People born on October 21 214
Notable people born on October 21 include Hongwu Emperor (1328), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (1527).
See the full October 21 overview.
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Hongwu Emperor
b. 1328 – d. 1398
Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)
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George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
b. 1449 – d. 1478
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Irish-English son of Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (d. 1478)
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Louis I, Cardinal of Guise
b. 1527 – d. 1578
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (d. 1578)
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Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
b. 1536 – d. 1586
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (d. 1586)
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Domenichino
b. 1581 – d. 1641
Domenichino, Italian painter (d. 1641)
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Jean Bart
b. 1650 – d. 1702
Jean Bart, French admiral (d. 1702)
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Henri de Boulainvilliers
b. 1658 – d. 1722
Henri de Boulainvilliers, French nobleman (d. 1722)
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Emperor Higashiyama
b. 1675 – d. 1710
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. 1710)
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Nicolaus I Bernoulli
b. 1687 – d. 1759
Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1687)
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James Steuart (economist)
b. 1712 – d. 1780
James Steuart, Scottish economist and educator (b. 1712)
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Franz Moritz von Lacy
b. 1725 – d. 1801
Franz Moritz von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (b. 1725)
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Pierre Augereau
b. 1757 – d. 1816
Pierre Augereau, French general (d. 1816)
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Herman Willem Daendels
b. 1762 – d. 1818
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general, lawyer, and politician, 36th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1818)
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
b. 1772 – d. 1834
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1834)
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Giuseppe Baini
b. 1775 – d. 1844
Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest, composer, and critic (d. 1844)
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Alphonse de Lamartine
b. 1790 – d. 1869
Alphonse de Lamartine, French poet and politician, French Head of State (d. 1869)
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Filippo Colini
b. 1811 – d. 1863
Filippo Colini, Italian operatic baritone (d. 1863)
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Sims Reeves
b. 1821 – d. 1900
Sims Reeves, English tenor and actor (d. 1900)
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Alfred Nobel
b. 1833 – d. 1896
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and engineer, invented Dynamite and founded the Nobel Prize (b. 1833)
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Will Carleton
b. 1845 – d. 1912
Will Carleton, American poet and journalist (d. 1912)
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Giuseppe Giacosa
b. 1847 – d. 1906
Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1906)
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George Ulyett
b. 1851 – d. 1898
George Ulyett, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1898)
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Oswald Avery
b. 1877 – d. 1955
Oswald Avery, Canadian-American physician and microbiologist (d. 1955)
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Claire Waldoff
b. 1884 – d. 1957
Claire Waldoff, German singer and actress (d. 1957)
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Eugene Burton Ely
b. 1886 – d. 1911
Eugene Burton Ely, American soldier and pilot (d. 1911)
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Krishna Singh (politician)
b. 1887 – d. 1961
Krishna Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (d. 1961)
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Edogawa Ranpo
b. 1894 – d. 1965
Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (d. 1965)
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Paavo Johansson
b. 1895 – d. 1983
Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete (d. 1983)
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Edna Purviance
b. 1895 – d. 1958
Edna Purviance, American actress (d. 1958)
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Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein
b. 1896 – d. 1985
Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein, Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (d.1985)
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Eduard Pütsep
b. 1898 – d. 1960
Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor (d. 1960)
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Andrée Boisson
b. 1900 – d. 1973
Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer (d. 1973)
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Nikos Engonopoulos
b. 1907 – d. 1985
Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (b. 1907)
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Niyazi Berkes
b. 1908 – d. 1988
Niyazi Berkes, Turkish Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (b. 1908)
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Mary Blair
b. 1911 – d. 1978
Mary Blair, American illustrator and animator (d. 1978)
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Don Byas
b. 1912 – d. 1972
Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator (d. 1972)
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Alfredo Pián
b. 1912 – d. 1990
Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
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Georg Solti
b. 1912 – d. 1997
Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997)
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Martin Gardner
b. 1914 – d. 2010
Martin Gardner, American mathematician and author (d. 2010)
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Owen Bradley
b. 1915 – d. 1998
Owen Bradley, American country music record producer (d. 1998)
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Dizzy Gillespie
b. 1917 – d. 1993
Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1993)
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Milton Himmelfarb
b. 1918 – d. 2006
Milton Himmelfarb, American sociologist and author (d. 2006)
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Jim Wallwork
b. 1919 – d. 2013
Jim Wallwork, English-Canadian sergeant and pilot (d. 2013)
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Malcolm Arnold
b. 1921 – d. 2006
Malcolm Arnold, English composer (d. 2006)
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Bruce Beeby
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Bruce Beeby, Australian-English actor (d. 2013)
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Robert Clothier
b. 1921 – d. 1999
Robert Clothier, Canadian actor (d. 1999)
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Jim Shumate
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Jim Shumate, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013)
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Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
b. 1921 – d. 2015
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 2015)
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Liliane Bettencourt
b. 1922 – d. 2017
Liliane Bettencourt, French businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 2017)
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Samuel Khachikian
b. 1923 – d. 2001
Samuel Khachikian, Iranian director, screenwriter, and author (d. 2001)
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Joyce Randolph
b. 1924
Joyce Randolph, American actress
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Julie Wilson
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
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Celia Cruz
b. 1925 – d. 2003
Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer (d. 2003)
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Virginia Zeani
b. 1925
Virginia Zeani, Romanian soprano and educator
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Bob Rosburg
b. 1926 – d. 2009
Bob Rosburg, American golfer (d. 2009)
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Leonard Rossiter
b. 1926 – d. 1984
Leonard Rossiter, English actor (d. 1984)
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Fritz Wintersteller
b. 1927
Fritz Wintersteller, Austrian mountaineer
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Howard Zieff
b. 1927 – d. 2009
Howard Zieff, American director and photographer (d. 2009)
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Whitey Ford
b. 1928
Whitey Ford, American baseball player and coach
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Eudóxia Maria Froehlich
b. 1928 – d. 2015
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (d. 2015)
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Vern Mikkelsen
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)
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Pierre Bellemare
b. 1929
Pierre Bellemare, French radio and television host
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Fritz Hollaus
b. 1929 – d. 1994
Fritz Hollaus, Austrian footballer (d. 1994)
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Ursula K. Le Guin
b. 1929
Ursula K. Le Guin, American author and critic
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Ivan Silayev
b. 1930
Ivan Silayev, Russian engineer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Russia
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Shammi Kapoor
b. 1931 – d. 2011
Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor and director (d. 2011)
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Jim Parks junior
b. 1931
Jim Parks junior, English cricketer and manager
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Pál Csernai
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Pál Csernai, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
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Maureen Duffy
b. 1933
Maureen Duffy, English author, poet, and playwright
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Derek Bell (musician)
b. 1935 – d. 2002
Derek Bell, Irish harp player, pianist, and songwriter (d. 2002)
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Mel Street
b. 1935 – d. 1978
Mel Street, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)
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Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
b. 1937 – d. 2012
Said Afandi al-Chirkawi, Russian spiritual leader and scholar (d. 2012)
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Hank Nelson
b. 1937 – d. 2012
Hank Nelson, Australian historian and academic (d. 2012)
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Carl Brewer (ice hockey)
b. 1938 – d. 2001
Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)
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Geoffrey Boycott
b. 1940
Geoffrey Boycott, English cricketer and sportscaster
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Frances FitzGerald (journalist)
b. 1940
Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and author
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Rhoda Gemignani
b. 1940
Rhoda Gemignani, American actress
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Manfred Mann (musician)
b. 1940
Manfred Mann, South African-English keyboard player and producer
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Marita Petersen
b. 1940 – d. 2001
Marita Petersen, Faroese educator and politician, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 2001)
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Steve Cropper
b. 1941
Steve Cropper, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor
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Elvin Bishop
b. 1942
Elvin Bishop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Allan Grice
b. 1942
Allan Grice, Australian race car driver and politician
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Lou Lamoriello
b. 1942
Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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Judith Sheindlin
b. 1942
Judith Sheindlin, American judge and television host
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Christopher A. Sims
b. 1942
Christopher A. Sims, American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate
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John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington
b. 1942
John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, English police officer and academic
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Tariq Ali
b. 1943
Tariq Ali, Pakistani historian and author
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Ron Elliott (musician)
b. 1943
Ron Elliott, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer
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Mandy Rice-Davies
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (b. 1944)
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Michael Tugendhat
b. 1944
Michael Tugendhat, English lawyer and judge
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Nikita Mikhalkov
b. 1945
Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian filmmaker.
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Michael White (journalist)
b. 1945
Michael White, English journalist
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Jane Heal
b. 1946
Jane Heal, English philosopher and academic
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Jim Hill (American football)
b. 1946
Jim Hill, American football player and sportscaster
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Lux Interior
b. 1946 – d. 2009
Lux Interior, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
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Lee Loughnane
b. 1946
Lee Loughnane, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player
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Shaye J. D. Cohen
b. 1948
Shaye J. D. Cohen, American historian and academic
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Allen Henry Vigneron
b. 1948
Allen Henry Vigneron, American archbishop
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Michel Brière
b. 1949 – d. 1971
Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)
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Mike Keenan
b. 1949
Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Benjamin Netanyahu
b. 1949
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli captain and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Israel
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Ronald McNair
b. 1950 – d. 1986
Ronald McNair, American physicist and astronaut (d. 1986)
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Trevor Chappell
b. 1952
Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
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Patti Davis
b. 1952
Patti Davis, American actress and author
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Allen Hoey
b. 1952
Allen Hoey, American poet and author
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Brent Mydland
b. 1952 – d. 1990
Brent Mydland, German-American keyboard player (d. 1990)
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Charlotte Caffey
b. 1953
Charlotte Caffey, American guitarist and songwriter (The Go-Go's)
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Eric Faulkner
b. 1953
Eric Faulkner, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Keith Green
b. 1953 – d. 1982
Keith Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and minister (d. 1982)
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Marc Johnson (musician)
b. 1953
Marc Johnson, American bassist, composer, and bandleader
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Peter Mandelson
b. 1953
Peter Mandelson, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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Brian Tobin
b. 1954
Brian Tobin, Canadian journalist and politician, 6th Premier of Newfoundland
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Dick DeVos
b. 1955
Dick DeVos, American businessman
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Fred Hersch
b. 1955
Fred Hersch, American pianist and composer
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Rich Mullins
b. 1955 – d. 1997
Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
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Carrie Fisher
b. 1956 – d. 2016
Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (b. 1956)
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Mike Tully
b. 1956
Mike Tully, American pole vaulter
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Julian Cope
b. 1957
Julian Cope, English singer-songwriter
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Wolfgang Ketterle
b. 1957
Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Steve Lukather
b. 1957
Steve Lukather, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Andre Geim
b. 1958
Andre Geim, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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George Bell (outfielder)
b. 1959
George Bell, Dominican baseball player
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Rose McDowall
b. 1959
Rose McDowall, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Andy Picheta
b. 1959
Andy Picheta, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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Kevin Sheedy (Irish footballer)
b. 1959
Kevin Sheedy, Welsh-Irish footballer and manager
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Ken Watanabe
b. 1959
Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor and producer
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David Campese
b. 1962
David Campese, Australian rugby player and coach
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Jon Carin
b. 1964
Jon Carin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Ion Andoni Goikoetxea
b. 1965
Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish footballer and manager
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Horace Hogan
b. 1965
Horace Hogan, American wrestler
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Hisashi Imai
b. 1965
Hisashi Imai, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Phillip Price
b. 1966
Phillip Price, Welsh golfer
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Igor Prins
b. 1966
Igor Prins, Estonian footballer and manager
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Arne Sandstø
b. 1966
Arne Sandstø, Norwegian footballer and manager
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Georgi Dakov
b. 1967 – d. 1996
Georgi Dakov, Bulgarian high jumper (d. 1996)
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Paul Ince
b. 1967
Paul Ince, English footballer and manager
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Gavin Lovegrove
b. 1967
Gavin Lovegrove, New Zealand javelin thrower and graphic designer
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Alexandros Alexandris
b. 1968
Alexandros Alexandris, Greek footballer and manager
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Kerstin Andreae
b. 1968
Kerstin Andreae, German politician
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Michael Hancock (rugby league)
b. 1969
Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league player
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Mo Lewis
b. 1969
Mo Lewis, American football player
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Louis Koo
b. 1970
Louis Koo, Hong Kong actor and singer
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Hal Duncan
b. 1971
Hal Duncan, Scottish author and poet
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Damien Martyn
b. 1971
Damien Martyn, Australian cricketer
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Nick Oliveri
b. 1971
Nick Oliveri, American singer-songwriter and bass player
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Conor O'Shea
b. 1971
Conor O'Shea, Irish rugby player and coach
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Paul Telfer (footballer)
b. 1971
Paul Telfer, Scottish footballer and coach
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Thomas Ulsrud
b. 1971
Thomas Ulsrud, Norwegian curler
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Matthew Friedberger
b. 1972
Matthew Friedberger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Orlando Thomas
b. 1972 – d. 2014
Orlando Thomas, American football player (b. 1972)
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Evhen Tsybulenko
b. 1972
Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian scholar and academic
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Lera Auerbach
b. 1973
Lera Auerbach, Russian-American pianist and composer
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Charlie Lowell
b. 1973
Charlie Lowell, American pianist and songwriter
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Costel Busuioc
b. 1974
Costel Busuioc, Romanian tenor
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Toby Hall
b. 1975
Toby Hall, American baseball player
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Henrique Hilário
b. 1975
Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
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Henrik Gustavsson
b. 1976
Henrik Gustavsson, Swedish footballer
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Jeremy Miller
b. 1976
Jeremy Miller, American actor and singer
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Lavinia Miloșovici
b. 1976
Lavinia Miloșovici, Romanian gymnast
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Josh Ritter
b. 1976
Josh Ritter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Mélanie Turgeon
b. 1976
Mélanie Turgeon, Canadian skier
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Joey Harrington
b. 1978
Joey Harrington, American football player and sportscaster
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Henrik Klingenberg
b. 1978
Henrik Klingenberg, Finnish singer and keyboard player
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Khalil Greene
b. 1979
Khalil Greene, American baseball player
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Gabe Gross
b. 1979
Gabe Gross, American baseball player
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Kim Kardashian
b. 1980
Kim Kardashian, American reality television personality, actress, model, businesswoman and socialite
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Brian Pittman
b. 1980
Brian Pittman, American bass player
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Martin Castrogiovanni
b. 1981
Martin Castrogiovanni, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
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Nemanja Vidić
b. 1981
Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
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Matt Dallas
b. 1982
Matt Dallas, American actor
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Jim Henderson (baseball)
b. 1982
Jim Henderson, American baseball player
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Antony Kay
b. 1982
Antony Kay, English footballer
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Hari Kondabolu
b. 1982
Hari Kondabolu, American comedian, actor, and podcaster
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Ray Ventrone
b. 1982
Ray Ventrone, American football player
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Lee Chong Wei
b. 1982
Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player
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James White (basketball)
b. 1982
James White, American basketball player
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Tim Wildsmith
b. 1982
Tim Wildsmith, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Casey Fien
b. 1983
Casey Fien, American baseball player
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Zack Greinke
b. 1983
Zack Greinke, American baseball player
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Gonzalo Klusener
b. 1983
Gonzalo Klusener, Argentinian footballer
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Andy Marte
b. 1983 – d. 2017
Andy Marte, Dominican baseball player (d. 2017)
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Amber Rose
b. 1983
Amber Rose, American model
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Chris Sherrington
b. 1983
Chris Sherrington, English-Scottish martial artist
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Shelden Williams
b. 1983
Shelden Williams, American basketball player
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Anna Bogdanova
b. 1984
Anna Bogdanova, Russian heptathlete
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Tom Brandstater
b. 1984
Tom Brandstater, American football player
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Kenny Cooper
b. 1984
Kenny Cooper, American soccer player
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Anouk Leblanc-Boucher
b. 1984
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Canadian speed skater
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José Lobatón
b. 1984
José Lobatón, Venezuelan baseball player
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Marvin Mitchell
b. 1984
Marvin Mitchell, American football player
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Kieran Richardson
b. 1984
Kieran Richardson, English footballer
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Simone Bracalello
b. 1985
Simone Bracalello, Italian footballer
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Dean Collis
b. 1985
Dean Collis, Australian rugby league player
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Almen Abdi
b. 1986
Almen Abdi, Swiss footballer
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Chibuzor Chilaka
b. 1986
Chibuzor Chilaka, Nigerian footballer
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Scott Rendell
b. 1986
Scott Rendell, English footballer
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Justin De Fratus
b. 1987
Justin De Fratus, American baseball player
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Andrey Grechin
b. 1987
Andrey Grechin, Russian swimmer
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Ricki Olsen
b. 1988
Ricki Olsen, Danish footballer
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Daniel Schorn
b. 1988
Daniel Schorn, Austrian cyclist
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Mads Dahm
b. 1989
Mads Dahm, Norwegian footballer
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Luke Murphy
b. 1989
Luke Murphy, English footballer
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Jonathan Viera
b. 1989
Jonathan Viera, Spanish footballer
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Sam Vokes
b. 1989
Sam Vokes, English-Welsh footballer
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Bengali-Fodé Koita
b. 1990
Bengali-Fodé Koita, French footballer
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Mathieu Peybernes
b. 1990
Mathieu Peybernes, French footballer
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Ricky Rubio
b. 1990
Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player
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Tom Eastman
b. 1991
Tom Eastman, English footballer
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Geoffry Hairemans
b. 1991
Geoffry Hairemans, Belgian footballer
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Vadaine Oliver
b. 1991
Vadaine Oliver, English footballer
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Harry Pell
b. 1991
Harry Pell, English footballer
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Bernard Tomic
b. 1992
Bernard Tomic, German-Australian tennis player
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Cameron Burgess
b. 1995
Cameron Burgess, Scottish-Australian footballer
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Antoinette Guedia Mouafo
b. 1995
Antoinette Guedia Mouafo, Cameroonian swimmer