People born on July 12 222
Ashikaga Yoshinori
b. 1394 – d. 1441
Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (b. 1394)
Juan del Encina
b. 1468 – d. 1530
Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1530)
Jacopo Sadoleto
b. 1477 – d. 1547
Jacopo Sadoleto, Italian cardinal (d. 1547)
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland
b. 1549 – d. 1587
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (d. 1587)
Michael I of Russia
b. 1596 – d. 1645
Michael I, Russian tsar (b. 1596)
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
b. 1628 – d. 1684
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (d. 1684)
Margaret Theresa of Spain
b. 1651 – d. 1673
Margaret Theresa of Spain (d. 1673)
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco
b. 1675 – d. 1742
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet
b. 1712 – d. 1779
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, Colonial governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay (d. 1779)
Josiah Wedgwood
b. 1730 – d. 1795
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (d. 1795)
Peter Chanel
b. 1803 – d. 1841
Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
Thomas Hawksley
b. 1807 – d. 1893
Thomas Hawksley, English engineer (b. 1807)
Claude Bernard
b. 1813 – d. 1878
Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic (d. 1878)
Henry David Thoreau
b. 1817 – d. 1862
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1862)
D. H. Hill
b. 1821 – d. 1889
D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)
Eugène Boudin
b. 1824 – d. 1898
Eugène Boudin, French painter (b. 1824)
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
b. 1828 – d. 1889
Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1889)
William Osler
b. 1849 – d. 1919
William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
Otto Schoetensack
b. 1850 – d. 1912
Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (d. 1912)
Hipólito Yrigoyen
b. 1852 – d. 1933
Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (d. 1933)
George Eastman
b. 1854 – d. 1933
George Eastman, American businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (d. 1933)
Ned Hanlan
b. 1855 – d. 1908
Ned Hanlan, Canadian rower, academic, and businessman (d. 1908)
George E. Ohr
b. 1857 – d. 1918
George E. Ohr, American potter (d. 1918)
Anton Arensky
b. 1861 – d. 1906
Anton Arensky, Russian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1906)
Albert Calmette
b. 1863 – d. 1933
Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (d. 1933)
Paul Drude
b. 1863 – d. 1906
Paul Drude, German physicist and academic (d. 1906)
Stefan George
b. 1868 – d. 1933
Stefan George, German poet and translator (d. 1933)
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
b. 1870 – d. 1949
Louis II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1949)
Emil Hácha
b. 1872 – d. 1945
Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1945)
Max Jacob
b. 1876 – d. 1944
Max Jacob, French poet, painter, and critic (d. 1944)
Alphaeus Philemon Cole
b. 1876 – d. 1988
Alphaeus Philemon Cole, American artist, engraver and etcher (d. 1988)
Peeter Põld
b. 1878 – d. 1930
Peeter Põld, Estonian scientist and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1878)
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Margherita Piazzola Beloch
b. 1879 – d. 1976
Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (d. 1976)
Han Yong-un
b. 1879 – d. 1944
Han Yong-un, Korean poet (d. 1944)
Tod Browning
b. 1880 – d. 1962
Tod Browning, American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1880)
Louis B. Mayer
b. 1884 – d. 1957
Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (d. 1957)
Amedeo Modigliani
b. 1884 – d. 1920
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
Jean Hersholt
b. 1886 – d. 1956
Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (d. 1956)
Bruno Schulz
b. 1892 – d. 1942
Bruno Schulz, Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (d. 1942)
Kirsten Flagstad
b. 1895 – d. 1962
Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
Buckminster Fuller
b. 1895 – d. 1983
Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (d. 1983)
Oscar Hammerstein II
b. 1895 – d. 1960
Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1895)
Günther Anders
b. 1902 – d. 1992
Günther Anders, German philosopher and journalist (d. 1992)
Vic Armbruster
b. 1902 – d. 1984
Vic Armbruster, Australian rugby league player (d. 1984)
Pablo Neruda
b. 1904 – d. 1973
Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
Weary Dunlop
b. 1907 – d. 1993
Weary Dunlop, Australian colonel and surgeon (d. 1993)
Milton Berle
b. 1908 – d. 2002
Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (d. 2002)
Alain Cuny
b. 1908 – d. 1994
Alain Cuny, French actor (d. 1994)
Paul Runyan
b. 1908 – d. 2002
Paul Runyan, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2002)
Joe DeRita
b. 1909 – d. 1993
Joe DeRita, American actor (d. 1993)
Motoichi Kumagai
b. 1909 – d. 2010
Motoichi Kumagai, Japanese photographer and illustrator (d. 2010)
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Fritz Leonhardt
b. 1909 – d. 1999
Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (d. 1999)
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Herbert Zim
b. 1909 – d. 1994
Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (d. 1994)
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Evald Mikson
b. 1911 – d. 1993
Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (d. 1993)
Willis Lamb
b. 1913 – d. 2008
Willis Lamb, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
Mohammad Moin
b. 1914 – d. 1971
Mohammad Moin, Iranian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1971)
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
b. 1916 – d. 1974
Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974)
Luigi Gorrini
b. 1917 – d. 2014
Luigi Gorrini, Italian soldier and pilot (d. 2014)
Satyendra Narayan Sinha
b. 1917 – d. 2006
Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (d. 2006)
Andrew Wyeth
b. 1917 – d. 2009
Andrew Wyeth, American artist (d. 2009)
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Mary Glen-Haig
b. 1918 – d. 2014
Mary Glen-Haig, English fencer (d. 2014)
Vivian Mason
b. 1918 – d. 2009
Vivian Mason, American actress (d. 2009)
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Doris Grumbach
b. 1918
Doris Grumbach, American novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist
Pierre Berton
b. 1920 – d. 2004
Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2004)
Bob Fillion
b. 1920 – d. 2015
Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1920)
Paul Gonsalves
b. 1920 – d. 1974
Paul Gonsalves, American saxophonist (d. 1974)
Randolph Quirk
b. 1920
Randolph Quirk, Manx linguist and academic
Beah Richards
b. 1920 – d. 2000
Beah Richards, American actress (b. 1920)
Mark Hatfield
b. 1922 – d. 2011
Mark Hatfield, American soldier, academic, and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (b. 1922)
René Favaloro
b. 1923 – d. 2000
René Favaloro, Argentine surgeon and cardiologist (d. 2000)
Faidon Matthaiou
b. 1924 – d. 2011
Faidon Matthaiou, Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
Albert Lance
b. 1925 – d. 2013
Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor (d. 2013)
Roger Smith (executive)
b. 1925 – d. 2007
Roger Smith, American businessman (d. 2007)
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
b. 1926
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
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Françoys Bernier
b. 1927 – d. 1993
Françoys Bernier, Canadian pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1993)
Conte Candoli
b. 1927 – d. 2001
Conte Candoli, American trumpet player (d. 2001)
Jack Harshman
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)
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Harley Hotchkiss
b. 1927 – d. 2011
Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (d. 2011)
Alastair Burnet
b. 1928 – d. 2012
Alastair Burnet, English journalist (b. 1928)
Elias James Corey
b. 1928
Elias James Corey, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Imero Fiorentino
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (b. 1928)
Gordon Pinsent
b. 1930
Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
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Eric Ives
b. 1931 – d. 2012
Eric Ives, English historian and academic (b. 1931)
Geeto Mongol
b. 1931 – d. 2013
Geeto Mongol, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (b. 1931)
Monte Hellman
b. 1932
Monte Hellman, American director and producer
Otis Davis
b. 1932
Otis Davis, American sprinter
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Victor Poor
b. 1933 – d. 2012
Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)
Donald E. Westlake
b. 1933 – d. 2008
Donald E. Westlake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2008)
Van Cliburn
b. 1934 – d. 2013
Van Cliburn, American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
Satoshi Ōmura
b. 1935
Satoshi Ōmura, Japanese biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Jan Němec
b. 1936 – d. 2016
Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Bill Cosby
b. 1937
Bill Cosby, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
Mickey Edwards
b. 1937
Mickey Edwards, American lawyer and politician
Lionel Jospin
b. 1937
Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France
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Robert McFarlane
b. 1937
Robert McFarlane, American colonel and diplomat, 13th United States National Security Advisor
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Guy Woolfenden
b. 1937 – d. 2016
Guy Woolfenden, English composer and conductor (d. 2016)
Ron Fairly
b. 1938
Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster
Wieger Mensonides
b. 1938
Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
Eiko Ishioka
b. 1938 – d. 2012
Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (d. 2012)
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Phillip Adams
b. 1939
Phillip Adams, Australian journalist and producer
Benny Parsons
b. 1941 – d. 2007
Benny Parsons, American race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2007)
Swamp Dogg
b. 1942
Swamp Dogg, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician
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Roy Palmer (cricketer)
b. 1942
Roy Palmer, English cricketer and umpire
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Billy Smith (rugby league)
b. 1942
Billy Smith, Australian rugby league player and coach
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Steve Young (musician)
b. 1942 – d. 2016
Steve Young, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
Christine McVie
b. 1943
Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Paul Silas
b. 1943
Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach
Simon Blackburn
b. 1944
Simon Blackburn, English philosopher and academic
Delia Ephron
b. 1944
Delia Ephron, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
Pat Woodell
b. 1944 – d. 2015
Pat Woodell, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
Butch Hancock
b. 1945
Butch Hancock, American country-folk singer-songwriter and musician (The Flatlanders)
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Loren Coleman
b. 1947
Loren Coleman, American cryptozoologist, author, and academic
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Gareth Edwards
b. 1947
Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
Wilko Johnson
b. 1947
Wilko Johnson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Richard C. McCarty
b. 1947
Richard C. McCarty, American psychologist and academic
Ben Burtt
b. 1948
Ben Burtt, American director, screenwriter, and sound designer
Walter Egan
b. 1948
Walter Egan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Richard Simmons
b. 1948
Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer and actor
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Simon Fox
b. 1949
Simon Fox, English drummer
Rick Hendrick
b. 1949
Rick Hendrick, American businessman, founded Hendrick Motorsports
Eric Carr
b. 1950 – d. 1991
Eric Carr, American drummer and songwriter (d. 1991)
Gilles Meloche
b. 1950
Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Joan Bauer (novelist)
b. 1951
Joan Bauer, American author
Brian Grazer
b. 1951
Brian Grazer, American screenwriter and producer, founded Imagine Entertainment
Cheryl Ladd
b. 1951
Cheryl Ladd, American actress
Piotr Pustelnik
b. 1951
Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer
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Jamey Sheridan
b. 1951
Jamey Sheridan, American actor
Voja Antonić
b. 1952
Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer
Irina Bokova
b. 1952
Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Philip Taylor Kramer
b. 1952 – d. 1995
Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (d. 1995)
Eric Adams (musician)
b. 1954
Eric Adams, American singer-songwriter
Robert Carl
b. 1954
Robert Carl, American pianist and composer
Wolfgang Dremmler
b. 1954
Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer and coach
Timothy Garton Ash
b. 1955
Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author
Jimmy LaFave
b. 1955 – d. 2017
Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
Mel Harris
b. 1956
Mel Harris, American actress
Sandi Patty
b. 1956
Sandi Patty, American singer and pianist
Mario Soto (baseball)
b. 1956
Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
Rick Husband
b. 1957 – d. 2003
Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
Dave Semenko
b. 1957 – d. 2017
Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2017)
J. D. Hayworth
b. 1958
J. D. Hayworth, American politician and radio host
Tonya Lee Williams
b. 1958
Tonya Lee Williams, English-Canadian actress and producer
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David Brown (meteorologist)
b. 1959
David Brown, Australian meteorologist
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Karl J. Friston
b. 1959
Karl J. Friston, English psychiatrist and neuroscientist
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Charlie Murphy
b. 1959 – d. 2017
Charlie Murphy, American actor and comedian (d. 2017)
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Heikko Glöde
b. 1961
Heikko Glöde, German footballer and manager
Shiva Rajkumar
b. 1961
Shiva Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer
Julio César Chávez
b. 1962
Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
Luc De Vos
b. 1962 – d. 2014
Luc De Vos, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
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Joanna Shields
b. 1962
Joanna Shields, American-English businesswoman
Dean Wilkins
b. 1962
Dean Wilkins, English footballer and manager
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Gaby Roslin
b. 1964
Gaby Roslin, English television host and actress
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Sanjay Manjrekar
b. 1965
Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster
Robin Wilson (musician)
b. 1965
Robin Wilson, American singer and guitarist
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Jeff Bucknum
b. 1966
Jeff Bucknum, American race car driver
Annabel Croft
b. 1966
Annabel Croft, English tennis player and sportscaster
Taiji (musician)
b. 1966 – d. 2011
Taiji, Japanese bass player and songwriter (d. 2011)
Richard Herring
b. 1967
Richard Herring, English comedian and screenwriter
Mac McCaughan
b. 1967
Mac McCaughan, American singer and guitarist
John Petrucci
b. 1967
John Petrucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Bruny Surin
b. 1967
Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter
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Catherine Plewinski
b. 1968
Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
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Lisa Nicole Carson
b. 1969
Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
Chantal Jouanno
b. 1969
Chantal Jouanno, French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Alan Mullally
b. 1969
Alan Mullally, English cricketer and sportscaster
Anne-Sophie Pic
b. 1969
Anne-Sophie Pic, French chef
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Jesse Pintado
b. 1969 – d. 2006
Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (b. 1969) (Napalm Death)
Aure Atika
b. 1970
Aure Atika, Portuguese-French actress, director, and screenwriter
Lee Byung-hun
b. 1970
Lee Byung-hun, South Korean actor, singer, and dancer
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Andriy Kovalenco
b. 1971
Andriy Kovalenco, Ukrainian-Spanish rugby player
Loni Love
b. 1971
Loni Love, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
Kristi Yamaguchi
b. 1971
Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
Travis Best
b. 1972
Travis Best, American basketball player
Christian Vieri
b. 1973
Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
Sharon den Adel
b. 1974
Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer-songwriter
Stelios Giannakopoulos
b. 1974
Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
Gregory Shane Helms
b. 1974
Gregory Shane Helms, American professional wrestler
Dan Boyle (ice hockey)
b. 1976
Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
Anna Friel
b. 1976
Anna Friel, English actress
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Tracie Spencer
b. 1976
Tracie Spencer, American singer-songwriter and actress
Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)
b. 1977
Neil Harris, English footballer and manager
Steve Howey (actor)
b. 1977
Steve Howey, American actor
Brock Lesnar
b. 1977
Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
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Francesca Lubiani
b. 1977
Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player
Topher Grace
b. 1978
Topher Grace, American actor
Michelle Rodriguez
b. 1978
Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
Nikos Barlos
b. 1979
Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
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Maya Kobayashi
b. 1979
Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist
Kristen Connolly
b. 1980
Kristen Connolly, American actress
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Adrienne Camp
b. 1981
Adrienne Camp, South African singer-songwriter
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Pradeepan Raveendran
b. 1981
Pradeepan Raveendran, Sri Lankan director, producer, and screenwriter
Antonio Cassano
b. 1982
Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
Gareth Gates
b. 1984
Gareth Gates, English singer-songwriter
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Jonathan Lewis (American football)
b. 1984
Jonathan Lewis, American football player
Natalie Martinez
b. 1984
Natalie Martinez, American actress
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Michael McGovern
b. 1984
Michael McGovern, Irish footballer
Sami Zayn
b. 1984
Sami Zayn, Canadian professional wrestler
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Paulo Vitor Barreto
b. 1985
Paulo Vitor Barreto, Brazilian footballer
Gianluca Curci
b. 1985
Gianluca Curci, Italian footballer
Keven Lacombe
b. 1985
Keven Lacombe, Canadian cyclist
Ismael Londt
b. 1985
Ismael Londt, Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer
Didier Digard
b. 1986
Didier Digard, French footballer
Hannaliis Jaadla
b. 1986
Hannaliis Jaadla, Estonian footballer
JP Pietersen
b. 1986
JP Pietersen, South African rugby player
Simone Laudehr
b. 1986
Simone Laudehr, German footballer
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Natalie La Rose
b. 1988
Natalie La Rose, Dutch singer and dancer
LeSean McCoy
b. 1988
LeSean McCoy, American football player
Inbee Park
b. 1988
Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
Nick Palmieri
b. 1989
Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
Bebé
b. 1990
Bebé, Portuguese footballer
Chasen Shreve
b. 1990
Chasen Shreve, American baseball player
Salih Dursun
b. 1991
Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
James Rodríguez
b. 1991
James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer
Bartosz Bereszyński
b. 1992
Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer
Kurt Capewell
b. 1993
Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player
Kanako Momota
b. 1994
Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter
Luke Shaw
b. 1995
Luke Shaw, English footballer
Jordyn Wieber
b. 1995
Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast
Moussa Dembélé (footballer, born 1996)
b. 1996
Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
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Jordan Romero
b. 1996
Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
Daniel Lawrence
b. 1997
Daniel Lawrence, English cricketer
Malala Yousafzai
b. 1997
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate