People born on August 12 217
Abraham Zacuto
b. 1452 – d. 1515
Abraham Zacuto, Jewish astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, rabbi and historian (d. 1515)
Christian III of Denmark
b. 1503 – d. 1559
Christian III of Denmark (d. 1559)
Franciscus Sonnius
b. 1506 – d. 1576
Franciscus Sonnius, Dutch counter-Reformation theologian (d. 1576)
Louise de Marillac
b. 1591 – d. 1660
Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity (d. 1660)
William Curtius
b. 1599 – d. 1678
Sir William Curtius FRS, German magistrate, English baronet (d. 1678).
Tokugawa Iemitsu
b. 1604 – d. 1651
Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)
Giovanni Legrenzi
b. 1626 – d. 1690
Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer (d. 1690)
Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria
b. 1629 – d. 1685
Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess (d. 1685)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
b. 1644 – d. 1704
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1704)
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John Balguy
b. 1686 – d. 1748
John Balguy, English philosopher and author (b. 1686)
Maurice Greene (composer)
b. 1696 – d. 1755
Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (d. 1755)
George IV of the United Kingdom
b. 1762 – d. 1830
George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)
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Karl Faber
b. 1773 – d. 1853
Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic (d. 1853)
Robert Southey
b. 1774 – d. 1843
Robert Southey, English poet and author (d. 1843)
Helena Blavatsky
b. 1831 – d. 1891
Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar (d. 1891)
Michael J. McGivney
b. 1852 – d. 1890
Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (b. 1852)
Diamond Jim Brady
b. 1856 – d. 1917
Diamond Jim Brady, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1917)
Ernestine von Kirchsberg
b. 1857 – d. 1924
Ernestine von Kirchsberg, Austrian painter and educator (d. 1924)
Katharine Lee Bates
b. 1859 – d. 1929
Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and author (d. 1929)
Klara Hitler
b. 1860 – d. 1907
Klara Hitler, Austrian mother of Adolf Hitler (d. 1907)
Jacinto Benavente
b. 1866 – d. 1954
Jacinto Benavente, Spanish playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1954)
Henrik Sillem
b. 1866 – d. 1907
Henrik Sillem, Dutch target shooter, mountaineer, and jurist (d. 1907)
Edith Hamilton
b. 1867 – d. 1963
Edith Hamilton, German-American author and educator (d. 1963)
Henry Reuterdahl
b. 1870 – d. 1925
Henry Reuterdahl, Swedish-American artist (d. 1925)
Gustavs Zemgals
b. 1871 – d. 1939
Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian politician, 2nd President of Latvia (d. 1939)
Mary Roberts Rinehart
b. 1876 – d. 1958
Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author and playwright (d. 1958)
Albert Bartha
b. 1877 – d. 1960
Albert Bartha, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1960)
Radclyffe Hall
b. 1880 – d. 1943
Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (b. 1880)
Christy Mathewson
b. 1880 – d. 1925
Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
Cecil B. DeMille
b. 1881 – d. 1959
Cecil B. DeMille, American director and producer (d. 1959)
Martha Hedman
b. 1883 – d. 1974
Martha Hedman, Swedish-American actress and playwright (d. 1974)
Marion Lorne
b. 1883 – d. 1968
Marion Lorne, American actress (d. 1968)
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Jean Cabannes
b. 1885 – d. 1959
Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (d. 1959)
Keith Murdoch
b. 1885 – d. 1952
Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist (d. 1952)
Juhan Simm
b. 1885 – d. 1959
Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (d. 1959)
Erwin Schrödinger
b. 1887 – d. 1961
Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
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Zerna Sharp
b. 1889 – d. 1981
Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (d. 1981)
C. E. M. Joad
b. 1891 – d. 1953
C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (d. 1953)
John McDermott (golfer)
b. 1891 – d. 1971
John McDermott, American golfer (d. 1971)
Alfred Lunt
b. 1892 – d. 1977
Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (d. 1977)
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Maurice Fernandes
b. 1897 – d. 1981
Maurice Fernandes, Guyanese cricketer (d. 1981)
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Ben Sealey
b. 1899 – d. 1963
Ben Sealey, Trinidadian cricketer (d. 1963)
Mohammad Hatta
b. 1902 – d. 1980
Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1980)
Idel Jakobson
b. 1904 – d. 1997
Idel Jakobson, Latvian-Estonian NKVD officer (d. 1997)
Tamás Lossonczy
b. 1904 – d. 2009
Tamás Lossonczy, Hungarian painter (d. 2009)
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
b. 1904 – d. 1918
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (d. 1918)
Harry Hopman
b. 1906 – d. 1985
Harry Hopman, Australian tennis player and coach (d. 1985)
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Tedd Pierce
b. 1906 – d. 1972
Tedd Pierce, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1972)
Gladys Bentley
b. 1907 – d. 1960
Gladys Bentley, American blues singer (d. 1960)
Joe Besser
b. 1907 – d. 1988
Joe Besser, American actor (d. 1988)
Boy Charlton
b. 1907 – d. 1975
Boy Charlton, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)
Benjamin Sheares
b. 1907 – d. 1981
Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean physician and politician, 2nd President of Singapore (d. 1981)
Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer)
b. 1909 – d. 1991
Bruce Matthews, Canadian general and businessman (b. 1909)
Yusof bin Ishak
b. 1910 – d. 1970
Yusof bin Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (d. 1970)
Jane Wyatt
b. 1910 – d. 2006
Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006)
Cantinflas
b. 1911 – d. 1993
Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1993)
Samuel Fuller
b. 1912 – d. 1997
Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
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Richard L. Bare
b. 1913 – d. 2015
Richard L. Bare, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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Gerd Buchdahl
b. 1914 – d. 2001
Gerd Buchdahl, German-English philosopher and author (d. 2001)
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Ruth Lowe
b. 1914 – d. 1981
Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and songwriter (d. 1981)
Michael Kidd
b. 1915 – d. 2007
Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)
Ioan Dicezare
b. 1916 – d. 2012
Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012)
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Edward Pinkowski
b. 1916
Edward Pinkowski, American writer, journalist and Polonia historian
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Oliver Crawford
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (b. 1917)
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Sid Bernstein
b. 1918 – d. 2013
Sid Bernstein, American record producer (b. 1918)
Guy Gibson
b. 1918 – d. 1944
Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)
Margaret Burbidge
b. 1919
Margaret Burbidge, English-American astrophysicist and academic
Vikram Sarabhai
b. 1919 – d. 1971
Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (d. 1971)
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Charles Gibson (historian)
b. 1920 – d. 1985
Charles Gibson (historian), Historian of Mexico and its Indians, President of the American Historical Association (b. 1920)
Percy Mayfield
b. 1920 – d. 1984
Percy Mayfield, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
Fulton Mackay
b. 1922 – d. 1987
Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (d. 1987)
Miloš Jakeš
b. 1922
Miloš Jakeš, Czech communist politician
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John Holt (cricketer)
b. 1923 – d. 1997
John Holt, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1997)
Derek Shackleton
b. 1924 – d. 2007
Derek Shackleton, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 2007)
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
b. 1924 – d. 1988
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924)
Dale Bumpers
b. 1925 – d. 2016
Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas (d. 2016)
Guillermo Cano Isaza
b. 1925 – d. 1986
Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (d. 1986)
Donald Justice
b. 1925 – d. 2004
Donald Justice, American poet and writing teacher (d. 2004)
Norris McWhirter
b. 1925 – d. 2004
Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 2004)
Ross McWhirter
b. 1925 – d. 1975
Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records (d. 1975)
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George Wetherill
b. 1925 – d. 2006
George Wetherill, American physicist and academic (d. 2006)
John Derek
b. 1926 – d. 1998
John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998)
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Joe Jones (singer)
b. 1926 – d. 2005
Joe Jones, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
Porter Wagoner
b. 1927 – d. 2007
Porter Wagoner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
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Charles Blackman
b. 1928
Charles Blackman, Australian painter and illustrator
Bob Buhl
b. 1928 – d. 2001
Bob Buhl, American baseball player (d. 2001)
Dan Curtis
b. 1928 – d. 2006
Dan Curtis, American director and producer (d. 2006)
Buck Owens
b. 1929 – d. 2006
Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
George Soros
b. 1930
George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor, founded the Soros Fund Management
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Kanagaratnam Sriskandan
b. 1930 – d. 2010
Kanagaratnam Sriskandan, Sri Lankan engineer and civil servant (d. 2010)
Jacques Tits
b. 1930
Jacques Tits, Belgian-French mathematician and academic
William Goldman
b. 1931
William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
Dallin H. Oaks
b. 1932
Dallin H. Oaks, American lawyer, jurist, and religious leader
Charlie O'Donnell
b. 1932 – d. 2010
Charlie O'Donnell, American radio and television announcer (d. 2010)
Sirikit
b. 1932
Sirikit, Queen mother of Thailand
Parnelli Jones
b. 1933
Parnelli Jones, American race car driver and businessman
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Frederic Lindsay
b. 1933 – d. 2013
Frederic Lindsay, Scottish author and educator (d. 2013)
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Robin Nicholson (metallurgist)
b. 1934
Robin Nicholson, English metallurgist and academic
John Cazale
b. 1935 – d. 1978
John Cazale, American actor (d. 1978)
Kjell Grede
b. 1936
Kjell Grede, Swedish director and screenwriter
Walter Dean Myers
b. 1937 – d. 2014
Walter Dean Myers, American author and poet (d. 2014)
Jean-Paul L'Allier
b. 1938 – d. 2016
Jean-Paul L'Allier, Canadian journalist and politician, 38th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2016)
George Hamilton (actor)
b. 1939
George Hamilton, American actor
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Pam Kilborn
b. 1939
Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete
David King (chemist)
b. 1939
David King, South African chemist and academic
Sushil Koirala
b. 1939 – d. 2016
Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2016)
Roy Romanow
b. 1939
Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan
Eddie Barlow
b. 1940 – d. 2005
Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (d. 2005)
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L. M. Kit Carson
b. 1941 – d. 2014
L. M. Kit Carson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
Réjean Ducharme
b. 1941
Réjean Ducharme, Canadian author and playwright
Dana Ivey
b. 1941
Dana Ivey, American actress
Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt
b. 1942
Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, German physician and author
Dorothy E. Denning
b. 1945
Dorothy E. Denning, American computer scientist and academic
Ron Mael
b. 1945
Ron Mael, American keyboard player and songwriter
Terry Nutkins
b. 1946 – d. 2012
Terry Nutkins, English naturalist, television presenter and author (b. 1946)
Siddaramaiah
b. 1948
Siddaramaiah, Indian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka
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Graham J. Zellick
b. 1948
Graham J. Zellick, English academic and jurist
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Panagiotis Chinofotis
b. 1949
Panagiotis Chinofotis, Greek admiral and politician
Mark Knopfler
b. 1949
Mark Knopfler, Scottish-English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Lou Martin
b. 1949 – d. 2012
Lou Martin, Northern Irish pianist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2012)
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Alex Naumik
b. 1949 – d. 2013
Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
Rick Ridgeway
b. 1949
Rick Ridgeway, American mountaineer and photographer
Jim Beaver
b. 1950
Jim Beaver, American actor, director, and screenwriter
August Darnell
b. 1950
August "Kid Creole" Darnell, American musician, bandleader, singer-songwriter, and record producer
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Klaus Toppmöller
b. 1951
Klaus Toppmöller, German football manager and former player
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Daniel Biles
b. 1952
Daniel Biles, American associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
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Rob Borbidge
b. 1954
Rob Borbidge, Australian politician, 35th Premier of Queensland
Leung Chun-ying
b. 1954
Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Ibolya Dávid
b. 1954
Ibolya Dávid, Hungarian lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Hungary
François Hollande
b. 1954
François Hollande, French lawyer and politician, 24th President of France
Pat Metheny
b. 1954
Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist and composer
Lee Freedman
b. 1956
Lee Freedman, Australian horse trainer
Bruce Greenwood
b. 1956
Bruce Greenwood, Canadian actor and producer
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Sidath Wettimuny
b. 1956
Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Friedhelm Schütte
b. 1957
Friedhelm Schütte, German footballer
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Jürgen Dehmel
b. 1958
Jürgen Dehmel, German bass player and songwriter
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Kerry Boustead
b. 1959
Kerry Boustead, Australian rugby league player
Amanda Redman
b. 1959
Amanda Redman, English actress
Laurent Fignon
b. 1960 – d. 2010
Laurent Fignon, French cyclist and sportscaster (d. 2010)
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Greg Thomas
b. 1960
Greg Thomas, Welsh-English cricketer
Roy Hay (musician)
b. 1961
Roy Hay, English guitarist, keyboard player, and composer
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Mark Priest
b. 1961
Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer
Kōji Kitao
b. 1963
Kōji Kitao, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 60th Yokozuna
Campbell Newman
b. 1963
Campbell Newman, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Queensland
Sir Mix-a-Lot
b. 1963
Sir Mix-a-Lot, American rapper, producer, and actor
Michael Hagan
b. 1964
Michael Hagan, Australian rugby league player and coach
Peter Krause
b. 1965
Peter Krause, American actor
Tobias Ellwood
b. 1966
Tobias Ellwood, American-English captain and politician
Andy Hui
b. 1967
Andy Hui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
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Andrey Plotnikov
b. 1967
Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker
Regilio Tuur
b. 1967
Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
Thorsten Boer
b. 1968
Thorsten Boer, German footballer and manager
Ülar Mark
b. 1968
Ülar Mark, Estonian architect
Aga Muhlach
b. 1969
Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor and politician
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Stuart Williams (cricketer)
b. 1969
Stuart Williams, Nevisian cricketer
Aleksandar Đurić
b. 1970
Aleksandar Đurić, Bosnian footballer
Charles Mesure
b. 1970
Charles Mesure, English-Australian actor and screenwriter
Toby Perkins
b. 1970
Toby Perkins, English businessman and politician
Jim Schlossnagle
b. 1970
Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball player and coach
Anthony Swofford
b. 1970
Anthony Swofford, American soldier and author
Michael Ian Black
b. 1971
Michael Ian Black, American comedian, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Rebecca Gayheart
b. 1971
Rebecca Gayheart, American actress
Pete Sampras
b. 1971
Pete Sampras, American tennis player
Demir Demirkan
b. 1972
Demir Demirkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer
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Mark Kinsella
b. 1972
Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer and manager
Takanohana Kōji
b. 1972
Takanohana Kōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 65th Yokozuna
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Gyanendra Pandey
b. 1972
Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
Jonathan Coachman
b. 1973
Jonathan Coachman, American basketball player, wrestler, and sportscaster
Todd Marchant
b. 1973
Todd Marchant, American ice hockey player and coach
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Matt Clement
b. 1974
Matt Clement, American baseball player and coach
Karl Stefanovic
b. 1974
Karl Stefanovic, Australian television host
Casey Affleck
b. 1975
Casey Affleck, American actor
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Pedro Collins
b. 1976
Pedro Collins, Barbadian cricketer
Mikko Lindström
b. 1976
Mikko Lindström, Finnish guitarist
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Henry Tuilagi
b. 1976
Henry Tuilagi, Samoan rugby player
Antoine Walker
b. 1976
Antoine Walker, American basketball player
Plaxico Burress
b. 1977
Plaxico Burress, American football player
Jesper Grønkjær
b. 1977
Jesper Grønkjær, Danish footballer
Chris Chambers
b. 1978
Chris Chambers, American football player
Hayley Wickenheiser
b. 1978
Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player
D. J. Houlton
b. 1979
D. J. Houlton, American baseball player
Ian Hutchinson (motorcycle racer)
b. 1979
Ian Hutchinson, English motorcycle racer
Cindy Klassen
b. 1979
Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater
Austra Skujytė
b. 1979
Austra Skujytė, Lithuanian pentathlete
Javier Chevantón
b. 1980
Javier Chevantón, Uruguayan footballer
Maggie Lawson
b. 1980
Maggie Lawson, American actress
Dominique Swain
b. 1980
Dominique Swain, American actress
Matt Thiessen
b. 1980
Matt Thiessen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tony Capaldi
b. 1981
Tony Capaldi, Norwegian-Northern Irish footballer
Djibril Cissé
b. 1981
Djibril Cissé, French footballer
Boban Grnčarov
b. 1982
Boban Grnčarov, Macedonian footballer
Alexandros Tzorvas
b. 1982
Alexandros Tzorvas, Greek footballer
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
b. 1983
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer
Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas
b. 1983
Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas, Brazilian footballer
Manoa Vosawai
b. 1983
Manoa Vosawai, Italian rugby player
Bryan Pata
b. 1984 – d. 2006
Bryan Pata, American football player (d. 2006)
Danny Graham (footballer)
b. 1985
Danny Graham, English footballer
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Franck Moutsinga
b. 1985
Franck Moutsinga, German rugby player
Andrei Agius
b. 1986
Andrei Agius, Maltese footballer
Kyle Arrington
b. 1986
Kyle Arrington, American football player
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Vanessa Watts
b. 1987
Vanessa Watts, West Indian cricketer
Tyson Fury
b. 1988
Tyson Fury, English boxer
Matt Gillett
b. 1988
Matt Gillett, Australian rugby league player
Tom Cleverley
b. 1989
Tom Cleverley, English footballer
Hong Jeong-ho
b. 1989
Hong Jeong-ho, South Korean footballer
Mario Balotelli
b. 1990
Mario Balotelli, Italian footballer
Marvin Zeegelaar
b. 1990
Marvin Zeegelaar, Dutch footballer
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Martin Zurawsky
b. 1990
Martin Zurawsky, German footballer
Jesinta Campbell
b. 1991
Jesinta Campbell, Australian model
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Sam Hoare (rugby league, born 1991)
b. 1991
Sam Hoare, Australian rugby league player
Cara Delevingne
b. 1992
Cara Delevingne, English model and actress
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Isabella Escobar
b. 1992
Isabella Escobar, Guatemalan tennis player
Jacob Loko
b. 1992
Jacob Loko, Australian rugby player
Teo Gheorghiu
b. 1992
Teo Gheorghiu, Swiss pianist and actor
Ewa Farna
b. 1993
Ewa Farna, Czech singer-songwriter
Julio Urías
b. 1996
Julio Urías, Mexican baseball player
Matthijs de Ligt
b. 1999
Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer