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Famous Birthdays on October 5
252 people
1274 – 2006
October 5 has seen 252 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1274 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1957 — Bernie Mac
American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)
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He was the star of The Bernie Mac Show, which ran from 2001 through 2006, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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Mac died at 50 years old on August 9, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois from complications of pneumonia.
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Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, known professionally as Bernie Mac, was an American stand-up comedian, actor and film producer
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Mac joined Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D
Syrian scholar and historian (died 1348)
Shams ad-Dīn Al Dhahabī was a Syrian Sunni Muslim historian, biographer, and hadith scholar. He authored major biographical and historical works including Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, and Tarikh al-Islam.
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1274
![Alexios III of Trebizond (died 1390)[citation needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Alexios3_komnenos.jpg/330px-Alexios3_komnenos.jpg)
Alexios III Megas Komnenos, or Alexius III, was Emperor of Trebizond from December 1349 until his death. He is perhaps the best-documented ruler of that country, and his reign is distinguished by a number of religious…
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1338
Louis II was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399. His father, Louis I of Anjou—the founder of the House of…
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1377
1422
German nobleman (died 1553)
Ludwig of Hanau-Lichtenberg was a German nobleman. He was a younger son of Count Philipp II and his wife Anna of Isenburg-Büdingen.
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1487
Italian cardinal and diplomat (died 1589)
Alessandro Farnese was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and a great collector and patron of the arts. Farnese was the grandson of Pope Paul III, and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547.…
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1520
Queen of Gond (died 1564)
Durgavati, popularly known as Rani Durgavati Chandel, was the regent queen of Gondwana during her son Vir Narayan infancy from 1550 to 1564 AD. She married a Kachhwaha King named Dalpat Shah, the adopted son of the Gond…
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1524
1609
marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV (died 1707)
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan, commonly known as Madame de Montespan, was a French noblewoman and the most celebrated royal mistress of King Louis XIV. During their romantic…
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1641
Mary of Modena was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James VII and II. A devout Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the younger brother and heir presumptive of Charles…
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1658
Italian nun (died 1737)
Maria Maddalena Martinengo, born Margherita Martinengo, was an Italian Roman Catholic professed nun of the order of the Capuchin Poor Clare nuns.
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1687
American pastor and theologian (died 1758)
Jonathan Edwards was an American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian. Edwards is widely regarded as one of America's most important and original philosophical theologians. Edwards's…
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1703
Italian painter (died 1793)
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting.
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1712
French philosopher and critic (died 1784)
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure…
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1713
marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and educator (died 1789)
Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau was a French economist of the Physiocratic school. He was the father of Honoré, Comte de Mirabeau and André Boniface Louis Riqueti de Mirabeau. He was, in distinction, often…
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1715
French diplomat and spy (died 1810)
Charlotte d'Éon de Beaumont, usually known as the Chevalière d'Éon or the Chevalier d'Éon, was a French diplomat, spy, and soldier. D'Éon fought in the Seven Years' War, and spied for France while in Russia and England.…
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1728
Italian composer and educator (died 1818)
Giuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas, particularly opera buffa.
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1743
Czech mathematician and philosopher (died 1848)
Bernard Bolzano was a Bohemian mathematician, logician, philosopher, theologian and Catholic priest of Italian extraction, also known for his liberal views.
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1781
English businessman (died 1844)
Joseph Crosfield was a businessman who established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington, which was in the historic county of Lancashire and is now in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. This…
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1792
Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax (died 1873)
Alexander Keith was a Canadian businessman, politician, Freemason and founder of Alexander Keith's Brewery.
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1795
Danish-German painter (died 1844)
Friedrich Bernhard Westphal was a German-Danish genre painter and illustrator. He was also known by his nickname Fritz Westphal.
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1803
Irish-Australian nun and missionary (died 1885)
Ursula Frayne was an Irish nun who became a Mother Superior of the Sisters of Mercy and spent her life in missionary work, initially in Canada but largely in Australia developing schools and academies.
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1816
American lawyer and politician (died 1890)
David Wilber was a United States representative from New York.
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1820
English-American historian and author (died 1908)
Henry Chadwick was an English-American sportswriter, baseball statistician and historian, often called the "Father of Baseball" for his early reporting on and contributions to the development of the game. He edited the…
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1824
American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (died 1886)
Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield. Assuming…
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1829
German philosopher (died 1876)
Philipp Mainländer was a German philosopher and poet. Born Philipp Batz, he later changed his name to "Mainländer" in homage to his hometown, Offenbach am Main.
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1841
South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (died 1934)
Francis William Reitz Jr. was a South African lawyer, politician, statesman, publicist, and poet who was a member of parliament of the Cape Colony, Chief Justice and fifth State President of the Orange Free State, State…
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1844
Austrian-German journalist and poet (died 1919)
Guido Karl Anton List, better known as Guido von List, was an Austrian occultist, journalist, playwright, and novelist. He expounded a modern Pagan new religious movement known as Wotanism, which he claimed was the…
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1848
Russian lawyer and politician (died 1910)
Sergei Andreevich Muromtsev was a Russian lawyer and politician, and chairman of the First Imperial Duma in 1906.
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1850
Irish author and playwright (died 1942)
Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, known as Cú Uladh, was an Irish language writer during the Gaelic revival. He wrote stories based on Irish folklore, some of the first Irish-language plays, and regular articles in most of…
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1856
American journalist and author (died 1949)
Helen Churchill Candee was an American author, journalist, interior decorator, feminist, and geographer. She is best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912, and for her later work as a travel…
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1858
French director and producer (died 1948)
Louis Jean Lumière was a French engineer and industrialist who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema.
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1864
French fencer (died 1941)
Louis Lucien Mérignac was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the masters foil,…
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1873
Irish-American baseball player and manager (died 1959)
Michael Joyce O'Neill was an Irish born starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1901–04) and Cincinnati Reds (1907). O'Neill batted and…
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1877
American actress (died 1965)
Louise Dresser was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the many films in which she played the wife of Will Rogers, including State Fair and David Harum.
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1878
American pathologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
Francis Peyton Rous was an American pathologist at the Rockefeller University known for his works in oncoviruses, blood transfusion and physiology of digestion. A medical graduate from the Johns Hopkins University, he…
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1879
American physicist, engineer, and academic (died 1945)
Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926. By 1915 his…
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1882
1883
Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (died 1969)
Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs (1942-1946) and High Commissioner to India (1948-1949).
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1885
French judge and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)
René Samuel Cassin was a French jurist known for co-authoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
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1887
1887
American actress and screenwriter (died 1973)
Mary Claire Fuller was an American actress active in both stage and silent films. She also was a screenwriter and had several films produced. An early major star, by 1917 she could no longer obtain roles in film or on…
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1888
French-Venezuelan author and educator (died 1936)
Teresa de la Parra was a Venezuelan novelist.
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1889
American zoologist and paleontologist (died 1969)
Arthur Remington Kellogg was an American naturalist and a director of the United States National Museum. His work focused on marine mammals.
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1892
South African runner and journalist (died 1948)
Bevil Gordon D'Urban Rudd was a South African athlete, the 1920 Olympic Champion in the 400 metres.
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1894
Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (died 1980)
Nachum Gutman was a Moldovan-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author.
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1898
American physicist and health researcher (died 1961)
Elda Emma Anderson was an American physicist and health researcher. During World War II, she worked on the Manhattan Project at Princeton University and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where she prepared the first…
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1899
Austrian-American director and cinematographer (died 1996)
John Alton was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-German origin. Alton photographed some of the most famous films noir of the classic period and won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris…
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1901
American comedian (died 1975)
Larry Fine was an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges and was often called "The Middle Stooge".
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1902
1902
American geophysicist and academic (died 1989)
Marion King Hubbert was an American geologist and geophysicist. He worked at the Shell research lab in Houston, Texas. He made several important contributions to geology, geophysics, and petroleum geology, most notably…
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1903
1905
American actress (died 1987)
Harriet Elizabeth MacGibbon was an American film, stage and television actress best known for her role as the insufferably snobbish, "blue-blooded Bostonian" Mrs. Margaret Drysdale in the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies.
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1905
American novelty singer (died 1997)
Elva Ruby Miller known professionally as Mrs. Miller, was an American singer who became a novelty figure in the 1960s for her unconventional interpretations of contemporary pop songs. An untrained mezzo-soprano, she…
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1907
Estonian-American economist and academic (died 1959)
Ragnar Wilhelm Nurkse was an Estonian-American economist and policy maker mainly in the fields of international finance and economic development. He is considered the pioneer of Balanced Growth Theory.
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1907
Turkish lawyer and politician (died 1995)
Mehmet Ali Aybar was a lawyer, member of the Turkish parliament, the second president of the Workers Party of Turkey, the founder and President of the Socialist Revolution Party, and a member of the Russell Tribunal…
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1908
American director and screenwriter (died 1988)
Joshua Lockwood Logan III was an American theatre and film director, playwright and screenwriter, and actor. He shared a Pulitzer Prize for co-writing the musical South Pacific and was involved in writing other musicals.
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1908
Canadian ecologist and academic (died 2011)
Pierre Dansereau was a Canadian ecologist from Quebec known as one of the "fathers of ecology".
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1911
Irish author and playwright (died 1966)
Brian O'Nolan, whose pen names included Flann O'Brien, was an Irish Civil Service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature. Born in…
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1911
German physician and convicted war criminal (died 2003)
Fritz Ernst Fischer was a Nazi German medical doctor who performed medical atrocities on inmates of the Ravensbrück concentration camp. He was tried and convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1947…
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1912
American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2007)
Eugene Bennett Fluckey, nicknamed "Lucky Fluckey", was a United States Navy rear admiral who received the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses during his service as a submarine commander in World War II.
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1913
Chinese general and politician (died 2015)
Zhang Zhen was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party.
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1914
American author and activist (died 2011)
William Stetson Kennedy was an American author, folklorist and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux…
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1916
American television personality and game show host (died 1981)
Allen Ellsworth Ludden was an American television personality, actor, singer, emcee, and game show host. He hosted various incarnations of the game show Password between 1961 and 1980.
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1917
Hungarian author and poet (died 2007)
Magda Szabó was a Hungarian novelist. Doctor of philology, she also wrote dramas, essays, studies, memoirs, poetry and children's literature. She was a founding member of the Digital Literary Academy, an online digital…
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1917
English actor (died 1995)
Donald Henry Pleasence was an English actor. He was known for his "bald head and intense, staring eyes," and played more than 250 stage, film, and television roles across a nearly 60-year career.
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1919
American football player and coach (died 2007)
William Karnet Willis was an American professional football middle guard and guard who played for eight seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League…
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1921
Argentinian racing driver (died 2013)
José Froilán González was an Argentine racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1950 and 1960. Nicknamed "the Pampas Bull" and "el Cabezón", González was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship…
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1922
1922
Scottish footballer and manager (died 1985)
John Stein was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the first manager of a club from a Northern European country to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive…
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1922
American priest and activist (died 2002)
Philip Francis "Phil" Berrigan was an American peace activist and Catholic priest with the Josephites. He engaged in nonviolent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace and nuclear disarmament and was often arrested.
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1923
Swedish journalist and author (died 1954)
Stig Halvard Dagerman was a Swedish author and journalist prominent in the aftermath of World War II.
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1923
Icelandic footballer and politician (died 1994)
Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson was an Icelandic professional footballer who played for, amongst others, Rangers, Arsenal, Nancy and A.C. Milan. After retiring from his sporting career, he became a politician and was a…
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1923
British actress and singer (died 2024)
Glynis Margaret Payne Johns was a British actress and singer. In a career exceeding seven decades on stage and screen, Johns appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays. She received various accolades throughout her…
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1923
Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (died 2012)
Kailashpati Mishra was an Indian politician. He was a leader of Jana Sangh along with Ramdeo Mahto who was founding leader of BJP in Bihar.
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1923
1924
Chilean author (died 1996)
José Manuel Donoso Yáñez, was a Chilean writer, journalist and professor. He lived most of his life in Chile, although he spent many years in self-imposed exile in Mexico, the United States and Spain. Although he stated…
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1924
Canadian actress and screenwriter (died 2007)
Barbara Kelly was a Canadian-British actress, best known for her television roles in the United Kingdom opposite her husband Bernard Braden in the 1950s and 1960s, and for many appearances as a panelist on the British…
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1924
Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (died 2015)
Frederic Morton was an Austrian-born American writer.
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1924
American cartoonist (died 2006)
Robert Thaves was the creator of the comic strip Frank and Ernest, which began in 1972.
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1924
American actress (died 1997)
Gail Davis was an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television series Annie Oakley.
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1925
South African-English journalist and songwriter (died 2020)
Herbert Kretzmer was a South African-born British journalist and lyricist. He was best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Misérables and for his collaboration with French singer and…
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1925
American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (died 2015)
Walter Dale "Walt" Miller was an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He served as the 29th governor of South Dakota from 1993 to 1995, having assumed the office upon the death of George S. Mickelson.…
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1925
Israeli general (died 2012)
Avraham "Bren" Adan was an Israeli major-general and author. Prior to Israel's independence, he served with the Palmach, an elite formation within the Haganah paramilitary force of the Yishuv community in British…
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1926
American mountaineer and educator (died 1979)
William Francis Unsoeld was an American mountaineer who was a member of the first American expedition to summit Mount Everest. The American Mount Everest Expedition was led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, and included Unsoeld,…
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1926
American author and illustrator (died 1974)
Louise Perkins Fitzhugh was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Fitzhugh is best known for her 1964 novel Harriet The Spy, about an adolescent girl who to keeps a journal recording the foibles of her…
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1928
American opera singer and television personality (died 2003)
Marjorie Moehlenkamp Finlay was an American opera singer and television personality. A coloratura soprano, Finlay performed concert and opera singing. After winning a talent contest in 1950, she toured on the ABC radio…
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1928
American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2017)
Richard Francis Gordon Jr. was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive. He was one of 24 Apollo astronauts to reach the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo…
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1929
American businessman (died 2007)
William Wadsworth Wirtz was the chief executive officer and controlling shareholder of the family-owned Wirtz Corporation. He was best known as the owner of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, who are…
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1929
Ukrainian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2009)
Pavel Romanovich Popovich was a Soviet cosmonaut.
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1930
German economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
Reinhard Justus Reginald Selten was a German economist, who won the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is also well known for his work in bounded rationality and can be considered one of the founding…
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1930
Canadian nurse and politician (died 2013)
Rosalie Alma Gower was a Canadian nurse who became a city councilor in Vernon, British Columbia, and later a commissioner of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), known for her work in…
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1931
Scottish journalist and author
Charles Neal Ascherson is a Scottish journalist and writer. In his youth he fought for the British in the Malayan Emergency. He has been described by Radio Prague as "one of Britain's leading experts on central and…
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1932
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2019)
Dean Sutherland Prentice was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 22 seasons between 1952–53 and 1973–74. He had 10 NHL seasons with 20 or more goals. Over…
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1932
English ornithologist and police officer (died 2006)
Michael ('Mike') John Rogers was an English ornithologist and Honorary Secretary to the British Birds Rarities Committee.
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1932
American political consultant, founded The Hotline (died 2013)
Doug Bailey was an American political consultant and founder of The Hotline, a bipartisan, daily briefing on American politics.
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1933
American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (died 2009)
Billy Lee Riley was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. His most memorable recordings include "Rock With Me Baby", "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll" and "Red Hot".
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1933
Canadian businessman and diplomat (died 2015)
Kenneth Douglas Taylor was a Canadian diplomat, educator and businessman, best known for his role in the 1979 covert operation called the "Canadian Caper" when he was the Canadian ambassador to Iran. With the…
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1934
American serial killer and rapist (died 2002)
Angelo Anthony Buono Jr. was an American serial killer, kidnapper and rapist who, together with his adopted cousin Kenneth Bianchi, raped and murdered ten young women and girls between October 1977 and February 1978 in…
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1934
Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (died 2011)
Václav Havel was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December, before…
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1936
American basketball player
Adrian Howard "Odie" Smith was an American professional basketball player.
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1936
American football player and coach
Barry Layne Switzer is an American former college and professional football coach. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the…
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1937
American country singer (died 2006)
John Richard Duncan was an American country music singer-songwriter, best known for a string of hits in the mid- to late 1970s. In his career, he released 14 studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia Records. These…
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1938
Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
Teresa Heinz, also known as Teresa Heinz Kerry, is a Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist. Heinz is the widow of former U.S. Senator John Heinz and the current wife of former United States Special…
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1938
Canadian author and playwright (died 2021)
Marie-Claire Blais was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Quebec. In a career spanning more than sixty years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspaper…
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1939
German painter and sculptor (died 2017)
Ralf Winkler was a German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and jazz drummer. A neo-expressionist, he became known for his visual style, reminiscent of the influence of primitive art.
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1939
Filipino lawyer and jurist
Consuelo Ynares-Santiago is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Court by President Joseph Estrada.
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1939
Australian cricketer
Robert Maskew Cowper was an Australian cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria and Western Australia from 1960 to 1970. He scored the first Test…
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1940
American jazz pianist
Terry William Trotter is an American jazz pianist and piano teacher living in Los Angeles. He has recorded with such artists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Larry Carlton, and many others.…
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1940
English actress
Patricia Stephanie Cole is an English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile roles in shows such as Tenko (1981–1985), Open All Hours (1982–1985), A Bit of a Do (1989), Waiting for God…
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1941
Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina
Eduardo Alberto Duhalde is a former politician from Argentina. A member of the Peronist party, Duhalde served as the interim president of Argentina from January 2002 to May 2003. In the 1990s, he also held the positions…
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1941
Irish republican died on hunger strike (died 1976)
Frank Stagg was an Irish militant and Republican activist. He was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) hunger striker from County Mayo, Ireland who died in 1976 in Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, England after 62…
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1941
American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
Richard Allen Street was an American soul and R&B singer, most notable as a member of Motown vocal group The Temptations from 1971 to 1993. Prior to joining the Temptations, he had been a member of Otis and The Distants…
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1942
American lawyer and politician
Benjamin Louis Cardin is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 2007 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Maryland's…
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1943
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steven Haworth Miller is an American musician. He is the founder and only remaining original member of the Steve Miller Band, which he founded in 1966, and is the principal songwriter, lead singer, harmonicist,…
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1943
English author, poet, and playwright
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for…
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1943
1943
Baron Rosser, English union leader and politician (died 2024)
Richard Andrew Rosser, Baron Rosser was a British trade union leader and Labour politician who was a member of the House of Lords. He latterly served as Shadow Spokesperson for Transport and Home Affairs in the House of…
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1944
Scottish singer-songwriter (died 1997)
Brian Francis Connolly was a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of glam rock band Sweet between 1968 and 1979 and known for his charismatic stage presence and distinctive voice.
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1945
Pakistani journalist and author
Zahida Hina is a noted Urdu columnist, essayist, short story writer, novelist and dramatist from Pakistan.
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1946
English historian and author
Robin James Lane Fox, is an English classicist, ancient historian, and gardening writer known for his works on Alexander the Great. Lane Fox is an Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford, and Reader in Ancient History,…
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1946
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
Jean Perron is a Canadian ice hockey coach and sports commentator, best known for being the 16th head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, serving from 1985 to 1988. Perron has more recently served as the head coach for…
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1946
English footballer
David Vernon Watson is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. During his club career, he played for Notts County, Rotherham United, Sunderland, Manchester City, Werder Bremen, Southampton,…
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1946
English singer and songwriter
Brian Johnson is an English singer and songwriter. He is the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC, taking over the role in 1980 after the death of Bon Scott.
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1947
Haitian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti
Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis is a Haitian politician who was Prime Minister of Haiti from September 2008 to November 2009. She was Haiti's second female prime minister, after Claudette Werleigh, who served from 1995 to…
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1947
American vocalist
Russell Craig Mael is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist for the pop and rock duo Sparks, which he formed in 1971 with his elder brother Ron Mael. Mael is known for his wide vocal range, in particular…
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1948
English biographer, novelist and critic
Peter Ackroyd is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William…
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1949
Irish Republican died on hunger strike (died 1974)
Michael Gaughan was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) hunger striker who died in 1974 in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight, England. Gaughan was one of 22 Irish republicans to die while on hunger strike in…
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1949
Canadian lawyer and politician, 36th Canadian Minister of Finance
Ralph Edward Goodale is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician who served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2021 to 2025.
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1949
American historian and author
George William James is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books about baseball history and statistics. His…
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1949
Japanese singer and television host (died 2014)
Takajin Yashiki , often referred to as simply Takajin (たかじん), was a Japanese singer and television personality.
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1949
American actor and singer (died 2011)
Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway was an American actor. He portrayed Kenickie in the film Grease and had roles in three television series: struggling actor Bobby Wheeler in Taxi (1978–1982), Prince Erik Greystone…
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1950
American novelist and short story writer
Edward Paul Jones is an American novelist and short story writer. He became popular for writing about the African-American experience in the United States, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the…
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1950
American painter and illustrator (died 2011)
James Rizzi was an American pop artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
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1950
American actress
Karen Jane Allen is an American film, television and stage actress. She made her film debut in the comedy film Animal House (1978), which was soon followed by a small role in Woody Allen's romantic comedy-drama…
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1951
Irish singer-songwriter and actor
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof is an Irish singer-songwriter, political activist, television producer and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats,…
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1951
English author, director, producer, and screenwriter
Clive Barker is a British writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1980s with a series of short stories collectively named the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror author.…
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1952
German keyboard player, composer, and producer
Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeyer is a German musician, composer and record producer.
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1952
Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is a Pakistani former cricketer, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. As a cricketer, he captained the Pakistan…
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1952
English-Scottish accountant and businessman
Sir Philip Roy Hampton is a British businessman. He was the first chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited in 2008 and chairman of government-owned The Royal Bank of Scotland Group between 2009 and 2015. He has also…
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1953
Scottish rugby player
Roy James Laidlaw is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
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1953
English footballer
John Alexander is an English former footballer who holds the post of club secretary at Manchester United.
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1955
French singer-songwriter
Jean-Jacques Lafon is a French singer-songwriter and painter. He remains known for his 1985 one-hit wonder "Le géant de papier", which peaked at No. 6 on the SNEP singles chart and earned a Silver disc. Lafon is also…
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1955
Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, English academic and businessman
Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell is a British businessman and academic who was Chairman of the Financial Services Authority during the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession, serving from…
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1955
English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
Lee Jay Thompson, nicknamed Kix or El Thommo, is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning 5 decades, Thompson came to prominence in the late 1970s as a founder of, and…
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1957
Dutch physician and astronaut
André Kuipers is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut. He became the second Dutch citizen, third Dutch-born and fifth Dutch-speaking astronaut upon launch of Soyuz TMA-4 on 19 April 2004. Kuipers returned to Earth aboard…
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1958
Australian footballer
Neil Peart is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
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1958
American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a…
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1958
Turkish lawyer and judge
Kenan İpek is a Turkish legal prosecutor and judge who served as the Minister of Justice of Turkey from 7 March to 17 November 2015. Having previously served as the Undersecretary to the Justice Ministry, İpek succeeded…
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1959
American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
Maya Ying Lin is an American architect, designer, and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio, to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture. She has an older brother, the poet Tan Lin.
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1959
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)
Kelly Joe Phelps was an American musician and songwriter. His music has been characterized as a mixture of delta blues and jazz.
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1959
American actor, director, and producer
Daniel Leroy Baldwin is an American actor and director. He is the second-oldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all of whom are actors. He is best known for playing the role of Detective Beau Felton in the NBC TV series…
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1960
1960
New Zealand rugby player and coach
David Edward Kirk is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He is best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987.
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1960
American race car driver
Michael Mario Andretti is an American former racing driver, and current team owner. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, Andretti won the 1991 CART…
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1962
German footballer and manager
Thomas Herbst is a German football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin.
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1962
British television host (died 2004)
Caron Louisa Keating was a British television presenter.
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1962
English golfer and sportscaster
Dame Laura Jane Davies, is an English professional golfer. She has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times, being the second non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA…
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1963
Australian cricketer
Anthony Ian Christopher Dodemaide is an Australian cricket administrator and former cricketer. After a three-year stint as Chief Executive of the Western Australian Cricket Association in Perth, he became the current…
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1963
1963
Filipino journalist
Korina Maria Baluyut Sanchez-Roxas is a Filipino broadcast journalist, television news anchor, senior field reporter, magazine show host, radio anchor, newspaper columnist and musician. She served as chief reporter for…
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1964
Canadian ice hockey player
Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2005, and he assumed ownership of the…
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1965
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Patrick Jacques Roy is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player who most recently was the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Roy was hailed in sports…
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1965
American football player (died 2016)
Dennis DeWayne Byrd was an American professional football player who was a defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden…
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1966
American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
Sean Michael Carroll is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science. He is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.…
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1966
Swedish ice hockey player
Karl-Gustav Fredrik Olausson is a Swedish former ice hockey player from Nybro who is currently assistant coach for HV71 in Elitserien. He had previously played 17 seasons in the NHL and another 6 in Sweden.
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1966
Dutch snooker player and referee
Jan Verhaas is a Dutch snooker and pool referee, best known for refereeing on the World Snooker Tour (WST) from 1991 to 2025. At the 2003 World Snooker Championship, he became the first referee from outside the UK to…
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1966
American basketball player and sportscaster
Rex Everett Chapman is an American former professional basketball player and social media influencer, mostly known for his time with the Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 1992 and for his time with the Phoenix Suns from…
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1967
English-Australian actor
Guy Edward Pearce is an Australian actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards and eight AACTA Awards.
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1967
American actress
Jolyn Christine Heutmaker, known professionally as Josie Bissett, is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jane Mancini on the television series Melrose Place (1992–1999), and for her television film…
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1970
Australian footballer and coach
Matthew Knights is an Australian rules football coach and former player who is currently serving as an assistant coach with the West Coast Eagles.
Knights played in the midfield for the Richmond Football Club from 1988…
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1970
Norwegian pianist and composer
Tord Gustavsen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name.
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1970
New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Cal Wilson was a New Zealand stand-up comedian, author, radio and television presenter based in Australia. Wilson wrote the New Zealand sitcom Willy Nilly from 2001 until 2003. She then appeared in numerous comedy and…
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1970
British politician
Antonia Louise Antoniazzi is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gower since 2017.
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1971
Argentinian footballer and manager
Mauricio Andrés Pellegrino Luna is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently manager of Lanús.
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1971
Estonian banker and politician
Annely Akkermann is an Estonian politician who served as minister of finance in the government of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas between 19 October 2022 and 17 April 2023.
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1972
Canadian baseball player
Aaron Colin Guiel is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees from 2002 to 2006 and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the…
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1972
American basketball player and actor
Grant Henry Hill is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a part-owner of Orlando City SC of Major League…
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1972
American journalist and actor
Thomas Albert Roberts is an American television journalist who served as a news anchor for MSNBC, a cable-news channel. He ended his seven-year stint anchoring MSNBC Live, the daytime news platform of NBC News, on…
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1972
French mathematician and academic
Cédric Patrice Thierry Villani is a French mathematician and politician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010, and he…
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1973
American mixed martial artist and actor
Richard Jay Franklin II is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC…
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1974
Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress
Heather Headley is a Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the title role of Aida. She also won the 2010 Grammy Award for…
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1974
1974
French-Guinean footballer
Dianbobo "Bobo" Baldé is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1975
American painter and illustrator
Carson Friedman Ellis is a Canadian-born American children's book illustrator and artist. She received a Caldecott Honor for her children's book Du Iz Tak? (2016). Her work is inspired by folk art, art history, and…
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1975
American songwriter and musician
Hutch Harris is an American songwriter and musician, and was the lead guitarist/vocalist of Portland, Oregon rock band The Thermals. He also writes and performs under the name Forbidden Friends. More recently, he has…
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1975
English actress
Parminder Kaur Nagra is an English actress. She gained prominence through her roles as Jess Bhamra in the film Bend It Like Beckham (2002) and Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the NBC medical drama ER (2003–2009). Her other…
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1975
American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
Monica Jean Rial is an American voice actress and ADR script writer affiliated with Funimation/Crunchyroll, ADV Films/Sentai Filmworks and Toei Animation USA. She provides voices for English-language versions of…
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1975
American actor
Scott Weinger is an American actor, screenwriter and television producer. He is the voice of the Disney character Aladdin in the 1992 animated film and various follow-ups, and played Steve Hale on the ABC sitcom Full…
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1975
English actress
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress. Primarily known for her roles as headstrong and complicated women in independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy…
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1975
Russian-Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic
Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov is a Russian politician who is currently serving as the head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated with the Chechen independence movement through his father, who was the…
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1976
Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter
Royston Tan is a Singaporean filmmaker and actor.
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1976
American race car driver
Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J. J." Yeley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for NY Racing Team, and part-time…
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1976
Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic
Þórarinn Hugleikur Dagsson, nicknamed Hulli, born 5 October 1977 is an Icelandic artist. He received a B.A. degree from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2002.
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1977
Italian-American rapper and producer
Vincenzo Luviner, better known as Vinnie Paz, is an Italian-American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He is also the frontman of the hip-hop collective Army of the…
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1977
Russian footballer
Konstantin Georgiyevich Zyryanov is a Russian football manager and a former player of Komi descent.
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1977
Norwegian organist and composer
Steinar Sønk Nickelsen is a Norwegian jazz musician from Bærum, known from several bands and album releases.
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1978
Canadian football player and sportscaster
Jesse James Palmer is a Canadian television personality, sports commentator, and former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. Palmer played college football…
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1978
Irish footballer and hurler
Shane Ryan is an Irish sportsman who plays hurling for the Dublin county team and, formerly, Gaelic football also for the Dublin county team (F), for which he received an All Star. Ryan plays his club hurling and…
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1978
American musician and songwriter
James Burgon Valentine is an American musician who is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the pop band Maroon 5.
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1978
Canadian-American television host and producer
Morgan Ailis Webb is a former co-host and senior segment producer of the G4 show X-Play. She was previously the host of the podcast WebbAlert and a monthly columnist for the United States edition of FHM, where she…
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1978
Australian footballer
Vincenzo Grella is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He began his senior career in Australia before moving to Italy, where he spent over ten years, playing for Empoli, Ternana,…
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1979
Canadian ice hockey player
Curtis Sanford is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender who last played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is currently a goalie coach for the Toronto Maple…
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1979
Japanese basketball player
Yuta Tabuse is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. A point guard, Tabuse is 1.75 metres and 75 kilograms (165 lb). He was the first Japanese-born player to appear in a…
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1980
American bass player
Good Charlotte is an American rock band formed in Waldorf, Maryland, in 1995. The band currently consists of Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Paul Thomas (bass), and Billy Martin.
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1980
English motorcycle racer
James Michael Toseland is an English former motorcycle racer, commentator and vocalist of his own rock band named Toseland. For 2020, he was team-manager of Wepol Racing with riders in World Supersport and Supersport…
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1980
Swedish-Czech musician and lead vocalist of the power metal band Sabaton
Joakim "Jocke" Brodén is a Swedish-Czech musician who is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the power metal band Sabaton. He and bassist Pär Sundström formed the band in 1999. He holds…
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1980
American gymnast
Jeanette Antolin is an American former artistic gymnast who was a member of the U.S. national team from 1995 to 2000. In 1999, she competed at the Pan American Games, where she helped the U.S. win a team silver medal,…
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1981
Estonian footballer
Joel Lindpere is an Estonian football coach and former professional player.
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1981
German footballer
Andreas Hannes Ling Fung Nägelein, commonly known as Andy Nägelein, is a former professional footballer. Nägelein began his career in Germany and he left to Cyprus and China in short term. His usual position was…
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1981
Estonian-American football player
Michael Roos is an Estonian-born former professional American football offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Titans in the…
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1982
Australian-German rugby player
Steve Williams is an Australian-born German international rugby union player, having played for the SC Neuenheim and the German national rugby union team. He has also played club rugby at highest level in Scotland, the…
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1982
American actor and writer
Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American actor, playwright, and filmmaker. Recognized for playing smart but socially awkward characters in both comedies and dramas, his accolades include a BAFTA Award as well as nominations…
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1983
American socialite, fashion designer, and model
Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Rothschild is an American socialite, fashion designer and model. She is a member of the Hilton family by birth and of the Rothschild family following her 2015 marriage to James Rothschild, a…
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1983
1983
Bangladeshi cricketer
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, popularly known as the Narail Express, is a Bangladeshi politician and former cricketer who captained in all three formats of the game for the Bangladesh national cricket team and a former Jatiya…
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1983
American singer and dancer
Naima Adedapo is an American singer and dancer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Adedapo placed in the top 11 on the tenth season of American Idol.
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1984
Trinidadian footballer
Kenwyne Joel Jones CM is a Trinidadian football manager and retired professional player who played as a forward. He managed the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. He began his football career with Joe Public…
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1984
Peruvian-Australian actress
Nathalie Kelley is a Peruvian-Australian actress, known for her role as Neela in the 2006 action film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and for her roles in various television series including Body of Proof…
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1984
American ice hockey player
Nathan Scott Thompson is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal…
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1984
American sprinter
Angel Perkins is an American former hurdler and sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 2008 World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay. As a prep, she won gold medals at the…
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1984
English singer-songwriter
Nicola Maria Roberts is an English singer and songwriter. In 2002, Roberts was selected as a member of Girls Aloud, a pop girl group created through ITV's reality competition show Popstars: The Rivals. The group went on…
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1985
American singer and songwriter
Kanesha Nichole Brookes-Moody, better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American actress, model, singer, songwriter, and television personality. Her single "Girlfight" peaked on U.S. music charts in 2005,…
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1985
Croatian footballer
Mladen Bartulović is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv. He spent most of his playing career in Ukrainian Premier League representing various clubs…
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1986
American baseball player
Tanner Burnell Roark is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays. He played college…
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1986
American DJ and record producer
Dillon Hart Francis, known professionally as DJ Hanzel, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He played a key role in popularizing moombahton and later developed its heavier variants, moombahcore and EDM trap.
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1987
Austrian ice hockey player
Michael-René Grabner is an Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Grabner grew up playing for the local team in Villach, EC VSV. He moved to North America at the age of 17 and joined the Spokane Chiefs of the…
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1987
Finnish ice hockey player
Jesse Matias Joensuu is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger who finished his career with Porin Ässät of the SM-liiga. Joensuu served as the team's captain for the 2023–24 season.
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1987
Belgian footballer
Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo, known as Kevin Mirallas, is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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1987
1987
South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
Park So-yeon, referred to as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. The group went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
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1987
Italian footballer
Luigi Vitale is an Italian former footballer who played as a left midfielder, left back, or a left wing back, currently working as head coach of amateur club Stabia City.
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1987
American basketball player
Brandan Keith Wright is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Growing up in Tennessee, Wright fast became a standout at his high…
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1987
English cricketer
Benny Alexander Cameron Howell is an English first-class cricketer. Howell is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast for Nottinghamshire.
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1988
German singer-songwriter
Bahar Kizil is a German singer and songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the girl group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of Popstars.
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1988
Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host
Maja Ross Andres Salvador-Ortega is a Filipino actress, singer and television personality. Known for portraying strong female leads in revenge dramas in film and television, she has been described as one of the best…
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1988
Canadian basketball player
Kelsey Alexa Adrian is a Canadian female professional basketball player.
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1989
1989
American basketball player
Ifunanya Debbie "Ify" Ibekwe is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for the Virtus Eirene Ragusa and the Nigeria women's national team.
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1989
American football player
Travis Michael Kelce is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft and later won…
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1989
Australian rugby league player
Nathan Peats is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker for Tugun Seahawks in the Gold Coast Rugby League.
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1990
Swedish ice hockey player
Pär Lindholm is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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1991
Georgian basketball player
Tornike "Toko" Shengelia is a Georgian professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Shengelia also represents the senior Georgian national team. He earned an All-EuroLeague First…
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1991
Danish racing driver
Kevin Jan Magnussen, also known simply as K-Mag, is a Danish racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for WRT and the IMSA SportsCar Championship for RLL as a factory driver for BMW. Magnussen…
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1992
American basketball player
Cody Allen Zeller is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played high school basketball at Washington High School in…
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1992
American basketball player
Jewell Loyd is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Nicknamed the "Gold Mamba", she played college basketball at Notre Dame and was…
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1993
Japanese sumo wrestler
Wakamotoharu Minato is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Fukushima. He wrestles for the Arashio stable, where he is a stable mate of his brothers Wakatakakage and Wakatakamoto. His highest rank to date has…
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1993
Canadian American football player
Michael Hoecht is a Canadian professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Brown Bears.
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1997
Argentine footballer
Exequiel Alejandro Palacios is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Argentina national team.
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1998
Indian cricketer
Washington Sundar is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for the India national team as an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin. He represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Gujarat…
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1999
Canadian actor
Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He became known for his role as a child born in captivity in Room (2015), for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and became the youngest nominee for…
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2006
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