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Zoe Lister-Jones is an American actress and filmmaker who co-starred as Jen Collins Short in the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces from 2015 to 2019
Famous Birthdays on September 1
244 people
948 – 2003
September 1 has seen 244 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 948 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1982 — Zoe Lister-Jones
American actress and director
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She is also known for her roles in the television shows Delocated (2009–2010), Whitney (2011–2013), and New Girl (2015)
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Lister-Jones made her directorial debut with the 2017 comedy-drama film Band Aid
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In 2020, she wrote and directed the horror film The Craft: Legacy
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During the COVID-19 pandemic she co-wrote and co-directed the comedy-drama film How It Ends (2021) with Daryl Wein
948
Arab geographer and poet (died 1217)
Ibn Jubayr, also written Ibn Jubair, Ibn Jobair, and Ibn Djubayr, was an Arab geographer, traveller and poet from al-Andalus. His travel chronicle describes the pilgrimage he made to Mecca from 1183 to 1185, in the…
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1145
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland, was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast and by her two marriages Queen consort of Bohemia and Poland and Duchess consort of Austria and Styria. She was the only child of Przemysł…
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1288
King of Sicily (died 1377)
Frederick IV, called the Simple, was King of Sicily from 1355 to 1377. He was the second son of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia. He succeeded his brother Louis. The documents of his era call him the…
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1341
Spanish general (died 1515)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was a Spanish general and statesman. He led military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars, after which he served as Viceroy of Naples. For his extensive political…
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1453
1477
English murderer (died 1615)
Sir Gervase Helwys, also known as Jervis Yelwys, was a Lieutenant of the Tower of London found guilty of complicity in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury and hanged in 1615. The scandal provoked much public and literary…
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1561
English actor and major figure of the Elizabethan theatre; founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School (died 1626)
Edward Alleyn was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich.
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1566
Italian cardinal and art collector (died 1633)
Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese was an Italian cardinal, art collector and patron of the arts. A member of the Borghese family, he was the patron of the painter Caravaggio and the artist Bernini. His legacy is the…
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1577
Prince-Bishop, Roman Catholic archbishop (died 1634)
John Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp was the Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck and the Prince-Bishopric of Verden.
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1579
1588
Spanish mystic and saint (died 1665)
Maria Angela Astorch was a Spanish nun and mystic. Born in Barcelona, she founded the Capuchin Poor Clares of Zaragoza and Murcia. She died in Murcia and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 23 May 1982.
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1592
English politician (died 1643)
Sir Nicholas Slanning was a soldier and landowner from Devon who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was mortally wounded at Bristol on 26…
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1606
Italian stage designer, engineer, and architect (died 1678)
Giacomo Torelli was an Italian stage designer, scenery painter, engineer, and architect. His work in stage design, particularly his designs of machinery for creating spectacular scenery changes and other special…
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1608
daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark (died 1717)
Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark and Norway was the eldest daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Electress of Saxony from 1680 to 1691 as the wife of John George III.
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1647
German organist, composer, and educator (died 1706)
Johann Pachelbel was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of…
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1653
Bohemian architect, designed Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral (died 1751)
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer was a German Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He is among the most prolific and renowned architects of his era in Bohemia. He was born into the well known Dientzenhofer family of…
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1689
Prince of Orange (died 1751)
William IV was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751.
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1711
German organist, composer, and educator (died 1803)
Johann Becker was a German organist, teacher, and composer, born in Helsa-Wickenrode near Kassel. He studied with Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig from about 1745 to 1748. He taught in Hartmuthsachsen, Bettenhausen, and…
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1726
American publisher, founded the New York Herald (died 1872)
James Gordon Bennett Sr. was a British-born American businessman who was the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers.
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1795
Hungarian-Austrian commander and politician (died 1868)
Count Ferenc Gyulay de Marosnémethi et Nádaska, also known as Ferencz Gyulai, Ferencz Gyulaj, or Franz Gyulai, was a Hungarian nobleman who served as Austrian Governor of Lombardy-Venetia and commanded the losing…
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1799
Leader and important benefactor of his home town of Brentford, England (died 1883)
James Montgomrey ran a large timber mill in Brentford, Middlesex, that was in the family for 120 years. He also led the development of considerable infrastructure in the town to enhance public amenity.
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1811
Costa Rican lawyer and politician, 1st President of Costa Rica (died 1892)
José María Castro Madriz was a Costa Rican intellectual and statesman who served as President of Costa Rica from 1847 to 1849 and from 1866 to 1868. Over a public career spanning more than four decades, he held numerous…
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1818
Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist, and psychiatrist (died 1931)
Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and former eugenicist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. He is considered a co-founder of…
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1848
Hungarian anatomist (died 1910)
Emil Zuckerkandl was an Austrian-Hungarian anatomist who held the first chair for anatomy at the University of Vienna as of 1888.
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1849
American baseball player and manager (died 1919)
James Henry O'Rourke, nicknamed "Orator Jim", was an American professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a left fielder. For the period 1876–1892, he ranks…
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1850
1851
Russian general (died 1926)
Aleksei Alekseyevich Brusilov was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov offensive, which was his greatest achievement.
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1853
German playwright and composer (died 1921)
Engelbert Humperdinck was a German composer. He is known widely for his opera Hansel and Gretel (1893).
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1854
Russian poet and critic (died 1909)
Innokenty Fyodorovich Annensky (Russian: Инноке́нтий Фёдорович А́нненский, IPA: [ɪnɐˈkʲenʲtʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ˈanʲɪnskʲɪj] ; was a poet, critic, scholar, and translator, representative of the first wave of Russian…
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1855
Ukrainian-Russian microbiologist and ecologist (died 1953)
Sergei Nikolaevich Winogradsky (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Виноградский; Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Виноградський; 13 September [O.S. 1 September] 1856 – 24 February 1953), also published under the name Sergius…
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1856
Japanese general (died 1919)
Baron Akashi Motojiro was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 7th Governor-General of Taiwan from 6 June 1918 to 26 October 1919.
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1864
American boxer (died 1933)
James John Corbett was an American professional boxer and a World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the only man who ever defeated John L. Sullivan. Despite a career spanning only 20 bouts, Corbett faced the best…
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1866
1st Baron Gretton, English sailor and politician (died 1947)
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 46 years, representing three…
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1867
Canadian publisher and politician (died 1952)
Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a militia to fight for Britain in the…
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1868
American engineer and presidential candidate (died 1949)
Frank Elbridge Webb was an American engineer who served as the Farmer–Labor Party's presidential candidate in 1928. In the 1932 presidential election, he was initially renominated by the Farmer–Labor Party before being…
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1869
American lawyer, civil servant, and religious leader (died 1961)
Joshua Reuben Clark Jr. was an American attorney, civil servant, and a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Grantsville, Utah Territory, he was an attorney in the Department of State and…
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1871
João Ferreira Sardo, known as Prior Sardo, was a Portuguese presbyter, civic leader, and entrepreneur who founded the parish of Gafanha da Nazaré during the final years of the Kingdom of Portugal and the early…
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1873
American author (died 1950)
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer, recognized for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he also wrote the…
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1875
English journalist and activist (died 1961)
Harriet Shaw Weaver was an English political activist and a magazine editor. She was a significant patron of Irish writer James Joyce.
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1876
English chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1945)
Francis William Aston FRS was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes in many non-radioactive elements and for his…
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1877
1877
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was princess consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg from her husband Ernst II's accession as prince in 1913 until her death in 1942. The fourth child and third daughter of Alfred,…
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1878
English general and historian (died 1966)
Major-General John Frederick Charles "Boney" Fuller was a senior British Army officer, a military historian and strategist, a fascist, and an occultist.
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1878
Italian conductor and director (died 1968)
Tullio Serafin was an Italian conductor who specialised in the operatic repertoire. He was Musical Director at La Scala on three occasions.
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1878
Canadian ice hockey player (died 1934)
Joseph George Didier "Cannonball" Pitre was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nicknamed "Cannonball," he was renowned for having one of the hardest shots during his playing career. One of the first players to…
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1883
Australian artist (died 1961)
Hilda Rix Nicholas was an Australian artist. Born in the Victorian city of Ballarat, she studied under a leading Australian Impressionist, Frederick McCubbin, at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School from 1902 to…
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1884
Swedish actor and director (died 1947)
Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.
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1884
Swiss composer and conductor (died 1957)
Othmar Schoeck was a Swiss Romantic composer and conductor. He was known for his considerable output of art songs and song cycles but also wrote operas, notably the one-act Penthesilea, premiered in Dresden in 1927, and…
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1886
Japanese general (died 1957)
Shigeyasu Suzuki was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the early part of the Second Sino-Japanese War. His elder brother, Suzuki Minoru was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army Medical…
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1886
Swiss author and poet (died 1961)
Frédéric-Louis Sauser, better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916. He was a writer of considerable influence in the European modernist movement.
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1887
Croatian physician (died 1958)
Andrija Štampar was a distinguished scholar in the field of social medicine from Croatia.
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1888
American lieutenant and politician, 55th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1979)
Leverett Atholville Saltonstall was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States senator…
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1892
Japanese-American painter and photographer (died 1953)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was a Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker.
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1893
German engineer and designer, invented the Human-powered aircraft (died 1955)
Engelbert Zaschka was a German chief engineer, chief designer and inventor. Zaschka is one of the first German helicopter pioneers and he is a pioneer of flying with muscle power and the folding car. Zaschka devoted…
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1895
Indian religious leader, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (died 1977)
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was a spiritual, philosophical, and religious teacher from India who spread the Hare Krishna mantra and the teachings of "Krishna consciousness" to the world. Born as…
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1896
1897
English actress and singer (died 1983)
Violet Helen Carson was a British actress of radio, stage and television, and a singer and pianist, who had a long and celebrated career as an actress and performer during the early days of BBC Radio, and during the…
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1898
1899
Polish psychiatrist and psychologist (died 1980)
Kazimierz Dąbrowski was a Polish psychologist, psychiatrist and physician. He is known for his theory of "positive disintegration" as a mechanism in personality development. He was also a poet who used the pen name…
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1902
American football player and actor (died 1974)
John Brown was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. He acted and starred mainly in Western films.
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1904
Dutch arachnologist (died 1972)
Wilhelmus Egbertus Antonius Janssen, better known as Father Chrysanthus OFMCap, was a Dutch priest and biology teacher. He was known for his studies in arachnology. Initially he was concerned with the spiders of the…
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1905
Dominican lawyer and politician, 49th President of the Dominican Republic (died 2002)
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer who was the 41st, 45th and 49th president of the Dominican Republic, serving three non-consecutive terms from 1960 to 1962, 1966…
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1906
German composer and educator (died 2001)
Franz Xaver Biebl was a German composer of classical music. Most of his compositions were for choral ensembles.
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1906
English author (died 1993)
Eleanor Alice Hibbert was an English writer of historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name: Jean Plaidy for…
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1906
English footballer and manager (died 1993)
Arthur Sydney Rowe was an English footballer, and later manager, who played as a centre half in the 1930s.
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1906
1907
American labor union leader and president of the United Auto Workers (died 1970)
Walter Philip Reuther was an American leader of organized labor and civil rights activist who built the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history. He considered…
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1907
Pakistani cricketer (died 1980)
Amir Elahi was one of the fifteen cricketers who have played Test cricket for more than one country. This honor was given to him because he had earlier played Tests for India against Australia in 1947. He played 6 Tests…
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1908
English social activist (died 2012)
Lou Kenton was an English proofreader who served as a medical courier and ambulance driver with the International Brigade and was its oldest surviving member at the time of his death.
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1908
Canadian historian and diplomat (died 1957)
Egerton Herbert Norman was a Canadian diplomat and historian. Born in Japan to missionary parents, he became a historian of modern Japan before joining the Canadian foreign service. His most influential book was Japan's…
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1909
Austrian painter and illustrator (died 1979)
Ludwig Merwart was an influential Austrian painter and graphic artist. He is an important representative of Tachism and was a major force in graphic arts and prints, especially after World War II. His work belongs to…
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1913
American jockey (died 1995)
John H. Adams was an American National Champion Thoroughbred racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1965.
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1914
American tennis player (died 2014)
Dorothy "Dodo" May Sutton Bundy Cheney was an American tennis player from her youth into her 90s. In 1938, Bundy was the first American to win the women's singles title at the Australian National Championships,…
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1916
South African cricketer (died 2008)
Oswald Charles Dawson was a South African cricketer who played in 9 Test matches, all against England, in the 1947 and 1948–49 series.
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1919
1919
American journalist, author and activist (died 2010)
Mary Elizabeth Sutherland Carpenter was a writer, feminist, reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. As the first woman executive assistant to Vice President Lyndon Baines…
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1920
Uruguayan lawyer and journalist (died 2012)
Jesús Eduardo Corso Crispino, popularly known as Eduardo J. Corso, was a Uruguayan lawyer, agricultural journalist and writer. Articles he wrote were published in magazines and newspapers such as El País and Marcha, and…
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1920
American actor and stuntman (died 2000)
Richard William Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award: in 1978 for Best Supporting Actor for Comes a Horseman, and in 2000 for Best Actor in The Straight Story,…
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1920
Dutch author, poet and playwright (died 1995)
Willem Frederik Hermans was a Dutch author of poetry, novels, short stories, plays, as well as book-length studies, essays, and literary criticism. His most famous works are The House of Refuge, The Darkroom of…
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1921
Canadian-American actress and singer (died 2007)
Margaret Yvonne Middleton, known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Hollywood film star and sex symbol in the 1940s and 1950s, made several musical…
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1922
Italian actor, director and screenwriter (died 2000)
Vittorio Gassman, popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter.
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1922
American boxer (died 1969)
Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1952 to 1956, and remains the only…
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1923
2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (died 2006)
Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, known in Canada as Ken Thomson, was a Canadian/British businessman and art collector. At the time of his death, he was listed by Forbes as the richest person in Canada…
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1923
American voice actor (died 2014)
Harold Douglas was an American voice actor best known for performing thousands of voice-overs for movie trailers, television commercials, and stage plays over the course of a six-decade career.
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1924
American activist (died 2018)
Arvonne Skelton Fraser was an American women's rights advocate and political campaigner. She held the position of senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, and from 1993 to 1994…
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1925
American saxophonist, clarinet player and composer (died 1982)
Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. was an American jazz musician, most known as an alto saxophonist. He occasionally performed and recorded on tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet. Active primarily in West Coast jazz,…
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1925
Bangladeshi banker and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh (died 2017)
Abdur Rahman Biswas was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996. Biswas represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly, prior to the independence of Bangladesh.
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1926
American illustrator (died 2011)
Eugene Jules Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The…
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1926
Australian ice hockey player and coach (died 2012)
Russell Anderson Jones was an Australian ice hockey player. Jones was a member of the Australian national team during the 1960 Winter Olympics and also competed in the 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships.
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1926
Austrian painter (died 2015)
Soshana Afroyim was an Austrian painter of the Modernism period. Soshana was a full-time artist and traveled frequently, exhibiting her work internationally. During her journeys, she portrayed many well known…
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1927
American author and screenwriter (died 1978)
Wyatt Emory Cooper was an American author, screenwriter, and actor. He was the fourth husband of Vanderbilt family heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt and the father of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.
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1927
American actor, singer, and artist (died 2023)
George Maharis was an American actor, singer, and visual artist who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66. Maharis also recorded several pop music albums at the height of his fame,…
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1928
American baseball player (died 2013)
Mava Lee Thomas [′′Tommie′′] was an infielder and catcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). She was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
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1929
Canadian wrestler (died 2013)
Joseph Maurice Régis Vachon was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Mad Dog Vachon. He was the older brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon.
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1929
Turkish lawyer and civil servant (died 2013)
Turgut Özakman was a Turkish lawyer, a civil servant, a dramaturge and a writer.
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1930
Dutch composer and theorist (died 2013)
Dick Raaijmakers, also known as Dick Raaymakers or Kid Baltan, was a Dutch composer, theater maker and theorist. He is considered a pioneer in the field of electronic music and tape music, but has also produced numerous…
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1930
Indian architect (died 2015)
Charles Mark Correa was an Indian architect and urban planner based in Mumbai, India. Credited with the creation of modern architecture in post-Independent India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to the needs of…
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1930
Indian theologian and scholar (died 2012)
Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari was an Islamic scholar from India. He was the Amir (president) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) from 2003 to 2007. He was the member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He was…
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1931
American journalist and sportscaster (died 2012)
Carroll Hoff "Beano" Cook was an American television personality who worked for ESPN. He was a college football historian and commentator. He received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1954.
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1931
English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (died 2016)
Cecil Edward Parkinson, Baron Parkinson, was a British Conservative Party politician and cabinet minister. A chartered accountant by training, he entered Parliament in November 1970, and was appointed a minister in…
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1931
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)
Lecil Travis Martin, whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with overalls and a floppy hat. "Boxcar Willie" was…
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1931
Nauruan politician, 23rd President of Nauru (died 2008)
Derog Gioura was a Nauruan political figure. He was President of the Republic of Nauru (acting) in 2003.
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1932
American bass player and songwriter (died 2013)
Marshall Edward Lytle was an American rock and roll bassist, best known for his work with the groups Bill Haley & His Comets and The Jodimars in the 1950s. He played upright slap bass on the iconic 1950s rock and roll…
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1933
American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (died 2006)
Dorothy Ann Richards was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote…
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1933
Sri Lankan politician (died 1982)
Thamodarampillai Thirunavukarasu was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament.
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1933
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)
Harold Lloyd Jenkins, better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. From 1971 to…
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1933
English cartoonist
Nicholas Withycombe Garland OBE is a British political cartoonist. known for his numerous newspaper works, particularly for The Daily Telegraph.
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1935
Japanese conductor and director (died 2024)
Seiji Ozawa was a Japanese conductor known internationally for his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), where he…
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1935
American basketball player (died 2001)
Guy William Rodgers Jr. was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia. He spent twelve years (1958–1970) in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid-1960s. Rodgers…
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1935
Soviet inorganic chemist, chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster (died 1988)
Valery Alekseyevich Legasov was a Soviet inorganic chemist, professor at Moscow State University, first deputy director of the Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet…
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1936
American lawyer and author
Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appointed as the Felix…
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1938
Danish painter, sculptor and poet (died 2018)
Per Kirkeby was a Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor. His works have been exhibited worldwide and are represented in many important public collections, including the Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum…
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1938
Dominican baseball player (died 2024)
Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty, nicknamed "Beeg Boy", was a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta…
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1939
American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin started her career in stand-up comedy and sketch comedy before transitioning her career to acting across stage and screen.…
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1939
Turkish general (died 2019)
General Mehmet Yaşar Büyükanıt was the 25th Chief of the Turkish General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, from 28 August 2006 to 28 August 2008.
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1940
French author, Nobel Prize laureate
Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux is a French writer who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restraints of…
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1940
American author and educator
Carolyn Janice Cherry, better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels Downbelow…
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1942
American actor
Donald Lee Stroud is an American actor, musician, and surfer. Stroud has appeared in over 100 films and 200 television shows.
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1943
American soul singer-songwriter and musician
Archie Lee Bell is an American solo singer and former lead singer of Archie Bell & the Drells.
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1944
American conductor and composer
Leonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor, author and composer.
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1944
Yemeni general and politician, 2nd President of Yemen
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi is a Yemeni politician and former military officer who served as the second president of Yemen from 2012 until his resignation in 2022. He previously served as the second vice president of Yemen…
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1945
Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb is a British musician, singer, and songwriter. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to global fame as a founder of the Bee Gees, one of the most…
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1946
Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer
Shalom Hanoch is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer.
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1946
South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (died 2009)
Roh Moo-hyun was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008.
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1946
1947
Indian lawyer and politician, 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (died 2016)
Purno Agitok Sangma was an Indian politician who served as the 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998 and 4th Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990. He served as a member of the Lok Sabha from Tura in…
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1947
American drummer and producer
Greg Errico is an American musician and record producer, best known as the drummer for the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone.
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1948
Polish archbishop and philosopher (died 2011)
Józef Mirosław Życiński was a Polish philosopher, publicist, the Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lublin and a professor of the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Rome, Pontifical University…
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1948
American drummer and producer
Russell Kunkel is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Cass Elliot, Dan…
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1948
American baseball player and sportscaster
Garry Lee Maddox is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1972 to 1986. Maddox began his career with the San…
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1949
Irish physician and politician
Alasdair McDonnell is a retired Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland who was leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2011 to 2015, having served as deputy leader between 2004 and 2010.…
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1949
Russian politician, 36th Prime Minister of Russia
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2004 to 2007. An independent, he was the longest serving director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service from 2007 to…
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1950
American football player and coach
Phillip Edward Fulmer Sr. is an American former football player, coach, and athletic director at the University of Tennessee. He served as head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1992 to 2008,…
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1950
American psychologist, author and talk show host
Phillip Calvin McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author who hosted the talk show Dr. Phil. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though he ceased renewing his license to…
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1950
English cricketer and sportscaster (died 1998)
David Leslie Bairstow was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and England as a wicket-keeper. He also played football for his hometown club Bradford City. He is the father of England international cricketer…
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1951
American actor (died 2016)
Michael Groo Massee was an American actor. Active on screen for three decades, he frequently portrayed villainous characters. His film roles include Funboy in the dark fantasy The Crow (1994), Newton in the horror…
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1952
1952
Mexican politician (died 2026)
Juan José Cruz Martínez was a Mexican politician. During his political career, he belonged to the Labour Party (PT), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and, finally, the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA).
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1952
English singer-songwriter and bass player
Bruce Douglas Foxton is an English singer, songwriter and musician.
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1955
American basketball player and sportscaster
Vincent Johnson is an American former professional basketball player and a key player as sixth man for the Detroit Pistons during the team's National Basketball Association (NBA) championships of 1989 and 1990. He was…
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1956
transportation journalist, founder of Transportation Communications Newsletter
Bernadette Wagenblast is an American transportation journalist, radio personality and voice-over artist. She is the founder and editor of the Transportation Communications Newsletter. The newsletter originated as a…
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1956
Australian linguist[better source needed]
Alexandra Yurievna "Sasha" Aikhenvald is a Soviet-born Australian-Brazilian linguist specialising in linguistic typology and the Arawakan language family of the Brazilian Amazon basin. She is a professorial research…
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1957
Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the…
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1957
Montenegrin basketball player and coach
Duško Ivanović is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who was most recently the head coach for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.
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1957
English footballer
Michael Duxbury is a former footballer who won ten caps for England. At club level, he played in the Football League for Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City, and in the Hong Kong First Division League…
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1959
German footballer and manager
Ralf Außem is a German football manager and former player who is youth team manager of 1. FC Köln.
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1960
American football player
Karl Bernard Mecklenburg, nicknamed "the Albino Rhino", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football…
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1960
British academic and educator; director of the Wellcome Trust
Sir Jeremy James Farrar is a British medical researcher who has served as Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization since 2023. He was previously the director of The Wellcome Trust from 2013 to 2023 and a…
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1961
American captain, pilot and astronaut
Christopher J. "Fergy" Ferguson is a commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut. He was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115, which launched on…
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1961
American saxophonist, composer and producer
Boney James is an American saxophonist, recording artist, songwriter and record producer.
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1961
English-Irish footballer
Anthony Guy Cascarino is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for various British and French clubs and internationally for the Republic of Ireland national team, with whom he competed in UEFA Euro…
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1962
Dutch footballer and manager
Ruud Gullit is a Dutch former footballer and subsequent manager. He was noted for his ability to play in multiple positions.
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1962
Australian footballer
Stephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football…
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1963
American musician and actor
Grant-Lee Phillips is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He led the group Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s before launching a solo career. He is also known for his recurring role as the town…
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1963
Canadian ice hockey player
Brian Edward Bellows is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played nearly 1,200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty…
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1964
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)
Charles Fitzgerald Robison was an American country music singer-songwriter.
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1964
Australian actor and singer
Craig Dougall McLachlan is an Australian Gold Logie winning actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for…
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1965
Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2002)
Tibor Simon was a Hungarian football player and football manager.
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1965
American basketball player and coach
Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. Hardaway played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets…
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1966
English actor, screenwriter and director
Steven James Pemberton is a British actor, comedian, director and writer. He was a writer and actor for BBC's The League of Gentlemen with Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Pemberton and Shearsmith also…
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1967
Canadian engineer and politician
David Whissell is a Canadian politician, businessman, engineer and former Quebec cabinet minister.
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1967
Egyptian terrorist (died 2001)
Mohamed Atta was an Egyptian engineer, architect and terrorist hijacker for al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, he was the ringleader of the September 11 attacks and served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines…
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1968
Norwegian footballer and manager
Henning Stille Berg is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Omonia.
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1969
Australian rugby league player, coach and sportscaster
David Fairleigh is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and current assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL). An Australian international and New South…
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1970
South Korean actor
Hwang Jung-min is a South Korean actor. One of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, Hwang is the second actor to join the "100 Million Viewer Club" in Chungmuro. He began his career in musical theatre and first…
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1970
Indian-American actress and author
Padma Parvati Lakshmi is an American television host, model, author, entrepreneur, and activist. She rose to prominence by hosting the Bravo cooking competition program Top Chef (2006–2023). Lakshmi is the creator,…
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1970
American actor
Ricardo Antonio Chavira is an American actor. He is best known as Carlos Solis in Desperate Housewives (2004–12) and Abraham Quintanilla in Selena: The Series (2020).
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1971
Japanese bass player and composer
Yoshitaka Hirota is a Japanese video game composer and bass guitarist, whose most notable works include the soundtracks to the Shadow Hearts series. Hirota was previously a sound effects programmer having worked on…
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1971
American actor
Charles Maury Wallace Sterling is an American actor. He is known for playing Max Piotrowski in Homeland, Rafferty in the comedy film Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and Lester Tremor in the action film Smokin' Aces.
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1971
Turkish footballer and politician
Hakan Şükür is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and Kral (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a…
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1971
American fashion designer
Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig is an American fashion designer, businesswoman and author who rose to prominence as a celebrity wardrobe stylist. She has been credited with the creation of "the boho-meets-rock chic look that came…
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1971
Canadian singer-songwriter
Jason Dean Bennison, better known by his stage name J.D. Fortune, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was the frontman of the Australian rock band INXS for six years after winning the first season of the CBS reality…
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1973
English rugby player
Simon Dalton Shaw is an English former rugby union player. He played as a lock for Bristol, London Wasps and Toulon. He won 71 caps for England between 1996 and 2011 and two for the British & Irish Lions, with whom he…
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1973
Indian actor
Ram Kapoor is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi-language films and television. One of the highest paid television actors in India, he is known for portraying Jai Walia in Kasamh Se and Ram Kapoor in Bade…
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1973
American-born English actor and musician
Burn Hugh Gorman is an English actor. He is known for his television roles as Owen Harper in the BBC series Torchwood (2006–2008), Karl Tanner in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2013–14), Major Edmund Hewlett in the AMC…
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1974
American football player and sportscaster
Jason Paul Taylor is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), spending the majority of his career with the Miami Dolphins. He is…
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1974
Japanese director and producer, founder of Ordet Animation Studio
Yutaka Yamamoto is a Japanese anime director from Osaka Prefecture. He helped co-found Ordet.
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1974
American writer, director, cartoonist and comic illustrator
Jhonen C. Vasquez is an American cartoonist and screenwriter. His work includes creating the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim and its namesake comic book series, creating the comic book series Johnny the…
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1974
Australian singer-songwriter
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian singer, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an acting career in 1998…
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1975
American anti-government militant
Ammon Edward Bundy is an American anti-government militant and activist who led the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. He is the son of rancher Cliven Bundy, who was the central figure in…
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1975
American basketball player
Cuttino Rashawn Mobley is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1998 to 2008. He played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams, earning conference…
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1975
English-Canadian actor
Robert Scott Speedman is a Canadian actor and model. He is known for portraying Ben Covington in the coming-of-age drama television series Felicity, Lycan–Vampire hybrid Michael Corvin in the gothic horror–action…
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1975
1976
Australian racing driver
Marcos Ross Ambrose is an Australian former racing driver and current Garry Rogers Motorsport competition director. He won the Australian V8 Supercar series' championship in 2003 and 2004.
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1976
English cricketer
Clare Joanne Connor is an English former cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled slow left arm spin. She held the presidency of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2021 until 2022. She made her England One Day…
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1976
Mexican boxer
Erik Isaac Morales Elvira is a Mexican politician and former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He is the first Mexico-born boxer in history to win world championships in four weight classes, ranging…
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1976
Chilean footballer
Sebastián Rozental Igualt is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or striker. At club level, Rozental played for Universidad Católica, Colo-Colo (2001), and Unión Española…
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1976
Spanish footballer
David Albelda Aliqués is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the manager of Villarreal B.
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1977
1977
American lawyer and author
Arsalan Iftikhar is an American human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author of the books including Fear of a Muslim Planet: Global Islamophobia in the New World Order and SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps…
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1977
American football player
Aaron Ross Schobel is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Schobel played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. He was…
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1977
1978
Ghanaian footballer
Samuel Adjei is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1980
English footballer
Christopher Mark Riggott is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career at Derby County, before moving to Middlesbrough, with whom he won the League Cup in 2004. He also had…
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1980
1981
American football player
Clinton Earl Portis is an American college football coach and former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He is currently the running backs coach at…
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1981
Australian basketball player
Adam Steel Quick was an Australian professional basketball player, formally of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).
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1981
Canadian figure skater
Jeffrey Buttle is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, the 2008 World champion, the 2002 and 2004 Four Continents champion and the 2005–2007 Canadian champion. On…
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1982
Australian racing driver
Paul Lakeland Dumbrell is an Australian business executive and retired racing driver.
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1982
American basketball player
Ryan Anthony Gomes is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who last served as an assistant coach for the Providence Friars. He was named a First Team All-American power forward at…
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1982
Spanish cyclist (died 2012)
Iñaki Lejarreta Errasti was a Spanish mountain biker. He was a junior world champion in 2001, and national mountain bike champion in 2007. He competed in the cross-country cycling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and was…
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1983
Spanish footballer (died 2019)
José Antonio Reyes Calderón was a Spanish professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger and also as a forward.
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1983
Canadian ice hockey player
Jeffrey Woywitka is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, and New York Rangers.
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1983
Swedish film composer
Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson is a Swedish musician, composer, and record producer based in the United States. He is often regarded as one of the most successful composers in Hollywood of the 21st century. For his work in…
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1984
1984
Canadian ice hockey player
Rod Pelley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. After his collegiate career, Pelley signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils, and was with the organization from 2006 to 2011. He was traded to…
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1984
American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
Joseph Mark Trohman is an American musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Fall Out Boy, as well as the lead guitarist for heavy metal supergroup the Damned Things. Fall Out Boy…
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1984
American swimmer
Larsen Alan Jensen is an American former competition swimmer and a two-time Olympic medalist.
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1985
English rugby player
Anthony Allen is a former England international rugby union player and coach. He played for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester 91 times between 2005 and 2009 then 126 times for Leicester Tigers as a centre before his…
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1986
French tennis player
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in November 2016. Monfils has won 13…
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1986
Kenyan-Norwegian singer-songwriter
Stella Nyambura Mwangi is a Kenyan-Norwegian singer, rapper, and songwriter. Her work has been used in films such as American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and Save the Last Dance 2, and also in TV-series such as CSI:…
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1986
Cuban decathlete
Leonel Suárez Fajardo is a decathlete from Cuba. He was a bronze medalist in the event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medalist at the 2009 World Championships. He won a third consecutive…
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1987
Norwegian ice hockey player
Mats André Zuccarello Aasen is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers and Dallas Stars. Prior…
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1987
Swiss racing driver
Simona de Silvestro is a Swiss-Italian professional racing driver and bobsledder. She has raced in the IndyCar Series, Formula E and the Supercars Championship, having also served as test driver for the Sauber F1 Team…
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1988
American basketball player
Miles Christian Plumlee is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, winning a national championship in 2010. He was selected with the 26th…
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1988
American rapper-songwriter and model
Chelsea Chanel Dudley, known professionally as Chanel West Coast, is an American television personality, rapper, singer, and actress. She came to prominence in pop culture for her roles in MTV's Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy…
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1988
Italian tennis player
Astrid Besser is an Italian tennis player of German and Venezuelan descent.
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1989
German singer and songwriter
Bill Kaulitz, also known as Billy for his solo project, is a German singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Tokio Hotel.
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1989
Ecuadorian footballer
Jefferson Antonio Montero Vite is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for North West Counties League Premier Division club FC St Helens. He has represented the Ecuador national team at senior…
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1989
Swedish ice hockey player
Gustav Nyquist is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nyquist was drafted 121st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2008 NHL entry…
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1989
English actress
Aisling Sinead Katie Loftus is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress and first gained prominence through her roles in the BBC dramas Five Daughters (2010) and Dive (2010), the play Spur of the…
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1990
Czech footballer
Stanislav Tecl is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in the Czech First League for Slavia Prague, Jihlava, Viktoria Plzeň and Jablonec, winning two championships with Viktoria…
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1990
English footballer
Rhys Gordon Bennett is an English professional footballer who is currently without a club. He plays as a central defender, although he has also been deployed in defensive midfield, and as a full-back.
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1991
Italian footballer
Cristiano Biraghi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Torino and the Italy national team.
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1992
Grenadian sprinter
Sir Kirani Zeno James GCNG COG is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400…
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1992
Czech ice hockey player
Tomáš Nosek is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nosek began his professional career in the Czech Extraliga with HC Pardubice before…
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1992
South Korean singer-songwriter
Woo Hye-rim, known professionally as Hyerim or Lim, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and radio personality known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. She has hosted…
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1992
Gabonese footballer
Mario René Junior Lemina is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Gabon national team.
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1993
1994
Spanish racing driver
Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro is a Spanish racing driver who competes in Formula One for Williams. Sainz has won four Formula One Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
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1994
Canadian ice hockey player
Nathan Raymond MacKinnon is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and alternate captain for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). MacKinnon was selected first overall by the…
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1995
1996
South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer
Jeon Jung-kook, known professionally as Jung Kook, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member and vocalist of South Korean boy band BTS. He has performed three solo songs as part of BTS'…
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1997
1997
Australian rules footballer
Josh Battle is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was originally drafted by St Kilda Football Club with their second selection…
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1998
Nigerian-American basketball player
Joshua Aloiye Okogie is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and was…
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1998
Egyptian footballer
Salah Mohsen Mohamed Shalaby is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Egypt national team and the Egyptian Premier League side Al Masry.
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1998
American basketball player
Cameron Elijah Reddish is an American professional basketball player for the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was selected 10th overall by the Atlanta…
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1999
Israeli Olympic cyclist
Mikhail Sergeyevich Yakovlev, also known as Mikhail Iakovlev, is an Olympic Israeli unofficial world-record-holding racing cyclist. Born in Russia, he and his family moved to Israel, and he represents Israel…
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2000
Indian cricketer
Pratika Rawal is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team. She represents Railways in domestic cricket. Rawal was an integral part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's…
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2000
French tennis player
Diane Parry is a French professional tennis player. On 28 October 2024, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA doubles rankings. Parry was the…
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2002
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