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November 15, 1940

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Roberto Cavalli

1940Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer (died 2024)[โ€ ]

Roberto Cavalli was an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He was known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The Roberto Cavalli fashion house sells luxury clothing, perfume and leather accessories.

Tony Mendez

1940Tony Mendez, American CIA technical operations officer (died 2019)[โ€ ]

Antonio Joseph Mendez was an American technical operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who specialized in support of clandestine and covert CIA operations. He wrote four memoirs about his CIA experiences.

Ulf Pilgaard

1940Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor and screenwriter[โ€ ]

Ulf Pilgaard was a Danish actor.

Hank Wangford

1940Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician[โ€ ]

Samuel Hutt, known by the stage name Hank Wangford, is an English country and western songwriter.

Sam Waterston

1940Sam Waterston, American actor[โ€ ]

Samuel Atkinson Waterston is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two BAFTA Awards. His acting career has spanned over five decades acting on stage and screen. Waterston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2012.