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After signing with Huayi Brothers Media Corporation in 2005, Zhang released her first studio album, The One (2006)
Famous Birthdays on October 11
239 people
1492 – 2001
October 11 has seen 239 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1492 – 2001. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1984 — Jane Zhang
Chinese singer-songwriter
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Zhang Liangying, also known as Jane Zhang, is a Chinese singer, songwriter and record producer
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Zhang's third studio album, Jane@Music, was released in 2009
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Her fourth studio album, Believe in Jane, was released in 2010
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In 2011, Zhang released her fifth studio album, Reform, which was certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Dauphin of France, French noble (died 1495)
Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France was the eldest son and heir of King Charles VIII of France and Duchess Anne of Brittany.
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1492
Grand Prince of Moscow (died 1553)
Dmitry Ivanovich was the eldest son of Ivan the Terrible, the Tsar of all Russia, and as such the first Tsarevich. He died in infancy.
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1552
German poet and playwright (died 1664)
Andreas Gryphius was a German poet and playwright. With his eloquent sonnets, which contains "The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World", he is considered one of the most important Baroque poets of the Germanosphere.…
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1616
French cardinal and poet (died 1742)
Melchior Cardinal de Polignac was a French diplomat, Cardinal and Neo-Latin poet.
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1661
Frederick IV was King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of Christian V of Denmark-Norway and his wife Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel.
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1671
Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (died 1742)
Pylyp Stepanovych Orlyk was a Zaporozhian Cossack statesman, diplomat and member of Cossack starshyna. Described as the first Ukrainian political emigrant, he served as the hetman in exile from 1710 to 1742. He was a…
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1672
English minister and philosopher (died 1729)
Samuel Clarke was an English philosopher and Anglican priest. He is considered the major British figure in philosophy between John Locke and George Berkeley. Clarke's altered, Nontrinitarian revision of the 1662 Book of…
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1675
English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (died 1814)
Arthur Phillip was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales.
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1738
Russian general and politician (died 1791)
Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman, and favourite of Catherine the Great. He died during negotiations over the Treaty of Iași, which ended a war with…
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1739
German physician and astronomer (died 1840)
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers was a German astronomer. He found a convenient method of calculating the orbit of comets, and in 1802 and 1807, discovered the second and the fourth asteroids Pallas and Vesta.
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1758
British musician and composer (died 1860)
George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower was a British musician, of African and Polish descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in England for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower…
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1778
Danish author and poet (died 1848)
Steen Steensen Blicher was a writer and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark.
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1782
American judge and politician (died 1848)
Stevenson Archer was a judge and United States Representative from Maryland, representing the sixth district from 1811 to 1817 and from 1819 to 1821. His son Stevenson Archer and father John Archer were also U.S.…
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1786
Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1867)
Simon Sechter was an Austrian music theorist, composer, conductor, and organist. He is best known as a strict music teacher, whose many students included Anton Bruckner, Sigismond Thalberg, and Henri Vieuxtemps. In…
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1788
Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant (died 1868)
Maria James was a Welsh-born American poet and domestic servant. Her poetry includes Ode on the Fourth of July 1833. As a child, she emigrated with her family from Wales to New York. She would spend most of her life in…
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1793
Estonian-Russian general and geologist (died 1885)
Gregor von Helmersen or Grigory Petrovich Helmersen was a Baltic German geologist.
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1803
French-American archbishop (died 1888)
Jean-Baptiste Lamy, was a French-American Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Willa Cather's novel Death Comes for the Archbishop is based on his life and career, as is Paul…
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1814
Italian-French politician (died 1881)
Prince Pierre-Napoléon Bonaparte was a French nobleman, revolutionary and politician, the son of Lucien Bonaparte and his second wife Alexandrine de Bleschamp. He was a nephew of Napoleon I, Joseph Bonaparte, Elisa…
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1815
English philanthropist, founded the YMCA (died 1905)
Sir George Williams was an English philanthropist, businessman and founder of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The oldest and largest youth charity in the world, its aim is to support young people to…
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1821
Asaf Jah V, 5th Nizam of Hyderabad
Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan Siddiqi was the fifth Nizam of Hyderabad, India, from 1857 to 1869.
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1827
Norwegian historian (died 1917)
Johan Ernst Welhaven Sars was a Norwegian professor, historian, author and editor. Assuming perspectives from the positivism philosophical school, his main work was Udsigt over den norske Historie, four volumes issued…
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1835
American conductor, founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (died 1905)
Theodore Thomas was a German-American violinist, conductor, and orchestrator. He is considered the first renowned American orchestral conductor and was the founder and first music director of the Chicago Symphony…
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1835
American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (died 1919)
Henry John Heinz was an American entrepreneur who co-founded the H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was involved in the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. Many of his descendants are known for…
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1844
Norwegian philologist and author (died 1926)
Hans Ernst Kinck was a Norwegian author and philologist who wrote novels, short stories, dramas, and essays. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
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1865
Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (died 1943)
Johan Oscar Smith was a Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical non-denominational fellowship now known as Brunstad Christian Church.
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1871
English educator and activist (died 1913)
Emily Wilding Davison was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a militant fighter for her cause,…
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1872
American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1946)
Harlan Fiske Stone was an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1925 to 1941 and then as the 12th chief justice of the United States from 1941 until his death in 1946. He…
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1872
Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1944)
Ernst Mally was an Austrian analytic philosopher, initially affiliated with Alexius Meinong's Graz School of object theory. Mally was one of the founders of deontic logic and is mainly known for his contributions in…
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1879
Czech-American jurist and philosopher (died 1973)
Hans Kelsen was an Austrian and later American jurist, legal philosopher and political philosopher. He is known principally for his theory of law, which he named the "pure theory of law ", and for his writings on…
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1881
Norwegian police officer (died 1975)
Kristian Welhaven was a Norwegian police officer. He was chief of police of Oslo for 27 years, from 1927 to 1954. He was a leading force in establishing an organized Norwegian intelligence service before World War II,…
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1883
German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
Friedrich Karl Rudolf Bergius was a German chemist known for the Bergius process for producing synthetic fuel from coal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of contributions to the invention and development of…
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1884
American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States (died 1962)
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving first lady of the United States, during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms as president from 1933…
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1884
1884
French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
François Charles Mauriac was a French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, and journalist, a member of the Académie française, and laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952). He was awarded the Grand Cross of the…
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1885
Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1978)
Aiyathurai Varnakulasingham Kulasingham was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician, journalist and editor of the Ceylon Daily News and Hindu Organ.
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1890
Estonian educator and lieutenant (died 1919)
Julius Kuperjanov VR I/2, VR II/2 and VR II/3 was an Estonian military officer who helped to liberate Tartu during the War of Independence, and was the commander of the Tartumaa Partisan Battalion, posthumously renamed…
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1894
Russian-American linguist and theorist (died 1982)
Roman Osipovich Jakobson was a Russian linguist and literary theorist. A pioneer of structural linguistics, Jakobson was one of the most celebrated and influential linguists of the twentieth century. With Nikolai…
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1896
American general (died 1982)
Nathan Farragut Twining was a United States Air Force general. He was the chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957, and the third chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 to 1960. He was…
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1897
American baseball player and manager (died 1964)
Edwin Hawley Dyer was an American left-handed pitcher, manager and farm system official in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1922 to 1944 and 1946–1950. In 1946, Dyer's first season at the helm of…
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1899
Japanese colonel and politician (died 1961)
Masanobu Tsuji was a Japanese army officer and politician. During World War II, he was an important tactical planner in the Imperial Japanese Army and developed the detailed plans for the successful Japanese invasion…
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1901
Indian activist and politician (died 1979)
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava, also known as JP and Lok Nayak, was an Indian politician, theorist and independence activist. He is mainly remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira…
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1902
American real estate entrepreneur (died 1999)
Frederick Christ Trump was an American real estate developer and businessman. He was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, along with four other children.
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1905
Australian politician (died 1985)
Sir Kenneth McColl Anderson was an Australian politician, soldier and businessman. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1953 to 1975. He held senior ministerial office in…
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1909
1910
Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2003)
Cirillo Pagani, nicknamed "Nello", was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was born in Milan, Lombardy, and died in Bresso.
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1911
1913
Welsh author and poet (died 2009)
Thomas Llewelyn Jones was a Welsh language author. Over a writing career of more than 50 years, he became one of the most prolific and popular authors of children's books in Welsh. He wrote, and was generally known, as…
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1915
Indian educator and activist (died 2010)
Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh, better known as Nanaji Deshmukh, was an Indian social activist and politician. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat…
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1916
Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (died 1991)
Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar was a Saudi Arabian writer, journalist and poet, best known for his works about 20th-century Islamic challenges. Born in Mecca, capital city of Hejazi Hashemite Kingdom. He received a basic…
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1916
Canadian journalist and author (died 2012)
Charles Frederick "Fred" Bodsworth was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.
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1918
American director, producer, and choreographer (died 1998)
Jerome Robbins was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television.
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1918
American drummer and bandleader (died 1990)
Arthur Blakey was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.
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1919
United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor (died 1942)
Douglas Albert Munro was a United States Coast Guardsman who was posthumously decorated with the Medal of Honor for an act of "extraordinary heroism" during World War II. He is the only person to have received the medal…
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1919
American soldier and author (died 1995)
G. C. Edmondson was the working name of science fiction author Garry Edmonson. According to the obituary published in Locus Magazine, Edmondson was born in Washington state During World War II he served as a U. S.…
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1922
German-American art dealer (died 2007)
André Emmerich was a German-born American gallerist who specialized in the color field school and pre-Columbian art while also taking on artists such as David Hockney and John D. Graham.
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1924
Northern Irish footballer (died 2011)
Samuel McKee McCrory was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, most notably spending five years with Southend United and scoring the first goal at their Roots Hall stadium.
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1924
American athlete (died 2015)
Malvin Greston Whitfield was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed Marvelous Mal, he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a member of the 1948…
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1924
American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". His earliest novels,…
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1925
English actress (died 2016)
Jean Margaret Hodgkinson, known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the soap opera Coronation Street, a role she…
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1926
1926
Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (died 2022)
Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet, and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism.…
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1926
American actor (died 2017)
Earle Hyman was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father,…
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1926
Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (died 2014)
Neville Kenneth Wran was an Australian politician who was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980 to 1986 and chairman of both the…
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1926
Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Jean. She was the first child of King Leopold III of Belgium, and sister of the late King Baudouin and former King Albert…
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1927
Baron Prior, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016)
James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, was a British Conservative Party politician. A Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1987, he represented the Suffolk constituency of Lowestoft until 1983 and then the renamed…
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1927
Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (died 1957)
Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Ángel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago, GE, best known as Alfonso de Portago, was a Spanish aristocrat, racing and bobsleigh driver, jockey and…
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1928
American general (died 1993)
Roscoe Robinson Jr. was the first African American to become a four-star general in the United States Army. He served as the United States representative to the NATO Military Committee. Robinson previously served as…
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1928
Baron Tordoff, English businessman and politician (died 2019)
Geoffrey Johnson Tordoff, Baron Tordoff was a British businessman and politician.
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1928
American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2002)
Curtis Edward Amy was an American jazz saxophonist.
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1929
South African-English businessman (died 2019)
Sir Michael Owen Edwardes was a British-South African business executive who held chairmanships at several companies - most notably motor manufacturer British Leyland in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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1930
American football player and coach (died 2016)
Reuben LaVell Edwards was an American college football head coach for Brigham Young University (BYU). With 257 career victories, he ranks as one of the most successful college football coaches of all time. Among his…
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1930
American colonel and politician (died 2020)
Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and…
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1930
Israeli historian and author
Saul Friedländer is a Czech-born Jewish historian and a professor emeritus of history at UCLA.
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1932
Australian lawyer and politician
Barry Owen Jones is an Australian writer, teacher, lawyer, social activist, quiz champion, and former politician in the Australian Labor Party. He campaigned against the death penalty throughout the 1960s, particularly…
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1932
American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1991)
Dottie West was an American country singer and songwriter. She also had several credits as an actress. A distinguished figure in the country genre, West was among several people who helped to elevate the platform of…
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1932
1935
American author and environmentalist (died 2018)
Daniel Clarence Quinn was an American author, cultural critic, and publisher of educational texts, best known for his novel Ishmael, which won the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award in 1991 and was published the following…
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1935
American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 2013)
Charles Gordon Fullerton was a United States Air Force colonel, a USAF and NASA astronaut, and a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California. His assignments included a variety of…
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1936
American drummer and educator (died 2001)
Billy Higgins was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.
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1936
American historian and author
James Munro McPherson is an American historian specializing in the American Civil War. He is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer…
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1936
English footballer and manager (died 2023)
Sir Robert Charlton was an English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won…
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1937
American poet, author, and critic (died 2023)
Richard Henry Wilde Dillard was an American poet, author, critic, and translator.
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1937
American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)
Ron Leibman was an American actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his performance as Roy Cohn in Angels in America. Leibman also…
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1937
American basketball player (died 2017)
Darrall Tucker Imhoff was an American professional basketball player. He spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for six teams from 1960 to 1972. He made an NBA All-Star team, and was also…
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1938
English air marshal (died 2020)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael James Douglas Stear, was a senior commander of the Royal Air Force (RAF). He served as Deputy Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Central Europe from 1992 to 1996.
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1938
Brazilian tennis player (died 2018)
Maria Esther Andion Bueno, also known as Maria Bueno or MEB for short, was a Brazilian professional tennis player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 major titles, making her the most…
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1939
Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician (died 2021)
Joseph Austin Currie was an Irish politician who served as a Minister of State with responsibility for Children's Rights from 1994 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency from 1989 to…
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1939
American newspaper reporter (died 2023)
Lucy Ware Morgan was an American long-time reporter and editorialist at the Tampa Bay Times.
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1940
American trumpet player and composer (died 1999)
Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
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1941
Baron Wilson of Dinton, Welsh academic and politician
Richard Thomas James Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton, is a member of the British House of Lords and former Cabinet Secretary.
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1942
Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. Widely considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he has starred in over 200…
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1942
Barbadian cricketer (died 1996)
Keith David Boyce was a cricketer who played 21 Tests and 8 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1971 and 1976. He was a member of the squad that won the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
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1943
English sociologist and academic
Professor Michael Harloe was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salford between 1997 and 2009, and is a social scientist who has worked for many years on issues of urban and regional development.
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1943
English actor and writer
John Vivian Drummond Nettles is an English actor, author, and historian. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series Bergerac (1981–1991) in the title role, and Midsomer…
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1943
Swedish lawyer and politician
Ilmar Reepalu is a Swedish Social Democratic politician of Estonian origin who was the 17th chairman of the municipal board in Malmö from 1994 to 2013.
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1943
American singer-songwriter and producer
Gary Gene Watson is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon", his 1981 number-one hit "Fourteen Carat Mind", and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party". Watson's…
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1943
English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
Rodney William Marsh is an English former footballer and football coach; he later worked as a broadcaster. A forward, he won nine caps for England between 1971 and 1973, scoring one international goal.
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1944
English sculptor and painter
Andrew Logan is an English sculptor, performance artist, jewellery-maker, and portraitist. He founded the Alternative Miss World in 1972, and his works have been exhibited in museums around the world. A museum dedicated…
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1945
English journalist
Elinor Mary Goodman is a UK journalist, best known as political editor of Channel 4 News from 1988 to 2005. She was educated at the Manor House School, an independent school in Surrey, England.
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1946
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Daryl Franklin Hohl, known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock and soul singer-songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Hall & Oates, with guitarist and songwriter John…
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1946
Japanese gymnast
Sawao Katō is a Japanese former gymnast and one of the most successful Olympic athletes of all time. Between 1968 and 1976 he won twelve Olympic medals, including eight gold medals, making him the most successful…
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1946
American journalist and author
Thomas M. Boswell is an American retired sports columnist who spent his whole career with The Washington Post.
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1947
Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece
Lucas Demetrios Papademos is a Greek economist and academic who served as Prime Minister of Greece from November 2011 to May 2012, leading a national unity government in the wake of the Greek debt crisis. A technocrat,…
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1947
English hurdler
Alan Peter Pascoe is a British former athlete who gained success in hurdles and competed at three Olympic Games. After his athletics career, he has been successful in events marketing and consulting.
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1947
English tenor and actor
David Montague Rendall was an English operatic tenor who developed an international career performing regularly at the Royal Opera House in London and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. His roles included Ferrando…
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1948
Ghanaian cardinal
Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who has been a cardinal since 2003 and has served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences since 2022.
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1948
Ugandan archbishop
Henry Luke Orombi in Pakwach, North Western Uganda, is a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He served as Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala from 2004 until his retirement in December 2012, two years earlier than expected.…
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1949
American basketball player and sportscaster
Lawrence Tanter is an American public address announcer best known for his work for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. In addition, he was also the program director for public jazz radio…
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1949
American actress
Catlin Adams is an American actress, acting coach and film director. As an actress, she appeared in films including The Jerk and The Jazz Singer.
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1950
American historian and author
William R. Forstchen is an American historian and author. A Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College, in Montreat, North Carolina, he received his doctorate from Purdue University.
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1950
Israeli director, producer, and author
Amos Gitai is an Israeli artist and filmmaker, born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel.
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1950
American educator and politician
Patricia Lynn Murray is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Washington, a seat she has held since 1993. From 2023 to 2025, she held the position of president pro tempore of the…
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1950
American economist, historian, and author
Bruce Reeves Bartlett is an American historian and author. He served as a domestic policy adviser to Ronald Reagan and as a Treasury official under George H. W. Bush. Bartlett also writes for the New York Times Economix…
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1951
Czech ice hockey player (died 2008)
Miroslav Dvořák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1982 to 1985. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1969 to…
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1951
French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a French singer-songwriter and record producer whose work remains hugely popular in the French-speaking world. Since the death of Johnny Hallyday in 2017, he has been the highest-grossing living…
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1951
American sportscaster
Jon Miller is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Since 1997, he has been employed as a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. He was also a baseball…
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1951
English author and comedian (died 2016)
Louise Rennison was an English author and comedian who wrote the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series for teenage girls. The series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the…
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1951
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024)
Charles Richard Shyer was an American filmmaker. Shyer's films are mainly comedies, often with a romcom overtone. His writing-directing credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Baby…
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1951
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Paulette Tenae Carlson is an American country music singer-songwriter, who rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder and lead vocalist for the country band Highway 101. With Highway 101, she charted four No. 1 hit…
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1952
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
David Bowditch Morse is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–88), and he has had roles in The Negotiator, The Good…
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1953
American epidemiologist and politician
David Michaels is an American epidemiologist and professor in the Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology at the Milken Institute School of Public Health of the George Washington…
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1954
Serbian lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
Vojislav Šešelj is a Serbian politician. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). From 1998 to 2000, he was a deputy prime minister of Serbia.
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1954
American basketball player and sportscaster
Norman Ellard Nixon is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played with…
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1955
Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay
Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos is a Paraguayan lawyer, journalist and politician who served as the 47th President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Colorado Party, he became the central figure of Paraguayan…
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1956
American jazz saxophonist
Doug Lawrence is an American jazz tenor saxophonist from Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
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1956
Scottish race car driver
Derek Ringer is a British rally co-driver from Scotland. He is most closely associated with Colin McRae, with whom he won the 1995 World Rally Championship.
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1956
American actor
Stephen Spinella is an American actor. He originated the role of Prior Walter in the original Broadway production of Angels in America, winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and the 1994 Tony…
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1956
Belgian footballer and manager
Francky Dury is a Belgian football manager. He most recently managed Zulte Waregem, the team he coached for almost 20 years. Before that, he had already worked for their predecessor Zultse VV for 10 seasons.
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1957
Welsh-English actress, comedian and screenwriter
Dawn Roma French is a British actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for writing and starring in the BBC sketch comedy series French and Saunders (1987–2007) with her friend and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders,…
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1957
Australian motorcycle racer
Wayne Michael Gardner is an Australian former professional motorcycle and touring car racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1986 to 1992, most prominently as a member of the…
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1959
Scottish journalist and author
James Allan Stuart Little is a Special Correspondent for BBC News, based at New Broadcasting House, London.
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1959
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Randall W. Breuer is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 1983 NBA draft. A 7'3" center from the University of Minnesota, Breuer played in…
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1960
English actress
Nicola Jane Bryant is an English actress best known for her role as Peri Brown, a companion to both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors, in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986.
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1960
1960
Hungarian footballer and manager
Gábor Pölöskei is a retired Hungarian football player and current manager.
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1960
English guitarist
Neil Buchanan is an English artist, photographer, and musician, best known for his work on British children's television. During his tenure as a children's television presenter, he hosted the CITV programme Art Attack,…
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1961
American football player and sportscaster
Jon Steven Young is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the San Francisco 49ers. He previously played for the Tampa Bay…
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1961
American actress
Joan Mary Cusack is an American actress. An acclaimed character actress known for her distinctive voice and offbeat comedic timing, her portrayals of neurotic, endearing characters have earned her numerous accolades,…
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1962
Finnish musician
Antti Hulkko, better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is best known for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the rock band Hanoi Rocks, but has also played with Iggy Pop and a variety of…
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1962
Australian actor
Marcus Graham is an Australian film, television and stage actor, writer and director, with roles including Mulholland Drive and Josh Jarman. He was known as a teenage heartthrob in the early 1990s while starring in the…
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1963
Scottish footballer and manager
Brian Rice is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently first team coach to David Martindale at Scottish Premiership club Livingston.
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1963
Israeli footballer
Ronny Rosenthal, nicknamed "Rocket Ronny", is an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward.
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1963
English-New Zealand actress and singer
Heather Rima Te Wiata is a New Zealand actress, comedian, singer and voice artist, who is also notable for her career in Australia. Her career in stage, TV and film has spanned over 50 years and she is especially known…
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1963
American actor, director, and screenwriter
Michael John Nelson is an American comedian and writer, most known for his work on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's original…
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1964
American actor and producer
Sean Patrick Flanery is an American actor. He is known for playing Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints (1999) and its sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), Greg Stillson in the television series The…
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1965
German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Alexander Hacke is a German guitarist, bass guitarist, singer, musician, record producer, writer and filmmaker. He is primarily known as a longtime member of the influential German industrial music group Einstürzende…
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1965
Cuban baseball player
Orlando Hernández Pedroso, nicknamed "El Duque", is a Cuban-born right-handed former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series, the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox,…
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1965
Ukrainian footballer and coach
Volodymyr Ivanovych Horilyi is a Soviet and Ukrainian retired football defender and a football coach.
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1965
English actor
Lennie Michael James is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Morgan Jones in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2018) and in its spin-off, Fear the Walking Dead (2018–2023), and starring as DCI Tony Gates…
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1965
American actor and producer (died 2019)
Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry also starred as…
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1966
American singer-songwriter
Todd Daniel Snider was an American singer-songwriter whose music incorporated elements of folk, rock, blues, alt country and funk.
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1966
Welsh lawyer and politician
Stephen Roy Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West from the 2005 general election until his defeat by Labour Party candidate Thangam Debbonaire in…
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1966
American businessman and pornographic actor
John G. "Jay" Grdina is an American businessman and former pornographic actor. He is often credited under the stage name Justin Sterling.
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1967
American actor and comedian
Arthur Steven Lange Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality, best known for his work on Mad TV (1995–1997) and The Howard Stern Show (2001–2009). Raised in New Jersey, Lange first worked as a…
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1967
American race car driver
David Leon Starr is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 53 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott…
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1967
German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist
Peter Andreas Thiel is a German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), and Founders Fund (2005), he was also the…
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1967
American actress and singer
Jane Krakowski is an American actress and singer. She starred as Jenna Maroney in the NBC satirical comedy series 30 Rock, for which she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress…
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1968
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Claude Lapointe is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders, and Philadelphia Flyers between 1991 and…
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1968
American football player and author
Brett Jon Salisbury is a former college football quarterback at University of Oregon, BYU, and Wayne State College.
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1968
Moroccan astronomer and explorer
Merieme Chadid is a Moroccan-French astronomer, explorer and astrophysicist. She leads international polar scientific programs and has been committed to installing a major astronomical observatory at the heart of…
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1969
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands is the third and youngest son of the former Dutch queen, Beatrix, and her husband, Claus von Amsberg, and is the younger brother of the reigning Dutch king, Willem-Alexander. He is…
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1969
English actor
Stephen John Emery, known professionally as Stephen Moyer, is an English actor and film director. He is best known for portraying the vampire Bill Compton in the HBO television series True Blood.
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1969
American football player
Chidi Obioma Ahanotu is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected in the…
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1970
American wrestler
Leslie Culton better known by her ring name Vanessa Harding, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and manager who has competed in North American independent promotions throughout the early 2000s including…
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1970
1970
English-Welsh footballer and manager
Andrew Marriott is an English-born Welsh professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He is a journeyman player, having represented various clubs, and has also played for the Welsh national team.
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1970
South Korean footballer and coach
Shin Tae-yong is a South Korean football manager and former professional player. He is the first man to win the AFC Champions League as both player and manager, having won the 1995 tournament as a player and the 2010…
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1970
American actress
Constance Zimmer is an American actress. She rose to prominence playing Dana Gordon on the HBO series Entourage (2005–11) and Claire Simms on the ABC series Boston Legal (2006–07). She went on to appear on the Netflix…
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1970
1971
American film director
Justin Lin is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker and television show maker. His films have grossed over US$3 billion worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the…
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1971
Ukrainian footballer and manager
Aleksandr Vasil'evich Pomazun is a former goalkeeper and football coach. He is the goalkeepers coach with FC Khimik-Arsenal.
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1971
Papua New Guinean rugby league player
Marcus "George" Bai is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An international representative winger, he represented Papua New Guinea on numerous occasions…
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1972
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Wheatus is an American rock band from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. Their 2000 single, "Teenage Dirtbag" and 2001 cover version of Erasure's "A Little Respect" charted worldwide. Their self-titled album was…
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1973
Australian golfer
Gregory John Chalmers is an Australian professional golfer. Chalmers has played primarily on the PGA Tour of Australasia and PGA Tour. He is a two-time winner of the Australian Open and late in his career eventually won…
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1973
Scottish footballer and manager
Steven John Pressley is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He is currently the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Dundee.
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1973
1973
American baseball player and radio host
Dmitri Dell Young is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder, first baseman, and designated hitter, for the St. Louis…
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1973
Canadian ice hockey player
Jason William Arnott is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
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1974
American violinist and educator
Rachel Barton Pine is an American violinist. She debuted with the Chicago Symphony at age 10, and was the first American and youngest ever gold medal winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition. The…
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1974
Scottish bass player and songwriter
Dominic Aitchison is a Scottish bassist and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and founding member of post-rock band Mogwai. Aside from Mogwai, he also played bass guitar in Crippled Black Phoenix and Stage…
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1976
American actress and producer
Emily Erin Deschanel is an American actress. She played Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the Fox crime procedural series Bones (2005–2017).
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1976
American actor and producer
Matthew Staton Bomer is an American actor. His works have earned him accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Peabody Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy…
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1977
Brazilian snooker player
Igor Almeida Figueiredo is a Brazilian former professional snooker player. As an amateur, Figueiredo entered the International Open Series (PIOS) tour in 2009 finishing 12th at year end. The same year, he was a finalist…
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1977
French footballer and manager
Jérémie Roger Janot is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Saint-Étienne for 16 years of his career, and last played for Le Mans.
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1977
American basketball player and sportscaster
Desmond Tremaine Mason is an American painter and former professional basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Mason has also found success as an artist, working in a variety of media.…
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1977
American YouTuber
Rhett James McLaughlin and Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III, collectively known as Rhett & Link, are an American comedy duo. Since 2012, they have created and hosted the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning. Self-styled…
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1977
American baseball player
Ty Allen Wigginton is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles,…
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1977
American soccer player
Carl Bussey is an American retired soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL First Division. He played three games for the U.S. at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
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1978
American actor
Trevor Donovan Neubauer is an American actor, author, and model. He is best known for his role as Teddy Montgomery on The CW teen drama series 90210 (2009–2013).
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1978
1978
1979
American wrestler
The Naturals were a professional wrestling tag team made up of Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens. They are best known for their work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where they are former three-time NWA World Tag…
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1979
South Korean footballer
Kim Yong-dae is a South Korean former football goalkeeper who last played for Ulsan Hyundai. He is considered one of South Korea's best goalkeepers even to the point where he had been nicknamed by fans as "Yong Der Sar"…
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1979
English-born Jamaican footballer
Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back. After beginning his career with Gillingham, he moved to Sunderland in 2005 with whom he played in the Premier League. After two…
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1980
New Zealand footballer
Cameron Knowles is a New Zealand professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of MLS club Minnesota United.
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1982
American baseball player
Jeffrey David Larish is an American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics.
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1982
American football player
Terrell Raymonn Suggs, nicknamed "T-Sizzle", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State…
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1982
Uruguayan footballer
Mauricio Bernardo Victorino Dansilo is a Uruguayan football coach and a former defender. He is an assistant manager with Nacional.
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1982
Russian ice hockey player
Denis Sergeyevich Grebeshkov is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL)…
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1983
Dutch footballer
Sergio Hellings is a Dutch footballer who is without a club having last played for Roeselare.
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1984
Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Martha MacIsaac is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in several feature films, including Superbad (2007), The Last House on the Left (2009), Dead Before Dawn (2012), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). She has also…
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1984
1984
Jamaican sprinter
Nesta Carter OD is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, taking gold and setting successive world records at the…
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1985
1985
Uruguayan footballer
Álvaro Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo feɾˈnandes] is a retired Uruguayan footballer. He played as a midfielder. His last club was Club Plaza Colonia. Since 2009, Fernandez has made 12 appearances for the…
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1985
Slovak ice hockey player
Peter Ölvecký is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward. He played 32 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators from 2008 to 2010. The rest of his career, which lasted from…
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1985
American actress (died 2025)
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg was an American actress. After beginning her career in commercials at age three, she made her television debut in her first credited role on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete…
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1985
Japanese sumo wrestler
Ikioi Shōta is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Katano, Osaka. He began his career in March 2005. He won the jūryō championship in November 2011 in his very first tournament in the division and just…
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1986
American soccer player
Anthony Benjamin Beltran is an American former soccer player who spent nearly all of his entire professional career at Real Salt Lake.
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1987
American basketball player
Michael Alexander Conley Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted as the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by…
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1987
Australian cricketer
Nathan Mitchell Coulter-Nile is an Australian cricketer who has played at One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International level for the Australian national team. Domestically, he is contracted to Western…
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1987
American soccer player
Omar Alejandro Gonzalez is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for MLS Next Pro club Chicago Fire FC II.
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1988
1988
American golfer
Michelle Sung Wie West is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S.…
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1989
1990
German footballer
Sebastian Rode is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1990
American football player
Joel Michael Bitonio is an American professional football guard. He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. During his NFL…
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1991
1991
Colombian baseball player
Giovanny Urshela Salcedo is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees,…
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1991
Dutch footballer
Kika van Es is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for the Netherlands national team.
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1991
1992
English cricketer
Christian Arthur Linghorne Davis is an English former cricketer who played for Sussex. He is a right-handed batsman and left arm fast-medium bowler. He made his one day debut for Northamptonshire against Essex, on 8…
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1992
Congolese footballer
Riffi Mandanda is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in France, he is a former youth international for France and DR Congo.
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1992
1992
American actor
Brandon Paul Flynn is an American actor known for his role as Justin Foley in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020). His work in film and television includes the series Manhunt (2024), Ratched (2020),…
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1993
Indian cricketer
Hardik Himanshu Pandya is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He is an all-rounder who is a right-handed middle order batsman and fast-medium bowler. He is considered one of the best…
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1993
Mozambican footballer
Clésio Palmirim David Baúque, known simply as Clésio, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Mozambican side Black Bulls and the Mozambique national team.
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1994
1994
American football player
Trent Jordan Watt is an American professional football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers for four years. After redshirting…
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1994
Chilean tennis player
Nicolas Jarry Fillol is a Chilean professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16, achieved on 20 May 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 40, attained on 18 March 2019. He is…
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1995
Australian wrestler
Demi Bennett is an Australian professional wrestler. As of July 2017, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Rhea Ripley and is the current WWE Women's Champion in her second…
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1996
Armenian professional mixed martial artist
Arman Nairovich Tsarukyan is an Armenian professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler, and freestyle wrestler. He competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January…
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1996
New Zealand rugby union player
Leicester Ofa Ki Wales Twickenham Faingaʻanuku is a rugby union player, who plays as a wing or centre for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC, the Crusaders in Super Rugby and the All Blacks. He previously played for Toulon in…
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1999
American basketball player
Keldon Wilder Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
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1999
Polish tennis player
Maja Chwalińska is a Polish tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 118, achieved on 20 April 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 91, achieved on 9 June 2025. She won her first senior singles title…
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2001
Italian footballer
Daniel Maldini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Serie A club Lazio, on loan from Atalanta, and the Italy national team.
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2001
Australian rugby league player
Jacob Preston is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-rower for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
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2001
South Korean actress
Chu Ye-jin is a South Korean actress. She was a contestant on Mnet's girl group survival program Produce 101.
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2001
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