People born on October 4 221
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Alys of France, Countess of Vexin
b. 1160
Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. c. 1220)
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
b. 1274 – d. 1319
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1319)
Margaret of Brabant
b. 1276 – d. 1311
Margaret of Brabant (d. 1311)
Louis X of France
b. 1289 – d. 1316
Louis X of France (d. 1316)
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James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond
b. 1331 – d. 1382
James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, Irish politician, Lord Justice of Ireland (d. 1382)
Henry III of Castile
b. 1379 – d. 1406
Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)
Isabella of Portugal
b. 1503 – d. 1539
Isabella of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1539)
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Francis Bigod
b. 1507 – d. 1537
Francis Bigod, English noble (d. 1537)
Lucas Cranach the Younger
b. 1515 – d. 1586
Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (d. 1586)
Gabriele Paleotti
b. 1522 – d. 1597
Gabriele Paleotti, Catholic cardinal (d. 1597)
Francisco Vallés
b. 1524 – d. 1592
Francisco Vallés, Spanish physician (d. 1592)
Francisco de Toledo (Jesuit)
b. 1532 – d. 1596
Francisco de Toledo, Catholic cardinal (d. 1596)
Robert Bellarmine
b. 1542 – d. 1621
Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1621)
Charles IX of Sweden
b. 1550 – d. 1611
Charles IX of Sweden (d. 1611)
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus
b. 1562 – d. 1647
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and mathematician (b. 1562)
Péter Pázmány
b. 1570 – d. 1637
Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and philosopher (d. 1637)
Guido Bentivoglio
b. 1579 – d. 1644
Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal (d. 1644)
Anna of Tyrol
b. 1585 – d. 1618
Anna of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1618)
Jacqueline Pascal
b. 1625 – d. 1661
Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (b. 1625)
Richard Cromwell
b. 1626 – d. 1712
Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (d. 1712)
Bernardino Ramazzini
b. 1633 – d. 1714
Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (d. 1714)
Francesco Solimena
b. 1657 – d. 1747
Francesco Solimena, Italian painter and illustrator (d. 1747)
Lord George Murray (general)
b. 1694 – d. 1760
Lord George Murray, Scottish Jacobite General (d. 1760)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
b. 1720 – d. 1778
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator (d. 1778)
Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus
b. 1723 – d. 1798
Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist and author (d. 1798)
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Louis François Antoine Arbogast
b. 1759 – d. 1803
Louis François Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician and academic (d. 1803)
Francisco José de Caldas
b. 1768 – d. 1816
Francisco José de Caldas, Colombian naturalist, executed by royalists in the war of independence (d. 1816)
François Guizot
b. 1787 – d. 1874
François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1874)
Charles Pearson
b. 1793 – d. 1862
Charles Pearson, English lawyer and politician (d. 1862)
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
b. 1807 – d. 1864
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Canada East (d. 1864)
Jean-François Millet
b. 1814 – d. 1875
Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (d. 1875)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b. 1822 – d. 1893
Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (d. 1893)
Jenny Twitchell Kempton
b. 1835 – d. 1921
Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (d. 1921)
Juliette Adam
b. 1836 – d. 1936
Juliette Adam, French author (d. 1936)
Auguste-Réal Angers
b. 1837 – d. 1919
Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1919)
Prudente de Morais
b. 1841 – d. 1912
Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (d. 1912)
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
b. 1841 – d. 1925
Maria Sophie of Bavaria (d. 1925)
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
b. 1843 – d. 1927
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian nun and Catholic Saint (d. 1927)
Léon Serpollet
b. 1858 – d. 1903
Léon Serpollet, French businessman (d. 1903)
Walter Rauschenbusch
b. 1861 – d. 1918
Walter Rauschenbusch, American pastor and theologian (d. 1918)
Frederic Remington
b. 1861 – d. 1909
Frederic Remington, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 1909)
Edward Stratemeyer
b. 1862 – d. 1930
Edward Stratemeyer, American author and publisher (d. 1930)
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear
b. 1868 – d. 1942
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 20th President of Argentina (d. 1942)
John Ellis (executioner)
b. 1874 – d. 1932
John Ellis, English executioner (d. 1932)
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Florence Eliza Allen
b. 1876 – d. 1960
Florence Eliza Allen, American mathematician and suffrage activist (d. 1960)
Razor Smith
b. 1877 – d. 1946
Razor Smith, English cricketer (d. 1946)
Damon Runyon
b. 1880 – d. 1946
Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer. (d. 1946)
Walther von Brauchitsch
b. 1881 – d. 1948
Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (d. 1948)
Ramchandra Shukla
b. 1884 – d. 1941
Ramchandra Shukla, Indian historian and author (d. 1941)
Lucy Tayiah Eads
b. 1888 – d. 1961
Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief (d. 1961)
Oscar Mathisen
b. 1888 – d. 1954
Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1954)
Alan L. Hart
b. 1890 – d. 1962
Alan L. Hart, American physician and author (d. 1962)
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Osman Cemal Kaygılı
b. 1890 – d. 1945
Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish writer and journalist (d. 1945)
Engelbert Dollfuss
b. 1892 – d. 1934
Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian soldier and politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria (d. 1934)
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Hermann Glauert
b. 1892 – d. 1934
Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author (d. 1934)
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Robert Lawson (author)
b. 1892 – d. 1957
Robert Lawson, American author and illustrator (d. 1957)
Buster Keaton
b. 1895 – d. 1966
Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer (d. 1966)
Richard Sorge
b. 1895 – d. 1944
Richard Sorge, German journalist and spy (d. 1944)
Dorothy Lawrence
b. 1896 – d. 1964
Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (d. 1964)
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August Mälk
b. 1900 – d. 1987
August Mälk, Estonian author and playwright (d. 1987)
Bona Arsenault
b. 1903 – d. 1993
Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (d. 1993)
John Vincent Atanasoff
b. 1903 – d. 1995
John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff-Berry computer (d. 1995)
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Pierre Garbay
b. 1903 – d. 1980
Pierre Garbay, French general (d. 1980)
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
b. 1903 – d. 1946
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general (d. 1946)
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Mary Celine Fasenmyer
b. 1906 – d. 1996
Mary Celine Fasenmyer, American mathematician (d. 1996)
Alain Daniélou
b. 1907 – d. 1994
Alain Daniélou, French-Swiss historian and academic (d. 1994)
Frankie Crosetti
b. 1910 – d. 2002
Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı
b. 1910 – d. 1956
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (d. 1956)
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Martial Célestin
b. 1913 – d. 2011
Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Haiti (d. 2011)
Jim Cairns
b. 1914 – d. 2003
Jim Cairns, Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2003)
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Brendan Gill
b. 1914 – d. 1997
Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (d. 1997)
Vitaly Ginzburg
b. 1916 – d. 2009
Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
Jan Murray
b. 1916 – d. 2006
Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (d. 2006)
George Sidney
b. 1916 – d. 2002
George Sidney, American director and producer (d. 2002)
Violeta Parra
b. 1917 – d. 1967
Violeta Parra, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967)
Kenichi Fukui
b. 1918 – d. 1998
Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Malcolm Baldrige, Jr.
b. 1922 – d. 1987
Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1987)
Shin Kyuk-ho
b. 1922
Shin Kyuk-ho, South Korean-Japanese businessman, founded Lotte Group
Don Lenhardt
b. 1922 – d. 2014
Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
Charlton Heston
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist (d. 2008)
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Donald J. Sobol
b. 1924 – d. 2012
Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (d. 2012)
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Roger Wood (journalist)
b. 1925 – d. 2012
Roger Wood, Belgian-American journalist (d. 2012)
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Raymond Watson
b. 1926 – d. 2012
Raymond Watson, American businessman (d. 2012)
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Wolf Kahn
b. 1927
Wolf Kahn, American painter and academic
Alvin Toffler
b. 1928 – d. 2016
Alvin Toffler, German-American journalist and author (d. 2016)
Torben Ulrich
b. 1928
Torben Ulrich, Danish-American tennis player
Scotty Beckett
b. 1929 – d. 1968
Scotty Beckett, American actor and singer (d. 1968)
John E. Mack
b. 1929 – d. 2004
John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)
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Leroy Van Dyke
b. 1929
Leroy Van Dyke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Terence Conran
b. 1931
Terence Conran, English designer and businessman
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Basil D'Oliveira
b. 1931 – d. 2011
Basil D'Oliveira, South African-English cricketer and footballer (d. 2011)
Richard Rorty
b. 1931 – d. 2007
Richard Rorty, American philosopher and author (d. 2007)
German Moreno
b. 1933 – d. 2016
German Moreno, Filipino television host and actor (d. 2016)
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Ann Thwaite
b. 1933
Ann Thwaite, English author
Sam Huff
b. 1934
Sam Huff, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
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Dimosthenis Sofianos
b. 1934
Dimosthenis Sofianos, Greek journalist and poet
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Charlie Hurley
b. 1936
Charlie Hurley, Irish footballer and manager
Giles Radice, Baron Radice
b. 1936
Giles Radice, Baron Radice, English politician
Jackie Collins
b. 1937 – d. 2015
Jackie Collins, English-American author and actress (d. 2015)
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David Crocker
b. 1937
David Crocker, American philosopher and academic
Gail Gilmore
b. 1937 – d. 2014
Gail Gilmore, Canadian-American actress and dancer (d. 2014)
Lloyd Green
b. 1937
Lloyd Green, American steel guitar player
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Jim Sillars
b. 1937
Jim Sillars, Scottish lawyer and politician
Kurt Wüthrich
b. 1938
Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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Norman D. Wilson (actor)
b. 1938 – d. 2004
Norman D. Wilson, American actor (d. 2004)
Ivan Mauger
b. 1939
Ivan Mauger, New Zealand motorcycle racer
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Vic Hadfield
b. 1940
Vic Hadfield, Canadian ice hockey player
Silvio Marzolini
b. 1940
Silvio Marzolini, Argentinian footballer and manager
Steve Swallow
b. 1940
Steve Swallow, American bass player and composer
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Alberto Vilar
b. 1940
Alberto Vilar, American businessman and philanthropist
Roy Blount, Jr.
b. 1941
Roy Blount, Jr., American humorist and journalist
Karen Cushman
b. 1941
Karen Cushman, American author
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Karl Oppitzhauser
b. 1941
Karl Oppitzhauser, Austrian race car driver
Anne Rice
b. 1941
Anne Rice, American author
Robert Wilson (director)
b. 1941
Robert Wilson, American director and playwright
Bernice Johnson Reagon
b. 1942
Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer-songwriter
Karl W. Richter
b. 1942 – d. 1967
Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1967)
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
b. 1942
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician, 24th Prime Minister of Iceland
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Christopher Stone (actor)
b. 1942 – d. 1995
Christopher Stone, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)
H. Rap Brown
b. 1943
H. Rap Brown, American activist
Owen Davidson
b. 1943
Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player
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Karl-Gustav Kaisla
b. 1943 – d. 2012
Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (d. 2012)
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Dietmar Mürdter
b. 1943
Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer
Jimy Williams
b. 1943
Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager
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Colin Bundy
b. 1944
Colin Bundy, South African-English historian and academic
Rocío Dúrcal
b. 1944 – d. 2006
Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
Eddie Gómez
b. 1944
Eddie Gómez, Puerto Rican-American bass player
Tony La Russa
b. 1944
Tony La Russa, American baseball player and manager
John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
b. 1944
John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith, Scottish educator and politician
Clifton Davis
b. 1945
Clifton Davis, American singer-songwriter, actor, and minister
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Larry Clapp
b. 1946 – d. 2013
Larry Clapp, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
Chuck Hagel
b. 1946
Chuck Hagel, American sergeant and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Defense
Michael Mullen
b. 1946
Michael Mullen, American admiral
Susan Sarandon
b. 1946
Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist
Julien Clerc
b. 1947
Julien Clerc, French singer-songwriter and pianist
Jim Fielder
b. 1947
Jim Fielder, American bass player
Ann Widdecombe
b. 1947
Ann Widdecombe, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Linda McMahon
b. 1948
Linda McMahon, American businesswoman and politician
Duke Robillard
b. 1948
Duke Robillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tuck & Patti
b. 1949
Patti Andress, American jazz singer (Tuck & Patti)
Armand Assante
b. 1949
Armand Assante, American actor and producer
Stephen Gyllenhaal
b. 1949
Stephen Gyllenhaal, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov
b. 1951
Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet and author
Anita DeFrantz
b. 1952
Anita DeFrantz, American rower and sports administrator
Jody Stephens
b. 1952
Jody Stephens, American rock drummer (Big Star; Golden Smog)
Gil Moore
b. 1953
Gil Moore, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
Andreas Vollenweider
b. 1953
Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss harp player
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John Rutherford (rugby union)
b. 1955
John Rutherford, Scottish rugby player
Jorge Valdano
b. 1955
Jorge Valdano, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
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Lesley Glaister
b. 1956
Lesley Glaister, English author and playwright
Charlie Leibrandt
b. 1956
Charlie Leibrandt, American baseball player
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Sherri Turner
b. 1956
Sherri Turner, American golfer
Christoph Waltz
b. 1956
Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor
Bill Fagerbakke
b. 1957
Bill Fagerbakke, American actor
Yngve Moe
b. 1957 – d. 2013
Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (d. 2013)
Russell Simmons
b. 1957
Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings and Phat Farm
Barbara Kooyman
b. 1958
Barbara Kooyman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Anneka Rice
b. 1958
Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host
Chris Lowe
b. 1959
Chris Lowe, English singer and keyboard player
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Tony Meo
b. 1959
Tony Meo, English snooker player
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Hitonari Tsuji
b. 1959
Hitonari Tsuji, Japanese author, composer, and director
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Joe Boever
b. 1960
Joe Boever, American baseball player
Henry Worsley (explorer)
b. 1960 – d. 2016
Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (d. 2016)
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Philippe Russo
b. 1961
Philippe Russo, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kazuki Takahashi
b. 1961
Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Carlos Carsolio
b. 1962
Carlos Carsolio, Mexican mountaineer
Jon Secada
b. 1962
Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer-songwriter
A. C. Green
b. 1963
A. C. Green, American basketball player
Koji Ishikawa (illustrator)
b. 1963
Koji Ishikawa, Japanese author and illustrator
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Tom Jager
b. 1964
Tom Jager, American swimmer and coach
Francis Magalona
b. 1964 – d. 2009
Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (d. 2009)
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Yvonne Murray
b. 1964
Yvonne Murray, Scottish runner
Olaf Backasch
b. 1965
Olaf Backasch, German footballer
Skip Heller
b. 1965
Skip Heller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Steve Olin
b. 1965 – d. 1993
Steve Olin, American baseball player (d. 1993)
Micky Ward
b. 1965
Micky Ward, American boxer
Nick Green (rower)
b. 1967
Nick Green, Australian rower
Liev Schreiber
b. 1967
Liev Schreiber, American actor and director
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Richard Hancox
b. 1968
Richard Hancox, English footballer and manager
Tim Wise
b. 1968
Tim Wise, American activist and author
Darren Middleton
b. 1971
Darren Middleton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kurt Thomas (basketball)
b. 1972
Kurt Thomas, American basketball player
Paco León
b. 1974
Paco León, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Cristiano Lucarelli
b. 1975
Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian footballer and manager
Mauro Camoranesi
b. 1976
Mauro Camoranesi, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager
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Elisandro Naressi Roos
b. 1976
Elisandro Naressi Roos, Brazilian footballer
Alicia Silverstone
b. 1976
Alicia Silverstone, American actress, producer, and author
Ueli Steck
b. 1976 – d. 2017
Ueli Steck, Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (d. 2017)
Richard Reed Parry
b. 1977
Richard Reed Parry, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Phillip Glasser
b. 1978
Phillip Glasser, American actor and producer
Kei Horie
b. 1978
Kei Horie, Japanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Kyle Lohse
b. 1978
Kyle Lohse, American baseball player
Rachael Leigh Cook
b. 1979
Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress
Björn Phau
b. 1979
Björn Phau, German tennis player
Adam Voges
b. 1979
Adam Voges, Australian cricketer
Sarah Fisher
b. 1980
Sarah Fisher, American race car driver
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James Jones (basketball player)
b. 1980
James Jones, American basketball player
Tomáš Rosický
b. 1980
Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer
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Shaura
b. 1981
Shaura, Japanese singer
Justin Williams
b. 1981
Justin Williams, Canadian ice hockey player
Tony Gwynn, Jr.
b. 1982
Tony Gwynn, Jr., American baseball player
Jered Weaver
b. 1982
Jered Weaver, American baseball player
Dan Clarke
b. 1983
Dan Clarke, English race car driver
Marios Nicolaou (footballer, born 1983)
b. 1983
Marios Nicolaou, Cypriot footballer
Chansi Stuckey
b. 1983
Chansi Stuckey, American football player
Kurt Suzuki
b. 1983
Kurt Suzuki, American baseball player
Vicky Krieps
b. 1983
Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress
Lena Katina
b. 1984
Lena Katina, Russian singer-songwriter
Álvaro Parente
b. 1984
Álvaro Parente, Portuguese race car driver
Karolina Tymińska
b. 1984
Karolina Tymińska, Polish heptathlete
Shontelle
b. 1985
Shontelle, Barbadian singer-songwriter
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Thorsten Wiedemann
b. 1985
Thorsten Wiedemann, German rugby player
Rawez Lawan
b. 1987
Rawez Lawan, Swedish footballer
Will Puddy
b. 1987
Will Puddy, English footballer
Marina Weisband
b. 1987
Marina Weisband, German politician
Melissa Benoist
b. 1988
Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer
Caner Erkin
b. 1988
Caner Erkin, Turkish footballer
Evgeni Krasnopolski
b. 1988
Evgeni Krasnopolski, Israeli figure skater
Derrick Rose
b. 1988
Derrick Rose, American basketball player
Dakota Johnson
b. 1989
Dakota Johnson, American model and actress
Signy Aarna
b. 1990
Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer