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Vera Farmiga

Academy Award-nominated actress known for Up in the Air

Did you know?She did not speak English until she was six years old, having grown up in a Ukrainian-American community.

Vera Ann Farmiga ( far-MEE-gə; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress and singer. She began her professional acting career on stage in the original Broadway production of Taking Sides (1996).

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Age: 53
Status: Living

Born: August 6, 1973 · Clifton, United States
Nationality: American
Known for: Film

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1928–1987

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the most important artist of the second half of the 20th century, Warhol's practice spanned various media, including painting, filmmaking, photography, publishing, and performance art.

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1881–1955

Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist. He shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Howard Florey and Ernst Chain "for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases".

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1809–1892

Alfred Tennyson

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign.

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b. 1983

Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie (Dutch pronunciation:; born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer. He last served as the head coach of Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

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1911–1989

Lucille Ball

Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century for her work in all four of these areas.

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b. 1962

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng (YOH;; Chinese: 楊紫瓊; 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress.

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1930–2012

Neil Armstrong

NASA astronaut and commander of Apollo 11, the first person to walk on the Moon.

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b. 1961

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States and the first African American to hold the office.

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1769–1821

Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815.

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1749–1832

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language.

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