People born on October 17 220
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Lý Nam Đế
b. 503 – d. 548
Lý Nam Đế, first emperor of Vietnam (d. 548)
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Ivo of Kermartin
b. 1253 – d. 1303
Ivo of Kermartin, French priest and saint (d. 1303)
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Bartolommeo Bandinelli
b. 1493 – d. 1560
Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)
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Alonso de Orozco Mena
b. 1500 – d. 1591
Alonso de Orozco Mena, Spanish Roman Catholic priest (d. 1591)
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Cristofano Allori
b. 1577 – d. 1621
Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)
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Dmitry Pozharsky
b. 1577 – d. 1642
Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)
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Johann Gerhard
b. 1582 – d. 1637
Johann Gerhard, German theologian and academic (d. 1637)
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Nathan Field
b. 1587 – d. 1620
Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor (d. 1620)
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Francis Turretin
b. 1623 – d. 1687
Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1687)
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Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
b. 1629 – d. 1646
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (d. 1646)
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Domenico Zipoli
b. 1688 – d. 1726
Domenico Zipoli, Italian missionary and composer (d. 1726)
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Jupiter Hammon
b. 1711 – d. 1806
Jupiter Hammon, American poet (d. 1806)
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Jacques Cazotte
b. 1719 – d. 1792
Jacques Cazotte, French author and academic (d. 1792)
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Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
b. 1720 – d. 1795
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1795)
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John Wilkes
b. 1725 – d. 1797
John Wilkes, English journalist and politician (d. 1797)
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Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny
b. 1729 – d. 1817
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer and academic (d. 1817)
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Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon
b. 1760 – d. 1825
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French economist and philosopher (d. 1825)
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Adolphe-Félix Cals
b. 1810 – d. 1880
Adolphe-Félix Cals, French painter (d. 1880)
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Albertus van Raalte
b. 1811 – d. 1876
Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American pastor and educator (d. 1876)
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Georg Büchner
b. 1813 – d. 1837
Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (d. 1837)
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Yakiv Holovatsky
b. 1814 – d. 1888
Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian historian, scholar, and poet (d. 1888)
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Syed Ahmad Khan
b. 1817 – d. 1898
Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898)
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John J. Gardner
b. 1845 – d. 1921
John J. Gardner, American politician (d. 1921)
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Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
b. 1853 – d. 1920
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)
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Childe Hassam
b. 1859 – d. 1935
Childe Hassam, American painter and illustrator (d. 1935)
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Elinor Glyn
b. 1864 – d. 1943
Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1943)
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James Rudolph Garfield
b. 1865 – d. 1950
James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1950)
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Maria Dulęba
b. 1881 – d. 1959
Maria Dulęba, Polish actress (d. 1959)
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Spring Byington
b. 1886 – d. 1971
Spring Byington, American actress (d. 1971)
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Roy Kilner
b. 1890 – d. 1928
Roy Kilner, English cricketer (d. 1928)
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Theodor Eicke
b. 1892 – d. 1943
Theodor Eicke, German SS general (d. 1943)
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Herbert Howells
b. 1892 – d. 1983
Herbert Howells, English organist, composer, and educator (d. 1983)
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Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
b. 1895 – d. 1982
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (b. 1895)
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Shinichi Suzuki (violinist)
b. 1898 – d. 1998
Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator (d. 1998)
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Simon Vestdijk
b. 1898 – d. 1971
Simon Vestdijk, Dutch author and poet (d. 1971)
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C. C. van Asch van Wijck
b. 1900 – d. 1932
C. C. van Asch van Wijck, Dutch artist and sculptor (d. 1932)
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Jean Arthur
b. 1900 – d. 1991
Jean Arthur, American actress (d. 1991)
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Irene Ryan
b. 1902 – d. 1973
Irene Ryan, American actress (d. 1973)
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Nathanael West
b. 1903 – d. 1940
Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
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Paul Derringer
b. 1906 – d. 1987
Paul Derringer, American baseball player (b. 1906)
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Hjördis Petterson
b. 1908 – d. 1988
Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (d. 1988)
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Wally Prigg
b. 1908 – d. 1980
Wally Prigg, Australian rugby league player (d. 1980)
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Red Rolfe
b. 1908 – d. 1969
Red Rolfe, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1969)
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Kenji Miyamoto (politician)
b. 1908 – d. 2007
Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (d. 2007)
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Cozy Cole
b. 1909 – d. 1981
Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981)
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Ester Wier
b. 1910 – d. 2000
Ester Wier, American author (d. 2000)
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Pope John Paul I
b. 1912 – d. 1978
Pope John Paul I, (d. 1978)
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Theodore Marier
b. 1912 – d. 2001
Theodore Marier, American composer and educator, founded the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School (d. 2001)
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Jack Owens (singer-songwriter)
b. 1912 – d. 1982
Jack Owens, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1982)
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Faik Türün
b. 1913 – d. 2003
Faik Türün, Turkish general (d. 2003)
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Jerry Siegel
b. 1914 – d. 1996
Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator (d. 1996)
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Arthur Miller
b. 1915 – d. 2005
Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2005)
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Adele Stimmel Chase
b. 1917 – d. 2000
Adele Stimmel Chase, American sculptor and painter (b. 1917)
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Martin Donnelly (cricketer)
b. 1917 – d. 1999
Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)
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Sumner Locke Elliott
b. 1917 – d. 1991
Sumner Locke Elliott, Australian-American author and playwright (b. 1917)
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Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917)
b. 1917
Marsha Hunt, American actress and singer
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Norman Leyden
b. 1917 – d. 2014
Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
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Rita Hayworth
b. 1918 – d. 1987
Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 1987)
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Ralph Wilson
b. 1918 – d. 2014
Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014)
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Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov
b. 1919
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic
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Montgomery Clift
b. 1920 – d. 1966
Montgomery Clift, American actor (d. 1966)
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Miguel Delibes
b. 1920 – d. 2010
Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (d. 2010)
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George Mackay Brown
b. 1921 – d. 1996
George Mackay Brown, Scottish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1996)
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Priscilla Buckley
b. 1921 – d. 2012
Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
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Maria Gorokhovskaya
b. 1921 – d. 2001
Maria Gorokhovskaya, Russian-Israeli gymnast (d. 2001)
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Tom Poston
b. 1921 – d. 2007
Tom Poston, American actor and comedian (d. 2007)
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Luiz Bonfá
b. 1922 – d. 2001
Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 2001)
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Pierre Juneau
b. 1922 – d. 2012
Pierre Juneau, Canadian broadcaster and politician, co-founded the Montreal World Film Festival (d. 2012)
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Barney Kessel
b. 1923 – d. 2004
Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
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Charles McClendon
b. 1923 – d. 2001
Charles McClendon, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
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Don Coryell
b. 1924 – d. 2010
Don Coryell, American football player and coach (d. 2010)
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Anton Geiser
b. 1924 – d. 2012
Anton Geiser, Croatian SS officer (d. 2012)
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Harry Carpenter
b. 1925 – d. 2010
Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (d. 2010)
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Julie Adams
b. 1926
Julie Adams, American actress
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Beverly Garland
b. 1926 – d. 2008
Beverly Garland, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1926)
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Roberto Lippi
b. 1926 – d. 2011
Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (d. 1926)
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Mário Wilson
b. 1929
Mário Wilson, Mozambican footballer and manager
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Ismail Akbay
b. 1930 – d. 2003
Ismail Akbay, Turkish physicist and engineer (d. 2003)
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Robert Atkins (nutritionist)
b. 1930 – d. 2003
Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (d. 2003)
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Jimmy Breslin
b. 1930 – d. 2017
Jimmy Breslin, American journalist and author (d. 2017)
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Ernst Hinterberger
b. 1931 – d. 2012
Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and playwright (d. 2012)
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William Anders
b. 1933
William Anders, Hong Kong-American general and astronaut
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The Singing Nun
b. 1933 – d. 1985
The Singing Nun, Belgian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and nun (d. 1985)
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Alan Garner
b. 1934
Alan Garner, English author and playwright
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Johnny Haynes
b. 1934 – d. 2005
Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (b. 1934)
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Rico Rodriguez (musician)
b. 1934 – d. 2015
Rico Rodriguez, American trombonist (d. 2015)
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Sydney Chapman (politician)
b. 1935 – d. 2014
Sydney Chapman, English architect and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (d. 2014)
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Michael Eavis
b. 1935
Michael Eavis, English farmer, founded the Glastonbury Festival
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Sathima Bea Benjamin
b. 1936 – d. 2013
Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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Hiroo Kanamori
b. 1936
Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese-American seismologist and academic
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Paxton Whitehead
b. 1937
Paxton Whitehead, English actor
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Evel Knievel
b. 1938 – d. 2007
Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (b. 1938)
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Les Murray (poet)
b. 1938
Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic
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Oliver Rackham
b. 1939
Oliver Rackham, English botanist and academic
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Stephen Kovacevich
b. 1940
Stephen Kovacevich, American pianist and conductor
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Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)
b. 1940
Jim Smith, English footballer and manager
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Peter Stringfellow
b. 1940
Peter Stringfellow, English businessman
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Earl Thomas Conley
b. 1941
Earl Thomas Conley, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Steve Jones (basketball)
b. 1942
Steve Jones, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
b. 1942
Gary Puckett, American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Ronni Chasen
b. 1946 – d. 2010
Ronni Chasen, American publicist (b. 1946)
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Michael Hossack
b. 1946 – d. 2012
Michael Hossack, American drummer (d. 2012)
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Cameron Mackintosh
b. 1946
Cameron Mackintosh, English producer and manager
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Adam Michnik
b. 1946
Adam Michnik, Polish journalist and historian
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Drusilla Modjeska
b. 1946
Drusilla Modjeska, English-Australian author and critic
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Bob Seagren
b. 1946
Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter
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Gene Green
b. 1947
Gene Green, American lawyer and politician
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Michael McKean
b. 1947
Michael McKean, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director
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Robert Post (law professor)
b. 1947
Robert Post, American educator and academic
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Robert Jordan
b. 1948 – d. 2007
Robert Jordan, American soldier and author (d. 2007)
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Margot Kidder
b. 1948
Margot Kidder, Canadian-American actress
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George Wendt
b. 1948
George Wendt, American actor and comedian
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Owen Arthur
b. 1949
Owen Arthur, Barbadian economist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Barbados
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Bill Hudson (singer)
b. 1949
Bill Hudson, American musician and actor
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Philippe Barbarin
b. 1950
Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal
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Howard Rollins
b. 1950 – d. 1996
Howard Rollins, American actor (b. 1950)
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Annie Borckink
b. 1951
Annie Borckink, Dutch speed skater
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Roger Pontare
b. 1951
Roger Pontare, Swedish singer
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Shari Ulrich
b. 1951
Shari Ulrich, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and violinist
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Joseph Bowie
b. 1953
Joseph Bowie, American trombonist and bandleader
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Carlos Buhler
b. 1954
Carlos Buhler, American mountaineer
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Georgios Alogoskoufis
b. 1955
Georgios Alogoskoufis, Greek economist, academic, and politician, Greek Minister of Finance
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Fran Cosmo
b. 1956
Fran Cosmo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Mae Jemison
b. 1956
Mae Jemison, American physician, academic, and astronaut
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Pat McCrory
b. 1956
Pat McCrory, American businessman and politician, 74th Governor of North Carolina
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Stephen Palumbi
b. 1956
Stephen Palumbi, American academic and author
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Lawrence Bender
b. 1957
Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer
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Steve McMichael
b. 1957
Steve McMichael, American football player, wrestler, and sportscaster
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Vincent Van Patten
b. 1957
Vincent Van Patten, American tennis player and actor
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Howard Alden
b. 1958
Howard Alden, American guitarist
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Alan Jackson
b. 1958
Alan Jackson, American singer-songwriter
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Craig Murray
b. 1958
Craig Murray, British diplomat
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Ron Drummond
b. 1959
Ron Drummond, American author and scholar
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Francisco Flores Pérez
b. 1959 – d. 2016
Francisco Flores Pérez, Salvadorian politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2016)
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Russell Gilbert
b. 1959
Russell Gilbert, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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Mark Peel
b. 1959
Mark Peel, Australian historian and academic
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Richard Roeper
b. 1959
Richard Roeper, American journalist and critic
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Guy Henry (actor)
b. 1960
Guy Henry, English actor
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Rob Marshall
b. 1960
Rob Marshall, American director, producer, and choreographer
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Bernie Nolan
b. 1960 – d. 2013
Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (d. 2013)
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Philippe Sands
b. 1960
Philippe Sands, American lawyer and academic
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David Means
b. 1961
David Means, American short story writer
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Glenn Braggs
b. 1962
Glenn Braggs, American baseball player
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Mike Judge
b. 1962
Mike Judge, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and actor
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Sergio Goycochea
b. 1963
Sergio Goycochea, Argentinian footballer and journalist
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Norm Macdonald
b. 1963
Norm Macdonald, Canadian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
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Toby Young
b. 1963
Toby Young, English journalist and academic
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Gregg Wallace
b. 1964
Gregg Wallace, English television presenter
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Aravinda de Silva
b. 1965
Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Shaun Edwards
b. 1966
Shaun Edwards, English rugby player and coach
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Danny Ferry
b. 1966
Danny Ferry, American basketball player and manager
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Tommy Kendall
b. 1966
Tommy Kendall, American race car driver and sportscaster
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Simon Segars
b. 1967
Simon Segars, English businessman
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Nathalie Tauziat
b. 1967
Nathalie Tauziat, French tennis player
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Graeme Le Saux
b. 1968
Graeme Le Saux, English footballer and sportscaster
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Ziggy Marley
b. 1968
Ziggy Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and voice actor
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David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)
b. 1968
David Robertson, Scottish footballer and manager
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Ernie Els
b. 1969
Ernie Els, South African golfer and sportscaster
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Wyclef Jean
b. 1969
Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper, producer, and actor
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Rick Mercer
b. 1969
Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Anil Kumble
b. 1970
Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
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John Mabry
b. 1970
John Mabry, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
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Blues Saraceno
b. 1970
Blues Saraceno, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Chris Kirkpatrick
b. 1971
Chris Kirkpatrick, American singer-songwriter and dancer
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Kim Ljung
b. 1971
Kim Ljung, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bass player
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Eminem
b. 1972
Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor
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Tarkan (singer)
b. 1972
Tarkan, German-Turkish singer
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Joe McEwing
b. 1972
Joe McEwing, American baseball player, coach, and manager
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Andrea Tarozzi
b. 1973
Andrea Tarozzi, Italian footballer and coach
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Ariel Levy (journalist)
b. 1974
Ariel Levy, American journalist and author
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Matthew Macfadyen
b. 1974
Matthew Macfadyen, English actor
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Janne Puurtinen
b. 1974
Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboard player
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John Rocker
b. 1974
John Rocker, American baseball player
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Dhondup Wangchen
b. 1974
Dhondup Wangchen, Chinese director and producer
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Francis Bouillon
b. 1975
Francis Bouillon, American-Canadian ice hockey player
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Vina Morales
b. 1975
Vina Morales, Filipino actress and singer
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Sebastián Abreu
b. 1976
Sebastián Abreu, Uruguayan footballer
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Kevin Maher
b. 1976
Kevin Maher, English-Irish footballer and coach
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Dudu Aouate
b. 1977
Dudu Aouate, Israeli footballer
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Alimi Ballard
b. 1977
Alimi Ballard, American actor and producer
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Bryan Bertino
b. 1977
Bryan Bertino, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Ryan McGinley
b. 1977
Ryan McGinley, American photographer
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André Villas-Boas
b. 1977
André Villas-Boas, Portuguese footballer and manager
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Jerry Flannery
b. 1978
Jerry Flannery, Irish rugby player and coach
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Chuka Umunna
b. 1978
Chuka Umunna, English lawyer and politician
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Marcela Bovio
b. 1979
Marcela Bovio, Mexican singer-songwriter and violinist
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Alexandros Nikolaidis
b. 1979
Alexandros Nikolaidis, Greek martial artist
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Kimi Räikkönen
b. 1979
Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish race car driver
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Kostas Tsartsaris
b. 1979
Kostas Tsartsaris, Greek basketball player
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Alessandro Piccolo
b. 1980
Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver
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Mohammad Hafeez
b. 1980
Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
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Yekaterina Gamova
b. 1980
Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
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Tsubasa Imai
b. 1981
Tsubasa Imai, Japanese singer, actor, and dancer
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Nick Riewoldt
b. 1982
Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer
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Milica Brozovic
b. 1983
Milica Brozovic, Serbian-Russian figure skater
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Felicity Jones
b. 1983
Felicity Jones, English actress
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Toshihiro Matsushita
b. 1983
Toshihiro Matsushita, Japanese footballer
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Riki Miura
b. 1983
Riki Miura, Japanese actor
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Junichi Miyashita
b. 1983
Junichi Miyashita, Japanese swimmer
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Ivan Saenko
b. 1983
Ivan Saenko, Russian footballer
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Mitch Talbot
b. 1983
Mitch Talbot, American baseball player
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Vitali Teleš
b. 1983
Vitali Teleš, Estonian footballer
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Jared Tallent
b. 1984
Jared Tallent, Australian race walker
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Randall Munroe
b. 1984
Randall Munroe, American author and illustrator
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Luke Rockhold
b. 1984
Luke Rockhold, American mixed martial artist
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Anja Eline Skybakmoen
b. 1984
Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and bandleader
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Carlos González (baseball)
b. 1985
Carlos González, Venezuelan baseball player
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Collins John
b. 1985
Collins John, Dutch footballer
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Baran Kosari
b. 1985
Baran Kosari, Iranian actress
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Tomokazu Nagira
b. 1985
Tomokazu Nagira, Japanese footballer
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Aija Brumermane
b. 1986
Aija Brumermane, Latvian basketball player
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Yannick Ponsero
b. 1986
Yannick Ponsero, French figure skater
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Bea Alonzo
b. 1987
Bea Alonzo, Filipino actress and singer
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Jarosław Fojut
b. 1987
Jarosław Fojut, Polish footballer
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Hideto Takahashi
b. 1987
Hideto Takahashi, Japanese footballer
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Oleksandr Isakov
b. 1989
Oleksandr Isakov, Ukrainian swimmer
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Paolo Campinoti
b. 1990
Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer
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Saki Kumagai
b. 1990
Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer
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Patrick Lambie
b. 1990
Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player
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Thomas Strudwick
b. 2001
Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer