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Jasmin Selberg

Jasmin Selberg (born 11 August 1999) is a German model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2022.

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Alireza Jahanbakhsh

Iranian winger who played in the Premier League for Brighton

Did you know? He was the first Asian player to finish a season as the top goalscorer in a major European top-flight league.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Gilaki: علیرضا جهانبخش; born 11 August 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Excelsior and the Iran national team. In 2014, Jahanbakhsh was voted the second greatest young talent of the 2013–14 Eredivisie season.

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Úrsula Corberó

Spanish actress famous for playing Tokyo in Money Heist

Did you know? She is a prominent fashion icon and has served as a global ambassador for several luxury jewellery and accessory brands.

Úrsula Corberó Delgado (born 11 August 1989) is a Spanish actress. She became known in Spain for playing Ruth Gómez in the teen drama series Física o Química (2008–2010), Margarita de Austria in the historical fiction series Isabel (2014), and Marta in the comedy film Girl's Night Out (2015).

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Irfan Bachdim

Professional footballer who played for the Indonesia national team

Did you know? He was the first Indonesian player to play in the Japanese J.League after signing for Ventforet Kofu.

Irfan Haarys Bachdim (born 11 August 1988) is a former footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Indonesia national team.

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GypsyCrusader

Paul Nicholas Miller (born August 11, 1988), better known as GypsyCrusader, is an American white supremacist Internet personality and Muay Thai fighter of Romani ancestry.

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Jacqueline Fernandez

Sri Lankan actress and model appearing in Hindi films

Did you know? Before becoming a Bollywood star, she represented Sri Lanka at the Miss Universe pageant and worked as a television reporter.

Jacqueline Genevieve Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress based in India. She has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos.

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Chris Hemsworth

Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor and film producer. His films as a leading man have grossed over $12.1 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing film stars of all time.

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Sébastien Squillaci

French international footballer who played as a centre-back

Did you know? He helped Monaco reach the 2004 Champions League final and later played for Arsenal in the Premier League.

Sébastien Jean-Baptiste Squillaci (born 11 August 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. From 2004 to 2010, he played 21 matches for the France national team while also making three appearances for the Corsica national team.

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Iván Córdoba

Inter Milan defender and winner of the Champions League

Did you know? He scored the winning goal for Colombia in the 2001 Copa América final to secure their first ever title.

Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda (Spanish pronunciation:, born 11 August 1976) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Córdoba began his career in Colombia with Deportivo Rionegro and Atlético Nacional, before moving to Argentine club San Lorenzo.

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Asma al-Assad

British-born former first lady of Syria and wife of Bashar al-Assad

Did you know? She was born and raised in London and worked as an investment banker before marrying into the Syrian ruling family.

Asma Fawaz al-Assad (Arabic: أسماء فواز الأسد; née Akhras; born 11 August 1975) is the former first lady of Syria, married to Bashar al-Assad. Her husband was president from 2000 until he was overthrown on 8 December 2024.

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Luis Lacalle Pou

Uruguayan politician who served as President of Uruguay

Did you know? An avid surfer, he was frequently photographed catching waves at the coast during his political campaigns and presidency.

Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (Latin American Spanish:, locally; born 11 August 1973), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, who served as the 42nd president of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025.

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Anna Gunn

Actress best known for playing Skyler White in Breaking Bad

Did you know? Early in her career, she provided the voice for the character Ariel in the Legacy of Kain video game series.

Anna Kathryn Gunn (born August 11, 1968) is an American actress. She portrayed Skyler White on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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Massimiliano Allegri

Italian football manager who won multiple league titles with Juventus

Did you know? During his playing days as a midfielder, he famously scored a goal against AC Milan while playing for the unfancied side Pescara.

Massimiliano "Max" Allegri (Italian pronunciation:; born 11 August 1967) is an Italian professional football manager and former professional player who is currently the head coach of Serie A club Napoli.

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Joe Rogan

Podcaster and commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Did you know? Before his media career, he won several state championships as a competitive martial artist in Taekwondo.

Joseph James Rogan Jr. (born August 11, 1967) is an American podcaster, sports commentator, comedian, actor, and former television host.

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Viola Davis

Award-winning American actress known for Fences and The Help

Did you know? Before finding fame, she grew up in such extreme poverty that she often had to forage for food in bins to survive.

Viola Davis ( vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017.

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Hulk Hogan

Professional wrestler who became a global pop culture icon

Did you know? Before finding fame in the ring, he was a skilled musician who played fretless bass guitar in various rock bands.

Terry Gene Bollea (August 11, 1953 – July 24, 2025), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality.

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Steve Wozniak

Computing pioneer and co-founder of the technology company Apple

Did you know? He is a highly skilled player of Segway polo and has competed in several world championship tournaments for the sport.

Stephen Gary Wozniak (born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname Woz (Not to be mistaken with Scott The Woz), is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Inc.

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Jan Palach

Czech student who self-immolated in protest against the Soviet occupation

Did you know? An asteroid discovered in 1969 was named in his honour to commemorate his sacrifice for the freedom of his country.

Jan Palach (Czech pronunciation:; 11 August 1948 – 19 January 1969) was a Czech student of history and political economics at Charles University in Prague.

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Pervez Musharraf

Pakistani army chief who seized power in a 1999 coup and ruled as president until 2008

Did you know? He survived multiple assassination attempts, including a bridge bombing that occurred only moments after his car had passed.

Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He overthrew Nawaz Sharif's government in the 1999 coup d'état and proclaimed himself the chief executive of Pakistan, under martial law.

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Aaron Klug

Nobel Prize-winning biophysicist who pioneered the use of electron microscopy

Did you know? Following the death of Rosalind Franklin, he continued her research into the structure of viruses and eventually published their findings.

Sir Aaron Klug (11 August 1926 – 20 November 2018) was a British biophysicist and chemist. He was a winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nucleic acid-protein complexes.

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Yoshio Okada

Defender who played for the Japan national football team

Did you know? He earned his international caps while playing for the amateur team Rokko Club in the years following the Second World War.

Yoshio Okada (岡田 吉夫, Okada Yoshio; August 11, 1926 – June 22, 2002) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Alex Haley

American author of the historical novel Roots

Did you know? Before his writing success, he served in the United States Coast Guard for twenty years and became their first chief journalist.

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers.

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Enid Blyton

Prolific children's author who created the Famous Five and Noddy

Did you know? Her books have been translated into about 90 languages and remain among the most popular children’s titles worldwide.

Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer. She remains one of the best-selling children's literature writers of all time.

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Christiaan Eijkman

Nobel Prize-winning physician who discovered that vitamins prevent certain diseases

Did you know? His discovery that beriberi was caused by a nutritional deficiency began with an observation of sick chickens in a laboratory.

Christiaan Eijkman (UK: AYK-mən, EYEK-mən, US: -⁠mahn, Dutch:; 11 August 1858 – 5 November 1930) was a Dutch physician and professor of physiology whose demonstration that beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of antineuritic vitamins (thiamine).

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