1727 – Friedrich Hartmann Graf, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1795)
1751 – Louis-Francois Beffara, French lexicographer, born in Nonancourt, France (d. 1838)
1869 – James (Sunny Jim) Rolph, San Francisco mayor (1912-31), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1934)
1905 – Leonard Constant Lambert, English composer (King Pest), born in Fulham, London (d. 1951)
1912 – Harry Kissin, Baron Kissin, British businessman and President (GPG), born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 1997)
1924 – Robert Solow, American economist who developed the Solow–Swan model of economic growth (Nobel Prize, 1987), born in NYC, New York
1927 – Peter Wyngarde [Cyril Goldbert], British actor (Department S and Jason King), born in Marseille, France (d. 2018)
1953 – Ezra Idlet, American folk, rock, and family music guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Trout Fishing In America – “My Hair Had A Party Last Night”), born in San Antonio, Texas
1957 – Tasos Mitropoulos, Greek footballer and politician, born in Volos, Greece
1976 – Scott Caan, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
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Famous Birthdays for 22nd August 2022
1647 – Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine), born in Blois, France (d. 1712)
1764 – Charles Percier, French architect, born in Paris (d. 1838)
1771 – Henry Maudslay, English inventor of the metal lathe, born in Woolwich, London (d. 1831)
1902 – Jack Roy Armstrong, English historian (History of Sussex), born in Broadstairs, Kent (d. 1993)
1926 – Marc Bohan, French fashion designer, born in Paris
1936 – Lex Humphries, American jazz drummer (Sun Ra Arkestra), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1949 – Þórarinn Eldjárn, Icelandic writer (The Blue Tower), born in Reykjavik, Iceland
1963 – Lily Yip, Chinese-American table tennis player (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Guangzhou, China
1967 – Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer, born in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (d. 1986)
1976 – Jim Weaver, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 21st August 2022
1725 – Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, born in Tournus, France (d. 1805)
1810 – Thomas Jefferson McKean, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Burlington, Pennsylvania (d. 1870)
1871 – Leonid Andreyev, Russian journalist and writer (Red Laugh, Seven Hangs), born in Oryol, Russia (d. 1919)
1874 – Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1918-27), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1942)
1924 – Gerald D. Lascelles, son of English princess Mary, born in Goldsborough Hall, Yorkshire (d. 1952)
1934 – Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer, visual and sound artist, born in Maastricht, Netherlands
1939 – Festus Mogae, 3rd President of Botswana (1998-2008), born in Serowe, Bechuanaland, Botswana
1967 – Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down), born in Beirut, Lebanon
1978 – Alan Lee, Irish footballer, born in Galway, Ireland
1983 – Chantelle Houghton, British TV personality, born in Wickford, Essex, England
Famous Birthdays for 20th August 2022
1889 – Witold Friemann, Polish composer, born in Konin, Poland (d. 1977)
1911 – Ronald Udell, English production designer (Pinewood Studios), born in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
1944 – Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1984-89), born in Bombay, British India (d.1991)
1947 – James Pankow, American trombonist, arranger and composer (Chicago – “Make Me Smile”; “Colour My World”), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1949 – Norman Featherstone, South African cricketer, born in Que, Que, Southern Rhodesia
1954 – Theresa Saldana, American actress (Raging Bull), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
1954 – Don Stark, American actor (That ’70s Show – “Bob”), born in NYC, New York
1962 – Dong-Wook Song, South Korean tennis player, born in Seoul, South Korea
1980 – Rochelle Gadd, British actress (Hollyoaks)
1982 – Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer (Australia national soccer team), born in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 19th August 2022
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
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