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Dafne Keen

Spanish and British actress known for her role in Logan

Did you know? She is bilingual in Spanish and English and made her professional acting debut starring alongside her father in a television drama.

Dafne María Keen Fernández (born 4 January 2005) is a Spanish and British actress. She became known for playing Laura / X-23 in the films Logan (2017) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), earning nominations at the Critics' Choice Awards, the Saturn Awards, and nods from numerous critics associations.

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Jaeden Martell

American actor known for starring in the horror film It

Did you know? He chose to use his mother's maiden name professionally to show his appreciation for her.

Jaeden Martell (né Lieberher; born January 4, 2003) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, with roles in the comedy drama St.

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Nicole Becker

Nicole "Nicki" Becker (Buenos Aires) is a climate activist from Argentina and one of the founders of Jóvenes por el Clima, part of the Fridays for Future movement. Becker became the youth champion for Escazu Agreement and Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) in 2021.

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Emma Mackey

Actress known for the television series Sex Education

Did you know? She was born in France to a French father and an English mother and grew up in the Sarthe region.

Emma Margaret Marie Tachard-Mackey (born 4 January 1996) is a British-French actress. She is widely known for her breakthrough performance as troubled teenager Maeve Wiley in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–2023) earned her nomination for the British Academy Television Award.

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Daryl Sabara

American actor known for his role in the Spy Kids films

Did you know? He is married to the American singer Meghan Trainor and he provided backing vocals for some of her songs.

Daryl Christopher Sabara (born June 14, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids film series, and for a variety of television and film appearances, first as a child actor and continuing into adult roles, including voice roles.

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Toni Kroos

Highly decorated German footballer who played for Real Madrid

Did you know? He famously insisted on wearing the same model of white football boots for many years, often cleaning them himself.

Toni Kroos (German pronunciation:; born 4 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was known for his vision and pinpoint precision passing.

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James Milner

English footballer known for his longevity and professional discipline

Did you know? He is a lifelong teetotaller known for maintaining the exceptional fitness levels required to play top-flight football into his late thirties.

James Philip Milner (born 4 January 1986) is an English former professional footballer. A versatile player, he played in multiple positions, including on the wing, in midfield, and at full-back.

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Alicia Garza

Alicia Garza (née Schwartz; born January 4, 1981) is an American civil rights activist and writer known for co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Ethan Zuckerman

Ethan Zuckerman (born January 4, 1973) is an American media scholar, blogger, and Internet activist.

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Christian Kern

Former Chancellor of Austria and Social Democratic Party leader

Did you know? Before entering politics, he spent several years as the chief executive of the Austrian Federal Railways.

Christian Kern (Austrian German pronunciation:; born 4 January 1966) is an Austrian businessman and former politician who served as Chancellor of Austria from 17 May 2016 to 18 December 2017 and chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 25 June 2016 to 25 September 2018.

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Julia Ormond

English actress who starred in Legends of the Fall and Sabrina

Did you know? She is a dedicated activist against human trafficking and was appointed as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador in 2005.

Julia Karin Ormond (born 4 January 1965) is an English actress. She rose to prominence during the 1990s by appearing in Legends of the Fall (1994), First Knight (1995) and Sabrina (1995).

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May-Britt Moser

Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist who discovered brain cells used for navigation

Did you know? She shared her Nobel Prize in Medicine with her then-husband, making them the fifth married couple to win together.

May-Britt Moser (born 1963) is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

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Till Lindemann

Lead singer and lyricist of the German metal band Rammstein

Did you know? Before his music career, he was a successful competitive swimmer who was shortlisted for the 1980 Olympic Games.

Till Lindemann (German pronunciation:; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer-songwriter and poet, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.

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Harlan Coben

Bestselling American author of mystery and thriller novels

Did you know? He played university basketball on the same team as Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code.

Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, and an Anthony Award.

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Kiyotaka Matsui

Japanese international goalkeeper during the 1980s

Did you know? After retiring from playing, he worked as a goalkeeping specialist and coach for several professional clubs in the J.League.

Kiyotaka Matsui (松井 清隆, Matsui Kiyotaka; born January 4, 1961) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Michael Stipe

Lead singer and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M

Did you know? He is the godfather of Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of rock stars Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.

John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.

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Ünal Üstel

Ünal Üstel (born 1955) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who has been the prime minister of Northern Cyprus since 2022, and has served in the Assembly of the Republic since 2009 as a member of the National Unity Party, having also previously served in the Assembly from 1991 to 2005.

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Richard R. Schrock

Nobel Prize-winning American chemist who studied chemical reactions

Did you know? He was awarded his Nobel Prize jointly with two others for their work on developing ways to make chemical reactions more efficient.

Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the olefin metathesis reaction used in organic chemistry.

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Gao Xingjian

Nobel Prize-winning author of the novel Soul Mountain

Did you know? He is also a prolific painter who has exhibited his distinctive ink wash artworks in galleries all over the world.

Gao Xingjian (Chinese: 高行健; born January 4, 1940) is a Chinese émigré and later French naturalized novelist, playwright, critic, painter, photographer, film director, and translator who was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity." He is…

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Brian David Josephson

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who predicted the Josephson effect

Did you know? He became a fellow of the Royal Society and won the Nobel Prize for work he completed while still a student.

Brian David Josephson (born 4 January 1940) is a British theoretical physicist and emeritus professor at the University of Cambridge.

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Dyan Cannon

Oscar-nominated American actress known for Heaven Can Wait

Did you know? She made history as the first woman to receive Oscar nominations for both her work in front of and behind the camera.

Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen; January 4, 1937) is an American actress, filmmaker, and editor. Her accolades include a Saturn Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Academy Award nominations, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Ilia II of Georgia

Long-serving leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church

Did you know? He is one of the most popular figures in his country and has personally baptised thousands of children to encourage population growth.

Ilia II (secular name Irakli Gudushauri-Shiolashvili; 4 January 1933 – 17 March 2026) was the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1977 until his death in 2026. He was the longest serving patriarch in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, which spans more than a millennium.

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Carlos Saura

Acclaimed Spanish film director, photographer and writer

Did you know? He was a passionate photographer before turning to cinema and often used his own stills to plan film scenes.

Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers.

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Katsura Tarō

Three-time Prime Minister of Japan during the early twentieth century

Did you know? He held the record for being the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history for over a century until he was recently surpassed.

Prince Katsura Tarō (桂 太郎; 4 January 1848 – 10 October 1913) was a Japanese statesman and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1901 to 1906, from 1908 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1913.

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