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Bradley Barcola

French professional footballer who plays as a forward for PSG

Did you know? He was developed at the Lyon youth academy before making a high-profile move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.

Bradley Jean-Manuel Essolisam Addo Barcola (French:; born 2 September 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the France national team. He is known for his speed, agility and dribbling.

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Alexandre Pato

Brazilian international footballer who played for AC Milan

Did you know? His nickname translates to 'Duck', which refers to the name of the Brazilian town where he was born.

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:; born 2 September 1989), commonly known as Alexandre Pato (pronounced) or simply Pato, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker and could also operate as a second striker or winger.

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Zedd

Russian-born German producer who won a Grammy for Clarity and made hits with Alessia Cara and Maren Morris

Did you know? He played drums in a German metal band before turning to EDM.

Anton Zaslavski (born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd, is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name was derived from zed, the English pronunciation for the letter Z, the first letter of his surname.

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Javi Martínez

Spanish professional footballer and World Cup winner

Did you know? He became the first player to win two European trebles with Bayern Munich during his highly successful decade playing in Germany.

Javier Martínez Aginaga (Spanish pronunciation:; born 2 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

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Salma Hayek

Mexican-American actress and producer who starred in the biographical film Frida

Did you know? She was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child but overcame the condition to become a successful international actress and producer.

Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( HY-ek, Spanish:; née Hayek Jiménez; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa (1989–1991) as well as the romantic drama Midaq Alley (1995).

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Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor of Speed, The Matrix and John Wick, famous for his action roles and kindness off screen

Did you know? He played bass guitar in an alternative rock band called Dogstar during the height of his early film career.

Keanu Charles Reeves ( kee-AH-noo; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning four decades, he is known for his leading roles in action films, his amiable public image, and his philanthropic efforts.

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Keir Starmer

Former human-rights lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutions who led Labour to a landslide and became Prime Minister in 2024

Did you know? He was named after the founder of the Labour Party, Keir Hardie, and had a successful career as a human rights lawyer.

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and former lawyer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2026 and Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024.

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Carlos Valderrama

Colombian footballer famous for his creative passing and blonde afro

Did you know? He is the only Colombian player to be included by Pelé in his list of the world's greatest living footballers.

Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (Colombian Spanish:; born 2 September 1961), also known as "El Pibe" ("The Kid"), is a Colombian former professional footballer and commentator for Fútbol de Primera.

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Toshinobu Katsuya

Japanese international defender who played during the 1990s

Did you know? He was part of the squad that secured Japan's first ever major continental honour by winning the Asian Cup in 1992.

Toshinobu Katsuya (勝矢 寿延, Katsuya Toshinobu; born September 2, 1961) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Andrej Babiš

Billionaire businessman and former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic

Did you know? Before entering politics, he worked as a trade representative for a Slovak company based in Morocco.

Andrej Babiš (born 2 September 1954) is a Czech politician and businessman who has been the prime minister of the Czech Republic since December 2025, having previously served as prime minister from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was the minister of finance and deputy prime minister from 2014 to 2017.

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Ahmad Shah Massoud

Afghan military commander who led the resistance against Soviet occupation

Did you know? He was a talented chess player and reportedly carried a board with him even during his intense military campaigns.

Ahmad Shah Massoud (c. 1953 – 9 September 2001) was an Afghan military leader and politician. Known as the "Lion of Panjshir", he was the foremost commander of the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet occupation during the Soviet–Afghan War from 1979 to 1989.

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Jimmy Connors

American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles titles

Did you know? He holds the record for the most men's singles titles in the Open Era, having won over one hundred professional tournaments.

James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player as well as an author, a tennis commentator, and a coach. He was ranked as the world No.

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Mark Harmon

Actor best known for playing Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS

Did you know? Before acting, he was a star American football player for UCLA and received several offers to play professionally.

Thomas Mark Harmon (born September 2, 1951) is an American actor, writer, producer, television director and former football player. He is best known for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS. He has appeared in a wide variety of television roles since the early 1970s, including as Dr.

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Christa McAuliffe

American schoolteacher who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

Did you know? She was chosen from over ten thousand applicants to become the first private citizen to travel into space.

Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.

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Chuck McCann

American comic actor, puppeteer and television host

Did you know? He provided the voice for many well-known animated characters, including the Thing in several animated Marvel series.

Charles John Thomas McCann (September 2, 1934 – April 8, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, puppeteer, commercial presenter and television host. His career spanned over 70 years.

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Mathieu Kérékou

Politician who served as the president of Benin for several decades

Did you know? He made history as the first African leader to be voted out of office and then peacefully return to power through democratic elections.

Mathieu Kérékou (French pronunciation:; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician and revolutionary who served as president of the People's Republic of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and the Republic of Benin from 1996 to 2006.

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Yevgeny Leonov

Beloved Soviet actor known for his roles in classic comedies

Did you know? He provided the voice for the Soviet version of Winnie-the-Pooh in a popular series of animated films.

Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (Russian: Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as Gentlemen of Fortune, Mimino and Striped Trip.

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Daniel arap Moi

Long-serving second president of the Republic of Kenya

Did you know? Before entering the world of politics, he worked as a teacher and eventually became a headmaster at a government school.

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi ( MOH-ee; 2 September 1924 – 4 February 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He is the country's longest-serving president to date.

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Arthur Ashkin

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed optical tweezers

Did you know? At the age of ninety-six, he became the oldest person to be awarded a Nobel Prize up to that point in history.

Arthur Ashkin (September 2, 1922 – September 21, 2020) was an American scientist and Nobel laureate who worked at Bell Labs.

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Bill Shankly

Scottish football manager who led Liverpool to major domestic success

Did you know? After retiring from football, he continued to turn up at Liverpool’s training ground, eventually leading the club to request that he stay away.

William Shankly (2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager who is best known for his time as manager of Liverpool. Shankly brought success to Liverpool, gaining promotion to the First Division and winning three League Championships and the UEFA Cup.

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Joseph Roth

Austrian journalist and author of the novel Radetzky March

Did you know? He spent his final years living in Parisian hotels while working as a foreign correspondent for several German newspapers.

Moses Joseph Roth (Austrian German:; 2 September 1894 – 27 May 1939) was an Austro-Hungarian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga Radetzky March (1932), about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his novel of Jewish life Job (1930) and his seminal essay "Juden auf Wanderschaft"…

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Frederick Soddy

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who proved the existence of isotopes

Did you know? He correctly predicted that atomic energy could eventually be used to create weapons of mass destruction.

Frederick Soddy FRS (2 September 1877 – 22 September 1956) was an English radiochemist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions. He also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements.

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Paul Bourget

French novelist and poet who was nominated for the Nobel Prize

Did you know? He was a close friend of the writer Henry James, who dedicated one of his novels to him.

Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (French:; 2 September 1852 – 25 December 1935) was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.

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Henry George

Influential economist who proposed a single tax on land

Did you know? His book Progress and Poverty was so popular that it reportedly outsold all other English books except the Bible for a time.

Henry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist, social philosopher and journalist. His writing was popular in 19th-century America and sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era.

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