophonist and composer (died 1983)
Gigi Gryce, later in life changing his name to Basheer Qusim, was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator.
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1925
American film producer (died 2023)
Lawrence Turman was an American film producer. He was best known for being a producer of The Graduate, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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1926
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (died 2017)
Al-Mu’tassimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah was Sultan of Kedah from 1958 until his death in 2017, and served twice as the King of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975 and…
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1927
American economist and academic (died 1980)
Arthur Melvin "Art" Okun was an American economist.
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1928
Dutch footballer and manager (died 2010)
Piet Steenbergen was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Steenbergen made his debut at Feijenoord and also played for French club Le Havre AC. At Feijenoord he played a total of 229 matches in…
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1928
American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records
Berry Gordy III, also known as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer, and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label…
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1929
American country music songwriter and singer (died 1999)
Arthur Leo "Doodle" Owens was an American country music songwriter and singer. He had a long songwriting partnership with Dallas Frazier, with whom he wrote "All I Have to Offer You " (1969), "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing…
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1930
Argentinian saxophonist and composer (died 2016)
Leandro "Gato" Barbieri was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spanish for…
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1932
English author and playwright (died 2020)
Terence Peter Michael Frisby was a British playwright, actor, director and producer, best known as the author of the play There's a Girl in My Soup.
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1932
American soldier and politician (died 2018)
Joseph Kastl Knollenberg was an American politician from Michigan. From 1993 to 2009, he was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 9th congressional district and Michigan's…
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1933
American actress (died 2003)
Hope Elise Ross Lange was an American film, stage, and television actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of…
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1933
South African rugby player
Frederik Christoffel Hendrik "Frik" du Preez is a former South African rugby union player.
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1935
Australian-English author and poet (died 2010)
Julian Randolph Stow was an Australian-born writer, novelist and poet.
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1935
American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
Gary Warren Hart is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. In 1984, he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, finishing as the runner-up to Walter Mondale; he ran again for the nomination in 1988, and…
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1936
Australian rugby league player (died 2021)
Peter Dimond was an Australian rugby league footballer who played his club rugby league for Western Suburbs. Born in Dapto, New South Wales, he is the younger brother of former Australian test player and New South Wales…
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1938
American singer-songwriter
Bruce Channel is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1962 number-one hit record "Hey! Baby".
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1940
Italian actress (died 2015)
Laura Antonelli was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991.
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1941
American football player and sportscaster
Paul Dryden Warfield is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1977 for the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins, except for a year in…
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1942
Guyanese-American singer-songwriter (died 2012)
Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III was an American singer who had chart success in 1969 with the pop single "Take a Letter Maria". A number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, this single sold one million copies,…
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1943
American singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist
Randall Stuart Newman is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs, and…
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1943
British television chef and food writer
Susan Brookes is an English television chef, broadcaster and writer. During the 1980s and 1990s, she regularly appeared on the ITV daytime magazine show This Morning, cooking recipes for viewers as the programme's…
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1943
American novelist, poet, and screenwriter
Rita Mae Brown is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of…
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1944
Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines
Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He has served thrice as president of the Senate: in 2000, from 2001 to 2006, and from 2013 to 2016.
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1945
1946
French singer-songwriter (died 1992)
Michel Jean Hamburger, known professionally as Michel Berger, was a French singer and songwriter. He was a figure of France's pop music scene for two decades as a singer. As a songwriter he wrote for artists such as his…
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1947
Greek singer and politician
Maria Farantouri or Farandouri is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General,…
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1947
Botswana politician and Speaker of The National Assembly
Gladys Keitumetse Theresa Kokorwe was a Botswanan politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019. She was a member of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
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1947
Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gerard Bertelkamp AM, known professionally as Beeb Birtles, is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been a member of various Australian groups including Zoot (1967–71), Mississippi (1972–74),…
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1948
English footballer and horse trainer
Michael Roger Channon is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward and represented the England national team in the 1970s. Scoring over 250 goals in his career, mainly for Southampton, he became…
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1948
Polish film and television director and screenwriter
Agnieszka Holland is a Polish film and television director and screenwriter, best known for her cultural and political contributions to Polish cinema. She began her career as an assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanussi…
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1948
American physicist, novelist, and academician
Alan Paige Lightman is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. He has served on the faculties of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is currently a professor of the…
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1948
American political consultant, journalist, and author
Richard Samuel Morris is an American author, commentator, and former political consultant.
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1948
Russian-American actor and dancer (died 1995)
Alexander Borisovich Godunov was a Russian-American ballet dancer and film actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he became the troupe's Premier danseur. In 1979, he defected to the United States. While continuing to…
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1949
Canadian-American singer, keyboard player, and bandleader
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer is a Canadian musician, actor, and comedian who served as David Letterman's musical director, bandleader, and sidekick on Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993) and Late Show with David…
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1949
1950
American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
Russell Alan Hulse is an American astrophysicist. He shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics with Joseph Hooton Taylor "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the…
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1950
American educator and astronaut
Barbara Radding Morgan is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space Project as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle…
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1951
American actress
S. Epatha Merkerson is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony…
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1952
British lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 2023)
Alistair Maclean Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under prime minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was a member…
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1953
American director and producer
Helen De Michiel is an American director, producer, media arts advocate, strategist and author whose work includes film, television, multimedia installation and digital transmedia.
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1953
Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
Sixto Joaquin Lezcano Curras is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons (1974–1985). He played for five MLB teams and won a Gold Glove during his…
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1953
English journalist and politician
Gordon Marsden is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Blackpool South from 1997 to 2019.
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1953
Turkish historian and academic (died 2002)
Necip Hablemitoğlu was a Turkish historian and intellectual. He was assassinated in front of his home in 2002. The perpetrators of this assassination have still not been found. In Ergenekon trial testimony, however,…
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1954
Italian footballer and sportscaster
Alessandro Altobelli is a former professional Italian footballer who played as a forward, and who won the 1982 World Cup with Italy. Nicknamed Spillo ("Needle") for his slender build, Altobelli was a prolific goalscorer…
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1955
Kosovan commander (died 1998)
Adem Shaban Jashari was one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), a Kosovo Albanian separatist militia which fought for the secession of Kosovo from Yugoslavia during the 1990s.
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1955
English-Scottish journalist and author
Fiona Armstrong, Lady MacGregor is a British television journalist and is Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries. She is also the author of several books and has written for newspapers and made television programmes on Scottish…
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1956
English singer
David Van Day is an English singer, songwriter and politician who was formerly a member of the pop vocal duo Dollar. He was also in the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls, and two latter-day line-ups of Bucks Fizz in the…
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1956
Estonian historian and scholar
Peeter Järvelaid is an Estonian legal scholar and historian. Järvelaid was a professor in the University of Tallinn, but was degraded to associate professor in 2016. He claims that he has developed semiotic and…
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1957
English sprinter and hurdler
Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi, MBE, known as Kriss Akabusi, is a British broadcaster and former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete.
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1958
American baseball player and coach
David Allan Righetti, nicknamed "Rags", is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher, Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees, San…
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1958
Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer (died 2004)
Miki Matsubara was a Japanese singer and songwriter. She contributed to the opening and ending theme songs of the anime Gu-Gu Ganmo under the name Suzie Matsubara. Her 1979 debut song "Mayonaka no Door" became a hit,…
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1959
Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2014)
Nancy Charest was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Matane in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. She was defeated by Pascal Bérubé…
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1959
American actor and screenwriter
Judd Asher Nelson is an American actor. After a lead role in the film Making the Grade (1984), Nelson had his breakout with a starring role in the coming-of-age teen film The Breakfast Club (1985), which caused him to…
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1959
Irish cyclist and sportscaster
Stephen Roche is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming the second of only three male cyclists to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de…
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1959
Spanish lawyer and diplomat
Jorge Domecq is a Spanish diplomat who serves as Ambassador of Spain to Greece since 2024. Previously, he served as ambassador of Spain to the Philippines (2011–2014). From February 2015 to January 2020, he was Chief…
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1960
Gibraltar-born British fashion designer
John Charles Galliano is a British fashion designer. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. From 2014 to 2024, Galliano was the creative director…
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1960
English footballer and manager
Andrew Timothy Ritchie is an English former footballer and manager. His career spanned 22 years, during which he played for five different clubs. He began his career at Manchester United, for whom he made 42 league…
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1960
English footballer and coach
Kenneth Wharton is an English former professional footballer, who is the manager of Newcastle Blue Star FC.
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1960
English actor, singer, and director
Alexander Martin Clunes is a British actor, director, and television presenter from London. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV comedy-drama series Doc Martin, Gary Strang in the BBC sitcom Men…
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1961
Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, seven BAFTA Awards and one Golden Lion.
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1961
Austrian politician
Klaus Köchl is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Carinthia since October 2019. He was a member of the Carinthian Landtag from April…
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1961
American drummer and songwriter
Matthew David Cameron is an American drummer from San Diego, California. He is most known for his work with the Seattle-based rock bands Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.
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1962
Ecuadorian cyclist (died 2013)
Juan Carlos Rosero García was an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. After retiring from competition, Rosero became a…
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1962
American actress
Jane Moore Sibbett is an American actress, producer, writer, and director. Her notable roles include Heddy Newman on the Fox television series Herman's Head and Carol Willick on the television series Friends.
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1962
American comedian, actor, and television host
Jon Stewart is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, political commentator, actor, and television host. Stewart is known as the host of the satirical news program The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999…
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1962
Scottish comedian, actor, director, and producer
Armando Giovanni Iannucci is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer and performer.
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1963
English politician
Andrew Hanson Jones is a former British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrogate and Knaresborough since 2010 until 2024. He has twice served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State…
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1963
American basketball player
John Sylvester Newman Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 7" and 210 lb (95 kg) swingman, Newman starred at the University of Richmond, before going on to play in the National Basketball…
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1963
American baseball player and manager
Walter William Weiss is an American former professional baseball shortstop and current manager for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB from 1987 through 2000 for the Oakland Athletics,…
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1963
Indian-American lawyer and politician
Michael Farrand Bennet is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the seat when…
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1964
American baseball player and bowler
John David Burkett is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He compiled 166 wins against 136 losses, 1,766 strikeouts, and a 4.31 earned run average. He pitched from 1987 to 2003, with the San Francisco…
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1964
American basketball player (died 2015)
Roy James Tarpley Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. In…
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1964
English-Welsh journalist
Sian Mary Williams is a Welsh journalist, current affairs presenter, and counselling psychologist.
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1964
Belgian author and poet
Erwin Mortier is a Dutch-language Belgian author. Spending his youth in Hansbeke, he later moved to nearby Ghent, where he became city poet (2005–2006).
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1965
American baseball player and manager
Matthew Derrick Williams, nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "the Big Marine", is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman. A right-handed batter, Williams played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for…
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1965
Haitian-American actress
Garcelle Beauvais is a Haitian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show and the crime drama series NYPD Blue. She also appeared in the films…
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1966
1966
Peruvian footballer and manager
José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
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1967
English businessman and politician
Christopher Heaton-Harris is a British former politician who served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from September 2022 to July 2024, and as Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary…
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1967
American model, actress, and television personality (died 2007)
Vickie Lynn Marshall, known professionally as Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model, actress and television personality. Smith started her modeling career as a Playboy magazine centerfold in May 1992 and won the…
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1967
American actress and comedian
Stephnie Carmel Weir is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for being a main cast member and writer on the Fox sketch comedy television series Mad TV from 2000 to 2005, for which she got two…
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1967
English journalist
Darren Victor Bett is an English weather forecaster for the BBC, broadcasting on television and radio. Bett is a main weather presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live and also appears on the BBC News Channel, BBC World News, BBC…
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1968
English cricketer and sportscaster
Nicholas Verity Knight is an English cricket commentator and former England cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman and a fine fielder, Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing…
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1969
1969
Estonian wrestler
Valeri Nikitin is an Estonian former wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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1969
Irish athlete
Sonia O'Sullivan is an Irish former track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 1995 World Championships, and a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Olympic Games. Her 2000 m world…
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1969
Spanish tennis player
Álex López Morón is a retired professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 100 achieved on 9 October 1995 and his best doubles ranking is No. 63 reached on 24 July 2000.
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1970
English television host, director, and producer
Richard Osman is an English television presenter, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless. He has presented the BBC Two quiz shows Two Tribes and…
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1970
Angolan footballer
Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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1972
German-Greek discus thrower
Anastasia "Tasoula" Kelesidou is a Greek retired discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career she set seven Greek records in discus throw, the best being…
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1972
Swedish guitarist and songwriter
Clas Håkan Jesper Strömblad is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist of the bands The Halo Effect, Dimension Zero and Cyhra, and formerly of In Flames and The Resistance. He is best known as the founder and former…
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1972
American guitarist and producer
Jade Errol Puget is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI, the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesizer operator for the…
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1973
American actress
Gina Tognoni is an American actress, best known for her work with American daytime soap operas. Her most notable performances include Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live, Dinah Marler on Guiding Light and Phyllis Summers…
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1973
1974
1974
Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and composer
Hidetomo Masuno , better known for his stage name Bakarhythm , is a Japanese comedian, narrator, actor, playwright, and lyricist. He is sometimes called Bakarhythm Masuno .
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1975
1975
1975
Japanese footballer
Takashi Shimoda is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently works as the goalkeeping coach for the Japan national team.
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1975
Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Sigurd Wongraven, also known as Satyr, is a Norwegian musician who is the vocalist, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist for the black metal band Satyricon.
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1975
Australian actor
Ryan Christian Kwanten is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After his stint ended, he joined the American teen drama series…
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1976
English footballer
Marlon Charles Broomes is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back from 1994 to 2012.
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1977
Italian footballer and manager
Fabio Grosso is an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Serie A club Sassuolo.
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1977
English rower (died 2013)
Acer Gary Nethercott was a British coxswain, Olympic silver medallist and double Boat Race winner.
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1977
1977
New Zealand rugby player
Greg Mardon Somerville is a New Zealand retired rugby union player. He is a former All Black and a specialised tighthead prop who can also play loosehead. Somerville made his All Black debut in 2000 against Tonga, a…
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1977
American basketball player
DeMya Chakheia Walker is an American former professional basketball player.
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1977
American wrestler
Brent Albright is an American retired professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment, during which he appeared on SmackDown! as Gunner Scott. Aside from WWE, Albright is a…
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1978
English footballer
Darryl James Flahavan [fla-hay-van] is an English association football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeper coach at EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
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1978
American actress and writer
Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez is an American actress, filmmaker, and writer. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero in George Lopez (2006–2007), Jamie Batista in Dexter (2011–2013), Yvonne…
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1978
American football player
Freddie Lee Mitchell II is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was chosen as a consensus…
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1978
Tunisian footballer
Mehdi Nafti is a Tunisian football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of SD Ponferradina.
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1978
English footballer
Michael James Simpkins is an English former footballer who played for Belper Town. A defender by trade, Simpkins was primarily a left back but now plays in the more familiar role of central defender.
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1978
Sudanese footballer
Haytham Tambal is a former Sudanese football striker. In 2008 in the Sudanese league he scored 21 goals in 20 games. He used to play rivals Al-Hilal Club and Al-Merrikh SC and made a single appearance for South African…
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1978
Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Balaštík is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who most notably played with HC Zlin in the Czech Extraliga and the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1979
American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor
Hakeem Temidayo Seriki, better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper. He began his career in Houston's hip hop scene in the late 1990s. He was briefly signed with the local record label…
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1979
1979
American actor and model
Daniel Philip Henney is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama My Lovely Sam Soon (2005).
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1979
Polish tennis player
Katarzyna Strączy is a former Polish tennis player. In her career, she won one ITF singles title and reached a ranking high of world number 215 on 1 March 1999.
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1979
German singer-songwriter
Elisabeth Rodermund, known professionally as Lisa Middelhauve, is a German musician, better known as the former lead vocalist and pianist of German symphonic metal band Xandria from early 2000, until April 2008, but…
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1980
English footballer
Stuart James Taylor is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1980
American wrestler
Joseph Ruud is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his two tenures in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Erick Rowan.
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1981
Dutch footballer
Brian Tevreden is a Dutch former professional footballer who now works as general manager for the Suriname national football team.
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1981
Brazilian basketball player
Leandro Mateus Barbosa, also known as Leandrinho Barbosa, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also…
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1982
English motorcycle racer
Christopher Calvin Harris from Truro, Cornwall, nicknamed Bomber, is a Great Britain international motorcycle speedway rider from England.
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1982
American actor, model, singer, and songwriter
Alan Michael Ritchson is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. He…
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1982
Estonian basketball player
Raido Villers is a former Estonian professional basketballer. He spent his whole career with the BC Rakvere Tarvas. He retired from the professional basketball after achieving first medals in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga…
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1982
American musician and songwriter
Rostam Batmanglij, known mononymously as Rostam, is an American musician, record producer and songwriter. He was a founding member of the band Vampire Weekend, whose first three albums he produced. He has been described…
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1983
American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Tyler Aaron Glenn is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the American rock band Neon Trees and as a solo artist.
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1983
American football player, wrestler, and actress
Danielle Louise Moinet is an American model, actress and retired professional wrestler and American football player. She is best known for her tenure in WWE from 2011 to 2017, under the ring name Summer Rae. Moinet was…
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1983
French tennis player
Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a French professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He won two Grand Slam titles in doubles at the 2014 French Open, partnering Julien Benneteau, and mixed doubles at the 2024…
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1983
Paraguayan footballer
Nelson Antonio Haedo Valdez commonly known as Nelson Valdez or Nelson Haedo in Spanish speaking countries, is a Paraguayan professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker for clubs in Paraguay,…
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1983
Dominican baseball player
Carlos Manuel Villanueva Paulino is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San…
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1983
Australian basketball player
Andrew Michael Bogut is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL).
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1984
Canadian ice hockey player
Marc-André Fleury is a Canadian former professional hockey goaltender. Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL entry draft, Fleury played…
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1984
American R&B singer-songwriter and actor
Tremaine Aldon Neverson, known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz signed to his record label, Songbook…
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1984
American actress and producer
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was that of Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera Passions (1999–2000). She came to wider attention for her roles in the horror series Wolf…
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1984
Japanese anime director
Naoko Yamada is a Japanese animator and director. Working at Kyoto Animation until 2020, she has directed the anime series K-On! (2009–2010) and Tamako Market (2013), and the anime films A Silent Voice (2016), Liz and…
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1984
Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Christopher Kostka is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1985
Uruguayan footballer
Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán is a Uruguayan former professional footballer. Mainly a left-back, he could perform equally as a left midfielder.
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1985
French footballer
Mouhamadou Dabo is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back, but has played left-back. He most recently played for Caen in Ligue 1. Born in Senegal, he has represented France at youth level.
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1986
American-Georgian basketball player
Taurean James Green is a Georgian-American former professional basketball player who last played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Green played college basketball for the University of…
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1986
Scottish actress
Karen Sheila Gillan is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for portraying Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the…
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1987
South African-English cricketer and golfer
Craig Kieswetter is an English professional golfer and former cricketer who appeared in 71 matches for the England cricket team between 2010 and 2013. Born and raised in South Africa, Kieswetter moved to England to…
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1987
1988
American actress and singer-songwriter
Scarlett Noel Pomers is an American actress and former singer. Her most recognizable roles are Naomi Wildman on Star Trek: Voyager (1998–2001) and Kyra Hart on the television series Reba (2001–2007). Her debut EP,…
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1988
Australian footballer
Laura Colleen Gloria Brock is an Australian former soccer player who played as a defender. She made her debut for the national team in 2010.
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1989
Australian rugby league player
Jamie Buhrer is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row, lock and hooker for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He also played for NSW City…
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1989
Venezuelan baseball player (died 2025)
Jesús Alejandro Montero López was a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners from 2011 to 2015.
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1989
Belgian footballer
Dedryck Anga Boyata is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre-back or right-back.
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1990
English motorcycle racer
Bradley William Smith is a British motorcycle racer acting as a test-rider for the official BMW Motorrad WorldSBK factory team in World Superbikes.
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1990
American actor
Adam Paul Nielson Hicks is an American actor, musician and rapper. His first leading role was in How to Eat Fried Worms. He was also known for playing Luther in the Disney XD series Zeke and Luther and Wendell "Wen"…
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1992
American football player
Jarvis Charles Landry is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the…
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1992
American singer-songwriter
Jacob Harris Miller is an American singer. In 2013, Miller released his debut album Us Against Them. In 2016, Miller's 7-song EP titled Overnight was released. He later released his second album, 2:00am in LA, as an…
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1992
American actor and rapper
Bryshere Yazuan Gray, professionally known by the stage name Yazz the Greatest is an American actor and rapper, best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama television series Empire. He is…
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1993
Australian-Samoan rugby league player
David Nofoaluma is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for the York Knights in the Super League, and internationally for both Serbia and Samoa.
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1993
Japanese tennis player
Nao Hibino is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 56 in singles and No. 43 in doubles by the WTA. Hibino has won three singles titles and three doubles titles on the WTA…
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1994
American race car driver
William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the…
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1995
Egyptian footballer
Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nantes and the Egypt national team.
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1997
American basketball player
Richard Lee "Trey" Jemison III is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.…
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1999
Chinese singer, dancer and actor
Yi Yangqianxi, also known as Jackson Yee, is a Chinese actor, singer, and member of boy group TFBoys. Following his boy-band success in the 2010s, he established himself as an actor with his breakthrough role in Better…
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2000
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Dawn Powell — American novelist, playwright, screenwriter (1896–1965)
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