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Enzo Fernández

Argentine World Cup-winning midfielder and Chelsea player

Did you know? He was named after the Uruguayan football legend Enzo Francescoli, who was his father's favourite player.

Enzo Jeremías Fernández (born 17 January 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentina national team.

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Jake Paul

Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American professional boxer, influencer, and former actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app was discontinued.

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Simone Simons

Dutch mezzo-soprano who has fronted Epica since 2002 and released her first solo album, Vermillion, in 2024

Did you know? She joined Epica at 17 after taking classical singing lessons.

Simone Johanna Maria Simons (born 17 January 1985) is a Dutch singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, which she joined at the age of seventeen, releasing nine studio albums and touring the world.

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Álvaro Arbeloa

Spanish defender who won the World Cup and two European Championships

Did you know? During his playing career, he earned the nickname "The Spartan" for his tough defensive style and strong leadership on the pitch.

Álvaro Arbeloa Coca (Spanish pronunciation:; born 17 January 1983) is a Spanish professional football manager and former footballer who is the head coach of Premier League club Fulham. He predominantly played as a right-back, and occasionally on the left side.

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Dwyane Wade

Three-time NBA champion who played primarily for the Miami Heat

Did you know? He is the Miami Heat’s all-time leader in points, games, assists, and steals, and has since become a part-owner of the Utah Jazz.

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. ( DWAYN or doo-WY-ayn, born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball executive and former professional player who is a co-owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Michelle Obama

Chicago lawyer who served as US First Lady from 2009 to 2017 and wrote the best-selling memoir Becoming

Did you know? She met her future husband, Barack, when she was assigned to be his mentor at a Chicago law firm.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (née Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

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Jim Carrey

Canadian-American comedian and actor of Ace Ventura, The Mask and The Truman Show, famed for his rubber-faced energy

Did you know? As a teenager, he and his family lived in a van for several months after his father lost his job as an accountant.

James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, and visual artist. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he is regarded as one of the most prominent comedic actors of his generation.

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Steve Harvey

American comedian and host of the game show Family Feud

Did you know? Before finding success in comedy, he spent several years living out of his car while travelling to gigs.

Broderick Stephen Harvey (born January 17, 1957) is an American comedian, radio and television host, actor, writer, and producer.

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Katalin Karikó

Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who developed technology for mRNA vaccines

Did you know? She spent many years working in low-level research positions and facing constant grant rejections before her breakthrough work was recognised.

Katalin "Kati" Karikó (born 17 January 1955) is a Hungarian and American biochemist who specializes in ribonucleic acid (RNA)-mediated mechanisms, particularly in vitro-transcribed messenger RNA (mRNA) for protein replacement therapy.

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Pietro Parolin

Italian Cardinal and current Vatican Secretary of State

Did you know? He is the youngest person to hold his high-ranking position in the Vatican since the time of Pope Pius XI.

Pietro Parolin (born 17 January 1955) is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as the Vatican's Secretary of State since 2013, and has served as a member of the Council of Cardinals since 2014, the same year he was made a cardinal.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025.

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Sandra Mason

First president of Barbados and its final governor-general

Did you know? Earlier in her career, she worked as a teacher and magistrate before becoming the first woman ever admitted to the Barbadian Bar.

Dame Sandra Prunella Mason (born 17 January 1949) is a Barbadian politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as the first president of Barbados from 2021 to 2025. She was previously the eighth and final governor-general of Barbados from 2018 to 2021, the second woman to hold the office.

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Françoise Hardy

Influential French singer and icon of the yé-yé movement

Did you know? Beyond her music and fashion career, she was a highly respected expert in astrology and wrote several successful books on the subject.

Françoise Madeleine Hardy (French:; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads.

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Muhammad Ali

Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion who called himself The Greatest and refused the Vietnam draft on principle

Did you know? He was so afraid of flying that he reportedly bought a parachute from an army surplus store to wear during a flight.

Muhammad Ali ( ah-LEE; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

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Tabaré Vázquez

Twice-elected President of Uruguay and a leading medical oncologist

Did you know? He continued to see patients and practice medicine one day a week even after being elected as the country’s president.

Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (Spanish pronunciation:; 17 January 1940 – 6 December 2020) was a Uruguayan politician and oncologist who served as the 39th and 41st President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. During his political career, Vázquez was a member of the Broad Front coalition.

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Alain Badiou

Influential French philosopher and author of Being and Event

Did you know? He is a dedicated political activist who continues to advocate for a modern form of communism and radical social change.

Alain Badiou (French:; born 17 January 1937) is a French philosopher, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure and founder of the faculty of Philosophy of the Université de Paris VIII with Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault and Jean-François Lyotard.

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Dalida

International singing star who recorded music in over ten languages

Did you know? Born in Egypt to Italian parents, she was crowned Miss Egypt in 1954 before moving to France to pursue her singing career.

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (Italian:; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (French:, Italian:; Arabic: داليدا), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Throughout her international career, Dalida sold more than 140 million records worldwide.

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James Earl Jones

Actor known for voicing Darth Vader and Mufasa

Did you know? He suffered from a severe stutter as a child and spent several years almost entirely mute before finding his voice through poetry.

James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. A pioneer for Black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen.

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Eartha Kitt

American singer and actress who recorded the hit song Santa Baby

Did you know? Orson Welles once described her as the most exciting woman in the world during the early stages of her career.

Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby".

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Betty White

Pioneering television actress and comedian known for The Golden Girls

Did you know? She held the world record for having the longest television career of any female entertainer in history.

Betty Marion Ludden (née White; January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades, she was noted for her vast number of television appearances, acting in sitcoms, sketch comedy, and game shows.

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George Stigler

Nobel Prize-winning economist and leader of the Chicago school

Did you know? He was close friends with Milton Friedman and famously engaged in a lifelong intellectual rivalry with him over various economic theories.

George Joseph Stigler (January 17, 1911 – December 1, 1991) was an American economist. He was the 1982 laureate in Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and is considered a key leader of the Chicago school of economics.

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Al Capone

Chicago gangster nicknamed Scarface who ran a vast bootlegging empire in Prohibition and was jailed for tax evasion

Did you know? Despite being linked to many violent crimes, he was eventually imprisoned for federal income tax evasion rather than murder or bootlegging.

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (kə-POHN; Italian:; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931.

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David Lloyd George

Welsh Liberal statesman who introduced old-age pensions and led Britain to victory as prime minister in the First World War

Did you know? He was a native Welsh speaker and remains the only person to have held the office of Prime Minister with Welsh as his first language.

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945), was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.

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Anne Brontë

two novels exploring women's independence and the realities of governess life, particularly The Tenant of Wildfell Hall which pioneered feminist themes

Anne Brontë (commonly; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet. A member of the Brontë literary family, she was the younger sister of Charlotte, Emily, and Branwell.

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