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History Births on January 21

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History Births on January 21

Yuji Ide, Japanese race car driver

#Yuji_Ide

In 1975

Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer

#Henrikh_Mkhitaryan

In 1989

Rolands Freimanis, Latvian basketball player

#Rolands_Freimanis

In 1988

Jung Ryeo-won, South Korean actress

#Jung_Ryeo-won

In 1981

Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player

#Hakeem_Olajuwon

In 1963

Vanessa Hessler, Italian-American model and actress

#Vanessa_Hessler

In 1988

Eduard Zintl, German chemist (d. 1941)

#Eduard_Zintl

In 1898

Izabella Miko, Polish actress, dancer, and producer

#Izabella_Miko

In 1981

Arturo Labriola, Italian revolutionary syndicalist (d. 1959)

#Arturo_Labriola

In 1873

Robert Del Naja, British artist, musician and singer

#Robert_Del_Naja

In 1965

Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Japanese actress

#Ikumi_Yoshimatsu

In 1987

Verónica Cepede Royg, Paraguayan tennis player

#Verónica_Cepede_Royg

In 1992

Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player

#Andrei_Zyuzin

In 1978

Javier Calvo, Spanish actor and director

#Javier_Calvo_(actor)

In 1991

Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist and conductor (d. 1989)

#Antonio_Janigro

In 1918

Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)

#Georges_Vézina

In 1887

Jason Moran, American jazz pianist, composer and educator

#Jason_Moran_(musician)

In 1975

Faris Al-Sultan, German triathlete

#Faris_Al-Sultan

In 1978

Mari Possa, El Salvadoran pornographic actress

#Mari_Possa

In 1980

Rob Hayles, English cyclist

#Rob_Hayles

In 1973

Agnes van Ardenne, Dutch politician and diplomat, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation

#Agnes_van_Ardenne

In 1950

Chris Kilmore, American musician and DJ

#Chris_Kilmore

In 1973

Gor? Miyazaki, Japanese film director and landscaper

#Gor?_Miyazaki

In 1967

Ivan Ergi?, Serbian footballer

#Ivan_Ergi?

In 1981

Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, French general (d. 1892)

#Pierre_Louis_Charles_de_Failly

In 1810

Aura Dione, Danish singer and songwriter

#Aura_Dione

In 1985

Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer

#Marco_Camenisch

In 1952

Arash Afshin, Iranian footballer

#Arash_Afshin

In 1990

Elof Ahrle, Swedish actor and director (d. 1965)

#Elof_Ahrle

In 1900

Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (d. 1932)

#Harriet_Backer

In 1845

Tony Dolan, English musician and actor

#Tony_Dolan

In 1964

Mike Medavoy, Chinese-American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures

#Mike_Medavoy

In 1941

Émile Levassor, French engineer (d. 1897)

#Émile_Levassor

In 1843

Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player

#Darren_Helm

In 1987

Matt Salmon, American politician

#Matt_Salmon

In 1958

Aivaras Abromavi?ius, Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development

#Aivaras_Abromavi?ius

In 1976

Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer and producer

#Yasunori_Mitsuda

In 1972

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, 2nd in line for the Norwegian throne

#Princess_Ingrid_Alexandra_of_Norway

In 2004

Olga Preobrajenska, Russian ballerina (d. 1962)

#Olga_Preobrajenska

In 1871

Clifford Ray, American basketball coach and player

#Clifford_Ray

In 1949

Konrad Emil Bloch, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)

#Konrad_Emil_Bloch

In 1912

Uto Ughi, Italian violinist

#Uto_Ughi

In 1944

Kevin McKenna, Canadian soccer player

#Kevin_McKenna

In 1980

Alberto de Mendoza, Argentine actor (d. 2011)

#Alberto_de_Mendoza

In 1923

Cat Power, American singer, musician and actress

#Cat_Power

In 1972

Orazio Mariani, Italian sprinter (d. 1981)

#Orazio_Mariani

In 1915

Emma Bunton, English singer

#Emma_Bunton

In 1976

Tyler Cowen, American economist and academic

#Tyler_Cowen

In 1962

André Lichnerowicz, French mathematician (d. 1998)

#André_Lichnerowicz

In 1915

Sarah Ourahmoune, French boxer

#Sarah_Ourahmoune

In 1982

Ben Turner, English footballer

#Ben_Turner_(footballer)

In 1988

James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, Governor of Minorca (d. 1794)

#James_Murray_(British_Army_officer,_born_1721)

In 1721

Alyaksandr Yermakovich, Belarusian footballer and manager

#Alyaksandr_Yermakovich

In 1975

Charles V of France (d. 1380)

#Charles_V_of_France

In 1338

Alex Acker, American basketball player

#Alex_Acker

In 1983

Isabelle Nanty, French actress, director and screenwriter

#Isabelle_Nanty

In 1962

Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Mac_Davis

In 1942

Piotr Ugrumov, Russian cyclist

#Piotr_Ugrumov

In 1961

Álvaro Quirós, Spanish golfer

#Álvaro_Quirós

In 1983

Valérie Tétreault, Canadian tennis player

#Valérie_Tétreault

In 1988

Rudolf Kraus, German footballer (d. 2003)

#Rudolf_Krause_(footballer)

In 1927

Caterina Volpicelli, Italian Roman Catholic nun (d. 1894)

#Caterina_Volpicelli

In 1839

Lars Eidinger, German actor

#Lars_Eidinger

In 1976

Igors Stepanovs, Latvian footballer

#Igors_Stepanovs

In 1976

Kelly Rohrbach, American model and actress

#Kelly_Rohrbach

In 1990

Giuseppe Montanelli, Italian statesman and author (d. 1862)

#Giuseppe_Montanelli

In 1813

Roberto Guana Italian footballer

#Roberto_Guana

In 1981

Mike Taylor, American basketball player

#Mike_Taylor_(basketball)

In 1986

Ernst Fast, Swedish runner (d. 1959)

#Ernst_Fast

In 1881

Karina Lombard, French-American actress and singer

#Karina_Lombard

In 1969

Kelly VanderBeek, Canadian alpine skier

#Kelly_VanderBeek

In 1983

Marta Pagnini, Italian gymnast

#Marta_Pagnini

In 1991

Roberto Zywica, Argentine footballer

#Roberto_Zywica

In 1947

Ashton Eaton, American decathlete

#Ashton_Eaton

In 1988

John Batman, Australian entrepreneur and explorer (d. 1839)

#John_Batman

In 1801

Albert Rosellini, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Washington (d. 2011)

#Albert_Rosellini

In 1910

Artur Dmitriev, Soviet and Russian ice skater

#Artur_Dmitriev

In 1968

Adriano Ferreira Martins, Brazilian footballer

#Adriano_Ferreira_Martins

In 1982

Egide Walschaerts, Belgian mechanical engineer (d. 1901)

#Egide_Walschaerts

In 1820

Joseph Achille Le Bel, French chemist (d. 1930)

#Joseph_Achille_Le_Bel

In 1847

Matsudaira Tadamasa, Japanese samurai and daimy? (d. 1645)

#Matsudaira_Tadamasa

In 1598

Simon Rolfes, German footballer

#Simon_Rolfes

In 1982

Monique Adamczak, Australian tennis player

#Monique_Adamczak

In 1983

Paul Scofield, English actor (d. 2008)

#Paul_Scofield

In 1922

Hugo Tocalli, Argentine footballer

#Hugo_Tocalli

In 1948

Aldo Kalulu, French footballer

#Aldo_Kalulu

In 1996

René Iché, French sculptor (d. 1954)

#René_Iché

In 1897

Erik Verlinde, Dutch theoretical physicist

#Erik_Verlinde

In 1962

Dominik Roels, German cyclist

#Dominik_Roels

In 1987

Thomas de Maizière, German politician of the Christian Democratic Union

#Thomas_de_Maizière

In 1954

James Duckworth, Australian tennis player

#James_Duckworth_(tennis)

In 1992

Markus Berger, Austrian footballer

#Markus_Berger

In 1985

Lincoln Alexander, Canadian lawyer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 2012)

#Lincoln_Alexander

In 1921

Dave Kitson, English footballer and manager

#Dave_Kitson

In 1980

Alex Koslov, Moldovan-American wrestler

#Alex_Koslov

In 1984

Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (d. 1874)

#Princess_Maria_Luisa_of_Bourbon-Two_Sicilies

In 1855

Byung-hyun Kim, South Korean baseball player

#Byung-hyun_Kim

In 1979

Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler and bodybuilder

#Ivan_Putski

In 1941

Hussein Abdulghani, Saudi Arabian footballer

#Hussein_Abdulghani

In 1977

Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, consort of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1880)

#Princess_Marie_of_Hesse-Kassel

In 1796

Raivis Belohvoš?iks, Latvian cyclist

#Raivis_Belohvoš?iks

In 1976

Mateusz Mika, Polish volleyball player

#Mateusz_Mika

In 1991

Han Pil-hwa, North Korean speed skater

#Han_Pil-hwa

In 1942

Florin ?erban, Romanian director

#Florin_?erban

In 1975

Sabina Valbusa, Italian cross-country skier

#Sabina_Valbusa

In 1972

Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer

#Glaiza_de_Castro

In 1988

Eusapia Palladino, Italian Spiritualist (d. 1918)

#Eusapia_Palladino

In 1854

Karl Staaff, Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)

#Karl_Staaff

In 1860

Alanna Kennedy, Australian footballer player

#Alanna_Kennedy

In 1995

Raymond Suvigny, French weightlifter (d. 1945)

#Raymond_Suvigny

In 1903

John M. Stahl, American director and producer (d. 1950)

#John_M._Stahl

In 1886

Michael Ruffin, American basketball player

#Michael_Ruffin

In 1977

Roger Taillibert, French architect

#Roger_Taillibert

In 1926

Kevin Kratz, German footballer

#Kevin_Kratz

In 1987

J?nis Mendriks, Latvian Catholic priest (d. 1953)

#J?nis_Mendriks

In 1907

Anna Morandi Manzolini, Spanish anatomist (d. 1774)

#Anna_Morandi_Manzolini

In 1714

Theodor Fliedner, German Lutheran minister (d. 1864)

#Theodor_Fliedner

In 1800

Robby Benson, American actor and director

#Robby_Benson

In 1956

Felix Hoffmann, German chemist (d. 1946)

#Felix_Hoffmann

In 1868

Augustin Robespierre, younger brother of French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre (d. 1794)

#Augustin_Robespierre

In 1763

Vahan Tekeyan, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1948)

#Vahan_Tekeyan

In 1878

Dejan Milovanovi?, Serbian footballer

#Dejan_Milovanovi?

In 1984

Dmitri Khlestov, Russian footballer

#Dmitri_Khlestov

In 1971

Reynaldo Bignone, Argentinian general and politician, 41st President of Argentina (d. 2018)

#Reynaldo_Bignone

In 1928

Amin Affane, Swedish footballer

#Amin_Affane

In 1994

Dorian M. Goldfeld, American mathematician

#Dorian_M._Goldfeld

In 1947

Karsten Forsterling, Australian rower

#Karsten_Forsterling

In 1980

Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, count of Nassau-Dietz (d. 1640)

#Henry_Casimir_I_of_Nassau-Dietz

In 1612

Stonewall Jackson, American general (d. 1863)

#Stonewall_Jackson

In 1824

Werner Grissmann, Austrian alpine skier

#Werner_Grissmann

In 1952

Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese comic artist

#Tsubaki_Nekoi

In 1969

Andreas Bauer, German ski jumper

#Andreas_Bauer_(ski_jumper)

In 1964

Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 1978)

#Ricardo_Zamora

In 1901

César Arzo, Spanish footballer

#César_Arzo

In 1986

Albert Lavignac, French music scholar (d. 1916)

#Albert_Lavignac

In 1846

Rick Falkvinge, Swedish businessman and politician

#Rick_Falkvinge

In 1972

Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Richie_Havens

In 1941

Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1977)

#Alexander_Tcherepnin

In 1899

Édouard Schuré, French philosopher and author (d. 1929)

#Édouard_Schuré

In 1841

Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (d. 1978)

#Karl_Wallenda

In 1905

Phil Neville, English footballer and manager

#Phil_Neville

In 1977

Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1995)

#Lola_Flores

In 1923

Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (d. 1984)

#Puck_van_Heel

In 1904

Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer

#Jeremy_Shada

In 1997

Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (d. 1929)

#Olav_Aukrust

In 1883

Kevin Cramer, American politician

#Kevin_Cramer

In 1961

Maša Zec Peškiri?, Slovenian tennis player

#Maša_Zec_Peškiri?

In 1987

Jerry Trainor, American actor, director, and producer

#Jerry_Trainor

In 1977

Peter Fleming, American tennis player

#Peter_Fleming_(tennis)

In 1955

Javi López, Spanish footballer

#Javi_López

In 1986

Pieter Timmers, Belgian swimmer

#Pieter_Timmers

In 1988

Victor Leandro Bagy, Brazilian footballer

#Victor_Leandro_Bagy

In 1983

Ken Leung, American actor

#Ken_Leung

In 1970

Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player

#Jonathan_Quick

In 1986

William Henry Smyth, Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist

#William_Henry_Smyth

In 1788

Mohammad Ghadir, Arab-Israeli footballer

#Mohammad_Ghadir

In 1991

Wes Morgan, Jamaican footballer

#Wes_Morgan

In 1984

Dmitri Sokolov, Russian basketball player

#Dmitri_Sokolov_(basketball)

In 1985

Doug Weight, American ice hockey player and coach

#Doug_Weight

In 1971

Ahmad Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia (d. 1930)

#Ahmad_Shah_Qajar

In 1898

Francesca Segat, Italian swimmer

#Francesca_Segat

In 1983

Marco Zanotti, Italian cyclist

#Marco_Zanotti_(cyclist,_born_1974)

In 1974

Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player

#Brian_O'Driscoll

In 1979

Giuseppe Savoldi, Italian footballer

#Giuseppe_Savoldi

In 1947

Ivan Ribar, Yugoslav politician (d. 1968)

#Ivan_Ribar

In 1881

Jan Hirt, Czech cyclist

#Jan_Hirt

In 1991

Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model and actress

#Sasha_Pivovarova

In 1985

Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player

#Nicolas_Mahut

In 1982

Nyasha Mushekwi, Zimbabwean footballer

#Nyasha_Mushekwi

In 1987

Sophia Jex-Blake, English physician and feminist (d. 1912)

#Sophia_Jex-Blake

In 1840

Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress

#Gillian_Chung

In 1981

Harold A. Wilson, English runner (d. 1932)

#Harold_A._Wilson

In 1885

Pitirim Sorokin, American sociologist and political activist (d. 1968)

#Pitirim_Sorokin

In 1889

Kang Seung-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor

#Kang_Seung-yoon

In 1994

Dean Whitehead, English footballer

#Dean_Whitehead

In 1982

Francisco Lázaro, Portuguese marathon runner (d. 1912)

#Francisco_Lázaro

In 1891

Ulrike Maisch, German runner

#Ulrike_Maisch

In 1977

J. Carrol Naish, American actor (d. 1973)

#J._Carrol_Naish

In 1896

Audrey Dalton, Irish actress

#Audrey_Dalton

In 1934

Tr??ng T?n Sang, Vietnamese politician and 7th President of Vietnam

#Tr??ng_T?n_Sang

In 1949

Horace Wells, American dentist (d. 1848)

#Horace_Wells

In 1815

João Gomes Júnior, Brazilian swimmer

#João_Gomes_Júnior

In 1986

Jeff Koons, American painter and sculptor

#Jeff_Koons

In 1955

Luke Grimes, American actor

#Luke_Grimes

In 1984

Gary Locke, American politician and diplomat, 36th United States Secretary of Commerce

#Gary_Locke

In 1950

Ryan Suter, American ice hockey player

#Ryan_Suter

In 1985

Ethan Allen, American general (d. 1789)

#Ethan_Allen

In 1738

Xavier Pons, Spanish rally diver

#Xavier_Pons

In 1980

Ilya Smirin, Israeli chess Grandmaster

#Ilya_Smirin

In 1968

Hussein Saeed, Iraqi footballer

#Hussein_Saeed

In 1958

Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1969)

#Gyula_Mándi

In 1899

Galeazzo I Visconti, lord of Milan

#Galeazzo_I_Visconti

In 1277

Moritz Volz, German footballer

#Moritz_Volz

In 1983

Maryse Ouellet, French-Canadian wrestler

#Maryse_Ouellet

In 1983

Joseph Méry, French author and journalist (d. 1866)

#Joseph_Méry

In 1797

Duncan Grant, British painter and designer (d. 1978)

#Duncan_Grant

In 1885

Laura Robson, Australian-English tennis player

#Laura_Robson

In 1994

Luis Alfonso Rodríguez, Mexican footballer

#Luis_Alfonso_Rodríguez

In 1991

Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder (d. 2000)

#Steve_Reeves

In 1926

Karl Julius Beloch, German classical and economic historian (d. 1929)

#Karl_Julius_Beloch

In 1854

Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French rococo painter (d. 1805)

#Louis-Jean-François_Lagrenée

In 1724

Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (d. 1899)

#Joseph_Wolf

In 1820

Richard Winters, American soldier (d. 2011)

#Richard_Winters

In 1918

Baldassarre Negroni, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1948)

#Baldassarre_Negroni

In 1877

Nguy?n Công Ph??ng, Vietnamese footballer

#Nguy?n_Công_Ph??ng

In 1995

Jill Eikenberry, American actress

#Jill_Eikenberry

In 1947

Charlotte Ross, American actress

#Charlotte_Ross

In 1968

Yoshiko Kuga, Japanese actress

#Yoshiko_Kuga

In 1931

Sergei Walter, Ukrainian politician (d. 2015)

#Sergei_Walter

In 1958

Charles Aidman, American actor (d. 1993)

#Charles_Aidman

In 1925

Ali Al-Busaidi, Omani footballer

#Ali_Al-Busaidi

In 1991

Kwame Karikari, Ghanaian footballer

#Kwame_Karikari

In 1992

Marina Foïs, French actress

#Marina_Foïs

In 1970

Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (d. 2004)

#Todor_Skalovski

In 1909

Eric Holder, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 82nd United States Attorney General

#Eric_Holder

In 1951

Sergey Klevchenya, Russian speed skater

#Sergey_Klevchenya

In 1971

Bradley Carnell, South African footballer

#Bradley_Carnell

In 1977

Habib Thiam, Senegalese politician (d. 2017)

#Habib_Thiam

In 1933

Matteo Pelucchi, Italian cyclist

#Matteo_Pelucchi

In 1989

Do?u? Balbay, Turkish basketball player

#Do?u?_Balbay

In 1989

Pieter Hendrik Schoute, Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 1923)

#Pieter_Hendrik_Schoute

In 1846

Mikhail Umansky, Russian chess player (d. 2010)

#Mikhail_Umansky

In 1952

Borna Sosa, Croatian footballer

#Borna_Sosa

In 1998

Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general (d. 1965)

#Maxime_Weygand

In 1867

Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor

#Plácido_Domingo

In 1941

Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager

#Alex_McLeish

In 1959

Aldo Silvani, Italian actor (d. 1964)

#Aldo_Silvani

In 1891

Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter

#Billy_Ocean

In 1950

Lim Kim, South Korean singer and actress

#Lim_Kim

In 1994

Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (d. 2007)

#Igor_Moiseyev

In 1906

Aleksandar Šoštar, Serbian water polo player

#Aleksandar_Šoštar

In 1964

Giovanni Poggio, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1556)

#Giovanni_Poggio

In 1493

Henrico Drost, Dutch footballer

#Henrico_Drost

In 1987

Sébastien Lifshitz, French director

#Sébastien_Lifshitz

In 1968

Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player

#Dany_Heatley

In 1981

Malena Alterio, Spanish actress

#Malena_Alterio

In 1974

Károly Takács, Hungarian shooter (d. 1976)

#Károly_Takács

In 1910

Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress

#Nana_Mizuki

In 1980

Mike Terrana, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer

#Mike_Terrana

In 1960

René-Louis Baire, French mathematician (d. 1932)

#René-Louis_Baire

In 1874

Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, 16th President of Peru (d. 1875)

#Juan_Crisóstomo_Torrico

In 1808

Andrzej Bachleda, Polish former alpine skier

#Andrzej_Bachleda_(born_1947)

In 1947

Michel Teló, Brazilian singer-songwriter

#Michel_Teló

In 1981

Freddy Breck, German singer, producer, and news anchor (d. 2008)

#Freddy_Breck

In 1942

Casey FitzRandolph, American speedskater

#Casey_FitzRandolph

In 1975

Michael G. Wilson, American producer and screenwriter

#Michael_G._Wilson

In 1942

Artur Beterbiev, Russian boxer

#Artur_Beterbiev

In 1985

Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor

#Sushant_Singh_Rajput

In 1986

Moritz von Schwind, Austrian painter (d. 1871)

#Moritz_von_Schwind

In 1804

Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft (d. 2018)

#Paul_Allen

In 1953

Leo Halle, Dutch footballer (d. 1992)

#Leo_Halle

In 1906

Kim Dotcom, German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur and political activist

#Kim_Dotcom

In 1974

Manuel Garcia, Spanish opera singer and composer (d. 1832)

#Manuel_García_(tenor)

In 1775

Augustine Kiprono Choge, Kenyan runner

#Augustine_Kiprono_Choge

In 1987

Pye Hastings, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Pye_Hastings

In 1947

Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter (d. 1722)

#Adriaen_van_der_Werff

In 1659

Ángel Mena, Ecuadorian footballer

#Ángel_Mena

In 1988

Cristian Pavón, Argentine footballer

#Cristian_Pavón

In 1996

Sidney Lowe, American basketball player

#Sidney_Lowe

In 1960

Romano Fogli, Italian footballer

#Romano_Fogli

In 1938

Spider Loc, American rapper and actor

#Spider_Loc

In 1979

Jimmy Hagan, English footballer (d. 1998)

#Jimmy_Hagan

In 1918

Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player and coach

#Detlef_Schrempf

In 1963

John C. Frémont, American general, explorer, and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (d. 1890)

#John_C._Frémont

In 1813

Melendi, Spanish singer

#Melendi

In 1979

Doni Tata Pradita, Indonesian motorcycle racer

#Doni_Tata_Pradita

In 1990

Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)

#Telly_Savalas

In 1922

Pavel Florensky, Russian mathematician and theologian (d. 1937)

#Pavel_Florensky

In 1882

Umberto Nobile, Italian engineer and explorer (d. 1978)

#Umberto_Nobile

In 1885

Wolfman Jack, American radio host (d. 1995)

#Wolfman_Jack

In 1938

Henri Duparc, French soldier and composer (d. 1933)

#Henri_Duparc_(composer)

In 1848

Giorgio Frezzolini, Italian footballer

#Giorgio_Frezzolini

In 1976

Andrei Cojocari, Moldovan footballer

#Andrei_Cojocari

In 1987

Phil Thompson, English footballer and coach

#Phil_Thompson

In 1954

David F. Sandberg, Swedish filmmaker

#David_F._Sandberg

In 1981

Shawn Redhage, American-Australian basketball player

#Shawn_Redhage

In 1981

Eric Brown, Scottish-English captain and pilot (d. 2016)

#Eric_Brown_(pilot)

In 1919

George Van Biesbroeck, Belgian-American astronomer (d. 1974)

#George_Van_Biesbroeck

In 1880

Andriy Bohdanov, Ukrainian footballer

#Andriy_Bohdanov

In 1990

Israel Zangwill, British author (d. 1926)

#Israel_Zangwill

In 1864

Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess player

#Artashes_Minasian

In 1967

Geena Davis, American actress and producer

#Geena_Davis

In 1956

Nils Allen "Booboo" Stewart Jr., American actor

#Booboo_Stewart

In 1994

Nello Musumeci, Italian politician and President of Sicily

#Nello_Musumeci

In 1955

Will Johnson, Canadian footballer

#Will_Johnson_(soccer)

In 1987

Alfredo Ortuño, Spanish footballer

#Alfredo_Ortuño

In 1991

Sven Erik Bystrøm, Norwegian cyclist

#Sven_Erik_Bystrøm

In 1992

Salvatore Giunta, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient

#Salvatore_Giunta

In 1985

Maxwell Atoms, American animator, screenwriter and voice actor

#Maxwell_Atoms

In 1974

Jack Nicklaus, American golfer and sportscaster

#Jack_Nicklaus

In 1940

Edvinas Krungolcas, Lithuanian modern pentathlete

#Edvinas_Krungolcas

In 1973

Errol Barrow, first Prime Minister of Barbados (d. 1987)

#Errol_Barrow

In 1920

Ludwig Thoma, German paramedic and author (d. 1921)

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In 1867

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, British statesman (d. 1885)

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In 1811

Paul Genevay, French sprinter

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In 1939

Grigori Rasputin, Russian Mystic (d. 1916)

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In 1869

Peter von Allmen, Swiss cross-country skier

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In 1978

Svetlana Khodchenkova, Russian actress

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In 1983

Sebastian Schindzielorz, German footballer

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In 1979

Alexander Os, former Norwegian biathlete

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In 1980

Rubina Ali, Indian actress

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In 1999

Peter De Wint, English painter (d. 1849)

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In 1784

Andy Lee, South Korean singer and actor

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In 1981

Haloti Ngata, American footballer

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In 1984

Nicky Butt, English footballer and coach

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In 1975

Duchess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, Margravine of Baden-Baden (d. 1733)

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In 1675

Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, son of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (d. 1797)

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In 1732

Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (d. 1957)

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In 1905

Mulopo Kudimbana, Congolese footballer

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In 1987

Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer

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In 1996

Marine Johannes, French basketball player

In 1995

Yulia Belorukova, Russian cross-country skier

In 1995

Chiara Pierobon, Italian cyclist (d. 2015)

In 1993

Muralha, Brazilian footballer

In 1993

Clément Mignon, French swimmer

In 1993

Roland Szolnoki, Hungarian footballer

In 1992

Nicolás Mezquida, Uruguayan footballer

In 1992

Craig Roberts, Welsh actor and director

In 1991

Jacob Smith, American actor

In 1990

Knowledge Musona, Zimbabwean footballer

In 1990

André Martins, Portuguese footballer

In 1990

Diogo Amado, Portuguese footballer

In 1990

Zhang Shuai, Chinese tennis player

In 1989

Sergey Fesikov, Russian swimmer

In 1989

Férébory Doré, Congolese footballer

In 1989

Kayla Banwarth, American indoor volleyball player

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Nemanja Tomi?, Serbian footballer

In 1988

Aleksandar Lazevski, Macedonian footballer

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Danny Munyao, Zambian footballer

In 1987

Shaun Keeling, South African rower

In 1987

Aida Hadzialic, Swedish politician

In 1987

Alexander Dercho, German footballer

In 1987

Ioannis Athanasoulas, Greek basketball player

In 1987

Óscar Vílchez, Peruvian footballer

In 1986

Gina Mambrú, volleyball player from Dominican Republic

In 1986

Edson Barboza, Brazilian mixed martial artist

In 1986

Ri Se-gwang, North Korean artistic gymnast

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Rodrigo San Miguel, Spanish basketball player

In 1985

Yumi Hara, Japanese voice actress and singer

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Nick Gehlfuss, American actor

In 1985

Amy Hastings, American track and fielder

In 1984

Leonardo Burián, Uruguayan footballer

In 1984

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In 1983

Marieke van den Ham, Dutch water polo player

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Ranko Despotovi?, Serbian footballer

In 1983

Richard José Blanco, Venezuelan footballer

In 1982

Wu Hanxiong, Chinese fencer

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Bratislav Risti?, Serbian footballer

In 1980

Lee Kyung-won, South Korean badminton player

In 1980

Troy Dumais, American diver

In 1980

Quinton Jacobs, Namibian footballer

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Hernán Rodrigo López, Uruguayan footballer

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Denis Lunghi, Italian cyclist

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Kirsten Klose, German hammer thrower

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John DeSantis, Canadian actor

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Ito, Spanish footballer and manager

In 1975

Ulrich Le Pen, French footballer

In 1974

Vincent Laresca, American actor

In 1974

Arthémon Hatungimana, Burundian middle distance runner

In 1974

Flavio Maestri, Peruvian footballer

In 1973

Shawn Rojeski, American curler

In 1972

Sead Kapetanovi?, Bosnian footballer

In 1972

Billel Dziri, Algerian footballer and manager

In 1972

Dylan Kussman, American actor

In 1971

Doug Edwards, American basketball player

In 1971

Rafael Berges, Spanish footballer

In 1971

Uni Arge, Faroese footballer and entertainer

In 1971

Oren Peli, Israeli-American director, producer and screenwriter

In 1970

Alen Bokši?, former Croatian footballer

In 1970

Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete

In 1969

John Ducey, American actor

In 1969

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In 1968

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In 1967

Masahiro Wada, Japanese footballer

In 1965

Jam Master Jay, American DJ, rapper, and producer (d. 2002)

In 1965

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In 1964

Ricardo Serna, Spanish footballer

In 1964

Gérald Passi, French footballer

In 1964

Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003)

In 1962

Zoran Thaler, Slovenian politician

In 1962

Gabriele Pin, Italian footballer and coach

In 1962

Gary Shaw, English footballer

In 1961

Ivo Pukani? Croatian journalist (d. 2008)

In 1961

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In 1959

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In 1958

Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)

In 1954

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Marion Becker, German javelin thrower

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Zygmunt Kukla, Polish footballer (d. 2016)

In 1948

Joseph Nicolosi, American clinical psychologist (d. 2017)

In 1947

Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor

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Martin Shaw, English actor and producer

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Friedel Lutz, German footballer

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Ann Wedgeworth, American actress (d. 2017)

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Radley Metzger, American filmmaker (d. 2017)

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Gene Sharp, American political scientist and academic, founded the Albert Einstein Institution (d. 2018)

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Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer (d. 2014)

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In 1917

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Lee Yoo-hyung, Korean footballer and manager (d. 2003)

In 1911

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In 1910

Teofilo Spasojevi?, Serbian footballer (d. 1970)

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Carlo Cavagnoli, Italian boxer (d. 1991)

In 1907

John Porter, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1997)

In 1904

William Lyon, American film editor (d. 1974)

In 1903

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In 1900

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In 1899

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In 1896

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In 1896

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In 1896

Noe It?, Japanese anarchist, author and feminist (d. 1923)

In 1895

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In 1895

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In 1891

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In 1887

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In 1883

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In 1882

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In 1881

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In 1879

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In 1875

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In 1865

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In 1851

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In 1829

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In 1814

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In 1741

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Izabella Miko, Polish actress, dancer, and producer

Arturo Labriola, Italian revolutionary syndicalist (d. 1959)

Robert Del Naja, British artist, musician and singer

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Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)

Jason Moran, American jazz pianist, composer and educator

Faris Al-Sultan, German triathlete

Mari Possa, El Salvadoran pornographic actress

Rob Hayles, English cyclist

Agnes van Ardenne, Dutch politician and diplomat, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation

Chris Kilmore, American musician and DJ

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Ivan Ergi?, Serbian footballer

Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, French general (d. 1892)

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Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist and murderer

Arash Afshin, Iranian footballer

Elof Ahrle, Swedish actor and director (d. 1965)

Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (d. 1932)

Tony Dolan, English musician and actor

Mike Medavoy, Chinese-American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures

Émile Levassor, French engineer (d. 1897)

Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player

Matt Salmon, American politician

Aivaras Abromavi?ius, Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development

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Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, 2nd in line for the Norwegian throne

Olga Preobrajenska, Russian ballerina (d. 1962)

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Cat Power, American singer, musician and actress

Orazio Mariani, Italian sprinter (d. 1981)

Emma Bunton, English singer

Tyler Cowen, American economist and academic

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Sarah Ourahmoune, French boxer

Ben Turner, English footballer

James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, Governor of Minorca (d. 1794)

Alyaksandr Yermakovich, Belarusian footballer and manager

Charles V of France (d. 1380)

Alex Acker, American basketball player

Isabelle Nanty, French actress, director and screenwriter

Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

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