People born on August 25 205
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Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque
b. 1467 – d. 1526
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish duke (d. 1526)
Innocenzo Cybo
b. 1491 – d. 1550
Innocenzo Cybo, Catholic cardinal (d. 1550)
Ippolito II d'Este
b. 1509 – d. 1572
Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman (d. 1572)
Ivan the Terrible
b. 1530 – d. 1584
Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler (d. 1584)
Lady Catherine Grey
b. 1540 – d. 1568
Lady Catherine Grey, English noblewoman (d. 1568)
Philippe van Lansberge
b. 1561 – d. 1632
Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (d. 1632)
Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg
b. 1605 – d. 1638
Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (d. 1638)
François de la Chaise
b. 1624 – d. 1709
François de la Chaise, French priest (d. 1709)
John Leverett the Younger
b. 1662 – d. 1724
John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1724)
Louis I of Spain
b. 1707 – d. 1724
Louis I of Spain (d. 1724)
George Stubbs
b. 1724 – d. 1806
George Stubbs, English painter and academic (d. 1806)
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt
b. 1741 – d. 1792
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (d. 1792)
Johann Gottfried Herder
b. 1744 – d. 1803
Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1803)
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Franz Teyber
b. 1758 – d. 1810
Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1810)
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
b. 1767 – d. 1794
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (d. 1794)
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Thomas Bladen Capel
b. 1776 – d. 1853
Thomas Bladen Capel, English admiral (d. 1853)
Ludwig I of Bavaria
b. 1786 – d. 1868
Ludwig I of Bavaria (d. 1868)
James Lick
b. 1796 – d. 1876
James Lick, American carpenter and piano builder (d. 1876)
Nikolaus Lenau
b. 1802 – d. 1850
Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (d. 1850)
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
b. 1803 – d. 1880
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (d. 1880)
Nikolay Zinin
b. 1812 – d. 1880
Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (d. 1880)
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
b. 1817 – d. 1898
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (d. 1898)
Allan Pinkerton
b. 1819 – d. 1884
Allan Pinkerton, Scottish-American detective and spy (d. 1884)
Carlo Acton
b. 1829 – d. 1909
Carlo Acton, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1909)
Bret Harte
b. 1836 – d. 1902
Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (d. 1902)
George C. Magoun
b. 1840 – d. 1893
George C. Magoun, American businessman (d. 1893)
Emil Theodor Kocher
b. 1841 – d. 1917
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)
Ludwig II of Bavaria
b. 1845 – d. 1886
Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886)
Charles Richet
b. 1850 – d. 1935
Charles Richet, French physiologist and occultist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
James W. Gerard
b. 1867 – d. 1951
James W. Gerard, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Germany (b. 1867)
Tom Kiely
b. 1869 – d. 1951
Tom Kiely, British-Irish decathlete (d. 1951)
Joshua Lionel Cowen
b. 1877 – d. 1965
Joshua Lionel Cowen, American businessman, co-founded the Lionel Corporation (d. 1965)
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Ted Birnie
b. 1878 – d. 1935
Ted Birnie, English footballer and manager (d. 1935)
Seán T. O'Kelly
b. 1882 – d. 1966
Seán T. O'Kelly, Irish journalist and politician, 2nd President of Ireland (d. 1966)
Alexander Mair
b. 1889 – d. 1969
Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1969)
David Shimoni
b. 1891 – d. 1956
David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator (d. 1956)
Henry Trendley Dean
b. 1893 – d. 1962
Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (d. 1962)
Helmut Hasse
b. 1898 – d. 1975
Helmut Hasse, German mathematician and academic (d. 1975)
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Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1898)
b. 1898 – d. 1973
Arthur Wood, English cricketer (d. 1973)
Paul Herman Buck
b. 1899 – d. 1978
Paul Herman Buck, American historian and author (d. 1978)
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Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie
b. 1900 – d. 1970
Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie, Scottish architect (d. 1970) [1]
Hans Adolf Krebs
b. 1900 – d. 1981
Hans Adolf Krebs, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
Stefan Wolpe
b. 1902 – d. 1972
Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and educator (d. 1972)
Arpad Elo
b. 1903 – d. 1992
Arpad Elo, Hungarian-American chess player, created the Elo rating system (d. 1992)
Faustina Kowalska
b. 1905 – d. 1938
Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
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Jim Smith (cricketer)
b. 1906 – d. 1979
Jim Smith, English cricketer (d. 1979)
Ruby Keeler
b. 1909 – d. 1993
Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1993)
Michael Rennie
b. 1909 – d. 1971
Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (d. 1971)
George Cisar (baseball)
b. 1910 – d. 2010
George Cisar, American baseball player (d. 2010)
Dorothea Tanning
b. 1910 – d. 2012
Dorothea Tanning, American painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 2012)
Võ Nguyên Giáp
b. 1911 – d. 2013
Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1911)
Erich Honecker
b. 1912 – d. 1994
Erich Honecker, German soldier and politician (d. 1994)
Don DeFore
b. 1913 – d. 1993
Don DeFore, American actor (d. 1993)
Walt Kelly
b. 1913 – d. 1973
Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (d. 1973)
Van Johnson
b. 1916 – d. 2008
Van Johnson, American actor (d. 2008)
Frederick Chapman Robbins
b. 1916 – d. 2003
Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)
Saburō Sakai
b. 1916 – d. 2000
Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (b. 1916)
Mel Ferrer
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2008)
Leonard Bernstein
b. 1918 – d. 1990
Leonard Bernstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990)
Richard Greene
b. 1918 – d. 1985
Richard Greene, English actor (d. 1985)
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William P. Foster
b. 1919 – d. 2010
William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (b. 1919)
George Wallace
b. 1919 – d. 1998
George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (b. 1919)
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Jaap Rijks
b. 1919 – d. 2017
Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympic medalist (d. 2017)
Monty Hall
b. 1921 – d. 2017
Monty Hall, American game show host (b. 1921)
Bryce Mackasey
b. 1921 – d. 1999
Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (b. 1921)
Brian Moore (novelist)
b. 1921 – d. 1999
Brian Moore, Northern Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 1999)
Álvaro Mutis
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (b. 1923)
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Allyre Sirois
b. 1923 – d. 2012
Allyre Sirois, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2012)
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
b. 1924 – d. 2006
Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (d. 2006)
Thea Astley
b. 1925 – d. 2004
Thea Astley, Australian journalist and author (d. 2004)
Stepas Butautas
b. 1925 – d. 2001
Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2001)
Althea Gibson
b. 1927 – d. 2003
Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (b. 1927)
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Des Renford
b. 1927 – d. 1999
Des Renford, Australian swimmer (d. 1999)
John "Kayo" Dottley
b. 1928
John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player
Darrell Johnson
b. 1928 – d. 2004
Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2004)
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Karl Korte
b. 1928
Karl Korte, American composer and academic
Herbert Kroemer
b. 1928
Herbert Kroemer, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Sean Connery
b. 1930
Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer
György Enyedi (geographer)
b. 1930 – d. 2012
György Enyedi, Hungarian economist and geographer (d. 2012)
Graham Jarvis
b. 1930 – d. 2003
Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (d. 2003)
Crispin Tickell
b. 1930
Crispin Tickell, English academic and diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Regis Philbin
b. 1931
Regis Philbin, American actor and television host
Patrick F. McManus
b. 1933
Patrick F. McManus, American journalist and author
Wayne Shorter
b. 1933
Wayne Shorter, American saxophonist and composer
Tom Skerritt
b. 1933
Tom Skerritt, American actor
Lise Bacon
b. 1934
Lise Bacon, Canadian judge and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
Eddie Ilarde
b. 1934
Eddie Ilarde, Filipino journalist and politician
Charles Wright (poet)
b. 1935
Charles Wright, American poet
Giridharilal Kedia
b. 1936 – d. 2009
Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman, founded the Image Institute of Technology & Management (d. 2009)
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Jimmy Hannan
b. 1937
Jimmy Hannan, Australian television host and singer
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Virginia Euwer Wolff
b. 1937
Virginia Euwer Wolff, American author
David Canary
b. 1938 – d. 2015
David Canary, American actor (d. 2015)
Frederick Forsyth
b. 1938
Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author
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John Badham
b. 1939
John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer
Wilhelm von Homburg
b. 1940 – d. 2004
Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor (d. 2004)
Marshall Brickman
b. 1941
Marshall Brickman, Brazilian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
Mario Corso
b. 1941
Mario Corso, Italian footballer and coach
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Ludwig Müller (footballer)
b. 1941
Ludwig Müller, German footballer
Nathan Deal
b. 1942
Nathan Deal, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 82nd Governor of Georgia
Conrad Black
b. 1944
Conrad Black, Canadian historian and author
Jacques Demers
b. 1944
Jacques Demers, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician
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Anthony Heald
b. 1944
Anthony Heald, American actor
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Andrew Longmore
b. 1944
Andrew Longmore, British lawyer and judge
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Daniel Hulet
b. 1945 – d. 2011
Daniel Hulet, Belgian cartoonist (d. 2011)
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Hannah Louise Shearer
b. 1945
Hannah Louise Shearer, American screenwriter and producer
Rollie Fingers
b. 1946
Rollie Fingers, American baseball player
Charles Ghigna
b. 1946
Charles Ghigna, American poet and author
Charlie Sanders
b. 1946 – d. 2015
Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2015)
Michael Kaluta
b. 1947
Michael Kaluta, American author and illustrator
Keith Tippett
b. 1947
Keith Tippett, British jazz pianist and composer
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Ledward Kaapana
b. 1948
Ledward Kaapana, American singer and guitarist
Nicholas A. Peppas
b. 1948
Nicholas A. Peppas, Greek chemist and biologist
Martin Amis
b. 1949
Martin Amis, British novelist
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Rijkman Groenink
b. 1949
Rijkman Groenink, Dutch banker and academic
John Savage (actor)
b. 1949
John Savage, American actor and producer
Gene Simmons
b. 1949
Gene Simmons, Israeli-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Willy DeVille
b. 1950 – d. 2009
Willy DeVille, American singer and songwriter (d. 2009)
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Charles Fambrough
b. 1950 – d. 2011
Charles Fambrough, American bassist, composer, and producer (d. 2011)
Rob Halford
b. 1951
Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest)
Bill Handel
b. 1951
Bill Handel, Brazilian-American lawyer and radio host
Geoff Downes
b. 1952
Geoff Downes, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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Duleep Mendis
b. 1952
Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
Elvis Costello
b. 1954
Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
b. 1954
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland
John McGeoch
b. 1955 – d. 2004
John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (d. 2004)
Gerd Müller (politician)
b. 1955
Gerd Müller, German businessman and politician
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Matt Aitken
b. 1956
Matt Aitken, English songwriter and record producer (Stock Aitken Waterman)
Takeshi Okada
b. 1956
Takeshi Okada, Japanese footballer, coach, and manager
Henri Toivonen
b. 1956 – d. 1986
Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (d. 1986)
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Sikander Bakht (cricketer)
b. 1957
Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
Simon McBurney
b. 1957
Simon McBurney, English actor and director
Frank Serratore
b. 1957
Frank Serratore, American ice hockey player and coach
Tim Burton
b. 1958
Tim Burton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Ian Falconer
b. 1959
Ian Falconer, American author and illustrator
Steve Levy (politician)
b. 1959
Steve Levy, American lawyer and politician
Lane Smith (illustrator)
b. 1959
Lane Smith, American author and illustrator
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Ruth Ann Swenson
b. 1959
Ruth Ann Swenson, American soprano and actress
Georg Zellhofer
b. 1960
Georg Zellhofer, Austrian footballer and manager
Billy Ray Cyrus
b. 1961
Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Theresa Andrews
b. 1962
Theresa Andrews, American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion
Vivian Campbell
b. 1962
Vivian Campbell, Northern Irish rock guitarist and songwriter
Miro Cerar
b. 1963
Miro Cerar, Slovenian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Slovenia
Shock G
b. 1963
Shock G, American rapper and producer
Tiina Intelmann
b. 1963
Tiina Intelmann, Estonian lawyer and diplomat
Azmin Ali
b. 1964
Azmin Ali, Malaysian mathematician and politician
Maxim Kontsevich
b. 1964
Maxim Kontsevich, Russian-American mathematician and academic
Blair Underwood
b. 1964
Blair Underwood, American actor
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Joanne Whalley
b. 1964
Joanne Whalley, English actress
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Cornelius Bennett
b. 1965
Cornelius Bennett, American football player
Sanjeev Sharma
b. 1965
Sanjeev Sharma, Indian cricketer and coach
Albert Belle
b. 1966
Albert Belle, American baseball player
Derek Sherinian
b. 1966
Derek Sherinian, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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Terminator X
b. 1966
Terminator X, American hip-hop DJ (Public Enemy)
Jeff Tweedy
b. 1967
Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
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Yuri Mitsui
b. 1968
Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress, model, and race car driver
Stuart Murdoch (musician)
b. 1968
Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer-songwriter
Spider One
b. 1968
Spider One, American singer-songwriter and producer
Rachael Ray
b. 1968
Rachael Ray, American chef, author, and television host
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Takeshi Ueda
b. 1968
Takeshi Ueda, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player
Olga Konkova
b. 1969
Olga Konkova, Norwegian-Russian pianist and composer
Cameron Mathison
b. 1969
Cameron Mathison, Canadian actor and television personality
Catriona Matthew
b. 1969
Catriona Matthew, Scottish golfer
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Vivek Razdan
b. 1969
Vivek Razdan, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Doug Glanville
b. 1970
Doug Glanville, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Debbie Graham
b. 1970
Debbie Graham, American tennis player
Robert Horry
b. 1970
Robert Horry, American basketball player and sportscaster
Adrian Lam
b. 1970
Adrian Lam, Papua New Guinean-Australian rugby league player and coach
Jo Dee Messina
b. 1970
Jo Dee Messina, American singer-songwriter
Claudia Schiffer
b. 1970
Claudia Schiffer, German model and fashion designer
Fatih Akın
b. 1973
Fatih Akın, German director, producer, and screenwriter
Pablo Ozuna
b. 1974
Pablo Ozuna, Dominican baseball player
Brad Drew
b. 1975
Brad Drew, Australian rugby league player
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Petria Thomas
b. 1975
Petria Thomas, Australian swimmer and coach
Damon Jones
b. 1976
Damon Jones, American basketball player and coach
Javed Qadeer
b. 1976
Javed Qadeer, Pakistani cricketer and coach
Alexander Skarsgård
b. 1976
Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor
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Masumi Asano
b. 1977
Masumi Asano, Japanese voice actress and producer
Andy McDonald (ice hockey)
b. 1977
Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
Kel Mitchell
b. 1978
Kel Mitchell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Robert Mohr (rugby)
b. 1978
Robert Mohr, German rugby player
Marlon Harewood
b. 1979
Marlon Harewood, English footballer
Philipp Mißfelder
b. 1979 – d. 2015
Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (d. 2015)
Deanna Nolan
b. 1979
Deanna Nolan, American basketball player
Rachel Bilson
b. 1981
Rachel Bilson, American actress
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Jan-Berrie Burger
b. 1981
Jan-Berrie Burger, Namibian cricketer
Camille Pin
b. 1981
Camille Pin, French tennis player
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Jung Jung-suk
b. 1982 – d. 2011
Jung Jung-suk, South Korean footballer (d. 2011)
James Rossiter
b. 1983
James Rossiter, English race car driver
Florian Mohr
b. 1984
Florian Mohr, German footballer
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Rodney Ferguson
b. 1986
Rodney Ferguson, American footballer
Stacey Farber
b. 1987
Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
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Ollie Hancock
b. 1987
Ollie Hancock, English race car driver
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Velimir Jovanović
b. 1987
Velimir Jovanović, Serbian footballer
Blake Lively
b. 1987
Blake Lively, American model and actress
Amy Macdonald
b. 1987
Amy Macdonald, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Justin Upton
b. 1987
Justin Upton, American baseball player
Adam Warren (baseball)
b. 1987
Adam Warren, American baseball player
James Wesolowski
b. 1987
James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
Angela Park
b. 1988
Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer
Hiram Mier
b. 1989
Hiram Mier, Mexican footballer
Miyabi Natsuyaki
b. 1992
Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer and actress
Ricardo Rodríguez (footballer)
b. 1992
Ricardo Rodriguez, Swiss footballer
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Edmunds Augstkalns
b. 1994
Edmunds Augstkalns, Latvian ice hockey player
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Kajol Aikat
b. 1994
Kajol Aikat, Indian writer & novelist
China Anne McClain
b. 1998
China Anne McClain, American actress and singer