People born on January 12 212
Henry III of Nassau-Breda
b. 1483 – d. 1538
Henry III of Nassau-Breda (b. 1483)
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
b. 1562 – d. 1630
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1562)
Petrus Scriverius
b. 1576 – d. 1660
Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1576)
Jan Baptist van Helmont
b. 1577 – d. 1644
Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist and physician (d. 1644)
John Winthrop
b. 1588 – d. 1649
John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1649)
Jusepe de Ribera
b. 1591 – d. 1652
Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)
François Duquesnoy
b. 1597 – d. 1643
François Duquesnoy, Flemish sculptor and educator (d. 1643)
Charles Perrault
b. 1628 – d. 1703
Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)
Rosalba Carriera
b. 1673 – d. 1757
Rosalba Carriera, Italian painter (d. 1757)
Gaetano Latilla
b. 1711 – d. 1788
Gaetano Latilla, Italian composer (d. 1788)
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Jacques Duphly
b. 1715 – d. 1789
Jacques Duphly, French harpsichord player and composer (b. 1715)
Antonio de Ulloa
b. 1716 – d. 1795
Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, astronomer, and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1716)
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
b. 1721 – d. 1792
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Prussian field marshal (d. 1792)
Samuel Langdon
b. 1723 – d. 1797
Samuel Langdon, American minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1797)
Frances Brooke
b. 1724 – d. 1789
Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (b. 1724)
Edmund Burke
b. 1729 – d. 1797
Edmund Burke, Irish-English philosopher, academic, and politician (b. 1729)
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
b. 1746 – d. 1827
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator (d. 1827)
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
b. 1751 – d. 1825
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1825)
Mikhail Speransky
b. 1772 – d. 1839
Mikhail Speransky, Russian academic and politician (d. 1839)
Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet
b. 1786 – d. 1855
Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1786)
Johan August Arfwedson
b. 1792 – d. 1841
Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1841)
Gideon Brecher
b. 1797 – d. 1873
Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (b. 1797)
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Priscilla Susan Bury
b. 1799 – d. 1872
Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist (d. 1872)
Étienne Lenoir
b. 1822 – d. 1900
Étienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer, designed the internal combustion engine (d. 1900)
Adolf Jensen
b. 1837 – d. 1879
Adolf Jensen, German pianist and composer (d. 1879)
Jean Béraud
b. 1849 – d. 1935
Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (b. 1849)
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
b. 1853 – d. 1925
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
John Singer Sargent
b. 1856 – d. 1925
John Singer Sargent, American painter (b. 1856)
Swami Vivekananda
b. 1863 – d. 1902
Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher (d. 1902)
Bhagwan Das
b. 1869 – d. 1958
Bhagwan Das, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1958)
Spyridon Louis
b. 1873 – d. 1940
Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (d. 1940)
Laura Adams Armer
b. 1874 – d. 1963
Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (d. 1963)
Fevzi Çakmak
b. 1876 – d. 1950
Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876)
Jack London
b. 1876 – d. 1916
Jack London, American novelist and journalist (d. 1916)
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
b. 1876 – d. 1948
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (b. 1876)
Frank J. Corr
b. 1877 – d. 1934
Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1934)
Ferenc Molnár
b. 1878 – d. 1952
Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian-American author and playwright (d. 1952)
Ray Harroun
b. 1879 – d. 1968
Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1879)
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Anton Uesson
b. 1879 – d. 1942
Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn (b. 1879)
Milton Sills
b. 1882 – d. 1930
Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1882)
Texas Guinan
b. 1884 – d. 1933
Texas Guinan, Canadian-American entertainer and bootlegger (d. 1933)
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
b. 1889 – d. 1965
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani spiritual leader (d. 1965)
Johannes Vares
b. 1890 – d. 1946
Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician (d. 1946)
Mikhail Gurevich (aircraft designer)
b. 1892 – d. 1976
Mikhail Gurevich, Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the Russian Aircraft Corporation (d. 1976)
Hermann Göring
b. 1893 – d. 1946
Hermann Göring, German commander, pilot, and politician, Minister President of Prussia (d. 1946)
Alfred Rosenberg
b. 1893 – d. 1946
Alfred Rosenberg, Estonian-German architect and politician, Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories (d. 1946)
Georges Carpentier
b. 1894 – d. 1975
Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (d. 1975)
Leo Aryeh Mayer
b. 1895 – d. 1959
Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (b. 1895)
David Wechsler
b. 1896 – d. 1981
David Wechsler, Romanian-American psychologist and author (d. 1981)
Pierre Bernac
b. 1899 – d. 1979
Pierre Bernac, French opera singer and educator (d. 1979)
Paul Hermann Müller
b. 1899 – d. 1965
Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
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Karl Künstler
b. 1901 – d. 1945
Karl Künstler, German SS officer (d. 1945)
Igor Kurchatov
b. 1903 – d. 1960
Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1903)
Mississippi Fred McDowell
b. 1904 – d. 1972
Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
Nihal Atsız
b. 1905 – d. 1975
Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher (d. 1975)
James Bennett Griffin
b. 1905 – d. 1997
James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic (d. 1997)
Tex Ritter
b. 1905 – d. 1974
Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (d. 1974)
Emmanuel Levinas
b. 1906 – d. 1995
Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1995)
Sergei Korolev
b. 1907 – d. 1966
Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (b. 1906)
Jean Delannoy
b. 1908 – d. 2008
Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
Clement Hurd
b. 1908 – d. 1988
Clement Hurd, American illustrator (d. 1988)
Patsy Kelly
b. 1910 – d. 1981
Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
Luise Rainer
b. 1910 – d. 2014
Luise Rainer, German-English actress (d. 2014)
Richard Kuremaa
b. 1912 – d. 1991
Richard Kuremaa, Estonian footballer (d. 1991)
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Mieko Kamiya
b. 1914 – d. 1979
Mieko Kamiya, Japanese psychiatrist and psychologist (d. 1979)
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Paul Jarrico
b. 1915 – d. 1997
Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)
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Joseph-Aurèle Plourde
b. 1915 – d. 2013
Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Canadian archbishop and academic (d. 2013)
Ruth R. Benerito
b. 1916 – d. 2013
Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and academic (b. 1916)
P. W. Botha
b. 1916 – d. 2006
P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 2006)
Walter Hendl
b. 1917 – d. 2007
Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2007)
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Jimmy Skinner
b. 1917 – d. 2007
Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
James Farmer
b. 1920 – d. 1999
James Farmer, American activist and politician, co-founded Congress of Racial Equality (d. 1999)
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Jerzy Zubrzycki
b. 1920 – d. 2009
Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-Australian sociologist and academic (d. 2009)
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Tadeusz Żychiewicz
b. 1922 – d. 1994
Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian (d. 1994)
Vic Allen
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Vic Allen, English sociologist, economist, and historian (d. 2014)
Ira Hayes
b. 1923 – d. 1955
Ira Hayes, American marine who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima (d. 1955)
Olivier Gendebien
b. 1924 – d. 1998
Olivier Gendebien, Belgian race car driver (b. 1924)
Chris Chase
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Chris Chase, American model, actress, and journalist (d. 2013)
Bill Burrud
b. 1925 – d. 1990
Bill Burrud, American television host, producer, and actor (d. 1990)
Morton Feldman
b. 1926 – d. 1987
Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (b. 1926)
Ruth Brown
b. 1928 – d. 2006
Ruth Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2006)
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Lloyd Ruby
b. 1928 – d. 2009
Lloyd Ruby, American race car driver (d. 2009)
Alasdair MacIntyre
b. 1929
Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic
Jaakko Hintikka
b. 1929 – d. 2015
Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and academic (b. 1929)
Tim Horton
b. 1930 – d. 1974
Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, co-founded Tim Hortons (b. 1930)
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Jennifer Johnston
b. 1930
Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright
Glenn Yarbrough
b. 1930 – d. 2016
Glenn Yarbrough, American singer and actor (d. 2016)
Des O'Connor
b. 1932
Des O'Connor, English comedian, singer, and television host
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Pavlos Matesis
b. 1933 – d. 2013
Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1933)
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Alan Sharp
b. 1934 – d. 2013
Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Mick Sullivan
b. 1934 – d. 2016
Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach (d. 2016)
Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon
b. 1936
Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, English police officer and politician
Raimonds Pauls
b. 1936
Raimonds Pauls, Latvian pianist and composer
Brajanath Ratha
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet and activist (d. 2014)
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
b. 1936 – d. 2016
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Home Affairs (d. 2016)
Shirley Eaton
b. 1937
Shirley Eaton, English actress
Qazi Hussain Ahmad
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (d. 2013)
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Teresa del Conde
b. 1938
Teresa del Conde, Mexican historian and critic
William Lee Golden
b. 1939
William Lee Golden, American singer-songwriter and painter
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Jim Palosaari
b. 1939 – d. 2011
Jim Palosaari, American evangelist (d. 2011)
Bob Hewitt
b. 1940
Bob Hewitt, Australian-South African tennis player; convicted rapist
Ronald Shannon Jackson
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (d. 2013)
Dick Motz
b. 1940 – d. 2007
Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (b. 1940)
Long John Baldry
b. 1941 – d. 2005
Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer and actor (b. 1941)
Fiona Caldicott
b. 1941
Fiona Caldicott, English psychiatrist and psychotherapist
Chet Jastremski
b. 1941 – d. 2014
Chet Jastremski, American swimmer and physician (d. 2014)
Bernardine Dohrn
b. 1942
Bernardine Dohrn, American domestic terrorist, political activist and academic
Hans Henning Atrott
b. 1944
Hans Henning Atrott, German author and theorist
Joe Frazier
b. 1944 – d. 2011
Joe Frazier, American boxer (d. 2011)
Cynthia Robinson
b. 1944
Cynthia Robinson, American R&B trumpet player and singer (d 2015)
Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove
b. 1946
Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, Scottish lawyer and judge
George Duke
b. 1946 – d. 2013
George Duke, American keyboard player, composer, and educator (d. 2013)
Richard Carwardine
b. 1947
Richard Carwardine, English historian and academic
Tom Dempsey
b. 1947
Tom Dempsey, American football player and educator
Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee
b. 1947
Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee, English politician
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Kenny Allen (footballer)
b. 1948
Kenny Allen, English footballer
Anthony Andrews
b. 1948
Anthony Andrews, English actor and producer
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Gordon Campbell
b. 1948
Gordon Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 34th Premier of British Columbia
Brendan Foster
b. 1948
Brendan Foster, English runner and sportscaster
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William Nicholson (writer)
b. 1948
William Nicholson, English author and screenwriter
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Kentarō Haneda
b. 1949 – d. 2007
Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1949)
Ottmar Hitzfeld
b. 1949
Ottmar Hitzfeld, German footballer and manager
Hamadi Jebali
b. 1949
Hamadi Jebali, Tunisian engineer, journalist, and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia
Haruki Murakami
b. 1949
Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist
Sheila Jackson Lee
b. 1950
Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer, judge, and politician
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Göran Lindblad
b. 1950
Göran Lindblad, Swedish dentist and politician
Bob McEwen
b. 1950
Bob McEwen, American businessman and politician
Dorrit Moussaieff
b. 1950
Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli-Icelandic jewelry designer and businesswoman, 5th First Lady of Iceland
Kirstie Alley
b. 1951
Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer
Chris Bell (American musician)
b. 1951 – d. 1978
Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)
Rush Limbaugh
b. 1951
Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author
Drew Pearson (American football)
b. 1951
Drew Pearson, American football player and sportscaster
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Phil Perry
b. 1952
Phil Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Ricky Van Shelton
b. 1952
Ricky Van Shelton, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
John Walker (runner)
b. 1952
John Walker, New Zealand runner and politician
Walter Mosley
b. 1952
Walter Mosley, American novelist
Mary Harron
b. 1953
Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter
Howard Stern
b. 1954
Howard Stern, American radio host, actor, and author
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Martin Kylhammar
b. 1954
Martin Kylhammar, Swedish professor of culture and society
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Tom Ardolino
b. 1955 – d. 2012
Tom Ardolino, American rock drummer (NRBQ) (d. 2012)
Nikolai Noskov
b. 1956
Nikolai Noskov, Russian rock singer and singer-songwriter
John Lasseter
b. 1957
John Lasseter, American animator, director, and producer
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Jeremy Sams
b. 1957
Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer
Christiane Amanpour
b. 1958
Christiane Amanpour, English-born Iranian-American journalist
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Curt Fraser
b. 1958
Curt Fraser, American-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
B. Brian Blair
b. 1959
B. Brian Blair, American wrestler and politician
Per Gessle
b. 1959
Per Gessle, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Oliver Platt
b. 1960
Oliver Platt, Canadian-American actor
Dominique Wilkins
b. 1960
Dominique Wilkins, French-American basketball player and manager
Simon Russell Beale
b. 1961
Simon Russell Beale, Malaysia-born English actor and historian
Joe Quesada
b. 1962
Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator
Richie Richardson
b. 1962
Richie Richardson, Antiguan cricketer
Luna Vachon
b. 1962 – d. 2010
Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)
François Girard
b. 1963
François Girard, Canadian director and screenwriter
Nando Reis
b. 1963
Nando Reis, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jeff Bezos
b. 1964
Jeff Bezos, American computer scientist and businessman, founded Amazon.com
Raekwon
b. 1965
Raekwon, American rapper
Rob Zombie
b. 1965
Rob Zombie, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
Olivier Martinez
b. 1966
Olivier Martinez, French actor
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Craig Parry
b. 1966
Craig Parry, Australian golfer
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Vendela Kirsebom
b. 1967
Vendela Kirsebom, Norwegian-Swedish model and actress
Junichi Masuda
b. 1968
Junichi Masuda, Japanese director, producer, and composer
Mauro Silva
b. 1968
Mauro Silva, Brazilian footballer
David Mitchell (author)
b. 1969
David Mitchell, English novelist
Margaret Nagle
b. 1969
Margaret Nagle, American screenwriter and producer
Zack de la Rocha
b. 1970
Zack de la Rocha, American rock singer
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Scott Burrell
b. 1971
Scott Burrell, American basketball player and coach
Priyanka Gandhi
b. 1972
Priyanka Gandhi, Indian politician
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Espen Knutsen
b. 1972
Espen Knutsen, Norwegian ice hockey player and coach
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Paul Wilson (cricketer)
b. 1972
Paul Wilson, Australian cricketer and umpire
Brian Culbertson
b. 1973
Brian Culbertson, American pianist and producer
Hande Yener
b. 1973
Hande Yener, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Melanie C
b. 1974
Melanie C, English singer-songwriter and actress
Tor Arne Hetland
b. 1974
Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian skier
Jason Freese
b. 1975
Jason Freese, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
Jocelyn Thibault
b. 1975
Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Yoandy Garlobo
b. 1977
Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player
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Luis Ayala
b. 1978
Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball player
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Maurizio Zaffiri
b. 1978
Maurizio Zaffiri, Italian rugby player
Marián Hossa
b. 1979
Marián Hossa, Slovak ice hockey player
Lee Bo-young
b. 1979
Lee Bo-young, South Korean actress and model
Grzegorz Rasiak
b. 1979
Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer
David Zabriskie
b. 1979
David Zabriskie, American cyclist
Bobby Crosby
b. 1980
Bobby Crosby, American baseball player
Amerie
b. 1981
Amerie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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João Paulo Daniel
b. 1981
João Paulo Daniel, Brazilian footballer
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Dan Klecko
b. 1981
Dan Klecko, American football player
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Angus Macdonald (rugby union)
b. 1981
Angus Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player
Luis Ernesto Pérez
b. 1981
Luis Ernesto Pérez, Mexican footballer
Paul-Henri Mathieu
b. 1982
Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player
Hans Van Alphen
b. 1982
Hans Van Alphen, Belgian decathlete
Dean Whitehead
b. 1982
Dean Whitehead, English footballer
Dontrelle Willis
b. 1982
Dontrelle Willis, American baseball player
Daniel Sepulveda
b. 1984
Daniel Sepulveda, American football player
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Jonathan Zydko
b. 1984
Jonathan Zydko, French footballer
Artem Milevskiy
b. 1985
Artem Milevskiy, Ukrainian footballer
Issa Rae
b. 1985
Issa Rae, American actress, writer, director, producer and web series creator
Borja Valero
b. 1985
Borja Valero, Spanish footballer
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Kehoma Brenner
b. 1986
Kehoma Brenner, German rugby player
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Miguel Ángel Nieto
b. 1986
Miguel Ángel Nieto, Spanish footballer
Naya Rivera
b. 1987
Naya Rivera, American actress and singer
Salvatore Sirigu
b. 1987
Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer
Claude Giroux
b. 1988
Claude Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player
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Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka
b. 1989
Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer
Pixie Lott
b. 1991
Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Matt Srama
b. 1991
Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player
Ishak Belfodil
b. 1992
Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer
Samuele Longo
b. 1992
Samuele Longo, Italian footballer
Zayn Malik
b. 1993
Zayn Malik, English singer-songwriter
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Simone Pecorini
b. 1993
Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer
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D.O.
b. 1993
D.O. South Korean singer and actor
Alessio Romagnoli
b. 1995
Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer