People born on December 21 141
Notable people born on December 21 include Minamoto no Yorinobu (968), Masaccio (1401), William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers (1468).
See the full December 21 overview.
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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