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Famous Birthdays on September 4
240 people
973 – 2001
September 4 has seen 240 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 973 – 2001. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1963 — John Vanbiesbrouck
American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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Vanbiesbrouck played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981 to 2002 for the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils
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Following a successful season with the Greyhounds, he was drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round, 72nd overall, in the 1981 NHL Draft
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John Vanbiesbrouck, nicknamed "the Beezer" and "JVB", is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player
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Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
973
king of Scotland (died 1286)
Alexander III was King of Alba (Scotland) from 6 July 1249 until his death. He concluded the Treaty of Perth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man. His heir and only…
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1241
1383
2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (died 1483)
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was an English nobleman known as the namesake of Buckingham's rebellion, a failed but significant collection of uprisings in England and parts of Wales against Richard III of…
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1454
queen consort of Denmark and Norway (died 1631)
Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1572 to 1588 as the wife of Frederick II. She was the mother of Christian IV and Anne of Denmark, and served as regent of the duchies of Schleswig and…
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1557
1563
English explorer (died 1632)
The Honourable George Percy was an English explorer, writer, and early Colonial Governor of Virginia.
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1580
Dutch poet and composer (died 1687)
Sir Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem, was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was also secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father of the scientist Christiaan Huygens.
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1596
Austrian violinist and composer (died 1749)
Carl Heinrich Biber was a late Baroque violinist and composer.
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1681
1717
Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (died 1812)
Shneur Zalman of Liadi, commonly known as the Alter Rebbe or Baal Hatanya, was a rabbi and the founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, a branch of Hasidic Judaism. He wrote many works and is best known for Shulchan Aruch…
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1745
Swedish general and politician (died 1810)
Hans Axel von Fersen, also known as Axel von Fersen the Younger and as Axel de Fersen in France, was a Swedish count, military officer, courtier, ambassador, Marshal and Lord of the Realm. He gained international renown…
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1755
French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (died 1848)
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who influenced French literature of the 19th century. Descended from an old aristocratic family from Brittany,…
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1768
American businessman (died 1860)
Stephen Whitney was an American merchant. He was one of the wealthiest merchants in New York City in the first half of the 19th century. His fortune was considered second only to that of John Jacob Astor. As a prominent…
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1776
First Lady of the United States (died 1891)
Sarah Childress Polk was the first lady of the United States from 1845 to 1849. She was the wife of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk.
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1803
Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (died 1880)
Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres was a Chilean statesman and scholar who was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861. He was the first civilian to serve a full term as President of Chile.
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1809
Polish poet and playwright (died 1849)
Juliusz Słowacki was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the "Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of modern Polish drama. His works often feature…
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1809
Austrian organist and composer (died 1896)
Joseph Anton Bruckner was an Austrian composer and organist best known for his symphonies and sacred music, which includes Masses, Te Deum and motets. The symphonies are considered emblematic of the final stage of…
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1824
Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1917)
Dadabhai Naoroji was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar, and writer who played a role in both Indian and British public life. He was among the founding members of the Indian National Congress and served as…
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1825
Swedish philosopher and engineer (died 1905)
Martin Wiberg was a Swedish inventor. He enrolled at Lund University in 1845 and became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1850.
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1826
Italian cardinal (died 1915)
Antonio Agliardi was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal, archbishop, and papal diplomat.
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1832
American architect, designed the World's Columbian Exposition (died 1912)
Daniel Hudson Burnham was an American architect and urban designer. A proponent of the Beaux-Arts movement, he may have been "the most successful power broker the American architectural profession has ever produced".
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1846
American inventor (died 1928)
Lewis Howard Latimer was an American inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs, and an…
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1848
American actress (died 1925)
Mary Jane Lee was an American actress of the stage and screen.
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1848
Italian field marshal (died 1928)
Luigi Cadorna, was an Italian general, Marshal of Italy and Count, most famous for being the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army from 1914 until late 1917 during World War I. He commanded the Italian army on the Italian…
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1850
Irish poet and politician (died 1927)
John Dillon was an Irish politician from Dublin, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for over 35 years and was the last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. By political disposition, Dillon was an advocate of…
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1851
Croatian violinist and composer (died 1881)
Franjo Krežma, also known as Franz Krezma in German-speaking countries, was a Croatian violinist and composer.
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1862
Latvian prime minister and president (died 1942)
Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis was a Latvian politician and dictator. He was one of the most prominent Latvian politicians of pre-World War II Latvia during the Interwar period of independence from November 1918 to…
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1877
Italian cardinal (died 1971)
Antonio Bacci was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of Briefs to Princes from 1931 to 1960, when he was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John XXIII. He is perhaps best known for…
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1885
English 6th General of The Salvation Army (died 1967)
Albert William Thomas Orsborn was the sixth General of The Salvation Army (1946–1954). He became an Officer of The Salvation Army in 1905. Albert served as a Corps Officer and in divisional work in the British Territory…
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1886
Irish-English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1946)
Roy William Neill was an Irish-born American film director best known for producing and directing almost all of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released…
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1887
German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (died 1943)
Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school.
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1888
Danish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1947)
Gunnar Sommerfeldt was a Danish actor and film maker.
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1890
German engineer, politician, and senior Nazi official (died 1942)
Fritz Todt was a German construction engineer and senior political figure of the Nazi Party. In 1938, he founded Organisation Todt (OT), a military-engineering organisation that supplied German industry with forced…
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1891
French composer and educator (died 1974)
Darius Milhaud was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and Brazilian…
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1892
Dutch diplomat (died 1989)
Daniel van der Meulen was a Dutch civil servant who served as the consul to Jeddah from 1926 through 1931. Born in Laren, van der Meulen entered the civil service and was assigned to the Dutch East Indies in 1915. He…
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1894
French actor, director, and playwright (died 1948)
Antoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French artist who worked across a variety of media. He is best known for his writings, as well as his work in the theatre and cinema. Widely…
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1896
English businessman, co-founded Jaguar Cars (died 1985)
Sir William Lyons, known as "Mr. Jaguar", was with fellow motorcycle enthusiast William Walmsley, the co-founder in 1922 of the Swallow Sidecar Company, which became Jaguar Cars Limited after the Second World War.
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1901
English cricketer (died 1996)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939.
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1902
English-South African author (died 1983)
Eileen Mary Challans, known by her pen name Mary Renault, was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.
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1905
Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox (died 2003)
Walter Zapp was a Baltic German inventor. His best-known creation was the Minox subminiature camera. Over the course of his life, he was granted over 60 patents.
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1905
Finnish fraudster (died 1964)
Ruben Oskar Auervaara was a notorious Finnish conman and thief. He became famous by cheating money from women he met through newspaper announcements, by pretending to intend to marry them. His surname has become an…
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1906
German-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück was a German–American biophysicist who participated in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s. He stimulated physical scientists' interest into biology, especially…
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1906
Austrian-American actor (died 1991)
Reggie Nalder was a prolific Austrian film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. His distinctive features—partially the result of disfiguring burns—together with a haunting style and…
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1907
Canadian-American director and producer (died 1999)
Edward Dmytryk was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947). In 1947, he was named as one of the…
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1908
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (died 1960)
Richard Nathaniel Wright (1908–1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during…
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1908
German physician (died 1945)
Eduard Wirths was the chief SS doctor at the Auschwitz concentration camp from September 1942 to January 1945. Thus, Wirths had formal responsibility for everything undertaken by the nearly twenty SS doctors who worked…
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1909
Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (died 1993)
Denis Stanley Tomlinson was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in one Test match for South Africa in 1935. He was the first Rhodesian-born cricketer to represent South Africa.
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1910
1912
Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (died 1999)
Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman was a Ukrainian-American magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor. He held senior artistic positions during his 32 years at Condé Nast Publications.
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1912
American mob boss (died 1976)
Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen was an American mobster based in Los Angeles and boss of the Cohen crime family during the mid-20th century.
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1913
English historian and academic (died 2009)
Edward Victor Gordon Kiernan was a British historian and a member of the Communist Party Historians Group. Kiernan's work was prominent in the field of Marxist historiography in Britain, analyzing historical events from…
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1913
American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
Stanford Moore was an American biochemist. He shared a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972, with Christian B. Anfinsen and William Howard Stein, for work done at Rockefeller University on the structure of the enzyme…
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1913
Japanese architect (died 2005)
Kenzō Tange was a Japanese architect. Born in Sakai and raised in China and southern Japan, Tange was inspired from an early age by the work of Le Corbusier and designed his first buildings under Imperial Japan. He…
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1913
Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (died 2015)
Shmuel HaLevi Wosner was a prominent Ashkenazi rabbi and posek living in Bnei Brak, Israel. He was known as the Shevet HaLevi after his major work.
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1913
German businessman (died 2003)
Rudolf Leiding was the third post-war chairman of the Volkswagen automobile company, succeeding Kurt Lotz in 1971.
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1914
American businessman (died 1987)
Henry Ford II, commonly known as "Hank the Deuce," was an American businessman in the automotive industry. He was the oldest son of Edsel Ford I and oldest grandson of Henry Ford. He served as president of the Ford…
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1917
American radio host (died 2009)
Paul Harvey Aurandt was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast News and Comment on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous The Rest of the Story segments.…
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1918
American trumpet player and composer (died 2014)
Gerald Stanley Wilson was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. He arranged music for Duke Ellington,…
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1918
Canadian ice hockey player (died 2012)
Joseph Émile Alcide "Butch" Bouchard was a Canadian ice hockey player who played defence with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League from 1941 to 1956. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, won four…
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1919
American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2005)
Howard Jerome Morris was an American actor, comedian, and director. He was best known for his role in The Andy Griffith Show as Ernest T. Bass, and as "Uncle Goopy" in a celebrated comedy sketch on Sid Caesar's Your…
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1919
Indonesian educator (died 1993)
Raden Ajeng Kurnianingrat Sastrawinata, more commonly known mononymously as Kurnianingrat, was an Indonesian educator and pioneer of the country's curriculum for teaching English as a foreign language. She was deputy…
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1919
Argentine race car driver (died 2011)
Clemar Bucci was an Argentine racing driver. He participated in five World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 17 July 1954 and several non-Championship Formula One races. He scored no championship points.…
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1920
American journalist, author, and critic (died 2000)
Craig Claiborne was an American restaurant critic, food journalist, and book author. A long-time food editor and restaurant critic for The New York Times, he was also the author of numerous cookbooks and an…
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1920
German-American film producer and advertising executive (died 1994)
Konstantin Kalser was a German-American film producer and advertising executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1957 with Crashing the Water Barrier.
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1920
Swedish author and politician (died 1992)
Per Olof Sundman was a Swedish writer and politician.
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1922
Indian lawyer and politician (died 2003)
Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla was an Indian politician and an activist for Indian independence.
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1923
English author (died 2004)
Joan Delano Aiken was an English writer specialising in supernatural fiction and children's alternative history novels. In 1999 she was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature. For The Whispering…
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1924
Lithuanian basketball player (died 1997)
Justinas Lagunavičius was a Lithuanian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Žalgiris in Kaunas.
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1924
American Ku Klux Klan leader and author (died 1979)
Asa Earl Carter was an American segregationist and Ku Klux Klan organizer who was prominent in the 1950s for his activism and later as a Western fiction novelist, known as a co-writer of George Wallace's well-known…
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1925
British chemist, developer of stable liquid crystals (died 2013)
George William Gray was a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Hull who was instrumental in developing the long-lasting materials which made liquid crystal displays possible. He created and systematically…
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1926
Austrian priest and philosopher (died 2002)
Ivan Dominic Illich was an Austrian Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, and social critic. His 1971 book Deschooling Society criticises modern society's institutional approach to education, an approach that he…
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1926
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
Murray Albert Olmstead was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a left winger for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 13 seasons. He…
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1926
American computer scientist and academic (died 2011)
John McCarthy was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. He was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence, and part of just a small group of artificial intelligence researchers in…
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1927
Hungarian author and screenwriter (died 2008)
Ferenc Sánta was a Hungarian novelist and film screenwriter. He was awarded the József Attila Prize in 1956 and 1964, and the prestigious Kossuth Prize in 1973. He was born in Braṣov and died in Budapest.
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1927
1928
American lawyer and politician, 38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (died 2007)
Thomas Francis Eagleton was an American lawyer who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He suffered…
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1929
Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (died 2015)
Robert Vossler Keeley had a 34-year career in the Foreign Service of the United States, from 1956 to 1989. He served three times as Ambassador: to Greece (1985–89), Zimbabwe (1980–84), and Mauritius (1976–78). In…
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1929
American sculptor and academic (died 1992)
Robert Carston Arneson was an American sculptor and professor of ceramics in the Art department at University of California, Davis for nearly three decades.
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1930
American general (died 2013)
William B. Maxson was an American Air Force Major General and vice commander, 15th Air Force, Strategic Air Command, March Air Force Base, Calif.
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1930
American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024)
Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber, known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films included We're Not Married! (1952), There's No Business Like Show Business…
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1931
Greek biochemist and politician
Antonios Trakatellis is a Greek Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and an academic biochemist. He was elected on the New Democracy ticket and sits with the European People's Party group. He has been leader of the…
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1931
Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Puerto Rico (died 2021)
Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. He was the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He also served on…
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1932
American football player and coach (died 2022)
Vincent Joseph Dooley was an American college football coach. He was the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988, as well as the University of Georgia's (UGA) athletic director from 1979 to 2004. During his…
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1932
Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
Sir Clive William John Granger was a British econometrician known for his contributions to nonlinear time series analysis. He taught in Britain, at the University of Nottingham and in the United States, at the…
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1934
French footballer and manager (died 2012)
Antoine Redin was a French football player and manager. He played for FC Nancy, Toulouse and AS Nancy. He coached AS Nancy and Bastia.
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1934
Russian baritone singer (died 2012)
Eduard Anatolyevich Khil, often anglicized as Edward Hill, was a Russian baritone singer.
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1934
Czech filmmaker and artist
Jan Švankmajer is a Czech retired filmmaker, animator, writer, playwright and artist. He draws and makes free graphics, collage, ceramics, tactile objects and assemblages. In the early 1960s, he explored informel, which…
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1934
American general and academic (died 2013)
Charles Alfonso Hines was an American Army major general, university administrator, and sociology professor.
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1935
American philosopher and academic (died 2013)
Dallas Albert Willard was an American philosopher also known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to phenomenology, particularly the work of Edmund Husserl, many…
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1935
Australian swimmer and politician
Dawn Fraser is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer, eight-time olympic medallist, a 15-year world record holder in the 100-metre freestyle, and former politician. Controversial, yet the winner of countless honours,…
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1937
American organist and composer (died 2010)
Gene Ludwig was an American jazz and rhythm and blues organist, who recorded as a leader as well as a sideman for Sonny Stitt, Arthur Prysock, Scott Hamilton, Bob DeVos, and Leslie West, and others. Ludwig received…
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1937
American general (died 2013)
Brigadier General Virgil Almos Richard was a US Army General who served 32 years of active military service of which 30 were devoted to Financial Management. Richard became an outspoken critic of the "Don't ask, don't…
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1937
1937
South African cricketer and referee (died 2005)
Denis Thomson Lindsay was a South African cricketer who played 19 Test matches for South Africa between 1963 and 1970. His outstanding series was against Australia in 1966–67, when he scored 606 runs in seven innings,…
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1939
Brazilian philosopher and academic
Marilena de Souza Chaui is a Brazilian philosopher and Professor of Modern Philosophy in the University of São Paulo. She is a scholar of Baruch Spinoza and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Chaui is one of the founding members of…
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1941
American baseball player and sportscaster
Kenneth Smith Harrelson, nicknamed "the Hawk" due to his distinctive profile, is an American former professional baseball player and television announcer. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1971 as a…
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1941
Kenyan cricketer and coach
Ramesh Kumar Sethi is a former Kenyan cricketer who represented East Africa in one first-class match and three One-Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup.
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1941
Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian former police officer and politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government, and the Leader of the…
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1941
American golfer
Raymond Loran Floyd is an American retired professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour, including four majors and four senior majors. He was inducted into the World Golf…
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1942
American wrestler and promoter (died 2023)
Jerry Winston Jarrett was an American businessman, professional wrestling promoter, and professional wrestler. Along with his long-term business partner Jerry Lawler, he was a key figure in the history of professional…
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1942
American singer
Merald Woodlow "Bubba" Knight, Jr. is an American R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. The older brother of lead singer Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight served as the unofficial leader of the…
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1942
English economist and academic (died 2017)
Sir Anthony Barnes Atkinson was a British economist, Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics, and senior research fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.
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1944
English footballer and manager
David Thomas Bassett is an English football manager and a former player. Bassett won a total of seven promotions and is one of a select number of managers who took charge of over 1,000 matches.
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1944
American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and banjo player
Gene Victor Parsons is an American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and engineer, best known for his work with the Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released solo albums and played in bands…
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1944
American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (died 2020)
Jerry O. Relph was an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican, he represented District 14 in central Minnesota from 2017 until his death from COVID-19 complications in 2020. Six weeks before…
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1944
American actress, screenwriter, and producer
Jennifer Salt is an American producer, screenwriter, and former actress known for playing Eunice Tate on Soap (1977–1981).
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1944
American guitarist (died 1994)
Daniel Wood Gatton Jr. was an American virtuoso guitarist who combined blues, rockabilly, jazz, and country to create a musical style he called "redneck jazz", a term which he took from fellow DC-born guitarist Evan…
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1945
English actor, singer, and producer (died 2023)
William Kenwright was an English theatre and film producer. He was also the chairman of Everton Football Club for nearly two decades, from 2004 until his death in 2023.
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1945
American guitarist (died 2019)
Gary Duncan was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist…
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1946
American saxophonist, flute player, and composer
David Liebman is an American saxophonist, flautist, bandleader, composer, and jazz educator. Best known for his work on soprano saxophone, he toured and recorded with Miles Davis during the trumpeter's electric period,…
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1946
Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer
Bryan Michael Mauricette is a Canadian former cricketer: a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman who played a handful of first-class matches for the Windward Islands between 1966–67 and 1972–73 without ever passing 20.
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1946
American sportscaster (died 2021)
Robert Francis Jenkins was an American television and radio sports announcer, primarily calling Indy car and NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC and later Versus/NBCSN. Jenkins was the radio "Voice of the Indianapolis 500" on…
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1947
1947
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
Darryl Grant Cotton was an Australian pop, rock singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor. He was a founding member of Australian rock group Zoot in 1965, with Beeb Birtles, and were later joined by Rick Brewer…
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1949
1949
American golfer and sportscaster
Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer. In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading golfers in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He…
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1949
American baseball player
Doyle Lafayette Alexander is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants,…
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1950
American baseball player and politician
Frank White Jr. is an American politician and former professional baseball player, coach, and television sports commentator who is currently the first base coach for the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association…
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1950
English drummer and singer
Martin Dale Chambers is an English musician, best known as a founding member and drummer of the rock band the Pretenders. In addition to playing the drums with the group, Chambers sings backing vocals and plays…
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1951
American actress
Judith Lee Ivey is an American actress and theatre director. She has twice won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Steaming (1981) and Hurlyburly (1984). She also received Best Actress In A Play…
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1951
Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
Marita Elisabet Ulvskog is a Swedish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
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1951
American businessman and politician (died 2013)
Stephen Easley was an American businessman and politician.
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1952
American philosopher and author
Janet Biehl is an American author, copyeditor, translator, and artist. She authored several books and articles associated with social ecology, the body of ideas developed and publicized by Murray Bookchin. Formerly an…
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1953
English chess player and author
Michael Francis Stean is an English chess grandmaster, an author of chess books and a tax accountant.
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1953
Turkish footballer and manager
Fatih Terim is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.
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1953
Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Simon Berwick Broza is an Israeli singer-songwriter. His music mixes modern pop with Spanish music.
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1955
South African cricketer
Garth Stirling Le Roux is a former South African first class cricketer. He went to Wynberg Boys' High School, graduating in 1973.
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1955
American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana
Brian David Schweitzer is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the…
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1955
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steven Edward Duren, better known by his stage name Blackie Lawless, is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for heavy metal band W.A.S.P.
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1956
American actress, dancer, and choreographer
Harriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She began her career as a dancer in the 1980s, and was a choreographer for Whitney Houston's world tours from 1988 to 1992.
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1957
American astrophysicist and astronomer
Jacqueline Nina Hewitt is an American astrophysicist. She was the first person to discover an Einstein ring. She is a Fellow of the American Astronomical Society.
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1958
Italian rugby player and coach
Marzio Innocenti is a former Italian rugby union player and coach and current sports director.
He played as a flanker and a number 8.
Since 21 March 2021 he's the president of the Italian rugby federation.
He works as…
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1958
American radio and television host
David Drew Pinsky, commonly known as Dr. Drew, is an American media personality, internist, and addiction medicine specialist. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show Loveline from the show's inception in…
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1958
Australian actor
Kevin Harrington is an Australian stage, television and film actor and comedian, who is perhaps best known for his roles as Kevin Findlay on the Australian drama SeaChange in the 1990s and as David Bishop on the soap…
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1959
1959
American guitarist and songwriter
Kim Anand Thayil is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he co-founded with singer Chris Cornell and bassist Hiro Yamamoto in 1984. Cornell and Thayil…
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1960
Ugandan-English lawyer and politician
Shailesh Lakhman Vara is a British Conservative former politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Cambridgeshire from 2005 until 2024. He was the UK's first Hindu MP. He also served as Secretary of…
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1960
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief stint…
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1960
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Nicholas John Blinko is a British musician and artist, best known as the lead singer, lyricist, and guitar player for the anarcho-punk band Rudimentary Peni. He is also known for being an "outsider" artist, whose…
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1961
Swedish film producer
Lars Jönsson is a Swedish film producer connected to Memfis Film and the "Trollywood" facilities. Since the early 1990s he has been the producer of several films in Sweden and Scandinavia, being the usual producer for…
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1961
Indian cricketer
Kiran Shankar More ) is an Indian former cricketer and wicket-keeper for the Indian cricket team from 1984 to 1993. He also took up the position Chairman of the Selection Committee of the BCCI till Dilip Vengsarkar took…
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1962
Danish politician, Danish Minister of Education
Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Party. She previously sat in parliament from 1994 to 2014, and served as member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2016.…
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1962
Japanese physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate. He is a professor and the director emeritus of Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University; as well as a senior…
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1962
American drummer
Bobby Jarzombek is an American musician of Polish and German ancestry who is currently the drummer for country music singer George Strait. Bobby also has been a drummer for Sebastian Bach, and progressive metal band…
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1963
Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player
Sami Yaffa is a Finnish bass guitarist best known for his work in New York Dolls, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Pelle Miljoona Oy, Michael Monroe's bands, and Hanoi Rocks. He is currently the bassist for the Michael…
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1963
1964
Finnish-Swedish ice hockey player
Tomas Sandström is a Finnish-born Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1984 to 1999. Born in Finland, Sandström grew up in Fagersta, Sweden. A skilled…
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1964
Indian singer-songwriter (died 2015)
Aadesh Shrivastava was a music composer and playback singer who worked in Indian films. Initially, he had worked as a drummer to music composers including R. D. Burman, Rajesh Roshan before working independently as a…
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1964
Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Sergio Francesco Momesso is an Italian-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1983 and 1997.
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1965
Russian singer-songwriter (died 1991)
Yana Stanislavovna "Yanka" Dyagileva was a Russian poet and singer-songwriter, and one of the most popular figures of her time in the Siberian underground music scene. She both played solo and performed with others,…
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1966
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Jeff Tremaine is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the MTV reality stunt show Jackass with Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville.
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1966
New Zealand cricketer and accountant
Darrin James Murray is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played eight Test matches and one One Day International for New Zealand, all in the 1994/95 season.
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1967
Hungarian decathlete
Dezső Szabó is a retired Hungarian decathlete. His son, also named Dezső Szabó, competed in pole vault at the 2006 World Junior Championships.
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1967
American voice actor
John William DiMaggio is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender in Futurama, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Hak Foo in Jackie…
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1968
American baseball player
Michael Joseph Piazza is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007, and is a member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Piazza played…
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1968
1969
Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist (died 2013)
Ramon Dekkers was a Dutch professional Muay Thai fighter. He won five world titles across four weight classes in Muay Thai during the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed the "Turbine from Hell", he was a fan favorite due to his…
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1969
Georgian academic and politician, 4th President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia, in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.
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1969
American actor and director
Richard Speight Jr. is an American actor and director who is known for a variety of roles including Jericho, The Agency, both CBS TV series, and the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. In the WB/CW series Supernatural, he…
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1969
Australian actor
Noah George Taylor is a British-Australian actor. The accolades he has received include nominations for three Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Critics' Choice Award, and four AACTA Awards. Taylor is best known for his…
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1969
Samoan-New Zealand rugby player
Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala Pulelua Fesola'i, often known as Inga Tuigamala, was a professional rugby union and rugby league footballer. Born in Western Samoa, he represented New Zealand in rugby union, winning 19 caps,…
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1969
Brazilian drummer
Igor Graziano Cavalera is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Sepultura, which he co-founded with his brother Max in 1984. Max left the band in 1997, and Igor himself would…
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1970
Australian singer-songwriter
Dohnyale Sharon "Deni" Hines is an Australian singer who has been releasing music since the early 1980s, with chart success in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Europe. She is the daughter of American-born Australian…
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1970
Italian composer
Ivan Iusco is an Italian American award-winning composer and record producer based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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1970
German footballer
Sven Meyer is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
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1970
1970
American ice hockey player and executive
Craig Michael Conroy is an American former professional ice hockey player and current executive. He serves as the general manager of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL), for whom he also played. A…
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1971
South African cricketer and coach
Lance Klusener is a South African cricket coach and former international cricketer. He was known for his aggressive batting and fast-medium swing bowling. Klusener was one of the best all-rounders in the world during…
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1971
German-Irish footballer and coach
Maik Stefan Taylor is a former Northern Ireland international football goalkeeper and, since July 2022, goalkeeping coach at Birmingham City.
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1971
Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality
Stephen Leonard is a Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality.
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1972
American actor and mixed martial artist (died 2022)
Jason David Frank was an American actor and mixed martial artist, best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers television franchise.
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1973
American baseball player and coach
Richard Aaron Fultz, is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), in all or parts of seven seasons, for five big league teams. He also spent the 2008 season with…
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1973
American radio presenter, producer and screenwriter
Jeffrey Crawford "Lazlow" Jones is an American writer, producer, director, voice actor, and radio personality. He is best known for his work with Rockstar Games, with which he has worked on the Grand Theft Auto, Max…
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1973
1974
Tobagonian cricketer
Lincoln Roberts is a former cricketer who played one Test match for West Indies and 51 first class games for Trinidad and Tobago.
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1974
Spanish footballer
Sergio Martínez Ballesteros is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
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1975
English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records
Mark Daniel Ronson is a British and American musician, record producer, songwriter, and DJ. He has won ten Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year for Amy Winehouse's album Back to Black (2006), as well as two for…
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1975
Canadian zoologist, television host, and producer
Dave Salmoni is a Canadian animal trainer, entertainer and television producer. He has his own production company, Triosphere, which is based in South Africa and specializes in wildlife films. Dave has dedicated his…
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1975
Brazilian footballer
Denílson Martins Nascimento, simply known as Denílson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
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1976
Uruguayan-Italian footballer
Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez Berrutti is a Uruguayan-born former Italian footballer.
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1976
South Korean baseball player
Sun-woo "Sunny" Kim is a retired South Korean professional baseball pitcher of the Korea Baseball Organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos/Washington…
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1977
English singer-songwriter and pianist
Lucie Joanne Silverman, known professionally as Lucie Silvas, is a British singer-songwriter best known for her 2004 debut single "What You're Made Of", drawn from her first album Breathe In—itself a hit in the…
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1977
American wrestler
Kia Michelle Stevens is an American actress and semi-retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with TNA Wrestling under the ring name Awesome Kong. She also worked with Ring of Honor (ROH), Shimmer…
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1977
American actor and producer
Wes Bentley is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999), which earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor, Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012),…
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1978
American football player
Terence Newman is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, and Minnesota Vikings. He played…
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1978
Belgian cyclist
Frederik Veuchelen is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2017 for the Topsport Vlaanderen, Vacansoleil–DCM, and Wanty–Groupe Gobert teams.
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1978
Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
Christian Walz is a Swedish artist, songwriter, and producer. Walz's music is mainly pop/soul. When young Walz attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. He released his self-titled debut album in 1999, aged 20.
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1978
Russian ice hockey player
Maxim Sergeyevich Afinogenov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Known for his skating speed, he was drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Buffalo Sabres in the third round, 69th overall, in 1997…
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1979
Portuguese pianist, composer, and producer
Pedro Macedo Camacho is a Portuguese composer of classical music as well as film and video game scores. He is best known for his scores to Star Citizen and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.
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1979
American actor
Max Greenfield is an American actor and author. He appeared in recurring roles in Veronica Mars and Ugly Betty. He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which he received nominations at the Primetime…
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1979
Japanese race car driver
Kosuke Matsuura is a Japanese race car driver currently competing in the Super GT series. He previously competed in the Formula Nippon and IRL IndyCar Series.
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1979
American baseball player
Patrick John Neshek is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros,…
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1980
1981
Australian footballer
Richard Garcia is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for Australia's U23 team, having previously managed A-League Men's side Perth Glory.
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1981
American singer-songwriter
Lacey Nicole Sturm is an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Flyleaf. In February 2016, Sturm became the first solo female artist to top the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart…
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1981
American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
Whitney Cummings is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.
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1982
English sprinter
Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis, MBE is a retired British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres and was an accomplished regular of GB 4 × 100 m relay. A renowned junior, his…
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1982
Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and radio host
Yūichi Nakamaru , is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, television personality and radio host under Starto Entertainment. He joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1998 and then officially debuted as part of…
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1983
1983
1983
Latvian basketball player
Armands Šķēle is a Latvian former professional basketball player who played as a shooting guard. Šķēle was a member of the Latvian National Team, representing Latvia in five EuroBasket tournaments and earning 99 caps.…
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1983
Scottish race car driver
Jonathan Robert Adam is a British racing driver and a factory driver for Aston Martin Racing. He was the champion of the SEAT Cupra Championship in two of its six seasons – winning in 2007 and in 2008. He also won the…
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1984
Australian footballer
Hamish McIntosh is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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1984
American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Kyle James Kozub Mooney is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, film director and musician. He is best known for his time as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, which he was featured…
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1984
Spanish footballer
Raúl Albiol Tortajada is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Serie A club Pisa.
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1985
North Korean footballer
Ri Kwang-chon is a North Korean former footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1985
Algerian footballer
Walid Mesloub is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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1985
Japanese footballer
Ayumi Kaihori is a former Japanese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She played for the Japan national team.
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1986
American wrestler
Austin Watson is an American professional wrestler and YouTuber. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Xavier Woods and is a member of The New Day. Watson also makes public…
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1986
American wrestler
Cory James Weston is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a producer on the NXT brand and coach at the WWE Performance Center, having previously been an active competitor with the…
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1987
American journalist
Marisa Kabas is an American independent journalist, former political strategist, and creator of the newsletter The Handbasket.
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1987
American baseball player
Adam Lynn Duvall is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins,…
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1988
American politician
John Tyler Hammons is an American politician who served as the 47th mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 2008 to 2012. He gained national attention when he was elected on May 13, 2008, as a 19-year-old freshman at the…
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1988
American basketball player
James Edward "JJ" Hickson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina State University before being drafted 19th overall by the Cleveland…
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1988
Curaçaoan baseball player
Andrelton Alexander Simmons is a Curaçaoan professional baseball shortstop for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles…
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1989
English rugby league player
Elliott Whitehead is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row forward for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, and also appeared for England and Great Britain at…
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1989
1990
English rugby player
Jonathan Lomax is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens in the Super League, and England and Great Britain at international level. A versatile player, Lomax is primarily a stand-off but…
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1990
English singer-songwriter
Danny Robert Worsnop is an English singer most prominently known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot. He has worked with several artists including I See Stars, Papa Roach, With One…
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1990
French sprint canoeist
Adrien Bart is a French sprint canoeist. He competed in the men's C-1 1000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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1991
Danish handball player
Anders Zachariassen is a Danish handball player for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and the Danish national team.
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1991
1992
German actress
Hanna Schwamborn is a German actress who is best known for her role as Lavinia in the Dutch film De Brief voor de Koning which is based on the book of the same name from Dutch writer Tonke Dragt.
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1992
1992
Scottish footballer
Emma Brownlie is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League. She has represented Scotland on the Scotland under-19 national team.
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1993
Belgian footballer
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab. A versatile player, he can be deployed as a left midfielder, left wing-back, left winger or left-back.
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1993
English race car driver
Jody Fannin is a British auto racing driver. He competed in the European Le Mans Series in 2017, winning the GTE Championship with Rob Smith driving for JMW Motorsport in a Ferrari 488 GTE. He was the 2012 British GT…
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1993
1993
1993
1994
English rugby player
Thomas "Tom" Minns is an English former rugby league and current rugby union player who plays as a centre for Hull RUFC in the National League 1.
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1994
1994
New Zealand rugby league player
Jazz Iosefa Tevaga is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and hooker for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.
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1995
English rugby league player
Ashton Golding is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a utility for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
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1996
English rugby league player
Jordan Lilley is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Sheffield Eagles in the Championship.
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1996
Japanese television personality
Neru Nagahama is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the idol girl groups Keyakizaka46 and Hiragana Keyakizaka46.
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1998
Spanish footballer
Sergio Gómez Martín is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Spain national team.
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2000
American actress
Talitha Bateman is an American actress. After making her acting debut in a 2013 episode of the sitcom The Middle, she has starred in the independent drama film So B. It (2016), the science fiction film The 5th Wave…
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2001
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