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Willian

Brazilian professional footballer who played for Chelsea and Arsenal

Did you know? He famously chose to sign for Chelsea in 2013 despite having already completed a medical with their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Willian Borges da Silva (born 9 August 1988), known mononymously as Willian, is a Brazilian professional footballer. Primarily a winger throughout his career, he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or wide midfielder.

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Pablo Hasél

Pablo Rivadulla Duró (born 9 August 1988), known artistically as Pablo Hasél, is a Catalan rapper, writer, poet, and political activist. His songs and actions, often controversial and in support of far-left politics, have led to a number of criminal charges and convictions in his country.

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Anna Kendrick

Oscar-nominated actress and singer known for Pitch Perfect and Up in the Air

Did you know? She earned a Tony Award nomination at the age of twelve for her performance in the Broadway musical High Society.

Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and film director. Known for playing upbeat and endearing characters in comedies and musicals, her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award.

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Filipe Luís

Brazilian defender who won the Premier League and La Liga

Did you know? He is of Polish and Italian descent and spent nearly a decade playing for Atletico Madrid over two separate spells.

Filipe Luís Kasmirski (born 9 August 1985) is a Brazilian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Monaco. A left back of tireless approach also known for his tactical awareness, he spent most of his early professional career in Spain, beginning at Deportivo where he spent four seasons.

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Ashley Johnson

American actress whose performance as Ellie in The Last of Us is among gaming's most acclaimed, and a founding Critical Role cast member

Did you know? She appeared as Ellie's mother, Anna, in the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us.

Ashley Suzanne Johnson (born August 9, 1983) is an American actress. She became known as a child actor for her role as Chrissy Seaver on the sitcom Growing Pains (1990–1992).

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Tyson Gay

American sprinter and former world champion in the 100 metres

Did you know? His personal best time of 9.69 seconds makes him the fastest American sprinter of all time.

Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ever, along with Yohan Blake of Jamaica.

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Audrey Tautou

French actress who starred in Amélie and The Da Vinci Code

Did you know? She originally wanted to be a primatologist and spent part of her youth studying monkeys before choosing a career in acting.

Audrey Justine Tautou (French:; born 9 August 1976) is a French actress. She made her acting debut at age 18 on television, and her feature film debut in Venus Beauty Institute (1999), for which she received critical acclaim and won the César Award for Most Promising Actress.

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Filippo Inzaghi

Italian striker who won two Champions League titles with AC Milan

Did you know? Sir Alex Ferguson once famously joked that the prolific striker must have been born in an offside position.

Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi (Italian pronunciation:; born 9 August 1973) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the head coach of Serie B club Palermo.

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Juanes

Colombian singer and guitarist who has won multiple Latin Grammy Awards

Did you know? He began his music career in a heavy metal band called Ekhymosis before finding global success as a solo artist.

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 1972), known professionally as Juanes (Spanish:), is a Colombian musician and singer, a former member of the rock band Ekhymosis.

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Gillian Anderson

Actress famous for playing Dana Scully in The X-Files

Did you know? Although she is American, she spent a significant part of her childhood living in London and maintains a convincing British accent.

Gillian Leigh Anderson ( JIL-ee-ən; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress and writer. She received international fame for starring as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the Fox science fiction mystery series The X-Files (1993–2002; 2016–2018), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for the role.

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Eric Bana

Australian actor known for Hulk and Munich

Did you know? He began his career as a stand-up comedian on Australian television before transitioning into serious dramatic roles in Hollywood.

Eric Banadinovich (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana ( BAN-ə), is an Australian actor and producer.

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Whitney Houston

American singer with one of pop's greatest voices, star of The Bodyguard and its record-breaking song I Will Always Love You

Did you know? She began her career as a fashion model and was one of the first Black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, and record producer. Commonly referred to as "the Voice", Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 220 million records worldwide.

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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

Former leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Germany

Did you know? She is often referred to by her initials, AKK, and served as the German Minister of Defence under Angela Merkel.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (German:; née Kramp; born 9 August 1962), sometimes referred to by her initials of AKK, is a retired German politician who has been serving as chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation since 2026.

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John Key

Former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Did you know? Before entering politics, he worked as a high-flying investment banker and foreign exchange trader in London and Singapore.

Sir John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is a New Zealand retired politician who served as the 38th prime minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and as leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2016.

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Melanie Griffith

Oscar-nominated actress known for the film Working Girl

Did you know? As a teenager, she lived in a house with a fully grown pet lion named Neil, which her mother brought home from Africa.

Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. Born in Manhattan to actress Tippi Hedren, she was raised mainly in Los Angeles, where she graduated from the Hollywood Professional School at age 16.

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Jean Tirole

Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his work on market power

Did you know? He is one of the most prolific authors in his field and helped establish the Toulouse School of Economics as a global research hub.

Jean Marcel Pierre Tirole (French pronunciation:; born 9 August 1953) is a French economist who is currently a professor of economics at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. He focuses on industrial organization and game theory.

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Roy Hodgson

English football manager who led the England national team

Did you know? He is a noted linguist who is fluent in several languages, including Swedish, Italian, and German, having coached in eight different countries.

Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is an English former football manager and player who was most recently the manager of EFL Championship club Bristol City. He has managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstad in 1976.

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Romano Prodi

Two-time Italian Prime Minister and President of the European Commission

Did you know? Before his political career, he was a professor of economics and industrial policy at the University of Bologna.

Romano Prodi (Italian:; born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004 and twice as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1996 to 1998, and again from 2006 to 2008.

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Leonid Kuchma

Second President of independent Ukraine who served for over a decade

Did you know? Before entering politics, he worked as a rocket engineer and oversaw the production of intercontinental ballistic missiles at a major aerospace plant.

Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Ukrainian: Леонід Данилович Кучма, IPA:; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005.

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Rod Laver

Australian tennis champion and multiple Grand Slam winner

Did you know? He is the only male player in tennis history to have achieved the calendar-year Grand Slam on two separate occasions.

Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Laver was ranked as the world number 1 professional player indisputably for five years from 1965 to 1969, and by some sources also in 1964 and 1970.

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Mário Zagallo

Brazilian football player and manager who won four FIFA World Cups

Did you know? He was the first person ever to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and a manager.

Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (Portuguese pronunciation:; 9 August 1931 – 5 January 2024) was a Brazilian professional football player, coordinator and manager, who played as a forward. Zagallo holds the record for FIFA World Cup titles in general with four titles in total.

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Marvin Minsky

Mathematician and cognitive scientist considered a founding father of artificial intelligence

Did you know? He acted as a technical consultant for Stanley Kubrick on the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, advising on the depiction of the computer HAL.

Marvin Lee Minsky (August 9, 1927 – January 24, 2016) was an American mathematician who conducted research in the cognitive and computer science aspects of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Tove Jansson

Author and illustrator who created the Moomin characters

Did you know? Beyond her children's books, she was an accomplished fine artist and produced several anti-fascist illustrations during the Second World War.

Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish:; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter and illustrator.

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William Alfred Fowler

Astrophysicist who explained the creation of chemical elements in stars

Did you know? He was a lifelong enthusiast of steam locomotives and spent much of his spare time collecting and running model trains.

William Alfred Fowler (August 9, 1911 – March 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist.

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