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Robert Kagan
Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author

#Robert_Kagan

Shawn Stockman
Shawn Stockman, American singer

#Shawn_Stockman

Komitas
Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (d. 1935)

#Komitas

Linda Hamilton
Linda Hamilton, American actress

#Linda_Hamilton

Archimede Morleo
Archimede Morleo, Italian footballer

#Archimede_Morleo

Melissa Sue Anderson
Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress

#Melissa_Sue_Anderson

Kent McCord
Kent McCord, American actor

#Kent_McCord

Joseph Furphy
Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (d. 1912)

#Joseph_Furphy

Uwe Bein
Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager

#Uwe_Bein

Shug Fisher
Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian (d. 1984)

#Shug_Fisher

T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)

#T._S._Eliot

John Foxx
John Foxx, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player

#John_Foxx

Alfred Cortot
Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1962)

#Alfred_Cortot

Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (d. 2004)

#Gloria_E._Anzaldúa

Craig Chaquico
Craig Chaquico, American guitarist

#Craig_Chaquico

John Scott (ice hockey)
John Scott, Canadian ice hockey player

#John_Scott_(ice_hockey)

Edith Abbott
Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (d. 1957)

#Edith_Abbott

Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India

#Manmohan_Singh

Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)

#Ivan_Pavlov

Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter

#Bryan_Ferry

Dan Preston
Dan Preston, English footballer

#Dan_Preston

Brooks Orpik
Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player

#Brooks_Orpik

Vladimir Niculescu
Vladimir Niculescu, Romanian professional football player

#Vladimir_Niculescu

Bruno Akrapovi?
Bruno Akrapovi?, Bosnian footballer and manager

#Bruno_Akrapovi?

William Hobson
William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (d. 1842)

#William_Hobson

Chiara Schoras
Chiara Schoras, German actress

#Chiara_Schoras

Louise Beaudoin
Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician

#Louise_Beaudoin

Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke
Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure (d. 1858)

#Richard_Griffin,_3rd_Baron_Braybrooke

Karl Rappan
Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (d. 1996)

#Karl_Rappan

Yoo Ara
Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress

#Yoo_Ara

Bep van Klaveren
Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)

#Bep_van_Klaveren

Rich Gedman
Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach

#Rich_Gedman

Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951)
Tommy Taylor, English footballer and manager

#Tommy_Taylor_(footballer,_born_1951)

Christian X of Denmark
Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)

#Christian_X_of_Denmark

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (d. 1891)

#Ishwar_Chandra_Vidyasagar

Ricky Tomlinson
Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter

#Ricky_Tomlinson

Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

#Ian_Chappell

Kevin Kennedy (baseball)
Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

#Kevin_Kennedy_(baseball)

Kiira Korpi
Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater

#Kiira_Korpi

Joe Brown (climber)
Joe Brown, English mountaineer and author

#Joe_Brown_(climber)

James Blake (musician)
James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer

#James_Blake_(musician)

Barbara Britton
Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)

#Barbara_Britton

Cesar Rosas
Cesar Rosas, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Cesar_Rosas

J. Frank Dobie
J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author (d. 1964)

#J._Frank_Dobie

Jillian Barberie
Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and sportscaster

#Jillian_Barberie

Patrick Friesacher
Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver

#Patrick_Friesacher

Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek, American race car driver

#Joe_Nemechek

Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (d. 1845)

#Johnny_Appleseed

Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack, German footballer

#Michael_Ballack

Réka Demeter
Réka Demeter, Hungarian football defender

#Réka_Demeter

Enzo Bearzot
Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2010)

#Enzo_Bearzot

Cyril Gautier
Cyril Gautier, French road bicycle racer

#Cyril_Gautier

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan runner

#Robert_Kipkoech_Cheruiyot

Chunky Pandey
Chunky Pandey, Indian actor

#Chunky_Pandey

Philippe Lavil
Philippe Lavil, French singer and actor

#Philippe_Lavil

Ugo Cerletti
Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (d. 1963)

#Ugo_Cerletti

Lucas Gafarot
Lucas Gafarot, Spanish footballer

#Lucas_Gafarot

Théodore Géricault
Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (d. 1824)

#Théodore_Géricault

Dolores Keane
Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress

#Dolores_Keane

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (d. 1755)

#William_Cavendish,_3rd_Duke_of_Devonshire

Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (d. 1982)

#Marty_Robbins

Naomichi Marufuji
Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese wrestler

#Naomichi_Marufuji

Arthur Rhys-Davids
Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)

#Arthur_Rhys-Davids

Paul Stephenson (police officer)
Paul Stephenson, English police officer

#Paul_Stephenson_(police_officer)

Miloš Veljkovi?
Miloš Veljkovi?, Serbian footballer

#Miloš_Veljkovi?

David Slade
David Slade, English director and producer

#David_Slade

Klaus Augenthaler
Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager

#Klaus_Augenthaler

Ghulam Bhik Nairang
Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1952)

#Ghulam_Bhik_Nairang

Antonio Moreno
Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)

#Antonio_Moreno

Emma Härdelin
Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer and violinist

#Emma_Härdelin

Henrik Sedin
Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player

#Henrik_Sedin

Cindy Herron
Cindy Herron, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Cindy_Herron

Petro Poroshenko
Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th President of Ukraine

#Petro_Poroshenko

Francis Daniel Pastorius
Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, Philadelphia (d. 1720)

#Francis_Daniel_Pastorius

Salvatore Accardo
Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor

#Salvatore_Accardo

Marianne Mikko
Marianne Mikko, Estonian journalist and politician

#Marianne_Mikko

Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow, English and Yorkshire Wicketkeeper/Batsman

#Jonny_Bairstow

Ilya Kormiltsev
Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (d. 2007)

#Ilya_Kormiltsev

Dick Roth
Dick Roth, American swimmer

#Dick_Roth

Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (d. 1976)

#Martin_Heidegger

Hiram Wesley Evans
Hiram Wesley Evans, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1966)

#Hiram_Wesley_Evans

Jacky Wu
Jacky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host

#Jacky_Wu

Julie London
Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)

#Julie_London

Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Todd Whitman, American politician, 50th Governor of New Jersey

#Christine_Todd_Whitman

George William, Duke of Liegnitz
George William, Duke of Liegnitz (d. 1675)

#George_William,_Duke_of_Liegnitz

Dean Butterworth
Dean Butterworth, English-American drummer

#Dean_Butterworth

Daryl Beattie
Daryl Beattie, Australian motorcycle rider

#Daryl_Beattie

Cosme Argerich
Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (d. 1820)

#Cosme_Argerich

Joyce Jameson
Joyce Jameson, American actress (d. 1987)

#Joyce_Jameson

George Gershwin
George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (d. 1937)

#George_Gershwin

Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (d. 1810)

#Cuthbert_Collingwood,_1st_Baron_Collingwood

Serena Williams
Serena Williams, American tennis player

#Serena_Williams

Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson, American singer and actress (d. 2015)

#Lynn_Anderson

Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (d. 2011)

#Jack_LaLanne

Cameron Mooney
Cameron Mooney, Australian footballer

#Cameron_Mooney

Nev Schulman
Nev Schulman, American photographer, television host, and producer

#Nev_Schulman

Jim Caviezel
Jim Caviezel, American actor

#Jim_Caviezel

David Parland
David Parland, Swedish guitarist (d. 2013)

#David_Parland

Nicki French
Nicki French, English singer and actress

#Nicki_French

Jacob Tierney
Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

#Jacob_Tierney

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa (d. 2018)

#Winnie_Madikizela-Mandela

Marty Casey
Marty Casey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Marty_Casey

Boris Cepeda
Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat

#Boris_Cepeda

Taavi Rõivas
Taavi Rõivas, Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia

#Taavi_Rõivas

Nehemiah Grew
Nehemiah Grew, English plant anatomist and physiologist (d. 1712)

#Nehemiah_Grew

Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley, American novelist

#Jane_Smiley

Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Arab caliph (d. 975)

#Al-Mu'izz_li-Din_Allah

Will Self
Will Self, English novelist and journalist

#Will_Self

William McKell
William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia (d. 1985)

#William_McKell

Jürgen Stroop
Jürgen Stroop, German general (d. 1952)

#Jürgen_Stroop

Steve Butler
Steve Butler, American race car driver and engineer

#Steve_Butler

Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn, English singer-songwriter and writer

#Tracey_Thorn

Vladimir Voinovich
Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet (d. 2018)

#Vladimir_Voinovich

Suzanne Belperron
Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (d. 1983)

#Suzanne_Belperron

Bertha De Vriese
Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (d. 1958)

#Bertha_De_Vriese

Asuka (wrestler)
Kanako Urai, Japanese professional wrestler

#Asuka_(wrestler)

Andrea Dworkin
Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (d. 2005)

#Andrea_Dworkin

Alma Jodorowsky
Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer

#Alma_Jodorowsky

Fuifui Moimoi
Fuifui Moimoi, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player

#Fuifui_Moimoi

Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)

#Gladys_Brockwell

Henry Walters
Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1931)

#Henry_Walters

Rob Burrow
Rob Burrow, English rugby player

#Rob_Burrow

Wac?aw Berent
Wac?aw Berent, Polish author and translator (d. 1940)

#Wac?aw_Berent

Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford
Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (d. 1937)

#Mary_Russell,_Duchess_of_Bedford

D'Qwell Jackson
D'Qwell Jackson, American football player

#D'Qwell_Jackson

Anne of Bavaria
Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (d. 1353)

#Anne_of_Bavaria

Achille Compagnoni
Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (d. 2009)

#Achille_Compagnoni

Dorothy Sloop
Dorothy Sloop, American pianist and educator (d. 1998)

#Dorothy_Sloop

Clodoaldo
Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Clodoaldo

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player

#Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (d. 1779)

#Richard_Grenville-Temple,_2nd_Earl_Temple

Lilly Singh
Lilly Singh, YouTube personality, vlogger, comedian, writer and actress

#Lilly_Singh

Donna Douglas
Donna Douglas, American actress (d. 2015)

#Donna_Douglas

Dev Anand
Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)

#Dev_Anand

Minette Walters
Minette Walters, English journalist and author

#Minette_Walters

Kenny Sansom
Kenny Sansom, English footballer

#Kenny_Sansom

Norm Dussault
Norm Dussault, American-Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2012)

#Norm_Dussault

Louise Simonson
Louise Simonson, American author

#Louise_Simonson

Wenzel Müller
Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)

#Wenzel_Müller

Michael Dweck
Michael Dweck, American photographer and director

#Michael_Dweck

Lewis Hine
Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (d. 1940)

#Lewis_Hine

Réal Caouette
Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976)

#Réal_Caouette

Hans Reichenbach
Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1953)

#Hans_Reichenbach

Al Pitrelli
Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter

#Al_Pitrelli

Millito Navarro
Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2011)

#Millito_Navarro

Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)

#Pope_Paul_VI

Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Carlene_Carter

Patrick O'Neal (actor)
Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)

#Patrick_O'Neal_(actor)

Dave Martinez
Dave Martinez, American baseball player and coach

#Dave_Martinez

Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress

#Olivia_Newton-John

Jan Brewer
Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona

#Jan_Brewer

Ted Weems
Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (d. 1963)

#Ted_Weems

Simon Kirch
Simon Kirch, German sprinter

#Simon_Kirch

Daniel Sedin
Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player

#Daniel_Sedin

Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer (d. 1959)

#Edmund_Gwenn

Barnes Wallis
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (d. 1979)

#Barnes_Wallis

Ricardo Quaresma
Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer

#Ricardo_Quaresma

George Raft
George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1980)

#George_Raft

Christos Dantis
Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer

#Christos_Dantis

Holger Stanislawski
Holger Stanislawski, German footballer and manager

#Holger_Stanislawski

Wilford White
Wilford White, American football player (d. 2013)

#Wilford_White

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (d. 1569)

#Wolfgang,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken

Tim Schenken
Tim Schenken, Australian race car driver

#Tim_Schenken

Rudi Cerne
Rudi Cerne, German figure skater and journalist

#Rudi_Cerne

Louis-Olivier Taillon
Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (d. 1923)

#Louis-Olivier_Taillon

Archibald Hill
Archibald Hill, English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)

#Archibald_Hill

Matilde Camus
Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (d. 2012)

#Matilde_Camus

Princess Salma bint Abdullah
Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess

#Princess_Salma_bint_Abdullah

Jouke de Vries
Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic and politician

#Jouke_de_Vries

Martin Müürsepp
Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player and coach

#Martin_Müürsepp

Jerry Weintraub
Jerry Weintraub, American film producer and agent (d. 2015)

#Jerry_Weintraub

Martine Beswick
Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress

#Martine_Beswick

Christina Milian
Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Christina_Milian

Jack Conger, American swimmer
Pavel Avdeyev, Russian footballer
Chinami Suzuki, Japanese model, television host, and actress
Mark Simpson, English clarinet player and composer
Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter
Jon Richardson, English comedian and radio host
Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentinian footballer
Simon Picone, Italian rugby player
Ayumi Tsunematsu, Japanese voice actress
Yao Beina, Chinese singer (d. 2015)
Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
Jon Harley, English footballer
Aka Plu, Japanese comedian and actor
Kerem Özye?en, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sami Vänskä, Finnish bass player
Jake Paltrow, American director and screenwriter
Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer
Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
Chris Small, Scottish snooker player and coach
Julienne Davis, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Ras Kass, American rapper and producer
Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress and fashion designer
Paul Warhurst, English footballer and manager
Andy Petterson, Australian footballer and coach
Craig Janney, American ice hockey player
Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
Craig Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
Shane Dye, New Zealand jockey
John Tempesta, American drummer
Lysette Anthony, English actress and producer
Steve Moneghetti, Australian runner
Mark Haddon, English author and poet
Peter Foster, Australian criminal
Doug Supernaw, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
Trevor Dodds, Namibian golfer
Andrew Bolt, Australian journalist
Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American sailor and politician
Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
Bob Staake, American author and illustrator
Mick Imlah, Scottish poet and critic (d. 2009)
Douglas A. Melton, American biologist and academic
Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer
Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player
Wendy Saddington, Australian singer and journalist (d. 2013)
Claudette Werleigh, Haitian Prime Minister
Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
John MacLachlan Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer
Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host
Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic
David Frizzell, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)
Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator
Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2003)
Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (d. 2010)
Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (d. 2007)
Lou Myers, American actor (d. 2013)
Bob Barber, English cricketer
Neil Coles, English golfer and architect
Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (d. 2008)
Vijay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer (d. 1983)
Philip Bosco, American actor (d. 2018)
Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor (d. 2019)
Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (d. 2007)
Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist and academic (d. 2011)
Jean Hoerni, Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (d. 1997)
James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat
Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (d. 2015)
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (d. 2014)
Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (d. 1985)
John Rankine, Welsh author (d. 2013)
Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (d. 2000)
Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (d. 1998)
Al Helfer, American sportscaster (d. 1975)
A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1977)
Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)
Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (d. 1983)
Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (d. 1970)
Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (d. 1968)
Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (d. 1959)
Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (d. 1946)
Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)
Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1951)
Walter Steinbeck, German actor (d. 1942)
Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (d. 1945)
Sébastien Leclerc, French painter (d. 1714)
Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I (d. 1506)
Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)