People born on December 22 200
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Diocletian
b. 244 – d. 311
Diocletian, Roman emperor (d. 311)
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Gang Gam-chan
b. 948 – d. 1031
Gang Gam-chan, Korean official and general (d. 1031)
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Roger II of Sicily
b. 1095 – d. 1154
Roger II of Sicily (d. 1154)
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Emperor Antoku
b. 1178 – d. 1185
Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)
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Chagatai Khan
b. 1183 – d. 1242
Chagatai Khan, Mongol ruler (d. 1242)
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Khutughtu Khan Kusala
b. 1300 – d. 1329
Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Mongolian emperor (d. 1329)
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Sultan Cem
b. 1459 – d. 1495
Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician (d. 1495)
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Kuroda Yoshitaka
b. 1546 – d. 1604
Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (d. 1604)
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Cesare Cremonini (philosopher)
b. 1550 – d. 1631
Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1631)
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Étienne Martellange
b. 1569 – d. 1641
Étienne Martellange, French architect (d. 1641)
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Tommaso Dingli
b. 1591 – d. 1666
Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (d. 1666)
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Mariana of Austria
b. 1634 – d. 1696
Mariana of Austria (d. 1696)
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Jean Racine
b. 1639 – d. 1699
Jean Racine, French poet and playwright (d. 1699)
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Guru Gobind Singh
b. 1666 – d. 1708
Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet (d. 1708)
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Hermann Samuel Reimarus
b. 1694 – d. 1768
Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic (d. 1768)
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James Oglethorpe
b. 1696 – d. 1785
James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (d. 1785)
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Carl Friedrich Abel
b. 1723 – d. 1787
Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (d. 1787)
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Johann Friedrich Pfaff
b. 1765 – d. 1825
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1825)
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Nicholas Callan
b. 1799 – d. 1864
Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist (d. 1864)
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John Obadiah Westwood
b. 1805 – d. 1893
John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1893)
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Johan Sebastian Welhaven
b. 1807 – d. 1873
Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (d. 1873)
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Franz Abt
b. 1819 – d. 1870
Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (d. 1870)
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Pierre Ossian Bonnet
b. 1819 – d. 1892
Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (d. 1892)
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John Nevil Maskelyne
b. 1839 – d. 1917
John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician (d. 1917)
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Victoriano Huerta
b. 1850 – d. 1916
Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico (d. 1916)
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Teresa Carreño
b. 1853 – d. 1917
Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1917)
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Evgraf Fedorov
b. 1853 – d. 1919
Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (d. 1919)
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Sarada Devi
b. 1853 – d. 1920
Sarada Devi, Indian mystic and philosopher (d. 1920)
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Frank B. Kellogg
b. 1856 – d. 1937
Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
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Giacomo Puccini
b. 1858 – d. 1924
Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1924)
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Connie Mack
b. 1862 – d. 1956
Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (d. 1956)
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Charles Sands
b. 1865 – d. 1945
Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1945)
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Jaan Tõnisson
b. 1868
Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1941?)
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Dmitri Egorov
b. 1869 – d. 1931
Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1931)
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Edwin Arlington Robinson
b. 1869 – d. 1935
Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (d. 1935)
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Camille Guérin
b. 1872 – d. 1961
Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (d. 1961)
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Franz Schmidt
b. 1874 – d. 1939
Franz Schmidt, Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (d. 1939)
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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
b. 1876 – d. 1944
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (d. 1944)
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Myer Prinstein
b. 1878 – d. 1925
Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (d. 1925)
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Marcus Hurley
b. 1883 – d. 1941
Marcus Hurley, American cyclist (d. 1941)
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Edgard Varèse
b. 1883 – d. 1965
Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (d. 1965)
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St. Elmo Brady
b. 1884 – d. 1966
St. Elmo Brady, African American chemist and educator (d. 1966)
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Deems Taylor
b. 1885 – d. 1966
Deems Taylor, American conductor and critic (d. 1966)
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Srinivasa Ramanujan
b. 1887 – d. 1920
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (d. 1920)
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J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank
b. 1888 – d. 1972
J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (d. 1972)
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George Hutson
b. 1889 – d. 1914
George Hutson, English runner and soldier (d. 1914)
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Herman Potočnik
b. 1892 – d. 1929
Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (d. 1929)
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Vladimir Fock
b. 1898 – d. 1974
Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
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Gustaf Gründgens
b. 1899 – d. 1963
Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director (d. 1963)
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Marc Allégret
b. 1900 – d. 1973
Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (d. 1973)
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Andre Kostelanetz
b. 1901 – d. 1980
Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer (d. 1980)
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Haldan Keffer Hartline
b. 1903 – d. 1983
Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
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Pierre Brasseur
b. 1905 – d. 1972
Pierre Brasseur, French-Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1972)
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Pierre Levegh
b. 1905 – d. 1955
Pierre Levegh, French ice hockey player and race car driver (d. 1955)
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Kenneth Rexroth
b. 1905 – d. 1982
Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, translator, and academic (d. 1982)
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Peggy Ashcroft
b. 1907 – d. 1991
Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (d. 1991)
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Giacomo Manzù
b. 1908 – d. 1991
Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic (d. 1991)
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Patricia Hayes
b. 1909 – d. 1998
Patricia Hayes, English actress (d. 1998)
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Danny O'Dea
b. 1911 – d. 2003
Danny O'Dea, English actor (d. 2003)
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Elias Degiannis
b. 1912 – d. 1943
Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (d. 1943)
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Lady Bird Johnson
b. 1912 – d. 2007
Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (d. 2007)
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Giorgio Oberweger
b. 1913 – d. 1998
Giorgio Oberweger, Italian discus thrower and hurdler (d. 1998)
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Barbara Billingsley
b. 1915 – d. 2010
Barbara Billingsley, American actress (d. 2010)
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Phillip Glasier
b. 1915 – d. 2000
Phillip Glasier, English author and academic (d. 2000)
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Gene Rayburn
b. 1917 – d. 1999
Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (d. 1999)
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Dimitri Fampas
b. 1921 – d. 1996
Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer (d. 1996)
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Hawkshaw Hawkins
b. 1921 – d. 1963
Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1963)
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Ruth Roman
b. 1922 – d. 1999
Ruth Roman, American actress (d. 1999)
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Jim Wright
b. 1922 – d. 2015
Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2015)
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Peregrine Worsthorne
b. 1923
Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist and author
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Frank Corsaro
b. 1924
Frank Corsaro, American actor and director
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Lewis Glucksman
b. 1925 – d. 2006
Lewis Glucksman, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2006)
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Lefter Küçükandonyadis
b. 1925 – d. 2012
Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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Roberta Leigh
b. 1926
Roberta Leigh (Rita Shulman Lewin), British writer, artist and TV producer.
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Fredrik Barth
b. 1928 – d. 2016
Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (d. 2016)
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Wazir Mohammad
b. 1929
Wazir Mohammad, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
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Ardalion Ignatyev
b. 1930 – d. 1998
Ardalion Ignatyev, Russian sprinter and educator (d. 1998)
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Gisela Birkemeyer
b. 1931
Gisela Birkemeyer, German hurdler and coach
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Carlos Graça
b. 1931 – d. 2013
Carlos Graça, São Toméan lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (d. 2013)
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Phil Woosnam
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer player and manager (d. 2013)
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John Hartle
b. 1933 – d. 1968
John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (d. 1968)
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David Pearson (racing driver)
b. 1934
David Pearson, American race car driver
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Paulo Rocha (film director)
b. 1935 – d. 2012
Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
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James Burke (science historian)
b. 1936
James Burke, Irish historian and author
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Héctor Elizondo
b. 1936
Héctor Elizondo, American actor and director
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Charlotte Lamb
b. 1937 – d. 2000
Charlotte Lamb, English author (d. 2000)
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Eduard Uspensky
b. 1937
Eduard Uspensky, Russian author, poet, and playwright
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Ken Whitmore
b. 1937
Ken Whitmore, English author and playwright
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Matty Alou
b. 1938 – d. 2011
Matty Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and scout (d. 2011)
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Lucien Bouchard
b. 1938
Lucien Bouchard, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of Quebec
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Red Steagall
b. 1938
Red Steagall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet
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Luis Francisco Cuéllar
b. 1940 – d. 2009
Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)
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Mike Molloy
b. 1940
Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator
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Jerry Koosman
b. 1942
Jerry Koosman, American baseball player
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Dick Parry
b. 1942
Dick Parry, English saxophonist
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Stefan Janos (physicist)
b. 1943
Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic
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Paul Wolfowitz
b. 1943
Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Mary Archer
b. 1944
Mary Archer, English chemist and academic
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Steve Carlton
b. 1944
Steve Carlton, American baseball player
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Barry Jenkins (musician)
b. 1944
Barry Jenkins, English drummer
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Frances Lannon
b. 1945
Frances Lannon, English historian and academic
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Sam Newman
b. 1945
Sam Newman, Australian footballer and sportscaster
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Diane Sawyer
b. 1945
Diane Sawyer, American journalist
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Roger Carr (businessman)
b. 1946
Roger Carr, English businessman
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C. Eugene Steuerle
b. 1946
C. Eugene Steuerle, American economist and author
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Brian Daley
b. 1947 – d. 1996
Brian Daley, American author and screenwriter (d. 1996)
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Dilip Doshi
b. 1947
Dilip Doshi, Indian cricketer
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Steve Garvey
b. 1948
Steve Garvey, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Don Kardong
b. 1948
Don Kardong, American runner, journalist, and author
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Rick Nielsen
b. 1948
Rick Nielsen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Chris Old
b. 1948
Chris Old, English cricketer and coach
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Lynne Thigpen
b. 1948 – d. 2003
Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
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Maurice Gibb
b. 1949 – d. 2003
Maurice Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)
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Robin Gibb
b. 1949 – d. 2012
Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
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Ray Guy
b. 1949
Ray Guy, American football player
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Lasse Bengtsson
b. 1951
Lasse Bengtsson, Swedish journalist
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Charles de Lint
b. 1951
Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic
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Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
b. 1951 – d. 2016
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, Anglo-Irish Territorial Army general, landowner, businessman, philanthropist, and hereditary peer (d. 2016)
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Jan Stephenson
b. 1951
Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer
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Sandra Kalniete
b. 1952
Sandra Kalniete, Russian-Latvian politician and diplomat, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Ian Turnbull (ice hockey)
b. 1953
Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player
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Tom Underwood
b. 1953 – d. 2010
Tom Underwood, American baseball player (d. 2010)
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Hideshi Matsuda
b. 1954
Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese race car driver
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Derick Parry
b. 1954
Derick Parry, Nevisian cricketer
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Galina Murašova
b. 1955
Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower
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Lonnie Smith
b. 1955
Lonnie Smith, American baseball player
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Thomas C. Südhof
b. 1955
Thomas C. Südhof, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Jane Lighting
b. 1956
Jane Lighting, English businesswoman
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Stephen Conway
b. 1957
Stephen Conway, English bishop
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Carole James
b. 1957
Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician
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Peter Mortimer (rugby league)
b. 1957
Peter Mortimer, Australian rugby league player
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Frank Gambale
b. 1958
Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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David Heavener
b. 1958
David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
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Bernd Schuster
b. 1959
Bernd Schuster, German footballer and manager
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
b. 1960 – d. 1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (d. 1988)
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Mark Brydon
b. 1960
Mark Brydon, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Luther Campbell
b. 1960
Luther Campbell, American rapper and actor
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Andrew Fastow
b. 1961
Andrew Fastow, American businessman
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Yuri Malenchenko
b. 1961
Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
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Ralph Fiennes
b. 1962
Ralph Fiennes, English actor
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Giuseppe Bergomi
b. 1963
Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach
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Russell Lewis
b. 1963
Russell Lewis, British television writer and former child actor
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Brian McMillan
b. 1963
Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator
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Luna H. Mitani
b. 1963
Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator
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Simon Kirby
b. 1964
Simon Kirby, English businessman and politician
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Mike Jackson (right-handed pitcher)
b. 1964
Mike Jackson, American baseball player
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David S. Goyer
b. 1965
David S. Goyer, American screenwriter
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Urszula Włodarczyk
b. 1965
Urszula Włodarczyk, Polish heptathlete and triple jumper
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Dmitry Bilozerchev
b. 1966
Dmitry Bilozerchev, Russian gymnast and coach
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Marcel Schirmer
b. 1966
Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player
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David Wright (politician)
b. 1966
David Wright, English lawyer and politician
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Richey Edwards
b. 1967 – d. 1995
Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
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Stéphane Gendron
b. 1967
Stéphane Gendron, Canadian lawyer and politician
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Rebecca Harris
b. 1967
Rebecca Harris, English businesswoman and politician
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Paul Morris (racing driver)
b. 1967
Paul Morris, Australian race car driver and businessman
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Dan Petrescu
b. 1967
Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer and manager
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Emre Aracı
b. 1968
Emre Aracı, Turkish composer, conductor, and historian
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Luis Hernández (footballer)
b. 1968
Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer
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Dina Meyer
b. 1968
Dina Meyer, American actress
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Myriam Bédard
b. 1969
Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete
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Mark Robins
b. 1969
Mark Robins, English footballer and manager
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Ted Cruz
b. 1970
Ted Cruz, American lawyer and politician
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Ajeenkya Patil
b. 1971
Ajeenkya Patil, Indian economist and academic
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Kirk Maltby
b. 1972
Kirk Maltby, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
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Vanessa Paradis
b. 1972
Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actress
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Mark Hill (musician)
b. 1972
Mark Hill, English musician, producer and songwriter
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Michael Barron
b. 1974
Michael Barron, English footballer, coach, and manager
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Sergei Aschwanden
b. 1975
Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist
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Dmitri Khokhlov
b. 1975
Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager
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Marcin Mięciel
b. 1975
Marcin Mięciel, Polish footballer
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Stanislav Neckář
b. 1975
Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player
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Katleen De Caluwé
b. 1976
Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter
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Jason Lane
b. 1976
Jason Lane, American baseball player and coach
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Aya Takano
b. 1976
Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator
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Steve Kariya
b. 1977
Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Joy Ali
b. 1978 – d. 2015
Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (d. 2015)
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Emmanuel Olisadebe
b. 1978
Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer
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Jamie Langfield
b. 1979
Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer and coach
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Marina Kuptsova
b. 1981
Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper
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Britta Heidemann
b. 1982
Britta Heidemann, German fencer
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Rodney Martin (athlete)
b. 1982
Rodney Martin, American sprinter
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Drew Hankinson
b. 1983
Drew Hankinson, American wrestler
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Viola Kibiwot
b. 1983
Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan runner
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Basshunter
b. 1984
Basshunter, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
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Dennis Armfield
b. 1986
Dennis Armfield, Australian footballer
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Fatih Öztürk (footballer, born 1986)
b. 1986
Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer
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Éder (Portuguese footballer)
b. 1987
Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer
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Johannes Ahun
b. 1987
Johannes Ahun, Estonian windsurfer
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Garfield Darien
b. 1987
Garfield Darien, French hurdler
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Leigh Halfpenny
b. 1988
Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player
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Jordin Sparks
b. 1989
Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress
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Jharal Yow Yeh
b. 1989
Jharal Yow Yeh, Australian rugby league player
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Jean-Baptiste Maunier
b. 1990
Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer
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Josef Newgarden
b. 1990
Josef Newgarden, American race car driver
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Paul Alo-Emile
b. 1991
Paul Alo-Emile, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
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Michaela Hončová
b. 1992
Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player
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David Klemmer
b. 1993
David Klemmer, Australian rugby league player
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Meghan Trainor
b. 1993
Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Rúben Lameiras
b. 1994
Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
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G Hannelius
b. 1998
G Hannelius, American actress and singer