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Rebecca Ferguson (singer)
Rebecca Ferguson, American-English singer-songwriter

#Rebecca_Ferguson_(singer)

Geoff Jenkins
Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player and coach

#Geoff_Jenkins

Giant Silva
Giant Silva, Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler

#Giant_Silva

Mike Sellers
Mike Sellers, American football player

#Mike_Sellers

Kevin Poole
Kevin Poole, English footballer and manager

#Kevin_Poole

Stefan Schumacher
Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist

#Stefan_Schumacher

Paul Möhring
Paul Möhring, German physician, botanist, and zoologist (d. 1792)

#Paul_Möhring

Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (d. 2002)

#Karel_Reisz

Dannel Malloy
Dannel Malloy, American lawyer and politician, 88th Governor of Connecticut

#Dannel_Malloy

Tamika Catchings
Tamika Catchings, American basketball player

#Tamika_Catchings

Julius Saaristo
Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (d. 1969)

#Julius_Saaristo

Constant Nieuwenhuys
Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2005)

#Constant_Nieuwenhuys

Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain, American soccer player and sportscaster

#Brandi_Chastain

Sara Carter
Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)

#Sara_Carter

Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (d. 1534)

#Alfonso_I_d'Este,_Duke_of_Ferrara

Godfrey (comedian)
Godfrey, American comedian and actor

#Godfrey_(comedian)

Chris Gunter
Chris Gunter, Welsh footballer

#Chris_Gunter

Julian Huppert
Julian Huppert, English academic and politician

#Julian_Huppert

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1768)

#Thomas_Pelham-Holles,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle

Rory Culkin
Rory Culkin, American actor

#Rory_Culkin

Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters, Welsh author and academic

#Sarah_Waters

Rahimuddin Khan
Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan

#Rahimuddin_Khan

Damian Marley
Damian Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer

#Damian_Marley

Anthony Annan
Anthony Annan, Ghanaian footballer

#Anthony_Annan

Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician (d. 1919)

#Milan_Rastislav_Štefánik

Pedro Calungsod
Pedro Calungsod, Filipino catechist and sacristan; later canonized (d. 1672)

#Pedro_Calungsod

Lovis Corinth
Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)

#Lovis_Corinth

Chris Martin (footballer, born 1990)
Chris Martin, English footballer

#Chris_Martin_(footballer,_born_1990)

Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)

#Ernest_Hemingway

Philip Neri
Philip Neri, Italian Roman Catholic saint (d. 1595)

#Philip_Neri

Aleksander Kreek
Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1977)

#Aleksander_Kreek

Franck Elemba
Franck Elemba, Congolese athlete

#Franck_Elemba

Stefan Löfven
Stefan Löfven, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Sweden

#Stefan_Löfven

Jason Roy
Jason Roy, English cricketer

#Jason_Roy

Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Cat_Stevens

Andriy Voronin
Andriy Voronin, Ukrainian footballer

#Andriy_Voronin

Umashankar Joshi
Umashankar Joshi, Indian author, poet, and scholar (d. 1988)

#Umashankar_Joshi

Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Malaysian economist

#Ahmad_Husni_Hanadzlah

Hans Fallada
Hans Fallada, German author (d. 1947)

#Hans_Fallada

Sara Sampaio
Sara Sampaio, Portuguese model

#Sara_Sampaio

Morris Iemma
Morris Iemma, Australian politician, 40th Premier of New South Wales

#Morris_Iemma

John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee
John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish general (d. 1689)

#John_Graham,_1st_Viscount_Dundee

Russell Lee (photographer)
Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist (d. 1986)

#Russell_Lee_(photographer)

John Barrasso
John Barrasso, American physician and politician

#John_Barrasso

Norbert Blüm
Norbert Blüm, German businessman and politician

#Norbert_Blüm

Von Wafer
Von Wafer, American basketball player

#Von_Wafer

Don Knotts
Don Knotts, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2006)

#Don_Knotts

Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz, American comedian, actor, and producer

#Jon_Lovitz

Kaye Stevens
Kaye Stevens, American singer and actress (d. 2011)

#Kaye_Stevens

Liam Ridgewell
Liam Ridgewell, English footballer

#Liam_Ridgewell

Veselin Mati?
Veselin Mati?, Serbian basketball player and coach

#Veselin_Mati?

Jaime Murray
Jaime Murray, English actress

#Jaime_Murray

Johnny Peirson
Johnny Peirson, Canadian hockey player

#Johnny_Peirson

Sophie Bledsoe Aberle
Sophie Bledsoe Aberle, Native American anthropologist, physician and nutritionist (d. 1996)

#Sophie_Bledsoe_Aberle

Henri Victor Regnault
Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist and physicist (d. 1878)

#Henri_Victor_Regnault

Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith, English singer-songwriter and actress

#Paloma_Faith

Jeff Fatt
Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor

#Jeff_Fatt

Michael Fitzpatrick (musician)
Michael Fitzpatrick, American singer-songwriter

#Michael_Fitzpatrick_(musician)

Kim Fowley
Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (d. 2015)

#Kim_Fowley

Art Hindle
Art Hindle, Canadian actor and director

#Art_Hindle

Marshall McLuhan
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and theorist (d. 1980)

#Marshall_McLuhan

Anabelle Langlois
Anabelle Langlois, Canadian figure skater

#Anabelle_Langlois

KB (rapper)
KB, American rapper

#KB_(rapper)

James Cooke Brown
James Cooke Brown, American sociologist and author (d. 2000)

#James_Cooke_Brown

Ken Starr
Ken Starr, American lawyer and judge, 39th Solicitor General of the United States

#Ken_Starr

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Zulu sangoma

#Vusamazulu_Credo_Mutwa

John Negroponte
John Negroponte, English-American diplomat, 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations

#John_Negroponte

Christina Hart
Christina Hart, American playwright and actress

#Christina_Hart

Carlos Schwabe
Carlos Schwabe, Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker (d. 1926)

#Carlos_Schwabe

Simion B?rnu?iu
Simion B?rnu?iu, Romanian historian, academic, and politician (d. 1864)

#Simion_B?rnu?iu

Taco (musician)
Taco, Indonesian-born Dutch singer and entertainer

#Taco_(musician)

Charles Gondouin
Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (d. 1947)

#Charles_Gondouin

Emil Orlík
Emil Orlík, Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer (d. 1932)

#Emil_Orlík

Rachael Flatt
Rachael Flatt, American figure skater

#Rachael_Flatt

Emperor Wen of Sui
Emperor Wen of Sui, emperor of the Sui Dynasty (d. 604)

#Emperor_Wen_of_Sui

Kay Starr
Kay Starr, American singer (d. 2016)

#Kay_Starr

Paul Wellstone
Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (d. 2002)

#Paul_Wellstone

Eric Bazilian
Eric Bazilian, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer (The Hooters)

#Eric_Bazilian

Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer

#Norman_Jewison

Roy Neuberger
Roy Neuberger, American businessman and financier, co-founded Neuberger Berman (d. 2010)

#Roy_Neuberger

Christopher Barzak
Christopher Barzak, American author and educator

#Christopher_Barzak

Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly, American author

#Michael_Connelly

David Burliuk
David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (d. 1967)

#David_Burliuk

Jean Picard
Jean Picard, French astronomer (d. 1682)

#Jean_Picard

Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria
Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1676)

#Anna_de'_Medici,_Archduchess_of_Austria

Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller, English actor, director, and author

#Jonathan_Miller

Janet Reno
Janet Reno, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General (d. 2016)

#Janet_Reno

Robin Williams
Robin Williams, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2014)

#Robin_Williams

Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel, Algerian-French-Jewish journalist and author

#Jean_Daniel

Paul Burke (actor)
Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009)

#Paul_Burke_(actor)

Brian Talbot
Brian Talbot, English footballer and manager

#Brian_Talbot

Steve Collins
Steve Collins, Irish boxer and actor

#Steve_Collins

Anna Sforza
Anna Sforza, Italian noble (d. 1497)

#Anna_Sforza

Paul Reuter
Paul Reuter, German-English journalist, founded Reuters (d. 1899)

#Paul_Reuter

Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale
Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, English businessman

#Victor_Adebowale,_Baron_Adebowale

Bilel Mohsni
Bilel Mohsni, French footballer

#Bilel_Mohsni

Paul Casey
Paul Casey, English golfer

#Paul_Casey

Luis Ernesto Michel
Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican footballer

#Luis_Ernesto_Michel

John Gardner (American writer)
John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 1982)

#John_Gardner_(American_writer)

Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon, Irish singer-songwriter

#Cara_Dillon

Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina of Austria (d. 1929)

#Maria_Christina_of_Austria

Ross Kemp
Ross Kemp, English actor and producer

#Ross_Kemp

Aditya Srivastava
Aditya Srivastava, Indian actor

#Aditya_Srivastava

David Carr (American football)
David Carr, American football player

#David_Carr_(American_football)

Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (d. 1721)

#Matthew_Prior

Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon
Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (d. 1853)

#Charles_Tristan,_marquis_de_Montholon

Anand Bakshi
Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2002)

#Anand_Bakshi

CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia, American baseball player

#CC_Sabathia

Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer
Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, English politician, Minister of State for Transport

#Susan_Kramer,_Baroness_Kramer

Mike Bordick
Mike Bordick, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

#Mike_Bordick

Juno Temple
Juno Temple, English actress

#Juno_Temple

Yvonne Sampson
Yvonne Sampson, Australian journalist and sportscaster

#Yvonne_Sampson

Paul Vautin
Paul Vautin, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

#Paul_Vautin

Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg, English-French actress and singer

#Charlotte_Gainsbourg

Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern, Polish violinist and conductor (d. 2001)

#Isaac_Stern

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete
García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile (d. 1609)

#García_Hurtado_de_Mendoza,_5th_Marquis_of_Cañete

Dave Henderson
Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)

#Dave_Henderson

Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV (d. 1484)

#Pope_Sixtus_IV

Justin Bartha
Justin Bartha, American actor

#Justin_Bartha

Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist

#Garry_Trudeau

Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett, American actor

#Josh_Hartnett

Romeo Santos
Romeo Santos, American singer-songwriter

#Romeo_Santos

Jason Thompson (basketball)
Jason Thompson, American basketball player

#Jason_Thompson_(basketball)

Sir Robert Mackenzie, 10th Baronet
Robert Mackenzie, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (d. 1873)

#Sir_Robert_Mackenzie,_10th_Baronet

Isabell Werth
Isabell Werth, German equestrian

#Isabell_Werth

John Atta Mills
John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (d. 2012)

#John_Atta_Mills

Ubaldo Fillol
Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach

#Ubaldo_Fillol

Kyansittha
Kyansittha, King of Burma (d. 1112)

#Kyansittha

Les Aspin
Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1995)

#Les_Aspin

Marco Fabián
Marco Fabián, Mexican footballer

#Marco_Fabián

Emerson Hart
Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Emerson_Hart

Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Béla_Tarr

DeAndre Jordan
DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player

#DeAndre_Jordan

Richard Gozney
Richard Gozney, English politician and diplomat, 30th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, 139th Governor of Bermuda

#Richard_Gozney

C. Aubrey Smith
C. Aubrey Smith, English-American cricketer and actor (d. 1948)

#C._Aubrey_Smith

Rudolph A. Marcus
Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Rudolph_A._Marcus

Jens Weißflog
Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper and journalist

#Jens_Weißflog

Henry McCullough
Henry McCullough, Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter (d. 2016)

#Henry_McCullough

Mikael Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian footballer
Erislandy Savón, Cuban amateur heavyweight boxer
Kirill Nesterov, Russian footballer
Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (d. 2016)
Jesús Zavala, Mexican footballer
Mati Lember, Estonian footballer
Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer
Mao Kobayashi, Japanese newscaster and actress (d. 2017)
Jason Cram, Australian swimmer
Joaquín, Spanish footballer
Sandra Laoura, French skier
Justin Griffith, American football player
Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
Anderson da Silva Gibin, Brazilian footballer
Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer
René Reinumägi, Estonian actor, director, and screenwriter
Korey Cooper, American singer and guitarist
Nitzan Shirazi, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014)
Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper
Klaus Graf, German race car driver
Lyle Odelein, Canadian ice hockey player
Arija Bareikis, American actress
Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer and lawyer
Jim Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Fritz Walter, German footballer
Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
Reha Muhtar, Turkish journalist
Gene Miles, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Henry Priestman, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)
Bernie Fraser, New Zealand rugby player
Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2003)
Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricketer and politician
Timothy Harris, American author, screenwriter and producer
Barry Richards, South African cricketer
Geoff Dymock, Australian cricketer
Wendy Cope, English poet, critic, and educator
Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian author and academic (d. 2017)
Edward Herrmann, American actor (d. 2014)
Fritz Glatz, Austrian race car driver (d. 2002)
Jamey Aebersold, American saxophonist and educator
Anton Kuerti, Austrian-Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
Eduard Streltsov, Soviet footballer (d. 1990)
Moe Drabowsky, Polish-American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
Chandu Borde, Indian cricketer and manager
Leon Schidlowsky, Chilean-Israeli painter and composer
Plas Johnson, American saxophonist
Sonny Clark, American pianist and composer (d. 1963)
Helen Merrill, American singer
Bob Orton, American wrestler (d. 2006)
Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (d. 1998)
Bill Pertwee, English actor (d. 2013)
Queenie Watts, English actress and singer (d. 1980)
Mollie Sugden, English actress (d. 2009)
John Horsley, English actor (d. 2014)
Alan B. Gold, Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2005)
Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (d. 1996)
Isadora Bennett, American theatre manager and modern dance publicity agent (d. 1980)
Hart Crane, American poet (d. 1932)
Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1948)
Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (d. 1941)
Queen Jeonghyeon, Korean royal consort (d. 1530)