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Oscar

Brazilian attacking midfielder who played for Chelsea and the national team

Did you know? He scored Brazil's only goal in their historic seven-one defeat to Germany during the 2014 World Cup semi-final.

Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese:; born 9 September 1991), known mononymously as Oscar, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Oscar began his career at São Paulo, and in 2009, he went to court against the club due to irregularities in his contract.

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Afrojack

Dutch electro house DJ and producer from Spijkenisse who won a Grammy for remixing Madonna and co-produced Pitbull's Give Me Everything

Did you know? He founded his own record label, Wall Recordings, in 2007.

Nick Leonardus van de Wall (Dutch:; born 9 September 1987), known professionally as Afrojack (stylized in all caps), is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album Forget the World was released in 2014.

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Luka Modrić

Croatian midfielder who led his country to the 2018 World Cup final and won the Ballon d'Or and six Champions Leagues

Did you know? During the Croatian War of Independence, he lived as a refugee in a hotel and spent much of his time practising football in the car park.

Luka Modrić (Croatian pronunciation:; born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and captains the Croatia national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time and as the greatest Croatian footballer in history.

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Michelle Williams

Oscar-nominated actress known for Brokeback Mountain and Blue Valentine

Did you know? Before becoming a Hollywood star, she found fame playing Jen Lindley on the popular teen drama series Dawson's Creek.

Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress.

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Denise Quiñones

Denise Marie Quiñones August (born 9 September 1980) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2001. Prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, she represented her hometown of Lares in the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 pageant.

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Michael Bublé

Multiple Grammy-winning Canadian singer of traditional pop standards

Did you know? He once worked as a commercial fisherman with his father and grandfather to help support his early musical career.

Michael Steven Bublé ( boo-BLAY; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songbook.

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Goran Višnjić

Croatian actor best known for playing Dr Luka Kovač in ER

Did you know? Before finding fame in Hollywood, he served as a paratrooper in the Croatian Ground Forces during the War of Independence.

Goran Višnjić (Croatian: VISH-nyich; born 9 September 1972) is a Croatian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr.

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Lila Downs

Mexican-American singer who blends Mexican folk, Indigenous languages and jazz, a multiple Latin Grammy winner

Did you know? She studied social anthropology at university and often sings in indigenous languages including Mixtec, Zapotec, and Maya.

Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (born 9 September 1968) is a Mexican singer-songwriter, actress, and anthropologist. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music.

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Akshay Kumar

Prolific Bollywood actor and producer known for his action films

Did you know? Before becoming a star, he worked as a chef and waiter in Bangkok while training in martial arts.

Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (pronounced), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema.

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Adam Sandler

American comedic actor and star of numerous box office hits

Did you know? Before finding fame on Saturday Night Live, he was discovered by a comedian while performing an impromptu comedy club set.

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, producer and writer. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, his accolades include an Independent Spirit Award, alongside nominations for an Actor Award, three Golden Globes, three Grammy Awards, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Hugh Grant

British actor known for leading roles in romantic comedy films

Did you know? Before becoming a global film star, he worked as an assistant groundsman at Fulham Football Club and wrote radio commercials.

Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man, and has since transitioned into a character actor.

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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

First directly elected President of Indonesia serving two terms

Did you know? He is a prolific songwriter and musician who released several albums of pop songs during his time in office.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Indonesian:; born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to as SBY (Indonesian:), is an Indonesian politician and retired military officer who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 and the second president from the military after Suharto.

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Dennis M. Ritchie

Computer scientist who created the C programming language

Did you know? He was also a key developer of the Unix operating system, which laid the foundation for much of modern computing.

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist.

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Otis Redding

Soul singer-songwriter famous for (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

Did you know? He wrote the song Respect, which became a global anthem after it was later covered and rearranged by Aretha Franklin.

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter.

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Reuven Rivlin

Israeli lawyer and politician who served as the nation's tenth president

Did you know? He is a dedicated vegetarian and has been a lifelong supporter of the Beitar Jerusalem football club.

Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin (Hebrew: רְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִין; born 9 September 1939) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the president of Israel between 2014 and 2021. He is a member of the Likud party.

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Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Influential Islamic scholar and popular religious television broadcaster

Did you know? He hosted a popular weekly television programme that reached millions of viewers across the Arab world for many years.

Yusuf al-Qaradawi (Arabic: يوسف القرضاوي, romanized: Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī; or Yusuf al-Qardawi; 9 September 1926 – 26 September 2022) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.

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Cliff Robertson

Oscar-winning actor known for the film Charly and Spider-Man

Did you know? He was blacklisted in Hollywood for several years after he reported a studio executive for financial fraud.

Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Charly.

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Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

Nobel Prize-winning physician who discovered that kuru is a transmissible disease

Did you know? He was the first to demonstrate that certain neurological diseases are caused by infectious agents that can lie dormant for many years.

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek ( GHY-də-shek; September 9, 1923 – December 12, 2008) was an American physician, medical researcher, and convicted child sex offender, who was the co-recipient (with Baruch S.

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Hans Georg Dehmelt

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-developed the ion trap

Did you know? His research allowed scientists to isolate and observe a single electron for the first time, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Hans Georg Dehmelt (German pronunciation:; 9 September 1922 – 7 March 2017) was a German and American physicist, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, for co-developing the ion trap technique (Penning trap) with Wolfgang Paul, for which they shared one-half of the prize (the other half of the Prize in that…

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Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Italian politician who served as the country's ninth president

Did you know? Before entering politics, he worked as a prosecutor and was one of the few members of the 1946 assembly to also serve as president.

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (Italian:; 9 September 1918 – 29 January 2012) was an Italian politician who served as the president of Italy from 1992 to 1999.

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Cesare Pavese

Italian novelist and poet who translated major American works

Did you know? He was a prolific translator and is credited with introducing authors like Ernest Hemingway to the Italian public.

Cesare Pavese (UK: pav-AY-zay, -⁠zee, Italian:; 9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist. He is often referred to as one of the most influential Italian writers of his time.

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Kurt Zadek Lewin

Psychologist known as the pioneer of social and organisational psychology

Did you know? He developed the concept of action research, which suggests that social problems are best understood by trying to change them.

Kurt Zadek Lewin or Kurt Tsadek Lewin ( LOO-in, lə-VEEN; German:; 9 September 1890 – 12 February 1947) was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology in the United States.

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Harland Sanders

Entrepreneur who founded the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain

Did you know? He held dozens of jobs, including being a railway fireman and a lawyer, before finding global success in his sixties.

Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980), commonly known as Colonel Sanders, was an American entrepreneur and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). He later acted as the company's brand ambassador and symbol.

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Leo Tolstoy

Russian novelist who wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina and later became an influential advocate of non-violence

Did you know? He became a committed pacifist and vegetarian in later life, significantly influencing the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, IPA:; 9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.

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