Ursula Hegi (77)
May 23rd, 1946

German-American novelist, short story writer – Ursula Hegi was born in Düsseldorf (Capital city of the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia) on May 23rd, 1946 and is 77 years old today.

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Martin McGuinness

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Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

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*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

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Jordan Rakei

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*May 23rd, 1992, Hamilton

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Gayatri Devi

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*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

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Anatoly Karpov

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*May 23rd, 1951, Zlatoust

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Lena Meyer-Landrut

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*May 23rd, 1991, Hanover

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Joan Collins

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*May 23rd, 1933, London

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Alan García

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*May 23rd, 1949, Lima †April 17th, 2019, Lima

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Lea DeLaria

American actor, comedian and singer

*May 23rd, 1958, Belleville

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Thomas Bestvater

Swiss actor

*May 23rd, 1958, Herrliberg

56

Wotan Wilke Möhring

German actor

*May 23rd, 1967, Detmold

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William Barr

77th & 85th United States Attorney General

*May 23rd, 1950, New York City

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Carl Linnaeus

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*May 23rd, 1707, Råshult †January 10th, 1778, Linnaeus Hammarby

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John Newcombe

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*May 23rd, 1944, Sydney

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Lauren Chapin

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*May 23rd, 1945, Los Angeles

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Susan Cooper

English-American fantasy writer

*May 23rd, 1935, Burnham

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Bray Wyatt

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*May 23rd, 1987, Brooksville †August 24th, 2023, Clermont

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John Payne

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*May 23rd, 1912, Roanoke †December 6th, 1989, Malibu

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Robert Moog

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*May 23rd, 1934, New York City †August 21st, 2005, Asheville

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Linda Thompson

American actress

*May 23rd, 1950, Memphis

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Philippe Cochet

French politician

*May 23rd, 1961, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

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Drew Carey

American actor, voice actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host

*May 23rd, 1958, Cleveland

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Daniele Massaro

Italian association football player

*May 23rd, 1961, Monza

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Rubens Barrichello

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*May 23rd, 1972, São Paulo

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Lena Nyman

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*May 23rd, 1944, Stockholm †February 4th, 2011, Stockholm

68

Randy Graff

American actress

*May 23rd, 1955, Brooklyn

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Nat Adderley Jr.

American musician and pianist

*May 23rd, 1955, Quincy

76

Jean-Jacques Kravetz

French musician

*May 23rd, 1947, Paris

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Isabel Celaá

Spanish and Basque politician

*May 23rd, 1949, Bilbao

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Zalman King

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Also born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

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George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

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Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

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Jean-Claude Arnault

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*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

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Kabir Bedi

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*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

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Svein Ludvigsen

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*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

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Charlotte Rampling

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*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

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Steven Spielberg

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*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

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Suzanne Somers

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*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

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Berti Vogts

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*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

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Jiří Bělohlávek

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*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

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Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

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Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

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Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

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Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

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David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

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Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

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Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

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Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

77

Mireille Mathieu

French singer

*July 22nd, 1946, Avignon

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David Gilmour

English musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

*March 6th, 1946, Cambridge

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Benny Andersson

Swedish musician and composer

*December 16th, 1946, Stockholm

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Stephen Rea

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*October 31st, 1946, Belfast

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Danny Glover

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*July 22nd, 1946, San Francisco

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Syd Barrett

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*January 6th, 1946, Cambridge †July 7th, 2006, Cambridge

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Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

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Elfriede Jelinek

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*October 20th, 1946, Mürzzuschlag

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Patty Duke

American actress (1946–2016)

*December 14th, 1946, Queens †March 29th, 2016, Coeur d'Alene

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Timothy Dalton

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*March 21st, 1946, Colwyn Bay

Ursula Hegi