People born on December 20 187
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Oronce Finé
b. 1494 – d. 1555
Oronce Finé, French mathematician and cartographer (d. 1555)
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Joseph ha-Kohen
b. 1496 – d. 1575
Joseph ha-Kohen, historian and physician (d. 1575)
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John III of Sweden
b. 1537 – d. 1592
John III of Sweden (b. 1537)
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John Sarkander
b. 1576 – d. 1620
Saint John Sarkander, Moravian priest and saint (d. 1620)
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Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff
b. 1626 – d. 1692
Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (d. 1692)
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Pieter de Hooch
b. 1629 – d. 1684
Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (d. 1684)
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Urban Hjärne
b. 1641 – d. 1724
Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (d. 1724)
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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
b. 1717 – d. 1787
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, French politician and diplomat, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1787)
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Arthur Lee (diplomat)
b. 1740 – d. 1792
Arthur Lee, American physician and diplomat (d. 1792)
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Pietro Raimondi
b. 1786 – d. 1853
Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (d. 1853)
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Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
b. 1792 – d. 1845
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French painter and educator (d. 1845)
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Edwin Abbott Abbott
b. 1838 – d. 1926
Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian, author, and educator (d. 1926)
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Ferdinand Buisson
b. 1841 – d. 1932
Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
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Ferdinand Bonn
b. 1861 – d. 1933
Ferdinand Bonn, German actor (d. 1933)
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Ivana Kobilca
b. 1861 – d. 1926
Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (d. 1926)
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Elsie de Wolfe
b. 1865 – d. 1950
Elsie de Wolfe, American actress and interior decorator (d. 1950)
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Harvey Samuel Firestone
b. 1868 – d. 1938
Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (d. 1938)
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Charley Grapewin
b. 1869 – d. 1956
Charley Grapewin, American actor (d. 1956)
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Kan'ichi Asakawa
b. 1873 – d. 1948
Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian, author, and academic (d. 1948)
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy
b. 1873 – d. 1936
Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)
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Branch Rickey
b. 1881 – d. 1965
Branch Rickey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)
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Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
b. 1886 – d. 1974
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player and businessman (d. 1974)
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Yitzhak Baer
b. 1888 – d. 1980
Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic (d. 1980)
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Fred Merkle
b. 1888 – d. 1958
Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)
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Yvonne Arnaud
b. 1890 – d. 1958
Yvonne Arnaud, French pianist, actress and singer (d. 1958)
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Jaroslav Heyrovský
b. 1890 – d. 1967
Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
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Erik Almlöf
b. 1891 – d. 1971
Erik Almlöf, Swedish triple jumper (d. 1971)
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Robert Menzies
b. 1894 – d. 1978
Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1978)
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Konstantinos Dovas
b. 1898 – d. 1973
Konstantinos Dovas, Greek general and politician, 156th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1973)
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Irene Dunne
b. 1898 – d. 1990
Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (d. 1990)
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Martyn Lloyd-Jones
b. 1899 – d. 1981
Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Welsh preacher and physician (d. 1981)
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Lissy Arna
b. 1900 – d. 1964
Lissy Arna, German film actress (d. 1964)
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Robert J. Van de Graaff
b. 1901 – d. 1967
Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic, invented the Van de Graaff generator (d. 1967)
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Prince George, Duke of Kent
b. 1902 – d. 1942
Prince George, Duke of Kent (d. 1942)
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Sidney Hook
b. 1902 – d. 1989
Sidney Hook, American philosopher and author (d. 1989)
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Spud Davis
b. 1904 – d. 1984
Spud Davis, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1984)
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Yevgenia Ginzburg
b. 1904 – d. 1977
Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (d. 1977)
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Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)
b. 1905 – d. 1992
Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1992)
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Paul Francis Webster
b. 1907 – d. 1984
Paul Francis Webster, American soldier and songwriter (d. 1984)
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Dennis Morgan
b. 1908 – d. 1994
Dennis Morgan, American actor and singer (d. 1994)
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Vakkom Majeed
b. 1909 – d. 2000
Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (d. 2000)
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Hortense Calisher
b. 1911 – d. 2009
Hortense Calisher, American author (d. 2009)
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
b. 1914 – d. 2013
Harry F. Byrd, Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (d. 2013)
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Aziz Nesin
b. 1915 – d. 1995
Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (d. 1995)
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Michel Chartrand
b. 1916 – d. 2010
Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist (d. 2010)
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David Bohm
b. 1917 – d. 1992
David Bohm, American-English physicist, neuropsychologist, and philosopher (d. 1992)
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Cahit Külebi
b. 1917 – d. 1997
Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (d. 1997)
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Audrey Totter
b. 1917 – d. 2013
Audrey Totter, American actress (d. 2013)
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Jean Marchand
b. 1918 – d. 1988
Jean Marchand, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1988)
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George Roy Hill
b. 1922 – d. 2002
George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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Beverly Pepper
b. 1922
Beverly Pepper, American sculptor and painter
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Judy LaMarsh
b. 1924 – d. 1980
Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1980)
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Benito Lorenzi
b. 1925 – d. 2007
Benito Lorenzi, Italian footballer (d. 2007)
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Geoffrey Howe
b. 1926 – d. 2015
Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2015)
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Otto Graf Lambsdorff
b. 1926 – d. 2009
Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics (d. 2009)
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Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark
b. 1927 – d. 2016
Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark, English engineer and politician (d. 2016)
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Charlie Callas
b. 1927 – d. 2011
Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian (d. 2011)
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Jim Simpson (sportscaster)
b. 1927 – d. 2016
Jim Simpson, American sportscaster (d. 2016)
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Kim Young-sam
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Kim Young-sam, South Korean soldier and politician, 7th President of South Korea (d. 2015)
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Mala Powers
b. 1931 – d. 2007
Mala Powers, American actress (d. 2007)
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John Hillerman
b. 1932 – d. 2017
John Hillerman, American actor (d. 2017)
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Jean Carnahan
b. 1933
Jean Carnahan, American author and politician
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Olavi Salonen
b. 1933
Olavi Salonen, Finnish runner
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Rik Van Looy
b. 1933
Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist
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Khalid Ibadulla
b. 1935
Khalid Ibadulla, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
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Kathryn Joosten
b. 1939 – d. 2012
Kathryn Joosten, American actress (d. 2012)
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Kim Weston
b. 1939
Kim Weston, American soul singer
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Pat Chapman
b. 1940
Pat Chapman, English chef and author, founded The Curry Club
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Rana Bhagwandas
b. 1942 – d. 2015
Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan (d. 2015)
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Bob Hayes
b. 1942 – d. 2002
Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (d. 2002)
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Michael P. Johnson
b. 1942
Michael P. Johnson, American sociologist
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Jean-Claude Trichet
b. 1942
Jean-Claude Trichet, French banker and economist
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Bobby Colomby
b. 1944
Bobby Colomby, American drummer and producer
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Ray Martin (television presenter)
b. 1944
Ray Martin, Australian television host and journalist
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Peter Criss
b. 1945
Peter Criss, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
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Sivakant Tiwari
b. 1945 – d. 2010
Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and author (d. 2010)
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Uri Geller
b. 1946
Uri Geller, Israeli-English magician and psychic
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Lloyd Mumphord
b. 1946
Lloyd Mumphord, American football player
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Sonny Perdue
b. 1946
Sonny Perdue, American captain and politician, 81st Governor of Georgia
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Dick Wolf
b. 1946
Dick Wolf, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Roger Alton
b. 1947
Roger Alton, English journalist
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Gigliola Cinquetti
b. 1947
Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer-songwriter
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Bo Ryan
b. 1947
Bo Ryan, American basketball player and coach
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Stevie Wright (Australian singer)
b. 1947 – d. 2015
Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
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Alan Parsons
b. 1948
Alan Parsons, English keyboard player and producer
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Carol Smart
b. 1948
Carol Smart, English sociologist and academic
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Mitsuko Uchida
b. 1948
Mitsuko Uchida, Japanese-British pianist
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Soumaïla Cissé
b. 1949
Soumaïla Cissé, Malian engineer and politician
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Cecil Cooper
b. 1949
Cecil Cooper, American baseball player and manager
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Oscar Gamble
b. 1949
Oscar Gamble, American baseball player
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Geoffrey Grimmett
b. 1950
Geoffrey Grimmett, English mathematician and academic
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Arturo Márquez
b. 1950
Arturo Márquez, Mexican-American composer
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Lynne Featherstone
b. 1951
Lynne Featherstone, English blogger and politician
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Christopher Le Brun
b. 1951
Christopher Le Brun, English painter and sculptor
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Peter May (writer)
b. 1951
Peter May, Scottish author and screenwriter
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Nuala O'Loan, Baroness O'Loan
b. 1951
Nuala O'Loan, Baroness O'Loan, Northern Irish academic and police ombudsman
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Marta Russell
b. 1951 – d. 2013
Marta Russell, American author and activist (d. 2013)
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Jenny Agutter
b. 1952
Jenny Agutter, English actress
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Michael Badalucco
b. 1954
Michael Badalucco, American actor
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Sandra Cisneros
b. 1954
Sandra Cisneros, American author and poet
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David Breashears
b. 1955
David Breashears, American mountaineer, director, and producer
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Binali Yıldırım
b. 1955
Binali Yıldırım, Turkish lawyer and politician, Turkish Minister of Transport
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Martin Schulz
b. 1955
Martin Schulz, German politician
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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
b. 1956
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Mauritanian general and politician, President of Mauritania
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Guy Babylon
b. 1956 – d. 2009
Guy Babylon, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2009)
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Blanche Baker
b. 1956
Blanche Baker, American actress and screenwriter
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Junji Hirata
b. 1956
Junji Hirata, Japanese wrestler
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Andrew Mackenzie (businessman)
b. 1956
Andrew Mackenzie, Scottish geologist and businessman
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Anita Ward
b. 1956
Anita Ward, American disco/R&B singer
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Billy Bragg
b. 1957
Billy Bragg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Anna Vissi
b. 1957
Anna Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actress
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Mike Watt
b. 1957
Mike Watt, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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Doug Nordquist
b. 1958
Doug Nordquist, American high jumper
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James Thomson (cell biologist)
b. 1958
James Thomson, American biologist and academic
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George Coupland
b. 1959
George Coupland, Scottish scientist
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Hildegard Körner
b. 1959
Hildegard Körner, German runner
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Jackie Fox
b. 1959
Jackie Fox, an American musician who played bass guitar for the pioneering all-girl teenage rock band the Runaways.
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Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
b. 1959
Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Polish physicist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Poland
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Trent Tucker
b. 1959
Trent Tucker, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Nalo Hopkinson
b. 1960
Nalo Hopkinson, Jamaican-Canadian author and educator
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Kim Ki-duk
b. 1960
Kim Ki-duk, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
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Mohammad Fouad
b. 1961
Mohammad Fouad, Egyptian singer-songwriter and actor
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Mike Keneally
b. 1961
Mike Keneally, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Freddie Spencer
b. 1961
Freddie Spencer, American motorcycle racer
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Mark Coleman
b. 1964
Mark Coleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
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Robert Cavanah
b. 1965
Robert Cavanah, Scottish actor and director
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Rich Gannon
b. 1965
Rich Gannon, American football player and sportscaster
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Matt Neal
b. 1966
Matt Neal, English race car driver
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Veronica Pershina
b. 1966
Veronica Pershina, Russian-American figure skater and coach
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Chris Robinson (singer)
b. 1966
Chris Robinson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Joe Cornish
b. 1968
Joe Cornish, English actor, director, and screenwriter
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Karl Wendlinger
b. 1968
Karl Wendlinger, Austrian race car driver
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Alain de Botton
b. 1969
Alain de Botton, Swiss-English philosopher and author
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Zahra Ouaziz
b. 1969
Zahra Ouaziz, Moroccan runner
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Bobby Phills
b. 1969 – d. 2000
Bobby Phills, American basketball player (d. 2000)
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Grant Flower
b. 1970
Grant Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
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Alister McRae
b. 1970
Alister McRae, Scottish race car driver
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Jörg Schmidt (footballer)
b. 1970
Jörg Schmidt, German footballer
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Roger J. Beaujard
b. 1971
Roger J. Beaujard, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Sarah Jones (politician)
b. 1972
Sarah Jones, British politician
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Anders Odden
b. 1972
Anders Odden, Norwegian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Anja Rücker
b. 1972
Anja Rücker, German sprinter
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Gen Urobuchi
b. 1972
Gen Urobuchi, Japanese writer
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Maarja Kangro
b. 1973
Maarja Kangro, Estonian author and poet
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David Nedohin
b. 1973
David Nedohin, Canadian curler and sportscaster
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Cory Stillman
b. 1973
Cory Stillman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Die (musician)
b. 1974
Die, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Paul Linger
b. 1974
Paul Linger, English footballer
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Jacqui Oatley
b. 1974
Jacqui Oatley, British Sports presenter
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Bartosz Bosacki
b. 1975
Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer
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Aubrey Huff
b. 1976
Aubrey Huff, American baseball player and radio host
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Adam Powell (game designer)
b. 1976
Adam Powell, Welsh game designer and businessman, co-founded Meteor Games
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Ramon Stoppelenburg
b. 1976
Ramon Stoppelenburg, Dutch businessman and author
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Nenad Vučković (footballer)
b. 1976
Nenad Vučković, Croatian footballer
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Kerem Kabadayı
b. 1977
Kerem Kabadayı, Turkish drummer and songwriter
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Andrei Markov (ice hockey)
b. 1978
Andrei Markov, Russian-Canadian ice hockey player
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Geremi Njitap
b. 1978
Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer
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Bouabdellah Tahri
b. 1978
Bouabdellah Tahri, French runner
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David DeJesus
b. 1979
David DeJesus, American baseball player
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Michael Rogers (cyclist)
b. 1979
Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist
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Ramón Rodríguez (actor)
b. 1979
Ramón Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American actor and dancer
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Israel Castro
b. 1980
Israel Castro, Mexican footballer
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Ashley Cole
b. 1980
Ashley Cole, English footballer
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Anthony da Silva
b. 1980
Anthony da Silva, French-Portuguese footballer
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Martín Demichelis
b. 1980
Martín Demichelis, Argentinian footballer
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Fitz Hall
b. 1980
Fitz Hall, English footballer
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Royal Ivey
b. 1981
Royal Ivey, American basketball player
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Darya Pchelnik
b. 1981
Darya Pchelnik, Belarusian hammer thrower
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James Shields (baseball)
b. 1981
James Shields, American baseball player
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Roy Williams (wide receiver)
b. 1981
Roy Williams, American football player
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Mohammad Asif
b. 1982
Mohammad Asif, Pakistani cricketer
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David Cook (singer)
b. 1982
David Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Kasper Klausen
b. 1982
Kasper Klausen, Danish footballer
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David Wright
b. 1982
David Wright, American baseball player
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Jonah Hill
b. 1983
Jonah Hill, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Darren Sammy
b. 1983
Darren Sammy, Saint Lucian cricketer
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Nikolaos Karabelas
b. 1984
Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
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Gilbert Kirwa
b. 1985
Gilbert Kirwa, Kenyan runner
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Yutaka Otsuka
b. 1987
Yutaka Otsuka, Japanese baseball player
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Andrés Bottiglieri
b. 1988
Andrés Bottiglieri, Italian-Argentinian footballer
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Leeson Ah Mau
b. 1989
Leeson Ah Mau, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
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JoJo (singer)
b. 1990
JoJo, American singer and actress
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Jillian Rose Reed
b. 1991
Jillian Rose Reed, American actress
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Fabian Schär
b. 1991
Fabian Schär, Swiss footballer
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Ksenia Makarova
b. 1992
Ksenia Makarova, Russian-American figure skater
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Robeisy Ramírez
b. 1993
Robeisy Ramírez, Cuban boxer
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Suzuka Nakamoto
b. 1997
Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer