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Danny DeVito

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr., ( də-VEE-toh; born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker.

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Scorpio

Age: 81
Status: Living

Born: November 17, 1944 · Neptune Township, United States
Nationality: American
Known for: Film, Television, Music

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b. 1942

Martin Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese ( skor-SESS-ee; Italian:; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of cinema.

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9–79

Vespasian

Vespasian (Latin: Vespasianus; 17 November 9 AD – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to 79. The last emperor to reign in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the empire for 27 years.

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b. 1952

Cyril Ramaphosa

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is serving as the fifth president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC).

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1902–1995

Eugene Paul Wigner

Eugene Paul Wigner (Hungarian: Wigner Jenő Pál, pronounced; November 17, 1902 – January 1, 1995) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who also contributed to mathematical physics.

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331–363

Julian

Julian (Latin: Flavius Claudius Julianus; Ancient Greek: Ἰουλιανός Ioulianos; 331 – 26 June 363) was Caesar of Western Rome from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek.

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b. 1978

Rachel McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. A graduate of York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she is known for her starring roles in comedy and drama films as well as her work in television and theater.

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1867–1934

Marie Curie

Pioneer of radioactivity research and the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.

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b. 1942

Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025.

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1881–1973

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France.

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1483–1546

Martin Luther

Martin Luther ( LOO-thər; German:; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.

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