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Suchata Chuangsri

Suchata Chuangsri (Thai: สุชาตา ช่วงศรี; born 20 September 2003) also known by the Thai nickname Opal (Thai: โอปอล) is a Thai beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss World 2025. She is the first Thai woman to win Miss World.

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Julian Draxler

German professional footballer and 2014 World Cup winner

Did you know? He became the youngest player to ever appear for Schalke 04 in a Bundesliga match.

Julian Draxler (born 20 September 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli. He made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 aged 17 in January 2011, and in May of that year scored the first goal as the side won the DFB-Pokal final.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov

Undefeated UFC Lightweight Champion and mixed martial artist

Did you know? Growing up in Dagestan, his father famously had him train by wrestling with a live bear cub to improve his grappling.

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Namie Amuro

Japanese pop singer from Okinawa, one of the best-selling artists in Japan's history, who retired in 2018

Did you know? Her fashion style inspired a youth trend in Japan known as Amuraa.

Namie Amuro ( NAH-mee-AY; Japanese: 安室 奈美恵, romanized: Amuro Namie; born September 20, 1977) is a retired Japanese singer. She rose to prominence as a teen idol, and transitioned into a leading pop artist due to her versatility across music styles and visual presentation.

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Jon Bernthal

Actor known for starring in The Walking Dead and The Punisher

Did you know? He studied acting at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, where he also played professional baseball for a time.

Jonathan Edward Bernthal (born September 20, 1976) is an American actor. Known for playing brash, hard-edged, ethically complex characters, he first achieved prominence for his portrayal of Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2012).

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Juan Pablo Montoya

Versatile racing driver who won in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR

Did you know? He is one of the few drivers to have won the Indianapolis 500, the Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (Spanish pronunciation:; born 20 September 1975) is a Colombian former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2001 to 2006, IndyCar between 1999 and 2022, and the NASCAR Cup Series between 2006 and 2024. Montoya won seven Formula One Grands Prix across six seasons.

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Asia Argento

Italian actress and director known for the film Triple X

Did you know? Born into a filmmaking family, she made her acting debut at the age of nine and later became a prominent activist.

Asia Argento (Italian:; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker.

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Victor Ponta

Former Prime Minister of Romania and leader of the Social Democrats

Did you know? He was a competitive amateur rally driver and participated in several rounds of the Romanian National Rally Championship.

Victor Viorel Ponta (born 20 September 1972) is a Romanian politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of Romania from 2012 to 2015.

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Henrik Larsson

Legendary Swedish striker who scored over two hundred goals for Celtic

Did you know? He spent a brief but successful loan spell at Manchester United towards the end of his career, winning a Premier League medal.

Edward Henrik Larsson (Swedish pronunciation:; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professional football coach and former player who played 106 times for the Swedish national team. A striker, Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK.

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Richard Witschge

Dutch footballer who played for Ajax and Barcelona

Did you know? His older brother Rob was also a professional footballer and they played together for the Netherlands national team.

Richard Peter Witschge (born 20 September 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known for his technique and passing ability.

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Van Jones

Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, serial entrepreneur, and civil rights advocate. He is a CNN host and contributor.

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Maggie Cheung

International actress who starred in In the Mood for Love

Did you know? She grew up in Kent and initially worked as a shop assistant in a department store before starting her film career.

Maggie Cheung (Cheung Man-yuk; Chinese: 張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong actress. She is considered to be one of the most successful and internationally acclaimed actresses in Asia.

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Manuel Zelaya

Former President of Honduras who was ousted in a military coup

Did you know? After being removed from office, he famously returned to his country in secret and took refuge in the Brazilian embassy for several months.

José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born 20 September 1952) is a Honduran politician who served as the 35th president of Honduras from 2006 until his forcible removal in the 2009 coup d'état; and as the inaugural first gentleman of Honduras from 2022 until 2026.

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George R. R. Martin

American author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the fantasy series adapted into HBO's Game of Thrones

Did you know? To support himself before becoming a bestselling novelist, he worked as a chess tournament director and a screenwriter in Hollywood.

George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin, September 20, 1948), also known by the initials GRRM, is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer.

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Sani Abacha

Former Nigerian military leader who served as head of state

Did you know? He is the only military officer in the history of Nigeria to have attained the rank of full general without skipping a single rank.

Sani Abacha ( 20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria as military head of state from 1993, following a palace coup d'état, until his death in 1998. Abacha's seizure of power was the last successful coup d'état in Nigerian military history.

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Tarō Asō

Former Japanese Prime Minister and veteran Liberal Democratic Party politician

Did you know? He competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics as a member of the Japanese shooting team.

Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎, Asō Tarō; born 20 September 1940) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2021.

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Burhanuddin Rabbani

Former President of Afghanistan and leader of the Northern Alliance

Did you know? A scholar by training, he translated several famous Persian poems into Arabic before entering the world of politics.

Burhanuddin Rabbani (20 September 1940 – 20 September 2011) was an Afghan politician and teacher who served as the sixth president of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, and again from November to December 2001 (in exile from 1996 to 2001).

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Sophia Loren

Italian film star of Two Women, the first actress to win an Oscar for a foreign-language performance, and a lasting screen icon

Did you know? She first came to public attention as a teenager after competing in a beauty pageant where she was crowned Miss Elegance.

Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Italian:; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( lə-REN, Italian:), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States.

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Ananda Mahidol

Eighth monarch of Thailand's Chakri dynasty

Did you know? He was still a schoolboy in Switzerland when he was unexpectedly named king at the age of nine.

Ananda Mahidol (20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth king of Siam (later Thailand) from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he went to Switzerland when he was nine years-old.

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Humberto Castelo Branco

Brazilian military leader and president during the mid-1960s

Did you know? He was an experienced soldier who served in Italy during the Second World War as part of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.

Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (20 September 1897 – 18 July 1967) was a Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the 26th president of Brazil, the first leader of the Brazilian military dictatorship following the 1964 coup d'état.

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Leo Strauss

Political philosopher known for his influential study of classical thought

Did you know? He argued that many historical philosophers used hidden meanings in their work to protect themselves from the authorities of their time.

Leo Strauss (September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was a German-American political philosopher and historian of philosophy whose work greatly influenced twentieth-century political theory in the United States and the study of classical political thought.

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Upton Sinclair

American author who wrote the influential social protest novel The Jungle

Did you know? His investigative writing on the Chicago meatpacking industry was so influential it prompted the US government to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act.

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California.

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Maurice Gamelin

Commander of the French Army during the Battle of France

Did you know? He is remembered for his decision to keep his headquarters at Vincennes, which lacked a radio or telephone for direct communication.

Maurice Gustave Gamelin (French pronunciation:; 20 September 1872 – 18 April 1958) was a French general who served as head of the French Army from 1935 and as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies in France from the outbreak of the Second World War to his dismissal during the Battle of France in May 1940.

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Chulalongkorn

Reformist Thai monarch who modernised his nation and abolished slavery

Did you know? He was the first Thai king to visit Europe, travelling extensively to meet with foreign monarchs and study Western systems of government.

Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V.

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