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Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) - French mathematician and lawyer
Jean de la Bruyère (1645-1696) - French philosopher
Catherine Cockburn (1674-1749) - English novelist, dramatist, philosopher (1674-1749)
Arthur Cayley (1821-1895) - English mathematician (1821-1895)
Richard Schulz (1823-1909)
Charles Dutton (1834-1904) - Australian politician (1834-1904)
Francis Darwin (1848-1925) - British naturalist and son of Charles Darwin (1848-1925)
Joseph Bridge (1853-1929) - English composer and organist
Jules Laforgue (1860-1887) - Franco-Uruguayan poet (1860–1887)
Tom Paul (1874-1964) - Compositor, trade unionist, politician, editor, journalist, censor (1874–1964)
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959) - US actor
Dusty Rhodes (1882-1960) - English footballer (1882-1960)
Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967) - American inventor, writer, editor and publisher (1884–1967)
T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935) - British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)
George Meany (1894-1980) - American labor leader (1894–1980)
Albert Cohen (1895-1981) - Swiss writer (1895-1981)
Eddie Green (1896-1950) - American actor, film director, composer, and radio personality
Ernst Wilhelm Eschmann (1904-1987) - German writer (1904-1987)
Fredrik Wisloff (1904-1986) - Norwegian theologian and author
Fredrik Wisløff (1904-1986) - Norwegian writer (1904-1986)
Sarah Stewart (1905-1976) - Mexican American cancer researcher (1905-1976)
Helen Allen (1907-2006) - Officer of the Order of Canada; Awarded on: December 18, 1970; Deceased ; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Journalist and social worker. For her untiring efforts in the field of child adoption.
Chris Matthews (1911-1965) - rugby player
E. F. Schumacher (1911-1977) - of the Intermediate Technology Development Group (1966).
Menachem Begin (1913-1992) - Israeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913–1992)
Ross Parker (1914-1974) - English pianist, composer, lyricist, and actor, best known for co-writing the songs "We'll Meet Again" and "There'll Always Be an England" (1914-1974)
Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) - US writer
James Casey (1922-2011) - BBC radio producer, scriptwriter
Shimon Peres (1923-2016) - Israeli politician
Rolf Dammann (1924-2014) - CEO of NetFonds
Peter Reynolds (1926-1975) - British actor (1926-1975)
Anthony Price (1928-2019) - English? writer
Bill Evans (1929-1980) - American jazz pianist (1929–1980)
Frank Gifford (1930-2015) - American football player, television sportscaster (1930-2015)
Leslie Manigat (1930-2014) - President of Haiti (1930–2014)
Michael Leonard (1931-2015) - American composer, arranger, and orchestrator (1931-2015)
Richard Eder (1932-2014) - American critic, journalist (1932-2014)
Reiner Kunze (1933-) - German poet, writer, translator, and GDR dissident (born 1933)
Ole Hyltoft (1935-) - member of the board of DR
Barbro Martinsson (1935-) - assistant nurse
Julie Newmar (1935-) - American actress (b. 1933)
Carolyn Jennings (1936-) - American composer and music educator
Bill Ratliff (1936-2025) - American politician (1936–2025)
Bjørn Bjørnsen (1937-) - secretary for the Hardangervidda Supervisory Committee
Jack Brennan (1937-2023) - Nixon post-presidential chief of staff
Peter Burke (1937-) - British historian (b. 1937)
Ernst Gehring (1937-)
Buck Rodgers (1938-) - American baseball player and coach
Billy Joe Shaver (1939-2020) - American country singer (1939–2020)
James Wright (1939-2022) - American historian, 16th president of Dartmouth College (1939–2022)
Bruce Beresford (1940-) - Australian film director
Bill Edge (1941-) - American baseball player
Rob Franke (1941-1983) - Dutch pianist (1941-1983)
Hasse Persson (1942-) - detective inspector
Carolyn Adams (1943-) - American dancer, educator (b. 1943)
Svein Berg (1943-) - head of the senior citizens' council in Alta
Sandy Jones (1943-) - American pregnancy and parenting expert
Scudder Parker (1943-) - American politician
Ben Zuckerman (1943-) - American astrophysicist
Kevin Ayers (1944-2013) - English singer-songwriter, record producer (1944–2013)
Per Schultz (1944-) - prison officer
Barbara Underwood (1944-) - state prosecutor
Ulrika Wallén (1944-) - the business organization Svenskt Näringsliv
Bob Bal (1945-) - American actor, director and producer
Suzanne Farrell (1945-) - American ballerina
John Kolloen (1945-) - drummer in New Jordal Swingers
Jim Schmitz (1945-) - American weightlifting coach (born 1945)
Masoud Barzani (1946-) - 1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-17)
Massoud Barzani (1946-) - 1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-17)
Lesley Ann Warren (1946-) - American actress
Martin Wolf (1946-) - writer for the Financial Times
Jøstein (1947-) - Norwegian professor
Carol Moseley Braun (1947-) - American politician and lawyer
Bjørn Hammer (1947-) - mayoral candidate
Paul Hendry (1947-) - German business executive
Jostein Holm (1947-) - Norwegian professor
Jostein Holmen (1947-) - professor of applied general practice
Earl Blumenauer (1948-) - American politician (born 1948)
Lars Nørby Johansen (1949-) - chairman of the Danish Council for Growth
Neda (1950-) - ISIS defector, former member of ISIS morality police
Stockwell Day (1950-) - Canadian politician
Einar Enger (1950-) - CEO of NSB
Richard Katz (1950-) - American politician
Jeff Thomson (1950-) - Australian cricketer
Henrik Yde (1950-) - owner of restaurant Kiin Kiin
Mats Aronsson (1951-) - security manager at Bois
Lorenzo Cesa (1951-) - Italian politician
Eric Hippeau (1951-) - American businessman
Robert Morrow (1952-1915) - Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1891-1915)
RK Stewart (1952-) - American architect
Reginald VelJohnson (1952-) - actor
Stuart Baxter (1953-) - English association football player and manager
Kathie Lee Gifford (1953-) - French-born American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author
Marilyn Jones (1953-) - (born 1953)
Nils Skutle (1953-) - RBK director
Joshua B. Bolten (1954-) - American lawyer; former Director of the Office of Management and Budget
John Burrows (1954-) - English geophysicst
James Cameron (1954-1985) - Director of the 11 Oscars winner film Titanic.
Jim Cameron (1954-) - Canadian filmmaker and explorer (born 1954)
Yves Doutriaux (1954-) - French diplomat
George Galloway (1954-) - British politician, broadcaster, and writer (born 1954)
Ole Kjær (1954-) - former director of taxes
Egil Lund (1954-) - biologist
Gro Lundby (1954-) - Mayor of Øystre Slide
Josh Clark (1955-) - American actor
Helene Gayle (1955-) - American pediatric and humanitarian
Jeff Perry (1955-) - American actor
Søren Søndergaard (1955-) - culture spokesperson for Enhedslisten
Merete Sejersted Bødtker (1956-) - sculptor
Stig Herbern (1956-) - former CEO of Telenor Mobil and Ventelo
Russell Libby (1956-2012)
Tim Mahon (1956-) - American politician
Tim Mahoney (1956-) - American politician
Gregg Robinson (1956-) - football player (born 1956)
Mark Evans (1957-) - Canadian rower
Tim Farriss (1957-) - Australian musician
Norunn Lunde Furnes (1957-) - KrF
Shailendra Kumar (1957-) - Indian businessperson (born 1957, child of Yuvraj Kishore Gupta)
Phil Murphy (1957-) - American politician and financier (born 1957)
Madonna (1958-) - American singer (born 1958)
Angela Bassett (1958-) - American actress (born 1958)
Anne L'Huillier (1958-) - Nobel laureate in physics 2023
Jonathan Prince (1958-) - American actor
Jørn Holme (1959-) - Director of the Directorate for Cultural Heritage
Gunilla Röör (1959-) - Swedish actress
Mafumi Usui (1959-) - Japanese social psychologist
Robert Greenblatt (1960-) - American television executive
Mitch Landrieu (1960-) - American politician (born 1960)
Jens Lippestad (1960-) - head of the Norwegian SAS Pilots' Association
Pam Marshall (1960-) - American sprinter
Micheal Martin (1960-) - Prime Minister of Ireland
Bill Mooney (1960-) - American baseball player
Ron Bohmer (1961-) - American actor
Mirjam Kalland (1961-) - chair of the council and professor of pedagogy at the University of Helsinki
Christian Okoye (1961-) - Nigerian-American football player (born 1961)
Saskia Reeves (1961-) - actress
Angela Smith (1961-) - British Labour politician
Robin Camp (1962-) - judge
Ingrid Helmius (1962-) - researcher
Christopher J.L. Murray (1962-) - head of the IHME database and professor
Andy Wilman (1962-) - producer
Don Bacon (1963-) - Republican and member of Congress
Hans Brandtun (1963-) - chairman of the board
Kalusha Bwalya (1963-) - Zambian footballer
Steve Carell (1963-) - American actor and comedian (born 1962)
Larry Nassar (1963-) - former sports physician
Kenny Ward (1963-) - Scottish footballer (born 1963)
Laura Swaan Wrede (1964-) - Chief of the National Home Guard
Øyvind Alsaker (1965-) - Norwegian sports broadcaster
Anna Fransson (1965-) - chair of the regional council
Mike McHugh (1965-) - American ice hockey player
Henrik Stagetorn (1965-) - lawyer
Hanne Dyveke Søttar (1965-) - member of parliament
Ed Olczyk (1966-) - American ice hockey player and coach
Eddie Olczyk (1966-) - American ice hockey player and coach
Tim Petrovic (1966-) - professional golfer
Monica Rolfsen (1966-) - dean and professor at the faculty of economics at NTNU
Cajsa (1967-) - Unknown
Dave Clawson (1967-) - American football player and coach
Ulrika Jonsson (1967-) - British-Swedish television presenter, journalist
Rosanna Peel (1967-) - Sustainable Stylist for Green Salon
Håkan Åhlund (1967-) - new head coach
Slavisa Jokanovic (1968-) - manager at Fulham
Arvind Kejriwal (1968-) - chief minister of Delhi
Knut Tønnes Steenersen (1968-) - deputy mayor of Nordre Follo municipality
Knut Tøn (1968-) - construction manager at the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Bill Ball (1969-)
Michael Buckley (1969-) - American writer
Juliette Kayyem (1969-) - American politician
Muhammad Lutfi (1969-) - Minister of Trade of Indonesia
Pia Mäkelä (1969-) - research professor at the Institute for Health and Welfare
Christoffer Green-Pedersen (1970-) - professor at Aarhus University
Tommy Jensen (1970-) - chairman of Vejle Taxa
Manisha Koirala (1970-) - Nepalese actress (born 1970)
Quinton McCracken (1970-) - American baseball player
Rulon Gardner (1971-) - American wrestler (born 1971)
Willie Jackson (1971-) - American football player and coach (born 1971)
Elin Mathisen (1971-) - leader of SV's municipal council group / municipal council representative
Knut Tørum (1971-) - assistant coach
Adrian Williams (1971-) - British footballer (born 1971)
Stefan Bengtsson (1972-) - CEO of Hockeyallsvenskan
Frankie Boyle (1972-) - comedian
Jens Brøchner (1972-) - Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Taxation
Stan Lazaridis (1972-) - Australian association football player
Emily Robison (1972-) - American country artist; songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist
Zach Wiegert (1972-) - All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
Else-May Botten (1973-) - not specified
Else May Botten (1973-) - member of parliament
Carmen Lee (1973-) - American actress
Else-May Norderhus (1973-) - politician
Else May Norderhus (1973-) - County Governor of Møre og Romsdal
Fredrik Wikingsson (1973-) - Comedian, Director
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1974-) - West Indian cricketer
Ryan Longwell (1974-) - player of American football
Janne Hänninen (1975-) - Finnish Olympic chief
Jonatan Johansson (1975-) - goalkeeper, KI Klaksvik
Taika Waititi (1975-) - director and screenwriter
Britt Bager (1976-) - sports spokesperson for Venstre
Neil Rackers (1976-) - American football player, placekicker
Sigmund Løvåsen (1977-) - author and biographer
Chris Clark (1978-) - English electronic musician
Travis Hanson (1978-) - researcher
Cory Sarich (1978-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Erlend Jordal (1979-) - political advisor in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Vanessa Carlton (1980-) - singer
Dave Irwin (1980-) - Canadian alpine skier
Øystein Moe (1980-) - metal detectorist
Øystein Moen (1980-) - vice chair of Tekna NTNU
Olav Løkken Reisop (1980-) - student/author
Angelo Crowell (1981-) - American football player (born 1981)
Einar Benjaminsen (1982-) - Mayor of Flakstad
Joleon Lescott (1982-) - Former Manchester City player
Julia Schruff (1982-) - German tennis player
Colt Brennan (1983-2021) - American football player (1983-2021)
Dan Spang (1983-) - American ice hockey player
Candice Dupree (1984-) - American basketball player (born 1984)
Patrik Flodin (1984-) - rally driver
Frank Flores (1984-) - Venezuelan football manager
Christoffer Aagaard Melson (1984-) - health spokesperson for Venstre
Mike Petri (1984-) - American rugby union player
Isaiah Stanback (1984-) - American football player
Brandon Burmeister (1985-) - college basketball player (2004–2007) Washington
Taylor Goldsmith (1985-) - musician
Ted-Jan Bloemen (1986-) - Canadian skater
Mike Flowers (1986-) - Danish basketball player (born 1986)
Scott Sellers (1986-) - American high jumper
Camilla Sem (1986-) - real estate agent
Robin Alvarez (1987-) - player
Dennis Braun (1988-) - German film score composer
Josh Bright (1988-) - basketball player
Nate Cohn (1988-) - not specified (Twitter user/analyst)
Cille Dyrberg (1988-) - guitarist
Rumer Willis (1988-) - daughter of Demi Moore
Riku Riski (1989-) - football player
Mattias Eriksson Falk (1990-) - municipal councillor in opposition
Tibor Ivanisevic (1990-) - handball player
Briana Renee (1990-) - reality star
Evanna Lynch (1991-) - actress
Elena Pershina (1991-) - Russian chess player
Young Thug (1991-) - rapper
Tarjei Westby (1991-) - actor
Jeffrey Williams (1991-) - American rapper and singer
Shanga Forsberg (1992-)
Quentin Fillon Maillet (1992-) - French biathlon star
Diego Schwartzman (1992-) - tennis player
Dave Jackson (1993-) - college basketball player (2013–2013) Louisiana State
Victoria Swarovski (1993-) - model and presenter
Jens Burman (1994-) - cross-country skier
Sam Greene (1994-) - Professor of Russian Studies at King's College London
Eili Harboe (1994-) - actor
Silje Flaten Haugli (1994-) - politician
Hjalmer Larsen (1995-) - singer and songwriter
Aina Johanne Nilsen (1995-) - mayor
Marco Schwarz (1995-) - Austrian skier
Craig Spence (1995-) - Head of Communications at the International Paralympic Committee
Alibek Aliev (1996-) - football player
Jeremy Cox (1996-) - American football running back
Sophie Cunningham (1996-) - basketball star
Caeleb Dressel (1996-) - swimmer
Lisa Brix Pedersen (1996-) - Danish discus throw record holder
Denis Spitsov (1996-) - Russian cross-country skier
Greyson Chance (1997-) - singer/TV star
Tilly Keeper (1997-) - Actress who plays Louise Mitchell in EastEnders
Simon Ryfors (1997-) - hockey player for Rögle
Jared Kennedy (1998-) - Bahamian swimmer
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu (1998-) - track and field athlete
Amanda Persson (1998-) - site manager
Josefine Tomine Eriksen Aks (2000-) - track and field athlete
Hilma Lövblom (2000-) - Swedish skier
Clément Vandenkerckhove (2000-) - Former car salesman and son of Prince Laurent
Jannik Sinner (2001-) - tennis player
Aaron Neumann (2002-) - German volleyball player
Matt Ward (2003-) - English footballer (born 2003)
Noah Steen (2004-) - player for Örebro HK
Filippo Dezza (2005-) - athlete
Maja Borre (2007-) - client at a cosmetic clinic
Maja Voigt (2007-) - bobsledder

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