People born on December 21 141
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Minamoto no Yorinobu
b. 968 – d. 1048
Minamoto no Yorinobu, Japanese samurai (d. 1048)
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Masaccio
b. 1401 – d. 1428
Masaccio, Italian painter (d. 1428)
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William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers
b. 1468 – d. 1524
William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers, English baron (d. 1524)
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Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton
b. 1505 – d. 1550
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (d. 1550)
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Luigi d'Este
b. 1538 – d. 1586
Luigi d'Este, Catholic cardinal (d. 1586)
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Thomas Allen (mathematician)
b. 1542 – d. 1632
Thomas Allen, English mathematician and astrologer (d. 1632)
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Man Singh I
b. 1550 – d. 1614
Man Singh I, Mughal noble (d. 1614)
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Peter Mogila
b. 1596 – d. 1646
Peter Mogila, Moldavian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
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Roger Williams
b. 1603 – d. 1684
Roger Williams, English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island (d. 1684)
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Benedict Arnold (governor)
b. 1615 – d. 1678
Benedict Arnold, Rhode Island colonial governor (d. 1678)
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Benjamin Schmolck
b. 1672 – d. 1737
Benjamin Schmolck, German pastor and composer (d. 1737)
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John Bradstreet
b. 1714 – d. 1774
John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general (d. 1774)
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Hermann Raupach
b. 1728 – d. 1778
Hermann Raupach, German harpsichord player and composer (d. 1778)
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Anders Sandøe Ørsted
b. 1778 – d. 1860
Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1860)
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Jack Russell (priest)
b. 1795 – d. 1883
Jack Russell, English priest, hunter, and dog breeder (d. 1883)
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Leopold von Ranke
b. 1795 – d. 1886
Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic (d. 1886)
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Achille Vianelli
b. 1803 – d. 1894
Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic (d. 1894)
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Benjamin Disraeli
b. 1804 – d. 1881
Benjamin Disraeli, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1881)
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Thomas Graham (chemist)
b. 1805 – d. 1869
Thomas Graham, Scottish chemist and academic (d. 1869)
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Archibald Tait
b. 1811 – d. 1882
Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (d. 1882)
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Thomas Couture
b. 1815 – d. 1879
Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (d. 1879)
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William H. Osborn
b. 1820 – d. 1894
William H. Osborn, American businessman (d. 1894)
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Bartolomé Masó
b. 1830 – d. 1907
Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (d. 1907)
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John H. Ketcham
b. 1832 – d. 1906
John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (d. 1906)
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Namık Kemal
b. 1840 – d. 1888
Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist, playwright, and activist (d. 1888)
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Thomas Bracken
b. 1843 – d. 1898
Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1898)
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Zdeněk Fibich
b. 1850 – d. 1900
Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer and poet (d. 1900)
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Thomas Chipman McRae
b. 1851 – d. 1929
Thomas Chipman McRae, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929)
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Gustave Kahn
b. 1859 – d. 1936
Gustave Kahn, French poet and critic (d. 1936)
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Maud Gonne
b. 1866 – d. 1953
Maud Gonne, Irish nationalist and political activist (d. 1953)
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George W. Fuller
b. 1868 – d. 1934
George W. Fuller, American chemist and engineer (d. 1934)
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Trevor Kincaid
b. 1872 – d. 1970
Trevor Kincaid, Canadian-American zoologist and academic (d. 1970)
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Lorenzo Perosi
b. 1872 – d. 1956
Lorenzo Perosi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1956)
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Albert Payson Terhune
b. 1872 – d. 1942
Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (d. 1942)
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Jack Lang (Australian politician)
b. 1876 – d. 1975
Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales (d. 1975)
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Jaan Sarv
b. 1877 – d. 1954
Jaan Sarv, Estonian mathematician and scholar (d. 1954)
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Jan Łukasiewicz
b. 1878 – d. 1956
Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish-Irish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1956)
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Frank Patrick (ice hockey)
b. 1885 – d. 1960
Frank Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1960)
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Jean Bouin
b. 1888 – d. 1914
Jean Bouin, French runner and rugby player (d. 1914)
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Sewall Wright
b. 1889 – d. 1988
Sewall Wright, American geneticist and biologist (d. 1988)
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Hermann Joseph Muller
b. 1890 – d. 1967
Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
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John William McCormack
b. 1891 – d. 1980
John William McCormack, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1980)
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Walter Hagen
b. 1892 – d. 1969
Walter Hagen, American golfer (d. 1969)
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Rebecca West
b. 1892 – d. 1983
Rebecca West, English journalist and author (d. 1983)
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Konstantin Rokossovsky
b. 1896 – d. 1968
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (d. 1968)
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Luis Arturo González López
b. 1900 – d. 1965
Luis Arturo González López Guatemalan supreme court judge and briefly acting president (d. 1965)
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Anthony Powell
b. 1905 – d. 2000
Anthony Powell, English author (d. 2000)
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Käte Fenchel
b. 1905 – d. 1983
Käte Fenchel, German mathematician (d. 1983)
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Seichō Matsumoto
b. 1909 – d. 1992
Seichō Matsumoto, Japanese journalist and author (d. 1992)
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Josh Gibson
b. 1911 – d. 1947
Josh Gibson, American baseball player (d. 1947)
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Arnold Friberg
b. 1913 – d. 2010
Arnold Friberg, American illustrator and painter (d. 2010)
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Frank Fenner
b. 1914 – d. 2010
Frank Fenner, Australian microbiologist and virologist (d. 2010)
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Werner von Trapp
b. 1915 – d. 2007
Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 2007)
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Heinrich Böll
b. 1917 – d. 1985
Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
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Donald Regan
b. 1918 – d. 2003
Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2003)
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Kurt Waldheim
b. 1918 – d. 2007
Kurt Waldheim, Austrian colonel, war criminal, and politician; 9th President of Austria (d. 2007)
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Alicia Alonso
b. 1920
Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and choreographer, founded the Cuban National Ballet
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Adele Goldstine
b. 1920 – d. 1964
Adele Goldstine, American computer programmer (d. 1964)
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Itubwa Amram
b. 1922 – d. 1989
Itubwa Amram, Nauruan pastor and politician (d. 1989)
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Paul Winchell
b. 1922 – d. 2005
Paul Winchell, American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
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Cécile DeWitt-Morette
b. 1922 – d. 2017
Cécile DeWitt-Morette, French mathematician and physicist (d. 2017)
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Arnošt Lustig
b. 1926 – d. 2011
Arnošt Lustig, Czech author and playwright (d. 2011)
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Joe Paterno
b. 1926 – d. 2012
Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
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U. R. Ananthamurthy
b. 1932 – d. 2014
U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and critic (d. 2014)
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Edward Hoagland
b. 1932
Edward Hoagland, American author and critic
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Jackie Hendriks
b. 1933
Jackie Hendriks, Jamaican cricketer
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Robert Worcester
b. 1933
Robert Worcester, American businessman and academic, founded MORI
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Giuseppina Leone
b. 1934
Giuseppina Leone, Italian sprinter
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Hanif Mohammad
b. 1934 – d. 2016
Hanif Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2016)
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John G. Avildsen
b. 1935 – d. 2017
John G. Avildsen, American director, producer, and cinematographer (d. 2017)
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Lorenzo Bandini
b. 1935 – d. 1967
Lorenzo Bandini, Italian race car driver (d. 1967)
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Phil Donahue
b. 1935
Phil Donahue, American talk show host and producer
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Edward Schreyer
b. 1935
Edward Schreyer, Canadian academic and politician, 22nd Governor General of Canada
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Jane Fonda
b. 1937
Jane Fonda, American actress, producer, and activist
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Lloyd Axworthy
b. 1939
Lloyd Axworthy, Canadian academic and politician, 2nd Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Wafic Saïd
b. 1939
Wafic Saïd, Syrian-Saudi Arabian financier, businessman and philanthropist
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Frank Zappa
b. 1940 – d. 1993
Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1993)
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Hu Jintao
b. 1942
Hu Jintao, Chinese engineer and politician, 6th President of China
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Albert Lee
b. 1943
Albert Lee, English guitarist and songwriter
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Walter Spanghero
b. 1943
Walter Spanghero, French rugby player
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Michael Tilson Thomas
b. 1944
Michael Tilson Thomas, American pianist, composer, and conductor
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Zheng Xiaoyu
b. 1944 – d. 2007
Zheng Xiaoyu, Chinese diplomat (d. 2007)
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Doug Walters
b. 1945
Doug Walters, Australian cricketer
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Roy Karch
b. 1946
Roy Karch, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Carl Wilson
b. 1946 – d. 1998
Carl Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
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Paco de Lucía
b. 1947 – d. 2014
Paco de Lucía, Spanish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2014)
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Barry Gordon
b. 1948
Barry Gordon, American actor and voice artist; longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild (1988-95)
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Samuel L. Jackson
b. 1948
Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and producer
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Dave Kingman
b. 1948
Dave Kingman, American baseball player
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Thomas Sankara
b. 1949 – d. 1987
Thomas Sankara, Burkinabé captain and politician, 5th President of Burkina Faso (d. 1987)
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Nikolaos Sifounakis
b. 1949
Nikolaos Sifounakis, Greek lawyer and politician
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Jeffrey Katzenberg
b. 1950
Jeffrey Katzenberg, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded DreamWorks Animation
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Lillebjørn Nilsen
b. 1950
Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Max Maven
b. 1950
Max Maven, American magician and mentalist
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Steve Perryman
b. 1951
Steve Perryman, English footballer and manager
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Joaquín Andújar
b. 1952 – d. 2015
Joaquín Andújar, Dominican baseball player (d. 2015)
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Steve Furniss
b. 1952
Steve Furniss, American swimmer
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András Schiff
b. 1953
András Schiff, Hungarian-English pianist and conductor
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Betty Wright
b. 1953
Betty Wright, American singer-songwriter
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Chris Evert
b. 1954
Chris Evert, American tennis player and coach
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Jane Kaczmarek
b. 1955
Jane Kaczmarek, American actress
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Kazuyuki Sekiguchi
b. 1955
Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player
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Dave Laut
b. 1956 – d. 2009
Dave Laut, American shot putter (d. 2009)
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Ray Romano
b. 1957
Ray Romano, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Tamara Bykova
b. 1958
Tamara Bykova, Russian high jumper
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Florence Griffith Joyner
b. 1959 – d. 1998
Florence Griffith Joyner, American sprinter and actress (d. 1998)
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth
b. 1959
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer
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Sherry Rehman
b. 1960
Sherry Rehman, Pakistani journalist, politician, and diplomat, 25th Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
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Ryuji Sasai
b. 1961
Ryuji Sasai, Japanese bass player and composer
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Govinda (actor)
b. 1963
Govinda, Indian actor, singer, and politician
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Joe Kocur
b. 1964
Joe Kocur, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Kunihiko Ikuhara
b. 1964
Kunihiko Ikuhara, Japanese director and illustrator
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Andy Dick
b. 1965
Andy Dick, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Anke Engelke
b. 1965
Anke Engelke, Canadian-German actress, director, and screenwriter
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William Ruto
b. 1966
William Ruto, Kenyan politician, Deputy President of Kenya
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Kiefer Sutherland
b. 1966
Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian actor, director, and producer
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Terry Mills (basketball)
b. 1967
Terry Mills, American basketball player and coach
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Mikheil Saakashvili
b. 1967
Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Georgia
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Julie Delpy
b. 1969
Julie Delpy, French model, actress, director, and screenwriter
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Mihails Zemļinskis
b. 1969
Mihails Zemļinskis, Latvian footballer, coach, and manager
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Matthieu Chedid
b. 1971
Matthieu Chedid, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
b. 1972
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, Indian journalist and politician
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Irakli Alasania
b. 1973
Irakli Alasania, Georgian colonel and politician, Georgian Minister of Defense
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Karrie Webb
b. 1974
Karrie Webb, Australian golfer
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Paloma Herrera
b. 1975
Paloma Herrera, Argentinian ballerina
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Emmanuel Macron
b. 1977
Emmanuel Macron, Current President of France
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Leon MacDonald
b. 1977
Leon MacDonald, New Zealand rugby player
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Emiliano Brembilla
b. 1978
Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer
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Charles Dera
b. 1978
Charles Dera, American pornographic actor, dancer, model, and mixed martial arts fighter
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Shaun Morgan
b. 1978
Shaun Morgan, South African musician, singer, and guitarist
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Steve Montador
b. 1979 – d. 2015
Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015)
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Cristian Zaccardo
b. 1981
Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer
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Philip Humber
b. 1982
Philip Humber, American baseball player
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Darren Potter
b. 1984
Darren Potter, English footballer
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Tom Sturridge
b. 1985
Tom Sturridge, English actor
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Denis Alekseyev
b. 1987
Denis Alekseyev, Russian sprinter
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Perri Shakes-Drayton
b. 1988
Perri Shakes-Drayton, English sprinter and hurdler
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Mark Ingram Jr.
b. 1989
Mark Ingram Jr., American football player
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Riccardo Saponara
b. 1991
Riccardo Saponara, Italian footballer
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Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
b. 1992
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, American football player
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Bobby (rapper)
b. 1995
Bobby, South Korean-American rapper