1846 – Judith Gautier, French poetess, novelist (Le Dragon Impérial) and daughter of Theophile Gautier, born in Paris (d. 1917)
1902 – Stefan Wolpe, German composer (Zeus and Elidco), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1972)
1942 – Margaret L. Thompson Murdock, American army and first woman to win medal for small bore rifle (Olympic silver 1976), born in Topeka, Kansas
1942 – Nathan Deal, American attorney and politician (Rep-D-Georgia), born in Millen, Georgia
1944 – Pat Martino, American jazz guitarist (2004 Guitar Player of the Year, Down Beat), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1949 – Martin Amis, English novelist (London Fields), born in Swansea, Wales
1976 – Sam Mackinnon, Australian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1976 – Philippe Comtois, Canadian 3m springboard diver (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1988 – Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer (US Open 2007 runner-up; Rookie of the Year 2007), born in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
1997 – Holly Gibbs, English actress
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 24th August 2021
1694 – Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)
1911 – Michel Pablo [Michalis N. Raptis], Chilean-Greek writer and Trotskyist revolutionary (Fourth International), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 1996)
1941 – Ernest Wright Jr, American rock vocalist (Imperials-So Much)
1942 – Joe Chambers, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 – Karen Uhlenbeck, American mathematician and founder of modern geometric analysis (Abel Prize), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1944 – Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut (STS 25), born in Detroit, Michigan
1953 – Ron Holloway, American tenor saxophonist, born in Washington, D.C.
1961 – Mark “Bedders” Bedford, English rock bassist (Madness), born in Islington, London
1973 – Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor, born in Port Richmond, New York
1978 – Rafael Furcal, Dominican baseball player, born in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 23rd August 2021
1875 – Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist, born in Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1946)
1900 – Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer and songwriter (Morningtown Ride), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1978)
1911 – Birger Ruud, Norwegian 90m ski jumper (Olympic gold 1932, 36), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1998)
1927 – Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator (Miffy books), born in Utrecht (d. 2017)
1938 – Roger Greenaway, English composer and record producer (I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing), born in Fishponds, England
1944 – Antonia Novello, 14th US Surgeon General (1990-92) 1dt woman and Hispanic holder, born in Farjardo, Puerto Rico
1964 – Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders) and broadcaster (TSN Radio, TSN, NBCSN), born in Trail, British Columbia
1972 – Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
1977 – Douglas Sequeira, Costa Rican footballer, born in San José, Costa Rica
1986 – Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 22nd August 2021
1624 – Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer and poet, born in Caen, France (d. 1701)
1760 – Leo XII [Annibale Sermattei], Italian Pope (1823-29), born in Genga, Marche, Italy (d. 1829)
1867 – Charles Francis Jenkins, American Inventor (altimeter, automobile self-starter, and early television pioneer), born in Dayton, Ohio
1902 – Thomas Pelly, American politician, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1973)
1919 – Leo Pliatzky, British senior civil servant, born in Manchester (d. 1999)
1945 – Derek Fatchett, British Labour politician, born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1999)
1963 – Tori Amos [Myra Ellen Amos], American pianist and vocalist (Under The Pink), born in Newton, North Carolina
1974 – Stefano Verderi, Italian guitarist (Le Vibrazioni), born in Milan, Italy
1974 – Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1978 – Jeff Stinco, Canadian musician (Simple Plan), born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Birthdays for 21st August 2021
1826 – Karl Gegenbaur, German anatomist, born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 1903)
1912 – Toe Blake, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1935 Montreal Maroons; 1944, 46 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Stanley Cup 1956-60, 1965-66, 68 Montreal Canadiens), born in Victoria Mines, Ontario (d. 1995)
1928 – Gillian Sheen, British fencer (Olympic gold individual foil 1956), born in London, England (d. 2021)
1963 – Mohammed VI of Morocco, King of Morocco (1999-present), born in Rabat, Morocco
1965 – Caryn Mower, American actress, stuntwoman and former professional wrestler, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1970 – Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portuguese athlete, 10k runner, born in Barrancos, Portugal
1971 – Matthew Noonan, American concert organist, born in Brockport, New York
1976 – Jeff Cunningham, Jamaican American soccer player, born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
1985 – Jacob (Jake) Pitts, American heavy metal rock guitarist (Black Veil Brides), born in Pocatello, Idaho
1996 – Jamia Simone Nash, American singer and actress, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Famous Birthdays for 20th August 2021
1632 – Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher, born in Bourges, France (d. 1704)
1881 – Edgar Albert Guest, English-American poet and newspaperman, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1959)
1908 – Al López, Spanish-American baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2005)
1933 – Don Fuqua, American Democratic politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1946 – Connie Chung [Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich], American news anchor (NBC, CBS), born in Washington, D.C.
1949 – Katiana Balanika [Aikaterini Athaniti], Greek actress (On Air) and singer
1952 – Rudy Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady), born in Olney, Texas
1954 – Don Stark, American actor (That ’70s Show), born in NYC, New York
1965 – KRS-One [Lawrence Parker], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York
1971 – Brad Avery, American musician (former guitarist for Third Day)
Famous Birthdays for 19th August 2021
1851 – Frans Schollaert, Belgian Catholic Party politician and 19th Prime Minister of Belgium (1908-11), born in Wilsele, Belgium (d. 1917)
1899 – Charlie Hall, English comedic actor (Tit for Tat, A Chump at Oxford), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1959)
1927 – James Broyhill, American politician (Sen-R-NC, 1963-1986), born in Lenoir, North Carolina
1948 – Susan Jacks [Pesklevits], Canadian singer and songwriter), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1957 – Paul-Jan Bakker, 1st Dutch cricketer to play first class cricket (Hampshire and Netherlands pace bowler), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
1962 – Eric Lutes, American actor (Del-Caroline in the City), born in Charlestown, Rhode Island
1963 – John Stamos, American actor (General Hospital, Full House), born in Cypress, California
1965 – James Tomkins, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
1972 – Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer, born in Yokohama, Japan
1973 – Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, married to Crown prince Haakon, born in Kristiansand, Norway
Famous Birthdays for 18th August 2021
1587 – 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)
1745 – Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, Bohemian composer, born in Litoměřice (d. 1807)
1871 – Johan J Arch, graphic artist (wood cutter)
1893 – Ernest MacMillan, Canadian organist, conductor and composer, born in Etobicoke, Ontario (d. 1973)
1908 – Bill Merritt, cricketer (early NZ Test leg-spinner, also Northants)
1922 – Eric William Hunter Christie, barrister
1931 – Grant Williams, American actor (Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
1962 – Sandra Farmer-Patrick, Jamaican-born American 400m hurdler, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1967 – John Jurkovic, American football defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Friedrichshafen, Germany
1972 – Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 17th August 2021
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
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