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Simone Biles

American gymnast who has won multiple Olympic gold medals

Did you know? She has several signature skills named after her in the gymnastics Code of Points, covering the vault, floor, and balance beam.

Simone Arianne Biles Owens (née Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history.

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Gōtoku Sakai

Professional footballer who plays as a defender for Vissel Kobe

Did you know? Born in New York to a Japanese father and a German mother, he was eligible to represent three different nations.

Gōtoku Sakai (酒井 高徳, Sakai Gōtoku; born 14 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Vissel Kobe. He was born in the United States but raised in Japan, where he represented internationally.

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Stephen Curry

Record-breaking basketball player for the Golden State Warriors

Did you know? He is widely credited with revolutionising the sport by popularising the frequent use of long-range three-point shots.

Wardell Stephen Curry II ( STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988), also known as Steph Curry ( STEF), is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he plays as a point guard.

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Ibrahim Traoré

Burkinabé army captain who seized power in a 2022 coup to become one of the world's youngest heads of state

Did you know? He became the world's youngest serving head of state after taking power in a coup while in his mid-thirties.

Ibrahim Traoré (born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has held power as the interim president of Burkina Faso since the overthrow of his predecessor in a 2022 coup.

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Sasha Grey

Former adult film star who became a mainstream actress and writer

Did you know? She provided the voice for a character in the video game Saints Row: The Third and has published multiple novels.

Marina Ann Hantzis (born 1988), known professionally as Sasha Grey, is an American actress, model, writer, musician, and former pornographic film actress.

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Nicolas Anelka

French striker who played for clubs including Arsenal and Chelsea

Did you know? He was nicknamed 'Le Sulk' by the British media during his early career due to his perceived moody temperament on the pitch.

Nicolas Sébastien Anelka (born 14 March 1979) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. As a player, he regularly featured in his country's national team, often scoring at crucial moments.

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Naoki Matsuda

Japanese international footballer who played for Yokohama F. Marinos

Did you know? His tragic death following a heart attack during training led to a significant increase in medical screening for athletes in Japan.

Naoki Matsuda (松田 直樹, Matsuda Naoki; 14 March 1977 – 4 August 2011) was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team.

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Jimmy Jump

Jaume Marquet i Cot (Catalan pronunciation:), more popularly known as Jimmy Jump (born 14 March 1976), is a streaker from Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain, known for interfering in several major entertainment and sporting events.

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Irom Chanu Sharmila

Irom Sharmila Chanu (born 14 March 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Mengoubi" ("the fair one") is an Indian civil rights activist and poet from the state of Manipur. In 2000, she began a hunger strike to abolish the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.

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Aamir Khan

Bollywood actor and filmmaker known for films like Lagaan

Did you know? Before becoming a professional actor, he was a successful competitive tennis player and won a state-level championship.

Aamir Hussain Khan (pronounced; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr.

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Agnès Callamard

Agnès Paulette Solange Callamard (French pronunciation:; born 14 March 1963) is a French human rights activist who is the Secretary General of Amnesty International.

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Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Reigning Prince of Monaco and son of actress Grace Kelly

Did you know? He is a dedicated sportsman who competed in the bobsleigh events at five consecutive Winter Olympic Games.

Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005. Born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace.

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Billy Crystal

American comedian and actor known for When Harry Met Sally

Did you know? He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, a record second only to the legendary Bob Hope.

William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is known as a stand-up comedian and for his film and stage roles.

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Wolfgang Petersen

German director known for Das Boot and Hollywood action films

Did you know? He began his career directing television crime dramas in Germany before achieving international success with his claustrophobic submarine epic.

Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film and television director, screenwriter and producer. His international breakthrough was the war film Das Boot (1981), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Eugene Cernan

Astronaut who was the last person to walk on the Moon

Did you know? He wrote his daughter's initials in the lunar dust, which are likely to remain there for thousands of years.

Eugene Andrew Cernan (March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. As of 2026, he is the last person to walk on the Moon.

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Michael Caine

English actor of Zulu, Alfie and The Italian Job who won two Oscars and starred in more than 100 films

Did you know? He legally changed his name in 2016 because airport security delays became too frequent under his original birth name.

Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 130 films over a career that spanned eight decades and is considered a British cultural icon.

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Quincy Jones

Influential American music producer, composer and multi-Grammy Award winner

Did you know? He is one of the most nominated artists in Grammy history, with over twenty-five wins across his long career.

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer and composer.

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Frank Borman

Astronaut who commanded the first mission to orbit the Moon

Did you know? After his career at NASA, he became the chief executive officer of Eastern Air Lines during a challenging era for the company.

Frank Frederick Borman II (March 14, 1928 – November 7, 2023) was an American United States Air Force (USAF) colonel, aeronautical engineer, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and businessman.

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Maurice Merleau-Ponty

French philosopher known for his work on phenomenology and perception

Did you know? He was a close friend and colleague of Jean-Paul Sartre, though the two famously fell out over their differing political views.

Maurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty ( MUR-loh PON-tee; French:; 14 March 1908 – 3 May 1961) was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger.

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Raymond Aron

Prominent French philosopher and journalist known for political commentary

Did you know? He was a university classmate of Jean-Paul Sartre and the two remained intellectual rivals for decades.

Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (French:; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, historian and journalist, one of France's most prominent thinkers of the 20th century.

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Albert Einstein

Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose theories of special and general relativity, and the equation E=mc², transformed our understanding of space, time and energy

Did you know? He was offered the presidency of Israel in the early fifties but politely declined the position.

Theoretical physicist who developed the theories of special and general relativity and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Paul Ehrlich

Nobel Prize-winning scientist who developed the first effective treatment for syphilis

Did you know? He coined the term magic bullet to describe a drug that could kill a specific microbe without harming the patient.

Paul Ehrlich (German:; 14 March 1854 – 20 August 1915) was a German physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology, immunology and antimicrobial chemotherapy. He shared the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Élie Metchnikoff "in recognition of their work on immunity".

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Thomas R. Marshall

Vice President of the United States under Woodrow Wilson

Did you know? He was known for his wit and famously remarked that what the country really needed was a good five-cent cigar.

Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson.

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Umberto I of Italy

King of Italy who reigned from 1878 until his assassination

Did you know? He survived two assassination attempts early in his reign before eventually being killed by an anarchist at the start of the century.

Umberto I (Italian: Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination in 1900.

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