People born on April 17 201
Michael IX Palaiologos
b. 1277 – d. 1320
Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1320)
Pedro de Valdivia
b. 1497 – d. 1553
Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (d. 1553)
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
b. 1573 – d. 1651
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1573)
John Ford (dramatist)
b. 1586 – d. 1639
John Ford, English poet and playwright (d. 1639)
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
b. 1598 – d. 1671
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (b. 1598)
Marguerite Bourgeoys
b. 1620 – d. 1700
Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (d. 1700)
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Henry Vaughan
b. 1622 – d. 1695
Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
Edward Stillingfleet
b. 1635 – d. 1699
Edward Stillingfleet, British theologian and scholar (d. 1699)
Frederick I of Sweden
b. 1676 – d. 1751
Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
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Johann David Heinichen
b. 1683 – d. 1729
Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (b. 1683)
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan
b. 1710 – d. 1767
Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (d. 1767)
Samuel Chase
b. 1741 – d. 1811
Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1811)
François de Neufchâteau
b. 1750 – d. 1828
François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1828)
Dheeran Chinnamalai
b. 1756 – d. 1805
Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian soldier (b. 1756)
Collin McKinney
b. 1766 – d. 1861
Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician (d. 1861)
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
b. 1794 – d. 1868
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (d. 1868)
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Étienne Bobillier
b. 1798 – d. 1840
Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (d. 1840)
Josif Pančić
b. 1814 – d. 1888
Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (d. 1888)
Thomas Hazlehurst (chapel builder)
b. 1816 – d. 1876
Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (d. 1876)
Alexander Cartwright
b. 1820 – d. 1892
Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (b. 1820)
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Jean-Baptiste Accolay
b. 1833 – d. 1900
Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
J. P. Morgan
b. 1837 – d. 1913
J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (d. 1913)
Maurice Rouvier
b. 1842 – d. 1911
Maurice Rouvier, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1842)
William R. Day
b. 1849 – d. 1923
William R. Day, American jurist and politician, 36th United States Secretary of State (d. 1923)
Cap Anson
b. 1852 – d. 1922
Cap Anson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1922)
Augustus Edward Hough Love
b. 1863 – d. 1940
Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1940)
Ursula Ledóchowska
b. 1865 – d. 1939
Ursula Ledóchowska, Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (b. 1865)
Ernest Starling
b. 1866 – d. 1927
Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)
Aleksander Tõnisson
b. 1875 – d. 1941
Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1875)
Matsudaira Tsuneo
b. 1877 – d. 1949
Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (d. 1949)
Emil Fuchs (baseball)
b. 1878 – d. 1961
Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (d. 1961)
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Demetrios Petrokokkinos
b. 1878 – d. 1942
Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Greek tennis player (d. 1942)
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Henri Tauzin
b. 1879 – d. 1918
Henri Tauzin, French hurdler (d. 1918)
Artur Schnabel
b. 1882 – d. 1951
Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
Herms Niel
b. 1888 – d. 1954
Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
George Adamski
b. 1891 – d. 1965
George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
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Robert Dean Frisbie
b. 1895 – d. 1948
Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author (d. 1948)
Señor Wences
b. 1896 – d. 1999
Señor Wences, Spanish-American ventriloquist (d. 1999)
Nisargadatta Maharaj
b. 1897 – d. 1981
Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian guru, philosopher, and educator (b. 1897)
Thornton Wilder
b. 1897 – d. 1975
Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (d. 1975)
Edouard Wyss-Dunant
b. 1897 – d. 1983
Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897)
Aleksander Klumberg
b. 1899 – d. 1958
Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (d. 1958)
Nicolas Nabokov
b. 1903 – d. 1978
Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978)
Gregor Piatigorsky
b. 1903 – d. 1976
Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (b. 1903)
Morgan Taylor
b. 1903 – d. 1975
Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (d. 1975)
Louis Jean Heydt
b. 1905 – d. 1960
Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (d. 1960)
Arthur Lake (actor)
b. 1905 – d. 1987
Arthur Lake, American actor (d. 1987)
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Sidney Garfield
b. 1906 – d. 1984
Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente (d. 1984)
Alain Poher
b. 1909 – d. 1996
Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (d. 1996)
Evangelos Averoff
b. 1910 – d. 1990
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990)
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Ivan Goff
b. 1910 – d. 1999
Ivan Goff, Australian-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
Lester Rodney
b. 1911 – d. 2009
Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (d. 2009)
Marta Eggerth
b. 1912 – d. 2013
Marta Eggerth, Jewish-Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013)
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George Davis (art director)
b. 1914 – d. 1984
George Davis, American art director (d. 1984)
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Mac Raboy
b. 1914 – d. 1967
Mac Raboy, American illustrator (d. 1967)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
b. 1915 – d. 2000
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1916)
Martin Clemens
b. 1915 – d. 2009
Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (d. 2009)
Joe Foss
b. 1915 – d. 2003
Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2003)
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Regina Ghazaryan
b. 1915 – d. 1999
Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (d. 1999)
Win Maung
b. 1916 – d. 1989
Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989)
A. Thiagarajah
b. 1916 – d. 1981
A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981)
William Holden
b. 1918 – d. 1981
William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
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Gilles Lamontagne
b. 1919 – d. 2016
Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1919)
Chavela Vargas
b. 1919 – d. 2012
Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1919)
Edmonde Charles-Roux
b. 1920 – d. 2016
Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (d. 2016)
Lindsay Anderson
b. 1923 – d. 1994
Lindsay Anderson, English director and screenwriter (b. 1923)
Solly Hemus
b. 1923
Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Neville McNamara
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923)
Gianni Raimondi
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Gianni Raimondi, Italian lyric tenor (d. 2008)
Harry Reasoner
b. 1923 – d. 1991
Harry Reasoner, American journalist, co-created 60 Minutes (b. 1923)
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Kenneth Norman Jones
b. 1924
Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant
Donald Richie
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013)
René Moawad
b. 1925 – d. 1989
René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989)
Joan Lorring
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Joan Lorring, British actress (b. 1926)
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Gerry McNeil
b. 1926 – d. 2004
Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
Margot Honecker
b. 1927 – d. 2016
Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (d. 2016)
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Victor Lownes
b. 1928 – d. 2017
Victor Lownes, American businessman (d. 2017)
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Cynthia Ozick
b. 1928
Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
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Heinz Putzl
b. 1928
Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer
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Fabien Roy
b. 1928
Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician
James Last
b. 1929 – d. 2015
James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2015)
Chris Barber
b. 1930
Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader
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John Barrett (tennis)
b. 1931
John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster
Malcolm Browne
b. 1931 – d. 2012
Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (b. 1931)
Don Kirshner
b. 1934 – d. 2011
Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
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Peter Morris (surgeon)
b. 1934
Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic
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Bud Paxson
b. 1935 – d. 2015
Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015)
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Ronald Hamowy
b. 1937 – d. 2012
Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1937)
Ferdinand Piëch
b. 1937
Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman
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Ben Barnes (politician)
b. 1938
Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
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Doug Lewis
b. 1938
Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice
Ronald H. Miller
b. 1938 – d. 2011
Ronald H. Miller, American theologian, author, and academic (d. 2011)
Kerry Wendell Thornley
b. 1938 – d. 1988
Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (d. 1988)
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Robert Miller (art dealer)
b. 1939 – d. 2011
Robert Miller, American art dealer (d. 2011)
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Eric Dancer
b. 1940
Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
Billy Fury
b. 1940 – d. 1983
Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter (d. 1983)
John McCririck
b. 1940
John McCririck, English journalist
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Chuck Menville
b. 1940 – d. 1992
Chuck Menville, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
Anja Silja
b. 1940
Anja Silja, German soprano and actress
Agostino Vallini
b. 1940
Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome
Lagle Parek
b. 1941
Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
Buster Williams
b. 1942
Buster Williams, American jazz musician
Richard Allen Epstein
b. 1943
Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic
Clare Francis
b. 1946
Clare Francis, English sailor and author
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Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie
b. 1947
Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge
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Richard Field (judge)
b. 1947
Richard Field, English lawyer and judge
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Sherrie Levine
b. 1947
Sherrie Levine, American photographer
Tsutomu Wakamatsu
b. 1947
Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager
Jan Hammer
b. 1948
Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer
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Alice Harden
b. 1948 – d. 2012
Alice Harden, American educator and politician (d. 2012)
Pekka Vasala
b. 1948
Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner
Olivia Hussey
b. 1951
Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress
Börje Salming
b. 1951
Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman
Joe Alaskey
b. 1952 – d. 2016
Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (d. 2016)
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Pierre Guité
b. 1952
Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player
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John McColl
b. 1952
John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Željko Ražnatović
b. 1952 – d. 2000
Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander (d. 2000)
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John Robertson (Glasgow politician)
b. 1952
John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician
Riccardo Patrese
b. 1954
Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
Roddy Piper
b. 1954 – d. 2015
Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler and actor (b. 1954)
Michael Sembello
b. 1954
Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Todd Lickliter
b. 1955
Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach
Pete Shelley
b. 1955
Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Mike Stroud (physician)
b. 1955
Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer
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Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre
b. 1956
Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre, Scottish lawyer and judge
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Teri Austin
b. 1957
Teri Austin, Canadian actress
Afrika Bambaataa
b. 1957
Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey
Nick Hornby
b. 1957
Nick Hornby, English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter
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Julia Macur
b. 1957
Julia Macur, English lawyer and judge
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Frank McDonough
b. 1957
Frank McDonough, British historian
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Laslo Babits
b. 1958 – d. 2013
Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (d. 2013)
Sean Bean
b. 1959
Sean Bean, English actor
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Jimmy Mann (ice hockey)
b. 1959
Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player
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Li Meisu
b. 1959
Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter
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Vladimir Polyakov
b. 1960
Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter
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Frank J. Christensen
b. 1961
Frank J. Christensen, American labor union leader
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Norman Cowans
b. 1961
Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer
Boomer Esiason
b. 1961
Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster
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Bella Freud
b. 1961
Bella Freud, English fashion designer
Paul Nicholls (horse racing)
b. 1962
Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer
Ken Daneyko
b. 1964
Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Maynard James Keenan
b. 1964
Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer
Rachel Notley
b. 1964
Rachel Notley, Canadian politician
Lela Rochon
b. 1964
Lela Rochon, American actress
Kimberly Elise
b. 1967
Kimberly Elise, American actress
Marquis Grissom
b. 1967
Marquis Grissom, American baseball player and coach
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Ian Jones (rugby union)
b. 1967
Ian Jones, New Zealand rugby player
Barnaby Joyce
b. 1967
Barnaby Joyce, Australian politician, 17th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Liz Phair
b. 1967
Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Julie Fagerholt
b. 1968
Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer
Phil Henderson (basketball)
b. 1968 – d. 2013
Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
Eric Lamaze
b. 1968
Eric Lamaze, Canadian jockey
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Roger Twose
b. 1968
Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer
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Richie Woodhall
b. 1968
Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer
Redman (rapper)
b. 1970
Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor
Claire Sweeney
b. 1971
Claire Sweeney, English actress
Gary Bennett (baseball)
b. 1972
Gary Bennett, American baseball player
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Tony Boselli
b. 1972
Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster
Jennifer Garner
b. 1972
Jennifer Garner, American actress
Muttiah Muralitharan
b. 1972
Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
Yuichi Nishimura
b. 1972
Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese footballer and referee
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Terran Sandwith
b. 1972
Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player
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Katrin Koov
b. 1973
Katrin Koov, Estonian architect
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Brett Maher
b. 1973
Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
Theo Ratliff
b. 1973
Theo Ratliff, American basketball player
Mikael Åkerfeldt
b. 1974
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Victoria Beckham
b. 1974
Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer
Heidi Alexander
b. 1975
Heidi Alexander, English politician
Travis Roy
b. 1975
Travis Roy, American ice hockey player
Maurice Wignall
b. 1976
Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper
Chad Hedrick
b. 1977
Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
Phil Jamieson
b. 1977
Phil Jamieson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Frederik Magle
b. 1977
Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist
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Lindsay Hartley
b. 1978
Lindsay Hartley, American actress
Jason White (rugby union)
b. 1978
Jason White, Scottish rugby player
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Eric Brewer
b. 1979
Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
Marija Šestak
b. 1979
Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper
Fabián Vargas
b. 1980
Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer
Curtis Woodhouse
b. 1980
Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager
Jenny Meadows
b. 1981
Jenny Meadows, English runner
Hanna Pakarinen
b. 1981
Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer-songwriter
Ryan Raburn
b. 1981
Ryan Raburn, American baseball player
Chris Thompson (athlete)
b. 1981
Chris Thompson, English runner
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Zhang Yaokun
b. 1981
Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer
Brad Boyes
b. 1982
Brad Boyes, Canadian ice hockey player
Chuck Kobasew
b. 1982
Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player
Stanislav Chistov
b. 1983
Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player
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Roberto Jiménez
b. 1983
Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer
Andrea Marcato
b. 1983
Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player
Pablo Sebastián Álvarez
b. 1984
Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
Jed Lowrie
b. 1984
Jed Lowrie, American baseball player
Raffaele Palladino
b. 1984
Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer
Rooney Mara
b. 1985
Rooney Mara, American actress
Luke Mitchell
b. 1985
Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
b. 1985
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
Romain Grosjean
b. 1986
Romain Grosjean, French race car driver
Takahiro Moriuchi
b. 1988
Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter
Paraskevi Papachristou
b. 1989
Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper
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Jonathan Brown (Welsh footballer)
b. 1990
Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
Lachlan Maranta
b. 1992
Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer
Pope Evaristus
b. ? – d. 107
Pope Evaristus (d. 107)