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Jean Peyrière
Jean Peyrière, French actor (d. 1965)

#Jean_Peyrière

Oscar Brown
Oscar Brown, American singer-songwriter, playwright, and actor (d. 2005)

#Oscar_Brown

Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné
Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné, French noblewoman (d. 1705)

#Françoise-Marguerite_de_Sévigné

Jean-Baptiste Grange
Jean-Baptiste Grange, French skier

#Jean-Baptiste_Grange

Charles III, Duke of Savoy
Charles III, Duke of Savoy (d. 1553)

#Charles_III,_Duke_of_Savoy

Eugenio Castellotti
Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1957)

#Eugenio_Castellotti

Naomi Levari
Naomi Levari, Israeli film producer and director

#Naomi_Levari

Nicolas de Largillière
Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (d. 1746)

#Nicolas_de_Largillière

Cyril Neville
Cyril Neville, American R&B percussionist and singer

#Cyril_Neville

Mýa
Mýa, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress

#Mýa

Gus Williams (basketball)
Gus Williams, American basketball player

#Gus_Williams_(basketball)

Tolga Zengin
Tolga Zengin, Turkish footballer

#Tolga_Zengin

Zach Thornton
Zach Thornton, American soccer player and coach

#Zach_Thornton

Charlie George
Charlie George, English footballer

#Charlie_George

Aleksis Kivi
Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author and playwright (d. 1872)

#Aleksis_Kivi

Evgeny Kissin
Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist

#Evgeny_Kissin

Rekha
Rekha, Indian actress

#Rekha

Tereza Smitková
Tereza Smitková, Czech tennis player

#Tereza_Smitková

Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Martin_Kemp

Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, English playwright, screenwriter, director Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)

#Harold_Pinter

Jolanda de Rover
Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer

#Jolanda_de_Rover

Edgar Laprade
Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)

#Edgar_Laprade

Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)

#Fridtjof_Nansen

Rose McIver
Rose McIver, New Zealand actress

#Rose_McIver

Tony Adams
Tony Adams, English footballer and manager

#Tony_Adams

Robert Gould Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw, American colonel (d. 1863)

#Robert_Gould_Shaw

David Hempleman-Adams
David Hempleman-Adams, English businessman and adventurer

#David_Hempleman-Adams

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American model and actress

#Jodi_Lyn_O'Keefe

Yves Chauvin
Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)

#Yves_Chauvin

Henry Cavendish
Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810)

#Henry_Cavendish

Chiaki Kuriyama
Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress and singer

#Chiaki_Kuriyama

Hanan Goldblatt
Hanan Goldblatt, Israeli actor

#Hanan_Goldblatt

Alfred Neuland
Alfred Neuland, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1966)

#Alfred_Neuland

Bei Shizhang
Bei Shizhang, Chinese biologist and academic (d. 2009)

#Bei_Shizhang

Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez, American actor, television personality, and producer

#Mario_Lopez

Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl, German physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Gerhard_Ertl

Gabriella Cilmi
Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer-songwriter and producer

#Gabriella_Cilmi

Murray Walker
Murray Walker, English journalist and sportscaster

#Murray_Walker

Fridolf Rhudin
Fridolf Rhudin, Swedish actor (d. 1935)

#Fridolf_Rhudin

Gavin Shuker
Gavin Shuker, English lawyer and politician

#Gavin_Shuker

Dean Kiely
Dean Kiely, Irish footballer

#Dean_Kiely

Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters, American singer-songwriter, musician and producer

#Crystal_Waters

Julia Sweeney
Julia Sweeney, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

#Julia_Sweeney

Jonathan Littell
Jonathan Littell, American-French author and humanitarian

#Jonathan_Littell

Paul Posluszny
Paul Posluszny, American football player

#Paul_Posluszny

Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons, English actor and game show host

#Nicholas_Parsons

Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)

#Helen_Hayes

Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tanya_Tucker

K. Shivaram Karanth
K. Shivaram Karanth, Indian journalist, author, and activist (d. 1997)

#K._Shivaram_Karanth

Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II of Spain (d. 1904)

#Isabella_II_of_Spain

Tim Maurer
Tim Maurer, American singer-songwriter

#Tim_Maurer

Vernon Duke
Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (d. 1969)

#Vernon_Duke

Aksella Luts
Aksella Luts, Estonian actress, screenwriter, dancer, and choreographer(d. 2005)

#Aksella_Luts

Matthew Pinsent
Matthew Pinsent, English rower and sportscaster

#Matthew_Pinsent

Rodjun Cruz
Rodjun Cruz, Filipino actor and dancer

#Rodjun_Cruz

Manuel Giandonato
Manuel Giandonato, Italian footballer

#Manuel_Giandonato

Radu Vasile
Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (d. 2013)

#Radu_Vasile

Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri, Swiss footballer

#Xherdan_Shaqiri

Bernard Mayes
Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (d. 2014)

#Bernard_Mayes

Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player

#Troy_Tulowitzki

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (d. 1983)

#Prince_Charles,_Count_of_Flanders

Ida Wüst
Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (d. 1958)

#Ida_Wüst

Harry Edison
Harry Edison, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1999)

#Harry_Edison

Aimee Teegarden
Aimee Teegarden, American actress and producer

#Aimee_Teegarden

Graham Alexander
Graham Alexander, English-Scottish footballer and manager

#Graham_Alexander

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach
Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German sled racer

#Silke_Kraushaar-Pielach

Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (d. 1982)

#Thelonious_Monk

Joe Pitts
Joe Pitts, American captain and politician

#Joe_Pitts

Brenko Lee
Brenko Lee, Australian rugby league player

#Brenko_Lee

Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer and philanthropist (d. 1901)

#Giuseppe_Verdi

Rebecca Pidgeon
Rebecca Pidgeon, American-English singer-songwriter and actress

#Rebecca_Pidgeon

Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant, English radio and television host

#Chris_Tarrant

Russell Slade
Russell Slade, English football manager

#Russell_Slade

Ryan Mathews (American football)
Ryan Mathews, American football player

#Ryan_Mathews_(American_football)

Chris Pronger
Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey player

#Chris_Pronger

Tiberius Gemellus
Tiberius Gemellus, Roman son of Drusus Julius Caesar and Livilla (d. 38)

#Tiberius_Gemellus

Winston Churchill (1940-2010)
Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (d. 2010)

#Winston_Churchill_(1940-2010)

Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (d. 1945)

#Wolfram_Freiherr_von_Richthofen

Daid? Moriyama
Daid? Moriyama, Japanese photographer

#Daid?_Moriyama

Dan Stevens
Dan Stevens, English actor

#Dan_Stevens

Shaun Fensom
Shaun Fensom, Australian rugby league player

#Shaun_Fensom

Geno Smith
Geno Smith, American football player

#Geno_Smith

Bronson Harrison
Bronson Harrison, New Zealand rugby league player

#Bronson_Harrison

Oleg Gordievsky
Oleg Gordievsky, Russian intelligence officer and author

#Oleg_Gordievsky

Brett Favre
Brett Favre, American football player

#Brett_Favre

Nikolai Klyuev
Nikolai Klyuev, Russian poet and author (d. 1937)

#Nikolai_Klyuev

Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player

#Nicolás_Massú

Michael Carter-Williams
Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player

#Michael_Carter-Williams

Blaž Emerši?
Blaž Emerši?, Slovenian ice hockey player

#Blaž_Emerši?

Yasser Al-Qahtani
Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer

#Yasser_Al-Qahtani

Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino, American composer

#Michael_Giacchino

John Prine
John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Prine

Simon Townshend
Simon Townshend, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Simon_Townshend

Charles Dance
Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter

#Charles_Dance

Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell, English politician

#Lucy_Powell

Christopher Hill (bishop)
Christopher Hill, English bishop

#Christopher_Hill_(bishop)

Ian Bennett (footballer)
Ian Bennett, English footballer

#Ian_Bennett_(footballer)

Kangta
Kangta, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Kangta

T. Frank Appleby
T. Frank Appleby, American businessman and politician (d. 1924)

#T._Frank_Appleby

Pat Burrell
Pat Burrell, American baseball player

#Pat_Burrell

Brown Ideye
Brown Ideye, Nigerian footballer

#Brown_Ideye

Shane Doan
Shane Doan, Canadian ice hockey player

#Shane_Doan

Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (d. 1966)

#Alberto_Giacometti

Manu Bennett
Manu Bennett, New Zealand-Australian actor

#Manu_Bennett

Lambert-Sigisbert Adam
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1759)

#Lambert-Sigisbert_Adam

Zhu Biao
Zhu Biao, Chinese prince (d. 1392)

#Zhu_Biao

Khalil al-Wazir
Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (d. 1988)

#Khalil_al-Wazir

Dominique Cornu
Dominique Cornu, Belgian cyclist

#Dominique_Cornu

Stephanie Cheng
Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer

#Stephanie_Cheng

Toshi (musician)
Toshi, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

#Toshi_(musician)

Lance Cairns
Lance Cairns, New Zealand cricketer

#Lance_Cairns

Amon Buchanan
Amon Buchanan, Australian footballer

#Amon_Buchanan

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish general and politician, Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland (d. 1743)

#John_Campbell,_2nd_Duke_of_Argyll

Nikos Spyropoulos
Nikos Spyropoulos, Greek footballer

#Nikos_Spyropoulos

Ed Wood
Ed Wood, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter (d. 1978)

#Ed_Wood

Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom, American businessman and politician, 40th and current Governor of California

#Gavin_Newsom

Ben Vereen
Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer

#Ben_Vereen

Taur Matan Ruak
Taur Matan Ruak, East Timorese politician, 3rd President of East Timor

#Taur_Matan_Ruak

Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford, American actor and producer

#Bradley_Whitford

Ezequiel Garay
Ezequiel Garay, Argentinian footballer

#Ezequiel_Garay

Charles II of Navarre
King Charles II of Navarre (d. 1387)

#Charles_II_of_Navarre

Bob Burnquist
Bob Burnquist, Brazilian-American skateboarder

#Bob_Burnquist

Samuel J. Randall
Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890)

#Samuel_J._Randall

Dilsa Demirbag Sten
Dilsa Demirbag Sten, Swedish journalist and author

#Dilsa_Demirbag_Sten

Jacek Zieli?ski (footballer, born 1967)
Jacek Zieli?ski, Polish footballer and coach

#Jacek_Zieli?ski_(footballer,_born_1967)

Lali Espósito
Lali Espósito, Argentinian actress and singer

#Lali_Espósito

Plácido Polanco
Plácido Polanco, Dominican-American baseball player

#Plácido_Polanco

Maurice Prendergast
Maurice Prendergast, American painter and academic (d. 1924)

#Maurice_Prendergast

Scott Morriss
Scott Morriss, English bass player and songwriter

#Scott_Morriss

William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (d. 1963)

#William_Morris,_1st_Viscount_Nuffield

Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan, Japanese lawyer and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan

#Naoto_Kan

Ellen Andrea Wang
Ellen Andrea Wang, Norwegian bassist and composer

#Ellen_Andrea_Wang

Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000)

#Kirsty_MacColl

Bill Rammell
Bill Rammell, English academic and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces

#Bill_Rammell

Vegard Ulvang
Vegard Ulvang, Norwegian skier

#Vegard_Ulvang

Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger, South African soldier and politician, 5th President of the South African Republic (d. 1904)

#Paul_Kruger

Arif Peçenek
Arif Peçenek, Turkish football player and manager (d. 2013)

#Arif_Peçenek

Andrew McCutchen
Andrew McCutchen, American baseball player

#Andrew_McCutchen

Merv Pregulman
Merv Pregulman, American football player, businessman, and philanthropist (d. 2012)

#Merv_Pregulman

John Abercrombie (physician)
John Abercrombie, Scottish physician and philosopher (d. 1844)

#John_Abercrombie_(physician)

Colin Slade
Colin Slade, New Zealand rugby player

#Colin_Slade

Ihsahn
Ihsahn, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Ihsahn

Walter Anderson (folklorist)
Walter Anderson, Belarusian-German ethnologist and academic (d. 1962)

#Walter_Anderson_(folklorist)

Eric Martin (musician)
Eric Martin, American singer-songwriter

#Eric_Martin_(musician)

Tommy Fine
Tommy Fine, American baseball player and businessman (d. 2005)

#Tommy_Fine

Jacobus Arminius
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian (d. 1609)

#Jacobus_Arminius

Francis Escudero
Francis Escudero, Filipino lawyer and politician

#Francis_Escudero

Feridun Düza?aç
Feridun Düza?aç, Turkish singer-songwriter

#Feridun_Düza?aç

Claude Simon
Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)

#Claude_Simon

William Whiting Boardman
William Whiting Boardman, American judge and politician (d. 1871)

#William_Whiting_Boardman

Sarah Lancashire
Sarah Lancashire, English actress and director

#Sarah_Lancashire

Leroy Hood
Leroy Hood, American biologist and academic

#Leroy_Hood

Bai Ling
Bai Ling, Chinese-American model and actress

#Bai_Ling

Peter Mahovlich
Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Peter_Mahovlich

Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts, American author

#Nora_Roberts

Midge Ure
Midge Ure, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Midge_Ure

Han van Meegeren
Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter and forger (d. 1947)

#Han_van_Meegeren

Mary of Waltham
Mary of Waltham, duchess of Brittany (d. 1361)

#Mary_of_Waltham

Joel Przybilla
Joel Przybilla, American basketball player

#Joel_Przybilla

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Peter_Coyote

Lzzy Hale
Lzzy Hale, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lzzy_Hale

Emperor Saga
Saga, emperor of Japan (d. 842)

#Emperor_Saga

Nathan Jawai
Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player

#Nathan_Jawai

Wendi McLendon-Covey
Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress

#Wendi_McLendon-Covey

Gail Halvorsen
Gail Halvorsen, American air force pilot known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber."

#Gail_Halvorsen

Bart Brentjens
Bart Brentjens, Dutch cyclist

#Bart_Brentjens

Mercè Rodoreda
Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan author and poet (d. 1983)

#Mercè_Rodoreda

Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg
Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg and Lord of Rheda (d. 1606)

#Arnold_III,_Count_of_Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg

Toby Smith (rugby union)
Toby Smith, Australian-New Zealand rugby player

#Toby_Smith_(rugby_union)

Alfred Kennerley
Alfred Kennerley, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1897)

#Alfred_Kennerley

David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter and producer

#David_Lee_Roth

Mariana Pajón
Mariana Pajón, Colombian cyclist

#Mariana_Pajón

Richard Jaeckel
Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997)

#Richard_Jaeckel

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (d. 1649)

#Philip_Herbert,_4th_Earl_of_Pembroke

Louise Mack
Louise Mack, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1935)

#Louise_Mack

Roni Allén, Finnish ice hockey player
Jayden Stockley, English footballer
Emer Kenny, English actress and screenwriter
Emmanuel Nwachi, Nigerian footballer
Luis Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer
Junior Madozein, Central African basketball player
Lucy Griffiths, English actress
Sandra Záhlavová, Czech tennis player
Marina Diamandis, Welsh singer-songwriter and pianist
Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer
Una Foden, Irish singer-songwriter and dancer
Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer
Casey FitzSimmons, American football player
Hitomi Sat?, Japanese actress
Scott Dobie, English footballer
Ramón Morales, Mexican footballer and manager
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., American race car driver and actor
Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer
Asi Cohen, Israeli actor and screenwriter
Alexei Zhitnik, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
Dean Roland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jun Lana, Filipino director, producer, playwright, and screenwriter
Shawn Jamison, American basketball player and coach
Marinos Ouzounidis, Greek footballer and manager
Chris Ofili, British painter
Mike Malinin, American drummer and producer
Derrick McKey, American basketball player
Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006)
Daniel Pearl, American-Israeli journalist (d. 2002)
Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and actress (d. 2003)
Thomas Rusch, German photographer
Henrik Jørgensen, Danish runner
Scott Hoffman, American drummer
Paul Thiebaud, American art dealer (d. 2010)
Ron Flockhart, Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Cobley, English-Scottish author
Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator
Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress and producer
Fernando Santos, Portuguese footballer and manager
Aleksander Veingold, Estonian chess player and coach
Fiona Rae, Scottish painter
Dela Smith, English educator
Kevin McFoy Dunn, American guitarist, songwriter and producer
Epeli Ganilau, Fijian general and politician, 16th Minister for Fijian Affairs
Wang Wanxing, Chinese activist
Warren Burt, American-Australian composer
Séverine, French singer and actress
Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough, English academic and businesswoman
Oj?rs Arv?ds Feldbergs, Latvian sculptor
Giant Haystacks, English wrestler (d. 1998)
Gary Beach, American actor and singer (d. 2018)
Willard White, Jamaican-English actor and singer
Raymond Tallis, English physician, philosopher, author, and academic
Anne Mather, English author and screenwriter
Headman Shabalala, South African bass singer (d. 1991)
Vanburn Holder, Barbadian cricketer
Frederick Barthelme, American novelist and short story writer
Janis Hansen, American singer and author (d. 2017)
Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and activist (d. 1995)
Lily Tuck, American novelist and short story writer
Peter Underwood, Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Tasmania (d. 2014)
Bruce Devlin, Australian golfer and sportscaster
Judith Chalmers, English television host and actress
André Bureau, Canadian lawyer and businessman
Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and businessman (d. 1969)
Harry Smith, English footballer
Herb Levinson, American actor (d. 2012)
Ayten Alpman, Turkish singer (d. 2012)
Sheila Walsh, English author (d. 2009)
Thomas Wilson, American-Scottish composer and educator (d. 2001)
Jon Locke, American actor (d. 2013)
Dana Elcar, American actor and director (d. 2005)
Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, ballerina, and choreographer (d. 2004)
James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, screenwriter, and author (d. 1994)
Louis Gottlieb, American singer and bass player (d. 1996)
William Kruskal, American mathematician and statistician (d. 2005)
Kim Ki-young, South Korean director, screenwriter, producer, and editor (d. 1997)
Gerry Gomez, Trinidadian cricketer, manager, and umpire (d. 1996)
Willard Estey, Canadian academic and jurist (d. 2002)
Ivory Joe Hunter, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1974)
Ram Vilas Sharma, Indian poet and critic (d. 2000)
Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author (d. 2017)
Julius Shulman, American photographer and environmentalist (d. 2009)
Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director (d. 2010)
Johnny Green, American conductor and composer (d. 1989)
R. K. Narayan, Indian author (d. 2001)
Fei Mu, Chinese director and screenwriter (d. 1951)
Paul Creston, American composer and educator (d. 1985)
Lilly Daché, French-American fashion designer (d. 1989)
Dionysios Kasdaglis, Egyptian-Greek tennis player (d. 1931)
Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger, German theologian and author (d. 1883)
Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)
Johann Nicolaus Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1753)
Richard Towneley, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1707)
Étienne Moulinié, French composer and director (d. 1676)
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (d. 1597)
John Paston, English politician (d. 1466)
Li Siyuan, Chinese emperor (d. 933)