People born on October 23 226
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Ferdinand de la Cerda
b. 1255 – d. 1275
Ferdinand de la Cerda, Spanish noble (d. 1275)
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Charlotte of Valois
b. 1516 – d. 1524
Charlotte of Valois (d. 1524)
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Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
b. 1634 – d. 1715
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1715)
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Johann Bernhard Staudt
b. 1654 – d. 1712
Johann Bernhard Staudt, Austrian composer (d. 1712)
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Ange-Jacques Gabriel
b. 1698 – d. 1782
Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed the École Militaire (d. 1782)
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Maximilian Ulysses Browne
b. 1705 – d. 1757
Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
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Pieter Burman the Younger
b. 1713 – d. 1778
Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1714)
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Peter II of Russia
b. 1715 – d. 1730
Peter II of Russia (d. 1730)
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Samuel Morey
b. 1762 – d. 1843
Samuel Morey, American engineer (d. 1843)
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Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy
b. 1766 – d. 1847
Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (d. 1847)
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Chauncey Allen Goodrich
b. 1790 – d. 1860
Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American minister, lexicographer, and educator (d. 1860)
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Stefano Franscini
b. 1796 – d. 1857
Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician (d. 1857)
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Albert Lortzing
b. 1801 – d. 1851
Albert Lortzing, German singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1851)
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John Russell Bartlett
b. 1805 – d. 1886
John Russell Bartlett, American linguist and historian (d. 1886)
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Ludwig Leichhardt
b. 1813 – d. 1848
Ludwig Leichhardt, German-Australian explorer (d. 1848)
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João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe
b. 1815 – d. 1889
João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician (d. 1889)
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Pierre Larousse
b. 1817 – d. 1875
Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and author (d. 1875)
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Adlai Stevenson I
b. 1835 – d. 1914
Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
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Robert Bridges
b. 1844 – d. 1930
Robert Bridges, English poet and playwright (d. 1930)
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Juan Luna
b. 1857 – d. 1899
Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
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Mirko Breyer
b. 1863 – d. 1946
Mirko Breyer, Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the Stara Gradiška concentration camp (d. 1946)
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Neltje Blanchan
b. 1865 – d. 1918
Neltje Blanchan, American historian and author (d. 1918)
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John Heisman
b. 1869 – d. 1936
John Heisman, American football player and coach (d. 1936)
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Francis Kelley
b. 1870 – d. 1948
Francis Kelley, Canadian-American bishop (d. 1948)
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William D. Coolidge
b. 1873 – d. 1975
William D. Coolidge, American physicist and engineer (d. 1975)
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Charles Kilpatrick (athlete)
b. 1874 – d. 1921
Charles Kilpatrick, American runner and educator (d. 1921)
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Gilbert N. Lewis
b. 1875 – d. 1946
Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist and academic (d. 1946)
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Franz Schlegelberger
b. 1876 – d. 1970
Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, German Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
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Una O'Connor (actress)
b. 1880 – d. 1959
Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 1959)
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Lawren Harris
b. 1885 – d. 1970
Lawren Harris, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1970)
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Onésime Gagnon
b. 1888 – d. 1961
Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1961)
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Speckled Red
b. 1892 – d. 1973
Speckled Red, American blues/boogie-woogie piano player and singer-songwriter (d. 1973)
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Rube Bressler
b. 1894 – d. 1966
Rube Bressler, American baseball player (b. 1894)
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Emma Vyssotsky
b. 1894 – d. 1975
Emma Vyssotsky, American astronomer and academic (d. 1975)
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André Lévêque
b. 1896 – d. 1930
André Lévêque, French soldier and engineer (d. 1930)
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Lilyan Tashman
b. 1896 – d. 1934
Lilyan Tashman, American actress (d. 1934)
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John Baker (RAF officer)
b. 1897 – d. 1978
John Baker, English air marshal (d. 1978)
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Douglas Jardine
b. 1900 – d. 1958
Douglas Jardine, Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958)
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Robert Eberan von Eberhorst
b. 1902 – d. 1982
Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, Austrian engineer (d. 1982)
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Harvey Penick
b. 1904 – d. 1995
Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (d. 1995)
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Felix Bloch
b. 1905 – d. 1983
Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
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Yen Chia-kan
b. 1905 – d. 1993
Yen Chia-kan, Chinese lawyer and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1993)
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Gertrude Ederle
b. 1905 – d. 2003
Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
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František Douda
b. 1908 – d. 1990
František Douda, Czech shot putter (d. 1990)
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Ilya Frank
b. 1908 – d. 1990
Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
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Zellig Harris
b. 1909 – d. 1992
Zellig Harris, American linguist and methodologist (d. 1992)
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Richard Mortensen
b. 1910 – d. 1993
Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator (d. 1993)
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Hayden Rorke
b. 1910 – d. 1987
Hayden Rorke, American actor (d. 1987)
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Jack Keller (athlete)
b. 1911 – d. 1978
Jack Keller, American hurdler (d. 1978)
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Augusta Dabney
b. 1918 – d. 2008
Augusta Dabney, American actress (d. 2008)
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James Daly (actor)
b. 1918 – d. 1978
James Daly, American actor (d. 1978)
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Paul Rudolph (architect)
b. 1918 – d. 1997
Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic, designed the Lippo Centre (d. 1997)
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Manolis Andronikos
b. 1919 – d. 1992
Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (d. 1992)
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Ted Fujita
b. 1920 – d. 1998
Ted Fujita, Japanese-American meteorologist and academic (b. 1920)
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Bob Montana
b. 1920 – d. 1975
Bob Montana, American illustrator (d. 1975)
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Vern Stephens
b. 1920 – d. 1968
Vern Stephens, American baseball player (b. 1920)
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Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington
b. 1922
Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington, English politician
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Coleen Gray
b. 1922 – d. 2015
Coleen Gray, American actress (d. 2015)
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Chris Alcaide
b. 1922 – d. 2004
Chris Alcaide, American actor (d. 2004)
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Aslam Farrukhi
b. 1923 – d. 2016
Aslam Farrukhi, Indian-Pakistani linguist, author, and scholar (d. 2016)
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Ned Rorem
b. 1923
Ned Rorem, American composer and author
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Arthur Brittenden
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Arthur Brittenden, English journalist (d. 2015)
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Johnny Carson
b. 1925 – d. 2005
Johnny Carson, American comedian and talk show host (d. 2005)
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Manos Hatzidakis
b. 1925 – d. 1994
Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer and theorist (d. 1994)
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Fred Shero
b. 1925 – d. 1990
Fred Shero, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
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Sonny Criss
b. 1927 – d. 1977
Sonny Criss, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)
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Dezső Gyarmati
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Dezső Gyarmati, Hungarian water polo player and coach (d. 2013)
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Leszek Kołakowski
b. 1927 – d. 2009
Leszek Kołakowski, Polish-English historian and philosopher (d. 2009)
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Shamsur Rahman (poet)
b. 1929 – d. 2006
Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (d. 2006)
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Jim Bunning
b. 1931 – d. 2017
Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician (d. 2017)
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William P. Clark Jr.
b. 1931 – d. 2013
William P. Clark, Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2013)
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Diana Dors
b. 1931 – d. 1984
Diana Dors, English actress (d. 1984)
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Vasily Belov
b. 1932 – d. 2012
Vasily Belov, Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
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Carol Fran
b. 1933
Carol Fran, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Chi-Chi Rodríguez
b. 1935
Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American golfer
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JacSue Kehoe
b. 1935
JacSue Kehoe, American Neuroscientist
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Charles Goodhart
b. 1936
Charles Goodhart, English economist and academic
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Philip Kaufman
b. 1936
Philip Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Johnny Carroll
b. 1937 – d. 1995
Johnny Carroll, American rockabilly musician (d. 1995)
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Carlos Lamarca
b. 1937 – d. 1971
Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (d. 1971)
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Deven Verma
b. 1937 – d. 2014
Deven Verma, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
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Alan Gilzean
b. 1938
Alan Gilzean, Scottish footballer and manager
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C. V. Vigneswaran
b. 1939
C. V. Vigneswaran, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province
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Ellie Greenwich
b. 1940 – d. 2009
Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Raindrops) (d. 2009)
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Jane Holzer
b. 1940
Jane Holzer, American model, actress, producer, and art collector
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Pelé
b. 1940
Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor
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Colin Milburn
b. 1941 – d. 1990
Colin Milburn, English cricketer (d. 1990)
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Igor Smirnov
b. 1941
Igor Smirnov, Moldovan engineer and politician, 1st President of Transnistria
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Michael Crichton
b. 1942 – d. 2008
Michael Crichton, American physician, author, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
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Douglas Dunn
b. 1942
Douglas Dunn, Scottish poet, critic, and academic
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Bernd Erdmann
b. 1942
Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager
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Anita Roddick
b. 1942 – d. 2007
Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and activist, founded The Body Shop (d. 2007)
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Alida Chelli
b. 1943 – d. 2012
Alida Chelli, Italian actress and singer (d. 2012)
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Mike Harding
b. 1944
Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
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Maggi Hambling
b. 1945
Maggi Hambling, English sculptor and painter
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Kim Larsen
b. 1945
Kim Larsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gasolin')
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Ernie Watts
b. 1945
Ernie Watts, American saxophonist
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Graeme Barker
b. 1946
Graeme Barker, English archaeologist and academic
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Mel Martínez
b. 1946
Mel Martínez, American lawyer and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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Miklós Németh (athlete)
b. 1946
Miklós Németh, Hungarian javelin thrower
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Kazimierz Deyna
b. 1947 – d. 1989
Kazimierz Deyna, Polish footballer (d. 1989)
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Greg Ridley
b. 1947 – d. 2003
Greg Ridley, English bass player (d. 2003)
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Hermann Hauser
b. 1948
Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory
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Gerry Robinson
b. 1948
Gerry Robinson, Irish-born British businessman, arts patron and television personality
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Brian Ross (journalist)
b. 1948
Brian Ross, American journalist
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Krešimir Ćosić (politician)
b. 1949
Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian soldier and politician
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Nick Tosches
b. 1949
Nick Tosches, American journalist, author, and poet
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Würzel
b. 1949 – d. 2011
Würzel, English singer and guitarist (d. 2011)
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Maths O. Sundqvist
b. 1950 – d. 2012
Maths O. Sundqvist, Swedish businessman (d. 2012)
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Charly García
b. 1951
Charly García, Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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Fatmir Sejdiu
b. 1951
Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovan academic and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo
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David Wills (singer)
b. 1951
David Wills, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Pierre Moerlen
b. 1952 – d. 2005
Pierre Moerlen, French drummer (Gong) (d. 2005)
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Ken Tipton
b. 1952
Ken Tipton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Taner Akçam
b. 1953
Taner Akçam, Turkish sociologist and historian
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Ang Lee
b. 1954
Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Dianne Reeves
b. 1956
Dianne Reeves, American singer
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Dwight Yoakam
b. 1956
Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Paul Kagame
b. 1957
Paul Kagame, Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th President of Rwanda
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Graham Rix
b. 1957
Graham Rix, English footballer and coach
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Michael Eric Dyson
b. 1958
Michael Eric Dyson, American activist, author, and academic
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Rose Nabinger
b. 1958
Rose Nabinger, German singer
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Frank Schaffer
b. 1958
Frank Schaffer, German sprinter
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Nancy Grace
b. 1959
Nancy Grace, American lawyer and journalist
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Sam Raimi
b. 1959
Sam Raimi, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
b. 1959
"Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor
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Mirwais Ahmadzaï
b. 1960
Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
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Katoucha Niane
b. 1960 – d. 2008
Katoucha Niane, French model and actress (d. 2008)
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Randy Pausch
b. 1960 – d. 2008
Randy Pausch, American author and academic (d. 2008)
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Wayne Rainey
b. 1960
Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer
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Laurie Halse Anderson
b. 1961
Laurie Halse Anderson, American author
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Andoni Zubizarreta
b. 1961
Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer and sportscaster
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Doug Flutie
b. 1962
Doug Flutie, American football player, sportscaster, and drummer
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Gordon Korman
b. 1963
Gordon Korman, Canadian-American author
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Rashidi Yekini
b. 1963
Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian Footballer
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Robert Trujillo
b. 1964
Robert Trujillo, American bass player and songwriter
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Augusten Burroughs
b. 1965
Augusten Burroughs, American author and screenwriter
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Al Leiter
b. 1965
Al Leiter, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Alex Zanardi
b. 1966
Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver and cyclist
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Dale Crover
b. 1967
Dale Crover, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
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Walt Flanagan
b. 1967
Walt Flanagan, American actor and illustrator
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Jaime Yzaga
b. 1967
Jaime Yzaga, Peruvian tennis player
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Dolly Buster
b. 1969
Dolly Buster, Czech film producer and director, actress and author
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Trudi Canavan
b. 1969
Trudi Canavan, Australian author and illustrator
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Bill O'Brien (American football)
b. 1969
Bill O'Brien, American football player and coach
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Brooke Theiss
b. 1969
Brooke Theiss, American actress
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Matthew Barzun
b. 1970
Matthew Barzun, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
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Grant Imahara
b. 1970
Grant Imahara, American television presenter and engineer
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Steve Wilder
b. 1970
Steve Wilder, American actor
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Zoe Wiseman
b. 1970
Zoe Wiseman, American model and photographer
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Carlo Forlivesi
b. 1971
Carlo Forlivesi, Italian-Japanese composer and scholar
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Chris Horner
b. 1971
Chris Horner, American cyclist
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Bryan Pratt
b. 1972
Bryan Pratt, American lawyer and politician
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Jimmy Wayne
b. 1972
Jimmy Wayne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Christian Dailly
b. 1973
Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer
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Aravind Adiga
b. 1974
Aravind Adiga, Indian journalist and author
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Beatrice Faumuina
b. 1974
Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand discus thrower
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Sander Westerveld
b. 1974
Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
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Christine Yoshikawa
b. 1974
Christine Yoshikawa, Canadian pianist
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Jessicka
b. 1975
Jessicka, American singer-songwriter
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Michelle Beadle
b. 1975
Michelle Beadle, American sportscaster
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Phillip Gillespie
b. 1975
Phillip Gillespie, Australian cricket umpire
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Yoon Son-ha
b. 1975
Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
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Keith Van Horn
b. 1975
Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
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Cat Deeley
b. 1976
Cat Deeley, English model, actress, and television host
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Ryan Reynolds
b. 1976
Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer
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Brad Haddin
b. 1977
Brad Haddin, Australian cricketer
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Alex Tudor
b. 1977
Alex Tudor, English cricketer and coach
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Jimmy Bullard
b. 1978
Jimmy Bullard, English footballer
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Steve Harmison
b. 1978
Steve Harmison, English cricketer and sportscaster
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John Lackey
b. 1978
John Lackey, American baseball player
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Archie Thompson
b. 1978
Archie Thompson, New Zealand-Australian footballer
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Ramón Castro (third baseman)
b. 1979
Ramón Castro, Venezuelan baseball player
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Simon Davies (footballer, born 1979)
b. 1979
Simon Davies, Welsh footballer
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Prabhas
b. 1979
Prabhas,Telugu film actor
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Jorge Solís
b. 1979
Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer
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Bud Smith
b. 1979
Bud Smith, American baseball player
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Mate Bilić
b. 1980
Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
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Pedro Liriano
b. 1980
Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
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Jeroen Bleekemolen
b. 1981
Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch race car driver
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Leticia Dolera
b. 1981
Leticia Dolera, Spanish actress
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Ben Francisco
b. 1981
Ben Francisco, American baseball player
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Jackie Long
b. 1981
Jackie Long, American actor and producer
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Huo Siyan
b. 1981
Huo Siyan, Chinese actress
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Valentin Badea
b. 1982
Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer
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Rickey Paulding
b. 1982
Rickey Paulding, American basketball player
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Kristjan Kangur
b. 1982
Kristjan Kangur, Estonian basketball player
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Aleksandar Luković
b. 1982
Aleksandar Luković, Serbian footballer
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Rodolfo Dantas Bispo
b. 1982
Rodolfo Dantas Bispo, Brazilian footballer
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Filippos Darlas
b. 1983
Filippos Darlas, Greek footballer
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Goldie Harvey
b. 1983 – d. 2013
Goldie Harvey, Nigerian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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Simone Masini
b. 1984
Simone Masini, Italian footballer
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Keiren Westwood
b. 1984
Keiren Westwood, English footballer
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Jeffrey Hoogervorst
b. 1984
Jeffrey Hoogervorst, Dutch footballer
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Meghan McCain
b. 1984
Meghan McCain, American journalist and author
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Michael Sim
b. 1984
Michael Sim, Australian golfer
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Izabel Goulart
b. 1984
Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model
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Miguel (singer)
b. 1985
Miguel, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Mohammed Abdellaoue
b. 1985
Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norwegian footballer
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Masiela Lusha
b. 1985
Masiela Lusha, Albanian-American actress, poet, and humanitarian
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Chris Neal
b. 1985
Chris Neal, English footballer
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Luca Spinetti
b. 1985
Luca Spinetti, Italian footballer
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Panagiotis Vouis
b. 1985
Panagiotis Vouis, Greek footballer
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Briana Evigan
b. 1986
Briana Evigan, American actress and dancer
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Jake Robinson
b. 1986
Jake Robinson, English footballer
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Jessica Stroup
b. 1986
Jessica Stroup, American actress
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Emilia Clarke
b. 1986
Emilia Clarke, English actress
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Faye (musician)
b. 1987
Faye, Swedish singer-songwriter (Play)
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Robin Copeland
b. 1987
Robin Copeland, Irish rugby player
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Félix Doubront
b. 1987
Félix Doubront, Venezuelan baseball player
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Kyle Gibson
b. 1987
Kyle Gibson, American baseball player
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Miyuu Sawai
b. 1987
Miyuu Sawai, Japanese model and actress
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Seo In-guk
b. 1987
Seo In-guk, South Korean singer and actor
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Naomi Watanabe
b. 1987
Naomi Watanabe, Japanese actress
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Jordan Crawford
b. 1988
Jordan Crawford, American basketball player
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Aleksandr Salugin
b. 1988
Aleksandr Salugin, Russian footballer
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Carolin Schiewe
b. 1988
Carolin Schiewe, German footballer
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Viktor Agardius
b. 1989
Viktor Agardius, Swedish footballer
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Anisya Kirdyapkina
b. 1989
Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russian race walker
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Paradise Oskar
b. 1990
Paradise Oskar, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Jorge Taufua
b. 1991
Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player
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Álvaro Morata
b. 1992
Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
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Josh Ruffels
b. 1993
Josh Ruffels, English footballer
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Taylor Spreitler
b. 1993
Taylor Spreitler, American actress
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Ireland Baldwin
b. 1995
Ireland Baldwin, American model
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Jaydn Su'A
b. 1997
Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player