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Jackson Browne
(Singer-Songwriter Known for His Songs )
Jackson Browne
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Birthdate: October 9, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Six-time Grammy-nominated rock singer Jackson Browne has sold more than 18 million albums in the U.S. Best known for his hits These Days, Running on Empty, and Doctor My Eyes, he was featured on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. The MUSE founder is an avid environmentalist, too.
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Michael Fassbender
(German-Irish Actor and Racing Driver)
Michael Fassbender
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Birthdate: April 2, 1977
Sun Sign: Aries

Michael Fassbender is a critically-acclaimed Irish-German actor best known for playing a sex addict in the psychological erotic drama film Shame. Apart from being an actor, Michael is also a well-known racing driver; he started his auto racing career in 2017 and currently races for Proton Competition in the European Le Mans Series.

 3 
Cress Williams
(Known for His Roles in the TV Series: ‘Prison Break’, ‘Close to Home’ and ‘Hart of Dixie’)
Cress Williams
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Birthdate: July 26, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo

Cress Williams is an American actor known for his portrayal of Terrence Williams in the popular television series, Living Single. Williams struck a deal with DC Entertainment in 2018 to play Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning in the TV series Black Lightning. He is expected to play the role in future DC Entertainment movies and series featuring Black Lightning.

 4 
Ian Harding
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Birthdate: September 16, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
Necar Zadegan
(Actress)
Necar Zadegan
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Birthdate: June 20, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 6 
Friedrich Ebert
(1st President of Germany (1919 - 1925))
Friedrich Ebert
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 4, 1871
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: February 28, 1925

Friedrich Ebert was a German politician who served as the president of Germany from 1919 to 1925. He played an important role during the German Revolution of 1918–19, which helped replace the federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary republic, which came to be known as the Weimar Republic. Friedrich Ebert also worked towards restoring peace in Germany.

 7 
Queen Silvia of Sweden
(Queen Consort of Sweden)
Queen Silvia of Sweden
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Birthdate: December 23, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn

German-Brazilian Silvia Renate Sommerlath is a trained interpreter and has also served the Argentine consulate in Munich. She met Swedish crown prince Carl Gustaf while serving as a hostess at the 1972 Olympic Games and later got married to him and became Queen Silvia of Sweden.

 8 
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine
(German Princess and Later Duchess of Orléans by Her Marriage to Philippe I, Duke of Orléans)
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine
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Birthdate: May 27, 1652
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: December 8, 1722

German princess Elizabeth Charlotte, also known as Madame Palatine, became the duchess of Orléans as the second wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. Interestingly, she converted from Protestantism to Catholicism just to get married to Philippe I. An ancestress of several royal families, she was also known as the Grandmother of Europe.

 9 
Nelson Piquet Jr.
(Brazilian Stock Car Racing Driver and Former Formula One and Formula E Driver)
Nelson Piquet Jr.
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo

Nelson Angelo Piquet is a Brazilian stock car racer and former Formula One driver. At the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008, Piquet crashed deliberately to help his teammate Fernando Alonso win the competition. The scandal was dubbed Crashgate by the media as it attracted attention and became known as one of the most significant scandals in motor sport history.   

 10 
Dietmar Hopp
(German Software Engineer and Businessman)
Dietmar Hopp
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: April 26, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
 11 
Jonas Hofmann
(Association football player)
Jonas Hofmann
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 14, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 12 
Richard Sammel
(Known for his role as Thomas Eichhorst on the FX television series The Strain)
Richard Sammel
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Birthdate: October 13, 1960
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 13 
Malaika Mihambo
(Athletics competitor)
Malaika Mihambo
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 3, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 14 
Barbara Becker
(Designer, former actress and model)
Barbara Becker
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: November 1, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 15 
Hansi Flick
(German Professional Football Manager and Former Player)
Hansi Flick
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 24, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 16 
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
(King)
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
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Birthdate: December 22, 1617
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 28, 1680
 17 
Ananda Mahidol
(King of Siam)
Ananda Mahidol
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Birthdate: September 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: June 9, 1946
 18 
Ernst Jünger
(German Soldier and Author Known for His World War I Memoir 'Storm of Steel')
Ernst Jünger
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 29, 1895
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 17, 1998

Though Ernst Jünger was part of the German Army in both the World Wars, he was against the Nazi dictatorship and was accused of being involved in a plot to kill Hitler. He authored the diary-novel The Storm of Steel and also made a mark as an entomologist.

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Ernst Albrecht
(First European civil servants appointed in 1958 and served as Director-General)
Ernst Albrecht
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 29, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: December 13, 2014
 20 
Ken Duken
(Television and film actor who had a role in the 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. He also starred in the 2002 television series Night Shift.)
Ken Duken
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Birthdate: April 17, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 21 
Ernst Ruska
(Inventor of Electron Microscope)
Ernst Ruska
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 25, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: May 27, 1988

Ernst Ruska was a German physicist whose work in electron optics earned him the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986. His work led to the discovery of electron microscope, which plays a key role in the field of medical science. From 1957 to 1974, Ernst Ruska also worked at the Technical University of Berlin where he taught several students.

 22 
Andreas Hofmann
(German Track and Field Athlete)
Andreas Hofmann
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1991
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 23 
Dennis James
(Television personality)
Dennis James
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Birthdate: August 24, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: June 3, 1997
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 24 
Elisabeth of the Palatinate
(Philosopher)
Elisabeth of the Palatinate
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Birthdate: December 26, 1618
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: February 11, 1680
 25 
Marius Yo
(Singer & Actor)
Marius Yo
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 30, 2000
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 26 
Edward Barber
(Reality Star as T Pinoy Big Brother 7 housemate)
Edward Barber
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Birthdate: July 15, 2000
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 27 
Wolfgang Ketterle
(Physicist, University teacher)
Wolfgang Ketterle
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 21, 1957
Sun Sign: Libra
 28 
Julika Jenkins
(Actress)
Julika Jenkins
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Birthdate: October 20, 1971
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 29 
Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate
(Prince)
Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 1, 1614
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: January 7, 1629
 30 
Paul Zipser
(German Basketball Player Who Plays as Power Forward or Small Forward)
Paul Zipser
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 18, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
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Charles II, Elector Palatine
(Emperor)
Charles II, Elector Palatine
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Birthdate: April 10, 1651
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: May 26, 1685
 32 
Dennis James
(American Retired IFBB Pro Bodybuilder)
Dennis James
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 31, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Elisabeth Seitz
(German Artistic Gymnast)
Elisabeth Seitz
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 4, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 34 
Theodor W. Hänsch
(Physicist)
Theodor W. Hänsch
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 30, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 35 
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
(KIng)
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
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Birthdate: April 13, 1229
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 2, 1294
 36 
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
(Marshal)
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 6, 1615
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: July 1, 1690
 37 
Max Wolf
(Astronomer)
Max Wolf
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 21, 1863
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: October 3, 1932

Born to a doctor father, German astronomer Max Wolf had an observatory in his backyard, as a child. He is best remembered for pioneering astrophotography and for discovering comets. He was also the first to use the stereocomparator, which helps locate motion in celestial photos.

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Danilo Barthel
(German Basketball Player Who Plays Center or as Power Forward )
Danilo Barthel
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 24, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
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Karl Philipp von Wrede
(Bavarian Field Marshal)
Karl Philipp von Wrede
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 29, 1767
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: December 12, 1838
 40 
Caspar Netscher
(Painter)
Caspar Netscher
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Birthdate: 1639 AD
Died: January 15, 1684
 41 
Volker Weidler
(German Retired Racing Driver)
Volker Weidler
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 18, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
 42 
Rufus Beck
(Actor)
Rufus Beck
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Birthdate: July 23, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 43 
Viola Farber
(American Choreographer and Dancer)
Viola Farber
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Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 25, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: December 24, 1998

Viola Farber was an American dancer and choreographer. She is best remembered for her association with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Apart from being a founding member of the company, Viola Farber also worked towards popularizing the company. In 1968, she went on to establish the Viola Farber Dance Company where she developed her own dance style.

 44 
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
(Astronomer)
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 4, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: May 6, 1979

German astronomer and mineralogist Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth is credited with the discovery of 395 minor planets. His best-known discovery was the 69230 Hermes, which was assumed lost for over 50 years before being discovered again. He was associated with the Heidelberg Observatory for most of his life.

 45 
Franciscus Junius
(Scholar)
Franciscus Junius
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 29, 1591
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: November 19, 1677
 46 
Richard Freudenberg
(Basketball player)
Richard Freudenberg
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 31, 1998
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 47 
Gerardus Vossius
(Dutch Theologian)
Gerardus Vossius
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Birthdate: 1577
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: March 19, 1649

Gerardus Vossius was a Dutch theologian and scholar. His works as a professor of rhetoric were used as textbooks in many universities. Vossius had a lasting impact on Thomas Farnaby, whose work Latin Grammar was heavily influenced by Gerardus Vossius' works.

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Andreas Wirth
(Racing driver)
Andreas Wirth
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 19, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 49 
Hannah Ludwig
(Sport cyclist)
Hannah Ludwig
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 15, 2000
Sun Sign: Aquarius
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Jens Klingmann
(Racing driver)
Jens Klingmann
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer