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).
See the full December 26 overview.
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1194 โ d. 1250
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1250)
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Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry
b. 1446 โ d. 1472
Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry, French noble (d. 1472)
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Rose Lok
b. 1526 โ d. 1613
Rose Lok, businesswoman and Protestant exile(d. 1613)
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Wilhelm Xylander
b. 1532 โ d. 1576
Wilhelm Xylander, German scholar and academic (d. 1576)
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Yi I
b. 1536 โ d. 1584
Yi I, Korean philosopher and scholar (d. 1584)
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Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
b. 1537 โ d. 1593
Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (d. 1593)
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Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach
b. 1581 โ d. 1643
Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach (d. 1643)
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Elisabeth of the Palatinate
b. 1618 โ d. 1680
Elisabeth of the Palatinate, German princess, philosopher, and Calvinist (d. 1680)
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John Page (Middle Plantation)
b. 1628 โ d. 1692
John Page, American politician (d. 1692)
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Robert Bolling
b. 1646 โ d. 1709
Robert Bolling, English-American merchant and planter (d. 1709)
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Johann Georg Pisendel
b. 1687 โ d. 1755
Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist and composer (d. 1755)
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Jean Franรงois de Saint-Lambert
b. 1716 โ d. 1803
Jean Franรงois de Saint-Lambert, French soldier and philosopher (d. 1803)
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Thomas Gray
b. 1716 โ d. 1771
Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (d. 1771)
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Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
b. 1723 โ 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 โ d. 1815
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1815)
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Lord George Gordon
b. 1751 โ d. 1793
Lord George Gordon, English lieutenant and politician (d. 1793)
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Clemens Maria Hofbauer
b. 1751 โ d. 1820
Clemens Maria Hofbauer, Austrian priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1820)
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Ernst Moritz Arndt
b. 1769 โ d. 1860
Ernst Moritz Arndt, German writer and poet (d. 1860)
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Mary Somerville
b. 1780 โ d. 1872
Mary Somerville, Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and author (d. 1872)
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Philaret Drozdov
b. 1782 โ d. 1867
Philaret Drozdov, Russian metropolitan and saint (d. 1867)
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รtienne Constantin de Gerlache
b. 1785 โ d. 1871
รtienne Constantin de Gerlache, Belgian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1871)
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Charles Babbage
b. 1791 โ d. 1871
Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the Difference engine (d. 1871)
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Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
b. 1803 โ d. 1882
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonian physician and author (d. 1882)
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E. D. E. N. Southworth
b. 1819 โ d. 1899
E. D. E. N. Southworth, American author and educator (d. 1899)
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Dion Boucicault
b. 1820 โ d. 1890
Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright (d. 1890)
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Morgan Bulkeley
b. 1837 โ d. 1922
Morgan Bulkeley, American soldier and politician, 54th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1922)
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George Dewey
b. 1837 โ d. 1917
George Dewey, American admiral (d. 1917)
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Johannes Franรงois Snelleman
b. 1852 โ d. 1938
Johannes Franรงois Snelleman, Dutch zoologist, orientalist, and ethnographer (d. 1938)
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Renรฉ Bazin
b. 1853 โ d. 1932
Renรฉ Bazin, French author and academic (d. 1932)
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Josรฉ Yves Limantour
b. 1854 โ d. 1935
Josรฉ Yves Limantour, Mexican financier and politician, Mexican Secretary of Finance (d. 1935)
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William Stephens
b. 1859 โ d. 1944
William Stephens, American lawyer and politician, 24th Governor of California (d. 1944)
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Charles Pathรฉ
b. 1863 โ d. 1957
Charles Pathรฉ, French record producer, co-founded Pathรฉ Records (d. 1957)
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Yun Chi-ho
b. 1864 โ d. 1945
Yun Chi-ho, Korean activist and politician (d. 1945)
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Phan Bแปi Chรขu
b. 1867 โ d. 1940
Phan Bแปi Chรขu, Vietnamese activist (d. 1940)
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Mathieu Cordang
b. 1869 โ d. 1942
Mathieu Cordang, Dutch cyclist (d. 1942)
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Norman Angell
b. 1872 โ d. 1967
Norman Angell, English journalist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
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Thomas Wass
b. 1873 โ d. 1953
Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)
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Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah
b. 1874 โ d. 1965
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, Bangladeshi theologian and academic (d. 1965)
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Maurice Utrillo
b. 1883 โ d. 1955
Maurice Utrillo, French painter (d. 1955)
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Arthur Percival
b. 1887 โ d. 1966
Arthur Percival, English general (d. 1966)
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Marius Canard
b. 1888 โ d. 1982
Marius Canard, French orientalist and historian (d. 1982)
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Percy Hodge
b. 1890 โ d. 1967
Percy Hodge, English runner (d. 1967)
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Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
b. 1890 โ d. 1973
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1973)
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Henry Miller
b. 1891 โ d. 1980
Henry Miller, American author and painter (d. 1980)
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Don Barclay (actor)
b. 1892 โ d. 1975
Don Barclay, American actor and illustrator (d. 1975)
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Mao Zedong
b. 1893 โ d. 1976
Mao Zedong, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (d. 1976)
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Jean Toomer
b. 1894 โ d. 1967
Jean Toomer, American author and poet (d. 1967)
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Evelyn Bark
b. 1900 โ 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 โ d. 1941
Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (d. 1941)
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Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan
b. 1902 โ d. 1980
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
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Elisha Cook, Jr.
b. 1903 โ d. 1995
Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (d. 1995)
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Alejo Carpentier
b. 1904 โ d. 1980
Alejo Carpentier, Swiss-Cuban musicologist and author (d. 1980)
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William Loeb III
b. 1905 โ d. 1981
William Loeb III, American publisher (d. 1981)
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Albert Gore, Sr.
b. 1907 โ d. 1998
Albert Gore, Sr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
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Ralph Hill
b. 1908 โ d. 1994
Ralph Hill, American runner (d. 1994)
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Matt Gordy
b. 1909 โ d. 1989
Matt Gordy, American pole vaulter (d. 1989)
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Imperio Argentina
b. 1910 โ d. 2003
Imperio Argentina, Argentine-Spanish actress and singer (d. 2003)
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Marguerite Churchill
b. 1910 โ d. 2000
Marguerite Churchill, American actress (d. 2000)
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Arsenio Lacson
b. 1912 โ d. 1962
Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962)
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Frank Swift
b. 1913 โ d. 1958
Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (d. 1958)
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Richard Widmark
b. 1914 โ d. 2008
Richard Widmark, American actor (d. 2008)
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Rolf Botvid
b. 1915 โ d. 1998
Rolf Botvid, Swedish actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)
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Olga Lopes-Seale
b. 1918 โ d. 2011
Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011)
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Georgios Rallis
b. 1918 โ d. 2006
Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
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John Severin
b. 1921 โ d. 2012
John Severin, American illustrator (d. 2012)
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Steve Allen
b. 1921 โ d. 2000
Steve Allen, American actor, singer, talk show host, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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Richard Mayes
b. 1922 โ d. 2006
Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2006)
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Richard Artschwager
b. 1923 โ 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 โ d. 2002
Earle Brown, American composer (d. 2002)
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Denis Gifford
b. 1927 โ d. 2000
Denis Gifford, English journalist and historian (d. 2000)
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Alan King (comedian)
b. 1927 โ d. 2004
Alan King, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
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Stu Miller
b. 1927 โ d. 2015
Stu Miller, American baseball player (d. 2015)
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Denis Quilley
b. 1927 โ d. 2003
Denis Quilley, English actor (d. 2003)
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Kathleen Crowley
b. 1929 โ d. 2017
Kathleen Crowley, American actress (d. 2017)
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Rรฉgine Zylberberg
b. 1929
Rรฉgine Zylberberg, Belgian-French singer and actress
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Jean Ferrat
b. 1930 โ d. 2010
Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2010)
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Harry Gamble
b. 1930 โ 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 Jรคnes
b. 1936
Peep Jรคnes, Estonian architect
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Trevor Taylor
b. 1936 โ 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 โ d. 2013
Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, scholar, and author (d. 2013)
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Alamgir Kabir (film maker)
b. 1938 โ d. 1989
Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
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Mirko Kovaฤ (writer)
b. 1938 โ d. 2013
Mirko Kovaฤ, 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 โ d. 2014
Ray Sadecki, American baseball player (b. 1940)
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Daniel Schmid
b. 1941 โ 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 Janรญฤek
b. 1947
Josef Janรญฤek, 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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Josรฉ Ramos-Horta
b. 1949
Josรฉ 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 Fernรกndez
b. 1953
Leonel Fernรกndez, 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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Kลji Morimoto
b. 1959
Kลji 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 โ 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 โ 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 Rรญos
b. 1975
Marcelo Rรญos, Chilean tennis player
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Marรญa Vasco
b. 1975
Marรญa 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 Hegedลฑs
b. 1977
Adrienn Hegedลฑs, Hungarian tennis player
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Karel Rรผรผtli
b. 1978
Karel Rรผรผtli, Estonian lawyer and politician
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Kaoru Sugayama
b. 1978
Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player
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Fabiรกn Carini
b. 1979
Fabiรกn 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