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Famous Birthdays on October 1
258 people
86 BC – 2006
October 1 has seen 258 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 86 BC – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1973 — Christian Borle
American actor and singer
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He starred as Marvin in the 2016 Broadway revival of Falsettos, which also earned him a Tony nomination
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Christian Dominique Borle is an American actor and singer
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Borle also originated the roles of Prince Herbert, et al
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in Spamalot, Emmett in Legally Blonde, and Joe in Some Like It Hot on Broadway, earning Tony nominations for the latter two
-86
Roman emperor (died 235)
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, also known as Alexander Severus, was Roman emperor from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty and was the youngest sole emperor of the united Roman Empire.
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208
Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.
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1207
1476
Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer (died 1547)
Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene, known in English as Saint Cajetan, was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines. He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day…
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1480
Italian architect who designed the Church of the Gesù (died 1573)
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, often simply called Vignola, was one of the great Italian architects of 16th-century Mannerism. His two great masterpieces are the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and the Jesuits' Church of the…
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1507
English noble (died 1604)
Dorothy Stafford, Lady Stafford was an English noblewoman, and an influential person at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England, to whom she served as Mistress of the Robes. Dorothy Stafford was the second wife of Sir…
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1526
Swiss pastor and theologian (died 1617)
Johann Jakob Grynaeus or Gryner was a Swiss Protestant divine.
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1540
Spanish explorer (died 1595)
Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira was a Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer, best known for two of the earliest recorded expeditions across the Pacific Ocean in 1567 and 1595. His voyages led to the discovery of the…
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1542
Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun (died 1626)
Anne of Saint Bartholomew was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite and companion to Teresa of Ávila who established new monasteries in France and the Low Countries. Anne sometimes struggled with her superiors as she set about…
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1550
Jesuit theologian (died 1623)
Lenaert Leys, better known as Leonardus Lessius was a Brabant jurist, theologian, economist from the Jesuit order.
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1554
Dutch painter (died 1683)
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a number of allegories and genre pieces.
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1620
Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (died 1742)
Dom Guido Grandi, was an Italian monk, priest, philosopher, theologian, mathematician, and engineer.
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1671
Italian painter (died 1747)
Giulia Elisabetta Lama was an Italian painter active in Venice during the late Baroque period. Her dark, intense style contrasted with the dominant pastel tones of the era. She was one of the first female artists to…
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1681
Holy Roman Emperor (died 1740)
Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain following the death of his…
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1685
English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (died 1768)
Arthur Onslow was an English politician. He set a record for length of service when repeatedly elected to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons, where he was known for his integrity.
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1691
American physician and politician (died 1801)
William Shippen Sr. was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress.
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1712
3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian (died 1781)
John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, styled The Honourable John Bligh between 1721 and 1747, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British parliamentarian.
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1719
Italian cellist and composer (died 1808)
Giovanni Battista Cirri was an Italian cellist and composer in the 18th century.
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1724
German organist and composer (died 1777)
Anton Cajetan Adlgasser was a German organist and composer at Salzburg Cathedral. He composed a good deal of liturgical music that included eight masses and two requiems, as well as oratorios and orchestral and keyboard…
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1729
American lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1781)
Richard Stockton was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, legislator, and first person from New Jersey to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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1730
English author and politician (died 1844)
William Thomas Beckford was a British writer and politician. He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner. Beckford was the son of William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, the daughter of George Hamilton. He…
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1760
Slovak priest and linguist (died 1813)
Anton Bernolák was a Slovak linguist and Catholic priest, and the author of the first Slovak language standard.
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1762
French violinist and composer (died 1842)
Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot was a French violinist and composer born in Passy. He studied the violin under Giovanni Battista Viotti and taught at the Conservatoire de Paris together with Pierre Rode and…
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1771
Russian soldier and author (died 1859)
Sergey Timofeyevich Aksakov was a 19th-century Russian literary figure remembered for his semi-autobiographical tales of family life, as well as his books on hunting and fishing.
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1791
American wife of Robert E. Lee (died 1873)
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee was the wife of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the last private owner of Arlington House. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, who was the grandson of Martha…
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1808
American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (died 1892)
Caroline Lavinia Harrison was an American music teacher, artist, and the first lady of the United States from 1889 until her death in 1892. She was married to President Benjamin Harrison, and was the second first lady…
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1832
American composer and songwriter (died 1884)
Henry Clay Work was an American songwriter and composer. He is best remembered for his musical contributions to the Union in the Civil War—songs documenting the afflictions of slavery, the hardships of army life, and…
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1832
Hungarian-Austrian physician and anatomist (died 1920)
Ádám Politzer was a Hungarian and Austrian physician and one of the pioneers and founders of otology.
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1835
Indian lawyer and jurist (died 1924)
Sir Subbier Subramania Iyer was an Indian lawyer, jurist and freedom fighter who, along with Annie Besant, founded the Indian Home Rule Movement. He was popularly known as the "Grand Old Man of South India".
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1842
French poet and author (died 1888)
Charles Cros or Émile-Hortensius-Charles Cros was a French poet and inventor. He was born in Fabrezan, Aude.
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1842
Greek metropolitan and saint (died 1920)
Nectarios of Aegina, Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. On 20 April 1961, Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople…
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1846
English-Indian activist and author (died 1933)
Annie Besant was an English socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and activist, educationist, involved in women's rights, Home Rule, and Indian nationalism. She supported both Irish and Indian self-rule. She…
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1847
Canadian architect (died 1930)
John Mackenzie Moore was a Canadian architect and politician who served as the mayor of London, Ontario, from 1926 to 1927. An apprentice of William Robinson and Thomas Henry Tracy, Moore worked as a hydraulic engineer…
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1857
French composer, scholar, and critic (died 1935)
Paul Abraham Dukas was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical and abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best-known work is…
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1865
Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1950)
Othmar Spann was a conservative Austrian philosopher, sociologist and economist. His radical anti-liberal and anti-socialist views, based on early 19th century Romantic ideas expressed by Adam Müller et al. and…
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1878
American engineer and businessman who founded the Boeing Company (died 1956)
William Edward Boeing was an American aviation pioneer. He founded the Pacific Airplane Company in 1916, which was renamed to Boeing a year later. The company is now the largest exporter in the United States by dollar…
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1881
American poet, anthologist, and critic (died 1977)
Louis Untermeyer was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961.
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1885
Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (died 1952)
Edward Michael Hanlon was an Australian politician and soldier, who was Premier of Queensland from 1946 until his death in 1952.
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1887
Japanese general (died 1945)
Shizuichi Tanaka was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Japanese Military Governor of the Philippines during World War II.
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1887
English actor (died 1982)
Stanley Augustus Holloway was an English actor, comedian, singer and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. He was also…
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1890
American pianist and songwriter (died 1974)
Cliff Friend was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including "Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke…
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1893
1893
Estonian mathematician and academic (died 1961)
Edgar Krahn was an Estonian mathematician. Krahn was born in Sootaga, Governorate of Livonia, as a member of the Baltic German minority. He died in Rockville, Maryland, United States.
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1894
Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1951)
Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951. He played a key role in consolidating the state of…
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1895
1896
American author (died 1950)
Ernest James Haycox was an American writer of Western fiction.
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1899
English cricketer (died 1966)
Thomas William John Goddard was an English cricketer and the fifth-highest wicket taker in first-class cricket.
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1900
Indian activist (died 1927)
Ashfaqulla Khan was a freedom fighter and martyr in the Indian independence movement against British rule, and the co-founder of the Hindustan Republican Association, later to become the Hindustan Socialist Republican…
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1900
Russian-born American pianist and composer (died 1989)
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz was a Russian and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the public excitement engendered by his playing.
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1903
French race car driver (died 1970)
Pierre Veyron was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver active from 1933 through 1953.
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1903
Austrian-English physicist and academic (died 1979)
Otto Robert Frisch was an Austrian-born British physicist who worked on nuclear physics. With Otto Stern and Immanuel Estermann, he first measured the magnetic moment of the proton. With his aunt, Lise Meitner, he…
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1904
Indian educator and politician (died 1977)
Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar, popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist politician. He was one of 16 Communist Party of India members elected to the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Later he became…
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1904
Indian composer and singer (died 1975)
Sachin Dev Burman was an Indian music director and singer. He was a member of the Tripura royal family. He started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one of the…
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1906
French journalist, author, and critic (died 1998)
Maurice Bardèche was a French art critic and journalist, better known as one of the leading exponents of neo-fascism and Holocaust denial in post–World War II Europe. Viewed as the "father-figure of Holocaust denial",…
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1907
Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (died 1977)
Ödön Pártos [alternate transcription in English: Oedoen Partos, Hungarian: Pártos Ödön, Hebrew: עֵדֶן פרטוש ] was a Hungarian-Israeli violist and composer. A recipient of the Israel Prize, he taught and served as…
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1907
Danish pianist and composer (died 1998)
Herman David Koppel, known in Denmark as Herman D. Koppel, was a Danish composer and pianist of Jewish origin. Born in Copenhagen, he fled the Nazis with his family to Sweden in 1943. He wrote 7 symphonies, numerous…
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1908
American captain, politician, and 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (died 1998)
Samuel William Yorty was an American politician, attorney, and radio host from Los Angeles, California. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the California State Assembly, but he is…
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1909
Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist (died 1983)
Fritz Köberle was an Austrian-Brazilian physician, pathologist and scientist, discoverer of the neurogenic mechanism of the chronic phase of Chagas disease, a human parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a…
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1910
Australian physicist and engineer (died 1998)
José Enrique Moyal was an Australian mathematician and mathematical physicist who contributed to aeronautical engineering, electrical engineering and statistics, among other fields.
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1910
American criminal (died 1934)
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a series of criminal acts such as bank…
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1910
Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2012)
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg was a Polish-born, American-raised, Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva who, from 1965, made his home in the Kiryat Mattersdorf neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel. He was the rosh yeshiva of…
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1910
American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (died 1994)
Irwin Kostal was an American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals.
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1911
Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 2004)
Heinrich Mark was an Estonian politician and Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in Exile.
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1911
English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (died 2014)
Dame Kathleen Mary Ollerenshaw, was a British mathematician and politician who was Lord Mayor of Manchester from 1975 to 1976 and an advisor on educational matters to Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s.
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1912
Brazilian martial artist (died 2009)
Hélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie founded and developed the self-defense martial art system of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as…
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1913
American violinist and producer (died 1998)
Harry William Lookofsky was an American jazz violinist. He was also the father of keyboardist-songwriter Michael Brown, who most notably was a founding member of the Left Banke and Stories.
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1913
American historian, lawyer, author, and 12th Librarian of Congress (died 2004)
Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and…
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1914
American psychologist and author (died 2016)
Jerome Seymour Bruner was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology. Bruner was a senior research fellow at the New…
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1915
Irish cardinal and theologian (died 2009)
Cahal Brendan Daly KGCHS was a Roman Catholic cardinal, theologian and writer from County Antrim.
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1917
1919
Indian poet and songwriter (died 2000)
Asrar ul Hassan Khan, better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in the Hindi language film industry. He wrote lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was one of the dominant musical…
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1919
American historian and author (died 2009)
David Herbert Donald was an American historian, best known for his 1995 biography of Abraham Lincoln. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, for books about Thomas Wolfe and Charles Sumner; he published more…
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1920
American actor (died 2000)
Walter John Matthau was an American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters. He starred in 10 films alongside his real-life friend Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968) and…
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1920
American actor (died 2009)
James Allen Whitmore Jr. was an American actor who appeared in over 150 stage, film, and television roles over a 50-year career. He received numerous honors, notably a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony…
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1921
Chinese-American physicist, academic, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025)
Yang Chen-Ning also known as C.N. Yang and Franklin Yang, was a Chinese-American theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, particle physics and…
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1922
American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th…
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1924
American wrestler and promoter (died 2014)
Robert Frederick Geigel was an American professional wrestling promoter and professional wrestler. He operated the Kansas City, Missouri-based Heart of America Sports Attractions promotion from 1963 to 1986, and served…
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1924
Australian academic (died 2016)
Dame Leonie Judith Kramer, was an Australian academic, educator and professor. She is notable as the first female professor of English in Australia, first woman to chair the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the…
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1924
American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (died 2005)
William Hubbs Rehnquist was an American attorney who served as the 16th chief justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005, having previously been an associate justice from 1972 to 1986. Considered a…
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1924
American pianist (died 2011)
Roger Williams was an American popular music pianist. Described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most popular instrumentalists of the mid-20th century", and "the rare instrumental pop artist to strike a lasting…
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1924
American actor (died 2010)
Thomas Edward Bosley was an American actor, television personality and entertainer. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the ABC sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984) for which he received a Primetime Emmy…
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1927
American lawyer and judge (died 2006)
Sherman Glenn Finesilver was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
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1927
Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author (died 2025)
Henderson Alexander "Sandy" Gall was a Scottish journalist, author and Independent Television News (ITN) news presenter whose career as a journalist spanned more than 50 years. He began his career in journalism as a…
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1927
Lithuanian-English actor, director, and producer (died 1973)
Laurence Harvey was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in the United Kingdom after World War…
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1928
Belgian race car driver (died 1969)
Willy Mairesse was a Formula One and sports-car driver from Belgium. He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 June 1960. He achieved one podium and scored a total of seven championship…
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1928
American actor (died 1994)
George Peppard was an American actor. He secured a major role as struggling writer Paul Varjak when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and later portrayed a character based on Howard…
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1928
Indian actor (died 2001)
Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema and theatre during the latter half of the 20th…
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1928
Chinese engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the People's Republic of China
Zhu Rongji is a Chinese retired politician and electrical engineer who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003. He also served as member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party…
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1928
Australian rugby player and coach
Kenneth Richard "Arko" Arthurson AM is an Australian rugby league football identity. Affectionately known as "The Godfather of Manly", he played, coached and was later an administrator at the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles…
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1929
American singer (died 2011)
Grady Chapman was best known as the American lead singer of doo wop group The Robins.
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1929
American singer-songwriter (died 2006)
Bonnie Owens was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later to Merle Haggard.
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1929
Australian race car driver and manager (died 2009)
Frank Gardner OAM was a racing driver from Australia. Born in Sydney, he was best known for touring car racing, winning the British Saloon Car Championship three times, and sports car racing driver but he was also a top…
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1930
Irish actor (died 2002)
Richard St John Francis Harris was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to prominence as an icon of the British New Wave. He received numerous accolades…
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1930
Pakistani lawyer and politician, Mayor of Karachi (died 2020)
Naimatullah Khan was a Pakistani politician who served as the City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi from August 2001 to June 2005.
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1930
1930
Italian violinist and composer (died 2021)
Sylvano Bussotti was an Italian composer of contemporary classical music, also a painter, set and costume designer, opera director and manager, writer and academic teacher. His compositions employ graphic notation,…
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1931
Pakistani general (died 2013)
Mohammad Anwar Shamim was a former fighter pilot who was the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, serving in the post from 1978 until retiring in 1985.
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1931
American radio host and critic (died 2007)
Alan Cyril Wagner was an American television executive, radio personality, writer, and opera historian and critic. He served as the East Coast vice president of programming at CBS from 1976 to 1982. After he left CBS,…
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1931
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)
Albert Gene Collins was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. He was noted for his powerful playing and his use of altered tunings and a capo. His long association with the…
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1932
Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)
Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos, iure uxoris Marquess of O'Shea was a Spanish banker. He was the executive chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander. In 1993 his bank absorbed Banco Español de Crédito…
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1934
English actress and singer
Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer and author. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, three Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards and nominations for…
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1935
American sculptor and drummer (died 2013)
Walter Joseph De Maria was an American artist, sculptor, illustrator and composer, who lived and worked in New York City. Walter de Maria's artistic practice is connected with minimal art, conceptual art, and land art…
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1935
English footballer (died 1958)
Duncan Edwards was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the…
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1936
Pakistani cricketer (died 2024)
Saeed Ahmed was a Pakistani Test cricketer who captained the national team, and later became a preacher and member of Tablighi Jamaat.
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1937
Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
Tunç Başaran was a Turkish screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor.
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1938
American fashion designer (died 2024)
Mary McFadden was an American fashion designer of women's clothing and other high-fashion items, including historically inspired form-fitting dresses.
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1938
American actress and director (died 2023)
Stella Stevens was an American actress. Stevens began her acting career in 1959 in the musical Say One for Me, winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She then starred in films such as Girls!…
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1938
American golfer (died 2005)
George William Archer was an American professional golfer who won 13 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the Masters in 1969.
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1939
English actor
Geoffrey Whitehead is an English actor. He has appeared in a range of television, film and radio roles.
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1939
American feminist psychologist
Phyllis Chesler is an American writer, psychotherapist, and professor emerita of psychology and women's studies at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). She is a renowned second-wave feminist psychologist and the author…
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1940
English race car driver and manager (died 2003)
Steve O'Rourke was an English music manager and racing driver. He was the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death. Among his accomplishments was negotiating Pink Floyd's split with bass…
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1940
American accordion player, created the Cajun accordion
Marc Savoy is an American musician, and builder and player of the Cajun accordion.
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1940
1942
French race car driver and engineer (died 2023)
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille was a French racing driver and engineer, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1981. Jabouille won two Formula One Grands Prix across seven seasons.
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1942
Australian rugby league player (died 2024)
Robert Lanigan was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played for Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
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1942
French singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1973)
Robert Lelièvre was a French singer, songwriter and guitar player. He is best remembered as a member of the folk rock trio Cy, Maia & Robert, and for fronting the Danish progressive rock band Pan. Their eponymous debut…
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1942
English bishop and scholar
David Staffurth Stancliffe is a British retired Anglican bishop in the Church of England. He was provost of Portsmouth Cathedral from 1982 to 1993 and Bishop of Salisbury from 1993 to 2010. He is the third generation of…
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1942
German journalist and author
Günter Wallraff is a German writer and undercover journalist.
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1942
French director, producer, and screenwriter
Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed Black and White in Color (1976), Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Bear (1988), The Lover (1992), Seven Years…
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1943
Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2014)
Angèle Arsenault, was a Canadian-Acadian singer, songwriter and media host.
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1943
American saxophonist
Gerald L. Martini is an American musician, best known for being the saxophonist for Sly and the Family Stone. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of Sly and the Family Stone.
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1943
American author and journalist (died 2014)
Robert Slater was an American author and journalist known for over two dozen books, including biographies of political and business figures such as Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, George Soros, and Donald Trump.
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1943
1945
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1979)
Donny Edward Hathaway was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who Rolling Stone described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include "The Ghetto", "This Christmas",…
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1945
14th President of India
Ram Nath Kovind is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first person from Uttar Pradesh as well as the first member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to…
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1945
English bassist, composer, and bandleader
David Holland is an English double bassist, bass guitarist, cellist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States since the early 1970s.
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1946
American novelist and short story writer
Tim O'Brien is an American novelist who served as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Much of his writing is about wartime Vietnam, and his work later in life often explores the postwar lives of its veterans.
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1946
American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (died 2009)
David Lance Arneson was an American game designer best known for co-developing the first published role-playing game (RPG), Dungeons & Dragons, with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s. Arneson's fundamental early…
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1947
Indian lawyer and judge
Dalveer Bhandari is an Indian jurist. He is currently one of the judges of the International Court of Justice. He is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and former chief justice of the Bombay High Court.…
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1947
American baseball player and coach
Lee William Capra, is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, from 1971 to 1977. Nicknamed "Buzz", by a neighbor as a child,…
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1947
Israeli biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
Aaron Ciechanover is an Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for characterizing the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin.
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1947
American actor and director
Stephen Weaver Collins is an American former actor. He is known for playing Eric Camden on the WB/CW television series 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2007. Afterwards, Collins played the roles of Dayton King on the ABC…
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1947
English-Australian journalist and publisher (died 2013)
Nevill Drury was an English-born Australian editor and publisher, as well as the author of over 40 books on subjects ranging from shamanism and western magical traditions to art, music, and anthropology. His books have…
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1947
1947
English singer-songwriter and bass player
Martin Robert Turner is an English musician best known for his time as the bass guitarist, lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band, Wishbone Ash. Turner is now the lead singer and bassist for "Martin Turner…
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1947
Dutch singer (died 2006)
Maria Elisabeth Ender, better known as Mariska Veres, was a Dutch singer who was the lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue. She was known for her sultry voice, eccentric performances, and her striking appearance…
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1947
1948
American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (died 2010)
Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits was an American Neo-Druid who wrote a number of books on the subject of Neopaganism and magic. Bonewits was a public speaker, liturgist, singer and songwriter, and founder of the Neopagan…
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1949
Scottish lawyer and politician
Sheila Gilmore is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh East from 2010 to 2015. Gilmore stood for the seat following the decision of Gavin Strang to stand down; she is a…
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1949
Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor
André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known as the founder of the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.
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1949
1950
American actress
Yvette Freeman is an American actress, singer and director. Predominantly active as a stage actress, she made her Broadway debut in 1979 in the original production of Ain't Misbehavin'. She won the Obie Award for…
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1950
Baroness Greenfield, English neuroscientist, academic, and politician
Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, is an English scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords. Her research has focused on the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. She…
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1950
American bassist and composer
Mark Helias is an American double bass player and composer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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1950
Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
Sigbjørn Johnsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and was Norwegian Minister of Finance in the periods 1990–1996 and 2009–2013.
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1950
Russian physician and astronaut (died 2015)
Boris Vladimirovich Morukov was a Russian physician at the State Research Center RF-Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP). He trained with the Russian Federal Space Agency as a research-cosmonaut and flew aboard NASA…
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1950
1950
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brian Gilbert Greenway is a Canadian musician who is the longest-serving member of the rock band April Wine, which he joined in 1977 and performs guitar, harmonica, and vocals duties. Prior to joining April Wine he was…
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1951
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Jacques Martin is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. In the National Hockey League (NHL), he has served as head coach of the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers. Martin also…
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1952
American baseball player (died 2012)
Robert Howard Myrick was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was the great-nephew of longtime Washington Senators second baseman Buddy Myer.
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1952
Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
Ivan Sekyra was a Czech rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, director, and screenwriter. He learned to play the violin as a child. In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of…
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1952
American rock guitarist and songwriter
Earl Slick is an American guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Robert Smith. He has also worked with other artists including John Waite, Tim Curry and David Coverdale,…
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1952
American baseball player
Peter Frank Falcone is an American former professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, and Atlanta Braves.
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1953
Estonian volleyball player (died 2011)
Viljar Loor was among the most accomplished Estonian volleyball players. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Loor won the gold medal with the Soviet Union men's national volleyball team. He also won gold medals with…
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1953
Salvadorian-American soccer player
Miguel Angel López was a soccer defender who played one season in the North American Soccer League. Born in El Salvador, he played for the U.S. national team.
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1953
Norwegian runner and coach (died 2011)
Grete Waitz, née Grete Andersen, was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half…
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1953
German civil servant and politician, Governing Mayor of Berlin
Klaus Wowereit is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and was the Governing Mayor of Berlin from 21 October 2001 to 11 December 2014. In 2001 state elections his party won a plurality of the votes,…
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1953
American singer-songwriter
Howard Hewett Jr. is an American singer–songwriter. Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the group Shalamar. In 1985, he left the group to pursue his solo career, but he later returned to the group in 2001. He…
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1955
Norwegian pianist and composer
Morten Gunnar Larsen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, well known for several ragtime and stride piano recordings and collaborations.
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1955
American baseball player
Jeffrey James Reardon is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1979–1994 with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta…
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1955
Estonian engineer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Estonia
Andrus Ansip is an Estonian politician, a member of the European Parliament, the former European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice President of the European Commission, in office from 2014 until 2019.…
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1956
English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She previously served as Home Secretary…
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1956
South Korean actor
Kang Seok-woo is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1978 in the Kim Soo-yong film Yeosu , then starred in his first television drama Ordinary People in 1982. Kang was most active on the big screen in the…
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1957
Hungarian mathematician and educator
Éva Tardos is a Hungarian mathematician and the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University, known for her work in theoretical computer science. For her work, she has received the Fulkerson…
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1957
English saxophonist, composer, and painter
Martin Cooper is an English musician. He is the secondary keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, whom he first joined in 1980.
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1958
Japanese bass player and producer
Masato Nakamura is a Japanese musician, bass guitarist, and record producer. He is a member of the J-pop band Dreams Come True, which was formed in 1988 and went on to sell over 50 million CDs. He also composed the…
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1958
Welsh footballer and manager
Mark Aizlewood is a Welsh manager and former professional footballer who manages Cymru South side Carmarthen Town.
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1959
American author and poet
Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar in humorous ways; he also controls a line of gift books for grownups. He…
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1959
Senegalese singer-songwriter, musician, and politician
Youssou N'Dour, also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour, is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and politician. N'Dour helped develop a style of popular Senegambian music known as mbalax, a genre that…
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1959
American scientist, Doppler on Wheels inventor, and storm chaser
Joshua Michael Aaron Ryder Wurman is an American atmospheric scientist and inventor known for creating the Doppler on Wheels and pioneering tornado, tropical cyclone, and weather radar research. He currently serves as…
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1960
Australian footballer
Gary Robert Ablett Sr. is a former professional Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn and Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "God", Ablett is widely regarded as one of Australian…
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1961
American wrestler and manager
Americo Sebastiano Costantino is a retired American professional wrestler. He performed under the ring names Rico Costantino and Rico in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 1998 to 2004.
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1961
South African cricketer and coach
Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerthardus van Zyl is a former South African cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1992. As of 2018 he was employed by Cricket South Africa as general manager of cricket.
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1961
Thai footballer and manager (died 2015)
Attaphol Buspakom, nicknamed "Tak" ; was a Thai retired national footballer and football manager. He was given the role at Muangthong United and Buriram United after TTM Samut Sakhon folded after the 2009 season.
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1962
Belgian footballer and coach
Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.
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1962
American actor
Esai Manuel Morales Jr. is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films Bad Boys with Sean Penn and La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips. His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama series American Family,…
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1962
English footballer and sportscaster
Paul Anthony Walsh is an English former professional footballer who now works as a television pundit.
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1962
Swiss race car driver
Jean-Denis Delétraz is a Swiss racing driver. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, debuting in the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. Before reaching Formula One, he scored two third places in the 1988 Formula…
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1963
American baseball player and coach
Mark David McGwire, nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals from 1986 to…
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1963
English comedian and author
Matthew Keith Hall, known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an offbeat, energetic…
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1964
Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager
Masato Matsuura , better known by his stage name Max Matsuura , is a Japanese record producer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Avex Group, one of the largest music labels. He is known mainly for…
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1964
Australian-New Zealand chess player and author
Jonathan David Sarfati is a New Zealand young Earth creationist who writes articles for Creation Ministries International (CMI), a non-profit Christian apologetics ministry. Sarfati has a PhD in chemistry, and was New…
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1964
German field hockey player
Andreas Keller is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won the gold medal with Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, after securing…
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1965
American actress and model
Cynthia Dawn Margolis is an American glamour spokesmodel and actress.
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1965
Barbadian prime minister
Mia Amor Mottley is a Barbadian politician and lawyer who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold…
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1965
Australian journalist
Chris Reason is a journalist, foreign correspondent and news anchor for the Seven Network Australia.
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1965
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Clifford John Ronning is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the seventh round of the 1984 NHL entry draft, 134th overall. During a National Hockey League (NHL)…
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1965
Liberian footballer and politician, 25th President of Liberia
George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from…
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1966
Spanish footballer and manager
José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakunza is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-forward.
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1966
American-Canadian football player
Michael A. Pringle is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He set or tied almost every significant league record for the position. He played…
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1967
American ice hockey player and coach
Scott Allen Young is an American former professional ice hockey right winger and a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. In July 2017 he was named director of player development for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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1967
English race car driver
Robert John Collard is a British auto racing driver from Hampshire, best known for racing in the British Touring Car Championship, winning two races in a West Surrey Racing MG, and claiming the Independent's Cup title…
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1968
English rugby player
Philip Ranulph de Glanville is a former English rugby union player who played at centre for Bath and England.
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1968
British television presenter
Mark Durden-Smith is an English television presenter best known for presenting ITV shows such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! and This Morning Summer, Sky 1 shows such as The Match and Double or Nothing,…
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1968
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Kevin Michael Griffin is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Better Than Ezra, with whom he has released nine studio albums. He has also issued one…
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1968
American author and engineer
Jon Guenther is an American author of nearly forty novels in a variety of genres. In addition to books under his own name, he has written many novels in The Executioner series created by Don Pendleton about the…
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1968
American actor and pastor
Jay Underwood is an American actor. Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles; portraying Eric Gibb in The Boy Who Could Fly, Chip Carson…
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1968
American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
Zachary Knight Galifianakis is an American comedian, actor and writer.
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1969
American musician, composer, and producer
Joseph Patrick Moore is an American musician from Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. He is a bass player, composer, arranger and record producer who has played alongside Colonel Bruce Hampton, Earl Klugh, Stewart…
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1969
Israeli-American saxophonist and producer
Ori Kaplan is an Israeli jazz saxophonist and a music producer. He moved to the United States in 1991. He has worked with many artists including Shotnez Tom Abbs, Firewater, Gogol Bordello, and Balkan Beat Box. He is…
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1969
Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru
Marcus Ajemada Stephen is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru, and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan…
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1969
Russian ice hockey player
Igor Sergeevich Ulanov is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ulanov was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the tenth round of the 1991 NHL entry…
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1969
Welsh footballer and manager
Simon Davey is a Welsh former professional footballer and football manager. He is now Executive Director of a youth club in America called Southern Soccer Academy. He played for Swansea City, Carlisle United and Preston…
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1970
Russian ice hockey player and manager
Alexei Yuryevich "Alex" Zhamnov is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. He is currently…
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1970
American video game designer (died 2025)
Vincent Walter Zampella II was an American video game designer. He was best known for being a co-founder and the former studio head of Infinity Ward, the head of Respawn Entertainment, and the former CEO of Ripple…
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1970
Australian lawyer and television host
Andrew Patrick O'Keefe is an Australian former television presenter and lawyer. He co-hosted the weekend edition of breakfast program Weekend Sunrise from 2005 until 2017 as well as the Australian versions of game shows…
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1971
1972
British politician
Nicola Ann Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2014 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture,…
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1972
Belgian politician
Ayşe Yiğit is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Hainaut since June 2024. She had previously been a member of the Senate…
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1972
German swimmer
Jana Henke is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, becoming two times European champion in 800 m freestyle.
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1973
American composer
John Mackey is an American composer of contemporary classical music, with an emphasis on music for wind band, as well as orchestra. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet.
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1973
Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy is an Irish singer, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating, Mikey…
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1974
American actress
Sherri Saum is an American actress. Saum is best known for her co-lead role as Lena Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series The Fosters (2013–2018) as well as a subsequent guest star role in its spinoff Good Trouble…
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1974
Australian rules footballer
Justin Leppitsch is a former professional Australian rules footballer and the former coach of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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1975
Canadian ice hockey player
Denis Gauthier, Jr. is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. A first round selection of the Calgary Flames at the 1995 NHL entry draft, Gauthier played for the Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia…
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1976
Turkish footballer
Ümit Karan is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Menemenspor.
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1976
English guitarist and songwriter
Richard John Oakes is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the guitarist, occasional pianist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter of the English band Suede.
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1976
1976
American singer-songwriter
Nicole Atkins is an American singer-songwriter. Her influences include 1950s crooner music, 1960s psychedelia, soul music, and the Brill Building style of writing. Atkins has been compared to Roy Orbison and singers…
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1978
American wrestler
Joseph Curtis Hennig is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2007 to 2020, where he performed under the ring names Curtis Axel and Michael McGillicutty.
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1979
American football player (died 2025)
Burudi Ali Johnson was an American professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the…
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1979
Costa Rican footballer
Gilberto Martínez Vidal is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1979
American football player
Ryan David Pontbriand is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper and center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rice Owls and was selected in the…
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1979
American actress
Sarah Drew is an American actress and director. She is known for her roles as Stacy Rowe in the MTV animated series Daria (1997–2001), Hannah Rogers in The WB family drama series Everwood (2004–2006), and Dr. April…
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1980
Italian footballer
Antonio Narciso is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1980
Brazilian footballer
Júlio César Clemente Pereira Baptista is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He is nicknamed "The Beast" due to his size and physical presence on the…
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1981
New Zealand rugby player
Thomas Mathew Donnelly is a former rugby union player who played for Montpellier in the Top 14. He also made 15 appearances for the All Blacks since 2009 and played for Otago Rugby Football Union. He moved into a…
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1981
Swedish ice hockey player
David Johnny Oduya is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Oduya is a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015.
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1981
Egyptian footballer (died 2006)
Mohamed Mohamed Abdelwahab was an Egyptian footballer. He played in the defensive left back position. He was an important part of the Egyptian squad that went on to win the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He died during…
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1983
Montenegrin footballer
Mirko Vučinić is a Montenegrin football manager and former player, who is the manager of Montenegro national team. Quick, versatile, and physically strong, Vučinić was known for his creativity, technique, and…
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1983
American actor and comedian
Christopher Beck Bennett is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for eight seasons, joining for its 39th season in 2013 and leaving at the end of its…
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1984
1984
Bangladeshi cricketer
Mohammed Nazimuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he is the captain of Chittagong Division, and has played Test, limited overs and Twenty20 cricket for Bangladesh.
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1985
Japanese actress and singer (died 2021)
Sayaka Kanda , also known professionally as Sayaka, Lily, and Jun Uehara , was a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She was the only child of actor Masaki Kanda and pop singer Seiko Matsuda.
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1986
American actress
Jurnee Diana Smollett is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own (1994–1995) and Full House (1992–1994). She gained greater recognition with her…
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1986
Japanese actor and singer
Hiroki Aiba is a Japanese actor associated with Grand-Arts. He debuted as an actor in 2005 as Shusuke Fuji in Musical: The Prince of Tennis and also reprised his role in the live-action film The Prince of Tennis. Since…
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1987
Australian rugby league player
Mitchell Aubusson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row and centre, spending his entire career with the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). He won three…
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1987
American actor
Matthew Quincy Daddario is an American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Alec Lightwood in the television series Shadowhunters (2016–2019).
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1987
Indonesian businessman and politician, 14th Vice President of Indonesia
Gibran Rakabuming Raka is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is serving as the 14th vice president of Indonesia since 2024. Previously the 18th mayor of Surakarta from 2021 to 2024, he is the eldest child of…
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1987
American actress
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers, known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress, singer and filmmaker. She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and has since expanded to leading roles in…
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1989
Portuguese footballer
Pedro Filipe Teodósio Mendes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Portugal 2 club Feirense.
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1990
Estonian footballer
Albert Prosa is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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1990
American baseball player
Robert Glenn Ray is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays,…
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1991
Scottish curler
Jennifer Carmichael Dodds is a Scottish curler. She currently plays third on Team Rebecca Morrison and mixed doubles with Bruce Mouat, representing Scotland and Great Britain. She is the 2022 Olympic champion in women's…
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1991
Aruban baseball player
Xander Jan Bogaerts is an Aruban professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He represents the…
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1992
South African-Australian cricketer
Christopher James Green is a South African-Australian cricketer. Green bowls right-arm off-break and bats right-handed, playing as an All-rounder. He plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash…
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1993
South African cricketer
Lizaad Buyron Williams is a South African cricketer who plays for Northerns. He made his international debut for South Africa in April 2021.
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1993
1994
1997
American basketball player
Daniel Gafford is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was drafted in the second…
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1998
Australian-Tongan rugby league player
Haumole Olakau'atu is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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1998
Finnish professional rally driver
Kalle Alex Rovanperä is a Finnish professional rally and racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with Hitech. He is a double World Rally Championship (WRC) champion, having won the 2022…
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2000
American actress and singer
Luna Blaise Boyd is an American actress. In 2015, she made her film debut in Memoria and subsequently gained recognition for her roles in the sitcom Fresh Off The Boat (2015–2018) and supernatural drama series Manifest…
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2001
English footballer
Mason Will John Greenwood is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Marseille.
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2001
American gymnast and social media personality
Olivia Paige Dunne is an American influencer and former artistic gymnast. She is also a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and former member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team. In 2017, she was named as a member…
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2002
American actress
Priah Nicole Ferguson is an American actress from Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her role as Erica Sinclair on the Netflix series Stranger Things. Ferguson began acting at a young age and her career spans TV…
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2006
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