People born on December 7 170
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Columba
b. 521 – d. 597
Columba, Irish missionary, monk, and saint (d. 597)
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Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
b. 903 – d. 986
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Persian astronomer and author (d. 986)
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Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr
b. 967 – d. 1049
Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr, Persian Sufi poet (d. 1049)
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Azzone Visconti
b. 1302 – d. 1339
Azzone Visconti, Italian nobleman (d. 1339)
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Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
b. 1532 – d. 1605
Louis I, German nobleman and politician (d. 1605)
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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
b. 1545 – d. 1567
Henry Stuart, English-Scottish husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (d. 1567)
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Kikkawa Hiroie
b. 1561 – d. 1625
Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese daimyo (d. 1625)
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Injo of Joseon
b. 1595 – d. 1649
Injo of Joseon, Korean king (d. 1649)
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
b. 1598 – d. 1680
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor and painter (d. 1680)
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Bernardo Pasquini
b. 1637 – d. 1710
Bernardo Pasquini, Italian organist and composer (d. 1710)
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Giovanni Battista Falda
b. 1643 – d. 1678
Giovanni Battista Falda, Italian architect and engraver (d. 1678)
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Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno
b. 1764 – d. 1841
Claude Victor-Perrin, French general and politician (d. 1841)
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Allan Cunningham (author)
b. 1784 – d. 1842
Allan Cunningham, Scottish author and poet (d. 1842)
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Ferenc Novák (writer)
b. 1791 – d. 1836
Ferenc Novák, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet (d. 1836)
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Abraham Jacob van der Aa
b. 1792 – d. 1857
Abraham Jacob van der Aa, Dutch author and academic (d. 1857)
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Johann Nestroy
b. 1801 – d. 1862
Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor and playwright (d. 1862)
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Josef Hyrtl
b. 1810 – d. 1894
Josef Hyrtl, Hungarian-Austrian anatomist and biologist (d. 1894)
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Theodor Schwann
b. 1810 – d. 1882
Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (d. 1882)
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Leopold Kronecker
b. 1823 – d. 1891
Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic (b. 1823)
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Thomas Bent
b. 1838 – d. 1909
Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (d. 1909)
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Deacon White
b. 1847 – d. 1939
Deacon White, American baseball player and manager (d. 1939)
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Joseph Cook
b. 1860 – d. 1947
Joseph Cook, English-born Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947)
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Paul Adam (French novelist)
b. 1862 – d. 1920
Paul Adam, French author (d. 1920)
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Felix Calonder
b. 1863 – d. 1952
Felix Calonder, Swiss soldier and politician, 36th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1952)
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Pietro Mascagni
b. 1863 – d. 1945
Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1945)
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Richard Warren Sears
b. 1863 – d. 1914
Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (d. 1914)
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Willa Cather
b. 1873 – d. 1947
Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1947)
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Rudolf Friml
b. 1879 – d. 1972
Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic (d. 1972)
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John Carpenter (athlete)
b. 1884 – d. 1933
John Carpenter, American sprinter (d. 1933)
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Mason Phelps
b. 1885 – d. 1945
Mason Phelps, American golfer (d. 1945)
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Peter Sturholdt
b. 1885 – d. 1919
Peter Sturholdt, American boxer and painter (d. 1919)
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Ernst Toch
b. 1887 – d. 1964
Ernst Toch, Austrian-American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)
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Joyce Cary
b. 1888 – d. 1957
Joyce Cary, Irish novelist (d. 1957)
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Hamilton Fish III
b. 1888 – d. 1991
Hamilton Fish III, American captain and politician (d. 1991)
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Stuart Davis (painter)
b. 1892 – d. 1964
Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
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Fay Bainter
b. 1893 – d. 1968
Fay Bainter, American actress (d. 1968)
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Freddie Adkins
b. 1894 – d. 1986
Freddie Adkins, English author and illustrator (d. 1986)
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Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur
b. 1900 – d. 1961
Kateryna Vasylivna Bilokur, Ukrainian folk artist (d. 1961)
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Hilda Taba
b. 1902 – d. 1967
Hilda Taba, Estonian architect, author, and educator (d. 1967)
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Danilo Blanuša
b. 1903 – d. 1987
Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician, physicist, and academic (d. 1987)
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Clarence Nash
b. 1904 – d. 1985
Clarence Nash, American voice actor and singer (d. 1985)
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Gerard Kuiper
b. 1905 – d. 1973
Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (d. 1973)
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Fred Rose (politician)
b. 1907 – d. 1983
Fred Rose, Polish-Canadian politician and spy (d. 1983)
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Nikola Vaptsarov
b. 1909 – d. 1942
Nikola Vaptsarov, Bulgarian poet and author (d. 1942)
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Duncan McNaughton
b. 1910 – d. 1998
Duncan McNaughton, Canadian high jumper and geologist (d. 1998)
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Louis Prima
b. 1910 – d. 1978
Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (d. 1978)
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Daniel Jones (composer)
b. 1912 – d. 1993
Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer (d. 1993)
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Kersti Merilaas
b. 1913 – d. 1986
Kersti Merilaas, Estonian author and poet (d. 1986)
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Leigh Brackett
b. 1915 – d. 1978
Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
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Eli Wallach
b. 1915 – d. 2014
Eli Wallach, American actor (b. 1915)
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Tatamkhulu Afrika
b. 1920 – d. 2002
Tatamkhulu Afrika, South African poet and author (d. 2002)
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Fiorenzo Magni
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (d. 2012)
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Walter Nowotny
b. 1920 – d. 1944
Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
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Pramukh Swami Maharaj
b. 1921 – d. 2016
Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian guru and scholar (d. 2016)
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Intizar Hussain
b. 1923 – d. 2016
Intizar Hussain, Indian-Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2016)
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Ted Knight
b. 1923 – d. 1986
Ted Knight, American actor and comedian (d. 1986)
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John Love (racing driver)
b. 1924 – d. 2005
John Love, Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2005)
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Mário Soares
b. 1924 – d. 2017
Mário Soares, Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th President of Portugal (d. 2017)
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Bent Fabric
b. 1924
Bent Fabric, Danish pianist and composer
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Hermano da Silva Ramos
b. 1925
Hermano da Silva Ramos, French-Brazilian race car driver
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Leon Kossoff
b. 1926
Leon Kossoff, English painter and illustrator
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William John McNaughton
b. 1926
William John McNaughton, American bishop
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Jack S. Blanton
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Jack S. Blanton, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
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Helen Watts
b. 1927 – d. 2009
Helen Watts, Welsh opera singer (d. 2009)
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Noam Chomsky
b. 1928
Noam Chomsky, American linguist and philosopher
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Mickey Thompson
b. 1928 – d. 1988
Mickey Thompson, American racing driver (d. 1988)
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Christopher Nicole
b. 1930
Christopher Nicole, Guyanese-English author
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Hal Smith (infielder)
b. 1930
Hal Smith, American baseball player
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Allan B. Calhamer
b. 1931 – d. 2013
Allan B. Calhamer, American game designer, created Diplomacy (d. 2013)
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Ellen Burstyn
b. 1932
Ellen Burstyn, American actress
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Oktay Ekşi
b. 1932
Oktay Ekşi, Turkish journalist and politician
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Rosemary Rogers
b. 1932
Rosemary Rogers, American journalist and author
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J. B. Sumarlin
b. 1932
J. B. Sumarlin, Indonesian economist and politician, 17th Indonesian Minister of Finance
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Krsto Papić
b. 1933 – d. 2013
Krsto Papić, Croatian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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Armando Manzanero
b. 1935
Armando Manzanero, Mexican musician, singer and composer
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Thad Cochran
b. 1937
Thad Cochran, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
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Stan Boardman
b. 1937
Stan Boardman, English comedian
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Gerry Cheevers
b. 1940
Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Melba Pattillo Beals
b. 1941
Melba Pattillo Beals, American journalist and activist
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Harry Chapin
b. 1942 – d. 1981
Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
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Alex Johnson
b. 1942 – d. 2015
Alex Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2015)
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Peter Tomarken
b. 1942 – d. 2006
Peter Tomarken, American game show host and producer (d. 2006)
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Susan Isaacs
b. 1943
Susan Isaacs, American author and screenwriter
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Nick Katz
b. 1943
Nick Katz, American mathematician and academic
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Bernard C. Parks
b. 1943
Bernard C. Parks, American police officer and politician
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John Bennett Ramsey
b. 1943
John Bennett Ramsey, American businessman and pilot
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Daniel Chorzempa
b. 1944
Daniel Chorzempa, American organist and composer
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Miroslav Macek
b. 1944
Miroslav Macek, Czech dentist and politician
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Johnny Bench
b. 1947
Johnny Bench, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Anne Fine
b. 1947
Anne Fine, English author
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James Keach
b. 1947
James Keach, American actor, producer, and director
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Tony Thomas (producer)
b. 1947
Tony Thomas, American screenwriter and producer
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Garry Unger
b. 1947
Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
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James Rivière
b. 1949
James Rivière, Italian sculptor and jeweler
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Tom Waits
b. 1949
Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Ron Hynes
b. 1950 – d. 2015
Ron Hynes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
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Susan Collins
b. 1952
Susan Collins, American politician
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Eckhard Märzke
b. 1952
Eckhard Märzke, German footballer and manager
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Mary Fallin
b. 1954
Mary Fallin, American businesswoman and politician, 27th Governor of Oklahoma
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John Watkins (Australian politician)
b. 1955
John Watkins, Australian educator and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
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Larry Bird
b. 1956
Larry Bird, American basketball player and coach
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Anna Soubry
b. 1956
Anna Soubry, British politician
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Geoff Lawson (cricketer)
b. 1957
Geoff Lawson, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
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Tom Winsor
b. 1957
Tom Winsor, English lawyer and civil servant
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Tim Butler
b. 1958
Tim Butler, English bass player and songwriter
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Rick Rude
b. 1958 – d. 1999
Rick Rude, American wrestler and sportscaster (d. 1999)
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Saleem Yousuf
b. 1959
Saleem Yousuf, Pakistani cricketer
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Craig Scanlon
b. 1960
Craig Scanlon, English guitarist and songwriter
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Alain Blondel
b. 1962
Alain Blondel, French decathlete
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Jeffrey Donaldson
b. 1962
Jeffrey Donaldson, Northern Irish politician
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Imad Mughniyah
b. 1962 – d. 2008
Imad Mughniyah, Lebanese activist (d. 2008)
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Theo Snelders
b. 1963
Theo Snelders, Dutch footballer and coach
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Patrick Fabian
b. 1964
Patrick Fabian, American actor
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Peter Laviolette
b. 1964
Peter Laviolette, American ice hockey player and coach
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Colin Hendry
b. 1965
Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer and manager
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Jeffrey Wright (actor)
b. 1965
Jeffrey Wright, American actor
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C. Thomas Howell
b. 1966
C. Thomas Howell, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Shinichi Ito
b. 1966
Shinichi Ito, Japanese motorcycle racer
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Kazue Itoh
b. 1966
Kazue Itoh, Japanese actress
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Andres Kasekamp
b. 1966
Andres Kasekamp, Canadian-Estonian historian and academic
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Mark Geyer
b. 1967
Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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Tino Martinez
b. 1967
Tino Martinez, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
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Katsuya Terada
b. 1967
Katsuya Terada, Japanese illustrator
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Vladimir Akopian
b. 1971
Vladimir Akopian, Azerbaijani-Armenian chess player
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Hermann Maier
b. 1972
Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
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Tammy Lynn Sytch
b. 1972
Tammy Lynn Sytch, American wrestler and manager
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İbrahim Kutluay
b. 1973
İbrahim Kutluay, Turkish basketball player
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Hack Meyers
b. 1973 – d. 2015
Hack Meyers, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2015)
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Terrell Owens
b. 1973
Terrell Owens, American football player and actor
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Fabien Pelous
b. 1973
Fabien Pelous, French rugby player and coach
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Damien Rice
b. 1973
Damien Rice, Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
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Nicole Appleton
b. 1974
Nicole Appleton, Canadian singer and actress
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Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez
b. 1974
Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez, Spanish shot putter and actor
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Jamie Clapham
b. 1975
Jamie Clapham, English footballer and coach
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Alan Faneca
b. 1976
Alan Faneca, American football player
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Ivan Franceschini
b. 1976
Ivan Franceschini, Italian footballer
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Georges Laraque
b. 1976
Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
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Derek Ramsay
b. 1976
Derek Ramsay, Filipino-British actor, model and television personality
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Sunny Sweeney
b. 1976
Sunny Sweeney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Benoît Tréluyer
b. 1976
Benoît Tréluyer, French race car driver
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Eric Chavez
b. 1977
Eric Chavez, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Luke Donald
b. 1977
Luke Donald, English golfer
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Dominic Howard
b. 1977
Dominic Howard, English drummer and producer
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Shiri Appleby
b. 1978
Shiri Appleby, American actress, director, and producer
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Sara Bareilles
b. 1979
Sara Bareilles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
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Lampros Choutos
b. 1979
Lampros Choutos, Greek-Italian footballer
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Ayako Fujitani
b. 1979
Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress and screenwriter
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John Terry
b. 1980
John Terry, English footballer
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Mike Mucitelli
b. 1983
Mike Mucitelli, American mixed martial artist
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Aaron Gray
b. 1984
Aaron Gray, American basketball player
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Robert Kubica
b. 1984
Robert Kubica, Polish race car driver
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Milan Michálek
b. 1984
Milan Michálek, Czech ice hockey player
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Luca Rigoni
b. 1984
Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer
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Dean Ambrose
b. 1985
Dean Ambrose, American wrestler
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Billy Horschel
b. 1986
Billy Horschel, American golfer
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Aaron Carter
b. 1987
Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
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Nathan Adrian
b. 1988
Nathan Adrian, American swimmer
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Angelina Gabueva
b. 1988
Angelina Gabueva, Russian tennis player
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Emily Browning
b. 1988
Emily Browning, Australian actress and singer
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Kyle Hendricks
b. 1989
Kyle Hendricks, American baseball player
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Alessandro Marchi
b. 1989
Alessandro Marchi, Italian footballer
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Nicholas Hoult
b. 1989
Nicholas Hoult, English actor
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David Goffin
b. 1990
David Goffin, Belgian tennis player
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Aleksandr Menkov
b. 1990
Aleksandr Menkov, Russian long jumper
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Yasiel Puig
b. 1990
Yasiel Puig, Cuban baseball player
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Urszula Radwańska
b. 1990
Urszula Radwańska, Polish tennis player
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Eugenio Pisani
b. 1991
Eugenio Pisani, Italian race car driver
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Rahama Sadau
b. 1993
Rahama Sadau, Nigerian actress
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Yuzuru Hanyu
b. 1994
Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skater
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Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
b. 2003
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange