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He is the co-founder, percussionist, and only original member remaining of the alternative metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #6
Famous Birthdays on September 24
229 people
15 – 2003
September 24 has seen 229 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 15 – 2003. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1969 — Shawn Crahan
American drummer, songwriter, and producer
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He helped form Slipknot in 1995 alongside bassist Paul Gray and former vocalist Anders Colsefni
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Aside from his musical activity, he also directed the 2016 action thriller film Officer Downe.
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Michael Shawn Crahan, more commonly known by his stage persona "Clown", is an American musician
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Crahan is the longest-serving member of the band, and also has extensive involvement with Slipknot's media production and music videos
15
Buyid king (died 983)
Fannā (Panāh) Khusraw, better known by his laqab of ʿAḍud al-Dawla was an emir of the Buyid dynasty, ruling from 949 to 983. At the height of his power, he ruled an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores…
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936
1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (died 1372)
Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, KG, of Stafford Castle and Madeley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and a notable soldier during the Hundred Years' War against France.
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1301
Duchess of Savoy (probable; (died 1462)
Anne of Cyprus was a Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Louis, Duke of Savoy. She was the daughter of King Janus of Cyprus, and Charlotte of Bourbon; and a member of the Poitiers-Lusignan crusader dynasty.
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1418
Rajput chieftain (died 1488)
Maharao Shekha (1433–1488) was a 15th-century Rajput chieftain and the founder of the Shekhawati region in present-day Rajasthan, India. A member of the Kachhwaha dynasty of Amber, Shekha asserted his independence and…
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1433
German Knight and landowner (died 1528)
Georg von Frundsberg was a German military and Landsknecht leader in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial House of Habsburg. An early modern proponent of infantry tactics, he established his reputation in…
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1473
Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (died 1576)
Gerolamo Cardano was an Italian polymath whose interests and proficiencies ranged through those of mathematician, physician, biologist, physicist, chemist, astrologer, astronomer, philosopher, music theorist, writer,…
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1501
fourth Sikh Guru (died 1581)
Guru Ram Das, sometimes spelled as Guru Ramdas, was the fourth of the ten Sikh gurus. He was born to a family based in Lahore, who named him Bhai Jetha. He was orphaned at age seven; and thereafter grew up with his…
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1534
English sailor and navigator (died 1620)
William Adams, better known in Japan as Miura Anjin , was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan. He was later granted samurai status, and was recognised as one of the most…
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1564
Bohemian general (died 1634)
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, also von Waldstein, was a Bohemian military leader, statesman and a major figure of the Thirty Years' War, fighting on the Catholic side as supreme commander…
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1583
Dutch mathematician and politician (died 1672)
Johan de Witt was a Dutch statesman and mathematician who was a major political figure during the First Stadtholderless Period, when flourishing global trade in a period of rapid European colonial expansion made the…
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1625
French composer (died 1688)
Jean-Louis Lully was a French musician and composer. He was born in Paris, the youngest son of Jean-Baptiste Lully.
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1667
Austrian field marshal (died 1766)
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, later Prince of Thiano, was an Austrian field marshal of the Imperial Army in the War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War. Daun is considered one of the outstanding military…
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1705
English historian, author, and politician (died 1797)
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, better known as Horace Walpole, was a British Whig politician, writer, historian and antiquarian.
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1717
American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (died 1835)
John Marshall was an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and…
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1755
German-Danish composer and conductor (died 1817)
Friedrich Ludwig Æmilius Kunzen was a German composer and conductor who lived and worked for much of his life in Denmark.
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1761
French sculptor and educator (died 1875)
Antoine-Louis Barye was a Romantic French sculptor most famous for his work as an animalier, a sculptor of animals. His son and student was the sculptor Alfred Barye.
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1796
Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1862)
Mikhail Vasilyevich Ostrogradsky, also known as Mykhailo Vasyliovych Ostrohradskyi, was a Russian Imperial mathematician, mechanician, and physicist of Zaporozhian Cossacks ancestry. Ostrogradsky was a student of…
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1801
French paleontologist and geologist (died 1868)
Étienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon, Vicomte d'Archiac was a French geologist and paleontologist.
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1802
British poet and writer of musical scores (died 1845)
Mary Ann Browne was a prolific 19th-century English poet and writer of musical scores. She began publishing her verses at the age of fifteen, and her works include collections such as The Coronal and Sacred Poetry. In…
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1812
Spanish poet and philosopher (died 1901)
Ramón María de las Mercedes Pérez de Campoamor y Campoosorio, known as Ramón de Campoamor, was a Spanish realist poet and philosopher.
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1817
American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (died 1885)
Charles Shannon West was an American jurist and politician in the state of Texas, serving as a state representative, the Texas Secretary of State, and an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
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1829
Estonian philologist and author (died 1905)
Nikolai Karl Adolf Anderson was a Baltic German philologist who lived in the Russian Empire. He specialized in comparative linguistics of Finno-Ugric languages.
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1845
American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1939)
Eugene Noble Foss was an American politician and manufacturer from Massachusetts. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives and served as a three-term governor of Massachusetts.
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1858
German cellist and composer (died 1933)
Julius Klengel was a German cellist who is most famous for his études and solo pieces written for the instrument. He was the brother of Paul Klengel. A member of the Gewandhausorchester of Leipzig at fifteen, he toured…
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1859
Indian activist (died 1936)
Bhikhaiji Rustom Cama or simply as, Madam Cama, was one of the prominent figures in the Indian independence movement. She unfurled one of the earliest versions of the flag of independent India on August 22, 1907, and…
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1861
French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (died 1960)
Georges Claude was a French engineer and inventor. He is noted for his early work on the industrial liquefaction of air, for the invention and commercialization of neon lighting, and for a large experiment on generating…
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1870
English tennis player, golfer, and archer (died 1960)
Charlotte Dod was an English multi-sport athlete, best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only 15 in the summer of 1887. She remains the…
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1871
Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia (died 1941)
Jaan Teemant was an Estonian lawyer and politician.
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1872
Cuban pianist and composer (died 1957)
María Emma de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui was a Cuban pianist and composer who lived and worked in Spain. She was born in Camagüey, Cuba, and moved to Spain with her family when she was nine years old. She studied…
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1873
Swiss author and poet (died 1947)
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.
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1878
American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever (died 1999)
Sarah DeRemer Knauss was an American supercentenarian. She is the oldest person ever from the United States and, on April 16, 1998, became the world's oldest living person. She is the third-oldest verified person ever,…
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1880
French tennis player (died 1978)
Maxime Omer Mathieu Décugis, sometimes spellt Decugis was a French tennis player. He won the French Championships eight times. He also won three Olympic medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics and the 1920 Antwerp Olympics,…
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1882
American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (died 1934)
Franklin Clarence Mars was an American business magnate who founded the food company Mars Inc., which mostly makes chocolate candy. Mars' son Forrest Mars developed M&M's and the Mars bar and founded the Ethel M…
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1883
Scottish-American high jumper and coach (died 1951)
Lawson "Robbie" N. Robertson was considered one of the more accomplished American track coaches of the first half of the twentieth century. From 1904-1936, he was with the American team at every Olympics with the…
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1883
French cyclist (died 1963)
Cyprien Gustave Garrigou was one of the best professional racing cyclists of his era. He rode the Tour de France eight times and won once. Of 117 stages, he won eight, came in the top ten 96 times and finished 65 times…
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1884
Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (died 1973)
Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the president of Turkey from 1938 to 1950, and as its prime minister three times: from 1923 to 1924, 1925 to 1937, and 1961 to 1965.
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1884
German weapons designer and engineer (died 1953)
Hugo Schmeisser was a German developer of 20th century infantry weapons.
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1884
Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1963)
Artur Lemba was an Estonian composer and piano teacher, and one of the most important figures in Estonian classical music. Artur and his older brother Theodor (1876–1962) were the first professional pianists in Estonia…
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1885
Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1977)
Miguel Ángel González Cordero was a Cuban catcher, coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the first half of the 20th century. Along with Adolfo Luque, González was one of the first Cubans or…
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1890
English author and playwright (died 1971)
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert CH, was an English humorist, novelist, playwright, law reformist, and, from 1935 to 1950, an independent Member of Parliament for Oxford University.
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1890
Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (died 1956)
Joseph-Adélard Godbout was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served as the 15th premier of Quebec briefly in 1936, and again from 1939 to 1944, in addition to serving as the leader of the Parti Libéral du Québec…
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1892
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1929)
Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. He was one of the most popular and successful blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas…
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1893
Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (died 1968)
Thomas Dickson Armour was a Scottish-born golfer who played primarily in the United States. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot. He was the winner of three of golf's major championships: 1927 U.S. Open, 1930 PGA, and 1931…
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1894
American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1979)
William "Billy" Bletcher was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Disney's Three…
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1894
French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)
André Frédéric Cournand was a French-American physician and physiologist.
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1895
American novelist and short story writer (died 1940)
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, widely known as F. Scott Fitzgerald or simply Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and…
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1896
Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey of Adelaide and Marston, was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming "for…
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1898
American astronomer (died 1990)
Charlotte Emma Moore Sitterly was an American astronomer. She is known for her extensive spectroscopic studies of the Sun and chemical elements. Her data tables are known for their reliability and are still used…
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1898
Australian painter (died 1970)
Sir William Dobell was an Australian portrait and landscape artist of the 20th century. Dobell won the Archibald Prize, Australia's premier award for portrait artists on three occasions. The Dobell Prize is named in his…
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1899
British politician (died 1970)
Elizabeth Margaret Braddock was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Liverpool Exchange division from 1945 to 1970. She was a member of Liverpool County Borough Council from…
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1899
American cartoonist (died 1955)
Hammond Edward "Ham" Fisher was an American comic strip writer and cartoonist. He is best known for his long, popular run on Joe Palooka, which was launched in 1930 and ranked as one of the top five newspaper comics…
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1900
Austrian neurologist and psychologist (died 2001)
Alexandra Adler was an Austrian neurologist and the daughter of psychoanalyst Alfred Adler and Raissa Adler. She has been described as one of the "leading systematizers and interpreters" of Adlerian psychology. Her…
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1901
Spanish–American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1993)
Severo Ochoa de Albornoz was a Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Arthur Kornberg for their discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological…
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1905
Canadian sociologist and academic (died 1982)
Leonard Charles Marsh was a Canadian social scientist and professor.
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1906
Polish footballer (died 1982)
Józef Nawrot was a Polish footballer who played as a striker. He was one of the top scorers in the Polish top division with over 100 goals. During his career, he played for WKS 1 PP Leg Wilno, Cracovia, Legia Warsaw and…
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1906
American pianist, composer, and songwriter (died 1979)
Ben Oakland was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist, most active from the 1920s through the 1940s. He composed mainly for Broadway and vaudeville, though he also worked on several Hollywood scores including for…
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1907
Polish historian and architect (died 1966)
Gerard Ciołek was a Polish architect, as well as a leading historian of parks and gardens.
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1909
Belgian-French actor (died 1976)
Jean Servais was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s.
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1910
Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and de facto leader of the USSR (died 1985)
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko was a Soviet politician who served as the de jure leader of the Soviet Union from February 1984 until his death in March 1985.
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1911
American author (died 1998)
Robert Lewis Taylor was an American writer who won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. His writing has been adapted into a television series, film, and musical.
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1912
American singer (died 2014)
Herb Jeffries was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice.
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1913
Chinese-American film director (died 1970)
Esther Eng was an American film director and the first female director to direct Chinese-language films in the United States. Eng made four feature films in America, and five in Hong Kong. She was recognized as a female…
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1914
Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (died 1991)
Sir John Robert Kerr was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 constitutional crisis,…
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1914
Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1991)
Sir Andrzej Panufnik was a Polish composer and conductor. He became established as one of the leading Polish composers, and as a conductor he was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Warsaw Philharmonic orchestra…
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1914
American businesswoman and author (died 2004)
Ruth Leach Amonette was an American businesswoman, author, and educator. She was appointed as the first female executive and vice president at IBM in 1943, becoming one of only a few women in high-ranking corporate…
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1916
Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (died 1997)
Michael James Steuart Dewar was an American theoretical chemist.
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1918
American actress (died 1997)
Audra Lindley was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off The Ropers.
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1918
American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1945)
Richard Ira "Dick" Bong was a United States Army Air Forces officer and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war,…
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1920
1920
Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2013)
Ovadia Yosef, also known as Maran, was an Iraqi-born Talmudic scholar, hakham, posek, and the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1972 to 1983. Also known as Gadol Yisrael, Yosef is regarded as one of the most…
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1920
1921
English-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2014)
Sheila Margaret MacRae was an English-born American actress, singer, and dancer.
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1921
Italian actor and singer (died 1967)
Ettore Bastianini was an Italian operatic baritone who was particularly associated with the operas of the bel canto tradition.
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1922
American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Bert Ira Gordon was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and visual effects artist. He is best known for screenwriting and producing and/or directing science fiction and horror B-movies such as King…
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1922
American actress and singer (died 1998)
Theresa Merritt Hines, known professionally as Theresa Merritt, was an American actress. She is known for her role in That's My Mama (1974–1975) and for her film roles in The Wiz (1978) and Billy Madison (1995).
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1922
English actor and playwright (died 2012)
Albert John Moffatt was an English character actor and playwright, known for his portrayal of Hercule Poirot on BBC Radio in twenty-five productions and for a wide range of stage roles in the West End from the 1950s to…
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1922
American actor (died 2001)
Louis Stirling Edmonds was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in Dark Shadows and All My Children.
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1923
American trumpet player and composer (died 1950)
Theodore "Fats" Navarro was an American jazz trumpet player and a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. A native of Key West, Florida, he toured with big bands before achieving fame as a bebop…
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1923
Hungarian-American mathematician (died 2005)
Raoul Bott was a Hungarian-American mathematician known for numerous foundational contributions to geometry in its broad sense. He is best known for his Bott periodicity theorem, the Morse–Bott functions which he used…
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1923
Ukrainian gymnast (died 2020)
Nina Antonovna Bocharova was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She was born in Suprunivka, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
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1924
Egyptian-Greek actress (died 2015)
Paraskevi "Voula" Zouboulaki was an Egyptian-born Greek actress. She was the wife of actor Dimitris Myrat. She attended the Dramatic School of the National Theatre, the School of the National Odeon and the Law School of…
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1924
Indian physiologist and academic (died 2004)
Autar Singh Paintal was an Indian medical scientist who made pioneering discoveries in the area of neurosciences and respiratory sciences. He is the first Indian Physiologist to become the Fellow of the Royal Society,…
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1925
English-American actor and singer (died 2013)
Arthur Malet was an English actor. He was known for his films Mary Poppins (1964), Halloween (1978), The Secret of NIMH (1982), and Hook (1991). His last film role was The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998),…
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1927
American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player (died 1991)
John Wallace Carter was an American jazz clarinet, saxophone, and flute player. He is noted for the acclaimed Roots and Folklore series, a five-album concept album set inspired by African American life and experiences.
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1929
American illustrator (died 1985)
John Brian Francis "Jack" Gaughan, pronounced like 'gone', was an American science fiction artist and illustrator and multiple winner of the Hugo Award in the category of Best Professional Artist.
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1930
Polish poet and author (died 1998)
Józef Krupiński was a Polish poet. He spent the last days of his life in Orzesze, Poland. Prizewinner of the Edward Stachura Award and member of the Association of Polish Writers in Katowice.
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1930
Maltese-English actor (died 1977)
Angelo Muscat was a Maltese-born British character actor. He is primarily remembered for his role as the silent butler in the 1967 television series The Prisoner.
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1930
Filipino politician and diplomat (died 2012)
Carlos Benjamin Orestes "Kokoy" Trinidad Romualdez was a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Leyte and later appointed as ambassador to the United States, China and Saudi Arabia.
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1930
American captain, engineer, and astronaut (died 2018)
John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.
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1930
Scottish painter and printmaker (died 2021)
Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, Mrs Houston, was a Scottish painter and printmaker. She was the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy of Arts.
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1931
American lawyer and politician (died 2013)
Cardiss Hortense Collins was an American politician from Illinois who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the fourth African-American woman…
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1931
English journalist and author (died 2025)
Brian Lester Glanville was an English football writer and novelist. He was described by The Times as "the doyen of football writers—arguably the finest football writer of his—or any other—generation", and by American…
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1931
English singer and actor (died 1999)
Anthony Newley was an English actor, director, comedian, singer, and composer. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading men",…
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1931
English race car driver (died 1977)
Michael Johnson Parkes was a British racing driver and engineer, who competed in Formula One at six Grands Prix from 1966 to 1967. In endurance racing, Parkes won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1964 with Ferrari.
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1931
Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (died 1998)
Miguel Ángel Montuori was an Argentine and Italian footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He is regarded as one of Fiorentina's greatest players of all time, due to his technique, creativity, eye…
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1932
German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (died 2013)
Walter Wallmann was a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as the Mayor of Frankfurt between 1977 and 1986, and as Minister-president of Hesse from 1987 to 1991.
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1932
Italian cardinal
Raffaele Farina SDB is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives, Librarian of the Vatican Library, and president of Scuola Vaticana di Paleografia, Diplomatica e…
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1933
American drummer (died 1996)
Mel Taylor was an American musician who was the drummer for the Ventures from 1962 to 1996. He was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, and was the older brother of Canned Heat bassist Larry Taylor.
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1933
Scottish footballer and manager (died 2018)
Thomas Cowan Anderson was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a forward, and was noted for his extremely fast pace.
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1934
English-Scottish author and screenwriter (died 1995)
John Kilian Houston Brunner was a British author of science fiction novels and stories. His 1968 novel Stand on Zanzibar, about an overpopulated world, won the 1969 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel and the BSFA…
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1934
English art dealer
John Kasmin is a British art dealer and collector, also known as "Kas".
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1934
English painter, designer, and academic (died 2019)
Bernard Nevill FRSA FCSD was a British designer and academic, formerly a professor at Saint Martin's School of Art and design director for Liberty of London.
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1934
American singer and guitarist (died 2013)
Robert Lee "Chick" Willis was an American blues singer and guitarist, who performed and recorded from the 1950s to the 2000s.
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1934
German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO (died 1994)
Manfred Hermann Wörner was a German politician and diplomat. He served as the defense minister of West Germany between 1982 and 1988. He then served as the seventh secretary general of NATO from 1988 to 1994. His term…
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1934
American director, screenwriter, and producer (died 2015)
Donald Wrye was an American director, screenwriter and producer.
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1934
Indian businessman (died 2013)
Sivanthi Adityan was an Indian media proprietor who ran Tamil newspapers Daily Thanthi and Maalaimalar. Sivanthi started the first evening Tamil Daily Maalai Murasu at Tirunelveli in 1959. He was an educationist, an…
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1936
American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (died 1990)
James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock…
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1936
American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (died 1993)
Steven Douglas Kreisman was an American saxophonist and flautist. He was a member of the famed Los Angeles session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. As a Los Angeles session musician, he worked with Phil Spector,…
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1938
American trombonist and producer (died 2014)
Wayne Maurice Henderson was an American jazz fusion and soul jazz trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/jazz fusion group The Jazz Crusaders. Henderson left the group in 1976 to pursue a…
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1939
Israeli journalist (died 2015)
Mordechai (Moti) Kirschenbaum was an Israeli media personality and documentarian.
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1939
French ufologist
Jacques Fabrice Vallée is a French Internet pioneer, computer scientist, venture capitalist, author, ufologist and astronomer currently residing in San Francisco, California and Paris, France.
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1939
French author (died 1994)
Yves Navarre was a French writer. A gay man, most of his work concerned homosexuality and associated issues, such as AIDS. In his romantic works, Navarre was noted for his tendency to emphasize sensuality and "the…
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1940
American football player (died 2011)
John Mackey was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the Baltimore Colts and the San Diego Chargers. He was born in Roosevelt, New York, and attended Syracuse University. He was the first…
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1941
American singer, photographer, and activist (died 1998)
Linda Louise, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician, cookbook author, and activist. She was the keyboardist and harmony vocalist in the band Wings that also featured her husband, Paul McCartney of the…
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1941
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
Gerard Marsden MBE was an English singer-songwriter, musician and television personality, best known for being leader of the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers. He was the younger brother of fellow band member…
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1942
Irish poet and academic (died 2020)
Eavan Aisling Boland was an Irish poet, author, and professor. She was a professor at Stanford University, where she had taught from 1996. Her work deals with the Irish national identity, and the role of women in Irish…
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1944
Danish bodybuilder and stuntman
Sven-Ole Thorsen is a Danish former actor, stuntman, bodybuilder and strongman competitor. Thorsen won Denmark's Strongest Man in 1983.
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1944
Playboy's 1967 Miss September and 1968 Playmate of the Year.
Victoria Cecilia Vetri is an American model and actress.
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1944
1945
American comics creator and musician (died 2015)
Carson Van Osten was an American comics creator and musician.
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1945
English composer, conductor, and producer
Sir John Milford Rutter is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, mainly of choral music. He founded the Cambridge Singers who premiered and recorded many of his works for his own label…
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1945
American guitarist and producer
Jerry Donahue is an American-born English guitarist and producer primarily known for his work in the British folk rock scene as a member of Fotheringay and Fairport Convention as well as being a member of the rock…
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1946
American football player, coach, and actor
Charles Edward Greene, better known as "Mean" Joe Greene, is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1981. A…
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1946
Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland
Lars-Emil Johansen is a Greenlandic politician who served as the second prime minister of Greenland from 1991 to 1997, and Speaker of the Inatsisartut from 2013 to 2018.
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1946
Cuban pianist and songwriter (died 2022)
César "Pupy" Pedroso was a Cuban pianist who became famous with Orquesta Revé and then as a founding member of Los Van Van. For many years, Pedroso wrote some of Van Van's most important songs such as "Calla Calla",…
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1946
Welsh-English cricketer
Patrick Ian Pocock is a Welsh former cricketer, who played in 25 Test matches and one One Day International for the England cricket team between 1968 and 1985.
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1946
Chilean astronomer
María Teresa Ruiz is a Chilean astronomer who was the first woman to receive Chile's National Prize for Exact Sciences, the first female recipient of a doctorate in astrophysics at Princeton University, and the first…
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1946
American painter (died 2011)
Stephen Mueller was an American painter whose color field and Lyrical Abstraction canvases took a turn towards pop.
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1947
American actor
Gordon Clapp is an American actor best known for playing Det. Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons of the television series NYPD Blue, winning an Emmy Award in 1998.
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1948
Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (died 1998)
Philip Edward Hartman was a Canadian and American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After…
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1948
New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
Garth Ivan Richard Porter is a New Zealand-born Australian multi-instrumental musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a member, on keyboards and backing vocals, of the pop group, Sherbet (1970–84), and co-wrote…
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1948
South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
Baleka Mbete is a South African politician who was the Deputy President of South Africa from September 2008 to May 2009. She was also the Speaker of the National Assembly for two non-consecutive terms from 2004 to 2008…
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1949
Swedish cardinal
Lars Anders Cardinal Arborelius is a senior-ranking Swedish Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Stockholm since 1998. Pope Francis made him a cardinal, the first ever from Scandinavia, in 2017. He is a member…
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1949
Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer and cricket analyst. He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India. Mohinder was the vice captain of the Indian team that won the…
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1950
American author, poet, and playwright
John Joseph Vincent Kessel is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of four solo novels, Good News From Outer Space (1989), Corrupting Dr. Nice (1997),…
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1950
English actress
Dame Harriet Mary Walter is an English actress. She has received an Olivier Award and nominations for a Tony Award, five Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2011, Walter was appointed Dame Commander of the…
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1950
American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta
Douglas William Kmiec is an American legal scholar, author, and former U.S. ambassador. He is the Caruso Family Chair and Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University School of Law. Kmiec came to prominence…
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1951
German footballer and manager
Dieter Hochheimer is a former German football player and manager.
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1952
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999)
Mark Sandman was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer. Sandman possessed a distinctive, deep bass-baritone voice and a mysterious demeanour. He was an indie…
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1952
Italian footballer and coach
Marco Tardelli is an Italian former football player and manager. At club level, he played as a midfielder for several Italian clubs; he began his career with Pisa, and later played for Como, Juventus, and…
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1954
Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Riccardo Illy is an Italian businessman and former politician.
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1955
American baseball player
Hubert Brooks is an American former professional baseball right fielder, third baseman, and shortstop. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1980 to 1994 for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Los…
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1956
German footballer and manager
Wolfgang Wolf is a German football coach and a former player.
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1957
American actor and producer
Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor. He has had starring roles in two television series: as Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda (2000–2005). Sorbo played…
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1958
Cypriot-English businessman
Theodoros Paphitis is a Greek-Cypriot British retail magnate and entrepreneur. He is best known for his appearances on the BBC business programme Dragons' Den and as former chairman of Millwall Football Club.
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1959
American puppeteer
Steven Lawrence Whitmire is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work with the Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and the Muppets Studio. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire…
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1959
1960
American lawyer and academic
Christopher Ludwig Eisgruber is an American academic and legal scholar and the 20th President of Princeton University, where he is also the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs in the Princeton School of…
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1961
American screenwriter and producer
John David Logan is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer. He is the writer of films including Gladiator (2000), The Last Samurai (2003), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The Aviator…
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1961
Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
Luc Picard is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian.
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1961
Scottish footballer and manager
Alistair Murdoch McCoist is a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager and TV pundit.
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1962
English footballer, coach, and manager
Michael Christopher Phelan is an English professional football coach and former player who was most recently assistant head coach for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.
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1962
English director and producer
Timothy Supple is a British born, award-winning international theatre director. He is the son of the academic Barry Supple.
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1962
Canadian-American actress and screenwriter
Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos is a Canadian actress and screenwriter. She starred in and wrote the romantic comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), which garnered her nominations for the Academy Award for Best…
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1962
Latvian painter
Ilgvars Zalāns is a Latvian painter. He is generally identified as an Expressionist and is one of the most influential contemporary expressionist painters in northern Europe. In the course of his career he was…
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1962
Australian rugby player and coach
Michael Potter is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who most recently served as the interim head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL), and a former…
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1963
English journalist
James Ben Preston is a British journalist. He is an executive editor of The Sunday Times and a former editor of the Radio Times.
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1963
Cuban-American baseball player
Rafael Palmeiro Corrales is a Cuban-American former baseball first baseman and left fielder. He played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three teams. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State…
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1964
Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
Marko Pomerants is an Estonian politician. He was the Minister of the Environment in 2015–2017. Previously, Pomerants has served as the Minister of Social Affairs from 2003 to 2005 and as the Minister of the Interior…
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1964
Dutch fashion designer
Ronald van der Kemp is a Dutch fashion designer and founder of demi-couture fashion house RVDK Ronald van der Kemp, his namesake label.
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1964
English chef and television host
Robert Paul Irvine is an English-American celebrity chef and talk show host who has appeared on and hosted a variety of Food Network programs including Dinner: Impossible, Worst Cooks in America, Restaurant: Impossible,…
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1965
Norwegian saxophonist and composer
Njål Ølnes is a Norwegian jazz musician, composer and jazz educator currently residing in Nesodden Municipality.
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1965
American singer and bass player
Sean McNabb is an American actor and bassist. In 2015, he released his first solo music as a lead singer, "Fresh Air" and "America". Both are also featured in the film Rockstory.
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1965
American drummer
Janet Lee Weiss is an American rock drummer, a member of Quasi and former member of Sleater-Kinney. She was the drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, leaving after the album Mirror Traffic, and contributed to the…
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1965
French race car driver
Christophe Joseph Marie Bouchut is a French professional racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for Dexwet-df1 Racing and Alex Caffi Motorsport in a part-time effort. He won the…
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1966
Indian voice actor
Rajesh Khattar is an Indian actor, voice artist and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He was married to Neelima Azeem and is the father of actor Ishaan Khattar and step father of Shahid Kapoor.
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1966
American baseball player
Otis Bernard Gilkey is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta…
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1966
Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger
Stefan Basil Molyneux is an Irish-born Canadian white nationalist vlogger and proponent of conspiracy theories, white supremacy, scientific racism, and the men's rights movement. He is the founder of the Freedomain…
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1966
American journalist and author
Michael O. Varhola is an author, publisher, and lecturer. He has written numerous books, games, and articles, and founded game development company and manufacturer Skirmisher Publishing LLC. He also served as the…
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1966
English economist, author, and academic
Noreena Hertz is an English academic, economist and bestselling author, who sits on the boards of Mattel, Warner Music Group and Workhuman. She has been Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity at…
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1967
English politician
Christopher John Pincher is a British former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth from 2010 until his resignation in 2023. Pincher served as Government Deputy Chief Whip, and Treasurer of the…
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1969
English author, director, and screenwriter
Shamim Sarif is a British novelist, screenwriter, and film director of Indian South African heritage. Sarif is best known for her work in writing and directing films with themes that often explore issues of identity and…
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1969
American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2003)
Paul Ray Smith was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. While serving with B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry…
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1969
American actress
Megan Ward is an American actress. She is best known for her numerous credits in science fiction and horror movies and television series. In 2007, she joined the cast of the American daytime drama General Hospital as…
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1969
American paleontologist and entomologist
Michael S. Engel, FLS, FRES is an American paleontologist and entomologist, notable for contributions to insect evolutionary biology and classification. In connection with his studies he has undertaken field expeditions…
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1971
American businessman and author
Michael Michalowicz is an American author, entrepreneur, and lecturer known for his irreverent, practical approach to building healthy, profitable companies. He is the author of nine business books published by Penguin…
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1971
American baseball player and sportscaster
Kevin Charles Millar is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and is a current analyst for MLB Network and NESN. He played in MLB for the Florida…
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1971
English drummer
Peter Anthony Salisbury is an English rock drummer, best known as the drummer for The Verve, whom he co-founded in 1990.
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1971
British politician
Sir Conor Burns is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth West from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State for Trade Policy from 2019…
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1972
English actress
Kate Fleetwood is an English actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, at Chichester Festival Theatre and the West End and Broadway and an Olivier Award nomination in…
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1972
American football player and sportscaster
Edward Nathan George Jr. is an American football coach and former running back who is currently the head coach at Bowling Green State University. He previously served as the head coach of the Tennessee State University…
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1973
Scottish rower
Gillian Lindsay is a former Team GB Scottish rower. She won silver in the quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics silver medalist, and two-time medal winner in the World Championships, taking silver in the double…
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1973
American basketball player and coach
Rodrick Rhodes is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 1997 NBA draft.
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1973
American baseball player
John Joseph McDonald is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh…
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1974
Angolan basketball player
Carlos Domingues Bendinha de Almeida is an Angolan professional basketball shooting guard and a member of the Angola national basketball team. He is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) in height and 91 kg in weight. Almeida played for…
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1976
1976
American wrestler and businesswoman
Stephanie Marie McMahon Levesque is an American businesswoman and retired professional wrestler. She is known for her various roles within WWE between 1998 and 2023.
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1976
Japanese voice actor and singer (died 2013)
Yasuo Saitō , also known by the stage name Yakkun Sakurazuka , was a Japanese comedian, singer, and voice actor.
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1976
Estonian footballer
Vahur Vahtramäe is an Estonian retired football midfielder, who last played for Paide Linnameeskond in the Meistriliiga, the highest division in Estonian football.
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1976
German footballer and manager
Frank Fahrenhorst is a German former professional footballer, who played as a defender and is currently manager of VfB Stuttgart II.
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1977
American football player
Muhammed-Kabeer Olarewaju Gbaja-Biamila Sr., nicknamed "KGB", is a Nigerian-American former professional football player who spent his entire nine-year career as a defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National…
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1977
American football player
Casey Edward Rabach is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft, and also…
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1977
Dutch archer
Wietse Cornelis van Alten is a retired archer from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven.
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1978
Brazilian footballer
Fábio Aurélio Rodrigues is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played for São Paulo, Valencia, Liverpool and Grěmio. He played as either a left-back or left-winger and represented Brazil at under-17 and…
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1979
South Korean singer
Kim Jong-min is a South Korean singer, dancer and television personality. He has been a member of the co-ed vocal group Koyote since 2000 and a cast member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night since 2007.
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1979
Italian cyclist
Daniele Bennati is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo, De Nardi–Colpack, Phonak, Lampre–Fondital, Liquigas–Doimo, RadioShack–Nissan,…
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1980
Australian race car driver
Dean Justin Canto is a multiple-championship winning Australian motor racing driver. Best noted as a Supercars driver, Canto was the inaugural winner of the second-tier V8 Supercar development series in 2000, and the…
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1980
Finnish footballer
Petri Pasanen is a Finnish football coach, TV studio presenter and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most comfortable as centre-back, but also played right-back and left-back as well.…
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1980
English cyclist
Victoria Louise Pendleton is a British former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion. She won a total of three…
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1980
Norwegian footballer
John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian former professional footballer and coach.
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1980
Australian race car driver
Ryan John Briscoe is an Australian-American professional racing driver from Sydney who has predominantly raced open-wheel and sports cars in Europe and America.
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1981
American basketball player
Andrew Melvin Gooden III is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a broadcaster for Monumental Sports Network. The power forward played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association…
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1981
American gymnast
Morgan Carl Hamm is an American retired artistic gymnast and former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He is an Olympic silver medalist in the team competition at the 2004 Olympics and…
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1982
1982
American baseball player
Jeffrey Wayne Karstens is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Karstens pitched for the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2007 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2008 to 2012.
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1982
1983
American basketball player
Randy Foye is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, but was immediately traded to…
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1983
Australian rugby league player
Ben Harris is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He became the first player in the history of the sport to have won grand finals in each hemisphere in consecutive seasons.…
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1983
American basketball player
Robert Douglas Brown is an American former professional basketball player who is the director of player development for the Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he played the…
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1984
Spanish footballer
Jonathan Soriano Casas is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1985
Austrian politician
Maximilian Lercher is an Austrian politician and former member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Upper Styria from October 2019 to October 2024. He was a member of the…
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1986
American actress
Eloise Mumford is an American actress known for her roles on the television series Lone Star, The River, The Right Stuff, and Cross. She appeared as Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh in the Fifty Shades of Grey film series.
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1986
American actor
Spencer Treat Clark is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the 2000 films Gladiator and Unbreakable. He has since appeared in the films Mystic River (2003), The Last House on the Left (2009), Much…
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1987
English footballer
Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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1987
American actor
Grey Damon is an American actor, known for his roles in Friday Night Lights, The Nine Lives of Chloe King and Station 19. He resides in Los Angeles. Beginning with its premiere in May 2015, Damon co-starred with David…
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1987
Canadian ice hockey player
Karl Alexander Alzner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the first round, fifth overall, by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2007 NHL entry…
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1988
American ice hockey player
Steven Allan Kampfer is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the fourth round, 93rd overall, of the 2007 NHL entry draft. He…
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1988
American actor
Kyle Sullivan is an American former child actor, known for appearing on the Nickelodeon TV series All That and the Fox sitcom The War at Home.
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1988
Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach-Jauncey, formerly professionally known as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress, and beauty queen best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2015. Previously, Wurtzbach won Binibining…
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1989
American football player
Vontaze DeLeon Burfict Jr. is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for…
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1990
Spanish footballer
Oriol Romeu Vidal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton.
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1991
American wrestler and mixed martial artist
Daria Rae Berenato is an American former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she performs under the ring name Daria Rae and is the on-screen…
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1993
1993
English footballer
Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabioyo, sometimes known mononymously as Tosin, is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea.
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1997
American mass murderer
Nikolas Jacob Cruz is an American mass murderer who perpetrated the Parkland high school shooting, one of the deadliest school shootings in the United States. On February 14, 2018, Cruz killed fourteen students and…
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1998
2002
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