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Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( EYE-lish; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her distinctive musical sound and vocal style, she is a prominent figure in 2020s pop culture.

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Bridgit Mendler

Former Disney Channel star and singer known for Good Luck Charlie

Did you know? She shifted from entertainment to academia and technology, eventually becoming the CEO of a satellite data start-up called Northwood Space.

Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992) is an American entrepreneur and former actress, singer, and songwriter. She first became known as a child actress and continued acting into adulthood, which overlapped with a musical career in the 2010s.

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Ashley Benson

American actress famous for starring in the series Pretty Little Liars

Did you know? Before her breakthrough on television, she was a competitive dancer and appeared as a child performer in various commercials.

Ashley Benson (born December 18, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include four Teen Choice Awards, a Young Hollywood Award, as well as three People's Choice Award nominations.

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Tara Conner

Tara Elizabeth Conner (born December 18, 1985) is an American model, television personality, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model.

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Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera ( AG-il-AIR-ə, Spanish:; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

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Katie Holmes

American actress who rose to fame in the drama Dawson's Creek

Did you know? She successfully completed the New York City Marathon in 2007, finishing in a time of just over five hours.

Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).

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Vanessa Trump

Vanessa Trump (née Vanessa Kay Pergolizzi, later Haydon; born December 18, 1977) is an American model. She is the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.

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Sia

Australian singer-songwriter known for hiding her face with wigs

Did you know? She has written global hit songs for several other stars, including Rihanna, Beyoncé and Katy Perry.

Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( SEE-ə; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s.

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Lawrence Wong

Fourth Prime Minister of Singapore and leader of the People's Action Party

Did you know? He is a keen musician who has played the guitar since his teens and often shares videos of himself performing on social media.

Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai (born 18 December 1972) is a Singaporean politician and civil servant who has served as the fourth prime minister of Singapore since 2024.

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Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Former world number one tennis player and multiple Grand Slam champion

Did you know? She earned the nickname the Barcelona Bumblebee due to her relentless playing style and ability to cover every part of the court.

Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (Spanish pronunciation:; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No.

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Pierre Nkurunziza

Long-serving President of Burundi and former rebel leader

Did you know? Before entering politics, he worked as a university sports lecturer and had a deep passion for playing and coaching football.

Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 1964 – 8 June 2020) was a Burundian politician, educator, and rebel leader who served as the ninth president of Burundi from 2005 until his death in 2020. He was the longest-serving president in Burundian history, having served for nearly 15 years.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin

American professional wrestler and star of the Attitude Era

Did you know? Before his wrestling career took off, he played American football as a linebacker on a scholarship at North Texas State University.

Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson and formerly Steven James Williams; December 18, 1964), also known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, as an ambassador.

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Brad Pitt

American actor and producer of Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven and Moneyball who won an Oscar for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Did you know? To prepare for his role in Fight Club, he voluntarily had his front teeth chipped by a dentist to match the character's appearance.

William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. In a film career spanning more than thirty-five years, Pitt has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and one Volpi Cup.

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James Sie

Actor and author known for his extensive voice work

Did you know? Fans of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender know him as the voice of the cabbage merchant.

James Sie (born December 18, 1962) is an American actor and author. He is best known as a voice double for Jackie Chan, having voiced an animated Chan and several other characters in Jackie Chan Adventures.

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Yoon Suk Yeol

President of South Korea and former prosecutor

Did you know? He failed the bar exam nine times before finally passing it on his tenth attempt.

Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; pronounced; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until his removal from office in 2025.

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Ray Liotta

American actor best known for his lead role in Goodfellas

Did you know? Despite playing one of cinema's most famous mobsters, he never actually met the real-life Henry Hill until after filming was completed.

Raymond Allen Liotta ( lee-OH-tə, Italian:; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He first gained attention for his role in the film Something Wild (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination.

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Alvin Eliot Roth

Nobel Prize-winning economist noted for his work on market design

Did you know? He applied his economic theories to design a life-saving kidney exchange system that matches donors with compatible patients.

Alvin Eliot Roth (born December 18, 1951) is an American academic. He is the Craig and Susan McCaw professor of economics at Stanford University and the Gund professor of economics and business administration emeritus at Harvard University.

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Judith Heumann

Judith Ellen Heumann (December 18, 1947 – March 4, 2023) was an American disability rights activist, known as the "Mother of the Disability Rights Movement". She was recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community.

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Steven Spielberg

American film director of Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park and Schindler's List, the most commercially successful director in history

Did you know? He was rejected by film school three times before becoming one of the most successful directors in history.

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker.

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Steve Biko

Anti-apartheid activist and founder of the Black Consciousness Movement

Did you know? Peter Gabriel wrote a famous tribute song about him that became a global anthem for the anti-apartheid struggle.

Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Keith Richards

Co-founder and lead guitarist of the rock band The Rolling Stones

Did you know? He and Mick Jagger attended the same primary school but lost touch until a chance meeting at a train station years later.

Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones.

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Harold E. Varmus

Nobel Prize-winning scientist known for his work on cancer genes

Did you know? Before pursuing a career in medicine and science, he studied English literature at Harvard University.

Harold Eliot Varmus (born December 18, 1939) is an American Nobel Prize-winning scientist. He is currently the Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and a senior associate at the New York Genome Center.

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Laura Mancinelli

Italian author and scholar of medieval history

Did you know? In addition to her academic work and novels for adults, she wrote several successful books aimed at younger readers.

Laura Mancinelli (18 December 1933 – 7 July 2016) was an Italian writer, Germanist, medievalist and university professor. Mancinelli also wrote academic texts, children's books, essays (numerous of medieval history), and novels.

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Yuri Nikulin

Beloved Soviet actor and circus performer known for comedic roles

Did you know? He spent many years managing the Moscow Circus, which now bears his name.

Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Никулин; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films.

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