People born on July 4 219
Usama ibn Munqidh
b. 1095 – d. 1188
Usama ibn Munqidh, Muslim poet, author and faris (Knight) (d. 1188)
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
b. 1330 – d. 1367
Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)
Johannes Aventinus
b. 1477 – d. 1534
Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian historian and philologist (d. 1534)
Murad III
b. 1546 – d. 1595
Murad III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1595)
John Leake
b. 1656 – d. 1720
John Leake, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1720)
Louis-Claude Daquin
b. 1694 – d. 1772
Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (d. 1772)
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
b. 1715 – d. 1769
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and academic (d. 1769)
Michel-Jean Sedaine
b. 1719 – d. 1797
Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright (d. 1797)
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
b. 1753 – d. 1809
Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (d. 1809)
George Everest
b. 1790 – d. 1866
George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (d. 1866)
Oscar I of Sweden
b. 1799 – d. 1859
Oscar I of Sweden (b. 1799)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
b. 1804 – d. 1864
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1864)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
b. 1807 – d. 1882
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (d. 1882)
Hiram Walker
b. 1816 – d. 1899
Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian club whiskey (d. 1899)
Stephen Foster
b. 1826 – d. 1864
Stephen Foster, American songwriter and composer (d. 1864)
Thomas John Barnardo
b. 1845 – d. 1905
Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-English philanthropist (b. 1845)
James Anthony Bailey
b. 1847 – d. 1906
James Anthony Bailey, American circus ringmaster, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1906)
Victor Babeș
b. 1854 – d. 1926
Victor Babeș, Romanian physician and biologist (d. 1926)
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
b. 1868 – d. 1921
Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (d. 1921)
Calvin Coolidge
b. 1872 – d. 1933
Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
John McPhee (politician)
b. 1874 – d. 1952
John McPhee, Australian businessman and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1874)
Victor Kraft
b. 1880 – d. 1975
Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1975)
Ulysses S. Grant III
b. 1881 – d. 1968
Ulysses S. Grant III, American general (b. 1881)
Rube Goldberg
b. 1883 – d. 1970
Rube Goldberg, American sculptor, cartoonist, and engineer (d. 1970)
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Pio Pion
b. 1887 – d. 1965
Pio Pion, Italian engineer and businessman (d. 1965)
Henry Armetta
b. 1888 – d. 1945
Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1945)
Irving Caesar
b. 1895 – d. 1996
Irving Caesar, American songwriter and composer (d. 1996)
Mao Dun
b. 1896 – d. 1981
Mao Dun, Chinese journalist, author, and critic (d. 1981)
Alluri Sitarama Raju
b. 1897 – d. 1924
Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (d. 1924)
Pilar Barbosa
b. 1898 – d. 1997
Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican-American historian and activist (d. 1997)
Gertrude Lawrence
b. 1898 – d. 1952
Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1898)
Gulzarilal Nanda
b. 1898 – d. 1998
Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician (d. 1998)
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Gertrude Weaver
b. 1898 – d. 2015
Gertrude Weaver, American supercentenarian (d. 2015)
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Belinda Dann
b. 1900 – d. 2007
Belinda Dann, Indigenous Australian who was one of the Stolen Generation, reunited with family aged 107 (d. 2007)
Nellie Mae Rowe
b. 1900 – d. 1982
Nellie Mae Rowe, African-American folk artist (d. 1982)
Meyer Lansky
b. 1902 – d. 1983
Meyer Lansky, American gangster (d. 1983)
George Murphy
b. 1902 – d. 1992
George Murphy, American actor and politician (d. 1992)
Flor Peeters
b. 1903 – d. 1986
Flor Peeters, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1903)
Angela Baddeley
b. 1904 – d. 1976
Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. 1976)
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Irving Johnson
b. 1905 – d. 1991
Irving Johnson, American sailor and author (d. 1991)
Lionel Trilling
b. 1905 – d. 1975
Lionel Trilling, American critic, essayist, short story writer, and educator (d. 1975)
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Vincent Schaefer
b. 1906 – d. 1993
Vincent Schaefer, American chemist and meteorologist (d. 1993)
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John Anderson (athlete)
b. 1907 – d. 1948
John Anderson, American discus thrower (d. 1948)
Howard Taubman
b. 1907 – d. 1996
Howard Taubman, American author and critic (d. 1996)
Alec Templeton
b. 1909 – d. 1963
Alec Templeton, Welsh composer, pianist and satirist (d. 1963)
Robert K. Merton
b. 1910 – d. 2003
Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and scholar (d. 2003)
Gloria Stuart
b. 1910 – d. 2010
Gloria Stuart, American actress (b. 1910)
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Bruce Hamilton (public servant)
b. 1911 – d. 1989
Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant (d. 1989)
Mitch Miller
b. 1911 – d. 2010
Mitch Miller, American singer and producer (d. 2010)
Nuccio Bertone
b. 1914 – d. 1997
Nuccio Bertone, Italian automobile designer (d. 1997)
Timmie Rogers
b. 1915 – d. 2006
Timmie Rogers, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
b. 1916 – d. 2006
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (b. 1916)
Eppie Lederer
b. 1918 – d. 2002
Eppie Lederer, American journalist and radio host (d. 2002)
Johnnie Parsons
b. 1918 – d. 1984
Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (d. 1984)
Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
b. 1918 – d. 2006
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king (b. 1918)
Eric Bedser
b. 1918 – d. 2006
Eric Bedser and Alec Bedser, English cricketers (d. 2006) and (d. 2010)
Pauline Phillips
b. 1918 – d. 2013
Pauline Phillips, American journalist and radio host, created Dear Abby (d. 2013)
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Norm Drucker
b. 1920 – d. 2015
Norm Drucker, American basketball player and referee (d. 2015)
Leona Helmsley
b. 1920 – d. 2007
Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920)
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Fritz Wilde
b. 1920 – d. 1977
Fritz Wilde, German footballer and manager (d. 1977)
Gérard Debreu
b. 1921 – d. 2004
Gérard Debreu, French economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
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Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut
b. 1921 – d. 2014
Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (d. 2014)
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Philip Rose (theatrical producer)
b. 1921 – d. 2011
Philip Rose, American actor, playwright, and producer (d. 2011)
Tibor Varga (violinist)
b. 1921 – d. 2003
Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921)
Rudolf Friedrich
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
Eva Marie Saint
b. 1924
Eva Marie Saint, American actress
Alfredo Di Stéfano
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (b. 1926)
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Lake Underwood
b. 1926 – d. 2008
Lake Underwood, American race car driver and businessman (d. 2008)
Gina Lollobrigida
b. 1927
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress and photographer
Neil Simon
b. 1927
Neil Simon, American playwright and screenwriter
Giampiero Boniperti
b. 1928
Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer and politician
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Shan Ratnam
b. 1928 – d. 2001
Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1928)
Chuck Tanner
b. 1928 – d. 2011
Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
Al Davis
b. 1929 – d. 2011
Al Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
Bill Tuttle
b. 1929 – d. 1998
Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
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Ron Casey (Sydney broadcaster)
b. 1930
Ron Casey, Australian journalist and sportscaster
George Steinbrenner
b. 1930 – d. 2010
George Steinbrenner, American businessman (b. 1930)
Stephen Boyd
b. 1931 – d. 1977
Stephen Boyd, Northern Ireland-born American actor (d. 1977)
Rick Casares
b. 1931 – d. 2013
Rick Casares, American football player (b. 1931)
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Sébastien Japrisot
b. 1931 – d. 2003
Sébastien Japrisot, French author, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
Peter Richardson (cricketer)
b. 1931 – d. 2017
Peter Richardson, English cricketer (d. 2017)
Aurèle Vandendriessche
b. 1932
Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian runner
Yvonne B. Miller
b. 1934 – d. 2012
Yvonne B. Miller, American academic and politician (d. 2012)
Colin Welland
b. 1934 – d. 2015
Colin Welland, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Paul Scoon
b. 1935 – d. 2013
Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
Zdzisława Donat
b. 1936
Zdzisława Donat, Polish soprano and actress
Thomas Nagel
b. 1937
Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and academic
Queen Sonja of Norway
b. 1937
Queen Sonja of Norway
Richard Rhodes
b. 1937
Richard Rhodes, American journalist and historian
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Eric Walters (newsreader)
b. 1937 – d. 2010
Eric Walters, Australian journalist (d. 2010)
Steven Rose
b. 1938
Steven Rose, English biologist and academic
Bill Withers
b. 1938
Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer
Pat Stapleton (ice hockey)
b. 1940
Pat Stapleton, Canadian ice hockey player
Sam Farr
b. 1941
Sam Farr, American politician
Tomaž Šalamun
b. 1941 – d. 2014
Tomaž Šalamun, Croatian-Slovenian poet and academic (d. 2014)
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Pavel Sedláček (musician)
b. 1941
Pavel Sedláček, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Brian Willson
b. 1941
Brian Willson, American soldier, lawyer, and activist
Hal Lanier
b. 1942
Hal Lanier, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Floyd Little
b. 1942
Floyd Little, American football player and coach
Stefan Meller
b. 1942 – d. 2008
Stefan Meller, French-Polish academic and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008)
Prince Michael of Kent
b. 1942
Prince Michael of Kent
Peter Rowan
b. 1942
Peter Rowan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Conny Bauer
b. 1943
Conny Bauer, German trombonist
Emerson Boozer
b. 1943
Emerson Boozer, American football player and sportscaster
Adam Hart-Davis
b. 1943
Adam Hart-Davis, English historian, author, and photographer
Geraldo Rivera
b. 1943
Geraldo Rivera, American lawyer, journalist, and author
Alan Wilson (musician)
b. 1943 – d. 1970
Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
Andre Spitzer
b. 1945
Ron Kovic
b. 1946
Ron Kovic, American author and activist
Michael Milken
b. 1946
Michael Milken, American businessman and philanthropist
Lembit Ulfsak
b. 1947 – d. 2017
Lembit Ulfsak, Estonian actor and director (d. 2017)
René Arnoux
b. 1948
René Arnoux, French race car driver
Tommy Körberg
b. 1948
Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
Jeremy Spencer
b. 1948
Jeremy Spencer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Philip Craven
b. 1950
Philip Craven, English basketball player and swimmer
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David Jensen
b. 1950
David Jensen, Canadian-English radio and television host
John Alexander (Australian politician)
b. 1951
John Alexander, Australian tennis player and politician
Ralph Johnson (musician)
b. 1951
Ralph Johnson, American R&B drummer and percussionist
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Vladimir Tismăneanu
b. 1951
Vladimir Tismăneanu, Romanian-American political scientist, sociologist, and academic
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
b. 1951
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American lawyer and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
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Paul Rogat Loeb
b. 1952
Paul Rogat Loeb, American author and activist
Álvaro Uribe
b. 1952
Álvaro Uribe, Colombian lawyer and politician, 39th President of Colombia
John Waite
b. 1952
John Waite, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Francis Maude
b. 1953
Francis Maude, English lawyer and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
Jim Beattie (baseball)
b. 1954
Jim Beattie, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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Morganna
b. 1954
Morganna, American model, actress, and dancer
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Kevin Nichols
b. 1955
Kevin Nichols, Australian cyclist
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Robert Sinclair MacKay
b. 1956
Robert Sinclair MacKay, British academic and educator
Rein Lang
b. 1957
Rein Lang, Estonian politician and diplomat, 25th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kirk Pengilly
b. 1958
Kirk Pengilly, Australian guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter
Carl Valentine
b. 1958
Carl Valentine, English-Canadian footballer, coach, and manager
Victoria Abril
b. 1959
Victoria Abril, Spanish actress and singer
Roland Ratzenberger
b. 1960 – d. 1994
Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (d. 1994)
Richard Garriott
b. 1961
Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer, created the Ultima series
Pam Shriver
b. 1962
Pam Shriver, American tennis player and sportscaster
Henri Leconte
b. 1963
Henri Leconte, French tennis player and sportscaster
Laureano Márquez
b. 1963
Laureano Márquez, Spanish-Venezuelan political scientist and journalist
José Oquendo
b. 1963
José Oquendo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
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Cle Kooiman
b. 1964
Cle Kooiman, American soccer player and manager
Elie Saab
b. 1964
Elie Saab, Lebanese fashion designer
Edi Rama
b. 1964
Edi Rama, Albanian politician
Mark Slaughter
b. 1964
Mark Slaughter, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Mark Whiting
b. 1964
Mark Whiting, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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Harvey Grant
b. 1965
Harvey Grant, American basketball player and coach
Horace Grant
b. 1965
Horace Grant, American basketball player and coach
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Kiriakos Karataidis
b. 1965
Kiriakos Karataidis, Greek footballer and manager
Gérard Watkins
b. 1965
Gérard Watkins, English actor and playwright
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Minas Hantzidis
b. 1966
Minas Hantzidis, German-Greek footballer
Lee Reherman
b. 1966 – d. 2016
Lee Reherman, American actor (d. 2016)
Vinny Castilla
b. 1967
Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player and manager
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Sébastien Deleigne
b. 1967
Sébastien Deleigne, French athlete
Andy Walker (journalist)
b. 1967
Andy Walker, English-Canadian journalist
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Ronni Ancona
b. 1968
Ronni Ancona, Scottish actress and screenwriter
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Jack Frost (musician)
b. 1968
Jack Frost, American guitarist and songwriter
Al Golden (American football)
b. 1969
Al Golden, American football player and coach
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Todd Marinovich
b. 1969
Todd Marinovich, American football player and coach
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Wilfred Mugeyi
b. 1969
Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean footballer and coach
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Stephen Giles
b. 1972
Stephen Giles, Canadian canoe racer and engineer
William Goldsmith
b. 1972
William Goldsmith, American drummer
Mike Knuble
b. 1972
Mike Knuble, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Keiko Ihara
b. 1973
Keiko Ihara, Japanese race car driver
Michael Johnson (footballer, born 1973)
b. 1973
Michael Johnson, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
Anjelika Krylova
b. 1973
Anjelika Krylova, Russian ice dancer and coach
Jan Magnussen
b. 1973
Jan Magnussen, Danish race car driver
Tony Popovic
b. 1973
Tony Popovic, Australian footballer and manager
Jill Craybas
b. 1974
Jill Craybas, American tennis player
La'Roi Glover
b. 1974
La'Roi Glover, American football player and sportscaster
Adrian Griffin
b. 1974
Adrian Griffin, American basketball player and coach
Vince Spadea
b. 1974
Vince Spadea, American tennis player
Daijiro Kato
b. 1976 – d. 2003
Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova
b. 1976
Yevgeniya Medvedeva, Russian skier
Zoe Naylor
b. 1977
Zoe Naylor, Australian actress, journalist, and producer
Marcos Daniel
b. 1978
Marcos Daniel, Brazilian tennis player
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Andrea Gabriel
b. 1978
Andrea Gabriel, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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Stephen McNally (musician)
b. 1978
Stephen McNally, English singer-songwriter
Émile Mpenza
b. 1978
Émile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
Dumas (musician)
b. 1979
Dumas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Siim Kabrits
b. 1979
Siim Kabrits, Estonian politician
Josh McCown
b. 1979
Josh McCown, American football player
Renny Vega
b. 1979
Renny Vega, Venezuelan footballer
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Kwame Steede
b. 1980
Kwame Steede, Bermudan footballer
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Dedé (Angolan footballer)
b. 1981
Dedé, Angolan footballer
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Brock Berlin
b. 1981
Brock Berlin, American football player
Christoph Preuß
b. 1981
Christoph Preuß, German footballer
Francisco Cruceta
b. 1981
Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player
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Will Smith (American football)
b. 1981 – d. 2016
Will Smith, American football player (d. 2016)
Vladimir Boisa
b. 1982
Vladimir Boisa, Georgian basketball player
Vladimir Gusev (cyclist)
b. 1982
Vladimir Gusev, Russian cyclist
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Jeff Lima
b. 1982
Jeff Lima, New Zealand rugby league player
Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino
b. 1982
Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, American model, author and television personality
Melanie Fiona
b. 1983
Melanie Fiona, Canadian singer-songwriter
Ben Jorgensen
b. 1983
Ben Jorgensen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Amantle Montsho
b. 1983
Amantle Montsho, Botswanan sprinter
Andrew Mrotek
b. 1983
Andrew Mrotek, American drummer
Miguel Pinto
b. 1983
Miguel Pinto, Chilean footballer
Amol Rajan
b. 1983
Amol Rajan, Indian-English journalist
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Mattia Serafini
b. 1983
Mattia Serafini, Italian footballer
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Jin Akanishi
b. 1984
Jin Akanishi, Japanese singer-songwriter
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Miguel Santos Soares
b. 1984
Miguel Santos Soares, Timorese footballer
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Kane Tenace
b. 1985
Kane Tenace, Australian footballer
Dimitrios Mavroeidis
b. 1985
Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Greek basketball player
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Wason Rentería
b. 1985
Wason Rentería, Colombian footballer
Ömer Aşık
b. 1986
Ömer Aşık, Turkish basketball player
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Takahisa Masuda
b. 1986
Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer
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Nguyen Ngoc Duy
b. 1986
Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Vietnamese footballer
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Rafael Arévalo
b. 1986
Rafael Arévalo, Salvadoran tennis player
Willem Janssen (footballer, born 1986)
b. 1986
Willem Janssen, Dutch footballer
Fanny Valette
b. 1986
Fanny Valette, French actress
Terrance Knighton
b. 1986
Terrance Knighton, American football player
Marte Elden
b. 1986
Marte Elden, Norwegian skier
Wude Ayalew
b. 1987
Wude Ayalew, Ethiopian runner
Guram Kashia
b. 1987
Guram Kashia, Georgian footballer
Benjamin Büchel
b. 1989
Benjamin Büchel, English footballer
Jake Gardiner
b. 1990
Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player
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Richard Mpong
b. 1990
Richard Mpong, Ghanaian footballer
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Naoki Yamada
b. 1990
Naoki Yamada, Japanese footballer
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Ihar Yasinski
b. 1990
Ihar Yasinski, Belarusian footballer
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Tom Barkhuizen
b. 1993
Tom Barkhuizen, English footballer
Salonina Matidia
b. ? – d. 119
Salonina Matidia, Roman daughter of Ulpia Marciana (d. 119)