1596 – Constantijn Huygens, Dutch diplomat and poet, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1687)
1815 – Mihály Mosonyi, Hungarian composer, born in Boldogasszony, Austria-Hungary (d. 1870)
1843 – Ján Levoslav Bella, Slovak composer, born in Liptovský Mikuláš, Austrian Empire (d. 1936)
1848 – Jennie Lee, American actress (The Birth of a Nation), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1925)
1914 – Rudolf Leiding, German auto executive and 3rd postwar chairman of Volkswagen, born in Altmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (d. 2003)
1918 – Paul Harvey, American news commentator and radio broadcaster (Rest of the story), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
1920 – Harold “Shot” Jackson, American country dobro player, and pedal steel guitarist (Roy Acuff), and guitar designer and builder (Sho-Bud), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1991)
1941 – Marilena Chaui, Brazilian philosopher, born in São Paulo, Brazil
1958 – George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
1977 – Sun-Woo Kim, Korean baseball player, born in Incheon, South Korea
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 3rd September 2022
1778 – Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, French violinist and composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1832)
1891 – Bessie [Annie Elizabeth] Delany, American dentist and civil rights pioneer, born in Raleigh, North Carolina (d. 1995)
1931 – Albert DeSalvo, American criminal (The Boston Strangler), born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
1931 – Rudolf Kelterborn, Swiss musician and composer, born in Basel, Switzerland
1933 – Roland Kayn, German electronic music composer, born in Reutlingen (d. 2011)
1935 – Otto Ketting, Dutch trumpeter and composer (Passacaglia), born in Amsterdam (d. 2012)
1948 – Tara Singh Varma, Dutch politcian (1st black woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber), born in Springlands, British Guiana
1962 – Roberto Cassan, Italian-American jazz and folk accordionist, born in Fanna, Italy (d. 2016)
1981 – Fearne Cotton, British television presenter (Top of the Pops, Radio 1), born in London, England
1993 – Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player (US Open 2020, ATP Finals 2019), born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Famous Birthdays for 2nd September 2022
1911 – Romare Bearden, African American painter (d. 1988)
1927 – Leonard Katzman, TV producer
1931 – Pierre Huyskens, Dutch radio host
1932 – Emil Richards [Radocchia], American session and touring vibraphonist and percussionist [George Shearing; Frank Sinatra; Lalo Schifrin; Frank Zappa; George Harrison; Harry Partch; Shadowfax), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2019)
1943 – Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler)
1946 – Marty Grebb, rocker (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
1960 – Rex Hudler, Tempe AZ, outfielder (NY Yankees, California Angels)
1981 – Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian film director and producer
1982 – Jason Hammel, American baseball player
1989 – Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 1st September 2022
1868 – Henri Bourassa, French Canadian politician and publisher (d. 1952)
1900 – Andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht)
1911 – Marinus Ruppert, Dutch chairman (CNV)/trade union leader
1921 – Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (Mandarins on Sulfuric Acid)
1930 – Pete Brewster, American football end and coach (NFL Pro Bowl 1955, 56; Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Portland, Indiana (d. 2020)
1933 – Ann W. Richards, Lakeview Texas, American politician
1934 – Terepai Maoate, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999-2002), (d. 2012)
1959 – Kenny Mayne, American sports journalist, broadcaster (ESPN), born in Kent, Washington
1970 – Vanna, Croatian singer
1985 – Eli-Mac [Camile Velasco], Filipino-American pop singer (American Idol), born in Makati, Philippines
Famous Birthdays for 31st August 2022
1821 – Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, Bohemian clarinetist, band leader, and composer, born in Polepy, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1899)
1852 – Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1925)
1875 – Eddie Plank, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1910, 11, 13 Philadelphia A’s), born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
1877 – Lizzie Arlington, American baseball pitcher (first woman to play professional men’s baseball 1898 Reading Coal Heavers), born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
1884 – George Al Sarton, Belgian-American chemist and historian, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1956)
1907 – Ramon Magsaysay, 7th President of the Philippines (US Legion of Merit-1952), born in Iba, Zambales, Philippines (d. 1957)
1921 – Raymond Williams, Welsh academic and novelist (Second Generation), born in Llanfihangel Crucorney, Wales (d. 1988)
1954 – Claudell Washington, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1975, 84; World Series 1974; Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
1968 – Hideo Nomo, Japanese MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Osaka, Japan
1987 – Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer
Famous Birthdays for 30th August 2022
1809 – Adolf Friedrich Hesse, German composer, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1863)
1870 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia, Firstborn daughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1891)
1926 – Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (ring name “The Grand Wizard of Wrestling”), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1983)
1936 – Edward Pałłasz, Polish classical, theater, and film composer, born in Starogard Gdański, Poland (d. 2019)
1943 – Jean-Claude Killy, French alpine skier (3 Olympic gold 1968), born in Paris, France
1950 – Antony Gormley, British sculptor (Angel of the North), born in London, England
1960 – Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, American Medal of Honor recipient, born in Lincoln, Maine (d. 1993)
1971 – Joseph Fitzgerald, American team handball center back (Olympics 1996), born in Brooklyn, New York
1974 – Aaron Barrett, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Reel Big Fish), born in San Bernadino, California
1976 – Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress, born in Bradford, England
Famous Birthdays for 29th August 2022
1476 – Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter (Kanō school of painting), born in Kyoto, Japan
1900 – Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building, Centre Pompidou), born in Altona, Hamburg, Germany (d. 1991)
1923 – Lester Trimble, American composer, music critic and educator, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
1936 – John McCain, American war hero and Republican politician (Rep-Arizona, 1983-2018, Presidential nominee 2008), born in Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone (d. 2018)
1940 – James Brady, U.S. press secretary (wounded during Reagan assassin attempt), born in Centralia, Illinois (d. 2014)
1948 – Charles David Walker, American engineer and astronaut (STS 12 STS 16 STS 23), born in Bedford, Indiana
1971 – Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela
1973 – Vincent Cavanagh, English rock musician (Anathema), born in Liverpool, England
1974 – Jay Onrait, Canadian sports broadcaster (TSN, Fox Sports 1), born in Athabasca, Alberta
1985 – Jeffrey Licon, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 28th August 2022
1691 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress, born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1750)
1885 – Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, Finnish composer and organist, born in Rautavaara, Finland (d. 1960)
1906 – Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skating coach (1952, 56, 60 Winter Olympics; father of triple gold medallist Ard), born in Wieringerwaard, Hollands Kroon, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1906 – Leslie Dwyer, English actor (Hi-de-Hi!), born in London, England (d. 1986)
1911 – Jose Antonio Giron, Spanish politician, born in Herrera de Pisuerga, Spain (d. 1995)
1916 – Jack [Holbrook] Vance, American sci-fi author (2 Hugo, Dirdir, Pnume), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2013)
1925 – Donald O’Connor, American dancer and actor (Singin’ in the Rain), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
1971 – Raul Marquez, Mexican-American boxer (Olympic-92), born in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico
1975 – Vera Jordanova, Bulgarian-Finnish actress and model, born in Helsinki, Finland
1999 – Prince Nikolai of Denmark, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Famous Birthdays for 27th August 2022
1637 – Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland, born in Salisbury, England (d. 1715)
1871 – Theodore Dreiser, American novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1945)
1909 – Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1936, 39), born in Gistel, Belgium (d. 1966)
1950 – Charles Fleischer, comedian (Roger Rabbit), born in Washington, D.C.
1952 – Roger Stone, American political lobbyist, born in Norwalk, Connecticut
1970 – Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
1970 – Dene Hills, cricketer (prolific Tasmanian batsman)
1971 – Julian Cheung Chi-Lam, singer (A Modern Love Story) and actor (Return Of The Cuckoo), born in North Point, British Hong Kong
1979 – Tian Liang, Chinese diver
1985 – Alexandra Nechita, Romanian-American artist
Famous Birthdays for 26th August 2022
1901 – Tullio Campagnolo, Italian racing cyclist and inventor (quick release skewer patent; founder bicycle component company Campagnolo), born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 1983)
1901 – Frankie Genaro, American boxer (World flyweight champion 1928-31; Olympic gold flyweight 1920), born in NYC, New York (d. 1966)
1915 – William Bardwell, British composer (d. 1994)
1916 – Virginia Hill, American organized crime figure (girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel), born in Lipscomb, Alabama (d. 1966)
1944 – Richard, English prince and Duke of Gloucester, born in Northampton, England
1949 – Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician (“Seduced”; “Theme to Mr. Belvedere”), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2019)
1964 – Dave Boyes, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in St Catharines, Ontario,
1967 – Michael Gove, British politician, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
1969 – Adrian Young, American drummer (No Doubt – “Don’t Speak”), born in Long Beach, California
1983 – Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver, born in Castellón, Spain