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Edward FitzGerald (poet)
Edward FitzGerald, English poet and translator (d. 1883)

#Edward_FitzGerald_(poet)

Mary Boykin Chesnut
Mary Boykin Chesnut, American author (d. 1886)

#Mary_Boykin_Chesnut

Shoichi Yokoi
Shoichi Yokoi, Japanese sergeant (d. 1997)

#Shoichi_Yokoi

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German pianist and composer (d. 1800)

#Johann_Abraham_Peter_Schulz

Anandi Gopal Joshi
Anandi Gopal Joshi, Indian physician (d. 1887)

#Anandi_Gopal_Joshi

Jalmar Sjöberg
Jalmar Sjöberg, Swedish wrestler

#Jalmar_Sjöberg

Nathan Grey (rugby union)
Nathan Grey, Australian rugby player and coach

#Nathan_Grey_(rugby_union)

Frederick V of Denmark
Frederick V of Denmark (d. 1766)

#Frederick_V_of_Denmark

Gabe Kaplan
Gabe Kaplan, American actor and comedian

#Gabe_Kaplan

Nordin Amrabat
Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer

#Nordin_Amrabat

Benjamín G. Hill
Benjamín G. Hill, Mexican revolutionary general, governor of Sonora (d. 1920)

#Benjamín_G._Hill

Martin Atkinson
Martin Atkinson, English footballer and referee

#Martin_Atkinson

Mads Würtz Schmidt
Mads Würtz Schmidt, Danish road cyclist

#Mads_Würtz_Schmidt

Charlie Manning
Charlie Manning, American baseball player

#Charlie_Manning

Ivan Mishyn
Ivan Mishyn, Ukrainian race car driver

#Ivan_Mishyn

Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (d. 2012)

#Lucille_Bliss

Angus King
Angus King, American politician

#Angus_King

Nichita St?nescu
Nichita St?nescu, Romanian poet (d. 1983)

#Nichita_St?nescu

George Treweek
George Treweek, Australian rugby league player (d. 1991)

#George_Treweek

Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV (d. 1758)

#Pope_Benedict_XIV

Étienne Bézout
Étienne Bézout, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1783)

#Étienne_Bézout

Craig McCracken
Craig McCracken, American animator, producer, and screenwriter

#Craig_McCracken

Michael Savage
Michael Savage, far-right American radio host and author

#Michael_Savage

Emil Fenyvessy
Emil Fenyvessy, Hungarian actor and screenwriter (d. 1924)

#Emil_Fenyvessy

Howard Gordon
Howard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer

#Howard_Gordon

Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ryan_Bingham

Alfred E. Hunt
Alfred E. Hunt, American businessman (d. 1899)

#Alfred_E._Hunt

William McNamara
William McNamara, American actor and producer

#William_McNamara

Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-Russian short story writer, novelist, and playwright (d. 1852)

#Nikolai_Gogol

Ashikaga Yoshiteru
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1565)

#Ashikaga_Yoshiteru

Sheila Dikshit
Sheila Dikshit, Indian politician, 22nd Governor of Kerala

#Sheila_Dikshit

Angus Young
Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter

#Angus_Young

Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Jo-Lonn Dunbar, American football player

#Jo-Lonn_Dunbar

Rhys Wesser
Rhys Wesser, Australian rugby league player

#Rhys_Wesser

Barney Frank
Barney Frank, American lawyer and politician

#Barney_Frank

Henri Marteau
Henri Marteau, French violinist and composer (d. 1934)

#Henri_Marteau

Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2016)

#Gordie_Howe

Guru Angad
Guru Angad, Indian religious leader (d. 1552)

#Guru_Angad

Pa Dembo Touray
Pa Dembo Touray, Gambian footballer

#Pa_Dembo_Touray

Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy, American lawyer and politician

#Patrick_Leahy

Steve Bernier
Steve Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player

#Steve_Bernier

Jani Sievinen
Jani Sievinen, Finnish swimmer

#Jani_Sievinen

Mikael Ishak
Mikael Ishak, Swedish footballer

#Mikael_Ishak

Patrick Magee (actor)
Patrick Magee, Irish actor (d. 1982)

#Patrick_Magee_(actor)

Etta Baker
Etta Baker, African-American singer and guitarist (d. 2006)

#Etta_Baker

Martins Dukurs
Martins Dukurs, Latvian sled racer

#Martins_Dukurs

Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun, American-born Canadian ice hockey player

#Jakob_Chychrun

Alan Duncan
Alan Duncan, English businessman and politician, former Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

#Alan_Duncan

Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (d. 1901)

#Chlodwig,_Prince_of_Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Nelli Zhiganshina
Nelli Zhiganshina, Russian figure skater

#Nelli_Zhiganshina

Richard Kiley
Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (d. 1999)

#Richard_Kiley

Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain, American actor

#Richard_Chamberlain

Jarrod Cooper
Jarrod Cooper, American football player

#Jarrod_Cooper

Roy Andersson
Roy Andersson, Swedish director and screenwriter

#Roy_Andersson

Edwin Catmull
Edwin Catmull, American computer scientist and engineer

#Edwin_Catmull

David Clarkson (ice hockey)
David Clarkson, Canadian ice hockey player

#David_Clarkson_(ice_hockey)

Al Gore
Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate

#Al_Gore

Borisav Stankovi?
Borisav Stankovi?, Serbian author (d. 1927)

#Borisav_Stankovi?

Mariana Victoria of Spain
Mariana Victoria of Spain (d. 1781)

#Mariana_Victoria_of_Spain

Conrad Sewell
Conrad Sewell, Australian singer and songwriter

#Conrad_Sewell

Stephen Clemence
Stephen Clemence, English footballer and coach

#Stephen_Clemence

Clemens Krauss
Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor and manager (d. 1954)

#Clemens_Krauss

András Adorján
András Adorján, Hungarian chess player and author

#András_Adorján

Gilles Gilbert
Gilles Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player

#Gilles_Gilbert

Ashleigh Ball
Ashleigh Ball, Canadian voice actress and musician

#Ashleigh_Ball

Hugo Ayala
Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer

#Hugo_Ayala

Dennis Kamakahi
Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (d. 2014)

#Dennis_Kamakahi

Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones, American actress and singer

#Shirley_Jones

Carlo Rubbia
Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Carlo_Rubbia

Kristian Blak
Kristian Blak, Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer

#Kristian_Blak

David Steel
David Steel, Scottish academic and politician

#David_Steel

Félix María Zuloaga
Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (d. 1898)

#Félix_María_Zuloaga

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader and activist (d. 1993)

#Cesar_Chavez

Jérôme Rothen
Jérôme Rothen, French footballer

#Jérôme_Rothen

Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Spanish cardinal

#Eduardo_Martínez_Somalo

Dagmar Lange
Dagmar Lange, Swedish author (d. 1991)

#Dagmar_Lange

Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell, English poet and politician (d. 1678)

#Andrew_Marvell

Tyler Wright (surfer)
Tyler Wright, Australian surfer

#Tyler_Wright_(surfer)

Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor

#Ewan_McGregor

Beni Montresor
Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (d. 2001)

#Beni_Montresor

Dorin Dickerson
Dorin Dickerson, American football player

#Dorin_Dickerson

Audrey Kawasaki
Audrey Kawasaki, American painter

#Audrey_Kawasaki

Howard Frier
Howard Frier, American basketball player

#Howard_Frier

DeAndre Liggins
DeAndre Liggins, American basketball player

#DeAndre_Liggins

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1750)

#Johann_Sebastian_Bach

Mark Hoban
Mark Hoban, English accountant and politician

#Mark_Hoban

Francis Bell (New Zealand politician)
Francis Bell, Jewish New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1936)

#Francis_Bell_(New_Zealand_politician)

Ben Adams (track and field)
Ben Adams, American jumper (d. 1961)

#Ben_Adams_(track_and_field)

Olli Rehn
Olli Rehn, Finnish footballer and politician

#Olli_Rehn

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, German footballer

#Karl-Heinz_Schnellinger

Faith Leech
Faith Leech, Australian swimmer (d. 2013)

#Faith_Leech

Bob Russell (British politician)
Bob Russell, English politician

#Bob_Russell_(British_politician)

Maarten van der Weijden
Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch swimmer

#Maarten_van_der_Weijden

Henry II of France
Henry II of France (d. 1559)

#Henry_II_of_France

Mary Abigail Dodge
Mary Abigail Dodge, American writer and essayist (d. 1896)

#Mary_Abigail_Dodge

Alenka Bratušek
Alenka Bratušek, Slovenian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Slovenia

#Alenka_Bratušek

Martin Albrechtsen
Martin Albrechtsen, Danish footballer

#Martin_Albrechtsen

Tal Ben Haim
Tal Ben Haim, Israeli footballer

#Tal_Ben_Haim

Rodney Sneijder
Rodney Sneijder, Dutch footballer

#Rodney_Sneijder

Andreas Dober
Andreas Dober, Austrian footballer

#Andreas_Dober

Leo Buscaglia
Leo Buscaglia, American author and academic (d. 1998)

#Leo_Buscaglia

Tamara Tyshkevich
Tamara Tyshkevich, Belarusian shot putter (d. 1997)

#Tamara_Tyshkevich

Panoutsos Notaras
Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (d. 1849)

#Panoutsos_Notaras

Natali (singer)
Natali, Russian singer, composer and songwriter

#Natali_(singer)

Antje Gleichfeld
Antje Gleichfeld, German runner

#Antje_Gleichfeld

Mick Ralphs
Mick Ralphs, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mick_Ralphs

René Descartes
René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1650)

#René_Descartes

Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson, African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)

#Lowell_Fulson

Michael Ryder
Michael Ryder, Canadian ice hockey player

#Michael_Ryder

Adam Green (filmmaker)
Adam Green, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Adam_Green_(filmmaker)

Bang Yong-guk
Bang Yong-guk, South Korean rapper

#Bang_Yong-guk

Bam Childress
Bam Childress, American football player

#Bam_Childress

Walter E. Williams
Walter E. Williams, American economist and academic

#Walter_E._Williams

Charles II, Elector Palatine
Charles II, Elector Palatine, German husband of Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark (d. 1685)

#Charles_II,_Elector_Palatine

Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)
Evan Williams, American businessman, co-founded Twitter and Pyra Labs

#Evan_Williams_(Internet_entrepreneur)

Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius IV (d. 1565)

#Pope_Pius_IV

Svetozar Marovi?
Svetozar Marovi?, President of Serbia and Montenegro

#Svetozar_Marovi?

Nyamko Sabuni
Nyamko Sabuni, Burundian-Swedish politician

#Nyamko_Sabuni

Steven T. Seagle
Steven T. Seagle, American author and screenwriter

#Steven_T._Seagle

Jean-Christophe Lafaille
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (d. 2006)

#Jean-Christophe_Lafaille

Stefan Olsdal
Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bass player

#Stefan_Olsdal

Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1852)

#Thomas_McKean_Thompson_McKennan

Jack Johnson (boxer)
Jack Johnson, American boxer (d. 1946)

#Jack_Johnson_(boxer)

Rocco Petrone
Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (d. 2006)

#Rocco_Petrone

Milan Milanovi?
Milan Milanovi?, Serbian footballer

#Milan_Milanovi?

Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-Spanish director and screenwriter

#Alejandro_Amenábar

Kamala Surayya
Kamala Surayya, Indian poet and author (d. 2009)

#Kamala_Surayya

Rhea Perlman
Rhea Perlman, American actress

#Rhea_Perlman

Victor Varconi
Victor Varconi, Hungarian-American actor and director (d. 1976)

#Victor_Varconi

César Sampaio
César Sampaio, Brazilian footballer

#César_Sampaio

Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla, South African cricketer

#Hashim_Amla

Markus Hediger
Markus Hediger, Swiss poet and translator

#Markus_Hediger

John La Farge
John La Farge, American artist (d. 1910)

#John_La_Farge

Roger Black
Roger Black, English runner and journalist

#Roger_Black

Karolina Lassbo
Karolina Lassbo, Swedish lawyer and blogger

#Karolina_Lassbo

Gary Doer
Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba

#Gary_Doer

Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer

#Herb_Alpert

William Daniels
William Daniels, American actor

#William_Daniels

Red Norvo
Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (d. 1999)

#Red_Norvo

Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

#Octavio_Paz

Philippa of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster (d. 1415)

#Philippa_of_Lancaster

Garth Tander
Garth Tander, Australian race car driver

#Garth_Tander

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1974)

#Prince_Henry,_Duke_of_Gloucester

Samantha Brown
Samantha Brown, American television host

#Samantha_Brown

Vlasios Maras
Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast

#Vlasios_Maras

Kate Micucci
Kate Micucci, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Kate_Micucci

Sophie Hunger
Sophie Hunger, Swiss-German musician

#Sophie_Hunger

Benjamin Eicher
Benjamin Eicher, German director, producer, and screenwriter

#Benjamin_Eicher

Jim Mutscheller
Jim Mutscheller, American football player and coach (d. 2015)

#Jim_Mutscheller

Pavel Bure
Pavel Bure, Russian ice hockey player

#Pavel_Bure

Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st President of Georgia (d. 1993)

#Zviad_Gamsakhurdia

César Gaviria
César Gaviria, Colombian economist and politician, 36th President of Colombia

#César_Gaviria

Alberto Junior Rodríguez
Alberto Junior Rodríguez, Peruvian footballer

#Alberto_Junior_Rodríguez

Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff, German director and producer

#Volker_Schlöndorff

Matias Concha
Matias Concha, Swedish footballer

#Matias_Concha

Tom Barrasso
Tom Barrasso, American ice hockey player and coach

#Tom_Barrasso

Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1878)

#Yegor_Ivanovich_Zolotarev

Tommy Bolt
Tommy Bolt, American golfer (d. 2008)

#Tommy_Bolt

Sergei Diaghilev
Sergei Diaghilev, Russian ballet manager and critic, founded the Ballets Russes (d. 1929)

#Sergei_Diaghilev

Lefty Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)

#Lefty_Frizzell

George Iloka
George Iloka, American football player

#George_Iloka

Amaury Bischoff
Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer

#Amaury_Bischoff

Omri Afek
Omri Afek, Israeli footballer

#Omri_Afek

Otto Lindblad
Otto Lindblad, Swedish composer (d. 1864)

#Otto_Lindblad

Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1809)

#Joseph_Haydn

Arthur Griffith
Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (d. 1922)

#Arthur_Griffith

James Jones (wide receiver)
James Jones, American football player

#James_Jones_(wide_receiver)

Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken, American actor

#Christopher_Walken

Coenraad Jacob Temminck
Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist and ornithologist (d. 1858)

#Coenraad_Jacob_Temminck

Adam Zampa, Australian cricketer
Beatri?? Rožinskait?, Lithuanian figure skater
Stijn de Looijer, Dutch footballer
Sandra Roma, Swedish tennis player
Liu Zige, Chinese swimmer
Nejc Vidmar, Slovenian footballer
Alberto Martín Romo García Adámez, Spanish footballer
Louis van der Westhuizen, Namibian cricketer
Thomas De Corte, Belgian footballer
Kirill Starkov, Danish ice hockey player
Humpy Koneru, Indian chess player
Paulo Machado, Portuguese footballer
James King, Scottish rugby player
Kory Sheets, American football player
Jesper Hansen, Danish footballer
Ed Williamson, English rugby player
Kaie Kand, Estonian heptathlete
Nigel Plum, Australian rugby league player
Han Tae-you, South Korean footballer
Thomas Chatelle, Belgian footballer
Jonna Mendes, American skier
Alexis Ferrero, Argentinian footballer
Euan Burton, Scottish martial artist and coach
Michael Clark, Australian cricketer and footballer
Toshiya, Japanese bass player, songwriter, and producer
Graeme Smith, Scottish swimmer
Igors S?esar?uks, Latvian-Russian footballer
Ryan Rupe, American baseball player
Cameron Murray, Scottish rugby player
Christopher Hampson, English ballet dancer and choreographer
Luca Gentili, Italian footballer and coach
Andrew Bowen, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Demetris Assiotis, Cypriot footballer
Steve Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster
Nick Firestone, American race car driver
Patty Fendick, American tennis player and coach
Paul Mercurio, Australian actor and dancer
Ron Brown, American sprinter and football player
Sandra Morgen, American anthropologist and academic (d. 2016)
Ed Marinaro, American football player and actor
Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist
Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist and economist (d. 2011)
Don Foster, English academic and politician
Wendy Overton, American tennis player
Augustin Banyaga, Rwandan-American mathematician and academic
Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1984)
Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress (d. 1995)
Pascal Danel, French singer-songwriter
Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer
Hugh McCracken, American guitarist and producer (d. 2013)
Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician
Franco Bonvicini, Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
Brian Ackland-Snow, English production designer and art director (d. 2013)
Walker David Miller, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
Israel Horovitz, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Arthur B. Rubinstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2018)
Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (d. 2005)
Bill Hicke, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2005)
Patrick Bateson, English biologist and academic (d. 2017)
Marge Piercy, American poet and novelist
Judith Rossner, Jewish-American author (d. 2005)
John D. Loudermilk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
Anita Carter, American singer-songwriter and bassist (d. 1999)
Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
John Jakes, American author
Miller Barber, American golfer (d. 2013)
Yehuda Nir, Polish Jewish-American psychiatrist (d. 2014)
Bert Fields, American lawyer and author
Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. (d. 2007)
Bud MacPherson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1988)
Elmer Diedtrich, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
Vladimir Ilyushin, Russian pilot (d. 2010)
John Fowles, English novelist (d. 2005)
Jean Coutu, Canadian actor and director (d. 1999)
Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (d. 2002)
François Sermon, Belgian footballer (d. 2013)
Peggy Rea, American actress and casting director (d. 2011)
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, British aristocrat, socialite and author (d. 2014)
Frank Akins, American football player (d. 1993)
Ted Post, American director (d. 2013)
Dorothy DeLay, American violinist and educator (d. 2002)
John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
Albert Hourani, English historian and author (d. 1993)
William Lederer, American soldier and author (d. 2009)
Elisabeth Grümmer, German soprano (d. 1986)
Freddie Green, American guitarist (d. 1987)
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
Robert Stevenson, English director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
Vardis Fisher, American author and academic (d. 1968)
Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt, German physician and historian (d. 1982)
William Lawrence Bragg, Australian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
Pascin, Sephardi Jewish Bulgarian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1930)
Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (d. 1946)
Hermann de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (d. 1904)
Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (d. 1859)
Jakov Mikalja, Italian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1654)