People born on April 14 233
Notable people born on April 14 include Averroes (1126), Henry I of Castile (1204), Jeanne-Marie de Maille (1331).
See the full April 14 overview.
Averroes
b. 1126 โ d. 1198
Averroes, Spanish astronomer, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1126)
Henry I of Castile
b. 1204 โ d. 1217
Henry I, King of Castile and Toledo (b. 1204)
Jeanne-Marie de Maille
b. 1331
Jeanne-Marie de Maille, French Roman Catholic saint (b. 1414)
Abraham Ortelius
b. 1527 โ d. 1598
Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (b. 1527)
Adam Tanner (mathematician)
b. 1572 โ d. 1632
Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1572)
Philip III of Spain
b. 1578 โ d. 1621
Philip III of Spain (d. 1621)
Christiaan Huygens
b. 1629 โ d. 1695
Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1629)
Magnus Julius De la Gardie
b. 1668 โ d. 1741
Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (b. 1668)
Abraham Darby I
b. 1678 โ d. 1717
Abraham Darby I, English iron master (d. 1717)
Charles Collรฉ
b. 1709 โ d. 1783
Charles Collรฉ, French playwright and songwriter (d. 1783)
Adam Gib
b. 1714 โ d. 1788
Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
b. 1738 โ d. 1809
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
Emperor Momozono
b. 1741 โ d. 1762
Emperor Momozono of Japan (d. 1762)
Barthรฉlemy Catherine Joubert
b. 1769 โ d. 1799
Barthรฉlemy Catherine Joubert, French general (d. 1799)
Jean-Baptiste de Villรจle
b. 1773 โ d. 1854
Jean-Baptiste de Villรจle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France (d. 1854)
David G. Burnet
b. 1788 โ d. 1870
David G. Burnet, American politician, 2nd Vice-President of Texas (d. 1870)
John Appold
b. 1800 โ d. 1865
John Appold, English engineer (d. 1865)
George Grey
b. 1812 โ d. 1898
George Grey, Portuguese-New Zealand soldier, explorer, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1898)
Dimitri Kipiani
b. 1814 โ d. 1887
Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (d. 1887)
Augustus Pitt Rivers
b. 1827 โ d. 1900
Augustus Pitt Rivers, English general, ethnologist, and archaeologist (d. 1900)
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Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton
b. 1852 โ d. 1941
Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
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Martin Lipp
b. 1854 โ d. 1923
Martin Lipp, Estonian pastor and poet (d. 1923)
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
b. 1857 โ d. 1944
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (b. 1857)
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Alfred Hoare Powell
b. 1865 โ d. 1960
Alfred Hoare Powell, English architect, and designer and painter of pottery (d. 1960)
Anne Sullivan
b. 1866 โ d. 1936
Anne Sullivan, American educator (b. 1866)
Peter Behrens
b. 1868 โ d. 1940
Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory (d. 1940)
Victor Borisov-Musatov
b. 1870 โ d. 1905
Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870)
Syd Gregory
b. 1870 โ d. 1929
Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1870)
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
b. 1872 โ d. 1953
Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (b. 1872)
Husain Salaahuddin
b. 1881 โ d. 1948
Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (d. 1948)
Moritz Schlick
b. 1882 โ d. 1936
Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (b. 1882)
Ernst Robert Curtius
b. 1886 โ d. 1950
Ernst Robert Curtius, French-German philologist and scholar (b. 1886)
รrpรกd Tรณth
b. 1886 โ d. 1928
รrpรกd Tรณth, Hungarian poet and translator (d. 1928)
Arnold J. Toynbee
b. 1889 โ d. 1975
Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (d. 1975)
B. R. Ambedkar
b. 1891 โ d. 1956
B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (b. 1891)
Otto Lasanen
b. 1891 โ d. 1958
Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (b. 1891)
Juan Belmonte
b. 1892 โ d. 1962
Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1962)
V. Gordon Childe
b. 1892 โ d. 1957
V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (d. 1957)
Claire Windsor
b. 1892 โ d. 1972
Claire Windsor, American actress (b. 1897)
Sylvio Mantha
b. 1902 โ d. 1974
Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)
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Henry Corbin
b. 1903 โ d. 1978
Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic (d. 1978)
Ruth Svedberg
b. 1903 โ d. 2002
Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete (d. 2002)
John Gielgud
b. 1904 โ d. 2000
John Gielgud, English actor (b. 1904)
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Elizabeth Huckaby
b. 1905 โ d. 1999
Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator (d. 1999)
Georg Lammers
b. 1905 โ d. 1987
Georg Lammers, German sprinter (d. 1987)
Jean Pierre-Bloch
b. 1905 โ d. 1999
Jean Pierre-Bloch, French author and activist (d. 1999)
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
b. 1906 โ d. 1975
Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (d. 1975)
Franรงois Duvalier
b. 1907 โ d. 1971
Franรงois Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (b. 1907)
Robert Doisneau
b. 1912 โ d. 1994
Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994)
Georg Siimenson
b. 1912 โ d. 1978
Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (b. 1912)
Jean Fournet
b. 1913 โ d. 2008
Jean Fournet, French conductor (b. 1913)
Don Willesee
b. 1916 โ d. 2003
Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1916)
Valerie Hobson
b. 1917 โ d. 1998
Valerie Hobson, Irish-born English actress (b. 1917)
Marvin Miller
b. 1917 โ d. 2012
Marvin Miller, American businessman and union leader (b. 1917)
Mary Healy (entertainer)
b. 1918 โ d. 2015
Mary Healy, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
Shamshad Begum
b. 1919 โ d. 2013
Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (d. 2013)
K. Saraswathi Amma
b. 1919 โ d. 1975
K. Saraswathi Amma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1975)
Ivor Forbes Guest
b. 1920
Ivor Forbes Guest, English lawyer, historian, and author
Thomas Schelling
b. 1921 โ d. 2016
Thomas Schelling, American economist and educator (b. 1921)
Audrey Long
b. 1922 โ d. 2014
Audrey Long, American actress (b. 1922)
Roberto De Vicenzo
b. 1923 โ d. 2017
Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer (d. 2017)
Shorty Rogers
b. 1924 โ d. 1994
Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1924)
Joseph Ruskin
b. 1924 โ d. 2013
Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (b. 1924)
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock
b. 1924
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, English philosopher, and academic
Abel Muzorewa
b. 1925 โ d. 2010
Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (d. 2010)
Rod Steiger
b. 1925 โ d. 2002
Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)
Barbara Anderson (writer)
b. 1926 โ d. 2013
Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013)
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Frank Daniel
b. 1926 โ d. 1996
Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
Gloria Jean
b. 1926
Gloria Jean, American actress and singer
Liz Renay
b. 1926 โ d. 2007
Liz Renay, American actress and author (d. 2007)
Alan MacDiarmid
b. 1927 โ d. 2007
Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)
Dany Robin
b. 1927 โ d. 1995
Dany Robin, French actress (b. 1927)
Gerry Anderson
b. 1929 โ d. 2012
Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
Inez Andrews
b. 1929 โ d. 2012
Inez Andrews, African-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
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Martin Adolf Bormann
b. 1930 โ d. 2013
Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (d. 2013)
Arnold Burns
b. 1930 โ d. 2013
Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (b. 1930)
Renรฉ Desmaison
b. 1930 โ d. 2007
Renรฉ Desmaison, French mountaineer (b. 1930)
Bradford Dillman
b. 1930
Bradford Dillman, American actor and author
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Geoffrey Dalton
b. 1931
Geoffrey Dalton, English admiral
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Paul Masnick
b. 1931
Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player
Bill Bennett
b. 1932 โ d. 2015
Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (b. 1932)
Atef Ebeid
b. 1932 โ d. 2014
Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1932)
Bob Grant (actor)
b. 1932 โ d. 2003
Bob Grant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1932)
Loretta Lynn
b. 1932
Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician
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Cameron Parker
b. 1932
Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
Paddy Hopkirk
b. 1933
Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish race car driver
Boris Strugatsky
b. 1933 โ d. 2012
Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (d. 2012)
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Shani Wallis
b. 1933
Shani Wallis, English-American actress and singer
Fredric Jameson
b. 1934
Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and theorist
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton
b. 1935
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, English table tennis player, swimmer, and politician
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John Oliver (bishop)
b. 1935
John Oliver, English bishop
Erich von Dรคniken
b. 1935
Erich von Dรคniken, Swiss historian and author
Arlene Martel
b. 1936 โ d. 2014
Arlene Martel, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
Bobby Nichols
b. 1936
Bobby Nichols, American golfer
Frank Serpico
b. 1936
Frank Serpico, American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer
Efi Arazi
b. 1937 โ d. 2013
Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (b. 1937)
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Sepp Mayerl
b. 1937 โ d. 2012
Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1937)
Mahmud Esad Coลan
b. 1938 โ d. 2001
Mahmud Esad Coลan, Turkish author and academic (d. 2001)
Julie Christie
b. 1940
Julie Christie, English actress and activist
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David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes
b. 1940
David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic
Richard Thompson (physician)
b. 1940
Richard Thompson, English physician and academic
Pete Rose
b. 1941
Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager
Valeriy Brumel
b. 1942 โ d. 2003
Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (d. 2003)
Valentin Lebedev
b. 1942
Valentin Lebedev, Russian engineer and astronaut
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Bjรถrn Rosengren
b. 1942
Bjรถrn Rosengren, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation
Fouad Siniora
b. 1943
Fouad Siniora, Lebanese businessman and politician, 65th Prime Minister of Lebanon
John Sergeant (journalist)
b. 1944
John Sergeant, English journalist
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
b. 1945
Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoan economist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa
Ritchie Blackmore
b. 1945
Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter
Roger Frappier
b. 1945
Roger Frappier, Canadian producer, director and screenwriter
Mireille Guiliano
b. 1946
Mireille Guiliano, French-American author
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Michael Sarris
b. 1946
Michael Sarris, Cypriot economist and politician, Cypriot Minister of Finance
Knut Kristiansen
b. 1946
Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader
Dominique Baudis
b. 1947 โ d. 2014
Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (d. 2014)
Bob Massie
b. 1947
Bob Massie, Australian cricketer
Berry Berenson
b. 1948
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Anastasios Papaligouras
b. 1948
Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
Dave Gibbons
b. 1949
Dave Gibbons, English author and illustrator
DeAnne Julius
b. 1949
DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic
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Chris Langham
b. 1949
Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter
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Chas Mortimer
b. 1949
Chas Mortimer, English racing motorcyclist
John Shea
b. 1949
John Shea, American actor and director
Francis Collins
b. 1950
Francis Collins, American physician and geneticist
Pรฉter Esterhรกzy
b. 1950 โ d. 2016
Pรฉter Esterhรกzy, Hungarian author (d. 2016)
Josรฉ Eduardo Gonzรกlez Navas
b. 1951
Josรฉ Eduardo Gonzรกlez Navas, Spanish politician
Julian Lloyd Webber
b. 1951
Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator
Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
b. 1951
Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, English politician
Kenny Aaronson
b. 1952
Kenny Aaronson, American bass player
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Mickey O'Sullivan
b. 1952
Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager
David Urquhart (bishop)
b. 1952
David Urquhart, Scottish bishop
Sue Hill
b. 1954
Sue Hill, English pathologist and civil servant
Katsuhiro Otomo
b. 1954
Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese director, screenwriter, and illustrator
Boris ล prem
b. 1956 โ d. 2012
Boris ล prem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (b. 1956)
Lothaire Bluteau
b. 1957
Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor
Mikhail Pletnev
b. 1957
Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor
Peter Capaldi
b. 1958
Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor
Marie-Thรฉrรจse Fortin
b. 1959
Marie-Thรฉrรจse Fortin, Canadian actress
Brad Garrett
b. 1960
Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian
Myoma Myint Kywe
b. 1960
Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist
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Osamu Sato
b. 1960
Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer
Tina Rosenberg
b. 1960
Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author
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Pat Symcox
b. 1960
Pat Symcox, South African cricketer
Robert Carlyle
b. 1961
Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor and director
Daniel Clowes
b. 1961
Daniel Clowes, American cartoonist and screenwriter
Guillaume Leblanc
b. 1962
Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian athlete
Brian Adams (wrestler)
b. 1964 โ d. 2007
Brian Adams, American wrestler (b. 1964)
Jeff Andretti
b. 1964
Jeff Andretti, American race car driver
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Greg Battle
b. 1964
Greg Battle, American-Canadian football player
Stuart Duncan
b. 1964
Stuart Duncan, American bluegrass musician
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Gina McKee
b. 1964
Gina McKee, English actress
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Tom Dey
b. 1965
Tom Dey, American director and producer
Alexandre Jardin
b. 1965
Alexandre Jardin, French author
Craig McDermott
b. 1965
Craig McDermott, Australian cricketer and coach
Andrรฉ Boisclair
b. 1966
Andrรฉ Boisclair, Canadian lawyer and politician
David Justice
b. 1966
David Justice, American baseball player and sportscaster
Greg Maddux
b. 1966
Greg Maddux, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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Nicola Berti
b. 1967
Nicola Berti, Italian footballer
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Steve Chiasson
b. 1967 โ d. 1999
Steve Chiasson, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1967)
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Alain Cรดtรฉ (ice hockey, born 1967)
b. 1967
Alain Cรดtรฉ, Canadian ice hockey player
Barrett Martin
b. 1967
Barrett Martin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
Julia Zemiro
b. 1967
Julia Zemiro, French-Australian actress, comedian, singer and writer
Anthony Michael Hall
b. 1968
Anthony Michael Hall, American actor
Brad Ausmus
b. 1969
Brad Ausmus, American baseball player and manager
Martyn LeNoble
b. 1969
Martyn LeNoble, Dutch-American bass player
Vebjรธrn Selbekk
b. 1969
Vebjรธrn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist
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Steve Avery
b. 1970
Steve Avery, American baseball player
Shizuka Kudล
b. 1970
Shizuka Kudล, Japanese singer and actress
Miguel Calero
b. 1971 โ d. 2012
Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (b. 1971)
Carlos Pรฉrez (pitcher)
b. 1971
Carlos Pรฉrez, Dominican-American baseball player
Gregg Zaun
b. 1971
Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster
Paul Devlin (footballer)
b. 1972
Paul Devlin, English-Scottish footballer and manager
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Roberto Mejรญa
b. 1972
Roberto Mejรญa, Dominican baseball player
Dean Potter
b. 1972 โ d. 2015
Dean Potter, American rock climber and BASE jumper (d. 2015)
Roberto Ayala
b. 1973
Roberto Ayala, Argentinian footballer
Adrien Brody
b. 1973
Adrien Brody, American actor
David Miller (tenor)
b. 1973
David Miller, American tenor
Da Brat
b. 1974
Da Brat, American rapper
Lita (wrestler)
b. 1975
Lita, American wrestler
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Luciano Almeida
b. 1975
Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer
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Avner Dorman
b. 1975
Avner Dorman, Israeli-American composer and academic
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Konstantinos Nebegleras
b. 1975
Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
Anderson Silva
b. 1975
Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer
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Christian รlvestam
b. 1976
Christian รlvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Georgina Chapman
b. 1976
Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded Marchesa
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Anna DeForge
b. 1976
Anna DeForge, American basketball player
Kyle Farnsworth
b. 1976
Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player
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Jason Wiemer
b. 1976
Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player
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Nate Fox
b. 1977 โ d. 2014
Nate Fox, American basketball player (d. 2014)
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Martin Kaalma
b. 1977
Martin Kaalma, Estonian footballer
Sarah Michelle Gellar
b. 1977
Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer
Rob McElhenney
b. 1977
Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Roland Lessing
b. 1978
Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete
Iain Balshaw
b. 1979
Iain Balshaw, English rugby player
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Rebecca DiPietro
b. 1979
Rebecca DiPietro, American wrestler and model
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Marios Elia
b. 1979
Marios Elia, Cypriot footballer
Ross Filipo
b. 1979
Ross Filipo, New Zealand rugby player
Noรฉ Pamarot
b. 1979
Noรฉ Pamarot, French footballer
Patrick Somerville
b. 1979
Patrick Somerville, American novelist and short story writer
Kerem Tunรงeri
b. 1979
Kerem Tunรงeri, Turkish basketball player
Win Butler
b. 1980
Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jeremy Smith (rugby league, born 1980)
b. 1980
Jeremy Smith, New Zealand rugby league player
Mustafa Gรผngรถr
b. 1981
Mustafa Gรผngรถr, German rugby player
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Amy Leach (theatre director)
b. 1981
Amy Leach, English director and producer
Uฤur Boral
b. 1982
Uฤur Boral, Turkish footballer
Larissa Franรงa
b. 1982
Larissa Franรงa, Brazilian volleyball player
Simona La Mantia
b. 1983
Simona La Mantia, Italian triple jumper
James McFadden
b. 1983
James McFadden, Scottish footballer
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William Obeng
b. 1983
William Obeng, Ghanaian-American football player
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
b. 1983
Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player
Blake Costanzo
b. 1984
Blake Costanzo, American football player
Charles Hamelin
b. 1984
Charles Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
Harumafuji Kลhei
b. 1984
Harumafuji Kลhei, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 70th Yokozuna
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Adรกn Sรกnchez
b. 1984 โ d. 2004
Adรกn Sรกnchez, American-Mexican musician (d. 2004)
Tyler Thigpen
b. 1984
Tyler Thigpen, American football player
Grant Clitsome
b. 1985
Grant Clitsome, Canadian ice hockey player
Matt Derbyshire
b. 1986
Matt Derbyshire, English footballer
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Goran Gogiฤ
b. 1986 โ d. 2015
Goran Gogiฤ, Serbian footballer (d. 2015)
Michael Baze
b. 1987 โ d. 2011
Michael Baze, American jockey (d. 2011)
Erwin Hoffer
b. 1987
Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer
Wilson Kiprop
b. 1987
Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan runner
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Korina Perkovic
b. 1987
Korina Perkovic, German tennis player
Roberto Bautista Agut
b. 1988
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player
Eric Gryba
b. 1988
Eric Gryba, Canadian ice hockey defenseman
Eliลกka Kluฤinovรก
b. 1988
Eliลกka Kluฤinovรก, Czech heptathlete
Vasileios Pliatsikas
b. 1988
Vasileios Pliatsikas, Greek footballer
Brad Sinopoli
b. 1988
Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player
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Aleksei Olegovich Alekseyev
b. 1989
Aleksei Olegovich Alekseyev, Russian footballer
Joe Haden
b. 1989
Joe Haden, American football player
Markus Smarzoch
b. 1990
Markus Smarzoch, German footballer
Frederik Sรธrensen
b. 1992
Frederik Sรธrensen, Danish footballer
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Kent Jones (rapper)
b. 1993
Kent Jones, American rapper
Graham Phillips (actor)
b. 1993
Graham Phillips, American actor
Abigail Breslin
b. 1996
Abigail Breslin, American actress