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Tug McGraw
Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)

#Tug_McGraw

Kamil Kosowski
Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer

#Kamil_Kosowski

Murray Gleeson
Murray Gleeson, Australian lawyer and judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia

#Murray_Gleeson

Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Communications and IT

#Ravi_Shankar_Prasad

Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter

#Bebe_Rexha

Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb, American illustrator

#Robert_Crumb

Bertha Parker Pallan
Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (d. 1978)

#Bertha_Parker_Pallan

Sabine Oberhauser
Sabine Oberhauser, Austrian physician and politician

#Sabine_Oberhauser

Laurent de Brunhoff
Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator

#Laurent_de_Brunhoff

Emmanuel Culio
Emmanuel Culio, Argentinian footballer

#Emmanuel_Culio

Piet Kee
Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer (d.2018)

#Piet_Kee

J. Alden Weir
J. Alden Weir, American painter and academic (d. 1919)

#J._Alden_Weir

Agoston Haraszthy
Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery (d. 1869)

#Agoston_Haraszthy

Lionel Murphy
Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (d. 1986)

#Lionel_Murphy

Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)

#Kitty_Wells

Gediminas Kirkilas
Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania

#Gediminas_Kirkilas

Lewis Black
Lewis Black, American comedian, actor, and author

#Lewis_Black

Freek de Jonge
Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian

#Freek_de_Jonge

Will Davison
Will Davison, Australian race car driver

#Will_Davison

Artus Quellinus the Elder
Artus Quellinus the Elder, Flemish sculptor (d. 1668)

#Artus_Quellinus_the_Elder

Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796)
Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread (d. 1796)

#Samuel_Whitbread_(1720-1796)

Capability Brown
Capability Brown, British landscape architect (d. 1783)

#Capability_Brown

Edward Mills Purcell
Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#Edward_Mills_Purcell

Ryan Ross
Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ryan_Ross

Adam Wainwright
Adam Wainwright, American baseball player

#Adam_Wainwright

Ben Jones (American actor and politician)
Ben Jones, American actor and politician

#Ben_Jones_(American_actor_and_politician)

Javier Otxoa
Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist

#Javier_Otxoa

Muriel Gray
Muriel Gray, Scottish journalist and author

#Muriel_Gray

Don Boudria
Don Boudria, Canadian public servant and politician, 2nd Canadian Minister for International Cooperation

#Don_Boudria

Radhi Jaïdi
Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach

#Radhi_Jaïdi

Karen Buck
Karen Buck, Northern Irish politician

#Karen_Buck

Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and playwright (d. 1983)

#Raymond_Massey

Alexandra Bellow
Alexandra Bellow, Romanian-American mathematician

#Alexandra_Bellow

Simone Pepe
Simone Pepe, Italian footballer

#Simone_Pepe

Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1972)

#Kenny_Dorham

Sinead Kerr
Sinead Kerr, Scottish figure skater

#Sinead_Kerr

Eamon Sullivan
Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer

#Eamon_Sullivan

Huey Long
Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (d. 1935)

#Huey_Long

Pavel Nedv?d
Pavel Nedv?d, Czech footballer

#Pavel_Nedv?d

Richard Duffy
Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer

#Richard_Duffy

Liam Cooper
Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer

#Liam_Cooper

Denis Healey
Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015)

#Denis_Healey

Peter Tunks
Peter Tunks, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Peter_Tunks

Dave Brockie
Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

#Dave_Brockie

John McNally (musician)
John McNally, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)

#John_McNally_(musician)

Kwon So-hyun
Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress

#Kwon_So-hyun

Jack Swigert
Jack Swigert, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1982)

#Jack_Swigert

Frank Conniff
Frank Conniff, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Frank_Conniff

Regina Resnik
Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (d. 2013)

#Regina_Resnik

Mike Koplove
Mike Koplove, American baseball player

#Mike_Koplove

Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey)
Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player

#Vladimir_Malakhov_(ice_hockey)

Bill Daily
Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (d. 2018)

#Bill_Daily

Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (d. 1979)

#Joan_Blondell

Heo Young-ji
Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer

#Heo_Young-ji

Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer

#Cameron_Diaz

Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling, American journalist and author

#Lisa_Ling

Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander, American football player

#Shaun_Alexander

Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian marshal and politician, 1st President of Belarus

#Alexander_Lukashenko

Olga Taussky-Todd
Olga Taussky-Todd, Austrian mathematician (d. 1995)

#Olga_Taussky-Todd

Emily Ruete
Emily Ruete/Salama bint Said, also called Sayyida Salme, a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman (d. 1924)

#Emily_Ruete

Vic Seixas
Vic Seixas, American tennis player

#Vic_Seixas

Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)

#Fred_MacMurray

John Phillips (musician)
John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)

#John_Phillips_(musician)

Roy Wilkins
Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist (d. 1981)

#Roy_Wilkins

Marlon Byrd
Marlon Byrd, American baseball player

#Marlon_Byrd

Monika Povilaityt?
Monika Povilaityt?, Lithuanian volleyball player

#Monika_Povilaityt?

Jacqueline Cako
Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player

#Jacqueline_Cako

Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player

#Ernests_Gulbis

Simon Bainbridge
Simon Bainbridge, English composer and educator

#Simon_Bainbridge

Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)

#Grand_Duke_Vladimir_Kirillovich_of_Russia

Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentinian tennis player

#Juan_Ignacio_Chela

Peter of Castile
Peter of Castile (d. 1369)

#Peter_of_Castile

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

#Queen_Anne-Marie_of_Greece

Robert Parish
Robert Parish, American basketball player

#Robert_Parish

Leonor Fini
Leonor Fini, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and author (d. 1996)

#Leonor_Fini

Paulo Sousa
Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer and manager

#Paulo_Sousa

Allan Rock
Allan Rock, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations

#Allan_Rock

Antony Gormley
Antony Gormley, English sculptor and academic

#Antony_Gormley

Gulstan Ropert
Gulstan Ropert, French-American bishop and missionary (d. 1903)

#Gulstan_Ropert

It? Jinsai
It? Jinsai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1705)

#It?_Jinsai

Lars Frederiksen
Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lars_Frederiksen

Billy Johnson (baseball)
Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)

#Billy_Johnson_(baseball)

Michael Chiklis
Michael Chiklis, American actor, director, and producer

#Michael_Chiklis

Félix Sánchez
Félix Sánchez, American-Dominican runner and hurdler

#Félix_Sánchez

Shailendra (lyricist)
Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968)

#Shailendra_(lyricist)

Ricky Sanders
Ricky Sanders, American football player

#Ricky_Sanders

Phil Mills
Phil Mills, Welsh race car driver

#Phil_Mills

John Peel
John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004)

#John_Peel

Ben Bradshaw
Ben Bradshaw, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

#Ben_Bradshaw

Joseph Dennie
Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist (d. 1812)

#Joseph_Dennie

Michael Wong (singer)
Michael Wong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter

#Michael_Wong_(singer)

Julian Smith (politician)
Julian Smith, Scottish politician

#Julian_Smith_(politician)

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1911)

#Jacobus_Henricus_van_'t_Hoff

Don Getty
Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016)

#Don_Getty

Nigel Hall (sculptor)
Nigel Hall, English sculptor and academic

#Nigel_Hall_(sculptor)

Craig Whittaker
Craig Whittaker, English businessman and politician

#Craig_Whittaker

Theodor Svedberg
Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)

#Theodor_Svedberg

Scott Richmond
Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player

#Scott_Richmond

Bruce McLaren
Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (d. 1970)

#Bruce_McLaren

Leisel Jones
Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer

#Leisel_Jones

Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Ashley, American actress

#Elizabeth_Ashley

Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee, American baseball player

#Cliff_Lee

Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1849)

#Grand_Duchess_Alexandra_Alexandrovna_of_Russia

Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and activist (d. 2006)

#Anna_Politkovskaya

Tal Brody
Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player and coach

#Tal_Brody

Horace Panter
Horace Panter, English bass player

#Horace_Panter

Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (d. 1851)

#Mary_Shelley

David Maslanka
David Maslanka, American composer and academic (d. 2017)

#David_Maslanka

Nancy Wake
Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011)

#Nancy_Wake

Gary Gordon
Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)

#Gary_Gordon

Isaac Levitan
Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1900)

#Isaac_Levitan

Peggy Lipton
Peggy Lipton, American model and actress (d. 2019)

#Peggy_Lipton

Jean-Claude Killy
Jean-Claude Killy, French skier

#Jean-Claude_Killy

Ted Williams
Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)

#Ted_Williams

Frederique van der Wal
Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress

#Frederique_van_der_Wal

Jessica Henwick
Jessica Henwick, British actress

#Jessica_Henwick

Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist (d. 1931)

#Theo_van_Doesburg

Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and activist

#Dana_Rosemary_Scallon

Tedda Courtney
Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1957)

#Tedda_Courtney

Jamie Moses
Jamie Moses, English-American guitarist

#Jamie_Moses

Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)

#Ernest_Rutherford

Fran Fraschilla
Fran Fraschilla, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

#Fran_Fraschilla

Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (d. 1825)

#Jacques-Louis_David

Alexander H. Rice
Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)

#Alexander_H._Rice

Andrew Onderdonk
Andrew Onderdonk, American surveyor and contractor (d. 1905)

#Andrew_Onderdonk

Aaron Barrett
Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Aaron_Barrett

Shirley Booth
Shirley Booth, American actress and singer (d. 1992)

#Shirley_Booth

Theo Hutchcraft
Theo Hutchcraft, English singer-songwriter

#Theo_Hutchcraft

Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick, American tennis player

#Andy_Roddick

Johnny Mann
Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2014)

#Johnny_Mann

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (d. 2013)

#Princess_Lilian,_Duchess_of_Halland

Richard Stone
Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

#Richard_Stone

Ron George
Ron George, American businessman and politician

#Ron_George

Marcelo H. del Pilar
Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino journalist and lawyer (d. 1896)

#Marcelo_H._del_Pilar

Daryl Gates
Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010)

#Daryl_Gates

Donald Symington
Donald Symington, American actor (d. 2013)

#Donald_Symington

Guy A. Lepage
Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer

#Guy_A._Lepage

Éva Risztov
Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer

#Éva_Risztov

Holly Weston
Holly Weston, English actress

#Holly_Weston

Jim Paredes
Jim Paredes, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor

#Jim_Paredes

Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist

#Warren_Buffett

Anna Ushenina
Anna Ushenina, Ukrainian chess player

#Anna_Ushenina

Maurice Hilleman
Maurice Hilleman, American microbiologist and vaccinologist (d. 2005)

#Maurice_Hilleman

Victor Skumin
Victor Skumin, Russian psychiatrist, psychologist, and academic

#Victor_Skumin

Albert Szenczi Molnár
Albert Szenczi Molnár, Hungarian writer and translator (d. 1634)

#Albert_Szenczi_Molnár

Lech Majewski
Lech Majewski, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter

#Lech_Majewski

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet
Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1644)

#Sir_Alexander_Carew,_2nd_Baronet

Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)
Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
Joe Inoue, American singer-songwriter
Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
Tian Qin, Chinese canoe racer
Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor
Gustavo Eberto, Argentinian footballer (d. 2007)
Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican-American actor
Justin Mortelliti, American actor and singer-songwriter
Leon Lopez, English singer-songwriter and actor
Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist and composer
Vladimir Jugovi?, Serbian footballer
Diran Adebayo, English author and critic
Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
Joann Fletcher, English historian and academic
Peter Cunnah, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and producer
Ra Luhse, Estonian architect
Gavin Fisher, English engineer and designer
Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer, actor, and singer
Martin Jackson, English drummer
David Paymer, American actor and director
Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis player
Timothy Bottoms, American actor and producer
Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001)
Fred Hampton, American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (d. 1969)
Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby player and coach
Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
Frances Cairncross, English economist, journalist, and academic
Colin Dann, English author
Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement
Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host
Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)
Peter North, English scholar and academic
Antonio Cabangon Chua, Filipino media mogul and businessman (d. 2016)
Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer and basketball player (d. 1981)
Ian McNaught-Davis, English mountaineer and television host (d. 2014)
Guy de Lussigny, French painter and sculptor (d. 2001)
Harvey Hart, Canadian director and producer (d. 1989)
Lloyd Casner, American race car driver (d. 1965)
Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (d. 2004)
Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemist and engineer (d. 1988)
Charmian Clift, Australian journalist and author (d. 1969)
Barbara Ansell, English physician and author (d. 2001)
Arnold Green, Estonian soldier and politician (d. 2011)
Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (d. 2010)
Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017)
Robert Strassburg, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2003)
Roger Bushell, South African-English soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (d. 1980)
Bhagwati Charan Verma, Indian author (d. 1981)
John Gunther, American journalist and author (d. 1970)
Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English captain and pilot (d. 1918)
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)
Carl David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist (d. 1927)