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Yuval Raphael

Israeli singer who survived the Nova festival attack and finished second at Eurovision 2025 with New Day Will Rise

Did you know? She sang New Day Will Rise in English, Hebrew and French.

Yuval Raphael (born 5 November 2000) is an Israeli singer and songwriter. Having won the eleventh season of the singing competition HaKokhav HaBa, she represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "New Day Will Rise", finishing in second place.

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Marco Verratti

Decorated Italian midfielder who played for Paris Saint-Germain

Did you know? He is the most decorated player in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, having won thirty trophies with the club.

Marco Verratti (Italian pronunciation:; born 5 November 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Duhail.

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Virat Kohli

Record-breaking Indian cricketer and former captain of the national team

Did you know? He was the first sportsperson in India to reach over two hundred million followers on the social media platform Instagram.

Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer and former all-format captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed batter and an occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.

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Erin Brady

Erin Joyce Brady (born November 5, 1987) is an American TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2013. She then represented the US at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia, on November 9, where she placed in the Top 10.

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Kasper Schmeichel

Danish goalkeeper, son of Peter Schmeichel, who won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016 and starred at Euro 2020

Did you know? He and his father, Peter, are the only father and son to both win the Premier League as goalkeepers.

Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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BoA

South Korean singer and actress known as the Queen of K-pop

Did you know? She was the first South Korean pop artist to find major commercial success in Japan, selling over one million copies of her debut album there.

Kwon Bo-ah (Korean: 권보아; born November 5, 1986), known professionally as BoA, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress often referred to as the "Queen of K-pop".

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Eliud Kipchoge

Olympic marathon champion and world record holder

Did you know? In an unofficial event in Vienna, he became the first person in history to run a marathon in under two hours.

Eliud Kipchoge (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres.

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Eva González

Eva María González Fernández (born 5 November 1980) is a Spanish actress, television host and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant.

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Susana Chávez

Susana Chávez Castillo (November 5, 1974 – c. January 6, 2011) was a Mexican poet and human rights activist who was born and lived most of her life in her hometown of Ciudad Juárez.

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Sam Rockwell

Oscar-winning actor known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Did you know? He is well known for his impressive dance moves, which he frequently manages to incorporate into his film roles.

Samuel Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor.

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Famke Janssen

Dutch actress known for GoldenEye and the X-Men film series

Did you know? She provided the Dutch voiceover for the studio tour at a major theme park in Paris.

Famke Beumer Janssen (Dutch pronunciation:; born 5 November 1964) is a Dutch actress and former model acting in Hollywood. She played Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye (1995), Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series (2000–2014), and Lenore Mills in the Taken film trilogy (2008–2014).

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Yair Lapid

Israeli politician and journalist who served as Prime Minister

Did you know? In his earlier career, he was a successful amateur boxer and a popular national television news anchor.

Yair Lapid (Hebrew: יָאִיר לַפִּיד; born 5 November 1963) is an Israeli politician and former journalist who has been the Leader of the Opposition since January 2023, having previously served in that role from 2020 to 2021.

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Jean-Pierre Papin

French striker who won the Ballon d'Or in 1991

Did you know? He was so well known for his spectacular volleyed goals that the French media coined the term "Papinade" to describe them.

Jean-Pierre Roger Guillaume Papin (French pronunciation:; born 5 November 1963) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward. He was most recently the head coach of the reserve team of Olympique de Marseille.

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Bryan Adams

Canadian rock musician known for several global number one hits

Did you know? He is a photographer who has taken portraits of many prominent figures, including the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million records and singles worldwide, placing him among the best-selling music artists.

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Jeffrey Sachs

Influential American economist and expert on sustainable development

Did you know? He has served as a special adviser to three different United Nations Secretary-Generals on global development goals.

Jeffrey David Sachs ( SAKS; born November 5, 1954) is an American economist and public policy analyst. He is a professor at Columbia University, at which he was formerly director of The Earth Institute and currently director of the Center for Sustainable Development.

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Vandana Shiva

Environmental activist and leader in the food sovereignty movement

Did you know? She holds a PhD in physics and has authored more than twenty books on ecology and agriculture.

Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalization author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books.

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Oleh Blokhin

Ukrainian footballer and manager who won the 1975 Ballon d'Or

Did you know? He remains the most capped player and the highest goalscorer in the history of the Soviet Union national football team.

Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin (Ukrainian: Олег Володимирович Блохін) or Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Russian: Олег Владимирович Блохин; born 5 November 1952), is a Ukrainian former football player and manager.

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William Daniel Phillips

Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for laser cooling atoms

Did you know? He is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion, exploring the relationship between the two fields.

William Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948) is an American physicist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.

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Sam Shepard

Playwright and actor known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child

Did you know? He had a long-term relationship with actress Jessica Lange and once played drums for the psychedelic folk band The Holy Modal Rounders.

Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays and several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs.

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Art Garfunkel

American singer known for his partnership with Paul Simon

Did you know? He spent years walking across the entire United States in segments, a journey that inspired much of his later poetry.

Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, actor and poet who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.

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Joe Dassin

American-born singer who became a major pop star in France

Did you know? Despite his international fame, he was the son of a celebrated American film director, Jules Dassin.

Joseph Ira Dassin (November 5, 1938 – August 20, 1980) was an American singer-songwriter. He sang in multiple languages but found his greatest successes in France and the French-speaking world.

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Uwe Seeler

Prolific German striker and captain of the national team

Did you know? He was the first player ever to score in four different World Cup tournaments.

Uwe Seeler (German pronunciation:; 5 November 1936 – 21 July 2022) was a German footballer and football official. As a striker, he was a prolific scorer for Hamburger SV and also made 72 appearances for the West Germany national team.

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Kira Muratova

Acclaimed film director known for her unique and poetic style

Did you know? Despite her international reputation, she faced frequent difficulties with Soviet authorities, who banned some of her films for decades.

Kira Georgievna Muratova (Romanian: Kira Gheórghievna Muratova; Russian: Кира Георгиевна Муратова; Ukrainian: Кіра Георгіївна Мура́това; née Korotkova, 5 November 1934 – 6 June 2018) was a Ukrainian award-winning film director, screenwriter and actress, known for her unusual directorial style.

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Douglass North

Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his work on economic history

Did you know? Before dedicating his life to economics, he was a semi-professional photographer and even served as a navigator in the Merchant Marine.

Douglass Cecil North (November 5, 1920 – November 23, 2015) was an American economist known for his work in economic history. Along with Robert Fogel, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1993.

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