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He won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle and a silver in the 200-meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Famous Birthdays on September 27
258 people
808 – 2002
September 27 has seen 258 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 808 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1989 — Park Tae-hwan
South Korean swimmer
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He also won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle
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He is the first Asian swimmer to claim a gold medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and the first-ever South Korean swimmer to win any Olympic medal in swimming
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He has four Olympic medals, five world titles, and 20 Asian Games medals
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He also holds 3 Asian Records, all in Men's Freestyle
808
Queen of the Franks (probable year; d. 869)
Ermentrude of Orléans was the Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles II. She was the daughter of Odo, count of Orleans and Engeltrude de Fézensac.
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830
King of Bohemia and Poland (died 1305)
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia was King of Bohemia (1278–1305), Duke of Cracow (1291–1305), and King of Poland (1296–1305).
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1271
1275
1300
ruler of Florence (died 1464)
Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici was an Italian banker and politician who became the de facto first ruler of Florence during the Italian Renaissance, establishing the Medici family as its effective leaders for generations.…
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1389
Polish canon regular and saint (died 1489)
Stanisław Kazimierczyk was a Polish Catholic priest and a professed member of the Canons Regular of the Lateran. He became noted for his ardent devotions to both the Eucharist and to his personal patron saint,…
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1433
2nd Duke of Suffolk (died 1491)
John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, KG, was a major magnate in 15th-century England. He was the son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Alice Chaucer, the daughter of Thomas Chaucer. His youth was…
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1442
Polish diplomat (died 1542)
Hieronymus Jarosław Laski, Lasky, Laszki, Laszky, Laskó, Jeromos, Jerome, Hieronym, Hieronim, was a Polish diplomat born of an illustrious Polish family. Laski was the nephew of Archbishop John Laski and served as…
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1496
French physician (died 1566)
Guillaume Rondelet, also known as Rondeletus/Rondeletius, was Regius professor of medicine at the University of Montpellier in southern France and Chancellor of the University between 1556 and his death in 1566. He…
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1507
King of Poland (died 1586)
Stephen Báthory was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania as well as Prince of Transylvania (1576–1586), after previously being Voivode of Transylvania (1571–1576).
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1533
Japanese samurai (died 1579)
Takenaka Shigeharu , who was also known as Hanbei (半兵衛), was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Hanbei was the castle lord in command of Bodaiyama Castle. He was a chief strategist and…
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1544
Italian playwright and stage actor (died 1624)
Flaminio Scala, commonly known by his stage name Flavio, was an Italian stage actor of commedia dell'arte, scenario writer, playwright, director, producer, manager, agent, and editor. Considered one of the most…
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1552
English admiral (died 1657)
Robert Blake was an English naval officer who served as general at sea and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1656 to 1657. Blake served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and Anglo-Spanish War,…
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1598
Louis XIII was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
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1601
French bishop and theologian (died 1704)
Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet was a French bishop and theologian. Renowned for his sermons, addresses and literary works, he is regarded as a brilliant orator and literary stylist of the French language.
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1627
American pastor and librarian (died 1729)
Solomon Stoddard was the pastor of the First Church of Christ in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He succeeded Rev. Eleazer Mather, and later married his widow around 1670. Stoddard significantly liberalized…
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1643
Sophia Alekseyevna was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689. She allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Prince Vasily Golitsyn, to install herself during the…
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1657
Italian violinist and composer (died 1754)
Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari was an Italian musical composer and maestro di cappella (chapel-master) at Pistoia. He was born at Pisa. He gained his initial grounding in musical education from his father, a violinist…
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1677
Italian bishop and saint (died 1787)
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the…
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1696
German mathematician and epigrammatist (died 1800)
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner was a mathematician and epigrammatist from the Holy Roman Empire.
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1719
American philosopher and politician, fourth Governor of Massachusetts (died 1803)
Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, a signatory of the…
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1722
Austrian lepidopterist, author, and poet (died 1800)
Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also: Sined the Bard, was an Austrian Catholic priest and Jesuit, who is best known as a poet, bibliographer, and lepidopterist.
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1729
Marquess of Tavistock, Irish politician (died 1767)
Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock was a British politician and heir apparent to the dukedom of Bedford until his death in 1767.
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1739
French general (died 1794)
Antoine Philippe de La Trémoïlle, Prince of Talmont was a French noble and royalist notable for his military involvement against the French Revolution.
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1765
daughter of Thomas Jefferson who had twelve children (died 1836)
Martha "Patsy" Randolph was the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson and his wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. She was born at Monticello, near Charlottesville, Virginia.
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1772
Mexican royalist turned insurgent; first emperor of Mexico (died 1824)
Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu, commonly known as Agustín de Iturbide and later by his regnal name Agustín I, was the first Emperor of Mexico from 1822 until his abdication in 1823. An officer in the royal…
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1783
American admiral (died 1865)
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent du Pont family. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the California naval…
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1803
German-English evangelist and missionary, founded the Ashley Down Orphanage (died 1898)
George Müller was a Christian evangelist and the director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. He was one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren movement. Later during the split, his group was called the…
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1805
German chemist and academic (died 1884)
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe was a German chemist and academic, and a major contributor to the birth of modern organic chemistry. He was a professor at Marburg and Leipzig. Kolbe was the first to apply the term…
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1818
Swiss philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1881)
Henri Frédéric Amiel was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.
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1821
American general (died 1862)
William "Bull" Nelson was a United States naval officer who became a Union general during the American Civil War.
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1824
American general (died 1887)
William Babcock Hazen was a career United States Army officer who served in the Indian Wars, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and as Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army. His most famous service was…
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1830
American general and politician, 19th Governor of Texas (died 1898)
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross was the 19th governor of Texas, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and the 4th president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas…
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1838
American captain and historian (died 1914)
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy (USN) officer and historian whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His 1890 book The Influence of Sea Power upon History,…
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1840
German-American cartoonist (died 1902)
Thomas Nast was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".
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1840
Belgian geologist and petrographer (died 1903)
Alphonse Francois Renard, Belgian geologist and petrographer, was born at Ronse, in East Flanders, on 27 September 1842. He was educated for the church of Rome, and from 1866 to 1869 he was superintendent at the…
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1842
French mathematician and academic (died 1913)
Gaston Tarry was a French mathematician. Born in Villefranche de Rouergue, Aveyron, he studied mathematics at high school before joining the civil service in Algeria. He pursued mathematics as an amateur.
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1843
American poet and author (died 1933)
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson was an American poet, writer and lecturer. She was also the younger sister of President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of First Lady of the United States, Eleanor…
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1861
Slovak priest and politician (died 1938)
Andrej Hlinka was a Slovak Roman Catholic priest and politician who was one of the most important Slovak public activists in Czechoslovakia before World War II. He was the leader of the Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, a…
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1864
Italian saint (died 1932)
Eurosia Fabris, TOSF, also known as "Mamma Rosa",, was an Italian member of the Third Order of Saint Francis in the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified in 2005. She is regarded as a model of holiness in the daily…
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1866
Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)
Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island…
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1871
Indian legislator and political leader (died 1933)
Vithalbhai Patel was an Indian legislator and political leader, co-founder of the Swaraj Party and elder brother of Sardar Patel.
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1873
1879
American hurdler and coach (died 1962)
Frederick William Schule was an American track and field athlete, football player, athletic coach, teacher, bacteriologist, and engineer. He competed for the track and field teams at the University of Wisconsin from…
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1879
English poet and composer (died 1970)
Cyril Meir Scott was an English composer, writer, poet, and occultist. He created around four hundred musical compositions including piano, violin, cello concertos, symphonies, and operas. He also wrote around 20…
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1879
English figure skater and tennis player (died 1965)
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith was a British figure skater. She won the bronze medal in women's singles at the 1908 Summer Olympics and was the 1912 World silver medalist, as well as a two-time British champion.
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1882
Sr., American magician (died 1965)
Harry Bouton Blackstone was a famed stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century. Blackstone was born Harry Bouton in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career as a magician in his teens and was popular through World…
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1885
Canadian businessman and politician (died 1964)
Charles Benjamin Howard was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was known for his eloquence in English and French.
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1885
English diplomat (died 1943)
George Louis St Clair Bambridge was a British diplomat. His wife, Elsie, was the daughter of the author Rudyard Kipling.
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1892
German lieutenant and pilot (died 1922)
Lothar Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 40 victories. He was a younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred von Richthofen and a distant cousin of Luftwaffe Field…
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1894
English cricketer (died 1981)
Gilbert Ashton MC was an English cricketer who played 62 first-class matches between the wars, mostly for Cambridge University and Worcestershire. His obituary in Wisden called him "a fine, aggressive stroke-player" and…
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1896
1896
American composer and producer (died 1946)
Vincent Millie Youmans was an American Broadway composer and producer.
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1898
Slovenian poet and politician (died 1981)
Edvard Kocbek was a Slovenian Yugoslav poet, writer, essayist, translator, member of Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and Slovene Partisans. He is considered one of the best authors who…
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1904
German footballer and manager (died 1994)
Conrad "Conny" Heidkamp was a German footballer who played as a defender for Düsseldorfer SC 99 and Bayern Munich.
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1905
English poet and critic (died 1984)
Sir William Empson was an English literary critic and poet, widely influential for his practice of closely reading literary works, a practice fundamental to New Criticism. His best-known work is his first, Seven Types…
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1906
American author and screenwriter (died 1977)
James Myers Thompson was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.
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1906
Russian art collector and author (died 1980)
Sergei Petrovich Varshavsky (Russian: Сергéй Пeтрóвич Варшáвский, was a Russian writer and art collector.
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1906
English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)
Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles was an English character actor, writer and director. He opened the Mermaid Theatre in 1959, the first new theatre that opened in the City of London since the 17th century.
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1907
Indian socialist revolutionary (disputed with 28 September) (died 1931)
Bhagat Singh was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 in what was intended to be retaliation for the death of an Indian…
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1907
American-Mexican photographer (died 2009)
Marcella "Marcey" Jacobson was an American photographer who moved to Chiapas, Mexico in the 1950s, and was best known for her photographs of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mexico.
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1911
American psychologist and author (died 2007)
Albert Ellis was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certified by the…
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1913
1916
American novelist and essayist (died 2010)
Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist. He is best known as a novelist who parlayed his experiences into books exploring the experiences and psychology of American polite…
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1917
American magician and actor (died 2009)
Carl Ballantine was an American magician, comedian and actor. Billing himself as "The Great Ballantine", "The Amazing Ballantine" or "Ballantine: The World's Greatest Magician", his vaudeville-style comedy routine…
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1917
American actor and producer (died 2002)
William T. Orr was an American actor and television producer associated with various Western and detective programs of the 1950s-1970s. In most of his Warner Bros. series, he was billed as "Wm. T. Orr." Orr began his…
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1917
American microbiologist (died 2010)
Benjamin Rubin was an American microbiologist, known as the inventor of the bifurcated vaccination needle, which played an important role in the eradication of smallpox. Rubin invented this device by taking the eyelet…
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1917
English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
Sir Martin Ryle was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources. In 1946 Ryle and Derek Vonberg were the first…
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1918
2nd Baron Shepherd (died 2001)
Malcolm Newton Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd, Baron Shepherd of Spalding, was a British Labour politician and peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan and member of the…
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1918
Soviet military leader (died 2001)
Konstantin Vasilyevich Gerchik was a Russian military officer who served in the Red Army and a program manager in the former Soviet space program. He was Colonel-General of the Soviet Army, Professor of the Academy of…
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1918
American actress and author (died 2015)
Jayne Meadows was an American stage, film and television actress, as well as an author and lecturer. She was nominated for three Emmy Awards during her career and was the wife of original Tonight Show host Steve Allen.…
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1919
American lieutenant and politician (died 2011)
Charles Harting Percy, also known as Chuck Percy, was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois…
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1919
American mathematician and computer scientist (died 1986)
James Hardy Wilkinson FRS was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science particularly useful to physics and engineering. In 1970 he won the…
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1919
American actor, director, and producer (died 1994)
William Conrad was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television.
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1920
English record producer (died 1985)
Alan Albert Freeman, known professionally as Alan A. Freeman was an English record producer who worked with Petula Clark, Max Miller, Tony Hancock, Nöel Coward, Morecambe and Wise, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, and…
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1920
Hungarian director and screenwriter (died 2014)
Miklós Jancsó was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including The Round-Up, The Red and the White, and Red Psalm.
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1921
American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Amicus Productions (died 1991)
Milton Subotsky was an American film and television writer and producer. In 1964, he founded Amicus Productions with Max J. Rosenberg. Amicus means "friend" in Latin. The partnership produced low-budget science fiction…
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1921
American author and illustrator (died 2013)
Bernard Waber was an American children's author most famous for the books The House on East 88th Street (1962), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (1965) and the subsequent books in the Lyle series.
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1921
American pianist and bandleader (died 1992)
Samuel Benskin was an American pianist and bandleader.
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1922
American director and producer (died 2010)
Arthur Hiller Penn was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director, and a Tony Award winner. Among other accolades, he was also nominated for a…
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1922
American-Canadian anthropologist, author, and academic (died 1974)
Ernest Becker was an American cultural anthropologist and author of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Denial of Death.
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1924
American pianist and composer (died 1966)
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was an American jazz pianist and composer. A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory, Powell's application of complex phrasing to the piano…
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1924
Austrian-American physicist and academic (died 2020)
Siegfried Fred Singer was an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia, trained as an atmospheric physicist. He was known for rejecting the scientific…
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1924
Czech-Canadian author and publisher (died 2012)
Josef Škvorecký was a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher. He spent half of his life in Canada, publishing and supporting banned Czech literature during the communist era. Škvorecký was awarded the Neustadt…
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1924
English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards was a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular. Along with obstetrician and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe and nurse and…
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1925
American author (died 2013)
George Gladir was an American comics writer. Primarily known as a scripter for Archie Comics, he co-created that publisher's character Sabrina Spellman, with artist Dan DeCarlo.
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1925
Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2006)
Steve Atanas Stavro, was a Macedonian-Canadian businessman, grocery store magnate, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, sports team owner, and a noted philanthropist.
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1926
Chrysostomos I, born Christoforos Aristodimou, was the Archbishop of Cyprus from 1977 to 2006.
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1927
American trumpet player (died 1994)
Robert Roland Chudnick, known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter.
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1927
Italian author and illustrator (died 2005)
Romano Scarpa was one of the most famous Italian creators of Disney comics.
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1927
American actress (died 2011)
Sada Carolyn Thompson was an American stage, film, and television actress. Though best known to television audiences as Kate Lawrence in Family (1976–1980), for which she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress…
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1927
English archaeologist and historian (died 2015)
Margaret Helen Rule was a British archaeologist. She is most notable for her involvement with the project that excavated and raised the Tudor warship Mary Rose in 1982.
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1928
American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2004)
Calvin James Jones, Sr. was an American jazz and blues trombonist, bassist, pianist, composer, and educator. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Jones moved to Washington, D.C. in the 1970s, and…
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1929
Estonian race walker (died 1995)
Bruno Junk was an Estonian race walker. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won bronze medals on both occasions. He set a world record in the 15 km in 1951 (1:08:08.0), and had world's…
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1929
1929
Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (died 2013)
Paul Reichmann was a Canadian businessman and member of the Reichmann family. He is best known for his leadership of the Olympia & York real estate development company.
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1930
Austrian singer, guitarist, and actor
Freddy Quinn is a former Austrian singer and actor whose popularity in the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. As Hans Albers had done two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the…
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1931
English footballer (died 1958)
Geoffrey Bent was an English footballer who played as a left back for Manchester United from 1948 until 1958. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s. Bent only…
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1932
English captain and politician (died 2000)
Michael Keith Beale Colvin was a British Conservative Party politician. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol North West at the 1979 general election. From 1983 onwards, he was the MP for…
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1932
Canadian politician
Gabriel Loubier was a Canadian politician in Quebec. He served as leader of the Union Nationale party from 1971 to 1974, and as leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1971 to 1973.
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1932
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)
Oliver Eaton Williamson was an American economist, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which he shared with Elinor Ostrom.
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1932
American geophysicist
Marcia Neugebauer is an American geophysicist who made contributions to space physics. Neugebauer's research was among the first that yielded the first direct measurements of the solar wind and shed light on its physics…
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1932
Danish-English physicist and neuroscientist (died 2007)
Rodney Michael John Cotterill Order of the Dannebrog was an English-Danish physicist, and neuroscientist, who was educated at University College London, Yale (M.S.) and Cambridge University (Ph.D.). He spent most of his…
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1933
American actor (died 1996)
Francis Gregory Alan Morris was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Barney Collier on the television series Mission: Impossible and Lieutenant David Nelson on Vega$.
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1933
American actor (died 2020)
Anthony Wilford Brimley was an American actor. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and working odd jobs in the 1950s, Brimley started working as an extra and stuntman in Western films in the late 1960s. He became an…
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1934
Jr., American actor and producer (died 2025)
Claude Miller Jarman Jr. was an American actor. He became a child star with his role as Jody Baxter in The Yearling (1946), for which he won an Academy Juvenile Award. Further roles in films like Intruder in the Dust…
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1934
American sportscaster and author (died 2001)
Richard Jay Schaap was an American sportswriter, broadcaster, and author.
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1934
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2025)
Allister Wences MacNeil was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and executive. MacNeil played 524 games in the National Hockey League and was a four-time Stanley Cup winner. He was the first native of…
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1935
American television host and producer (died 2012)
Donald Cortez Cornelius was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1970 until 1993. Cornelius sold…
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1936
English actor, playwright, and author (died 2015)
Ronald Gordon Honeycombe was a British newscaster, author, playwright and stage actor.
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1936
Ukrainian politician and diplomat, eighth Prime Minister of Ukraine
Major General Vasyl Vasylovych Durdynets is a Ukrainian politician and diplomat. He served as Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine during a short period in July 1997.
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1937
French journalist, songwriter, and screenwriter (died 2020)
Jean-Loup Dabadie was a French journalist, writer, lyricist, screenwriter, novelist, author of sketches and songs, playwright, translator, and dialogue writer and member of the Académie Française.
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1938
English interior designer and author
Nicholas Ponsonby Haslam is an English interior designer and socialite, and founder of the London-based interior design firm, Nicky Haslam Studio.
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1939
American author, poet, and playwright
Carol Lynn Wright Pearson is an American poet, author, screenwriter, and playwright. She frequently addresses the topics of LGBT acceptance and the role of Latter-day Saint women.
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1939
American golfer (died 2022)
Kathrynne Ann Whitworth was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up 93 times, giving…
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1939
1940
Belgian cyclist
Benoni Beheyt is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who raced from 1962 to 1968. Beheyt won 22 races and is most famous for winning the 1963 World Cycling Championships Road Race and stage win of the 1964…
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1940
English footballer and coach (died 2020)
Peter Philip Bonetti was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. He was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful…
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1941
Canadian lawyer and politician
Serge Ménard is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1993 to 2003, and a member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. Outside politics he has been a lawyer, lecturer and…
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1941
1941
1942
English singer and actor (died 2014)
Bernard William Jewry, known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English rock singer and stage actor. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a moderately successful…
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1942
Duke of Aosta (died 2021)
Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, 5th Duke of Aosta was a claimant to the headship of the House of Savoy, the family which ruled Italy from 1861 to 1946. Until 7 July 2006, Amedeo was styled Duke of Aosta; on that date he…
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1943
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Randolph Charles Bachman is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands the Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. He was the writer and singer of several hit rock songs,…
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1943
American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
Angélica María Hartman Ortiz is an American-born Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as "La Novia de México", she began her career as a child actress in films of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, such as Pecado…
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1944
American baseball player and scout
Gary Lynn Sutherland, nicknamed "Sudsy", was an American professional baseball middle infielder. He player 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1966 to 1978 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos,…
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1944
Canadian-American painter (died 2003)
Jack Goldstein was a Canadian born, California and New York-based performance and conceptual artist turned post-conceptual painter in the 1980s.
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1945
Cypriot lawyer and politician, seventh President of Cyprus
Nicos Anastasiades is a Cypriot politician and businessperson, who served as the seventh president of Cyprus from 2013 to 2023. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally between 1997 and 2013 and served as…
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1946
American painter and sculptor (died 1978)
Tommy Wayne Cannon was an important Native American artist of the 20th century. He was popularly known as T. C. Cannon. He was an enrolled member of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma and had Caddo and French ancestry.
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1946
Dutch football manager and former player
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch former football player and coach. He was most recently the manager of the Curaçao national football team.
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1947
Australian politician, 26th Premier of Western Australia
Richard Fairfax Court is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and as Australian Ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Liberal Party,…
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1947
Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
Barbara Ruth Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress whose hits include "I Know Him So Well", "Answer Me" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums on the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a…
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1947
Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter
Denis Stamper Lawson is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977–1983) and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries Bleak House (2005), the latter of…
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1947
1947
Puerto Rican-American actress and comedian
Elizabeth Larrieu Torres is an American actress, singer, and comedian. Torres is best known for her role as Mahalia Sanchez in the NBC comedy series The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996), for which she received two…
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1947
Canadian actor, director, and producer
Tom Braidwood is a Canadian actor and director known for the role of Melvin Frohike, one of the conspiracy theorists known as The Lone Gunmen on the American television series The X-Files. Braidwood also served as an…
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1948
English footballer and manager
Leslie Chapman, commonly known as Les and sometimes as Chappy, is an English former football player and manager. As a player, he made 747 appearances in the Football League in a career that spanned 22 seasons, playing…
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1948
Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher is a Zimbabwean cricket coach and former cricketer, who has coached the England and Indian national teams. He led the Indian team to be the winners of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, where…
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1948
American actor
Adolfo Larrue Martínez III, credited as A Martinez, is an American actor and singer. He had roles in the daytime soap operas Santa Barbara, General Hospital, One Life to Live, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our…
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1948
Australian politician (died 2025)
Graham Frederick Richardson was an Australian Labor Party politician who was a senator for New South Wales from 1983 to 1994 and served as a cabinet minister in both the Hawke and Keating governments. He was later a…
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1949
American baseball player
Michael Jack Schmidt is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1989. Schmidt was a 12-time…
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1949
Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Jahn Teigen was a Norwegian singer, musician and comedian. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983, From October 2006 until his death in February 2020, he lived in Sweden.
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1949
Australian writer (died 2024)
John Marsden was an Australian writer and teacher. He wrote more than 40 books in his career, including his young adult novel Tomorrow, When the War Began, which began a series of seven books.
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1950
Japanese-American actor and martial artist (died 2025)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was a Japanese actor and film producer who was best known for his role as the evil shapeshifter sorcerer Shang Tsung in various works of the Mortal Kombat franchise: he first played the character in…
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1950
Australian politician, 27th Premier of Western Australia
Geoffrey Ian Gallop is an Australian academic and former politician who served as the 27th premier of Western Australia from 2001 to 2006. He is a former chairman of the Australian Republican Movement; and is currently…
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1951
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michel Rivard is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec, born in Montreal. His father, Robert Rivard, was an actor. Michel began his career at an early age appearing in a Canadian television series and in TV…
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1951
American author and illustrator (died 2025)
James Charles Shooter was an American writer, editor and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at…
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1951
English author
Katie Fforde, née Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming, is a British romance novelist. Published since 1995, her novels are set in modern-day England.
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1952
Romanian pilot, engineer and cosmonaut
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu is a Romanian cosmonaut. He flew in space aboard Soyuz 40 spacecraft and Salyut 6 space laboratory. He teamed with the Soviet cosmonaut Leonid Popov. The backup crew was made of Romanian candidate…
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1952
English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Diane Julie Abbott is a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. She was the first black woman elected to the UK Parliament, and in 2024 became…
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1953
Indian guru and saint
Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi, often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, godwoman, guru and humanitarian. She is the chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus research…
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1953
Italian footballer and manager
Claudio Gentile is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a defender in the 1970s and 1980s.
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1953
Australian keyboard player, saxophonist and songwriter (died 2012)
Gregory Norman Ham was an Australian musician, best known as a member of the 1980s band Men at Work. Besides singing and being occasional lead vocalist of the band, he played saxophone, flute, harmonica, guitar, organ,…
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1953
Australian radio host and sportscaster
Raymond Morris Hadley is a retired Australian talkback radio broadcaster and a rugby league football commentator for Channel Nine. He presents 2GB Sydney's Monday to Friday morning show, and leads the Continuous Call…
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1954
Russian violinist and conductor
Dmitry Yulianovich Sitkovetsky is a Soviet and American violinist, conductor, and arranger.
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1954
American computer programmer and author
Larry Arnold Wall is an American computer programmer, linguist, and author known for creating the Perl programming language and the patch tool.
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1954
Scottish footballer and manager
Steven Archibald is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. He played prominently as a forward for Aberdeen, winning the Scottish league in 1980, Tottenham Hotspur, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup, and…
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1956
English children's author and illustrator
Martin Handford is a British children's author and illustrator from London who gained worldwide fame in the mid-1980s for his Where's Wally? book series.
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1956
English cricketer, footballer, and coach
Charles William Jeffrey Athey is a retired English first-class cricketer, who played for England, and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Sussex; he also played a solitary one-day game for…
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1957
American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
Shaun Paul Cassidy is an American singer, actor, television producer and screenwriter. He has created and/or produced a number of television series, including American Gothic, Roar, and Invasion. Cassidy was also an…
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1958
Scottish author and playwright
Irvine Welsh is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and filmmaker. His novels and short stories, which almost always take place in his native Scotland, are known for their gritty depictions of…
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1958
American speed skater and cyclist
Elizabeth Lee Heiden Reid is an American athlete who excelled in speed skating, cross-country skiing, and bicycle racing. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She was a speedskating bronze medalist at the 1980 Lake…
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1959
German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Jean-Marc Barr is a French-American film actor and director. He is best known for working on several films from Danish film director and frequent collaborator Lars von Trier since Europa (1991).
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1960
New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
Gavin Rolf Larsen is a former New Zealand international cricketer who specialised in the art of economical bowling. He was known playfully by his teammates as "The Postman". He is currently chief selector for the…
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1962
American comedian, actor, and radio host
Marc David Maron is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, musician, and former radio presenter and podcaster.
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1963
Serbian footballer (died 2012)
Predrag "Peca" Brzaković was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1964
American computer scientist and academic
Tracy Kay Camp is an American computer scientist noted for her research on wireless networking. She is also noted for her leadership in broadening participation in computing. She was the co-chair of CRA-W from 2011 to…
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1964
South African boxer (died 2013)
Johnny du Plooy was a South African former heavyweight boxer best known for his win over former WBA World Heavyweight champion Mike Weaver. He challenged once for the WBO World Heavyweight title in 1989.
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1964
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Stephan Douglas Jenkins is an American singer, guitarist, and the frontman of the alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. He began his musical career in 1992 as part of the short-lived rap duo Puck and Natty, alongside…
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1964
American basketball player, coach and sportscaster
Stephen Douglas Kerr is an American professional basketball coach and former player who was most recently the head coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the head coach…
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1965
Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Premier of New Brunswick
Bernard Lord is a Canadian lawyer, business executive and former politician. He served as the 30th premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006. Lord was appointed as board chair of Ontario Power Generation in 2014.
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1965
Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Canadian Minister of Justice
Peter Gordon MacKay is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007–2013), and…
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1965
American radio and television host
Alexis Gilbert Stewart is an American television and radio host presenter. She is the only child of Martha Stewart and her ex-husband Andrew Stewart. She was the co-host of Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer on Sirius…
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1965
American politician
Deborah Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district, first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the chair of…
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1966
American engineer and astronaut
Stephanie Diana Wilson is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew to space onboard three Space Shuttle missions and is the second African American woman to go into space after Mae Jemison. As of 2026, her…
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1966
Italian singer-songwriter and rapper
Lorenzo Cherubini, known professionally as Jovanotti, is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper, and disc jockey.
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1966
Nigerian footballer
Uchechukwu Alozie "Uche" Okechukwu, also known as Deniz Uygar, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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1967
Finnish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Finland
Mari Johanna Kiviniemi is a Finnish politician, who served as the 41st and second female Prime Minister of Finland from 2010 to 2011.
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1968
American actor (died 2026)
William Patrick Muldoon III was an American actor, film producer, and musician. He was best known for his roles as Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives and Zander Barcalow on Starship Troopers.
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1968
Japanese chess player and author
Yoshiharu Habu is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. He is a former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, Ōshō and Kisei major titles. He was the first person to simultaneously hold seven major…
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1970
Canadian actress
Tamara Taylor is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama Bones. She also appeared in season seven of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., in…
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1970
Mexican illustrator
Horacio Miguel Sandoval Pérez is a comic book artist, member of !Ka-Boom¡ Estudio.
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1971
American basketball player and coach
Sylvia Crawley Spann is an American former professional basketball player and coach. She played for the Colorado Xplosion and Portland Power of the American Basketball League (ABL) and the Portland Fire and San Antonio…
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1972
Canadian cyclist and speed skater
Clara Hughes is a Canadian cyclist and speed skater who has won multiple Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals over the course of three Winter Olympics.
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1972
American actress, blogger, and businesswoman
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in primarily mid-budget and period…
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1972
American politician
Craig Lamont Rice is an American politician and former member of the Montgomery County Council, serving from 2010 to 2022. Elected in 2006 to the Maryland House of Delegates, he served one four-year term and represented…
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1972
Czech footballer
Vratislav Lokvenc is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. After playing youth football for Náchod and Hradec Králové, he began his senior club career with the latter team. After moving to…
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1973
Russian fencer
Stanislav Alekseyevich Pozdnyakov is a Russian former fencer, five-time Olympian (1992–2008), and five-time Olympic medalist in individual and team sabre competitions who previously served as president of the Russian…
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1973
British actress
Indira Anne Varma is a British actress. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996). She is known for her television roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series Rome…
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1973
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Carrie Rachel Brownstein is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the rock trio Sleater-Kinney.
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1974
American video game designer and dancer
Matthew Harding is an American traveler, video game designer, and Internet celebrity who is known as Dancing Matt, for his viral videos that show him dancing in front of landmarks and street scenes in various…
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1976
American baseball player and coach
Jason Lloyd Phillips is an American professional baseball player and coach. He is the bullpen coach for the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League. He played as a catcher and first baseman in Major League…
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1976
Italian footballer
Francesco Totti is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team. He was a technically gifted and creative offensive playmaker who could play as an attacking midfielder…
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1976
Estonian javelin thrower
Andrus Värnik is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World Champion, having won gold in 2005. His personal best throw of 87.83 m, set in 2003, was the Estonian record…
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1977
American singer-songwriter (died 2026)
Bradley Kirk Arnold was an American singer. In 1996, he co-founded the rock band 3 Doors Down with Todd Harrell and Matt Roberts, serving as its lead vocalist. The band rose to prominence with their 2000 single…
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1978
1978
Romanian pianist (died 2012)
Mihaela Ursuleasa was a Romanian concert pianist. In 1995, she won the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition.
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1978
American baseball player
Jon Steven Garland is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. After being drafted by the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1997, Garland played for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles…
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1979
Hungarian actress and model
Zita Görög is a Hungarian actress and model, often credited as Zita Gorog.
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1979
Australian race car driver
Christian Alan Jones is an Australian racing driver; he is the adopted son of 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones.
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1979
American comedian
Michael Kosta is an American stand-up comedian and former professional tennis player. He is an Emmy award-winning rotating host and senior correspondent of The Daily Show and was hired as a correspondent in 2017. He was…
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1979
Australian rugby league player
Steve Simpson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative second-row, he could also play prop or…
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1979
Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Yokozuna
Asashōryū Akinori is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest…
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1980
American singer-songwriter and producer
Ehron VonAllen is an American singer in the electronic pop genre, record producer, recording artist and remixer, currently based in Hollywood, California. Born Aaron Christopher Allen, VonAllen began music in a small…
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1980
American author and illustrator
Sophia Violet "Sophie" Crumb is an American-French comics artist.
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1981
New Zealand cricketer
Brendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand cricket coach and former player who is the head coach of the England men's cricket team in all formats. Representing New Zealand, he captained the team in all formats. McCullum…
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1981
Indian cricketer
Lakshmipathy Balaji is an Indian cricket coach and former international cricketer. He was a right-arm fast medium bowler. He represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that finished as…
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1981
1982
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jonathan McLaughlin is an American pop rock singer-songwriter, record producer and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album Indiana was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP Industry, also known as…
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1982
Swedish footballer
Nils Markus Rosenberg is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent the majority of his career with his boyhood club Malmö FF, as well as a notable five-year stint with German Bundesliga…
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1982
1982
1982
American football player (died 2007)
Darrent Demarcus Williams was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). After attending high school in Fort Worth, Texas, Williams played…
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1982
Canadian ice hockey player
Jay Daniel Bouwmeester is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A defenceman, he played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues. He…
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1983
South Korean actress and singer
Jeon Hye-bin, also known as BIN, is a South Korean actress, singer and model. In 2002, she began her career as singer of the short-lived, three-member girl group LUV. However, the group disbanded the following year due…
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1983
American basketball player and coach
Christopher James Quinn Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the top assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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1983
Australian footballer
Paul Bevan is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League (AFL).
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1984
Italian footballer
Davide Ugo Capello is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1984
American baseball player
John Edward Lannan is an American former professional baseball pitcher who has served as the Major League mental performance coach for the Toronto Blue Jays since 2024. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the…
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1984
Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is a key musician in popularizing pop-punk music, as she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. Her accolades include…
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1984
Belgian cyclist (died 2011)
Wouter Weylandt was a Belgian professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Quick-Step–Davitamon and later for Leopard Trek. His first major win was the 17th stage of the 2008 Vuelta a España. He also won the third stage of the…
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1984
1985
American basketball player
Anthony Jarrad Morrow is an American former professional basketball player and executive who was most recently an executive for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college…
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1985
Czech footballer
Daniel Pudil is a Czech former professional footballer who played for the Czech Republic national team and currently plays as a left back or left winger for Northern Counties East League Premier Division club Hallam.
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1985
Ivorian footballer (died 2014)
Ibrahim Obyala Touré was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the younger brother of former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré and former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Kolo Touré.
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1985
American baseball player
Vincent Michael Mazzaro is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami…
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1986
Argentinian race car driver
Ricardo Caíto Risatti is an Argentine racing driver. He was the 2006 Spanish Formula Three champion and now competes in the Argentine touring car series, TC 2000.
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1986
Matthew David Shoemaker is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, and Minnesota Twins and in Nippon Professional…
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1986
Hungarian footballer
Ádám Bogdán is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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1987
American singer-songwriter
Austin Robert Carlile is an American singer who achieved prominence as the former lead vocalist of Attack Attack! and Of Mice & Men. After leaving Of Mice & Men, he began coaching youth baseball in Costa Rica. A high…
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1987
French figure skater
Vanessa James Amoros is a Canadian retired pair skater. Representing France with her former skating partner, Morgan Ciprès, she is the 2019 European Champion, the 2018 World bronze medallist, the 2017 European bronze…
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1987
Russian tennis player
Olga Alekseyevna Puchkova is a Russian former professional tennis player. As a junior, she played for Belarus, and was sometimes listed as Belarusian professional.
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1987
German pole vaulter
Elizaveta Ryzih is a German pole vault athlete. Two times an Olympian, she placed 6th in the London and 10th in Rio Olympic Games. She was described by one athletics commentator as a "tall, fast and athletic" pole…
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1988
American football player
Dion John Lewis is an American football coach and former running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, earning second-team…
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1990
Guinean footballer
Elhadj Ousmane Barry, also known as Pato, is a Guinean international footballer who plays as a centre forward for Al-Bukiryah.
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1991
Romanian tennis player
Simona Halep is a Romanian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 64 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2017 and 2018.…
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1991
American actor
Thomas Mann is an American actor. After making his film debut with a supporting role in It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Mann had his breakout with a lead role in the found footage teen comedy film Project X (2012).
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1991
Estonian footballer
Anete Paulus is an Estonian football player who plays as a defender for Naiste Meistriliiga club Pärnu. She represented the Estonia national team from 2008 to 2017.
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1991
Japanese model and actress
Rio Uchida is a Japanese actress and gravure idol who is affiliated with LesPros Entertainment. She is best known for her role as Kiriko Shijima, the main heroine of the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Drive.
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1991
Australian rugby league player
Lachlan Burr is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a lock and prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
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1992
American actor
Sam Lerner is an American actor, who is most known for his role as Geoff Schwartz on The Goldbergs and as Quinn Goldberg in Project Almanac. His voice roles include the lead role of Zak Saturday in The Secret Saturdays…
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1992
Irish singer-songwriter and actor
Ryan O'Shaughnessy is an Irish singer and former actor from Loughshinny, Skerries, County Dublin. He portrayed Mark Halpin in the popular TV series Fair City for nine years (2001–2010). In January 2012, he appeared in…
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1992
Swiss footballer
Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains both Premier League club Sunderland and the Switzerland national team.
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1992
Argentinian footballer
Lisandro Magallán is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vélez Sarsfield.
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1993
Canadian ice hockey player
Ryan James Murray is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Murray was drafted…
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1993
Puerto Rican-American tennis player
Monica Puig Marchán is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. She is the first Puerto Rican in history to win a gold medal at the Olympics while representing Puerto Rico, having done so in 2016 at the women's…
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1993
American football player
Vincent Salvatore Sunseri is an American football coach and former player who is the next safeties coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He played professionally as a safety in the National Football League (NFL).
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1993
Australian rugby league player
Dylan Walker is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League, and has played for Australia and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
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1994
Indian television actor
Sayak Chakraborty is a Bengali actor and YouTuber who works in Bengali cinema. He is known for his portrayal of Krishna in the mythological television soap Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya and his role in Karunamoyee Rani…
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1994
South Korean singer and musical actress
Kwon Eun-bi is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the short lived girl group Ye-A under the stage name Kazoo. She participated in the Mnet reality competition series Produce 48, where she…
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1995
American basketball player
Christian Marquise Wood is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He…
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1995
American YouTuber and animator
Jaiden Dittfach is an American YouTuber and animator known for her story-time animations channel, Jaiden Animations. She makes videos on a variety of topics, spanning from personal life experiences to video game…
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1997
1998
American basketball player
Caleb Khristopher Love is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He…
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2001
American race car driver
David Joseph Malukas is an American racing driver who competes in the IndyCar Series driving the No. 12 Chevrolet for Team Penske. He previously drove for A.J. Foyt Racing in 2025, Meyer Shank Racing in 2024, and Dale…
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2001
American actress
Jenna Marie Ortega is an American actress. Known for her work in horror, Ortega has been dubbed "Gen Z's scream queen" by media publications. She has also been featured on the Power 100 list from The Hollywood Reporter…
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2002
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