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Lautaro Martínez

Argentine World Cup winner and captain of Italian club Inter Milan

Did you know? He is nicknamed 'The Bull' due to his powerful physique and aggressive playing style as a striker.

Lautaro Javier Martínez (born 22 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan, which he captains, and the Argentina national team.

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Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa ( DOO-ə LEE-pə; Albanian:; born 22 August 1995) is an English singer and songwriter. Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards.

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Laura Dahlmeier

German biathlete who won two Olympic gold medals

Did you know? She became the first biathlete to win five gold medals during a single World Championship event in a dominant season.

Laura Dahlmeier (German:; 22 August 1993 – 28 July 2025) was a German biathlete. Dahlmeier started in her first World Cup races in the 2012–13 season.

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Artem Dzyuba

Record-breaking striker and former captain of the Russian football team

Did you know? He is the joint-top goalscorer in the history of his national team and once voiced a GPS navigation app.

Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (Russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, pronounced; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with Spartak Moscow, debuting in 2006 and making 166 appearances and scoring 38 goals.

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James Corden

Actor and comedian known for hosting The Late Late Show

Did you know? He co-wrote and starred in Gavin & Stacey, which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Situation Comedy.

James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, and television host. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey.

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Rodrigo Santoro

Brazilian actor known for portraying Xerxes in the movie 300

Did you know? To play the Persian king Xerxes, he underwent daily four-hour makeup sessions and had hundreds of fake piercings applied to his body.

Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (Portuguese pronunciation:; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is known in Brazil for his appearances on local telenovelas, and internationally for his portrayal of the Persian king Xerxes I in the film 300 (2006) and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

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Kristen Wiig

Comedic actress and writer known for Saturday Night Live and Bridesmaids

Did you know? Before her acting career took off, she worked as a graphic designer and even as a waitress at Universal Studios.

Kristen Carroll Wiig (born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

British actor known for roles in Oz and Lost

Did you know? He holds a master's degree in law from King's College London and once worked as a model in Italy.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Yoruba:; born 22 August 1967) is a British actor. On television, he is best known for his roles as Simon Adebisi in Oz (1997–2000), Mr.

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Layne Staley

Lead singer of the American rock band Alice in Chains

Did you know? He was also the frontman for the grunge supergroup Mad Season, alongside members of Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees.

Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American singer-songwriter. He was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement.

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David Reimer

David Reimer (born Bruce Peter Reimer; 22 August 1965 – 4 May 2004) was a Canadian man raised as a girl following medical advice and intervention after his penis was severely injured during a botched circumcision in infancy.

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Mats Wilander

Swedish tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles

Did you know? He is one of only a few men to win major tennis titles on grass, clay, and hard court surfaces.

Mats Arne Olof Wilander (Swedish:; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No.

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Tori Amos

American singer-songwriter known for her piano-led alternative rock

Did you know? At the age of five, she became the youngest person ever to be awarded a scholarship to the prestigious Peabody Conservatory.

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range.

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Annie Proulx

Award-winning author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain

Did you know? Although she is one of America's most celebrated writers, she did not publish her debut novel until she was in her fifties.

Edna Ann Proulx ( PROO; born August 22, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E. A. Proulx.

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Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

American general who commanded Coalition forces in the Gulf War

Did you know? He was a keen amateur magician and was known to perform card tricks for his troops during his military career.

Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ( SHWORTS-kof; 22 August 1934 – 27 December 2012) was a United States Army general.

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Gilmar

Brazilian goalkeeper who won two consecutive World Cups

Did you know? He is the only goalkeeper to have started and won two successive World Cup finals, in 1958 and 1962.

Gylmar dos Santos Neves (Brazilian Portuguese:; 22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013), known simply as Gilmar, was a Brazilian footballer who played goalkeeper for Corinthians and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups.

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

Influential German composer who pioneered electronic and serial music

Did you know? His image appears on the iconic cover of The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Karlheinz Stockhausen (German:; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Ray Bradbury

American writer of Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes, a giant of science fiction

Did you know? He was a direct descendant of Mary Bradbury, who was tried and sentenced to death during the Salem witch trials.

Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: BRAD-berr-ee; 22 August 1920 – 5 June 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.

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John Lee Hooker

Influential American blues singer and guitarist known for his rhythmic style

Did you know? His father was a sharecropper and Baptist preacher who disapproved of blues music, viewing it as a sinful influence.

John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues that he developed in Detroit.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Influential French photographer and pioneer of the candid street photography style

Did you know? He was a co-founder of the Magnum Photos agency and developed the concept of the decisive moment in photography.

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French:; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer and artist. He was considered a master of candid photography, and was an early user of 35mm film.

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Deng Xiaoping

Chinese Communist leader who opened China to markets and foreign investment from 1978, setting off its economic boom

Did you know? During his youth in France, he ran a small shop and worked in a factory to support his education.

Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1978 to 1989.

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Leni Riefenstahl

German filmmaker and photographer known for the documentary Triumph of the Will

Did you know? After her film career ended, she became an expert scuba diver and published books of underwater photography in her seventies.

Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (German:; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German filmmaker, photographer, and actress. She is considered one of the most controversial personalities in film history.

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Dorothy Parker

American poet and critic known for her sharp, witty observations

Did you know? She was a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, a famous group of New York writers.

Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction. Based in New York, she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.

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Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

German politician who served as the final Chancellor of the Third Reich

Did you know? He was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford before beginning his long political career in Germany.

Johann Ludwig "Lutz" Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (born Johann Ludwig von Krosigk; 22 August 1887 – 4 March 1977) was a German senior government official who served as the minister of finance of Germany from 1932 to 1945 and de facto chancellor of Germany during May 1945.

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Max Scheler

German philosopher who made significant contributions to phenomenology and ethics

Did you know? He was a prolific lecturer whose work heavily influenced the early philosophical development of Pope John Paul II.

Max Ferdinand Scheler (German:; 22 August 1874 – 19 May 1928) was a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology, ethics, and philosophical anthropology.

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