People born on December 26 179
Notable people born on December 26 include Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry (1446), Rose Lok (1526).
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1194 – d. 1250
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1250)
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Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry
b. 1446 – d. 1472
Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry, French noble (d. 1472)
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Rose Lok
b. 1526 – d. 1613
Rose Lok, businesswoman and Protestant exile(d. 1613)
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Wilhelm Xylander
b. 1532 – d. 1576
Wilhelm Xylander, German scholar and academic (d. 1576)
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Yi I
b. 1536 – d. 1584
Yi I, Korean philosopher and scholar (d. 1584)
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Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
b. 1537 – d. 1593
Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (d. 1593)
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Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach
b. 1581 – d. 1643
Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach (d. 1643)
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Elisabeth of the Palatinate
b. 1618 – d. 1680
Elisabeth of the Palatinate, German princess, philosopher, and Calvinist (d. 1680)
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John Page (Middle Plantation)
b. 1628 – d. 1692
John Page, American politician (d. 1692)
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Robert Bolling
b. 1646 – d. 1709
Robert Bolling, English-American merchant and planter (d. 1709)
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Johann Georg Pisendel
b. 1687 – d. 1755
Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist and composer (d. 1755)
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Jean François de Saint-Lambert
b. 1716 – d. 1803
Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier and philosopher (d. 1803)
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Thomas Gray
b. 1716 – d. 1771
Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (d. 1771)
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Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
b. 1723 – d. 1807
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (d. 1807)
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Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
b. 1737 – d. 1815
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1815)
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Lord George Gordon
b. 1751 – d. 1793
Lord George Gordon, English lieutenant and politician (d. 1793)
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Clemens Maria Hofbauer
b. 1751 – d. 1820
Clemens Maria Hofbauer, Austrian priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1820)
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Ernst Moritz Arndt
b. 1769 – d. 1860
Ernst Moritz Arndt, German writer and poet (d. 1860)
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Mary Somerville
b. 1780 – d. 1872
Mary Somerville, Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and author (d. 1872)
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Philaret Drozdov
b. 1782 – d. 1867
Philaret Drozdov, Russian metropolitan and saint (d. 1867)
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Étienne Constantin de Gerlache
b. 1785 – d. 1871
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, Belgian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1871)
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Charles Babbage
b. 1791 – d. 1871
Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the Difference engine (d. 1871)
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Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
b. 1803 – d. 1882
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonian physician and author (d. 1882)
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E. D. E. N. Southworth
b. 1819 – d. 1899
E. D. E. N. Southworth, American author and educator (d. 1899)
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Dion Boucicault
b. 1820 – d. 1890
Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright (d. 1890)
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Morgan Bulkeley
b. 1837 – d. 1922
Morgan Bulkeley, American soldier and politician, 54th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1922)
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George Dewey
b. 1837 – d. 1917
George Dewey, American admiral (d. 1917)
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Johannes François Snelleman
b. 1852 – d. 1938
Johannes François Snelleman, Dutch zoologist, orientalist, and ethnographer (d. 1938)
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René Bazin
b. 1853 – d. 1932
René Bazin, French author and academic (d. 1932)
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José Yves Limantour
b. 1854 – d. 1935
José Yves Limantour, Mexican financier and politician, Mexican Secretary of Finance (d. 1935)
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William Stephens
b. 1859 – d. 1944
William Stephens, American lawyer and politician, 24th Governor of California (d. 1944)
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Charles Pathé
b. 1863 – d. 1957
Charles Pathé, French record producer, co-founded Pathé Records (d. 1957)
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Yun Chi-ho
b. 1864 – d. 1945
Yun Chi-ho, Korean activist and politician (d. 1945)
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Phan Bội Châu
b. 1867 – d. 1940
Phan Bội Châu, Vietnamese activist (d. 1940)
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Mathieu Cordang
b. 1869 – d. 1942
Mathieu Cordang, Dutch cyclist (d. 1942)
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Norman Angell
b. 1872 – d. 1967
Norman Angell, English journalist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
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Thomas Wass
b. 1873 – d. 1953
Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)
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Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah
b. 1874 – d. 1965
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, Bangladeshi theologian and academic (d. 1965)
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Maurice Utrillo
b. 1883 – d. 1955
Maurice Utrillo, French painter (d. 1955)
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Arthur Percival
b. 1887 – d. 1966
Arthur Percival, English general (d. 1966)
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Marius Canard
b. 1888 – d. 1982
Marius Canard, French orientalist and historian (d. 1982)
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Percy Hodge
b. 1890 – d. 1967
Percy Hodge, English runner (d. 1967)
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Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
b. 1890 – d. 1973
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1973)
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Henry Miller
b. 1891 – d. 1980
Henry Miller, American author and painter (d. 1980)
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Don Barclay (actor)
b. 1892 – d. 1975
Don Barclay, American actor and illustrator (d. 1975)
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Mao Zedong
b. 1893 – d. 1976
Mao Zedong, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (d. 1976)
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Jean Toomer
b. 1894 – d. 1967
Jean Toomer, American author and poet (d. 1967)
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Evelyn Bark
b. 1900 – d. 1993
Evelyn Bark, leading member of the British Red Cross, first female recipient of the CMG (d. 1993) [2]
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Elmar Muuk
b. 1901 – d. 1941
Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (d. 1941)
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Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan
b. 1902 – d. 1980
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
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Elisha Cook, Jr.
b. 1903 – d. 1995
Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (d. 1995)
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Alejo Carpentier
b. 1904 – d. 1980
Alejo Carpentier, Swiss-Cuban musicologist and author (d. 1980)
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William Loeb III
b. 1905 – d. 1981
William Loeb III, American publisher (d. 1981)
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Albert Gore, Sr.
b. 1907 – d. 1998
Albert Gore, Sr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
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Ralph Hill
b. 1908 – d. 1994
Ralph Hill, American runner (d. 1994)
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Matt Gordy
b. 1909 – d. 1989
Matt Gordy, American pole vaulter (d. 1989)
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Imperio Argentina
b. 1910 – d. 2003
Imperio Argentina, Argentine-Spanish actress and singer (d. 2003)
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Marguerite Churchill
b. 1910 – d. 2000
Marguerite Churchill, American actress (d. 2000)
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Arsenio Lacson
b. 1912 – d. 1962
Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962)
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Frank Swift
b. 1913 – d. 1958
Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (d. 1958)
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Richard Widmark
b. 1914 – d. 2008
Richard Widmark, American actor (d. 2008)
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Rolf Botvid
b. 1915 – d. 1998
Rolf Botvid, Swedish actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)
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Olga Lopes-Seale
b. 1918 – d. 2011
Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011)
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Georgios Rallis
b. 1918 – d. 2006
Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
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John Severin
b. 1921 – d. 2012
John Severin, American illustrator (d. 2012)
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Steve Allen
b. 1921 – d. 2000
Steve Allen, American actor, singer, talk show host, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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Richard Mayes
b. 1922 – d. 2006
Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2006)
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Richard Artschwager
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Richard Artschwager, American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 2013)
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Frank Broyles
b. 1924
Frank Broyles, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
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Earle Brown
b. 1926 – d. 2002
Earle Brown, American composer (d. 2002)
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Denis Gifford
b. 1927 – d. 2000
Denis Gifford, English journalist and historian (d. 2000)
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Alan King (comedian)
b. 1927 – d. 2004
Alan King, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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Stu Miller
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Stu Miller, American baseball player (d. 2015)
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Denis Quilley
b. 1927 – d. 2003
Denis Quilley, English actor (d. 2003)
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Kathleen Crowley
b. 1929 – d. 2017
Kathleen Crowley, American actress (d. 2017)
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Régine Zylberberg
b. 1929
Régine Zylberberg, Belgian-French singer and actress
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Jean Ferrat
b. 1930 – d. 2010
Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2010)
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Harry Gamble
b. 1930 – d. 2014
Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
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Donald Moffat
b. 1930
Donald Moffat, English-American actor
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Caroll Spinney
b. 1933
Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and voice actor
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Rohan Kanhai
b. 1935
Rohan Kanhai, Guyanese cricketer
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Norm Ullman
b. 1935
Norm Ullman, Canadian ice hockey player
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Peep Jänes
b. 1936
Peep Jänes, Estonian architect
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Trevor Taylor
b. 1936 – d. 2010
Trevor Taylor, English race car driver (d. 2010)
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Bahram Beyzai
b. 1938
Bahram Beyzai, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
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Robert Hamerton-Kelly
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, scholar, and author (d. 2013)
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Alamgir Kabir (film maker)
b. 1938 – d. 1989
Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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Mirko Kovač (writer)
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Mirko Kovač, Yugoslav-Croatian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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Fred Schepisi
b. 1939
Fred Schepisi, Australian director and screenwriter
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Phil Spector
b. 1939
Phil Spector, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Edward C. Prescott
b. 1940
Edward C. Prescott, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Ray Sadecki
b. 1940 – d. 2014
Ray Sadecki, American baseball player (b. 1940)
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Daniel Schmid
b. 1941 – d. 2006
Daniel Schmid, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
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Vinicio Cerezo
b. 1942
Vinicio Cerezo, Guatemalan politician, 28th President of Guatemala
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Catherine Coulter
b. 1942
Catherine Coulter, American author
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Gray Davis
b. 1942
Gray Davis, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of California
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William Ayers
b. 1944
William Ayers, American academic and activist
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John Walsh (television host)
b. 1945
John Walsh, American television host, producer, and activist, created America's Most Wanted
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Alan Frumin
b. 1946
Alan Frumin, American lawyer and politician
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Tiit Rosenberg
b. 1946
Tiit Rosenberg, Estonian historian and academic
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James T. Conway
b. 1947
James T. Conway, American general
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Jean Echenoz
b. 1947
Jean Echenoz, French author
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Carlton Fisk
b. 1947
Carlton Fisk, American baseball player
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Josef Janíček
b. 1947
Josef Janíček, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player
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Richard Levis McCormick
b. 1947
Richard Levis McCormick, American historian and academic
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Candy Crowley
b. 1948
Candy Crowley, American journalist
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José Ramos-Horta
b. 1949
José Ramos-Horta, East Timorese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
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Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
b. 1950
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Pakistani businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Mario Mendoza
b. 1950
Mario Mendoza, Mexican baseball player and manager
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Leonel Fernández
b. 1953
Leonel Fernández, Dominican lawyer and politician, 51st President of the Dominican Republic
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves
b. 1953
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Swedish-Estonian journalist and politician, 4th President of Estonia
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Makis Katsavakis
b. 1953
Makis Katsavakis, Greek footballer and manager
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Henning Schmitz
b. 1953
Henning Schmitz, German drummer
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Peter Hillary
b. 1954
Peter Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist
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Ozzie Smith
b. 1954
Ozzie Smith, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Evan Bayh
b. 1955
Evan Bayh, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Indiana
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David Sedaris
b. 1956
David Sedaris, American comedian, author, and radio host
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Dermot Murnaghan
b. 1957
Dermot Murnaghan, English-Northern Irish journalist and game show host
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Adrian Newey
b. 1958
Adrian Newey, English aerodynamicist and engineer
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Wang Lijun
b. 1959
Wang Lijun, Chinese police officer and politician
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Kōji Morimoto
b. 1959
Kōji Morimoto, Japanese animator and director
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Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)
b. 1959
Hans Nielsen, Danish motorcycle racer
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Keith Martin Ball
b. 1960
Keith Martin Ball, American mathematician and academic
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Ruud Kaiser
b. 1960
Ruud Kaiser, Dutch footballer and manager
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Jim Toomey
b. 1960
Jim Toomey, American cartoonist
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Cem Uzan
b. 1960
Cem Uzan, Turkish businessman and politician
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Andrew Lock
b. 1961
Andrew Lock, Australian mountaineer
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John Lynch (actor)
b. 1961
John Lynch, Northern Irish actor
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Mark Starr
b. 1962 – d. 2013
Mark Starr, English wrestler (d. 2013)
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Lars Ulrich
b. 1963
Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer
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Elizabeth Kostova
b. 1964
Elizabeth Kostova, American author
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Jay Farrar
b. 1966
Jay Farrar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Tim Legler
b. 1966
Tim Legler, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Jay Yuenger
b. 1966
Jay Yuenger, American guitarist and producer
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Isaac Viciosa
b. 1969
Isaac Viciosa, Spanish runner
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James Mercer (musician)
b. 1970
James Mercer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Jared Leto
b. 1971
Jared Leto, American actor and musician
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Mika Nurmela
b. 1971
Mika Nurmela, Finnish footballer
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Tatiana Sorokko
b. 1971
Tatiana Sorokko, Russian-American model and journalist
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Esteban Fuertes
b. 1972
Esteban Fuertes, Argentinian footballer
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Robert Muchamore
b. 1972
Robert Muchamore, English author
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Paulo Frederico Benevenute
b. 1973
Paulo Frederico Benevenute, Brazilian footballer
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Gianluca Faliva
b. 1973
Gianluca Faliva, Italian rugby player
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Nobuhiko Matsunaka
b. 1973
Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Japanese baseball player
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Steve Prescott
b. 1973 – d. 2013
Steve Prescott, English rugby player (d. 2013)
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Joshua John Miller
b. 1974
Joshua John Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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Chris Calaguio
b. 1975
Chris Calaguio, Filipino basketball player
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Marcelo Ríos
b. 1975
Marcelo Ríos, Chilean tennis player
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María Vasco
b. 1975
María Vasco, Spanish race walker
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Simon Goodwin
b. 1976
Simon Goodwin, Australian footballer and coach
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Fatih Akyel
b. 1977
Fatih Akyel, Turkish footballer and manager
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Adrienn Hegedűs
b. 1977
Adrienn Hegedűs, Hungarian tennis player
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Karel Rüütli
b. 1978
Karel Rüütli, Estonian lawyer and politician
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Kaoru Sugayama
b. 1978
Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player
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Fabián Carini
b. 1979
Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer
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Chris Daughtry
b. 1979
Chris Daughtry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Dimitry Vassiliev
b. 1979
Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper
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Craig Wing
b. 1979
Craig Wing, Australian rugby player
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Todd Dunivant
b. 1980
Todd Dunivant, American soccer player
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Pablo Canavosio
b. 1981
Pablo Canavosio, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
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Kenneth Darby
b. 1982
Kenneth Darby, American football player
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Noel Hunt
b. 1982
Noel Hunt, Irish footballer
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Aksel Lund Svindal
b. 1982
Aksel Lund Svindal, Norwegian skier
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Yu Takahashi
b. 1983
Yu Takahashi, Japanese singer-songwriter
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Ahmed Barusso
b. 1984
Ahmed Barusso, Ghanaian footballer
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Leonardo Ghiraldini
b. 1984
Leonardo Ghiraldini, Italian rugby player
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Alex Schwazer
b. 1984
Alex Schwazer, Italian race walker
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Beth Behrs
b. 1985
Beth Behrs, American actress
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Hugo Lloris
b. 1986
Hugo Lloris, French footballer
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Kit Harington
b. 1986
Kit Harington, English actor
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Selen Soyder
b. 1986
Selen Soyder, Turkish actress, beauty queen
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Yohan Blake
b. 1989
Yohan Blake, Jamaican sprinter
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Jon Bellion
b. 1990
Jon Bellion, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
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Andy Biersack
b. 1990
Andy Biersack, American singer-songwriter
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Denis Cheryshev
b. 1990
Denis Cheryshev, Russian footballer
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Aaron Ramsey
b. 1990
Aaron Ramsey, Welsh footballer
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Eden Sher
b. 1991
Eden Sher, American actress
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Cecilia Costa Melgar
b. 1992
Cecilia Costa Melgar, Chilean tennis player
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Souleymane Coulibaly
b. 1994
Souleymane Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer