People born on October 16 224
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Gian Galeazzo Visconti
b. 1351 – d. 1402
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, first Duke of Milan (d. 1402)
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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
b. 1396 – d. 1450
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English admiral (d. 1450)
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James II of Scotland
b. 1430 – d. 1460
James II of Scotland (d. 1460)
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Gasparo Contarini
b. 1483 – d. 1542
Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1542)
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Niwa Nagahide
b. 1535 – d. 1585
Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (d. 1585)
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Luke Wadding
b. 1588 – d. 1657
Luke Wadding, Irish Franciscan friar and historian (d. 1657)
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Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy
b. 1605 – d. 1677
Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy, French writer and composer (d. 1677)
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Pierre Paul Puget
b. 1620 – d. 1694
Pierre Paul Puget, French painter and sculptor (d. 1694)
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Anna Waser
b. 1678 – d. 1714
Anna Waser, Swiss painter (d. 1714)
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
b. 1679 – d. 1745
Jan Dismas Zelenka, Czech viol player and composer (d. 1745)
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András Hadik
b. 1710 – d. 1790
András Hadik, Austrian-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1790)
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Giovanni Arduino (geologist)
b. 1714 – d. 1795
Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist and academic (d. 1795)
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Daniel Chodowiecki
b. 1726 – d. 1801
Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and educator (d. 1801)
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Pierre van Maldere
b. 1729 – d. 1768
Pierre van Maldere, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1768)
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Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
b. 1752 – d. 1827
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic (d. 1827)
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Morgan Lewis (governor)
b. 1754 – d. 1844
Morgan Lewis, American general, lawyer, and politician, 3rd Governor of New York (d. 1844)
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Noah Webster
b. 1758 – d. 1843
Noah Webster, American lexicographer (d. 1843)
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Paul Hamilton (politician)
b. 1762 – d. 1816
Paul Hamilton, American soldier and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1816)
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William Burton (governor)
b. 1789 – d. 1866
William Burton, American physician and politician, 39th Governor of Delaware (d. 1866)
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William Buell Sprague
b. 1795 – d. 1876
William Buell Sprague, American minister, historian, and author (d. 1876)
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Isaac Murphy
b. 1802 – d. 1882
Isaac Murphy, American educator and politician, 8th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1882)
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Benjamin Russell (artist)
b. 1804 – d. 1885
Benjamin Russell, American painter and educator (d. 1885)
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William P. Fessenden
b. 1806 – d. 1869
William P. Fessenden, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1869)
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Francis Lubbock
b. 1815 – d. 1905
Francis Lubbock, American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas (d. 1905)
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William Forster (Australian politician)
b. 1818 – d. 1882
William Forster, Indian-Australian politician, 4th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1818)
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Austin F. Pike
b. 1819 – d. 1886
Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (d. 1886)
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Lucy Stanton (abolitionist)
b. 1831 – d. 1910
Lucy Stanton, American activist (d. 1910)
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Vicente Riva Palacio
b. 1832 – d. 1896
Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexican liberal intellectual, novelist (d. 1896)
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Kuroda Kiyotaka
b. 1840 – d. 1900
Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)
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Itō Hirobumi
b. 1841 – d. 1909
Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
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Ismail Qemali
b. 1844 – d. 1919
Ismail Qemali, Albanian civil servant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1919)
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Maria Pia of Savoy
b. 1847 – d. 1911
Maria Pia of Savoy (d. 1911)
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Carl von In der Maur
b. 1852 – d. 1913
Carl von In der Maur, Governor of Liechtenstein (b. 1852)
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Karl Kautsky
b. 1854 – d. 1938
Karl Kautsky, Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theoretician (b. 1854)
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Oscar Wilde
b. 1854 – d. 1900
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (b. 1854)
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Samad bey Mehmandarov
b. 1855 – d. 1931
Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (d. 1931)
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J. B. Bury
b. 1861 – d. 1927
J. B. Bury, Irish historian and scholar (d. 1927)
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Richard Sears (tennis)
b. 1861 – d. 1943
Richard Sears, American tennis player (d. 1943)
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Austen Chamberlain
b. 1863 – d. 1937
Austen Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
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Mario Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Poggio Suasa
b. 1867 – d. 1963
Mario Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Poggio Suasa (d. 1963)
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Claude H. Van Tyne
b. 1869 – d. 1930
Claude H. Van Tyne, American historian and author (d. 1930)
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Walter Buckmaster
b. 1872 – d. 1942
Walter Buckmaster, English polo player and stockbroker, co-founded Buckmaster & Moore (b. 1872)
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Jimmy Sinclair
b. 1876 – d. 1913
Jimmy Sinclair, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1913)
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William Orthwein
b. 1881 – d. 1955
William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1955)
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Rembrandt Bugatti
b. 1884 – d. 1916
Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (d. 1916)
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David Ben-Gurion
b. 1886 – d. 1973
David Ben-Gurion, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886)
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Eugene O'Neill
b. 1888 – d. 1953
Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
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Paul Popenoe
b. 1888 – d. 1979
Paul Popenoe, American founder of relationship counseling (d. 1979)
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Michael Collins (Irish leader)
b. 1890 – d. 1922
Michael Collins, Irish general and politician, 2nd Irish Minister for Finance (d. 1922)
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Maria Goretti
b. 1890 – d. 1902
Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (d. 1902)
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Paul Strand
b. 1890 – d. 1975
Paul Strand, American photographer and director (d. 1975)
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Louis de Cazenave
b. 1897 – d. 2008
Louis de Cazenave, French soldier (d. 2008)
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William O. Douglas
b. 1898 – d. 1980
William O. Douglas, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1980)
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Edward Ardizzone
b. 1900 – d. 1979
Edward Ardizzone, Vietnamese-English author and illustrator (d. 1979)
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Primo Conti
b. 1900 – d. 1988
Primo Conti, Italian painter and poet (d. 1988)
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Goose Goslin
b. 1900 – d. 1971
Goose Goslin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1971)
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Cecile de Brunhoff
b. 1903 – d. 2003
Cecile de Brunhoff, French author and pianist (d. 2003)
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Big Joe Williams
b. 1903 – d. 1982
Big Joe Williams, American Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982)
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Björn Berglund
b. 1904 – d. 1968
Björn Berglund, Swedish actor (d. 1968)
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Ernst Kuzorra
b. 1905 – d. 1990
Ernst Kuzorra, German footballer and manager (d. 1990)
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León Klimovsky
b. 1906 – d. 1996
León Klimovsky, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
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Richard Titmuss
b. 1907 – d. 1973
Richard Titmuss, English sociologist and academic (d. 1973)
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Olivia Coolidge
b. 1908 – d. 2006
Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (b. 1908)
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Enver Hoxha
b. 1908 – d. 1985
Enver Hoxha, Albanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Albania (d. 1985)
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Otto von Bülow
b. 1911 – d. 2006
Otto von Bülow, German commander (d. 2006)
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Clifford Hansen
b. 1912 – d. 2009
Clifford Hansen, American rancher and politician, 26th Governor of Wyoming (d. 2009)
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Louis Althusser
b. 1918 – d. 1990
Louis Althusser, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (b. 1918)
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Abraham Nemeth
b. 1918 – d. 2013
Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (d. 2013)
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Tony Rolt
b. 1918 – d. 2008
Tony Rolt, English racing driver and engineer (d. 2008)
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Kathleen Winsor
b. 1919 – d. 2003
Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (d. 2003)
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Matt Batts
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Matt Batts, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)
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MacKenzie Miller
b. 1921 – d. 2010
MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921)
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Max Bygraves
b. 1922 – d. 2012
Max Bygraves, English-Australian actor and singer (d. 2012)
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Leon Sullivan
b. 1922 – d. 2001
Leon Sullivan, American minister and activist (d. 2001)
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Linda Darnell
b. 1923 – d. 1965
Linda Darnell, American actress (d. 1965)
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Bert Kaempfert
b. 1923 – d. 1980
Bert Kaempfert, German conductor and composer (d. 1980)
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Bill McLaren
b. 1923 – d. 2010
Bill McLaren, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster (d. 2010)
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Gerard Parkes
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Gerard Parkes, Irish-Canadian actor (d. 2014)
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Angela Lansbury
b. 1925
Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer
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Charles Dolan
b. 1926
Charles Dolan, American businessman, founded Cablevision and HBO
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Günter Grass
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
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Mary Daly
b. 1928 – d. 2010
Mary Daly, American philosopher and theologian (d. 2010)
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Ann Morgan Guilbert
b. 1928 – d. 2016
Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress (d. 2016)
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Fernanda Montenegro
b. 1929
Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian actress
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John Polkinghorne
b. 1930
John Polkinghorne, English physicist, theologian and priest
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Carmen Sevilla
b. 1930
Carmen Sevilla, Spanish actress
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Charles Colson
b. 1931 – d. 2012
Charles Colson, American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
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Valery Klimov (violinist)
b. 1931
Valery Klimov, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator
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Rosa Rosal
b. 1931
Rosa Rosal, Filipino actress
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P. W. Underwood
b. 1931 – d. 2013
P. W. Underwood, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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John Grant (British politician)
b. 1932 – d. 2000
John Grant, English journalist and politician (d. 2000)
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Henry Lewis (musician)
b. 1932 – d. 1996
Henry Lewis, American bassist and conductor (d. 1996)
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Lucien Paiement
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Lucien Paiement, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
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Peter Ashdown
b. 1934
Peter Ashdown, English racing driver
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Peter Bowles
b. 1936
Peter Bowles, English actor and screenwriter
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Andrei Chikatilo
b. 1936 – d. 1994
Andrei Chikatilo, Ukrainian-Russian serial killer (d. 1994)
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Mladen Koščak
b. 1936 – d. 1997
Mladen Koščak, Croatian footballer (d. 1997)
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Akira Machida
b. 1936
Akira Machida, Japanese lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of Japan
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Carl Gunter, Jr.
b. 1938 – d. 1999
Carl Gunter, Jr., American politician (d. 1999)
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Nico
b. 1938 – d. 1988
Nico, German singer-songwriter, model, and actress (d. 1988)
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Barry Corbin
b. 1940
Barry Corbin, American actor and producer
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Dave DeBusschere
b. 1940 – d. 2003
Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (d. 2003)
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Ivan Della Mea
b. 1940 – d. 2009
Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist (d. 2009)
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Tim McCarver
b. 1941
Tim McCarver, American baseball player, sportscaster, and singer
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Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
b. 1941
Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, English computer programmer and politician
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Fred Turner (musician)
b. 1943
Fred Turner, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player
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Kaizer Motaung
b. 1944
Kaizer Motaung, South African footballer and manager
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Stefan Buczacki
b. 1945
Stefan Buczacki, English horticulturalist, botanist, and television host
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Roger Hawkins (drummer)
b. 1945
Roger Hawkins, American session drummer
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Paul Monette
b. 1945 – d. 1995
Paul Monette, American author and poet (d. 1995)
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Geoff Barnett (footballer)
b. 1946
Geoff Barnett, English footballer
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Suzanne Somers
b. 1946
Suzanne Somers, American actress and producer
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Nicholas Day (actor)
b. 1947
Nicholas Day, English actor
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Terry Griffiths
b. 1947
Terry Griffiths, Welsh snooker player and coach
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Bob Weir
b. 1947
Bob Weir, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist
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David Zucker (filmmaker)
b. 1947
David Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Alison Chitty
b. 1948
Alison Chitty, English production designer and costume designer
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Bruce Fleisher
b. 1948
Bruce Fleisher, American golfer
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Hema Malini
b. 1948
Hema Malini, Indian actress, director, producer, and politician
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Leo Mazzone
b. 1948
Leo Mazzone, American baseball player and coach
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Crazy Mohan
b. 1949
Crazy Mohan, Indian actor, screenwriter, and playwright
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Károly Horváth
b. 1950 – d. 2015
Károly Horváth, Romanian-Hungarian cellist, flute player, and composer (b. 1950)
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Christopher Cox
b. 1952
Christopher Cox, American lawyer and politician
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Cordell Mosson
b. 1952 – d. 2013
Cordell Mosson, American bass player (d. 2013)
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Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton
b. 1952
Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton, English politician
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Tony Carey
b. 1953
Tony Carey, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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Paulo Roberto Falcão
b. 1953
Paulo Roberto Falcão, Brazilian footballer and manager
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Lorenzo Carcaterra
b. 1954
Lorenzo Carcaterra, American author and blogger
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Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean
b. 1954
Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
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Serafino Ghizzoni
b. 1954
Serafino Ghizzoni, Italian rugby player
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Corinna Harfouch
b. 1954
Corinna Harfouch, German actress
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Ellen Dolan
b. 1955
Ellen Dolan, American actress
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Marin Alsop
b. 1956
Marin Alsop, American violinist and conductor
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John Chavis (American football)
b. 1956
John Chavis, American football player and coach
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Meg Rosoff
b. 1956
Meg Rosoff, American-English author
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Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah
b. 1956 – d. 1992
Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, Bangladeshi poet, author, and playwright (d. 1992)
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Priidu Beier
b. 1957
Priidu Beier, Estonian poet and educator
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Roy McDonough
b. 1958
Roy McDonough, English footballer and manager
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Tim Robbins
b. 1958
Tim Robbins, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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Kevin Brennan (politician)
b. 1959
Kevin Brennan, Welsh journalist and politician
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Brian Harper
b. 1959
Brian Harper, American baseball player
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Gary Kemp
b. 1959
Gary Kemp, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Philip Maini
b. 1959
Philip Maini, mathematician at the University of Oxford
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Tessa Munt
b. 1959
Tessa Munt, English lawyer and politician
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Jamie Salmon
b. 1959
Jamie Salmon, English-New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
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Erkki-Sven Tüür
b. 1959
Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian flute player and composer
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John Whittingdale
b. 1959
John Whittingdale, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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Guy LeBlanc
b. 1960 – d. 2015
Guy LeBlanc, Canadian keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2015)
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Bob Mould
b. 1960
Bob Mould, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Marc Levy
b. 1961
Marc Levy, French author
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Randy Vasquez
b. 1961
Randy Vasquez, American actor, director, and producer
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Flea (musician)
b. 1962
Flea, Australian-American bass player, songwriter, and actor
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Manute Bol
b. 1962 – d. 2010
Manute Bol, Sudanese-American basketball player and activist (d. 2010)
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky
b. 1962
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian opera singer
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Nico Lazaridis
b. 1962
Nico Lazaridis, German footballer
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Tamara McKinney
b. 1962
Tamara McKinney, American skier
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Brendan Kibble
b. 1963
Brendan Kibble, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Timothy Leighton
b. 1963
Timothy Leighton, English physicist and academic
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Shawn Little
b. 1964 – d. 2012
Shawn Little, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
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James Thompson (author)
b. 1964 – d. 2014
James Thompson, American-Finnish author (d. 2014)
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Kang Kyung-ok
b. 1965
Kang Kyung-ok, South Korean illustrator
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Tom Tolbert
b. 1965
Tom Tolbert, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Olof Lundh
b. 1966
Olof Lundh, Swedish journalist
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Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
b. 1966
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, American voice actress, singer, and director
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Michael Laffy
b. 1967
Michael Laffy, Australian footballer
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Davina McCall
b. 1967
Davina McCall, English television host and actress
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Randall Batinkoff
b. 1968
Randall Batinkoff, American actor and producer
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Mark Lee (comedian)
b. 1968
Mark Lee, Singaporean actor and singer
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Francesco Libetta
b. 1968
Francesco Libetta, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor
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Todd Stashwick
b. 1968
Todd Stashwick, American actor and writer.
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Elsa Zylberstein
b. 1968
Elsa Zylberstein, French actress
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Roy Hargrove
b. 1969
Roy Hargrove, American trumpet player and composer
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Takao Omori
b. 1969
Takao Omori, Japanese wrestler
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Terri J. Vaughn
b. 1969
Terri J. Vaughn, American actress and producer
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Wendy Wilson
b. 1969
Wendy Wilson, American singer-songwriter
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Kazuyuki Fujita
b. 1970
Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
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Mehmet Scholl
b. 1970
Mehmet Scholl, German footballer and manager
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Chad Gray
b. 1971
Chad Gray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Paul Sparks
b. 1971
Paul Sparks, American actor
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Frank Cuesta
b. 1971
Frank Cuesta, Television presenter
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Adrianne Frost
b. 1972
Adrianne Frost, American comedian, actress, and author
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Darius Kasparaitis
b. 1972
Darius Kasparaitis, Lithuanian-Russian ice hockey player and coach
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Kordell Stewart
b. 1972
Kordell Stewart, American football player and radio host
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Justin Credible
b. 1973
Justin Credible, American wrestler
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David Unsworth
b. 1973
David Unsworth, English footballer and manager
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Aurela Gaçe
b. 1974
Aurela Gaçe, Albanian singer
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Paul Kariya
b. 1974
Paul Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player
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Ernesto Noel Aquino
b. 1975
Ernesto Noel Aquino, Honduran footballer
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Brynjar Gunnarsson
b. 1975
Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
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Jacques Kallis
b. 1975
Jacques Kallis, South African cricketer
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Kellie Martin
b. 1975
Kellie Martin, American actress, director, and producer
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John Mayer
b. 1977
John Mayer, American singer-songwriter, rapper, guitarist, and producer
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Laura Wade
b. 1977
Laura Wade, English playwright
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Ethan Luck
b. 1978
Ethan Luck, American guitarist and drummer
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Nicola Blackwood
b. 1979
Nicola Blackwood, South African-English politician
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Erin Brown
b. 1979
Erin Brown, American actress, director, and screenwriter
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Sue Bird
b. 1980
Sue Bird, American basketball player
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Timana Tahu
b. 1980
Timana Tahu, Australian rugby league player
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Martin Halle
b. 1981
Martin Halle, Danish footballer
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Boyd Melson
b. 1981
Boyd Melson, American boxer
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Anthony Reyes
b. 1981
Anthony Reyes, American baseball player
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Frédéric Michalak
b. 1982
Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
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Cristian Riveros
b. 1982
Cristian Riveros, Paraguayan footballer
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Prithviraj Sukumaran
b. 1982
Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indian actor, singer, and producer
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Philipp Kohlschreiber
b. 1983
Philipp Kohlschreiber, German tennis player
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Loreen (singer)
b. 1983
Loreen, Swedish singer and producer
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Kenny Omega
b. 1983
Kenny Omega, Canadian professional wrestler
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François Pervis
b. 1984
François Pervis, French track cyclist
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Rachel Reilly
b. 1984
Rachel Reilly, American talk show host and actress
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Jay Beagle
b. 1985
Jay Beagle, Canadian ice hockey player
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Verena Sailer
b. 1985
Verena Sailer, German sprinter
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Casey Stoner
b. 1985
Casey Stoner, Australian motorcycle racer
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Peter Wallace
b. 1985
Peter Wallace, Australian rugby league player
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Nicky Adams
b. 1986
Nicky Adams, English-Welsh footballer
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Derk Boerrigter
b. 1986
Derk Boerrigter, Dutch footballer
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Zoltán Stieber
b. 1988
Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
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Dan Biggar
b. 1989
Dan Biggar, Welsh rugby player
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Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
b. 1990
Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Danish-Icelandic singer
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Jedward
b. 1991
Jedward, Irish twin singers
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Bryce Harper
b. 1992
Bryce Harper, American baseball player
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Kostas Fortounis
b. 1992
Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer
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Caroline Garcia
b. 1993
Caroline Garcia, French tennis player
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Adam Elliott
b. 1994
Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
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Amelia Lily
b. 1994
Amelia Lily, English singer-songwriter