1808 – James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and inventor of the steam hammer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1890)
1860 – John Kane, Scottish-American primitivist painter (Self-Portrait), born in West Calder, Scotland (d. 1934)
1903 – Claude Dauphin, French actor (Barbarella, April in Paris, Deported), born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne, France (d. 1978)
1908 – Al Morgan, American jazz double-bassist (Cab Calloway; Fats Waller; Louis Jordan), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1974)
1935 – Alan Baker, British Mathematician and winner of the Fields Medal (1970) for his work on transcendental number theory, born in London, England
1940 – Johnny Nash, American rocker (“I Can See Clearly Now”), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2020)
1965 – James Tomkins, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
1969 – Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player, born in Settsu, Japan
1972 – Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1983 – Mike Conway, British auto racer (FIA World Endurance C’ship 2019-20; British Formula 3 C’ship 2006), born in London, England
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Famous Birthdays for 18th August 2022
1813 – Benjamin Alvord, American scientist and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Vancouver, Washington (d. 1884)
1904 – W. Sterling Cole, American politician (Rep-R-NY, Director International Atomic Energy Agency), born in Painted Post, New York (d. 1987)
1925 – Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. 2006)
1927 – Rosalynn Smith Carter, American 1st lady (1977-1981), born in Plains, Georgia
1930 – Liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre
1949 – John O’Leary, Irish golfer (Irish Open 1982; Ryder Cup 1975; director European Tour 1985-2019), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
1962 – Felipe Calderón, Mexican politician (President of Mexico, 2006–12), born in Morelia, Mexico
1966 – Steve Avery, American football running back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1968 – Brian Mitchell, American football running back (Washington Redskins), born in Leesville, Louisiana
1981 – Jon Schneck, American musician (Relient K), born in Eustis, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 17th August 2022
1890 – Stefan Bastyr, Polish aviator (d. 1920)
1906 – Marcello Caetano, last Portuguese prime minister of the Estado Novo regime (1968-1974), born in Graça, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1980)
1921 – Geoffery Elton, German born British historiographer, born in Tübingen, Germany (d. 1994)
1928 – Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host
1929 – Francis Gary Powers, American spy captured by the USSR after his U-2 spy was shot plane in 1959, born in Jenkins, Kentucky (d. 1977)
1943 – Koos Postema, Dutch editor-in-chief (Vrije Volk) and TV host
1946 – Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo)
1956 – Gail Berman, American film executive, born in Brooklyn, New York
1967 – Kevin Max, American singer (dc talk), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1971 – Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (5-time MLB All Star and Silver Slugger Award; NY Yankees), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Famous Birthdays for 16th August 2022
1550 – Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer, pastor and vicar, born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1606)
1832 – Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist, psychologist and philosopher, born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1920)
1846 – Justus van Maurik, Dutch author and cigar manufacturer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1904)
1877 – Karl Hoschna, Tin Pan Alley-era composer (Every Little Movement), born in Kuschwarda, Bohemia (d. 1911)
1895 – Liane Haid, Austrian actress (Lady Hamilton), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2000)
1937 – Andrew J[efferson V] Offutt, American sci-fi author (Undying Wizard)
1956 – Colleen Walker, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1997), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2012)
1962 – Steve Carell, American actor and comedian (The Office), born in Concord, Massachusetts
1971 – Troy Alexander, CFL defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1976 – Jonatan Johansson, Finnish soccer striker, manager (106 caps; Rangers, Charlton), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 15th August 2022
1823 – Orris Sanford Ferry, American lawyer, politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1875)
1860 – Roosje Vos, Dutch seamstress, and trade union leader, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1932)
1876 – Aleksandar Belic, Serbian linguist, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1960)
1909 – Raymond O’Malley, English teacher ” the most cantankerous teacher of English in modern times” and writer (One-House Farm) (d. 1996)
1912 – Wendy Hiller, English actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield), born in Bramhall, Cheshire, England (d. 2003)
1915 – Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese-Dutch folklorist
1927 – Wesley Mouzon, American boxer / trainer (Roy Jones Jr), born in Kingstree, South Carolina (d. 2003)
1931 – Janice Rule, American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor’s Wife), born in Norwood, Ohio (d. 2003)
1933 – Floyd Ashton, American singer (The Tams – “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy”), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1984 – Opal Tometi, Nigerian American civil rights activist (co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter)
Famous Birthdays for 14th August 2022
1552 – Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian and statesman, born in Venice (d. 1623)
1625 – François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris, born in Paris (d. 1695)
1821 – Clement H. Stevens, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Norwich, Connecticut (d. 1864)
1824 – William Terry, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amherst County, Virginia (d. 1888)
1860 – Ernest T. Seton, naturalist, painter and author (Buffalo Wind-1938), born in South Shields, Durham, England (d. 1946)
1945 – Tony Scannel, Irish actor (Bill, Blue Money), born in Kinsale, Ireland
1953 – James Horner, American film composer (Titanic; Apollo 13; Avatar), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1959 – Frank Brickowski, American NBA player (Seattle Supersonics), born in Bayville, New York
1975 – Mike Vrabel, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, New England Patriots) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), born in Akron, Ohio
1977 – Juan Pierre, American baseball player, born in Mobile, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 13th August 2022
1666 – William Wotton, English theologian and scholar, born in Wrentham, Suffolk (d. 1727)
1699 – John Dyer, British poet, born in Aberglasney, Wales (Baptism date)
1826 – William Thomas Best, English organist and composer, born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England (d. 1897)
1895 – Robert Burton, American actor (The Big Heat, Compulsion, A Man Called Peter), born in Eastman, Georgia (d. 1962)
1907 – Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, German arms manufacturer and Olympic yacht competitor, born in Essen, Germany (d. 1967)
1949 – Peter Visclosky, American politician (Rep-D-Indiana, 1985-2021), born in Gary, Indiana
1952 – Danny Bruno, American stage and screen actor (Grimm – “Bud”), born in The Bronx, NYC
1961 – Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer (Khel – No Ordinary Game), born in Mulki, Mysore State, India
1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor (Run Lola Run), born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
1984 – Baby Blue [Diamond Blue Smith], American rapper (Pretty Ricky – “Grind With Me”), born in Miami, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 12th August 2022
1647 – Johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719)
1866 – Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922)
1910 – Jane Wyatt, American actress (Father Knows Best, Star Trek), born in Mahwah, New Jersey (d. 2006)
1925 – Earl Coleman, American jazz singer, born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1995)
1954 – François Hollande, 24th President of France (Socialist: 2012-17), born in Rouen, France
1966 – Bruce Covernton, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
1970 – Jim Schlossnagle, baseball coach
1978 – Chris Chambers, American football player, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1981 – Tony Capaldi, Northern Ireland footballer
1990 – Mario Balotelli, Italian soccer striker (36 caps; Nice, Inter, Man City), born in Palermo, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 11th August 2022
1081 – Henry V, King of Germany (1099-1125) and Holy Roman Emperor (1111-1125), born in Goslar, Saxony (d. 1125) [or born 1086]
1467 – Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)
1744 – Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, German bassonist, born in Breitenau, Saxony
1903 – Michael Whalley Wickham, artist
1913 – Angus Wilson, England, writer (Mulberry Bush-1955)
1928 – Richard Barratt, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary
1943 – Abigail Folger, American heiress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
1946 – Marilyn Vos Savant, writer/world’s highest IQ (228), born in St Louis, Missouri
1964 – Hamish, rocker (The Pasedenas – “Riding on the Train”)
1964 – Jim Lee, Korean-born comic book artist
Famous Birthdays for 10th August 2022
1814 – Jacob Edvard Gille, composer
1821 – Jay Cooke, American financier (d. 1905)
1860 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (d. 1936)
1874 – Bill Johnson, American musician (d. 1972)
1928 – Jimmy Dean, American country and rockabilly singer (“Big Bad John”), television host (Jimmy Dean Show), actor (Diamonds Are Forever), and sausage maker, born in Plainview, Texas (d. 2010)
1940 – Richard Wells, Chief Constable (South Yorkshire)
1945 – Larry Larden, rocker (Every Mother’s Son)
1959 – Mark Price, bass/vocals (All About Eve, Tin Huey-Contents Dislodged)
1961 – Beatrice Alda, American actress (Lisa-Four Seasons), daughter of Alan Alda
1966 – (Charlotte) “Charlie” Dimmock, British gardener and television presenter (Ground Force; Garden Rescue), born in West Wellow, Hampshire, England