1578 – Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660)
1834 – Peter Benoit, Flemish composer and conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata), born in Harelbeke, Flanders (d. 1901)
1851 – Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist and evangelist
1890 – Harry Hopkins, US politician, Secretary of Commerce under FDR (Loan and Lease law), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 1946)
1904 – Mary Cain, American newspaper editor and politician (d. 1984)
1925 – John Howard Purnell, Welsh chemist (Royal Society of Chemistry), born in Rhondda, South Wales (d. 1996)
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)
1935 – Oleg Tabakov, Soviet-Russian actor and artistic director (Moscow Art Theatre), born in Saratov, Russian SFSR (d. 2018)
1974 – Nicola Kraus, American novelist, born in New York City
1977 – Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer, born in Kitee, Finland
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Famous Birthdays for 16th August 2021
1622 – Tsjerk Hiddes de Vries, Dutch admiral, born in Sexbierum, Netherlands (d. 1666)
1895 – Liane Haid, Austrian actress (Lady Hamilton), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2000)
1907 – Alexander Uriah Boskovich, Israeli composer, born in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
1949 – Bill “Sputnik” Spooner, American rock guitarist (The Tubes – “Talk To Ya Later”), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1949 – Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor (Zinda Bhaag, Masoom, Paar), born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
1953 – Kathie Lee Gifford, American TV presenter (Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Today show), born in Paris, France,
1959 – Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist
1972 – Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer, born in Perth, Australia
1983 – Colton James “Colt” Brennan, NFL Quarterback (Washington Redskins), born in Laguna Beach, California
1983 – Nikos Zisis, Greek basketball player, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Famous Birthdays for 15th August 2021
1769 – Napoleon Bonaparte, French military leader and Emperor of the French (1804-14, 1815), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France (d. 1821)
1860 – Roosje Vos, Dutch trade union leader, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1932)
1893 – Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer, born in Pukekohe, New Zealand (d. 1950)
1901 – Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (group theory), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1975)
1925 – Mike Connors [Krekor Ohanian], American actor (Mannix), born in Fresno, California (d. 2017)
1935 – Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr, American civil rights activist (National Urban League), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1944 – Frederick Knight, American singer and songwriter (I’ve Been Lonely So Long), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1947 – Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress (Shubho Mahurat), born in Ranaghat, Bengal, India
1970 – Maddie Corman, American actress
1972 – Chris Morrissey, American actor, and film director (Heavy Makeup), born in Hollywood, California
Famous Birthdays for 14th August 2021
1625 – François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris, born in Paris (d. 1695)
1777 – Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies (1825-30), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1830)
1842 – Henry Duff Traill, British author and journalist (The Marquis of Salisbury), born in Blackheath, London (d. 1900)
1925 – Russell Baker, American columnist, author and humorist (NY Times), born in Loudoun County, Virginia (d. 2019)
1927 – Lord Whaddon, CEO (Daltrade and Skorimpex-Rind), born in Sale, Cheshire (d. 2005)
1941 – Connie Smith, American singer (Dream Painter, New Horizons), born in Elkhart, Indiana
1943 – Jon Andrew McBride, Capt USN/astronaut (STS 41G), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1965 – Paul Broadhurst, British golfer (British Senior Open 2016), born in Walsall, England
1974 – Chucky Atkins, American basketball player, born in Orlando, Florida
1975 – Mike Vrabel, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, New England Patriots) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), born in Akron, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 13th August 2021
1625 – Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, born in Roskilde, Denmark (d. 1698)
1819 – George Gabriel Stokes, Irish physicist and mathematician (spectroscope), born in Skreen, County Sligo, Ireland (d. 1903)
1896 – Leo Pappenheim, Dutch conductor, born in Amsterdam (d. 1982)
1913 – Makarios III [Michail Moeskos], Greek Cypriot clergyman and politician, born in Panayia, Paphos, Cyprus (d. 1977)
1920 – Charlie Alfred Galbraith, English jazz trombonist, born in London (d. 1997)
1934 – Gary Davidson, American sports league founder (ABA, WHA, WFL)
1935 – Rod Hull, British entertainer, born on Isle of Sheppey, Kent (d. 1999)
1947 – Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician (Minister of Gender Equality), born in Sjuntorp, Sweden
1970 – Will Clarke, American novelist (The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1973 – Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer, born in Oakdale, California (d. 2007)
Famous Birthdays for 12th August 2021
1854 – Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith
1875 – Mezio Agostini, Italian composer, born in Fano, Italy (d. 1944)
1924 – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, leader of Pakistan (d. 1988)
1924 – Derek Shackleton, England cricket pace bowler (50’s)
1939 – Roy Romanow, Canadian politician
1944 – Peter Hofmann, German tenor
1951 – Willie Horton, American murderer and rapist
1968 – Viktor Karatchoun, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
1971 – Jim Walker, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1978 – Chris Chambers, American football player, born in Cleveland, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 11th August 2021
1833 – Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician (d. 1877)
1911 – Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher (Psychosis)
1925 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1953, 56-58; Montreal Canadiens), born in Chapleau, Ontario (d. 2006)
1932 – Wilson “Papa” Godett, Curacaos worker’s union leader/boxer
1943 – Kenny Gamble, US songwriter, “Philadelphia Soul” producer (“Me and Mrs Jones”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1955 – Marc Bureau, French Canadian politician
1955 – Sylvia Hermon, British politician
1963 – Mike Huff, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1965 – Embeth Davidtz, American actress (Bicentennial Man, Schindler’s List), born in Lafayette, Indiana
1976 – Erick Lindgren, American poker player (WSOP Player of the Year 2008), born in Burney, California
Famous Birthdays for 10th August 2021
1835 – Gyula Beliczay, composer
1895 – Hammy Love, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1969)
1909 – Claude Thornhill, American pianist, arranger (Andre Kostelanetz; Tony Bennett), composer (“Snowfall”), and bandleader (“A Sunday Kind of Love”), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1965)
1926 – Marie-Claire Alain, French organist/composer
1932 – Alexander Goehr, composer
1935 – Giya Alexandrovich Kancheli, Georgian composer (NightPrayers), born in Tblisi, Georgia
1956 – Charlie Peacock, American jazz and contemporary Christian music pianist, singer, songwriter, and record producer (The Civil Wars), born in Yuba City, California
1959 – Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian musician (Kashtin)
1968 – Peter Docter, American film director
1974 – Walt Harris, cornerback (Chicago Bears)
Famous Birthdays for 9th August 2021
1648 – Johann Michael Bach, German composer (In Dulci Jubilo), born in Arnstadt, Germany (d. 1694)
1782 – Vicente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, general and 2nd President of Mexico (1829), born in Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico (d. 1831)
1898 – David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal)
1899 – P.L. [Pamela Lyndon] Travers, Australian British writer (Mary Poppins), born in Maryborough, Australia (d. 1996)
1905 – Elizabeth Lane, 1st female British supreme court justice, born in Bowden, Cheshire (d. 1988)
1914 – Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (Moomins), born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (d. 2001)
1940 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (Iris-Another World, Guiding Light), born in McAlester, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
1943 – Ken Norton, American heavyweight boxer who had 3 famous fights with Muhammad Ali, born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 2013)
1974 – Derek Fisher, American NBA guard (LA Lakers) and manager (LS Sparks), born in Little Rock Arkansas
1976 – Rhona Mitra, English actress, born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 8th August 2021
1906 – Andre Demedts, Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days)
1915 – Jumbo Elliott, American track coach (d. 1981)
1920 – Don Cook, foreign Correspondent
1928 – Ken Scowcroft, English insurance magnate/multi-millionaire
1946 – James W. Lewis, American convicted extortionist
1958 – Deborah Norville, news anchor (Today Show, Inside Edition)
1961 – Bruce Matthews, American NFL guard/center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1961 – The Edge [Dave Evans], rock guitarist (U2-I Will Follow), born in London, England
1980 – Michael Urie, American actor and director
1983 – Guy Burnet, British actor