People born on April 18 221
Gratian
b. 359 – d. 383
Gratian, Roman emperor (b. 359)
K'an II
b. 588 – d. 658
K'an II, Mayan ruler (b. 588)
Al-Wathiq
b. 812 – d. 847
Al-Wathiq, Abbasid caliph (b. 816)
Ippolita Maria Sforza
b. 1446 – d. 1484
Ippolita Maria Sforza, Italian noble (d. 1484)
Henry II of Navarre
b. 1503 – d. 1555
Henry II of Navarre (b. 1503)
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William Harrison (clergyman)
b. 1534 – d. 1593
William Harrison, English clergyman (d. 1593)
Thomas Middleton
b. 1580 – d. 1627
Thomas Middleton, English Jacobean playwright and poet (d. 1627)
Ahmed I
b. 1590 – d. 1617
Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)
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Giacomo Carissimi
b. 1605 – d. 1674
Giacomo Carissimi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1674)
Jeanne Guyon
b. 1648 – d. 1717
Jeanne Guyon, French mystic and author (b. 1648)
Jean-Féry Rebel
b. 1666 – d. 1747
Jean-Féry Rebel, French violinist and composer (d. 1747)
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
b. 1740 – d. 1810
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician (b. 1740)
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Jacques Widerkehr
b. 1759 – d. 1823
Jacques Widerkehr, French cellist and composer (d. 1823)
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
b. 1771 – d. 1820
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (d. 1820)
David Ricardo
b. 1772 – d. 1823
David Ricardo, English economist and politician (b. 1772)
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William Debenham
b. 1794 – d. 1863
William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)
Adolphe Thiers
b. 1797 – d. 1877
Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (b. 1797)
James McCune Smith
b. 1813 – d. 1865
James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author (d. 1865)
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
b. 1819 – d. 1874
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuban lawyer and activist (d. 1874)
Franz von Suppé
b. 1819 – d. 1895
Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1819)
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
b. 1838 – d. 1912
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French chemist and academic (d. 1912)
Ludwig Levy
b. 1854 – d. 1907
Ludwig Levy, German architect (d. 1907)
Clarence Darrow
b. 1857 – d. 1938
Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (d. 1938)
Dhondo Keshav Karve
b. 1858 – d. 1962
Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian educator and activist, Bharat Ratna Awardee (d. 1962)
Alexander Shirvanzade
b. 1858 – d. 1935
Alexander Shirvanzade, Armenian playwright and author (d. 1935)
Count Leopold Berchtold
b. 1863 – d. 1942
Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician and diplomat, Joint Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (d. 1942)
Linton Hope
b. 1863 – d. 1920
Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (d. 1920)
Richard Harding Davis
b. 1864 – d. 1916
Richard Harding Davis, American journalist and author (d. 1916)
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
b. 1874 – d. 1938
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian author and poet (b. 1874)
Vicente Sotto
b. 1877 – d. 1950
Vicente Sotto, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 1950)
Korneli Kekelidze
b. 1879 – d. 1962
Korneli Kekelidze, Georgian philologist and scholar (d. 1962)
Sam Crawford
b. 1880 – d. 1968
Sam Crawford, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1880)
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Isaac Babalola Akinyele
b. 1882 – d. 1964
Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian king (b. 1882)
Leopold Stokowski
b. 1882 – d. 1977
Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (b. 1882)
Jaan Anvelt
b. 1884 – d. 1937
Jaan Anvelt, Estonian educator and politician (d. 1937)
Duffy Lewis
b. 1888 – d. 1979
Duffy Lewis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
Jessie Street
b. 1889 – d. 1970
Jessie Street, Australian activist (d. 1970)
Eugene Houdry
b. 1892 – d. 1962
Eugene Houdry, French-American mechanical engineer and inventor (d. 1962)
Violette Morris
b. 1893 – d. 1944
Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1893)
Ardito Desio
b. 1897 – d. 2001
Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and cartographer (d. 2001)
Per-Erik Hedlund
b. 1897 – d. 1975
Per-Erik Hedlund, Swedish skier (d. 1975)
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Patrick Hennessy
b. 1898 – d. 1981
Patrick Hennessy, Irish soldier and businessman (d. 1981)
Bertha Isaacs
b. 1900 – d. 1997
Bertha Isaacs, Bahamian teacher, tennis player, politician and women's rights activist (d. 1997)[1]
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Al Lewis (lyricist)
b. 1901 – d. 1967
Al Lewis, American songwriter (d. 1967)
László Németh
b. 1901 – d. 1975
László Németh, Hungarian dentist, author, and playwright (d. 1975)
Waldemar Hammenhög
b. 1902 – d. 1972
Waldemar Hammenhög, Swedish author (d. 1972)
Giuseppe Pella
b. 1902 – d. 1981
Giuseppe Pella, Italian politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1981)
Pigmeat Markham
b. 1904 – d. 1981
Pigmeat Markham, African-American comedian, singer, and dancer (d. 1981)
Sydney Halter
b. 1905 – d. 1990
Sydney Halter, Canadian lawyer and businessman (d. 1990)
George H. Hitchings
b. 1905 – d. 1998
George H. Hitchings, American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Miklós Rózsa
b. 1907 – d. 1995
Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American composer and conductor (b. 1907)
Ilario Bandini
b. 1911 – d. 1992
Ilario Bandini, Italian businessman and race car driver (d. 1992)
Maurice Goldhaber
b. 1911 – d. 2011
Maurice Goldhaber, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
Claire Martin (writer)
b. 1914 – d. 2014
Claire Martin, Canadian author (b. 1914)
Joy Davidman
b. 1915 – d. 1960
Joy Davidman, American-English poet and author (b. 1915)
Carl Burgos
b. 1916 – d. 1984
Carl Burgos, American illustrator (d. 1984)
Doug Peden
b. 1916 – d. 2005
Doug Peden, Canadian basketball player (d. 2005)
Ty LaForest
b. 1917 – d. 1947
Ty LaForest, Canadian-American baseball player (b. 1917)
Gabriel Axel
b. 1918 – d. 2014
Gabriel Axel, Danish-French actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
André Bazin
b. 1918 – d. 1958
André Bazin, French critic and theorist (d. 1958)
Shinobu Hashimoto
b. 1918
Shinobu Hashimoto, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
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Clifton Hillegass
b. 1918 – d. 2001
Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, created CliffsNotes (b. 1918)
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Tony Mottola
b. 1918 – d. 2004
Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (b. 1918)
Virginia O'Brien
b. 1919 – d. 2001
Virginia O'Brien, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
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Esther Afua Ocloo
b. 1919 – d. 2002
Esther Afua Ocloo, Ghanaian entrepreneur and pioneer of microlending (d. 2002)
John F. Wiley
b. 1920 – d. 2013
John F. Wiley, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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Jean Richard
b. 1921 – d. 2001
Jean Richard, French actor and singer (d. 2001)
Barbara Hale
b. 1922 – d. 2017
Barbara Hale, American actress (d. 2017)
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Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)
b. 1922 – d. 2000
Lord Kitchner, Trinidadian singer (d. 2000)
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Alfred Bieler
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Alfred Bieler, Swiss ice hockey player (d. 2013)
Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle
b. 1923 – d. 2015
Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle, English engineer and politician (d. 2015)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
b. 1924 – d. 2005
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)
Henry Hyde
b. 1924 – d. 2007
Henry Hyde, American commander, lawyer, and politician (d. 2007)
Roy Mason
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Roy Mason, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1924)
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Marcus Schmuck
b. 1925 – d. 2005
Marcus Schmuck, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1925)
Doug Insole
b. 1926
Doug Insole, English cricketer
Samuel P. Huntington
b. 1927 – d. 2008
Samuel P. Huntington, American political scientist, author, and academic (d. 2008)
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (d. 2013)
Charles Pasqua
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Charles Pasqua, French businessman and politician, French Minister of the Interior (b. 1927)
Karl Josef Becker
b. 1928 – d. 2015
Karl Josef Becker, German cardinal and theologian (d. 2015)
Otto Piene
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Otto Piene, German sculptor and academic (b. 1928)
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Peter Hordern
b. 1929
Peter Hordern, English soldier and politician
Clive Revill
b. 1930
Clive Revill, New Zealand actor and singer
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Bill Miles
b. 1931 – d. 2013
Bill Miles, American director and producer (d. 2013)
James Drury
b. 1934
James Drury, American actor
George Shirley
b. 1934
George Shirley, American tenor and educator
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Brian Clay
b. 1935 – d. 1987
Brian Clay, Australian rugby league player (b. 1935)
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Costas Ferris
b. 1935
Costas Ferris, Egyptian-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Roger Graef
b. 1936
Roger Graef, American-English criminologist, director, and producer
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Vladimir Hütt
b. 1936 – d. 1997
Vladimir Hütt, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (b. 1936)
Jan Kaplický
b. 1937 – d. 2009
Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (d. 2009)
Tatyana Shchelkanova
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Tatyana Shchelkanova, Russian long jumper and heptathlete (d. 2011)
Teddy Taylor
b. 1937
Teddy Taylor, Scottish journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Glen Hardin
b. 1939
Glen Hardin, American pianist and arranger
Thomas J. Moyer
b. 1939 – d. 2010
Thomas J. Moyer, American lawyer and judge (d. 2010)
Joseph L. Goldstein
b. 1940
Joseph L. Goldstein, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
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Mike Vickers
b. 1940
Mike Vickers, English guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter
Michael D. Higgins
b. 1941
Michael D. Higgins, Irish sociologist and politician, 9th President of Ireland
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Michael Beloff
b. 1942
Michael Beloff, English lawyer and academic
Steve Blass
b. 1942
Steve Blass, American baseball player and sportscaster
Robert Christgau
b. 1942
Robert Christgau, American journalist and critic
Jochen Rindt
b. 1942 – d. 1970
Jochen Rindt, German-Austrian race car driver (b. 1942)
Kathy Acker
b. 1944 – d. 1997
Kathy Acker, American author and poet (d. 1997)
Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza
b. 1944
Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza, English academic and politician
Robert Hanssen
b. 1944
Robert Hanssen, American FBI agent and double agent
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Philip Jackson (sculptor)
b. 1944
Philip Jackson, Scottish sculptor and photographer
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Bernard Arcand
b. 1945 – d. 2009
Bernard Arcand, Canadian anthropologist and author (d. 2009)
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Richard Bausch
b. 1945
Richard Bausch, American novelist and short story writer
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Robert Bausch
b. 1945
Robert Bausch, American novelist and short story writer
Hayley Mills
b. 1946
Hayley Mills, English actress
Tommy Shannon
b. 1946
Tommy Shannon, American bass guitarist
Moses Blah
b. 1947 – d. 2013
Moses Blah, Liberian general and politician, 23rd President of Liberia (d. 2013)
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Dorothy Lyman
b. 1947
Dorothy Lyman, American actress
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Cindy Pickett
b. 1947
Cindy Pickett, American actress
Jerzy Stuhr
b. 1947
Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor, director, and screenwriter
James Woods
b. 1947
James Woods, American actor and producer
Régis Wargnier
b. 1948
Régis Wargnier, French director, producer, and screenwriter
Geoff Bodine
b. 1949
Geoff Bodine, American race car driver
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Paul Callery
b. 1950
Paul Callery, Australian footballer
Tina Chow
b. 1950 – d. 1992
Tina Chow, American model and jewelry designer (d. 1992)
Kenny Ortega
b. 1950
Kenny Ortega, American director, producer, and choreographer
Grigory Sokolov
b. 1950
Grigory Sokolov, Russian pianist and composer
Ricardo Fortaleza
b. 1951
Ricardo Fortaleza, Australian-Filipino boxer and coach
Pierre Pettigrew
b. 1951
Pierre Pettigrew, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Rick Moranis
b. 1953
Rick Moranis, Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter
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Robert Greenberg
b. 1954
Robert Greenberg, American pianist and composer
Eric Roberts
b. 1956
Eric Roberts, American actor
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Ian Campbell (athlete)
b. 1957
Ian Campbell, Australian jumper
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Lisa Edwards
b. 1958
Lisa Edwards, Australian singer
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Malcolm Marshall
b. 1958 – d. 1999
Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian cricketer and coach (d. 1999)
Susan Faludi
b. 1959
Susan Faludi, American journalist and author
Frank Mulholland, Lord Mulholland
b. 1959
Frank Mulholland, Lord Mulholland, Scottish judge, former Solicitor General for Scotland and Lord Advocate
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Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova
b. 1960
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Ukrainian runner
Kelly Hansen
b. 1961
Kelly Hansen, American singer-songwriter
Jane Leeves
b. 1961
Jane Leeves, English actress and dancer
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John Podhoretz
b. 1961
John Podhoretz, American journalist and author
Jeff Dunham
b. 1962
Jeff Dunham, American comedian and ventriloquist
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Nick Farr-Jones
b. 1962
Nick Farr-Jones, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
Eric McCormack
b. 1963
Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor and producer
Conan O'Brien
b. 1963
Conan O'Brien, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host
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Phil Simmons
b. 1963
Phil Simmons, Trinidadian cricketer
Peter Van Loan
b. 1963
Peter Van Loan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of International Trade
Niall Ferguson
b. 1964
Niall Ferguson, Scottish historian and academic
Rithy Panh
b. 1964
Rithy Panh, Cambodian director and screenwriter
Valeri Kamensky
b. 1966
Valeri Kamensky, Russian ice hockey player
Maria Bello
b. 1967
Maria Bello, American actress and writer
Keith DeCandido
b. 1969
Keith DeCandido, American author
Stefan Schwarz
b. 1969
Stefan Schwarz, Swedish footballer and manager
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Robert Změlík
b. 1969
Robert Změlík, Czech decathlete
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Rico Brogna
b. 1970
Rico Brogna, American baseball player and coach
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Greg Eklund
b. 1970
Greg Eklund, American drummer and guitarist
Saad Hariri
b. 1970
Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabian-Lebanese businessman and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Lebanon
François Leroux
b. 1970
François Leroux, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host
Tatiana Stefanidou
b. 1970
Tatiana Stefanidou, Greek journalist and talk show host
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Oleg Petrov
b. 1971
Oleg Petrov, Russian ice hockey player
Graham Rowntree
b. 1971
Graham Rowntree, English rugby player
David Tennant
b. 1971
David Tennant, Scottish actor
Rosa Clemente
b. 1972
Rosa Clemente, American journalist and activist
Eli Roth
b. 1972
Eli Roth, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Michael Rutter (motorcycle racer)
b. 1972
Michael Rutter, English motorcycle racer
Derrick Brooks
b. 1973
Derrick Brooks, American football player
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Brady Clark
b. 1973
Brady Clark, American baseball player
Haile Gebrselassie
b. 1973
Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian runner
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Millie Corretjer
b. 1974
Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican-American actress and singer
Mark Tremonti
b. 1974
Mark Tremonti, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Gavin Creel
b. 1976
Gavin Creel, American actor and singer
Melissa Joan Hart
b. 1976
Melissa Joan Hart, American actress, director, and producer
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Andrew Ilie
b. 1976
Andrew Ilie, Romanian-Australian tennis player
Justin Ross
b. 1976
Justin Ross, American politician
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Staffan Strand
b. 1976
Staffan Strand, Swedish high jumper
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Dan LaCouture
b. 1977
Dan LaCouture, American ice hockey player
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Cindy Taylor
b. 1977
Cindy Taylor, Paraguayan model and actress
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Michael Bradley (basketball)
b. 1979
Michael Bradley, American basketball player and coach
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Ethan Cohn
b. 1979
Ethan Cohn, American actor
Matt Cooper (rugby league)
b. 1979
Matt Cooper, Australian rugby league player
Anthony Davidson
b. 1979
Anthony Davidson, English race car driver
Kourtney Kardashian
b. 1979
Kourtney Kardashian, American model and businesswoman
Rabiu Afolabi
b. 1980
Rabiu Afolabi, Nigerian footballer and manager
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Justin Levens
b. 1980 – d. 2008
Justin Levens, American mixed martial artist (d. 2008)
Robyn Regehr
b. 1980
Robyn Regehr, Brazilian-Canadian ice hockey player
Brian Buscher
b. 1981
Brian Buscher, American baseball player
Milan Jovanović (footballer, born 1981)
b. 1981
Milan Jovanović, Serbian footballer
Aldo Ramírez
b. 1981
Aldo Ramírez, Colombian footballer
Audrey Tang
b. 1981
Audrey Tang, Taiwanese computer scientist and academic
Ibrahim al-Asiri
b. 1982
Ibrahim al-Asiri, Saudi Arabian terrorist
Greg Camarillo
b. 1982
Greg Camarillo, American football player
Ricardo Colclough
b. 1982
Ricardo Colclough, Canadian-American football player
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Simone Farina
b. 1982
Simone Farina, Italian footballer
Scott Hartnell
b. 1982
Scott Hartnell, Canadian ice hockey player
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Blair Late
b. 1982
Blair Late, American singer-songwriter and journalist
Darren Sutherland
b. 1982 – d. 2009
Darren Sutherland, Irish boxer (d. 2009)
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Marie-Élaine Thibert
b. 1982
Marie-Élaine Thibert, Canadian singer
Miguel Cabrera
b. 1983
Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
Reeve Carney
b. 1983
Reeve Carney, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Red Bryant
b. 1984
Red Bryant, American football player
America Ferrera
b. 1984
America Ferrera, American actress and producer
Łukasz Fabiański
b. 1985
Łukasz Fabiański, Polish footballer
Billy Butler (baseball)
b. 1986
Billy Butler, American baseball player
Maurice Edu
b. 1986
Maurice Edu, American soccer player
Taylor Griffin
b. 1986
Taylor Griffin, American basketball player
Conrad Logan
b. 1986
Conrad Logan, Irish footballer
Efraín Velarde
b. 1986
Efraín Velarde, Mexican footballer
Brett Deledio
b. 1987
Brett Deledio, Australian footballer
Danny Guthrie
b. 1987
Danny Guthrie, English footballer
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
b. 1987
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, English model and actress
Samantha Jade
b. 1987
Samantha Jade, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
Ivan Tričkovski
b. 1987
Ivan Tričkovski, Macedonian footballer
Andre Frolov
b. 1988
Andre Frolov, Estonian footballer
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Alexander Hauck
b. 1988
Alexander Hauck, South African-German rugby player
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Simas Buterlevičius
b. 1989
Simas Buterlevičius, Lithuanian basketball player
Henderson Álvarez
b. 1990
Henderson Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
Anna van der Breggen
b. 1990
Anna van der Breggen, Dutch cyclist
Jake Howells
b. 1990
Jake Howells, English footballer
Wojciech Szczęsny
b. 1990
Wojciech Szczęsny, Polish footballer
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Junior Torunarigha
b. 1990
Junior Torunarigha, Nigerian footballer
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Matt Salisbury
b. 1993
Matt Salisbury, English cricketer
Nathan Sykes
b. 1993
Nathan Sykes, English singer-songwriter
Divock Origi
b. 1995
Divock Origi, Belgian footballer
Mariah Bell
b. 1996
Mariah Bell, American figure skater
Ioana Ducu
b. 1996
Ioana Ducu, Romanian tennis player
Matthias Blübaum
b. 1997
Matthias Blübaum, German chess grandmaster