born

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Born and raised to Mexican parents in the Bronx, the budding folk singer has opened for Carla Morrison, DannyLux and Julieta Venegas — and will open for Gaby Moreno on Monday in NYC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Born and raised in the United States, she lived in India before heading to the central American country.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Born in Dronten and developed entirely within the Dutch system, Ziyech represented the Netherlands at youth level and even received a senior call-up in 2015.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Born in Seattle, Ohashi made her senior elite gymnastics debut at the 2013 American Cup, where she outscored U.S. teammate Biles for all-around gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Oppenheimer had received his doctorate only two years earlier under Max Born at Gottingen, where he had communed with such rising stars of quantum mechanics as Werner Heisenberg and Paul Ehrenfest.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik