People born on August 4 212
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
b. 1222 – d. 1262
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (d. 1262)
Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan
b. 1281 – d. 1311
Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan (d. 1311)
Leopold I, Duke of Austria
b. 1290 – d. 1326
Leopold I, Duke of Austria (d. 1326)
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici
b. 1463 – d. 1503
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Florentine patron of the arts (d. 1503)
Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
b. 1469 – d. 1528
Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1528)
Bernardo Dovizi
b. 1470 – d. 1520
Bernardo Dovizi, Italian cardinal (d. 1520)
Lucrezia de' Medici (1470-1553)
b. 1470 – d. 1553
Lucrezia de' Medici, Italian noblewoman (d. 1553)
Pope Urban VII
b. 1521 – d. 1590
Pope Urban VII (b. 1521)
Udai Singh II
b. 1522 – d. 1572
Udai Singh II, King of Mewar (d. 1572)
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac
b. 1604 – d. 1676
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author (d. 1676)
Jan van den Hoecke
b. 1611 – d. 1651
Jan van den Hoecke, Flemish painter (d. 1651)
Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
b. 1623 – d. 1685
Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1641-1680) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1642-1680) (d. 1685)
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Thomas Blackwell (scholar)
b. 1701 – d. 1757
Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar (d. 1757)
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Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans
b. 1704 – d. 1752
Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (d. 1752)
Johann Gottlob Lehmann (scientist)
b. 1719 – d. 1767
Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1767)
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
b. 1721 – d. 1803
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1803)
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
b. 1755 – d. 1805
Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor (d. 1805)
Percy Bysshe Shelley
b. 1792 – d. 1822
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (d. 1822)
William Rowan Hamilton
b. 1805 – d. 1865
William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1805)
Louis Vuitton (designer)
b. 1821 – d. 1892
Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton (d. 1892)
James Springer White
b. 1821 – d. 1881
James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
John Venn
b. 1834 – d. 1923
John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1923)
Vilhelm Dahlerup
b. 1836 – d. 1907
Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect (d. 1907)
Walter Pater
b. 1839 – d. 1894
Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic (d. 1894)
Henri Berger
b. 1844 – d. 1929
Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (d. 1929)
John Henry Twachtman
b. 1853 – d. 1902
John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (b. 1853)
Knut Hamsun
b. 1859 – d. 1952
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)
Jake Beckley
b. 1867 – d. 1918
Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (d. 1918)
Harry Lauder
b. 1870 – d. 1950
Harry Lauder, Scottish actor and singer (d. 1950)
William Holman
b. 1871 – d. 1934
William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1934)
Giovanni Giuriati
b. 1876 – d. 1970
Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician (d. 1970)
John Scaddan
b. 1876 – d. 1934
John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1934)
Béla Balázs
b. 1884 – d. 1949
Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic (d. 1949)
Henri Cornet
b. 1884 – d. 1941
Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941)
Albert M. Greenfield
b. 1887 – d. 1967
Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1967)
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Taher Saifuddin
b. 1888 – d. 1965
Taher Saifuddin, Indian religious leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 1965)
Dolf Luque
b. 1890 – d. 1957
Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (d. 1957)
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Fritz Gause
b. 1893 – d. 1973
Fritz Gause, German historian and curator (d. 1973)
Ernesto Maserati
b. 1898 – d. 1975
Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (d. 1975)
Ezra Taft Benson
b. 1899 – d. 1994
Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1994)
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
b. 1900 – d. 2002
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (d. 2002)
Nabi Tajima
b. 1900
Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian, and current world's oldest living person
Louis Armstrong
b. 1901 – d. 1971
Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and singer (d. 1971)
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Clarence Passailaigue
b. 1901 – d. 1972
Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1972)
Bill Hallahan
b. 1902 – d. 1981
Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (d. 1981)
Witold Gombrowicz
b. 1904 – d. 1969
Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (d. 1969)
Helen Kane
b. 1904 – d. 1966
Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966)
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Joe Tate
b. 1904 – d. 1973
Joe Tate, English footballer and manager (d. 1973)
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Eugen Schuhmacher
b. 1906 – d. 1973
Eugen Schuhmacher, German zoologist, director, and producer (d. 1973)
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Kurt Eichhorn
b. 1908 – d. 1994
Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. 1994)
Glenn Cunningham (athlete)
b. 1909 – d. 1988
Glenn Cunningham, American runner and academic (d. 1988)
Anita Page
b. 1910 – d. 2008
Anita Page, American actress (b. 1910)
William Schuman
b. 1910 – d. 1992
William Schuman, American composer and educator (d. 1992)
Hedda Sterne
b. 1910 – d. 2011
Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (d. 2011)
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov
b. 1912 – d. 1999
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999)
David Raksin
b. 1912 – d. 2004
David Raksin, American composer and educator (b. 1912)
Raoul Wallenberg
b. 1912 – d. 1947
Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947)
Wesley Addy
b. 1913 – d. 1996
Wesley Addy, American actor (d. 1996)
Robert Hayden
b. 1913 – d. 1980
Robert Hayden, American poet and educator (d. 1980)
Johann Niemann
b. 1913 – d. 1943
Johann Niemann, German lieutenant (d. 1943)
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Warren Avis
b. 1915 – d. 2007
Warren Avis, American businessman, founded Avis Rent a Car System (d. 2007)
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John Fitch (racing driver)
b. 1917 – d. 2012
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (d. 2012)
Brian Crozier
b. 1918 – d. 2012
Brian Crozier, Australian-English journalist and historian (b. 1918)
Michel Déon
b. 1919 – d. 2016
Michel Déon, French novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 2016)
Helen Thomas
b. 1920 – d. 2013
Helen Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 2013)
Herb Ellis
b. 1921 – d. 2010
Herb Ellis, American guitarist (d. 2010)
Maurice Richard
b. 1921 – d. 2000
Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2000)
Luis Aponte Martínez
b. 1922 – d. 2012
Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (d. 2012)
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George Irving Bell
b. 1926 – d. 2000
George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000)
Perry Moss
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Perry Moss, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
Christian Goethals
b. 1928 – d. 2003
Christian Goethals, Belgian race car driver (d. 2003)
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Gerard Damiano
b. 1928 – d. 2008
Gerard Damiano, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
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Nadežka Mosusova
b. 1928
Nadežka Mosusova, Serbian composer
Kishore Kumar
b. 1929 – d. 1987
Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1987)
Vellore G. Ramabhadran
b. 1929 – d. 2012
Vellore G. Ramabhadran, Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India (d. 2012)
Ali al-Sistani
b. 1930
Ali al-Sistani, Iranian-Iraqi cleric and scholar
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Naren Tamhane
b. 1931 – d. 2002
Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (d. 2002)
Frances E. Allen
b. 1932
Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist and academic
Liang Congjie
b. 1932 – d. 2010
Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist, founded Friends of Nature (d. 2010)
Dallas Green (baseball)
b. 1934 – d. 2017
Dallas Green, American baseball player and manager (d. 2017)
Carol Arthur
b. 1935
Carol Arthur, American actress and producer
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Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt
b. 1935 – d. 1997
Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach (d. 1997)
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Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil)
b. 1935 – d. 2013
Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Irish Minister of Defence (b. 1935)
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Giorgos Zographos
b. 1936 – d. 2005
Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor (d. 2005)
David Bedford
b. 1937 – d. 2011
David Bedford, English keyboard player, composer, and conductor (d. 2011)
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Ellen Schrecker
b. 1938
Ellen Schrecker, American historian and academic
Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling
b. 1939
Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
Frankie Ford
b. 1939 – d. 2015
Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock & roll singer (d. 2015)
Robin Harper
b. 1940
Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician
Larry Knechtel
b. 1940 – d. 2009
Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (b. 1940)
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Frances Stewart
b. 1940
Frances Stewart, English economist and academic
Timi Yuro
b. 1940 – d. 2004
Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
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Martin Jarvis (actor)
b. 1941
Martin Jarvis, English actor
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Andy Smillie
b. 1941
Andy Smillie, English footballer
Ted Strickland
b. 1941
Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio
Cleon Jones
b. 1942
Cleon Jones, American baseball player
David Lange
b. 1942 – d. 2005
David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1942)
Vicente Álvarez Areces
b. 1943
Vicente Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician, 6th President of the Principality of Asturias
Barbara Saß-Viehweger
b. 1943
Barbara Saß-Viehweger, German politician, lawyer and civil law notary
Bjørn Wirkola
b. 1943
Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper and footballer
Richard Belzer
b. 1944
Richard Belzer, American actor
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Doudou Ndoye
b. 1944
Doudou Ndoye, Senegalese lawyer and politician
Paul McCarthy
b. 1945
Paul McCarthy, American painter and sculptor
Alan Mulally
b. 1945
Alan Mulally, American engineer and businessman
Aleksei Turovski
b. 1946
Aleksei Turovski, Estonian zoologist and ethologist
Klaus Schulze
b. 1947
Klaus Schulze, German keyboard player and songwriter
Johnny Grubb
b. 1948
Johnny Grubb, American baseball player and coach
John Riggins
b. 1949
John Riggins, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
Caldwell Jones
b. 1950 – d. 2014
Caldwell Jones, American basketball player and coach (b. 1950)
N. Rangaswamy
b. 1950
N. Rangaswamy, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of Puducherry
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Peter Goodfellow
b. 1951
Peter Goodfellow, English geneticist and academic
James Arbuthnot
b. 1952
James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Moya Brennan
b. 1952
Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player
Gábor Demszky
b. 1952
Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician
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Hiroyuki Usui
b. 1953
Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer and manager
Anatoliy Kinakh
b. 1954
Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine
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Steve Phillips (footballer, born 1954)
b. 1954
Steve Phillips, English footballer
François Valéry
b. 1954
François Valéry, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
Alberto Gonzales
b. 1955
Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General
Billy Bob Thornton
b. 1955
Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Gerry Cooney
b. 1956
Gerry Cooney, American boxer
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Rupert Farley
b. 1957
Rupert Farley, British actor and voice actor
Brooks D. Simpson
b. 1957
Brooks D. Simpson, American historian and author
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Valdis Valters
b. 1957
Valdis Valters, Latvian basketball player and coach
John Wark
b. 1957
John Wark, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
Ian Broudie
b. 1958
Ian Broudie, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Allison Hedge Coke
b. 1958
Allison Hedge Coke, American-Canadian poet and academic
Mary Decker
b. 1958
Mary Decker, American runner
Silvan Shalom
b. 1958
Silvan Shalom, Tunisian-Israeli sergeant and politician, 30th Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
Robbin Crosby
b. 1959 – d. 2002
Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2002)
John Gormley
b. 1959
John Gormley, Irish politician, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chuck C. Lopez
b. 1960
Chuck C. Lopez, American jockey
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
b. 1960
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Spain
Bernard Rose (director)
b. 1960
Bernard Rose, English director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
Tim Winton
b. 1960
Tim Winton, Australian author and playwright
Barack Obama
b. 1961
Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate
Roger Clemens
b. 1962
Roger Clemens, American baseball player and actor
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Paul Reynolds (musician)
b. 1962
Paul Reynolds, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls)
Andrew Bartlett
b. 1964
Andrew Bartlett, Australian social worker and politician
Adam Afriyie
b. 1965
Adam Afriyie, English businessman and politician
Dennis Lehane
b. 1965
Dennis Lehane, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Fredrik Reinfeldt
b. 1965
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish soldier and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden
Michael Skibbe
b. 1965
Michael Skibbe, German footballer and manager
Michael Marsh (athlete)
b. 1967
Michael Marsh, American sprinter
Daniel Dae Kim
b. 1968
Daniel Dae Kim, South Korean-American actor
Lee Mack
b. 1968
Lee Mack, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Mark Bickley
b. 1969
Mark Bickley, Australian footballer and coach
Max Cavalera
b. 1969
Max Cavalera, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Troy O'Leary
b. 1969
Troy O'Leary, American baseball player
John August
b. 1970
John August, American director and screenwriter
Bret Baier
b. 1970
Bret Baier, American journalist
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Steve House
b. 1970
Steve House, American mountaineer
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Steven Jack
b. 1970
Steven Jack, South African cricketer
Kate Silverton
b. 1970
Kate Silverton, English journalist
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Bethan Benwell
b. 1971
Bethan Benwell, English linguist, author, and academic
Jeff Gordon
b. 1971
Jeff Gordon, American race car driver and actor
Stefan Brogren
b. 1972
Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Eva Amaral
b. 1973
Eva Amaral, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Xavier Marchand
b. 1973
Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
Marek Penksa
b. 1973
Marek Penksa, Slovak footballer
Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis
b. 1973
Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Brazilian footballer
Nikos Liberopoulos
b. 1975
Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek footballer
Jutta Urpilainen
b. 1975
Jutta Urpilainen, Finnish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
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Daniella van Graas
b. 1975
Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress
Andrew McLeod
b. 1976
Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer
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Trevor Woodman
b. 1976
Trevor Woodman, English rugby player and coach
Frankie Kazarian
b. 1977
Frankie Kazarian, American wrestler
Luís Boa Morte
b. 1977
Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer and manager
Jeremy Adduono
b. 1978
Jeremy Adduono, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Luke Allen
b. 1978
Luke Allen, American baseball player
Kurt Busch
b. 1978
Kurt Busch, American race car driver
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Agnė Eggerth
b. 1978
Agnė Eggerth, Lithuanian sprinter
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Ibán Espadas
b. 1978
Ibán Espadas, Spanish footballer
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Jon Knott
b. 1978
Jon Knott, American baseball player
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Karine Legault
b. 1978
Karine Legault, Canadian swimmer
Sandeep Naik
b. 1978
Sandeep Naik, Indian politician
Siri Nordby
b. 1978
Siri Nordby, Norwegian footballer
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Ricardo Serrano
b. 1978
Ricardo Serrano, Spanish cyclist
Per-Åge Skrøder
b. 1978
Per-Åge Skrøder, Norwegian ice hockey player
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Satoshi Hino
b. 1978
Satoshi Hino, Japanese voice actor
Robin Peterson
b. 1979
Robin Peterson, South African cricketer
Richard Dawson (cricketer)
b. 1980
Richard Dawson, English cricketer and coach
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Erica Carlson
b. 1981
Erica Carlson, Swedish actress
Marques Houston
b. 1981
Marques Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Greta Gerwig
b. 1983
Greta Gerwig, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Terry Campese
b. 1984
Terry Campese, Australian rugby league player
Mardy Collins
b. 1984
Mardy Collins, American basketball player
Crystal Bowersox
b. 1985
Crystal Bowersox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Robbie Findley
b. 1985
Robbie Findley, American soccer player
Mark Milligan
b. 1985
Mark Milligan, Australian footballer
Ha Seung-jin
b. 1985
Ha Seung-jin, South Korean basketball player
Antonio Valencia
b. 1985
Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer
Nick Augusto
b. 1986
Nick Augusto, American drummer
Leon Camier
b. 1986
Leon Camier, English motorcycle racer
Cicinho (footballer, born 1986)
b. 1986
Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
Iosia Soliola
b. 1986
Iosia Soliola, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
David Williams (rugby league)
b. 1986
David Williams, Australian rugby league player
Jang Keun-suk
b. 1987
Jang Keun-suk, South Korean actor and singer
Marreese Speights
b. 1987
Marreese Speights American basketball player
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Tomoya Warabino
b. 1987
Tomoya Warabino, Japanese actor
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Carly Foulkes
b. 1988
Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress
Wang Hao (chess player)
b. 1989
Wang Hao, Chinese chess player
Jessica Mauboy
b. 1989
Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter
Hikmet Balioğlu
b. 1990
Hikmet Balioğlu, Turkish footballer
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Siim Tenno
b. 1990
Siim Tenno, Estonian footballer
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Thiago Cardoso
b. 1991
Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
Izet Hajrović
b. 1991
Izet Hajrović, Bosnian footballer
Daniele Garozzo
b. 1992
Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer
Dylan Sprouse
b. 1992
Dylan Sprouse, American actor
Cole Sprouse
b. 1992
Cole Sprouse, American actor
Pauli Pauli
b. 1994
Pauli Pauli, Australian rugby league player
Bruna Marquezine
b. 1995
Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress