People born on December 19 213
Notable people born on December 19 include William I, Margrave of Meissen (1343), Andreas Osiander (1498), Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554).
See the full December 19 overview.
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William I, Margrave of Meissen
b. 1343 – d. 1407
William I, Margrave of Meissen (d. 1407)
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Andreas Osiander
b. 1498 – d. 1552
Andreas Osiander, German Protestant theologian (d. 1552)
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Philip William, Prince of Orange
b. 1554 – d. 1618
Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
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Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
b. 1587 – d. 1645
Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1645)
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Philip V of Spain
b. 1683 – d. 1746
Philip V of Spain (d. 1746)
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William Bowyer (printer)
b. 1699 – d. 1777
William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)
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John Winthrop (educator)
b. 1714 – d. 1779
John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator (d. 1779)
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Marie Thérèse of France
b. 1778 – d. 1851
Marie Thérèse of France (d. 1851)
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Manuel Bretón de los Herreros
b. 1796 – d. 1873
Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1873)
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Antoine Louis Dugès
b. 1797 – d. 1838
Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (d. 1838)
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James J. Archer
b. 1817 – d. 1864
James J. Archer, American lawyer and general (d. 1864)
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Mary Livermore
b. 1820 – d. 1905
Mary Livermore, American journalist and activist (d. 1905)
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George Frederick Bristow
b. 1825 – d. 1898
George Frederick Bristow, American violinist and composer (d. 1898)
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Bernice Pauahi Bishop
b. 1831 – d. 1884
Bernice Pauahi Bishop, American philanthropist (d. 1884)
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Henry Clay Frick
b. 1849 – d. 1919
Henry Clay Frick, American businessman and financier (d. 1919)
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Albert Abraham Michelson
b. 1852 – d. 1931
Albert Abraham Michelson, Prussian-American physicist, chemist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
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Charles Fitzpatrick
b. 1853 – d. 1942
Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec (d. 1942)
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Italo Svevo
b. 1861 – d. 1928
Italo Svevo, Italian author and playwright (d. 1928)
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Wallace Bryant (archer)
b. 1863 – d. 1953
Wallace Bryant, American archer (d. 1953)
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Minnie Maddern Fiske
b. 1865 – d. 1932
Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress and playwright (d. 1932)
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Alphonse Kirchhoffer
b. 1873 – d. 1913
Alphonse Kirchhoffer, French fencer (d. 1913)
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Mileva Maric
b. 1875 – d. 1948
Mileva Maric, Serbian physicist (d. 1948)
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Carter G. Woodson
b. 1875 – d. 1950
Carter G. Woodson, American historian and author, founded Black History Month (d. 1950)
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Grace Marie Bareis
b. 1875 – d. 1962
Grace Marie Bareis, American mathematician (d. 1962)
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Bernard Friedberg
b. 1876 – d. 1961
Bernard Friedberg, Austrian-Israeli scholar and author (d. 1961)
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Antonín Zápotocký
b. 1884 – d. 1957
Antonín Zápotocký, Czech politician, President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (d. 1957)
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Fritz Reiner
b. 1888 – d. 1963
Fritz Reiner, Hungarian-American conductor (d. 1963)
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Edward Bernard Raczyński
b. 1891 – d. 1993
Edward Bernard Raczyński, Polish politician and diplomat, 4th President-in-exile of Poland (d. 1993)
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Ford Frick
b. 1894 – d. 1978
Ford Frick, American journalist and businessman (d. 1978)
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Ingeborg Refling Hagen
b. 1895 – d. 1989
Ingeborg Refling Hagen, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1989)
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Martin Luther King, Sr.
b. 1899 – d. 1984
Martin Luther King, Sr., American pastor, missionary, and activist (d. 1984)
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Margaret Brundage
b. 1900 – d. 1976
Margaret Brundage, American illustrator, known for illustrating pulp magazine Weird Tales (d. 1976)
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Rudolf Hell
b. 1901 – d. 2002
Rudolf Hell, German engineer, invented the Hellschreiber (d. 2002)
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Oliver La Farge
b. 1901 – d. 1963
Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (d. 1963)
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Fritz Mauruschat
b. 1901 – d. 1974
Fritz Mauruschat, German footballer and manager (d. 1974)
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Ralph Richardson
b. 1902 – d. 1983
Ralph Richardson, English actor (d. 1983)
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George Davis Snell
b. 1903 – d. 1996
George Davis Snell, American geneticist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
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Irving Kahn
b. 1905 – d. 2015
Irving Kahn, American businessman (d. 2015)
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Giovanni Lurani
b. 1905 – d. 1995
Giovanni Lurani, Italian race car driver, engineer, and journalist (d. 1995)
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Leonid Brezhnev
b. 1906 – d. 1982
Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Russian marshal, engineer, and politician, 4th Head of State of the Soviet Union (d. 1982)
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Jimmy McLarnin
b. 1907 – d. 2004
Jimmy McLarnin, Irish-American boxer, actor, and golfer (d. 2004)
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W. A. Criswell
b. 1909 – d. 2002
W. A. Criswell, American pastor and author (d. 2002)
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Jean Genet
b. 1910 – d. 1986
Jean Genet, French novelist, playwright, and poet (d. 1986)
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Mel Shaw
b. 1914 – d. 2012
Mel Shaw, American animator and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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Édith Piaf
b. 1915 – d. 1963
Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1963)
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Claudia Testoni
b. 1915 – d. 1998
Claudia Testoni, Italian hurdler, sprinter, and long jumper (d. 1998)
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Roy Ward Baker
b. 1916 – d. 2010
Roy Ward Baker, English director and producer (d. 2010)
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Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
b. 1916 – d. 2010
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist, journalist, and academic (d. 2010)
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Professor Longhair
b. 1918 – d. 1980
Professor Longhair, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1980)
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Lee Rich
b. 1918 – d. 2012
Lee Rich, American producer and production manager (d. 2012)
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Little Jimmy Dickens
b. 1920 – d. 2015
Little Jimmy Dickens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
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David Susskind
b. 1920 – d. 1987
David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (d. 1987)
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Eamonn Andrews
b. 1922 – d. 1987
Eamonn Andrews, Irish radio and television host (d. 1987)
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Robert V. Bruce
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Robert V. Bruce, American historian and author (d. 2008)
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Gordon Jackson (actor)
b. 1923 – d. 1990
Gordon Jackson, Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)
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Carlo Chiti
b. 1924 – d. 1994
Carlo Chiti, Italian engineer (d. 1994)
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Doug Harvey (ice hockey)
b. 1924 – d. 1989
Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
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Gary Morton
b. 1924 – d. 1999
Gary Morton, American comedian and producer (d. 1999)
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Edmund Purdom
b. 1924 – d. 2009
Edmund Purdom, British-Italian actor (d. 2009)
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Michel Tournier
b. 1924 – d. 2016
Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (d. 2016)
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Tankred Dorst
b. 1925
Tankred Dorst, German author and playwright
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William Schutz
b. 1925 – d. 2002
William Schutz, American psychologist and academic (d. 2002)
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Robert B. Sherman
b. 1925 – d. 2012
Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2012)
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Bobby Layne
b. 1926 – d. 1986
Bobby Layne, American football player and coach (d. 1986)
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Fikret Otyam
b. 1926 – d. 2015
Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (d. 2015)
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James Booth
b. 1927 – d. 2005
James Booth, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005)
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Eve Bunting
b. 1928
Eve Bunting, Irish-American author and academic
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Nathan Oliveira
b. 1928 – d. 2010
Nathan Oliveira, American painter and sculptor (d. 2010)
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Bob Brookmeyer
b. 1929 – d. 2011
Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2011)
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David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry
b. 1929
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish potter
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Gregory Carroll (R&B singer)
b. 1929 – d. 2013
Gregory Carroll, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
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Howard Sackler
b. 1929 – d. 1982
Howard Sackler, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1982)
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Wally Olins
b. 1930 – d. 2014
Wally Olins, English businessman and academic (d. 2014)
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Knut Helle
b. 1930 – d. 2015
Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (d. 2015)
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Salvador Elizondo
b. 1932 – d. 2006
Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 2006)
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Wayne Tippit
b. 1932 – d. 2009
Wayne Tippit, American actor (d. 2009)
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Kevan Gosper
b. 1933
Kevan Gosper, Australian runner and politician
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Christopher Smout
b. 1933
Christopher Smout, Scottish historian and academic
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Al Kaline
b. 1934
Al Kaline, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Pratibha Patil
b. 1934
Pratibha Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th President of India
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Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
b. 1934
Casper R. Taylor, Jr., American lawyer and politician
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Bobby Timmons
b. 1935 – d. 1974
Bobby Timmons, American pianist and composer (d. 1974)
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Joanne Weaver
b. 1935 – d. 2000
Joanne Weaver, American baseball player (d. 2000)
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Phil Ochs
b. 1940 – d. 1976
Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
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Lee Myung-bak
b. 1941
Lee Myung-bak, South Korean businessman and politician, 10th President of South Korea
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Maurice White
b. 1941 – d. 2016
Maurice White, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)
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Cornell Dupree
b. 1942 – d. 2011
Cornell Dupree, American guitarist (d. 2011)
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Dennis E. Fitch
b. 1942 – d. 2012
Dennis E. Fitch, American pilot (d. 2012)
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Gene Okerlund
b. 1942
"Mean Gene" Okerlund, American sports announcer
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Ross M. Lence
b. 1943 – d. 2006
Ross M. Lence, American political scientist and academic (d. 2006)
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James L. Jones
b. 1943
James L. Jones, American general and politician, 22nd United States National Security Advisor
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William Christie (musician)
b. 1944
William Christie, American-French harpsichord player and conductor
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Mitchell Feigenbaum
b. 1944
Mitchell Feigenbaum, American physicist and mathematician
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Martin Hume Johnson
b. 1944
Martin Hume Johnson, English physiologist and academic
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Richard Leakey
b. 1944
Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleontologist and politician
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Alvin Lee
b. 1944 – d. 2013
Alvin Lee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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Tim Reid
b. 1944
Tim Reid, American actor and director
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Steve Tyrell
b. 1944
Steve Tyrell, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Zal Yanovsky
b. 1944 – d. 2002
Zal Yanovsky, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
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Elaine Joyce
b. 1945
Elaine Joyce, American actress, singer, and dancer
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John McEuen
b. 1945
John McEuen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Rosemary Conley
b. 1946
Rosemary Conley, English businesswoman, author, and broadcaster
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Robert Urich
b. 1946 – d. 2002
Robert Urich, American actor and producer (d. 2002)
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Jimmy Bain
b. 1947 – d. 2016
Jimmy Bain, Scottish bass player and songwriter (d. 2016)
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Ken Brown (ice hockey)
b. 1948
Ken Brown, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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Sebastian (singer)
b. 1949
Sebastian, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Orna Berry
b. 1949
Orna Berry, Israeli computer scientist and businesswoman
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Claudia Kolb
b. 1949
Claudia Kolb, American swimmer
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Eleanor J. Hill
b. 1950
Eleanor J. Hill, American lawyer and diplomat
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Mohammad Reza Aref
b. 1951
Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian engineer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran
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Alan Rouse
b. 1951 – d. 1986
Alan Rouse, English mountaineer and author (d. 1986)
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Walter Murphy
b. 1952
Walter Murphy, American pianist and composer
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Jeff Allam
b. 1954
Jeff Allam, English race car driver
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Tim Parks
b. 1954
Tim Parks, English author and translator
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Lincoln Hall (climber)
b. 1955 – d. 2012
Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (d. 2012)
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Rob Portman
b. 1955
Rob Portman, American lawyer and politician
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Phil Harris (fisherman)
b. 1956 – d. 2010
Phil Harris, American captain and fisherman (d. 2010)
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Tom Lawless
b. 1956
Tom Lawless, American baseball player and manager
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Shane McEntee
b. 1956 – d. 2012
Shane McEntee, Irish farmer and politician, Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety (d. 2012)
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Cyril Collard
b. 1957 – d. 1993
Cyril Collard, French actor, director, and composer (d. 1993)
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Kevin McHale (basketball)
b. 1957
Kevin McHale, American basketball player, coach, and manager
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Steven Isserlis
b. 1958
Steven Isserlis, English cellist and author
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Limahl
b. 1958
Limahl, English pop singer
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Iván Vallejo
b. 1959
Iván Vallejo, Ecuadorian mountaineer
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Lisa Wilkinson
b. 1959
Lisa Wilkinson, Australian television host and journalist
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Derrick Jensen
b. 1960
Derrick Jensen, American author and activist
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Michelangelo Signorile
b. 1960
Michelangelo Signorile, American journalist and author
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Eric Allin Cornell
b. 1961
Eric Allin Cornell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Matthew Waterhouse
b. 1961
Matthew Waterhouse, English actor and author
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Reggie White
b. 1961 – d. 2004
Reggie White, American football player and wrestler (b. 1961)
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Gary Fleder
b. 1962
Gary Fleder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Jennifer Beals
b. 1963
Jennifer Beals, American model and actress
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Til Schweiger
b. 1963
Til Schweiger, German actor, director, and producer
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Béatrice Dalle
b. 1964
Béatrice Dalle, French actress
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Lorie Kane
b. 1964
Lorie Kane, Canadian golfer
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Arvydas Sabonis
b. 1964
Arvydas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
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Chito Martínez
b. 1965
Chito Martínez, Belizean-American baseball player
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Chuckii Booker
b. 1966
Chuckii Booker, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Rajesh Chauhan
b. 1966
Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer
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Alberto Tomba
b. 1966
Alberto Tomba, Italian skier
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Eric Weinrich
b. 1966
Eric Weinrich, American ice hockey player and coach
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Criss Angel
b. 1967
Criss Angel, American magician
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Charles Austin
b. 1967
Charles Austin, American high jumper
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Ken Marino
b. 1968
Ken Marino, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Michael Bates (American football)
b. 1969
Michael Bates, American sprinter and football player
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Kristy Swanson
b. 1969
Kristy Swanson, American actress
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Tom Gugliotta
b. 1969
Tom Gugliotta, American basketball player
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Richard Hammond
b. 1969
Richard Hammond, English journalist and producer
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Nayan Mongia
b. 1969
Nayan Mongia, Indian cricketer
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Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
b. 1969
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and singer
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Tyson Beckford
b. 1970
Tyson Beckford, American model and actor
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Karen Pickering
b. 1971
Karen Pickering, English swimmer
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Alyssa Milano
b. 1972
Alyssa Milano, American actress and television personality
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Warren Sapp
b. 1972
Warren Sapp, American football player and sportscaster
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Michalis Grigoriou
b. 1973
Michalis Grigoriou, Greek footballer and coach
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Erick Wainaina
b. 1973
Erick Wainaina, Kenyan runner
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Zulfiya Zabirova
b. 1973
Zulfiya Zabirova, Russian cyclist
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Eduard Ivakdalam
b. 1974
Eduard Ivakdalam, Indonesian footballer
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Joe Jurevicius
b. 1974
Joe Jurevicius, American football player
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Felipe López (basketball)
b. 1974
Felipe Lopez, Dominican-American basketball player
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Jake Plummer
b. 1974
Jake Plummer, American football player and sportscaster
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Ricky Ponting
b. 1974
Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer
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Makis Belevonis
b. 1975
Makis Belevonis, Greek footballer
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Russell Branyan
b. 1975
Russell Branyan, American baseball player
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Brandon Sanderson
b. 1975
Brandon Sanderson, American author and academic
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Jeremy Soule
b. 1975
Jeremy Soule, Canadian composer
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Olivier Tébily
b. 1975
Olivier Tébily, Ivorian-French footballer
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Jorge Garbajosa
b. 1977
Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player
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LaTasha Jenkins
b. 1977
LaTasha Jenkins, American sprinter
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Irina Voronina
b. 1977
Irina Voronina, Russian model
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Patrick Casey (writer)
b. 1978
Patrick Casey, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Kevin Devine
b. 1979
Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Rafael Soriano
b. 1979
Rafael Soriano, Dominican baseball player
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Jake Gyllenhaal
b. 1980
Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor and producer
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Marla Sokoloff
b. 1980
Marla Sokoloff, American actress and musician
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Grégory Dufer
b. 1981
Grégory Dufer, Belgian footballer
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Mo Williams
b. 1982
Mo Williams, American basketball player
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Nektarios Alexandrou
b. 1983
Nektarios Alexandrou, Cypriot footballer
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Casey Crescenzo
b. 1983
Casey Crescenzo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Bridget Phillipson
b. 1983
Bridget Phillipson, English politician
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Laura Pomeroy
b. 1983
Laura Pomeroy, Canadian swimmer
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Matt Stajan
b. 1983
Matt Stajan, Canadian ice hockey player
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Ian Kennedy
b. 1984
Ian Kennedy, American baseball player
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Gary Cahill
b. 1985
Gary Cahill, English footballer
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Andrea Baldini
b. 1985
Andrea Baldini, Italian fencer
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Neil Kilkenny
b. 1985
Neil Kilkenny, English-Australian footballer
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Sally Kipyego
b. 1985
Sally Kipyego, Kenyan runner
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Dan Logan
b. 1985
Dan Logan, English bass player
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Lady Sovereign
b. 1985
Lady Sovereign, English rapper
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Ryan Babel
b. 1986
Ryan Babel, Dutch footballer
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Ingrid Burley
b. 1986
Ingrid Burley, American rapper and songwriter
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Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
b. 1986
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Greek footballer
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Zuzana Hejnová
b. 1986
Zuzana Hejnová, Czech hurdler
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Miguel Lopes
b. 1986
Miguel Lopes, Portuguese footballer
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Calvin Andrew
b. 1986
Calvin Andrew, English footballer
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Cédric Baseya
b. 1987
Cédric Baseya, French-Congolese footballer
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Karim Benzema
b. 1987
Karim Benzema, French footballer
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Ronan Farrow
b. 1987
Ronan Farrow, American activist, journalist, and lawyer
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Alexis Sánchez
b. 1988
Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer
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Peter Winn (footballer)
b. 1988
Peter Winn, English footballer
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Yong Jun-hyung
b. 1989
Yong Jun-hyung, South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and producer
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Michał Masłowski
b. 1989
Michał Masłowski, Polish footballer
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Kousei Miura
b. 1989
Kousei Miura, Japanese jockey
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Hamza Riazuddin
b. 1989
Hamza Riazuddin, English cricketer
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Greg Bretz
b. 1990
Greg Bretz, American snowboarder
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Declan Galbraith
b. 1991
Declan Galbraith, English singer-songwriter
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Iker Muniain
b. 1992
Iker Muniain, Spanish footballer
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Raphael Spiegel
b. 1992
Raphael Spiegel, Swiss footballer
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Isiah Koech
b. 1993
Isiah Koech, Kenyan runner
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Young K
b. 1993
Young K, Korean songwriter and singer
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M'Baye Niang
b. 1994
M'Baye Niang, French footballer
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Maudy Ayunda
b. 1994
Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian actress and singer-songwriter
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Franck Kessié
b. 1996
Franck Kessié, Ivorian footballer