People born on November 21 171
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John Bale
b. 1495 – d. 1563
John Bale, English bishop and historian (d. 1563)
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Anne de Xainctonge
b. 1567 – d. 1621
Anne de Xainctonge, French saint, founded the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin (d. 1621)
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Catharina Questiers
b. 1631 – d. 1669
Catharina Questiers, Dutch poet (d. 1669)
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Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni
b. 1692 – d. 1768
Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (b. 1692)
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Voltaire
b. 1694 – d. 1778
Voltaire, French historian, playwright, and philosopher (d. 1778)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
b. 1718 – d. 1795
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, German composer, critic, and theorist (d. 1795)
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Josiah Bartlett
b. 1729 – d. 1795
Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 6th Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1795)
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José Antonio Alzate y Ramírez
b. 1737 – d. 1799
José Antonio Alzate y Ramírez, Spanish-Mexican scientist and cartographer (d. 1799)
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Joseph Plumb Martin
b. 1760 – d. 1850
Joseph Plumb Martin, American sergeant (d. 1850)
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Friedrich Schleiermacher
b. 1768 – d. 1834
Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and scholar (d. 1834)
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William Beaumont
b. 1785 – d. 1853
William Beaumont, American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" (d. 1853)
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Samuel Cunard
b. 1787 – d. 1865
Samuel Cunard, Canadian businessman, founded the Cunard Line (d. 1865)
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Zeng Guofan
b. 1811 – d. 1872
Zeng Guofan, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (d. 1872)
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Lewis H. Morgan
b. 1818 – d. 1881
Lewis H. Morgan, American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist (d. 1881)
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Hetty Green
b. 1835 – d. 1916
Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (d. 1916)
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Victoria, Princess Royal
b. 1840 – d. 1901
Victoria, Princess Royal of England (d. 1901)
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Désiré-Joseph Mercier
b. 1851 – d. 1926
Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Belgian cardinal and theologian (d. 1926)
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Francisco Tárrega
b. 1852 – d. 1909
Francisco Tárrega, Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1909)
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Hussein Kamel of Egypt
b. 1853 – d. 1917
Hussein Kamel of Egypt (d. 1917)
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Pope Benedict XV
b. 1854 – d. 1922
Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922)
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Sigbjørn Obstfelder
b. 1866 – d. 1900
Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Norwegian poet and author (d. 1900)
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Konishiki Yasokichi I
b. 1866 – d. 1914
Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th Yokozuna (d. 1914)
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Alexander Berkman
b. 1870 – d. 1936
Alexander Berkman, Lithuanian-American activist and author (d. 1936)
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Joe Darling
b. 1870 – d. 1946
Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (d. 1946)
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Stanley Jackson
b. 1870 – d. 1947
Stanley Jackson, English cricketer and politician (d. 1947)
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Olav Duun
b. 1876 – d. 1939
Olav Duun, Norwegian author and educator (d. 1939)
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Sigfrid Karg-Elert
b. 1877 – d. 1933
Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer and educator (d. 1933)
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Gustav Radbruch
b. 1878 – d. 1949
Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of Justice (d. 1949)
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Harold Nicolson
b. 1886 – d. 1968
Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (d. 1968)
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Cecil M. Harden
b. 1894 – d. 1984
Cecil M. Harden, American politician (b. 1894)
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Mollie Steimer
b. 1897 – d. 1980
Mollie Steimer, Russian-American activist (d. 1980)
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René Magritte
b. 1898 – d. 1967
René Magritte, Belgian painter (d. 1967)
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Jobyna Ralston
b. 1899 – d. 1967
Jobyna Ralston, American actress (d. 1967)
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Harekrushna Mahatab
b. 1899 – d. 1987
Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (d. 1987)
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Foster Hewitt
b. 1902 – d. 1985
Foster Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (d. 1985)
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Isaac Bashevis Singer
b. 1902 – d. 1991
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
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Mikhail Suslov
b. 1902 – d. 1982
Mikhail Suslov, Russian soldier, economist, and politician (d. 1982)
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Coleman Hawkins
b. 1904 – d. 1969
Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1969)
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Leo Politi
b. 1908 – d. 1996
Leo Politi, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1996)
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Elizabeth George Speare
b. 1908 – d. 1994
Elizabeth George Speare, American author and educator (d. 1994)
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Eleanor Powell
b. 1912 – d. 1982
Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1982)
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John Boulting
b. 1913 – d. 1985
John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985)
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Roy Boulting
b. 1913 – d. 2001
Roy Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
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Gunnar Kangro
b. 1913 – d. 1975
Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913)
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Nusret Fişek
b. 1914 – d. 1990
Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (d. 1990)
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Henri Laborit
b. 1914 – d. 1995
Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher (d. 1995)
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Norm Smith
b. 1915 – d. 1973
Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1973)
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Sid Luckman
b. 1916 – d. 1998
Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (d. 1998)
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Paul Bogart
b. 1919 – d. 2012
Paul Bogart, American director and producer (d. 2012)
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Ralph Meeker
b. 1920 – d. 1988
Ralph Meeker, American actor (d. 1988)
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Stan Musial
b. 1920 – d. 2013
Stan Musial, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
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Donald Sheldon
b. 1921 – d. 1975
Donald Sheldon, American pilot (d. 1975)
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Abe Lemons
b. 1922 – d. 2002
Abe Lemons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2002)
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Joseph Campanella
b. 1924
Joseph Campanella, American actor
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Milka Planinc
b. 1924 – d. 2010
Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
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Christopher Tolkien
b. 1924
Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic
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Veljko Kadijević
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence (d. 2014)
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William Wakefield Baum
b. 1926 – d. 2015
William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015)
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Georgia Frontiere
b. 1927 – d. 2008
Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (d. 2008)
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Marilyn French
b. 1929 – d. 2009
Marilyn French, American author and academic (d. 2009)
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Laurier LaPierre
b. 1929 – d. 2012
Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (b. 1929)
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Marjan Rožanc
b. 1930 – d. 1990
Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1990)
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Lewis Binford
b. 1931 – d. 2011
Lewis Binford, American archaeologist and academic (d. 2011)
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Revaz Dogonadze
b. 1931 – d. 1985
Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian chemist and physicist (d. 1985)
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Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms
b. 1931
Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, English businessman
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Malcolm Williamson
b. 1931 – d. 2003
Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2003)
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Beryl Bainbridge
b. 1932 – d. 2010
Beryl Bainbridge, English author and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
b. 1932
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer
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Henry Hartsfield
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014)
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Etta Zuber Falconer
b. 1933 – d. 2002
Etta Zuber Falconer, American educator and mathematician (d. 2002)
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Laurence Luckinbill
b. 1934
Laurence Luckinbill, American actor, director, and playwright
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Peter Philpott
b. 1934
Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer
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Victor Chang
b. 1936 – d. 1991
Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (d. 1991)
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Ingrid Pitt
b. 1937 – d. 2010
Ingrid Pitt, Polish-English actress (d. 2010)
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Marlo Thomas
b. 1937
Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, and activist
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R. Budd Dwyer
b. 1939 – d. 1987
R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
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Freddy Beras-Goico
b. 1940 – d. 2010
Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (d. 2010)
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Dr. John
b. 1940
Dr. John, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Richard Marcinko
b. 1940
Richard Marcinko, American commander and author
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Natalia Makarova
b. 1940
Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress
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Juliet Mills
b. 1941
Juliet Mills, English-American actress
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David Porter (musician)
b. 1941
David Porter, American songwriter, musician, and producer
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Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
b. 1942
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German educator and politician
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Phil Bredesen
b. 1943
Phil Bredesen, American businessman and politician, 48th Governor of Tennessee
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Jacques Laffite
b. 1943
Jacques Laffite, French race car driver and sportscaster
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Dick Durbin
b. 1944
Dick Durbin, American lawyer and politician
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Earl Monroe
b. 1944
Earl Monroe, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Harold Ramis
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
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Goldie Hawn
b. 1945
Goldie Hawn, American actress, singer, and producer
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Michel Suleiman
b. 1948
Michel Suleiman, Lebanese general and politician, 16th President of Lebanon
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George Zimmer
b. 1948
George Zimmer, American businessman, founded Men's Wearhouse
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Hisham Barakat
b. 1950 – d. 2015
Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (d. 2015)
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Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch
b. 1952
Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, Welsh banker and politician
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Janne Kristiansen
b. 1952
Janne Kristiansen, Norwegian lawyer and jurist
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Lorna Luft
b. 1952
Lorna Luft, American actress and singer
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Tina Brown
b. 1953
Tina Brown, English-American journalist and author
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Fiona Pitt-Kethley
b. 1954
Fiona Pitt-Kethley, English journalist, author, and poet
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Peter Koppes
b. 1955
Peter Koppes, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Cedric Maxwell
b. 1955
Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
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Glenn Ridge
b. 1955
Glenn Ridge, Australian radio and television host and producer
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Cherry Jones
b. 1956
Cherry Jones, American actress
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Sergei Ratnikov
b. 1959
Sergei Ratnikov, Estonian footballer and manager
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Mark Bailey (rugby union)
b. 1960
Mark Bailey, English rugby player, author, and educator
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Brian McNamara
b. 1960
Brian McNamara, American actor, director, and producer
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Brian Ritchie
b. 1960
Brian Ritchie, American bass player and songwriter
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João Domingos Pinto
b. 1961
João Domingos Pinto, Portuguese footballer and manager
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Dave Molyneux
b. 1963
Dave Molyneux, Manx motorcycle racer
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Nicollette Sheridan
b. 1963
Nicollette Sheridan, English actress
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Shane Douglas
b. 1964
Shane Douglas, American wrestler and manager
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Charles Dunstone
b. 1964
Charles Dunstone, English businessman, co-founded Carphone Warehouse
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Olden Polynice
b. 1964
Olden Polynice, Haitian-American basketball player and coach
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Stefan Sonnenfeld
b. 1964
Stefan Sonnenfeld, American businessman, co-founded Company 3
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Björk
b. 1965
Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter
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Reggie Lewis
b. 1965 – d. 1993
Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993)
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Troy Aikman
b. 1966
Troy Aikman, American football player and sportscaster
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Evgeny Bareev
b. 1966
Evgeny Bareev, Russian chess player and coach
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Thanasis Kolitsidakis
b. 1966
Thanasis Kolitsidakis, Greek footballer
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Ken Block
b. 1967
Ken Block, American race car driver
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Tripp Cromer
b. 1967
Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
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Toshihiko Koga
b. 1967
Toshihiko Koga, Japanese martial artist
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Andrew Caddick
b. 1968
Andrew Caddick, New Zealand-English cricketer
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Alex James (musician)
b. 1968
Alex James, English singer-songwriter, bass player
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Antonio Tarver
b. 1968
Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor
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Ken Griffey Jr.
b. 1969
Ken Griffey Jr., American baseball player and actor
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Karen Davila
b. 1970
Karen Davila, Filipino journalist
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Justin Langer
b. 1970
Justin Langer, Australian cricketer and coach
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Michael Strahan
b. 1971
Michael Strahan, American football player, actor, and talk show host
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Rich Johnston
b. 1972
Rich Johnston, English author and critic
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Rain Phoenix
b. 1972
Rain Phoenix, American actress and singer
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Saleem Elahi
b. 1976
Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricketer
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Martin Meichelbeck
b. 1976
Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
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Daniel Whiston
b. 1976
Daniel Whiston, English figure skater
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Michael Wilson (Australian footballer)
b. 1976
Michael Wilson, Australian footballer
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Yolande James
b. 1977
Yolande James, Canadian lawyer and politician
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Jonas Jennings
b. 1977
Jonas Jennings, American football player
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Daniel Bradshaw
b. 1978
Daniel Bradshaw, Australian footballer
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Lucía Jiménez
b. 1978
Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress and singer
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Vincenzo Iaquinta
b. 1979
Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
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Stromile Swift
b. 1979
Stromile Swift, American basketball player
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Alex Tanguay
b. 1979
Alex Tanguay, Canadian ice hockey player
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Hank Blalock
b. 1980
Hank Blalock, American baseball player
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Alec Brownstein
b. 1980
Alec Brownstein, American author and director
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Leonardo González
b. 1980
Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
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Wesley Britt
b. 1981
Wesley Britt, American football player
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Ainārs Kovals
b. 1981
Ainārs Kovals, Latvian javelin thrower
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Jonny Magallón
b. 1981
Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
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Ioana Ciolacu
b. 1982
Ioana Ciolacu, Romanian fashion designer
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Georgios Kalogiannidis
b. 1982
Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
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Jamie Langley
b. 1983
Jamie Langley, English rugby player
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Álvaro Bautista
b. 1984
Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
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Jena Malone
b. 1984
Jena Malone, American actress and singer
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Carly Rae Jepsen
b. 1985
Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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Jesús Navas
b. 1985
Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
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Nicola Silvestri
b. 1985
Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
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Colleen Ballinger
b. 1986
Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, actress, and singer
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Ben Bishop
b. 1986
Ben Bishop, American ice hockey player
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Kristof Goddaert
b. 1986 – d. 2014
Kristof Goddaert, Belgian cyclist (d. 2014)
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Stefan Glarner
b. 1987
Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer
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Eesha Karavade
b. 1987
Eesha Karavade, Indian chess player
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Len Väljas
b. 1988
Len Väljas, Canadian skier
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Preston Zimmerman
b. 1988
Preston Zimmerman, American soccer player
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Will Buckley (footballer)
b. 1989
Will Buckley, English footballer
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Dárvin Chávez
b. 1989
Dárvin Chávez, Mexican footballer
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Justin Tucker
b. 1989
Justin Tucker, American football player
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Fabian Delph
b. 1989
Fabian Delph, English footballer
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Dani King
b. 1990
Dani King, English cyclist
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Georgie Twigg
b. 1990
Georgie Twigg, English field hockey player
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Almaz Ayana
b. 1991
Almaz Ayana, Ethiopian sprinter
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Lewis Dunk
b. 1991
Lewis Dunk, English footballer
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Peni Terepo
b. 1991
Peni Terepo, New Zealand rugby league player
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Conor Maynard
b. 1992
Conor Maynard, English singer-songwriter