1606 – Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary, born in El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain (d. 1646)
1611 – Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, French princess and queen of Poland, born in Nevers, France (d. 1667)
1900 – Walter O’Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1917 – Casper Weinberger, US Secretary of Defense (1981-87)
1927 – Rosalynn Smith Carter, American 1st lady (1977-1981), born in Plains, Georgia
1930 – Liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre
1934 – Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney and author (Helter-Skelter), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 2015)
1964 – Kenny Walker, American basketball player, born in Roberta, Georgia
1965 – Jim Florentine, American comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York
1994 – Jessie Flower [Michaela Murphy], American actress (Avatar: The Last Airbender), born in Southern Indiana
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 17th August 2020
1753 – Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)
1911 – Jan Lode Cantens, Flemish dramatist (God’s Murderer)
1918 – Mort Marshall [Mortimer Haig Lichtenstein], American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Dumplings), born in NYC, New York (d. 1979)
1920 – Georgia Gibbs, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
1928 – T.J. [Thomas Jefferson] Anderson, American composer, born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
1957 – Robin Cousins, British figure skater (Olympic gold 1980), born in Bristol, England
1960 – Sean Penn, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Santa Monica, California
1965 – Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville Ky, rock drummer (Black Crowes)
1967 – Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
1986 – Rudy Gay, American basketball player
Famous Birthdays for 16th August 2020
1401 – Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)
1836 – John Farmer, English composer, born in Nottingham (d. 1901)
1907 – Alexander Uriah Boskovich, Israeli composer, born in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
1930 – Robert Culp, American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director (I Spy, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice), born in Oakland, California (d. 2010)
1938 – Oleg Grigoryevich Kononenko, Russian cosmonaut
1939 – Sir Trevor Mcdonald, Trinidadian-born British television newsreader
1956 – Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist
1958 – Angela Bassett, American actress (What’s Love Got to Do With It), born in NYC, New York
1977 – Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer and actor, born in Cairo, Egypt
1980 – Robert “Bob” Hardy, English musician (Franz Ferdinand), born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Famous Birthdays for 15th August 2020
1432 – Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (Morgante), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1484)
1823 – Orris Sanford Ferry, American lawyer, politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1875)
1916 – Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer (That way Myzeqe), born in Palasë, Himara, Albania (d. 1989)
1931 – Janice Rule, American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor’s Wife), born in Norwood, Ohio (d. 2003)
1941 – Viktor Mikhailovich Pisarev, Russian cosmonaut
1943 – Eni Faleomavaega, American-Samoan politician (3rd Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa), born in Vailoatai, American Samoa (d. 2017)
1945 – Thomas C. Sawyer, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Akron, Ohio
1951 – Bobby Caldwell, American singerr (“What You Won’t Do for Love”), born in NYC, New York
1972 – Ben Affleck, American actor (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor), born in Berkeley, California
1989 – Belinda [Belinda Peregrín Schüll], Mexican singer, songwriter and actress, born in Madrid, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 14th August 2020
1297 – Emperor Hanazono, 95th Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)
1742 – Pius VII [Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti], Italian bishop of Imola and Pope (1800-23), born in Cesena, Italy (d. 1823)
1876 – Sibilla Aleramo [Rina Faccio], Italian feminist and poet (Una Donna), born in Alessandria, Italy (d. 1960)
1911 – Ethel Lois Payne, American civil rights journalist and “1st Lady of the Black Press”, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
1928 – Lina Wertmüller [Arcangela Braueich], Italian screenwriter, film director, and 1st woman nominated for an Academy Award for Directing (Seven Beauties), born in Rome, Italy
1943 – Barrie Leadbeater, English cricketer and umpire, born in Harehills, Leeds
1945 – Tony Scannel, Irish actor (Bill, Blue Money), born in Kinsale, Ireland
1951 – Peter Blegvad, American musician (Slapp Happy), born in New York City, New York
1978 – Kate Ritchie, Australian actress, born in Goulburn, Australia
1988 – Shahd Barmada, Syrian pop singer, born in Aleppo, Syria
Famous Birthdays for 13th August 2020
1752 – Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies, born in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna (d. 1814)
1820 – Joseph Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch poet (Dietsche Warande), born in Amsterdam (d. 1889)
1867 – William Alexander Craigie, Scottish lexicographer (Skotlands Rimur), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 1957)
1902 – Alan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury, British business executive, born in London (d. 1998)
1913 – Albert Oram, Baron Oram, British Labour politician, born in Winchester, England (d. 1999)
1945 – Howard Marks, British drug dealer and author (Mr Nice), born in Kenfig Hill, Wales (d. 2016)
1948 – Tony Santini [Scott Powell], American rocker (Sha Na Na), born in Dallas, Texas
1951 – Jeff Altman, American comedian and actor (Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man), born in Syracuse, New York
1959 – Bruce French, English cricketer (England wicketkeeper in 16 Tests 1986-88), born in Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England
1961 – Tom Perrotta, American novelist (Little Children), born in Newark, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 12th August 2020
1592 – Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)
1686 – John Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748)
1910 – Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo and Juliet)
1910 – Baroness Phillips, pres/general secretary (National Association of Women)
1911 – Cantinflas [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Around World in 80 Days, Pepe), born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (d. 1993)
1927 – Porter Wagoner, country singer, discovered Dolly Parton (Y’All Come), (d. 2007)
1951 – Charles E Brady Jr, Pinehurst NC, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 78)
1973 – Latasha Byears, WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
1977 – Plaxico Burress, American football player
1983 – Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer
Famous Birthdays for 11th August 2020
1836 – Warren Brown, American politician (d. 1919)
1858 – Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and bacteriologist (Nobel Prize in Medicine-1929), born in Nijkerk, Netherlands (d. 1930)
1888 – Owen Nares [Ramsay], British actor and manager (Maiden Erleigh), born in Maiden Erlegh, Berks, England (d. 1943)
1897 – Louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury)
1907 – Ted a’Beckett, cricketer (Australian Test player)
1911 – Ronald Batty, bookseller
1927 – Len Rempt-Halmmans de Jongh, Dutch politician (VVD)
1972 – Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
1972 – Jonathon Prandi, American model
1977 – Gemma Hayes, Irish born singer
Famous Birthdays for 10th August 2020
1823 – Charles Keene, Hornsey, artist
1836 – Jose Teodor Vilar, composer
1856 – William Willett, British inventor of Daylight Saving Time, born in Farnham, Surrey, England
1912 – Romain Maes, Belgian bicylist (Tour de France 1935)
1937 – Lucinda Williams, US sprinter (Olympic gold 1960)
1942 – Betsy Johnson, fashion designer (1971 Winnie Award)
1953 – Mark Doty, American poet and prose writer
1971 – Justin Theroux, American actor (Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire), born in Detroit, Michigan
1974 – Dave Fiore, tackle (San Francisco 49ers)
1976 – Michael Depoli, American wrestler
Famous Birthdays for 9th August 2020
1593 – Izaak Walton, English biographer and author (The Compleat Angler), born in Stafford, England (d. 1683)
1895 – Nathaniel “Nat” Pendleton, American wrestler (Olympics 1920, Silver) and actor (The Thin Man, Reckless), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1967)
1923 – Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch journalist and poet, born in Amsterdam (d. 2014)
1961 – Brad Gilbert, tennis star, born in Oakland, California
1967 – Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper
1969 – Divine Brown [Estelle Marie Thompson], American prostitute (Hugh Grant), born in Oakland, California
1971 – Scott Karl, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Fontana, California
1974 – Derek Fisher, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
1976 – Leigh Kakaty, Canadian singer (Pop Evil), born in Kingston, Canada
1981 – Li Jiawei, Singaporean Olympic table tennis player