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Count Nikolai of Monpezat

Danish royal and fashion model, eldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II

Did you know? He lost the title of prince when Queen Margrethe reorganised the family's titles.

Count Nikolai of Monpezat (born Prince Nikolai of Denmark; 28 August 1999) is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the eldest son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, the eldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, and the eldest nephew of King Frederik X.

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Ayase Ueda

Japanese international striker who plays for the national team

Did you know? He earned his first senior cap for Japan while still a student playing for his university football team.

Ayase Ueda (上田 綺世, Ueda Ayase IPA:,; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Japan national team.

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Kim Se-jeong

South Korean singer from I.O.I and Gugudan who became a television star in The Uncanny Counter and Business Proposal

Did you know? Business Proposal was adapted from a popular webtoon.

Kim Se-jeong (Korean: 김세정; born August 28, 1996) is a South Korean singer and actress. She finished second in Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 101, becoming a member of the project girl group I.O.I. She was also a member of Jellyfish Entertainment's girl group Gugudan.

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Andreja Pejić

Bosnian-born Australian model who became one of the world's most recognisable transgender models and later an actress

Did you know? She was scouted as a model while working at a McDonald's in Melbourne.

Andreja Pejić ( ən-DRAY-ə PEJ-ik, Serbo-Croatian:; born Andrej Pejić; on 28 August 1991) is an Australian actress and former model. Since coming out as a trans woman in 2013, she has become one of the most recognisable transgender models in the world.

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Bojan Krkić

Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Barcelona and Stoke City

Did you know? He broke the record for being the youngest player to feature for Barcelona in a league match, surpassing a mark set by Lionel Messi.

Bojan Krkić Pérez (born 28 August 1990), also known as simply Bojan, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. Bojan began his career at Barcelona after progressing through the youth ranks at La Masia.

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César Azpilicueta

Spanish defender and former captain of Chelsea football club

Did you know? He is frequently called Dave by fans because his surname was considered difficult for English supporters to pronounce when he first arrived.

César Azpilicueta Tanco (Spanish pronunciation:, born 28 August 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. A youth product of Osasuna, Azpilicueta spent three seasons in La Liga before switching to Marseille.

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Valtteri Bottas

Finnish Formula One driver with ten Grand Prix wins

Did you know? He is an avid cyclist and frequently competes in gravel bike races during his time away from the Formula One circuit.

Valtteri Viktor Bottas (Finnish pronunciation:; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver who competes in Formula One for Cadillac. Bottas has twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship in 2019 and 2020 with Mercedes, and has won 10 Grands Prix across 13 seasons.

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Daigo Nishi

Japanese defender and winner of several J.League and continental titles

Did you know? He won the J.League Goal of the Year award for a spectacular long-range volley scored for Kashima Antlers.

Daigo Nishi (西 大伍, Nishi Daigo; born 28 August 1987 in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for J3 League club Iwate Grulla Morioka.

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Masahiko Inoha

Professional Japanese footballer who played as a versatile defender

Did you know? He was part of the Japan squad that won the AFC Asian Cup in 2011 and also spent time playing in Croatia.

Masahiko Inoha (伊野波 雅彦, Inoha Masahiko; born 28 August 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back.

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Paula Fernandes

Brazilian singer-songwriter who is a major star in country music

Did you know? She began performing professionally as a child and had already recorded her first album by the age of ten.

Paula Fernandes de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese:; born August 28, 1984, in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. She won Latin Grammy Awards for her albums Amanhecer in 2016 and for Origens (Ao Vivo em Sete Lagoas) in 2020.

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Thiago Motta

Professional football manager and former player who represented Italy and Brazil

Did you know? He won a continental treble with Inter Milan and later became known for his innovative tactical theories as a coach.

Thiago Motta (Brazilian Portuguese:; Italian:; born 28 August 1982) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Serie A club Juventus.

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Jack Black

American comedy actor and lead singer of the rock duo Tenacious D

Did you know? His mother was an aerospace engineer who worked on the Apollo 13 rescue mission while he was still an infant.

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He has played leading roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated features.

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Sheryl Sandberg

Tech executive and author who served as Facebook’s chief operating officer

Did you know? She was the first woman to serve on the board of directors at Facebook.

Sheryl Kara Sandberg (born August 28, 1969) is an American technology executive, philanthropist and writer. She was the chief operating officer of Meta Platforms from 2008 to 2022 and is the founder of LeanIn.Org.

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Julen Lopetegui

Spanish football manager who led Sevilla to Europa League success

Did you know? He is a rare example of a professional who played as a goalkeeper for both Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Julen Lopetegui Argote (Spanish pronunciation:; born 28 August 1966) is a Spanish professional football manager and former footballer. He is the current manager of the Qatar national team.

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Shania Twain

Best-selling female country music artist of all time

Did you know? She worked in her stepfather's reforestation business as a teenager, carrying heavy loads and using a chainsaw.

Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( eye-LEEN... shə-NY-ə) (née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter.

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Kim Ok

Kim Ok (Korean: 김옥; born 28 August 1964) is a former North Korean government employee who served as Kim Jong Il's personal secretary from the 1980s until his death in 2011.

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Jennifer Coolidge

American actress known for Legally Blonde and The White Lotus

Did you know? Before her acting career took off, she worked as a cocktail waitress alongside future star Sandra Bullock.

Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress. She gained recognition for her comedic roles, including the American Pie (1999–2012) and Legally Blonde (2001–2003) film series.

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Ivo Josipović

Former President of Croatia and acclaimed classical music composer

Did you know? He has composed over fifty chamber music works and once wrote an opera inspired by the life and death of John Lennon.

Ivo Josipović (pronounced; born 28 August 1957) is a Croatian academic, jurist, composer, and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2010 to 2015.

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José Eduardo dos Santos

Former President of Angola who led the country for 38 years

Did you know? He studied petroleum engineering in the Soviet Union during the 1960s before returning home to join the liberation movement.

José Eduardo Van-Dúnem dos Santos (Portuguese pronunciation:; 28 August 1942 – 8 July 2022) was an Angolan politician and military officer who served as the second president of Angola from 1979 to 2017.

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Paul Martin

Former Prime Minister of Canada who served during the early 2000s

Did you know? Before entering politics, he was a successful businessman who owned a major international shipping company.

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (French:; born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006.

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Ben Gazzara

American actor known for roles in Anatomy of a Murder and Road House

Did you know? He was a key figure in independent film, frequently working with his close friend, the director John Cassavetes.

Biagio Anthony "Ben" Gazzara (né Gazzarra; August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and three Tony Awards.

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Jack Kirby

Influential comic book artist who co-created Captain America and the X-Men

Did you know? During the Second World War, he served in the US Army and used his artistic skills to draw reconnaissance maps of enemy territory.

Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators.

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C. Wright Mills

American sociologist who wrote The Power Elite

Did you know? Outside of his academic work, he was a passionate motorcycle enthusiast and even built his own home in New York.

Charles Wright Mills (August 28, 1916 – March 20, 1962) was an American sociologist, and a professor of sociology at Columbia University from 1946 until his death in 1962.

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Tjalling Koopmans

Nobel Prize-winning economist who worked on the theory of resource allocation

Did you know? Before dedicating his career to economics and mathematics, he was a gifted musician and seriously considered pursuing a life in music.

Tjalling Charles Koopmans (August 28, 1910 – February 26, 1985) was a Dutch-American mathematician and economist. He was the joint winner with Leonid Kantorovich of the 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the theory of the optimum allocation of resources.

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