1. Anwar Sadat (1918-81), president of Egypt.
2. Princess Alexandra (b. 1936).
3. Hanna Schygulla, actress (1943).
4. Jairzinho, footballer (1944).
5. Eve Pollard, journalist (1945).
6. Noel Redding, bassist with the Jimi Hendrix Experience (1945-2003).
7. Sissy Spacek, actress (1949).
8. Karl Rove, political strategist (1950).
9. Helena Christensen, model (1968) .
10. Dido, musician (1971).
11. Marcus Trescothick, cricketer (1975).
12. Simon Jones, cricketer (1978).
Other notable festive births include those of Ed Davey, Gary McAllister, Ian Bostridge, Shane McGowan, Chris Kamara, Annie Lennox, Sir Christopher Frayling, Kenny Everett, Barbara Follett, Ismail Merchant, Carlos Castaneda, Quentin Crisp, Lord Grade, Humphrey Bogart and, according to the Julian calendar then in use, Isaac Newton.
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