Brenda Lee (1944)
Brenda Mae Tarpley, known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Primarily performing rockabilly, pop, country, and Christmas music, she achieved her first Billboard hit at age 12 in…
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George A. Romero (1940)
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Antonín Panenka (1948)
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Haing S. Ngor (1940)
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Aranka Siegal (1930)
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