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Pia Maria

Austrian singer who sang Halo with the DJ Lumix at Eurovision

Did you know? Halo was released as a dance track with Lumix's production.

Pia Maria Außerlechner (born 21 May 2003), who performs as Pia Maria, is an Austrian singer. She represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 alongside DJ Lumix.

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Tom Daley

Olympic gold medal-winning British diver and television personality

Did you know? He became a viral sensation during the Tokyo Olympics for knitting a woolly jumper in the stands while watching other competitors.

Thomas Robert Daley (born 21 May 1994) is an English retired diver, YouTuber and television personality.

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Laura Loomer

Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American far-right political activist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Loomer has worked as an activist for several organizations, including Project Veritas, the Geller Report, Rebel News, and InfoWars.

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Masato Morishige

Japanese international footballer and long-serving captain of FC Tokyo

Did you know? He represented his country at the Olympic Games in Beijing before becoming a regular fixture in the senior national team's defence.

Masato Morishige (森重 真人, Morishige Masato; born 21 May 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, captain and currently play for J1 League club, FC Tokyo.

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Mario Mandžukić

Prolific Croatian striker who won the Champions League with Bayern Munich

Did you know? He is the only player in history to score for both teams in a World Cup final, after netting an own goal and a strike.

Mario Mandžukić (Croatian pronunciation:; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian football coach and a former player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Croatian national team. As a player, he played as a forward and was known for his aggressiveness, defensive contribution, and aerial prowess.

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Hideo Hashimoto

Japanese midfielder who won the AFC Champions League with Gamba Osaka

Did you know? He was a key part of the squad that finished third in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.

Hideo Hashimoto (橋本 英郎, Hashimoto Hideo; born 21 May 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper and songwriter. Rooted in the East Coast hip-hop and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.

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Jeffrey Dahmer

Notorious American serial killer known as the Milwaukee Cannibal

Did you know? He was discharged from the United States Army because of his persistent issues with alcohol several years before his crimes were discovered.

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

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Abdulla Yameen

Former President of the Maldives who served from 2013 to 2018

Did you know? He is the half-brother of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the Maldives for thirty years.

Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom (Dhivehi: ޢަބްދުﷲ ޔާމީން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 21 May 1959) is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018.

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Sergei Shoigu

Russian politician and former Minister of Defence

Did you know? An avid collector of ancient wood, he enjoys spending his spare time crafting intricate sculptures from roots and branches.

Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as secretary of the Security Council since 2024. He served as Minister of Defence of Russia from 2012 to 2024.

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Mary Robinson

First female President of Ireland

Did you know? She famously resigned from the presidency early to take up her high-profile role as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (née Bourke; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who served as the president of Ireland from December 1990 to September 1997. She was the country's first female president.

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Mengistu Haile Mariam

Former military officer who served as head of state of Ethiopia

Did you know? Following the collapse of his regime in 1991, he fled to Zimbabwe where he was granted asylum by Robert Mugabe.

Mengistu Haile Mariam (; Amharic: መንግሥቱ ኃይለ ማርያም, pronunciation:; born 21 May 1937) is an Ethiopian communist revolutionary, military officer, and former statesman who served as the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991.

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Günter Blobel

Biologist who discovered how proteins are transported within cells

Did you know? He donated the entirety of his Nobel Prize money to help fund the restoration of historic buildings in the German city of Dresden.

Günter Blobel (German pronunciation:; May 21, 1936 – February 18, 2018) was a Silesian German and American biologist and 1999 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology for the discovery that proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell.

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Malcolm Fraser

Twenty-second Prime Minister of Australia and former Liberal Party leader

Did you know? He came to power following the unprecedented dismissal of the previous government by the Governor-General in 1975.

John Malcolm Fraser (21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was the 22nd prime minister of Australia, serving from 1975 to 1983. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and is the fourth longest-serving prime minister in Australian history.

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Andrei Sakharov

Soviet physicist who designed the hydrogen bomb, then became a leading dissident and won the Nobel Peace Prize

Did you know? Despite being the primary designer of the Soviet Union's first hydrogen bomb, he later became a prominent advocate for civil liberties.

Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Russian: Андрей Дмитриевич Сахаров; 21 May 1921 – 14 December 1989) was a Soviet physicist and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, which he was awarded in 1975 for emphasizing human rights around the world.

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Lázaro Cárdenas

Mexican president who nationalised the country's oil industry

Did you know? He refused to live in the traditional presidential palace, choosing instead to turn the building into a public park and museum.

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (Spanish pronunciation:; 21 May 1895 – 19 October 1970) was a Mexican general, statesman, and revolutionary who served as the 51st president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.

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Willem Einthoven

Nobel Prize winner who invented the first practical electrocardiograph

Did you know? He established the naming convention for the waves on an ECG using the letters P, Q, R, S and T, which remains the medical standard.

Willem Einthoven (21 May 1860 – 29 September 1927) was a Dutch medical doctor and physiologist. He invented the first practical electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) in 1895 and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1924 for it ("for the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram").

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Emile Verhaeren

Belgian poet and playwright who was a major figure in Symbolism

Did you know? He died in a tragic accident at a railway station when he fell between the platform and a departing train.

Émile Adolphe Gustave Verhaeren (Dutch:; 21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet and art critic who wrote in the French language. He was one of the founders of the school of Symbolism and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on six occasions.

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Léon Bourgeois

French statesman and Nobel Peace Prize winner

Did you know? He is often regarded as the spiritual father of the League of Nations for his early advocacy of international cooperation.

Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (French:; 21 May 1851 – 29 September 1925) was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues.

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Édouard-Henri Avril

French artist who illustrated many works of erotic literature

Did you know? He used the pseudonym Paul Avril to protect his reputation while working on provocative underground commissions.

Édouard-Henri Avril (French:; 21 May 1849 – 28 July 1928) was a French painter and commercial artist. Under the pseudonym Paul Avril, he was an illustrator of erotic literature.

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Henri Rousseau

Self-taught French painter known for his lush jungle scenes

Did you know? Despite his famous depictions of exotic forests, he never actually left France or saw a real jungle.

Henri Julien Félix Rousseau (French:; 21 May 1844 – 2 September 1910) was a French post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), a humorous description of his occupation as a toll and tax collector.

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Charles Albert Gobat

Swiss politician who shared the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize

Did you know? He led the International Peace Bureau for many years and never accepted a salary for his humanitarian work.

Charles Albert Gobat (French pronunciation:; 21 May 1843 – 16 March 1914) was a Swiss lawyer, educational administrator, and politician who jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize with Élie Ducommun in 1902 for their leadership of the Permanent International Peace Bureau.

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Mary Anning

Pioneering English fossil hunter and self-taught palaeontologist

Did you know? She is widely believed to be the inspiration behind the famous tongue twister "she sells seashells by the seashore".

Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist. She became known internationally for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in the county of Dorset, South West England.

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Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis

French scientist who identified the effect of rotation on moving objects

Did you know? In addition to his work on mechanics, he also introduced the modern definition of kinetic energy into the field of physics.

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (French:; 21 May 1792 – 19 September 1843) was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist. He is best known for his work on the supplementary forces that are detected in a rotating frame of reference, leading to the Coriolis effect.

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