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Vivian Jenna Wilson

Vivian Jenna Wilson (born April 17, 2004) is an American social media personality and model. She is the eldest daughter of Elon Musk and his first wife, Justine Musk (née Wilson).

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Shkodran Mustafi

German World Cup-winning defender who played for Arsenal

Did you know? He became a world champion with Germany in 2014 despite only making a single appearance for Everton earlier in his career.

Shkodran Mustafi (German pronunciation:; born 17 April 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Mustafi began his career in the youth ranks of Hamburger SV and English club Everton, where he made one substitute appearance for them before leaving to Sampdoria in January 2012.

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Medhi Benatia

Moroccan international defender who played for top clubs including Bayern Munich

Did you know? Born and raised in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother, he chose to represent Morocco at the international level.

Medhi Amine El Mouttaqi Benatia (Arabic: المهدي أمين المتقي بن عطية; French pronunciation:; born 17 April 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He last served as the sporting director of Ligue 1 club Marseille.

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Romain Grosjean

French racing driver known for his career in Formula One

Did you know? He is a trained chef and released a cookbook with his wife featuring several of his own recipes.

Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (French pronunciation:; born 17 April 1986) is a French and Swiss racing driver, who competes in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne. Grosjean competed under the French flag in Formula One between 2009 and 2020, and the IndyCar Series from 2021 to 2024 and in 2026.

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Rooney Mara

American actress known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Did you know? Her family founded two major NFL teams, the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Patricia Rooney Mara ( MAIR-ə; born April 17, 1985) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

French tennis player who reached the 2008 Australian Open final

Did you know? Because of his physical resemblance to the boxing legend, he earned the nickname Ali during his professional career.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (French pronunciation:; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No.

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Takuya Honda

Japanese midfielder who won the Asian Cup with the national team

Did you know? He was part of the squad that won the 2011 tournament in Qatar, appearing as a substitute in the semi-final.

Takuya Honda (本田 拓也, Honda Takuya; born 17 April 1985) is a Japanese former football.

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Steven Pruitt

American editor with the highest number of English Wikipedia edits

Did you know? He works as a contractor for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and spends several hours every day updating online articles.

Steven Pruitt ( PROO-it; born April 17, 1984), known online as Ser Amantio di Nicolao, is an American Wikipedia editor and administrator who has made the largest number of edits made to the English Wikipedia, at 7 million, having edited at least a third of its articles. Pruitt first began editing Wikipedia in 2004.

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Rosanna Davison

Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984) is an Irish actress, singer, writer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2003. She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh, and the song "For Rosanna" was written by her father for his eighth studio album, Into the Light (1986) in her honour.

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Lee Joon-gi

South Korean actor who became a star in The King and the Clown and later led Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Did you know? He appeared in the Hollywood film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.

Lee Joon-gi (Korean: 이준기; born 17 April 1982) is a South Korean actor, singer, and dancer. He rose to fame on his first leading role playing a clown in the critically acclaimed film The King and the Clown (2005) and gained further recognition in the romantic comedy My Girl (2005−06).

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Satoshi Yamaguchi

Japanese footballer who played as a defender for Gamba Osaka

Did you know? He was a consistent presence in the J.League for nearly twenty years and helped his team win the AFC Champions League.

Satoshi Yamaguchi (山口 智, Yamaguchi Satoshi; born April 17, 1978) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J2 League club Shonan Bellmare.

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Victoria Beckham

Fashion designer and former member of the pop group Spice Girls

Did you know? Before finding fame, she appeared in a BBC disco dance competition and worked as a model for a trade magazine.

Victoria Caroline, Lady Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974), is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Posh Spice.

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Jennifer Garner

Actress who starred in the thriller series Alias and 13 Going on 30

Did you know? She is a classically trained ballet dancer and performed on stage before moving into professional acting.

Jennifer Anne Garner (born April 17, 1972) is an American actress. Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Garner studied theater at Denison University and began acting as an understudy for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City.

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Sean Bean

British actor known for Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings

Did you know? He has a tattoo on his shoulder that reads nine in Elvish, shared with his fellow Fellowship of the Ring cast members.

Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean, 17 April 1959) is an English actor. Recognised for his work in both film and television, he has received various accolades including three BAFTA TV Awards, a Critics' Choice Award, an Actor Award and an International Emmy Award.

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Jacqueline Moudeina

Jacqueline Moudeina (born 1957) is a Chadian lawyer and human rights activist, who is known for her work in bringing Hissène Habré to justice for crimes against humanity, as well as those who worked with him.

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Joe Alaskey

Voice actor who succeeded Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny

Did you know? He won an Emmy Award for his performance as the voice of Daffy Duck.

Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros.

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Olivia Hussey

Actress best known for playing Juliet in Zeffirelli's 1968 film

Did you know? She was only fifteen years old when she was cast as Juliet, beating more than five hundred other actresses for the role.

Olivia Hussey (née Osuna; 17 April 1951 – 27 December 2024) was a British actress. The daughter of Argentine singer Osvaldo Ribó and Englishwoman Alma Joy Hussey, Hussey was born in Buenos Aires and spent most of her early life in her mother's native England.

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Georges J. F. Köhler

Nobel Prize-winning biologist who co-developed monoclonal antibody technology

Did you know? He shared the 1984 Nobel Prize for Medicine at the age of only thirty-eight for his work on the immune system.

Georges Jean Franz Köhler (German pronunciation:; 17 April 1946 – 1 March 1995) was a German biologist and immunologist who shared the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with César Milstein and Niels Kaj Jerne "for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the…

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David Bradley

David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor. He is best known for his screen roles, which include Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series The Strain.

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Chandra Shekhar

Indian politician who served as the eighth Prime Minister of India

Did you know? Before becoming leader, he undertook a massive walking tour across the country to better understand the problems facing rural citizens.

Chandra Shekhar (17 April 1927 – 8 July 2007) was an Indian politician and the prime minister of India, between 10 November 1990 and 21 June 1991. He headed a minority government of a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal with outside support from the Indian National Congress.

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William Holden

Oscar-winning actor known for Sunset Boulevard and Stalag 17

Did you know? He served as the best man at the 1952 wedding of fellow actors Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis.

William Franklin Holden (né Beedle; April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) was an American actor. He was an Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award winner, and one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s.

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sri Lankan politician who became the first female prime minister worldwide

Did you know? Her daughter later became the first female president of Sri Lanka and appointed her mother as prime minister.

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (née Ratwatte; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman who thrice served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1960 to 1965, from 1970 to 1977, and from 1994 to 2000.

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Alain Poher

Long-serving President of the French Senate and acting national president

Did you know? He is the only person to have served as the interim President of the French Republic on two separate occasions.

Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher (French:; 17 April 1909 – 9 December 1996) was a French politician who served as president of the Senate from 1968 to 1992 and as acting president of France in 1969 and 1974.

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Thornton Wilder

Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright and novelist

Did you know? He wrote the screenplay for the Alfred Hitchcock psychological thriller Shadow of a Doubt.

Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day.

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