People born on April 23 207
Malcolm IV of Scotland
b. 1141 – d. 1165
Malcolm IV of Scotland (d. 1165)
Afonso II of Portugal
b. 1185 – d. 1223
Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)
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John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford
b. 1408 – d. 1462
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (d. 1462)
George of Poděbrady
b. 1420 – d. 1471
George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (d. 1471)
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry
b. 1464 – d. 1505
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1505)
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Robert Fayrfax
b. 1464 – d. 1521
Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (d. 1521)
Julius Caesar Scaliger
b. 1484 – d. 1558
Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (d. 1558)
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Alexander Ales
b. 1500 – d. 1565
Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1565)
Johann Stumpf (writer)
b. 1500 – d. 1576
Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (d. 1576)
Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel
b. 1512 – d. 1580
Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (d. 1580)
Georg Fabricius
b. 1516 – d. 1571
Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (b. 1516)
William Shakespeare
b. 1564 – d. 1616
William Shakespeare, English actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1564)
Maarten Tromp
b. 1598 – d. 1653
Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1598)
William Penn (Royal Navy officer)
b. 1621 – d. 1670
William Penn, English admiral and politician (d. 1670)
Johannes Hudde
b. 1628 – d. 1704
Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1704)
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Issachar Berend Lehmann
b. 1661 – d. 1730
Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat (d. 1730)
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Johann Friedrich Doles
b. 1715 – d. 1797
Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor (d. 1797)
Vilna Gaon
b. 1720 – d. 1797
Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and scholar (b. 1720)
Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
b. 1744 – d. 1770
Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (d. 1770)
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr
b. 1748 – d. 1794
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist (d. 1794)
James Buchanan
b. 1791 – d. 1868
James Buchanan, American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (b. 1791)
Thomas Romney Robinson
b. 1792 – d. 1882
Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)
Wei Yuan
b. 1794 – d. 1856
Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author (d. 1856)
Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz
b. 1805 – d. 1879
Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher and academic (d. 1879)
Frederick Whitaker
b. 1812 – d. 1891
Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1891)
Stephen A. Douglas
b. 1813 – d. 1861
Stephen A. Douglas, American lawyer and politician, 7th Secretary of State of Illinois (b. 1813)
Frédéric Ozanam
b. 1813 – d. 1853
Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar, co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (b. 1813)
Edward Stafford (politician)
b. 1819 – d. 1901
Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1901)
Abdülmecid I
b. 1823 – d. 1861
Abdülmecid I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1823)
Winthrop M. Crane
b. 1853 – d. 1920
Winthrop M. Crane, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920)
Granville Woods
b. 1856 – d. 1910
Granville Woods, American inventor and engineer (d. 1910)
Ruggero Leoncavallo
b. 1857 – d. 1919
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
Max Planck
b. 1858 – d. 1947
Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
Ethel Smyth
b. 1858 – d. 1944
Ethel Smyth, English composer (d. 1944)
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Justinian Oxenham
b. 1860 – d. 1932
Justinian Oxenham, Australian public servant (d. 1932)
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
b. 1861 – d. 1936
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (b. 1861)
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John Peltz
b. 1861 – d. 1906
John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (d. 1906)
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
b. 1865 – d. 1943
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (b. 1865)
Johannes Fibiger
b. 1867 – d. 1928
Johannes Fibiger, Danish physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
b. 1876 – d. 1925
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (b. 1876)
Michel Fokine
b. 1880 – d. 1942
Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1880)
Albert Coates (musician)
b. 1882 – d. 1953
Albert Coates, English composer and conductor (d. 1953)
Georges Vanier
b. 1888 – d. 1967
Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (d. 1967)
Karel Doorman
b. 1889 – d. 1942
Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942)
Frank Borzage
b. 1893 – d. 1962
Frank Borzage, American film director and actor (b. 1894)
Ngaio Marsh
b. 1895 – d. 1982
Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author and director (d. 1982)
Folke Jansson
b. 1897 – d. 1965
Folke Jansson, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1965)
Lester B. Pearson
b. 1897 – d. 1972
Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
Lucius D. Clay
b. 1898 – d. 1978
Lucius D. Clay, American general (d. 1978)
Bertil Ohlin
b. 1899 – d. 1979
Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
Minoru Shirota
b. 1899 – d. 1982
Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (d. 1982)
Jim Bottomley
b. 1900 – d. 1959
Jim Bottomley, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1959)
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Joseph Green (actor)
b. 1900 – d. 1996
Joseph Green, Polish-American actor and director (d. 1996)
E. B. Ford
b. 1901 – d. 1988
E. B. Ford, English biologist and geneticist (d. 1988)
Halldór Laxness
b. 1902 – d. 1998
Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Guy Simonds
b. 1903 – d. 1974
Guy Simonds, English-Canadian general (d. 1974)
Cliff Bricker
b. 1904 – d. 1980
Cliff Bricker, Canadian runner (d. 1980)
Louis Muhlstock
b. 1904 – d. 2001
Louis Muhlstock, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1904)
Duncan Renaldo
b. 1904 – d. 1980
Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
Lee Miller
b. 1907 – d. 1977
Lee Miller, American model and photographer (b. 1907)
Fritz Wotruba
b. 1907 – d. 1975
Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)
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Myron Waldman
b. 1908 – d. 2006
Myron Waldman, American animator and director (d. 2006)
Simone Simon
b. 1910 – d. 2005
Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)
Ronald Neame
b. 1911 – d. 2010
Ronald Neame, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)
Diosa Costello
b. 1913 – d. 2013
Diosa Costello, Puerto Rican-American entertainer, producer and club owner (d. 2013)
Arnold Alexander Hall
b. 1915 – d. 2000
Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (d. 2000)
Yiannis Moralis
b. 1916 – d. 2009
Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (d. 2009)
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Sinah Estelle Kelley
b. 1916 – d. 1982
Sinah Estelle Kelley, African-American chemist (d. 1982)
Dorian Leigh
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Dorian Leigh, American model (b. 1917)
Tony Lupien
b. 1917 – d. 2004
Tony Lupien, American baseball player and coach (d. 2004)
Maurice Druon
b. 1918 – d. 2009
Maurice Druon, French author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
Oleg Penkovsky
b. 1919 – d. 1963
Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (d. 1963)
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Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet
b. 1920
Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman
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Cleto Bellucci
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop (d. 2013)
Janet Blair
b. 1921 – d. 2007
Janet Blair, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
Warren Spahn
b. 1921 – d. 2003
Warren Spahn, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)
Dolph Briscoe
b. 1923 – d. 2010
Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (d. 2010)
Avram Davidson
b. 1923 – d. 1993
Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (b. 1923)
Chuck Harmon
b. 1924
Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout
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Bobby Rosengarden
b. 1924 – d. 2007
Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2007)
J.P. Donleavy
b. 1926
J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright
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Rifaat el-Mahgoub
b. 1926 – d. 1990
Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (d. 1990)
Shirley Temple
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat (d. 2014)
George Steiner
b. 1929
George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic
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Michael Bowen (bishop)
b. 1930
Michael Bowen, Gibraltarian-English archbishop
Halston
b. 1932 – d. 1990
Halston, American fashion designer (d. 1990)
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Jim Fixx
b. 1932 – d. 1984
Jim Fixx, American runner and author (d. 1984)
Annie Easley
b. 1933 – d. 2011
Annie Easley, American computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1933)
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George Canseco
b. 1934 – d. 2004
George Canseco, Filipino composer and producer (d. 2004)
Roy Orbison
b. 1936 – d. 1988
Roy Orbison, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
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Victoria Glendinning
b. 1937
Victoria Glendinning, English author and critic
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David Mills (cricketer)
b. 1937 – d. 2013
David Mills, English cricketer (d. 2013)
Barry Shepherd
b. 1937 – d. 2001
Barry Shepherd, Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
Jorge Fons
b. 1939
Jorge Fons, Mexican director and screenwriter
Bill Hagerty
b. 1939
Bill Hagerty, English journalist
Lee Majors
b. 1939
Lee Majors, American actor
Ray Peterson
b. 1939 – d. 2005
Ray Peterson, American pop singer (d. 2005)
Michael Copps
b. 1940
Michael Copps, American academic and politician
Dale Houston
b. 1940 – d. 2007
Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
Michael Kadosh
b. 1940 – d. 2014
Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1940)
Jacqueline Boyer
b. 1941
Jacqueline Boyer, French singer and actress
Arie den Hartog
b. 1941
Arie den Hartog, Dutch road bicycle racer
Paavo Lipponen
b. 1941
Paavo Lipponen, Finnish journalist and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Finland
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Michael Lynne
b. 1941
Michael Lynne, American film producer, co-founded New Line Cinema
Ed Stewart
b. 1941 – d. 2016
Ed Stewart, English radio and television host (d. 2016)
Ray Tomlinson
b. 1941 – d. 2016
Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer and engineer (d. 2016)
Sandra Dee
b. 1942 – d. 2005
Sandra Dee, American model and actress (d. 2005)
Gail Goodrich
b. 1943
Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach
Tony Esposito
b. 1943
Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Frans Koppelaar
b. 1943
Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter
Herve Villechaize
b. 1943 – d. 1993
Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (b. 1943)
Jean-François Stévenin
b. 1944
Jean-François Stévenin, French actor and director
Blair Brown
b. 1946
Blair Brown, American actress
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Carlton Sherwood
b. 1946 – d. 2014
Carlton Sherwood, American soldier and journalist (b. 1947)
Robert Burgess (sociologist)
b. 1947
Robert Burgess, English sociologist and academic
Glenn Cornick
b. 1947 – d. 2014
Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (b. 1947)
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
b. 1947
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Irish republican activist; co-founder, Irish Republican Socialist Party (1974); British MP Mid Ulster (1969-74)
Pascal Quignard
b. 1948
Pascal Quignard, French author and screenwriter
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Serge Thériault
b. 1948
Serge Thériault, Canadian actor
Paul Collier
b. 1949
Paul Collier, English economist and academic
David Cross (musician)
b. 1949
David Cross, English violinist
John Miles (musician)
b. 1949
John Miles, British rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Rowley Leigh
b. 1950
Rowley Leigh, English chef and journalist
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Barbara McIlvaine Smith
b. 1950
Barbara McIlvaine Smith, Sac and Fox Nation Native American politician
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Martin Bayerle
b. 1951
Martin Bayerle, American treasure hunter
Narada Michael Walden
b. 1952
Narada Michael Walden, African-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
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James Russo
b. 1953
James Russo, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Stephen Dalton
b. 1954
Stephen Dalton, English air marshal
Michael Moore
b. 1954
Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist
Judy Davis
b. 1955
Judy Davis, Australian actress
Tony Miles
b. 1955 – d. 2001
Tony Miles, English chess player (d. 2001)
Urmas Ott
b. 1955 – d. 2008
Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (d. 2008)
Neville Brody
b. 1957
Neville Brody, English graphic designer, typographer, and art director
Jan Hooks
b. 1957 – d. 2014
Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (b. 1957)
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
b. 1958
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic composer and producer
Ryan Walter
b. 1958
Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Valerie Bertinelli
b. 1960
Valerie Bertinelli, American actress
Steve Clark
b. 1960 – d. 1991
Steve Clark, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 1991)
Barry Douglas (musician)
b. 1960
Barry Douglas, Irish pianist and conductor
Léo Jaime
b. 1960
Léo Jaime, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Claude Julien (ice hockey)
b. 1960
Claude Julien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
George Lopez
b. 1961
George Lopez, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
Pierluigi Martini
b. 1961
Pierluigi Martini, Italian race car driver
John Hannah (actor)
b. 1962
John Hannah, Scottish actor and producer
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Shaun Spiers
b. 1962
Shaun Spiers, English businessman and politician
Paul Belmondo
b. 1963
Paul Belmondo, French race car driver
Robby Naish
b. 1963
Robby Naish, American windsurfer
Gianandrea Noseda
b. 1964
Gianandrea Noseda, Italian pianist and conductor
Leni Robredo
b. 1965
Leni Robredo, Filipina activist, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
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Joerg Deisinger
b. 1966
Jörg Deisinger, German bass player
Rheal Cormier
b. 1967
Rheal Cormier, Canadian baseball player
Melina Kanakaredes
b. 1967
Melina Kanakaredes, American actress
Bas Haring
b. 1968
Bas Haring, Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor.
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Ken McRae
b. 1968
Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Timothy McVeigh
b. 1968 – d. 2001
Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (b. 1968)
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Martín López-Zubero
b. 1969
Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach
Yelena Shushunova
b. 1969
Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
Richard Wolstencroft
b. 1969
Richard Wolstencroft, Australian director and producer
Egemen Bağış
b. 1970
Egemen Bağış, Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs
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Dennis Culp
b. 1970
Dennis Culp, American singer-songwriter and trombonist
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Andrew Gee
b. 1970
Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager
Hans Välimäki
b. 1970
Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author
Tayfur Havutçu
b. 1970
Tayfur Havutçu, Turkish international footballer and manager
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Uli Herzner
b. 1971
Uli Herzner, German-American fashion designer
Pierre Labrie
b. 1972
Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright
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Peter Dench
b. 1972
Peter Dench, English photographer and journalist
Patrick Poulin
b. 1973
Patrick Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player
Carlos Dengler
b. 1974
Carlos Dengler, American bass player
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Michael Kerr (rugby)
b. 1974
Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player
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Bobby Shaw
b. 1975
Bobby Shaw, American football player
Aaron Dessner
b. 1976
Aaron Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
John Cena
b. 1977
John Cena, American wrestler
Andruw Jones
b. 1977
Andruw Jones, Curaçaoan baseball player
David Kidwell
b. 1977
David Kidwell, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
Willie Mitchell (ice hockey)
b. 1977
Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player
John Oliver
b. 1977
John Oliver, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
Kal Penn
b. 1977
Kal Penn, Indian-American actor
Bram Schmitz
b. 1977
Bram Schmitz, Dutch cyclist
Lee Young-pyo
b. 1977
Lee Young-pyo, South Korean footballer
Gezahegne Abera
b. 1978
Gezahegne Abera, Ethiopian runner
Barry Hawkins
b. 1979
Barry Hawkins, English snooker player
Jaime King
b. 1979
Jaime King, American actress and model
Joanna Krupa
b. 1979
Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and television personality
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Samppa Lajunen
b. 1979
Samppa Lajunen, Finnish skier
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Tony Sunshine
b. 1982
Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter
Daniela Hantuchová
b. 1983
Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player
Ian Henderson (rugby league)
b. 1983
Ian Henderson, English rugby league player
Carl Higbie
b. 1983
Carl Higbie, American Navy SEAL, author, and political commentator
Alexandra Kosteniuk
b. 1984
Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player
Angel Locsin
b. 1985
Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer
Sven Kramer
b. 1986
Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
Alysia Montaño
b. 1986
Alysia Montaño, American runner
Rafael Fernandes (baseball)
b. 1986
Rafael Fernandes, Brazilian baseball player
Michael Arroyo
b. 1987
Michael Arroyo, Ecuadorian footballer
John Boye
b. 1987
John Boye, Ghanaian footballer
Emily Fox
b. 1987
Emily Fox, American basketball player
Victor Anichebe
b. 1988
Victor Anichebe, Nigerian footballer
Alistair Brownlee
b. 1988
Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete
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Signe Ronka
b. 1988
Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater
Lenka Wienerová
b. 1988
Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player
Nicole Vaidišová
b. 1989
Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player
Dev Patel
b. 1990
Dev Patel, English actor
Nathan Baker (footballer)
b. 1991
Nathan Baker, English footballer
Caleb Johnson (singer)
b. 1991
Caleb Johnson, American singer-songwriter
Paul Vaughan (rugby league)
b. 1991
Paul Vaughan, Australian-Italian rugby league player
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Patrick Olsen
b. 1994
Patrick Olsen, Danish footballer
Gigi Hadid
b. 1995
Gigi Hadid, American fashion model and television personality