People born on December 17 215
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Kujō Yoritsugu
b. 1239 – d. 1256
Kujō Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (d. 1256)
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Emperor Go-Uda
b. 1267 – d. 1324
Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (d. 1324)
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Ernest of Bavaria
b. 1554 – d. 1612
Ernest of Bavaria, Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1612)
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Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
b. 1556 – d. 1627
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Pakistani-Indian poet (d. 1627)
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Roger L'Estrange
b. 1616 – d. 1704
Roger L'Estrange, English pamphleteer and author (d. 1704)
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
b. 1619 – d. 1682
Prince Rupert of the Rhine (d. 1682)
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Anthony Wood
b. 1632 – d. 1695
Anthony Wood, English historian and author (d. 1695)
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Thomas Tickell
b. 1685 – d. 1740
Thomas Tickell, English poet (d. 1740)
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Charles-Louis Mion
b. 1699 – d. 1775
Charles-Louis Mion, French composer and educator (d. 1775)
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Émilie du Châtelet
b. 1706 – d. 1749
Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)
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Maria I of Portugal
b. 1734 – d. 1816
Maria I of Portugal (d. 1816)
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Domenico Cimarosa
b. 1749 – d. 1801
Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (d. 1801)
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Humphry Davy
b. 1778 – d. 1829
Humphry Davy, English chemist and physicist (d. 1829)
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Thomas Chandler Haliburton
b. 1796 – d. 1865
Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1865)
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Joseph Henry
b. 1797 – d. 1878
Joseph Henry, American physicist and engineer (d. 1878)
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John Greenleaf Whittier
b. 1807 – d. 1892
John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (d. 1892)
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Vilhelm Petersen (painter)
b. 1812 – d. 1880
Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter (d. 1880)
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Alexander Wassilko von Serecki
b. 1827 – d. 1893
Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (d. 1893)
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Jules de Goncourt
b. 1830 – d. 1870
Jules de Goncourt, French author and critic (d. 1870)
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Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
b. 1835 – d. 1910
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist and engineer (d. 1910)
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Nozu Michitsura
b. 1840 – d. 1908
Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (d. 1908)
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Sophus Lie
b. 1842 – d. 1899
Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic (d. 1899)
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Émile Faguet
b. 1847 – d. 1916
Émile Faguet, French author and critic (d. 1916)
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Pierre Paul Émile Roux
b. 1853 – d. 1933
Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician and immunologist, co-founded the Pasteur Institute (d. 1933)
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Paul César Helleu
b. 1859 – d. 1927
Paul César Helleu, French painter and illustrator (d. 1927)
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Kazys Grinius
b. 1866 – d. 1950
Kazys Grinius, Lithuanian physician and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania (d. 1950)
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Ford Madox Ford
b. 1873 – d. 1939
Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1939)
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
b. 1874 – d. 1950
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian economist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1950)
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Aubrey Faulkner
b. 1881 – d. 1930
Aubrey Faulkner, South African-English cricketer and coach (d. 1930)
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Josef Lada
b. 1887 – d. 1957
Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
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Prince Joachim of Prussia
b. 1890 – d. 1920
Prince Joachim of Prussia (d. 1920)
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Sam Barry
b. 1892 – d. 1950
Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950)
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Charles C. Banks
b. 1893 – d. 1971
Charles C. Banks, English captain and pilot (d. 1971)
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Erwin Piscator
b. 1893 – d. 1966
Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (d. 1966)
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Arthur Fiedler
b. 1894 – d. 1979
Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979)
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Patrick Flynn (athlete)
b. 1894 – d. 1969
Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner and soldier (d. 1969)
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Wim Schermerhorn
b. 1894 – d. 1977
Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
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Gerald Patterson
b. 1895 – d. 1967
Gerald Patterson, Australian tennis player (d. 1967)
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Loren Murchison
b. 1898 – d. 1979
Loren Murchison, American sprinter (d. 1979)
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Mary Cartwright
b. 1900 – d. 1998
Mary Cartwright, English mathematician and academic, one of the first people to analyze a dynamical system with chaos (d. 1998)
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Katina Paxinou
b. 1900 – d. 1973
Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (d. 1973)
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Erskine Caldwell
b. 1903 – d. 1987
Erskine Caldwell, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1987)
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Ray Noble
b. 1903 – d. 1978
Ray Noble, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1978)
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Paul Cadmus
b. 1904 – d. 1999
Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
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Simo Häyhä
b. 1905 – d. 2002
Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (d. 2002)
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Mohammad Hidayatullah
b. 1905 – d. 1992
Mohammad Hidayatullah, 11th Chief Justice of India, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (d. 1992)
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Erico Verissimo
b. 1905 – d. 1975
Erico Verissimo, Brazilian author and translator (d. 1975)
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Fernando Lopes-Graça
b. 1906 – d. 1994
Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and conductor (d. 1994)
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Russell C. Newhouse
b. 1906 – d. 1998
Russell C. Newhouse, American pilot and engineer (d. 1998)
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Willard Libby
b. 1908 – d. 1980
Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980)
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Eknath Easwaran
b. 1910 – d. 1999
Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999)
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Sy Oliver
b. 1910 – d. 1988
Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988)
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Edward Short, Baron Glenamara
b. 1912 – d. 2012
Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
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Burt Baskin
b. 1913 – d. 1967
Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913)
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Mushtaq Ali
b. 1914 – d. 2005
Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)
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Fernando Alonso (dancer)
b. 1914 – d. 2013
Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013)
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Penelope Fitzgerald
b. 1916 – d. 2000
Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000)
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Kenneth Dike
b. 1917 – d. 1983
Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983)
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Kenneth E. Iverson
b. 1920 – d. 2004
Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language (d. 2004)
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Lore Berger
b. 1921 – d. 1943
Lore Berger, German-Swiss author and translator (d. 1943)
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Alan Voorhees
b. 1922 – d. 2005
Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (b. 1922)
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Jaroslav Pelikan
b. 1923 – d. 2006
Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (d. 2006)
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Ray Jablonski
b. 1926 – d. 1985
Ray Jablonski, American baseball player (d. 1985)
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John Hans Krebs
b. 1926 – d. 2014
John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
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Stephen Lewis (actor)
b. 1926 – d. 2015
Stephen Lewis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 2015)
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Richard Long (actor)
b. 1927 – d. 1974
Richard Long, American actor and director (b. 1927)
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Edward Meneeley
b. 1927 – d. 2012
Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor (b. 1927)
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Marilyn Beck
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Marilyn Beck, American journalist (d. 2014)
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Eli Beeding
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Eli Beeding, American captain and pilot (d. 2013)
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Doyle Conner
b. 1928 – d. 2012
Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician, 7th Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (d. 2012)
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William Safire
b. 1929 – d. 2009
William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009)
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Bob Guccione
b. 1930 – d. 2010
Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher, founded Penthouse (d. 2010)
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
b. 1930
Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor and painter
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Dorothy Rowe
b. 1930
Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author
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Gerald Finnerman
b. 1931 – d. 2011
Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (d. 2011)
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Dave Madden
b. 1931 – d. 2014
Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014)
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James McGaugh
b. 1931
James McGaugh, American neurobiologist and psychologist
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John Bond (footballer)
b. 1932 – d. 2012
John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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Irving Petlin
b. 1934
Irving Petlin, American painter and academic
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Ray Wilson (English footballer)
b. 1934
Ray Wilson, English footballer and manager
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Brian Langford
b. 1935 – d. 2013
Brian Langford, English cricketer (d. 2013)
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Cal Ripken, Sr.
b. 1935 – d. 1999
Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
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Pope Francis
b. 1936
Pope Francis
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Tommy Steele
b. 1936
Tommy Steele, English singer, guitarist, and actor
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Brian Hayes (broadcaster)
b. 1937
Brian Hayes, Australian-English radio host
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Art Neville
b. 1937
Art Neville, American singer and keyboard player
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Kerry Packer
b. 1937 – d. 2005
Kerry Packer, Australian publisher and businessman (b. 1937)
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John Kennedy Toole
b. 1937 – d. 1969
John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (d. 1969)
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Calvin Waller
b. 1937 – d. 1996
Calvin Waller, American general (d. 1996)
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Peter Snell
b. 1938
Peter Snell, New Zealand runner
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James Booker
b. 1939 – d. 1983
James Booker, American pianist (d. 1983)
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Eddie Kendricks
b. 1939 – d. 1992
Eddie Kendricks, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
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Kåre Valebrokk
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013)
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María Elena Velasco
b. 1940 – d. 2015
María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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Dave Dee
b. 1941 – d. 2009
Dave Dee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
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Stan Mudenge
b. 1941 – d. 2012
Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2012)
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Muhammadu Buhari
b. 1942
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian general and politician, 7th Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Paul Butterfield
b. 1942 – d. 1987
Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1987)
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Ron Geesin
b. 1943
Ron Geesin, Scottish pianist and composer
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Jack L. Chalker
b. 1944 – d. 2005
Jack L. Chalker, American author and educator (d. 2005)
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Carlo M. Croce
b. 1944
Carlo M. Croce, Italian-American oncologist and academic
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Bernard Hill
b. 1944
Bernard Hill, English actor
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Ernie Hudson
b. 1945
Ernie Hudson, American actor
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Chris Matthews
b. 1945
Chris Matthews, American journalist and author
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Jüri Talvet
b. 1945
Jüri Talvet, Estonian poet and critic
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Jacqueline Wilson
b. 1945
Jacqueline Wilson, English author and academic
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Simon Bates
b. 1946
Simon Bates, English radio host
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Eugene Levy
b. 1946
Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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Wes Studi
b. 1947
Wes Studi, American actor and producer
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Valery Belousov
b. 1948 – d. 2015
Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
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Jim Bonfanti
b. 1948
Jim Bonfanti, American rock drummer
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
b. 1948
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkish economist and politician
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Sotiris Kaiafas
b. 1949
Sotiris Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer
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Paul Rodgers
b. 1949
Paul Rodgers, English singer-songwriter and producer
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Laurence F. Johnson
b. 1950
Laurence F. Johnson, American educator and author
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Maurice Peoples
b. 1950
Maurice Peoples, American sprinter and coach
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Pat Hill
b. 1951
Pat Hill, American football player and coach
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Ken Hitchcock
b. 1951
Ken Hitchcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Tatyana Kazankina
b. 1951
Tatyana Kazankina, Russian runner
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Bill Pullman
b. 1953
Bill Pullman, American actor
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Sergėjus Jovaiša
b. 1954
Sergėjus Jovaiša, Lithuanian basketball player
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Brad Davis (basketball)
b. 1955
Brad Davis, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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Peter Farrelly
b. 1956
Peter Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Dominic Lawson
b. 1956
Dominic Lawson, English journalist and author
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Totka Petrova
b. 1956
Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner
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Wendy Hoyte
b. 1957
Wendy Hoyte, English sprinter
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Bob Ojeda
b. 1957
Bob Ojeda, American baseball player and coach
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Mike Mills
b. 1958
Mike Mills, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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Bob Stinson
b. 1959 – d. 1995
Bob Stinson, American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
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Mansoor al-Jamri
b. 1961
Mansoor al-Jamri, Bahraini journalist and author
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Paul Dobson (footballer)
b. 1962
Paul Dobson, English footballer
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Galina Malchugina
b. 1962
Galina Malchugina, Russian sprinter
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Rocco Mediate
b. 1962
Rocco Mediate, American golfer and journalist
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Frank Musil
b. 1964
Frank Musil, Czech ice hockey player and coach
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Joe Wolf
b. 1964
Joe Wolf, American basketball player and coach
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Craig Berube
b. 1965
Craig Berube, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Tracy Byrd
b. 1966
Tracy Byrd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Kristiina Ojuland
b. 1966
Kristiina Ojuland, Estonian politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Vincent Damphousse
b. 1967
Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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Karsten Neitzel
b. 1967
Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager
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Claudio Suárez
b. 1968
Claudio Suárez, Mexican footballer
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Paul Tracy
b. 1968
Paul Tracy, Canadian race car driver and sportscaster
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Laurie Holden
b. 1969
Laurie Holden, American actress and model
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Inna Lasovskaya
b. 1969
Inna Lasovskaya, Russian triple jumper
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Chuck Liddell
b. 1969
Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer
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Mick Quinn
b. 1969
Mick Quinn, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
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Alan Khan
b. 1971
Alan Khan, South African radio and TV presenter
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Antoine Rigaudeau
b. 1971
Antoine Rigaudeau, French basketball player
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Iván Pedroso
b. 1972
Iván Pedroso, Cuban long jumper and coach
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Konstadinos Gatsioudis
b. 1973
Konstadinos Gatsioudis, Greek javelin thrower
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Rian Johnson
b. 1973
Rian Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Paula Radcliffe
b. 1973
Paula Radcliffe, English runner
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Hasan Vural
b. 1973
Hasan Vural, German-Turkish footballer
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Charl Langeveldt
b. 1974
Charl Langeveldt, South African cricketer
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Sarah Paulson
b. 1974
Sarah Paulson, American actress
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Giovanni Ribisi
b. 1974
Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
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Nick Dinsmore
b. 1975
Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler and trainer
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Susanthika Jayasinghe
b. 1975
Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan sprinter
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Milla Jovovich
b. 1975
Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress
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Éric Bédard
b. 1976
Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater and coach
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Nir Davidovich
b. 1976
Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer and manager
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Patrick Müller
b. 1976
Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer
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Andrew Simpson (sailor)
b. 1976 – d. 2013
Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013)
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Takeo Spikes
b. 1976
Takeo Spikes, American football player and sportscaster
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Arnaud Clément
b. 1977
Arnaud Clément, French tennis player
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Samuel Påhlsson
b. 1977
Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
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Katheryn Winnick
b. 1977
Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress
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Alex Cintrón
b. 1978
Alex Cintrón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and sportscaster
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Manny Pacquiao
b. 1978
Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer and politician
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Neil Sanderson
b. 1978
Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer and songwriter
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Chase Utley
b. 1978
Chase Utley, American baseball player
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Riteish Deshmukh
b. 1978
Riteish Deshmukh, Indian film actor, producer and architect
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Matt Murley
b. 1979
Matt Murley, American ice hockey player
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Paul Smith (footballer, born 1979)
b. 1979
Paul Smith, English footballer
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Ryan Hunter-Reay
b. 1980
Ryan Hunter-Reay, American race car driver
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Alexandra Papageorgiou
b. 1980
Alexandra Papageorgiou, Greek hammer thrower
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Eli Pariser
b. 1980
Eli Pariser, American activist and author, co-founded Avaaz.org
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Jerry Hsu
b. 1981
Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer
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Tim Wiese
b. 1981
Tim Wiese, German footballer
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Josh Barfield
b. 1982
Josh Barfield, American baseball player
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Lorenzo Cittadini
b. 1982
Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player
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Craig Kielburger
b. 1982
Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist and author, co-founded Free the Children and Me to We
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Stéphane Lasme
b. 1982
Stéphane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player
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Ryan Moats
b. 1982
Ryan Moats, American football player
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Onur Özsu
b. 1982
Onur Özsu, Turkish singer-songwriter
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Erik Christensen
b. 1983
Erik Christensen, Canadian ice hockey player
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Haron Keitany
b. 1983
Haron Keitany, Kenyan runner
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Luis Maria Alfageme
b. 1984
Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentinian footballer
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Julian Bennett (footballer)
b. 1984
Julian Bennett, English footballer
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Andrew Davies (footballer)
b. 1984
Andrew Davies, English footballer
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Mikky Ekko
b. 1984
Mikky Ekko, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Shannon Woodward
b. 1984
Shannon Woodward, American actress
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Łukasz Broź
b. 1985
Łukasz Broź, Polish footballer
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Craig Reid (footballer, born 1985)
b. 1985
Craig Reid, English footballer
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Greg James
b. 1985
Greg James, English radio presenter and comedian
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Emma Bell
b. 1986
Emma Bell, American actress
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Bo Guagua
b. 1987
Bo Guagua, Chinese businessman
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Chelsea Manning
b. 1987
Chelsea Manning, American soldier and intelligence analyst
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Liisa Ehrberg
b. 1988
Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist
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Grethe Grünberg
b. 1988
Grethe Grünberg, Estonian ice dancer
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Kris Joseph
b. 1988
Kris Joseph, Canadian basketball player
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David Rudisha
b. 1988
David Rudisha, Kenyan runner
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Craig Sutherland
b. 1988
Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer
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James Hurst (American football)
b. 1991
James Hurst, American football player
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Jordan Rankin
b. 1991
Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player
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Atsedu Tsegay
b. 1991
Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
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Joshua Ingram
b. 1992
Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist
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Quinton de Kock
b. 1992
Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer
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Patricia Kú Flores
b. 1993
Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player
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Lloyd Perrett
b. 1994
Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player
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Nat Wolff
b. 1994
Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor
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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
b. 1996
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater
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Naiktha Bains
b. 1997
Naiktha Bains, Australian tennis player
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Shoma Uno
b. 1997
Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater
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Martin Ødegaard
b. 1998
Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer