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Hayden Panettiere

Actress known for the television series Heroes and Nashville

Did you know? She started her career in front of the camera as a baby, appearing in dozens of national television commercials before starting school.

Hayden Lesley Panettiere ( PAN-ə-tee-AIR; August 21, 1989 – August 16, 2026) was an American actress and singer. She first appeared on screen when she was 11 months old, in a 1990 commercial; by age five, she had appeared in more than 50 commercials.

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Robert Lewandowski

Polish striker widely considered one of the greatest modern footballers

Did you know? He almost joined Blackburn Rovers in 2010, but the move was cancelled because a volcanic ash cloud over Europe prevented him from flying.

Robert Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation:; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire and captains the Poland national team.

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Usain Bolt

Jamaican sprinter who holds the 100 and 200 metres world records and won eight Olympic gold medals

Did you know? He reportedly ate an estimated 1,000 chicken nuggets during the ten days he spent at the Beijing Olympics.

Usain St. Leo Bolt ( YOO-sayn; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of the Pheu Thai Party

Did you know? She balanced her political campaign while heavily pregnant and gave birth to her second child just days before the election.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra (born 21 August 1986) is a Thai politician and businesswoman who served as the 31st prime minister of Thailand from 2024 until her removal from office in 2025. She led the Pheu Thai Party from 2023 until her resignation in 2025.

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Alizée

French singer known for the international hit Moi... Lolita

Did you know? Her stage name is also her real first name and is the French word for the trade winds.

Alizée Lyonnet (née Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known mononymously as Alizée, is a French singer and dancer. She is one of the best-selling French female artists of the 21st century, and the musician with the most exports out of France.

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Brody Jenner

Sam Brody Jenner (born August 21, 1983) is an American television personality, business owner and DJ from Malibu, California. He is known for his appearances in reality television series such as The Princes of Malibu, The Hills, Bromance, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

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Sergey Brin

Computer scientist who co-founded Google with Larry Page

Did you know? He immigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union as a child to escape antisemitism.

Sergey Mikhailovich Brin (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Брин; born August 21, 1973) is an American computer scientist and businessman who co-founded Google with Larry Page. He was the president of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., until stepping down from the role in 2019.

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Carrie-Anne Moss

Canadian actress best known for playing Trinity in The Matrix

Did you know? She had never ridden a motorbike before filming the famous high-speed chase scene for the second movie in the series.

Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in The Matrix series (1999–present).

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Serj Tankian

Lead singer of the heavy metal band System of a Down

Did you know? An outspoken activist, he has spent many years campaigning for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

Serj Tankian ( TAHN-kee-ən, Western Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան pronounced; born August 21, 1967) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band System of a Down, which was formed in 1994.

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Mohammed VI of Morocco

King of Morocco and member of the Alawi dynasty

Did you know? He is the leading businessman in his country with major holdings in sectors ranging from banking to renewable energy.

Mohammed VI (born Mohammed ben El Hassan Al Alaoui; 21 August 1963) is King of Morocco, reigning since 1999. A member of the Alawi dynasty, Mohammed was born during the reign of his father, King Hassan II. At an early age, he began partaking in public engagements on behalf of his father.

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Stephen Hillenburg

American animator and marine biologist who created SpongeBob SquarePants

Did you know? Before he began his career in animation, he taught marine biology at an ocean science centre in California.

Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator. He is best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon in 1999.

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Margaret Gardiner

Margaret Gardiner (born 21 August 1959) is a South African journalist and beauty queen who was the winner of the Miss Universe 1978, the first South African woman, and the first African one, to win the Miss Universe title. She was 18 years old when she won the pageant.

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Kim Cattrall

Actress best known for playing Samantha Jones in Sex and the City

Did you know? Although often associated with New York, she was born in Liverpool and moved to Canada when she was only three months old.

Kim Victoria Cattrall (born 21 August 1956) is a British and Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones on HBO's Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress.

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Mary Simon

Mary Jeannie May Simon (born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who served as the 30th governor general of Canada from 2021 to 2026. She is Inuk on her mother's side, making her the first Indigenous person to hold the office.

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Festus Mogae

Former President of Botswana known for his economic leadership

Did you know? He received the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, which is the largest individual award in the world.

Festus Gontebanye Mogae (21 August 1939 – 8 May 2026) was a Motswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He was re-elected in October 2004.

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Kenny Rogers

American country music singer known for hits like The Gambler

Did you know? Before his solo success, he was a member of a jazz group and later the psychedelic rock band The First Edition.

Kenneth Donald Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American country music singer-songwriter.

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Wilt Chamberlain

Basketball player who holds the record for scoring 100 points

Did you know? In addition to his basketball skills, he was a champion high jumper and once considered a professional career in volleyball.

Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons.

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John L. Hall

American physicist and Nobel laureate who worked on laser technology

Did you know? He shared his Nobel Prize for work that allows scientists to measure the frequency of light with incredible precision.

John Lewis "Jan" Hall (born August 21, 1934) is an American physicist.

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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Younger daughter of King George VI and sister of Elizabeth II

Did you know? She was the first member of the British royal family to be born in Scotland for over three hundred years.

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002), was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Leonid Hurwicz

Nobel Prize-winning economist and mathematician

Did you know? He was ninety years old when he received the Nobel Prize, making him the oldest winner in the history of the award at that time.

Leonid Hurwicz (Polish pronunciation:; August 21, 1917 – June 24, 2008) was a Polish–American economist and mathematician, known for his work in game theory and mechanism design.

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Count Basie

Jazz pianist and leader of the Count Basie Orchestra

Did you know? He was the first African American man to win a Grammy Award, receiving the honour for his album Basie in 1958.

William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording.

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Emilio Salgari

Italian author of swashbuckling adventures including the Sandokan series

Did you know? Despite writing about adventures in far-off lands like Malaysia and the Caribbean, he rarely left his home country of Italy.

Emilio Salgari (Italian pronunciation:, but often erroneously pronounced; 21 August 1862 – 25 April 1911) was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction. In Italy, his extensive body of work was more widely read than that of Dante Alighieri.

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Wilhelm Ostwald

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who helped found physical chemistry

Did you know? He was a pioneer in colour science and developed a comprehensive system for organising and categorising different shades.

Wilhelm Friedrich Ostwald (German:; 2 September 1853 – 4 April 1932) was a Baltic German chemist and philosopher. Ostwald is credited with being one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry, with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst and Svante Arrhenius.

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Jules Michelet

French historian who first coined the term Renaissance

Did you know? He was born in a former church that his father had converted into a printing shop during the French Revolution.

Jules Michelet (French:; 21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) was a French historian and writer, best known for his multi-volume work Histoire de France (History of France), which chronicles the history of France from its earliest origins to the French Revolution.

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