People born on December 28 177
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Emperor Rokujō
b. 1164 – d. 1176
Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)
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Louise of Savoy (nun)
b. 1461 – d. 1503
Louise of Savoy, French nun (d. 1503)
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Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)
b. 1510 – d. 1579
Nicholas Bacon, English politician (d. 1579)
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Margaret of Parma
b. 1522 – d. 1583
Margaret of Parma (d. 1583)
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Martin Eisengrein
b. 1535 – d. 1578
Martin Eisengrein, German theologian (d. 1578)
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Antoine Furetière
b. 1619 – d. 1688
Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)
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Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I)
b. 1635 – d. 1650
Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (d. 1650)
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Johann Krieger
b. 1651 – d. 1735
Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1735)
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Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis
b. 1655 – d. 1698
Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (d. 1698)
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George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
b. 1665 – d. 1716
George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1716)
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Eliza Lucas
b. 1722 – d. 1793
Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)
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John Molson
b. 1763 – d. 1836
John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery (d. 1836)
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Jean-Gabriel Eynard
b. 1775 – d. 1863
Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (d. 1863)
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Thomas Henderson (astronomer)
b. 1798 – d. 1844
Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1844)
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Carl Remigius Fresenius
b. 1818 – d. 1897
Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic (d. 1897)
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Calixa Lavallée
b. 1842 – d. 1891
Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (d. 1891)
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Woodrow Wilson
b. 1856 – d. 1924
Woodrow Wilson, American historian and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
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Félix Vallotton
b. 1865 – d. 1925
Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (b. 1865)
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Charles Bennett (athlete)
b. 1870 – d. 1949
Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)
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Arthur Eddington
b. 1882 – d. 1944
Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1944)
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Lili Elbe
b. 1882 – d. 1931
Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (d. 1931)
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Werner Kolhörster
b. 1887 – d. 1946
Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic (d. 1946)
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F. W. Murnau
b. 1888 – d. 1931
F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1931)
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Quincy Wright
b. 1890 – d. 1970
Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic (d. 1970)
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Carol Ryrie Brink
b. 1895 – d. 1981
Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright (d. 1981)
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Carl-Gustaf Rossby
b. 1898 – d. 1957
Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1957)
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Shigematsu Sakaibara
b. 1898 – d. 1947
Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
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Mortimer J. Adler
b. 1902 – d. 2001
Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 2001)
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Shen Congwen
b. 1902 – d. 1988
Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988)
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Earl Hines
b. 1903 – d. 1983
Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1983)
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John von Neumann
b. 1903 – d. 1957
John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1957)
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Ze'ev Ben-Haim
b. 1907 – d. 2013
Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)
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Lew Ayres
b. 1908 – d. 1996
Lew Ayres, American actor (b. 1908)
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Billy Williams (singer)
b. 1910 – d. 1972
Billy Williams, American singer (d. 1972)
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Wil van Beveren
b. 1911 – d. 2003
Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)
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Lou Jacobi
b. 1913 – d. 2009
Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
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Bidia Dandaron
b. 1914 – d. 1974
Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)
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Pops Staples
b. 1914 – d. 2000
Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
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Emily Cheney Neville
b. 1919 – d. 1997
Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
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Tufty Mann
b. 1920 – d. 1952
Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (d. 1952)
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Bruce McCarty
b. 1920 – d. 2013
Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building (d. 2013)
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Steve Van Buren
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)
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Al Wistert
b. 1920 – d. 2016
Al Wistert, American football player and coach (d. 2016)
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Johnny Otis
b. 1921 – d. 2012
Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
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Stan Lee
b. 1922
Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor
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Hildegard Knef
b. 1925 – d. 2002
Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002)
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Milton Obote
b. 1925 – d. 2005
Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (d. 2005)
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Donald Carr
b. 1926 – d. 2016
Donald Carr, German-English cricketer and referee (d. 2016)
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Moe Koffman
b. 1928 – d. 2001
Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2001)
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Brian Redhead
b. 1929 – d. 1994
Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)
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Terry Sawchuk
b. 1929 – d. 1970
Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)
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Mariam A. Aleem
b. 1930 – d. 2010
Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian illustrator and academic (d. 2010)
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Guy Debord
b. 1931 – d. 1994
Guy Debord, French theorist and author (d. 1994)
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Martin Milner
b. 1931 – d. 2015
Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)
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Dhirubhai Ambani
b. 1932 – d. 2002
Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002)
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Dorsey Burnette
b. 1932 – d. 1979
Dorsey Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
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Roy Hattersley
b. 1932
Roy Hattersley, English journalist and politician, Shadow Home Secretary
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Harry Howell (ice hockey)
b. 1932
Harry Howell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Nichelle Nichols
b. 1932
Nichelle Nichols, American actress
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Manuel Puig
b. 1932 – d. 1990
Manuel Puig, Argentinian author and playwright (d. 1990)
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John Y. Brown Jr.
b. 1933
John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky
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Rudi Faßnacht
b. 1934 – d. 2000
Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (d. 2000)
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Maggie Smith
b. 1934
Maggie Smith, English actress
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Chieko Aioi
b. 1934 – d. 2013
Chieko Aioi, Japanese actress and voice actress (d. 2013)
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Alan Coleman
b. 1936 – d. 2013
Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
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Lawrence Schiller
b. 1936
Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer
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Ratan Tata
b. 1937
Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist
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Dick Sudhalter
b. 1938 – d. 2008
Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008)
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Philip Anschutz
b. 1939
Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group
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Frank McLintock
b. 1939
Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer and manager
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Michelle Urry
b. 1939 – d. 2006
Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (d. 2006)
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A. K. Antony
b. 1940
A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence
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Don Francisco (television host)
b. 1940
Don Francisco, Chilean-American journalist and talk show host
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Intikhab Alam
b. 1941
Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach
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Roger Swerts
b. 1942
Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist
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Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne
b. 1943
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal
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David Peterson
b. 1943
David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario
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Joan Ruddock
b. 1943
Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician
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Sandra Faber
b. 1944
Sandra Faber, American astronomer and academic
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Johnny Isakson
b. 1944
Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician
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Kary Mullis
b. 1944
Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Gordon Taylor (footballer)
b. 1944
Gordon Taylor, English footballer
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Max Hastings
b. 1945
Max Hastings, English journalist, historian, and author
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Birendra of Nepal
b. 1945 – d. 2001
Birendra of Nepal, King of Nepal from 1972 to 2001 (d. 2001)
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Mike Beebe
b. 1946
Mike Beebe, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Arkansas
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Pierre Falardeau
b. 1946 – d. 2009
Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009)
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Hubert Green
b. 1946
Hubert Green, American golfer
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Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician)
b. 1946
Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician
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Barbara, Lady Judge
b. 1946
Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman
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Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)
b. 1946
Bill Lee, American baseball player and author
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Laffit Pincay Jr.
b. 1946
Laffit Pincay, Jr., Panamanian jockey
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Edgar Winter
b. 1946
Edgar Winter, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
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Dick Diamonde
b. 1947
Dick Diamonde, Dutch-Australian rock bass player
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Aurelio Rodríguez
b. 1947 – d. 2000
Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
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Ziggy Modeliste
b. 1948
Ziggy Modeliste, American drummer
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Alex Chilton
b. 1950 – d. 2010
Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
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Clifford Cocks
b. 1950
Clifford Cocks, English mathematician and cryptographer
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Rainer Maria Latzke
b. 1950
Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic
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Arun Jaitley
b. 1952
Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice
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Bridget Prentice
b. 1952
Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician
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Richard Clayderman
b. 1953
Richard Clayderman, French pianist
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Tatsumi Fujinami
b. 1953
Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion
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Charlie Pierce
b. 1953
Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author
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Martha Wash
b. 1953
Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter
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Gayle King
b. 1954
Gayle King, American television journalist
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Denzel Washington
b. 1954
Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer
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Stephen Frost
b. 1955
Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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Liu Xiaobo
b. 1955 – d. 2017
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)
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Nigel Kennedy
b. 1956
Nigel Kennedy, English violinist
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Terry Butcher
b. 1958
Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager
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Curt Byrum
b. 1958
Curt Byrum, American golfer
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Zoran Gajić
b. 1958
Zoran Gajić, Serbian volleyball trainer
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Hansjörg Kunze
b. 1959
Hansjörg Kunze, German runner and sportscaster
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Daniel Léo Simpson
b. 1959
Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer
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Ana Torroja
b. 1959
Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter
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Ray Bourque
b. 1960
Ray Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player
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John Fitzgerald (tennis)
b. 1960
John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
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Melvin Turpin
b. 1960 – d. 2010
Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (d. 2010)
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Kent Nielsen
b. 1961
Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
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Tex Perkins
b. 1964
Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter
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Maite Zúñiga
b. 1964
Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner
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Allar Levandi
b. 1965
Allar Levandi, Estonian skier
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Chris Ware
b. 1967
Chris Ware, American illustrator
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Akihiko Hoshide
b. 1968
Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut
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Linus Torvalds
b. 1969
Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel
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Elaine Hendrix
b. 1970
Elaine Hendrix, American actress
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James Jett
b. 1970
James Jett, American sprinter and football player
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Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
b. 1970
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player
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Benny Agbayani
b. 1971
Benny Agbayani, American baseball player
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Anita Doth
b. 1971
Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter
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William Gates (basketball)
b. 1971
William Gates, American basketball player
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Roberto Palacios
b. 1972
Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
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Patrick Rafter
b. 1972
Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model
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Adam Vinatieri
b. 1972
Adam Vinatieri, American football player
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Holger Blume
b. 1973
Holger Blume, German sprinter
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Marc Blume
b. 1973
Marc Blume, German sprinter
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Seth Meyers
b. 1973
Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host
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Ids Postma
b. 1973
Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater
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Rob Niedermayer
b. 1974
Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player
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Markus Weinzierl
b. 1974
Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager
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B. J. Ryan
b. 1975
B. J. Ryan, American baseball player
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Ben Tune
b. 1976
Ben Tune, Australian rugby player
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Igor Žiković
b. 1976
Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer
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Trond Nymark
b. 1976
Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker
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Derrick Brew
b. 1977
Derrick Brew, American sprinter
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Shane Elford
b. 1977
Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player
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Seun Ogunkoya
b. 1977
Seun Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter
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Chris Coyne
b. 1978
Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager
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John Legend
b. 1978
John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
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James Blake (tennis)
b. 1979
James Blake, American tennis player
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Senna Guemmour
b. 1979
Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter
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Bill Hall (utility player)
b. 1979
Bill Hall, American baseball player
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Noomi Rapace
b. 1979
Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
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Lomana LuaLua
b. 1980
Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer
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Ryta Turava
b. 1980
Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker
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Narsha
b. 1981
Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer
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Khalid Boulahrouz
b. 1981
Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer
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Elizabeth Jordan Carr
b. 1981
Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist
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Sienna Miller
b. 1981
Sienna Miller, American-born British actress and fashion designer
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Frank Turner
b. 1981
Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Mika Väyrynen
b. 1981
Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
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Cedric Benson
b. 1982
Cedric Benson, American football player
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François Gourmet
b. 1982
François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete
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Ferry Rotinsulu
b. 1982
Ferry Rotinsulu, Indonesian footballer
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Curtis Glencross
b. 1982
Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player
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Martin Kaymer
b. 1984
Martin Kaymer, German golfer
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Leroy Lita
b. 1984
Leroy Lita, English footballer
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Alex Lloyd (racing driver)
b. 1984
Alex Lloyd, English race car driver
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Duane Solomon
b. 1984
Duane Solomon, American runner
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Kamani Hill
b. 1985
Kamani Hill, American soccer player
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Tom Huddlestone
b. 1986
Tom Huddlestone, English footballer
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Matthias Schwarz
b. 1987
Matthias Schwarz, German footballer
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Salvador Sobral
b. 1989
Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer and Eurovision winner
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Ayele Abshero
b. 1990
Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner
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Bastiaan Lijesen
b. 1990
Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer
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David Archuleta
b. 1990
David Archuleta, American singer-songwriter
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Adam Peaty
b. 1994
Adam Peaty, English swimmer