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Aiko

Moscow-born, Brighton-based singer-songwriter who sang the break-up anthem Pedestal for the Czech Republic at Eurovision 2024

Did you know? Her stage name comes from her love of Japanese culture.

Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova (Russian: Алёна Ширманова-Костебелова, pronounced; born 26 December 1999), known by her stage name Aiko, is a Russian-Czech singer and songwriter based in Brighton, England. She represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Pedestal".

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Aaron Ramsey

Welsh football manager and former Arsenal midfielder

Did you know? He suffered a double leg fracture in 2010 but returned to score winning goals in two different FA Cup finals.

Aaron James Ramsey (born 26 December 1990) is a Welsh professional football manager and former player who is head coach of EFL League One club Oxford United. He mainly played as a box-to-box midfielder, but had also been deployed on the left and right wings.

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Denis Cheryshev

Russian international footballer who played for Real Madrid and Valencia

Did you know? He was the first Russian player ever to represent the Real Madrid senior team in a competitive match.

Denis Dmitriyevich Cheryshev (Russian: Денис Дмитриевич Черышев, IPA:; born 26 December 1990) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a left winger. A youth product of Real Madrid, he made his debut for the reserves in 2009 and with the first team in 2012.

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Sofiane Feghouli

Algerian international winger who played for Valencia and Galatasaray

Did you know? Although he represents Algeria at senior level, he was born in France and played for their national youth teams.

Sofiane Feghouli (Arabic: سفيان فيغولي; born 26 December 1989) is a professional footballer. He mainly operates as a winger, but can also play as an attacking midfielder.

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Yohan Blake

Jamaican sprinter and Olympic gold medallist

Did you know? He is the youngest person to ever win the 100-metre world title, achieving the feat at the age of twenty-one.

Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a retired Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races.

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Hugo Lloris

French goalkeeper who captained his country to World Cup victory

Did you know? He was a highly talented tennis player in his youth and was ranked among the top players in his age group in France.

Hugo Hadrien Dominique Lloris (French:, born 26 December 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. In addition, he is also one of a select number of players who have amassed over 1,000 career appearances.

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Kit Harington

English actor who became a global star playing Jon Snow across all eight seasons of HBO's Game of Thrones

Did you know? His full first name is Christopher, and he only discovered it at the age of 11.

Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986), known professionally as Kit Harington, is an English actor.

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Selen Soyder

Mükerrem Selen Soyder (born 26 December 1986) is a Turkish actress, activist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Turkey 2007 and represented her country in the Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China.

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Cho Jung-seok

South Korean actor known for his roles in film and television

Did you know? He originally aimed to become a professional classical guitarist but changed his career path after failing to secure a place at music school.

Jo Jung-suk (Korean: 조정석; born December 26, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in theatre, starring in Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Grease and stage adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory, among many other musicals and plays.

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Jared Leto

Actor and lead singer of the band Thirty Seconds to Mars

Did you know? He is a dedicated method actor who famously sent unusual gifts to his castmates while playing the Joker.

Jared Joseph Leto ( LET-oh; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Known for his method acting in a variety of roles, he has received various accolades over a career spanning three decades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.

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Lars Ulrich

Drummer and co-founder of the band Metallica

Did you know? In his youth, he was a highly talented tennis player and moved to America to pursue a professional career in the sport.

Lars Ulrich (Danish:; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica. Along with James Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs, and the two of them are the only remaining original members of the band.

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Former President of Estonia who led the country's digital transformation

Did you know? He was born in Sweden and raised in the United States, working as a journalist before returning to Estonia after independence.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Estonian pronunciation:; born 26 December 1953) is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016. Ilves worked as a diplomat and journalist, and he was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1990s.

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José Ramos-Horta

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and current President of East Timor

Did you know? He spent over twenty years in exile while campaigning internationally for the independence of his homeland from Indonesian occupation.

José Manuel Ramos-Horta (Portuguese pronunciation:; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician who has been the seventh president of Timor-Leste since 2022, having previously been the fourth president from 2007 to 2012.

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Bill Ayers

William Charles Ayers (born December 26, 1944) is an American retired professor and former community organizer. In 1969, Ayers co-founded the far-left militant organization the Weather Underground, a revolutionary group that sought to overthrow the United States government which they viewed as American imperialism.

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Edward C. Prescott

Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his work on macroeconomics

Did you know? He helped develop the theory of real business cycles, suggesting that technological changes are a primary driver of economic fluctuations.

Edward Christian Prescott (December 26, 1940 – November 6, 2022) was an American economist. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 2004, sharing the award with Finn E.

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Teruki Miyamoto

Japanese international footballer who played as a midfielder

Did you know? He was a key member of the national squad that won a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.

Teruki Miyamoto (宮本 輝紀, Miyamoto Teruki; December 26, 1940 – February 2, 2000) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

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Phil Spector

Music producer famous for developing the Wall of Sound

Did you know? He produced the Beatles' final studio album, Let It Be, and worked extensively with John Lennon on his solo material.

Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter known primarily for his orchestral pop productions and recording technique, dubbed "the Wall of Sound", and decades later for his trials and imprisonment for murder.

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Étienne Gnassingbé Eyadéma

Togolese military officer and long-serving president of Togo

Did you know? He survived a plane crash in the north of the country and claimed his survival was a miracle.

Gnassingbé Eyadéma (born Étienne Eyadéma Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was a Togolese military officer and politician who served as the third president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé.

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Alejo Carpentier

Cuban novelist who pioneered the literary style of marvellous realism

Did you know? Before becoming a famous author, he spent time in prison for political activism and later worked as a musicologist in Paris.

Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (Spanish pronunciation:, French pronunciation:; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period.

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Mao Zedong

Communist revolutionary who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949 and launched the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution

Did you know? He was a prolific poet throughout his life, frequently using traditional Chinese styles to express his political and philosophical thoughts.

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, political theorist, and dictator who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) and served as its paramount leader from 1949 until his death in 1976 primarily through his role as the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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Henry Miller

American author known for his controversial and semi-autobiographical novels

Did you know? His books were banned in the United States for decades until a landmark court ruling on obscenity laws allowed their publication.

Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist.

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Maurice Utrillo

French painter associated with the School of Paris

Did you know? He was the son of the artist and model Suzanne Valadon and was encouraged to paint as a form of therapy.

Maurice Utrillo (French:; born Maurice Valadon; 26 December 1883 – 5 November 1955) was a French painter of the School of Paris who specialized in cityscapes. From the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre to have been born there.

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Norman Angell

Nobel Peace Prize-winning author, journalist, and Labour Member of Parliament

Did you know? He spent several years as a young man working as a cowboy, rancher, and prospector in the American West.

Sir Ralph Norman Angell (26 December 1872 – 7 October 1967) was a lecturer, journalist, author and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party.

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Yun Ch'iho

Korean activist and politician during the late 19th century

Did you know? He is widely believed to be the author of the lyrics to Aegukga, the national anthem of South Korea.

Yun Ch'iho (Korean: 윤치호; 23 January 1865 – 6 December 1945) was a Korean politician. His name is sometimes spelled Yun Tchi-Ho, his art name was Chwaong (좌옹), and his courtesy name was Sŏnghŭm (성흠).

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