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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 25th August 2022
1896 – Dick Ryan, American actor (For Heaven’s Sake, Born to be Bad), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1969)
1905 – Sister Faustina [Helena Kowalska], Polish Roman Catholic nun and mystic, born in Głogowiec, Poland (d. 1938)
1909 – Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer (Dames, 42nd Street), born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (d. 1993)
1916 – Frederick Robbins, American pediatrician and bacteriologist (Nobel 1954), born in Auburn, Alabama (d. 2003)
1938 – David Canary, actor (Bonanza, All My Children), born in Elwood, Indiana (d. 2015)
1942 – Margaret L. Thompson Murdock, American army and first woman to win medal for small bore rifle (Olympic silver 1976), born in Topeka, Kansas
1950 – Willy Deville [William Paul Borsey Jr.], American rock vocalist and guitarist (Mink Deville), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 2009)
1968 – Rachael Ray, American TV personality and chef, born in Glen Falls, New York
1983 – Janet Chow, Canadian/Chinese beauty pageant contestant
1987 – Justin Upton, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 24th August 2022
1694 – Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)
1758 – Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen of Denmark and Norway, born in Schwerin, Germany (d. 1794)
1816 – Daniel Gooch, English engineer, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables, born in Bedlington, Northumberland, England (d. 1889)
1916 – Hal Smith, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show-Otis Campbell), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 1994)
1942 – Joe Chambers, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California
1943 – Pini Zahavi, Israeli football agent, born in Ness Ziona, Israel
1944 – Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), born in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (d. 1996)
1968 – Benoît Brunet, Canadian NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
1973 – Barret Oliver, American actor (The Neverending Story, Secret Garden), born in Los Angeles, California
1988 – Rupert Grint, English actor (Harry Potter), born in Harlow, Essex, England
Famous Birthdays for 23rd August 2022
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
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)