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Anything that’s too loose or shapeless isn’t the most flattering for me. (28 Sep 2016, commenting on how certain clothes fit her figure)  Allt som är för löst eller formlöst är inte det mest smickrande för mig. (28 Sep 2016, i en kommentar om hur vissa kläder sitter på hennes figur)  Alt som er for løst eller formløst, er ikke det mest flatterende for meg. (28 Sep 2016, kommenterer hvordan visse klær sitter på figuren hennes)  Alt, der er for løst eller formløst, er ikke det mest flatterende for mig. (28 Sep 2016, i en kommentar til, hvordan visse typer tøj sidder på hendes figur) Kate Bosworth (1983-) Celebrity News Clothing and fashion

These authors were born on the 8th of October:
Mary Lyon (1695-1754) - (1695-1737)
Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908) - American poet, critic, and essayist (1833–1908)
John Hay (1838-1905) - American statesman (1838–1905)
Edgar Saltus (1855-1921) - American writer (1855–1921)
Preston Clark (1860-1939) - American entomologist (1860-1939)
Bob Cable (1867-1951) - American farmer and legislator (1867-1951)
John Lester (1867-1950) - showman (1867-1950)
Albert Edward Wiggam (1871-1957) - American psychologist and eugenicist
Ralph Lewis (1872-1937) - American actor (1872-1937)
Kate Barker (1873-1935) - American mother of several criminals and Barker Gang leader (1873–1935)
Larry McClure (1884-1949) - American baseball player
Leonard Green (1885-) - (born 1885)
Larry Pratt (1887-1969) - American baseball player
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (1890-1973) - US aviator
Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) - United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1890–1973)
Doug Neff (1891-1932) - American baseball player (1891–1932)
Harry Ort (1892-1942) - (1892-1942) public servant
Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) - Russian poet (1892 – 1941)
Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) - American film and theatre director (1897–1987)
Clarence Williams (1898-2021) - American actor (1939–2021)
Gordon Higgins (1905-1957) - Canadian politician (1905–1957)
Lord Caradon (1907-1990) - British diplomat (1907-1990)
Milton S. Gould (1909-1999) - American lawyer (1909–1999)
Gus Hall (1910-2000) - American politician (1910–2000)
John W. Gardner (1912-2002) - of Health, Education and Welfare.
Bob Pierce (1914-1978) - American Baptist minister and relief worker (1914-1978)
William E Bill Vaughan (1915-)
Kristian Haugnes (1915-) - accident investigation board
Bill Vaughan (1915-1977) - US writer
William E. Vaughan (1915-1977) - American columnist and author (1915–1977)
Phil Thomas (1916-2004) - Australian cyclist (1916-2004)
Bob Gillespie (1919-2001) - American baseball player
Frank Herbert (1920-1986) - US writer
Kurt Schulz (1922-2017) - German politician (1922-2017)
Kathleen Mills (1923-1996) - Dublin Camogie player 1941-1961
Jack Simmons (1924-1978) - American football player (1924-1978)
Andrei Sinyavsky (1925-1997) - Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, Professor of Sorbonne University, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997)
Andre Sinyavsky (1925-1997) - Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, Professor of Sorbonne University, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997)
Sid Tan (1925-1986) - American basketball player (1925-1986)
Jim Elliot (1926-1956) - Martyred Christian missionary to Ecuador
Louise L. Hay (1926-2017) - American writer
Louise Hay (1926-2017) - American writer
M. Russell Ballard (1928-2023) - American businessman and religious leader (1928–2023)
Helmut Qualtinger (1928-1986) - Austrian actor (1928–1986)
Fouad Riad (1928-2020) - Egyptian lawyer
Tom Tierney (1928-2014) - American artist (1928–2014)
Arne Philip Fraas (1929-2019) - director and the man behind Ragnarock
Bruce Cutler (1930-2001)
James Olson (1930-)
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) - Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996)
Masaru Hamasaki (1931-) - senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management
Isadore Sharp (1931-) - Canadian businessman
Jay W. Lorsch (1932-2025) - American business theorist (1932–2025)
Ray Reardon (1932-2024) - Welsh snooker player (1932–2024)
Michael Korda (1933-) - British writer
Rona Barrett (1936-) - since 1957 wrote Rona Barrett's Gossip 1974 which sold over one million copies. b.
Terry Hale (1936-2021) - English cricketer (born 1936)
Peter Swan (1936-2021) - English footballer and manager (born 1936)
Frank Cignetti (1937-2022) - American football player and coach
Sonny Barger (1938-2022) - Hells Angels leader
Michael Kenny (1939-) - Australian horn player, arranger, conductor, and composer
Harvey Pekar (1939-2010) - American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010)
Lynne Stewart (1939-2017) - American lawyer (1939–2017)
Knut Erik Jensen (1940-) - film director
Gerald Uelmen (1940-) - American attorney
Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) - American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)
Itamar Rabinovich (1942-) - Israeli diplomat and academic (born 1942)
Chevy Chase (1943-) - US comic actor (SNL)
Peter Gold (1943-) - South African born American botanist (born 1943)
William Broyles Jr (1944-) - American screenwriter (born 1944)
Bruce Morrison (1944-) - American politician
Yasuhiro Tase (1944-2023) - Japanese journalist
Gary Davis (1945-) - American politician
Jay Johnson (1945-) - American football player (born 1945)
Hanan Ashrawi (1946-) - Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar (born 1946)
Olav Terje Bergo (1946-) - former editor of BA
Brian E. Frosh (1946-) - American politician
Dennis Kucinich (1946-) - American politician (born 1946)
Harald Are Lund (1946-2020) - TV host
Russell Stone (1946-2024) - musical artist
Sheila Ferguson (1947-) - American soul singer
Greg Kerr (1947-) - Canadian politician
F. W. Nichol (1947-) - geneticist
Pat Binns (1948-) - Canadian politician
Hans Engell (1948-) - political commentator
Johnny Ramone (1948-2004) - American guitarist (1948–2004)
Baldwin Spencer (1948-) - Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Warren Truss (1948-) - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister
Hans Arne Akerø (1949-) - head of section for worship and culture in the National Council of the Church of Norway
Enos Cabell (1949-) - American baseball player
Tom Fearn (1949-) - researcher
Ola Graff (1949-) - researcher at UiT Norwegian Arctic University Museum
Sigourney Weaver (1949-) - American actress (born 1949)
Upendra Chivukula (1950-) - Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Terry Gou (1950-) - chairman of Foxconn
Tom Arceneaux (1951-) - American politician
Joseph Grundfest (1951-) - Member of the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Jan Lind (1951-) - Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Jan Lindholm (1951-) - Swedish politician
Richard Mourdock (1951-) - republican politician/senate candidate
Frank-Jürgen Weise (1951-) - head of Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
Kari Foseid Aakre (1952-) - Mayor of Osterøy municipality
Andy Landers (1952-) - American basketball coach
Torstein Tvenge (1952-) - investor and shareholder in Norwegian Finans Holding
Ed Zwick (1952-) - American filmmaker and producer
Edward Zwick (1952-) - Director of Legends of the Fall
Pernille Bigaard (1953-) - lawyer and partner at Plesner
Tommy Kristiansen (1953-) - ice hockey player
Peter Lybecker (1953-) - Former CEO of Nordea in Denmark
Tommy Sørbø (1953-) - art historian and author
Jean Fernandez (1954-) - French footballer and manager
Ole Henrik Hjartøy (1954-) - mayor
Ole-Henrik Hjartøy (1954-) - incoming mayor of Bodø
Tom Price (1954-) - former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; former Congressman of Georgia
Kamil Øzerk (1954-) - professor of pedagogy and bilingualism
Dave Baker (1955-) - American politician from Kansas
Al Borges (1955-) - American football coach
Lars Peder Brekk (1955-) - Minister of Agriculture
Don Cairns (1955-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Anved Johan Tveit (1955-) - Mayor of Eidfjord
Anne Grethe Erlandsen (1956-) - State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Care Services
Venke Tørmænen (1956-) - descendant of Skolt Sámi in Pasvik
Stephanie Zimbalist (1956-) - American film actress
Mark Ellison (1957-) - British QC
Torbjørn Lothe (1957-) - CEO of NHO Luftfart
Claudia Scott (1957-) - judge and mentor
Hector Avalos (1958-2021) - Professor of Religious Studies/Iowa State University/author of several books about religion (1958–2021)
Ursula Leyen (1958-) - President of the European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen (1958-) - President of the European Commission
Tom Glocer (1959-) - American businessperson and board member, former CEO of Thomson Reuters Corporation
Jørgen V. Pedersen (1959-) - former cyclist
CeCe Winans (1959-) - American gospel singer
Kerry Ehrin (1960-) - Showrunner
Reed Hastings (1960-) - American entrepreneur and education philanthropist
Uffe Jensen (1960-) - Mayor of Odder
Irene Ojala (1960-) - Member of Parliament (Pasientfokus)
Steven Bernstein (1961-) - American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and bandleader
Heather Cox (1962-) - American historian
Mona Høvring (1962-) - author
Basem Mahmoud (1962-) - imam
Charlie Marcus (1962-) - physicist
Charles Marcus (1962-) - professor and leading researcher
Bjørn Nyland (1962-) - Tesla enthusiast and chief engineer
Katrin Sundberg (1962-) - actress
Dave Heeke (1963-) - American university sports administrator
Åsa Simma (1963-) - head of Giron Sámi Teáhtera
Joseph Torsella (1963-) - American politician and diplomat
David Yates (1963-) - English filmmaker (born 1963)
Ian Hart (1964-) - English actor
Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen (1964-) - Mayor of Bodø
Odd-Emil Ingebrigtsen (1964-) - Minister of Fisheries
Alan Knill (1964-) - association football player and manager (born 1964)
Sharon Bradford (1965-) - American government official
Hallvard Bræin (1965-) - director
Rob Elliott (1965-) - Australian television presenter
Sigrid Hjørnegård (1965-) - Secretary General of the Norwegian Agrarian Association
Vibeke Idsøe (1965-) - comic creator
Ardal O'Hanlon (1965-) - Death in Paradise star
Anders Timell (1965-) - radio host at Mix Megapol and social butterfly at indoor bars
Philipp Adlung (1966-) - museum director at Meiningen museum
Turid Kristensen (1966-) - Member of Parliament for Høyre
Nike Nylander (1966-) - SVT's correspondent in the USA
Flora Ghosh (1967-) - director of the organization LivaRehab
Janice Parks (1967-) - Puerto Rican softball player
Teddy Riley (1967-) - producer
Alexander Zorniger (1967-) - Brøndby manager
Erdal Aksunger (1968-) - deputy chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP)
Juno Blom (1968-) - press secretary for the Liberals
Svein Arne Haugen (1968-) - CEO of Serviteur AS
Mikael Holm (1968-) - judge
Emily Procter (1968-) - American actress
Hilde Dosogne (1969-) - runner
Sigbjørn Mostue (1969-) - author
Lotte Munk (1969-) - actress
Matt Damon (1970-) - American actor (born 1970)
Anne-Marie Duff (1970-) - Bad Sisters star
Sadiq Khan (1970-) - Mayor of London
Annie Morton (1970-) - American fashion model
Soon-Yi Previn (1970-) - wife of Woody Allen
Olmedo Saenz (1970-) - Panamanian baseball player
Frida Blomgren (1971-) - city commissioner's secretary
David Gauke (1971-) - Minister of Justice
Monty Williams (1971-) - American basketball coach
Katrine Borgå (1972-) - professor at the section for aquatic biology and toxicology at UiO
Roger Finjord (1972-) - leader of Finnmark Football District
Lars Joachim Grimstad (1972-) - copywriter
Melanie McGuire (1972-) - American murderer
Tobias Nässén (1972-) - regional council member for healthcare and freedom of choice
Finn-Arild Bystrøm (1973-) - leader of the Labour Party branch in Tinn
Finn Arild Bystrøm (1973-) - municipal manager
Byron Davis (1973-) - Australian squash player
Joe Gutierrez (1973-2015) - Oct 8th, 1973 - Jan 23rd, 2015, Gender: Male, Real name: José Gutierrez, Country of origin: Argentina , Associated acts: Sadistic Kill, Inhumation
Kevyn Adams (1974-) - American ice hockey player
Marianne Eihilt (1974-) - judge
Joakim Gunnarsson (1974-) - father to Hugo
Martin Henderson (1974-) - New Zealand actor (born 1974)
Ditte Okman (1974-) - host of the podcast 'Det, vi taler om'
Zoran Zaev (1974-) - Prime Minister of Macedonia
Christian Birk (1975-) - co-founder of Endomondo
Julia Dufvenius (1975-) - actress
Shawn Garrett (1975-)
Marc Molinaro (1975-) - American politician (born 1975)
Maria Teixidor (1975-) - responsible for Barça's women's football
Tore Vikingstad (1975-) - Germany pro
Lars Blixt (1976-) - Project Manager, Ragunda Municipality
Bas Eickhout (1976-) - Member of the European Parliament
Kirby Heyborne (1976-) - American actor
Laila Mjeldheim (1976-) - manager of a sales company, student of addictology
Melissa Sherman (1976-) - (born 1976)
Amos Zereoue (1976-) - Running back
Lene Tønnesen (1977-) - holiday guest/summer visitor
Zeke Moreno (1978-) - American football player
Kristanna Loken (1979-) - American actress
Nick Cannon (1980-) - American rapper, actor, and comedian (born 1980)
Ison Glasgow (1980-) - artist
Rasmus Horn Langhoff (1980-) - health spokesperson for the Social Democrats
Steve Rees (1980-) - American soccer player (born 1980)
Mike Scifres (1980-) - player of American football
David Carry (1981-) - British swimmer
Raffi Torres (1981-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Annemiek van Vleuten (1982-) - cyclist
Candice Wyatt (1982-) - Channel 10 newsreader
Erica Enders (1983-) - American racing driver
Oleksandra Matviichuk (1983-) - head of the Center for Civil Liberties
Oleksandra Matvijtjuk (1983-) - human rights lawyer and head of Center for Civil Liberties
Oleksandra Matvijtsjuk (1983-) - head of Center for Civil Liberties
Travis Pastrana (1983-) - American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer
Keydren Clark (1984-) - American basketball player
Stefan Heggelund (1984-) - Member of Parliament for Høyre
Drew Tate (1984-) - American football player
Jason Boone (1985-) - American basketball player (born 1985)
Bruno Mars (1985-) - Musician
Vince Oliver (1985-) - American actor
Camilla Herrem (1986-) - Norwegian handball player
Almir Ljutovac (1986-) - guest expert
Holly Lynch (1986-) - Halifax MP
Katharina Stiberg (1988-) - swimmer
Ruby Bhogal (1989-) - Former GBBO finalist
Devereaux Peters (1989-) - American basketball player (born 1989)
Jorge Pino (1989-) - from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Sarah Louise Rung (1989-) - swimmer
Andreas Simonsen (1989-) - head of equities at Norse Securities
Isabella Hindkjær (1990-) - editor-in-chief of Femina / new head of P3
Israel Roldan (1990-) - Argentinian association football player
David Rundblad (1990-) - hockey player for Modo Hockey
Amanda Tate (1990-) - American pornographic actress (born 1990)
Belle Gibson (1991-) - blogger and influencer
Viktor Gaddefors (1992-) - player
Chelsea Gray (1992-) - American basketball player (born 1992)
Daniel Johnson (1992-) - Jamaican footballer
Herman Smetanin (1992-) - minister for strategic industries in Ukraine
Liz Brown (1993-) - college basketball player (2011–2015) Richmond
Angus T. Jones (1993-) - actor
Garbiñe Muguruza (1993-) - professional tennis player
Barbara Palvin (1993-) - model
Barbara Sprouse (1993-) - Hungarian model
Johan Sundstein (1993-) - esports athlete
Johan »N0tail« Sundstein (1993-) - professional gamer
Ali Tabrizi (1993-) - organizer of Frihamnsdagarna
Bubba Wallace (1993-) - NASCAR driver
Adam Ståhl (1994-) - football player
Jonathan Wallace (1994-) - rugby league footballer
Vidar Johansson (1996-) - hurdler
Timo Meier (1996-) - player for the Swiss national ice hockey team
Ronnie Williams (1996-) - American racing driver
Matteo Bocelli (1997-) - singer
Josh Kerr (1997-) - track and field athlete
Ellen Löfqvist (1997-) - The midfielder
Marco Odermatt (1997-) - skier
Bella Thorne (1997-) - former Disney star/actress
Cecilie Fløe (2001-) - national team player/forward
Zheng Qinwen (2002-) - tennis player
Ludwig Persson (2003-) - The Centre Party
Fanny Szalkai (2008-) - runner

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