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Famous Birthdays on October 7
254 people
14 BC – 2002
October 7 has seen 254 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 14 BC – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1987 — Sam Querrey
American tennis player
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Known for his powerful serve, Querrey holds the record for consecutive service aces in a match with 10
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1 Andy Murray in the quarterfinals to become the first American man to reach the last four of a Grand Slam in eight years
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His best performance in a Grand Slam singles event was at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the semifinals after defeating world No
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1 Novak Djokovic to reach the quarterfinals, ending his Grand Slam win streak of 4 in a row
Roman politician (died 23 AD)
Drusus Julius Caesar, also called Drusus the Younger, was the son of Emperor Tiberius, and heir to the Roman Empire following the death of his adoptive brother Germanicus in AD 19.
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Aleksandr Mikhailovich was Prince of Tver and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1326 to 1327 and Grand Prince of Tver from 1338 until his death in 1339.
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1301
Elizabeth of Luxembourg was queen consort of Hungary, queen consort of Germany and Bohemia.
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1409
Frederick I was King of Denmark and Norway from 1523 and 1524, respectively, until his death in 1533, and earlier co-duke Duke of Schleswig and Holstein.
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1471
Margrave of Baden-Baden (died 1536)
Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden inherited in 1515 part of his father's margraviate of Baden. He ruled his part from 1515 until 1536.
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1474
1482
English archbishop and academic (died 1645)
William Laud was a bishop in the Church of England. Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Charles I in 1633, Laud was a key advocate of Charles I's religious reforms; he was arrested by Parliament in 1640 and executed…
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1573
English poet and playwright (died 1634)
John Marston was an English playwright, poet and satirist during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods. His career as a writer lasted only a decade. His work is remembered for its energetic and often obscure…
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1576
Dutch diplomat (died 1643)
Isaac Abrahamszoon Massa was a Dutch grain trader, traveller and envoy to Russia. He wrote memoirs related to the Time of Troubles and created some of the earliest maps of Eastern Europe and Siberia. Due to Massa's…
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1586
Maria Maddalena of Austria was Grand Duchess of Tuscany by her marriage to Cosimo II in 1609 until his death in 1621. With him, she had eight children, including a duchess of Parma, a grand duke of Tuscany, and an…
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1589
French architect (died 1669)
Pierre Le Muet was a French architect, military engineer, and writer, famous for his book Manière de bâtir pour toutes sortes de personnes, and for the châteaux he constructed, most notably Tanlay in Burgundy, as well…
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1591
English settler and soldier (died 1672)
John Underhill was an early English settler and soldier in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, where he also served as governor; the New Haven Colony, New Netherland, and later the Province of…
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1597
French painter (died 1709)
Roger de Piles was a French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat.
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1635
English general (died 1759)
Major-General Granville Elliott, 1st Count Elliott was a British military officer who served with distinction in several other European armies and subsequently in the British Army. He fought at the Battle of Minden…
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1713
American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware (died 1784)
Caesar Rodney was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician from St. Jones Neck in Dover Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War and the…
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1728
Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (died 1819)
Count Sergey Kuzmich Vyazmitinov was a Russian general and statesman.
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1744
American composer and educator (died 1800)
William Billings was an American composer and is regarded as the first American choral composer and leading member of the First New England School.
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1746
Charles XIII or Carl XIII was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
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1748
American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (died 1846)
Solomon Sibley was an American politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory who became the first mayor of Detroit.
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1769
Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1871)
Louis-Joseph Papineau, born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation. He led the reformist Patriote movement, organized boycotts against British imports, and…
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1786
French instrument maker and businessman (died 1875)
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume was a French luthier, businessman, inventor and winner of many awards.
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1798
one of the largest men ever in human history (died 1857)
Mills Darden was an American who became famous as one of the largest men ever in human history. His enormous size both in terms of his body weight and height made him one of the biggest humans to have ever lived. It was…
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1799
American author and patriot (died 1905)
Ann Eliza Smith was an American author. She was president of the board of managers for the Vermont woman's exhibit at the Centennial Exposition of 1876, at Philadelphia, and was frequently chosen in similar capacities…
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1819
American general (died 1879)
Richard Heron Anderson was a career U.S. Army officer, fighting with distinction in the Mexican–American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, fighting in the Eastern Theater of the…
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1821
American lawyer and composer (died 1918)
Charles Crozat Converse was an American attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".…
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1832
German composer and educator (died 1913)
Felix August Bernhard Draeseke was a composer of the "New German School" admiring Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner. He wrote compositions in most forms including eight operas and stage works, four symphonies, and much…
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1835
Canadian scholar and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1911)
Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, was a Canadian jurist and the fourth Chief Justice of Canada.
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1836
Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš was the last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918, reigning as prince from 1860 to 1910 and as the country's first and only king from 1910 to 1918. His grandsons were kings Alexander I of…
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1841
American poet and author (died 1916)
James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Childrens' Poet" for his dialect works and his poetry for children. His poems tend…
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1849
Greek general and politician (died 1936)
Leonidas Paraskevopoulos was a Greek military officer and politician. He played a major role in Greece's war effort during the First World War, and was the commander-in-chief of the Army of Asia Minor during the…
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1860
Polish-Austrian religious leader, 26th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1942)
Włodzimierz Halka Ledóchowski was a Polish Catholic priest who served as the 26th superior general of the Society of Jesus from 11 February 1915 until his death. Prior to taking holy orders, he was briefly a page to…
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1866
American old-time country banjo player, singer-songwriter, and comedian (died 1952)
David Harrison Macon, known professionally as Uncle Dave Macon, was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known as "The Dixie Dewdrop", Macon was known for his chin whiskers, plug hat,…
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1870
South African cricketer (died 1934)
Louis Joseph Tancred was a South African cricketer who played in 14 Test matches from 1902 to 1913, including three as captain.
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1876
1879
Ukrainian-Russian general (died 1918)
Mikhail Gordeevich Drozdovsky was a Russian army general and one of the military leaders of the anti-Bolshevik White movement during the Russian Civil War. In early 1918 he led a regiment of volunteers from the Romanian…
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1881
American lieutenant and pilot (died 1927)
Major Harold Geiger was an American military officer and pioneer U.S. Army aviator, who was killed in an airplane crash in 1927. He was U.S. military aviator number 6. He was also a balloonist. Spokane International…
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1884
Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)
Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. He was also…
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1885
American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1948)
Claud Ashton Jones was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and a Medal of Honor recipient.
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1885
English cricketer and coach (died 1961)
Charles Albert George "Jack" Russell was one of the leading batsmen in county cricket during the period after World War I. Right-handed with both bat and with ball as a medium-slow bowler, Russell's main strength was…
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1887
American agronomist and politician, 33rd Vice President of the United States (died 1965)
Henry Agard Wallace was the 33rd vice president of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S. secretary of…
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1888
American educator and activist (died 1985)
Edna Meade Colson was an American educator, known for her contributions to improving access to education to Virginian African Americans.
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1888
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1968)
Robert Zigler Leonard was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
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1889
American director and producer (died 1982)
Dwain Atkins Esper was an American director and producer of exploitation films.
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1892
Trinidadian-American author and publisher (died 1979)
Alice Dalgliesh was a naturalized American writer and publisher who wrote more than 40 fiction and non-fiction books, mainly for children. She has been called "a pioneer in the field of children's historical fiction".…
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1893
1895
Spanish Filipino football player and manager (died 1964)
Paulino Alcántara Riestrá was a Spanish and Filipino professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. Born in the Philippines, he played for Catalonia, Philippines and Spain national teams.
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1896
American religious leader (died 1975)
Elijah Muhammad was an American religious leader who led the Nation of Islam from 1933 until his death in 1975. Under his leadership, the Nation of Islam grew from a small Detroit-based movement into a nationwide…
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1897
1897
Nazi politician, head of the SS and senior official responsible for the Holocaust (died 1945)
Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was a German Nazi politician and military leader. He was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel from 1929 to 1945. He was a leading member of the Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful…
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1900
Canadian ice hockey player and executive (died 1977)
François Xavier Boucher was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. Boucher played the forward position for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Vancouver…
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1901
Italian footballer and coach (died 1968)
Armando Castellazzi was an Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
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1904
American baseball player (died 1958)
Charles Herbert Klein, nicknamed "the Hoosier Hammer" because of his Indiana roots, was an American professional baseball outfielder. Klein played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago…
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1904
American actor (died 1977)
Andrew Vabre Devine was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature films. He also…
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1905
Scottish-American librarian and author (died 1985)
Helen Clark MacInnes was a Scottish-American writer of espionage novels.
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1907
1909
Ukrainian-American pianist and educator (died 1995)
Shura Cherkassky was a Russian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. For much of his later life,…
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1909
American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (died 1983)
Erastus Corning 2nd was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Albany, New York from 1942 to 1983, when Albany County was controlled by one of the last classic urban…
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1909
American art collector and philanthropist (died 1986)
Henry Plumer McIlhenny was an American connoisseur of art and antiques, world traveler, socialite, philanthropist, curator, and chairman of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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1910
American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (died 1973)
Vaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for recording and another for radio…
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1911
Peruvian architect and politician, President of Peru (died 2002)
Fernando Sergio Marcelo Marcos Belaúnde Terry was a Peruvian politician who twice served as President of Peru. Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after twelve years of military rule.
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1912
English race car driver (died 1984)
Peter Douglas Conyers Walker was an English racing driver. He was born in Huby, Yorkshire and died in Newtown, Worcestershire. He proved a strong driver in most disciplines, but was most adept in sports cars, winning…
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1912
Dutch journalist and author (died 1987)
Simon Carmiggelt was a Dutch writer, journalist, and poet who became a well known public figure in the Netherlands because of his daily newspaper columns and his television appearances.
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1913
Estonian pianist, guitarist, and composer (died 1949)
Raimond Valgre was an Estonian composer and musician, whose songs have become some of the most well known in Estonia. During World War II, Valgre was conscripted into the Red Army and was a member of the orchestra for…
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1913
Indian actress (died 1974)
Akhtari Bai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal", she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri genres of Hindustani classical…
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1914
English actress (died 1982)
Sarah Millicent Hermione Touchet-Jesson, Baroness Audley, was an English actress and dancer and a daughter of Winston Churchill.
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1914
1914
American golfer (died 2003)
Herman Walter Keiser was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1946, his only major title.
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1914
American actress (died 2006)
June Allyson was an American stage, film, and television actress.
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1917
American historian, philosopher, and academic (died 2015)
Harry Victor Jaffa was an American political philosopher, historian, columnist, and professor. He was a professor emeritus at Claremont McKenna College, Claremont Graduate University, and was a distinguished fellow of…
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1918
American computer scientist and academic (died 2006)
Henriette Davidson Avram was a computer programmer and systems analyst who developed the MARC format, the international data standard for bibliographic and holdings information in libraries. Avram's development of the…
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1919
Australian academic and politician, 19th Governor-General of Australia (died 2011)
Sir Zelman Cowen was an Australian legal scholar and university administrator who served as the 19th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1977 to 1982.
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1919
French historian and author (died 1996)
Georges Duby was a French historian who specialised in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He ranks among the most influential medieval historians of the twentieth century and was one of France's most…
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1919
German soldier and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence (died 2012)
Georg Leber was a German Trades Union leader and a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
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1920
English footballer and manager (died 1998)
John Frederick Rowley was an English footballer who played as a forward from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for a 17-year spell with Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific…
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1920
Belgian footballer and coach (died 2004)
Raymond Goethals was a Belgian football coach who led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club.
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1921
American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2013)
Grady Edgebert Hatton Jr. was an American professional baseball second baseman, third baseman, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds / Redlegs, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox,…
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1922
American journalist and critic (died 2015)
William Knowlton Zinsser was an American writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic…
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1922
German SS officer (died 1945)
Irma Ilse Ida Grese was a Nazi concentration camp guard at Ravensbrück, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen. She has been widely known as the "Hyena of Auschwitz" and the "Beast of Belsen" for the atrocities she…
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1923
Czech animator and director (died 2012)
Břetislav Pojar was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.
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1923
Canadian painter and sculptor (died 2002)
Jean-Paul Riopelle, was a Canadian painter and sculptor from Quebec. He had one of the longest and most important international careers of the sixteen signatories of the Refus Global, the 1948 manifesto that announced…
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1923
American basketball player (died 1995)
Alex John Groza was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA)…
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1926
American singer and actor (died 2009)
Jasper Cini, known professionally as Al Martino, was an American traditional pop and standards singer. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great…
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1927
Scottish psychiatrist and author (died 1989)
Ronald David Laing, usually cited as R. D. Laing, was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness, particularly psychosis and schizophrenia. Politically, Laing was regarded as a thinker of the New…
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1927
Spanish-Mexican film actor and singer (died 2015)
Demetrio González was a Spanish-born Mexican film actor and singer of ranchera music. Born in Asturias, Spain, he is sometimes called El Charro Español. He has starred in ranchera-music films from 1955 to 1968. Dos…
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1927
Brazilian composer, singer, writer, host and critic (died 2015)
José Messias da Cunha or simply José Messias was a Brazilian composer, singer, writer, musician, radio broadcaster, host and producer of radio and television, and journalist, music critic and music juror in television…
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1928
1928
English autism researcher (died 2014)
Lorna Gladys Wing was a British psychiatrist who conducted research into autism. She coined the term Asperger's syndrome and helped found the National Autistic Society.
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1928
Canadian director and producer, co-founded the IMAX Corporation (died 2021)
Ivan Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and inventor who co-invented the IMAX film format. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1992.
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1929
American Catholic priest and author (died 2017)
Mariano Gagnon was an American Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, who served as a missionary in Peru. Gagnon founded the Cutivereni mission in Peru's Ene River valley to assist the indigenous Asháninka people who…
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1929
English journalist and author (died 1993)
Robert Atkinson Westall was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of British war…
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1929
American race car driver (died 2012)
Curtis "Crawfish" Crider was an American stock car racing driver, and a pioneer in the early years of NASCAR.
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1930
American basketball player and coach (died 2004)
Lowell Gibbs "Cotton" Fitzsimmons was an American college and NBA basketball coach. A native of Bowling Green, Missouri, he attended and played basketball at Hannibal-LaGrange Junior College in Hannibal, Missouri and…
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1931
American football player and coach (died 2014)
Thomas Edison Lewis was an American gridiron football player. He played fullback for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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1931
Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and academic (died 2003)
Kalasuri Ratnadurai Sivagurunathan was a Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, academic and editor of Thinakaran.
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1931
South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town…
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1931
Dutch bishop (died 2013)
Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen was a Dutch bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. After being Bishop (emeritus) of Roermond, Limburg, the Netherlands, he became Bishop (emeritus) of the Diocese of Reykjavík (Iceland).…
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1932
American race car driver and pilot (died 2012)
Harold Glenn Dunaway was an American stock car and sprint car driver. He made one start in the NASCAR Grand National Series.
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1933
American poet, playwright, and academic (died 2014)
Amiri Baraka, previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several…
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1934
German left-wing militant, co-founder of the Red Army Faction, journalist (died 1976)
Ulrike Marie Meinhof was a German left-wing militant, journalist and founding member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany, commonly referred to in the press as the "Baader-Meinhof gang". She is the reputed…
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1934
American basketball player (died 2018)
William Dean Naulls was an American professional basketball player for 10 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a four-time NBA All-Star with the New York Knicks and won three NBA championships with…
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1934
English general and historian
Major-General Julian Howard Atherden Thompson, is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands War.
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1934
Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist
Thomas Michael Keneally is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his historical fiction novel Schindler's Ark, the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust,…
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1935
English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
Michael Hurll was a British television producer who specialized in the comedy and light entertainment genres. He produced many British TV shows including The Two Ronnies, Top of the Pops, and Blind Date. He was for many…
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1936
English journalist and author (died 2019)
Christopher John Penrice Booker was an English journalist and author. He was a founder and first editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye in 1961. From 1990 onwards, he was a columnist for The Sunday Telegraph. In…
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1937
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1994)
Chester William Powers, Jr. was an American singer-songwriter, and under the stage names Dino Valenti or Dino Valente, one of the lead singers of the rock group Quicksilver Messenger Service. As a songwriter, he was…
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1937
Polish academic and politician
Maria Szyszkowska is a Polish academic, writer and former senator. Szyszkowska was a member of the Democratic Left Alliance and chaired that Party's Ethics Committee. She is currently a leader of Reason of the Polish…
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1937
Jamaican actress and theatre director
Elsie Yvonne Brewster was a Jamaican actress, theatre director, producer and writer working across film, theatre, radio and television. She has been described as a "cultural visionary who helped shape modern Caribbean…
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1938
1938
American computer scientist and author
John Edward Hopcroft is an American theoretical computer scientist. His textbooks on theory of computation and data structures are regarded as standards in their fields. He is a professor emeritus at Cornell University,…
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1939
Australian television host, author, and critic (died 2019)
Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019. He began his career specialising in literary criticism…
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1939
English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
Sir Harold Walter Kroto was an English chemist. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes. He was the recipient of many other honors and awards.
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1939
Congolese cardinal (died 2021)
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya was a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Kinshasa from 2007 to 2018. He became a cardinal in 2010. He was widely recognized as a champion of peace, dialogue, and…
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1939
American football player and coach
William D. Snyder is an American retired college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2018. Snyder initially retired…
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1939
American talk show host, comedian and television personality
Josephine Victoria "Joy" Behar is an American comedian, television host, actress, and playwright. She co-hosts the ABC talk show The View, on which she has appeared since the beginning of the series. For her work on The…
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1942
Cuban baseball player and coach
José Rosario Domec Cardenal is a Cuban American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1980, most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs,…
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1943
American colonel, journalist, and author
Oliver Laurence North is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
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1943
American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1979)
Judith Lynne Sill was an American singer-songwriter and composer. She was influenced by Bach, and wrote lyrics drawing on Christian themes of rapture and redemption.
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1944
Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen is a former Hong Kong civil servant who served as the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012.
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1944
English singer-songwriter and director
Kevin Michael Godley is an English singer-songwriter, drummer and music video director. He was a singer and drummer of the art rock band 10cc and later was part of collaboration duo Godley & Creme with Lol Creme.
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1945
Scottish physicist and academic
Sir David James Wallace is a British physicist and academic. He served as Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough University from 1994 to 2005, and as Master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 2006 to 2014.
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1945
Australian rugby player and coach
John Brass is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer – a dual-code international. He made twelve international representative rugby union appearances with the Wallabies from 1966 to 1968 and six…
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1946
American lawyer, activist, and author
Catharine Alice MacKinnon is an American feminist legal scholar, activist, and author. She is the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, where she has been tenured since 1990, and…
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1946
Australian footballer and referee
Christopher Francis Bambridge is an Australian retired football referee. Born in Kettering, England he came to Australia from Britain in 1974.
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1947
American actress
Jill Larson is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Opal Cortlandt on the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children, and as titular character in the 2014 supernatural horror film The Taking of Deborah…
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1947
American poet and essayist
Diane Ackerman is an American poet, essayist, and naturalist known for her books and films.
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1948
English climatologist and author
John Francis Brake Mitchell OBE FRS is a British climatologist and climate modeller.
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1948
American composer
Stephen Donald Rucker is an American composer. Rucker studied piano with M. Mendelsohn of the Paris Conservatory.
He has composed and conducted for the London Symphony Orchestra in the animated film, Little Nemo:…
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1948
1949
American football player and coach (died 2025)
Richard Manual Jauron was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played eight seasons in the NFL as a safety, five with the Detroit Lions and three with the…
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1950
Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania
Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015.
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1950
French comic book creator, comics artist and film director
Enki Bilal is a French comic book creator and film director.
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1951
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
John J. Mellencamp, previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional…
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1951
American actress
Mary Badham is an American actress who portrayed Jean Louise "Scout" Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. At the time, Badham was the…
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1952
Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of…
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1952
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002)
Joseph Alfred Gilles Jacques Richard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and Quebec Nordiques. After an impressive junior…
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1952
Australian cricketer
Graham Neil Yallop is a former Australian international cricketer. Yallop played Test and One Day International cricket for the Australia national cricket team between 1976 and 1984, captaining the team briefly during…
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1952
Canadian actress and playwright (died 2014)
Linda Pauline Griffiths was a Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in the one woman play Maggie and Pierre, in which she portrayed both Pierre Trudeau and his then-estranged wife,…
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1953
Estonian journalist and actor
Margus Lepa is an Estonian radio journalist and former actor.
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1953
American drummer
Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres is an American musician, best known as the drummer and one of the founding members of the rock band Bon Jovi. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of…
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1953
American computer scientist and author
Ralph E. Johnson is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a co-author of the influential computer science textbook Design Patterns:…
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1955
1955
1955
English rugby player
Stephen Bainbridge is a former England international rugby union player. In 1983 he toured with the British and Irish Lions on their tour to New Zealand and in the 1987 Rugby World Cup. He played amongst other teams for…
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1956
Australian-English sound engineer and producer (died 2013)
Michael Shipley was an Australian mixing engineer, audio engineer, and record producer. He mostly worked in Los Angeles during his career of more than 30 years. At the Grammy Awards of 2012 he won the Best Engineered…
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1956
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Brian Louis Allen Sutter is a Canadian former ice hockey forward and former head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). Brian is the second oldest of the famous Sutter brothers and the oldest of the six that played…
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1956
Filipino basketball player, actor, and politician
Joselito Perez Marquez better known as Joey Marquez, is a Filipino actor, comedian, politician, and former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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1957
American singer-songwriter and actor
Michael Whitaker Smith is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the…
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1957
English figure skater
Dame Jayne Christensen is a British professional ice dancer and former competitor. She and her skating partner Christopher Dean are considered amongst the greatest ice dancers of all time. The pair won a gold medal at…
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1957
American actor
Dylan Baker is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Happiness (1998), Thirteen Days (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004),…
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1959
English businessman and record producer
Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, record executive, and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor, and Britain's Got…
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1959
Peruvian lawyer and politician
Lourdes Celmira Rosario Flores Nano is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as a councilwoman of Lima, Deputy from Lima from 1990 to 1992, Democratic Constituent Congresswoman from 1992 to 1995, Congresswoman…
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1959
Canadian lawyer and politician
Jean-Marc Fournier is a Quebec politician and a lawyer. He represented the riding of Saint-Laurent in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2010 to 2018, and previously represented the riding of Châteauguay from 1994 to…
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1959
Mexican wrestler (died 2017)
Jesús Alvarado Nieves was a Mexican professional wrestler, who worked under the ring name Brazo de Oro. He was a part of the Alvarado wrestling family, the son of Shadito Cruz and brother of Brazo de Plata, El Brazo,…
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1959
American historian and author
Kevin Boyle is an American author and the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University. His 2004 book, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age, won the…
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1960
Australian singer-songwriter
Brian Mannix is an Australian rock music singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of 1980s band Uncanny X-Men. He was a regular on television quiz show Spicks and Specks.
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1961
American football player and coach (died 2018)
Anthony Joseph Sparano III was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and is the only NFL head coach to have led a team to…
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1961
Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Calgary
David Thomas Bronconnier is a Canadian politician who served as the 35th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.
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1962
English comedian
Michael John Flanagan is an English comedian. Flanagan has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured Britain with stand-up shows. He presented Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? for Radio 4 and has appeared on…
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1962
German-English cricketer
William Robert Johnson is a former English cricketer. Johnson was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Iserlohn, West Germany.
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1962
1964
American LGBT rights activist, journalist and television producer
Daniel Keenan Savage is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and LGBTQ community activist. He writes Savage Love, a relationship and sex advice column. In 2010, Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, began the…
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1964
English footballer
Paul Andrew Stewart is an English former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and forward.
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1964
Japanese race car driver
Genji Hashimoto is a Japanese businessman and racing driver. He is the CEO of Amprex International.
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1965
1965
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker
Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. is a Spokane novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. Alexie grew up on…
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1966
Italian-American composer and conductor
Marco Beltrami is an American composer of film and television scores. He has worked in a number of genres, including horror, action, science fiction, Western, and superhero.
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1966
Australian cyclist and author (died 2012)
Janet Lucy Shaw was a visually-impaired Australian tandem cyclist and author. She became visually impaired due to congenital retinoblastoma and lost her sight completely at the age of 33. She first represented Australia…
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1966
American law professor, author and activist
Michelle Alexander is an American writer, attorney, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her 2010 book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Since 2018, she has been an opinion…
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1967
English golfer
Peter Alan Baker is an English professional golfer. He had three wins on the European Tour, one in 1988 and two in 1993. He represented Europe in the 1993 Ryder Cup.
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1967
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Toni Michele Braxton is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In…
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1967
Venezuelan Nobel Prize Laureate
María Corina Machado Parisca is a Venezuelan politician, activist, and prominent leader of the opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. She served as a member of the National Assembly of…
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1967
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Thomas Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the singer and main songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and other instruments, and is noted for his falsetto. Rolling Stone described…
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1968
American model and actress
Bobbie Jean Brown, sometimes credited as Bobbie Brown-Lane, is an American actress, model, and former beauty pageant contestant. She appeared in the 1989 videos for Great White's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "House of…
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1969
American wrestler
Malia Hosaka is an American professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Champion.
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1969
American actress
Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe is an American actress and model. She made her screen debut with a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent film The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) and went on…
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1970
1971
Filipino basketball player
Marlou Bucao Aquino is a Filipino former professional basketball player who last served as the team consultant for the Pangasinan Heatwaves of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). During his prime, he was…
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1972
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Ben Younger is an American screenwriter and film director.
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1972
1973
American football player
Priest Anthony Holmes is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He started his career with the Baltimore Ravens but experienced…
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1973
Finnish footballer and manager
Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a Finnish professional football manager and a former player who played as a centre-back.
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1973
Georgian politician and diplomat, 7th Prime Minister of Georgia
Grigol Mgaloblishvili is a Georgian politician and diplomat who has been Georgia's Permanent Representative to NATO from 26 June 2009 to 2013. He briefly served as the Prime Minister of Georgia from 1 November 2008 to 6…
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1973
Danish skateboarder
Rune Glifberg, nicknamed "The Danish Destroyer", is a Danish professional skateboarder. He is one of three skaters to have competed at every X Games. He has a total of 12 X Games medals. At 46, he became the oldest…
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1974
American actress
Allison Munn is an American actress. She played Caroline Dupree in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, Tina Haven in The WB sitcom What I Like About You, Lauren in The WB/CW drama One Tree Hill, and Anne Harper on the…
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1974
Russian footballer
Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer of Volga Tatar ethnicity who played goalkeeper and is currently working as a DJ. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their…
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1974
Swedish singer
Anna Jenny Charlotte Perrelli, known until 2003 by her maiden name, is a Swedish singer and television host. Under her maiden name, she won the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest…
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1974
Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
Giorgos Karadimos is a musician from Greece. A composer and lyricist, he was nominated for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010.
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1975
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Damian Joseph Kulash Jr. is an American musician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band OK Go.
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1975
English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer
Timothy David Minchin AM is an British-Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, poet, composer, and songwriter.
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1975
1975
1976
American singer-songwriter
Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who won the fifth season of American Idol in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for…
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1976
Brazilian footballer
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, most notably for Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro and for English Premier League club Arsenal, as well as…
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1976
Argentinian footballer and manager
Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a left midfielder.
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1976
American football player
Charles Cameron Woodson is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He spent his first 14 seasons as a…
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1976
French comics writer and illustrator
Antoine Revoy is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ANIMUS published by First Second Books, and The Harrowing Game,, published by 23rd St. Books. Revoy is married to…
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1977
English trumpet player and educator
Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, is a retired English trumpet soloist. She is an arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic…
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1978
English singer-songwriter and dancer
Alesha Anjanette Dixon is an English singer, rapper, dancer, and television personality. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B and garage group Mis-Teeq, who had seven consecutive UK top 10…
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1978
Indian cricketer
Zaheer Khan is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all formats of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 till 2014. A left-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to "move the ball both ways…
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1978
American actor
Omar Benson Miller is an American actor. He is known for his work as Walter Simmons on CSI: Miami (2009–12), as Charles Greane on Ballers (2015–19), as the voice of Raphael on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…
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1978
Romanian gymnast
Simona Amânar is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world team…
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1979
Canadian actor
Aaron Richard Ashmore is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Jimmy Olsen on Smallville (2006–2011), Steve Jinks on Warehouse 13 (2011–2014), and Johnny Jaqobis on Killjoys (2015–2019), the latter of which…
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1979
Canadian actor
Shawn Robert Ashmore is a Canadian actor known for roles in film, television, and interactive media. He is the identical twin brother of actor Aaron Ashmore. He began acting in his youth, notably portraying Jake…
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1979
Algerian footballer
Madjid Bougherra is a professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Lebanon national team. Born in France, he played as a centre-back for the Algeria national team.
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1982
English footballer
Jermain Colin Defoe is an English football coach and former professional player. He is currently the manager of National League club Woking.
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1982
American tennis player
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American tennis coach and a former professional player. He won three ATP singles titles in his career and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 15 in December 2005. Ginepri's best Grand…
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1982
American actor
Jacob Adam McLaughlin is an American actor. Following his military service, including action in the Iraq War, he came to attention for his role as Specialist Gordon Bonner in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elah – based…
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1982
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Lockett James Pundt IV is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist. He is the guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of Atlanta-based indie rock group Deerhunter which he joined in 2005. Pundt also releases solo…
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1982
1982
English journalist and author
James Franklin Archibald "Archie" Bland, is a British newspaper journalist who wrote The Guardian's daily morning newsletter First Edition from 2022 to 2025.
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1983
Trinidadian cricketer
Dwayne John Bravo is a Trinidadian retired cricketer, former captain of the West Indies cricket team and the current mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders as well as the head coach of the other teams of the Knight Riders…
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1983
American rapper, DJ, and producer
Steven Ellison, better known as Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker, and rapper. He has released seven critically acclaimed albums: 1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma…
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1983
Canadian ice hockey player
Scott Upshall is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was selected in the 2002 NHL entry draft by the Nashville Predators in the first round, sixth overall.
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1983
Pakistani cricketer
Salman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2003 and 2010, before getting banned for five years for his involvement in a 2010 spot-fixing scandal. Butt…
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1984
Japanese actor and singer
Toma Ikuta is a Japanese actor known for his roles in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Honey & Clover, Sensei!, Maō and Ouroboros. He also starred in feature films, notably Hanamizuki, Ningen Shikkaku and Brain Man.
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1984
Danish footballer
Simon Busk Poulsen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
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1984
American soldier and politician
Zachary Wyatt is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, Wyatt was a one-term member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 2nd district, encompassing Adair County, Putnam County, and…
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1984
American baseball player
Evan Michael Longoria, nicknamed "Longo", is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, and Arizona…
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1985
American football player
William Chase Daniel is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, earning second-team…
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1986
American soccer player
Lee Nguyen is an American professional soccer coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
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1986
Faroese footballer
Gunnar Nielsen is a Faroese retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Nielsen played for HB, Boldklubben Frem, Gøtu Ítróttarfelag, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Wrexham, Tranmere Rovers,…
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1986
American actress, model, and former pornographic actress
Rachel Oberlin, known professionally as Bree Olson, is an American actress, model, and former pornographic actress. She performed in over 170 adult films from 2006 to 2011. Since retiring from pornography, she has been…
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1986
American basketball player
Anthony Jordan Price is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Orange, New Jersey and raised in East Massapequa, New York. He is the son of former NBA player Tony Price.
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1986
American actress
Holland Roden is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Lydia Martin in MTV's teen drama series Teen Wolf, Zoe Woods in Syfy's horror anthology series Channel Zero: Butcher's Block, Bridget Cleary in Amazon…
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1986
New Zealand cricketer
Amy Ella Satterthwaite is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20…
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1986
American actress
Amber Dawn Stevens West is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Ashleigh Howard in the ABC Family series Greek (2007–2011), Maxine in the NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), and Claire Davis…
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1986
New Zealand footballer
Jeremy Russell Brockie is a New Zealand former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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1987
1987
American wrestler
Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt is an American color commentator and professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a color commentator. He is also known for his time in WWE from 2012 to 2020,…
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1987
American basketball player
Damion Marquez Williams James is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas.
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1987
Brazilian footballer
Diego da Silva Costa is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented the Spain national team.
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1988
Australian rugby league player
Trent Merrin is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a lock, prop and second-row forward for most of his playing career in the NRL.
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1989
Uruguayan footballer
Sebastián Coates Nion is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Uruguayan club Nacional.
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1990
Swedish ice hockey player
Oscar Fantenberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Undrafted, he has previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles…
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1991
American baseball player
Michael Gary Foltynewicz, nicknamed "Folty", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, and Texas Rangers.
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1991
American singer
Nicole Yongju Jung, referred to as Nicole, is an American singer. She is a member of South Korean girl group Kara. Her solo debut mini album, First Romance, was released on November 19, 2014.
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1991
1991
American baseball player
Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts is an American professional baseball outfielder, shortstop, and second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He debuted in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. He is an…
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1992
Canadian basketball player
Nikolas Tomas Stauskas is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Stauskas played two seasons of college basketball for the…
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1993
Australian professional footballer
Lyndon John Dykes is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic. Born and raised in Australia to Scottish parents, he plays for the Scotland national team.
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1995
Norwegian footballer
Mathias Dyngeland is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brann in Eliteserien and the Norway national team. He has previously played for Fana and Sogndal.
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1995
English professional footballer
Lloyd Richard Jones is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.
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1995
Dutch professional football player
Bram van Vlerken is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
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1995
Scottish singer-songwriter
Lewis Marc Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached…
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1996
South Korean Go player
Choi Jeong, or Choi Jung, is a South Korean professional Go player.
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1996
Italian footballer
Guglielmo Vicario is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Italy national team.
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1996
American actress and singer
Kira Nicole Kosarin is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Phoebe Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans. She reprised the role in the film The Thundermans Return (2024) and in the…
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1997
American actress, writer, and activist
Nicole Amber Maines is an American actress, comic book writer and transgender rights activist. Prior to her acting career, she was the anonymous plaintiff in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court case Doe v. Regional School…
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1997
English footballer
Trent John Alexander-Arnold, sometimes known mononymously as Trent, is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the England national team. Considered…
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1998
American YouTuber
Ryan Michael Trahan is an American YouTuber, vlogger, and businessman. He is best known for his "penny series", which he has done several times since 2017, where he has 30 days to travel using only a penny.
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1998
Turkish footballer
Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu is a professional footballer who plays as a full back, midfielder or winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Turkey national team.
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1999
Princess of Lesotho
Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso is a princess of Lesotho, the eldest child of King Letsie III of Lesotho and his wife Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso.
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2001
Argentine footballer
Joaquín Panichelli is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the Argentina national team.
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2002
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