People born on May 2 212
Yongle Emperor
b. 1360 – d. 1424
Yongle, emperor of the Ming Empire (b. 1360)
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
b. 1402 – d. 1445
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (d. 1445)
René II, Duke of Lorraine
b. 1451 – d. 1508
René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)
Eleanor of Viseu
b. 1458 – d. 1525
Eleanor of Viseu (d. 1525)
Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
b. 1476 – d. 1536
Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels, Count of Kladsko, Governor of Bohemia and Silesia (d. 1536)
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Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
b. 1533 – d. 1596
Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (d. 1596)
William Camden
b. 1551 – d. 1623
William Camden, English historian and topographer (d. 1623)
Sebald de Weert
b. 1567 – d. 1603
Sebald de Weert, Dutch captain, vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (d. 1603)
Tokugawa Hidetada
b. 1579 – d. 1632
Tokugawa Hidetada, Japanese shogun (d. 1632)
Athanasius Kircher
b. 1601 – d. 1680
Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (d. 1680)
Alessandro Scarlatti
b. 1660 – d. 1725
Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)
Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni
b. 1695 – d. 1766
Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (d. 1766)
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger
b. 1702 – d. 1782
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (d. 1782)
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Jean-Baptiste Barrière
b. 1707 – d. 1747
Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (d. 1747)
Catherine the Great
b. 1729 – d. 1796
Catherine the Great of Russia (d. 1796)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
b. 1737 – d. 1805
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English general and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
Elias Boudinot
b. 1740 – d. 1821
Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1821)
John André
b. 1750 – d. 1780
John André, English soldier (b. 1750)
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Ludwig August Lebrun
b. 1752 – d. 1790
Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer (d. 1790)
Vicente Martín y Soler
b. 1754 – d. 1806
Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1806)
Novalis
b. 1772 – d. 1801
Novalis, German author and poet (d. 1801)
Henrik Steffens
b. 1773 – d. 1845
Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet (d. 1845)
Abraham Pineo Gesner
b. 1797 – d. 1864
Abraham Pineo Gesner, Canadian physician and geologist (d. 1864)
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
b. 1802 – d. 1870
Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)
Catherine Labouré
b. 1806 – d. 1876
Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (d. 1876)
Hans Christian Lumbye
b. 1810 – d. 1874
Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (d. 1874)
William Buell Richards
b. 1815 – d. 1889
William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1889)
Désiré Charnay
b. 1828 – d. 1915
Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (d. 1915)
Otto Staudinger
b. 1830 – d. 1900
Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (d. 1900)
Elijah McCoy
b. 1843 – d. 1929
Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American engineer (d. 1929)
Jerome K. Jerome
b. 1859 – d. 1927
Jerome K. Jerome, English author (b. 1859)
John Scott Haldane
b. 1860 – d. 1936
John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic (d. 1936)
Theodor Herzl
b. 1860 – d. 1904
Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and playwright (b. 1860)
Clyde Fitch
b. 1865 – d. 1909
Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1865)
Giuseppe Morello
b. 1867 – d. 1930
Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (d. 1930)
Jurgis Baltrušaitis
b. 1873 – d. 1944
Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (d. 1944)
James F. Byrnes
b. 1879 – d. 1972
James F. Byrnes, American stenographer and politician, 49th United States Secretary of State (d. 1972)
Bill Horr
b. 1880 – d. 1955
Bill Horr, American football player, discus thrower, and coach (d. 1955)
Alexander Kerensky
b. 1881 – d. 1970
Alexander Kerensky, Russian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 1970)
Hedda Hopper
b. 1885 – d. 1966
Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)
Gottfried Benn
b. 1886 – d. 1956
Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (b. 1886)
Vernon and Irene Castle
b. 1887 – d. 1918
Vernon Castle, English-American dancer (d. 1918)
Eddie Collins
b. 1887 – d. 1951
Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)
Ki Hajar Dewantara
b. 1889 – d. 1959
Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1959)
E. E. Smith
b. 1890 – d. 1965
E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (d. 1965)
Manfred von Richthofen
b. 1892 – d. 1918
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (d. 1918)
Joseph Henry Woodger
b. 1894 – d. 1981
Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1981)
Lorenz Hart
b. 1895 – d. 1943
Lorenz Hart, American playwright and lyricist (d. 1943)
John Frederick Coots
b. 1897 – d. 1985
John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)
Henry Hall (bandleader)
b. 1898 – d. 1989
Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1989)
Bob Wyatt
b. 1901 – d. 1995
Bob Wyatt, English cricketer (d. 1995)
Brian Aherne
b. 1902 – d. 1986
Brian Aherne, English actor (d. 1986)
Benjamin Spock
b. 1903 – d. 1998
Benjamin Spock, American rower, pediatrician, and author (d. 1998)
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Bill Brandt
b. 1904 – d. 1983
Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist (d. 1983)
Philippe Halsman
b. 1906 – d. 1979
Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (b. 1906)
Pinky Lee
b. 1907 – d. 1993
Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (d. 1993)
Alexander Bonnyman, Jr.
b. 1910 – d. 1943
Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943)
Axel Springer
b. 1912 – d. 1985
Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (d. 1985)
Pietro Frua
b. 1913 – d. 1983
Pietro Frua, Italian coachbuilders and car designers (d. 1983)
Nigel Patrick
b. 1913 – d. 1981
Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (d. 1981)
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Aydın Sayılı
b. 1913 – d. 1993
Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic (d. 1993)
Doris Fisher (songwriter)
b. 1915 – d. 2003
Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
Peggy Mount
b. 1915 – d. 2001
Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001)
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Albert Castelyns
b. 1917
Albert Castelyns, Belgian water polo player and bobsledder
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Văn Tiến Dũng
b. 1917 – d. 2002
Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (d. 2002)
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Jean-Marie Auberson
b. 1920 – d. 2004
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (b. 1920)
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Otto Buchsbaum
b. 1920 – d. 2000
Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)
Vasantrao Deshpande
b. 1920 – d. 1983
Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player (d. 1983)
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Guinn Smith
b. 1920 – d. 2004
Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter, soldier, and pilot (d. 2004)
Satyajit Ray
b. 1921 – d. 1992
Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
Roscoe Lee Browne
b. 1922 – d. 2007
Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (d. 2007)
A. M. Rosenthal
b. 1922 – d. 2006
A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-American journalist (b. 1922)
Patrick Hillery
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008)
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Jamal Abro
b. 1924 – d. 2004
Jamal Abro, Pakistani lawyer and author (d. 2004)
Theodore Bikel
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American actor and musician (b. 1924)
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Hugh Cortazzi
b. 1924
Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan
John Neville (actor)
b. 1925 – d. 2011
John Neville, English-Canadian actor (d. 2011)
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Gérard D. Levesque
b. 1926 – d. 1993
Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1993)
Ray Barrett
b. 1927 – d. 2009
Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (d. 2009)
Amos Kenan
b. 1927 – d. 2009
Amos Kenan, Israeli columnist, painter, sculptor, playwright and novelist (d. 2009)
Hans Trass
b. 1928 – d. 2017
Hans Trass, Estonian ecologist and botanist (d. 2017)
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Édouard Balladur
b. 1929
Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France
James Dillion
b. 1929 – d. 2010
James Dillion, American discus thrower (d. 2010)
Link Wray
b. 1929 – d. 2005
Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
Yoram Kaniuk
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (b. 1930)
Marco Pannella
b. 1930 – d. 2016
Marco Pannella, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2016)
Phil Bruns
b. 1931 – d. 2012
Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (d. 2012)
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Martha Grimes
b. 1931
Martha Grimes, American author and poet
Maury Allen
b. 1932 – d. 2010
Maury Allen, American journalist, actor, and author (d. 2010)
Bunk Gardner
b. 1933
Bunk Gardner, American musician
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf
b. 1933
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
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Luis Suárez Miramontes
b. 1935
Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager
Faisal II of Iraq
b. 1935 – d. 1958
Faisal II of Iraq, the last King of Iraq (d.1958)
Norma Aleandro
b. 1936
Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter
Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)
b. 1936
Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer and pianist
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Michael Rabin
b. 1936 – d. 1972
Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
Klaus Enders
b. 1937
Klaus Enders, German motorcycle sidecar racer
Lorenzo Music
b. 1937 – d. 2001
Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
b. 1938 – d. 1996
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
Sumio Iijima
b. 1939
Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist and engineer
Tony Adamowicz
b. 1941
Tony Adamowicz, American race car driver
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Bruce Cameron (bishop)
b. 1941
Bruce Cameron, Scottish bishop
Clay Carroll
b. 1941
Clay Carroll, American baseball player
Jacques Rogge
b. 1942
Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman
Robert G. W. Anderson
b. 1944
Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator
Randy Cain
b. 1945 – d. 2009
Randy Cain, American soul singer (d. 2009)
Judge Dread
b. 1945 – d. 1998
Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
Bianca Jagger
b. 1945
Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist
Goldy McJohn
b. 1945
Goldy McJohn, Canadian keyboard player
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Peter L. Benson
b. 1946 – d. 2011
Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1946)
Lesley Gore
b. 1946 – d. 2015
Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
David Suchet
b. 1946
David Suchet, English actor
James Dyson
b. 1947
James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company
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Lynda Myles (British producer)
b. 1947
Lynda Myles, English screenwriter and producer
Larry Gatlin
b. 1948
Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Alan Titchmarsh
b. 1949
Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author
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Simon Gaskell
b. 1950
Simon Gaskell, English chemist and academic
Duncan Gay
b. 1950
Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician
Lou Gramm
b. 1950
Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter
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Richard Ground
b. 1950 – d. 2014
Richard Ground, English lawyer and judge (d. 2014)
John Glascock
b. 1951 – d. 1979
John Glascock, English singer and bass player (d. 1979)
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Chris Anderson (rugby league)
b. 1952
Chris Anderson, Australian rugby league player and coach
Christine Baranski
b. 1952
Christine Baranski, American actress and singer
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Isla St Clair
b. 1952
Isla St Clair, Scottish singer and actress
Valery Gergiev
b. 1953
Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director
Elliot Goldenthal
b. 1954
Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor
Dawn Primarolo
b. 1954
Dawn Primarolo, English politician
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Stephen Venables
b. 1954
Stephen Venables, English mountaineer and author
Donatella Versace
b. 1955
Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
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Régis Labeaume
b. 1956
Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City
Yasushi Akimoto
b. 1958
Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer
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Stanislav Levý
b. 1958
Stanislav Levý, Czech footballer and manager
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David O'Leary
b. 1958
David O'Leary, English-Irish footballer and manager
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Alan Best (filmmaker)
b. 1959
Alan Best, Canadian animator, director, and producer
Tony Wakeford
b. 1959
Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Stephen Daldry
b. 1960
Stephen Daldry, English director and producer
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Steve James (snooker player)
b. 1961
Steve James, English snooker player
Sophie Thibault
b. 1961
Sophie Thibault, Canadian journalist
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Phil Vickery (chef)
b. 1961
Phil Vickery, English chef and author
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Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
b. 1962
Elizabeth Berridge, American actress
Jimmy White
b. 1962
Jimmy White, English snooker player
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Félix José
b. 1965
Félix José, Dominican-American baseball player
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Uwe Freiler
b. 1966
Uwe Freiler, German footballer
Margus Kolga
b. 1966
Margus Kolga, Estonian diplomat
Belinda Stronach
b. 1966
Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician
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Bengt Åkerblom
b. 1967 – d. 1995
Bengt Åkerblom, Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1995)
Mika Brzezinski
b. 1967
Mika Brzezinski, American journalist and author
David Rocastle
b. 1967 – d. 2001
David Rocastle, English footballer (d. 2001)
Jeff Agoos
b. 1968
Jeff Agoos, Swiss-American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
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Julia Hartley-Brewer
b. 1968
Julia Hartley-Brewer, English broadcaster and columnist
Ziana Zain
b. 1968
Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
Brian Lara
b. 1969
Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer
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Marco Walker
b. 1970
Marco Walker, Swiss footballer and coach
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Musashimaru Kōyō
b. 1971
Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
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Fatima Yusuf
b. 1971
Fatima Yusuf, Nigerian sprinter
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Paul Adcock
b. 1972
Paul Adcock, English footballer
Ahti Heinla
b. 1972
Ahti Heinla, Estonian programmer and businessman, co-developed Skype
Dwayne Johnson
b. 1972
Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
b. 1973
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter
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Horacio Carbonari
b. 1974
Horacio Carbonari, Argentinian footballer and manager
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Andy Johnson (Welsh footballer)
b. 1974
Andy Johnson, English-Welsh footballer
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Janek Meet
b. 1974
Janek Meet, Estonian footballer
David Beckham
b. 1975
David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model
Jeff Gutt
b. 1976
Jeff Gutt, American singer-songwriter
Brian Cardinal
b. 1977
Brian Cardinal, American basketball player
Jan Fitschen
b. 1977
Jan Fitschen, German runner
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Luke Hudson
b. 1977
Luke Hudson, American baseball player
Fredrik Malm
b. 1977
Fredrik Malm, Swedish journalist and politician
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Jenna von Oÿ
b. 1977
Jenna von Oÿ, American actress and singer
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Melvin Ely
b. 1978
Melvin Ely, American basketball player
Mike Weaver (ice hockey)
b. 1978
Mike Weaver, Canadian ice hockey player
Jason Chimera
b. 1979
Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
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Ioannis Kanotidis
b. 1979
Ioannis Kanotidis, Greek footballer
Tim Borowski
b. 1980
Tim Borowski, German footballer
Pierre-Luc Gagnon
b. 1980
Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
Ellie Kemper
b. 1980
Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer
Zat Knight
b. 1980
Zat Knight, English footballer
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Artūras Masiulis
b. 1980
Artūras Masiulis, Lithuanian basketball player
Troy Murphy
b. 1980
Troy Murphy, American basketball player
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Lassaâd Ouertani
b. 1980 – d. 2013
Lassaâd Ouertani, Tunisian footballer (d. 2013)
Brad Richards
b. 1980
Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
Robert Buckley
b. 1981
Robert Buckley, American actor
Chris Kirkland
b. 1981
Chris Kirkland, English footballer
Tiago Mendes
b. 1981
Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer
Matt Murray (English footballer)
b. 1981
Matt Murray, English footballer
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Rina Satō
b. 1981
Rina Satō, Japanese voice actress and singer
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Timothy Benjamin
b. 1982
Timothy Benjamin, Welsh sprinter
Johan Botha (cricketer)
b. 1982
Johan Botha, South African cricketer
Alessandro Diamanti
b. 1983
Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
Maynor Figueroa
b. 1983
Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
Tina Maze
b. 1983
Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
Daniel Sordo
b. 1983
Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
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Ove Vanebo
b. 1983
Ove Vanebo, Norwegian politician
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Saulius Mikoliūnas
b. 1984
Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
Thabo Sefolosha
b. 1984
Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
Lily Allen
b. 1985
Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress
Kyle Busch
b. 1985
Kyle Busch, American race car driver
Ashley Harkleroad
b. 1985
Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
Sarah Hughes
b. 1985
Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
David Nugent
b. 1985
David Nugent, English footballer
Nana Kitade
b. 1987
Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
Pat McAfee
b. 1987
Pat McAfee, American football player
Kris Russell
b. 1987
Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player
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Neftalí Feliz
b. 1988
Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player
Stephen Henderson (footballer, born 1988)
b. 1988
Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer
Jeanette Pohlen
b. 1989
Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player
Paul George
b. 1990
Paul George, American basketball player
Jeong Jinwoon
b. 1991
Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer
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María Teresa Torró Flor
b. 1992
María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
Owain Doull
b. 1993
Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
Isyana Sarasvati
b. 1993
Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
b. 2015
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, and fourth in line to the British throne