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Kit Harington
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Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: London, England

English actor, Kit Harington, became a widely acclaimed and recognized celebrity after playing Jon Snow in one of the most popular TV shows of all time - Game of Thrones. Also known for his charity work, Kit Harington has been an ambassador for a charity organization called The Royal Mencap Society since 2016.

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Jared Leto
(American Actor and Lead Vocalist of the Rock Band 'Thirty Seconds to Mars')
Jared Leto
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Birth Year: 1971
Birthplace: Bossier City, Louisiana, United States

Jared Leto is one of the few method actors who remains completely in character while filming a particular project, even to the point of affecting his health. Also a singer-songwriter, he formed a band called Thirty Seconds to Mars, for which he serves as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is also known for his philanthropic activities.

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Lars Ulrich
(Drummer and Co-founder of American Heavy Metal Band ‘Metallica’)
Lars Ulrich
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1963
Birthplace: Gentofte, Denmark

Musician, songwriter, and record producer, Lars Ulrich, is best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. Born into a family of tennis players, he was initially expected to play the sport as well. However, he was more interested in music and proceeded to pursue a successful career in the field. 

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Charles Babbage
(Father of the Computer)
Charles Babbage
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Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1791
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1871
Charles Babbage, or the “father of the computer,” invented the prototype of the world’s first mechanical calculator, the Difference Engine. With the help of mathematician Ada Lovelace, he also created the Analytical Engine, the first general-purpose computer and a precursor of the modern computer, with its looping and sequential mechanism.
 5 
Beth Behrs
(Actress)
Beth Behrs
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Birth Year: 1985
Birthplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Beth Behrs is best known as Caroline Channing from the series 2 Broke Girls and as Gemma Johnson from The Neighborhood. She ventured into films with American Pie Presents: The Book of Love. She has voiced multiple characters in Monsters University and Moochie in Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh.

 6 
Hugo Lloris
(French Football Player Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
Hugo Lloris
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Nice, France

Hugo Lloris is a French football player and the current captain of the France national team as well as the popular club Tottenham Hotspur. One of the most popular goalkeepers of his generation, Lloris has won the prestigious Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year award on three occasions. Hugo Lloris also helped his team win the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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Andy Biersack
(Lead Vocalist of the Rock Band ‘Black Veil Brides’)
Andy Biersack
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Andy Biersack is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He is credited with founding a rock band named Black Veil Brides where he also serves as the lead vocalist. In 2011, Biersack was mentioned in Revolver magazine's 100 Greatest Living Rock Stars list. In 2012, he was ranked fourth in Kerrang magazine's 50 Greatest Rock Stars in the World Today list.

 8 
John Walsh
(television presenter, actor)
John Walsh
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Birth Year: 1945
Birthplace: Auburn
 9 
Temuera Morrison
(New Zealand Actor Known for His Film 'Once Were Warriors' and His Multiple Roles in 'Star Wars' Franchise)
Temuera Morrison
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Birth Year: 1960
Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand

Temuera Morrison is a New Zealand singer and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jango Fett and Boba Fett in the famous Star Wars multimedia franchise. Temuera Morrison has also voiced Boba Fett in several video games, such as Star Wars: Empire at War and Star Wars Battlefront. 

 10 
Hu Yi Tian
(Actor)
Hu Yi Tian
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Birth Year: 1993
Birthplace: Hangzhou

After making waves with his TV debut in A Rush to Dead Summer, Chinese actor Hu Yitian gained accolades and awards for his role of Jiang Chen in the Tencent series A Love So Beautiful. He has also appeared on reality shows such as Twenty-Four Hours.

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Richard Widmark
(Villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death)
Richard Widmark
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Birth Year: 1914
Birthplace: Sunrise Township, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2008
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 12 
Jade Thirlwall
(Pop Singer)
Jade Thirlwall
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1992
Birthplace: South Shields, England

English singer and songwriter Jade Thirlwall is a member of the British four-piece girl group Little Mix. Her group became the first group to win the reality TV show, The X Factor. Having sold over 50 million records worldwide, they are one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Besides music, she also runs a cocktail bar. 

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Chris Daughtry
(Vocalist, Guitarist)
Chris Daughtry
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chris Daughtry gained fame as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Daughtry, which he formed after finishing fourth in the fifth season of American Idol. He has delivered hits such as It's Not Over and became the runner-up in the second season of The Masked Singer.
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Steve Allen
(TV personality)
Steve Allen
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Birth Year: 1921
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2000
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Tahnee Welch
(Model & Actress)
Tahnee Welch
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Listed In: Fashion
Birth Year: 1961
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Eden Sher
(Actress)
Eden Sher
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Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Jon Bellion
(Singer and Rapper, Best known For His Song 'All Time Low')
Jon Bellion
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Listed In: Singers
Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States
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Martin Cooper
(Inventor of First Cellular Mobile Phone)
Martin Cooper
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Listed In: Business People
Birth Year: 1928
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Electrical engineer Martin Cooper had initially served the U.S. Navy in the Korean War. He later joined Motorola and pioneered many inventions in wireless communications. The Charles Stark Draper Prize winner also invented the world’s first mobile phone and made the first cell phone call.
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Yohan Blake
(Jamaican Sprinter)
Yohan Blake
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: St. James Parish, Jamaica

Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter who became the youngest 100 meters world champion when he won a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in 2011. He also won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games as part of the Jamaican relay team. Yohan Blake is the second-fastest man in both 100 meters and 200 meters events.

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Roxanne Pallett
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Birth Year: 1982
Birthplace: Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Aaron Ramsey
(Welsh Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Aaron Ramsey
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1990
Birthplace: Caerphilly, Wales
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Mao Zedong
(Communist Leader of China)
Mao Zedong
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1893
Birthplace: Shaoshan, Xiangtan, China
Died: 1976

One of the most significant and controversial leaders of the 20th century, Mao Zedong was a communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China which he governed as the chairman of Chinese Communist Party. He is appreciated for numerous development work but is criticised for his authoritarian regime and policies which resulted in millions of deaths .

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Ozzie Smith
(Baseball player)
Ozzie Smith
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1954
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Henry Valentine Miller
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Listed In: Writers
Birth Year: 1891
Birthplace: Yorkville, Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1980
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Caroll Spinney
(Puppeteer)
Caroll Spinney
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1933
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2019

Caroll Spinney was an American cartoonist, puppeteer, artist, author, and speaker. He is best remembered for playing Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird on the popular educational children's TV series Sesame Street from 1969 to 2018. Over the course of his illustrious career, Caroll Spinney was honored with two Grammy Awards and four Daytime Emmy Awards.

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Carlton Fisk
(Baseball player)
Carlton Fisk
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1947
Birthplace: Bellows Falls, Town of Rockingham, Vermont, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Elisha Cook Jr.
(Actor)
Elisha Cook Jr.
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Birth Year: 1903
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 1995
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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John Horton Conway
(British Mathematician Known for His Contributions to 'Combinatorial Game Theory (CGT)')
John Horton Conway
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Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1937
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: 2020

Remembered as versatile mathematician, game wizard and polymath, John Horton Conway had limitless curiosity, which matched with his scientific originality. Although he is best known for devising the cellular automation called Game of Life, he made significant contributions to group theory, number theory, algebra, geometric topology, theoretical physics, combinatorial game theory and geometry. Conway published many outstanding papers in these fields.

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Tricia Leigh Fisher
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Birth Year: 1968
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Alan King
(Actor)
Alan King
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Birth Year: 1927
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2004
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Tiffany Brissette
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Birth Year: 1974
Birthplace: Paradise, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Chris Gronkowski
(American Football player)
Chris Gronkowski
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1986
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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George Dewey
(Military Leader)
George Dewey
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Listed In: Leaders
Birth Year: 1837
Birthplace: Montpelier, Vermont, United States
Died: 1917
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John Scofield
(Guitarist, Composer, Jazz musician, Jazz guitarist)
John Scofield
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1951
Birthplace: Dayton
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Ed Stafford
(Explorer and the First Human Ever to Walk the Length of the Amazon River)
Ed Stafford
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1975
Birthplace: Cambridgeshire, England

Ed Stafford is a British explorer who became the first person to walk the length of the famous Amazon River in 2010. Walking the Amazon is widely regarded as the longest jungle trek in the history of mankind and the feat is also recognized by the Guinness World Records. He currently hosts shows for the Discovery Channel.

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Trevor Siemian
(American football player)
Trevor Siemian
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1991
Birthplace: Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Aleksej Pokuševski
(Serbian Basketball Power Forward/Small Forward)
Aleksej Pokuševski
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 2001
Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia

Serbian basketball player Aleksej Pokuševski plays for the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder. A talented power forward/small forward, he began his senior career with the Greek club Olympiacos, before being picked up by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft. He is the son of a professional basketball player and coach.

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Mary Somerville
(Scottish Scientist, Writer and Polymath)
Mary Somerville
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Listed In: Scientists
Birth Year: 1780
Birthplace: Jedburgh, Scotland
Died: 1872

One of the two pioneering female honorary members of the Royal Astronomical Society, Mary Somerville was a 19th-century polymath and science writer. Though she specialized in math and astronomy, she was also well-versed in botany and geology. The Connection of the Physical Sciences remains her most notable work.

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Sofiane Feghouli
(Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Winger)
Sofiane Feghouli
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1989
Birthplace: Levallois-Perret, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Wallace Huo
(Actor, Singer and Producer)
Wallace Huo
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Birth Year: 1979
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan

While he initially aspired to be a basketball player, Wallace Huo later deviated to singing and then acting. The Taiwanese entertainer is known for his performances in Chinese Paladin 3, Swordsman, and the hit fantasy drama The Journey of Flower. He has grabbed deals with brands such as Hugo Boss, too.

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Baba Amte
(Indian Social Worker Who was Known for his Work for the Rehabilitation of People Suffering from Leprosy)
Baba Amte
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Listed In: Activists
Birth Year: 1914
Birthplace: Wardha, Maharashtra
Died: 2008

Baba Amte was an Indian activist and social worker best remembered for his work that aimed at empowering people suffering from leprosy. Dubbed the modern Gandhi of India, Amte received several prestigious awards, such as the Gandhi Peace Prize, Dr. Ambedkar International Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award, and the Padma Vibhushan.

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Elton Mayo
(Australian Psychologist Known for His Industrial Research Including the 'Hawthorne Studies')
Elton Mayo
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Birth Year: 1880
Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia
Died: 1949

Elton Mayo was an Australian-born industrial researcher, psychologist, and organizational theorist. As a psychologist, Mayo played an important role during World War I, helping soldiers returning from the war recover from the stresses. He also conducted psycho-pathological tests and is credited with pioneering the psychoanalytic treatment of shell-shock. Elton Mayo's works also laid the basis for the human relations movement.

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Peter Hillary
(Mountaineer, Philanthropist and Writer)
Peter Hillary
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birth Year: 1954
Birthplace: Auckland

The son of legendary New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, Peter Hillary followed in his father’s footsteps and became a successful mountaineer. He and his father were the first father-son duo to scale Mt. Everest. An author and philanthropist, too, he has helped people in the Mt. Everest region in Nepal.

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Aksel Lund Svindal
(Alpine Ski Racer)
Aksel Lund Svindal
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1982
Birthplace: Lørenskog Municipality, Norway

Aksel Lund Svindal is a former alpine ski racer. A two-time World Cup champion, Svindal is widely regarded as the best Norwegian alpine skier of all time. During the course of his illustrious career, Aksel Lund Svindal won two Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and an Olympic bronze medal. He also won five gold medals at World Championships.

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Shimron Hetmyer
(Guyanese Cricketer Who Plays as a Top Order Batsman)
Shimron Hetmyer
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1996
Birthplace: East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana

Shimron Hetmyer is a Guyanese professional cricket player who represents the West Indies cricket team in international cricket matches. One of the most popular and prominent members of the current West Indies cricket team, Hetmyer is renowned for his ability to strike the ball hard. He also plays in popular T20 tournaments around the world.

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Tony Rosato
(Actor)
Tony Rosato
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Birth Year: 1954
Birthplace: Naples, Campania, Italy
Died: 2017
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Glenn Davis
(American football player)
Glenn Davis
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1924
Birthplace: Claremont, California, United States
Died: 2005
 48 
James Mercer
(Singer-songwriter)
James Mercer
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Listed In: Musicians
Birth Year: 1970
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
 49 
Frank Broyles
(American football player)
Frank Broyles
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1924
Birthplace: Decatur, Georgia, United States
Died: 2017
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Marcelo Ríos
(Chilean Former World No. 1 Tennis Player)
Marcelo Ríos
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birth Year: 1975
Birthplace: Santiago, Chile
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)