People born on April 15 228
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine
b. 1282 – d. 1329
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1282)
Henry IV of England
b. 1367 – d. 1413
Henry IV of England (d. 1413)
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John Paston (died 1479)
b. 1442 – d. 1479
John Paston, English noble (d. 1479)
Leonardo da Vinci
b. 1452 – d. 1519
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1452)
Guru Nanak
b. 1469 – d. 1539
Guru Nanak, Sikh religious leader, founded Sikhism (b. 1469)
Pietro Cataldi
b. 1552 – d. 1626
Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1626)
Guru Arjan Dev
b. 1563 – d. 1606
Guru Arjan Dev, fifth of the Sikh gurus (executed) (b. 1563)
Claudius Salmasius
b. 1588 – d. 1653
Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (b. 1588)
Francesco Maria Brancaccio
b. 1592 – d. 1675
Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Catholic cardinal (d. 1675)
Robert Sibbald
b. 1641 – d. 1722
Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician and geographer (d. 1722)
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Suleiman II
b. 1642 – d. 1691
Suleiman II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1691)
Christian V of Denmark
b. 1646 – d. 1699
Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
Catherine I of Russia
b. 1684 – d. 1727
Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
Johann Friedrich Fasch
b. 1688 – d. 1758
Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (d. 1758)
Leonhard Euler
b. 1707 – d. 1783
Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1707)
William Cullen
b. 1710 – d. 1790
William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1790)
Charles Willson Peale
b. 1741 – d. 1827
Charles Willson Peale, American painter and soldier (d. 1827)
Nicolas Chopin
b. 1771 – d. 1844
Nicolas Chopin, French-Polish educator (d. 1844)
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
b. 1772 – d. 1844
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist and biologist (b. 1772)
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
b. 1793 – d. 1864
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, German astronomer and academic (d. 1864)
James Clark Ross
b. 1800 – d. 1862
James Clark Ross, English captain and explorer (d. 1862)
William Champ
b. 1808 – d. 1892
William Champ, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1808)
Hermann Grassmann
b. 1809 – d. 1877
Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
William Crowther (Australian politician)
b. 1817 – d. 1885
William Crowther, Dutch-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1885)
Jean Danjou
b. 1828 – d. 1863
Jean Danjou, French captain (b. 1828)
Wilhelm Busch
b. 1832 – d. 1908
Wilhelm Busch, German poet, painter, and illustrator (d. 1908)
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Joseph E. Seagram
b. 1841 – d. 1919
Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
Henry James
b. 1843 – d. 1916
Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (d. 1916)
Jean Moréas
b. 1856 – d. 1910
Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)
Émile Durkheim
b. 1858 – d. 1917
Émile Durkheim, French sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher (d. 1917)
Bliss Carman
b. 1861 – d. 1929
Bliss Carman, Canadian-American poet and playwright (b. 1861)
George Harrison Shull
b. 1874 – d. 1954
George Harrison Shull, American botanist and geneticist (d. 1954)
Johannes Stark
b. 1874 – d. 1957
Johannes Stark, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
James J. Jeffries
b. 1875 – d. 1953
James J. Jeffries, American boxer and promoter (d. 1953)
Georg Kolbe
b. 1877 – d. 1947
Georg Kolbe, German sculptor (d. 1947)
Robert Walser (writer)
b. 1878 – d. 1956
Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (d. 1956)
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Melville Henry Cane
b. 1879 – d. 1980
Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer and poet (d. 1980)
Stanley Bruce
b. 1883 – d. 1967
Stanley Bruce, Australian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1883)
Tadeusz Kutrzeba
b. 1885 – d. 1947
Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. 1947)
Nikolay Gumilyov
b. 1886 – d. 1921
Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet and critic (b. 1886)
William Forgan Smith
b. 1887 – d. 1953
William Forgan Smith, Scottish-Australian politician, 24th Premier of Queensland (d. 1953)
Maximilian Kronberger
b. 1888 – d. 1904
Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)
Thomas Hart Benton (painter)
b. 1889 – d. 1975
Thomas Hart Benton, American painter and educator (d. 1975)
A. Philip Randolph
b. 1889 – d. 1979
A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
Percy Shaw
b. 1890 – d. 1976
Percy Shaw, English businessman, invented the cat's eye (d. 1976)
Theo Osterkamp
b. 1892 – d. 1975
Theo Osterkamp, German general and pilot (d. 1975)
Corrie ten Boom
b. 1892 – d. 1983
Corrie ten Boom, Dutch-American clocksmith Nazi resister, and author (d. 1983)
Nikita Khrushchev
b. 1894 – d. 1971
Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician (b. 1894)
Bessie Smith
b. 1894 – d. 1937
Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)
Clark McConachy
b. 1895 – d. 1980
Clark McConachy, New Zealand snooker player (d. 1980)
Nikolay Semyonov
b. 1896 – d. 1986
Nikolay Semyonov, Russian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
Harry Edward
b. 1898 – d. 1973
Harry Edward, Guyanese-English sprinter (d. 1973)
Joe Davis
b. 1901 – d. 1978
Joe Davis, English snooker player (d. 1978)
Ajoy Mukherjee
b. 1901 – d. 1986
Ajoy Mukherjee, Indian politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1901)
René Pleven
b. 1901 – d. 1993
René Pleven, French businessman and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1993)
Fernando Pessa
b. 1902 – d. 2002
Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist (d. 2002)
John Williams (actor)
b. 1903 – d. 1983
John Williams, English-American actor (b. 1903)
Arshile Gorky
b. 1904 – d. 1948
Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
Nikolaas Tinbergen
b. 1907 – d. 1988
Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
Eden ahbez
b. 1908 – d. 1995
eden ahbez, Scottish-American songwriter and recording artist (d. 1995)
Lita Grey
b. 1908 – d. 1995
Lita Grey, American actress (d. 1995)
Sulo Bärlund
b. 1910 – d. 1986
Sulo Bärlund, Finnish shot putter (d. 1986)
Miguel Najdorf
b. 1910 – d. 1997
Miguel Najdorf, Polish-Argentinian chess player and theoretician (d. 1997)
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William Congdon
b. 1912 – d. 1998
William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1912)
Kim Il-sung
b. 1912 – d. 1994
Kim Il-sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (b. 1912)
Elizabeth Catlett
b. 1915 – d. 2012
Elizabeth Catlett, African-American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2012)
Alfred S. Bloomingdale
b. 1916 – d. 1982
Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982)
Helene Hanff
b. 1916 – d. 1997
Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
Hans Conried
b. 1917 – d. 1982
Hans Conried, American actor (d. 1982)
James Kee
b. 1917 – d. 1989
James Kee, American lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
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Hans Billian
b. 1918 – d. 2007
Hans Billian, German film director, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2007)
Alberto Breccia
b. 1919 – d. 1993
Alberto Breccia, Uruguayan-Argentinian author and illustrator (d. 1993)
Godfrey Stafford
b. 1920 – d. 2013
Godfrey Stafford, English-South African physicist and academic (d. 2013)
Thomas Szasz
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Thomas Szasz, Hungarian-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1920)
Richard von Weizsäcker
b. 1920 – d. 2015
Richard von Weizsäcker, German soldier and politician, 6th President of Germany (d. 2015)
Georgy Beregovoy
b. 1921 – d. 1995
Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian general and astronaut (b. 1921)
Angelo DiGeorge
b. 1921 – d. 2009
Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (b. 1922)
Michael Ansara
b. 1922 – d. 2013
Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor (b. 1922)
Hasrat Jaipuri
b. 1922 – d. 1999
Hasrat Jaipuri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1999)
Harold Washington
b. 1922 – d. 1987
Harold Washington, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Chicago (d. 1987)
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Graham Whitehead
b. 1922 – d. 1981
Graham Whitehead, English racing driver (d. 1981)
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Artur Alliksaar
b. 1923 – d. 1966
Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet and author (b. 1923)
Robert DePugh
b. 1923 – d. 2009
Robert DePugh, American activist, founded the Minutemen (an anti-Communist organization) (d. 2009)
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M. Canagaratnam
b. 1924 – d. 1980
M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1924)
Neville Marriner
b. 1924 – d. 2016
Neville Marriner, British conductor (b. 1924)
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George Shuffler
b. 1925 – d. 2014
George Shuffler, American guitarist (d. 2014)
Robert Mills (physicist)
b. 1927 – d. 1999
Robert Mills, American physicist and academic (d. 1999)
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Gérald Beaudoin
b. 1929 – d. 2008
Gérald Beaudoin, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
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Adrian Cadbury
b. 1929 – d. 2015
Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (b. 1929)
Georges Descrières
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Georges Descrières, French actor (d. 2013)
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
b. 1930
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Icelandic educator and politician, 4th President of Iceland
Kenneth Bloomfield
b. 1931
Kenneth Bloomfield, Northern Irish civil servant
Tomas Tranströmer
b. 1931 – d. 2015
Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
Roy Clark
b. 1933
Roy Clark, American musician and television personality
David Hamilton (photographer)
b. 1933 – d. 2016
David Hamilton, English-French photographer and director (d. 2016)
Elizabeth Montgomery
b. 1933 – d. 1995
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. 1933)
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Stavros Paravas
b. 1935 – d. 2008
Stavros Paravas, Greek actor and producer (d. 2008)
Raymond Poulidor
b. 1936
Raymond Poulidor, French cyclist
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Bob Luman
b. 1937 – d. 1978
Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)
Claudia Cardinale
b. 1938
Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress
Hso Khan Pha
b. 1938 – d. 2016
Hso Khan Pha, Burmese-Canadian geologist and politician (d. 2016)
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Marty Wilde
b. 1939
Marty Wilde, English singer-songwriter and actor
Jeffrey Archer
b. 1940
Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician
Penelope Coelen
b. 1940
Penelope Coelen, South African actress, model, beauty queen and 1958 Miss World
Willie Davis (baseball)
b. 1940 – d. 2010
Willie Davis, American baseball player and actor (d. 2010)
Robert Lacroix
b. 1940
Robert Lacroix, Canadian economist and academic
Howard Berman
b. 1941
Howard Berman, American lawyer and politician
Francis X. DiLorenzo
b. 1942
Francis X. DiLorenzo, American bishop
Walt Hazzard
b. 1942 – d. 2011
Walt Hazzard, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
Kenneth Lay
b. 1942 – d. 2006
Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)
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Tim Lankester
b. 1942
Tim Lankester, English economist and academic
Pınar Kür
b. 1943
Pınar Kür, Turkish author, playwright, and academic
Robert Lefkowitz
b. 1943
Robert Lefkowitz, American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater
b. 1943
Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater, English politician
Hugh Thompson, Jr.
b. 1943 – d. 2006
Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (d. 2006)
Dzhokhar Dudayev
b. 1944 – d. 1996
Dzhokhar Dudayev, Chechen general and politician, 1st President of Ichkeria (b. 1944)
Dave Edmunds
b. 1944
Dave Edmunds, Welsh singer, guitarist, and producer
John Lloyd (journalist)
b. 1946
John Lloyd, Scottish journalist and author
Pete Rouse
b. 1946
Pete Rouse, American politician, White House Chief of Staff
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Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
b. 1947
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American screenwriter and producer
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Martin Broughton
b. 1947
Martin Broughton, English businessman
Lois Chiles
b. 1947
Lois Chiles, American model and actress
Jeffrey DeMunn
b. 1947
Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor
David Omand
b. 1947
David Omand, English civil servant and academic
Cristina Husmark Pehrsson
b. 1947
Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish nurse and politician, Swedish Minister for Social Security
Woolly Wolstenholme
b. 1947 – d. 2010
Woolly Wolstenholme, English singer and keyboard player (d. 2010)
Christopher Brown (museum director)
b. 1948
Christopher Brown, English historian, curator, and academic
Michael Kamen
b. 1948 – d. 2003
Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (d. 2003)
Alla Pugacheva
b. 1949
Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer-songwriter and actress
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Craig Zadan
b. 1949
Craig Zadan, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Josiane Balasko
b. 1950
Josiane Balasko, French actress, director, and screenwriter
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Amy Wright
b. 1950
Amy Wright, American actress
Karel Kroupa
b. 1950
Karel Kroupa, Czech football player
Heloise (columnist)
b. 1951
Heloise, American journalist and author
John L. Phillips
b. 1951
John L. Phillips, American captain and astronaut
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Stuart Prebble
b. 1951
Stuart Prebble, English journalist and producer
Marsha Ivins
b. 1951
Marsha Ivins, American engineer and astronaut
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Kym Gyngell
b. 1952
Kym Gyngell, Australian actor, comedian, and screenwriter
Brian Muir (sculptor)
b. 1952
Brian Muir, English sculptor and set designer
Avital Ronell
b. 1952
Avital Ronell, Czech-American philosopher and academic
Dodi Fayed
b. 1955 – d. 1997
Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (d. 1997)
Michael Cooper
b. 1956
Michael Cooper, American basketball player and coach
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Evelyn Ashford
b. 1957
Evelyn Ashford, American runner and coach
Keith Acton
b. 1958
Keith Acton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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John Bracewell
b. 1958
John Bracewell, New Zealand cricketer
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Memos Ioannou
b. 1958
Memos Ioannou, Greek basketball player and coach
Benjamin Zephaniah
b. 1958
Benjamin Zephaniah, English actor, author, poet, and playwright
Fruit Chan
b. 1959
Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
Kevin Lowe
b. 1959
Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Emma Thompson
b. 1959
Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter
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Pierre Aubry
b. 1960
Pierre Aubry, Canadian ice hockey player
Susanne Bier
b. 1960
Susanne Bier, Danish director and screenwriter
Pedro Delgado
b. 1960
Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist and sportscaster
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Tony Jones (snooker player)
b. 1960
Tony Jones, English snooker player
Neil Carmichael (Conservative politician)
b. 1961
Neil Carmichael, English academic and politician
Carol W. Greider
b. 1961
Carol W. Greider, American molecular biologist
Dawn Wright
b. 1961
Dawn Wright, American geographer and oceanographer
Nawal El Moutawakel
b. 1962
Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan athlete and politician
Tom Kane
b. 1962
Tom Kane, American voice actor
Alex Crawford
b. 1963
Alex Crawford, Nigerian-South African journalist
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Manzoor Elahi
b. 1963
Manzoor Elahi, Pakistani cricketer
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Bobby Pepper
b. 1963
Bobby Pepper, American journalist
Manoj Prabhakar
b. 1963
Manoj Prabhakar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
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Andre Joubert
b. 1964
Andre Joubert, South African rugby player
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Kevin Stevens
b. 1965
Kevin Stevens, American ice hockey player
Samantha Fox
b. 1966
Samantha Fox, English singer-songwriter and actress
Mott Green
b. 1966 – d. 2013
Mott Green, American businessman (d. 2013)
Frankie Poullain
b. 1967
Frankie Poullain, Scottish bass player and songwriter
Dara Torres
b. 1967
Dara Torres, American swimmer and journalist
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Ben Clarke
b. 1968
Ben Clarke, English rugby player and coach
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Brahim Lahlafi
b. 1968
Brahim Lahlafi, Moroccan-French runner
Ed O'Brien
b. 1968
Ed O'Brien, English guitarist
Jeromy Burnitz
b. 1969
Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball player
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Kaisa Roose
b. 1969
Kaisa Roose, Estonian pianist and conductor
Jimmy Waite
b. 1969
Jimmy Waite, Canadian-German ice hockey player and coach
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Chris Huffins
b. 1970
Chris Huffins, American decathlete and coach
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Philippe Carbonneau
b. 1971
Philippe Carbonneau, French rugby player
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Jason Sehorn
b. 1971
Jason Sehorn, American football player
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Josia Thugwane
b. 1971
Josia Thugwane, South African runner
Karl Turner (British politician)
b. 1971
Karl Turner, English lawyer and politician
Arturo Gatti
b. 1972 – d. 2009
Arturo Gatti, Italian-Canadian boxer (b. 1972)
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Lou Romano
b. 1972
Lou Romano, American animator and voice actor
Kim Min-kyo
b. 1974
Kim Min-kyo, South Korean actor and director
Danny Pino
b. 1974
Danny Pino, American actor and screenwriter
Mike Quinn
b. 1974
Mike Quinn, American football player
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Douglas Spain
b. 1974
Douglas Spain, American actor, director, and producer
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Tim Thomas (ice hockey)
b. 1974
Tim Thomas, American ice hockey player
Sarah Teichmann
b. 1975
Sarah Teichmann, German-American biophysicist and immunologist
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Jason Bonsignore
b. 1976
Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Darius Regelskis
b. 1976
Darius Regelskis, Lithuanian footballer
Kęstutis Šeštokas
b. 1976
Kęstutis Šeštokas, Lithuanian basketball player
Steve Williams (rower)
b. 1976
Steve Williams, English rower
Sudarsan Pattnaik
b. 1977
Sudarsan Pattnaik, Indian sculptor
Brian Pothier
b. 1977
Brian Pothier, American ice hockey player
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Jamie Wall
b. 1977
Jamie Wall, English racing driver
Milton Bradley (baseball)
b. 1978
Milton Bradley, American baseball player
Tim Corcoran (pitcher)
b. 1978
Tim Corcoran, American baseball player
Luis Fonsi
b. 1978
Luis Fonsi, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and dancer
David Brand
b. 1979 – d. 1979
David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1979)
James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)
b. 1980
James Foster, English cricketer
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Raül López
b. 1980
Raül López, Spanish basketball player
Willie Mason
b. 1980
Willie Mason, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
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Aida Mollenkamp
b. 1980
Aida Mollenkamp, American chef and author
Billy Yates (American football)
b. 1980
Billy Yates, American football player
Andrés D'Alessandro
b. 1981
Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentinian footballer
Michael Aubrey
b. 1982
Michael Aubrey, American baseball player
Anthony Green (musician)
b. 1982
Anthony Green, American singer-songwriter
Seth Rogen
b. 1982
Seth Rogen, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Alice Braga
b. 1983
Alice Braga, Brazilian actress
Matt Cardle
b. 1983
Matt Cardle, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Dudu Cearense
b. 1983
Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer
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Andreas Fransson
b. 1983 – d. 2014
Andreas Fransson, Swedish skier (b. 1983)
Ilya Kovalchuk
b. 1983
Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player
Martin Pedersen (cyclist)
b. 1983
Martin Pedersen, Danish cyclist
Antonio Cromartie
b. 1984
Antonio Cromartie, American football player
Cam Janssen
b. 1984
Cam Janssen, American ice hockey player
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Ryan Hamilton
b. 1985
Ryan Hamilton, Canadian ice hockey player
Tom Heaton
b. 1986
Tom Heaton, English footballer
Sylvain Marveaux
b. 1986
Sylvain Marveaux, French footballer
Blake Ayshford
b. 1988
Blake Ayshford, Australian rugby league player
Steven Defour
b. 1988
Steven Defour, Belgian footballer
Chris Tillman
b. 1988
Chris Tillman, American baseball pitcher
Emma Watson
b. 1990
Emma Watson, English actress
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Daiki Arioka
b. 1991
Daiki Arioka, Japanese idol, singer, and actor
Javier Fernández López
b. 1991
Javier Fernández López, Spanish figure skater
Maisie Williams
b. 1997
Maisie Williams, English actress
Denis Shapovalov
b. 1999
Denis Shapovalov, Canadian tennis player
Gaius Maecenas
b. ?
Gaius Maecenas, Roman politician (d. 8 BC)