People born on July 5 224
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Ahkal Mo' Naab' I
b. 465 – d. 524
Ahkal Mo' Naab' I, Mayan ruler (d. 524)
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Mokjong of Goryeo
b. 980 – d. 1009
Mokjong of Goryeo, Korean king (d. 1009)
Al-Mustansir Billah
b. 1029 – d. 1094
Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (d. 1094)
Joan of the Tower
b. 1321 – d. 1362
Joan of the Tower (b. 1321)
Giovanni Sforza
b. 1466 – d. 1510
Giovanni Sforza, Italian condottiere (b. 1466)
Garzia de' Medici
b. 1547 – d. 1562
Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1562)
Francesco Maria del Monte
b. 1549 – d. 1627
Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1627)
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
b. 1554 – d. 1592
Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (d. 1592)
Carlo Contarini
b. 1580 – d. 1656
Carlo Contarini, doge of Venice (d. 1656)
Thomas Hooker
b. 1586 – d. 1647
Thomas Hooker, English minister, founded the Colony of Connecticut (b. 1586)
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Achille d'Étampes de Valençay
b. 1593 – d. 1646
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (d. 1646)
Thomas Pitt
b. 1653 – d. 1726
Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (d. 1726)
Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
b. 1670 – d. 1748
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, countess palatine (d. 1748)
Mary Walcott (Salem witch trials)
b. 1675 – d. 1719
Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (d. 1719)
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Étienne de Silhouette
b. 1709 – d. 1767
Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (d. 1767)
Peter III of Portugal
b. 1717 – d. 1786
Peter III, Portuguese king (d. 1786)
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
b. 1718 – d. 1794
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1794)
Carl Arnold Kortum
b. 1745 – d. 1824
Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (d. 1824)
Sarah Siddons
b. 1755 – d. 1831
Sarah Siddons, English actress (d. 1831)
François Carlo Antommarchi
b. 1780 – d. 1838
François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (d. 1838)
Pavel Pestel
b. 1793 – d. 1826
Pavel Pestel, Russian officer (d. 1826)
Sylvester Graham
b. 1794 – d. 1851
Sylvester Graham, American minister and activist (d. 1851)
David Farragut
b. 1801 – d. 1870
David Farragut, American admiral (b. 1801)
Pavel Nakhimov
b. 1802 – d. 1855
Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (b. 1802)
George Borrow
b. 1803 – d. 1881
George Borrow, British writer (d. 1881)
Robert FitzRoy
b. 1805 – d. 1865
Robert FitzRoy, English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (d. 1865)
P. T. Barnum
b. 1810 – d. 1891
P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (d. 1891)
William John Macquorn Rankine
b. 1820 – d. 1872
William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1872)
Ignacio Mariscal
b. 1829 – d. 1910
Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (d. 1910)
Pavel Chistyakov
b. 1832 – d. 1919
Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1919)
William Collins Whitney
b. 1841 – d. 1904
William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1904)
William Thomas Stead
b. 1849 – d. 1912
William Thomas Stead, English journalist (d. 1912)
Cecil Rhodes
b. 1853 – d. 1902
Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (d. 1902)
Clara Zetkin
b. 1857 – d. 1933
Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (d. 1933)
Julien Tiersot
b. 1857 – d. 1936
Julien Tiersot, French musicologist and composer (d. 1936)
Robert Bacon
b. 1860 – d. 1919
Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (d. 1919)
Mathieu Jaboulay
b. 1860 – d. 1913
Mathieu Jaboulay, French surgeon (d. 1913)
George Nuttall
b. 1862 – d. 1937
George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (d. 1937)
Horatio Caro
b. 1862 – d. 1920
Horatio Caro, English chess master (d. 1920)
Stephan Krehl
b. 1864 – d. 1924
Stephan Krehl, German composer (d. 1924)
A. E. Douglass
b. 1867 – d. 1962
A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (d. 1962)
Édouard Herriot
b. 1872 – d. 1957
Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1957)
Eugen Fischer
b. 1874 – d. 1967
Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (b. 1874)
Dwight F. Davis
b. 1879 – d. 1945
Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (d. 1945)
Wanda Landowska
b. 1879 – d. 1959
Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (b. 1879)
Jan Kubelík
b. 1880 – d. 1940
Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1940)
Constantin Tănase
b. 1880 – d. 1945
Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (d. 1945)
Inayat Khan
b. 1882 – d. 1927
Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (d. 1927)
Gustave Lanctot
b. 1883 – d. 1975
Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian, author, and academic (d. 1975)
Enrico Dante
b. 1884 – d. 1967
Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (d. 1967)
Blas Infante
b. 1885 – d. 1936
Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
André Lhote
b. 1885 – d. 1962
André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (d. 1962)
Willem Drees
b. 1886 – d. 1988
Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948-1958) (d. 1988)
Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia
b. 1886 – d. 1918
Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (d. 1918)
Herbert Spencer Gasser
b. 1888 – d. 1963
Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963)
Louise Freeland Jenkins
b. 1888 – d. 1970
Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (d. 1970)
Jean Cocteau
b. 1889 – d. 1963
Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)
Frederick Lewis Allen
b. 1890 – d. 1954
Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and journalist (d. 1954)
John Howard Northrop
b. 1891 – d. 1987
John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
Tin Ujević
b. 1891 – d. 1955
Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (d. 1955)
Anthony Berkeley Cox
b. 1893 – d. 1971
Anthony Berkeley Cox, English writer (d. 1971)
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Giuseppe Caselli
b. 1893 – d. 1976
Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (d. 1976)
Ants Lauter
b. 1894 – d. 1973
Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (d. 1973)
Thomas Playford IV
b. 1896 – d. 1981
Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (d. 1981)
Georgios Grivas
b. 1898 – d. 1974
Georgios Grivas, Greek general (d. 1974)
Marcel Achard
b. 1899 – d. 1974
Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1899)
Yoshimaro Yamashina
b. 1900 – d. 1989
Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (d. 1989)
Julio Libonatti
b. 1901 – d. 1981
Julio Libonatti, Italian Argentine footballer (d. 1981)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
b. 1902 – d. 1985
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1985)
Harold Acton
b. 1904 – d. 1994
Harold Acton, English scholar and author (d. 1994)
Ernst Mayr
b. 1904 – d. 2005
Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (d. 2005)
Milburn Stone
b. 1904 – d. 1980
Milburn Stone, American actor (d. 1980)
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Georges Vedel
b. 1910 – d. 2002
Georges Vedel, French lawyer and academic (d. 2002)
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Endel Aruja
b. 1911 – d. 2008
Endel Aruja, Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (d. 2008)
Haydn Bunton, Sr.
b. 1911 – d. 1955
Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (b. 1911)
Giorgio Borġ Olivier
b. 1911 – d. 1980
Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1980)
Georges Pompidou
b. 1911 – d. 1974
Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (d. 1974)
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George Costakis
b. 1913 – d. 1990
George Costakis, Russian art collector (d. 1990)
Smiley Lewis
b. 1913 – d. 1966
Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1966)
John Thomas Dunlop
b. 1914 – d. 2003
John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)
Annie Fischer
b. 1914 – d. 1995
Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1995)
Babe Paley
b. 1915 – d. 1978
Babe Paley, American socialite and fashion style icon (b. 1915)
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John Woodruff
b. 1915 – d. 2007
John Woodruff, American runner and commander (d. 2007)
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Lívia Rév
b. 1916
Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist
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Ivor Powell
b. 1916 – d. 2012
Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (d. 2012)
K. Karunakaran
b. 1918 – d. 2010
K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (d. 2010)
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Brian James (actor)
b. 1918 – d. 2009
Brian James, Australian actor (d. 2009)
Zakaria Mohieddin
b. 1918 – d. 2012
Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2012)
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George Rochberg
b. 1918 – d. 2005
George Rochberg, American composer and educator (d. 2005)
Viktor Kulikov
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (d. 2013)
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Nanos Valaoritis
b. 1921
Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright
George Moore (jockey)
b. 1923 – d. 2008
George Moore, Australian jockey (d. 2008)
János Starker
b. 1924 – d. 2013
János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (d. 2013)
Edward Cassidy
b. 1924
Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest
Fernando de Szyszlo
b. 1925 – d. 2017
Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor (d. 2017)
Jean Raspail
b. 1925
Jean Raspail, French author and explorer
Diana Lynn
b. 1926 – d. 1971
Diana Lynn, American actress (d. 1971)
Pierre Mauroy
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2013)
Warren Oates
b. 1928 – d. 1982
Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982)
Jimmy Carruthers
b. 1929 – d. 1990
Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (d. 1990)
Katherine Helmond
b. 1929
Katherine Helmond, American actress and director
Tony Lock
b. 1929 – d. 1995
Tony Lock, English cricketer (d. 1995)
Jovan Rašković
b. 1929 – d. 1992
Jovan Rašković, Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
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Jiří Reynek
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (d. 2014)
Chikao Ohtsuka
b. 1929 – d. 2015
Chikao Ohtsuka, Japanese voice actor (d. 2015)
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Ismail Mahomed
b. 1931 – d. 2000
Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (d. 2000)
Gyula Horn
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 2013)
Paul-Gilbert Langevin
b. 1933 – d. 1986
Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critique musical and physicist (d. 1986)
Shirley Knight
b. 1936
Shirley Knight, American actress
James Mirrlees
b. 1936
James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Ronnie Self
b. 1938 – d. 1981
Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981)
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Bud Andrews
b. 1940 – d. 2014
Bud Andrews, American radio host and producer (d. 2014)
Chuck Close
b. 1940
Chuck Close, American painter and photographer
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Terry Cashman
b. 1941
Terry Cashman, American singer-songwriter and record producer
Epeli Nailatikau
b. 1941
Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji
Matthias Bamert
b. 1942
Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor
Hannes Löhr
b. 1942 – d. 2016
Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2016)
Curt Blefary
b. 1943 – d. 2001
Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (d. 2001)
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Mark Cox (tennis)
b. 1943
Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster
Robbie Robertson
b. 1943
Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
Pierre Villepreux
b. 1943
Pierre Villepreux, French rugby player and coach
Leni Björklund
b. 1944
Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden
Michael Blake (author)
b. 1945 – d. 2015
Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
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Humberto Benítez Treviño
b. 1945
Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico
Pierre-Marc Johnson
b. 1946
Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec
Paul Smith (fashion designer)
b. 1946
Paul Smith, English fashion designer
Gerard 't Hooft
b. 1946
Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov
b. 1946 – d. 2013
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1946)
Todd Akin
b. 1947
Todd Akin, American politician
Ludwig G. Strauss
b. 1949 – d. 2013
Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (d. 2013)
Carlos Caszely
b. 1950
Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer
Huey Lewis
b. 1950
Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor
Michael Monarch
b. 1950
Michael Monarch, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Goose Gossage
b. 1951
Goose Gossage, American baseball player
Roger Wicker
b. 1951
Roger Wicker, American colonel, lawyer, and politician
Caryn Navy
b. 1953
Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist
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Jimmy Crespo
b. 1954
Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter
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John Wright (cricketer)
b. 1954
John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach
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Tony Hadley (footballer)
b. 1955
Tony Hadley, English footballer
Peter McNamara
b. 1955
Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach
Horacio Cartes
b. 1956
Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay
James Lofton
b. 1956
James Lofton, American football player and coach
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Carlo Thränhardt
b. 1957
Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper
Doug Wilson (ice hockey)
b. 1957
Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
Veronica Guerin
b. 1958 – d. 1996
Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (d. 1996)
Bill Watterson
b. 1958
Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator
Marc Cohn
b. 1959
Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Pruitt Taylor Vince
b. 1960
Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor and director
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Sarina Hülsenbeck
b. 1962
Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer
Edie Falco
b. 1963
Edie Falco, American actress
Ronald D. Moore
b. 1964
Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and producer
Kathryn Erbe
b. 1965
Kathryn Erbe, American actress
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Eyran Katsenelenbogen
b. 1965
Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli-American pianist and educator
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Susannah Doyle
b. 1966
Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright
Gianfranco Zola
b. 1966
Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach
Ken Akamatsu
b. 1968
Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator
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Kenji Ito
b. 1968
Kenji Ito, Japanese pianist and composer
Nardwuar the Human Serviette
b. 1968
Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Hedi Slimane
b. 1968
Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer
Alex Zülle
b. 1968
Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist
Susan Wojcicki
b. 1968
Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube
Jenji Kohan
b. 1969
Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer
Armin Kõomägi
b. 1969
Armin Kõomägi, Estonian author and screenwriter
John LeClair
b. 1969
John LeClair, American ice hockey player
RZA
b. 1969
RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director
Mac Dre
b. 1970 – d. 2004
Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (d. 2004)
Valentí Massana
b. 1970
Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker
Derek McInnes
b. 1971
Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager
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Matthew Birir
b. 1972
Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner
Robert Esmie
b. 1972
Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter
Gary Shteyngart
b. 1972
Gary Shteyngart, American writer
Marcus Allbäck
b. 1973
Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer and coach
Bengt Lagerberg
b. 1973
Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer
Róisín Murphy
b. 1973
Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
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Márcio Amoroso
b. 1974
Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer
Hernán Crespo
b. 1975
Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach
Ai Sugiyama
b. 1975
Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
Bizarre (rapper)
b. 1976
Bizarre, American rapper
Nuno Gomes
b. 1976
Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
Nicolas Kiefer
b. 1977
Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player
Steven Sharp Nelson
b. 1977
Steven Sharp Nelson, American cellist
Britta Oppelt
b. 1978
Britta Oppelt, German rower
Allan Simonsen (racing driver)
b. 1978 – d. 2013
Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (d. 2013)
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İsmail YK
b. 1978
İsmail YK, German-Turkish singer-songwriter
Shane Filan
b. 1979
Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter
Amélie Mauresmo
b. 1979
Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player
Stiliyan Petrov
b. 1979
Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
David Rozehnal
b. 1980
David Rozehnal, Czech footballer
Mads Tolling
b. 1980
Mads Tolling, Danish-American violinist and composer
Jason Wade
b. 1980
Jason Wade, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Fabrício de Souza
b. 1982
Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer
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Alexander Dimitrenko
b. 1982
Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukrainian-German boxer
Alberto Gilardino
b. 1982
Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer
Philippe Gilbert
b. 1982
Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist
Kate Gynther
b. 1982
Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player
Dave Haywood
b. 1982
Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Paíto
b. 1982
Paíto, Mozambican footballer
Javier Paredes
b. 1982
Javier Paredes, Spanish footballer
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Szabolcs Perenyi
b. 1982
Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer
Beno Udrih
b. 1982
Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player
Marco Estrada (baseball)
b. 1983
Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player
Jonás Gutiérrez
b. 1983
Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer
Zheng Jie
b. 1983
Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
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Taavi Peetre
b. 1983 – d. 2010
Taavi Peetre, Estonian shot putter (d. 2010)
Danay Garcia
b. 1984
Danay Garcia, Cuban actress
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Zack Miller
b. 1984
Zack Miller, American golfer
Alexandre R. Picard
b. 1985
Alexandre R. Picard, Canadian ice hockey player
Megan Rapinoe
b. 1985
Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player
Piermario Morosini
b. 1986 – d. 2012
Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (d. 2012)
Alexander Radulov
b. 1986
Alexander Radulov, Russian ice hockey player
Ji Chang-wook
b. 1987
Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor
Andrija Kaluđerović
b. 1987
Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer
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Martin Liivamägi
b. 1988
Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer
Samir Ujkani
b. 1988
Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
Charlie Austin
b. 1989
Charlie Austin, English footballer
Georgios Efrem
b. 1989
Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer
Dwight King
b. 1989
Dwight King, Canadian ice hockey player
Abeba Aregawi
b. 1990
Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner
Alberto Moreno (footballer)
b. 1992
Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
Chiara Scholl
b. 1992
Chiara Scholl, American tennis player
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Yaroslav Kosov
b. 1993
Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
Shohei Otani
b. 1994
Shohei Otani, Japanese baseball player
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Baily Cargill
b. 1995
Baily Cargill, English footballer
Hyuk (singer)
b. 1995
Hyuk, South Korean singer and actor (VIXX)