People born on June 15 219
Edward, the Black Prince
b. 1330 – d. 1376
Edward, the Black Prince of England (d. 1376)
Gabriele Sforza
b. 1423 – d. 1457
Gabriele Sforza, Archbishop of Milan (d. 1457)
Lisa del Giocondo
b. 1479 – d. 1542
Lisa del Giocondo, subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa (b. 1479)
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
b. 1519 – d. 1536
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)
Richard Grenville
b. 1542 – d. 1591
Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (b. 1542)
Elizabeth Knollys
b. 1549 – d. 1605
Elizabeth Knollys, English noblewoman (d. 1605)
Archduke Ernest of Austria
b. 1553 – d. 1595
Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
Thomas Randolph (poet)
b. 1605 – d. 1635
Thomas Randolph, English poet and playwright (d. 1635)
François Blondel
b. 1618 – d. 1686
François Blondel, French architect (d. 1686)
Cornelis de Witt
b. 1623 – d. 1672
Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
Hiob Ludolf
b. 1624 – d. 1704
Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (d. 1704)
Bernard Lamy
b. 1640 – d. 1715
Bernard Lamy, French mathematician and theologian (d. 1715)
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
b. 1645 – d. 1712
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1645)
Georg Joseph Vogler
b. 1749 – d. 1814
Georg Joseph Vogler, German organist, composer, and theorist (d. 1814)
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Juan José Elhuyar
b. 1754 – d. 1796
Juan José Elhuyar, Spanish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1796)
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
b. 1755 – d. 1809
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (d. 1809)
Franz Danzi
b. 1763 – d. 1826
Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
Kobayashi Issa
b. 1763 – d. 1827
Kobayashi Issa, Japanese priest and poet (d. 1827)
Martin Baum
b. 1765 – d. 1831
Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati (d. 1831)
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger
b. 1765 – d. 1831
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1831)
Rachel Jackson
b. 1767 – d. 1828
Rachel Jackson, American wife of Andrew Jackson (d. 1828)
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David Daniel Davis
b. 1777 – d. 1841
David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician and academic (d. 1841)
Josiah Henson
b. 1789 – d. 1883
Josiah Henson, American minister, author, and activist (d. 1883)
Thomas Mitchell (explorer)
b. 1792 – d. 1855
Thomas Mitchell, Scottish-Australian colonel and explorer (d. 1855)
Benjamin Wright Raymond
b. 1801 – d. 1883
Benjamin Wright Raymond, American merchant and politician, 3rd Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883)
William B. Ogden
b. 1805 – d. 1877
William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
François-Xavier Garneau
b. 1809 – d. 1866
François-Xavier Garneau, Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866)
Adah Isaacs Menken
b. 1835 – d. 1868
Adah Isaacs Menken, American actress, painter, and poet (d. 1868)
Edvard Grieg
b. 1843 – d. 1907
Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala
b. 1848 – d. 1902
Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint (d. 1902)
Thomas William Burgess
b. 1872 – d. 1950
Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
Herman Smith-Johannsen
b. 1875 – d. 1987
Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier (d. 1987)
Margaret Abbott
b. 1878 – d. 1955
Margaret Abbott, Indian-American golfer (d. 1955)
Kesago Nakajima
b. 1881 – d. 1945
Kesago Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army (d. 1945)
Ion Antonescu
b. 1882 – d. 1946
Ion Antonescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1946)
Harry Langdon
b. 1884 – d. 1944
Harry Langdon, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
Frank Clement (racing driver)
b. 1886 – d. 1970
Frank Clement, British racing driver (d. 1970)
Ramón López Velarde
b. 1888 – d. 1921
Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (b. 1888)
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Georg Wüst
b. 1890 – d. 1977
Georg Wüst, German oceanographer and academic (d. 1977)
Robert Russell Bennett
b. 1894 – d. 1981
Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
Nikolai Chebotaryov
b. 1894 – d. 1947
Nikolai Chebotaryov, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1947)
Hubertus Strughold
b. 1898 – d. 1986
Hubertus Strughold, German-American physiologist and academic (d. 1986)
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Gotthard Günther
b. 1900 – d. 1984
Gotthard Günther, German philosopher and academic (d. 1984)
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Otto Luening
b. 1900 – d. 1996
Otto Luening, German-American composer and conductor (d. 1996)
Elmar Lohk
b. 1901 – d. 1963
Elmar Lohk, Russian-Estonian architect (d. 1963)
Erik Erikson
b. 1902 – d. 1994
Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1994)
Gordon Welchman
b. 1906 – d. 1985
Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and scholar (b. 1906)
Léon Degrelle
b. 1906 – d. 1994
Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. 1994)
James Robertson Justice
b. 1907 – d. 1975
James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
Elena Nikolaidi
b. 1909 – d. 2002
Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator (d. 2002)
David Rose (songwriter)
b. 1910 – d. 1990
David Rose, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
Wilbert Awdry
b. 1911 – d. 1997
Wilbert Awdry, English author, co-created Thomas the Tank Engine (d. 1997)
Tom Adair
b. 1913 – d. 1988
Tom Adair, American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
Yuri Andropov
b. 1914 – d. 1984
Yuri Andropov, Russian politician (d. 1984)
Saul Steinberg
b. 1914 – d. 1999
Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999)
Hilda Terry
b. 1914 – d. 2006
Hilda Terry, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
Nini Theilade
b. 1915
Nini Theilade, Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and educator
Thomas Huckle Weller
b. 1915 – d. 2008
Thomas Huckle Weller, American biologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
Olga Erteszek
b. 1916 – d. 1989
Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (b. 1916)
Horacio Salgán
b. 1916 – d. 2016
Horacio Salgán, Argentinian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
Herbert A. Simon
b. 1916 – d. 2001
Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
John Fenn (chemist)
b. 1917 – d. 2010
John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
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Michalis Genitsaris
b. 1917 – d. 2005
Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Lash LaRue
b. 1917 – d. 1996
Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996)
Keith Andrews (racing driver)
b. 1920 – d. 1957
Keith Andrews, American racing driver (d. 1957)
Alla Kazanskaya
b. 1920 – d. 2008
Alla Kazanskaya, Russian actress (d. 2008)
Sam Sniderman
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (b. 1920)
Alberto Sordi
b. 1920 – d. 2003
Alberto Sordi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
Erroll Garner
b. 1921 – d. 1977
Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
Jaki Byard
b. 1922 – d. 1999
Jaki Byard, American pianist and composer (d. 1999)
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Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray
b. 1922 – d. 2016
Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray, Scottish judge and politician (d. 2016)
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John Veale
b. 1922 – d. 2006
John Veale, English composer and educator (d. 2006)
Erland Josephson
b. 1923 – d. 2012
Erland Josephson, Swedish actor and director (d. 2012)
Ninian Stephen
b. 1923 – d. 2017
Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (d. 2017)
Hédi Fried
b. 1924
Hédi Fried, Swedish author and psychologist
Ezer Weizman
b. 1924 – d. 2005
Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005)
Richard Baker (broadcaster)
b. 1925
Richard Baker, English journalist and author
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Attilâ İlhan
b. 1925 – d. 2005
Attilâ İlhan, Turkish poet, author, and journalist (b. 1925)
Alfred Duraiappah
b. 1926 – d. 1975
Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (d. 1926)
Ross Andru
b. 1927 – d. 1993
Ross Andru, American illustrator (d. 1993)
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Ibn-e-Insha
b. 1927 – d. 1978
Ibn-e-Insha, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (d. 1978)
Hugo Pratt
b. 1927 – d. 1995
Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)
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John Fretwell
b. 1930 – d. 2017
John Fretwell, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (d. 2017)
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Miguel Méndez
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Miguel Méndez, American author and academic (d. 2013)
Marcel Pronovost
b. 1930 – d. 2015
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)
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Joseph Gilbert (RAF officer)
b. 1931
Joseph Gilbert, English air marshal
Brian Sewell
b. 1931 – d. 2015
Brian Sewell, English art dealer and critic (d. 2015)
David Alliance, Baron Alliance
b. 1932
David Alliance, Baron Alliance, Iranian-English businessman and politician
Mario Cuomo
b. 1932 – d. 2015
Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (d. 2015)
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Zia Fariduddin Dagar
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Indian singer (d. 2013)
Bernie Faloney
b. 1932 – d. 1999
Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (d. 1999)
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
b. 1933 – d. 1981
Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (b. 1933)
Ruby Nash Garnett
b. 1934
Ruby Nash Garnett, American R&B singer (Ruby & the Romantics)
William Levada
b. 1936
William Levada, American cardinal
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Pierre Billon
b. 1937
Pierre Billon, Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
Waylon Jennings
b. 1937 – d. 2002
Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)
Billy Williams (left fielder)
b. 1938
Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach
Ward Connerly
b. 1939
Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
Neal Adams
b. 1941
Neal Adams, American illustrator
Harry Nilsson
b. 1941 – d. 1994
Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994)
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Ian Greenberg
b. 1942
Ian Greenberg, Canadian broadcaster, founded Astral Media
John E. McLaughlin
b. 1942
John E. McLaughlin, American diplomat
Peter Norman
b. 1942 – d. 2006
Peter Norman, Australian runner (b. 1942)
Johnny Hallyday
b. 1943
Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
b. 1943
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmark
Muff Winwood
b. 1943
Muff Winwood, English record producer, songwriter, and bass player
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Robert D. Keppel
b. 1944
Robert D. Keppel, American police officer and academic
Miriam Defensor Santiago
b. 1945 – d. 2016
Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipina politician (b. 1945)
Robert Sarah
b. 1945
Robert Sarah, Guinean cardinal
Lawrence Wilkerson
b. 1945
Lawrence Wilkerson, American colonel
Noddy Holder
b. 1946
Noddy Holder, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
Jack Horner (paleontologist)
b. 1946
John Horner, American paleontologist and academic
Demis Roussos
b. 1946 – d. 2015
Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2015)
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John Hoagland
b. 1947 – d. 1984
John Hoagland, American photographer and journalist (d. 1984)
Mike Holmgren
b. 1948
Mike Holmgren, American football player and coach
Alan Huckle
b. 1948
Alan Huckle, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Anguilla
Henry McLeish
b. 1948
Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland
Dusty Baker
b. 1949
Dusty Baker, American baseball player and manager
Simon Callow
b. 1949
Simon Callow, English actor and director
Russell Hitchcock
b. 1949
Russell Hitchcock, Australian singer-songwriter
Jim Varney
b. 1949 – d. 2000
Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
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Uğur Erdener
b. 1950
Uğur Erdener, Turkish ophthalmologist and professor
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Juliana Azumah-Mensah
b. 1950
Juliana Azumah-Mensah, Ghanaian nurse and politician
Lakshmi Mittal
b. 1950
Lakshmi Mittal, Indian-English businessman
Vance A. Larson
b. 1951 – d. 2000
Vance A. Larson, American painter (d. 2000)
John Redwood
b. 1951
John Redwood, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales
Steve Walsh (musician)
b. 1951
Steve Walsh, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (Kansas)
Satya Pal Jain
b. 1952
Satya Pal Jain, Indian lawyer and politician, Additional Solicitor General of India
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Vilma Bardauskienė
b. 1953
Vilma Bardauskienė, Lithuanian long jumper
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Eje Elgh
b. 1953
Eje Elgh, Swedish race car driver and sportscaster
Xi Jinping
b. 1953
Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China
Raphael Wallfisch
b. 1953
Raphael Wallfisch, English cellist and educator
Jim Belushi
b. 1954
Jim Belushi, American actor
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Terri Gibbs
b. 1954
Terri Gibbs, American country music singer and keyboard player
Paul Rusesabagina
b. 1954
Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan humanitarian
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Zdeňka Šilhavá
b. 1954
Zdeňka Šilhavá, Czech discus thrower and shot putter
Beverley Whitfield
b. 1954 – d. 1996
Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
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Polly Draper
b. 1955
Polly Draper, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Julie Hagerty
b. 1955
Julie Hagerty, American model and actress
Yevgeny Kiselyov
b. 1956
Yevgeny Kiselyov, Russian-Ukrainian journalist
Lance Parrish
b. 1956
Lance Parrish, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Brad Gillis
b. 1957
Brad Gillis, American guitarist
Stephen Lloyd
b. 1957
Stephen Lloyd, Kenyan-English businessman and politician
Wade Boggs
b. 1958
Wade Boggs, American baseball player
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Scott Norton
b. 1958
Scott Norton, American wrestler
Riccardo Paletti
b. 1958 – d. 1982
Riccardo Paletti, Italian race car driver (d. 1982)
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Alan Brazil
b. 1959
Alan Brazil, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
Eileen Davidson
b. 1959
Eileen Davidson, American model and actress
Michèle Laroque
b. 1960
Michèle Laroque, French actress, producer, and screenwriter
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Marieke van Doorn
b. 1960
Marieke van Doorn, Dutch field hockey player and coach
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Dave McAuley
b. 1961
Dave McAuley, Irish boxer and sportscaster
Brad Armstrong (wrestler)
b. 1962 – d. 2012
Brad Armstrong, American wrestler (d. 2012)
Chris Morris (satirist)
b. 1962
Chris Morris, English actor, satirist, director, and producer
Andrea Rost
b. 1962
Andrea Rost, Hungarian soprano
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Marina Azyabina
b. 1963
Marina Azyabina, Russian hurdler
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Mario Gosselin (ice hockey)
b. 1963
Mario Gosselin, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Helen Hunt
b. 1963
Helen Hunt, American actress, director, and producer
Courteney Cox
b. 1964
Courteney Cox, American actress and producer
Gavin Greenaway
b. 1964
Gavin Greenaway, English composer and conductor
Michael Laudrup
b. 1964
Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer and manager
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Annelies Bredael
b. 1965
Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
Karim Massimov
b. 1965
Karim Massimov, Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
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Adam Smith (politician)
b. 1965
Adam Smith, American lawyer and politician
Raimonds Vējonis
b. 1966
Raimonds Vējonis, Latvian politician, 9th President of Latvia
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Károly Güttler
b. 1968
Károly Güttler, Hungarian swimmer
Jesse Bélanger
b. 1969
Jesse Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
Ice Cube
b. 1969
Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor
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Idalis DeLeón
b. 1969
Idalis DeLeón, American singer and actress
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Nasos Galakteros
b. 1969
Nasos Galakteros, Greek basketball player
Oliver Kahn
b. 1969
Oliver Kahn, German footballer and sportscaster
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Maurice Odumbe
b. 1969
Maurice Odumbe, Kenyan cricketer
Cédric Pioline
b. 1969
Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
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Christian Bauman
b. 1970
Christian Bauman, American soldier and author
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Gaëlle Méchaly
b. 1970
Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
Leah Remini
b. 1970
Leah Remini, American actress and producer
Žan Tabak
b. 1970
Žan Tabak, Croatian basketball player and coach
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Christos Myriounis
b. 1971
Christos Myriounis, Greek basketball player
Justin Leonard
b. 1972
Justin Leonard, American golfer
Andy Pettitte
b. 1972
Andy Pettitte, American baseball player
Tore Andre Flo
b. 1973
Tore Andre Flo, Norwegian footballer and coach
Neil Patrick Harris
b. 1973
Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer
Jiří Ryba
b. 1976
Jiří Ryba, Czech decathlete
Michael Doleac
b. 1977
Michael Doleac, American basketball player and manager
Wilfred Bouma
b. 1978
Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
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Zach Day
b. 1978
Zach Day, American baseball player
Yulia Nestsiarenka
b. 1979
Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian sprinter
Christian Rahn
b. 1979
Christian Rahn, German footballer
Charles Zwolsman, Jr.
b. 1979
Charles Zwolsman, Jr., Dutch race car driver
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Craig Dietrich
b. 1980
Craig Dietrich, Digital artist, scholar, and educator
David Lyons (rugby union, born 1980)
b. 1980
David Lyons, Australian rugby player
Billy Martin (guitarist)
b. 1981
Billy Martin, American guitarist, songwriter, and illustrator
John Paintsil
b. 1981
John Paintsil, Ghanaian footballer
Jeremy Reed
b. 1981
Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
Katie Chapman
b. 1982
Katie Chapman, English footballer
Mike Delany
b. 1982
Mike Delany, New Zealand rugby player
Abdur Razzak (cricketer)
b. 1982
Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer
Derek Anderson (American football)
b. 1983
Derek Anderson, American football player
Julia Fischer
b. 1983
Julia Fischer, German violinist and pianist
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Laura Imbruglia
b. 1983
Laura Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Josh McGuire (fencer)
b. 1983
Josh McGuire, Canadian fencer
Luke Hodge
b. 1984
Luke Hodge, Australian footballer
Eva Hrdinová
b. 1984
Eva Hrdinová, Czech tennis player
Tim Lincecum
b. 1984
Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
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Mauro Rizzo
b. 1984
Mauro Rizzo, Italian footballer
Edison Toloza
b. 1984
Edison Toloza, Colombian footballer
Nadine Coyle
b. 1985
Nadine Coyle, Irish singer
James Maloney (rugby league)
b. 1986
James Maloney, Australian rugby league player
Trevor Plouffe
b. 1986
Trevor Plouffe, American baseball player
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Ani Mijačika
b. 1987
Ani Mijačika, Croatian tennis player
Víctor Cabedo
b. 1989 – d. 2012
Víctor Cabedo, Spanish cyclist (d. 2012)
Bryan Clauson
b. 1989 – d. 2016
Bryan Clauson, American racing driver (b. 1989)
Emily Harman
b. 1991
Emily Harman, American tennis player
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Michał Kopczyński
b. 1992
Michał Kopczyński, Polish footballer
Mohamed Salah
b. 1992
Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
Dafne Schippers
b. 1992
Dafne Schippers, Dutch heptathlete and sprinter
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Kanna Arihara
b. 1993
Kanna Arihara, Japanese singer
Irfan Hadžić
b. 1993
Irfan Hadžić, Bosnian footballer
Vincent Janssen
b. 1994
Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer
Madison Kocian
b. 1997
Madison Kocian, American gymnast