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Glenn Robert Davis
Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1988)

#Glenn_Robert_Davis

Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter

#Frank_Ocean

Sheryl Underwood
Sheryl Underwood, American comedian, actress, and talk show host

#Sheryl_Underwood

Agnes Obel
Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter and pianist

#Agnes_Obel

Andrew Bridgen
Andrew Bridgen, English soldier and politician

#Andrew_Bridgen

John Gage (Tudor politician)
John Gage, English courtier (d. 1556)

#John_Gage_(Tudor_politician)

Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japanese sh?gun (d. 1913)

#Tokugawa_Yoshinobu

Landon Curt Noll
Landon Curt Noll, American computer scientist and mathematician

#Landon_Curt_Noll

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (d. 1888)

#Zygmunt_Florenty_Wróblewski

Mayumi Ozaki
Mayumi Ozaki, Japanese wrestler

#Mayumi_Ozaki

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze, English footballer

#Lucy_Bronze

David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby, English journalist

#David_Dimbleby

Nolan Gould
Nolan Gould, American actor

#Nolan_Gould

Sister Nivedita
Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian nurse, author, and educator (d. 1911)

#Sister_Nivedita

Anthony Fantano
Anthony Fantano, American music critic

#Anthony_Fantano

Maria Sergejeva
Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater

#Maria_Sergejeva

Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress and singer (d. 1986)

#Elsa_Lanchester

Dave Budd
Dave Budd, American basketball player

#Dave_Budd

Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (d. 1995)

#Arturo_Frondizi

Cornelius Jansen
Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop and theologian (d. 1638)

#Cornelius_Jansen

John Connell (actor)
John Connell, American actor (d. 2015)

#John_Connell_(actor)

Anne Perry
Anne Perry, English author

#Anne_Perry

Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer

#Obafemi_Martins

Dennis Franz
Dennis Franz, American actor

#Dennis_Franz

Andy Richter
Andy Richter, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Andy_Richter

Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh, English journalist, author, and critic (d. 1966)

#Evelyn_Waugh

Kan? Jigor?
Kan? Jigor?, Japanese martial artist (d. 1938)

#Kan?_Jigor?

Tyrone Barnett
Tyrone Barnett, English footballer

#Tyrone_Barnett

Abdelkader Fréha
Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian footballer (d. 2012)

#Abdelkader_Fréha

Nick Montgomery
Nick Montgomery, English-Scottish footballer

#Nick_Montgomery

Robert Liston
Robert Liston, Scottish surgeon (d. 1847)

#Robert_Liston

Stanislaus Kostka
Stanislaus Kostka, Polish saint (d. 1568)

#Stanislaus_Kostka

Terrell Davis
Terrell Davis, American football player and sportscaster

#Terrell_Davis

Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi, Indian-American businesswoman

#Indra_Nooyi

Miyako Yoshida
Miyako Yoshida, Japanese ballerina

#Miyako_Yoshida

Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham
Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham, English businessman, lawyer, and politician, Minister of State for Trade

#Digby_Jones,_Baron_Jones_of_Birmingham

Caroline Dinenage
Caroline Dinenage, English businesswoman and politician

#Caroline_Dinenage

Ian Marter
Ian Marter, English actor and writer (d. 1986)

#Ian_Marter

Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale, American martial artist and author

#Joe_R._Lansdale

Edward P. Allen
Edward P. Allen, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1909)

#Edward_P._Allen

Aki Toyosaki
Aki Toyosaki, Japanese voice actress and singer

#Aki_Toyosaki

Ashok Chavan
Ashok Chavan, Indian businessman and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

#Ashok_Chavan

Stephen Morris (musician)
Stephen Morris, English drummer

#Stephen_Morris_(musician)

Jean-Marie Guyau
Jean-Marie Guyau, French philosopher and poet (d. 1888)

#Jean-Marie_Guyau

John Hewson
John Hewson, Australian economist and politician

#John_Hewson

Richard Laurence Millington Synge
Richard Laurence Millington Synge, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)

#Richard_Laurence_Millington_Synge

Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (d. 1995)

#Jonas_Salk

Karalyn Patterson
Karalyn Patterson, English psychologist and academic

#Karalyn_Patterson

Annie Potts
Annie Potts, American actress

#Annie_Potts

Jack Soo
Jack Soo, American actor and singer (d. 1979)

#Jack_Soo

Vin Coutie
Vin Coutie, Australian footballer (d. 1951)

#Vin_Coutie

Braden Looper
Braden Looper, American baseball player

#Braden_Looper

Wim Jansen
Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and manager

#Wim_Jansen

Marie of Hesse-Kassel
Marie of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1852)

#Marie_of_Hesse-Kassel

Vicente Moreno
Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer and manager

#Vicente_Moreno

Ion Mihai Pacepa
Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general

#Ion_Mihai_Pacepa

Joe Thomas (actor)
Joe Thomas, English actor and screenwriter

#Joe_Thomas_(actor)

Matt Smith (actor)
Matt Smith, English actor and director

#Matt_Smith_(actor)

Elton Dean
Elton Dean, English saxophonist and keyboard player (d. 2006)

#Elton_Dean

Dave Wyndorf
Dave Wyndorf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Monster Magnet)

#Dave_Wyndorf

Peter Tordenskjold
Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian admiral (d. 1720)

#Peter_Tordenskjold

Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens, English journalist and author

#Peter_Hitchens

Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress

#Caitlyn_Jenner

Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist

#Charlie_Daniels

Noriyoshi Omichi
Noriyoshi Omichi, Japanese baseball player and coach

#Noriyoshi_Omichi

William Reid (musician)
William Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#William_Reid_(musician)

Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay, Bahamian-Scottish poet, sculptor, and gardener (d. 2006)

#Ian_Hamilton_Finlay

Azumafuji Kin'ichi
Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (d. 1973)

#Azumafuji_Kin'ichi

Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš, Czech footballer

#Milan_Baroš

Taylor Fritz
Taylor Fritz, American tennis player

#Taylor_Fritz

Anthony Lerew
Anthony Lerew, American baseball player

#Anthony_Lerew

Jawed Karim
Jawed Karim, co founder of YouTube and one of the main designers of PayPal

#Jawed_Karim

Eliphalet Remington
Eliphalet Remington, American businessman, founded Remington Arms (d. 1861)

#Eliphalet_Remington

Daphne Zuniga
Daphne Zuniga, American actress

#Daphne_Zuniga

Kees Verkerk
Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater

#Kees_Verkerk

Matt Drudge
Matt Drudge, American blogger and activist, founded the Drudge Report

#Matt_Drudge

Camille Muffat
Camille Muffat, French swimmer (d. 2015)

#Camille_Muffat

Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)
Marie of the Incarnation, foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec (d. 1672)

#Marie_of_the_Incarnation_(Ursuline)

Marc Lièvremont
Marc Lièvremont, French rugby player and coach

#Marc_Lièvremont

Zach Wamp
Zach Wamp, American businessman and politician

#Zach_Wamp

Christy Hemme
Christy Hemme, American wrestler and ring announcer

#Christy_Hemme

Velimir Khlebnikov
Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1922)

#Velimir_Khlebnikov

Maria Anna of Neuburg
Maria Anna of Neuburg, Queen consort of Spain

#Maria_Anna_of_Neuburg

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, Turkish-Canadian journalist (d. 1966)

#Gilbert_Hovey_Grosvenor

Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander, American actress and producer

#Jane_Alexander

Kayo Noro
Kayo Noro, Japanese singer and actress

#Kayo_Noro

Jarrett Jack
Jarrett Jack, American basketball player

#Jarrett_Jack

Virginia Held
Virginia Held, American philosopher, author, and academic

#Virginia_Held

Montel Vontavious Porter
Montel Vontavious Porter, American wrestler and actor

#Montel_Vontavious_Porter

Jacob Kettler
Jacob Kettler, German noble (d. 1682)

#Jacob_Kettler

Glen Kamara
Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer

#Glen_Kamara

Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz, American actress

#Jami_Gertz

Antoine Deparcieux
Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1768)

#Antoine_Deparcieux

Telma Hopkins
Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress

#Telma_Hopkins

Erik Thorstvedt
Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer and manager

#Erik_Thorstvedt

Alan Peter Cayetano
Alan Peter Cayetano, Filipino politician and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

#Alan_Peter_Cayetano

Channing H. Cox
Channing H. Cox, American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1968)

#Channing_H._Cox

Pierre François Verhulst
Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (d. 1849)

#Pierre_François_Verhulst

Maurice de Saxe
Maurice de Saxe, French general (d. 1750)

#Maurice_de_Saxe

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran

#Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad

John Laurens
John Laurens, American soldier (d. 1782)

#John_Laurens

Jimmy McRae
Jimmy McRae, Scottish race car driver

#Jimmy_McRae

Sihem Bensedrine
Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian journalist and activist

#Sihem_Bensedrine

Jack Eichel
Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player

#Jack_Eichel

Aleksandar Stanojevi?
Aleksandar Stanojevi?, Serbian footballer and manager

#Aleksandar_Stanojevi?

John Hewitt (poet)
John Hewitt, Irish poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1987)

#John_Hewitt_(poet)

Juliette Béliveau
Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress and singer (d. 1975)

#Juliette_Béliveau

Richard Doll
Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (d. 2005)

#Richard_Doll

?udovít Štúr
?udovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (d. 1856)

#?udovít_Štúr

Dayanara Torres
Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress and singer, Miss Universe 1993

#Dayanara_Torres

Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts, American actress and producer

#Julia_Roberts

Jeremy Bonderman
Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player

#Jeremy_Bonderman

Kevin Macdonald (director)
Kevin Macdonald, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter

#Kevin_Macdonald_(director)

Bernie Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone, English businessman

#Bernie_Ecclestone

Tuck & Patti
Tuck Andress, American jazz guitarist (Tuck & Patti)

#Tuck_&_Patti

Lenny Wilkens
Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach

#Lenny_Wilkens

Ignacije Szentmartony
Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and explorer (d. 1793)

#Ignacije_Szentmartony

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1056)

#Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Bill Gates
Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft

#Bill_Gates

Wilhelm Anderson
Wilhelm Anderson, Belarusian-Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1940)

#Wilhelm_Anderson

Bowie Kuhn
Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2007)

#Bowie_Kuhn

Lauren Holly
Lauren Holly, American actress

#Lauren_Holly

Auguste Escoffier
Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (d. 1935)

#Auguste_Escoffier

Malwida von Meysenbug
Malwida von Meysenbug, German writer (d. 1903)

#Malwida_von_Meysenbug

Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican-American screenwriter and producer

#Javier_Grillo-Marxuach

Finn Wittrock
Finn Wittrock, American actor

#Finn_Wittrock

Harold Battiste
Harold Battiste, American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (d. 2015)

#Harold_Battiste

Greg Eagles
Greg Eagles, American voice actor and producer

#Greg_Eagles

Jamie xx
Jamie xx, English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer

#Jamie_xx

John Romero
John Romero, American video game designer, co-founded Id Software

#John_Romero

Edith Head
Edith Head, American costume designer (d. 1981)

#Edith_Head

Cleo Laine
Cleo Laine, English singer and actress

#Cleo_Laine

Gary Cowan
Gary Cowan, Canadian golfer

#Gary_Cowan

Alan Smith (footballer, born 1980)
Alan Smith, English footballer and coach

#Alan_Smith_(footballer,_born_1980)

Justin Guarini
Justin Guarini, American singer-songwriter and actor

#Justin_Guarini

Nate McLouth
Nate McLouth, American baseball player

#Nate_McLouth

Keiron Cunningham
Keiron Cunningham, British rugby league player and coach

#Keiron_Cunningham

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix, American actor and producer

#Joaquin_Phoenix

Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Brad_Paisley

Garrincha
Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)

#Garrincha

Erasmus
Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (d. 1536)

#Erasmus

David Warburton
David Warburton, English composer, businessman, and politician

#David_Warburton

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1572)

#Francis_Borgia,_4th_Duke_of_Gandía

Randy Wittman
Randy Wittman, American basketball player and coach

#Randy_Wittman

Spyros Kyprianou
Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (d. 2002)

#Spyros_Kyprianou

Tatyana Pavlovna Ehrenfest
Tatyana Pavlovna Ehrenfest, Dutch mathematician (d. 1984)

#Tatyana_Pavlovna_Ehrenfest

Concha García Campoy
Concha García Campoy, Spanish journalist (d. 2013)

#Concha_García_Campoy

Ben Harper
Ben Harper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ben_Harper

Miroslav Cerar
Miroslav Cerar, Slovenian gymnast and lawyer

#Miroslav_Cerar

Hans Speidel
Hans Speidel, German general (d. 1984)

#Hans_Speidel

Desmond Child
Desmond Child, American songwriter and producer

#Desmond_Child

Sandy Berger
Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2015)

#Sandy_Berger

Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright, English actress

#Joan_Plowright

Chris Broussard
Chris Broussard, American journalist and sportscaster

#Chris_Broussard

Hank Marvin
Hank Marvin, English singer and guitarist (The Shadows)

#Hank_Marvin

Suzy Parker
Suzy Parker, American model and actress (d. 2003)

#Suzy_Parker

Martin Škoula
Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player

#Martin_Škoula

Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer
Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
Edd Gould, English cartoonist and animator (d. 2012)
Anthony Griffith, English footballer
Bryn Evans, New Zealand rugby player
Hironori Saruta, Japanese footballer
Enver Jääger, Estonian footballer
Shane Gore, English footballer
Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
Olcay Çetinkaya, Turkish footballer
Natina Reed, American rapper and actress (d. 2012)
Simone Loria, Italian footballer
Martin Lepa, Estonian footballer
Dejan Stefanovi?, Serbian footballer and coach
Trista Sutter, American reality star
Roxana Briban, Romanian soprano and actress (d. 2010)
Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs
Steve Atwater, American football player
Peter Coyne, Australian rugby league player
Toshio Masuda, Japanese composer
James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
Marian Bell, English economist and academic
Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher, scholar, and author
Gary Lavergne, American author
Ronnie Bass, American football player and sportscaster
Pierre Boivin, Canadian businessman
Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
Sharon Thesen, Canadian poet and academic
Don Iverson, American golfer
Wayne Fontana, English pop-rock singer (The Mindbenders)
Anton Schlecker, German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company
Coluche, French comedian and actor (d. 1986)
Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (d. 2014)
Gillian Lovegrove, English computer scientist and academic
Terence Donovan, English-Australian actor
Susan Harris, American screenwriter and producer
Curtis Lee, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
Andy Bey, American singer and pianist
Howard Blake, English composer and conductor
Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer
Keigo Abe, Japanese martial artist and coach
Graham Bond, English keyboard player, singer, and saxophonist (d. 1974)
Ted Hawkins, American soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
Alan Clarke, English director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
Charles A. Gargano, American diplomat, businessman and government official
Michael Noakes, English painter and illustrator (d. 2018)
John Hollander, American poet, critic, and educator (d. 2013)
Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Peddibhotla Suryakantam, Telugu actress (d. 1994)
Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1996)
Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach (d. 2007)
Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003)
Gershon Kingsley, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor
Hans Klenk, German race car driver (d. 2009)
Walt Hansgen, American race car driver (d. 1966)
Pearl Hackney, English actress (d. 2009)
Francis Bacon, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1992)
George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986)
John Chamberlain, American historian, journalist, and critic (d. 1995)
Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (d. 1979)
Howard Hanson, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1981)
Christopher Kelk Ingold, British chemist (d. 1970)
Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (d. 1954)
Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (d. 1964)
Noel Macklin, English soldier and engineer (d. 1946)
William Douglas Cook, New Zealand horticulturalist, founded Eastwoodhill Arboretum (d. 1967)
Billy Wedlock, English footballer (d. 1965)
Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (d. 1952)
Adolfo Camarillo, Mexican-American rancher and philanthropist (d. 1958)
Franz Ignaz von Beecke, German composer (d. 1803)
Šimon Brixi, Czech composer (d. 1735)
Thomas St Clere, English landowner (d. 1435)