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Born in the cinema district of Rome in 1963, Eros Ramazzotti quickly discovered a passion and talent for music and song

Born on 27 October: Simon Le Bon, singer of Duran Duran and seasoned skipper

Is the Riviera town over-reacting?

He celebrates his 89th birthday today and now partly lives in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in the south of France.

Previous winner went on to win Nobel Peace Prize

Stiv Bators was born in Youngstown, Ohio (USA) in 1949. Along with Iggy Pop and the (fake) Ramone brothers, he is an iconic figure of American punk rock.

Jeff Goldblum was born in Pennsylvania in 1952. From an early age, he learned to play the piano and had a true revelation when he discovered jazz.

Manfred Sepse Lubowitz was born in 1940 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and built his entire career in London in the early 1960s.

Smart doesn't just make small cars anymore: proof once again with the #5 (pronounce hashtag 5 if you like, but simply 5 is good too). This SUV measures 4.70m long. It's built to travel far and charge (very) quickly.

Born in 1958 on the Isle of Wight, England, Mark King is internationally recognised as one of the most innovative bassists of his generation.

Like the group Devo and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, Lux Interior was born (in 1946) in the city of Akron (Ohio) in the United States.

The American trumpeter was born in Oklahoma City in 1936 and has always enjoyed challenging other artists. Without any blinkers!