1887 – Reginald Owen, British actor (Mary Poppins, Sherlock Holmes), born in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1972)
1890 – Naum Gabo [Pevsner], Russian/US sculptor (Stillife Flower)
1920 – Sonny Montgomery, American politician (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967-97), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2006)
1937 – Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company), born in London, England (d. 2015)
1941 – Leonid Kizim, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15), born in rasnyi Lyman, Soviet Union (d. 2010)
1947 – Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist (The Guess Who, 1970-72), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1962 – Otis Thorpe, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons)
1972 – Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian musician (Fear Factory)
1978 – Lorrie Fair, soccer defender (Olympics 1996), born in Los Altos, California
1978 – Nektaria Karantzi, Greek singer (Byzantine Chant)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 4th August 2021
1823 – Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, American politician (Governor of Indiana), born in Salisbury, Indiana (d. 1877)
1867 – Jake Beckley, American baseball player, born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 1918)
1903 – Tony Gulotta, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1927 3rd), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1981)
1912 – David Raksin, American composer renown for his work in film and TV (Laura, Modern Times), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1915 – Irving Fields [Yitzhak Schwartz], American lounge pianist and composer (Ilona Massey Show; Bagels and Bongos), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1939 – Frank Vincent, American actor (The Sopranos), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
1949 – John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins)
1966 – Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler (WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior)
1968 – Darcy Arreola, 1.5k runner, born in La Mesa, California
1979 – Brandi Siegel, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Miami, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 3rd August 2021
1820 – Luther Orlando Emerson, American composer, born in Parsonsfield, Maine (d. 1915)
1874 – Eugène Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 1963)
1901 – Bernard Reichel, Swiss composer, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 1992)
1902 – Judson Laire, American actor and singer (Papa-Mama, Adm Broadway Revue), born in NYC, New York (d. 1979)
1914 – Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1991)
1921 – Alec Wyton, English-born American composer, born in London (d. 2007)
1952 – Aleksandr A Volkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
1959 – Koichi Tanaka, Japanese scientist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2002), born in Toyama, Japan
1974 – Blaine Wilson, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1977 – Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor (Nói Albínói), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Famous Birthdays for 2nd August 2021
1455 – Johan Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1486-99), born in Ansbach (d. 1499)
1858 – Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Queen consort of William and Regent of the Netherlands, born in Arolsen Castle, Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Confederation (d. 1934)
1909 – Ace Gutowsky, Russian/American football fullback (Portsmouth Spartans, Brooklyn Dodgers; NFL C’ship 1935, Detroit Lions), born in Komolty, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
1945 – Jewell Jackson McCabe, American feminist and social and political activist who led the National Coalition of 100 Black Women movement in the 1970s, born in Washington, D.C.
1951 – Joe Lynn Turner [Linquito], American hard rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter (Fandango; Rainbow), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
1954 – Sammy McIlroy, Irish soccer star (Manchester United), born in Belfast, United Kingdom
1961 – Cold 187um [Gregory Fernan Hutchison], American rapper (Above the Law), born in Pomona, California
1970 – Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer (WI ODI opening batsman 1991-92), born in Haynesville, Barbados
1973 – Brendan Dolan, Irish darts player (2011 – played perfect 9 dart game), born in Enniskillen, United Kingdom
1984 – Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer, born in Pescia, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 1st August 2021
1871 – Oskar Fried, German-Russian composer, born in Berlin (d. 1941)
1885 – George de Hevesy, Hungarian radiochemist (Nobel 1943), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1966)
1916 – David Pollock, Viscount Hanworth, British barrister (d. 1996)
1917 – Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert (London School of Economics), born in Leeds, England (d. 2011)
1918 – Wyndraeth Morris-Jones, British political scientist, born in Carmarthenshire (d. 1999)
1946 – Fiona Stanley, Australian epidemiologist (Telethon Institute for Child Health Research), born in Little Bay, Sydney, Australia
1963 – Demián Bichir, Mexican-American actor (A Better Life), born in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
1976 – Ivan Duque Márquez, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (2018-), born in Bogotá, Colombia
1978 – Dhani Harrison, British musician (Brainwashed), born in Windsor, Berkshire
1987 – Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer, born in Seraing, Belgium
Famous Birthdays for 31st July 2021
1143 – Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)
1844 – Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist and archaeologist, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1935)
1860 – Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist and naturalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1940)
1887 – Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1969)
1889 – Donald Foster, American actor (Hazel, Lord Love A Duck), born in Oil City, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
1912 – Milton Friedman, American economist (Nobel Prize Economics 1976), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
1945 – Bill Weld, American politician (Governor (R) Massachusetts 1991-97), born in Smithtown, New York
1952 – Alan Autry, American NFLer (Green Bay Packers), actor (In the Heat of the Night) and politician (23rd Mayor of Fresno), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1978 – Zac Brown, American musician (Zac Brown Band), born in Dahlonega, Georgia
1981 – J.Son Dinant, American comedian, born in Syracuse, New York
Famous Birthdays for 30th July 2021
1872 – Clémentine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte V, born in Royal Castle of Laeken, Brussels (d. 1955)
1882 – Leo van Puyfielde, Flemish art historian and museum curator
1916 – Dick Wilson, British-American actor, born in Preston, Lancashire, England (d. 2007)
1936 – Ralph Taeger, American actor (Klondike, Acapulco, Hondo), born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 2015)
1946 – Neil Bonnett, American race car driver, born in Hueytown, Alabama (d. 1994)
1957 – Bill Cartwright, American basketball center, coach (3-time NBA champion, Chicago Bulls), born in Lodi, California
1959 – Abdullah of Pahang, sixth Sultan of Pahang, King of Malaysia (2019-), born in Pekan, Malaya
1962 – Tom Pagnozzi, American baseball catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Tucson, Arizona
1966 – Irene Wan, Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong
1979 – Diva Zappa, American artist and daughter of Frank, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 29th July 2021
1853 – Esther de Boer-van Rijk, Dutch actress (Kniertje-Hope of Blessing), born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1937)
1888 – Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American inventor (development of television, cathode ray tube), born in Murom, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
1899 – Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959)
1920 – Rodolfo Acosta, Mexican-American character actor (Salón México, The Fugitive, Littlest Outlaw), born in Chamizal, Texas (d. 1974)
1928 – Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong-Chinese business magnate and entrepreneur (CK Holdings), born in Chao’an, Guangdong, China
1950 – Radu Voina, Romania, team handball (Olympic silver/2 bronze-1972, 76, 80)
1952 – Joe Johnson, English snooker player (World Champion, 1986: Senior Masters, 2019), born in Bradford, West Yorkshire
1962 – Vincent Rousseau, Belgian athlete
1980 – Ryan Braun, Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), born in Kitchener, Ontario
1981 – Troy Perkins, American soccer player
Famous Birthdays for 28th July 2021
1844 – Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (Windhover), born in Stratford, London (d. 1889)
1874 – Ernst Cassirer, German philosopher and educator (Essay on Man), born in Silesia, Prussia (d. 1945)
1900 – Catherine Dale Owen, American actress (Behind Office Doors), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1965)
1940 – Phil Proctor, American comedian (Firesign Theater), born in Goshen, Indiana
1947 – Miguelina Cobian, Cuban 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Santiago de Cuba
1958 – Michael Hitchcock, American actor (Best in Show) and television producer (Glee), born in Defiance, Ohio
1963 – Patrizia Pellegrino, Italian actress and TV personality (Italy’s Miss Teenager 1980), born in Naples, Italy
1969 – Garth Snow, American hockey goalie (Olympics 1994, Flyers), born in Wrentham Massachusetts
1972 – Yeom Jeong-ah, South Korean actress (A Tale of Two Sisters), born in Seoul
1993 – Hannah Lochner, Canadian actress, born in Ontario
Famous Birthdays for 27th July 2021
1853 – Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (The Blind Musician), born in Zhitomir, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1921)
1880 – Jack Doscher, American baseball pitcher (1st son of a major leaguer to play MLB), born in Troy, New York (d. 1971)
1913 – Mary Green, headmistress (Kidbrooke School), born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (d. 2004)
1932 – Robert Cowan, CEO (Highlands and Islands Enterprises), born in Edinburgh (d.1993)
1933 – Roger Harris, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opening batsman vs England 1959), born in Otahuhu, Auckland
1933 – Nick Reynolds, American folk musician (The Kingston Trio), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
1937 – Don Galloway, American actor (Arrest and Trial, Ironside), born in Augusta, Kentucky (d. 2009)
1938 – Isabelle Aubret [Thérèse Coquerelle], French singer (Un premier amour), born in Lille, France
1954 – G. S. Bali, Indian politician, born in Kangra, India
1980 – Jessi Combs, American auto racer, television personality (women’s land speed class record [4 wheels] 2013, 16), born in Rockerville, South Dakota (d. 2019)