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Sam Berns

Sampson Gordon Berns (October 23, 1996 – January 10, 2014) was an American activist with progeria, an extremely rare and fatal disease that causes the body to age rapidly.

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Margaret Qualley

American actress who starred in Maid and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Did you know? She made her debut as a debutante at le Bal des débutantes in Paris before pursuing a career in modelling and acting.

Sarah Margaret Qualley ( KWAW-lee; born October 23, 1994) is an American actress. A daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, she trained as a ballet dancer in her youth.

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Fabinho

Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool

Did you know? He made his professional debut for Real Madrid's reserve team after being signed from a club in Brazil as a teenager.

Fábio Henrique Tavares (born 23 October 1993), known as Fabinho (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Brazil national team. A versatile player, he can also be deployed as a centre-back.

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Álvaro Morata

Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward

Did you know? He once shaved off his hair to show solidarity with children suffering from cancer, explaining that he wanted to look like them.

Álvaro Borja Morata Martín (born 23 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Leganés, on loan from Serie A club Como. Morata began his career at La Liga club Real Madrid, making his debut with the senior team in late 2010.

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Andriy Yarmolenko

Prolific winger and captain of the Ukraine national team

Did you know? Although he is synonymous with Ukrainian football, he was actually born in Russia while his parents were working in Saint Petersburg.

Andriy Mykolayovych Yarmolenko (Ukrainian: Андрі́й Микола́йович Ярмо́ленко; born 23 October 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv and captains the Ukraine national team.

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Seo In-guk

South Korean singer who won Superstar K and became an actor in Reply 1997 and Doom at Your Service

Did you know? Reply 1997 launched a hit series of nostalgic Korean dramas.

Seo In-guk (Korean: 서인국; born October 23, 1987) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He began his singing career after winning the talent reality show Superstar K in 2009, and made his acting breakthrough in Reply 1997 (2012).

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Emilia Clarke

British actress who played Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones

Did you know? She survived two life-threatening brain aneurysms while filming the early seasons of the fantasy series that made her famous.

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke (born 23 October 1986) is an English actress. She achieved international recognition for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Masiela Lusha

Actress who played Carmen Lopez on the sitcom George Lopez

Did you know? She is an accomplished poet who published her first book of verse in her native Albanian at the age of twelve.

Masiela Lusha (born October 23, 1985) is an Albanian-American actress and author. She gained recognition for playing Carmen Lopez on the globally syndicated ABC sitcom George Lopez, a role that earned her two consecutive Young Artist Awards for Leading Young Actress in a Comedy or Drama.

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Prabhas

High-profile Indian actor renowned for his lead role in Baahubali

Did you know? He was the first South Indian actor to have a wax figure displayed at Madame Tussauds in Bangkok.

Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas (pronounced), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2015.

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Ryan Reynolds

Canadian actor known for playing Deadpool and co-owning Wrexham AFC

Did you know? He started his career as a teenager in a Canadian soap opera titled Hillside, which aired in the United States as Fifteen.

Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor and film producer. Frequently starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024.

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Aravind Adiga

Indian-born author who won the Booker Prize for The White Tiger

Did you know? He previously worked as a financial journalist for publications such as Time magazine and the Financial Times.

Aravind Adiga (born 23 October 1974) is an Indian-born Australian writer and journalist. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.

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Robert Trujillo

American musician and current bass player for the metal band Metallica

Did you know? Before joining Metallica, he was a member of the crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies and played for Ozzy Osbourne.

Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz (born October 23, 1964) is an American musician, best known as the fourth and current bassist for heavy metal band Metallica.

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Andoni Zubizarreta

Spanish goalkeeper who made over one hundred international appearances

Did you know? He represented his country at four consecutive World Cup tournaments between 1986 and 1998.

Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (Basque pronunciation:, Spanish:; born 23 October 1961) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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"Weird Al" Yankovic

Musician famous for his parodies of popular songs and pop culture

Did you know? He was the valedictorian of his high school at just 16 years old and holds a degree in architecture.

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American musician, best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians.

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Sam Raimi

Director of the Evil Dead and Spider-Man trilogies

Did you know? His 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 has appeared in almost all of his films, including the Marvel and horror movies he has directed.

Samuel M. Raimi ( RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1993) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007).

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Paul Kagame

Long-serving President of Rwanda and former military leader

Did you know? He spent much of his youth in a refugee camp in Uganda after his family fled violence in Rwanda during the late 1950s.

Paul Kagame (born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the president of Rwanda since 2000. He is considered to be Rwanda's de facto leader since 1994, from 1994 till 2000 while Vice President and Minister of Defence under President Pasteur Bizimungu.

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Martin Luther King III

Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957) is an American human rights activist and philanthropist. The second child and eldest son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr.

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Ang Lee

Oscar-winning director of Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi

Did you know? He spent several years as a stay-at-home father while struggling to find work in the film industry early in his career.

Ang Lee (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed and hidden emotions.

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Fatmir Sejdiu

First President of the Republic of Kosovo following its independence declaration

Did you know? He spent many years as a professor of law at the University of Pristina before becoming a leading figure in the independence movement.

Fatmir Sejdiu (born 23 October 1951) is a Kosovan politician. He was the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) and was President of Kosovo.

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Michael Crichton

Author of Jurassic Park and creator of the television drama ER

Did you know? He was exceptionally tall, standing at roughly six feet nine inches, which often made it difficult for him to find clothes that fit.

John Michael Crichton ( KRY-tən; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films.

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Pelé

Brazilian footballer who won three World Cups and scored more than 1,000 goals, widely hailed as one of the greatest players ever

Did you know? He was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison, although his parents decided to remove the letter 'i' from the name.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century.

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Zhu Rongji

Former Premier of China known for implementing major economic reforms

Did you know? His uncompromising approach to tackling corruption in the Chinese government earned him the popular nickname Iron Face.

Zhu Rongji (Chinese: 朱镕基; IPA:; 23 October 1928 – 12 August 2026) was a Chinese politician who served as the premier of China from 1998 to 2003 under CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002.

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Leszek Kołakowski

Polish philosopher and leading historian of Marxist thought

Did you know? He was the first recipient of the Kluge Prize, often referred to as the Nobel Prize for the human sciences.

Leszek Kołakowski (Polish:; 23 October 1927 – 17 July 2009) was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analysis of contemporary Marxist thought and theory, as in his three-volume history of Marxist philosophy Main Currents of Marxism (1976).

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Johnny Carson

Long-time host of the American talk show The Tonight Show

Did you know? Before finding fame on television, he served in the navy and performed magic shows to entertain his fellow sailors.

John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, and writer. He was best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the third installment of The Tonight Show, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1992.

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