People born on December 24 219
Notable people born on December 24 include John, King of England (1166), John V, Duke of Brittany (1389), Bartolomeo degli Organi (1474).
See the full December 24 overview.
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John, King of England
b. 1166 – d. 1216
John, King of England (d. 1216)
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John V, Duke of Brittany
b. 1389 – d. 1442
John V, Duke of Brittany (d. 1442)
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Bartolomeo degli Organi
b. 1474 – d. 1539
Bartolomeo degli Organi, Italian musician (d. 1539)
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Thomas Murner
b. 1475 – d. 1537
Thomas Murner, German poet and translator (d. 1537)
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Pietro Carnesecchi
b. 1508 – d. 1567
Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian scholar (d. 1567)
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Martha Leijonhufvud
b. 1520 – d. 1584
Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noble (d. 1584)
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Willem IV van den Bergh
b. 1537 – d. 1586
Willem IV van den Bergh, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1586)
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Kaspar Ulenberg
b. 1549 – d. 1617
Kaspar Ulenberg, German theologian (d. 1617)
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Constance of Austria
b. 1588 – d. 1631
Constance of Austria (d. 1631)
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Leonaert Bramer
b. 1596 – d. 1674
Leonaert Bramer, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
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Honoré II, Prince of Monaco
b. 1597 – d. 1662
Honoré II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1662)
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Johann Rudolph Ahle
b. 1625 – d. 1673
Johann Rudolph Ahle, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1673)
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Domenico Sarro
b. 1679 – d. 1744
Domenico Sarro, Italian composer and educator (d. 1744)
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William Warburton
b. 1698 – d. 1779
William Warburton, English bishop (d. 1779)
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Johann Hartmann
b. 1726 – d. 1793
Johann Hartmann, Danish composer (d. 1793)
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Julie Bondeli
b. 1731 – d. 1778
Julie Bondeli, Swiss salonist and lady of letters (d. 1778)
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George Crabbe
b. 1754 – d. 1832
George Crabbe, English priest, surgeon, and poet (d. 1832)
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Selim III
b. 1761 – d. 1808
Selim III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1808)
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Jean-Louis Pons
b. 1761 – d. 1831
Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (d. 1831)
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Adam Mickiewicz
b. 1798 – d. 1855
Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet and playwright (d. 1855)
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Kit Carson
b. 1809 – d. 1868
Kit Carson, American general (d. 1868)
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Wilhelm Marstrand
b. 1810 – d. 1873
Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 1873)
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Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal
b. 1812 – d. 1894
Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (d. 1894)
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James Prescott Joule
b. 1818 – d. 1889
James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (d. 1889)
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Matthew Arnold
b. 1822 – d. 1888
Matthew Arnold, English poet and critic (d. 1888)
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Alexander von Oettingen
b. 1827 – d. 1905
Alexander von Oettingen, German theologian and statistician (d. 1905)
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria
b. 1837 – d. 1898
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (d. 1898)
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Lydia Koidula
b. 1843 – d. 1886
Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (d. 1886)
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George I of Greece
b. 1845 – d. 1913
George I of Greece (d. 1913)
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Szymon Askenazy
b. 1865 – d. 1935
Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school (d. 1935)
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Tevfik Fikret
b. 1867 – d. 1915
Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (d. 1915)
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Emanuel Lasker
b. 1868 – d. 1941
Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1941)
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Henriette Roland Holst
b. 1869 – d. 1952
Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1952)
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Frederick Semple
b. 1872 – d. 1927
Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1927)
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Émile Wegelin
b. 1875 – d. 1962
Émile Wegelin, French rower (d. 1962)
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Sigrid Schauman
b. 1877 – d. 1979
Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter and critic (d. 1979)
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Émile Nelligan
b. 1879 – d. 1941
Émile Nelligan, Canadian poet (d. 1941)
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Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
b. 1879 – d. 1952
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1952)
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Johnny Gruelle
b. 1880 – d. 1939
Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (d. 1939)
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Charles Wakefield Cadman
b. 1881 – d. 1946
Charles Wakefield Cadman, American composer and critic (d. 1946)
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Hans Rebane
b. 1882 – d. 1961
Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1961)
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Stefan Jaracz
b. 1883 – d. 1945
Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and producer (d. 1945)
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Paul Manship
b. 1885 – d. 1966
Paul Manship, American sculptor (d. 1966)
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Louis Jouvet
b. 1887 – d. 1951
Louis Jouvet, French actor and producer (d. 1951)
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Michael Curtiz
b. 1888 – d. 1962
Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1962)
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Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky
b. 1891 – d. 1970
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian illustrator and painter (d. 1970)
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Ruth Chatterton
b. 1892 – d. 1961
Ruth Chatterton, American actress (d. 1961)
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Harry Warren
b. 1893 – d. 1981
Harry Warren, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
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Georges Guynemer
b. 1894 – d. 1917
Georges Guynemer, French captain and pilot (d. 1917)
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Jack Thayer
b. 1894 – d. 1945
Jack Thayer, American businessman (d. 1945)
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E. Roland Harriman
b. 1895 – d. 1978
E. Roland Harriman, American financier and philanthropist (d. 1978)
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Noel Streatfeild
b. 1895 – d. 1986
Noel Streatfeild, English author (d. 1986)
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Marguerite Williams
b. 1895 – d. 1991
Marguerite Williams, American geologist (d. 1991)
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Ville Pörhölä
b. 1897 – d. 1964
Ville Pörhölä, Finnish shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1964)
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Väinö Sipilä
b. 1897 – d. 1987
Väinö Sipilä, Finnish runner (d. 1987)
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Baby Dodds
b. 1898 – d. 1959
Baby Dodds, American drummer (d. 1959)
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Joey Smallwood
b. 1900 – d. 1991
Joey Smallwood, Canadian journalist and politician, 1st Premier of Newfoundland (d. 1991)
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Hawayo Takata
b. 1900 – d. 1980
Hawayo Takata, Japanese-American teacher and master practitioner of Reiki (d. 1980)
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Joseph Cornell
b. 1903 – d. 1972
Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and director (b. 1903)
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Ernst Krenkel
b. 1903 – d. 1971
Ernst Krenkel, Polish-Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1971)
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Ava Helen Pauling
b. 1903 – d. 1981
Ava Helen Pauling, American humanitarian and activist (d. 1981)
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Joseph M. Juran
b. 1904 – d. 2008
Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2008)
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Howard Hughes
b. 1905 – d. 1976
Howard Hughes, American businessman, engineer, and pilot (d. 1976)
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Franz Waxman
b. 1906 – d. 1967
Franz Waxman, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1967)
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I. F. Stone
b. 1907 – d. 1989
I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (d. 1989)
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Ellen Braumüller
b. 1910 – d. 1991
Ellen Braumüller, German javelin thrower and triathlete (d. 1991)
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Fritz Leiber
b. 1910 – d. 1992
Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (d. 1992)
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Max Miedinger
b. 1910 – d. 1980
Max Miedinger, Swiss typeface designer, created Helvetica (d. 1980)
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Ad Reinhardt
b. 1913 – d. 1967
Ad Reinhardt, American painter and academic (d. 1967)
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Ralph Marterie
b. 1914 – d. 1978
Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1978)
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Herbert Reinecker
b. 1914 – d. 2007
Herbert Reinecker, German author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
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Qateel Shifai
b. 1919 – d. 2001
Qateel Shifai, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 2001)
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Pierre Soulages
b. 1919
Pierre Soulages, French artist
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Franco Lucentini
b. 1920 – d. 2002
Franco Lucentini, Italian author and screenwriter (d. 2002)
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Yevgeniya Rudneva
b. 1920 – d. 1944
Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (d. 1944)
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Bill Dudley
b. 1921 – d. 2010
Bill Dudley, American football player (d. 2010)
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Ava Gardner
b. 1922 – d. 1990
Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990)
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George Patton IV
b. 1923 – d. 2004
George Patton IV, American general (d. 2004)
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Lee Dorsey
b. 1924 – d. 1986
Lee Dorsey, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
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Abdirizak Haji Hussein
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (d. 2014)
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Mohammed Rafi
b. 1924 – d. 1980
Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (d. 1980)
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Norman Rossington
b. 1924 – d. 1999
Norman Rossington, English actor (d. 1999)
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Mary Higgins Clark
b. 1927
Mary Higgins Clark, American author
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Lev Vlassenko
b. 1928 – d. 1996
Lev Vlassenko, Georgian-Australian pianist and educator (d. 1996)
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Lennart Skoglund
b. 1929 – d. 1975
Lennart Skoglund, Swedish footballer (d. 1975)
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Philip Ziegler
b. 1929
Philip Ziegler, English historian and author
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Robert Joffrey
b. 1930 – d. 1988
Robert Joffrey, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1988)
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John J. Kelley
b. 1930 – d. 2011
John J. Kelley, American runner (d. 2011)
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Ray Bryant
b. 1931 – d. 2011
Ray Bryant, American pianist and composer (d. 2011)
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Mauricio Kagel
b. 1931 – d. 2008
Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and scholar (d. 2008)
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Colin Cowdrey
b. 1932 – d. 2000
Colin Cowdrey, Indian-English cricketer (d. 2000)
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On Kawara
b. 1932 – d. 2014
On Kawara, Japanese-American painter (d. 2014)
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John Critchinson
b. 1934
John Critchinson, English pianist and composer
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Stjepan Mesić
b. 1934
Stjepan Mesić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia
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Ivan Lawrence
b. 1936
Ivan Lawrence, English lawyer and politician
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Félix Miélli Venerando
b. 1937 – d. 2012
Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
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John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney
b. 1937
John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, Northern Irish politician, Irish Minister of Home Affairs
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Bobby Henrich
b. 1938
Bobby Henrich, American baseball player
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Valentim Loureiro
b. 1938
Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese soldier and politician
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Janet Carroll
b. 1940 – d. 2012
Janet Carroll, American actress and singer (d. 2012)
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Mike Hazlewood
b. 1941 – d. 2001
Mike Hazlewood, English singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
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Indra Bania
b. 1942 – d. 2015
Indra Bania, Indian actor, director, and playwright (d. 2015)
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Jonathan Borofsky
b. 1942
Jonathan Borofsky, American sculptor and painter
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Đoàn Viết Hoạt
b. 1942
Đoàn Viết Hoạt, Vietnamese journalist, educator, and activist
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Tarja Halonen
b. 1943
Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland
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Suzy Menkes
b. 1943
Suzy Menkes, English journalist and critic
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Barry Elliot (entertainer)
b. 1944
Barry Elliot, English actor and screenwriter
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Mike Curb
b. 1944
Mike Curb, American businessman and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California
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Oswald Gracias
b. 1944
Oswald Gracias, Indian cardinal
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Daniel Johnson, Jr.
b. 1944
Daniel Johnson, Jr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of Quebec
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Erhard Keller
b. 1944
Erhard Keller, German speed skater
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Bob Shaw (golfer)
b. 1944
Bob Shaw, Australian golfer
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Woody Shaw
b. 1944 – d. 1989
Woody Shaw, American trumpeter (d. 1989)
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Lemmy
b. 1945 – d. 2015
Lemmy, English musician, singer, and songwriter (b. 1945)
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Steve Smith (comedian)
b. 1945
Steve Smith, Canadian-American actor and comedian
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Jan Akkerman
b. 1946
Jan Akkerman, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter
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Jeff Sessions
b. 1946
Jeff Sessions, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Alabama
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Kevin Sheedy (Australian footballer)
b. 1947
Kevin Sheedy, Australian footballer and coach
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Stan Bowles
b. 1948
Stan Bowles, English footballer and sportscaster
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Frank Oliver (rugby union)
b. 1948
Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player and coach
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Warwick Brown
b. 1949
Warwick Brown, Australian race car driver
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Randy Neugebauer
b. 1949
Randy Neugebauer, American accountant and politician
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Dana Gioia
b. 1950
Dana Gioia, American poet and critic
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Hiroshi Ikushima
b. 1950
Hiroshi Ikushima, Japanese businessman and academic
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Libby Larsen
b. 1950
Libby Larsen, American composer
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John D'Acquisto
b. 1951
John D'Acquisto, American baseball player
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Nick Kent
b. 1951
Nick Kent, English-French journalist and author
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Timothy Carhart
b. 1953
Timothy Carhart, American actor
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Yves Debay
b. 1954 – d. 2013
Yves Debay, Congolese-French commander and journalist (d. 2013)
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José María Figueres
b. 1954
José María Figueres, Costa Rican businessman and politician, President of Costa Rica
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Helen Jones
b. 1954
Helen Jones, English lawyer and politician
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Dale Brown Emeagwali
b. 1954
Dale Brown Emeagwali, American microbiologist and cancer researcher
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Scott Fischer
b. 1955 – d. 1996
Scott Fischer, American mountaineer and guide (d. 1996)
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Clarence Gilyard
b. 1955
Clarence Gilyard, American actor and educator
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Hamid Karzai
b. 1957
Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician, 12th President of Afghanistan
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Diane Tell
b. 1957
Diane Tell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Munetaka Higuchi
b. 1958 – d. 2008
Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (d. 2008)
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Paul Pressey
b. 1958
Paul Pressey, American basketball player and coach
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Gene Sperling
b. 1958
Gene Sperling, American economist
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Chris Blackhurst
b. 1959
Chris Blackhurst, English journalist
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Lee Daniels
b. 1959
Lee Daniels, American director and producer
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Glenn McQueen
b. 1960 – d. 2002
Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (d. 2002)
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Carol Vorderman
b. 1960
Carol Vorderman, English television host
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Ilham Aliyev
b. 1961
Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan
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Mary Barra
b. 1961
Mary Barra, American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors
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Eriko Kitagawa
b. 1961
Eriko Kitagawa, Japanese director and screenwriter
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Darren Wharton
b. 1961
Darren Wharton, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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Wade Williams
b. 1961
Wade Williams, American actor
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Jay Wright (basketball)
b. 1961
Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach
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Kate Spade
b. 1962
Kate Spade, American fashion designer, co-founded Kate Spade New York
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Caroline Aherne
b. 1963 – d. 2016
Caroline Aherne, English actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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Jay Bilas
b. 1963
Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Timo Jutila
b. 1963
Timo Jutila, Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster
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Mary Ramsey
b. 1963
Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist
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Neil Turbin
b. 1963
Neil Turbin, American singer-songwriter
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Mark Valley
b. 1964
Mark Valley, American actor
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Millard Powers
b. 1965
Millard Powers, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
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Diedrich Bader
b. 1966
Diedrich Bader, American actor
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Mikhail Shchennikov
b. 1967
Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker
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Pernilla Wahlgren
b. 1967
Pernilla Wahlgren, Swedish singer and actress
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Doyle Bramhall II
b. 1968
Doyle Bramhall II, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Marleen Renders
b. 1968
Marleen Renders, Belgian runner
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Brad Anderson (wrestler)
b. 1969
Brad Anderson, American wrestler
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Milan Blagojevic (footballer)
b. 1969
Milan Blagojevic, Australian footballer and manager
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Pernille Fischer Christensen
b. 1969
Pernille Fischer Christensen, Danish director and screenwriter
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Taro Goto
b. 1969
Taro Goto, Japanese soccer player
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Leavander Johnson
b. 1969 – d. 2005
Leavander Johnson, American boxer (d. 2005)
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Ryuji Kato
b. 1969
Ryuji Kato, Japanese soccer player
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Nick Love
b. 1969
Nick Love, English director and screenwriter
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Clinton McKinnon (musician)
b. 1969
Clinton McKinnon, American saxophonist and keyboard player
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Ed Miliband
b. 1969
Ed Miliband, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
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Mark Millar
b. 1969
Mark Millar, Scottish author
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Luis Musrri
b. 1969
Luis Musrri, Chilean footballer and manager
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Oleg Skripochka
b. 1969
Oleg Skripochka, Russian astronaut and engineer
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Gintaras Staučė
b. 1969
Gintaras Staučė, Lithuanian footballer and manager
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Michael Zucchet
b. 1969
Michael Zucchet, American economist and politician
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Adam Haslett
b. 1970
Adam Haslett, American author and academic
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Amaury Nolasco
b. 1970
Amaury Nolasco, Puerto Rican-American actor
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Geoff Allott
b. 1971
Geoff Allott, New Zealand cricketer
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Sascha Fischer
b. 1971
Sascha Fischer, German rugby player
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Ricky Martin
b. 1971
Ricky Martin, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor
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Álvaro Mesén
b. 1972
Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican footballer
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Klaus Schnellenkamp
b. 1972
Klaus Schnellenkamp, Chilean businessman and author
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Liu Dong
b. 1973
Liu Dong, Chinese-Spanish runner
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Paul Foot (comedian)
b. 1973
Paul Foot, English comedian
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Stephenie Meyer
b. 1973
Stephenie Meyer, American author and film producer
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Ali Salem Tamek
b. 1973
Ali Salem Tamek, Moroccan activist
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Thure Lindhardt
b. 1974
Thure Lindhardt, Danish actor
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Paal Nilssen-Love
b. 1974
Paal Nilssen-Love, Norwegian drummer and composer
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Marcelo Salas
b. 1974
Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
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Ryan Seacrest
b. 1974
Ryan Seacrest, American radio host and television personality, and producer
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J.D. Walsh (actor)
b. 1974
J.D. Walsh, American actor, director, and producer
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Linda Ferga
b. 1976
Linda Ferga, French hurdler
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Michael Raymond-James
b. 1977
Michael Raymond-James, American actor
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Yıldıray Baştürk
b. 1978
Yıldıray Baştürk, German-Turkish footballer
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Warren Tredrea
b. 1978
Warren Tredrea, Australian footballer and sportscaster
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Chris Hero
b. 1979
Chris Hero, American wrestler and trainer
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Maarja Liis-Ilus
b. 1980
Maarja Liis-Ilus, Estonian pop musician
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Stephen Appiah
b. 1980
Stephen Appiah, Ghanaian footballer
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Tomas Kalnoky
b. 1980
Tomas Kalnoky, Czech-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Dima Bilan
b. 1981
Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor
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Isaac De Gois
b. 1984
Isaac De Gois, Australian rugby league player
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Alexey Dmitriev
b. 1985
Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player
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David Ragan
b. 1985
David Ragan, American race car driver
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Tim Elliott
b. 1986
Tim Elliott, American mixed martial artist
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Kyrylo Fesenko
b. 1986
Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player
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Jane Summersett
b. 1987
Jane Summersett, American ice dancer
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Stefanos Athanasiadis
b. 1988
Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer
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Emre Özkan
b. 1988
Emre Özkan, Turkish footballer
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Simon Zenke
b. 1988
Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer
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Brigetta Barrett
b. 1990
Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper
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Marcus Jordan
b. 1990
Marcus Jordan, American basketball player
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Ryo Miyake
b. 1990
Ryo Miyake, Japanese fencer
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Lara Michel
b. 1991
Lara Michel, Swiss tennis player
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Wasim Tareen
b. 1991
Wasim Tareen, Pakistani footballer
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Louis Tomlinson
b. 1991
Louis Tomlinson, English singer-songwriter
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Fa'amanu Brown
b. 1994
Fa'amanu Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
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Miguel Castro
b. 1994
Miguel Castro, Dominican baseball player
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Galba
b. ? – d. 69
Galba, Roman emperor (d. 69)