People born on August 2 221
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Kyawswa of Pagan
b. 1260 – d. 1299
Kyawswa of Pagan, last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (d. 1299)
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
b. 1455 – d. 1499
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)
Theodor Zwinger
b. 1533 – d. 1588
Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (d. 1588)
Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł
b. 1549 – d. 1616
Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman (d. 1616)
Saskia van Uylenburgh
b. 1612 – d. 1642
Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1642)
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
b. 1627 – d. 1678
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (d. 1678)
Estephan El Douaihy
b. 1630 – d. 1704
Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (d. 1704)
Jean-Baptiste du Casse
b. 1646 – d. 1715
Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer (d. 1715)
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
b. 1672 – d. 1733
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (d. 1733)
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
b. 1674 – d. 1723
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1723)
Mahmud I
b. 1696 – d. 1754
Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1754)
Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau
b. 1702 – d. 1769
Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1769)
Lorenzo Ricci
b. 1703 – d. 1775
Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1775)
Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux
b. 1740 – d. 1817
Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817)
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
b. 1754 – d. 1825
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)
Leopold Gmelin
b. 1788 – d. 1853
Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (d. 1853)
Adolf Friedrich von Schack
b. 1815 – d. 1894
Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (d. 1894)
John Tyndall
b. 1820 – d. 1893
John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (d. 1893)
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque
b. 1828 – d. 1895
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
b. 1834 – d. 1904
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (b. 1834)
Elisha Gray
b. 1835 – d. 1901
Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (d. 1901)
Prafulla Chandra Ray
b. 1861 – d. 1944
Prafulla Chandra Ray Indian chemist and academic (d. 1944)
Irving Babbitt
b. 1865 – d. 1933
Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (d. 1933)
John Radecki
b. 1865 – d. 1955
John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)
Ernest Dowson
b. 1867 – d. 1900
Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)
Constantine I of Greece
b. 1868 – d. 1923
Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)
Marianne Weber
b. 1870 – d. 1954
Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (d. 1954)
John French Sloan
b. 1871 – d. 1951
John French Sloan, American painter and etcher (b. 1871)
George E. Stewart
b. 1872 – d. 1946
George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)
Pingali Venkayya
b. 1876 – d. 1963
Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
Ravishankar Shukla
b. 1877 – d. 1956
Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)
Aino Kallas
b. 1878 – d. 1956
Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (d. 1956)
Arthur Dove
b. 1880 – d. 1946
Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (d. 1946)
Red Ames
b. 1882 – d. 1936
Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
Albert Bloch
b. 1882 – d. 1961
Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (d. 1961)
Rómulo Gallegos
b. 1884 – d. 1969
Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy
b. 1886 – d. 1961
John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1961)
Oskar Anderson
b. 1887 – d. 1960
Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)
Arthur Bliss
b. 1891 – d. 1975
Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)
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Viktor Zhirmunsky
b. 1891 – d. 1971
Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (d. 1971)
Jack L. Warner
b. 1892 – d. 1978
Jack L. Warner, Canadian-American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1892)
Bertha Lutz
b. 1894 – d. 1976
Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (b. 1894)
Matt Henderson (cricketer)
b. 1895 – d. 1970
Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1970)
Karl-Otto Koch
b. 1897 – d. 1945
Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (d. 1945)
Max Weber (Swiss politician)
b. 1897 – d. 1974
Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
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Ernő Nagy
b. 1898 – d. 1977
Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (d. 1977)
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Charles Bennett (screenwriter)
b. 1899 – d. 1995
Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (d. 1995)
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Holling C. Holling
b. 1900 – d. 1973
Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (b. 1900)
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Helen Morgan
b. 1900 – d. 1941
Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
b. 1902 – d. 1971
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
b. 1905 – d. 1963
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)
Myrna Loy
b. 1905 – d. 1993
Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
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Mary Hamman
b. 1907 – d. 1984
Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (d. 1984)
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Roger MacDougall
b. 1910 – d. 1993
Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
Ann Dvorak
b. 1911 – d. 1979
Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. 1979)
Palle Huld
b. 1912 – d. 2010
Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
Håkon Stenstadvold
b. 1912 – d. 1977
Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)
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Vladimir Žerjavić
b. 1912 – d. 2001
Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and academic (b. 1912)
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Xavier Thaninayagam
b. 1913 – d. 1980
Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (d. 1980)
Félix Leclerc
b. 1914 – d. 1988
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)
Big Walter Price
b. 1914 – d. 2012
Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
Beatrice Straight
b. 1914 – d. 2001
Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)
Gary Merrill
b. 1915 – d. 1990
Gary Merrill, American actor (d. 1990)
Alfonso A. Ossorio
b. 1916 – d. 1990
Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (d. 1990)
Nehemiah Persoff
b. 1919
Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor
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Louis Pauwels
b. 1920 – d. 1997
Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)
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Augustus Rowe
b. 1920 – d. 2013
Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
Alan Whicker
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013)
Betsy Bloomingdale
b. 1922 – d. 2016
Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (d. 2016)
Geoffrey Dutton
b. 1922 – d. 1998
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (b. 1922)
Shimon Peres
b. 1923 – d. 2016
Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (b. 1923)
Ike Williams
b. 1923 – d. 1994
Ike Williams, American boxer (d. 1994)
James Baldwin
b. 1924 – d. 1987
James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987)
Joe Harnell
b. 1924 – d. 2005
Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
Carroll O'Connor
b. 1924 – d. 2001
Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
K. Arulanandan
b. 1925 – d. 2004
K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)
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John Dexter
b. 1925 – d. 1990
John Dexter, English director and producer (d. 1990)
John McCormack (ice hockey)
b. 1925 – d. 2017
John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)
Jorge Rafael Videla
b. 1925 – d. 2013
Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
b. 1927
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic
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Malcolm Hilton
b. 1928 – d. 1990
Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
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Roy Crimmins
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (d. 2014)
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John Gale (theatre producer)
b. 1929
John Gale, English director and producer
Vidya Charan Shukla
b. 1929 – d. 2013
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2013)
David Waddington, Baron Waddington
b. 1929 – d. 2017
David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (d. 2017)
Vali Myers
b. 1930 – d. 2003
Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (d. 2003)
Pierre DuMaine
b. 1931
Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic
Eddie Fuller
b. 1931 – d. 2008
Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
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Karl Miller
b. 1931 – d. 2014
Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (d. 2014)
Viliam Schrojf
b. 1931 – d. 2007
Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (d. 2007)
Lamar Hunt
b. 1932 – d. 2006
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)
Peter O'Toole
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (d. 2013)
Ioannis Varvitsiotis
b. 1933
Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
Valery Bykovsky
b. 1934
Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut
Hank Cochran
b. 1935 – d. 2010
Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
Anthony Payne
b. 1936
Anthony Payne, English composer and author
Ron Brierley
b. 1937
Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman
Billy Cannon
b. 1937
Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist
Garth Hudson
b. 1937
Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
Dave Balon
b. 1938 – d. 2007
Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
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Pierre de Bané
b. 1938
Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician
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Terry Peck
b. 1938 – d. 2006
Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)
Benjamin Barber
b. 1939
Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic
Wes Craven
b. 1939 – d. 2015
Wes Craven, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1939)
John W. Snow
b. 1939
John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
Angel Lagdameo
b. 1940
Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop
Beko Ransome-Kuti
b. 1940 – d. 2006
Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)
Will Tura
b. 1940
Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Doris Coley
b. 1941 – d. 2000
Doris Coley, American singer (d. 2000)
Jules A. Hoffmann
b. 1941
Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgian-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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François Weyergans
b. 1941
François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter
Isabel Allende
b. 1942
Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist
Juan Formell
b. 1942 – d. 2014
Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)
Nell Irvin Painter
b. 1942
Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian
Herbert M. Allison
b. 1943 – d. 2013
Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 2013)
Tom Burgmeier
b. 1943
Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach
Jon R. Cavaiani
b. 1943 – d. 2014
Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
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Rose Tremain
b. 1943
Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer
Jim Capaldi
b. 1944 – d. 2005
Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Naná Vasconcelos
b. 1944 – d. 2016
Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)
Joanna Cassidy
b. 1945
Joanna Cassidy, American actress
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Alex Jesaulenko
b. 1945
Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
Bunker Roy
b. 1945
Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist
Eric Simms (rugby league)
b. 1945
Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach
James Howe
b. 1946
James Howe, American journalist and author
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Ruth Bakke
b. 1947
Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer
Lawrence Wright
b. 1947
Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
Andy Fairweather Low
b. 1948
Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Dennis Prager
b. 1948
Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
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James Street (American football)
b. 1948 – d. 2013
James Street, American football and baseball player (d. 2013)
Snoo Wilson
b. 1948 – d. 2013
Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)
James Fallows
b. 1949
James Fallows, American journalist and author
Bertalan Farkas
b. 1949
Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut
Jussi Adler-Olsen
b. 1950
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher
Ted Turner (guitarist)
b. 1950
Ted Turner, British guitarist (Wishbone Ash)
Andrew Gold
b. 1951 – d. 2011
Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
Steve Hillage
b. 1951
Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joe Lynn Turner
b. 1951
Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Per Westerberg
b. 1951
Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
Donnie Munro
b. 1953
Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist
Anthony Seldon
b. 1953
Anthony Seldon, English historian and author
Sammy McIlroy
b. 1954
Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
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Caleb Carr
b. 1955
Caleb Carr, American historian and author
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Tony Godden
b. 1955
Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
Butch Vig
b. 1955
Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer
Fulvio Melia
b. 1956
Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author
Victoria Jackson
b. 1959
Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer
Johnny Kemp
b. 1959 – d. 2015
Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
Apollonia Kotero
b. 1959
Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress
Linda Fratianne
b. 1960
Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
Neal Morse
b. 1960
Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player
David Yow
b. 1960
David Yow, American singer-songwriter
Pete de Freitas
b. 1961 – d. 1989
Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer and producer (d. 1989)
Lee Mavers
b. 1962
Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Laura Bennett
b. 1963
Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer
Uğur Tütüneker
b. 1963
Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager
Frank Biela
b. 1964
Frank Biela, German race car driver
Mary-Louise Parker
b. 1964
Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
Joe Hockey
b. 1965
Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia
Hisanobu Watanabe
b. 1965
Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
Takashi Iizuka
b. 1966
Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler
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Grainne Leahy
b. 1966
Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer
Tim Wakefield
b. 1966
Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster
Aaron Krickstein
b. 1967
Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
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Aline Brosh McKenna
b. 1967
Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer
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Stefan Effenberg
b. 1968
Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster
John Stanier (drummer)
b. 1968
John Stanier, American drummer
Jan Axel Blomberg
b. 1969
Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer and songwriter
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Cedric Ceballos
b. 1969
Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
Fernando Couto
b. 1969
Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager
Tony Amonte
b. 1970
Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach
Kevin Smith
b. 1970
Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Philo Wallace
b. 1970
Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer
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Jason Bell (rugby league)
b. 1971
Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player
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Michael Hughes (footballer)
b. 1971
Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager
Mohamed Al-Deayea
b. 1972
Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
Jacinda Barrett
b. 1972
Jacinda Barrett, Australian model and actress
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Hiroyuki Goto
b. 1973
Hiroyuki Goto, Japanese game designer, created Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan
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Danie Keulder
b. 1973
Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer
Miguel Mendonca
b. 1973
Miguel Mendonca, Zimbabwean journalist and author
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Susie O'Neill
b. 1973
Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer
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Phil Williams (presenter)
b. 1974
Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host
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Mineiro (footballer)
b. 1975
Mineiro, Brazilian footballer
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Xu Huaiwen
b. 1975
Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach
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Tamás Molnár
b. 1975
Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player
Reyes Estévez
b. 1976
Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner
Jay Heaps
b. 1976
Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach
Michael Weiss (figure skater)
b. 1976
Michael Weiss, American figure skater
Sam Worthington
b. 1976
Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer
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Mohammad Zahid (cricketer, born 1976)
b. 1976
Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
Edward Furlong
b. 1977
Edward Furlong, American actor
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Mark Velasquez
b. 1977
Mark Velasquez, American photographer
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Goran Gavrančić
b. 1978
Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
Matt Guerrier
b. 1978
Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
Deividas Šemberas
b. 1978
Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer
Dragan Vukmir
b. 1978
Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
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Marco Bonura
b. 1979
Marco Bonura, Italian footballer
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Reuben Kosgei
b. 1979
Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner
Ivica Banović
b. 1980
Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer
Dingdong Dantes
b. 1980
Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor, singer, director, and producer
Alexander Emelianenko
b. 1981
Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
Tim Murtagh
b. 1981
Tim Murtagh, English cricketer
Hélder Postiga
b. 1982
Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
Kerry Rhodes
b. 1982
Kerry Rhodes, American football player
Grady Sizemore
b. 1982
Grady Sizemore, American baseball player
Michel Bastos
b. 1983
Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer
Kim Jung-ah
b. 1983
Kim Jung-ah, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
Giampaolo Pazzini
b. 1984
Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer
Stephen Ferris
b. 1985
Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
David Hart Smith
b. 1985
David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler
Britt Nicole
b. 1985
Britt Nicole (Brittany Nicole Waddell), American Christian pop artist
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Mathieu Razanakolona
b. 1986
Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
Rob Kwiet
b. 1988
Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
Alice Moran
b. 1988
Alice Moran, Canadian actress and screenwriter
Nacer Chadli
b. 1989
Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer
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Ima Bohush
b. 1990
Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player
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Hallie Eisenberg
b. 1992
Hallie Eisenberg, American actress
Charli XCX
b. 1992
Charli XCX, English singer and songwriter
Laura Pigossi
b. 1994
Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
Laremy Tunsil
b. 1994
Laremy Tunsil, American football player
Kristaps Porziņģis
b. 1995
Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player